DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
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5961
(PRIMARY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL
CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER)
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83-4284557
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
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LARGE ACCELERATED FILER
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ACCELERATED FILER
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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Title of Each Class of
Securities To Be Registered
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Amount to be
Registered(1)
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Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
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Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
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Amount of
Registration Fee(4)
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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46,765,215
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$3.15
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$147,310,427.25
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$19,120.89
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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15,842,664
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$0.80
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$ 12,674,131.20
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$ 1,645.10
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Common Stock par value $0.001 per share
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4,584,518
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$1.58(3)
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$ 7,243,538.44(3)
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$ 940.21
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(1)
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In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving our common stock, the number of shares registered shall automatically be
increased to cover the additional shares of common stock issuable pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act.
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(2)
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Shares of the
registrant’s common stock are eligible for trading on the over-the-counter market.
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(3)
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The maximum price per share and the maximum aggregate offering price are based on the average of the $1.66 (high) and $1.49 (low) sale price of the registrant’s
common stock as reported on the over-the-counter market on June 25, 2020, which date is within five business days prior to filing this Registration Statement.
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(4)
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The registrant previously paid $20,765.99 to register an aggregate of 62,607,879 shares. An additional $940.21 has been paid to cover the registration fee of
the additional 4,584,488 shares included in this amendment.
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ITEM 13.
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OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
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Amount
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SEC registration fee
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$
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21,706.20
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Exchange listing fee
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$
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N/A
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Legal fees and expenses
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$
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250,000
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Accounting fees and expenses
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$
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350,000
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Printing expenses
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$
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75,000
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Transfer agent and registrar fees
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$
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10,000
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Blue sky fees and expenses
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$
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FINRA filing fees
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$
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Miscellaneous
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$
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104,000
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Total
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$
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810,706.20 |
ITEM 14.
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INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
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for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
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for unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful stock repurchase or redemption, as provided under Section 174 of the DGCL; or
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for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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ITEM 15.
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RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
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(1)
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On May 11, 2016, the registrant issued 200,000 shares of common stock, valued at $360,000 as commitment shares to convertible note holders of the registrant. These shares were issued at fair value based on the market price at issuance
of $1.80 per share.
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(2)
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On May 11, 2016, the registrant issued senior secured convertible promissory notes to an investor in the principal amount of $440,000 with an original issue discount of 3.5% (the “3.5% OID Convertible Notes”).
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On December 28, 2016, the registrant issued an investor of the registrant 35,000 shares of common stock as partial consideration for entering into a forbearance agreement with respect to debt held by such investor.
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(4)
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In January 2017 and February 2017, the registrant entered into restructuring agreements with holders of its 3.5% OID Convertible Notes. Pursuant to these agreements, the registrant agreed to issue new notes (the “January and February
2017 Convertible Notes”) for the amounts due under the 3.5% OID Convertible Notes; penalties, fees, and accrued interest in the aggregate amount of $212,702 would be added to the principal amount due under the January and February 2017
Convertible Notes; 35,000 shares of common stock were issued as a commitment fee.
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(5)
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On May 2, 2017, the registrant issued 208,333 shares of common stock, for the conversion of $15,000 of principal and $10,000 of accrued interest of convertible notes payable.
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(6)
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On June 2, 2017, the registrant issued 208,333 shares of common stock as consideration for the conversion of $25,000 of principal of convertible notes.
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(7)
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On November 17, 2017, the registrant issued a senior secured convertible note to an investor in the principal amount of $250,000 with an original issue discount of 3.5% and received gross proceeds of
$241,250.
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(8)
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On January 29, 2018, the registrant issued 998,540 shares of common stock in exchange for the conversion of $28,148 of principal and $1,808 of accrued interest
of convertible notes payable.
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(9)
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On February 15, 2018, the registrant issued (i) senior secured convertible promissory notes to an investor in the amount of $250,000 with an original issue
discount of 3.5% and (ii) 500,000 five-year warrants to purchase the registrant’s common stock, exercisable at $0.01 per share, and received gross proceeds of $241,250.
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(10)
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On March 14, 2018, a subsidiary of the registrant issued (i) a 10% original issue discount senior secured convertible note in the principal amount of $5,500,000
and (ii) 25,000,000 five-year warrants to purchase the registrant’s common stock, exercisable at $0.01 per share, and received $5,000,000 of bitcoin valued as of such date.
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(11)
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On March 19, 2018, the registrant issued (i) a senior secured convertible note to an investor in the principal amount of $777,202 with an original issue
discount of 3.5% and (ii) 1,554,405 five-year warrants to purchase the registrant’s common stock, exercisable at $0.01 per share, and received gross proceeds of $750,000.
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(12)
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On October 22, 2018, the registrant issued 2,846,356 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock to existing holders of the registrant’s securities in
exchange for the cancellation of all outstanding secured promissory notes, 803,969.73 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and 12,054,405 of the registrant’s outstanding warrants. The shares of Series E Convertible Preferred
Stock were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
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(13)
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On December 12, 2018, the registrant issued 1,425,641 units to new investors, with each unit consisting of (i) one share of our common stock and (ii) a warrant
to purchase one half of a share of common stock. The units were offered at a fixed price of $1.95 per unit for gross proceeds of approximately $2.7 million.
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(14)
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On December 21, 2018, the registrant issued certain directors and employees stock options to purchase 38,462 shares of the registrant’s common stock. The stock
options have an exercise price of $6.76 per share.
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(15)
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In connection with the acquisition of Bona Vida, Inc., on May 6, 2019, the registrant issued an aggregate of 18,003,273 shares of common stock to new investors
and certain of our directors and executive officers in exchange for all outstanding shares of common stock of Bona Vida, Inc.
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(16)
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In connection with the acquisition of TruPet LLC, on May 6, 2019, the registrant issued an aggregate of 15,027,533 shares of common stock to new investors and
certain of our directors and executive officers in exchange for all remaining outstanding membership interests of TruPet LLC.
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(17)
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On May 6, 2019, the registrant issued an aggregate of 5,744,991 shares of common stock and 5,744,991 warrants at an offering price of $3.00 per share to new
investors and certain of our directors. The warrants have an exercise price of $4.25 per share.
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(18)
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On May 6, 2019, the registrant issued certain directors and employees stock options to purchase 5,520,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock. The stock
options have an exercise price of $5.00 per share.
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(19)
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On August 28, 2019, the registrant issued an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock at a price per share of $5.00 to an affiliate of iHeartMedia +
Entertainment, Inc. (“iHeart”) as consideration for iHeart’s provision of advertising inventory with an aggregate value of $5.0 million.
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(20)
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On September 17, 2019, the registrant issued Bruce Linton (i) 2,500,000 share purchase warrants, with each warrant entitling Mr. Linton to acquire one share of
common stock at a price of $0.10 per share and (ii) an additional 1,500,000 share purchase warrants entitling Mr. Linton to acquire one share of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share as consideration for Mr. Linton’s services as a
special advisor to our Chief Executive Officer, other senior executives and our board of directors.
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(21)
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On November 11, 2019, the registrant issued subordinated convertible notes and warrants to one of our directors and an investor in an aggregate principal amount
of $2,750,000.
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(22)
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On December 19, 2019, the registrant issued a total of 2,134,390 shares of common stock, 937,500 warrants and an aggregate amount of $15,000,000 of convertible
subordinated notes as consideration to the former stockholders of Halo as part of the Halo Acquisition.
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(23)
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On December 19, 2019, the registrant issued a total of 6,500,000 warrants to certain of our directors as consideration for the shareholder guaranty in
connection with the Halo Acquisition.
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(25)
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On January 2, 2020, the registrant issued 308,642 shares of common stock to an investor for net proceeds of $0.5 million, net of issuance costs of less than
$0.1 million.
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(26)
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On January 13, 2020 and January 20, 2020, respectively, the registrant issued 72,720 shares of common stock and 61,224 common stock warrants to a third party in
connection with a contract termination.
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(27)
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On March 3, 2020, the registrant issued 450,000 shares of restricted common stock to three nonemployee directors in return for services provided in their
capacity as directors.
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(28)
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On March 5, 2020, the registrant issued 125,000 shares of common stock to an affiliate of iHeartMedia Entertainment, Inc. (“iHeart”) for future advertising to
be incurred through August 2021.
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(29)
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On March 17, 2020, the registrant issued an additional 1,003,232 warrants to holders of warrants acquired on May 6, 2019 due to dilutive impact of subsequent
issuances.
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(30)
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On March 30, 2020, the registrant issued 5,956 restricted shares of common stock to an officer of the Company.
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(31)
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On June 24, 2020, the registrant issued an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 subordinated convertible promissory notes and 2,000,000 warrants to one of our
directors and one of our shareholders. The subordinated convertible promissory notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.75 per share and the warrants have an exercise price of $1.25 per share.
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ITEM 16.
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EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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(a)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 28, 2019, by and among Better Choice Company Inc. (the “Company”), BBC Merger Sub, Inc. and Bona Vida, Inc.
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First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 28, 2019, by and among the Company, BBC Merger Sub, Inc. and Bona Vida, Inc., dated May 3, 2019
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Securities Exchange Agreement, dated February 2, 2019, by and among the Company, Trupet LLC and the members of TruPet LLC
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First Amendment to Securities Exchange Agreement, dated February 2, 2019, by and among the Company, Trupet LLC and the members of TruPet LLC, dated May 6, 2019
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Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated February 1, 2019
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated March 13, 2019
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company
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Bylaws of the Company
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Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 12, 2019, by and among the Company and the persons listed on the signature pages thereto in connection with the December 2018 private
placement
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 6, 2019, by and among the Company and the persons listed on the signature pages thereto in connection with the May 2019 private placement
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First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 10, 2019, by and among the Company and the stockholders party thereto
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 6, 2019, by and among the Company and the persons listed on the signature pages thereto in connection with the acquisition of Bona Vida,
Inc.
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 6, 2019, by and among the Company and the persons listed on the signature pages thereto in connection with the acquisition of TruPet LLC
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Better Choice Company Inc. 2019 Incentive Award Plan
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Form of Option Agreement
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Form of Indemnification Agreement by and among the Company and its officers and directors
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Employment Agreement, dated May 6, 2019, by and among the Company and Damian Dalla-Longa
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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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Employment Agreement, dated May 6, 2019, by and among the Company and Lori Taylor
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Employment Agreement, dated May 6, 2019, by and among the Company and Anthony Santarsiero
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Employment Agreement, dated June 29, 2019, by and among the Company and Andreas Schulmeyer
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Loan Agreement, dated May 6, 2019, by and between the Company and Franklin Synergy Bank
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Security Agreement, dated May 6, 2019, by and between the Company and Franklin Synergy Bank
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Form of Revolving Line of Credit Promissory Note
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Guaranty Agreement, dated May 8, 2019, by Bona Vida, Inc. in favor of and Franklin Synergy Bank
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Guaranty Agreement, dated May 8, 2019, by TruPet LLC in favor of and Franklin Synergy Bank
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Subsidiaries of the Company
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, relating to the Financial Statements of the Company
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Consent of MNP LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, relating to the Financial Statements of Bona Vida, Inc. and TruPet LLC
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Consent of Warren Averett, LLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, relating to the Financial Statements of Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc.
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Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
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To be filed by amendment
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Previously filed
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Management Compensation Plan
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Financial Statement Schedules
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ITEM 17.
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UNDERTAKINGS
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(a)
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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To file, during any period in which offers or issuances are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration
statement; and
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering; and
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a
registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as
of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede
or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Better
Choice Company Inc. pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Better Choice Company Inc. has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Better Choice Company Inc. of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Better
Choice Company Inc. in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Better Choice Company Inc. will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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The undersigned hereby further undertakes that:
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For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration
statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by Better Choice Company Inc. pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement
as of the time it was declared effective.
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For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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BETTER CHOICE COMPANY INC.
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By:
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/s/ Werner von Pein
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Werner von Pein
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Chief Executive Officer
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ Werner von Pein
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Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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July 9, 2020
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Werner von Pein
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/s/ Sharla Cook
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Vice President, Finance & Accounting
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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July 9, 2020
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Sharla Cook
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Director
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July 9, 2020
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Michael Close
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Director
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July 9, 2020
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Damian Dalla-Longa
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Director
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July 9, 2020
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Jeff D. Davis
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Director
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July 9, 2020
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Clinton Gee
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Director
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July 9, 2020
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Lori Taylor
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Director
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July 9, 2020
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John M. Word III
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Director
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July 9, 2020
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Michael Young
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