Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)

Registration No. 333-259347

 

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To Prospectus dated September 7, 2021)

 

 

 

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15,573,077 Shares of Common Stock

Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase 1,350,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

We are offering 15,573,077 shares of our Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, at a purchase price of $0.13 per share. We are also offering pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants,” and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Pre-Funded Shares”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,350,000 shares of Common Stock to institutional investors whose purchase of shares of Common Stock in this offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants (collectively, the “Offering”) would otherwise result in such purchasers, together with their affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchasers, 9.99%) of our outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately following the closing of this Offering. Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of Pre-Funded Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Pre-Funded Warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. This Offering also relates to the Pre-Funded Shares sold in this Offering. Each Pre-Funded Warrant is being sold at a price of $0.129, and will have an exercise price per share of Common Stock equal to $0.001 and will be exercisable at any time after its original issuance until each such Pre-Funded Warrant is exercised in full.

 

Our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SLGG.” On August 22, 2023, the last reported sale price of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $0.1203 per share.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See Risk Factors beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus, as well as those contained in the other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus. You should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including any information incorporated by reference, before deciding whether to purchase our securities.

 

As of August 21, 2023, the aggregate market value of our outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates was $21,026,036.56 based on 52,611,024 shares of outstanding Common Stock, of which 1,328,008 shares were held by non-affiliates, and the last reported sale price of our Common Stock of $0.41 per share on August 2, 2023. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75 million. During the previous 12 calendar months prior to and including the date of this prospectus supplement, we have not offered and sold any of our securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as the term is used in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) and, as such, have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this and future filings.

 

   

Per share

   

Per Pre-Funded
Warrant

   

Total

 

Public offering price

  $ 0.13     $ 0.129     $ 2,200,000  

Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)

  $ 0.0104     $ 0.0103     $ 176,000  

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

  $ 0.1196     $ 0.1187     $ 2,024,000  

 

(1)

See “Underwriting” beginning on page S-27 of this prospectus supplement for additional information regarding underwriting compensation. We have granted the Underwriter an option for a period of 45 days to purchase an additional 2,538,461 shares of our Common Stock. If the Underwriter exercises the option in full, the total underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us will be $202,400, and the total proceeds to us, before expenses will be $2,327,600.

 

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

 

Delivery of securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will be made on or about August 23, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions.

 

AEGIS CAPITAL CORP.

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is August 23, 2023.

 

 

 

 

SUPER LEAGUE GAMING, INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

S-1

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

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RISK FACTORS

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CAUTIONARY NOTES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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USE OF PROCEEDS

S-16

DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING

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DIVIDEND POLICY

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CAPITALIZATION

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DILUTION

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO NON-U.S. HOLDERS

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UNDERWRITING

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LEGAL MATTERS

S-30

EXPERTS

S-30

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

S-30

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

1

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

2

RISK FACTORS

4

CAUTIONARY NOTES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

5

USE OF PROCEEDS

7

DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK

8

DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES

10

DESCRIPTION OF OUR WARRANTS

16

DESCRIPTION OF OUR UNITS

19

DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW AND OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

19

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

21

LEGAL MATTERS

22

EXPERTS

22

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

22

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

22

 

We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this Offering. We have not, and the Underwriter has not, authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. We are not making offers to sell the securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized or permitted or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. The information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this Offering speaks only as of the date of this document, unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Neither the delivery of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this Offering, nor any sale of securities made under these documents, will, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this Offering, nor that the information contained or incorporated by reference is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of such information. You should assume that the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this Offering is accurate only as of the date of the documents containing the information, unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. This document contains two parts. The first part consists of this prospectus supplement, which provides you with specific information about this Offering and certain other matters relating to us and our business. The second part consists of the accompanying prospectus, which provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this Offering. Generally, when we refer only to the “prospectus,” we are referring to both parts combined. This prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in the accompanying prospectus. To the extent that any statement we make in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in the accompanying prospectus, or any documents incorporated by reference, the statements made in this prospectus supplement will be deemed to modify or supersede those made in the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein. Information in any document we subsequently file that is incorporated by reference shall modify or supersede the information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and documents incorporated by reference prior to such subsequent filing.

 

We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of our Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the offering of the Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants, and the distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, or in the documents we incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and does not contain all of the information that you should consider in making your investment decision. Before investing in our Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, you should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the information set forth under the sections entitled Risk Factors,” as well as our financial statements, the related notes thereto, and other information incorporated by reference. Some of the statements in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the information incorporated by reference constitute forward-looking statements. For additional information, refer to the section entitled Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, the words we, us, our, the Company, Super League, and Super League Gaming refer to Super League Gaming, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Mobcrush Streaming, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Super League Gaming UK Ltd., a company organized under the laws of England and Wales. 

 

Company Overview

 

Super League Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLGG), is a leading strategically-integrated publisher and creator of games and experiences across the world’s largest immersive digital platforms. From metaverse gaming powerhouses such as Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite, to the most popular Web3 environments such as Sandbox and Decentraland, to bespoke worlds built using the most advanced 3D creation tools, Super League’s innovative solutions provide incomparable access to massive audiences who gather in immersive digital spaces to socialize, play, explore, collaborate, shop, learn and create. As a true end-to-end activation partner for dozens of global brands, Super League offers a complete range of development, distribution, monetization and optimization capabilities designed to engage users through dynamic, energized programs. As an originator of new experiences fueled by a network of top developers, a comprehensive set of proprietary creator tools and a future-forward team of creative professionals, Super League accelerates intellectual property (“IP”) and audience success within the fastest growing sector of the media industry.

 

Our Strategy

 

We believe that virtual world platforms are where the next generation lives and are a launchpad of unlimited new interactive worlds and content. In a world of blended physical-to-digital lives and smarter, more immersive screens, consumer expectations are increasing for more customized and personalized digital experiences, changing the way consumers will socialize, play, create, collaborate, shop, learn and work. 

 

While our roots are in open gaming platforms where interactive worlds were first spawned, we believe our success is in the creation, growth, and monetization of digital experiences across the wider immersive web landscape. Super League’s vision is to build the most comprehensive immersive web publishing engine and be the driver of the next generation of digital platform businesses and experiences.

 

Built on a powerful foundation of unmatched capabilities, solutions and software platforms that have driven consistent success for innovative brand experiences, creator growth and monetization, and significant consumer engagement, our scalable, vertically-integrated engine offers:

 

●         Successful owned and third-party publishing worlds, experiences and destinations;

 

●         Innovative marketing solutions for brands and developers; and

 

●         Valued tools and services for creators and developers.

 

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Our Business

 

As an early mover creating engaging experiences inside of metaverse, or “open world,” game platforms since 2015, Super League has converted our deep understanding of young gamers into significant audience reach in virtual world gaming platforms. We believe we have successfully iterated our business model through these market insights, and our organic and inorganic growth to establish scale and ultimately drive our monetization strategies. Our strong and growing product-market fit currently reaches over 100 million monthly unique players in Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite and generates over one billion monthly impressions. Our software supports the creation and operation of our owned and third-party metaverse gaming worlds and experiences, along with creator tools and analytics underpinned by a creator economy. These tools enable Super League to access these extended audiences with our innovative in-game and in-stream ad products, and allow our game designers and content creators to participate in our advertising economy. Our analytics suite provides Super League, brands and advertisers, and game developers data that informs campaign measurement and insights, along with enhanced game design. Beyond our primary advertising revenue stream, we have the opportunity to extend further downstream in the metaverse gaming worlds we operate and generate direct to consumer revenues. In addition, our platform, and our capability to produce compelling gaming-centric video and livestream broadcasts drives viewership to our own and our brand partner’s digital channels and generates content production and syndication revenues from third party partners.

 

Specifically, Super League’s digital experience and media products provide a wide range of solutions for brands and advertisers. From branded in-game experiences, through to custom content and media, Super League can provide end-to-end solutions for brands to acquire customers, deepen brand affinity and deliver campaign performance with innovative advertising inventory. As Super League has scaled in both metaverse player and viewing audience reach, we have experienced growth in both the average revenue size of advertiser programs, along with a strong percentage of repeat buyers, while upholding our premium cost per impressions (“CPM”) advertising rates and margins, further validating a new premium social marketing channel for advertisers to reach elusive Generation Z and Alpha gamers. Additionally, our capability and proprietary technology is now being applied to new virtual world platforms beyond our core offering and is proving to be an enterprise solution for our owned and branded digital experiences that are less temporal and campaign-centric, generating revenue opportunities that are more diversified, annual in nature and less impacted by traditional advertising seasonality.

 

Risk Factors

 

Our business is subject to substantial risk. Please carefully consider the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to purchase securities that may be offered in this prospectus.

 

Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. You should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment.

 

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

 

The novel coronavirus and actions taken to mitigate the spread of it have had and may continue to have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical areas in which the Company operates. It is unknown how long the adverse conditions associated with the coronavirus will last and what the complete financial effect will be to the Company. Although we were impacted by the general deferral in advertising spending by brands and sponsors resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic for a significant portion of the year ended December 31, 2020 (“Fiscal Year 2020”), we reported significant quarter over quarter growth in revenue in the second half of Fiscal Year 2020, the year ended December 31, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2022, and we expect to continue to expand our advertising revenue in future periods, as we continue to expand our advertising inventory, viewership and related sales activities. Notwithstanding the growth in revenues and in user engagement metrics discussed herein, the broader impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations and overall financial performance remains uncertain. The pandemic may continue to impact our revenue and revenue growth in future periods and is likely to continue to adversely impact certain aspects of our business and our partners, including advertising demand, retail expansion plans and our in-person electronic video game sports (“esports”) experiences. 

 

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Corporate Information

 

Super League Gaming, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on October 1, 2014 as Nth Games, Inc. On June 15, 2015, we changed our corporate name from Nth Games, Inc. to Super League Gaming, Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 2912 Colorado Avenue, Suite #203, Santa Monica, California 90404. Our Company telephone number is (213) 421-1920 and our investor relations contact number is (949) 574-3860.

 

Our corporate website address is www.superleague.com. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus, and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

 

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THE OFFERING

   

Common Stock offered by us

15,573,077 shares of Common Stock.

   

Pre-Funded Warrants offered by us

Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,350,000 shares of Common Stock. We are offering the Pre-Funded Warrants to institutional investors whose purchase of shares of Common Stock in this Offering would otherwise result in such purchasers, together with their affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchasers, 9.99%) of our outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately following the closing of this Offering. Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of Common Stock. Each Pre-Funded Warrant is being sold for a price of $0.129. Each Pre-Funded Warrant will have an exercise price per share of Common Stock of $0.001, will be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until exercised in full. This prospectus supplement also relates to the offering of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise will be subject to certain further adjustments as described herein.

   

Common Stock to be outstanding after this Offering

68,184,101 shares of Common Stock (or 70,722,562 shares if the underwriter exercises its option to purchase additional shares in full), in each case assuming all of the Pre-Funded Warrants issued in this Offering are exercised
   

Option to purchase additional shares

We have granted the Underwriter an option for a period of up to 45 days from the date of this prospectus supplement to purchase up to an aggregate of an additional 2,538,461 shares of our Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants at the price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.

   

Use of proceeds

We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, including sales and marketing activities, product development and capital expenditures. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, products and technologies. See “Use of Proceeds”.

   

Nasdaq symbol

Our Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SLGG.”

   

Risk factors

Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described in or incorporated by reference under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus, in the documents we have incorporated by reference herein, and under similar headings in other documents filed after the date hereof and incorporated by reference into this prospectus. For additional information, refer to the sections entitled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

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Unless otherwise noted, the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding prior to and after this Offering is based on 52,611,024 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 21, 2023, and excludes:

 

 

1,350,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants that we are offering;

 

 

1,170,628 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase our Common Stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $6.11per share;

 

 

3,096,775 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under our Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), with a weighted average exercise price of $2.94 per share;

 

 

550,715 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2014 Plan;

 

 

3,902,118 shares of Common Stock issuable upon vesting of outstanding restricted stock units;

 

 

6,596,832 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain placement agent warrants to purchase our Common Stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.52;

 

 

35,052,313 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Series A-3 Preferred Stock, Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Series A-5 Preferred Stock, Series AA Preferred Stock, Series AA-2 Preferred Stock, Series AA-3 Preferred Stock, Series AA-4 Preferred Stock, and Series AA-5 Preferred Stock.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus supplement:

 

 

assumes no exercise of the outstanding stock options or warrants described above;

 

 

assumes no exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants that we are offering in this Offering in lieu of Common Stock; and

 

 

assumes no exercise by the Underwriter of its option to purchase additional shares of our Common Stock.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to purchase any of our securities, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Report”), and in other documents that we subsequently file with the SEC that update, supersede or supplement such information, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this Offering. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected and we may not be able to achieve our goals, the value of our securities could decline and you could lose some or all of your investment. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of these risks occur, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline materially and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Common Stock and this Offering

 

Management will have broad discretion as to the use of proceeds from this Offering and may invest or spend the proceeds in ways with which you do not agree and in ways that may not increase the value of your investment.

 

Our management will have broad discretion over the use of proceeds from this Offering, including for any of the purposes described in the section of this prospectus entitled “Use of Proceeds.” You may not agree with our decisions, and our use of the proceeds may not yield any return on your investment. Our failure to apply the net proceeds from this Offering effectively could compromise our ability to pursue our business strategy and we might not be able to yield a significant return, if any, on our investment of these net proceeds. In addition, the net proceeds from this Offering may not be sufficient for our anticipated uses, and we may need additional resources to progress our service offerings to the stage we expect. You will not have the opportunity to influence our decisions on how to use our net proceeds from this Offering.

 

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution. 

 

Because the price per share of our Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants being offered is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our Common Stock, you will suffer substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the Common Stock you purchase in this Offering. Based on the public offering price per share of Common Stock of $0.13 and $0.129 per Pre-Funded Warrant, and our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2023 of approximately ($0.02) per share, if you purchase securities in this Offering, you will suffer immediate and substantial dilution of approximately $0.12 per share, representing the difference between the public offering price per share of Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrant and the net tangible book value per share of our Common Stock as of June 30, 2023 after giving effect to this Offering. See the section titled “Dilution” below for a more detailed discussion of the dilution you will incur if you purchase Common Stock in this Offering.

 

We may issue additional equity or equity-linked securities in the future, which may result in additional dilution to you.

 

We expect that significant additional capital will be needed in the future to continue our planned operations. To the extent that we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, including securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our Common Stock, our existing shareholders’ ownership may experience substantial dilution, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a common shareholder.

 

There is no public market for the Pre-Funded Warrants being offered in this Offering.

 

There is no public trading market for the Pre-Funded Warrants being offered in this Offering, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to list the Pre-Funded Warrants on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other national securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be limited.

 

Holders of Pre-Funded Warrants will have no rights as common stockholders until such holders exercise their Pre-Funded Warrants and acquire our Common Stock.

 

Until holders of Pre-Funded Warrants acquire shares of our Common Stock upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, holders of Pre-Funded Warrants will have no rights with respect to the shares of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Pre-Funded Warrants. Upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, the holders will be entitled to exercise the rights of a common stockholder only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date.

 

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We will not receive any meaningful amount of additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable until exercised in full and by means of payment of the nominal cash purchase price upon exercise. Accordingly, we will not receive any or any meaningful additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Although our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, our shares are likely to be thinly traded for some time and an active market may never develop.

 

Although our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, it is likely that initially there will be a very limited trading market for our Common Stock, and we cannot ensure that a robust trading market will ever develop or be sustained. Our shares of Common Stock may be thinly traded, and the price, if traded, may not reflect our actual or perceived value. There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of Common Stock in the future. The market liquidity will be dependent on the perception of our operating business, competitive forces, state of the live stream and gaming industry, growth rate and becoming cash flow profitable on a sustainable basis, among other things. We may, in the future, take certain steps, including utilizing investor awareness campaigns, press releases, road shows, and conferences to increase awareness of our business and any steps that we might take to bring us to the awareness of investors may require we compensate financial public relations firms with cash and/or stock. There can be no assurance that there will be any awareness generated or the results of any efforts will result in any impact on our trading volume. Consequently, investors may not be able to liquidate their investment or liquidate it at a price that reflects the value of the business and trading may be at an inflated price relative to the performance of our company due to, among other things, availability of sellers of our shares. If a market should develop, the price may be highly volatile. Because there may be a low price for our shares of Common Stock, many brokerage firms or clearing firms may not be willing to effect transactions in the securities or accept our shares for deposit in an account. Even if an investor finds a broker willing to effect a transaction in the shares of our Common Stock, the combination of brokerage commissions, transfer fees, taxes, if any, and any other selling costs may exceed the selling price. Further, many lending institutions will not permit the use of low-priced shares of Common Stock as collateral for any loans.

 

Our stock price may be volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

The trading price of our Common Stock following our Offering may fluctuate substantially and may be higher or lower than the public offering price. This may be especially true for companies like ours with a small public float. The trading price of our Common Stock following our Offering will depend on several factors, including those described in this “Risk Factors” section, many of which are beyond our control and may not be related to our operating performance. These fluctuations could cause you to lose all or part of your investment in our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants since you might be unable to sell your shares at or above the price you paid in the Offering. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the trading price of our Common Stock include:

 

 

changes to our industry, including demand and regulations;

 

 

we may not be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors;

 

 

competitive pricing pressures;

 

 

our ability to obtain working capital financing as required;

 

 

additions or departures of key personnel;

 

 

sales of our Common Stock;

 

 

our ability to execute our business plan;

 

 

operating results that fall below expectations;

 

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loss of any strategic relationship, sponsor or licensor;

 

 

any major change in our management;

 

 

changes in accounting standards, procedures, guidelines, interpretations or principals; and

 

 

economic, geo-political and other external factors.

 

In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for technology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors, as well as general economic, political and market conditions such as recessions or interest rate changes, may seriously affect the market price of our Common Stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. These fluctuations may be even more pronounced in the trading market for our stock shortly following our Offering. If the market price of our Common Stock after our Offering does not exceed the initial public offering price, you may not realize any return on your investment in us and may lose some or all of your investment.

 

In addition, in the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and the market prices of particular companies’ securities, securities class action litigations have often been instituted against these companies. Litigation of this type, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources. Any adverse determination in any such litigation or any amounts paid to settle any such actual or threatened litigation could require that we make significant payments.

 

A substantial number of shares of our Common Stock could be sold into the public market in the near future, which could depress our stock price.

 

Sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market could reduce the prevailing market prices for our Common Stock. Substantially all of our outstanding Common Stock are eligible for sale as are Common Stock issuable under vested and exercisable stock options. If our existing stockholders sell a large number of shares of our Common Stock, or the public market perceives that existing stockholders might sell shares of Common Stock, the market price of our Common Stock could decline significantly. These sales might also make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities at a time and price that we deem appropriate.

 

If securities industry analysts do not publish research reports on us, or publish unfavorable reports on us, then the market price and market trading volume of our Common Stock could be negatively affected.

 

Any trading market for our Common Stock will be influenced in part by any research reports that securities industry analysts publish about us. We may not obtain any future research coverage by securities industry analysts. In the event we are covered by research analysts, and one or more of such analysts downgrade our securities, or otherwise reports on us unfavorably, or discontinues coverage of us, the market price and market trading volume of our Common Stock could be negatively affected.

 

We have not paid cash dividends in the past and do not expect to pay cash dividends on our Common Stock in the future. Any return on investment will likely be limited to the value of our Common Stock.

 

We have never paid cash dividends on our Common Stock and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our Common Stock will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors affecting us at such time as our board of directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our Common Stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates.

 

Since we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future, stock price appreciation, if any, will be your sole source of gain.

 

We currently intend to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business. In addition, the terms of any future debt agreements may preclude us from paying dividends. As a result, appreciation, if any, in the market price of our Common Stock will be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.

 

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Our issuance of additional shares of preferred stock could adversely affect the market value of our Common Stock, dilute the voting power of holders of our Common Stock and delay or prevent a change of control.

 

Our board of directors have the authority to cause us to issue, without any further vote or action by the stockholders, up to an additional 9,975,597 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to designate the number of shares constituting any series, and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences of such series.

 

The issuance of shares of preferred stock with dividend or conversion rights, liquidation preferences or other economic terms favorable to the holders of preferred stock could adversely affect the market price for our Common Stock by making an investment in the Common Stock less attractive. For example, investors in the Common Stock may not wish to purchase Common Stock at a price above the conversion price of a series of convertible preferred stock because the holders of the preferred stock would effectively be entitled to purchase Common Stock at the lower conversion price causing economic dilution to the holders of Common Stock.

 

Further, the issuance of shares of preferred stock with voting rights may adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our other classes of voting stock either by diluting the voting power of our other classes of voting stock if they vote together as a single class, or by giving the holders of any such preferred stock the right to block an action on which they have a separate class vote even if the action were approved by the holders of our other classes of voting stock. The issuance of shares of preferred stock may also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company without further action by the stockholders, even where stockholders are offered a premium for their shares.

 

The holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series AA Preferred Stock are entitled to vote on an as-converted to Common Stock basis and have rights to approve certain actions.

 

From November 2022 to January 2023, we issued 24,403 shares of our (i) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred”); (ii) Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A-2 Preferred”); (iii) Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A-3 Preferred”); (iv) Series A-4 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A-4 Preferred”); (v) Series A-5 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A-5 Preferred”), (vi) Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series AA Preferred”); (vii) Series AA-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series AA-2 Preferred”); (viii) Series AA-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series AA-3 Preferred”); (ix) Series AA-4 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series AA-4 Preferred”); and (x) Series AA-5 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series AA-5 Preferred”, and, collectively with the Series A Preferred, Series A-2 Preferred, Series A-3 Preferred, Series A-4 Preferred, Series A-5 Preferred, Series AA Preferred, Series AA-2 Preferred, Series AA-3 Preferred, Series AA-4 Preferred, the “Series A Stock”), to a group of accredited investors pursuant to a certain placement agency agreements.

 

The holders of our Series A Stock are generally entitled to vote with the holders of our Common Stock on all matters submitted for a vote of our stockholders (voting together with the holders of Common Stock as one class) on an as-converted basis. Additionally, the consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Stock is required in order for us to take certain actions, including issuances of securities that are senior to, or equal in priority with, the Series A Stock. As a result, the holders of Series A Stock may in the future have the ability to influence the outcome of certain matters affecting our governance and capitalization.

 

As of August 21, 2023, there were 17,599 shares of our Series A Stock outstanding, which are convertible without payment of additional consideration, into 35,052,313 million shares of our Common Stock, subject to certain ownership limitations. The conversion of the outstanding shares of our Series A Stock into Common Stock would be substantially dilutive to existing stockholders. Any dilution or potential dilution may cause our stockholders to sell their shares, which may contribute to a downward movement in the stock price of our Common Stock.

 

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Future issuances of debt securities, which would rank senior to our Common Stock upon our bankruptcy or liquidation, and future issuances of preferred stock, which would rank senior to our Common Stock for the purposes of dividends and liquidating distributions, may adversely affect the level of return you may be able to achieve from an investment in our Common Stock.

 

In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by offering debt securities. In the event of a bankruptcy or liquidation, holders of our debt securities, and lenders with respect to other borrowings we may make, would receive distributions of our available assets prior to any distributions being made to holders of our Common Stock. Moreover, if we issue preferred stock in the future, the holders of such preferred stock could be entitled to preferences over holders of Common Stock in respect of the payment of dividends and the payment of liquidating distributions. Because our decision to issue debt or preferred securities in any future offering, or borrow money from lenders, will depend in part on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of any such future offerings or borrowings. Holders of our Common Stock must bear the risk that any such future offerings we conduct or borrowings we make may adversely affect the level of return they may be able to achieve from an investment in our Common Stock.

 

We are an emerging growth company, and any decision on our part to comply only with certain reduced reporting and disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies could make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.

 

We are an emerging growth company, and, for as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies,” including:

 

 

not being required to have our independent registered public accounting firm audit our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

 

reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and annual report on Form 10-K; and

 

 

exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years following the completion of our initial public offering. Our status as an emerging growth company will end as soon as any of the following takes place:

 

 

the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenue;

 

 

the date we qualify as a “large accelerated filer,” with at least $700 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates;

 

 

the date on which we have issued, in any three-year period, more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; or

 

 

the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial public offering. 

 

We cannot predict if investors will find our Common Stock less attractive if we choose to rely on the exemptions afforded emerging growth companies. If some investors find our Common Stock less attractive because we rely on any of these exemptions, there may be a less active trading market for our Common Stock and the market price of our Common Stock may be more volatile.

 

Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can also delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

 

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Because of our status as an emerging growth company, you will not be able to depend on any attestation from our independent registered public accounting firm as to our internal control over financial reporting for the foreseeable future.

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until the later of the year following our first annual report required to be filed with the SEC, or the date we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. Accordingly, you will not be able to depend on any attestation concerning our internal control over financial reporting from our independent registered public accounting firm for the foreseeable future. Subsequent to the time frame above, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until such time that the Company becomes an “accelerated filer,” as defined by the SEC.

 

We have granted, and may continue to grant, share incentive awards, which may result in increased share-based compensation expenses.

 

We adopted our Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) in October 2014, for purposes of granting share-based compensation awards to employees, directors and consultants to incentivize their performance and align their interests with ours. We account for compensation costs for all share-based awards issued under the 2014 Plan using a fair-value based method and recognize expenses in our statements of comprehensive loss in accordance with GAAP. Under the 2014 Plan, we are authorized to grant options to purchase shares of Common Stock of our Company, restricted share units to receive shares of Common Stock and restricted shares of Common Stock. For the year ended December 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded share-based compensation expense of $4.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively, primarily related to issuances and vesting of awards under the 2014 Plan.

 

We believe the granting of share incentive awards is important to our ability to attract and retain employees, and we will continue to grant share incentive awards to employees in the future. As a result, our expenses associated with share-based compensation may increase, which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Uncertainty in global economic conditions could negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We have significant intangible assets recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022. We will continue to evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of our intangible assets on an ongoing basis, and we may incur substantial impairment charges, which would adversely affect our consolidated financial results. There can be no assurance that the outcome of such reviews in the future will not result in substantial impairment charges. Impairment assessment inherently involves judgment as to assumptions about expected future cash flows and the impact of market conditions on those assumptions. Future events and changing market conditions may impact our assumptions as to prices, costs, holding periods or other factors that may result in changes in our estimates of future cash flows. Although we believe the assumptions we used in testing for impairment are reasonable, significant changes in any one of our assumptions could produce a significantly different result.

 

We received a notice from Nasdaq that our Common Stock may be delisted from trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market if we fail to comply with the continued listing requirements, including the minimum bid price requirement. A delisting of our Common Stock is likely to reduce the liquidity of our Common Stock and may inhibit or preclude our ability to raise additional financing.

 

We are required to comply with certain Nasdaq continued listing requirements, including a minimum bid price for our Common Stock, as well as a series of financial tests relating to stockholder equity, market value of listed securities and number of market makers and stockholders. If we fail to maintain compliance with any of those requirements, our common shares could be delisted from Nasdaq.

 

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On October 4, 2022, we received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq, indicating that, based upon the closing bid price of our Common Stock for the prior 30 consecutive business days, we are currently not in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). To regain compliance, the closing bid price of our Common Stock must be at least $1.00 per share for 10 consecutive business days during the 180-day period from October 4, 2022 to April 3, 2023. On April 4, 2023, the Company received a letter (the “Extension Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq notifying the Company that Nasdaq has granted the Company a 180-day extension, or until October 2, 2023 (the “Extension Period”), to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. As a result, unless the closing bid of our Common Stock trades in such manner, we will need to solicit stockholder approval to authorize an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock at a ratio calculated to maintain listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion (the “Reverse Stock Split”). There is no guarantee that the Company’s stockholders will approve the Reverse Stock Split. If our stockholders fail to approve the Reverse Stock Split in such event, and our closing bid price does not meet or exceed $1.00 by the end of the compliance period and Nasdaq does not grant us an additional compliance period, or we fail to regain compliance by the end of such additional compliance period, our Board of Directors will weigh the available alternatives to regain compliance. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully resolve such noncompliance.

 

If, for any reason, Nasdaq should delist our Common Stock from trading on its exchange and we are unable to obtain listing on another national securities exchange or take action to restore our compliance with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements, a reduction in some or all of the following may occur, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our stockholders:

 

 

the liquidity of our Common Stock;

 

 

the market price of our Common Stock;

 

 

we will become a “penny stock”, which will make trading of our Common Stock much more difficult;

 

 

our ability to obtain financing for the continuation of our operations;

 

 

the number of institutional and general investors that will consider investing in our Common Stock;

 

 

the number of investors in general that will consider investing in our Common Stock;

 

 

the number of market makers in our Common Stock;

 

 

the availability of information concerning the trading prices and volume of our Common Stock; and

 

 

the number of broker-dealers willing to execute trades in shares of our Common Stock. 

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Prospectus Summary” and “Risk Factors,” as well as in those sections of our 2022 Annual Report entitled “Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” but are also contained elsewhere in this prospectus. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” or “would,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for making each forward-looking statement contained in this prospectus, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our expectations of the future, about which we cannot be certain. Forward-looking statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties, as well as other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including:

 

 

the overall strength and stability of general economic conditions and of the esports industry in the United States and globally;

 

 

changes in consumer demand for, and acceptance of, our services and the games that we license for our tournaments and other experiences, as well as online gaming in general;

 

 

changes in the competitive environment, including adoption of technologies, services and products that compete with our own;

 

 

our ability to generate consistent revenue;

 

 

our ability to effectively execute our business plan;

 

 

changes in the price of streaming services, licensing fees, and network infrastructure, hosting and maintenance;

 

 

changes in laws or regulations governing our business and operations;

 

 

our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and financing sources and an appropriate level of debt on terms favorable to us;

 

 

our ability to effectively market our services;

 

 

costs and risks associated with litigation;

 

 

our ability to obtain and protect our existing intellectual property protections, including patents, trademarks and copyrights;

 

 

our ability to obtain and enter into new licensing agreements with game publishers and owners;

 

 

changes in accounting principles, or their application or interpretation, and our ability to make estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates, which could have an effect on earnings;

 

 

interest rates and the credit markets; and

 

 

other risks and uncertainties, including those described within the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative, but not exhaustive. New risk factors and uncertainties not described here or elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors,” may emerge from time to time. Moreover, because we operate in a competitive and rapidly changing environment, it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. The forward-looking statements are also subject to the risks and uncertainties specific to our Company, including but not limited to the fact that we have only a limited operating history as a public company. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this prospectus may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

 

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the documents incorporated herein and those documents filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that our net proceeds from this Offering will be approximately $1.8 million after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated Offering expenses payable by us.

 

We currently intend to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds for the acquisition of, or investment in, technologies, solutions or businesses. However, we have no present commitments or agreements to enter into any acquisitions or investments.

 

Pending other uses, we intend to invest our proceeds from this Offering in short-term investments or hold them as cash. We cannot predict whether the proceeds invested will yield a favorable return. Our management will have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this Offering, and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING

 

Common Stock

 

We are offering 15,573,077 shares of Common Stock. The material terms and provisions of our Common Stock and each other class of our securities which qualifies or limits our Common Stock are described under the caption “Description of Our Capital Stock” starting on page 8 in the accompanying prospectus.

 

Pre-Funded Warrants

 

We are offering 1,350,000 Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Form

 

The Pre-Funded Warrants will be issued as individual warrant agreements to the investors that choose to purchase Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu of Common Stock. The form of Pre-Funded Warrant will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K that we expect to file with the SEC.

 

Term

 

Each Pre-Funded Warrant will expire upon the exercise of each such Pre-Funded Warrant in full.

 

Exercisability

 

Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable immediately upon issuance and will be exercisable until each such Pre-Funded Warrant is exercised in full. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by a payment of the nominal exercise price in cash or by means of a cashless exercise, in which the holder would receive upon such exercise the net number of shares of our Common Stock determined according to the formula set forth in the Pre-Funded Warrant. No fractional shares of our Common Stock will be issued in connection with the exercise of a Pre-Funded Warrant. In lieu of fractional shares, we will, at our option, pay the holder an amount in cash equal to the fractional amount multiplied by the last trade price of our Common Stock on the exercise date, or round up to the next whole share. A holder will not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance.

 

Exercise Limitations

 

We may not effect the exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrant, and a holder will not be entitled to exercise any portion of any such warrant, if, upon giving effect to such exercise, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates, any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates, and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act) would exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of such Pre-Funded Warrant, which percentage may be increased or decreased at the holder’s election upon 61 days’ notice to us subject to the terms of such Pre-Funded Warrants, provided that such percentage may in no event exceed 9.99%.

 

Exercise Price

 

The exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants is $0.001 per share of Common Stock. The exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants and the number of shares of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our Common Stock, as well as upon any distribution of assets, including cash, stock or other property, to our stockholders. The exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants will not be adjusted below the par value of our Common Stock.

 

Transferability

 

Subject to applicable laws, the Pre-Funded Warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our consent.

 

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Exchange Listing

 

There is no established public trading market for the Pre-Funded Warrants, and we do not expect a market to develop. We do not intend to list the Pre-Funded Warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market, any other national securities exchange or any other nationally recognized trading system.

 

Fundamental Transactions

 

Upon the consummation of a fundamental transaction (as described in the Pre-Funded Warrants, and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our Common Stock, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person in which we are not the surviving entity, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding Common Stock, or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power of our outstanding Common Stock), the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be entitled to receive, upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that such holders would have received had they exercised the Pre-Funded Warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction, without regard to any limitations on exercise contained in the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

No Rights as a Stockholder

 

Except by virtue of such holder’s ownership of other shares of our Common Stock, the holder of a Pre-Funded Warrant does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our Common Stock, including any voting rights, until such holder exercises the Pre-Funded Warrant.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have never declared or paid any dividends on our Common Stock. The payment of dividends on our Common Stock will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our results of operations, capital requirements, financial condition, prospects, contractual arrangements, any limitations on payment of dividends present in our current and future debt agreements, and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

 

Holders of our Series A Preferred, Series A-1 Preferred, Series A-2 Preferred, Series A-3 Preferred, Series A-4 Preferred, Series A-5 Preferred, Series AA Preferred, Series AA-2 Preferred, Series AA-3 Preferred, Series AA-4 Preferred, and Series AA-5 are entitled to receive dividends, subject to the beneficial ownership and primary market limitations, payable in the form of that number of shares of Common Stock equal to 20% of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Series A Preferred and the Series AA Preferred then held by such holder on the 12 and 24 month anniversaries of the Effective Date. See the section titled “Description of Our Capital Stock.”

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of June 30, 2023:

 

 

on an actual basis; and

 

 

on a pro forma basis giving effect to the sale and issuance by us of 15,573,077 shares of Common Stock and 1,350,000 Pre-Funded Warrants in this Offering, at a public offering price of 0.13 per share or $0.129 per Pre-Funded Warrant, after deducting the underwriting discount and commissions, and estimated Offering expenses payable by us.

 

   

As of June 30, 2023

 

(amounts in dollars and in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Actual

   

Pro

forma

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2,569       4,416  
                 

Stockholders equity (deficit):

               

Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 19,892 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023, 2023

    -       -  

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 48,334,818 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023, 2023

    57       73  

Additional paid-in capital

    241,833       243,664  

Accumulated deficit

    (224,815 )     (224,815  

Total stockholders’ equity

    17,075       18,922  

Total capitalization

    17,075       18,922  

 

The above discussion and table are based on 48,334,818 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2023, and excludes the following securities:

 

 

1,350,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants that we are offering;

 

 

2,049,885 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase our Common Stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $7.50 per share;

 

 

3,183,757 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2014 Plan, with a weighted average exercise price of $2.90 per share;

 

 

412,937 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2014 Plan;

 

 

3,952,914 shares of Common Stock issuable upon vesting of outstanding restricted stock units;

 

 

6,596,832 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain placement agent warrants to purchase our Common Stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.52; and

 

 

38,989,284 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Series A-3 Preferred Stock, Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Series A-5 Preferred Stock, Series AA Preferred Stock, Series AA-2 Preferred Stock, Series AA-3 Preferred Stock, Series AA-4 Preferred Stock, and Series AA-5 Preferred Stock.

 

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DILUTION

 

If you purchase shares of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants in this Offering, you will experience dilution to the extent of the difference between the offering price per share or Pre-Funded Warrant in this Offering and our as adjusted net tangible book value per share immediately after this Offering. Net tangible book value is total assets minus the sum of liabilities and intangible assets. Net tangible book value per share is net tangible book value divided by the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. As of June 30, 2023, our net tangible book value was approximately $(941,000), or approximately $(0.02) per share.

 

After further giving effect to the sale by us of shares of Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants in this Offering at a public offering price of $0.13 per share or $0.129 per Pre-Funded Warrant, after deducting the underwriting discount and commissions, and estimated Offering expenses payable by us, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2023 would have been approximately $906,000 or approximately $0.01 per share or Pre-Funded Warrant. This amount represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of approximately $0.03 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of approximately $0.12 per share to purchasers of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrant in this Offering.

 

The following table illustrates the dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors:

 

Public offering price per share:

          $ 0.13  

Net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2023

  $ (0.02 )        

Increase in as adjusted, net tangible book value per share after this Offering

    0.03          

As adjusted net tangible book value per share after this Offering

    0.01          

Dilution in as adjusted net tangible book value per share to new investors in this Offering

          $ 0.12  

 

The foregoing discussion and table do not take into account further dilution to new investors that could occur upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants having a per share exercise price less than the public offering price in this Offering. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities after this Offering, the issuance of those securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

 

The above discussion and table are based on 48,334,818 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2023, and excludes the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Pre-Funded Warrants offered by us, and excludes the following securities:

 

 

2,049,885 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase our Common Stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $7.50 per share;

 

 

3,183,757 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2014 Plan, with a weighted average exercise price of $2.90 per share;

 

 

412,937 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2014 Plan;

 

 

3,952,914 shares of Common Stock issuable upon vesting of outstanding restricted stock units;

 

 

6,596,832 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain placement agent warrants to purchase our Common Stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.52; and

 

 

38,989,284 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Series A-3 Preferred Stock, Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Series A-5 Preferred Stock, Series AA Preferred Stock, Series AA-2 Preferred Stock, Series AA-3 Preferred Stock, Series AA-4 Preferred Stock, and Series AA-5 Preferred Stock.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders and non-U.S. holders (each as defined below) of the purchase, ownership, conversion and disposition, as applicable, of the shares of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants issued pursuant to this Offering, but does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects. The effects of other U.S. federal tax laws, such as estate and gift tax laws, and any applicable state, local or non-U.S. tax laws are not discussed. This discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial decisions, and published rulings and administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), in each case in effect as of the date hereof. These authorities may change or be subject to differing interpretations. Any such change or differing interpretation may be applied retroactively in a manner that could adversely affect a holder. We have not sought and will not seek any rulings from the IRS regarding the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position to that discussed below regarding the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, conversion and disposition, as applicable, of the shares of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

This discussion is limited to holders that hold our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants as a “capital asset” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address all U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to a holder’s particular circumstances, including the impact of the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income and the alternative minimum tax. In addition, it does not address consequences relevant to holders subject to special rules, including, without limitation:

 

 

U.S. expatriates and former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;

 

persons holding our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants as part of a hedge, straddle or other risk reduction strategy or as part of a conversion transaction or other integrated investment;

 

banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions;

 

brokers, dealers or traders in securities;

 

“controlled foreign corporations,” “passive foreign investment companies,” and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;

 

partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein);

 

tax-exempt organizations or governmental organizations;

 

persons deemed to sell our stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code;

 

persons who hold or receive our stock pursuant to the exercise of any employee stock option or otherwise as compensation;

 

persons subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income with respect to our stock being taken into account in an applicable financial statement;

 

tax-qualified retirement plans; and

 

“qualified foreign pension funds” as defined in Section 897(l)(2) of the Code and entities all of the interests of which are held by qualified foreign pension funds.

 

If an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will depend on the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. Accordingly, partnerships holding our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants and the partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them.

 

THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP, CONVERSION (IN THE CASE OF OUR PRE-FUNDED WARRANTS) AND DISPOSITION OF OUR COMMON STOCK OR PRE-FUNDED WARRANTS ARISING UNDER THE U.S. FEDERAL ESTATE OR GIFT TAX LAWS OR UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY.

 

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Characterization of the Pre-Funded Warrants for Tax Purposes 

 

Although the characterization of the Pre-Funded Warrants for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not entirely clear, because the exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants is a nominal amount, we expect to treat the Pre-Funded Warrants as our Common Stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Except where specifically noted below, the following discussion assumes our Pre-Funded Warrants are treated as our Common Stock. Some portions of the below discussion make reference to potential consequences associated with the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Pre-Funded Warrants independent of their potential characterization as Common Stock. 

 

Our position with respect to the characterization of Pre-Funded Warrants is not binding on the IRS and the IRS may treat the Pre-Funded Warrants as warrants to acquire our Common Stock and, if so, the amount and character of your gain with respect to an investment in our Pre-Funded Warrants could change. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the characterization of Pre-Funded Warrants for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the consequences to you of an investment in the Pre-Funded Warrants based on your own particular facts and circumstances.

 

Definition of a U.S. Holder and Non-U.S. Holder 

 

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” is any beneficial owner of shares of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants (other than an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is or is treated as any of the following:

 

 

an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

 

a corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;

 

 

an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or

 

 

a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and the control of one or more “United States persons” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), or (2) has a valid election in effect to be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

For purposes of this discussion, a “non-U.S. holder” is any beneficial owner of shares of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants that is neither a “U.S. holder” nor an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Tax Consequences Applicable to U.S. Holders

 

Distributions

 

As described in the section titled “Dividend Policy,” we do not anticipate declaring or paying dividends to holders of our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. However, if we do make distributions of cash or property on our stock, such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Dividends paid to non-corporate U.S. holders generally will qualify for taxation at reduced rates if such U.S. holders meet certain holding period and other applicable requirements. Amounts not treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will constitute a return of capital and first be applied against and reduce a U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in its stock, but not below zero. Any excess will be treated as capital gain and will be treated as described below under “—Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants.” U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of reduced tax rates in their particular circumstances.

 

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Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants

 

A U.S. holder will recognize capital gain or loss on a sale or other taxable disposition of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants equal to the difference between the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received upon the sale or other taxable disposition and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares of Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants sold or disposed of. Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period for the shares of Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants sold or exchanged is more than one year. Long-term capital gains recognized by certain non-corporate U.S. holders, including individuals, will be taxable at reduced rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

 

Exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants

 

You generally will not be required to recognize income, gain or loss upon the exercise of a Pre-Funded Warrant for Common Stock. Your tax basis in a share of Common Stock received upon exercise will be equal to the sum of (1) your tax basis in the Pre-Funded Warrant and (2) the exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrant. If the Pre-Funded Warrant is treated as our Common Stock, your holding period in the stock received upon exercise will include your holding period in the Pre-Funded Warrants exchanged therefor.

 

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

Distributions with respect to our stock to a U.S. holder and proceeds from the sale or other taxable disposition of our stock by the U.S. holder generally are subject to information reporting to the IRS, unless the U.S. holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding may apply to such payments if a U.S. holder is not otherwise exempt and:

 

 

such holder fails to furnish its taxpayer identification number (“TIN”), which for an individual, is ordinarily his or her social security number;

 

 

such holder furnishes an incorrect TIN;

 

 

the applicable withholding agent is notified by the IRS that such holder has failed to properly report payments of dividends or interest; or

 

 

such holder fails to certify, under penalties of perjury, that such holder has furnished a correct TIN and that the IRS has not notified such holder that such holder is subject to backup withholding.

 

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

Tax Consequences Applicable to Non-U.S. Holders

 

Distributions

 

Any distributions of cash or property on our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Amounts not treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will first constitute a return of capital and be applied against and reduce a non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its stock, but not below zero. Any excess will be treated as capital gain and will be treated as described below under “—Sale or Other Taxable Disposition.”

 

Subject to the discussions below on effectively connected income, backup withholding and FATCA (as defined below), dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder on our stock or Pre-Funded Warrant will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30% of the gross amount of the dividends (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty, provided the non-U.S. holder furnishes a valid IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable documentation) certifying qualification for the lower treaty rate). A non-U.S. holder that does not timely furnish the required documentation, but that qualifies for a reduced treaty rate, may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under any applicable income tax treaty.

 

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If dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder are effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the non-U.S. holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such dividends are attributable), the non-U.S. holder will be exempt from the U.S. federal withholding tax described above. To claim the exemption, the non-U.S. holder must furnish to the applicable withholding agent a valid IRS Form W-8ECI, certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States.

 

Any such effectively connected dividends will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular rates. A non-U.S. holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively connected dividends, as adjusted for certain items. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

 

Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants

 

Subject to the discussions below regarding backup withholding and FATCA, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other taxable disposition of our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants unless:

 

 

the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the non-U.S. holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such gain is attributable);

 

 

the non-U.S. holder is a nonresident alien individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the disposition and certain other requirements are met; or

 

 

our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants constitute a U.S. real property interest (“USRPI”) by reason of our status as a U.S. real property holding corporation (“USRPHC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Gain described in the first bullet point above generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular rates. A non-U.S. holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively connected gain, as adjusted for certain items.

 

A non-U.S. holder described in the second bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on gain realized upon the sale or other taxable disposition of our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses of the non-U.S. holder (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States), provided the non-U.S. holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses.

 

With respect to the third bullet point above, we believe we currently are not, and do not anticipate becoming, a USRPHC. Because the determination of whether we are a USRPHC depends, however, on the fair market value of our USRPIs relative to the fair market value of our non-U.S. real property interests and our other business assets, there can be no assurance we currently are not a USRPHC or will not become one in the future. Even if we are or were to become a USRPHC, gain arising from the sale or other taxable disposition of our Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants by a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if our Common Stock is “regularly traded,” as defined by applicable Treasury Regulations, on an established securities market, and such non-U.S. holder owned, actually and constructively, 5% or less of our Common Stock throughout the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the sale or other taxable disposition or the non-U.S. holder’s holding period.

 

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Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding potentially applicable income tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

 

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

Payments of dividends on our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants will not be subject to backup withholding, provided the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know the holder is a United States person and the holder either certifies its non-U.S. status, such as by furnishing a valid IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-8ECI, or otherwise establishes an exemption. However, information returns are required to be filed with the IRS in connection with any distributions on our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants paid to the non-U.S. holder, regardless of whether such distributions constitute dividends or whether any tax was actually withheld. In addition, proceeds of the sale or other taxable disposition of our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants within the United States or conducted through certain U.S. related brokers generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting if the applicable withholding agent receives the certification described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such holder is a United States person or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Proceeds of a disposition of our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants conducted through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting.

 

Copies of information returns that are filed with the IRS may also be made available under the provisions of an applicable treaty or agreement to the tax authorities of the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides or is established.

 

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

Additional Withholding Tax on Payments Made to Foreign Accounts

 

Withholding taxes may be imposed under Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code (such Sections commonly referred to as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or “FATCA”) on certain types of payments made to non-U.S. financial institutions and certain other non-U.S. entities. Specifically, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on dividends on, or (subject to the proposed Treasury Regulations discussed below) gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants paid to a “foreign financial institution” or a “non-financial foreign entity” (each as defined in the Code), unless (1) the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting obligations, (2) the non-financial foreign entity either certifies it does not have any “substantial United States owners” (as defined in the Code) or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial United States owner, or (3) the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules. If the payee is a foreign financial institution and is subject to the diligence and reporting requirements in (1) above, it must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain “specified United States persons” or “United States owned foreign entities” (each as defined in the Code), annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on certain payments to non-compliant foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders. Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules.

 

Under the applicable Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance, withholding under FATCA generally applies to payments of dividends on our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants. While withholding under FATCA would have applied also to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of stock or Pre-Funded Warrants, proposed Treasury Regulations eliminate FATCA withholding on payments of gross proceeds entirely. Taxpayers generally may rely on these proposed Treasury Regulations until final Treasury Regulations are issued.

 

Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of withholding under FATCA to their investment in our stock or Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

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UNDERWRITING

 

Aegis Capital Corp. (“Underwriter”) is acting as the underwriter of this Offering. We have entered into an underwriting agreement dated August 21, 2023 with the Underwriter (the “Underwriting Agreement”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, we have agreed to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter has agreed to purchase, at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the following number of shares of our Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants:

 

Underwriter

   

Number

of Shares

 

Number of

Pre-Funded

Warrants

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

    15,573,077     1,350,000  

 

The Underwriter is committed to purchase all of the shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants offered by us other than those covered by the option to purchase additional shares described below. The obligations of the Underwriter may be terminated upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the Underwriting Agreement. Furthermore, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter’s obligations are subject to customary conditions, representations and warranties contained in the Underwriting Agreement, such as receipt by the Underwriter of officers’ certificates and legal opinions.

 

We have agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the Underwriter may be required to make in respect thereof.

 

The Underwriter is offering the Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel and other conditions specified in the Underwriting Agreement. The Underwriter reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

 

The Underwriter proposes to offer the Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants offered by us to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. In addition, the Underwriter may offer some of the Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants to other securities dealers at such price less a concession of $0.0104 per share. After the initial offering, the public offering price and concession to dealers may be changed.

 

We have granted the Underwriter an over-allotment option. This option, which is exercisable for up to 45 days after the date of this prospectus, permits the Underwriter to purchase a maximum of 15% of the shares of Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrants offered in this Offering, or 2,538,461 additional shares of Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants from us to cover over-allotments. If the Underwriter exercises all or part of this option, it will purchase shares of Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants covered by the option at the public offering price that appears on the cover page of this prospectus, less the underwriting discount. If this option is exercised in full, the total price to the public will be $2,327,600.

 

Discounts and Commissions. The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discount, and proceeds, before expenses, to us. The information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the Underwriter of its over-allotment option.

 

               

Total

 
   

Per Share

 

Per Pre-

Funded

Warrant

   

Without

Over-
Allotment

   

With Over-
Allotment

 

Public offering price

 

$

0.13  

$

0.129    

$

2,200,000    

$

2,530,000  

Underwriting discount (8%)

 

$

0.0104  

$

0.0103       176,000       202,400  

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

 

$

0.1196  

$

0.1187    

$

2,024,000    

$

2,327,600  

 

We have also agreed to pay all expenses relating to the Offering, including (a) all filing fees and expenses relating to the registration of the Common Stock to be sold in this Offering (including the “Option Shares”, the shares sold upon exercise of the Underwriter’s over-allotment option) with the SEC; (b) all fees associated with the review of this Offering by FINRA and all fees and expenses relating to the listing of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market; (c) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of securities offered under the “blue sky” securities laws designated by the Underwriter; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of the Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants to be sold in this Offering (including shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants sold upon exercise of the Underwriter’s over-allotment option) offered under the securities laws of foreign jurisdictions as the Underwriter may reasonably designate; (e) the costs of all mailing and printing of the documents pertaining to this Offering; (f) transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon the transfer of the Common Stock, the Option Shares, and the Pre-Funded Shares from the Company to the Underwriter; (g) fees and expenses of our accountants; and (h) fees and expenses of the Underwriter, including the Underwriter’s legal counsel, in the amount of $100,000.

 

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We estimate that the total expenses of this Offering, excluding underwriting discounts, will be approximately $177,000.

 

Discretionary Accounts. The Underwriter does not intend to confirm sales of the securities offered hereby to any accounts over which they have discretionary authority.

 

Lock-Up Agreements. Pursuant to certain “lock-up” agreements, (a) our executive officers, directors and holders of 10% or more of our Common Stock, as of the pricing date of the Offering, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company without the prior written consent of the representative, for a period of 60 days from the date of this Offering, and (b) we, and any successor, agree, subject to certain exceptions, not to for a period of 60 days from the date of the pricing of the Offering (1) offer, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or (2) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the SEC relating to the offering of any shares of our capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our capital stock.

 

This lock-up provision applies to Common Stock and to securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock. It also applies to Common Stock owned now or acquired later by the person executing the agreement or for which the person executing the agreement later acquires the power of disposition. The exceptions permit, among other things and subject to restrictions, the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants or other outstanding convertible securities.

 

Right of First Refusal. The Underwriter shall have a right of first refusal to act as sole book-running manager for any and all future public equity offerings of the Company or any successor until six (6) months after the closing date of this Offering.

 

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares. A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the website maintained by the Underwriter. The Underwriter may agree to allocate a number of shares for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the that will make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the Underwriter’s website is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us or any underwriter in its capacity as underwriter, and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

Other Relationships. Certain of the Underwriter and its affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary fees; however, except as disclosed in this prospectus, we have no present arrangements with any of the underwriters for any further services.

 

Stabilization. In connection with this Offering, the Underwriter may engage in stabilizing transactions, overallotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions, penalty bids and purchases to cover positions created by short sales.

 

 

Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase shares so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum, and are engaged in for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the shares while the Offering is in progress.

   

 

 

Overallotment transactions involve sales by the Underwriter of shares in excess of the number of shares the Underwriter is obligated to purchase. This creates an underwriting short position which may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares over-allotted by the Underwriter is not greater than the number of shares that it may purchase in the overallotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares involved is greater than the number of shares in the overallotment option. The Underwriter may close out any short position by exercising its overallotment option and/or purchasing shares in the open market.

 

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Underwriter covering transactions involve purchases of shares in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover underwriting short positions. In determining the source of shares to close out the short position, the Underwriter will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared with the price at which it may purchase shares through exercise of the overallotment option. If the Underwriter sells more shares than could be covered by exercise of the overallotment option and, therefore, have a naked short position, the position can be closed out only by buying shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the Underwriter is concerned that after pricing there could be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the Offering.

   

 

 

Penalty bids permit the Underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from the Underwriter when the shares originally sold by the Underwriter are purchased in stabilizing or Underwriter covering transactions to cover the Underwriter’s short positions.

 

These stabilizing transactions, underwriting covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our shares or Common Stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our shares or Common Stock. As a result, the price of our Common Stock in the open market may be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of these transactions. Neither we nor the Underwriter make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our Common Stock. These transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Passive Market Making. In connection with this Offering, the Underwriter may engage in passive market making transactions in our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during a period before the commencement of offers or sales of the shares and extending through the completion of the distribution. A passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid of that security. However, if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, that bid must then be lowered when specified purchase limits are exceeded.

 

Offer restrictions outside the United States

 

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the Underwriter that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the Offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Disclosure Law Group, a Professional Corporation, San Diego, California. The Underwriter is being represented in connection with this Offering by Carmel, Milazzo & Feil LLP, New York, New York.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements of Super League Gaming, Inc. as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Super League Gaming, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, have been audited by Baker Tilly US, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report thereon, have been incorporated in this prospectus and registration statement in reliance upon such report and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

Our Common Stock is registered with the Commission under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and, accordingly, we are subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and we file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other information are available at the website of the Commission at www.sec.gov.

 

We maintain a website at http://www.superleague.com. You may access our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, proxy statements and other information filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the Commission free of charge at our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Commission. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information on our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus.

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act, relating to the Offering of these securities. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits, contains additional relevant information about us and the securities. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. You can obtain a copy of the registration statement for free at the website of the SEC referenced above.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The following documents filed by us with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this prospectus:

 

 

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on March 31, 2023, as amended on May 1, 2023;

     
  our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed on May 15, 2023;
     
 

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, filed on August 14, 2023;

     
 

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2023;

     
 

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2023;

     
 

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 10, 2023;

     
 

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2023;

     
 

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2023;

     
 

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2023, as amended on May 10, 2023;

     
 

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2023;

 

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our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2023;

     
 

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2023; and

     
 

the description of our Common Stock which is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on February 21, 2019, including any amendment or reports filed for the purposes of updating this description.

 

We also incorporate by reference all documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act (other than any portions of filings that are furnished rather than filed pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K) after the date of the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement. All documents we file in the future pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the Offering are also incorporated herein by reference and are an important part of this prospectus.

 

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

 

We will provide upon request to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. You may request a copy of these filings, excluding the exhibits to such filings which we have not specifically incorporated by reference in such filings, at no cost, by writing to or calling us at:

 

Super League Gaming, Inc.

2912 Colorado Ave., Suite #203

Santa Monica, California 90404

(213) 421-1920

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. You should only rely on the information or representations contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide information other than that provided in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We are not making an offer of the securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.

 

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BASE PROSPECTUS

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$100,000,000

 

COMMON STOCK

PREFERRED STOCK

DEBT SECURITIES

WARRANTS

UNITS

 

 

From time to time, we may offer and sell, in one or more offerings, up to $100 million of any combination of the securities described in this prospectus. We may also offer securities as may be issuable upon conversion, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including any applicable anti-dilution provisions.

 

This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer from time to time. Each time we offer securities, we will provide specific terms of the securities offered in a supplement to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with an offering. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as any documents incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of the securities being offered.

 

Our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “SLGG.” On September 2, 2021, the last reported sale price per share of our Common Stock was $4.20 per share.

 

We may offer and sell our securities to or through one or more agents, underwriters, dealers or other third parties or directly to one or more purchasers on a continuous or delayed basis. If agents, underwriters or dealers are used to sell our securities, we will name them and describe their compensation in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of our securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from the sale of such securities will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

 

Our business and investing in our securities involves significant risks. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties referenced under the heading Risk Factors on page 4 of this prospectus, as well as those contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is September 7, 2021

 

 

 

 

SUPER LEAGUE GAMING, INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

PAGE

   

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

1

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

2

RISK FACTORS

4

CAUTIONARY NOTES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

5

USE OF PROCEEDS

7

DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK

8

DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES

10

DESCRIPTION OF OUR WARRANTS

16

DESCRIPTION OF OUR UNITS

19

DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW AND OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

19

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

21

LEGAL MATTERS

22

EXPERTS

22

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

22

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities which may be offered. Each time we offer securities for sale, we will provide a prospectus supplement that contains information about the specific terms of that offering. Any prospectus supplement may also add or update information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

 

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OF SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

 

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and in any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making offers to sell or solicitations to buy the securities described in this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person making that offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, as well as the information we file or previously filed with the SEC that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, is accurate as of any date other than its respective date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information you should consider before buying our securities. You should read the following summary together with the more detailed information appearing in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, including the information discussed under Risk Factors in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference and our financial statements and related notes that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before deciding whether to purchase our securities.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, the words "we," "us," "our," the "Company," and "Super League" refer collectively to Super League Gaming, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries.

 

Company Overview

 

Super League is a leading video game entertainment and experiences company that gives tens of millions of players multiple ways to create, connect, compete, and enjoy the video games they love. Fueled by proprietary and patented technology systems, the company’s offerings include gameplay properties in which young gamers form vibrant in-game communities, content creation platforms that power live broadcasts and on-demand video series that generate billions of views annually across the world’s biggest distribution channels, and competitive gaming tournaments featuring many of the most popular global titles. Through partnerships with top consumer brands, in-game player and brand monetization, and a fully virtual cloud-based video production studio, Super League is building a broadly inclusive business at the intersection of content creation, creator monetization, and both casual and competitive gameplay.

 

Executive Summary

 

We believe Super League is on the leading edge of the rapidly growing competitive video gaming industry, which has become an established and vital part of the entertainment landscape. We believe there is a significant opportunity for the world of mainstream competitive players and creators who want their own esports and entertainment experience. These players and creators enjoy the competition, the social interaction and community, and the entertainment value associated with playing, creating and watching others play.

 

Super League is a critically important component in providing the infrastructure for mainstream competitive video gaming content and gameplay, that is synergistic and accretive to the greater esports ecosystem. Over the past five years, we believe we have become the preeminent brand for gamers by providing a proprietary software platform that allows them to create, compete, socialize and spectate gameplay and entertainment, both physically and digitally online. Our creator and player platform generates a significant amount of derivative gameplay content for further syndication beyond our own digital channels.

 

The fundamental driver of our business model and monetization strategy is creating deep community engagement through our highly personalized experiences that, when coupled with the critical mass of our large digital audiences, provides the depth and volume for premium content and offer monetization differentiated from a more traditional, commoditized advertising model. The combination of our physical venue network and digital programming channels, with Super League’s cloud-based, digital products platform technology at the hub, creates the opportunity for not just a share of the player’s wallet, but also the advertiser’s wallet. We do this by offering brand sponsors and advertisers a premium marketing channel to reach elusive Generation Z and Millennial gamers and creators and offering players ways to access exclusive tournaments and programming.

 

Risk Factors

 

Our business is subject to substantial risk. Please carefully consider the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to purchase securities that may be offered in this prospectus.

 

Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. You should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment.

 

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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

As a company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our most recently completed fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

 

 

A requirement to have only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;

 

 

An exemption from the auditor attestation requirement on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”);

 

 

An extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards;

 

 

Reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements; and

 

 

No non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements.

 

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

 

We may take advantage of these provisions from the JOBS Act until the end of the fiscal year in which the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering, or such earlier time when we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company on the earlier of (i) the last day of the fiscal year (a) in which we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenue or (b) in which we have more than $700 million in market value of our capital stock held by non-affiliates, or (ii) the date on which we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced burdens under the JOBS Act. We have taken advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus, and we may choose to do so in future filings. To the extent we do, the information that we provide stockholders may be different than you might get from other public companies in which you hold equity interests.

 

Corporate Information

 

Super League Gaming, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on October 1, 2014 as Nth Games, Inc. On June 15, 2015, we changed our corporate name from Nth Games, Inc. to Super League Gaming, Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 2912 Colorado Avenue, Suite #203, Santa Monica, California 90404, our Company telephone number is (802) 294-2754, and our investor relations contact number is (949) 574-3860.

 

Our corporate website address is www.superleague.com. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus, and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to purchase any of our securities, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC, all of which are incorporated by reference herein. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected and we may not be able to achieve our goals, the value of our securities could decline and you could lose some or all of your investment. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of these risks occur, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline materially and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections of this prospectus titled “Prospectus Summary” and “Risk Factors,” in sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 titled “Risk Factors,” “Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business,” but are also contained elsewhere in this prospectus. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” or “would,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this prospectus, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our expectations of the future, about which we cannot be certain. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such difference, include:

 

overall strength and stability of general economic conditions and of the electronic video game sports (“esports”) industry in the United States and globally;

 

changes in consumer demand for, and acceptance of, our services and the games that we license for our tournaments and other experiences, as well as online gaming in general;

 

changes in the competitive environment, including adoption of technologies, services and products that compete with our own;

 

our ability to generate consistent revenue;

 

our ability to effectively execute our business plan;

 

changes in the price of streaming services, licensing fees, and network infrastructure, hosting and maintenance;

 

changes in laws or regulations governing our business and operations;

 

our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and financing sources and an appropriate level of debt on terms favorable to us;

 

our ability to effectively market our services;

 

costs and risks associated with litigation;

 

our ability to obtain and protect our existing intellectual property protections, including patents, trademarks and copyrights;

 

our ability to obtain and enter into new licensing agreements with game publishers and owners;

 

changes in accounting principles, or their application or interpretation, and our ability to make estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates, which could have an effect on earnings;

 

interest rates and the credit markets; and

 

other risks and uncertainties, including those described under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative, but not exhaustive. New risk factors and uncertainties not described here or elsewhere in this prospectus, including in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” may emerge from time to time. Moreover, because we operate in a competitive and rapidly changing environment, it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. The forward-looking statements are also subject to the risks and uncertainties specific to our Company, including but not limited to the fact that we have only a limited operating history as a public company. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this prospectus may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

 

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

You should read this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated herein and those documents filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect.

 

Use of Market and Industry Data

 

This prospectus includes market and industry data that we have obtained from third party sources, including industry publications, as well as industry data prepared by our management on the basis of its knowledge of and experience in the industries in which we operate (including our management’s estimates and assumptions relating to such industries based on that knowledge). Management has developed its knowledge of such industries through its experience and participation in these industries. While our management believes the third-party sources referred to in this prospectus are reliable, neither we nor our management have independently verified any of the data from such sources referred to in this prospectus or ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon by such sources. Furthermore, references in this prospectus to any publications, reports, surveys or articles prepared by third parties should not be construed as depicting the complete findings of the entire publication, report, survey or article. The information in any such publication, report, survey or article is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities under this prospectus primarily for working capital and general corporate purposes, including sales and marketing activities, product development and capital expenditures. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds for the acquisition of, or investment in, technologies, solutions or businesses. However, we have no present commitments or agreements to enter into any acquisitions or investments.

 

Investors are cautioned, however, that expenditures may vary substantially from these uses. Investors will be relying on the judgment of our management, who will have broad discretion regarding the application of the proceeds of this offering. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend upon numerous factors, including the amount of cash generated by our operations, the amount of competition and other operational factors. We may find it necessary or advisable to use portions of the proceeds from this offering for other purposes.

 

From time to time, we evaluate these and other factors and we anticipate continuing to make such evaluations to determine if the existing allocation of resources, including the proceeds of this offering, is being optimized.  Pending these uses, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in short-term, investment-grade interest-bearing securities such as money market accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government. We cannot predict whether the proceeds invested will yield a favorable return.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK

 

General

 

Our Amended and Restated certificate of incorporation (our “Charter”) authorizes the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

Summary of Securities

 

The following description summarizes certain terms of our capital stock, including the number of shares of Common Stock that are authorized for issuance under our Charter, and the authorization of shares of preferred stock. Because the foregoing is only a summary, it does not contain all the information that may be important to you. For a complete description of the matters set forth in this section you should refer to our Charter and Amended and Restated Bylaws (our “Bylaws”), which are included as exhibits to this prospectus, and to the applicable provisions of Delaware law.

 

Common Stock

 

Our Amended and Restated Charter currently authorizes 100.0 million shares of Common Stock for issuance. As of September 2, 2021, there were 35,778,259 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding, which were held by approximately 160 stockholders of record, approximately 2,266,151 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase our Common Stock, 2,362,238 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options held, 360,896 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units held, and 1,912,089 shares of Common Stock authorized and available for issuance pursuant to our Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”). Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors. Neither our Charter or Bylaws do not and will not provide for cumulative voting rights.

 

Holders of our Common Stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Common Stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of Common Stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Under our Amended and Restated Charter, our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to issue up to 10.0 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the voting powers, designations, preferences and the relative participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of each series, including, without limitation, dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any series.

 

As of September 2, 2021, no shares of our authorized preferred stock are outstanding. Because our Board of Directors has the power to establish the preferences and rights of the shares of any additional series of preferred stock, it may afford holders of any preferred stock preferences, powers and rights, including voting and dividend rights, senior to the rights of holders of our Common Stock, which could adversely affect the holders of the Common Stock and could delay, discourage or prevent a takeover of us even if a change of control of our company would be beneficial to the interests of our stockholders.

 

Anti-Takeover Matters

 

Charter and Bylaw Provisions

 

The provisions of Delaware law, our Charter, and our Bylaws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of delaying, deferring, or discouraging another person from acquiring control of our company and discouraging takeover bids. These provisions may also have the effect of encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our Board rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts. These provisions include the items described below.

 

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Board Composition and Filling Vacancies

 

Our Bylaws provide that any vacancy on our Board may only be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of our directors then in office, even if less than a quorum. Further, any directorship vacancy resulting from an increase in the size of our Board of Directors, may be filled by election of the Board of Directors, but only for a term continuing until the next election of directors by our stockholders.

 

No Cumulative Voting

 

The Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provides that stockholders are not entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless certificate of incorporation of the Company in which they own stock provides otherwise. Neither our Charter nor our Bylaws provide that our stockholders shall be entitled to cumulative voting.

 

Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute

 

We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits persons deemed to be “interested stockholders” from engaging in a “business combination” with a publicly held Delaware corporation for three years following the date these persons become interested stockholders unless the business combination is, or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder was, approved in a prescribed manner or another prescribed exception applies. 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% or more of a corporation’s voting stock. Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. The existence of this provision may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by the Board. A Delaware corporation may “opt out” of these provisions with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or an express provision in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws resulting from an amendment approved by at least a majority of the outstanding voting shares. We have not opted out of these provisions. As a result, mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts of us may be discouraged or prevented.

 

Choice of Forum

 

Our Bylaws provide that Delaware will be the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty; any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the DGCL, our Charter or our Bylaws; or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies’ certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that a court could find these types of provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable.

 

Because the applicability of the exclusive forum provision is limited to the extent permitted by law, we believe that the exclusive forum provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction or concurrent jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act. We note that there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce the provision and that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Although we believe this provision benefits us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.

 

Listing

 

Our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SLGG.”

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

Our transfer agent is Issuer Direct whose address is 1981 E. Murray Holladay Rd #100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117 and its telephone number is (801) 272-9294.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES

 

This section describes the general terms and provisions of debt securities that we may issue from time to time. We may issue debt securities, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future debt securities we may offer under this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will describe the specific terms of any debt securities offered through that prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The terms of any debt securities we offer under a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may differ from the terms we describe below. Unless the context requires otherwise, whenever we refer to the indentures, we also are referring to any supplemental indentures that specify the terms of a particular series of debt securities.

 

In the event that we issue any debt securities, we will issue such senior debt securities under a senior indenture that we will enter into with the trustee named in such senior indenture. We will file forms of these documents as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, and supplemental indentures and forms of debt securities containing the terms of the debt securities being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or will be incorporated by reference from reports that we file with the SEC.

 

The indentures will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (the “Trust Indenture Act”). We use the term “trustee” to refer to either the trustee under the senior indenture or the trustee under the subordinated indenture, as applicable.

 

The following summaries of material provisions of potential senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities and the indentures are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus and any related free writing prospectuses related to the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as the complete applicable indenture that contains the terms of the debt securities. Except as we may otherwise indicate, the terms of the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture are identical.

 

General

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus the terms of the series of debt securities being offered, including:

 

 

the title;

 

 

the principal amount being offered, and if a series, the total amount authorized and the total amount outstanding;

 

 

any limit on the amount that may be issued;

 

 

whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form, and, if so, the terms and who the depository will be;

 

 

the maturity date;

 

 

whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a United States person for tax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts;

 

 

the annual interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate and the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates;

 

 

whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt;

 

 

the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;

 

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the place where payments will be payable;

 

 

restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;

 

 

our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period; 

 

 

the date, if any, after which, the conditions upon which, and the price at which, we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional or provisional redemption provisions and the terms of those redemption provisions;

 

 

the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option, to purchase, the series of debt securities and the currency or currency unit in which the debt securities are payable;

 

 

whether the indenture will restrict our ability or the ability of our subsidiaries to:

 

 

incur additional indebtedness;

 

 

issue additional securities;

 

 

create liens;

 

 

pay dividends or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or the capital stock of our subsidiaries;

 

 

redeem capital stock;

 

 

place restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets;

 

 

make investments or other restricted payments;

 

 

sell or otherwise dispose of assets;

 

 

enter into sale-leaseback transactions;

 

 

engage in transactions with stockholders or affiliates;

 

 

issue or sell stock of our subsidiaries; or

 

 

effect a consolidation or merger;

 

 

whether the indenture will require us to maintain any interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios;

 

 

a discussion of certain material or special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities;

 

 

information describing any book-entry features;

 

 

provisions for a sinking fund purchase or other analogous fund, if any;

 

 

the applicability of the provisions in the indenture on discharge;

 

 

whether the debt securities are to be offered at a price such that they will be deemed to be offered at an “original issue discount” as defined in paragraph (a) of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

 

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the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

 

 

the currency of payment of debt securities if other than U.S. dollars and the manner of determining the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars; and

 

 

any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, including any additional events of default or covenants provided with respect to the debt securities, and any terms that may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the debt securities.

 

Conversion or Exchange Rights

 

We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our Common Stock, our preferred stock or other securities (including securities of a third-party). We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of our Common Stock, our preferred stock or other securities (including securities of a third-party) that the holders of the series of debt securities receive would be subject to adjustment. 

 

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the indentures will not contain any covenant that restricts our ability to merge or consolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. However, any successor to or acquirer of such assets must assume all of our obligations under the indentures or the debt securities, as appropriate. If the debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for other securities of ours or securities of other entities, the person with whom we consolidate or merge or to whom we sell all of our property must make provisions for the conversion of the debt securities into securities that the holders of the debt securities would have received if they had converted the debt securities before the consolidation, merger or sale.

 

Events of Default Under the Indenture

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the following are events of default under the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

 

 

if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for 90 days and the time for payment has not been extended;

 

 

if we fail to pay the principal, premium or sinking fund payment, if any, when due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or repurchase or otherwise, and the time for payment has not been extended;

 

 

if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the debt securities or the indentures, other than a covenant specifically relating to another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 90 days after we receive notice from the trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series; and

 

 

if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur.

 

We will describe in each applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus any additional events of default relating to the relevant series of debt securities.

 

If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default specified in the last bullet point above, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, by notice to us in writing, and to the trustee if notice is given by such holders, may declare the unpaid principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in the last bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the unpaid principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, of each issue of debt securities then outstanding shall be due and payable without any notice or other action on the part of the trustee or any holder.

 

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The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respect to the series and its consequences, except defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless we have cured the default or event of default in accordance with the indenture. Any waiver shall cure the default or event of default.

 

Subject to the terms of the indentures, if an event of default under an indenture shall occur and be continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered the trustee reasonable indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series, provided that:

 

 

the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; and

 

 

subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act, the trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

 

A holder of the debt securities of any series will have the right to institute a proceeding under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies if:

 

 

the holder has given written notice to the trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;

 

 

the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and such holders have offered reasonable indemnity to the trustee or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense or to be incurred in compliance with instituting the proceeding as trustee; and

 

 

the trustee does not institute the proceeding, and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series other conflicting directions within 90 days after the notice, request and offer.

 

These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities, or other defaults that may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.

 

We will periodically file statements with the trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the indentures.

 

Modification of Indenture; Waiver

 

Subject to the terms of the indenture for any series of debt securities that we may issue, we and the trustee may change an indenture without the consent of any holders with respect to the following specific matters:

 

 

to fix any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture;

 

 

to comply with the provisions described above under “Description of Our Debt SecuritiesConsolidation, Merger or Sale;”

 

 

to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

 

 

to add to, delete from or revise the conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms, or purposes of issue, authentication and delivery of debt securities, as set forth in the indenture;

 

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to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the debt securities of any series as provided under “Description of Our Debt SecuritiesGeneral,” to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the indenture or any series of debt securities, or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities; 

 

 

to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee;

 

 

to provide for uncertificated debt securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;

 

 

to add to our covenants such new covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the benefit of the holders, to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an event of default or to surrender any right or power conferred to us in the indenture; or

 

 

to change anything that does not materially adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series.

 

In addition, under the indentures, the rights of holders of a series of debt securities may be changed by us and the trustee with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series that is affected. However, subject to the terms of the indenture for any series of debt securities that we may issue or as otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we and the trustee may make the following changes only with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:

 

 

extending the stated maturity of the series of debt securities;

 

 

reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest, or reducing any premium payable upon the redemption or repurchase of any debt securities; or

 

 

reducing the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver.

 

Discharge

 

Each indenture provides that, subject to the terms of the indenture and any limitation otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except for specified obligations, including obligations to:

 

 

register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;

 

 

replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series;

 

 

maintain paying agencies;

 

 

hold monies for payment in trust;

 

 

recover excess money held by the trustee;

 

 

compensate and indemnify the trustee; and

 

 

appoint any successor trustee.

 

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In order to exercise our rights to be discharged, we must deposit with the trustee money or government obligations sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.

 

Form, Exchange and Transfer

 

In the event that we issue debt securities, we will issue such debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The indentures provide that we may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company or another depository named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus with respect to that series.

 

At the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, the holder of the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

 

Subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, holders of the debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose. Unless otherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, we will make no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges.

 

We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initially designate for any debt securities. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series. If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:

 

 

issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; or

 

 

register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part.

 

Information Concerning the Trustee

 

The trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

 

Subject to this provision, the trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur. 

 

Payment and Paying Agents

 

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest.

 

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We will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents designated by us, except that unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, we will make interest payments by check that we will mail to the holder or by wire transfer to certain holders. Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, we will designate the corporate trust office of the trustee as our sole paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series. We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

 

All money we pay to a paying agent or the trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

 

Governing Law

 

The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.

 

Ranking of Debt Securities

 

The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The subordinated indenture does not limit the amount of subordinated debt securities that we may issue. It also does not limit us from issuing any other secured or unsecured debt.

 

The senior debt securities will rank equally in right of payment to all our other senior unsecured debt. The senior indenture does not limit the amount of senior debt securities that we may issue. It also does not limit us from issuing any other secured or unsecured debt.

 

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

 

The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements or free writing prospectus, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus. Warrants may be offered independently or together with Common Stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, and may be attached to or separate from those securities. While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future warrants we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any warrants that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The terms of any warrants we offer under a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may differ from the terms we describe below.

 

In the event that we issue warrants, we will issue the warrants under a warrant agreement, which we will enter into with a warrant agent to be selected by us. Forms of these warrant agreements and forms of the warrant certificates representing the warrants, and the complete warrant agreements and forms of warrant certificates containing the terms of the warrants being offered, will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or will be incorporated by reference from reports that we file with the SEC. We use the term “warrant agreement” to refer to any of these warrant agreements. We use the term “warrant agent” to refer to the warrant agent under any of these warrant agreements. The warrant agent will act solely as an agent of ours in connection with the warrants and will not act as an agent for the holders or beneficial owners of the warrants.

 

The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements or free writing prospectus related to the warrants that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete warrant agreements that contain the terms of the warrants.

 

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General

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus the terms relating to a series of warrants. If warrants for the purchase of Common Stock or preferred stock are offered, the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will describe the following terms, to the extent applicable:

 

 

the offering price and the aggregate number of warrants offered;

 

 

the total number of shares that can be purchased if a holder of the warrants exercises them and, in the case of warrants for preferred stock, the designation, total number and terms of the series of preferred stock that can be purchased upon exercise;

 

 

the designation and terms of any series of preferred stock with which the warrants are being offered and the number of warrants being offered with each share of Common Stock or preferred stock;

 

 

the designation, aggregate principal amount, currencies, denominations and terms of the series of debt securities that can be purchased if a holder exercises a warrant;

 

 

the designation and terms of any series of debt securities with which the warrants are being offered and the number of warrants offered with each such debt security;

 

 

the date on and after which the holder of the warrants can transfer them separately from the related Common Stock;

 

 

the number of shares of Common Stock or preferred stock that can be purchased if a holder exercises the warrant and the price at which such Common Stock or preferred stock may be purchased upon exercise, including, if applicable, any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price and in the securities or other property receivable upon exercise;

 

 

the terms of any rights to redeem or call, or accelerate the expiration of, the warrants;

 

 

the date on which the right to exercise the warrants begins and the date on which that right expires;

 

 

federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants; and

 

 

any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the warrants. 

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

Each holder of a warrant is entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock or preferred stock, or the principal amount of debt securities, as the case may be, at the exercise price described in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. After the close of business on the day when the right to exercise terminates (or a later date if we extend the time for exercise), unexercised warrants will become void.

 

A holder of warrants may exercise them by following the general procedure outlined below:

 

 

delivering to the warrant agent the payment required by the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus to purchase the underlying security;

 

 

properly completing and signing the reverse side of the warrant certificate representing the warrants; and

 

 

delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to the warrant agent within five business days of the warrant agent receiving payment of the exercise price. 

 

If you comply with the procedures described above, your warrants will be considered to have been exercised when the warrant agent receives payment of the exercise price, subject to the transfer books for the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrant not being closed on such date. After you have completed those procedures and subject to the foregoing, we will, as soon as practicable, issue and deliver to you the shares of Common Stock, preferred stock or debt securities that you purchased upon exercise. If you exercise fewer than all of the warrants represented by a warrant certificate, a new warrant certificate will be issued to you for the unexercised amount of warrants. Holders of warrants will be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with transferring the underlying securities in connection with the exercise of the warrants.

 

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Amendments and Supplements to the Warrant Agreements

 

We may amend or supplement a warrant agreement without the consent of the holders of the applicable warrants to cure ambiguities in the warrant agreement, to cure or correct a defective provision in the warrant agreement, or to provide for other matters under the warrant agreement that we and the warrant agent deem necessary or desirable, so long as, in each case, such amendments or supplements do not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the warrants.

 

Warrant Adjustments

 

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus states otherwise, the exercise price of, and the number of securities covered by, a Common Stock or a preferred stock warrant will be adjusted proportionately if we subdivide or combine our Common Stock or preferred stock, as applicable. In addition, unless the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus states otherwise, if we, without receiving payment:

 

 

issue capital stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or preferred stock, or any rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing, as a dividend or distribution to holders of our Common Stock or preferred stock;

 

 

pay any cash to holders of our Common Stock or preferred stock other than a cash dividend paid out of our current or retained earnings or other than in accordance with the terms of the preferred stock;

 

 

issue any evidence of our indebtedness or rights to subscribe for or purchase our indebtedness to holders of our Common Stock or preferred stock; or

 

 

issue Common Stock or preferred stock or additional stock or other securities or property to holders of our Common Stock or preferred stock by way of spinoff, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement, 

 

then the holders of Common Stock or preferred stock warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the warrants, in addition to the securities otherwise receivable upon exercise of the warrants and without paying any additional consideration, the amount of stock and other securities and property such holders would have been entitled to receive had they held the Common Stock or preferred stock, as applicable, issuable under the warrants on the dates on which holders of those securities received or became entitled to receive such additional stock and other securities and property.

 

Except as stated above or as otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, the exercise price and number of securities covered by a Common Stock or preferred stock warrant, and the amounts of other securities or property to be received, if any, upon exercise of such warrant, will not be adjusted or provided for if we issue those securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for those securities, or securities carrying the right to purchase those securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for those securities.

 

Holders of Common Stock and preferred stock warrants may have additional rights under the following circumstances:

 

 

certain reclassifications, capital reorganizations or changes of the Common Stock or preferred stock, as applicable;

 

 

certain share exchanges, mergers, or similar transactions involving us and which result in changes of the Common Stock or preferred stock, as applicable; or

 

 

certain sales or dispositions to another entity of all or substantially all of our property and assets. 

 

If one of the above transactions occurs and holders of our Common Stock or preferred stock are entitled to receive stock, securities or other property with respect to or in exchange for their securities, the holders of the Common Stock warrants and preferred stock warrants then outstanding, as applicable, will be entitled to receive, upon exercise of their warrants, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities or property that they would have received upon the applicable transaction if they had exercised their warrants immediately before the transaction.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

This section outlines some of the provisions of the units and the unit agreements. This information may not be complete in all respects and is qualified entirely by reference to the unit agreement with respect to the units of any particular series. The specific terms of any series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. If so described in a particular prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, the specific terms of any series of units may differ from the general description of terms presented below.

 

As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more shares of Common Stock, shares of our preferred stock, debt securities, warrants or any combination of such securities.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the following terms of any units in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered:

 

 

the terms of the units and of any of the shares of Common Stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities, or warrants comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded separately;

 

 

a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units;

 

 

if appropriate, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and

 

 

a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units. 

 

DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW AND

OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

 

Certain provisions of Delaware law, our Charter and Bylaws discussed below may have the effect of making more difficult or discouraging a tender offer, proxy contest or other takeover attempt. These provisions are expected to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of our company to first negotiate with our Board of Directors. We believe that the benefits of increasing our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure our company outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

 

Delaware Anti-Takeover Law. 

 

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Section 203 generally prohibits a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

 

prior to the date of the transaction, the Board of Directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

 

upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding specified shares; or

 

 

at or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

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Section 203 defines a “business combination” to include:

 

 

any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

 

 

any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation to or with the interested stockholder;

 

 

subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;

 

 

subject to exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or

 

 

the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

 

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as any person that is:

 

 

the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation;

 

 

an affiliate or associate of the corporation who was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any time within three years immediately prior to the relevant date; or

 

 

the affiliates and associates of the above.

 

Under specific circumstances, Section 203 makes it more difficult for an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period, although the stockholders may, by adopting an amendment to the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, elect not to be governed by this section, effective 12 months after adoption.

 

Our Charter and Bylaws do not exclude us from the restrictions of Section 203. We anticipate that the provisions of Section 203 might encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our Board of Directors since the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if a majority of the directors then in office approve either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder.

 

Charter and Bylaws.

 

Provisions of our Charter and Bylaws may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change of control or change in our management, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares, or transactions that our stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests. Therefore, these provisions could adversely affect the price of our Common Stock.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell the securities described in this prospectus to or through underwriters or dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers. A prospectus supplement or supplements (and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:

 

 

the name or names of any underwriters or agents, if applicable;

 

 

the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale;

 

 

any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;

 

 

any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation;

 

 

any public offering price;

 

 

any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and

 

 

any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.

 

We may also sell equity securities covered by this registration statement in an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Such offering may be made into an existing trading market for such securities in transactions at other than a fixed price, either:

 

 

On or through the facilities of the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other securities exchange or quotation or trading service on which such securities may be listed, quoted or traded at the time of sale; and/or

 

 

to or through a market maker otherwise than on the Nasdaq Capital Market or such other securities exchanges or quotation or trading services.

 

Such at-the-market offerings, if any, may be conducted by underwriters acting as principal or agent.

 

Only underwriters named in a prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.

 

If underwriters are used in the sale, they will acquire the securities for their own account and may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable underwriting agreement. We may offer the securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may change from time to time. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe in the prospectus supplement that names the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.

 

We may sell securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities, and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, our agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

 

We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.

 

We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against civil liabilities related to this offering, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

 

Any underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Overallotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.

 

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Any underwriters who are qualified market makers on the Nasdaq Capital Market may engage in passive market making transactions in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M during the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of the securities. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for us by Disclosure Law Group, a Professional Corporation, of San Diego, California.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements of Super League Gaming, Inc.  as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2020, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from the Super League Gaming, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been audited by Baker Tilly US, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports thereon, have been incorporated in this Prospectus and Registration Statement in reliance upon such reports and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We are a public company and file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available, at no charge, to the public at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

 

The following documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this prospectus:

 

 

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on March 19, 2021;

 

 

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed on May 17, 2021; 

 

 

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, filed on August 16, 2021;

 

 

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 14, 2021;

 

 

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 12, 2021;

 

 

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 11, 2021;

 

 

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 23, 2021;

 

 

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 21, 2021;

 

 

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 27, 2021;

 

 

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 7, 2021, as amended by our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on August 13, 2021;

 

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our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 16, 2021;

 

 

our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 30, 2021; and

 

 

the description of our Common Stock which is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed on February 21, 2019, including any amendment or reports filed for the purposes of updating this description.

 

We also incorporate by reference all documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act (other than any portions of filings that are furnished rather than filed pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K) after the date of the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement. All documents we file in the future pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering are also incorporated by reference and are an important part of this prospectus.

 

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

 

We will provide upon request to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. You may request a copy of these filings, excluding the exhibits to such filings which we have not specifically incorporated by reference in such filings, at no cost, by writing to or calling us at:

 

Super League Gaming, Inc.

2912 Colorado Ave., Suite #203

Santa Monica, California 90404

(802) 294-2754

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. You should only rely on the information or representations contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide information other than that provided in this prospectus. We are not making an offer of the securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.

 

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15,573,077 Shares of Common Stock

 

1,350,000 Pre-Funded Warrants

 

 

 

 

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Prospectus Supplement

 

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AEGIS CAPITAL CORP.

 

 

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is August 23, 2023