As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2022

 

File No. 001-41033

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM 10

 

GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

CRYPTYDE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Nevada   87-2755739

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

   

2009 9th Avenue North, Suite 220

Safety Harbor, Florida

  34695
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(866) 980-2818

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Copies to:

Brian McFadden

Chief Executive Officer

Cryptyde, Inc.
200 9th Avenue North

Suite 220

Safety Harbor, Florida 34695

 

Copies to:

Rick Werner, Esq.

Bruce Newsome, Esq.

Haynes and Boone, LLP

30 Rockefeller Plaza

26th Floor

New York, NY 08830

(212) 659-4974

 

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

 

Title of each class to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

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

  

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRYPTYDE, INC.

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ITEMS OF FORM 10

 

Certain information required to be included in this Form 10 is incorporated by reference to specifically identified portions of the information statement filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. None of the information contained in the information statement shall be incorporated by reference herein or deemed to be a part hereof unless such information is specifically incorporated by reference.

 

Item 1. Business.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Information Statement Summary,” “Summary of the Separation,” “Risk Factors,” “The Separation,” “Capitalization,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business,” “Management,” “Executive Compensation,” “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions,” “Where You Can Find More Information,” and “Index to Financial Statements” (and the statements referenced therein). Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2. Financial Information.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Information Statement Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Capitalization,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Index to Financial Statements” (and the statements referenced therein). Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Properties.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Business—Facilities and Distribution.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Management.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 6. Executive Compensation.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Executive Compensation” and “Management.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG,” “Management,” “Executive Compensation,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8. Legal Proceedings.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Business—Legal Proceedings.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Summary of the Separation,” “Risk Factors,” “The Separation,” “Dividend Policy,” “Capitalization,” “Executive Compensation,” and “Description of Capital Stock.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Description of Capital Stock—Sale of Unregistered Securities.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to Be Registered.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Common Stock,” “Dividend Policy,” and “Description of Capital Stock.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Other Related Person Transactions” and “Description of Capital Stock—Limitations on Personal Liability of Directors, Indemnification and Advancement Rights of Directors and Officers, and Director and Officer Insurance.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Index to Financial Statements” (and the statements referenced therein). Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

None.

 

Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements

 

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” and “Index to Financial Statements” (and the statements referenced therein). Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Exhibits

 

The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
   
2.1*   Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between Vinco Ventures, Inc. and the Registrant
   
3.1*   Form of Certificate of Incorporation
     
3.2*   Form of Bylaws
   
10.1   Form of Shared Services Agreement by and between Vinco Ventures, Inc. and the Registrant (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with Form 10 on November 5, 2021)
   
10.2   Form of Tax Matters Agreement by and between Vinco Ventures, Inc. and the Registrant (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with Form 10 on November 5, 2021)
   
10.3*+   Form of 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan
   
10.4*+   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Agreement to the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan (Employees)
   
10.5*+   Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Agreement to the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan (Non-Employee Directors)
   
10.6*+   Form of Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Brian McFadden
     
10.7*+   Form of Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Brett Vroman
     
10.8*+   Form of Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Timothy Cabrera
     
10.9*+   Form of Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Kevin O’Donnell
   
10.10*   Form of Indemnification Agreement to be entered into between the Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers
     
10.11   Form of Amendment Agreement between Cryptyde, Inc., Vinco Ventures, Inc., and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., dated November 11, 2021
     
10.12   Form of Cryptyde, Inc. Warrant to Purchase Common Stock
     
10.13   Form of Registration Rights Agreement between Cryptyde, Inc. and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., dated November 11, 2021
   
21.1*   Subsidiaries of the Registrant
   
99.1   Preliminary Information Statement, dated January 25, 2022
   
99.2*   Form of Notice of Internet Availability of Information Statement

 

 

* To be filed by amendment.

 

+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

# Schedules and/or exhibits have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. We agree to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CRYPTYDE, INC.
     
Date: January 25, 2022 By: /s/ Brian McFadden
    Brian McFadden
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.11

 

AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of November 11, 2021, is made by and among Vinco Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with headquarters located at 1 West Broad Street, Suite 1004, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018 (“BBIG”), Cryptyde, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with headquarters located at 2009 9th Avenue North, Suite 220, Safety Harbor, Florida 34695 (“TYDE”) and the investor listed on the signature page attached hereto (the “Holder”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrants (as defined below).

 

A. Pursuant to (i) that certain Warrant Exercise Agreement dated as of June 4, 2021 by and between BBIG and the Holder, BBIG sold to the Holder Warrants to purchase shares of BBIG’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“BBIG Common Stock”), (ii) that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 22, 2021 by and between BBIG and the Holder, among other things, BBIG sold to the Holder Warrants to purchase shares of BBIG Common Stock, (iii) that certain Warrant Exercise Agreement dated as of August 18, 2021 by and between BBIG and the Holder, BBIG sold to the Holder (x) Series A Warrants to purchase shares of BBIG Common Stock and (y) Series B Warrants to purchase shares of BBIG Common Stock and (iv) that certain Warrant Exercise Agreement dated as of September 1, 2021 by and between BBIG and the Holder, BBIG sold to the Holder (x) Series A Warrants to purchase shares of BBIG Common Stock and (y) Series B Warrants to purchase shares of BBIG Common Stock (all the Warrants to purchase BBIG Common Stock mentioned in this Recital A are collectively referred to herein as the “BBIG Warrants”).

 

B. BBIG, TYDE and the Holder desire, among other things,: (i) for the Holder to waive its right to receive the Spin-off Distribution (as defined in the TYDE Warrants (as defined below)) in the form of shares of TYDE’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“TYDE Common Stock”) and to receive instead a Warrant issued by TYDE in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to purchase TYDE Common Stock for such number of shares of TYDE Common Stock that the Holder would have been entitled to receive in the Spin-off Distribution had the Holder exercised all its BBIG Warrants (without giving effect to any limitation or restriction on exercise set forth therein) on the record date for the Spin-off Distribution (the “TYDE Warrant” and the shares of TYDE Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof, collectively, the “TYDE Warrant Shares”) and (ii) contemporaneously with the entry into this Agreement, for TYDE and the Holder to enter into a registration rights agreements (the “Registration Rights Agreement” and collectively with this Agreement and the TYDE Warrant, the “Transaction Documents”) to provide for all Registrable Securities (as defined therein) to be covered by a registration statement filed and declared effective on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing mutual premises and the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, and legal adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

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1. AMENDMENT OF BBIG WARRANTS; ISSUANCE OF TYDE WARRANT.

 

(a) Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 4 and 5 below, the parties hereto hereby agree that: (i) conditioned on the satisfaction of the immediately following clause (ii), the Company and the Holder shall amend the BBIG Warrants as set forth in Section 1(b) and Section 1(c), (ii) on the record date for the Spin-off Distribution, TYDE shall issue to the Holder the TYDE Warrant and (iii) as of the date hereof TYDE shall enter into the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(b) Section 3 of the BBIG Warrants (other than the BBIG Warrants issued on July 22, 2021) that are held by the Holder as of the record date for the Spin-off Distribution shall be amended and restated, as follows:

 

RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.

 

(a) General. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, other than any Spin-off Distribution (as defined in the warrant to be issued to the initial Holder of this Warrant pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2021, by and among the Company, Cryptyde, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Cryptyde”), and the initial Holder of this Warrant (the “Amendment Agreement”)), if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage, without regard to any limitation on the number of authorized shares of Common Stock and regardless of whether or not the Initial Exercisability Date has occurred) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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(b) Spin-off Distribution. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if the Company shall declare or make the Spin-off Distribution, then, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage, without regard to any limitation on the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, and without regard to any limitation on the number of authorized shares of Crytyde’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “TYDE Common Stock”), and regardless of whether or not the Initial Exercisability Date has occurred) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Spin-off Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Spin-off Distribution; provided, however, that the Holder’s participation in the Spin-off Distribution shall be in the form of a Warrant to purchase shares of TYDE Common Stock, as set forth in the Amendment Agreement.”

 

(c) Section 3 of the BBIG Warrants issued on July 22, 2021 that are held by the Holder as of the record date for the Spin-off Distribution shall be amended and restated, as follows:

 

RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.

 

(a) General. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, other than any Spin-off Distribution (as defined in the warrant to be issued to the initial Holder of this Warrant pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2021, by and among the Company, Cryptyde, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Cryptyde”), and the initial Holder of this Warrant (the “Amendment Agreement”)), if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage, without regard to any limitation on the number of authorized shares of Common Stock and regardless of whether or not the Initial Exercisability Date has occurred) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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(b) Spin-off Distribution. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if the Company shall declare or make the Spin-off Distribution, then, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held 200% of the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage, without regard to any limitation on the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, and without regard to any limitation on the number of authorized shares of Crytyde’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “TYDE Common Stock”), and regardless of whether or not the Initial Exercisability Date has occurred) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Spin-off Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Spin-off Distribution; provided, however, that the Holder’s participation in the Spin-off Distribution shall be in the form of a Warrant to purchase shares of TYDE Common Stock, as set forth in the Amendment Agreement.”

 

2. EXCHANGE; CLOSING.

 

The date and time of the closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions specified in Section 1 above (the “Closing Date”) shall be 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the record date for the Spin-off Distribution, subject to the notification of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to Closing set forth in Sections 4 and 5 hereof. The Closing shall occur at the offices of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 and may be undertaken remotely by electronic exchange of documentation.

 

3. REPRESENTATIONS, AGREEMENTS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.

 

(a) Holder Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Holder hereby represents and warrants to TYDE and BBIG that:

 

(i) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Holder has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the Holder. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Holder and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Holder enforceable against the Holder in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

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(ii) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Holder of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Holder or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Holder is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to the Holder, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Holder to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

 

(b) TYDE & BBIG Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Each of TYDE and BBIG hereby represents, warrants, agrees and covenants, as applicable, to and with the Holder that:

 

(i) Organization and Qualification. Each of TYDE and BBIG and each of their respective subsidiaries are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Each of TYDE, BBIG and each of their respective subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of TYDE and its subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection herewith, or on the authority or ability of TYDE or BBIG, as applicable, to perform any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(ii) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. Each of TYDE and BBIG has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and, in the case of TYDE only, under the TYDE Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by TYDE and, in the case of TYDE only, of the TYDE Warrant and Registration Rights Agreement, and the consummation by TYDE and BBIG of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by TYDE’s and BBIG’s respective Board of Directors and no further filing, consent or authorization is required by TYDE, BBIG, their respective Board of Directors or their respective stockholders. Each of this Agreement, and in the case of TYDE only, the TYDE Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement, has been duly executed and delivered by TYDE and BBIG, as applicable, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of TYDE and BBIG, enforceable against TYDE and BBIG in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

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(iii) Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the TYDE Warrant is duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the TYDE Warrants and hereof, the TYDE Warrant Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens and charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and the TYDE Warrant Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable with the holder thereof being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of TYDE Common Stock. As of the date hereof, TYDE has duly authorized and reserved for issuance all TYDE Warrant Shares issued and issuable upon exercise of the TYDE Warrant (without regard to any limitation or restriction on exercise set forth therein).

 

(iv) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by TYDE and BBIG and of the TYDE Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement by TYDE and the consummation by TYDE and BBIG of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the TYDE Warrant by TYDE) will not (i) result in a violation of TYDE’s or BBIG’s respective Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or other organizational documents of TYDE, BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries, any capital stock of TYDE, BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries or the articles of association or bylaws of TYDE, BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which TYDE, BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of Principal Market and including all applicable foreign, federal laws, rules and regulations) applicable to TYDE, BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of TYDE, BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound or affected.

 

(v) Consents. Neither TYDE nor BBIG is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement, the TYDE Warrant or the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which TYDE or BBIG is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and neither TYDE nor BBIG is aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent TYDE or BBIG from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by this Agreement, the TYDE Warrant or the Registration Rights Agreement. TYDE is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the TYDE Common Stock in the foreseeable future. The issuance by TYDE of the TYDE Warrant shall not have the effect of delisting or suspending the TYDE Common Stock from the Principal Market.

 

(vi) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of TYDE, threatened against or affecting TYDE or any of its subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of TYDE’s subsidiaries or any of TYDE’s or its subsidiaries’ officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such.

 

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(vii) No MNPI. Each of TYDE and BBIG hereby agrees and acknowledges that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not constitute material nonpublic information of TYDE or BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries and that from September 13, 2021 to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 9, 2021 (i) the Holder has not been in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from TYDE, BBIG, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents and (ii) the Holder has not been subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between TYDE or BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and Holder or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand. The Company understands and confirms that the Holder and its Affiliates will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of TYDE and/or BBIG. TYDE and BBIG shall not, and shall cause each of their respective subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees and agents, not to, provide the Holder with any material, nonpublic information regarding TYDE, BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries from and after the date hereof without the express prior written consent of the Holder. To the extent that TYDE, BBIG, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates employees or agents delivers any material, non-public information to the Holder without the Holder’s express prior written consent, each of TYDE and BBIG hereby covenants and agrees that the Holder’s shall not have any duty of confidentiality to TYDE, BBIG, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents with respect to, or a duty to TYDE or BBIG, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information. Each of TYDE and BBIG understands and confirms that the Holder will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of TYDE and BBIG.

 

(viii) Listing. TYDE shall promptly secure the listing of all of (i) the TYDE Warrant Shares and (ii) any capital stock of TYDE issued or issuable with respect to the TYDE Warrant Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise (the “Listed Securities”) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the TYDE Common Stock is then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all Listed Securities. TYDE shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 3(b)(viii).

 

(ix) Reporting Status. Until the date on which the Holder has sold all the TYDE Warrant Shares, TYDE shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and TYDE shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination.

 

(x) Investment Company Status. TYDE is not, and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not be, an “investment company,” an affiliate of an “investment company, “a company controlled by an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(xi) Acknowledgement Regarding Holder’s Trading Activity. It is understood and acknowledged by each of TYDE and BBIG that (i) following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, in accordance with the terms thereof, the Holder has not been asked by TYDE or BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries to agree, nor has the Holder agreed with TYDE or BBIG or any of their respective subsidiaries, to desist from effecting any transactions in or with respect to (including, without limitation, purchasing or selling, long and/or short) any securities of TYDE or BBIG, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by TYDE or BBIG or to hold any securities for any specified term; (ii) the Holder, and counterparties in “derivative” transactions to which the Holder is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the TYDE Common Stock or the BBIG Common Stock which was established prior to such Holder’s knowledge of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) the Holder shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s-length counterparty in any “derivative” transaction; and (iv) the Holder may rely on TYDE obligation to timely deliver shares of TYDE Common Stock upon exercise of the TYDE Warrants and when required pursuant to the terms thereof for purposes of effecting trading in the TYDE Common Stock. TYDE and BBIG further understands and acknowledges that following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the 8-K Filing the Holder may engage in hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of TYDE Common Stock and BBIG Common Stock) at various times during the period that the TYDE Warrants or the shares of TYDE Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value and/or number of the such shares of TYDE Common Stock deliverable thereunder are being determined and such hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of TYDE Common Stock), if any, can reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interest in TYDE both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. Each of TYDE and BBIG acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement or any of the documents executed in connection herewith or therewith.

 

(xii) Placement Agent’s and Advisor’s Fees. Neither TYDE nor BBIG has paid or incurred, and will not pay or incur, any brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions other financial advisory fees with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents payable in cash.

 

(xiii) Spin-off Distribution. BBIG shall not effect the Spin-off Distribution (as defined in the TYDE Warrants), unless the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) registering the full amount of the Required Registration Amount (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for resale by the Holder (or its transferee(s)) has been declared effective and its effectiveness has not been suspended and a prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 has been filed and is available for use by the Holder (or its transferee(s)).

 

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4. CONDITIONS TO TYDE’S AND BBIG’S OBLIGATIONs hereunder.

 

The obligations of TYDE and BBIG to the Holder hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for TYDE’s and/or BBIG’s, as applicable, sole benefit and may be waived by TYDE and/or BBIG, as applicable, at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Holder with prior written notice thereof:

 

(a) The Holder shall have duly executed this Agreement and delivered the same to TYDE and BBIG;

 

(b) The Holder shall have duly executed the Registration Rights Agreement and delivered the same to TYDE and

 

(c) The representations and warranties of the Holder shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), and the Holder shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Holder at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

5. CONDITIONS TO HOLDER’S OBLIGATIONs HEREUNDER.

 

The obligations of the Holder hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Holder’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Holder in respect of itself at any time in its sole discretion by providing TYDE and/or BBIG, as applicable, with prior written notice thereof:

 

(a) Each of TYDE and BBIG shall have duly executed and delivered this Agreement to the Holder;

 

(b) TYDE shall have duly executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement to the Holder;

 

(c) The representations and warranties of each of TYDE and BBIG under this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and each of TYDE and BBIG shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by TYDE and BBIG at or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(d) Each of TYDE and BBIG shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(e) Since the date hereof, no event that could be reasonably expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect with respect to TYDE and/or BBIG shall have occurred; and

 

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(f) No Equity Conditions Failure (as defined in that certain Senior Secured Convertible Note issued by BBIG to the Holder on July 22, 2021 (the “July 2021 Note”), with any references to the shares of BBIG Common Stock underlying the July 2021 Note being substituted for shares of BBIG Common Stock underlying the July 2021 Note and the BBIG Warrants) has occurred as of the Closing Date.

 

6. TERMINATION.

 

In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred by on or before December 31, 2021 from the date hereof, other than due to the Holder’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Holder shall have the option to terminate this Agreement at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party. Upon such termination, the terms hereof shall be null and void.

 

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.

 

(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

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(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement shall supersede all other prior oral or written agreements among the Holder, TYDE and BBIG, their Affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein and therein, and this Agreement, and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by TYDE, BBIG and the Holder, and any amendment to this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 7(e) shall be binding on the Holder, TYDE and BBIG. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

 

(f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party) or electronic mail (provided that such sent email is kept on file (whether electronically or otherwise) by the sending party and the sending party does not receive an automatically generated message from the recipient’s email server that such e-mail could not be delivered to such recipient); or (iii) three (3) business days after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses, facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to BBIG:

 

Vinco Ventures, Inc.
6 North Main Street
Fairport, NY 14450
Telephone: (866) 900-0992
Facsimile: (908) 235-4373
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
E-Mail: Lking@Vincoventures.com

 

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With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor
Woodbridge, New Jersey 08830
Telephone: (732) 395-4400
Facsimile: (732) 395-4401
Attention: Joseph Lucosky, Esq.; Adele Hogan, Esq.
E-Mail: jlucosky@lucbro.com; ahogan@lucbro.com

 

If to TYDE:

 

Cryptyde, Inc.
200 9th Avenue North, Suite 220
Safety Harbor, Florida 34695
Telephone: (866) 980-2818
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
E-Mail: BPM@cryptyde.com

 

With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor
Woodbridge, New Jersey 08830
Telephone: (732) 395-4400
Facsimile: (732) 395-4401
Attention: Joseph Lucosky, Esq.; Adele Hogan, Esq.
E-Mail: jlucosky@lucbro.com; ahogan@lucbro.com

 

If to the Holder, to its address, e-mail address and facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto, with copies to the Holder’s representatives as set forth on such Holder’s signature page,

 

or to such other address, e-mail address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change, provided that Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP shall only be provided copies of notices sent to the Holder. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or e-mail containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and, with respect to each facsimile transmission, an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Exercised Warrants.

 

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(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

(i) Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants of TYDE, BBIG and the Holder contained herein shall survive the Closing and delivery of the TYDE Warrant.

 

(j) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(k) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

(l) Fees and Expenses. BBIG shall reimburse the Holder for its legal fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby, by paying any such amount to Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (the “Holder Counsel Expense”) within two (2) Business Days of receiving the invoice of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the written instructions of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP delivered to BBIG on or prior to the Closing. The Holder Counsel Expense shall be paid by BBIG whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated. Except as otherwise set forth above, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. TYDE and/or BBIG shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, if any.

 

(m) If a holder of TYDE Warrants is unable to exercise TYDE Warrants for unlegended TYDE Warrant Shares as a result of an Effectiveness Failure (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of TYDE Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of either (i) a sale by the holder of such TYDE Warrant Shares that the holder anticipated receiving from TYDE or (ii) any other obligation to deliver shares of TYDE Common Stock, including pursuant to any current or future short positions with respect to the TYDE Common Stock or BBIG Common Stock (each, a “Buy-In”), then TYDE shall, within two (2) Trading Days after the holder’s request and in the holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of TYDE Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point TYDE’s obligation to deliver such unlegended TYDE Warrant Shares shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the holder such unlegended TYDE Warrant Shares as provided above and pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of TYDE Common Stock, times (B) the lowest closing bid price of the TYDE Common Stock during the period beginning on the applicable delivery date and the date TYDE makes the applicable cash payment. TYDE shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such issuance, if any. TYDE and BBIG hereby agree and acknowledge that they shall be severally and jointly obligated to pay the Buy-In Price.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Holder, TYDE and BBIG have caused their respective signature pages to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  TYDE:
   
  CRYPTYDE, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Brian McFadden
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amendment Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Holder, TYDE and BBIG have caused their respective signature pages to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BBIG:
   
  VINCO VENTURES, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Lisa King
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amendment Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Holder, TYDE and BBIG have caused their respective signature pages to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

 

  HOLDER:
   
  HUDSON BAY MASTER FUND LTD.
   
  By:                                                      
  Name:
  Title:
   
  Contact Information for Notices:
   
 

c/o Hudson Bay Capital Management LP

28 Havemeyer Place

Greenwich CT 06830
Attention: DI Team
Facsimile: 646-214-7946
Telephone: 212-571-1244

Residence: Cayman Islands
E-mail: investments@hudsonbaycapital.com

operations@hudsonbaycapital.com

   
  with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

  Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
  919 Third Avenue
  New York, New York  10022
  Telephone: (212) 756-2000
  Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
  Attention: Eleazer N. Klein, Esq.
  E-mail: eleazer.klein@srz.com

 

[Signature Page to Amendment Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of TYDE Warrant

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

  

 

Exhibit 10.12

 

[FORM OF WARRANT]

 

 

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES. THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 1(a) OF THIS WARRANT.

 

Cryptyde, Inc.

 

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

 

Warrant No.: [•]

 

Date of Issuance: [•], 20211 (“Issuance Date”)

 

Cryptyde, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, HUDSON BAY MASTER FUND LTD., the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon exercise of this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “Warrant”), at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercisability Date, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), [•] ([•]2) (subject to adjustment as provided herein) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Warrant Shares”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 19. This Warrant is one of the Warrants to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to Section 1 of that certain Amendment Agreement, dated as of October [•], 2021 (the “Subscription Date”), by and between the Company and the investor (the “Buyer”) referred to therein, as amended from time to time (the “Amendment Agreement”).

 

 

1 Insert record date for the Spin-off Distribution.

2 Insert number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder would have been entitled to receive in the Spin-off Distribution had the Holder exercised all its BBIG Warrants (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) (without giving effect to any limitation or restriction on exercise set forth therein) on the record date for such Spin-off Distribution.

 

 
 

 

1.       EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

 

(a)       Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Initial Exercisability Date (an “Exercise Date”), in whole or in part, by delivery (whether via facsimile or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (an “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. Within one (1) Trading Day following an exercise of this Warrant as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant was so exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or via wire transfer of immediately available funds if the Holder did not notify the Company in such Exercise Notice that such exercise was made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(d)(1) or an Alternate Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(d)(2)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original of this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant after delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exercise Notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Exercise Notice in accordance with the terms herein. On or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received such Exercise Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade of such Warrant Shares initiated on the applicable Exercise Date), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of an Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares (as the case may be). If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise and upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company by the Holder, then, at the request of the Holder, the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than two (2) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except in the case where an exercise of this Warrant is validly made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise or an Alternate Cashless Exercise, the Company’s failure to deliver Warrant Shares to the Holder on or prior to the later of (i) two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the applicable Exercise Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade of such Warrant Shares initiated on the applicable Exercise Date) and (ii) one (1) Trading Day after the Company’s receipt of the Aggregate Exercise Price (or valid notice of a Cashless Exercise or an Alternate Cashless Exercise) (such later date, a “Share Delivery Date”) shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant or the Registration Rights Agreement, after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and prior to the Holder’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or its designee) in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) with respect to which the Holder has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, and for which the Holder has not yet settled. From the Issuance Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Company shall maintain a transfer agent that participates in the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.

 

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(b)       Exercise Price. For purposes of this Warrant, “Exercise Price” means $0.001, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

(c)       Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities. If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Date, either (I) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled and register such Warrant Shares on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder’s designee with DTC for such number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant (as the case may be) or (II) if a Registration Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice (the “Unavailable Warrant Shares”) is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Warrant Shares and the Company fails to promptly, but in no event later than as required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (x) so notify the Holder and (y) deliver the Warrant Shares electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian system (the event described in the immediately foregoing clause (II) is hereinafter referred as a “Notice Failure” and together with the event described in clause (I) above, a “Delivery Failure”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, (X) the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after the applicable Share Delivery Date and during such Delivery Failure an amount equal to 1% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Date and to which the Holder is entitled, multiplied by (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the applicable Exercise Date and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Date, and (Y) the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Exercise Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the voiding of an Exercise Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Date either (I) the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a certificate and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, the Transfer Agent shall fail to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder’s designee with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (ii) below or (II) a Notice Failure occurs, and if on or after such Share Delivery Date the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Delivery Failure or Notice Failure, as applicable (a “Buy-In”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such Warrant Shares) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Warrant Shares or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of Warrant Shares multiplied by (B) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (ii) (the “Buy-In Payment Amount”). Nothing shall limit the 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 (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) upon the exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. While this Warrant is outstanding, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to participate in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program. In addition to the foregoing rights, (i) if the Company fails to deliver the applicable number of Warrant Shares upon an exercise pursuant to Section 1 by the applicable Share Delivery Date, then the Holder shall have the right to rescind such exercise in whole or in part and retain and/or have the Company return, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the rescission of an exercise shall not affect the Company’s obligation to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise, and (ii) if a registration statement covering the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares that are subject to an Exercise Notice is not available for the issuance or resale, as applicable, of such Warrant Shares and the Holder has submitted an Exercise Notice prior to receiving notice of the non-availability of such registration statement and the Company has not already delivered the Warrant Shares underlying such Exercise Notice electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system, the Holder shall have the option, by delivery of notice to the Company, to (x) rescind such Exercise Notice in whole or in part and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the rescission of an Exercise Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligation to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise, and/or (y) switch some or all of such Exercise Notice from a cash exercise to a Cashless Exercise or an Alternate Cashless Exercise.

 

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(d)       Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (other than Section 1(f) below), the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of Warrant Shares determined according to the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise”):

 

  Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
      B
  For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

  A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
     
  B = as elected by the Holder: (i) the VWAP of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice or (z) the Bid Price of the shares of Common Stock as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof, or (iii) the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if the date of such Exercise Notice is a Trading Day and such Exercise Notice is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day.
     
  C = the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.  If the Warrant Shares are issued in a Cashless Exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the 1933 Act, the Warrant Shares take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised.

 

(2)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder shall have the right, at the Holder’s sole option and as elected by the Holder on the applicable Exercise Notice, to effect a Cashless Exercise hereunder, whether or not the conditions to a Cashless Exercise set forth in Section 1(d)(1) are satisfied, in whole or in part, but in lieu of receiving such aggregate number of Warrant Shares as described in the formula set forth in Section 1(d)(1), the Holder shall receive 1.0 share of Common Stock for each Warrant Share being exercised hereunder in such Cashless Exercise (each, an “Alternate Cashless Exercise”).

 

(3)       If the Warrant Shares are issued in a Cashless Exercise or an Alternate Cashless Exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the 1933 Act, the Warrant Shares take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. For purposes of Rule 144(d) promulgated under the 1933 Act, as in effect on the Subscription Date, it is intended that the Warrant Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise or an Alternate Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the Amendment Agreement.

 

(e)       Disputes. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 15.

 

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(f)       Limitations on Exercises. The Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant and any such exercise shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants, including any other Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 1(f). For purposes of this Section 1(f), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire upon the exercise of this Warrant without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K, or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). If the Company receives an Exercise Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall (i) notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exercise Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 1(f), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Warrant Shares to be acquired pursuant to such Exercise Notice (the number of shares by which such purchase is reduced, the “Reduction Shares”) and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall return to the Holder any exercise price paid by the Holder for the Reduction Shares. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. As soon as reasonably practicable after the issuance of the Excess Shares has been deemed null and void, the Company shall return to the Holder the exercise price paid by the Holder for the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other holder of Warrants that is not an Attribution Party of the Holder. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(f) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(f) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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(g)       Reservation of Shares.

 

(i)       Required Reserve Amount. So long as this Warrant remains outstanding, the Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock under the Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise) (the “Required Reserve Amount”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section 1(g)(i) be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any exercise or redemption of Warrants or such other event covered by Section 2(a) below. The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Warrants based on number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants held by each holder on the Issuance Date ((without regard to any limitations on exercise) or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Warrants, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Warrants shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Warrants, pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then held by such holders (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

(ii)       Insufficient Authorized Shares. If, notwithstanding Section 1(g)(i) above, and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Warrants remain outstanding, the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for all the Warrants then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its shareholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each shareholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit its shareholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the shareholders that they approve such proposal. In the event that the Company is prohibited from issuing shares of Common Stock upon an exercise of this Warrant due to the failure by the Company to have sufficient shares of Common Stock available out of the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (such unavailable number of shares of Common Stock, the “Authorization Failure Shares”), in lieu of delivering such Authorization Failure Shares to the Holder, the Company shall pay cash in exchange for the cancellation of such portion of this Warrant exercisable into such Authorization Failure Shares at a price equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) such number of Authorization Failure Shares and (y) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date the Holder delivers the applicable Exercise Notice with respect to such Authorization Failure Shares to the Company and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this Section 1(f); and (ii) to the extent the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Authorization Failure Shares, any Buy-In Payment Amount, brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, of the Holder incurred in connection therewith.

 

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2. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.

 

(a)       Stock Dividends and Splits. Without limiting any provision of Section 3 or Section 4, if the Company, at any time on or after the Subscription Date, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares or (iii) combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this paragraph occurs during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.

 

(b)       Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 2(a), the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to any limitations on exercise contained herein).

 

(c)       Calculations. All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issuance or sale of Common Stock.

 

(d)       Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, with the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

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3. RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

4. PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.

 

(a)       Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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(b)       Fundamental Transactions. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to 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, including, without limitation, which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock 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 adjustments to the 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). Upon the consummation of each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents 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 and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction, such shares of publicly traded common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting Section 1(f) hereof, the Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 4(b) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of each Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant). Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.

 

(c)       Application. The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied as if this Warrant (and any such subsequent warrants) were fully exercisable and without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant (provided that the Holder shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of the Maximum Percentage, applied however with respect to shares of capital stock registered under the 1934 Act and thereafter receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any such other warrant)).

 

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5. NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issuance 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, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after the Initial Exercisability Date, the Holder is not permitted to exercise this Warrant in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 1(f) hereof), the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to permit such exercise into shares of Common Stock.

 

6. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A SHAREHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in its capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 6, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the shareholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the shareholders.

 

7. REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.

 

(a)       Transfer of Warrant. If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.

 

(b)       Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

 

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(c)       Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, no warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.

 

(d)       Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

 

8. NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 7(f) of the Amendment Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant (other than the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise in accordance with the terms hereof), including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment(s), (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property to holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder, and (iii) at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. If the Company or any of its subsidiaries provides material non-public information to the Holder that is not simultaneously filed in a Current Report on Form 8-K and the Holder has not agreed to receive such material non-public information, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Holder shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents with respect to, or a duty to any of the foregoing not to trade on the basis of, such material non-public information. It is expressly understood and agreed that the time of execution specified by the Holder in each Exercise Notice shall be definitive and may not be disputed or challenged by the Company.

 

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9. DISCLOSURE. Upon delivery by the Company to the Holder (or receipt by the Company from the Holder) of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall on or prior to 9:00 am, New York city time on the Business Day immediately following such notice delivery date, publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the Holder explicitly in writing in such notice (or immediately upon receipt of notice from the Holder, as applicable), and in the absence of any such written indication in such notice (or notification from the Company immediately upon receipt of notice from the Holder), the Holder shall be entitled to presume that information contained in the notice does not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

10. ABSENCE OF TRADING AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Holder is not a fiduciary or agent of the Company and that the Holder shall have no obligation to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by the Company or (b) refrain from trading any securities while in possession of such information in the absence of a written non-disclosure agreement signed by an officer of the Holder that explicitly provides for such confidentiality and trading restrictions. In the absence of such an executed, written non-disclosure agreement, the Company acknowledges that the Holder may freely trade in any securities issued by the Company, may possess and use any information provided by the Company in connection with such trading activity, and may disclose any such information to any third party.

 

11. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant (other than Section 1(f)) may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

 

12. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

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13. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to the Company at the address set forth in Section 7(f) of the Amendment Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

14. CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant. Terms used in this Warrant but defined in the other Transaction Documents shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.

 

15. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

 

(a)       Submission to Dispute Resolution.

 

(i)       In the case of a dispute relating to the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price, the Bid Price or fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via facsimile (A) if by the Company, within three (3) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by the Holder, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Exercise Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Bid Price or such fair market value or such arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares (as the case may be), at any time after the third (3rd) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Holder may, at its sole option, select an independent, reputable investment bank to resolve such dispute.

 

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(ii)       The Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 15 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which the Holder selected such investment bank (the “Dispute Submission Deadline”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “Required Dispute Documentation”) (it being understood and agreed that if either the Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and the Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor the Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).

 

(iii)       The Company and the Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and the Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne solely by the Company, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.

 

(b)       Miscellaneous. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 15 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and the Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under the rules then in effect under § 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”) and that the Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 15, (ii) the terms of this Warrant and each other applicable Transaction Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Warrant and any other applicable Transaction Documents, (iii) the Holder (and only the Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 15 to any state or federal court sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 15 and (iv) nothing in this Section 15 shall limit the Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 15).

 

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16. REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATION, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, exercises and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant (including, without limitation, compliance with Section 2 hereof). The issuance of shares and certificates for shares as contemplated hereby upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than the Holder or its agent on its behalf.

 

17.       PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Warrant is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Warrant or to enforce the provisions of this Warrant or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the company or other proceedings affecting company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Warrant, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

 

18. TRANSFER. This Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company.

 

19. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)        “1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(b)        “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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(c)        “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

 

(d)        “Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following Persons: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.

 

(e)        “Bid Price” means, for any security as of the particular time of determination, the bid price for such security on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or if the foregoing does not apply, the bid price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if no bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC) as of such time of determination. If the Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security as of the particular time of determination on any of the foregoing bases, the Bid Price of such security as of such time of determination shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 15. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 

(f)        “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg, L.P.

 

(g)        “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

(h)        “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 15. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 

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(i)        “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

 

(j)        “Convertible Securities” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.

 

(k)       “Eligible Market” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(l)        “Expiration Date” means the date that is the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Initial Exercisability Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Trading Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market (a “Holiday”), the next date that is not a Holiday.

 

(m)       “Fundamental Transaction” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the Subscription Date calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the shareholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.

 

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(n)       “Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

 

(o)       “Initial Exercisability Date” means the date of the Spin-off Distribution (as defined in Section 19(v)) effected in connection with the Spin-Off Transactions.

 

(p)       “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(q)       “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

(r)       “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(s)       “Principal Market” means the Nasdaq Global Market.

 

(t)       “Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain registration rights agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Company and the initial holders of the Warrants relating to, among other things, the registration of the resale of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, as may be amended from time to time.

 

(u)       “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.

 

(v)       “Spin-off Transactions” means the separation (the “Separation”) of the packaging and non-fungible tokens (“NFT”) business from Vinco Ventures Inc., the Nevada corporation (“BBIG”), and the creation of an independent, publicly traded company, the Company, through the consummation of (i) the contribution by BBIG to the Company of the assets, including the various legal entities that are subsidiaries of BBIG, subject to any related liabilities, associated with the packaging and NFT business of BBIG, (ii) the distribution of all of the shares of Common Stock owned by BBIG to stockholders of BBIG (the “Spin-off Distribution”) as of the close of business on the record date for such Spin-off Distribution and (iii) means any other transaction to effect the Separation, including those related to the various name changes, stock listings, and contractual arrangements between us and BBIG.

 

(w)       “Subject Entity” means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.

 

(x)       “Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

 

(y)       “Trading Day” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.

 

(z)       “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “VAP” function (set to 09:30 start time and 16:00 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 15. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

 

  CrypTyde, Inc.
     
  By:  
  Name:                    
  Title:  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

CRYPTYDE, INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby elects to exercise the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock No. _______ (the “Warrant”) of Cryptyde, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) as specified below. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1.       Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made as:

 

   ☐ a “Cash Exercise” with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares;
     
    a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares and/or
     
    an “Alternate Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

 

In the event that the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder hereby represents and warrants that (i) this Exercise Notice was executed by the Holder at __________ [a.m.][p.m.] on the date set forth below and (ii) if applicable, the Bid Price as of such time of execution of this Exercise Notice was $________.

 

2.       Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3.       Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to Holder, or its designee or agent as specified below, __________ shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:

 

Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:

 

  Issue to:  
     
     
     
     

  

 
 

  

  Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:

 

  DTC Participant:  
     
  DTC Number:  
     
  Account Number:  

 

Date: _____________ __,           

 

__________________________ 

Name of Registered Holder

 

By:      
Name:    
Title:    

 

Tax ID:____________________________

 

Facsimile:__________________________

 

E-mail Address:______________________

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs ______________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock.

 

  CrypTyde, Inc.
     
  By:                           
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.13

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 11, 2021, is by and among Cryptyde, Inc., a Nevada corporation with offices located at 2009 9th Avenue North, Suite 220, Safety Harbor, Florida 34695 (the “Company”), and the undersigned buyers (each, a “Buyer,” and collectively, the “Buyers”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. In connection with the Amendment Agreement by and among the parties hereto and Vinco Venture, Inc., dated as of even date herewith (the “Amendment Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Amendment Agreement, to issue and sell to each Buyer the TYDE Warrants (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) which will be exercisable to purchase TYDE Warrant Shares (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the TYDE Warrants.

 

B. To induce the Buyers to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Amendment Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”), and applicable state securities laws.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions.

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Amendment Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

(b) “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Amendment Agreement.

 

(c) “Effective Date” means the date that the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

 

 

 

(d) “Effectiveness Deadline” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the distribution date of the Spin-off Transactions (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) and (ii) with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the earlier of the (A) 90th calendar day following the date on which the Company was required to file such additional Registration Statement and (B) 2nd Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review.

 

(e) “Filing Deadline” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), no later than the tenth (10th) calendar day from the date hereof and (ii) with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the date on which the Company was required to file such additional Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

(f) “Investor” means a Buyer or any transferee or assignee of any Registrable Securities to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee of any Registrable Securities assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.

 

(g) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(h) “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.

 

(i) “Registrable Securities” means (i) the TYDE Warrant Shares and (ii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the TYDE Warrant Shares, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) are exchanged and shares of capital stock of a Successor Entity (as defined in the Warrants) into which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged, in each case, without regard to any limitations on exercise of the TYDE Warrants.

 

(j) “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering Registrable Securities.

 

(k) “Required Holders” means holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities as of such time (excluding any Registrable Securities held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of such time) issued or issuable hereunder or pursuant to the TYDE Warrants; provided, that such majority must include Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd as long as Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd or any of its Affiliates holds any TYDE Warrants.

 

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(l) “Required Registration Amount” means the maximum number of TYDE Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the TYDE Warrants (without taking into account any limitations on the exercise of the TYDE Warrants set forth therein), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(d) and/or Section 2(f).

 

(m) “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration.

 

(n) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the SEC providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.

 

(o) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

 

2. Registration.

 

(a) Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, confidentially submit to the SEC an initial Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities, provided that such initial Registration Statement shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of the date such Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC; provided further that if Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is required by Section 2(c). Such initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Company shall not set a record date for the Spin-off Distributions (as defined in the TYDE Warrant) until the Company is notified (orally or in writing) by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review. The Company shall use its best efforts to have such initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement.

 

(b) Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, counsel solely to the lead investor (“Legal Counsel”) shall review and oversee any registration, solely on behalf of the lead investor, pursuant to this Section 2.

 

(c) Ineligibility to Use Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of all Registration Statements then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC and the prospectus contained therein is available for use.

 

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(d) Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under any Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(h), the Company shall amend such Registration Statement (if permissible), or file with the SEC a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the Trading Day (as defined in the Warrants) immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor arises (but taking account of any Staff position with respect to the date on which the Staff will permit such amendment to the Registration Statement and/or such new Registration Statement (as the case may be) to be filed with the SEC). The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment to such Registration Statement and/or such new Registration Statement (as the case may be) to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under the applicable Registration Statement is less than the product determined by multiplying (i) the Required Registration Amount as of such time by (ii) 0.90. The calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on exercise of the TYDE Warrants (and such calculation shall assume the TYDE Warrants are then exercisable in full into shares of Common Stock).

 

(e) Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of any Registration Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby (disregarding any reduction pursuant to Section 2(f)) and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline for such Registration Statement (a “Filing Failure”) (it being understood that if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording each Investor and Legal Counsel the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(c) hereof, the Company shall be deemed to not have satisfied this clause (i)(A) and such event shall be deemed to be a Filing Failure) or (B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement (an “Effectiveness Failure”) (it being understood that if on the Business Day immediately following the Effective Date for such Registration Statement the Company shall not have filed a “final” prospectus for such Registration Statement with the SEC under Rule 424(b) in accordance with Section 3(b) (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such rule), the Company shall be deemed to not have satisfied this clause (i)(B) and such event shall be deemed to be an Effectiveness Failure), (ii) other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined below), on any day after the Effective Date of a Registration Statement sales of all of the Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement (disregarding any reduction pursuant to Section 2(f)) cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, a failure to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement, a suspension or delisting of (or a failure to timely list) the shares of Common Stock on the Principal Market (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) or any other limitations imposed by the Principal Market, or a failure to register a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock or by reason of a stop order) or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason (a “Maintenance Failure”), or (iii) if a Registration Statement is not effective for any reason or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason, and either (x) the Company fails for any reason to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1), including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (y) the Company has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes such an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Current Public Information Failure”) as a result of which any of the Investors are unable to sell Registrable Securities without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions), then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in, or reduction of, its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity, including, without limitation, specific performance), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to one percent (1%) of the product determined by multiplying (i) the VWAP (as defined in the Warrants) of the Common Stock on the initial date of the applicable event which triggers the payment of such Registration Delay Payments (as defined below) and (ii) the number of shares of Registrable Securities of such Investor (1) on the date of such Filing Failure, Effectiveness Failure, Maintenance Failure or Current Public Information Failure, as applicable, and (2) on every thirty (30) day anniversary of (I) a Filing Failure until such Filing Failure is cured; (II) an Effectiveness Failure until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; (III) a Maintenance Failure until such Maintenance Failure is cured; and (IV) a Current Public Information Failure until the earlier of (i) the date such Current Public Information Failure is cured and (ii) such time that such public information is no longer required pursuant to Rule 144 (in each case, pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days). The payments to which a holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(e) are referred to herein as “Registration Delay Payments.” Following the initial Registration Delay Payment for any particular event or failure (which shall be paid on the date of such event or failure, as set forth above), without limiting the foregoing, if an event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured prior to any thirty (30) day anniversary of such event or failure, then such Registration Delay Payment shall be made on the third (3rd) Business Day after such cure. In the event the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner in accordance with the foregoing, such Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Registration Delay Payments shall be owed to an Investor (other than with respect to a Maintenance Failure resulting from a suspension or delisting of (or a failure to timely list) the shares of Common Stock on the Principal Market) with respect to any period during which all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities may be sold by such Investor without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable).

 

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(f) Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, but subject to the payment of the Registration Delay Payments pursuant to Section 2(e), in the event the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities by, or on behalf of, the Company, or in any other manner, such that the Staff or the SEC do not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and used for resales in a manner that does not constitute such an offering and that permits the continuous resale at the market by the Investors participating therein (or as otherwise may be acceptable to each Investor) without being named therein as an “underwriter,” then the Company shall reduce the number of shares to be included in such Registration Statement by all Investors until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective as aforesaid. In making such reduction, the Company shall reduce the number of shares to be included by all Investors on a pro rata basis (based upon the number of Registrable Securities otherwise required to be included for each Investor) unless the inclusion of shares by a particular Investor or a particular set of Investors are resulting in the Staff or the SEC’s “by or on behalf of the Company” offering position, in which event the shares held by such Investor or set of Investors shall be the only shares subject to reduction (and if by a set of Investors on a pro rata basis by such Investors or on such other basis as would result in the exclusion of the least number of shares by all such Investors); provided, that, with respect to such pro rata portion allocated to any Investor, such Investor may elect the allocation of such pro rata portion among the Registrable Securities of such Investor. In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires any Investor seeking to sell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and such Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of such Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until such Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. Any reduction pursuant to this paragraph will first reduce all Registrable Securities other than those issued pursuant to the Amendment Agreement. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, an affected Investor shall have the right to require, upon delivery of a written request to the Company signed by such Investor, the Company to file a registration statement within twenty (20) days of such request (subject to any restrictions imposed by Rule 415 or required by the Staff or the SEC) for resale by such Investor in a manner acceptable to such Investor, and the Company shall following such request cause to be and keep effective such registration statement in the same manner as otherwise contemplated in this Agreement for registration statements hereunder, in each case until such time as: (i) all Registrable Securities held by such Investor have been registered and sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement in a manner acceptable to such Investor or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be resold by such Investor without restriction (including, without limitation, volume limitations) pursuant to Rule 144 (taking account of any Staff position with respect to “affiliate” status) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or (iii) such Investor agrees to be named as an underwriter in any such Registration Statement in a manner acceptable to such Investor as to all Registrable Securities held by such Investor and that have not theretofore been included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement (it being understood that the special demand right under this sentence may be exercised by an Investor multiple times and with respect to limited amounts of Registrable Securities in order to permit the resale thereof by such Investor as contemplated above).

 

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(g) Piggyback Registrations. Without limiting any obligation of the Company hereunder or under the Amendment Agreement, if there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement or offering statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the 1933 Act of any of its equity securities (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the 1933 Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans), then the Company shall deliver to each Investor a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen (15) days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Investor shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement or offering statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Investor requests to be registered; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(g) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or that are the subject of a then-effective Registration Statement.

 

(h) Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time such Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee or assignee (as the case may be) that becomes an Investor shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then-remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor or assignee (as the case may be). Any shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement.

 

(i) No Inclusion of Other Securities. The Company shall in no event include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith without the prior written consent of the Required Holders. Until the earlier of (x) the first date on which the resale by the Buyers of all the Registrable Securities required to be filed on the initial Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement is declared effective by the SEC (and each prospectus contained therein is available for use on such date) and Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) has been obtained or (y) the first date on which all of the Registrable Securities are eligible to be resold by the Buyers pursuant to Rule 144 (or, if a Current Public Information Failure has occurred and is continuing, such later date after which the Company has cured such Current Public Information Failure) and Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) has been obtained, the Company shall not enter into any agreement providing any registration rights to any of its security holders, except as otherwise permitted under the Amendment Agreement.

 

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3. Related Obligations.

 

The Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

 

(a) The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to all the Registrable Securities (but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline) and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline). Subject to Allowable Grace Periods, the Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective (and the prospectus contained therein available for use) pursuant to Rule 415 for resales by the Investors on a delayed or continuous basis at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which all of the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement (disregarding any reduction pursuant to Section 2(f)) without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall ensure that, when filed and at all times while effective, each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with such Registration Statement (1) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading and (2) will disclose (whether directly or through incorporation by reference to other SEC filings to the extent permitted) all material information regarding the Company and its securities. The Company shall submit to the SEC, within one (1) Business Day after the later of the date that (i) the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the Staff or that the Staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement (as the case may be) and (ii) the consent of Legal Counsel is obtained pursuant to Section 3(c) (which consent shall be immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the submission of such request. The Company shall respond in writing to comments made by the SEC in respect of a Registration Statement as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the SEC that an amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective.

 

(b) Subject to Section 3(r) of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to each Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with each such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep each such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period for such Registration Statement, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company required to be covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement; provided, however, by 8:30 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day immediately following each Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such rule). In the case of amendments and supplements to any Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q or Form 10-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Company shall, if permitted under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.

 

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(c) The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel and legal counsel for each other Investor to review and comment upon (i) each Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, the prospectus contained therein) (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel or any legal counsel for any other Investor reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or to any prospectus contained therein without the prior consent of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall promptly furnish to Legal Counsel and legal counsel for each other Investor, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the Staff to the Company or its representatives relating to each Registration Statement, provided that such correspondence shall not contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one (1) copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, one (1) copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel and legal counsel for each other Investor in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 3.

 

(d) The Company shall promptly furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one (1) copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time) and (iii) such other documents, including, without limitation, copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.

 

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(e) The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel, legal counsel for each other Investor and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

(f) The Company shall notify Legal Counsel, legal counsel for each other Investor and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, may include an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and such prospectus contained therein to correct such untrue statement or omission and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel, legal counsel for each other Investor and each Investor (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel, legal counsel for each other Investor or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel, legal counsel for each other Investor and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel, legal counsel for each other Investor and each Investor by facsimile or e-mail on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), and when the Company receives written notice from the SEC that a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment will be reviewed by the SEC, (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate; and (iv) of the receipt of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for any additional information relating to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or any related prospectus. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments received from the SEC with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (it being understood and agreed that the Company’s response to any such comments shall be delivered to the SEC no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the receipt thereof).

 

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(g) The Company shall (i) use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of each Registration Statement or the use of any prospectus contained therein, or the suspension of the qualification, or the loss of an exemption from qualification, of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and (ii) notify Legal Counsel, legal counsel for each other Investor and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

(h) If any Investor may be required under applicable securities law to be described in any Registration Statement as an underwriter and such Investor consents to so being named an underwriter, at the request of any Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors.

 

(i) If any Investor may be required under applicable securities law to be described in any Registration Statement as an underwriter and such Investor consents to so being named an underwriter, upon the written request of such Investor, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) such Investor, (ii) legal counsel for such Investor and (iii) one (1) firm of accountants or other agents retained by such Investor (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, each Inspector shall agree in writing to hold in strict confidence and not to make any disclosure (except to such Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (1) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (2) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (3) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Amendment Agreement). Such Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and such Investor, if any) shall be deemed to limit any Investor’s ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

 

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(j) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required to be disclosed in such Registration Statement pursuant to the 1933 Act, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at such Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

 

(k) Without limiting any obligation of the Company under the Amendment Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, (ii) secure designation and quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement on an Eligible Market (as defined in the Amendment Agreement), or (iii) if, despite the Company’s best efforts to satisfy the preceding clauses (i) or (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its best efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. In addition, the Company shall cooperate with each Investor and any broker or dealer through which any such Investor proposes to sell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 as requested by such Investor. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 3(k).

 

(l) The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts (as the case may be) as the Investors may reasonably request from time to time and registered in such names as the Investors may request.

 

(m) If requested by an Investor, the Company shall as soon as practicable after receipt of notice from such Investor and subject to Section 3(r) hereof, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement or prospectus contained therein if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any Registrable Securities.

 

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(n) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

(o) The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the applicable Effective Date of each Registration Statement.

 

(p) The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

(q) Within one (1) Business Day after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(r) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (but subject to the last sentence of this Section 3(r)), at any time after the Effective Date of a particular Registration Statement, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the board of directors of the Company, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace Period”), provided that the Company shall promptly notify the Investors in writing of the (i) existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each such notice the Company shall not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to any of the Investors) and the date on which such Grace Period will begin and (ii) date on which such Grace Period ends, provided further that (I) no Grace Period shall exceed ten (10) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period all such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of thirty (30) days, (II) the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5) Trading Days after the last day of any prior Grace Period and (III) no Grace Period may exist during the sixty (60) Trading Day period immediately following the Effective Date of such Registration Statement (provided that such sixty (60) Trading Day period shall be extended by the number of Trading Days during such period and any extension thereof contemplated by this proviso during which such Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use) (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, such Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) above and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) above and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of each Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3(r), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Amendment Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which such Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, prior to such Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

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(s) The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by each Investors of its Registrable Securities pursuant to each Registration Statement.

 

(t) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof shall identify any Investor as an underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the SEC, the Principal Market or any Eligible Market (as defined in the Warrants) and any Buyer being deemed an underwriter by the SEC shall not relieve the Company of any obligations it has under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company from including the disclosure found in the “Plan of Distribution” section attached hereto as Exhibit B in the Registration Statement.

 

(u) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Buyers in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

 

4. Obligations of the Investors.

 

(a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor with respect to such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

 

(b) Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

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(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(c), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Amendment Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which such Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which such Investor has not yet settled.

 

5. Expenses of Registration.

 

All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, FINRA filing fees (if any) and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall reimburse Legal Counsel for its fees and disbursements in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $10,000 for each such registration, filing or qualification.

 

6. Indemnification.

 

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor and each of its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) and each Person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act and each of the directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling Persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, obligations, claims, damages, liabilities, contingencies, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of defense and investigation), amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified Person is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by any of the Investors pursuant to Section 9.

 

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(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case, to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c) and the below provisos in this Section 6(b), such Investor will reimburse an Indemnified Party any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided further that such Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the applicable sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by any of the Investors pursuant to Section 9.

 

(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including, without limitation, any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party (as the case may be); provided, however, an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the indemnifying party if: (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Claim and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) in any such Claim; or (iii) the named parties to any such Claim (including, without limitation, any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) and the indemnifying party, and such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party (in which case, if such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party (as the case may be) notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, then the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party), provided further that in the case of clause (iii) above the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be). The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

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(d) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

 

(e) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

7. Contribution.

 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however: (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, (ii) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (iii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the applicable sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Investor shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Investor from the applicable sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Claim exceeds the amount of any damages that such Investor has otherwise been required to pay, or would otherwise be required to pay under Section 6(b), by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

8. Reports Under the 1934 Act.

 

With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees to:

 

(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

(b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood and agreed that nothing herein shall limit any obligations of the Company under the Amendment Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

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(c) furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting, submission and posting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company with the SEC if such reports are not publicly available via EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

9. Assignment of Registration Rights.

 

All or any portion of the rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by each Investor to any transferee or assignee (as the case may be) of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities or TYDE Warrants if: (i) such Investor agrees in writing with such transferee or assignee (as the case may be) to assign all or any portion of such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment (as the case may be); (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment (as the case may be), furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee (as the case may be), and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned (as the case may be); (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment (as the case may be) the further disposition of such securities by such transferee or assignee (as the case may be) is restricted under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws if so required; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence such transferee or assignee (as the case may be) agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; (v) such transfer or assignment (as the case may be) shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Amendment Agreement and the TYDE Warrants (as the case may be); and (vi) such transfer or assignment (as the case may be) shall have been conducted in accordance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

10. Amendment of Registration Rights.

 

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders; provided that any such amendment or waiver that complies with the foregoing, but that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Investor relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Investors shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company, provided that no such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it (1) applies to less than all of the holders of Registrable Securities or (2) imposes any obligation or liability on any Investor without such Investor’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in such Investor’s sole discretion). No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

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11. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Solely for purposes of this Agreement, a Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns, or is deemed to own, of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from such record owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

(b) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party) or electronic mail (provided that such sent email is kept on file (whether electronically or otherwise) by the sending party and the sending party does not receive an automatically generated message from the recipient’s email server that such e-mail could not be delivered to such recipient); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses, facsimile numbers and email addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

Cryptyde, Inc.
200 9th Avenue North, Suite 220

 

Safety Harbor, Florida 34695
Telephone: (866) 980-2818
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
E-Mail: cferguson@edisonnation.com

 

With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor
Woodbridge, NJ 08830
Telephone: (732) 395-4400
Facsimile: (732) 395-4401
Attention: Joseph Lucosky, Esq.
E-Mail: jlucosky@lucbro.com

 

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If to the Transfer Agent:

 

Nevada Agency and Transfer Company
50 W. Liberty Street, Suite 880
Reno, NV 89501
Telephone: (775) 322-0626
Facsimile: (775) 322-5623
Attention: Tiffany Baxter
E-Mail: stocktransfer@natco.com

 

If to Legal Counsel:

 

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Telephone: (212) 756-2000
Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
Attention: Eleazer N. Klein, Esq.
E-mail: eleazer.klein@srz.com

 

If to a Buyer, to its address, facsimile number and/or email address set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Amendment Agreement, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address, facsimile number, and/or email address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change, provided that Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP shall only be provided notices sent to the lead investor. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or email containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number or email address and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

(c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. The Company and each Investor acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each party hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement by any other party hereto and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof (without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required), this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party may be entitled by law or equity.

 

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(d) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(e) If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

(f) This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto solely with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto solely with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided, however, nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (or shall be deemed to) (i) have any effect on any agreements any Investor has entered into with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof with respect to any prior investment made by such Investor in the Company, (ii) waive, alter, modify or amend in any respect any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any rights of or benefits to any Investor or any other Person in any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof between or among the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and any Investor and all such agreements shall continue in full force and effect or (iii) limit any obligations of the Company under any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

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(g) Subject to compliance with Section 9 (if applicable), this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto. This Agreement is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any Person, other than the parties hereto, their respective permitted successors and assigns and the Persons referred to in Sections 6 and 7 hereof.

 

(h) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.

 

(i) This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an email which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

(j) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(k) The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10, terms used in this Agreement but defined in the other Transaction Documents shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by each Investor.

 

(l) All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders, determined as if all of the outstanding TYDE Warrants then held by Investors have been exercised for Registrable Securities without regard to any limitations on exercise of the TYDE Warrants.

 

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(m) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

(n) The obligations of each Investor under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as, and the Company acknowledges that the Investors do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or any matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Investors are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other the Transaction Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained herein was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Investor, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and an Investor, solely, and not between the Company and the Investors collectively and not between and among Investors.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  CRYPTYDE, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Brian McFadden
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYERS:
  HUDSON BAY MASTER FUND LTD
     
  By:                 
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

______________________
______________________
______________________
Attention: _____________

 

Re: Cryptyde, Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

[We are][I am] counsel to Cryptyde, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Amendment Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2021 (the “Amendment Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company, Vinco Ventures, Inc. and the buyers named therein (collectively, the “Holders”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders warrants (the “Warrants”) exercisable for the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), including the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 20__, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form [S-1][S-3] (File No. 333-_____________) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling stockholder thereunder.

 

In connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that [a member of the SEC’s staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that [the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS]] [an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS]] has been posted on the web site of the SEC at www.sec.gov] and [we][I] have no knowledge, after a review of information posted on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/stoporders.shtml, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

This letter shall serve as our standing opinion to you that the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants are freely transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of such shares of Common Stock to the Holders as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated _________ __, 20__.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [ISSUER’S COUNSEL]
   
  By:                

 

CC: Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

The shares of common stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those issuable to the selling stockholders upon exercise of the warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of the warrants, see “Private Placement of Warrants” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the warrants issued pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, dated as of November __, 2021, the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

 

The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder) of the shares of common stock held by each of the selling stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders, based on their respective ownership of warrants, as of ________, 202_, assuming exercise of the warrants held by each such selling stockholder on that date but taking account of any limitations on exercise set forth therein.

 

The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders and does not take in account any limitations on exercise of the warrants set forth therein.

 

In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the holders of the warrants, this prospectus generally covers the resale of the maximum number of shares of common stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the warrants determined as if the warrants were exercised in full (without regard to any limitations on exercise contained therein solely for the purpose of such calculation) at an exercise price calculated as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC. Because the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

Under the terms of the warrants, a selling stockholder may not exercise the warrants to the extent (but only to the extent) such selling stockholder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own a number of shares of our common stock which would exceed 9.99% of the outstanding shares of the Company. The number of shares in the second column reflects these limitations. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

 

 

Name of Selling Stockholder

  Number of Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering     Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus     Number of Shares of Common Stock of Owned After Offering  
Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd (1)                                 

 

(1) Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, the investment manager of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., has voting and investment power over these securities. Sander Gerber is the managing member of Hudson Bay Capital GP LLC, which is the general partner of Hudson Bay Capital Management LP. Each of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. and Sander Gerber disclaims beneficial ownership over these securities. Includes [•] shares issuable upon exercise of the October 2021 Hudson Bay warrant.

 

 

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the holders of the warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of common stock, although we will receive the exercise price of any warrants not exercised by the selling stockholders on a cashless exercise basis. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.

 

The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock held by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuant to one or more of the following methods:

 

  on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
     
  in the over-the-counter market;
     
  in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
     
  through the writing or settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
     
  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
     
  block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
     
  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
     
  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
     
  privately negotiated transactions;
     
  short sales made after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC;
     
  broker-dealers may agree with a selling security holder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
     
  a combination of any such methods of sale; and
     
  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

 

 

 

The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, the selling stockholders may transfer the shares of common stock by other means not described in this prospectus. If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

 

The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

To the extent required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the selling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed, which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to broker-dealers.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

 

 

 

 

There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

 

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[  ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act in accordance with the registration rights agreements or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

VINCO VENTURES, INC.

 

[●], 2022

 

Dear Vinco Ventures, Inc. Stockholder:

 

As Vinco Ventures, Inc., or BBIG, (F/K/A Edison Nation, Inc.), previously announced, it plans to spin-off (the “Separation”) certain of its businesses. BBIG plans to include its packaging, Bitcoin mining services, and Web3 (decentralized internet) products businesses (the “Spin-Off Businesses”) as part of the spin-off. In anticipation of the Separation, BBIG has placed its assets and legal entities comprising the Spin-Off Businesses into or under a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of BBIG formed to facilitate the Separation, Cryptyde Inc. (“TYDE”). As a result of the Separation, TYDE will become an independent, publicly traded company comprised of the Spin-Off Businesses. The Separation is expected to be completed upon the distribution of the common stock of TYDE to stockholders of BBIG, described below, on or around [●], 2022.

 

The Separation is subject to conditions described in the enclosed information statement. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of these conditions, the Separation will be completed by way of a pro rata distribution (the “Distribution”), of all the outstanding shares of TYDE common stock to the stockholders of record of BBIG as of the close of business on or around [●], 2022, the anticipated record date for the Distribution (the “Record Date”). Each BBIG stockholder of record on the Record Date will receive one (1) share of TYDE common stock, for every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock held by such stockholder as of the close of business on the Record Date. The issuance of shares of TYDE common stock under the Distribution will be made in book-entry form, which means that no physical share certificates will be delivered. At any time following the consummation of the Distribution, stockholders may request that their shares of TYDE common stock be transferred to a brokerage or other account. No fractional shares of TYDE common stock will be delivered. The distribution agent for the Distribution will aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing prices, and distribute the net cash proceeds from the sales pro rata to each stockholder that would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share in connection with the Distribution.

 

BBIG expects to receive an opinion from counsel to the effect that, among other things, the transfer of the assets and legal entities, subject to any related liabilities, associated with the Spin-Off Businesses, and the Distribution should qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except to the extent any cash is received in lieu of fractional shares. You should consult your own tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences of the Distribution, including potential tax consequences under state, local, and non-U.S. tax laws.

 

The Distribution does not require BBIG stockholder approval, and you do not need to take any action to receive your shares of TYDE common stock in connection with the Distribution. Following the consummation of the Distribution, you will own common stock in both BBIG and TYDE. BBIG common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “BBIG,” and TYDE has applied to have its shares of common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “TYDE.”

 

The enclosed information statement, which we are mailing to all BBIG stockholders as of the close of business on the Record Date, describes the Separation in detail and contains important business and financial information about TYDE. We urge you to read this information statement carefully.

 

We want to thank you for your support of BBIG, and we look forward to your continued support in the future.

 

  Sincerely,
   
  Lisa King
  Chief Executive Officer
  Vinco Ventures, Inc.

 

 
 

 

CRYPTYDE, INC.

 

[●], 2022

 

Dear Future Cryptyde, Inc. Stockholder:

 

On behalf of Cryptyde, Inc., it is my great privilege to welcome you as a future stockholder of our company. Following our separation from Vinco Ventures, Inc., we will operate as an independent, publicly traded and growth-oriented company. We plan to have three initial business lines, Web3 (decentralized internet) products, Bitcoin mining services, and consumer packaging. Through our Web3 products business line, we will seek to acquire and build brands that use decentralized blockchain technologies in a variety of consumer facing industries, such as music, movies, digital art, ticketing and event services, and gaming. Our Bitcoin mining services will aim to make Bitcoin mining accessible to consumers previously priced out of the area. Additionally, we will continue to grow the 50 plus year history of our consumer packaging business.

 

We intend to expand through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions. We hope to acquire and create Web3 products that are met with customer satisfaction and build customer loyalty. We plan to continue developing our Bitcoin mining services by growing or seeking to grow a customer base of both existing Bitcoin miners and those who have not yet entered the space. We also intend to grow and evolve our consumer packaging business to meet the demands of today’s e-commerce businesses, as well as customers in other industries.

 

Vinco Ventures, Inc. is expected to continue its operations other than the three business lines that will be part of Cryptyde. We expect Vinco Ventures, Inc. to continue its programs designed to help inventors share and develop their products. Historically, Vinco Ventures, Inc. has conducted programs for inventors under its Edison Nation brand. Recently, Vinco Ventures, Inc. has integrated its inventor focused programs into its Lomotif App and developed Everyday Edisons, which is expected to put inventors in front of industry experts.

 

We invite you to learn more about our company by reading the enclosed information statement, which details our strategy and plans for near and long-term growth to generate value for our stockholders. We are excited about our future as an independent company, and we look forward to your support as a Cryptyde, Inc. stockholder as we begin this new and exciting chapter.

 

  Sincerely,
   
  Brian P. McFadden
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  Cryptyde, Inc.

 

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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement on Form 10 relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Preliminary and Subject to Completion, dated January 25, 2022

 

INFORMATION STATEMENT

Cryptyde, Inc.

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

This information statement is being furnished to you as a holder of common stock of Vinco Ventures, Inc., (“BBIG”), in connection with the separation of its developing Web3 products and services business, Bitcoin mining services business, and packaging business from its current business operations, and the creation of an independent, publicly traded company, Cryptyde, Inc. (“We”, “TYDE”, or the “Company”), expected to take over the three businesses.

 

We have applied to have our common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the effective date of the distribution date of our common stock to the stockholders of BBIG. We, expect to directly or indirectly through our subsidiaries, hold the assets and legal entities, subject to any related liabilities. All of the shares of our common stock, currently owned by BBIG, will be distributed to the stockholders of BBIG.

 

Upon the distribution, each holder of BBIG common stock will receive one (1) share of our common stock for every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock held as of the close of business on [●], 2022, the record date for the distribution. The distribution is expected to be completed on or about [●], 2022, the distribution date. Immediately after BBIG completes the distribution of our common stock, we will be an independent, publicly traded company. We expect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no gain or loss should be recognized by you, and no amount should be included in your income in connection with the distribution of our common stock, except to the extent of any cash you receive in lieu of fractional shares.

 

No vote or other action is required by you to receive shares of our common stock. You will not be required to pay anything for the new shares or to surrender any of your shares of BBIG common stock. We are not asking you for a proxy, and you should not send us a proxy or your share certificates.

 

There currently is no trading market for our common stock. Assuming the Nasdaq Capital Market authorizes our common stock for listing, we anticipate that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, for our common stock will commence on [●], 2022, and will continue until the distribution of our common stock to BBIG stockholders. We expect the “regular-way” trading of our common stock will begin on the first trading day following the completion of the distribution of our common stock to BBIG stockholders.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Business—Emerging Growth Company.”

 

In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page 15.

 

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

 

This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

 

The date of this information statement is [●], 2022.

 

Prior to the distribution of our common stock to BBIG stockholders, the Notice of Internet Availability of Information Statement or this Information Statement shall be mailed to the holders of BBIG common stock as of the record date for the distribution.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 6
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SEPARATION 7
INFORMATION STATEMENT SUMMARY 10
SUMMARY OF THE SEPARATION 13
RISK FACTORS 15
THE SEPARATION 34
DIVIDEND POLICY 43
CAPITALIZATION 43
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 44
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 49
BUSINESS 56
MANAGEMENT 62
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 70
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS 71
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT 72
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION 74
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK 76
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 79
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1

 

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ABOUT THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT

 

This information statement forms part of a registration statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-41033) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), with respect to the shares of our common stock to be distributed to BBIG stockholders in connection with the separation of BBIG and TYDE.

 

We and BBIG have supplied all information contained in this information statement relating to our respective companies. We and BBIG have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than the information that is contained in this information statement. We and BBIG take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurances as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This information statement is dated [●], 2022, and you should not assume that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of any date other than such date.

 

Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the information included in this information statement about BBIG assumes the completion of all of the transactions referred to in this information statement in connection with the separation of BBIG and TYDE.

 

Unless otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires, all references in this information statement to the following terms will have the meanings set forth below:

 

 

“TYDE,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our Company,” and “the Company” means Cryptyde, Inc. and, when appropriate in the context, also includes the subsidiaries of this entity;

     
 

“BBIG” means Vinco Ventures, Inc. and, when appropriate in the context, also includes the subsidiaries of this entity;

     
  “Distribution” means the distribution of all of the shares of our common stock, which are owned by BBIG, to stockholders of BBIG;
     
  “Distribution Date” means the date on which the Distribution is completed, which is expected to be on or about [●], 2022;

     
  “Blockchain” means a secure online ledger that provides an irrefutable and tamper proof record of every asset purchase and sale.
     
  “token” or “digital token” means an asset that can be bought or sold on a blockchain.
     
 

“Transfer” means the contribution by BBIG to us of the assets, including the various legal entities, associated with the Spin-Off Businesses, subject to any related liabilities;

     
 

“Separation” means the separation of the Spin-Off Businesses from BBIG to TYDE; and

     
 

“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market;

     
  “Web3” means the decentralized web, which includes blockchains and the tokens on blockchains;
     
 

“Web3 Business” means the Web3 business, currently being developed, including the operations, products, services, and activities of such business, to be included in the Transfer to us from BBIG;

     
  “Packaging Business” means the packaging business, including the operations, products, services, and activities, of the packaging business to be included in the Transfer to us from BBIG;
     
  “Bitcoin Mining Services Business” means the Bitcoin mining service business, structured as a joint venture, including the operations, products, services, and activities of the Bitcoin mining service business to be included in the Transfer to us from BBIG;
     
  “Spin-Off Businesses” means the Web3 Business, Packaging Business, and Bitcoin Mining Services Business;

 

Trademarks and Trade Names

 

We intend to submit applications for the trademark “CRYPTYDE.”

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The statements contained in this information statement that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained or incorporated herein by reference in this information statement, including statements regarding our future operating results, future financial position, business strategy, objectives, goals, plans, prospects, markets, and plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “targets,” “contemplates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “can,” “potential,” “continue,” “objective,” or the negative of those terms, or similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Specific forward-looking statements in this information statement, include statements regarding our expectations regarding the methodology, effects, timing, and tax-free nature (except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional shares) of the Transfer and the Distribution; our belief that BBIG will meet the requisite requirements under Nevada law to effect the Distribution; our belief that no other material governmental or regulatory filings or approvals will be necessary to consummate the Distribution, other than registration under the federal securities laws of our common stock and completion of the applicable listing requirements on Nasdaq for such shares; our expectation that our common stock will be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “TYDE”; our expectation that after the Separation, BBIG common stock will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “BBIG”; our expectations regarding a “regular-way” market, an “ex-distribution” market, and a “when-issued” market in our shares of common stock between the Record Date and the Distribution Date; our belief that separating the Spin-Off Businesses from BBIG’s other current businesses is in the best interests of BBIG and its stockholders; our expectation to take advantage of certain of the reduced reporting and other requirements of the JOBS Act with respect to the periodic reports we will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and proxy statements that we use to solicit proxies from our stockholders; our intention to enter into certain agreements with BBIG in connection with the Separation to effect the Separation and provide a framework for our relationship with BBIG after the Separation, including a Separation and Distribution Agreement, a Shared Services Agreement, and certain commercial agreements, and the proposed terms thereof; our expectations regarding the number of shares of our outstanding common stock, the number of such shares held by our affiliates, and the number of stockholders of record following the Separation; our anticipation regarding the adverse effects of COVID-19 on our business; our belief that maintaining and further enhancing the brand recognition and reputation of our brands is critical to retaining existing customers and attracting new customers and that the importance of our brand recognition and reputation will increase; our anticipation that our advertising, marketing, and promotional efforts will increase in the foreseeable future; our anticipation that we will increasingly rely on other forms of media advertising; our plan to continue to expand our brand recognition and product loyalty through social media and our websites with generation of original content; our anticipation that we will enter into new strategic alliances; our expectation that the various claims and lawsuits, arising in the ordinary course of business, we may become involved in will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition; our plan to introduce a continuing stream of new and differentiated products and services that drive customer satisfaction and loyalty; our plan to expand our addressable market by appealing to new and larger audiences in new product categories outside the non-fungible token, Bitcoin mining, and packaging markets; our plan to cultivate and enhance our direct-to-consumer relationships through our digital platforms; our plan to expand and enhance our supply chain; our intent to pursue acquisitions that financially and strategically complement our business; our belief that we will drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by offering high-quality, innovative products on a timely and cost-effective basis; our intent to pursue and challenge infringements of our intellectual property; our expectation to have certain insurance policies in place as of the date of the Separation; our anticipation that most contract assignments and new agreements related to the Spin-Off Businesses will be obtained prior to the Separation; our belief that none of the contracts or other assets requiring consent to transfer or the contracts requiring a new agreement are individually material to our business; our expectation that the increasing expenses incurred by public companies generally for reporting and corporate governance purposes will increase our legal and financial compliance costs; our anticipation that, to comply with reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act, we will need to duplicate information technology infrastructure, implement additional financial and management controls, reporting systems, and procedures, hire additional accounting, finance, tax, treasury, and information technology staff; our expected executive officers, directors, and other key employees; our expected corporate governance policies, guidelines, and practices; our anticipated compensation and benefit plans; our anticipation that we will enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers; our belief that several provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Restated Bylaws, and the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) that may discourage, delay, or prevent a merger or acquisition that stockholders may consider favorable and will protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics; our intention to have no third-party indebtedness as of the consummation of the Distribution; our current intention to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, to fund the development and expansion of our business; our anticipation to not pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future; our expectations of costs and expenses associated with becoming an independent, publicly traded company; our expectation to incur expenditures to establish certain standalone functions, information technology systems, and other one-time costs subsequent to the completion of the Separation; our expectation that nonrecurring amounts, related to the Separation that are incurred prior to the completion of the Separation will include costs to separate and/or duplicate information technology systems, third-party legal and accounting fees, and similar costs; our belief we will meet known or reasonably likely future cash requirements through the combination of cash flows from operating activities, available cash balances, and available borrowings through the issuance of third-party debt; and our expectation to use our cash flows to continue to invest in our brands, including research and development of new products, talent and capabilities, and growth strategies, including any potential acquisitions, and to repay any indebtedness we may incur over time. All forward-looking statements included herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof and speak only as of such date. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. The forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this information statement reflect our views as of the date of this information statement about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and changes in circumstances that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future events, results, performance, or achievements. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including potential disruptions in our ability to source the raw materials necessary for production of our products, disruptions and delays in the manufacture of our products, difficulties encumbered by other components of the distribution channel for our products; lower levels of consumer spending; our ability to introduce new products that are successful in the marketplace; interruptions of our arrangements with third-party contract manufacturers that disrupt our ability to fill our customers’ orders; increases in costs or decreases in availability of finished products, product components, and raw materials; the failure to maintain or strengthen our brand recognition and reputation; the ability to forecast demand for our products accurately; our inability to compete in a highly competitive market; our dependence on large customers; an increase in private label products by our customers; pricing pressures by our customers; our ability to collect our account to receivable the risk of earthquakes, fire, power outages, power losses, and telecommunication failures; our abilities to identify acquisition candidates, to complete acquisitions of potential acquisition candidates, our ability to integrate their businesses with our business, and the success of acquired companies; our ability to protect our intellectual property; the risk of complying with any applicable foreign laws or regulations and the effect of increased protective tariffs; the performance and security of our information systems; the potential for product recalls, product liability, and other claims against us; our dependence on key personnel; economic, social, political, legislative, and regulatory factors; the state of the U.S. economy; risks associated with our facilities, including the expected benefits; and other factors detailed from time to time in our reports that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SEPARATION

 

Please see “The Separation” for a more detailed description of the matters summarized below.

 

Why am I receiving this document?

 

You are receiving this document because you are a BBIG stockholder as of the close of business on the Record Date and, as such, will be entitled to receive shares of our common stock upon completion of the transactions described in this information statement. We are sending you this document to inform you about the Separation and to provide you with information about our Company and our business and operations upon completion of the Separation.

 

What do I have to do to participate in the Separation?

 

Nothing. You will not be required to pay any cash or deliver any other consideration in order to receive the shares of our common stock that you will be entitled to receive in connection with the Distribution. In addition, no stockholder approval will be required for the Separation, you are not being asked to provide a proxy with respect to any of your shares of BBIG common stock in connection with the Separation, and you should not send us a proxy.

 

Why is BBIG separating the Spin-Off Businesses from its current business operations?

 

The BBIG Board of Directors believes that separating the Spin-Off Businesses from its current business operations and forming a new company to conduct the Spin-Off Businesses will enable the management team of each company to focus on its specific strategies, including, among others, (1) structuring its business to take advantage of growth opportunities in its specific markets, (2) tailoring its business operation and financial model to its specific long-term strategies, and (3) aligning its external financial resources, such as stock, access to markets, credit, and insurance factors, with its particular type of business. The Separation is intended to enhance the long-term performance of each business for the reasons discussed in the section entitled “The Separation—Reasons for the Separation.”

 

What is TYDE?

 

We are a newly formed Nevada corporation that expects to hold, directly or indirectly through our subsidiaries, all of the assets and legal entities, subject to any related liabilities, of the Spin-Off Businesses and will be publicly traded following the Separation. We intend to convert to a Delaware corporation prior to the Distribution.

 

How will BBIG accomplish the Separation of the Spin-Off Businesses?

 

The Separation will be accomplished through a series of transactions, some of which have occurred or are currently occurring, in which (i) the equity interests of the entities that hold assets and liabilities of the Spin-Off Businesses will be transferred to TYDE, (ii) other assets and liabilities will be assigned to or assumed by TYDE, and (iii) BBIG will then distribute all of the outstanding shares of common stock of TYDE to BBIG’s stockholders on a pro rata basis as a distribution.

 

What will I receive in the Distribution?

 

In connection with the Distribution, you will be entitled to receive one (1) share of our common stock for every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock held by you as of the close of business on the Record Date as well as a cash payment in lieu of any fractional shares, as discussed herein.

 

How does my ownership in BBIG change as a result of the Separation?

 

Your ownership of BBIG stock will not be affected by the Separation.

 

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When will the Distribution occur?

 

The Distribution is expected to occur on or around [●], 2022.

 

As a BBIG stockholder as of the Record Date, how will shares of common stock be distributed to me?

 

At the effective time of the Distribution, we will instruct our transfer agent and Distribution Agent to make book-entry credits for the shares of our common stock that you are entitled to receive as a stockholder of BBIG as of the close of business on the Record Date. Since shares of our common stock will be in uncertificated book-entry form, you will receive share ownership statements in place of physical share certificates.

 

What if I hold my shares through a broker, bank, or other nominee?

 

BBIG stockholders that hold their shares through a broker, bank, or other nominee will have their bank, brokerage, or other account credited with our common stock. For additional information, those stockholders should contact their broker or bank directly.

 

How will fractional shares be treated in the Distribution?

 

You will not receive fractional shares of our common stock in connection with the Distribution. The Distribution Agent will, instead, aggregate and sell on the open market any fractional shares of our common stock that would otherwise be issued in connection with the Distribution, and, if you would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share of our common stock in connection with the Distribution, you will instead receive the net cash proceeds of the sale attributable to such fractional share after payment of brokerage fees and commissions, transfer taxes, and other costs, and after making appropriate deductions of the amounts required to be withheld for U.S. federal income tax purposes, if any.

 

What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences to me of the Distribution?

 

The Company believes and it is intended that Distribution should qualify under the Code, as a transaction that is tax-free to BBIG and to its stockholders. On the basis that the Distribution so qualifies for U.S. federal income tax purposes, you should not recognize any gain or loss, and no amount should be included in your income in connection with the Distribution, except with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares. You should review the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution—The Distribution” for a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Distribution.

 

How will I determine the tax basis I will have in my BBIG shares after the Distribution and the TYDE shares I receive in connection with the Distribution?

 

Generally, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, your aggregate basis in your shares of BBIG common stock and the shares of our common stock that you receive in connection with the Distribution (including any fractional shares for which cash is received) should equal the aggregate basis of BBIG common stock held by you immediately before the consummation of the Distribution. This aggregate basis should be allocated between your shares of BBIG common stock and the shares of our common stock that you receive in connection with the Distribution (including any fractional shares for which cash is received) in proportion to the relative fair market value of each immediately following the consummation of the Distribution. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution—The Distribution.”

 

How will BBIG’s common stock and TYDE’s common stock trade after the Separation?

 

There is currently no public market for our common stock. We have applied to have our common stock listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “TYDE.” BBIG common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “BBIG.”

 

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If I sell my shares of BBIG common stock on or before the Distribution Date, will I still be entitled to receive TYDE shares in the Distribution with respect to the sold shares?

 

See “Trading Between Record Date and Distribution Date” on page 38 of this information statement for a discussion of selling BBIG common stock on or before the Distribution Date.

 

Will I receive a stock certificate for TYDE shares distributed as a result of the Distribution?

 

No. Registered holders of BBIG common stock that are entitled to receive the Distribution will receive a book-entry account statement reflecting their ownership of our common stock. For additional information, registered stockholders in the United States, Canada, or Puerto Rico should contact BBIG’s transfer agent, Nevada Agency & Transfer Company, in writing at 50 West Liberty Street, Suite 880, Reno, NV 89501, by telephone toll free at 775-322-0626 or through its website at www.natco.com. See “The Separation—When and How You Will Receive the Distribution of TYDE Shares.”

 

Can BBIG decide to cancel the Distribution even if all the conditions have been met?

 

Yes. BBIG has the right to terminate, or modify the terms of, the Separation at any time prior to the Distribution Date, even if all of the conditions to the Distribution are satisfied.

 

Do I have appraisal rights?

 

No. BBIG stockholders do not have any appraisal rights in connection with the Separation.

 

Will TYDE have any outstanding indebtedness immediately following the Separation?

 

No. We expect to be capitalized with approximately $2 million of cash from BBIG as of the Distribution Date. See “The Separation—Incurrence of Debt.”

 

Does TYDE intend to pay cash dividends on its common stock?

 

No. We do not currently intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock. See “Dividend Policy.”

 

Will the Separation affect the trading price of my BBIG stock?

 

Yes. The trading price of shares of BBIG common stock immediately following the consummation of the Distribution may be expected to be lower than immediately prior to that time because the trading price will no longer reflect the value of the Spin-Off Businesses. We cannot provide you with any assurance regarding the price at which the BBIG shares will trade following the Separation.

 

What will happen to outstanding BBIG equity compensation awards?

 

Outstanding BBIG equity compensation awards will be equitably adjusted simultaneously with the Distribution. These equitable adjustments are intended to maintain, immediately following the consummation of the Distribution, the intrinsic value of the award immediately prior to the consummation of the Distribution. For a more detailed description of how such awards will be adjusted, see “The Separation—Treatment of Outstanding Equity Compensation Awards.”

 

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What will the relationship between BBIG and TYDE be following the Separation?

 

Following the Separation, BBIG will not own any shares of our common stock, and BBIG and we each will be independent, publicly traded companies with our own management teams. In connection with the Separation, we will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and several other agreements with BBIG to effect the Separation and provide a framework for our relationship with BBIG after the Separation. These agreements will provide for the allocation between us and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BBIG and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, of the assets, liabilities, legal entities, and obligations associated with the Spin-Off Businesses, on the one hand, and the businesses remaining with BBIG, on the other hand, and will govern the relationship between our company and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BBIG and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, subsequent to the Separation. In addition to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the other principal agreements to be entered into with BBIG include a Shared Services Agreement, and certain commercial agreements. See “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG.”

 

Following the completion of the Distribution, BBIG and TYDE will be independent companies, and the relationship between BBIG and TYDE will be governed by, among others, a Separation and Distribution Agreement, a shared services agreement, a tax matters arrangement, and an employee matters arrangement. These agreements will provide for the allocation between BBIG and TYDE of BBIG’s and TYDE’s assets, employees, liabilities, and obligations (including employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after the Separation. For additional information, see the sections entitled “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG.”

 

Who is the Distribution Agent, Transfer Agent, and Registrar for TYDE?

 

Nevada Agency & Transfer Company will be the distribution agent for TYDE common stock and the transfer agent and registrar for TYDE common stock. For questions relating to the transfer or mechanics of the stock distribution, you should contact:

 

Nevada Agency & Transfer

50 West Liberty Street, Suite 880

Reno, NV 89501

 

Tel: 775-322-0626 (for stockholders in the United States, Canada, or Puerto Rico)

Tel: 1-919-481-4000 (for stockholders from outside the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico)

 

Who can I contact for more information?

 

If you have any questions relating to BBIG, you should contact:

 

Vinco Ventures, Inc.
6 North Main Street
Fairport, NY 14450
T: (866) 900-0992

 

After the Separation, if you have questions relating to TYDE, you should contact:

 

Cryptyde, Inc.

200 9th Avenue North, Suite 220

Safety Harbor, Florida 34695
T: (866) 980-2818

 

INFORMATION STATEMENT SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained in this information statement relating to us and shares of our common stock being distributed by BBIG in connection with the Distribution. This summary may not contain all details concerning the Separation or other information that may be important to you. To better understand the Separation and our business and financial position, you should carefully review this entire information statement, including the risk factors, our historical financial statements, our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements, and the respective notes to those historical and pro forma financial statements.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this information statement to fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020, and fiscal 2019 are to the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Our historical financial statements have been prepared on a “carve-out” basis to reflect the operations, financial condition, and cash flows of the Spin-Off Businesses during all periods shown. Our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements adjust our historical financial statements to give effect to our Separation from BBIG and our anticipated post-Separation capital structure.

 

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Our Company

 

We were formed in 2021 to acquire the Web3 Business, Bitcoin Mining Services Business, and Packaging Business from our parent company, BBIG, in anticipation of the Separation. Certain of the businesses we expect to acquire have longer operating histories than us. Accordingly, our discussion of the businesses includes information related to their operations prior to our existence and acquisitions of them.

 

The Web3 Business, through BlockHiro, LLC, plans to use decentralized blockchain technology in established consumer facing industries such as video games, music, and art. TYDE intends to finalize a digital coin minting platform in 2022. TYDE believes its digital coin minting platform will enable TYDE to, together with partners and clients, quickly and efficiently create digital coins for use with projects in established consumer facing industries.

 

The Bitcoin Mining Services Business, through a joint venture, CW Machines, LLC, with Wattum Management Inc. and BBA Technology Inc., is focused on bringing Bitcoin mining to the consumer level by offering Bitcoin mining equipment and co-location services. The Packaging Business manufactures and sells custom packaging for a wide variety of products and through packaging helps customers generate brand awareness and promote brand image.

 

We are headquartered in Safety Harbor, Florida. Upon our separation from BBIG, we expect to trade under the ticker symbol “TYDE” on Nasdaq.

 

Our Strategy

 

We intend to build off the stability provided by our established Packaging Business as our Web3 Business looks to bring blockchain technology into establish consumer facing industries and our Bitcoin Mining Services Business seeks to develop a market of Bitcoin miners requiring access to equipment and services often unavailable to them. We intend to allocate resources among the various Spin Off Businesses based on a continual assessment of the performance and opportunities available to each. We plan to grow both organically, and through strategic acquisitions. Our management believes it is important to for each Spin-Off Business to maintain a dedicated focus on customer satisfaction.

 

Risks Associated with the Proposed Transaction and Our Business

 

In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 15.

 

The Separation

 

BBIG previously announced that it was proceeding with a plan to spin-off certain of its operations. We are currently a wholly owned subsidiary of BBIG and expect to hold, directly or indirectly through our subsidiaries, all of the assets and legal entities, subject to any related liabilities, associated with the Spin-Off Businesses. In connection with the Distribution, BBIG stockholders will receive one (1) share of our common stock for every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock held as of the close of business on the Record Date. The Separation is expected to be completed on or about [●], 2022, the date that is two weeks after the Record Date. Following the Separation, BBIG stockholders as of the close of business on the Record Date will own 100% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, we will be an independent, publicly traded company, and BBIG will retain no ownership interest in our Company.

 

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In connection with the Separation, we will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and several other agreements with BBIG to effect the Separation and provide a framework for our relationship with BBIG after the Separation. These agreements will provide for the allocation between us and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BBIG and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, of the assets, liabilities, legal entities, and obligations associated with the Spin-Off Businesses, on the one hand, and the BBIG’s other current businesses, on the other hand, and will govern the relationship between our Company and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BBIG and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, subsequent to the Separation. In addition to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the other principal agreements to be entered into with BBIG include a Shared Services Agreement and certain commercial agreements.

 

The Separation, as described in this information statement, is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. For more information, see “The Separation—Conditions to the Distribution” included elsewhere in this information statement. We cannot provide any assurances that BBIG will complete the Separation.

 

Following a strategic review, it was determined that separating the Spin-Off Businesses from BBIG’s current business operations would be in the best interests of BBIG and its stockholders and that the Separation would create two companies with attributes that best position each company for long-term success, including the following:

 

  Distinct Focus. Each company will benefit from a distinct strategic and management focus on its specific operational and growth priorities. BBIG is expected to continue operations of its media focused business. TYDE will operate the Spin-Off Businesses. Because each company will have smaller portfolio of businesses, management of each company is expected to better allocate time and resources to identifying and executing operational and growth strategies.
     
  Differentiated Investment Opportunities. Each company will offer differentiated and compelling investment opportunities based on its particular operating and financial model, allowing it to more closely align with its natural investor type. TYDE seeks to attract investors looking to invest in companies merging Web3 (decentralized blockchain) technology with consumer facing industries, such as music and art, while also maintaining the stability that comes with an established business, such as the Packaging Business. Whereas BBIG will likely appeal to investors looking to invest in a global media business.
     
  Optimized Balance Sheet and Capital Allocation Priorities. Each company will operate with a capital structure and capital deployment strategy tailored to its specific business model and growth strategies without having to compete with the other for investment capital. TYDE expects to monitor the performance and opportunities of the Spin-Off Businesses, and allocate capital in a manner designed to grow TYDE. BBIG is expected to continue allocating resources towards its media business.
     
  Direct Access to Capital Markets. Each company will have its own equity structure that will afford it direct access to the capital markets and allow it to capitalize on its unique growth opportunities appropriate to its business.
     
  Alignment of Incentives with Performance Objectives. Each company will be able to offer incentive compensation arrangements for employees that are more directly tied to the performance of its business and may enhance employee hiring and retention by, among other things, improving the alignment of management and employee incentives with performance and growth objectives. TYDE expects to incentive management and employees with both cash and equity compensation upon attaining earnings, market capitalization, and user acquisition goals. By tailoring management’s and employees’ incentive to the performance of the Spin-Off Businesses, rather than the businesses that remain with BBIG, the Company hopes to advance the Spin-Off Businesses faster than should they remain with BBIG.
     
  Incremental Stockholder Value. Each company will benefit from the investment community’s ability to value its businesses independently within the context of its particular industry with the anticipation that, over time, the aggregate market value of the companies will be higher, on a fully distributed basis and assuming the same market conditions, than if BBIG were to remain under its current configuration.

 

Neither we nor BBIG can assure you that, following the Separation, any of the benefits described above or otherwise in this information statement will be realized to the extent anticipated or at all. For more information, see “Risk Factors.”

 

Regulatory Approvals and Appraisal Rights

 

We must complete the necessary registration under the federal securities laws of our common stock to be issued in connection with the Distribution. We must also complete the applicable listing requirements on Nasdaq for such shares. Other than these requirements, we do not believe that any other material governmental or regulatory filings or approvals will be necessary to consummate the Distribution.

 

BBIG stockholders will not have any appraisal rights in connection with the Distribution.

 

Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated in Nevada on September 21, 2021. We intend to convert to a Delaware corporation prior to the Distribution. We maintain our principal executive offices at 200 9th Avenue North, Suite 220, Safety Harbor, Florida 34695. Our telephone number is (866) 980-2818. Our website will be located at www.cryptyde.com, and we expect it to launch prior the Distribution. Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto is not incorporated into this information statement or the registration statement of which it forms a part.

 

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SUMMARY OF THE SEPARATION

 

The following is a summary of the material terms of the Separation and other related transactions.

 

Distributing Company Vinco Ventures, Inc.

   
Distributed Company

Cryptyde, Inc.

 

We are currently a wholly owned subsidiary of BBIG and following the Separation we will be an independent, publicly traded company.

   
Distribution Ratio Each holder of BBIG common stock will receive one (1) share of our common stock for every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock held as of the close of business on the Record Date.
   
Distributed Securities BBIG will distribute 100% of the outstanding shares of our common stock in the Distribution. Based on (i) the approximately 150,118,024 shares of BBIG common stock outstanding as of the Record Date, and applying the distribution ratio of one (1) share of our common stock for every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock, and (ii) the 1,472,399 shares of our common stock issuable under the terms of a BBIG warrant upon the Distribution, BBIG will distribute approximately 16,484,201 shares of our common stock to BBIG stockholders that hold BBIG common stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date.
   
Fractional Shares Nevada Agency & Transfer Company, acting as the Distribution Agent, will not distribute any fractional shares of our common stock to BBIG stockholders. As soon as practicable on or after the Distribution Date, the Distribution Agent will, instead, aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing market prices, and distribute the net cash proceeds from the sales, net of brokerage fees and commissions, transfer taxes, and other costs, and after making appropriate deductions of the amounts required to be withheld for U.S. federal income tax purposes, if any, pro rata to each stockholder that would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share in connection with the Distribution. The Distribution Agent will determine when, how, through which broker-dealers, and at what prices to sell the aggregated fractional shares. Recipients of cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any minimum sale price for the fractional shares or to any interest on the amounts of payments made in lieu of fractional shares. The receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares generally will be taxable to the recipient stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes as described in “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution—The Distribution.”

 

Record Date The anticipated Record Date will be the close of business on or around [●], 2022.
   
Distribution Date The Distribution Date is expected to be on or around [●], 2022.
   
Distribution

On the Distribution Date, BBIG, with the assistance of Nevada Agency & Transfer Company, acting as the Distribution Agent, will electronically distribute shares of TYDE common stock to your bank or brokerage firm on your behalf or through the systems of the DTC (if you hold the shares through a bank or brokerage firm that uses DTC) or to you in book-entry form. You will not be required to make any payment or surrender or exchange your shares of BBIG common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of TYDE on the distribution date. Your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the shares of TYDE common stock or the distribution agent will mail you a book-entry account statement that reflects your shares of TYDE.

 

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Conditions to the Distribution

The Distribution is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions, among other conditions described in this information statement:

   
 

● TYDE will hold all of the assets comprising the Spin-Off Businesses.

   
 

● The SEC will have declared effective our registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement is a part, under the Exchange Act; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of our registration statement on Form 10 will be in effect.

   
 

● BBIG will have received an opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP, tax counsel to BBIG, to the effect that, among other things, the Distribution, together with certain related transactions, should qualify as tax-free for United States federal income tax purposes under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code.

   
 

● Nasdaq will have approved the listing of TYDE common stock, subject to official notice of issuance.

   
  ● No events or developments shall have occurred or exist that, in the sole and absolute judgment of the BBIG Board of Directors, make it inadvisable to effect the Distribution or would result in the Distribution and related transactions not being in the best interest of BBIG or its stockholders.
   
  The fulfillment of these conditions will not create any obligations on BBIG’s part to effect the Separation, and the BBIG Board of Directors has reserved the right, in its sole discretion, to abandon, modify, or change the terms of the Separation, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution, at any time prior to the Distribution Date.
   
Stock Exchange Listing We have applied to have our common stock listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “TYDE.”
   

Transfer Agent

Nevada Agency & Transfer Company.
   
Valuation Opinion The Company expects to receive a Valuation Opinion on BBIG that will demonstrate that its value exceeds the $[●] million shareholder’s equity in its capitalization table.
   
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences The Company believes and it is intended that the Transfer and the Distribution should qualify under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) as a transaction that is tax-free to BBIG and to its stockholders. You should review the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution—The Distribution” for a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Distribution. You should consult your own tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences to you of the Distribution, including potential tax consequences under state, local, and non-U.S. tax laws.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Certain factors may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. You should carefully consider the risks described below, in addition to other information contained in this information statement, including our financial statements and related notes. If any of these risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected. As a result, the market price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additionally, the risks and uncertainties described in this information statement are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may become material and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our business is subject to a number of risk included risks related to our business generally, risks related to each of the Spin-Off Businesses individually, risks related to our securities, and risks related to the Separation.

 

Summary of our Risk Factors

 

Risks Related to Our Business Generally

 

  We are a recently formed entity, led by management that has limited experience operating a public company, with little track record and limited historical financial information available,
  We are operating in highly competitive industries that could be affected by a decline in discretionary consumer spending or general economic conditions.
  We must retain our key management personnel.
  We may not be able to raise adequate capital to fund our business, and our ability to raise capital may be negatively affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. We are also subject to the expenses of operating a public company.
  We face cyber security risks and our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover losses from both cyber security and other losses.
  COVID-19 or another pandemic may negatively impact our ability to operate the Spin-Off Businesses Risks

 

Related to Our Web 3 Business

 

  We need to innovate and provide Web3 products and services that are attractive to our users.
  The success of our Web3 Business is substantially dependent on the entertainment professionals we partner with and consumer tastes and preferences for Web3 products.
  If the crypto assets we create are determined to be a “security,” we may be subject to regulatory scrutiny, inquiries, investigations, fines, and other penalties.
  Our Web3 Business intends to rely on the Ethereum blockchain, which we have no control over.
  We are subject to current and future legislation and rulemaking regarding digital assets that may result in extraordinary, non-recurring expenses.

 

Risks Related to Our Bitcoin Mining Services Business

 

  Bitcoin mining is capital intensive and if our customers have a decline in discretionary spending, or the price of Bitcoin goes down, they may not engage in Bitcoin mining or buy our products.
  We are subject to shifting public and governmental positions on digital asset mining activity could reduce our revenue and profitability.

 

Risks Related to Our Packaging Business

 

  We are subject to the costs and availability of raw materials, and we rely on a limited number of third-party suppliers of raw materials.
  We may be affected by interruptions in the transportation of the materials we require to produce packaging.

 

Risks Related to Our Securities

 

  We do not expect to issue dividends.
  An active trading market for our securities may never develop, and the price of our securities may be volatile.
  We may issue shares of preferred or common stock in the future, which could dilute your percentage ownership of the Company.

 

Risks Related to the Separation

 

  We may not realize the anticipated benefits from the Separation, and the Separation could harm our business.
  We may have indemnification liabilities to BBIG under the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
  The combined post-Separation value of BBIG and TYDE shares may not equal or exceed the pre-Separation value of BBIG shares.

 

Risks Related to Our Business Generally

 

We are a recently formed entity with little track record and limited historical financial information available.

 

Cryptyde, Inc. was formed on September 21, 2021, in the State of Nevada and plans to convert to a Delaware corporation prior to the Distribution. Our Packaging Business was formed in 1966, however the rest of our businesses were recently started. Because we are in the early stages of executing our business strategy, we cannot provide assurance that, or when, we will be profitable. We will need to make significant investments to develop and operate the Company and expect to incur significant expenses in connection with operating components, including costs for developing technology, talent fees, marketing, and salaries. We expect to incur significant capital, operational and marketing expenses for a few years in connection with our strategy and growth plan. Any failure to achieve or sustain profitability may have a material adverse impact on the value of the shares of our common stock.

 

We must retain our key management personnel.

 

We aim to recruit the most qualified candidates, and strive for a diverse and well-balanced workforce. While we expect to reward and support employees through competitive pay, benefits, and perquisite programs that allow employees to thrive, due to our size we may not be able to provide compensation equal to our more established competitors and may not be able to attract qualified management personnel. If we are unable to retain the key management personnel at our Company, the underlying business could suffer.

 

We could be adversely affected by declines in discretionary consumer spending, consumer confidence and general and regional economic conditions.

 

Our success depends to a significant extent on discretionary consumer spending, which is heavily influenced by general economic conditions and the availability of discretionary income. We believe the markets that all of the Spin-Off Businesses depend on are heavily reliant on discretionary consumer spending. The current economic environment as a result of COVID-19, coupled with high volatility and uncertainty as to the future global economic landscape, may have an adverse effect on consumers’ discretionary income and consumer confidence. Future volatile, negative, or uncertain economic conditions and recessionary periods or periods of significant inflation may adversely impact consumer spending on our products and services, which would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Such effects can be especially pronounced during periods of economic contraction or slow economic growth.

 

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The Company will operate in highly competitive industries and our revenues, profits or market share could be harmed if we are unable to compete effectively.

 

Each of the Spin-Off Businesses will face competition from existing competitors. Our competitors in the Web3 business will depend on what Web3 products we develop or acquire. We expect competition for Freespace, our video game we are developing and expect to launch in 20222, to include Decentraland, Sandbox and Fluf World. With respect to our Bitcoin Mining Services Business, our competitors include Compass Mining, Miners Dep and Alliance. With respect to the Packaging Business, our competitors include Sutherland Packaging, Acme Corrugated Box Company, and Trenton Corrugated Products, Inc.

 

Competition in each of these areas may increase as a result of technological developments, changes in consumer preferences, economic conditions, changes in market structure, and other factors. Increased competition may divert consumers from our products, which could reduce our revenue or increase our marketing costs. Our competitors may have substantially greater financial resources than we do, and they may be able to adapt more quickly to changes in consumer preferences or devote greater resources to promotion of their offerings and services or to development or acquisition of offerings and services that are perceived to be of a higher quality or value than our offerings and services. As a result, we may not be able to compete successfully against such competitors.

 

We may not be able to fund capital expenditures and investment in projects and offerings.

 

A principal competitive factor for a large portion of the Spin-Off Businesses is the originality and perceived quality of our products and offerings. We will need to make continued capital investments to adapt to constantly changing consumer preferences. Our ability to fund capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations and to raise capital from third parties. We cannot assure you that our operations will be able to generate sufficient cash flow to fund such costs, or that we will be able to obtain sufficient financing on adequate terms, or at all, which could cause us to delay or abandon certain projects or plans.

 

Continuing general market uncertainties resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic may affect our ability to raise capital.

 

Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States and worldwide national securities markets have undergone unprecedented stress due to the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting reactions and outcomes of government, business, and the general population. These uncertainties have resulted in declines in many market sectors. As a result, until the pandemic has stabilized, the markets may not be available to the Company for purposes of raising required capital. Should we not be able to obtain financing when required, in the amounts necessary to execute on our plans in full, or on terms which are economically feasible we may be unable to sustain the necessary capital to pursue our strategic plan and may have to reduce the planned future growth and/or scope of our operations.

 

Cyber security risks and the failure to maintain the integrity of internal, partner, and consumer data could result in damages to our reputation, the disruption of operations and/or subject us to costs, fines or lawsuits.

 

We anticipate that we will collect and retain large volumes of internal, partner and consumer data, including credit card numbers and other personally identifiable information, for business purposes, including for transactional or target marketing and promotional purposes, and our various information technology systems enter, process, summarize and report such data. We also expect to maintain personally identifiable information about our employees. Additionally, our Web 3 Business is predominately digital in nature and relies heavily on our ability to maintain the integrity of our computer systems. The integrity and protection of our customer, employee, and company data will be critical to our business and our customers and employees are likely to have a high expectation that we will adequately protect their personal information. The regulatory environment, as well as the requirements imposed on us by the credit card industry, governing information, security and privacy laws is increasingly demanding and continues to evolve. Maintaining compliance with applicable security and privacy regulations may increase our operating costs and/or adversely impact our ability to market our products and services.

 

We also expect to rely on accounting, financial and operational management information technology systems to conduct our operations. If these information technology systems suffer severe damage, disruption or shutdown and our business continuity plans do not effectively resolve the issues in a timely manner, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

We may face various security threats, including cyber security attacks on our data (including our vendors’ and customers’ data) and/or information technology infrastructure. Although we will utilize various procedures and controls to monitor and mitigate these threats, there can be no assurance that these procedures and controls will be sufficient to prevent penetrations or disruptions to our systems. Furthermore, a penetrated or compromised data system or the intentional, inadvertent or negligent release or disclosure of data could result in theft, loss, fraudulent or unlawful use of customer, employee, or company data which could harm our reputation or result in remedial and other costs, fines or lawsuits and require significant management attention and resources to be spent. In addition, our insurance coverage and indemnification arrangements that we enter into, if any, may not be adequate to cover all the costs related to cyber security attacks or disruptions resulting from such events.

 

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Our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all possible losses that we could suffer and our insurance costs may increase.

 

We expect to seek to maintain comprehensive insurance coverage at commercially reasonable rates. There can be no assurance that our insurance will be sufficient to cover the full extent of all losses or liabilities for which we are insured, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain insurance policies on favorable terms, or at all.

 

COVID-19 or another pandemic may negatively impact our ability to operate the Spin-Off Businesses which could decrease or eliminate the value of our common stock.

 

COVID-19 has resulted in significant uncertainty in many areas of our businesses. We do not know how long these conditions will last. This uncertainty may to negatively impact our operations. We may experience labor shortages, particularly in our Packaging Business, if our employees are unable or unwilling to come to work. If our suppliers cannot deliver the supplies we need to operate our business or if we are unable to ship our products due to trucking or rail shipping disruptions, we may be forced to suspend operations or reduce production. If we are unable to operate the Packaging Business at or near its historical rate, it may result in unfavorable operating results. Any shut down of operations or reduction in production, especially for an extended period of time, could reduce the value of our common stock.

 

Our management has limited experience in operating a public company.

 

Our executive officers have limited experience in the management of a publicly traded company. Our management team may not successfully or effectively manage its transition to a public company that will be subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under federal securities laws. Their limited experience in dealing with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies could be a significant disadvantage in that it is likely that an increasing amount of their time may be devoted to these activities, which will result in less time being devoted to the management and growth of our business. We may not have adequate personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in the accounting policies, practices or internal controls over financial reporting required of public companies in the U.S. The development and implementation of the standards and controls necessary for us to achieve the level of accounting standards required of a public company in the U.S. may require costs greater than expected. It is possible that we will be required to expand our employee base and hire additional employees to support our operations as a public company, which will increase our operating costs in future periods.

 

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and distract management.

 

We expect to incur significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements and costs associated with applicable corporate governance requirements. These applicable rules and regulations are expected to significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time consuming and costly than those for privately owned companies that are not registrants with the SEC. Compliance with these rules and regulations may divert management’s attention from other business concerns.

 

Our business plan requires additional liquidity and capital resources that might not be available on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.

 

We currently expect to obtain a portion of the capital required for the development and operations of the Company from various forms of public and private financing, which are dependent on factors outside of our control. Our current projected liabilities exceed our current cash projections and we have very limited cash flow from current operations. We therefore will require additional capital and/or cash flow from future operations to fund the Company, our debt service obligations and our ongoing business. There is no assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient additional capital or generate sufficient future cash flow from our future operations to fund our ongoing business. If the amount of capital we are able to raise, together with any income from future operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our liquidity and capital needs, including funding our current debt obligations, we may be required to abandon or alter our plans for the Company. The Company may also have to raise additional capital through the equity market, which could result in substantial dilution to existing stockholders.

 

Our ability to obtain necessary financing may be impaired by factors such as the health of and access to capital markets, our limited track record and the limited historical financial information available, or the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Any additional capital raised through the sale of additional shares of our capital stock, convertible debt or other equity may dilute the ownership percentage of our stockholders.

 

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Risks Related to Our Web3 Business

 

If we do not innovate and provide Web3 based products and services that are attractive to our users, our business could be harmed.

 

Our success depends on our continued innovation to provide products and services that are attractive to potential users and customers. As a result, we must invest significant resources in research and development to first create then improve the attractiveness and comprehensiveness of our products and services and effectively incorporate new Web3 technologies into them. If we are unable to provide products and services that users and customers want to use, then users may become dissatisfied and use competitors’ products and services. If we are unable to continue offering innovative products and services, we may be unable to attract users, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

The success of our Web3 Business is substantially dependent upon the continued success of the entertainment professionals we intend to partner with and our ability to continue to secure favorable contracts with and maintain a good working relationship with these individuals.

 

Our Web3 business is expected to include partnerships with entertainment professionals to help them use Web3 technology to distribute, manage, and receive payment for their art, music, or other content. Our ability to secure partnerships, and maintain a good working relationship, with artists, celebrities, athletes, and other public figures - through agreements, alliances, opportunities and otherwise – is of critical importance to our long-term success.

 

A particular crypto asset’s status as a “security” in any relevant jurisdiction is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and if we are unable to properly characterize a crypto asset we develop in our Web3 Business as not a security, we may be subject to regulatory scrutiny, inquiries, investigations, fines, and other penalties, which may adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

 

The SEC and its staff have taken the position that certain crypto assets fall within the definition of a “security” under the U.S. federal securities laws. The legal test for determining whether any given crypto asset is a security is a highly complex, fact-driven analysis that evolves over time, and the outcome is difficult to predict. The SEC generally does not provide advance guidance or confirmation on the status of any particular crypto asset as a security. Furthermore, the SEC’s views in this area have evolved over time and it is difficult to predict the direction or timing of any continuing evolution. It is also possible that a change in the governing administration or the appointment of new SEC commissioners could substantially impact the views of the SEC and its staff. For example, Chair Gary Gensler recently remarked on the need for further regulatory oversight on crypto assets, crypto trading, and lending platforms by the SEC. Public statements by senior officials at the SEC indicate that the SEC does not intend to take the position that Bitcoin or Ethereum are securities (in their current form). Bitcoin and Ethereum are the only crypto assets as to which senior officials at the SEC have publicly expressed such a view. Moreover, such statements are not official policy statements by the SEC and reflect only the speakers’ views, which are not binding on the SEC or any other agency or court and cannot be generalized to any other crypto asset. With respect to all other crypto assets, there is currently no certainty under the applicable legal test that such assets are not securities, notwithstanding the conclusions we may draw based on our assessment regarding the likelihood that a particular crypto asset could be deemed a “security” under applicable laws. Similarly, though the SEC’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology published a framework for analyzing whether any given crypto asset is a security in April 2019, this framework is also not a rule, regulation, or statement of the SEC and is not binding on the SEC.

 

Several foreign jurisdictions have taken a broad-based approach to classifying crypto assets as “securities,” while other foreign jurisdictions, such as Switzerland, Malta, and Singapore, have adopted a narrower approach. As a result, certain crypto assets may be deemed to be a “security” under the laws of some jurisdictions but not others. Various foreign jurisdictions may, in the future, adopt additional laws, regulations, or directives that affect the characterization of crypto assets as “securities.”

 

The classification of a crypto asset as a security under applicable law has wide-ranging implications for the regulatory obligations that flow from the offer, sale, trading, and clearing of such assets. For example, a crypto asset that is a security in the United States may generally only be offered or sold in the United States pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC or in an offering that qualifies for an exemption from registration. Persons that effect transactions in crypto assets that are securities in the United States may be subject to registration with the SEC as a “broker” or “dealer.” Platforms that bring together purchasers and sellers to trade crypto assets that are securities in the United States are generally subject to registration as national securities exchanges, or must qualify for an exemption, such as by being operated by a registered broker-dealer as an ATS in compliance with rules for ATSs. Persons facilitating clearing and settlement of securities may be subject to registration with the SEC as a clearing agency. Foreign jurisdictions may have similar licensing, registration, and qualification requirements.

 

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We intend to analyze each crypto asset we develop under our Web3 Business to determine its likeliness to be deemed to be a “security” under applicable laws. Regardless of our conclusions, we could be subject to legal or regulatory action in the event the SEC, a foreign regulatory authority, or a court were to determine that a crypto asset we developed under our Web3 Business is a security under applicable laws. Because our Web3 platforms will not be registered or licensed with the SEC or foreign authorities as a broker-dealer, national securities exchange, or ATS (or foreign equivalents), and we do not seek to register or rely on an exemption from such registration or license to facilitate the offer and sale of crypto assets on our Web3 platforms, we will only develop and distributed digital assets for which we determine there are reasonably strong arguments to conclude that the crypto asset is not a security. We recognize that the application of securities laws to the specific facts and circumstances of crypto assets may be complex and subject to change, and that a listing determination does not guarantee any conclusion under the U.S. federal securities laws.

 

There can be no assurances that we will properly characterize any given crypto asset we develop under our Web3 Business as a security or non-security for purposes of determining whether we will distribute it on a Web3 platform. If the SEC, foreign regulatory authority, or a court were to determine that a crypto asset offered, sold, or traded on one of our future Web3 platform is a security, we would not be able to offer the Web3 product associated with the crypto asset until we are able to do so in a compliant manner. A determination by the SEC, a foreign regulatory authority, or a court that an asset that we support in the future for trading on our platform constitutes a security may also result in us determining that it is advisable to remove assets from our platform that have similar characteristics to the asset that was determined to be a security. In addition, we could be subject to judicial or administrative sanctions for failing to offer or sell the crypto asset in compliance with the registration requirements, or for acting as a broker, dealer, or national securities exchange without appropriate registration. Such an action could result in injunctions, cease and desist orders, as well as civil monetary penalties, fines, and disgorgement, criminal liability, and reputational harm.

 

Our Web3 Business intends to rely on the Ethereum blockchain, which we have no control over.

 

Our Web3 Business intends to operate on the Ethereum blockchain. Like other blockchains, Ethereum blockchain relies on a network of computers to run certain software programs to solve complex transactions in competition with other mining operations and to process transactions. We have no control over these networks, which subjects us to certain risks. For example, to the extent that any miners cease to record transactions in solved blocks, such transactions will not be recorded on the Ethereum blockchain. Currently, there are no known incentives for miners to elect to exclude the recording of transactions in solved blocks; however, to the extent that any such incentives arise (e.g., a collective movement among miners or one or more mining pools forcing Ethereum users to pay transaction fees as a substitute for or in addition to the award of new Ethereum upon the solving of a block), actions of miners solving a significant number of blocks could delay the recording and confirmation of transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. Such delay could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

Incidents or adverse publicity concerning the Company or our public-figure partners could harm our reputation as well as negatively impact our revenues and profitability.

 

Our reputation is an important factor in the success of our Web3 Business. Our ability to attract and retain both partners and customers depends, in part, upon the external perceptions of our Company, the brands and individuals we are associated with, and our corporate and management integrity. If market recognition or the perception of the Company diminishes, there may be a material adverse effect on our revenues, profits, and cash flow. In addition, changing public perception of the brand and public figures we partner with could negatively impact our business and results of operations.

 

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Changes in consumer tastes and preferences for Web3 products could reduce demand for our offerings and products and adversely affect the profitability of our Web3 Business.

 

The success of our Web3 Business depends on our ability to consistently provide, maintain and innovate Web3 products that meet changing consumer preferences. Our success depends in part on the continued and increasing popularity of Web3 products and on our ability to successfully predict and adapt to tastes and preferences of this consumer group. If our Web3 products do not achieve sufficient consumer acceptance or if consumer preferences change or consumers are drawn to other products, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

Blockchain technology may expose us to specially designated nationals or blocked persons or cause it to violate provisions of law.

 

We are subject to the rules enforced by OFAC, including regarding sanctions and requirements not to conduct business with persons named on its specially designated nationals list. However, because of the pseudonymous nature of blockchain transactions, we may inadvertently and without our knowledge engage in transactions with persons named on OFAC’s specially designated nationals list, which may expose us to regulatory sanctions and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Current and future legislation and rulemaking regarding digital assets may result in extraordinary, non-recurring expenses and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Current and future legislation and rulemaking by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and SEC or other regulators, including interpretations released by a regulatory authority, may impact the manner in which digital assets are treated. For example, digital assets derivatives are not excluded from the definition of “commodity future” by the CFTC. Furthermore, according to the CFTC, digital assets fall within the definition of a commodity under the Commodities Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and as a result, we may be required to register and comply with additional regulations under the CEA, including additional periodic reporting and disclosure standards and requirements. We may also be required to register as a commodity pool operator and to register as a commodity pool with the CFTC through the National Futures Association. If we are required to register with the CFTC or another governmental or self-regulatory authority, we may seek to cease certain of our operations to avoid the registration requirement. Modifying our business to avoid a registration requirement with the CFTC or another governmental or self-regulatory authority may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Risks Related to Our Bitcoin Mining Services Business

 

The business of the end users of our Bitcoin mining equipment is capital intensive, and declines in discretionary income could limit the market for our Bitcoin mining equipment, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Our Bitcoin Mining equipment is intended to lower the costs of constructing, developing, operating and maintaining digital asset mining and hosting facilities. However, users of our Bitcoin mining equipment may still face substantial costs associated with electricity usage, equipment replacement and upgrading, and other factors. A decline in discretionary income could prevent our intended end users from engaging in Bitcoin mining, and in turn from purchasing our Bitcoin mining equipment.

 

If future prices of Bitcoin are not sufficiently high, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected, which may have a negative impact on the trading price of our securities.

 

Our Bitcoin mining equipment allows users to engage in Bitcoin mining. If future prices of Bitcoin are not sufficiently high to cause our target customers to engage in Bitcoin mining and in turn purchase our products and services, our sales of Bitcoin mining equipment may be affected and our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

 

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Our business is heavily impacted by social, political, economic and other events and circumstances in the United States and abroad. Shifting positions on digital asset mining activity could reduce our revenue and profitability.

 

Our business is heavily impacted by social, political, economic, and other events and circumstances in the United States and abroad. These events and circumstances are largely outside of our influence and control. For example, we believe that historically China was a location of significant digital asset mining at low electric power rates. Recently, China and other foreign governments have taken action to prohibit or significantly restrict digital asset mining. Should China or other countries that currently restrict digital asset mining eliminate such restrictions or actually seek to enhance such mining activity, the demand for our Bitcoin mining equipment may be lowered, which would likely reduce the revenue and profitability of our Bitcoin Mining Services Business.

 

We are subject to risks associated with our customers’ need for significant electric power and the limited availability of power resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our customers using our Bitcoin mining equipment require a significant amount of electric power. Energy costs and availability are vulnerable to seasonality, with increased costs primarily in the summer months and risks of outages and power grid damage as a result of inclement weather, animal incursion, sabotage, and other events out of our control. Although we aim to offer energy efficient Bitcoin mining equipment, there can be no assurance that there will be sufficient energy availability to meet the needs of our Bitcoin mining equipment customers.

 

Governments and government regulators, at the federal, state, and local levels, may potentially restrict the ability of electricity suppliers to provide electricity to users of our Bitcoin mining equipment, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Governments or government regulators, at the federal, state, and local levels, may potentially restrict electricity suppliers from providing electricity to Bitcoin mining hosting facilities, including facilities used by our Bitcoin mining equipment target customers and facilities offered as part of our co-location services. For example, on May 14, 2018, the Chelan County Public Utility District in Washington approved a three-month extension of a moratorium on the approval of electric service for new digital asset transaction operators in Chelan County. In March 2018, the City of Plattsburgh, New York, placed an 18-month moratorium on transaction processing to preserve natural resources, the health of its residents and the “character and direction” of the city after residents complained about significantly higher electricity bills. In the event government regulators issue moratoriums or impose bans or restrictions involving transaction processing in jurisdictions in which our target Bitcoin mining equipment customers operate, the sales of our Bitcoin mining equipment may be negatively impacted and could have a material adverse effect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Risks Related to Our Packaging Business

 

An increase in the cost or a reduction in the availability of wood fiber, other raw materials, energy and transportation may have an adverse effect on our profitability and results of operations.

 

Wood fiber, including old corrugated containers (“OCC”) is the principal raw material in many parts of the paper and packaging industry, including the corrugated cardboard on which our Packaging Business relies. Wood fiber is a commodity, and prices historically have been cyclical and have varied on a regional basis. Environmental litigation and regulatory developments have caused, and may cause in the future, significant reductions in the amount of timber available for commercial harvest in the United States. In addition, future domestic or foreign legislation and litigation concerning the use of timberlands, the protection of endangered species, the promotion of forest health and the response to and prevention of catastrophic wildfires could also affect timber supplies. Availability of harvested timber may further be limited by fire, insect infestation, disease, ice storms, windstorms, flooding and other causes, thereby reducing supply and increasing prices. Demand for OCC, especially from China, could result in shortages or spikes in the cost of OCC.

 

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Industry supply of commodity paper and wood products is also subject to fluctuation, as changing industry conditions can influence producers to idle or permanently close individual machines or entire mills. Oversupply in these markets can also result from producers introducing new capacity in response to favorable short-term pricing trends. Industry supply of commodity papers and wood products is also influenced by overseas production capacity, which has grown in recent years and is expected to continue to grow. Wood fiber pricing is subject to regional market influences, and the cost of wood fiber may increase in particular regions due to market shifts in those regions. In addition, the ability to obtain wood fiber from foreign countries may be impacted by economic, legal and political conditions in those countries as well as transportation difficulties.

 

Energy is a significant input cost for the paper and packaging industry. Increases in energy prices can be expected to adversely impact businesses.

 

Because we rely on a supply of corrugated sheets of cardboard to produce packaging, these uncertainties in the supply and cost of raw materials used to produce paper product could affect the availability of the corrugated sheets of cardboard we rely on. Increases in costs may need to be passed on to our customers, and ultimately may negatively affect our business.

 

Disruptions in transportation could adversely affect our supply of raw materials and could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, profitability, and liquidity.

 

Since we receive our supply of raw material from suppliers that use third-party shippers that rely on truck, rail, and other forms of transportation, the reduced availability of those modes of transportation could limit our ability to promptly produce products for our customers, which could have an adverse effect on our operations, financial condition, and liquidity. In addition, the increased cost of transportation of raw material from our suppliers may reduce our profitability if we are not able to recover those costs through price increases for our products.

 

Paper and packaging companies face strong competition.

 

We face competition from numerous competitors, domestic as well as foreign. Some of our competitors are larger, more vertically integrated companies that have greater financial and other resources, greater manufacturing economies of scale, greater energy self-sufficiency, and/or lower operating costs.

 

Certain paper and wood products are vulnerable to long-term declines in demand due to competing technologies or materials.

 

Companies in the paper and packaging industry are subject to possible declines in demand for their products as the use of alternative materials and technologies grows and the prices of such alternatives become more competitive. Any substantial shift in demand from wood and paper products to competing technologies or materials could result in a material decrease in sales of our products and could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows, and financial position. We cannot ensure that any efforts we might undertake to adapt our product offerings to such changes would be successful or sufficient.

 

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Because we service customers in a variety of industries, we may be particularly impacted by general economic downturns.

 

Our Packaging Business provides packaging for third-party customers in a variety of industries, including pharmaceutical and e-commerce companies. Certain of our Packaging Business customers provide goods that are discretionary items for consumers. Therefore, their business, and in turn our Packaging Business, depends on the strength of the retail, commercial, and industrial sectors of the economy in various parts of the world, and trends therein. During a downturn in the economy, consumer purchases of discretionary items are affected, which could materially lower our customers’ demand for our packaging products, and negatively affect our profitability and financial condition.

 

We incur significant expenses to maintain our manufacturing equipment and any interruption in the operations of our facilities may harm our operating performance.

 

We regularly incur significant expenses to maintain our manufacturing equipment and facilities. The machines and equipment that we use to produce our products are complex, interdependent, and have many parts. We must perform routine maintenance on our equipment and will have to periodically replace a variety of parts

 

Disruptions to our Packaging Business could occur due to any number of circumstances, including prolonged power outages, mechanical or process failures, shortages of raw materials, natural catastrophes, disruptions in the availability of transportation, labor disputes, terrorism, changes in or non-compliance with environmental or safety laws, and the lack of availability of services from any of our facilities’ key suppliers. Any facility shutdowns may be followed by prolonged startup periods, regardless of the reason for the shutdown. Any prolonged disruption in operations at any of our facilities could cause significant lost production, which would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

We rely on a limited number of third-party suppliers for certain raw materials required for the production of our products.

 

Our dependence on a limited number of third-party suppliers, and the challenges we may face in obtaining adequate supplies of raw materials, involve several risks, including limited control over pricing, availability, quality and delivery schedules. We cannot be certain that our current suppliers will continue to provide us with the quantities of these raw materials that we require or will continue to satisfy our anticipated specifications and quality requirements. Any supply interruption in limited raw materials could materially harm our ability to manufacture our products until a new source of supply, if any, could be identified and qualified. Although we believe there are other suppliers of these raw materials, we may be unable to find a sufficient alternative supply channel in a reasonable time or on commercially reasonable terms. Any performance failure on the part of our suppliers could interrupt production of our products, which would have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

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Risks Related to Our Securities

 

We currently do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock. Consequently, our stockholders’ ability to achieve a return on their investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common stock.

 

We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock. Any future dividend payments are within the absolute discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements, financial condition, level of indebtedness, contractual restrictions with respect to payment of dividends, business opportunities, anticipated cash needs, provisions of applicable law and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

 

As a result of becoming a public company, we will be obligated to develop and maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting in order to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”). We may not complete our analysis of our internal control over financial reporting in a timely manner, or these internal controls may not be determined to be effective, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and, as a result, the value of our common stock.

 

As a result of becoming a public company we will be subject to SEC reporting and other regulatory requirements. We will incur expenses and diversion of our management’s time in its efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding internal controls over financial reporting. Effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. In addition, any testing by us conducted in connection with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or the subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm when required, may reveal deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses or that may require prospective or retrospective changes to our consolidated financial statements or identify other areas for further attention or improvement. If we are unable to assert that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which would cause the price of our common stock to decline, and we may be subject to investigation or sanctions by the SEC.

 

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An active, liquid trading market for our common stock may not develop, which may limit your ability to sell your shares.

 

Prior to this offering, there was no public market for our common stock. Although we have applied to list our common stock on the Nasdaq under the trading symbol “TYDE,” an active trading market for our common stock may never develop or be sustained following the Distribution. A public trading market having the desirable characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends upon the existence of willing buyers and sellers at any given time, such existence being dependent upon the individual decisions of buyers and sellers over which neither we nor any market maker has control. The failure of an active and liquid trading market to develop and continue would likely have a material adverse effect on the value of our common stock, and you may not be able to sell your shares of our common stock.

 

We may issue shares of preferred stock in the future, which could make it difficult for another company to acquire us or could otherwise adversely affect holders of our common stock, which could depress the price of our common stock.

 

Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation is expected to authorize us to issue one or more series of preferred stock. Our Board of Directors is expected have the authority to determine the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of preferred stock and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of such series, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. Our preferred stock could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to the rights of our common stock. The potential issuance of preferred stock may delay or prevent a change in control of us, discouraging bids for our common stock at a premium to the market price, and materially adversely affect the market price and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.

 

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The trading price of our securities will likely be, and continue to be, volatile and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

The trading price of our securities could be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control, including but not limited to our general business condition, the release of our financial reports and general economic conditions and forecasts. Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our securities irrespective of our operating performance. The stock market in general, and Nasdaq, have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the particular companies affected. The trading prices and valuations of these stocks, and of our securities, may not be predictable. A loss of investor confidence in the market for the stocks of other companies which investors perceive to be similar to us could depress our stock price regardless of our business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations. A decline in the market price of our securities also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our stockholders’ investment in our securities, and our securities may trade at prices significantly below the price they paid for them. In such circumstances, the trading price of our securities may not recover and may experience a further decline.

 

Anti-takeover provisions contained in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws, which we plan to have adopted prior to the Distribution, as well as provisions of Delaware law, which we expect to be subject to prior to the Distribution, could impair a takeover attempt.

 

Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws, which we plan to have adopted prior to the Distribution, as well as provisions of Delaware law, which we expect to be subject to prior to the Distribution, contain anti-takeover provisions. These provisions could limit the opportunity for our shareholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock. For a discussion of the anti-takeover provisions, See “Description of Capital Stock – Anti-Takeover Provisions.”

 

Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which we plan to have adopted prior to the Distribution, designates Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain litigation, which may limit our stockholders’ ability to choose a judicial forum for disputes with us.

 

TYDE’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws, which we plan to have adopted prior to the Distribution, will contain, and Delaware law, which we expect to be subject to prior to the Distribution, contains, provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids by making such practices or bids unacceptably expensive to the bidder and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with TYDE’s Board of Directors rather than to attempt a hostile takeover. These provisions are expected to include, among others:

 

  rules regarding how stockholders may present proposals or nominate directors for election at stockholder meetings;

 

  the right of TYDE’s Board of Directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval;

 

  the ability of TYDE’s directors, and not stockholders, to fill vacancies (including those resulting from an enlargement of the Board of Directors) on TYDE’s Board of Directors;

 

  the division of TYDE’s Board of Directors into three classes of directors, with each class serving a staggered term; and

 

  a provision that directors serving on a classified board may be removed by stockholders only for cause.

 

In addition, following the Distribution, TYDE will be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Section 203 provides that, subject to limited exceptions, persons that (without prior board approval) acquire, or are affiliated with a person that acquires, more than 15 percent of the outstanding voting stock of a Delaware corporation shall not engage in any business combination with that corporation, including by merger, consolidation or acquisitions of additional shares, for a three-year period following the date on which that person or its affiliate becomes the holder of more than 15 percent of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock.

 

TYDE believes these provisions will protect its stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with TYDE’s Board of Directors and by providing TYDE’s Board of Directors with more time to assess any acquisition proposal. These provisions are not intended to make TYDE immune from takeovers. However, these provisions will apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders and could delay or prevent an acquisition that TYDE’s Board of Directors determines is not in the best interests of TYDE and its stockholders. These provisions may also prevent or discourage attempts to remove and replace incumbent directors.

 

In addition, an acquisition or further issuance of TYDE’s stock could trigger the application of Section 355(e) of the Code. For a discussion of Section 355(e), see the section entitled “Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution”. Under the tax matters arrangement, TYDE would be required to indemnify BBIG for the tax imposed under Section 355(e) of the Code resulting from an acquisition or issuance of TYDE stock, even if TYDE did not participate in or otherwise facilitate the acquisition, and this indemnity obligation might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control that you may consider favorable.

 

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If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

 

The trading market for our securities will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If only a limited number of securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our Company, the trading price for our securities would likely be negatively impacted. In the event securities or industry analysts initiate coverage, if one or more of the analysts who covers us downgrades our stock or publishes unfavorable research about our business, our stock price may decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of our Company or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our securities could decrease, which might cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.

 

We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and we are taking advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and are taking advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a registration statement under the Securities Act declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company, which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period, difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

 

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, (b) in which we have total annual revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the prior fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter; and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.

 

Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of any fiscal year for so long as either (1) the market value of our shares of common stock held by non-affiliates did not equal or exceed $250 million as of the prior September 30, or (2) our annual revenues did not equal or exceed $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our shares of common stock held by non-affiliates did not equal or exceed $700 million as of the prior September 30.

 

Because we subject the above listed reduced reporting requirements, investors may not be able to compare us to other companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

 

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Your percentage ownership in our company may be diluted in the future.

 

In the future, your percentage ownership in our company may be diluted because of equity issuances for warrant exercises, acquisitions, strategic investments, capital market transactions, or otherwise, including equity compensation awards that we grant to our directors, officers and employees. Our Compensation Committee can be expected to grant additional equity compensation awards to our employees after the Separation. These awards would have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. From time to time, we may issue additional equity compensation awards to our employees under our employee benefits plans.

 

In addition, our Restated Certificate of Incorporation is expected to authorize our Board of Directors to create and issue, without the approval of our stockholders, one or more series of preferred stock having such powers, preferences, and rights, if any, and such qualifications, limitations, and restrictions, if any, as established by our Board of Directors. The terms of one or more series of preferred stock that is so created and issued by our Board of Directors may dilute the voting power or reduce the value of our common stock. For example, our Board of Directors could create and issue one or more series of preferred stock having the right to elect one or more of our directors (in all events or on the happening of specified events) and/or the right to veto specified transactions. Similarly, the repurchase or redemption rights or dividend, distribution, or liquidation rights of a series of preferred stock created and issued by our Board of Directors could affect the residual value of the common stock. See “Description of Capital Stock—Preferred Stock.”

 

Our common stock will be subordinate to all of our future indebtedness and any series of preferred stock, and effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and preferred equity claims against our subsidiaries.

 

Shares of our common stock will rank junior to all of our future indebtedness and other liabilities. Additionally, holders of our common stock may become subject to the prior dividend and liquidation rights of holders of any series of preferred stock that our Board of Directors may designate and issue without any action on the part of the holders of our common stock. Furthermore, our right to participate in a distribution of assets upon any of our subsidiaries’ liquidation or reorganization is subject to the prior claims of that subsidiary’s creditors.

 

Investors are subject to litigation risk and their respective investments in the shares of our common stock may be lost as a result of our legal liabilities or the legal liabilities of our affiliates.

 

We or our affiliates may from time to time be subject to claims by third parties and may be plaintiffs or defendants in civil proceedings. There can be no assurance that claims will not be brought in the future if we cannot generate the revenue that we forecast or raise sufficient capital to pay our liabilities. The expense of prosecuting claims, for which there is no guarantee of success, and/or the expense of defending against claims by third parties and paying any amounts pursuant to settlements or judgments, would generally be borne by the Company and could result in the reduction or complete loss of all of the assets of the Company, and investors in our common stock could lose all or a part of their investment.

 

Risks Related to the Separation

 

We may not realize the anticipated benefits from the Separation, and the Separation could harm our business.

 

We may not be able to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits expected to result from the Separation and such benefits may be delayed or not occur at all. The Separation is designed to enhance strategic and management focus, provide a distinct corporate identity, and allow us to efficiently allocate resources and deploy capital. We may not achieve these and other anticipated benefits for a variety of reasons, including the following:

 

  the Separation will require significant amounts of management’s time and effort, which may divert management’s attention from operating and growing our business;

 

  following the Separation, we may be more susceptible to economic downturns and other adverse events than if we were still a part of BBIG;

 

  following the Separation, our business will be less diversified than BBIG’s business prior to the Separation;

 

  following the Separation, our business will experience a loss of scale and access to certain financial, managerial, and professional resources as well as product and brand power influence and recognition with some customers from which we have benefited in the past; and

 

  actions required to separate the respective businesses could disrupt our operations.

 

If we fail to achieve some or all of the benefits expected to result from the Separation, or if such benefits are delayed, our business could be harmed.

 

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We have no history operating as an independent company, and our historical financial information is not necessarily representative of the results that we would have achieved as an independent, publicly traded company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.

 

Our historical financial information included in this information statement has been derived from BBIG’s consolidated financial statements and accounting records is not necessarily indicative of our future operating results, financial condition, or cash flows, nor do they reflect what our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows would have been as an independent public company during the periods presented. In particular, the historical financial information included in this information statement is not necessarily indicative of our future operating results, financial condition, or cash flows primarily because of the following factors:

 

  prior to the Separation, our business was operated by BBIG as part of its broader corporate organization rather than as an independent company, and BBIG or one of its affiliates provided support for various corporate functions for us, such as information technology, medical insurance, procurement, logistics, marketing, human resources, compliance, legal, finance, and internal audit;

 

  our historical financial results reflect the direct, indirect, and allocated costs for such services historically provided by BBIG, and these costs may significantly differ from the comparable expenses we would have incurred as an independent company;

 

  our working capital requirements and capital expenditures historically have been satisfied as part of BBIG’s corporate-wide cash management and centralized funding programs, and our cost of debt and other capital may significantly differ from that which is reflected in our historical combined financial statements;

 

  the historical financial information may not fully reflect the costs associated with the Separation, including the costs related to being an independent company;

 

  our historical financial information does not reflect our obligations under the various transitional and other agreements we will enter into with BBIG in connection with the Separation, though costs under such agreements are expected to be broadly similar to what was charged to the business in the past; and

 

  our business currently is integrated with that of BBIG and we benefit from BBIG’s size and scale in costs, employees, and vendor and customer relationships and the costs we will incur as an independent company may significantly exceed comparable costs we would have incurred as part of BBIG and some of our customer relationships may be weakened or lost.

 

We based the pro forma adjustments included in this information statement on available information and assumptions that we believe are reasonable and factually supportable. Actual results, however, may vary. In addition, our unaudited pro forma financial information included in this information statement may not give effect to various ongoing additional costs that we may incur in connection with being an independent public company. Accordingly, our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements do not reflect what our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows would have been as an independent public company and are not necessarily indicative of our future financial condition or future operating results.

 

See “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” and the notes thereto, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

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Until the Separation occurs, BBIG will have sole discretion to change the terms of the Separation in ways that may be unfavorable to us.

 

Until the Separation occurs, the Spin-Off Businesses will remain business segments of BBIG. Completion of the Separation remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, some of which are in the sole and absolute discretion of BBIG, including final approval by the Board of Directors of BBIG. Additionally, BBIG has the sole and absolute discretion to change certain terms of the Separation, including the amount of any cash transfer between us, the amount of our indebtedness, and the allocation of contingent liabilities, which changes could be unfavorable to us. In addition, BBIG may decide at any time prior to the completion of the Separation not to proceed with the Separation.

 

Potential indemnification liabilities to BBIG pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

 

The Separation and Distribution agreement, among other things, provides for indemnification obligations designed to make TYDE financially responsible for certain liabilities that may exist relating to its business activities. If TYDE is required to indemnify BBIG under the circumstances set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, TYDE may be subject to substantial liabilities.

 

TYDE may be subject to certain contingent liabilities of BBIG following the Separation.

 

After the Separation, there is the possibility that certain liabilities of BBIG could become TYDE’s obligations. For example, under the Code and the related rules and regulations, each corporation that was a member of the BBIG United States consolidated group during a taxable period or portion of a taxable period ending on or before the effective time of the Distribution is jointly and severally liable for the United States federal income tax liability of the entire BBIG United States consolidated group for that taxable period. Consequently, if BBIG is unable to pay the consolidated United States federal income tax liability for a prior period, TYDE could be required to pay the entire amount of such tax which could be substantial and in excess of the amount allocated to it under the tax matters arrangement between it and BBIG Other provisions of federal law establish similar liability for other matters, including laws governing tax-qualified pension plans as well as other contingent liabilities.

 

In connection with the Separation, BBIG will indemnify TYDE for certain liabilities. However, there can be no assurance that the indemnity will be sufficient to insure TYDE against the full amount of such liabilities, or that BBIGs ability to satisfy its indemnification obligation will not be impaired in the future.

 

BBIG will agree to indemnify TYDE for certain pre-spin-off liabilities. However, third parties could also seek to hold TYDE responsible for liabilities that BBIG has agreed to retain, and there can be no assurance that the indemnity from BBIG will be sufficient to protect TYDE against the full amount of such liabilities, or that BBIG will be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. In addition, BBIG’s insurers may attempt to deny coverage to TYDE for liabilities associated with certain occurrences of indemnified liabilities prior to the Separation.

 

After the Separation, we will only have limited access to the insurance policies maintained by BBIG for events occurring prior to the Separation, BBIG’s insurers may deny or attempt to deny coverage to us under such policies, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain insurance coverage following the Separation on terms that justify its purchase, and any such insurance may not be adequate to offset costs associated with certain events.

 

In connection with the Separation, we will enter into agreements with BBIG to address various matters associated with the Separation, including insurance coverage. The Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide that following the Separation, we will no longer have insurance coverage under BBIG insurance policies in connection with events occurring before, as of, or after the Separation, other than coverage for (i) events occurring prior to the Separation and covered by occurrence-based policies of BBIG as in effect as of the Separation and (ii) events or acts occurring prior to the Separation and covered by claims-made policies of BBIG for which a claim was received prior to the Separation. However, after the Separation, BBIG’s insurers may deny or attempt to deny coverage to us for losses associated with occurrences or claims made prior to the Separation. Accordingly, we may be required to temporarily or permanently bear the costs of such lost coverage. In addition, we will have to obtain our own insurance policies after the Separation is complete. Although we expect to have insurance policies in place as of the date of the Separation that cover certain, but not all, hazards that could arise from our operations, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to obtain or maintain such coverage, that the cost of such coverage will be similar to that incurred by BBIG, or that such coverage will be adequate to protect us from costs incurred with certain events. The occurrence of an event that is not insured or not fully insured could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition. See “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG.”

 

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After the Separation, some of our directors and officers may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their equity ownership in BBIG.

 

Because of their current or former positions with BBIG, following the Separation, some of our directors and executive officers may own shares of BBIG common stock, and the individual holdings may be significant for some of these individuals compared to their total assets. This ownership may create, or may create the appearance of, conflicts of interest when these directors and officers are faced with decisions that could have different implications for BBIG or us. For example, potential conflicts of interest could arise in connection with the resolution of any dispute that may arise between BBIG and us regarding the terms of the agreements governing the Separation and the relationship thereafter between the companies.

 

The combined post-Separation value of BBIG and TYDE shares may not equal or exceed the pre-Separation value of BBIG shares.

 

After the Separation, we expect that BBIG common stock will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq. We have applied to list the shares of our common stock on Nasdaq. We cannot assure you that the combined trading prices of BBIG common stock and our common stock after the Separation, as adjusted for any changes in the combined capitalization of both companies, will be equal to or greater than the trading price of BBIG common stock prior to the Separation. Until the market has fully evaluated the business of BBIG without our business and potentially thereafter, the price at which BBIG common stock trades may fluctuate significantly. Similarly, until the market has fully evaluated our business and potentially thereafter, the price at which our common stock trades may fluctuate significantly.

 

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We potentially could have received better terms from unaffiliated third parties than the terms we received in our agreements with BBIG.

 

The agreements we entered into with BBIG in connection with the Separation were negotiated while we were still part of BBIG’s business. See “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG.” The terms of the agreements negotiated in the context of the Separation relate to, among other things, the allocation of assets, intellectual property, liabilities, rights, and other obligations between BBIG and us as well as services to be provided to us by BBIG on an interim basis. Arm’s-length negotiations between BBIG and an unaffiliated third-party in another form of transaction, such as a buyer in a sale of a business transaction, may have resulted in more favorable terms to the unaffiliated third-party.

 

If the Transfer and the Distribution do not qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, BBIG and/or holders of BBIG common stock could be subject to significant tax liability.

 

It is intended that the Transfer and the Distribution should qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and Section 355 of the Code. The consummation of the Separation and the related transactions is conditioned upon the receipt of an opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP substantially to the effect that such transactions should qualify for this intended tax treatment. The opinion will rely on certain representations, assumptions, and undertakings, including those relating to the past and future conduct of our business, and the opinion would not be valid if such representations, assumptions, and undertakings were incorrect. Despite the opinion, the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, could determine that the Transfer or the Distribution should be treated as a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes if it determines that any of the representations, assumptions, or undertakings that were relied upon for the opinion are false or have been violated, if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinion, or for other reasons, including as a result of significant changes in the stock ownership of BBIG or us after the Distribution Date. For more information regarding the opinion see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution.”

 

Even if the Transfer and the Distribution otherwise qualify under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and Section 355 of the Code, the Distribution could result in a material U.S. federal income tax liability to BBIG (but not to holders of BBIG common stock) under Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, a 50% or greater interest (measured by either vote or value) in the stock of BBIG or in the stock of our company (or any successor corporation) as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Distribution. Any acquisition of the stock of BBIG or our company (or any successor corporation) within two years before or after the Distribution would generally be presumed to be part of a plan that includes the Distribution, although the parties may be able to rebut that presumption under certain circumstances. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual in nature, and subject to a comprehensive analysis of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. Notwithstanding the opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP described above, BBIG or we might inadvertently cause or permit a prohibited change in ownership of BBIG or us, thereby triggering tax liability to BBIG.

 

If either the Transfer or the Distribution fails to qualify for tax-free treatment for any reason, BBIG and/or holders of BBIG common stock could be subject to substantial U.S. taxes as a result of the Transfer and the Distribution and we could incur significant liabilities under applicable law or as a result of the sections dealing with taxes contained in the Shared Services Agreement. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution.”

 

If the Distribution is taxable to BBIG as a result of a breach by us of any covenant or representation made by us in the Tax Matters Arrangement, we will generally be required to indemnify BBIG, and the obligation to make a payment on this indemnification obligation could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

As described above, it is intended that the Transfer and the Distribution should qualify as tax-free transactions to BBIG and to holders of BBIG common stock, except with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares. If the Transfer and/or the Distribution are not so treated or are taxable to BBIG (see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution—The Distribution”) due to a breach by us (or any of our subsidiaries) of any covenant or representation made by us in the tax matters arrangement contained in the Shared Services Agreement (the “Tax Matters Arrangement”), we will generally be required to indemnify BBIG for all tax-related losses suffered by BBIG. In addition, we will not control the resolution of any tax contest relating to taxes suffered by BBIG in connection with the Separation and we may not control the resolution of tax contests relating to any other taxes for which we may ultimately have an indemnity obligation under the Tax Matters Arrangement. In the event that BBIG suffers tax-related losses in connection with the Separation that must be indemnified by us under the Tax Matters Arrangement, the indemnification liability could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

 

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We will be subject to significant restrictions on our actions following the Separation in order to avoid triggering significant tax-related liabilities.

 

The Tax Matters Arrangement generally will prohibit us from taking certain actions that could cause the Transfer and the Distribution to fail to qualify as tax-free transactions, including the following:

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date (or otherwise pursuant to a “plan” within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code), we may not cause or permit certain business combinations or transactions to occur;

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not discontinue the active conduct of our business (within the meaning of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code);

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not liquidate or merge, consolidate, or amalgamate with any other person;

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not sell or otherwise dispose of more than 30% of our consolidated gross assets;

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not purchase any of our common stock, other than pursuant to certain open-market repurchases of less than 20% of our common stock (in the aggregate);

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not amend our Certificate of Incorporation (or other organizational documents) or take any other action affecting the voting rights of our common stock; and

 

  more generally, we may not take any action that could reasonably be expected to cause the Transfer and the Distribution to fail to qualify as tax-free transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

If we take any of the actions above and such actions result in tax-related losses to BBIG, we generally will be required to indemnify BBIG for such tax-related losses under the Tax Matters Arrangement. See “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG.” Due to these restrictions and indemnification obligations under the Tax Matters Arrangement, we may be limited in our ability to pursue strategic transactions, equity or convertible debt financings, or other transactions that may otherwise be in our best interests. In addition, our potential indemnity obligation to BBIG might discourage, delay, or prevent a change of control that our stockholders may consider favorable.

 

Our accounting and other management systems and resources may not be robust enough to meet the financial reporting and other requirements to which we will be subject following the Separation.

 

Prior to the Separation, our financial results were included within the consolidated results of BBIG, and we were not directly subject to reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act. These and other obligations will place significant demands on our management, administrative, and operational resources, including accounting and information technology resources. To comply with these requirements, we anticipate that we will need to duplicate information technology infrastructure; implement additional financial and management controls, reporting systems, and procedures; and hire additional accounting, finance, tax, treasury, and information technology staff. If we are unable to do this in a timely and effective fashion, our ability to comply with our financial reporting requirements and other rules that apply to independent public companies could be impaired and our business could be harmed.

 

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THE SEPARATION

 

General

 

BBIG intends to distribute 100% of the shares of our common stock held by BBIG to holders of shares of BBIG common stock, subject to certain conditions. The Distribution of our common stock is expected to take place on [ • ], the Distribution Date. On the Distribution Date, each holder of BBIG common stock will receive one (1) share of TYDE common stock for every ten (1) shares of BBIG common stock held at the close of business on the Record Date, as described below. You will not be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange your BBIG common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of TYDE common stock to which you are entitled on the Distribution Date.

 

The Distribution of our common stock as described in this information statement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. We cannot provide any assurances that the Distribution will be completed. For a more detailed description of these conditions, see the section “The Separation—Conditions to the Distribution.” We cannot provide any assurances that BBIG will complete the Separation.

 

Reasons for the Separation

 

The BBIG Board of Directors believes that separating the Spin-Off Businesses from the remainder of BBIG is in the best interests of BBIG and its stockholders for a number of reasons, including:

 

Distinct Focus. Each company will benefit from a distinct strategic and management focus on its specific operational and growth priorities. BBIG is expected to continue operations of its media focused business. TYDE will operate the Spin-Off Businesses. Because each company will have smaller portfolio of businesses, management of each company is expected to better allocate time and resources to identifying and executing operational and growth strategies.

 

Differentiated Investment Opportunities. Each company will offer differentiated and compelling investment opportunities based on its particular operating and financial model, allowing it to more closely align with its natural investor type. TYDE seeks to attract investors looking to invest in companies bringing Web3, and blockchain technology generally, into consumer facing industries, such as music and art, while also maintaining the stability that comes with an established business, such as the Packaging Business. Whereas BBIG will likely appeal to investors looking to invest in a global media business.

 

Optimized Balance Sheet and Capital Allocation Priorities. Each company will operate with a capital structure and capital deployment strategy tailored to its specific business model and growth strategies without having to compete with the other for investment capital. TYDE expects to monitor the performance and opportunities of the Spin-Off Businesses, and allocate capital in a manner designed to grow TYDE. BBIG is expected to continue allocating resources towards its media business.

 

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Direct Access to Capital Markets. Each company will have its own equity structure that will afford it direct access to the capital markets and allow it to capitalize on its unique growth opportunities appropriate to its business.

 

Alignment of Incentives with Performance Objectives. Each company will be able to offer incentive compensation arrangements for employees that are more directly tied to the performance of its business and may enhance employee hiring and retention by, among other things, improving the alignment of management and employee incentives with performance and growth objectives. TYDE expects to incentive management and employees with both cash and equity compensation upon attaining earnings, market capitalization, and user count goals. By tailoring management’s and employees’ incentive to the performance of the Spin-Off Businesses, rather than the businesses that remain with BBIG, the Company hopes to advance the Spin-Off Businesses faster than should they remain with BBIG.

 

Incremental Stockholder Value. Each company will benefit from the investment community’s ability to value its businesses independently within the context of its particular industry with the anticipation that, over time, the aggregate market value of the companies will be higher, on a fully distributed basis and assuming the same market conditions, than if BBIG were to remain under its current configuration.

 

BBIG’s Board of Directors also considered potentially negative factors in evaluating the Separation, including risks relating to the creation of a new public company, possible increased administrative costs and one-time separation costs, but concluded that the potential benefits of the Separation outweighed these factors. The anticipated benefits of the spin-off are based on a number of assumptions, and there can be no assurance that such benefits will materialize to the extent anticipated, or at all. In the event the spin-off does not result in such benefits, the costs associated with the spin-off could have an adverse effect on each company individually and in the aggregate. For more information, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Formation of a Holding Company Prior to the Distribution

 

In connection with and prior to the Separation, BBIG formed TYDE as a Nevada Corporation, and expects to convert it to a Delaware corporation prior to the Distribution, for the purpose of transferring to TYDE assets and liabilities, including the entities holding assets and liabilities, associated with the Spin-Off Businesses.

 

The Number of Shares You Will Receive

 

For every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock you own as of the close of business on the Record Date, you will receive one (1) share of our common stock on the Distribution Date.

 

Treatment of Fractional Shares

 

Nevada Agency & Transfer Company, acting as the Distribution Agent, will not distribute any fractional shares of our common stock to BBIG stockholders. As soon as practicable on or after the Distribution Date, the Distribution Agent will, instead, aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing prices, and distribute the net cash proceeds from the sales, net of brokerage fees and commissions, transfer taxes, and other costs, and after making appropriate deductions of the amounts required to be withheld for U.S. federal income tax purposes, if any, pro rata to each stockholder that would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share in connection with the Distribution. The Distribution Agent will determine when, how, through which broker-dealers, and at what prices to sell the aggregated fractional shares. Recipients of cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any minimum sale price for the fractional shares or to any interest on the amounts of payments made in lieu of fractional shares. The receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares generally will be taxable to the recipient stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes as described under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution—The Distribution.”

 

When and How You Will Receive the Distribution of TYDE Shares

 

BBIG will distribute the shares of our common stock on [●], 2022, the Distribution Date, to holders of record as of the close of business on the Record Date. The Distribution is expected to be completed following the Nasdaq market closing on the Distribution Date. BBIG’s transfer agent and registrar, Nevada Agency & Transfer Company, will serve as transfer agent and registrar for our common stock and as Distribution Agent in connection with the Distribution.

 

If you own BBIG common stock as of the close of business on the Record Date, the shares of our common stock that you are entitled to receive in connection with the Distribution will be issued electronically, as of the Distribution Date, to your account as follows:

 

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  Registered Stockholders. If you own your shares of BBIG stock directly, either in book-entry form through an account at Nevada Agency & Transfer Company and/or if you hold paper stock certificates, you will receive your shares of our common stock by way of direct registration in book-entry form. Registration in book-entry form is a method of recording stock ownership when no physical paper share certificates are distributed to stockholders, as is the case in connection with the Distribution.

 

  On or shortly following the Distribution Date, the Distribution Agent will mail to you a direct registration account statement that reflects the number of shares of our common stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name. Stockholders having any questions concerning the mechanics of having shares of our common stock registered in book-entry form may contact Nevada Agency & Transfer Company at the address set forth under “Questions and Answers About the Separation” in this information statement.  

 

Beneficial Stockholders. Many BBIG stockholders hold their shares of BBIG common stock beneficially through a bank or brokerage firm. In such cases, the bank or brokerage firm would be said to hold the stock in “street name” and ownership would be recorded on the bank or brokerage firm’s books. If you hold your BBIG common stock through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account with the shares of our common stock that you are entitled to receive in connection with the Distribution. If you have any questions concerning the mechanics of having shares of common stock held in “street name,” we encourage you to contact your bank or brokerage firm.

 

Treatment of Outstanding Equity Compensation Awards

 

The Shared Services Agreement will provide for the treatment of outstanding equity awards of BBIG in connection with the Separation. The following discussion describes the expected treatment of BBIG equity awards in connection with the separation. We expect that the treatment described below would become effective as of the Distribution Date.

 

Holders of BBIG awards whose post-Separation employer is TYDE will receive as a replacement of the BBIG awards, an identical award with respect to approximately 1/10 of a share of our common stock for each share of BBIG common stock underlying the BBIG award, such that the resulting TYDE award will have an intrinsic value immediately following the consummation of the Distribution equal to the intrinsic value of the existing BBIG award immediately prior to the consummation of the Distribution, taking into account any necessary adjustments to the exercise price of the new awards, if applicable, to maintain such intrinsic value. To the extent the existing BBIG award is subject to vesting based upon continued service with BBIG, the new awards will also remain subject to the same vesting conditions based upon continued employment with the holder’s post-Separation employer. In addition, to the extent the existing BBIG award is subject to the achievement of certain BBIG performance-based target goals, appropriate adjustments will be made to such target goals and incorporated into the new awards to reflect equivalent TYDE performance-based target goals.

 

There are currently no unvested equity awards held by employees of BBIG that are remaining with BBIG after the Separation.

 

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Fractional Interests

 

To the extent any adjustments to be made to outstanding BBIG awards result in fractional share interests, the fractional interests will be rounded down to the nearest whole share, and we will make a cash payment to our respective employees and/or directors in lieu of such fractional interests.

 

Results of the Separation

 

After the Separation, we will be an independent, publicly traded company that directly or indirectly holds the assets and legal entities, subject to any related liabilities, associated with the Spin-Off Businesses previously conducted by BBIG. Immediately following the Separation, we expect to have approximately 400 stockholders of record. Based on the number of registered stockholders of BBIG common stock on [●], 2022, applying the distribution ratio of one (1) share of our common stock for every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock, and adding the 1,472,399 shares of our common stock issuable under the terms of a BBIG warrant upon the Distribution, we expect to have approximately 16,484,201 shares of our common stock outstanding following the Separation. The actual number of shares to be distributed will be determined on the Record Date.

 

Incurrence of Debt

 

In connection with the Separation, we may incur debt in the ordinary course of business.

 

Regulatory Approvals

 

We must complete the necessary registration under the federal securities laws of our common stock to be issued in connection with the Distribution. We must also complete the applicable listing requirements on Nasdaq for such shares. Other than these requirements, we do not believe that any other material governmental or regulatory filings or approvals will be necessary to consummate the Distribution.

 

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Appraisal Rights

 

No BBIG stockholder will have any appraisal rights in connection with the Separation.

 

Listing and Trading of Our Common Stock

 

As of the date of this information statement, there is no public market for our common stock. We have applied to have our common stock listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “TYDE.”

 

Trading Between Record Date and Distribution Date

 

Beginning on the Record Date and continuing up to and including the Distribution Date, we expect that there will be two markets in BBIG common stock: a “regular-way” market and an “ex-distribution” market. Shares of BBIG common stock that trade on the “regular-way” market will trade with an entitlement to receive shares of our common stock in connection with the Distribution. Shares of BBIG common stock that trade on the “ex-distribution” market will trade without an entitlement to receive shares of our common stock in the Distribution. Therefore, if you sell shares of BBIG common stock on the “regular-way” market after the close of business on the Record Date and up to and including through the Distribution Date, you will be selling your right to receive shares of our common stock in connection with the Distribution. If you own shares of BBIG common stock as of the close of business on the Record Date and sell those shares on the “ex-distribution” market, up to and including through the Distribution Date, you will still receive the shares of our common stock that you would be entitled to receive in respect of your ownership, as of the Record Date, of the shares of BBIG common stock that you sold.

 

Furthermore, beginning on the Record Date and continuing up to and including the Distribution Date, we expect there will be a “when-issued” market in our common stock. “When-issued” trading refers to a sale or purchase made conditionally because the security has been authorized but not yet issued. The “when-issued” trading market will be a market for shares of our common stock that will be distributed to BBIG stockholders on the Distribution Date. If you own shares of BBIG common stock as of the close of business on the Record Date, you would be entitled to receive shares of our common stock in connection with the Distribution. You may trade this entitlement to receive shares of our common stock, without trading the shares of BBIG common stock you own, in the “when-issued” market. On the first trading day following the Distribution Date, we expect “when-issued” trading with respect to our common stock will end and “regular-way” trading in our common stock will begin.

 

Conditions to the Distribution

 

We expect the Distribution will be effective on [●], 2022, the Distribution Date, provided that, among other conditions described in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the following conditions will have been satisfied or waived by BBIG in its sole discretion:

 

  TYDE will hold all of the assets comprising the Spin-Off Businesses.
     
 

The SEC will have declared effective our registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement is a part, under the Exchange Act; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of our registration statement on Form 10 will be in effect.

 
  BBIG will have received an opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP, tax counsel to BBIG, to the effect that, among other things, the Distribution, together with certain related transactions, should qualify as tax-free for United States federal income tax purposes under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).
     
  Nasdaq will have approved the listing of TYDE common stock, subject to official notice of issuance.
     
 

No events or developments shall have occurred or exist that, in the sole and absolute judgment of the BBIG Board of Directors, make it inadvisable to effect the Distribution or would result in the Distribution and related transactions not being in the best interest of BBIG or its stockholders.

 

The fulfillment of these conditions will not create any obligations on BBIG’s part to effect the Separation, and the BBIG Board of Directors has reserved the right, in its sole discretion, to abandon, modify, or change the terms of the Separation, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution, at any time prior to the Distribution Date.

 

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Agreements with BBIG

 

In connection with the Separation, we will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and several other agreements with BBIG to effect the Separation and provide a framework for our relationship with BBIG after the Separation. These agreements will provide for the allocation between us and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BBIG and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, of the assets, liabilities, legal entities, and obligations associated with the Spin-Off Businesses, on the one hand, and the other current BBIG businesses, on the other hand, and will govern the relationship between our company and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BBIG and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, subsequent to the Separation (including with respect to transition services, employee matters, intellectual property matters, tax matters, and certain other commercial relationships).

 

In addition to the Separation and Distribution Agreement (which will contain many of the key provisions related to our Separation from BBIG and the Distribution of our shares of common stock to BBIG stockholders), we will also enter into a Shared Services Agreement and certain commercial agreements.

 

The forms of the principal agreements described below have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part. The following descriptions of these agreements are summaries of the material terms of these agreements.

 

Separation and Distribution Agreement

 

The Separation and Distribution Agreement will govern the overall terms of the Separation. Generally, the Separation and Distribution Agreement will include BBIG’s and our agreements relating to the internal restructuring steps to be taken to complete the Separation, including the assets, legal entities, and rights to be transferred, liabilities to be assumed, and related matters.

 

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Subject to the receipt of required governmental and other consents and approvals and the satisfaction of other closing conditions, in order to accomplish the Separation, the Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide, as applicable, for BBIG and us to transfer specified assets between the companies that will operate the Spin-Off Businesses, on the one hand, and BBIG’s other current businesses, on the other hand, after the Distribution Date. The determination of the assets to be transferred between the companies will be made by BBIG in its sole discretion. The Separation and Distribution Agreement will require BBIG and us to use reasonable efforts to obtain consents, approvals, and amendments required to assign the assets, legal entities, and liabilities that are to be transferred pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any of the related ancillary agreements, all assets will be transferred on an “as is, where is” basis. Generally, if the transfer of any assets or any claim or right or benefit arising thereunder requires a consent that will not be obtained before the Distribution, or if the transfer or assignment of any such asset or such claim or right or benefit arising thereunder would be ineffective or would adversely affect the rights of the transferor thereunder so that the intended transferee would not in fact receive all such rights, the party retaining any asset that otherwise would have been transferred will hold such asset in trust for the use and benefit of the party entitled thereto and retain such liability for the account of the party by whom such liability is to be assumed, and take such other action as may be reasonably requested by the party to which such asset is to be transferred, or by whom such liability is to be assumed, as the case may be, in order to place such party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as would have existed had such asset or liability been transferred prior to the consummation of the Distribution.

 

The Separation and Distribution Agreement will specify those conditions that must be satisfied or waived by BBIG prior to the completion of the Separation, which are described further in “—Conditions to the Distribution.” In addition, BBIG will have the right to determine the date and terms of the Separation and will have the right, at any time until completion of the Distribution, to determine to abandon or modify the Distribution and to terminate the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

 

In addition, the Separation and Distribution Agreement will govern the treatment of indemnification, insurance, and litigation responsibility and management of the Spin-Off Businesses, on the one hand, and BBIG’s other current businesses, on the other hand, after the Distribution Date. Generally, the Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide for uncapped cross-indemnities primarily designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of our business with us and financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of BBIG’s other current businesses with BBIG, in either case after applicable insurance coverage (which generally are occurrence policies) intended to cover such obligations and liabilities and whether incurred prior to, on, or after the Distribution Date. We and BBIG have each agreed to indemnify the other for any liabilities caused by a material misstatement or omission in materials supplied by one of us to the other for inclusion in this information statement regarding the business, operations, financial results, stockholder communications, risks, management, management compensation levels, and stock ownership of the applicable company. The Separation and Distribution Agreement will also establish procedures for handling claims subject to indemnification and related matters.

 

Tax Matters Arrangement

 

In connection with the Separation, we and BBIG will enter into a Tax Matters Arrangement that will contain certain tax matters arrangements (the “Tax Matters Arrangement”) and will govern the parties’ respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations with respect to taxes, including taxes arising in the ordinary course of business and taxes, if any, incurred as a result of the failure of the Transfer and the Distribution to qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Tax Matters Arrangement will also set forth the respective obligations of the parties with respect to the filing of tax returns, the administration of tax contests, and assistance and cooperation on tax matters.

 

In general, the Tax Matters Arrangement will govern the rights and obligations that we and BBIG will have after the Separation with respect to taxes for both pre- and post-closing periods. Under the Tax Matters Arrangement, we generally will be responsible for (i) any of our taxes for all periods prior to and after the Distribution and (ii) any taxes of BBIG for periods prior to the Distribution to the extent attributable to the Spin-Off Businesses. BBIG generally will be responsible for any of the taxes of BBIG other than taxes for which we are responsible.

 

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The Tax Matters Arrangement will further provide as follows:

 

  We will generally indemnify BBIG against (i) taxes arising in the ordinary course of business for which we are responsible under the Tax Matters Arrangement, (ii) any liability or damage resulting from a breach by us or any of our affiliates of a covenant or representation made in the Tax Matters Arrangement, and (iii) any event (or series of events) involving our capital stock that, in either case, would result in the failure of the Transfer and the Distribution to qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

  BBIG will indemnify us against any taxes of BBIG other than taxes for which we are responsible.

 

In addition to the indemnification obligations described above, the indemnifying party will generally be required to indemnify the indemnified party against any interest, penalties, additions to tax, losses, assessments, settlements, or judgments arising out of or incident to the event giving rise to the indemnification obligation, along with costs incurred in any related contest or proceeding.

 

The Tax Matters Arrangement also generally will prohibit us and our affiliates from taking certain actions that could cause the Transfer and the Distribution to fail to qualify for their intended tax treatment, including the following:

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date (or otherwise pursuant to a “plan” within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code), we may not cause or permit certain business combinations or transactions to occur;

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not discontinue the active conduct of our business (within the meaning of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code);

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not liquidate or merge, consolidate, or amalgamate with any other person;

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not sell or otherwise dispose of more than 30% of our consolidated gross assets;

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not purchase any of our common stock, other than pursuant to certain open-market repurchases of less than 20% of our common stock (in the aggregate);

 

  during the two-year period following the Distribution Date, we may not amend our Certificate of Incorporation (or other organizational documents) or take any other action affecting the voting rights of our common stock; and

 

  more generally, we may not take any action that could reasonably be expected to cause the Transfer and the Distribution and to fail to qualify as tax-free transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

In the event that the Transfer and the Distribution fail to qualify for their intended tax treatment, in whole or in part, and BBIG is subject to tax as a result of such failure, the Tax Matters Arrangement will determine whether BBIG must be indemnified for any such tax by us. As a general matter, under the terms of the Tax Matters Arrangement (as described above), we are required to indemnify BBIG for any tax-related losses in connection with the Transfer and the Distribution as a result of any action by us or any of our subsidiaries following the Separation. Therefore, in the event that the Transfer or the Distribution fails to qualify for its intended tax treatment due to any action by us or any of our subsidiaries (including the prohibited actions described above), we will generally be required to indemnify BBIG for the resulting taxes.

 

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Shared Services Agreement

 

The Shared Services Agreement will set forth the terms on which BBIG will provide to us and we will provide to BBIG on a transitional basis, certain services or functions that the Spin-Off Businesses and BBIG’s other businesses historically have shared. Shared services will include various information technology, finance, human resources, compliance, legal, security, and other support services. The Shared Services Agreement will provide for the provision of the specified transition services, generally for a period of up to two years following the Distribution Date. Compensation for transition services will be determined using an internal cost allocation methodology based on fully burdened cost such that the party providing the services will have neither a profit nor a loss from the provision of such services as calculated under GAAP.

 

Employee Matters Arrangement

 

In connection with the Separation, we and BBIG will enter into an Employee Matters Agreement that will contain certain employee matters arrangements (the “Employee Matters Arrangement”) that will govern each company’s respective compensation and employee benefit obligations with respect to current and former employees, directors, and consultants. The Employee Matters Arrangement will set forth general principles relating to employee matters in connection with the Separation, including the assignment of employees and consultants, the sharing of employee and consultant information, the assumption and retention of employment related assets and liabilities, expense reimbursements, workers’ compensation coverage and liabilities, leaves of absence, the provision of comparable employee benefits, the duplication and/or acceleration of certain employee benefits, and employee service credit (including those relating to time of service, salary, benefits, vacations, and sick leaves).

 

The Employee Matters Arrangement generally will allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to compensation and employee benefit plans and programs with BBIG retaining liabilities (both pre- and post-Distribution) and responsibilities with respect to BBIG employees, directors, and consultants who will remain with BBIG and our company assuming liabilities (both pre- and post-Distribution) and responsibilities with respect to participants who will transfer to our company in connection with the Separation. The Employee Matters Arrangement will require us to adopt various plans and programs that cover our employees in substitution of coverage they have had under BBIG plans and programs, including an equity incentive plan, a 401(k) plan, a group welfare plan, and a disability plan.

 

The Employee Matters Arrangement will also provide that (i) the Distribution does not constitute a change in control under BBIG’s employee benefit plans, programs, agreements, or arrangements and (ii) the Distribution and the assignment, transfer, or continuation of the employment or service of employees, directors, and/or consultants with another entity will not constitute a severance event under applicable BBIG employee benefit plans, programs, agreements, or arrangements.

 

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Transferability of Shares of Our Common Stock

 

The shares of our common stock that you will receive in connection with the Distribution will be freely transferable, unless you are considered an “affiliate” of ours pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Persons that can be considered our affiliates after the Separation generally include individuals or entities that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with us, and may include certain of our officers and directors. In addition, individuals who are affiliates of BBIG on the Distribution Date may be deemed to be affiliates of ours. We estimate that our directors and executive officers, who may be considered “affiliates” for purposes of Rule 144, will beneficially own approximately 441,250 shares of our common stock immediately following the Separation. See “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” included elsewhere in this information statement. Our affiliates may sell shares of our common stock received in connection with the Distribution only:

 

  under a registration statement that the SEC has declared effective under the Securities Act; or

 

  under an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, such as the exemption afforded by Rule 144.

 

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, an affiliate will be entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares of our common stock that does not exceed the greater of the following:

 

  one percent of our common stock then outstanding; or

 

  the average weekly trading volume of our common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 for the sale.

 

Rule 144 also includes notice requirements and restrictions governing the manner of sale for sales by our affiliates. Sales may not be made under Rule 144 unless certain information about us is publicly available.

 

Reason for Furnishing this Information Statement

 

This information statement is being furnished solely to provide information to BBIG stockholders who are entitled to receive shares of our common stock in connection with the Distribution. The information statement is not, and is not to be construed as, an inducement or encouragement to buy, hold, or sell any of our securities. We believe the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of the date set forth on the cover. Changes may occur after that date and neither BBIG nor we undertake any obligation to update such information except in the normal course of our respective public disclosure obligations.

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, to fund the development and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay dividends on our common stock will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on various factors, including applicable laws, our results of operations, financial condition, future prospects, the terms of our outstanding indebtedness, and any other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.

 

CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our cash and equivalents and our capitalization as of September 30, 2021, on a historical and pro forma basis to give effect to the Separation.

 

The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, such adjustments are subject to change based on the finalization of the terms of the Separation and the agreements that define our relationship with BBIG after the completion of the Separation. In addition, such adjustments are estimates and may not prove to be accurate.

 

You should read the information in the following table together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” and our historical financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

We are providing the capitalization table for information purposes only. The capitalization table below may not reflect the capitalization or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as an independent, publicly traded company on September 30, 2021, and is not necessarily indicative of our future capitalization or financial condition.

 

    As of September 30, 2021  
Capitalization:   Historical     Pro Forma  
Cash and cash equivalents1   $ 658,023     $ 2,000,000  
Shareholders’ equity     -          
Parent’s net investment     2,851,587       -  
Common stock2     50,000       16,484  
Additional paid in capital     -       (16,484 )
Total capitalization   $ 3,559,610     $ 2,000,000  

 

1) Assumes $2,000,000 of cash provided by the Parent upon the Distribution.
2) The number of TYDE shares of 16,484,201 expected to be outstanding upon the Distribution multiplied by the par value of $.001. The number of TYDE shares expected to be outstanding includes 15,011,802 anticipated shares to be issued upon the Distribution to the shareholders of Vinco Ventures, Inc. and 1,472,399 anticipated shares to be issued upon the Distribution to the certain warrants holders of Vinco Ventures, Inc.

 

The capitalization table above assumes that there will be 16,484,201 shares of TYDE common stock outstanding upon consummation of the Separation and excludes 10,115,454 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants the Company anticipates issuing upon the consummation of an Amendment Agreement among the Company, BBIG and an accredited investor.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheets as of September 30, 2021 and the related unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, are presented as if the Separation had occurred on January 1, 2020, and are based upon the unaudited condensed statements of operations of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the unaudited condensed statements of operations of Ferguson Containers, Inc. (the Packaging Business) for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

The financial statements of the Company, which includes Ferguson Containers, Inc., Cryptyde, Inc., Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC, CW Machines, LLC, and BlockHiro, LLC, have been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements to give effect to events that are directly attributable to the acquisition, are factually supportable and are expected to have a continuing impact on the combined company, however, CW Machines, LLC and BlockHiro, LLC were formed subsequent to September 30, 2021, and Cryptyde, Inc and Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC, had no activity as of September 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been presented for informational purposes only. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are not necessarily indicative of what the combined company’s financial position or results of operations actually would have been had the acquisition been completed as of the dates indicated. In addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the combined company.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of Ferguson Containers, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the unaudited condensed statement of operations of Ferguson Containers, Inc. for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not reflect any cost savings from operating synergies or revenue enhancements that the combined company may achieve as a result of the acquisition and the effects of the foregoing items could, individually or in the aggregate, materially impact the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

 

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CRYPTYDE, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

September 30, 2021

 
    Ferguson Containers, Inc.     Cryptyde, Inc.     Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC     CW Machines, LLC.     BlockHiro, LLC     Pro Forma Adjustments    

Combined

Cryptyde, Inc.
 
                                                      
Assets                                                        
Current assets:                                                               
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 658,023     $ -     $ -     $                  -     $       $ 1,341,977 (1)   $ 2,000,000  
Accounts receivable     967,296       -       -       -               -       967,296  
Inventory     40,438       -       -       -               -       40,438  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     37,625       -       -       -               -       37,625  
Total current assets     1,703,382       -       -       -               1,341,977       3,045,359  
Property and equipment, net     569,082       -       -       -               -       569,082  
Intangible assets, net     -       -       -       -               -       -  
Due from Parent     1,084,497       -       -       -               (1,084,497 )(2)     -  
Total assets   $ 3,356,961     $ -     $ -     $ -     $       $ 257,480     $ 3,614,441  
                      -       -                          
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity                                                        
Current liabilities:                                                        
Accounts payable   $ 41,460     $ -     $ -     $ -     $       $ -     $ 41,460  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     19,231       -       -       -               -       19,231  
Income tax payable     334,397       -       -       -               -       334,397  
Current portion of notes payable     15,357       -       -       -               -       15,357  
Total current liabilities     410,445       -       -       -               -       410,445  
                      -       -                          
Notes payable, net of current portion     16,062       -       -       -               -       16,062  
Deferred tax liabilities     82,104       -       -       -               -       82,104  
Due to Parent     -       -       -       -               -       -  
Total liabilities   $ 508,611     $ -     $ -     $ -     $       $ -     $ 508,611  
Stockholders’ equity                                                        
Common stock, no par value, 400 shares authorized as of September 30, 2021   $ 50,000     $ -     $ -     $ -     $       $ (33,316 )(3)   $ 16,684  
Additional paid-in-capital     -       -       -       -               290,796 (3)     290,796  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)     2,798,350       -       -       -                     2,798,350  
Total stockholders’ equity     2,848,350       -       -       -               257,480       3,105,830  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 3,356,961     $ -     $ -     $ -     $       $ 257,480     $ 3,614,441  

 

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

 

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CRYPTYDE, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

    Ferguson Containers, Inc.     Cryptyde, Inc.     Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC     CW Machines, LLC.     BlockHiro, LLC     Pro Forma Adjustments     Cryptyde, Inc.  
Revenues, net   $ 5,767,328     $ -     $ -     $ -     $              $ -     $ 5,767,328  
Cost of revenues     4,119,953             -             -             -               -       4,119,953  
Gross profit     1,647,375       -       -       -               -       1,647,375  
                                                         
Operating expenses:                                                        
Selling, general and administrative     1,345,691       -       -       -               410,000 (4)(5)     1,755,691  
Operating income     301,684       -       -       -               (410,000 )     (108,316 )
                                                         
Other (expense) income:                                                        
Rental income     71,543       -       -       -               (71,543 )(6)     -  
Interest expense     (47,327 )     -       -       -               -       (47,327 )
Other income     475,419       -       -       -               (475,419 )(6)     -  
Total other income, net     499,635       -       -       -               (546,962 )     (47,327 )
Income (loss) before income taxes     801,319       -       -       -               (956,962 )     (155,643 )
Income tax expense     224,400       -       -       -               (224,400 )(7)     -  
Net income (loss)   $ 576,919     $ -     $ -     $ -     $         (732,562 )   $ (155,643 )
Net income (loss) per share:                                                        
Net income (loss) per share – basic     1,442.30       -       -       -                       0.01  
Net income (loss) per share – diluted     1,442.30       -       -       -                       0.01  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted     400       -       -       -                       16,484,201  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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CRYPTYDE, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

    Ferguson Containers, Inc.     Cryptyde, Inc.     Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC     CW Machines, LLC.     BlockHiro, LLC     Pro Forma Adjustments     Cryptyde, Inc.  
Revenues, net   $ 6,719,894     $      -     $      -     $      -     $              $ -     $ 6,719,894  
Cost of revenues     4,691,451       -       -       -               -       4,691,451  
Gross profit     2,028,443       -       -       -               -       2,028,443  
                                                         
Operating expenses:                                                        
Selling, general and administrative     1,759,117       -       -       -               560,000 (8)(9)     2,319,117  
Operating income (loss)     269,326       -       -       -               (560,000 )     (290,674 )
                                                         
Other (expense) income:                                                        
Rental income     102,815       -       -       -              

(102,815

)(10)     -  
Interest expense     (112,295 )     -       -       -               -       (112,295 )
Total other (expense)     (9,480 )     -       -       -              

(102,815

    (112,295 )
Income (loss) before income taxes     259,846       -       -       -               (662,815 )     (402,969 )
Income tax expense     67,399       -       -       -              

(67,399

)(11)     -  
Net income (loss)   $ 192,447     $ -     -     $ -              

(595,416

)   $ (402,969 )
Net loss per share:                                                        
Net loss per share – basic     481.12               -       -                       (0.02 )
Net loss per share – diluted     481.12               -       -                       (0.02 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted     400               -       -                       16,484,201  

 

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NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

As used herein, the Company refers to Ferguson Containers, Inc., a New Jersey corporation incorporated on September 14, 1966 under the laws of the state of New Jersey, Cryptyde, Inc., a Nevada corporation incorporated on September 21, 2021, Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company formed on September 16, 2021, CW Machines, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company formed on October 2, 2021 and BlockHiro, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company formed on November 8, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are based on Ferguson Container, Inc.’s historical financial statements and the newly formed Cryptyde, Inc., Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC, CW Machines, LLC, and BlockHiro, LLC as adjusted to give effect to the Separation, however, CW Machines, LLC and BlockHiro, LLC were formed subsequent to September 30, 2021, and Cryptyde, Inc. and Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC had no activity as of September 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2020, give effect to the Separation as if it had occurred on January 1, 2020. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, gives effect to the Separation as if it had occurred on January 1, 2020. The Company has historically operated as part of Vinco Ventures, Inc. (“Parent”) and not as a standalone company. Financial statements representing the historical operations of the Packaging Business have been derived from the Parent’s historical accounting records and are presented on a carve-out basis. All revenues and costs as well as assets and liabilities directly associated with the business activity of the Company are included in the financial statements. The financial statements also include allocations of certain general, administrative, sales and marketing expenses and cost of sales from Parent. However, amounts recognized by the Company are not necessarily representative of the amounts that would have been reflected in the financial statements had the Company operated independently of Parent. Parent allocations are discussed further in Note 2. As part of Parent, the Company is dependent upon Parent for a majority of its working capital and financing requirements as the Parent uses a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. Financial transactions relating to the Company are accounted for through the Parent due to/from account. Accordingly, none of Parent’s cash, cash equivalents or debt at the corporate level have been assigned to the Company in the financial statements. All significant transactions between the Company and Parent have been included in the accompanying combined financial statements. Transactions with Parent are reflected in the accompanying Unaudited Pro-Forma Combined Balance Sheets within “Due From Parent and Due To Parent.”

 

2. PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS

 

Pro forma adjustments are based on our preliminary estimates and assumptions that are subject to change. The following are corresponding to the footnotes in the above financial statements.

 

Balance Sheet – September 30, 2021

 

  1) Reflects the working capital cash to be provided from Parent upon the Separation.
  2) Reflects the elimination of the due to/from Parent upon the Separation.
  3) Reflects the anticipated shares to be issued upon the Distribution to the shareholders of Vinco Ventures, Inc based on the number of shares outstanding of 150,118,024 as of January 24, 2022, and giving effect to one share of common stock to be received for every ten shares of Vinco Ventures, Inc. common stock. In addition, the number of TYDE shares expected to be outstanding includes 1,472,399 anticipated shares to be issued upon the Distribution to the certain warrants holders of Vinco Ventures, Inc.

 

Statements of Operations – September 30, 2021

 

  4) Reflects the elimination of portion of the management fee for the salaries of the CEO and CFO included below and employees remaining with Vinco Ventures, Inc. of $130,000.
  5) Reflects the anticipated salaries of the CEO, CFO and COO of $450,000 and $90,000 of benefits which have been prorated for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
  6) Reflects the elimination of income from rental operations and the gain on the sale of the building which is non-recurring.
  7) Reflects the elimination of income taxes due to proforma loss before income taxes after adjustments.

 

Statements of Operations – December 31, 2020

 

  8) Reflects the elimination of portion of the management fee for the salaries of the CEO and CFO included below and employees remaining with Vinco Ventures, Inc. of $160,000.
  9) Reflects the anticipated salaries of the CEO, CFO, and COO of $600,000 and $120,000 of benefits.
  10) Reflects the elimination of income from rental operations which is non-recurring.
  11) Reflects the elimination of income taxes due to proforma loss before income taxes after adjustments.

 

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

 

As explained above, unless otherwise indicated, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “our Company,” and “the Company” refer to Cryptyde, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the Company’s financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this information statement. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this information statement, including information with respect to the Company’s plans and strategy for the Company’s business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties and should be read together with the “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forwarding- Looking Statements” sections of this information statement. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

 

Overview

 

BBIG plans to spin-off its Packaging Business, Web3 Business, and Bitcoin Mining Services Business. To accomplish this spin-off, BBIG will transfer those businesses to us, then BBIG will distribute all of its equity interest in us, consisting of all of the outstanding shares of our common stock, to BBIG’s stockholders on a pro rata basis (the “Dristribution”). Following the Separation, BBIG will not own any equity interest in us, and we will operate independently from BBIG.

 

Our financial statements have been prepared on a stand-alone basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of BBIG. Our financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as we were historically managed, in conformity with GAAP. Our financial statements include certain assets and liabilities that have historically been held at the BBIG corporate level but are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to us.

 

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All intercompany transactions between us and BBIG have been included in our financial statements and are considered to be settled in our consolidated financial statements at the time the Separation becomes effective. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in our unaudited pro forma combined balance sheets as “Due to/from Parent.”

 

The historical costs and expenses reflected in our financial statements for Ferguson Containers, Inc. include an allocation for certain corporate shared service functions historically provided by BBIG including executive oversight, accounting, treasury, tax, legal, human resources, occupancy, procurement, information technology and other shared services. These expenses have been allocated to us on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro rata basis based on sales, headcount, tangible assets or other measures considered to be a reasonable reflection of the historical utilization levels of these services.

 

Our management believes the assumptions underlying our Ferguson Containers, Inc. financial statements, including the assumptions regarding the allocation of general corporate expenses from BBIG are reasonable. Nevertheless, our financial statements may not include all of the actual expenses that would have been incurred had we operated as a stand-alone company during the periods presented and may not reflect what our actual results of operations, financial position and cash flows would have been if we had operated as a stand-alone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if we had operated as a stand-alone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure. Following the Separation, we will perform these functions using our own resources or purchased services. Upon execution of a transition Shared Services Agreement, we expect some of these functions will continue to be provided by BBIG.

 

TYDE is comprised of the Packaging Business, the Web3 Business, and the Bitcoin Mining Services Business. The Packaging Business includes Ferguson Containers, Inc. and has been operating for over 50 years. The Bitcoin Mining Services Business is a joint venture through CW Machines, LLC and began operating in October 2021. The joint venture is expected to be accounted for as a variable interest entity and will be fully consolidated with Cryptyde, Inc. The Web3 business expects to begin offering Web3 products in 2022.

 

The Packaging Business – Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

Ferguson Containers, Inc. manufactures and sells custom packaging for a variety of products. In our experience, packaging has the capability to “tell” the products’ story, generating increased product awareness, promote brand image, and drive unit growth. Senior management has more than 100 years of combined experience marketing, producing and delivering packaging materials. A hallmark of our operation is our quick production cycle. We can often begin a production run within minutes of receipt of an order. Many of our products are manufactured from 100% post-consumer recycled material. When production is complete, we typically ship the product using our own trucks rather than relying on a common carrier. Ferguson Containers, Inc. does not have long-term agreements with its customers, and instead manufactures and sells its packaging products subject to purchase orders from its customers.

 

The Web3 Business – BlockHiro, LLC

 

BlockHiro, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company was formed on November 8, 2021, was formed to hold the Web3 Business. The Web3 Business plans to use decentralized blockchain technology in established consumer facing industries such as video games, music, and art. TYDE intends to finalize a digital coin minting platform in 2022. TYDE believes its digital coin minting platform will enable TYDE to, together with partners and clients, quickly and efficiently create digital coins for use with projects in established consumer facing industries.

 

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Bitcoin Mining Services Business – CW Machines, LLC

 

CW Machines, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company formed on October 2, 2021, was formed to hold the Bitcoin Mining Services Business. The Bitcoin Mining Services Business, through a joint venture, CW Machines, LLC, with Wattum Management Inc. and BBA Technology Inc., is focused on bringing Bitcoin mining to the consumer level by offering Bitcoin mining equipment and co-location services.

 

Key Components of our Results of Operations

 

Revenues

 

We sell corrugated custom packaging to a wide array of customers. In addition, we will generate revenues from the sales of Bitcoin mining equipment offered through CW Machines, LLC and Web3 Products and services offered through BlockHiro, LLC.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Our cost of revenues includes inventory costs, materials and supplies costs, internal labor costs and related benefits, subcontractor costs, depreciation, overhead and shipping and handling costs. In addition, we will incur costs to purchase Bitcoin mining equipment which will be resold to customers and costs from the development of Web3 products and services.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of selling, marketing, advertising, payroll, administrative, finance and professional expenses.

 

Rental Income

 

We earn rental income from a month-to-month lease on a portion of the building located in Washington, New Jersey that we previously owned. The building was sold in August 2021.

 

Interest Expense, Net

 

Interest expense includes the cost of our borrowings under our debt arrangements.

 

Other Income

 

Other income includes the gain on disposal of the building located in Washington, New Jersey.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

The following table sets forth information comparing the components of net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Period over Period Change  
    2021     2020     $     %  
                         
Revenues, net   $ 5,767,328     $ 5,040,655     $ 726,673       14.42 %
Cost of revenues     4,119,953       3,525,122       594,831       16.87 %
Gross profit     1,647,375       1,515,533       131,842       8.70 %
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling, general and administrative     1,345,691       1,310,374       35,317       2.70 %
Operating (loss) income     301,684       205,159       96,525       47.05 %
                                 
Other (expense) income:                                
Rental income     71,543       77,111       (5,568 )     -7.22 %
Interest (expense)     (47,327 )     (82,472 )     35,145       -42.61 %
Other income     475,419       -       475,419       100.00 %
Total other income (expense), net     499,635       (5,361 )     504,996       -9,419.81 %
Income before income taxes     801,319       199,798       601,521       301.06 %
Income tax expense     224,400       45,770       178,630       390.28 %
Net income     576,919       154,028       422,891       274.55 %

 

Revenue

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, revenues increased by $726,673 or 14.42%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily the result of increased sales due to more demand for packaging materials related to increased shipment of goods by customers.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, cost of revenues increased by $594,831 or 16.87%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in total revenues and increase in component costs due to supply constraints.

 

Gross Profit

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, gross profit increased by $131,842, or 8.70%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily a result of the increase in revenues.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1,345,691 and $1,310,374 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, representing an increase of $35,317, or 2.70%. The increase was primarily the result of an increases in payroll and related benefits.

 

Rental Income

 

Rental income was $71,543 and $77,111 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Interest expense

 

Interest expense was $47,327 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 versus $82,472 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in interest expense was related to the repayment of the line of credit in 2021.

 

Other income

 

Other income was $475,419 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 versus $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was related to the sale of the building in Washington, New Jersey in August 2021.

 

Income tax expense

 

Income tax expense was $224,400 and $45,770 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase is related to taxes on the gain on the sale of the building in Washington, New Jersey.

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2020 versus Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

The following table sets forth information comparing the components of net (loss) income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

    Years Ended December 31,     Period over Period Change  
    2020     2019     $     %  
                         
Revenues, net   $ 6,719,894     $ 5,833,477     $ 886,417       15.20 %
Cost of revenues     4,691,451       4,210,633       480,818       11.42 %
Gross profit     2,028,443       1,622,844       405,599       24.99 %
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling, general and administrative     1,759,117       1,744,946       14,171       0.81 %
Operating income (loss)     269,326       (122,102 )     391,428       -320.57 %
                                 
Other (expense) income:                                
Rental income     102,815       102,815       -       0.00 %
Interest (expense)     (112,295 )     (77,847 )     (34,448 )     44.25 %
Other income     -       3,054       (3,054 )     -100.00 %
Total other (loss) income, net     (9,480 )     28,022       (37,502 )     -133.83 %
Income (loss) before income taxes     259,846       (94,080 )     353,926       -376.20 %
Income tax expense (benefit)     67,399       (53,660 )     121,059       -225.60 %
Net income (loss)     192,447       (40,420 )     232,867       -576.12 %

 

Revenue

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, revenues increased by $886,417 or 15.20%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily the result of increased sales due to more demand for packaging materials related to increased shipment of goods by customers.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, cost of revenues increased by $480,818 or 11.42%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in total revenues.

 

Gross Profit

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, gross profit increased by $405,599, or 24.99%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily a result of the increase in revenues.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1,759,117 and $1,744,946 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, representing an increase of $14,171, or 0.81%. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in payroll and related benefits of $182,040 offset by a decrease in loss of disposals of $150,272.

 

Rental Income

 

Rental income was $102,815 for both the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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Interest expense

 

Interest expense was $112,295 for the year ended December 31, 2020, versus $77,847 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in interest expense was related to increased borrowings due to increased revenues and factoring of receivables.

 

Income tax expense

 

Income tax expense (benefit) was a expense of $67,399 and a benefit of $53,660 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Ferguson Containers, Inc. has historically been positive cash flows from operations. In addition, the Company has no significant debt obligations. Since inception, Ferguson Containers Inc.’s operations have been funded principally through its operations.

 

The Company expects to need approximately $10 million to execute its strategic plan, and additional funds to help speed the Company’s growth. As of the Distribution, the Company expects to have approximately $2 million in cash from BBIG. The Company expects that it will have to raise additional funds, this year and in the following few years, through public or private debt and equity financings to accomplish its strategic plan. The Company does not currently have any guaranteed financing or funding in place.

 

Cash Flows

 

Since inception, Ferguson Containers, Inc. has primarily used its available cash to fund its operations. The following table sets forth a summary of cash flows for the periods presented:

 

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For the Nine Months Ended

September 30,

   

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 
    2021     2020     2020     2019  
Cash (used in) provided by:                                
Operating Activities   $ 347,919     $ (21,788 )   $ 193,075     $ 122,057  
Investing Activities     775,263       (193,429 )     (276,478 )     (45,235 )
Financing Activities     (641,918 )     236,389       181,461       (983,832 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash   $ 481,264     $ 21,172     $ 98,058     $ (907,010 )

 

Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021, as Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $347,919 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, which consisted primarily of net income of $576,919, non-cash depreciation expense of $98,435, an increase in changes in operating assets and liabilities of $147,984, offset by a gain on disposal of $475,419. Net cash used in operating activities was $21,788 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, which consisted primarily of net income of $154,028, non-cash depreciation expense of $62,501, amortization of note discounts of $15,573, offset by a decrease in changes in operating assets and liabilities of $253,890.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was $775,263 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to net cash used in investing activities of $193,429 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase consisted primarily of the proceeds received on disposal from the sale of building in Washington, New Jersey.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $641,918 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $236,389 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This decrease primarily consisted of repayments under its line of credit in 2021 and changes in the due from Parent.

 

Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

Operating Activities

 

Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $193,075 during the year ended December 31, 2020, which consisted primarily of net income of $192,447, non-cash depreciation expense of $95,861, amortization of note discounts of $15,573, and a decrease in changes in operating assets and liabilities of $110,806. Net cash provided by operating activities was $122,057 during the year ended December 31, 2019, which consisted primarily of a net loss of $40,420, offset by non-cash depreciation expense of $113,286, amortization of note discounts of $15,573, a increase in changes in operating assets and liabilities $33,618.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities increased to $276,478 during the year ended December 31, 2020 from $45,235 during the year ended December 31, 2019. This increase consisted solely of a increase in cash used for property and equipment purchases.

 

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Financing Activities

 

Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $181,461 during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $983,832 for the year ended December 31, 2019. This increase primarily consisted of changes in the due from Parent.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

The Company has no debt covenants that require certain financial information to be met.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2021.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

 

This discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations is based on the Company’s combined financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

For information on the Company’s significant accounting policies please refer to Note 2 to the Company’s Financial Statements included in this information statement.

 

BUSINESS

 

We were formed in 2021 and expect to acquire the Web3 Business, Bitcoin Mining Services Business, and Packaging Business from our parent, BBIG, in anticipation of the Separation. The businesses we acquired have longer operating histories than us. Accordingly, our discussion of the businesses includes information related to their operations prior to our existence and acquisitions of them.

 

We are headquartered in Safety Harbor, Florida. Upon the Separation, we expect to trade under the ticker symbol “TYDE” on Nasdaq.

 

Web3 Business

 

BlockHiro, LLC was formed in November 2021 to do business as a Web3 company. BlockHiro had no activity through December 31, 2021. The Web3 Business plans to use decentralized blockchain technology in established consumer facing industries such as video games, music, and art. TYDE intends to finalize a digital coin minting platform in 2022. TYDE believes its digital coin minting platform will enable TYDE to, together with partners and clients, quickly and efficiently create digital coins for use with projects in established consumer facing industries.

 

Web3 is the tokenized web, which includes blockchains and the tokens on blockchains. Web3 is decentralized. On Web3, transaction are conducted peer-to-peer and can have high degrees of privacy. Blockchains can be used to create smart contracts, which take real world contacts and program onto a blockchain allowing for the automatic execution of contracts. Blockchains, under the umbrella of Web3, provide the platform for managing transactions using tokens that represent digital and physical assets, such as music, art, money, collectibles, and real estate. We believe our digital coin minting platform will allow us to create solutions for moving established consumer facing industries on to blockchains through use of smart contracts other blockchain applications.

 

Our Web3 Business includes our upcoming game Freescape. Freescape is a character driven virtual ecosystem comprised of themed interactive environments. Freescape will allow users the ability to explore and experience a wide range of activities in the Metaverse including concerts, movies, and more. The initial launch of Freescape will begin with the “Space Cowboys” character launch targeted for release in the first quarter of 2022. Freescape characters will be minted in-house by TYDE through its NFT platform on the Ethereum blockchain. End consumers will then store their NFTs in their personal wallets.

 

TYDE intends to grow the Web3 Business into a portfolio company with a portfolio of products that use decentralized blockchain technology in established consumer facing industries. TYDE is in the early stages of investigating Web3 uses in music, movies, digital art, ticketing and event services, and gaming.

 

The Web3 Business expects to take payment in the form of the digital currency Ethereum. TYDE will store the Ethereum it receives in a digital wallet. TYDE intends to adopt a policy for the conversion of Ethereum into fiat currency in accordance with industry standards.

 

The Web3 Business has not had any revenues. The Web3 Business does not currently have any material commitments for capital expenditures. In the event the Web3 Business requires a material capital expenditure, TYDE expects to fund it through capital raises.

 

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Bitcoin Mining Services Business

 

CW Machines, LLC was formed in 2021 to do business as a Bitcoin mining services company. The Bitcoin Mining Services Business, through a joint venture with Wattum Management Inc. and BBA Technology Inc., CW Machines LLC, is focused on bringing Bitcoin mining to the consumer level. TYDE holds a 51% interest in CW Machines, LLC.

 

CW Machines LLC is a reseller of Bitcoin mining equipment and services. The equipment sales primarily focus on Bitcoin mining equipment including Antminer S19s, Antminer S19 Pros, Whatsminer, and Canaan. Our Bitcoin mining services include reselling co-location services, which offer a physical location and ancillary services allowing Bitcoin miners to mine for Bitcoin. These services are provided by third-parties.

 

The Bitcoin Mining Services Business was formed in the fourth quarter of 2021 and began receiving revenue prior to December 31, 2021. The Bitcoin Mining Services Business does not currently have any material commitments for capital expenditures. In the event the Bitcoin Mining Services Business requires a material capital expenditure, TYDE expects to fund it through capital raises.

 

Packaging Business

 

The Packaging Business, through Ferguson Containers, Inc., manufactures and sells custom packaging for a wide variety of products. In our experience, packaging has the capability to “tell” the products story, generating increased product awareness, promote brand image, and drive unit growth. Senior management has more than 100 years of combined experience marketing, producing and delivering packaging materials. A hallmark of our operation is our quick production cycle. We can often begin a production run within minutes of receipt of an order. Many of our products are manufactured from 100% post-consumer recycled material. When production is complete, we typically ship the product using our own trucks rather than relying on a common carrier. Ferguson Containers, Inc. does not have long-term agreements with its customers, and instead manufactures and sells its packaging products subject to purchase orders from its customers.

 

In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the Packaging Business had revenue of $6,719,894. In the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Packaging Business had revenue of $5,767,328.

 

Business Strategy

 

Derive revenue from a diverse group of industries and sources to allow us to focus resources towards the best opportunities. We intend for the Spin-Off Businesses to derive revenue from established industries such as consumer packaging, as well as newly emerging markets such as Web3, Bitcoin mining equipment and services, and creating NFTs. Our revenue is expected to come from a wide variety of sources. Our consumer packaging and Bitcoin Mining Services Business earn revenue from the sale of goods and related services. Products under our Web3 Businesses are expected to generate revenue from several sources including fees for using services developed by us, in-game sales for games we create, advertising integrated into the products expected to be offered by the Web3 Business, and transaction fees for various services.

 

Continually assess our businesses to best allocate resources. We expect our diverse group of industries and sources of revenue will allow our management to evaluate how to best allocate resources, and ultimately grow the Company. Because the industries that we expect to participate in include traditional and recently formed industries, our management believes we will be well prepared for changing economic conditions and customer preferences.

 

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Expand through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisition. We believe the Packaging Business and Bitcoin Mining Services Business are positioned well to grow organically. The Packaging Business has been operating for over 50 years and has a track record of expanding. The Bitcoin Mining Services Business is tapping into a relatively new market of less-established Bitcoin miners who traditionally could not enter the space due to economic and logistical hurdles. Our management may seek strategic acquisitions for Packaging Business and Bitcoin Mining Services Business, but believes these two businesses can be grown organically through continued sales efforts. The Web3 Business is expected to grow both organically, and through strategic acquisitions. Our management believes that our future ability to quickly and efficiently mint digital tokens will allow us to make acquisitions and quickly add value by integrating blockchain into the existing consumer facing industries.

 

Maintain dedicated customer focus. We believe that maintaining a close partnership with our customers will allow us to effectively focus our efforts and respond to their changing demands. Our customers will expect us to offer products and services that remain relevant in industries that are constantly evolving. Our management believes listening to our customers will allow us to adapt to their needs and preferences.

 

Employees

 

As of January 24, 2022, the companies that will comprise TYDE had 24 employees that perform various administrative, finance and accounting, technology, and corporate management functions. Of the 24 employees, 17 employees were employed by Ferguson Containers, Inc. and 7 employees were employed by Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC. None of our employees are represented by a union in collective bargaining with us. We consider relations with our employees to be good.

 

Properties, Facilities, and Distribution

 

We currently lease office space located in Safety Harbor, FL pursuant a lease that expires on July 31, 2024. In addition, we lease office space in Alpha, NJ on a month-to-month basis.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

During the normal course of its business, the Company may be subject to occasional legal proceedings and claims. There are currently no legal proceedings or claims asserted against the Company or its subsidiaries.

 

Supply Chain and Production

 

Our Packaging Business does not have long-term contractual arrangements with any of our suppliers that guarantee us production capacity, prices, lead times, or delivery schedules. Our reliance on independent party suppliers exposes us to vulnerability because of our dependence on a few sources of supply. We believe, however, that other sources of supply are available. In addition, we continually strive to develop relationships with other sources of supply in order to reduce our dependence on any one source of supply. As a result, we believe that our current and other available suppliers will ensure that we obtain a sufficient supply of goods built to our specifications in a timely manner and on satisfactory economic terms.

 

Our Bitcoin Mining Services Business is reliant on third-party suppliers. We are a reseller and require the availability of the products we purchase at wholesale, then distribute to final customers. We do not have long-term contractual arrangements with any of our suppliers that guarantee us adequate supply of Bitcoin mining equipment to satisfy the needs of our Bitcoin Mining Services Business.

 

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Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

 

We recognize the importance of innovation and protecting our intellectual property. We will apply for patents whenever we develop innovative new products, unique designs, or processes of commercial importance and seek trademark protection when we believe they provide a marketing advantage. We do not believe that our business is materially dependent on any single patent or trademark.

 

We rely on a combination of trade secrets, trademarks, trade dress, customer records, monitoring, brand protection services, confidentiality agreements, and other contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property.

 

We intend to vigorously pursue and challenge infringements of our patents, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, and copyrights, as we believe the goodwill associated with them is a cornerstone of our branding strategy.

 

Information Systems

 

Our information systems use software enterprise resource platforms, including procurement, inventory management, receivables management, and accounting. We utilize QuickBooks Enterprise as our ERP system, which is administered by BBIG through the Shared Services Agreement noted above.

 

After the Separation, we will either convert to our own instance of QuickBooks Enterprise or we will implement a new ERP system. Regardless of which decision is made, we believe our information systems infrastructure will support our growth strategy in the future.

 

Competition

 

We operate and plan to operate in a competitive markets and encounter competition from both domestic and foreign participants. We believe we can effectively compete with our present competitors. We compete, and plan to compete, primarily based upon innovation, performance, price, quality, reliability, durability, consumer brand awareness, and customer service and support. Our competitors include a large number of private companies that directly compete with a number of our brands. Certain of our competitors may have more established brand names and stronger distribution channels than we do and have, or have through their owners, access to financial and marketing resources that are greater than we possess that may afford them the ability to invest more than we can in product development, intellectual property, and marketing.

 

Competitors to our Packaging Business include Sutherland Packaging, based in Andover NJ, Acme Corrugated Box Company, based in Hatboro PA, and Trenton Corrugated Products, Inc., based in Ewing PA. Competitors for our Bitcoin Mining Services Business include Compass Mining, Miners Dep, and Alliance Miners. Our competitors in the Web3 business will depend on what Web3 products we develop or acquire. We expect competition for Freespace to include Decentraland, Sandbox, and Fluf World.

 

Seasonality

 

Our business is not seasonal and there are not large fluctuations with our operations between quarterly revenues based on the time of year.

 

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Government Regulation

 

Packaging Business

 

Like other manufacturers and distributors of consumer products, we are required to comply with a wide variety of federal, state, and international laws, rules, and regulations, including those related to consumer products and consumer protection, advertising and marketing, labor and employment, data protection and privacy, intellectual property, workplace health and safety, the environment, the import and export of products, and tax matters. Our failure to comply with applicable federal, state, and international laws, rules, and regulations may result in our being subject to claims, lawsuits, fines, and adverse publicity that could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition. These laws, rules, and regulations currently impose significant compliance requirements on our business, and more restrictive laws rules, and regulations may be adopted in the future.

 

Web3 Business and Bitcoin Mining Services Business

 

The laws and regulations applicable to digital assets, including those we intend to produce under our Web3 Business and the Bitcoins mined by our Bitcoin Mining Services Business customers, are evolving and subject to interpretation and change. Governments around the world have reacted differently to digital assets; certain governments have deemed them illegal, and others have allowed their use and trade without restriction, while in some jurisdictions, such as in the U.S., digital assets are subject to extensive, and in some cases overlapping, unclear and evolving regulatory requirements. As digital assets have grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies, including FinCEN, the CFTC, the SEC, FINRA, the CFPB, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS and state financial regulators, have been examining the operations of digital assets networks, digital assets users and digital assets exchange markets. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of digital assets markets and our digital assets operations. Additionally, U.S. state and federal and foreign regulators and legislatures have taken responsive action against digital assets businesses or enacted restrictive regimes in response to hacks, consumer harm, or criminal activity stemming from digital assets activity. There is also increasing attention being paid by U.S. federal, state, and local energy regulatory authorities as the total electricity consumption of cryptocurrency-mining grows and potentially alters the supply and dispatch functionality of the wholesale grid and retail distribution systems. Many state legislative bodies are also actively reviewing the impact of cryptocurrency-mining in their respective states.

 

Due to the relatively short history of Bitcoin and digital assets, and their emergence as a new asset class, government regulation of blockchain and digital assets is constantly evolving, with increased interest expressed by U.S. and international regulators.

 

Government regulation of blockchains and digital assets is under active consideration by the United States federal government via its agencies and regulatory bodies, as well as by similar entities in other countries and transnational organizations. State and local regulations also may impact our activities and other activities in which we may participate in the future. Other governmental regulatory bodies have shown an interest in regulating or investigating companies engaged in blockchain or digital asset businesses.

 

The effect of any regulatory change, either by the federal, state, local or foreign governments or any self-regulatory agencies on us is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. While we are unaware of significant adverse governmental or regulatory action adverse to Bitcoin mining in the United States, there is no guarantee that future regulation or adverse action will not take place and interpretation of existing regulations in a manner adverse to our business is possible.

 

In addition, various foreign jurisdictions either have adopted, or may adopt, laws, regulations or directives that affect digital assets, digital asset networks, and their users and participants. Such laws, regulations or directives may conflict with those of the United States, may negatively impact the acceptance of digital assets by users, merchants, and service providers outside of the United States, and may therefore impede the growth of digital assets. Several Eastern European and Asian countries have a more restrictive posture toward digital assets and, thereby, have reduced the rate of expansion of digital asset use, as well as mining, in each of those countries. Presently, we do not believe any U.S. federal or state regulatory body has taken any action or position adverse to Bitcoin, with respect to its production, sale, and use as a medium of exchange; however, future changes to existing regulations or entirely new regulations may affect our business in ways it is not presently possible for us to predict with any reasonable degree of reliability.

 

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We are unable to predict the effect that any future regulatory change, or any overlapping or unclear regulations, may have on us, but such change, overlap or lack of clarity could be substantial and make it difficult for us to operate our business or materially impact the market for digital assets that we mine or may mine in the future. FinCEN has issued guidance stating its position that it does not differentiate between fiat currency (which FinCEN calls “real currency”) and digital assets that are convertible into fiat currency or other forms of convertible virtual currencies (which FinCEN calls “virtual currency”) for purposes of determining whether a person or entity is engaging in “money transmission services”. Persons and entities engaging in virtual currency activities that amount to “money transmission services,” or otherwise cause them to be deemed a “money services business” under FinCEN’s regulations, must register with FinCEN as a money services business, implement an “effective” anti-money laundering program and comply with FinCEN’s reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

 

In May 2019, FinCEN issued guidance relating to how the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) and its implementing regulations relating to money services businesses apply to certain businesses that transact in convertible virtual currencies. Although the guidance generally indicates that certain mining and mining pool operations will not be treated as money transmission services, the guidance also addresses when certain activities, including certain services offered in connection with operating mining pools such as hosting convertible virtual currency wallets on behalf of pool members or purchasers of computer mining power, may be subject to regulation. Although we believe that our activities under the Web3 Business and the Bitcoin Mining Services Business do not presently trigger FinCEN registration requirements under the BSA, if our activities cause us to be deemed a “money transmitter,” “money services business” or equivalent designation, under federal law, we may be required to cease certain of our operations. Ceasing such operating could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Backlog

 

We currently do not have a material backlog of orders through our Packaging Business. Backlog consists of orders for which purchase orders have been received and which are generally scheduled for shipment within six months or subject to capacity constraints, including lack of available product. We allow orders received that have not yet shipped to be cancelled; therefore, our backlog may not be indicative of future sales.

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

As a company with less than $1.07 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 the (“JOBS Act”). We will continue to be an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of the following:

 

  the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the Distribution;
     
  the last day of the fiscal year with at least $1.07 billion in annual revenue;
     
  the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means that we have been public for at least 12 months, have filed at least one annual report, and the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last day of our then-most recently completed second fiscal quarter; or
     
 

the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period.

 

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Until we cease to be an emerging growth company, we plan to take advantage of reduced reporting requirements generally unavailable to other public companies. Those provisions allow us to do the following:

 

  provide reduced disclosure regarding our executive compensation arrangements pursuant to the rules applicable to smaller reporting companies, which means we do not have to include a compensation discussion and analysis and certain other disclosures regarding our executive compensation;
     
  not provide an auditor attestation of our internal control over financial reporting as required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“Sarbanes-Oxley”); and
     
 

not hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

We have elected to adopt the reduced disclosure requirements described above for purposes of this information statement. In addition, for so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, we expect to take advantage of certain of the reduced reporting and other requirements of the JOBS Act with respect to the periodic reports we will file with the SEC and proxy statements that we use to solicit proxies from our stockholders. As a result of these elections, the information that we provide in this information statement may be different than the information you may receive from other public companies in which you hold equity interests. In addition, it is possible that some investors will find our common stock less attractive as a result of these elections, which may result in a less active trading market for our common stock and higher volatility in our stock price.

 

In addition, the JOBS Act permits an emerging growth company to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period that allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Executive Officers Following the Separation

 

The following table sets forth information, as of the date of this information statement, regarding certain individuals who are expected to serve as our directors and executive officers following the Separation. We expect that those individuals noted below, who are current employees of BBIG, except for Brian McFadden who resigned from his positions with BBIG effective as of September 23, 2021, will transfer from their respective employment with BBIG to our Company and, immediately prior to the Separation, resign from any officer roles with BBIG.

 

The Company’s anticipated directors and executive officers as of [●], 2022, are as follows:

 

Name   Age   Position
Brian McFadden   36   President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Brett Vroman   41   Chief Financial Officer
Timothy Cabrera   50   Chief Operating Officer
Kevin O’Donnell   45   Chairman (Officer)
Frank Jennings   49   Director
Louis Foreman   52   Director
Mary Ann Halford   56   Director

 

Brian McFadden. Mr. McFadden has served as a member of the Board since October 13, 2021. Mr. McFadden also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. McFadden previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer for Vinco Ventures, Inc. A serial entrepreneur himself, Mr. McFadden is charged with identifying and targeting company acquisitions to ensure long term growth and scale. Mr. McFadden served as a Managing Member of MAC Capital Holdings, a marketing and consulting firm, from 2019 to 2020, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Stealth Technologies Inc, a direct response distribution company, from 2012 to 2019. Mr. McFadden brings with him a wealth of knowledge in the media acquisitions, and consumer products markets. Mr. McFadden recently was involved in the acquisition and merger of a large social platform in the short form content space. A Hamilton College graduate, Mr. McFadden supports entrepreneurs in their early-stage growth efforts.

 

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Brett Vroman Mr. Vroman has served as Chief Financial Officer since October 13, 2021. Mr. Vroman served as Vinco Venture, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer from June 2019 to November 22, 2021, and previously served as its Controller from May 2018 through May 2019. From October 2014 to May 2018, Mr. Vroman was Director of Financial Reporting at Avantor, Inc., a global manufacturer and distributor of high-quality products, services and solutions to customers and suppliers in the life science, advanced technology, and applied materials industries. From March 2011 to October 2014, Mr. Vroman was employed as an Assurance Senior Manager at BDO USA, LLP, a public accounting, tax, consulting. Mr. Vroman is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from York College of Pennsylvania. Mr. Vroman bring to Tyde accounting and management experience.

 

Timothy Cabrera. Mr. Cabrera is anticipated to serve as our Chief Operating Officer following the Separation. From 2018 to 2021, Mr. Cabrera served as the President of Graphene Holdings, a business development consulting business. Prior to his time at Graphene Holdings, Mr. Cabrera served as the Chief Executive officer of JMS Holdings. Mr. Cabrera has overseen the launch of several products in the safety and security space, co-founded a real estate investment company, and worked as a consultant focused on core business strategies, business process designs and e-commerce designs. He earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Wayne Huizenga School of Business at NOVA Southeastern University where he served a two-term chairmanship of the Strategic Forum Student Group and a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in Finance & International Business. Mr. Cabrera brings close to 20 years of management experience to the Company.

 

Kevin O’Donnell. Mr. O’Donnell has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 13, 2021. Mr. O’Donnell founded Poptop Partners, LLC, a boutique operating and investment firm specializing in small to mid-market companies with an emphasis on the retail sector in April 2011 and continues to serve as its Managing Partner. From May 2007 to June 2010, Mr. O’Donnell served as the Founder/President of KOR Capital, LLC, a private equity and consulting firm specializing in turn around management of mid-market companies. Mr. O’Donnell has been an early-stage investor in multiple industries including hospitality, beverage, cannabis, hemp and technology. Mr. O’Donnell has served or continues to serve on numerous private and public boards including but not limited to SRM Entertainment, Vinco Ventures, Inc., Lakeside Alternatives Hospital Foundation, and The University Club. Mr. O’Donnell brings to TYDE close to 25 years of strategic corporate growth, financial structuring, leadership, and business development initiatives to emerging growth companies.

 

Frank Jennings. Mr. Jennings has served as a member of the Board since October 13, 2021. Since 2019, Mr. Jennings has served as the Chief Sales Officer at Castlight Health. From August 2014 to 2019, Mr. Jennings was employed as the Vice President of Sales, North America by Doctor on Demand, Inc., an innovative healthcare telemedicine provider. He currently serves as an advisor at Aptihealth and Covera Health and is on the Board of Directors for Vinco Ventures, Inc. Mr. Jennings is a co-founder of the CMK Foundation, a charitable organization which has been helping people in local communities since 2009. Mr. Jennings brings to TYDE 30 years of experience in business development and management of sales professionals in a variety of technology-adjacent industries.

 

Mary Ann Halford. Ms. Halford has served as a member of the Board since October 13, 2021. She is currently a Partner in the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (“TMT”) strategy consultancy Altman Solon. Previously she was a Senior Advisor to OC&C Strategy Consultants from December 2017 to December 2020. From March 2012 to April 2017, Ms. Halford was both a Managing Director and then a Senior Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s TMT Group working both in NY and London. Ms. Halford built out the digital operations for ITN Networks from 2008 – 2009 and from 1997 through 2002, Ms. Halford built and developed the platform for the Fox International Channels Group. In addition, from 2007 through 2014, Ms. Halford served on the Board of Directors of Triton Digital. Ms. Halford received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Economics from Georgetown University and her Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard University. Ms. Halford brings to TYDE over 30 years of experience as both an operator and consultant to the global media and entertainment industry.

 

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Louis Foreman. Louis Foreman is the founder and Chief Executive of Enventys, an integrated product design and engineering firm. Over the past 34 years Louis has created 10 successful start-ups and has been directly responsible for the creation of over 20 others. In 2013, Mr. Foreman was appointed by the SBA Administrator to serve on the National SBDC Advisory Board until the end of 2022. In 2008, Mr. Foreman was appointed by United States Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez to serve for a three-year term on the nine-person Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In 2011, he was appointed by Secretary Gary Locke to serve an additional three-year term. In addition to being an inventor, Mr. Foreman was the creator of the Emmy® Award winning PBS TV show, Everyday Edisons, and served as the Executive Producer and lead judge. Mr. Foreman currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the James Dyson Foundation, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), New Dominion Bank, The Federal Reserve Bank Industry Roundtable, Beyond Campus Innovations, Vinco Ventures, Inc., and the Intellectual Property Owners Educational Foundation (IPOEF). Mr. Foreman has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Illinois. Mr. Foreman brings to TYDE significant experience with start-ups and knowledge of intellectual property matters.

 

Corporate Governance

 

Director Nominations Process

 

Each year the Board is expected nominate a slate of directors for election by stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders based on the recommendations of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In identifying prospective director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may seek referrals from other members of the Board, management, stockholders and other sources, including third-party recommendations.

 

Director and Executive Officer Qualifications

 

Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which we intend to adopt prior to the Distribution, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is expected to be responsible for reviewing with our Board, on an annual basis, the appropriate experience, skills and characteristics for the Board as a whole and its individual members. In evaluating the suitability of individuals for Board membership, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, is expected to take into account many factors, including but not limited to: the individual’s general understanding of the various disciplines relevant to the success of a publicly-traded company in today’s business environment; the individual’s understanding of the Company’s businesses and markets; the individual’s professional expertise and educational background; and other factors that promote diversity of views and experience. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is expected to evaluate each individual in the context of the Board as a whole, with the objective of recommending a group of directors that can best perpetuate the success of the business and represent stockholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment, using its diversity of experience. In determining whether to recommend a director for re-election, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also expected to consider the director’s past attendance at meetings and participation in and contributions to the activities of the Board.

 

The Company’s officers and Board of Directors is composed of a diverse group of leaders in their respective fields. Many of these officers or directors have senior leadership experience at various companies. In these positions, they have also gained experience in core management skills, such as strategic and financial planning, public company financial reporting, compliance, risk management, and leadership development. Many of the Company’s officers and directors also have experience serving on boards of directors and/or board committees of other public companies and private companies and have an understanding of corporate governance practices and trends, which provides an understanding of different business processes, challenges, and strategies. Further, these officers and directors have other experience that makes them valuable, such as managing and investing assets or facilitating the consummation of business investments and combinations.

 

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The Company, along with its officers and directors, believe that the above-mentioned attributes, along with the leadership skills and other experiences of the Company’s directors and executive officers described above, provide the Company with a diverse range of perspectives and judgment necessary to facilitate the Company’s goals of shareholder value appreciation through organic and acquisition growth.

 

Board Structure, Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors

 

Our Board of Directors will consist of five Directors. In accordance with our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which we expect to adopt prior to the Distribution, the minimum number of directors we may have is five and maximum number of Directors is eleven. The number of Directors may be increased or decreased by our Board of Directors from time to time. In accordance with our Restated Bylaws, which we plan to adopt prior to the Distribution, and Delaware law, our Board of Directors will oversee the management of the business and affairs of the Company. Our Directors will be elected by our stockholders at our annual stockholders meeting for three-year terms and to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal. Stockholders will not be entitled to cumulative voting in the election of our directors. Our Board of Directors will be classified, meaning the directors will be divided into three classes each consisting of as close to 1/3 of the total Directors as possible. At each annual meeting of the shareholders, one class of Directors will be up for election. Directors will serve three-year terms. No determination has been made regarding the directors to be in the individual classes. This classification of the Board of Directors may delay or prevent a change in control of our company or our management.

 

Director Independence

 

Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship that, in the opinion of the Company’s Board of Directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The Board intends to affirmatively determine that Frank Jennings, Louis Foreman, and Mary Ann Halford qualify as independent directors in accordance with the Nasdaq listing rules.

 

Board Leadership Structure

 

Our Board of Directors is not expected to have a formal policy regarding the combination of the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer because the Board of Directors believes that it is in the best interests of the Company to have the flexibility to determine, from time to time, whether the positions should be held by the same person or by separate persons. The Board of Directors believes that it is currently in the best interest of our stockholders that the role of Chairman be held by Kevin O’Donnell.

 

The Board of Directors may reconsider this leadership structure from time to time based on the leadership needs of our Board of Directors and the Company at any particular time. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is expected to evaluate on an ongoing basis whether the Board’s leadership structure is appropriate to effectively address the evolving needs of the Company’s business and the long-term interests of our stockholders. The committee is expected to then makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the Board of Directors’ leadership structure, including whether the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer should be separated or combined.

 

Lead Independent Director

 

Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which we intend to adopt prior to the Distribution, if the Chairman of the Board of Directors is not an independent director, as determined by the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board, the independent directors will annually appoint one independent director to be the Lead Independent Director in accordance with the Director Nominating Agreement. Given that our Chairman will not be an independent director, our independent directors have appointed Frank Jennings as our Lead Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director’s responsibilities are to: (i) preside over executive sessions of the independent directors and at all meetings at which the Chairman of the Board of Directors is not present; (ii) call meetings of the independent directors as he or she deems necessary; (iii) serve as a liaison between the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the independent directors; (iv) propose agendas and schedules for Board meetings in consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Directors; and (v) be available for consultation and communication if requested by stockholders.

 

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Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

 

Our management is responsible for identifying risks facing our Company, including strategic, financial, operational, and regulatory risks, implementing risk management policies and procedures and managing our day-to-day risk exposure. The Board is expected to have overall responsibility for risk oversight, including, as part of regular Board of Directors and committee meetings, general oversight of executives’ management of risks relevant to the Company. While the full Board of Directors has overall responsibility for risk oversight and is currently overseeing the Company’s business continuity risks, it is expected to be supported in this function by its Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee once the committees have been formed. The committees are expected to be formed prior to the Distribution, and each of the committees is expected to regularly reports to the Board of Directors.

 

The Audit Committee will review and discuss with management and the Company’s auditors, as appropriate, the risks faced by the Company and the policies, guidelines, and process by which management assesses and manages the Company’s risks, including the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures.

 

The Compensation Committee will review the Company’s incentive compensation arrangements to determine whether they encourage excessive risk-taking, to review and discuss at least annually the relationship between risk management policies and practices and compensation, and to evaluate compensation policies and practices that could mitigate any such risk.

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be responsible for developing and recommending to the Board of Directors for approval an officer succession plan (the “Succession Plan”), reviewing the Succession Plan periodically with the Chief Executive Officer, evaluating potential candidates for executive positions and recommending to the Board of Directors any changes to and any candidates for succession under the Succession Plan.

 

In addition, the Board of Directors will be presented with information at its regularly scheduled and special meetings regarding risks facing our Company, and management will provide more frequent, informal communications to the Board of Directors between regularly scheduled meetings which will be designed to give the Board of Directors regular updates about our business. The Board of Directors will consider this information and will provide feedback, will make recommendations, and, as appropriate, will authorize or direct management to address particular exposures to risk.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

Our Board of Directors is expected to have three standing committees: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Frank Jennings, Mary Ann Halford and Louis Foreman, are expected to be appointed to serve on the Company’s Audit Committee, with Louis Foreman serving as the chair and qualifying as an audit committee financial expert, as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. Frank Jennings, Mary Ann Halford, Louis Foreman are expected to be appointed to serve on the Company’s Compensation Committee, with Frank Jennings serving as the chair. Frank Jennings, Mary Ann Halford, Louis Foreman are expected to be appointed to serve on the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with Frank Jennings serving as the chair. Each of the committee charters will be available on the Company’s website at www.cryptyde.com prior to the Distribution.

 

Audit Committee

 

The Audit Committee’s duties, which will be specified in its charter that TYDE plans to adopt prior to the Distribution, will include, but will not be limited to:

 

  reviewing and discussing with management and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements, and recommending to the Board of Directors whether the audited financial statements should be included in our annual reports;

 

  discussing with management and the independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of our financial statements;

 

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  discussing with management major risk assessment and risk management policies;

 

  monitoring the independence of the independent auditor;
     
  verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law;

 

  reviewing and approving all related-party transactions;

 

  inquiring and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

 

  pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed;

 

  appointing or replacing the independent auditor;

 

  determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work; and

 

  establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s duties, which will be specified in its charter that TYDE plans to adopt prior to the Distribution, will include, but will not be limited to:

 

  identifying, evaluating, and selecting, or recommending that the Board of Directors approve, nominees for election to the Board of Directors;

 

  evaluating the performance of the Board of Directors and of individual directors;

 

  reviewing developments in corporate governance practices;

 

  evaluating the adequacy of corporate governance practices and reporting;

 

  reviewing management succession plans; and

 

  developing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding corporate governance guidelines and matters.

 

Compensation Committee

 

The Compensation Committee is expected to have overall responsibility for determining and approving the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and reviewing and approving the annual base salaries and annual incentive opportunities of the Company’s executive officers. The Company may utilize the services of independent consultants to perform analyses and to make recommendations relative to executive compensation matters. These analyses and recommendations will be conveyed to the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee takes such information into consideration in making its compensation decisions.

 

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

Mr. Jennings, Ms. Halford and Mr. Foreman are expected to serve on our Compensation Committee. None of these individuals will have any material contractual or other relationships with our company except as directors. None of our executive officers served on the compensation committee or Board of Directors of any entity whose executive officers will serve as a member of our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee at the Distribution.

 

Executive Sessions

 

Independent directors are expected to regularly meet in executive session at Board of Directors meetings without any members of management being present. The Lead Independent Director will preside over the executive sessions, and may, as applicable, call executive sessions as appropriate.

 

Board and Board Committee Meetings and Attendance

 

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which we plan to adopt prior to the Distribution, will provide that directors are expected to prepare themselves for and attend all Board of Directors meetings, the annual meeting of stockholders and the meetings of the Board of Directors’ standing committees on which they serve.

 

Anti-Hedging Policy

 

Our Board of Directors plans to adopt prior to the Distribution an Insider Trading Policy, which prohibits, among other things, our directors, officers, and employees from engaging in any hedging or monetization transactions with respect to the Company’s securities, including, but not limited to, through the use of financial instruments such as exchange funds, prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, puts, calls, collars, forwards and other derivative instruments, or through the establishment of a short position in the Company’s securities. In addition, our Insider Trading Policy is expected to prohibit our directors, officers, and employees from engaging in certain short-term or speculative transactions in the Company’s securities, such as short-term trading, short sales, and publicly traded options, which could create heightened legal risk and/or the appearance of improper or inappropriate conduct by our directors, officers, and employees.

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

 

The Company is expected to adopt, prior to the Distribution a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, that will apply to all of the Company’s directors, officers, and employees. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will cover areas such as conflicts of interest, insider trading and compliance with laws and regulations. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be available on our website at www.cryptyde.com prior to the Distribution. We intend to post any amendments to or waivers from our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at this location on our website.

 

Stockholder Communications

 

Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board may do so by writing the Company’s Office of the Secretary by mail at 200 9th Avenue, Suite 220, Safety Harbor, Florida 34695, Attention: Office of the Secretary or by email at investors@cryptyde.com. All communications that relate to matters within the scope of the responsibilities of the Board and its standing committees will be forwarded to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Communications that relate to ordinary business matters that are not within the scope of the responsibilities of the Board of Directors are to be sent to the appropriate executive officer or employee.

 

Our “whistleblower” policy, which we plan to adopt prior to the Distribution, is expected to prohibit our Company or any of our employees from retaliating or taking any adverse action against anyone for raising a concern. If a stockholder or an employee nonetheless prefers to raise his or her concern in a confidential or anonymous manner, he or she may call our external service provider, toll-free at 866-980-2818.

 

Certain Legal Proceedings

 

To the knowledge of the Company’s management, there is no litigation currently pending or contemplated against any of its officers or directors in their capacity as such.

 

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Board Diversity

 

It is anticipated that we will seek diversity in experience, viewpoint, education, skill, and other individual qualities and attributes to be represented on our Board of Directors. We believe directors should have various qualifications, including individual character and integrity; business experience; leadership ability; strategic planning skills, ability, and experience; requisite knowledge of our industry and finance, accounting, and legal matters; communications and interpersonal skills; and the ability and willingness to devote time to our company. We also believe the skill sets, backgrounds, and qualifications of our anticipated directors, taken as a whole, should provide a significant mix of diversity in personal and professional experience, background, viewpoints, perspectives, knowledge, and abilities. Nominees will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis proscribed by law. It is anticipated that the assessment of prospective directors will be made in the context of the perceived needs of our Board of Directors from time to time.

 

We expect that all of our directors will be individuals of high character and integrity, able to work well with others, and committed to devote sufficient time to the business and affairs of our company. In addition to these attributes, the description of each anticipated director’s background set forth above indicates the specific qualifications, skills, perspectives, and experience necessary to conclude that each individual should serve as a director of our company.

 

Board Leadership Structure

 

We believe that effective board leadership structure can depend on the experience, skills, and personal interaction between persons in leadership roles as well as the anticipated needs of our company at any point in time. Our anticipated Corporate Governance Guidelines will support flexibility in the structure of our Board of Directors by not requiring the separation of the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board.

 

Our Board of Directors is not expected to have a formal policy regarding the combination of the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. It is anticipated that our Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for setting our strategic direction and day-to-day leadership and performance of our company. Our Restated Bylaws will provide that the Chairperson of our Board of Directors will, when present, preside over all meetings of our stockholders and Board of Directors. We anticipate that the Chairperson of the Board will provide input to the Chief Executive Officer and set the agenda for board meetings of our Board of Directors.

 

Clawback Policy

 

It is anticipated that we will maintain a compensation recovery, or clawback, policy. In the event we are required to prepare an accounting restatement of our financial results as a result of a material noncompliance by us with any financial reporting requirement under the federal securities laws, it is anticipated that we will have the right to use reasonable efforts to recover from any then-current or then-former executive officers who have received incentive compensation (whether cash or equity) from us during the three-year period preceding the date on which we will have been required to prepare the accounting restatement, any excess incentive compensation awarded as a result of the misstatement. It is anticipated that this policy will be administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. Once final rules are adopted by the SEC regarding clawback requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, or the Dodd-Frank Act, it is anticipated that we will review this policy and make any amendments necessary to comply with the new rules.

 

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EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company” under applicable federal securities laws and therefore permitted to take advantage of certain reduced public company reporting requirements. As such, we provide in this information statement the scaled disclosure permitted under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, including the compensation disclosures required of a “smaller reporting company,” as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program for our executive officers who are named in the “Summary Compensation Table” below.

 

Summary Compensation Table.

 

The following table presents summary information regarding the total compensation incurred by Vinco Ventures, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, for the named executive officers of the Company.

 

Name and Principal Position   Year   Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock Awards ($)     Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)     All Other Compensation ($)     Total
($)
 
Brian McFadden   2021    

207,245

      -      

2,139,328

      -      

480,000

     

2,826,573

 
Chief Operating Officer   2020     -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Brett Vroman   2021     246,247       -      

1,819,173

      -      

480,000

      2,545,420  
Chief Financial Officer   2020     176,924       -       -       -       -       176,924  
                                                     
Timothy Cabrera   2021     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Chief Operating Officer   2020     -       -       -       -       -       -  

 

Overview

 

The Company expects to provide total compensation packages that are competitive, tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of the Company within its industry, and adequately reward its executives for their roles in creating value for our stockholders. The Company expects that it will be competitive in its executive compensation with other similarly situated companies in its industry. The compensation decisions regarding the Company’s executives are expected to be based on its need to attract individuals with the skills necessary to achieve its business plan, to reward those individuals fairly over time and to retain those individuals who continue to perform at or above the Company’s expectations.

 

The Company’s executive compensation program is expected to consist of three primary components: salary, incentive bonus and stock-based awards issued under an equity incentive plan. The Company determines the appropriate level for each compensation component based in part, but not exclusively, on its view of internal equity and consistency, individual performance, the Company’s performance, and other information deemed relevant and timely.

 

Employment Agreements.

 

The Company anticipates entering into an Employment Agreement with Brian McFadden, Brett Vroman and Timothy Cabrera.

 

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Retirement Benefits

 

The Company expects to maintain a tax-qualified defined contribution plan that meets the requirements of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), commonly called a 401(k) plan, for substantially all of its employees. The 401(k) plan will be made available on the same basis to all employees, including the named executive officers. Each participant in the 401(k) plan will be able to elect to defer from 0% to 100% of compensation, subject to limitations under the Code and Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

 

Director Compensation

 

The Company’s Board of Directors’ compensation program is expected to be designed to provide competitive compensation necessary to attract and retain high quality non-employee directors and to encourage ownership of Company stock to further align their interests with those of our stockholders.

 

The director annual compensation program is expected to provide the following compensation for independent, non-employee directors following the Business Combination:

 

  A quarterly retainer (the “Quarterly Retainer”) of $5,000, and 5,000 TYDE Common Shares, a supplemental $10,000 annual retainer for each of the Audit Committee Chair, the Compensation Committee Chair, and the Nominating and Governance Committee Chair;

 

  Meeting attendance fees (the “Meeting Attendance Fees”) of $1,000 per in-person meeting attended; and

 

  Additional compensation for ad hoc services on a case-by-case basis.

 

The 2022 Annual Retainer and Meeting Attendance Fees are expected to be paid in equal installments in arrears as soon as practicable after the last business day of each calendar quarter.

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

 

Procedures for Approval of Related Person Transactions

 

The Company’s Board of Directors will adopt a written related person transaction policy that sets forth the following policies and procedures for the review and approval or ratification of related person transactions.

 

A “Related Person Transaction” is a transaction, arrangement, or relationship in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was, is or will be a participant, the amount of which involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A “Related Person” means:

 

  any person who is, or at any time during the applicable period was, one of the Company’s executive officers or a member of the Board of Directors;

 

  any person who is known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our voting stock;

 

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  any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons, which means any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a director, officer, or a beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our voting stock, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such director, executive officer, or beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our voting stock; and

 

  any firm, corporation, or other entity in which any of the foregoing persons is a partner or principal or in a similar position or in which such person has a ten percent (10%) or greater beneficial ownership interest.

 

In addition, we will have in place policies and procedures designed to minimize potential conflicts of interest arising from any dealings the Company may have with its affiliates and to provide appropriate procedures for the disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest that may exist from time to time. Specifically, pursuant to the Audit Committee charter, the Audit Committee will have the responsibility to review related person transactions.

 

The Separation from BBIG

 

In connection with the Separation, we will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and several other agreements with BBIG to effect the Separation and provide a framework for our relationship with BBIG after the Separation. These agreements will provide for the allocation between us and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BBIG and its subsidiaries on the other hand, of the assets, liabilities, legal entities, and obligations associated with the Spin-off Businesses, on the one hand, and BBIG’s other current businesses, on the other hand, and will govern the relationship between our company and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BBIG and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, subsequent to the Separation (including with respect to transition services, employee matters, intellectual property matters, tax matters, and certain other commercial relationships). See “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG” for more information regarding these agreements.

 

Other Related Person Transactions

 

It is anticipated that, effective upon the Separation, we will enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. These agreements will require us to indemnify and advance litigation expenses incurred by such individuals by reason of (i) their status as directors and/or officers of our company, (ii) their service in any capacity with respect to an employee benefit plan of our company or one or more of our majority owned subsidiaries, or (iii) their service as directors, officers, managers, general partners, trustees, employees, or agents of another entity (including a majority owned subsidiary of our company) at our request while directors and/or officers of our company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

As of the date of this information statement, all of the outstanding shares of our common stock are owned by BBIG. After the Separation, BBIG will not directly or indirectly own any of our common stock. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the expected beneficial ownership of our common stock immediately following the consummation of the Distribution by (1) each named executive officer and director of our company, (2) all directors and executive officers of our company as a group, and (3) each person known by us to own more than 5% of BBIG common stock, which persons would be expected to own more than 5% of our common stock immediately following the consummation of the Distribution. We based the share amounts on each person’s beneficial ownership of BBIG common stock as of the close of business on [●], 2022 and applying the distribution ratio of one (1) share of our common stock for every ten (10) shares of BBIG common stock held as of the close of business on the Record Date and the shares of our common stock to be issued to certain BBIG warrant holders at the time of the Distribution, unless we indicate some other date or basis for the share amounts in the applicable footnotes. Immediately following the consummation of the Distribution, we expect that approximately 16,484,201 shares of our common stock will be issued and outstanding, based on the number of shares of BBIG common stock expected to be outstanding as of the Record Date. The actual number of outstanding shares of BBIG common stock immediately following the consummation of the Distribution will be determined on the Record Date.

 

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The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the common stock as of January 24, 2022 based on current BBIG ownership:

 

  each person known by the Company to be an expected beneficial owner of more than 5% of the common stock of the Company;

 

  each of the Company’s officers and directors; and

 

  all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the Commission, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she, or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. The information below is based upon the Schedule 13D’s, Form 3’s and Form 4’s filed by certain of the parties below.

 

The beneficial ownership percentages set forth in the table below are based on approximately 16,484,201 shares of common stock anticipated to be issued and outstanding upon the Distribution.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them.

 

    Beneficial Ownership  
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)   Number of Shares     Percentage  
5% Stockholders                
Hudson Bay Master Fund, Ltd. (2)     1,646,772       9.99 %
Current Executive Officers and Directors                
Brian McFadden    

81,686

      *  
Brett Vroman    

141,962

      *  
Timothy Cabrera     -       *  
Kevin O’Donnell    

70,316

      *  
Frank Jennings    

40,750

         
Louis Foreman    

73,286

      *  
Mary Ann Halford    

33,250

      *  
Total Executive Officers and Directors    

441,250

   

2.7

%

 

(1) Includes 15,011,802 shares of common stock issuable upon the Distribution based upon 150,118,024 shares of BBIG outstanding as of January 24, 2022, and 1,472,399 shares issuable under the terms of a BBIG warrant upon the Distribution.
   
(2)

Includes 1,472,399 shares of common stock issuable upon the Distribution related to the December 2021 Hudson Bay warrant and 174,373 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the June 2021 Hudson Bay warrant. Does not include (1) 2,107,764 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the June 2021 Hudson Bay warrants, (2) 3,324,833 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the July 2021 Hudson By warrants, (3) 1,200,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the September 2021 Hudson Bay warrants, (4) 2,400,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the November 2021 Hudson Bay warrants, and (5) 1,363,332 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the December 2021 warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned warrants, Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. may not convert such note or exercise such warrants to the extent (but only to the extent) such selling stockholder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own upon such conversion or exercise a number of shares of our common stock which would exceed 9.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. The number of shares and percentage reflect this limitation. as of January 24, 2022

   
* Less than 1%.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION

 

The following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Distribution to BBIG and U.S. Holders (as defined herein) of BBIG common stock. This discussion is based on the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all as in effect as of the date of this information statement and all of which may change, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion assumes that the Separation will be consummated in accordance with the Separation and Distribution Agreement and as described in this information statement.

 

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of BBIG common stock that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

  an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

  a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state therein, or the District of Columbia;

 

  an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

  a trust if it: (i) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to the control all substantial decisions; or (ii) has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

 

This discussion addresses only the consequences of the Distribution to U.S. Holders that hold BBIG common stock as a capital asset. It does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a U.S. Holder in light of that stockholder’s particular circumstances or to a U.S. Holder subject to special treatment under the Code, such as:

 

  a financial institution, underwriter, real estate investment trust, regulated investment company, or insurance company;

 

  a tax-exempt organization;

 

  a dealer or broker in securities or currencies;

 

  a stockholder that holds BBIG common stock as part of a hedge, appreciated financial position, straddle, conversion, or other risk reduction transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

  former citizens or former long-term residents of the United States;

 

  a stockholder that owns, or is deemed to own, at least 10%, by voting power or value, of BBIG’s equity;

 

  a stockholder that is subject to the alternative minimum tax;

 

  a stockholder that holds BBIG common stock through a partnership or other pass-through entity;

 

  a stockholder that is required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income with respect to BBIG common stock as a result of such income being recognized on an applicable financial statement;

 

  a stockholder that holds BBIG common stock in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account; or

 

  a stockholder that acquired BBIG common stock pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation.

 

If a partnership, or any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holds BBIG common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Such a partner or partnership should consult its tax adviser.

 

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This discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences is not a complete analysis or description of all potential U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Distribution. In addition, it does not address any estate, gift, or other non-income tax consequences or any non-U.S., state, or local tax consequences of the Distribution. Accordingly, holders of BBIG common stock should consult their tax advisers to determine the particular U.S. federal, state, or local or non-U.S. income or other tax consequences of the Distribution.

 

The Distribution

 

It is intended, and the following discussion assumes, that the Transfer and the Distribution should qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and Section 355 of the Code. Seward & Kissel LLP, tax counsel to BBIG, will deliver an opinion to the effect that such transactions should qualify for this intended tax treatment. The opinion will rely on certain representations, assumptions, and undertakings, including those relating to the past and future conduct of our business, and the opinion would not be valid if such representations, assumptions, and undertakings were incorrect. Despite the opinion, the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, could determine that the Transfer or the Distribution should be treated as a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes if it determines that any of the representations, assumptions, or undertakings that were relied upon for the opinion are false or have been violated, if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinion, or for other reasons, including as a result of significant changes in the stock ownership of BBIG or us after the Distribution Date.

 

Assuming that the Transfer and the Distribution qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and Section 355 of the Code, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

  the Distribution will not result in the recognition of gain or loss to BBIG;

 

  no gain or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be included in the income of, U.S. Holders of BBIG common stock solely as a result of the receipt of our common stock in connection with the Distribution;

 

  the aggregate tax basis of the shares of BBIG common stock and our common stock in the hands of each U.S. Holder of BBIG common stock immediately following the consummation of the Distribution (including any fractional shares deemed received, as discussed herein) will be the same as the aggregate tax basis such U.S. Holder has in the shares of BBIG common stock held immediately before the consummation of the Distribution, allocated between such BBIG common stock and our common stock (including any fractional shares deemed received) in proportion to their relative fair market values immediately following the consummation of the Distribution;

 

  the holding period of any shares of our common stock received by a U.S. Holder of BBIG common stock in the Distribution (including any fractional shares deemed received) will include the holding period of the shares of BBIG common stock; and

 

  a U.S. Holder of BBIG common stock that receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of our common stock will recognize capital gain or loss, measured by the difference between the cash received for such fractional share and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in that fractional share, determined as described above, and such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period in the BBIG common stock is more than one year as of the closing date of the Distribution Date.

 

U.S. Holders of BBIG common stock that have acquired different blocks of BBIG common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate adjusted basis among, and their holding period of, our common stock distributed with respect to blocks of BBIG common stock.

 

If it is ultimately determined that the Transfer and the Distribution does not qualify as tax-free under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and Section 355 of the Code, then BBIG would recognize corporate level taxable gain on the Distribution in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of our common stock distributed to holders of BBIG common stock on the Distribution Date over BBIG’s tax basis in such stock. In addition, in such circumstances, each holder of BBIG common stock that receives shares of our common stock in connection with the Distribution would be treated as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of our common stock received, which generally would be taxed as a dividend to the extent of such holder’s ratable share of BBIG’s earnings and profits, including BBIG’s taxable gain, if any, on the Distribution, then treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the holder’s basis in BBIG common stock and thereafter treated as capital gain from the sale or exchange of BBIG common stock.

 

Even if the Transfer and the Distribution were otherwise to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code, the Distribution may result in corporate level taxable gain to BBIG under Section 355(e) of the Code if either we or BBIG undergoes a 50% or greater ownership change as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Distribution, potentially including transactions occurring after the Distribution. The process for determining whether one or more acquisitions or issuances triggering Section 355(e) has occurred, the extent to which any such acquisitions or issuances results in a change of ownership and the cumulative effect of any such acquisitions or issuances together with any prior acquisitions or issuances is complex, inherently factual and subject to interpretation of the facts and circumstances of a particular case. If Section 355(e) applies as a result of such an acquisition or issuance, BBIG would recognize taxable gain as described above, but the Distribution would be tax-free to you (except for tax on any cash received in lieu of fractional shares). Under some circumstances, the Tax Matters Arrangement would require us to indemnify BBIG for the tax liability resulting from the application of Section 355(e). See “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG.”

 

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Under the Shared Services Agreement, we will generally be required to indemnify BBIG for the resulting taxes in the event that the Distribution and/or related transactions fail to qualify for their intended tax treatment due to any action by us or any of our subsidiaries (see “The Separation—Agreements with BBIG”). If the Distribution were to be taxable to BBIG, the liability for payment of such tax by BBIG or by us under the Tax Matters Arrangement could have a material adverse effect on BBIG or us, as the case may be.

 

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

Applicable Treasury Regulations generally require holders who own at least 5% of the total outstanding stock of BBIG (by vote or value) and who receive our common stock pursuant to the Distribution to attach to their U.S. federal income tax return for the year in which the Distribution occurs a detailed statement setting forth certain information relating to the tax-free nature of the Distribution. BBIG and/or we will provide the appropriate information to each holder upon request, and each such holder is required to retain permanent records of this information.

 

In addition, payments of cash to a U.S. Holder of BBIG common stock in lieu of fractional shares of our common stock in connection with the Distribution may be subject to information reporting, unless the U.S. Holder provides the withholding agent with proof of an applicable exemption. Such payments that are subject to information reporting may also be subject to backup withholding, unless such U.S. Holder provides the withholding agent with a correct taxpayer identification number and otherwise complies with the requirements of the backup withholding rules. Backup withholding does not constitute additional tax, but merely an advance payment, which may be refunded or credited against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely supplied to the IRS.

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following summary of the material terms of our securities is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities, and is qualified by reference to our Certificate of Incorporation, our Restated Bylaws and the warrant-related documents described herein, which are exhibits to the registration statement of which this information statement is a part. We urge to you read each of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Restated Bylaws and the warrant-related documents described herein in their entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of our securities.

 

General

 

Immediately following the Distribution, TYDE’s authorized capital stock will consist of [●] shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and [●] shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

Common Stock

 

Voting Rights. Holders of common stock will exclusively possess all voting power and each share of common stock will have one vote on all matters submitted to our stockholders for a vote. Holders of common stock do not have any cumulative voting rights.

 

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Dividend Rights. Holders of common stock will be entitled to receive dividends or other distributions, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our Board of Directors in its discretion out of funds legally available therefor and share equally on a per share basis in all such dividends and other distributions.

 

Liquidation Rights. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, either voluntary or involuntary, holders of common stock will be entitled to receive their ratable and proportionate share of our remaining assets.

 

Other Rights. Holders of common stock will have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicable to our common stock.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Our Board of Directors is expressly granted authority to issue shares of preferred stock, in one or more series, and to fix for each such series such voting powers, full or limited, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by our Board of Directors providing for the issue of such series (a “Preferred Stock Designation”) and as may be permitted by the DGCL. The number of authorized shares of preferred stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, without a separate vote of the holders of the preferred stock, or any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to any Preferred Stock Designation.

 

We currently have no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

 

Holders

 

Immediately following the Distribution, TYDE expects that approximately 16,484,201 million shares of its common stock will be issued and outstanding based upon approximately 150,118,024 million shares of BBIG common stock outstanding as of January [●], 2022 and the shares of our common stock to be issued to certain BBIG warrant holders at the time of the Distribution. All outstanding shares of TYDE common stock, when issued, will be fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Immediately following the Distribution, TYDE expects no shares of its preferred stock will be issued and outstanding.

 

Immediately following the Distribution, TYDE expects that [●] warrants to purchase common shares of Tyde will be issued and outstanding.

 

Special Meeting of Stockholders

 

Our Restated Bylaws, which we plan to adopt prior to the Distribution, provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by a majority vote of our Board of Directors or by stockholders holding at least a majority of all the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting.

 

Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations

 

Our Restated Bylaws, which we plan to adopt prior to the Distribution, provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before a special meeting of stockholders must provide timely notice of their intent in writing. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, proposals seeking inclusion in our annual proxy statement must comply with the notice periods contained therein. Our Restated Bylaws also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders’ meeting. These provisions may preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Authorized but Unissued Shares

 

Our authorized but unissued common stock and preferred stock will be available for future issuances without stockholder approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

 

Warrants

 

The Company entered into a certain Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) on June 4, 2021 by and among the Company, BBIG and an accredited investor (the “Investor”) holding warrants to purchase BBIG common stock (the “BBIG Warrants”). The BBIG Warrants provide that, upon a dividend or distribution, the Investor will be entitled to participate to the same extent that the Investor would have participated therein if the Investor had held the number of shares of BBIG acquirable upon complete exercise of the BBIG Warrants (the “Standard Warrant Distribution”), and, in addition, the Investor will receive an additional distribution, as though the Investor held shares of BBIG in upon the occurrence of a spin-off (the “Spin-Off Warrant Distribution”). Under the Amendment Agreement, the Investor agreed to waive the Standard Warrant Distribution and the Spin-Off Warrant Distribution, and in its place receive a warrant (the “TYDE Warrant”) to purchase such number of shares of TYDE common stock equal to (i) such number of shares of TYDE common stock the Investor would have been entitled to receive in the Spin-off Distribution equal to 100% of the shares underlying all BBIG Warrants held by the Investor, other than the BBIG Warrants issued to the Investor on July 22, 2021, and (ii) such number of shares of TYDE common stock the Investor would have been entitled to receive in the Spin-off Distribution equal to 200% of the shares underlying all BBIG Warrants held by the Investor that were issued to the Investor on July 22, 2021.

 

The exercise price applicable to the TYDE Warrant is $0.001, subject to adjustment as provided therein and an Alternate Cashless Exercise, as defined therein.

 

Contemporaneously with the execution of the Amendment Agreement, TYDE and the Investor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) covering all shares of TYDE common stock underlying the TYDE Warrant (the “TYDE Warrant Shares”). Under the Registrations Rights Agreement, TYDE must file a registration statement covering the TYDE Warrant Shares by November 22, 2021, and the registration statement must be effective by the 100th day following February 19, 2022. TYDE intends amend the Registration Rights Agreement to change both the date by which a registration statement must be filed and the date by which it must be effective.

 

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Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

Provisions of the DGCL and our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws, which we plan to adopt prior to the Distribution, could make it more difficult to acquire TYDE by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise or to remove incumbent officers and directors. These provisions are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and takeover bids that our Board of Directors may consider inadequate and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the Company to first negotiate with our Board of Directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure it outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

 

Delaware Anti-Takeover Provisions. 

 

TYDE intends to convert to a Delaware corporation and will be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, an anti-takeover statute. In general, Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years following the time the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination or the acquisition of shares that resulted in a stockholder becoming an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Generally, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status did own) 15 percent or more of a corporation’s voting stock. The existence of this provision would be expected to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our Board of Directors, including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by our stockholders.

 

Classified Board.

 

Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which we plan to adopt prior to the Distribution, will provide that our Board of Directors will be divided into three classes of directors, with the classes to be as nearly equal in number as possible, and with the directors serving three-year terms. As a result, approximately one-third of our Board of Directors will be elected each year. The classification of directors will have the effect of making it more difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our Board of Directors. Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws will provide that, subject to any rights of holders of preferred stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors will be fixed from time to time exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.

 

Exclusive Forum Selection

 

TYDE’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which TYDE plans to adopt prior to the Distribution, will provide that unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of TYDE, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of TYDE to TYDE or TYDE’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against TYDE or any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of TYDE arising out of or relating to any provision of the DGCL or TYDE’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Restated Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against TYDE or any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of TYDE governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The exclusive forum selection expected to be contained in the TYDE Restated Certificate of incorporation will not include actions arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act.

 

However, if (and only if) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware dismisses any such action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, the action may be brought in another court sitting in the State of Delaware.

 

Limitations on Personal Liability of Directors, Indemnification and Advancement Rights of Directors and Officers, and Director and Officer Insurance

 

The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors, and our certificate of incorporation includes such an exculpation provision. Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws, which we plan to adopt prior to the Distribution, will include provisions that indemnify, to the fullest extent allowable under the DGCL, the personal liability of directors or officers for monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of TYDE, or for serving at TYDE’s request as a director or officer or another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be. Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws will also provide that we must indemnify and advance reasonable expenses to our directors and officers, subject to our receipt of an undertaking from the indemnified party as may be required under the DGCL. TYDE’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation expressly will authorize TYDE to carry directors’ and officers’ insurance to protect TYDE, its directors, officers, and certain employees against certain liabilities.

 

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions that are expected to be in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit TYDE and its stockholders. Your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, TYDE pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. However, these provisions will not limit or eliminate our rights, or those of any stockholder, to seek non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care. The provisions will not alter the liability of directors under the federal securities laws.

 

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Sale of Unregistered Securities

 

Prior to the Distribution, we will issue shares of our common stock to BBIG pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, which shares will be distributed to BBIG stockholders in the Distribution. We do not intend to register the issuance of the shares under the Securities Act because the issuance will not constitute a public offering.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

After the consummation of the Distribution, the transfer agent and registrar for TYDE common stock will be Nevada Agency & Transfer Company.

 

Listing

 

We have applied to have our common stock listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “TYDE.”

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC with respect to the shares of our common stock being distributed as contemplated by this information statement. This information statement is a part of, and does not contain all of the information set forth in, the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information with respect to our company and our common stock, please refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. While statements made in this information statement relating to any contract or other document include the material provisions of such contracts or other documents, such statements are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may review a copy of the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules, as well as the annual and quarterly reports of BBIG and other information filed by BBIG with the SEC, on the Internet website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Information contained on any website referenced in this information statement is not incorporated by reference into this information statement.

 

As a result of the consummation of the Distribution, we will become subject to the full information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, we will be required to file periodic reports with the SEC and will also file proxy statements, current reports, and other information with the SEC, which will be available on the Internet website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

 

You can obtain any of the documents listed above from the SEC, through the SEC’s website at the address described above, through our website, when we launch it, at www.cryptyde.com, or by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address:

 

Cryptyde Inc.

2009 9th Avenue

Suite 220

Safety Harbor, Florida 34695

Phone: (866) 980-2818

Attention: Investor Relations

 

These documents are available without charge, excluding any exhibits to them, unless the exhibit is specifically listed as an exhibit to the registration statement on Form 10 of which this information statement forms a part.

 

Following the Distribution Date, we intend to furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and audited and reported on by, and with an opinion expressed by, an independent registered public accounting firm.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this information statement or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different information or to make any representation not contained in this information statement.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

    Page
Unaudited Financial Statements of Ferguson Containers, Inc.    
Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020   F-2
     
Condensed Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)   F-3
     
Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited)   F-4
     
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)   F-5
     
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)   F-6
     
Audited Financial Statements of Ferguson Containers, Inc.    
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   F-11
     
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019   F-12
     
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019   F-13
     
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019   F-14
     
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019   F-15
     
Notes to the Financial Statements   F-16

 

F-1

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020

 

   

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

    December 31, 2020  
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 658,023     $ 176,759  
Accounts receivable     967,296       836,153  
Inventories     40,438       114,198  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     37,625       7,209  
Total current assets     1,703,382       1,134,319  
Property and equipment, net     569,082       967,361  
Due from parent     1,084,497       821,627  
Total assets   $ 3,356,961     $ 2,923,307  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Current liabilities:                
Line of credit   $ -     $ 367,976  
Note payable, current portion     15,357       14,848  
Accounts payable     41,460       38,507  
Accrued expenses     19,231       10,799  
Income tax payable     334,397       109,998  
Total current liabilities     410,445       542,128  
Note payable, less current portion     16,062       27,644  
Deferred tax liabilities     82,104       82,104  
Total liabilities     508,611       651,876  
                 
Stockholder’s equity:                
Common stock, 400 shares authorized and outstanding, no par value     50,000       50,000  
Retained earnings     2,798,350       2,221,431  
Total stockholder’s equity     2,848,350       2,271,431  
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity   $ 3,356,961     $ 2,923,307  

 

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

 

F-2

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

 

   

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

   

September 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 
             
Revenues, net   $ 5,767,328     $ 5,040,655  
Cost of revenues     4,119,953       3,525,122  
Gross profit     1,647,375       1,515,533  
                 
Selling, general and administrative     1,345,691       1,310,374  
                 
Operating income     301,684       205,159  
                 
Non-operating income (expense):                
Interest expense, net     (47,327 )     (82,472 )
Rental income     71,543       77,111  
Other income     475,419       -  
Total non-operating income (expense)     499,635       (5,361 )
                 
Net income before income taxes     801,319       199,798  
                 
Income tax (benefit) expense     224,400       45,770  
                 
Net income   $ 576,919     $ 154,028  
Net income per share:                
Net income per share - basic   $ 1,442     $ 385  
Net income per share - diluted   $ 1,442     $ 385  
Weight average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted     400       400  

 

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

 

F-3

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

 

    Common Stock     Retained        
    Shares     Amount     Earnings     Total  
                         
Balance, January 1, 2021     400     $ 50,000       2,221,431     $ 2,271,431  
                                 
Net income             -       576,919    

576,919

                                 
Balance, September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)     400     $ 50,000     $ 2,798,350     $ 2,848,350  

 

          Common Stock     Retained Earnings     Total  
                         
Balance, January 1, 2020     400     $ 50,000       2,028,984     $ 2,078,984  
                                 
Net income             -       154,028       154,028  
                                 
Balance, September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)     400       50,000       2,183,012       2,233,012  

 

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

 

F-4

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

 

   

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

   

September 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net income   $ 576,919     $ 154,028  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     98,435     62,501  
Amortization of debt issuance costs     -       15,573  
Gain on sale     (475,419 )     -  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (131,144 )     (353,636 )
Inventory     73,760       45,845  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (30,416 )     6,714  
Accounts payable     2,953       (4,018 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     232,831     26,365  
Deferred tax liability     -      

24,840

 
Net cash provided by operating activities     347,919       (21,788
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (33,132 )     (193,429 )

Proceeds from sale of land and building

   

808,395

         
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     775,263     (193,429 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Repayments under lines of credit     (367,976 )     -
Borrowings under lines of credit     -     (8,459
Repayments under notes payable     (11,073 )     (10,587 )
Due from parent    

(262,869

)    

255,435

 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (641,918 )     236,389  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     481,264       21,172  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year     176,759       78,701  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year     658,023       99,873  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest     47,327       82,472  
Cash paid for income taxes     -     -  

 

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

 

F-5

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

As used herein, “Fergco” and the “Company” refer to Ferguson Containers, Inc. and/or where applicable, its management, a New Jersey corporation incorporated on September 14, 1966 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. The Company produces and sells a variety of container board, corrugated products and specialty paper products in North America. The Company was incorporated on September 14, 1966 in New Jersey. The Company is 100% owned by Vinco Ventures, Inc. (“Vinco”).

 

As of September 30, 2021, Fergco’s wholly-owned subsidiary included Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC (“Cryptyde Shared”), which was formed on September 16, 2021. Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC had no activity as of September 30, 2021. The accompanying condensed financial statements excludes EVNT Platform, LLC which was transferred to Fergco on September 16, 2021, and the transfer was rescinded on January 24, 2022, with an effective recission date of September 16, 2021.

 

The condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not contain all information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The condensed financial statements include the accounts of the Company. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all the adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results have been included in these financial statements. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company’s significant estimates used in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition and the determination of the economic useful life of depreciable property and equipment. Certain of the Company’s estimates could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company and general economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that these external factors could have an effect on the Company’s estimates and could cause actual results to differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers all highly liquid, short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

 

Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable are carried at their contractual amounts, less an estimate for uncollectible amounts. Management estimates the allowance for bad debts based on existing economic conditions, historical experience, the financial conditions of the customers, and the amount and age of past due accounts. Receivables are considered past due if full payment is not received by the contractual due date. Past due accounts are generally written off against the allowance for bad debts only after all collection attempts have been exhausted. All accounts receivable is currently deemed collectible and no allowance for doubtful account was required as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There was one customer who represented 27% of total accounts receivable as of September 30, 2021.

 

Inventories. Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company reduces the carrying value of inventories for those items that are potentially excess, obsolete, or slow moving based on changes in customer demand, technology developments, or other economic factors.

 

Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, which is recorded commencing at the in-service date using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows: 3 to 5 years for office equipment, 5 to 7 years for furniture and fixtures, 6 to 10 years for machinery and equipment, 10 to 15 years for building improvements, 5 years for software, 5 years for molds, 5 to 7 years for vehicles and 40 years for buildings. When fixed assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the statements of operations for the respective period. Minor additions and repairs are expensed in the period incurred. Major additions and repairs which extend the useful life of existing assets are capitalized and depreciated using the straight-line method over their remaining estimated useful lives.

 

On August 25, 2021, the Company sold the building located in Washington, NJ for gross proceeds of $858,730. The net proceeds of $763,665 were used to partially payoff the note on the Parent Company, Vinco Ventures, Inc. to the Ferguson Family of $876,500. The note payable was related to the September 30, 2018 acquisition of Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

The table below presents the gain on disposal of the asset:

 

    August 25, 2021  
Proceeds     858,730  
Less: Land     (79,100 )
Less: Building, net     (253,877 )
Less: Fees     (50,335 )
Gain on discontinued operations   $ 475,418  

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets. The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. The Company assesses the recoverability of its long-lived assets using undiscounted cash flows. If an asset is found to be impaired, the amount recognized for impairment is equal to the difference between the carrying value and the asset’s fair value. The Company did not record any impairment charges related to long-lived assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

Contingent Liabilities. The Company, from time to time, may be involved in certain legal proceedings. Based upon consultation with outside counsel handling its defense in these matters and the Company’s analysis of potential outcomes, if the Company determines that a loss arising from such matters is probable and can be reasonably estimated, an estimate of the contingent liability is recorded in its financial statements. If only a range of estimated loss can be determined, an amount within the range that, based on estimates, assumptions and judgments, reflects the most likely outcome, is recorded as a contingent liability in the financial statements. In situations where none of the estimates within the estimated range is a better estimate of probable loss than any other amount, the Company records the low end of the range. Any such accrual would be charged to expense in the appropriate period. Litigation expenses for these types of contingencies are recognized in the period in which the litigation services were provided.

 

F-6

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Revenue Recognition. Generally, the Company considers all revenues as arising from contracts with customers. Revenue is recognized based on the five-step process outlined in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606:

 

Step 1 – Identify the Contract with the Customer – A contract exists when (a) the parties to the contract have approved the contract and are committed to perform their respective obligations, (b) the entity can identify each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred, (c) the entity can identify the payment terms for the goods or services to be transferred, (d) the contract has commercial substance and it is probable that the entity will collect substantially all of the consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer.

 

Step 2 – Identify Performance Obligations in the Contract – Upon execution of a contract, the Company identifies as performance obligations each promise to transfer to the customer either (a) goods or services that are distinct, or (b) a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised goods or services, the Company must apply judgement to determine whether the goods or services are capable of being distinct within the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met, the goods or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.

 

Step 3 – Determine the Transaction Price – When (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied, the Company shall recognize as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the performance obligation. The contract terms are used to determine the transaction price. Generally, all contracts include fixed consideration. If a contract did include variable consideration, the Company would determine the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price based on expected value method. Variable consideration would be included in the transaction price, if in the Company’s judgement, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract would not occur.

 

Step 4 – Allocate the Transaction Price – After the transaction price has been determined, the next step is to allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract. If the contract only has one performance obligation, the entire transaction price will be applied to that obligation. If the contract has multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations based on the relative standalone selling price (SSP) at contract inception.

 

Step 5 – Satisfaction of the Performance Obligations (and Recognize Revenue) – Revenue is recognized when (or as) goods or services are transferred to a customer. The Company satisfies each of its performance obligations by transferring control of the promised good or service underlying that performance obligation to the customer. Control is the ability to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from an asset. It includes the ability to prevent other entities from directing the use of and obtaining the benefits from an asset. Indicators that control has passed to the customer include: a present obligation to pay; physical possession of the asset; legal title; risks and rewards of ownership; and acceptance of the asset(s). Performance obligations can be satisfied at a point in time or over time.

 

All of the Company’s revenues continue to be recognized when control of the goods are transferred to the customer, which is upon delivery of the finished goods to the customer. All sales have fixed pricing and there are currently no material variable components included in the Company’s revenue. Additionally, the Company will issue credits for defective merchandise, historically these credits for defective merchandise have not been material. Based on the Company’s analysis of the new revenue standards, revenue recognition from the sale of finished goods to customers, which represents substantially all of the Company’s revenues, was not impacted by the adoption of the new revenue standards.

 

Disaggregation of Revenue. The Company’s primary revenue streams include the sale of corrugated packaging materials. There are no other material operations that were separately disaggregated for segment purposes. The Company has income from rental operations which is includes as part of other income in the statements of operations.

 

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues includes freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, depreciation and inspection costs.

 

Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” (“ASC Topic 740”). The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of items that have been included or excluded in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts (“temporary differences”) at enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. The Company utilizes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has evaluated and concluded that there were no material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits within twelve months of the reporting date. The Company’s policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expense and penalties as general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations.

 

F-7

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Fair Value Measurements. The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

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

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example, cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, such as cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Concentration of Credit Risks. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash equivalents, accounts receivable and revenues. Cash and cash equivalents are invested in deposits with certain financial institutions and may, at times, exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any significant losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents.

 

Recent Accounting Standards. The recent accounting standards that the Company identified that could have any impact on our financial statements were as follows:

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Among the changes, an entity will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted. Since this accounting guidance only revises disclosure requirements, the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

F-8

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Subsequent Events. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through January 25, 2022, which the financial statements were issued. Based upon the evaluation, except for items described in Note 8, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

Segment Reporting. The Company uses “the management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. The Company’s primary revenue streams include the sale of corrugated packaging materials and therefore the Company only identifies one reportable operating segment.

 

3. INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

    September 30, 2021     December 31, 2020  
             
Raw materials   $ 9,938     $ 71,484  
Finished goods     30,500       42,714  
Total inventories   $ 40,438     $ 114,198  

 

4. DUE TO AND FROM PARENT

 

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, due from parent consists of net amounts due from Vinco Ventures, Inc. related to borrowings for working capital needs and management fees charged by Vinco Ventures, Inc. to Ferguson Containers, Inc. as well as other operating expenses that were paid for on behalf of one to the other. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the net amount due from parent was $1,084,497 and $821,627, respectively. Such amounts are not due currently. The Parent billed the Company management fees of $172,500 and $150,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The due to and from Parent will be considered to be settled at the time the anticipated Spin-Off of Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

F-9

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

5. DEBT

 

Principal due under the line of credit and note payable was as follows as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

    September 30, 2021     December 31, 2020  
             
Line of credit   $ -     $ 367,976  
                 
Note payable     31,419       42,492  
Less: note payable, current portion     (15,357 )     (14,848 )
Note payable, net of current portion   $ 16,062     $ 27,644  

 

On February 21, 2020, the Company entered into a receivables financing line of credit arrangement (the “Factoring Agreement”) for certain receivables of the Company not to exceed $1,250,000 at any one time. The agreement allows for borrowings up to 85% of the outstanding receivable based on the credit quality of the customer. The fee is between 1% and 2% of the total invoices financed. The balance at December 31, 2020 was $367,976. On March 31, 2021, the Company fully paid off the remaining balance of the Factoring Agreement.

 

6. STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

Common Stock. Vinco Ventures, Inc. owns 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Ferguson Containers, Inc. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has 400 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Leases. The Company leases certain office space from an entity affiliated through common ownership under operating lease agreement on a month-to-month basis.

 

Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $71,543 and $77,111, respectively. Rental payments are expensed in the statements of operations in the period to which they relate.

 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On January 24, 2022, Vinco Ventures, Inc. rescinded the transfer of the ownership units of EVNT Platform, LLC to Ferguson Containers, Inc. and 100% of the ownership units of EVNT Platform, Inc. reverted back to Vinco Ventures, Inc.

 

F-10

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Ferguson Containers, Inc.

 

Report on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Ferguson Containers, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Marcum LLP  

Marcum LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.

 

New York, NY

November 5, 2021

 

F-11

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

    2020     2019  
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 176,759     $ 78,701  
Accounts receivable     836,153       696,062  
Inventories     114,198       89,240  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     7,209       6,919  
Total current assets     1,134,319       870,922  
Property and equipment, net     967,361       786,744  
Due from parent     821,627       1,121,610  
Total assets   $ 2,923,307     $ 2,779,276  
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ DEFICIT                
Current liabilities:                
Line of credit   $ 367,976     $ 456,729  
Note payable, current portion     14,848       14,196  
Accounts payable     38,507       29,407  
Accrued expenses     10,799       32,765  
Income tax payable     109,998       67,439  
Total current liabilities     542,128       600,536  
Note payable, less current portion     27,644       42,492  
Deferred tax liabilities     82,104       57,264  
Total liabilities     651,876       700,292  
                 
Commitments and contingencies     -       -  
                 
Stockholder’s equity:                
Common stock, 400 shares authorized and outstanding, no par value     50,000       50,000  
Retained earnings     2,221,431       2,028,984  
Total stockholder’s equity     2,271,431       2,078,984  
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity   $ 2,923,307     $ 2,779,276  

 

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

 

F-12

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

    2020     2019  
             
Revenues, net   $ 6,719,894     $ 5,833,477  
Cost of revenues     4,691,451       4,210,633  
Gross profit     2,028,443       1,622,844  
                 
Selling, general and administrative     1,759,117       1,744,946  
                 
Operating income (loss)     269,326       (122,102 )
                 
Non-operating (expense) income:                
Interest expense, net     (112,295 )     (77,847 )
Rental income     102,815       102,815  
Other income     -       3,054  
Total non-operating (expense) income     (9,480 )     28,022  
                 
Net income (loss) before income taxes     259,846       (94,080 )
                 
Income taxes expense (benefit)     67,399       (53,660 )
                 
Net income (loss)   $ 192,447     $ (40,420 )
Net income (loss) per share:            
Net income (loss) per share - basic   $ 481.12     $ (101.05 )
Net income (loss) per share - diluted   $ 481.12     $ (101.05 )
Weight average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted     400       400  

 

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

 

F-13

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

    Common Stock     Retained        
    Shares     Amount     Earnings     Total  
                         
Balance, January 1, 2019     400     $ 50,000     $ 2,069,404     $ 2,119,404  
                                 
Net loss             -       (40,420 )     (40,420 )
                                 
Balance, December 31, 2019     400       50,000       2,028,984       2,078,984  
                                 
Net income             -       192,447       192,447  
                                 
Balance, December 31, 2020     400     $ 50,000     $ 2,221,431     $ 2,271,431  

 

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

 

F-14

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

    2020     2019  
             
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net income (loss)   $ 192,447     $ (40,420 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     95,861       113,286  
Amortization of debt issuance costs     15,573       15,573  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (140,091 )     (24,618 )
Inventory     (24,958 )     (7,433 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (290 )     102,277  
Accounts payable     9,100       25,196  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     45,433       (61,804 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     193,075       122,057
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (276,478 )     (45,235 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (276,478 )     (45,235 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Net repayments under lines of credit     (104,326 )     (90,648 )
Repayments under notes payable     (14,196 )     (13,572 )
Due from parent    

299,983

     

(879,612

)
Net cash used in financing activities     181,461     (983,832 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     98,058       (907,010 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year     78,701       985,711  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year   $ 176,759     $ 78,701  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest   $ 112,295     $ 77,847  

 

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

 

F-15

 

  

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

As used herein, “Fergco” and the “Company” refer to Ferguson Containers, Inc. and/or where applicable, its management, a New Jersey corporation incorporated on September 14, 1966 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. The Company produces and sells a variety of container board, corrugated products and specialty paper products in North America. The Company was incorporated on September 14, 1966 in New Jersey. The Company is 100% owned by Vinco Ventures, Inc. (“Vinco”).

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company’s significant estimates used in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition and the determination of the economic useful life of depreciable property and equipment. Certain of the Company’s estimates could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company and general economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that these external factors could have an effect on the Company’s estimates and could cause actual results to differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers all highly liquid, short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

 

Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable are carried at their contractual amounts, less an estimate for uncollectible amounts. Management estimates the allowance for bad debts based on existing economic conditions, historical experience, the financial conditions of the customers, and the amount and age of past due accounts. Receivables are considered past due if full payment is not received by the contractual due date. Past due accounts are generally written off against the allowance for bad debts only after all collection attempts have been exhausted. All accounts receivable is currently deemed collectible and no allowance for doubtful account was required as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There are no concentrations greater than 10% of total accounts receivable.

 

Inventories. Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company reduces the carrying value of inventories for those items that are potentially excess, obsolete, or slow moving based on changes in customer demand, technology developments, or other economic factors.

 

Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, which is recorded commencing at the in-service date using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows: 3 to 5 years for office equipment, 5 to 7 years for furniture and fixtures, 6 to 10 years for machinery and equipment, 10 to 15 years for building improvements, 5 years for software, 5 years for molds, 5 to 7 years for vehicles and 40 years for buildings. When fixed assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the statements of operations for the respective period. Minor additions and repairs are expensed in the period incurred. Major additions and repairs which extend the useful life of existing assets are capitalized and depreciated using the straight-line method over their remaining estimated useful lives.

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets. The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. The Company assesses the recoverability of its long-lived assets using undiscounted cash flows. If an asset is found to be impaired, the amount recognized for impairment is equal to the difference between the carrying value and the asset’s fair value. The Company did not record any impairment charges related to long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Contingent Liabilities. The Company, from time to time, may be involved in certain legal proceedings. Based upon consultation with outside counsel handling its defense in these matters and the Company’s analysis of potential outcomes, if the Company determines that a loss arising from such matters is probable and can be reasonably estimated, an estimate of the contingent liability is recorded in its financial statements. If only a range of estimated loss can be determined, an amount within the range that, based on estimates, assumptions and judgments, reflects the most likely outcome, is recorded as a contingent liability in the financial statements. In situations where none of the estimates within the estimated range is a better estimate of probable loss than any other amount, the Company records the low end of the range. Any such accrual would be charged to expense in the appropriate period. Litigation expenses for these types of contingencies are recognized in the period in which the litigation services were provided.

 

F-16

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Revenue Recognition. Generally, the Company considers all revenues as arising from contracts with customers. Revenue is recognized based on the five-step process outlined in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606:

 

Step 1 – Identify the Contract with the Customer – A contract exists when (a) the parties to the contract have approved the contract and are committed to perform their respective obligations, (b) the entity can identify each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred, (c) the entity can identify the payment terms for the goods or services to be transferred, (d) the contract has commercial substance and it is probable that the entity will collect substantially all of the consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer.

 

Step 2 – Identify Performance Obligations in the Contract – Upon execution of a contract, the Company identifies as performance obligations each promise to transfer to the customer either (a) goods or services that are distinct, or (b) a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised goods or services, the Company must apply judgement to determine whether the goods or services are capable of being distinct within the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met, the goods or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.

 

Step 3 – Determine the Transaction Price – When (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied, the Company shall recognize as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the performance obligation. The contract terms are used to determine the transaction price. Generally, all contracts include fixed consideration. If a contract did include variable consideration, the Company would determine the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price based on expected value method. Variable consideration would be included in the transaction price, if in the Company’s judgement, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract would not occur.

 

Step 4 – Allocate the Transaction Price – After the transaction price has been determined, the next step is to allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract. If the contract only has one performance obligation, the entire transaction price will be applied to that obligation. If the contract has multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations based on the relative standalone selling price (SSP) at contract inception.

 

Step 5 – Satisfaction of the Performance Obligations (and Recognize Revenue) – Revenue is recognized when (or as) goods or services are transferred to a customer. The Company satisfies each of its performance obligations by transferring control of the promised good or service underlying that performance obligation to the customer. Control is the ability to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from an asset. It includes the ability to prevent other entities from directing the use of and obtaining the benefits from an asset. Indicators that control has passed to the customer include: a present obligation to pay; physical possession of the asset; legal title; risks and rewards of ownership; and acceptance of the asset(s). Performance obligations can be satisfied at a point in time or over time.

 

All of the Company’s revenues continue to be recognized when control of the goods are transferred to the customer, which is upon delivery of the finished goods to the customer. All sales have fixed pricing and there are currently no material variable components included in the Company’s revenue. Additionally, the Company will issue credits for defective merchandise, historically these credits for defective merchandise have not been material. Based on the Company’s analysis of the new revenue standards, revenue recognition from the sale of finished goods to customers, which represents substantially all of the Company’s revenues, was not impacted by the adoption of the new revenue standards.

 

Disaggregation of Revenue. The Company’s primary revenue streams include the sale of packaging materials. There are no other material operations that were separately disaggregated for segment purposes. The Company has income from rental operations which is includes as part of other income in the statements of operations.

 

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues includes freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, depreciation and inspection costs.

 

Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” (“ASC Topic 740”). The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of items that have been included or excluded in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts (“temporary differences”) at enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. The Company utilizes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has evaluated and concluded that there were no material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits within twelve months of the reporting date. The Company’s policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expense and penalties as general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations.

 

F-17

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Fair Value Measurements. The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

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

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example, cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, such as cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Concentration of Credit Risks. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash equivalents, accounts receivable and revenues. Cash and cash equivalents are invested in deposits with certain financial institutions and may, at times, exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any significant losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents.

 

Recent Accounting Standards. The recent accounting standards that the Company identified that could have any impact on our financial statements were as follows:

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Among the changes, an entity will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted. Since this accounting guidance only revises disclosure requirements, the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Subsequent Events. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through November 5, 2021, the date the financial statements were issued. Based upon the evaluation, except for items described in Note 12, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

Segment Reporting. The Company uses “the management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. The Company’s primary revenue streams include the sale of corrugated packaging materials and therefore the Company only identifies one reportable operating segment.

 

F-18

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

Accounts receivable consist of the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

    2020     2019  
             
Trade accounts receivable   $ 836,153     $ 696,062  
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts     -       -  
Total accounts receivable, net   $ 836,153     $ 696,062  

 

4. INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

    2020     2019  
             
Raw materials   $ 71,484     $ 49,232  
Finished goods     42,714       40,008  
Total inventories   $ 114,198     $ 89,240  

 

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment consist of the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

    2020     2019  
             
Land   $ 79,100     $ 79,100  
Building and building improvements     1,263,861       1,200,268  
Equipment and machinery     4,119,632       3,913,795  
Furniture and fixtures     260,426       253,379  
Vehicles     521,962       521,962  
      6,244,981       5,968,504  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (5,277,620 )     (5,181,760 )
Total property and equipment, net   $ 967,361     $ 786,744  

 

Depreciation and amortization expense was $95,861 and $113,220 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

6. DUE FROM PARENT

 

As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, due from parent consists of net amounts due from Vinco related to borrowings for working capital needs and management fees charged by Vinco Ventures, Inc. to Ferguson Containers, Inc. as well as other operating expenses that were paid for on behalf of one to the other. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the net amount due from parent was $821,627 and $1,121,610, respectively. Such amounts are not due currently. The Parent billed the Company management fees of $200,000 and $160,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The due to and from Parent will be settled in the financial statements at the time the anticipated Spin-Off of Ferguson Containers, Inc. from Vinco Ventures, Inc. becomes effective.

 

F-19

 

  

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

7. DEBT

 

Principal due under the line of credit and note payable was as follows as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

    2020     2019  
             
Lines of credit   $ 367,976     $ 472,301  
Less: debt issuance costs     -       (15,573 )
Line of credit, net of issuance costs     367,976       456,728  
                 
Note payable     42,492       56,688  
Less: note payable, current portion     (14,848 )     (14,196 )
Note payable, net of current portion   $ 27,644     $ 42,492  

 

On February 21, 2020, the Company entered into a receivables financing arrangement (the “Factoring Agreement”) for certain receivables of the Company not to exceed $1,250,000 at any one time. The agreement allows for borrowings up to 85% of the outstanding receivable based on the credit quality of the customer. The fee is between 1% and 2% of the total invoices financed. The balance at December 31, 2020 is $367,976. On March 31, 2021, the Company fully paid off the remaining balance.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company entered into credit agreement providing for an asset backed line of credit of $1,000,000. The credit agreement contains a revolving maturity date which is subject to an annual review by the lender. The credit agreement is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of Ferguson Containers, Inc. The interest rate was 8.5% as of December 31, 2019. The agreement contains certain covenants. As of December 31, 2019, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants under the line of credit. On February 21, 2020, the Company repaid the line of credit in full from the use of funds from the Factoring Agreement.

 

8. INCOME TAXES

 

Ferguson Containers, Inc. is taxed as a corporation and pays corporate federal, state and local taxes on income.

 

Components of income before income taxes were as follows:

 

    2020     2019  
             
United States   $ 259,846     $ (94,080 )
Income before income taxes   $ 259,846     $ (94,080 )

 

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets or liabilities are presented below:

 

    2020     2019  
             
Deferred tax assets:                
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ -       24,840  
Net deferred tax assets   $ -     $ 24,840  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Property and equipment   $ (82,104 )     (82,104 )
Net deferred tax liabilities   $ (82,104 )   $ (82,104 )
Net deferred taxes   $ (82,104 )   $ (57,264 )

 

F-20

 

 

FERGUSON CONTAINERS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The income tax provision (benefit) consists of the following:

 

    2020     2019  
             
Current:                
Federal   $ 33,315     $ -
State     9,244       (28,820 )
Total current     42,559       (28,820 )
Deferred:                
Federal     16,887       (16,887 )
State     7,953       (7,953 )
Total deferred     24,840       (24,840 )
Total income tax provision (benefit)   $ 67,399     $ (53,660 )

 

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

 

    2020     2019  
             
Tax at federal statutory rate     21.0 %     21.0 %
State and local income taxes     4.7 %     40.5 %
Nondeductible expenses     0.2 %     -1.3 %
Total income tax provision (benefit)     25.9 %     60.2 %

 

The statutory federal income tax rate differs from the Company’s effective tax rate due to a return to provision adjustment of $28,820 for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

9. STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

Common Stock. Vinco Ventures, Inc. owns 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Ferguson Containers, Inc. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, the Company has 400 shares of issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

 

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Leases. The Company leases certain office space from an entity affiliated through common ownership under operating lease agreement on a month-to-month basis. The Company does not have any long-term leases that extend beyond one year.

 

Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $106,800 and $106,600, respectively. Rental payments are expensed in the statements of operations in the period to which they relate.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On August 25, 2021, the Company sold the building located in Washington, NJ for gross proceeds of $850,000. The net proceeds of $763,665 were used to partially payoff the note on the Parent Company, Vinco Ventures, Inc. to the Ferguson Family of $876,500.

 

On September 16, 2021, EVNT Platform, LLC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferguson Containers, Inc.

  

On September 16, 2021, Cryptyde Shared Services, LLC was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferguson Containers, Inc. under the laws of the State of Nevada.

 

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