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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023September 30, 2022

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to to 

Commission File Number Number: 001-40730

001-40730

DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

85-1873463

Delaware

85-1873463

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1190 Trademark Drive#108

Reno, Nevada

89521

1190 Trademark Drive#108
Reno, Nevada89521

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

offices)
(Zip Code)

(775)

622-3448

(775)622-3448

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp.
17 State Street, 21st Floor
New York, New York, 10004

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

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

DFLI

The Nasdaq Global Market

Redeemable Warrants, exercisable for common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment

DFLIW

The Nasdaq Capital Market

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

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

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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

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

As of November 9, 2022,May 10, 2023, there were 43,272,72845,885,513 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.

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DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)Financial Statements (unaudited)

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 (unaudited)March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20212022

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Item 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of the Results of Operations

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Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

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Item 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESControls and Procedures

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGSLegal Proceedings

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Item 1A.

RISK FACTORSRisk Factors

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Item 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSRecent Sales of Unregistered Securities

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Item 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIESDefaults Upon Senior Securities

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Item 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURESMine Safety Disclosures

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Item 5.

OTHER INFORMATIONOther Information

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Item 6.

EXHIBITSExhibits

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Signatures

SIGNATURES

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Item 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2021

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Current assets:

Cash

$

316,023

$

799,808

Prepaid expenses

 

171,026

 

302,590

Total Current Assets

 

487,049

 

1,102,398

Assets held in Trust Account

 

31,995,703

 

128,421,215

Total Assets

$

32,482,752

$

129,523,613

LIABILITIES, COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

  

 

  

Current liabilities:

 

 

Accounts payable

$

990,587

$

16,862

Accrued expenses

 

32,759

 

31,749

Franchise tax payable

 

150,000

 

65,600

Promissory note - related party

 

400,000

 

Income tax payable

 

39,340

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

1,612,686

 

114,211

Warrant liabilities

1,989,979

2,036,258

Total Liabilities

3,602,665

2,150,469

Commitments and Contingencies

 

  

 

  

Common stock subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 3,093,348 and 12,650,000 shares at approximately $10.25 and $10.15 per share at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

31,706,363

128,397,500

Stockholders’ Deficit

 

  

 

  

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 3,162,500 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 3,093,348 and 12,650,000 shares subject to possible redemption) at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

317

 

317

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(2,826,593)

 

(1,024,673)

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

 

(2,826,276)

 

(1,024,356)

Total Liabilities, Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit

$

32,482,752

$

129,523,613

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

  March 31, 2023  December 31, 2022 
  As of 
  March 31, 2023  December 31, 2022 
       
Current Assets        
Cash $15,791  $17,781 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts  2,969   1,444 
Inventory  51,812   49,846 
Prepaid expenses  1,820   1,624 
Prepaid inventory  1,703   2,002 
Prepaid income tax  525   525 
Other current assets  396   267 
Total Current Assets  75,016   73,489 
Property and Equipment        
Machinery and equipment  11,147   10,214 
Office furniture and equipment  275   275 
Leasehold improvements  1,717   1,709 
Vehicle  33   195 
Total  13,172   12,393 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization  (1,884)  (1,633)
Property and Equipment, Net  11,288   10,760 
Operating lease right of use asset  4,205   4,513 
Total Assets $90,509  $88,762 
Current Liabilities        
         
Accounts payable  18,824   13,475 
Accrued payroll and other liabilities  8,199   6,295 
Customer deposits  418   238 
Uncertain tax position liability  128   128 
Notes payable, net of deferred financing fees  20,699   19,242 
Notes payable, related party  1,000   - 
Operating lease liability, current portion  1,215   1,188 
Total Current Liabilities  50,483   40,566 
Long-Term Liabilities        
Warrant liabilities  4,141   32,831 
Accrued expenses-long term  361   492 
Operating lease liability, net of current portion  3,209   3,541 
Total Long-Term Liabilities  7,711   36,864 
Total Liabilities  58,194   77,430 
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 5)  -   - 
Equity        
Common stock, 170,000,000 shares at $0.0001 par value, authorized, 45,795,502 and 43,272,728 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively  5   4 
Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares at $0.0001 par value, authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively  -   - 
Additional paid in capital  54,551   38,461 
Retained deficit  (22,241)  (27,133)
Total Equity  32,315   11,332 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity $90,509  $88,762 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed and consolidated financial statements.

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DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Three Months Ended

For the Three Months Ended

For the Nine Months Ended

For the Nine Months Ended

    

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Operating and formation costs

$

999,216

$

92,234

$

1,623,500

$

93,068

Franchise tax expense

50,000

24,034

150,656

24,034

Loss from operations

(1,049,216)

(116,268)

(1,774,156)

(117,102)

Warrant issuance costs

(18,797)

(18,797)

Loss on sale of private warrants

(1,253,929)

(1,253,929)

Net gain on investments held in Trust Account

279,627

7,023

469,109

7,023

Change in fair value of warrant liability

(1,110,686)

4,072,514

46,279

4,072,514

Net income (loss) before income taxes

$

(1,880,275)

$

2,690,543

$

(1,258,768)

$

2,689,709

Income tax expense

(39,340)

(39,340)

Net income (loss)

$

(1,919,615)

$

2,690,543

$

(1,298,108)

$

2,689,709

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

10,307,037

9,453,125

13,957,179

5,008,929

Basic net income (loss) per common share

$

(0.19)

$

0.28

$

(0.09)

$

0.54

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

10,307,037

9,672,826

13,957,179

5,356,456

Diluted net income (loss) per common share

$

(0.19)

$

0.28

$

(0.09)

$

0.50

DRAGONFLY eNERGY hOLDINGS CORP.

Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

  2023  2022 
       
Net Sales $18,791  $18,303 
         
Cost of Goods Sold  14,048   12,808 
         
Gross Profit  4,743   5,495 
         
Operating Expenses        
Research and development  880   339 
General and administrative  9,495   3,626 
Selling and marketing  4,184   3,092 
         
Total Operating Expenses  14,559   7,057 
         
Loss From Operations  (9,816)  (1,562)
         
Other Income (Expense)        
Interest expense  (3,815)  (1,263)
Change in fair market value of warrant liability  18,523   - 
Total Other Income (Expense)  14,708   (1,263)
         
Income (Loss) Before Taxes  4,892   (2,825)
         
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense  -   (527)
         
Net Income (Loss) $4,892  $(2,298)
         
Income (Loss) Per Share- Basic $0.11  $(0.06)
Income (Loss) Per Share- Diluted $0.10  $(0.06)
Weighted Average Number of Shares- Basic  45,104,515   36,542,944 
Weighted Average Number of Shares- Diluted  48,455,996   36,542,944 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed and consolidated financial statements.

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DRAGONFLY ENERGYdRAGONFLY eNERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022

    

Retained

Total

Additional

Earnings

Stockholders’

Common Stock

Paidin

(Accumulated

Equity

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

 Capital

    

Deficit)

    

(Deficit)

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

3,162,500

$

317

$

$

(1,024,673)

$

(1,024,356)

Net income

 

 

 

 

1,191,840

1,191,840

Balance at March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

3,162,500

317

167,167

167,484

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(570,333)

 

(570,333)

Balance at June 30, 2022 (unaudited)

3,162,500

317

(403,166)

(402,849)

Accretion of common stock to redemption amount

(503,812)

(503,812)

Net loss

(1,919,615)

(1,919,615)

Balance at September 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

3,162,500

$

317

$

$

(2,826,593)

$

(2,826,276)

(in thousands, except share data)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

                      
  Redeemable
Preferred Stock
  Common Stock  

Additional

Paid-In

  Retained Earnings    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  (Deficit)  Total 
                      
Balance -January 1, 2022  10,000,000  $2,000   20,875,475  $       4  $1,619  $12,438  $14,061 
                             
Retroactive application of recapitalization  (10,000,000)  (2,000)  15,621,523   -   2,000   -   2,000 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period  -   -   36,496,998   4   3,619   12,438   16,061 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (2,298)  (2,298)
Stock compensation expense  -   -   -   -   288   -   288 
Exercise of stock options  -   -   100,374   -   113   -   113 
                             
Balance - March 31, 2022  -  $-   36,597,372   4   4,020   10,140   14,164 
Balance  -  $-   36,597,372   4   4,020   10,140   14,164 
                             
Balance -January 1, 2023  -   -   43,272,728   4   38,461   (27,133)  11,332 
Balance  -   -   43,272,728   4   38,461   (27,133)  11,332 
                             
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   4,892   4,892 
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   -   -   4,892   4,892 
Common stock issued in public offering (ATM), net of costs  -   -   73,500   -   597   -   597 
Exercise of stock options  -   -   36,009   -   93   -   93 
Exercise of public warrants  -   -   64,971   -   747   -   747 
Cashless exercise of liability classified warrants  -   -   2,348,294   1   10,166   --   10,167 
Stock compensation expense  -   -   -   -   4,487   -   4,487 
                             
Balance - March 31, 2023  -  $-   45,795,502  $5  $54,551  $(22,241) $32,315 
Balance  -  $-   45,795,502  $5  $54,551  $(22,241) $32,315 

 

Total 

Additional

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Stockholders’

Common Stock

Paid-in

Accumulated

Equity

     

Shares

     

Amount

     

Capital

     

Deficit

     

(Deficit)

Balance at December 31, 2020

    

3,162,500

    

$

317

    

$

24,683

    

$

(1,000)

    

$

24,000

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2021 (unaudited)

 

3,162,500

 

317

 

24,683

 

(1,000)

 

24,000

Net loss

 

 

(834)

 

(834)

Balance at June 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

3,162,500

 

317

 

24,683

 

(1,834)

 

23,166

Proceeds from Initial Public Offering Costs allocated to Public Warrants (net of offering costs)

 

 

 

15,052,646

 

 

15,052,646

Accretion of common stock to redemption amount

 

 

 

(15,077,329)

 

(2,934,160)

 

(18,011,489)

Net income

 

 

 

 

2,690,543

 

2,690,543

Balance at September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

3,162,500

$

317

$

$

(245,451)

$

(245,134)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed and consolidated financial statements.

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DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

  

 

  

Net income (loss)

$

(1,298,108)

$

2,689,709

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

Warrant issuance costs

 

 

18,797

Net gain on investments held in Trust Account

 

(469,109)

 

(7,023)

Loss on sale of private warrants

 

 

1,253,928

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

(46,279)

 

(4,072,514)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

Accounts payable

 

973,726

 

Accrued expenses

 

1,010

 

Prepaid expenses

 

131,564

 

(366,584)

Income tax payable

39,340

Franchise tax payable

 

84,400

 

24,034

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(583,456)

 

(459,653)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

  

 

  

Cash withdrawn from Trust Account for payment of taxes

 

99,671

 

Cash withdrawn from Trust Account for payment to redeeming stockholders

 

97,194,950

 

Cash deposited into Trust Account

 

(400,000)

 

(128,397,500)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

96,894,621

 

(128,397,500)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriter’s discount paid

126,000,000

Proceeds from promissory note – related party

400,000

155,000

Payment to redeeming stockholders

(97,194,950)

Repayment of promissory note – related party

(155,000)

Proceeds from sale of private warrants

4,299,500

Offering costs paid

(580,139)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(96,794,950)

129,719,361

Net Change in Cash

 

(483,785)

 

862,208

Cash – Beginning of Period

 

799,808

 

25,000

Cash – End of Period

$

316,023

$

887,208

dRAGONFLY eNERGY hOLDINGS cORP.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

(in thousands)

  2023  2022 
Cash flows from Operating Activities        
Net Income (Loss) $4,892  $(2,298)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash        
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash        
Used in Operating Activities        
Stock based compensation  4,487   288 
Amortization of debt discount  219   613 
Change in fair market value of warrant liability  (18,523)  - 
Deferred tax liability  -   (527)
Non-cash interest expense (paid-in kind)  1,238   - 
Provision for doubtful accounts  52   - 
Depreciation and amortization  297   192 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment  116   62 
         
Changes in Assets and Liabilities        
Accounts receivable  (1,577)  (1,217)
Inventories  (1,966)  (5,946)
Prepaid expenses  (196)  (502)
Prepaid inventory  299   2,425 
Other current assets  (129)  (637)
Other assets  308   274 
Income taxes payable  -   (11)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  6,465   (4,119)
Customer deposits  180   293 
Total Adjustments  (8,730)  (8,812)
         
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities  (3,838)  (11,110)
         
Cash Flows From Investing Activities        
Purchase of property and equipment  (589)  (4,524)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (589)  (4,524)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed and consolidated financial statements.

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dRAGONFLY eNERGY hOLDINGS cORP.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

(in thousands)

(continued from previous page) 2023  2022 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities        
Proceeds from public offering, net  597   - 
Proceeds from note payable, related party  1,000   - 
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants  747   - 
Proceeds from exercise of options  93   111 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  2,437   111 
         
Net Decrease in Cash and Restricted Cash  (1,990)  (15,523)
Beginning cash and restricted cash  17,781   28,630 
Ending cash and restricted cash $15,791  $13,107 
         
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:        
Cash paid for interest $2,003  $658 
Supplemental Non-Cash Items        
Receivable of options exercised $-  $2 
Purchases of property and equipment, not yet paid $352  $- 
Cashless exercise of liability classified warrants $10,167  $- 

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

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NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

On October 7, 2022, a merger transaction between Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp (the “Company” or “Chardan”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on June 23, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity for the period from June 23, 2020 (Inception) through September 30, 2022 relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offeringCorporation (“Initial Public Offering”) described below, and, subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.

The registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 10, 2021. On August 13, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”, and with respect to the warrants of the Company included in the Units sold, the “Public Warrants”CNTQ”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $110,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 4,361,456 warrants (the “Private Warrants”, together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”) at a price of $0.93 per Private Warrant in a private placement to Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Warrant Holdings” or “Holdings”), an affiliate of Chardan NexTech Investments 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $4,052,000, which is described in Note 4.

The Company had granted the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,650,000 Units to cover over-allotments, if any (see Note 6). On August 16, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option and, on August 18, 2021, purchased an additional 1,650,000 Units (the “Over-Allotment Units”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Over-Allotment Unit, generating gross proceeds of $16,500,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company consummated the sale of 266,402 warrants (the “Over-Allotment Private Warrants”) at a purchase price of $0.93 per Over-Allotment Private Warrant in a private placement to the Holdings, generating gross proceeds of $247,500.

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and underwriters’ over-allotment option, an amount of $128,397,500 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units and Over-Allotment Units and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Warrants and Over-Allotment Private Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and was invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account, as described below.

Transaction costs related to the issuances described above amounted to $1,080,140, consisting of $500,000 of cash underwriting fees and $580,140 of other offering costs.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

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The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account ($10.15 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). The Public Shares subject to redemption was recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”).

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.

Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.

The Company had 12 months, or until August 13, 2022, from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate an initial Business Combination. However, prior to such date, the Stockholders (as defined in this Note 1) approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”), to extend the date by which the Company must complete a Business Combination, as further discussed in this Note 1.

The initial stockholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any shares they own in connection with the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including their Founder Shares and Public Shares that they purchase during or after the offering, if any. In addition, the initial stockholders have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to consummate an initial Business Combination within 18 months (assuming both of the three-month extensions were executed) from the closing of this offering. However, if the initial stockholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to receive liquidating distributions with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to consummate an initial Business Combination within the required time period.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

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In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.15 per Public Share or (2) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay the Company’s taxes, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

Business Combination Agreement

On May 15, 2022, Chardan entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Dragonfly Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Legacy Dragonfly”), and Bronco Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Chardan (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides that, among other things and upon the terms and subject was completed pursuant to the conditions thereof, the following transactions will occur:

(i) at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”),which Merger Sub will mergewas merged with and into Legacy Dragonfly, with Legacy Dragonfly surviving the separate corporate existencemerger. As a result of Merger Sub ceased andthe merger, Legacy Dragonfly was the surviving corporation andbecame a wholly owned subsidiary of Chardan (the “Merger”);New Dragonfly.

(ii) at

Although New Dragonfly was the Closing, Chardan changedlegal acquirer of Legacy Dragonfly in the merger, Legacy Dragonfly is deemed to be the accounting acquirer, and the historical financial statements of Legacy Dragonfly became the basis for the historical financial statements of New Dragonfly upon the closing of the merger. New Dragonfly together with its name to “Dragonflywholly owned subsidiary, Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.” and, is referred to hereinhereinafter as “New Dragonfly”;the “Company.”

(iii) as

Furthermore, the historical financial statements of Legacy Dragonfly became the historical financial statements of the Company upon the consummation of the merger. As a result, the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report reflect (i) the historical operating results of the Merger, among other things, all shares of capital stock ofLegacy Dragonfly outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective timemerger; (ii) the combined results of CNTQ and Legacy Dragonfly following the close of the Merger were canceled in exchangemerger; (iii) the assets and liabilities of Legacy Dragonfly at their historical cost and (iv) the Legacy Dragonfly’s equity structure for all periods presented, as affected by the right to receive shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Dragonfly (“New Dragonfly Common Stock”);

(iv) as a resultrecapitalization presentation after completion of the Merger, each Dragonfly option outstanding asmerger.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of immediately prior toconsolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the effective timeUnited States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and present the consolidated financial statements of the Merger converted intoCompany and its wholly owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information, and with the right to receive a New Dragonfly option, subject to certain exceptionsrules and conditions as set forth in the Merger Agreement;

(v) at the Closing, 40,000,000 sharesregulations of New Dragonfly Common Stock became issuable to existing holders of Dragonfly capital stock or pursuant to the aforementioned converted options; and

(vi) following the Closing, existing holders of Dragonfly capital stock will have the right to receive up to an aggregate of 40,000,000 additional shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock in three tranches as follows:

(A) New Dragonfly shall issue 15,000,000 shares of New Dragonfly common stock in the aggregate, if, as disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 for New Dragonfly filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), New Dragonfly’s (x) total set forth in Article 8 of Regulation S X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements furnished reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Unaudited interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read along with the Annual Report filed of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was derived from the audited revenueconsolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 is equalthen ended.

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(in thousands, except share and (y) audited operating income for the year ended December 31, 2023 is equal to or greater than $35,000,000;

(B) New Dragonfly shall issue an additional 12,500,000 shares of New Dragonfly common stock, in the aggregate (the “Second Earnout”), if at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2026, the VWAP of the New Dragonfly common stock over any 20 Trading Days (which may or may not be consecutive) within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period is greater than or equal to $22.50 per share of New Dragonfly common stock (the “Second Milestone”); anddata)

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

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(C) New Dragonfly shall issue an additional 12,500,000 shares of New Dragonfly common stock, in the aggregate (the “Third Earnout”), if at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2028, the VWAP of the New Dragonfly common stock over any 20 Trading Days (which may or may not be consecutive) within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period is greater than or equal to $32.50 per share of New Dragonfly common stock (the “Third Milestone”).

Upon the occurrence of the Third Milestone, if the Second Milestone has yet to occur, the Second Milestone will be deemed to have occurred simultaneously with the Third Milestone and the holders of Dragonfly capital stock shall be entitled to receive the Second Earnout as if the Second Milestone had occurred on or prior to December 31, 2026, provided, however, that such date shall only occur once, if at all, and in no event shall such holders be collectively entitled to receive more than an aggregate of 40,000,000 additional shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock.

The Board of Directors of Chardan (the “Board”) has unanimously (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger Agreement and related matters by the stockholders of Chardan.

Upon the consummation of the business combination, the Board will be composed of seven members, five of whom will be designated by Dragonfly and two of whom will be designated by Chardan.

On May 15, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Chardan entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with the Sponsor (the “PIPE Investor”). Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Subscription Agreement, the PIPE Investor has subscribed to purchase up to 500,000 shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”).

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by Chardan, Merger Sub, and Dragonfly. The representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Merger Agreement generally will not survive the Closing.

The Merger Agreement contains additional covenants, including, among others, providing for (i) the parties to conduct their respective businesses in the ordinary course through the Closing, (ii) the parties to not initiate any negotiations or enter into any agreements for certain alternative transactions, (iii) Dragonfly to prepare and deliver to Chardan certain audited and unauditedaccompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Dragonfly, (iv) Chardan to prepare and filehave been prepared on a proxy statement/registration statement on Form S-4 and take certain other actions to obtain the requisite approval of Chardan stockholders of certain proposals regarding the Merger, (v) the parties to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain necessary approvals from governmental agencies and (vi) to the extent Closing has not occurred by August 10, 2022, then, pursuant to Chardan’s organizational documents, Chardan shall extend the deadline to consummate its initial business combination by an additional three months from the Termination Date (as defined in Chardan’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on May 15, 2022) (such date, the “Extended Termination Date”); provided that if the Closing has not occurred by the date that is two business days prior to the Extended Termination Date, Chardan shall extend the deadline to consummate its initial business combination by an additional three months from the Extended Termination Date.

On July 12, 2022, the Company, Dragonfly and Merger Sub entered into that certain Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, between the Company, Dragonfly and Merger Sub (the “Amendment”),going concern basis, which amended the Merger Agreement to, among other things, reflect a $15 million increase in the consideration to be issued in the business combination in connection with Dragonfly entering into a Stock Purchase Agreement with THOR Industries, Inc. (“THOR”), dated as of July 12, 2022, whereby for $15 million in cash, THOR purchased 1,267,502 shares of Dragonfly common stock (the “THOR Investment”). In connection with the THOR Investment, THOR and Dragonfly will enter into a commercial arrangement pursuant to which (i) THOR and certain of THOR’s affiliates will, among other things, transition to lithium-ion batteries manufactured and sold by Dragonfly, and (ii) Dragonfly will, among other things, grant certain board observer rights (with customary limitations) to THOR. Other than as expressly modified by the Amendment, the Merger Agreement remains in full force and effect.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

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Special Meeting to Amend Charter and Investment Management Trust Agreement

On August 5, 2022, Chardan held a special meeting (the “Special Meeting”), at which holders of 11,331,512 shares of common stock of Chardan, par value $0.0001 per share (“Chardan Common Stock”), were present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 71.66% of the voting power of the 15,812,500 shares of Chardan Common Stock issued and outstanding entitled to vote at the Special Meeting at the close of business on July 11, 2022, which was the record date (the “Record Date”) for the Special Meeting. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on the Record Date are referred to herein as “Stockholders.”

At the Special Meeting, the Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to provide the Company’s officers, directors, initial stockholders and Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings, LLC (collectively, the “Insiders”) the ability to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination up to three (3) times for an additional one (1) month each time (for a maximum of three (3) one-month extensions) upon the deposit into the trust account (the “Trust Account”) by the Insiders, their affiliates or designees of $200,000 upon five days’ advance notice prior to August 13, 2022 (or such other applicable deadline) (the “Extension,” and such proposal, the “Charter Amendment”). On July 29, 2022, to effectuate the Charter Amendment, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) approved and adopted the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Second A&R Charter”).

In connection with the Charter Amendment, Stockholders elected to redeem 9,556,652 shares of Chardan Common Stock, representing approximately 60.44% of the issued and outstanding shares of Chardan Common Stock and 75.55% of the issued outstanding Chardan Common Stock sold in the IPO, resulting in the distribution of $97,194,950 from the Trust Account to the redeeming Stockholders. Following such redemptions, approximately $31,460,579 remains in the Trust Account and 6,255,848 shares of Chardan Common Stock will remain issued and outstanding.

In addition, at the Special Meeting, the Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated August 10, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Company (the “Trustee”) to authorize the Extension and its implementation by the Company (the “Trust Amendment Proposal”). On July 29, 2022, to effectuate the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Board approved and adopted Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”).

Other Agreements

The Business Combination Agreement contemplates the executionrealization of various additional agreementsassets and instruments, on or before the Closing, including, among others, the following:

Registration Rights & Certain Restrictions on Transfer

The Merger Agreement contemplates that, at the Closing, New Dragonfly, Chardan NexTech Investments 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Chardan’s initial stockholders, certain stockholders of Dragonfly and certain of each of their respective affiliates, as applicable, and the other parties thereto, will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which New Dragonfly will agree to register for resale, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), certain shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock and other equity securities of New Dragonfly that are held by the parties thereto from time to time and the parties thereto will be provided with customary demand and piggyback registration rights. Additionally, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Bylaws of New Dragonfly contain certain restrictions on transfer with respect to (i) shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock and any other equity securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock held by the Dragonfly Stockholders immediately following the Closing (other than any shares purchased in the public market or in the PIPE Investment) and (ii) any Earnout Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) issued within six (6) months of the closing date and any shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock issued with respect to or in exchange for such Earnout Shares (the “Lock-up Shares”). Such restrictions begin at the Closing and end on the date that is six months after Closing.

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Sponsor Support Agreement

On May 15, 2022, the Sponsor, Chardan and Dragonfly entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed to (i) vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and against any proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (x) a breach of any of Chardan’s or Merger Sub’s covenants, agreements or obligations under the Merger Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreements or (y) any Closing conditions set forth in Section 9.1 or 9.3 or the Merger Agreement not being satisfied, (ii) retain and not redeem its holdings in Chardan prior to the Closing, (iii) be subject to certain transfer restrictions with respect to its holdings in Chardan and (iv) be bound by certain provisions of the Merger Agreement as if it were an original signatory thereto, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement.

Subscription Agreement

On May 15, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Chardan entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with the Sponsor (the “PIPE Investor”). Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Subscription Agreement, the PIPE Investor has subscribed to purchase up to 500,000 shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”).

As set forth in the Subscription Agreement, the PIPE Investor may purchase shares of the Chardan common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Chardan Common Stock”) in the open market, and reduce (i) its purchase price under the Subscription Agreement by an amount equal to the number of shares that the PIPE Investor purchased in the open market multiplied by the per share redemption amount received by public stockholders who elect to redeem their shares prior to the Closing and (ii) the number of shares it subscribed for by an amount equal to the number of Shares Subscriber purchased in the open market and not redeemed as contemplated above. The PIPE Investor agreed that it will not exercise its right to vote any shares it may purchase in the open market following the date of the Subscription Agreement and prior to the Closing, in connection with any vote to approve the Merger.

The PIPE Investment was consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing.

Debt Commitment Letter

On May 15, 2022, Chardan and Dragonfly entered into a commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”), with EICF Agent LLC (“EIP”) and CCM Investments 5 LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor (“CCM 5”, and collectively with EIP, the “Initial Lenders”), pursuant to which the Initial Lenders have agreed to provide Dragonfly with a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 (the “Term Loan Facility”) subject to the satisfaction of a number of specified conditions set forthliabilities in the Debt Commitment Letter. CCM 5 intends to backstop its commitment under the Debt Commitment Letter by entering into a backstop commitment letter (the “Backstop Commitment Letter”) with certain third party financing sources prior to the Closing Date.

The proceedsnormal course of the Term Loan Facility will be used (i) to support the Merger, (ii) to repay all outstanding PIUS Debt and other obligations of Dragonfly, (iii) to pay for fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing, (iv) to provide additional growth capital and (v) for other general/corporate purposes.business. The Term Loan Facility must be fully drawn on the Closing Date, will mature four years from the Closing Date and will be subject to quarterly amortization of 5% per annum beginning 24 months after the Closing Date. Chardan will be a guarantor under the Term Loan Facility.

As part of the consideration for the Term Loan Facility, New Dragonfly will also issue to the Initial Lenders (but not CCM 5 to the extent it has not backstopped its commitment pursuant to the Backstop Commitment Letter) on the Closing Date: (i) penny warrants (the “Penny Warrants”) exercisable to purchase 3.6% of New Dragonfly’s common stock on a fully-diluted basis, calculated as of the Closing Date, and (ii) warrants (the “$10 Per Share Warrants”) exercisable to purchase 1.6 million shares of New Dragonfly’s common stock at $10 per share. The Penny Warrants will have an exercise period of ten years from the date of issuance. The $10 Per Share Warrants will have an exercise period of five years from the date of issuance and will have customary cashless exercise provisions. The warrants will have standard anti-dilution protections. The shares of New Dragonfly common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants shall have customary registration rights requiring New Dragonfly to file and keep effective a registration statement registering the resale of such shares.

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Equity Facility Letter Agreement

On May 15, 2022, Chardan, Dragonfly and CCM 5 (the “Equity Facility Investor”) entered into a letter agreement (together with the Summary of Indicative Terms attached as an exhibit thereto, the “Equity Facility Letter Agreement”) pursuant to which Chardan and Dragonfly agreed to enter into definitive documentation (the “Equity Facility Definitive Documentation”) to establish a committed equity facility (the “Equity Facility”) prior to the Closing. The Equity Facility Definitive Documentation will contain terms that are consistent with the Equity Facility Letter Agreement and customary for documentation of this nature. Pursuant to and subject to the conditions to be set forth in the Equity Facility Definitive Documentation, New Dragonfly will have the right from time to time at its option to direct the Equity Facility Investor to purchase up to a specified maximum amount of shares of New Dragonfly common stock, up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $150,000,000 over the 36-month term of the Equity Facility Letter Agreement.

The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement, form of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement and the transactions and documents contemplated thereby are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, form of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement, copies of which were filed on Form 8-K, as filed on May 16, 2022.

The Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement have been included to provide investors with information regarding their terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about Chardan, Dragonfly, or their affiliates. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement and the other documents related thereto were made only for purposes of such agreements as of the specific dates therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement, as applicable, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or the Equity Facility Letter Agreement, as applicable, instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or the Equity Facility Letter Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or the Equity Facility Letter Agreement, as applicable, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Chardan’s public disclosures.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

In February

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Russian FederationCompany incurred loss from operations and Belarus commenced a military actionhad negative cash flow from operations. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $15,791 in cash and cash equivalents and working capital of $24,533. The Company’s ability to achieve profitability and positive cash flow depends on its ability to increase revenue, contain its expenses and maintain compliance with the countryfinancial covenants in its outstanding indebtedness agreements.

In connection with the Company’s senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of Ukraine. As$75,000 (the “Term Loan”), the Company is obligated to comply with certain financial covenants, which include maintaining a resultmaximum senior leverage ratio, minimum liquidity, a springing fixed charge coverage ratio, and maximum capital expenditures (See Note 6). On March 29, 2023, the Company obtained a waiver from the Term Loan administrative agent and lenders of its failures to satisfy the fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum senior leverage ratio with respect to the minimum cash requirements under the Term Loan during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. It is probable that the Company will fail to meet these covenants within the next twelve months. If the Company is unable to obtain a waiver or if the Company is unable to comply with such covenants, the lenders have the right to accelerate the maturity of the Term Loan. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

In addition, the Company may need to raise additional debt and/or equity financings to fund our operations, strategic plans, and meet its financial covenants. The Company has historically been able to raise additional capital through issuance of equity and/or debt financings and the Company intends to use its equity facility and raise additional capital as needed. However, the Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to raise additional equity, contain expenses, or increase revenue, and comply with the financial covenants under the Term Loan.

Recently adopted accounting standards:

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The FASB subsequently issued amendments to ASU 2016-13, which have the same effective date and transition date of January 1, 2023. These standards replace the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected credit loss model and requires a financial asset measure at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The Company determined that this action, various nations,change does not have a material impact to the financial statements or financial statement disclosures.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements:

In August 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions againstrequirement to use the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further,if-converted method for all convertible instruments. The amendments in this update will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2024. The Company is currently assessing the impact, of this action and related sanctionsif any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation ofits financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Accounts Receivable

The Company’s trade receivables are necessary for a fair presentationrecorded when billed and represent claims against third parties that will be settled in cash. Generally, payment is due from customers within 30 – 60 days of the financial position, operating resultsinvoice date and cash flowsthe contracts do not have significant financing components. Trade accounts receivables are recorded gross and are net of any applicable allowance. The Company has an allowance for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 of $116 and $90, respectively.

Inventory

Inventories (Note 4), which consist of raw materials and finished goods, are stated at the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements shouldlower of cost (first in, first out) or net realizable value, net of reserves for obsolete inventory. We continually analyze our slow moving and excess inventories. Based on historical and projected sales volumes and anticipated selling prices, we established reserves. Inventory that is in excess of current and projected use is reduced by an allowance to a level that approximates its estimate of future demand. Products that are determined to be read in conjunction withobsolete are written down to net realizable value. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no such reserves were necessary.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, including the Company’s annual report on Form 10-Kcost of significant improvements and renovations. Costs of routine repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as filed withincurred. Depreciation and amortization are calculated by the SEC on March 29, 2022. The interim resultsstraight line method over the estimated useful lives for owned property, or, for leasehold improvements, over the shorter of the asset’s useful life or term of the lease. Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $297 and $192, respectively. The various classes of property and equipment and estimated useful lives are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future periods.as follows:

Emerging Growth CompanySCHEDULE OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT AND ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES

Office furniture and equipment3 to 7 years
Vehicles5 years
Machinery and equipment3 to 7 years
Leasehold improvementsRemaining Term of Lease

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

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

Use of Estimates

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actualperiod. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Warrants

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchasedapplies relevant accounting guidance for warrants to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account

Thepurchase the Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of cash and U.S. government securities, withinstock based on the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16)nature of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in Net income from investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statement of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information. At September 30, 2022, cash held in the Trust Account was $31,995,703. As of December 31, 2021, investments held in the Trust Account were $128,421,215.

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordancerelationship with the counterparty. For warrants issued to investors or lenders in exchange for cash or other financial assets, the Company follows guidance in ASC Topicissued within Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “DistinguishingDistinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as liability instruments and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that feature redemption rights that is either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock feature certain redemption rights that is considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. On August 5, 2022, in connection with the Charter Amendment, 9,556,652 shares of Chardan common stock were redeemed, resulting in the distribution of $97,194,950 from the Trust Account to the redeeming stockholders. Following such redemptions, approximately $31,460,579 million remained in the Trust Account and 6,255,848 shares of Common Stock remained issued and outstanding. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 3,093,348 and 12,650,000 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity (deficit) section of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from the initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and retained earnings (accumulated deficit).

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock is affected by charges against additional paid -in capital and retained earnings (accumulated deficit).

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the common stock reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:

Gross proceeds

    

$

126,500,000

Less:

Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants

 

(15,180,000)

Issuance costs allocated to common stock

 

(933,989)

Plus:

 

  

Accretion of common stock to redemption amount

 

18,011,489

Common stock subject to possible redemption at December 31, 2021

 

128,397,500

Less:

 

  

Redemption of common stock by stockholders

 

(97,194,950)

Plus:

 

  

Accretion of common stock to redemption amount

 

503,812

Common stock subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2022

$

31,706,363

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Offering Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering

The Company complies with the requirements of Equity (“ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A - Expenses of Offering. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately. The Company incurred offering costs amounting to $1,080,140, consisting of $500,000 of cash underwriting fees and $580,140 of other offering costs. The Company recorded $933,989 of offering costs as a reduction of temporary equity in connection with the redeemable common stock included in the Units. The Company recorded $127,354 as a reduction of permanent equity in connection with the Public Warrants included in the Units and immediately expensed $18,797 of offering costs in connection with the Private Warrants that were classified as liabilities.

Warrant Liabilities

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480480”), and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers, to assist in the determination of whether the warrants should be classified as liabilities or equity. Warrants that are freestanding financial instruments pursuantdetermined to ASC 480, meetrequire liability classification are measured at fair value upon issuance and are subsequently remeasured to their then fair value at each subsequent reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in current earnings. Warrants that are determined to require equity classification are measured at fair value upon issuance and are not subsequently remeasured unless they are required to be reclassified.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Revenue Recognition

Under Topic 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the definitionconsideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a liability pursuantcustomer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to ASC 480,the performance obligations in the contract; and whether(v) recognize revenue when (or as) the warrants meet allentity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable the entity will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer.

Revenue is recognized when control of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexedpromised goods is transferred to the Company’s own common stock, among other conditionscustomer or reseller, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for equity classification. This assessment, which requiresthose goods and services. Revenue associated with products holding rights of return are recognized when the useCompany concludes there is not a risk of professional judgment,significant revenue reversal in the future periods for the expected consideration in the transaction. There are no material instances including discounts and refunds where variable consideration is conductedconstrained and not recorded at the initial time of sale. Generally, our revenue is recognized at a point in time for standard promised goods at the time of warrant issuanceshipment when title and risk of loss pass to the customer.

The Company may receive payments at the onset of the contract before delivery of goods for customers in the retail channel. Payment terms for distributors and OEMs are typically due within 30-60 days after shipment. In such instances, the Company records a customer deposit liability. The Company recognizes these contract liabilities as sales after the revenue criteria are met. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the contract liability related to the Company’s customer deposits approximated $418 and $238, respectively. The Company recognized $211 of contract liability pertaining to the year ended December 31, 2022 as of each subsequent quarterly period end date whileMarch 31, 2023. The entire contract liability balance of $434 as of January 1, 2022 was recognized as revenue during the warrantsthree months ended March 31, 2022.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table present our disaggregated revenues by distribution channel:

SCHEDULE OF DISAGGREGATED REVENUES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL

 2023  2022 
  

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
 2023  2022 
Sales        
Retail $7,069  $13,035 
Distributor  2,968   2,087 
Original equipment manufacture  8,754   3,181 
Total $18,791  $18,303 
Total sales $18,791  $18,303 

Shipping and Handling

Shipping and handling fees paid by customers are outstanding.recorded within net sales, with the related expenses recorded in cost of sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight are included in sales and marketing expenses. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight totaled $1,007 and $1,228 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

For issued or modified warrants

Product Warranty

The Company offers assurance type warranties from 5 to 10 years on its products. The Company estimates the costs associated with the warranty obligation using historical data of warranty claims and costs incurred to satisfy those claims. The Company estimates, based upon a review of historical warranty claim experience, the costs that meet allmay be incurred under our warranties and record a liability in the amount of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capitalsuch estimate at the time a product is sold. Factors that affect our warranty liability include the number of issuance. For issued or modified warrantsunits sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. We periodically assess the adequacy of our recorded warranty liability and adjust the accrual as claims data and historical experience warrants. The Company has assessed the costs of fulfilling its existing assurance type warranties and has determined that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are requiredestimated outstanding warranty obligation on March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 to be recorded at their initial$400 and $328, respectively.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Concentrations

Receivables from one customer comprised approximately 50% of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2023. Receivables from three customers comprised approximately 18%, 10% and 10%, respectively, of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2022. There are no other significant accounts receivable concentration.

Sales from one customer comprised approximately 26% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023. There were no significant revenue concentrations for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Payables to one vendor comprised approximately 67% of accounts payables as of March 31, 2023. Payables to one vendor comprised approximately 61% of accounts payables as of December 31, 2022.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, two vendors accounted for approximately 38% and 10%, respectively, of the Company’s total purchases. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, one vendor accounted for approximately 34% of the Company’s total purchases.

Advertising

The Company expenses advertising costs as they are incurred and are included in selling and marketing expenses. Advertising expenses amounted to $587 and $781 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation arrangements with employees and non-employee consultants using a fair value method which requires the recognition of compensation expense for costs related to all stock-based payments, including stock options (Note 11). The fair value method requires the Company to estimate the fair value of stock-based payment awards to employees and non-employees on the date of issuance,grant using an option pricing model. Stock based compensation costs are based on the fair value of the underlying option calculated using the Black Scholes option pricing model and recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period. Restricted stock unit awards are valued based on the closing trading value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. The Company measures equity-based compensation awards granted to non-employees at fair value as the awards vest and recognizes the resulting value as compensation expense at each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes infinancial reporting period.

Determining the appropriate fair value model and related assumptions requires judgment, including estimating stock price volatility, expected dividend yield, expected term, risk free rate of return, and the estimated fair value of the warrants will be recognized as a non-cash gain or lossunderlying common stock. Due to the lack of company specific historical and implied volatility data, the Company has based its estimate of expected volatility on the unaudited condensed consolidated statementshistorical volatility of operations.

a group of similar companies that are publicly traded. The historical volatility is calculated based on a period of time commensurate with the expected term assumption. The group of representative companies have characteristics similar to the Company, including stage of product development and focus on the lithium ion battery industry. The Company uses the simplified method, which is the average of the final vesting tranche date and the contractual term, to calculate the expected term for options granted to employees as it does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate the expected term. The risk-free interest rate is based on a treasury instrument whose term is consistent with the expected term of the stock options. The Company uses an assumed dividend yield of zero as the Company has never paid dividends and has no current plans to pay any dividends on its common stock. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Income Taxes

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the Private Warrants issued concurrentlyestimated future tax effects of net operating loss, credit carryforwards and temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts measured at the current enacted tax rates. The Company recognizes a tax benefit for an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company has a liability of $128 and $128 as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively, of uncertain tax positions. The Company’s accounting policy is to include penalties and interest related to income taxes if any, in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Segment Reporting

Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to make decisions with respect to resource allocation and assessment of performance. To date, the Company has viewed its operations and manages its business as one operating segment.

NOTE 3 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), establishes a fair value hierarchy for instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

ASC 820 identifies fair value as the exchange price, or exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between the following:

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for a similar asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 3 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (CONTINUED)

The following table presents assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2023:

SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

  

Carrying Amount

  

Fair Value

  

(Level 1)

  

(Level 2)

  

(Level 3)

 
  As of March 31, 2023 
Liabilities                    
Warrant liability- Term Loan $4,021  $4,021  $    -  $-  $4,021 
Warrant liability- Private placement warrants  120   120   -   120   - 
Total liabilities $4,141  $4,141  $-  $120  $4,021 

The following table presents assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022:

  Carrying Amount  Fair Value  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3) 
  As of December 31, 2022 
Liabilities                    
Warrant liability- Term Loan $30,841  $30,841  $     -  $-  $30,841 
Warrant liability- Private placement warrants  1,990   1,990   -   1,990   - 
Total liabilities $32,831  $32,831  $-  $1,990  $30,841 

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable and accounts payable are considered level 1 and approximate fair value as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 because of the relatively short maturity of these instruments.

The carrying value of the term loan as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 approximates fair value as the interest rate does not differ significantly from the current market rates available to the Company for similar debt and is considered level 2.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 4 - INVENTORY

Inventory consists of the following:

SCHEDULE OF INVENTORY

  March 31, 2023  December 31, 2022 
Raw material $44,310  $42,586 
Finished goods  7,502   7,260 
Total inventory $51,812  $49,846 

NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

From time to time the Company may be named in claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Currently, no legal proceedings, governmental actions, administrative actions, investigations or claims are pending against the Company or involve the Company that, in the opinion of the Company’s management, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial condition.

Operating Leases

The Company has leases related to the main office, warehouse space, research and development lab, and engineering office, all located in Reno, Nevada. The leases require annual escalating monthly payments ranging from $111 to $128. On February 2, 2022, the Company entered into a 124-month lease agreement in Reno, Nevada. The lease calls for monthly base rent of $230, $23 of fixed operating expense costs, and estimated monthly property taxes of $21. The monthly base rent and fixed operating expense costs are subject to escalation of 3% and 2.4%, respectively, on an annual basis. The first payment is due upon substantial completion of construction of the building which is expected to be within 2 years from the effective date. As of March 31, 2023, the lease has not commenced as the Company does not have control over the asset.

The following table presents the breakout of the operating leases as of:

SCHEDULE OF TABLE REPRESENTING THE BREAKOUT OF THE OPERATING LEASES

  

March 31, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 
Operating lease right-of-use assets $4,205  $   4,513 
Short-term operating lease liabilities  1,215   1,188 
Long-term operating lease liabilities  3,209   3,541 
Total operating lease liabilities $4,424  $4,729 
Weighted average remaining lease term  3.4 years   3.6 years 
Weighted average discount rate  5.2%  5.2%

Assumptions used in determining our incremental borrowing rate include our implied credit rating and an estimate of secured borrowing rates based on comparable market data.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)

Operating Leases (Continued)

At March 31, 2023, the future minimum lease payments under these operating leases are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF THE FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS UNDER THE OPERATING LEASES

Fiscal Years Ending Amount 
December 31, 2023 (1) $1,054 
December 31, 2024  1,435 
December 31, 2025  1,435 
December 31, 2026  893 
Total lease payments  4,817 
Less imputed interest  393 
Total operating lease liabilities $4,424 

(1)Represents scheduled payments for the remaining nine-month period ending December 31, 2023.

SCHEDULE OF LEASE COST

Lease cost

 

Classification

 March 31, 2023  March 31, 2022 
Operating lease cost Cost of goods sold $347  $172 
Operating lease cost Research and development  22   19 
Operating lease cost General and administration  12   10 
Operating lease cost Selling and marketing  12   14 
Total lease cost   $393  $215 

Earnout

The former holders of shares of Legacy Dragonfly common stock (including shares received as a result of the conversion of Legacy Dragonfly Preferred Stock into New Dragonfly Common Stock) are entitled to receive their pro rata share of up to 40,000,000 additional shares of common stock (the “Earnout Shares”). The Earnout Shares are issuable in three tranches. The first tranche of 15,000,000 shares is issuable if New Dragonfly’s 2023 total audited revenue is equal to or greater than $250,000 and New Dragonfly’s 2023 audited operating income is equal to or greater than $35,000. The second tranche of 12,500,000 shares is issuable upon achieving a volume-weighted average trading price threshold of at least $22.50 on or prior to December 31, 2026 and the third tranche of 12,500,000 is issuable upon achieving a volume-weighted average trading price threshold of at least $32.50 on or prior to December 31, 2028. To the extent not previously earned, the second tranche is issuable if the $32.50 price target is achieved by December 31, 2028.

Other Contingencies

See Note 7 for further discussion regarding contingent consideration arising from the April 2022 asset purchase agreement with Thomason Jones Company, LLC.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 6 - DEBT

Financing Trust Indenture

On November 24, 2021, the Company entered into agreements to issue $45,000 in fixed rate senior notes (Series 2021 6 Notes) pursuant to a Trust Indenture held by UMB Bank, as trustee and disbursing agent, and Newlight Capital, LLC as servicer. The trust and debt documents also require a Lender Collateral Residual Value Insurance Policy (the “Insurance Policy”, with UMB Bank as named insured for $45,000), and a placement agent, which is Tribe Capital Markets, LLC.

In connection with the merger on October 7, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement (see “Term Loan Agreement” below) and the outstanding principal balance for the Series 2021-6 Notes underlying the Trust Indenture was paid in full. A loss on extinguishment of $4,824 was recognized upon settlement. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, a total of $619 of interest expense was incurred under the debt. Amortization of the debt issuance costs amounted to $613 during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 6 - DEBT (CONTINUED)

Term Loan Agreement

On October 7, 2022, in connection with the Initial Public Offeringmerger, CNTQ, Legacy Dragonfly and CCM Investments 5 LLC, an affiliate of CCM LLC (“CCM 5”, and in accordanceconnection with ASC 815-40,the Term Loan, the “Chardan Lender”), and EICF Agent LLC (“EIP” and, collectively with the Chardan Lender, the “Initial Term Loan Lenders”) entered into the Term Loan Agreement setting forth the terms of the Term Loan. The Chardan Lender backstopped its commitment under the Debt Commitment Letter by entering into a backstop commitment letter, dated as of May 20, 2022 (the “Backstop Commitment Letter”), with a certain third party financing source (the “Backstop Lender” and collectively with EIP, the “Term Loan Lenders”), pursuant to which the Private WarrantsBackstop Lender committed to purchase from the Chardan Lender the aggregate amount of the Term Loan held by the Chardan Lender (the “Backstopped Loans”) immediately following the issuance of the Term Loan on the Closing Date. Pursuant to an assignment agreement, the Backstopped Loans were assigned by CCM 5 to the Backstop Lender on the Closing Date.

Pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Agreement, the Term Loan was advanced in one tranche on the Closing Date. The proceeds of the Term Loan were used (i) to refinance on the Closing Date prior indebtedness (including the obligations underlying the Trust Indenture), (ii) to support the Transaction under the merger Agreement, (iii) for working capital purposes and other corporate purposes, and (iv) to pay any fees associated with transactions contemplated under the Term Loan Agreement and the other loan documents entered into in connection therewith, including the transactions described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) and fees and expenses related to the merger. The Term Loan amortizes in the amount of 5% per annum (or $937.5 on the first day of each calendar quarter) beginning 24 months after the Closing Date and matures on the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date (“Maturity Date”). The Term Loan accrues interest (i) until April 1, 2023, at a per annum rate equal to the adjusted Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin equal to 13.5%, of which 7% will be payable in cash and 6.5% will be paid in kind, (ii) thereafter until October 1, 2024, at a per annum rate equal to adjusted SOFR plus 7% payable in cash plus an amount ranging from 4.5% to 6.5%, depending on the senior leverage ratio of the consolidated company, which will be paid in kind and (iii) at all times thereafter, at a per annum rate equal to adjusted SOFR plus a margin ranging from 11.5% to 13.5% payable in cash, depending on the senior leverage ratio of the consolidated company. In each of the foregoing cases, adjusted SOFR will be no less than 1%.

In addition to optional prepayments by the Company upon written notice, the Term Loan Agreement provides for mandatory prepayments upon receipt of proceeds from certain transactions or casualty events. Beginning on the date the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 are required to be delivered to the Term Loan Lenders, the Company will be required to prepay the Term Loan based on excess cash flow, as defined in the agreement.

Unless the obligations under the Term Loan are accelerated under the terms of the agreement, the maturity date will be October 7, 2026.

The Term Loan Lenders have been granted a first priority lien, and security interest in, the mortgaged properties underlying the Company’s mortgages.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 6 - DEBT (CONTINUED)

Term Loan Agreement (Continued)

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, a total of $3,496 of interest expense was incurred under the debt. Amortization of the debt issuance costs amounted to $219 during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The carrying balance of $20,699 on March 31, 2023 consisted of $75,000 in principal, plus $2,430 PIK interest, less $56,731 in unamortized debt discount related to the debt issuance costs.

Financial Covenants

Maximum Senior Leverage Ratio

The Senior Leverage Ratio is the ratio of (a) consolidated indebtedness, as defined, on such date minus 100% of the unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held (subject to adjustment) to (b) Consolidated earnings before interest, tax and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the trailing twelve (12) fiscal month period most recently ended. If liquidity, as defined, for any fiscal quarter is less than $17,500, the Senior Leverage Ratio shall not meetbe permitted, as of the criterialast day of any fiscal quarter ending during any period set forth below, to exceed the ratio set forth opposite such period in the table below:

SCHEDULE OF LEVERAGE RATION

Test Period EndingLeverage Ratio
December 31, 2022 - March 31, 20236.75 to 1.00
June 30, 2023 - September 30, 20236.00 to 1.00
December 31, 2023 - March 31, 20245.00 to 1.00
June 30, 2024 - September 30, 20244.00 to 1.00
December 31, 2024 - March 31, 20253.25 to 1.00
June 30, 2025 and thereafter3.00 to 1.00

Liquidity

The Company shall not permit their Liquidity (determined on a consolidated basis) to be less than $10,000 as of the last day of each fiscal month (commencing with month ending December 31, 2022).

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is the ratio of consolidated EBITDA (less capital expenditures and certain other adjustments) to consolidated fixed charges, as defined in the agreement. If Liquidity is less than $15,000 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter (commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2022), then the Company shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for equity classificationthe trailing four quarterly periods ending on the last day of any such quarter to be less than 1.15 to 1.00.

Capital Expenditures

If consolidated EBITDA for the trailing twelve month period ending on the most recently completed fiscal quarter is less than $15,000, then the level of capital expenditures is limited.

On March 29, 2023, the Company obtained a waiver from Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent for the lenders (the “Administrative Agent”) and mustthe Term Loan Lenders of its failures to satisfy the fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum senior leverage ratio with respect to the minimum cash requirements under the Term Loan during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. As a result of the uncertainty of maintaining compliance with financial covenants the Company has continued to classify the entire term loan balance within current liabilities on the balance sheet.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 6 - DEBT (CONTINUED)

Debt Maturities

At March 31, 2023, the future debt maturities, based on contractual principal payments are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE DEBT MATURITIES

    
For Year Ended December 31,   
2023 (1) $- 
2024  938 
2025  3,750 
2026  91,775 
Total  96,463 
Less: Estimated interest paid-in-kind  (19,033)
Total debt  77,430 
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs, noncurrent  (56,731)
Total carrying amount  20,699 
Less: Current portion of debt  (20,699)
Total long-term debt $- 

(1)Represents scheduled payments for the remaining nine-month period ending December 31, 2023

NOTE 7 - ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Bourns Production, Inc

On January 1, 2022, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “APA”) with Bourns Productions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Bourns Productions”) pursuant to which the Company acquired machinery, equipment and a lease for a podcast studio from Bourns Productions as set forth in the APA for a purchase price of $197 which approximated fair market value.

Thomason Jones Company, LLC

In April 2022, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “April 2022 Asset Purchase Agreement”) with William Thomason, Richard Jones, and Thomason Jones Company, LLC (“Thomason Jones”) whereby the Company acquired inventory and intellectual property assets for up to $700 cash plus contingent payments of $1,000 each to William Thomason and Richard Jones (the “Earn Out”). The Company determined the contingent consideration to be recognized as contingent compensation to Mr. Thomason and Mr. Jones. The Company concluded the purchase price to be $444 and was allocated in its entirety to inventory.

Contingent Compensation

If, within twenty-four months of the Agreement the Company realizes $3,000 in gross sales of product either (a) sold under the Wakespeed brand and/or (b) which incorporates any portion of Purchased IP as listed within the agreement, then the Company will pay to Thomason and Jones each the amount of $1,000 as soon as reasonably practicable. This payment may be made in cash or common stock, in the sole discretion of the Company. As a result, the Company determined that a liability should be recorded ratably over the 24 month period. The Company recognized immediate compensation expense within sales and marketing of $417 on October 1, 2022 for amounts that should have been accrued for during the period April 2022 through September 2022. In October 2022, the Company determined the sales goals will most likely be achieved within 18 months. As a result, the Company changed its estimate prospectively and accelerated the accrual as liabilities.if the sales goals would be achieved within an 18 month period from the date of acquisition. As a result, the Private Warrants meetCompany recorded an accrual related to the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815, the Private Warrants will be measured at fair value at inception and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), with changes in fair value recognizedEarn Out in the unaudited condensed consolidatedamount of $1,147 and $782 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 8 - RELATED PARTY

The Company loaned its Chief Financial Officer $469 to repay amounts owed by him to his former employer and entered into a related Promissory Note with a maturity date of March 1, 2026. The loan was forgiven in full in March of 2022 and was recorded within general and administrative expense.

On October 25, 2022, the Company entered into a separation and release of claims agreement with its Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). As consideration for the COO’s execution of the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the employee a lump sum payment of $100 which is included in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations, payments equivalent to $1,000 divided into 24 monthly payments commencing on December 1, 2022, and all outstanding equity-based compensation awards to become fully vested and exercisable. The COO shall have 12 months from the termination date to exercise outstanding options.

In February 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with its former COO in which the ownership of a Company van was transferred to the former COO in connection with his severance. The Company accounted for the cost of the van as an employee bonus, resulting in $116 of general and administrative expense for the current period.

On March 5, 2023, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note (the “Note”) with a board member in the amount of $1,000, or the Principal Amount. Upon execution of the Note and funding of the original principal sum, a payment of $100 ( the “Loan Fee”) was fully earned as of the date of the Note and was due and payable in full in cash on April 4, 2023. The Company paid the Principal Amount and the Loan Fee on April 1, 2023 and April 4, 2023, respectively.

NOTE 9 - WARRANTS

Common Stock Warrants classified as Equity

Public Warrants

Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to the right to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Company may elect to redeem the Public Warrants subject to certain conditions, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant if (i) 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption is provided to the holders, and (ii) the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $16.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. Upon issuance of a redemption notice by the Company, the warrant holders have a period of change.

30 days to exercise for cash, or on a cashless basis. On the Closing Date, there were 9,487,500 Public Warrants issued and outstanding. The Public Warrants are not precluded from equity classification and are accounted for as such on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter.

Income Taxes

The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Net Income (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

The Company has not considered the effectmeasurements of the Public Warrants sold inafter the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 14,115,358 shares in the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, since the exercisedetachment of the Public Warrants from the Units are contingent upon the occurrence of future events.

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share (in dollars, except per share amounts):

    

For the Three Months

    

For the Three Months

    

For the Nine Months 

    

For the Nine Months 

 Ended 

 Ended 

Ended 

Ended

September 

September 30, 

September 30,

September 30,

    

30, 2022

    

2021

    

 2022

    

2021

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

Numerator:

Net income (loss)

$

(1,919,615)

$

2,690,543

$

(1,298,108)

$

2,689,709

Denominator:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

10,307,037

 

9,453,125

 

13,957,179

 

5,008,929

Basic net income (loss) per share

$

(0.19)

$

0.28

$

(0.09)

$

0.54

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

10,307,037

 

9,672,826

 

13,957,179

 

5,356,456

Diluted net income (loss) per share

$

(0.19)

$

0.28

$

(0.09)

$

0.50

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Companyclassified as Level 1 due to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company applies ASC 820, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework. ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price, which is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the Company’s principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820 generally requires an entity to maximize the use of an observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would usequote in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions based on market data and the entity’s judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The carrying amounts reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet for current assets and current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.

Level 1 — Assets and liabilities with unadjusted, quoted prices listed onan active market exchanges. Inputsunder the ticker DFLIW. For periods subsequent to the fair value measurement are observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are determined using prices for recently traded assets and liabilities with similar underlying terms, as well as direct or indirect observable inputs, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Level 3 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are unobservable inputs, such as estimates, assumptions, and valuation techniques when little or no market data exists for the assets or liabilities.

See Note 10 for additional information on assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

Recent Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

The Registration Statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 10, 2021. On August 13, 2021, the Company completed its Initial Public Offering of 11,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $110,000,000. Each Unit consisted of one Public Share, and three-quarters of one Public Warrant. Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 7).

The Company had granted the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,650,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any (see Note 6). On August 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 1,650,000 Over-Allotment Units, generating gross proceeds of $16,500,000.

NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, Holdings purchased an aggregate of 4,361,456 Private Warrants at a price of $0.93 per Private Warrant ($4,052,000 in the aggregate). Each Private Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (see Note 7).

The proceeds from the Private Warrants were added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within 12 months (or up to 18 months if the Company’s time to complete a Business Combination is extended), the proceeds of the sale of the Private Warrants will be used to fund the redemptiondetachment of the Public Shares (subject toWarrants from the requirements of applicable law) andUnits, the Private Warrants will expire worthless. The Company classifies the outstanding Private Warrants as warrant liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40.

Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option (see Note 6), the Company consummated the sale of 266,402 Over-Allotment Private Warrants at a purchase price of $0.93 per Over-Allotment Private Warrant in a private placement to Holdings, generating gross proceeds of $247,500.

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On June 23, 2020, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate price of $25,000 (the “Founder Shares”). On March 4, 2021, the Company effected a 2.875-for-1 stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, resulting in an aggregate of 2,875,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On August 10, 2021, the Company effectuated a 1.1-for-1 stock split, resulting in an aggregate of 3,162,500 shares of common stock outstanding. Shares and the associated amounts have been retroactively restated in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to reflect the two stock splits. The Founder Shares include an aggregated of up to 412,500 shares of common stock subject to forfeiture by the initial stockholders to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the initial stockholders would collectively own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On August 18, 2021, the underwriters’ exercised the over-allotment option in full, thus these shares are no longer subject to forfeiture (see Note 6).

With certain limited exceptions, 50% of the Founder Shares will not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (the “Escrow Period”) or (ii) the date on which the closingclose price of the Company’s shares of common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any ten trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after the consummation of a Business Combination. The remaining 50% of the Founder Shares will not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until the expiration of the Escrow Period. In either case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property, and either (1) before the expiration of the Escrow Period, then the Founder Shares will be canceled, or (2) after the expiration of the Escrow Period, release the Founder Shares to the initial stockholders.

Promissory Note - Related Party

On July 23, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $250,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”). The promissory note was non-interest bearing, unsecured and was repaid at August 19, 2021. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there was no outstanding balance under the note. The Promissory Note is no longer available to the Company.

On August 8, 2022, the Company notified the Trustee that it was extending the time available to the Company to consummate its initial business combination for an additional one (1) month from August 13, 2022 to September 13, 2022 (“Extension No. 1”). Extension No. 1 provides the Company with additional time to complete its proposed business combination with Dragonfly Energy Corp. (“Dragonfly”), a leader in energy storage and producer of deep cycle lithium-ion storage batteries. Extension No. 1 is the first of up to three (3) one-month extensions permitted under the Company’s Second A&R Charter.

In connection with Extension No. 1, the Company’s officers, directors, initial stockholders and Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings, LLC (collectively, the “Insiders”), their affiliates or designees will deposit an aggregate of $200,000 (the “First Extension Payment”) into the Trust Account prior to August 13, 2022, on behalf of the Company. In connection with its First Extension Payment, the Insiders will receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the First Extension Payment that will not be repaid if the Company is unable to close a business combination, unless there are funds available outside its Trust Account to do so.

On September 6, 2022, the Company notified Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company that it was extending the time available to the Company to consummate its initial business combination for an additional one (1) month from September 13, 2022 to October 13, 2022 (“Extension No. 2”). Extension No. 2 provides the Company with additional time to complete its proposed business combination with Dragonfly. Extension No. 2 is the second of up to three (3) 1-month extensions permitted under the Company’s Second A&R Charter.

In connection with Extension No. 2, the Company’s officers, directors, initial stockholders and Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings, LLC, their affiliates or designees will deposit an aggregate of $200,000 (the “Second Extension Payment”) into the Trust Account prior to September 12, 2022, on behalf of the Company. In connection with its Second Extension Payment, the Insiders will receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the Second Extension Payment that will not be repaid if the Company is unable to close a business combination, unless there are funds available outside its Trust Account to do so.

As of September 30, 2022 , the Company had an outstanding balance in promissory note - related party of $400,000 in relation to Extension No 1 and Extension No 2.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Administrative Support Agreement

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Upon completion of a Business Combination or liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has not exercised its option to use such services.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Company’s initial stockholders, officers and directors or any of their respective affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would be paid upon consummation of an initial Business Combination, without interest. Loans made by Chardan Capital Markets LLC or any of its related persons will not be convertible into any of the Company’s securities and Chardan Capital Markets LLC and its related persons will have no recourse with respect to their ability to convert their loans into any of the Company’s securities. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no working capital loans outstanding.

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Registration and Stockholder Rights Agreement

The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Warrants (and any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Warrants (and underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to Registration Statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such Registration Statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,650,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On August 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,650,000 Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $16,500,000. In addition, the underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $500,000 upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

The Company has engaged Chardan Capital Markets LLC as an advisor in connection with the Company’s Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with the stockholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities, assist the Company in obtaining stockholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company will pay Chardan Capital Markets LLC a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination in an amount equal to, in the aggregate, 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. As a result, Chardan Capital Markets LLC will not be entitled to such fee unless the Company consummates the initial Business Combination.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax.

Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.

NOTE 7. WARRANTS

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 there were 9,847,500 Public Warrants and 4,627,858 Private Warrants outstanding, respectively. Each whole Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share. Each of the Private Warrants is exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The proceeds from the sale of the Private Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Warrants will bewas used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (and the Private Warrants will expire worthless). The Warrants provide for a cashless exercise which the Company’s management determined to be a net settlement feature with no obligation to settle in cash. The net shares issued in a cashless exercise are based onas the fair value of the Company’s common stock atWarrants as of each relevant date.

During the time the Warrants are exercised.

Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the Registered Holder to purchase fromquarter ended March 31, 2023, the Company the numberreceived proceeds from public warrant exercises of shares of$747 in exchange for 64,971 common stock at $11.50shares.

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(in thousands, except share and per share. share data)

NOTE 9 - WARRANTS (CONTINUED)

Common Stock Warrants classified as Liability

Private Placement Warrants

The Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of Warrant Shares by a Registered Holder. No fractional shares will be issued.

A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“Exercise Period”) commencing 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the earlier to occur of (i) (A) five years following the completion of the Company’s initial business combination with respect to the Public Warrants, and (B) five years from the effective date of the Registration Statement with respect to the Private Warrants purchased by Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings LLC, provided that once the Private Warrants are not beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by Chardan Capital Markets LLC or any of its related persons anymore, the PrivatePlacement Warrants may not be exercised five years following the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, and (ii) the date fixed for redemption of the Warrants as provided in Section 6 of this Warrant Agreement (“Expiration Date”). Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price, each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date. The Company may extend the duration of the Warrantsredeemed by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, however, that the Company (i) may not extend the duration ofso long as the Private Placement Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date and (ii) will provide written notice of not less than 10 days to Registered Holders of such extension and that such extension shall be identical in duration among all of the then outstanding Warrants.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company is not required to issue any fraction of a Warrant Share in connection with the exercise of Warrants, and in any case where the Registered Holder would be entitled under the terms of the Warrants to receive a fraction of a Warrant Share upon the exercise of such Registered Holder’s Warrants, issue or cause to be issued only the largest whole number of Warrant Shares issuable on such exercise (and such fraction of a Warrant Share will be disregarded); provided, that if more than one Warrant certificate is presented for exercise at the same timeare held by the same Registered Holder, the number of whole Warrant Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable on exercise of allinitial purchasers, or such Warrants.

purchasers’ permitted transferees. The Private Warrants: (i) will be exercisable either for cash or on a cashless basis at the holders option and (ii) will not be redeemable by the Company, in either case as long as the Private Warrants are held by the initial purchasers or any of their permitted transferees (as prescribed in the Subscription Agreement). The Private Warrants may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of, the Private Warrants (or any securities underlying the Private Warrants) for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of the Registration Statement to anyone other than any member participating in the Public Offering and the officers or partners thereof, if all securities so transferred remain subject to the lock-up restriction for the remainder of the time period.

All (and not less than all) of During the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, in whole and not in part, at the option ofthree months ended March 31, 2023, private placement warrant holders exercised 3,126,472 warrants on a cashless basis, with the Company at any time from and after the Warrants become exercisable, and prioragreeing to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, at the price of $.01 per Warrant (“Redemption Price”); provided that the last sales price of the common stock has been equal to or greater than $16.00 per share (subject to adjustment for splits, dividends, recapitalizations and other similar events) (the “Redemption Trigger Price”), for any ten (10) trading days within a thirty (30) trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given and provided further that there is a current Registration Statement in effect with respect to theissue 1,100,000 shares of common stock underlying the Warrants for each day in the aforementioned 30-day trading periodconnection with such exercise. There were 1,501,386 and continuing each day thereafter until the Redemption Date. For avoidance4,627,858 private warrants issued and outstanding as of doubt, ifMarch 31, 2023 and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right, even if it is unable to register or qualify the Warrant Shares for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company accounts for the 4,627,858 Private Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that because the Private Warrantsprivate warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each Private Warrantprivate warrant must be recorded as a liability. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liabilities will be adjusted to its current fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The Company will reassess the classification at each balance sheet date. If

The Private Placement Warrants are classified as Level 2 as the classification changestransfer of private placement warrants to anyone who is not a permitted transferee would result in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially similar terms as the Public Warrants (with the exception of a different remaining life). We determined, through use of a Binomial Lattice model, that the fair value of each Private Placement Warrant less a discount for the difference in remaining life is equivalent to that of each Public Warrant.

Term Loan Warrants

In connection with the entry into the Term Loan Agreement, and as a resultrequired term and condition thereof, the Company issued (i) the penny warrants to the Term Loan Lenders exercisable to purchase an aggregate of events during2,593,056 shares (the “Penny Warrants”) and (ii) the period, the$10 warrants will be reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification.

The Public Warrants are not precluded from equity classification. Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value). Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.

NOTE 8. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Preferred Stock— The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shareswarrants to the Term Loan Lenders exercisable to purchase an aggregate of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no issued or outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Common stock1,600,000 —The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock at $10 per share (the “$10 Warrants” and, together with the Penny Warrants, the “Term Loan Warrants”). The $10 Warrants were exercised on a par valuecashless basis on October 10, 2022, with the Company issuing 457,142 shares of $0.0001 per share. On August 5, 2022,Common Stock in connection with such exercise. During the Charter Amendment, 9,556,652 shares of Chardan common stock were redeemed by certain stockholders. As such,three months ended March 31, 2023, penny warrant holders exercised 1,250,000 warrants on September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 6,255,848 and 15,812,500a cashless basis, with the Company agreeing to issue 1,248,294 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, including 3,093,348 and 12,650,000 shares of commonstock subject to possible redemption, respectively. Ofin connection with such exercise. The Company concluded the 15,812,500 shares of common stock outstanding, up to 412,500 shares were subject to forfeiturewarrants are not considered indexed to the Company by the initial stockholders for no consideration to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the initial stockholders would collectively own 20% of the Company’s issuedstock and outstanding common stock after the Initial Public Offering. On August 16, 2021, the underwriters’ exercised the over-allotment option in full (see Note 6), thus these shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Common stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. Unless specified inaccounted for as liabilities under ASC 815. As such, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or as required by applicable law or stock exchange rules, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s shares of common stock that are voted is required to approve any such matter voted on by the Company’s stockholders (other than the election of directors).

NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was (2.1)% and (3.1)%. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 0.0%.The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to the recognition of gains or losses from the changes in theestimated fair value of warrant liabilities and unrealized gains on the investments held in the Trust Account, which are notis recognized for tax purposes. The Company has historically calculated the provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year to income or loss for the reporting period. The Company has usedas a discrete effective tax rate method to calculate taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company believes that, at this time, the use of the discrete method for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 is more appropriate than the estimated annual effective tax rate method as the estimated annual effective tax rate method is not reliable due to a high degree of uncertainty in estimating annual pretax earnings.

NOTE 10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

Amount at

Description

    

Fair Value

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

September 30, 2022

Liabilities

Warrant liabilities – Private Warrants

$

1,989,979

$

$

$

1,989,979

The remaining balance held in the Trust Account of September 30, 2022 was held in cash.

    

Amount at 

    

    

    

Description

    

Fair Value

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

December 31, 2021

Assets

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Investments held in Trust Account:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Money Market investments

$

128,421,215

$

128,421,215

$

$

Liabilities

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Warrant liabilities – Private Warrants

$

2,036,258

$

$

$

2,036,258

The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes method to value the Private Warrants atliability each reporting period, with changes in the fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the warrant liabilities is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Black-Scholes model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the Private Warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.within income each period.

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DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 9 - WARRANTS (CONTINUED)

Common Stock Warrants classified as Liability (Continued)

The following table provides the significant inputs to the Black-Scholes method for the fair value of the PrivatePenny Warrants:

SCHEDULE FAIR VALUE WARRANTS

    

As of 

    

As of

 

September 30, 

 December 31, 

 

    

2022

    

2021

 

 

As of

March 31, 2023

 

As of

December 31, 2022

 

Common stock price

$

10.29

$

9.97

 $3.00  $11.09 

Exercise price

$

11.50

$

11.50

  0.01   0.01 

Dividend yield

 

%  

 

%

  0%  0%

Term to Business Combination (years)

 

3.86

 

4.61

Term  9.52   9.77 

Volatility

 

3.3

%  

 

9.1

%

  89.00%  90.00%

Risk-free rate

 

4.17

%  

 

1.20

%

  3.43%  3.90%

Fair value

$

0.43

$

0.44

 $2.99  $11.89 

The following table providespresents a summary of the changes in the fair valueroll-forward of the Company’s warrants from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023:

SCHEDULE OF ROLL FORWARD IN WARRANTS

Private Warrants:

Common Stock

Warrants

Warrants Outstanding, January 1, 20234,627,858
Exercise of warrants(3,126,472)
Warrants Outstanding, March 31, 20231,501,386

There were no private warrants issued, exercised and outstanding from the period January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022.

Public Warrants:

Common Stock

Warrants

Warrants Outstanding, January 1, 20239,487,500
Exercise of warrants(64,971)
Warrants Outstanding, March 31, 20239,422,529

There were no public warrants issued, exercised and outstanding from the period January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022.

Term Loan Warrants:

Common Stock

Warrants

Warrants Outstanding, January 1, 20232,593,056
Exercise of warrants(1,250,000)
Warrants Outstanding, March 31, 20231,343,056

There were no term loan warrants issued, exercised and outstanding from the period January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022.

The following table presents a roll forward of the aggregate fair values of the Company’s warrant liabilities for which fair value is determined by Level 3 financial instrumentsInputs. The only class of warrants that were determined to be Level 3 are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:the term loan warrants.

Fair value as of June 23, 2020 (inception)

    

$

Initial measurement

 

5,553,429

Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions

 

(3,517,171)

Fair value at December 31, 2021

$

2,036,258

Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions

 

(1,434,636)

Fair value at March 31, 2022

$

601,622

Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions

 

277,671

Fair value at June 30, 2022

$

879,293

Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions

 

1,110,686

Fair value at September 30, 2022

$

1,989,979

  Warrant Liability 
Balances, January 1, 2023 $30,841 
Exercise of warrants  (8,822)
Change in fair value of warrants  (17,998)
Balances, March 31, 2023 $4,021 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 10 - COMMON STOCK

The Company recognizedis authorized to issue up to 170,000,000 shares of common stock with $0.0001 par value. Common stockholders are entitled to dividends if and when declared by the Board of Directors subject to the rights of the preferred stockholders.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had reserved shares of common stock for issuance as follows:

SUMMARY OF RESERVED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR ISSUANCE

  March 31, 2023  March 31, 2022 
Options issued and outstanding  3,731,392   3,631,002 
Common stock outstanding  45,795,502   36,581,910 
Warrants outstanding  12,266,971   - 
Earnout shares  40,000,000   - 
Shares available for future issuance  4,319,309   1,205,790 
Total  106,113,174   41,418,702 

ChEF Equity Facility

The Company and Chardan Capital Markets LLC, a gain (loss)New York limited liability company (“CCM LLC”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ChEF RRA”) in connection with changesthe merger. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to CCM LLC an amount of shares of Common Stock, up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $150 million, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Company appointed LifeSci Capital, LLC as “qualified independent underwriter” with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 73,500 shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement with CCM LLC for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $597 from the period January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023.

NOTE 11 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-based compensation expense for options and RSUs totaling $4,487 and $288 was recognized in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $(1,110,686) and $4,072,514 within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the unaudited condensedCompany’s consolidated statementstatements of operations for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Of the $4,487 of share-based compensation incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023, $36 is allocated to cost of goods sold, $29 to research and 2021.development, $856 to selling and marketing, and $3,566 to general and administrative expenses. Of the $288 of share-based compensation incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022, $97 is allocated to cost of goods sold, $37 to research and development, $60 to selling and marketing, and $94 to general and administrative expenses.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 11 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)

A summary of the Company’s option activity and related information follows:

SCHEDULE OF OPTION ACTIVITY AND RELATED INFORMATION

  

Number of

Options (1)

  

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted-Average

Grant

Date Fair

Value

  Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)  

Aggregate

intrinsic value

 
Balances, January 1, 2022  3,690,955  $          1.98  $        1.38        8.52  $6,550 
Options granted  -   -   -       - 
Options forfeited  (11,584)  1.44   2.17       - 
Options exercised  (48,369)  0.49   0.83       - 
Balances, March 31, 2022  3,631,002  $2.00  $1.39   8.29  $6,377 
                     
Balances, January 1, 2023  3,642,958  $2.02  $1.21   7.90  $35,989 
Options granted  143,607   7.50   3.82       632 
Options forfeited  (19,164)  7.27   3.71       6 
Options exercised  (36,009)  2.58   1.65       232 
Balances, March 31, 2023  3,731,392  $2.20  $1.30   6.62  $3,800 
                     
At March 31, 2023                    
Vested and Exercisable  2,029,985  $1.53       4.98  $3,120 
Vested and expected to vest  3,731,392  $2.20       6.62  $3,800 

(1)Number of options and weighted average exercise price has been adjusted to reflect the exchange of Legacy Dragonfly’s stock options for New Dragonfly stock options at an exchange ratio of approximately 1.182 as a result of the merger.

Restricted Stock Units

On October 7, 2022, the Company granted 180,000 restricted stock units under the 2022 plan which vest one year from the grant date. The Company recognized a gain in connection with changes in the fair value of warrant liabilitiesthe restricted stock units on the date of $46,279 and $4,072,514 within change ingrant was $2,520, which is recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service period based on the value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. On February 10, 2023, the Company granted 461,998 restricted stock units under the 2022 plan which vest immediately. The fair value of warrant liabilities the restricted stock units on the date of grant was $3,464 and was recorded as compensation expense.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 11 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)

Restricted Stock Units (Continued)

There were no grants of restricted stock units prior to October 7, 2022. The following table presents the unauditedrestricted stock units activity for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

SCHEDULE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS ACTIVITY

  

Number of

Shares

  

Weighted-Average

Fair Market Value

 
Unvested shares at January 1, 2023  180,000  $          14.00 
Granted and unvested  461,998   7.50 
Vested  (461,998)  7.50 
Unvested shares, March 31, 2023  180,000  $14.00 
         
Vested as of March 31, 2023  461,998  $7.50 

As of March 31, 2023, there were 4,319,309 shares of unissued authorized and available for future awards under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

NOTE 12 - EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Earnings (Loss) per Common Share

The following table sets forth the information needed to compute basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

SCHEDULE OF INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPUTE BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

  March 31, 2023  March 31, 2022 
Basic Earnings (Loss) per common share:        
Net Income (Loss) available to common shareholders $4,892  $(2,298)
Weighted average number of common shares-basic  45,104,515   36,542,944 
Earnings (Loss) per share, basic $0.11  $(0.06)
         
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per common share:        
Net Income (Loss) available to common shareholders $4,892  $(2,298)
Weighted average number of common shares-basic  45,104,515   36,542,944 
Dilutive effect related to stock options and warrants  3,351,481   - 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding  48,455,996   36,542,944 
Earnings (Loss) per share, diluted $0.10  $(0.06)

The following table sets forth the number of potential shares of common stock that have been excluded from diluted net income per share net income (loss) per share because their effect was anti-dilutive:

SCHEDULE OF POTENTIAL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK EXCLUDED FROM DILUTED NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE

  March 31, 2023  March 31, 2022 
Warrants  10,923,915   - 
Restricted stock units  111,015   - 
Options  -   3,631,002 
Weighted average number of common shares-basic  11,034,930   3,631,002 

NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES

The Company’s tax provision and the resulting effective tax rate for interim periods is determined based upon its estimated annual effective tax rate adjusted for the effect of discrete items arising in that quarter. The Company recorded an income tax expense (benefit) of $0 and ($527) during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowances on the Company’s deferred tax assets as it is more likely than not that some or all the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax benefits as part of the income tax provision and include accrued interest and penalties with the related income tax liability on the Company’s condensed consolidated statementbalance sheets. The Company has not recognized any interest and penalties in its condensed consolidated statements of operations, nor has it accrued for the nine months ended September 30, 2022or made payments for interest and 2021.penalties.

NOTE 11. 14 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The

On April 1, 2023 the Company evaluated subsequent eventspaid the $1,000 Principal Amount on the Note previously issued to Brian Nelson on March 5, 2023. Upon execution of the Note and transactions that occurred afterfunding of the balance sheet date up toPrincipal Amount, a payment of the $100 Loan Fee, was fully earned as of the date of the note and was due and paid in full in cash on April 4, 2023.

On April 26, 2023 (the “Separation Date”), the Company’s Chief Legal Officer’s employment with the Company ended and her employment agreement was deemed terminated as of that date by the Company without cause for purposes of determining severance thereunder. Under the terms of her employment agreement, Ms. Harvey is entitled to receive cash severance equal to $334,000 payable in 52 biweekly installments commencing 30 days from the Separation Date. Ms. Harvey’s outstanding options granted by the Company fully vested, and are exercisable for three (3) months following the Separation Date.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.. References to our “Sponsor” refer to Chardan NexTech Investments 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and to “Legacy Dragonfly” refer to Dragonfly Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Basedand the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

As a result of the completion of the Business Combination (as defined herein), the financial statements of Legacy Dragonfly are now the financial statements of us. Prior to the Business Combination, we had no operating assets but, upon this review, exceptconsummation of the Business Combination, the business and operating assets of Legacy Dragonfly acquired by us became our sole business and operating assets. Accordingly, the financial statements of Legacy Dragonfly and their respective subsidiaries as noted below,they existed prior to the Business Combination and reflecting the sole business and operating assets of the Company didgoing forward, are now the financial statements of us.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our financial statements and the related notes and the other financial information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and with our audited consolidated financial statements (and notes thereto) for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), particularly those under “Risk Factors.” This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect actual outcomes.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking-Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 under Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may,” “can,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “seek,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “point to,” “project,” “predict,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “potential” and other similar words and expressions of the future.

There are a number of important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by us. These factors include, but are not identifylimited to:

our ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of our recent Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, the factors listed below;
our ability to successfully increase market penetration into target markets;
the addressable markets that we intend to target do not grow as expected;
the loss of any members of our senior management team or other key personnel;
the loss of any relationships with key suppliers, including suppliers in China;
the loss of any relationships with key customers;
our ability to protect our patents and other intellectual property;
the failure to successfully optimize solid-state cells or to produce commercially viable solid-state cells in a timely manner or at all, or to scale to mass production;
changes in applicable laws or regulations;
our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market and our public warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market;
the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors (including an economic slowdown or inflationary pressures);
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any mutations or variants thereof, and its effect on business and financial conditions;
our ability to sell the desired amounts of shares of common stock at desired prices under our equity facility;
the potential for events or circumstances that result in our failure to timely achieve the anticipated benefits of our customer arrangements with THOR Industries and its affiliate brands (including Keystone RV Company);
our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations;
our ability to generate revenue from future product sales and our ability to achieve and maintain profitability;
the accuracy of our projections and estimates regarding our expenses, capital requirements, cash utilization, and need for additional financing;
developments relating to our competitors and our industry;
our ability to engage target customers and successfully retain these customers for future orders;
the reliance on two suppliers for our lithium iron phosphate cells and a single supplier for the manufacture of our battery management system; and
our current dependence on a single manufacturing facility.

The foregoing does not represent an exhaustive list of matters that may be covered by the forward-looking statements contained herein or risk factors that we are faced with that may cause our actual results to differ from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Please see “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for additional risks which could adversely impact our business and financial performance.

All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any subsequentforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report or the date of the document incorporated by reference into this report. We have no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We have expressed our expectations, beliefs and projections in good faith and believe they have a reasonable basis. However, we cannot assure you that wouldour expectations, beliefs or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished.

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Overview

Our Business

We are a manufacturer of non-toxic deep cycle lithium-ion batteries that are designed to displace lead acid batteries in a number of different storage applications and end markets including recreational vehicle (“RV”), marine vessel, and solar and off-grid industries, with disruptive solid-state cell technology currently under development.

Since 2020, we have required adjustment or disclosuresold over 246,000 batteries. For the quarters ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2022, we sold 20,331 and 19,664 batteries, respectively, and had $18.8 million and $18.3 million in net sales, respectively. We currently offer a line of batteries across our “Battle Born” and “Dragonfly” brands, each differentiated by size, power and capacity, consisting of seven different models, four of which come with a heated option. We primarily sell “Battle Born” branded batteries directly to consumers (“DTC”) and “Dragonfly” branded batteries to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”).

Our increased total sales are a reflection of strong growth in OEM sales and Wakespeed Offshore brand (“Wakespeed”) products, partially offset by a decline in DTC sales. Our RV OEM customers currently include Keystone RV Company (“Keystone”), THOR Industries (“THOR”), Airstream, and REV, and we are in ongoing discussions with a number of additional RV OEMs to further increase adoption of our products. Related efforts include seeking to have RV OEMs “design in” our batteries as original equipment and entering into arrangements with members of the various OEM dealer networks to stock our batteries for service and for aftermarket replacement sales.

We currently source the lithium iron phosphate cells incorporated into our batteries from a limited number of carefully selected suppliers that can meet our demanding quality standards and with whom we have developed long-term relationships.

To supplement our battery offerings, we are also a reseller of accessories for battery systems. These include chargers, inverters, monitors, controllers and other system accessories from brands such as Victron Energy, Progressive Dynamics, Magnum Energy and Sterling Power.

In addition to our conventional lithium iron phosphate (“LFP”) batteries, we have been developing proprietary LFP solid-state cell technology and manufacturing processes. Our solid-state technology design allows for a much safer, more efficient cell that we believe will be a key differentiator in the unaudited condensed consolidatedenergy storage market.

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash totaling $15.8 million. Our net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 was $4.9 million and our net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 was $2.3 million. As a result of becoming a publicly traded company, we continue to need to hire additional personnel and implement procedures and processes to address public company regulatory requirements and customary practices. We expect to incur additional expenses as a public company for, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees and additional internal and external accounting and legal and administrative resources, including increased audit and legal fees. As discussed under “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” below we expect that we will need to raise additional funds, including through the use of our $150 million equity facility (the “ChEF Equity Facility”) with Chardan Capital Markets LLC (“CCM LLC”)and the issuance of equity, equity-related or debt securities or by obtaining additional credit from financial statements.institutions to fund, together with our principal sources of liquidity, ongoing costs, such as research and development relating to our solid-state batteries, expansion of our facilities, and new strategic investments. If such financings are not available, or if the terms of such financings are less desirable than we expect, we may be forced to take actions to reduce our capital or operating expenditures, including not seeking potential acquisition opportunities, eliminating redundancies, or reducing or delaying our production facility expansions, which may adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

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The Business Combination Closing

On October 7, 2022, (the “Closing Date”), Dragonfly Energy HoldingsChardan NexTech 2 Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp.company (“Chardan”)), and Legacy Dragonfly consummated the previously announced merger pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 15, 2022 as(as amended, by the Amendment to the Business“Business Combination Agreement, dated July 12, 2022,Agreement”), by and among Chardan, Bronco Merger Sub, Inc., a NevadaDelaware corporation and a wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of Chardan (“Merger Sub”), and Dragonfly Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Legacy Dragonfly”). Chardan’s stockholders approved the Transactions (as defined below) at a special meeting of stockholders held on October 6, 2022.

Dragonfly. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy Dragonfly (the “Merger” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Transactions”“Business Combination”), with Legacy Dragonfly continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chardan. Onas our wholly owned subsidiary. In connection with the Closing Date, the registrantBusiness Combination, Chardan changed its name from Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. to Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. Legacy Dragonfly is deemed the accounting acquirer, which means that Legacy Dragonfly’s financial statements for previous periods will be disclosed in our future periodic reports filed with the SEC. Following the Business Combination, our business is the business of Legacy Dragonfly.

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TableThe Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Under this method of Contentsaccounting, Chardan was treated as the acquired company for financial statement reporting purposes.

DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)Key Factors Affecting Our Operating Results

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Merger Consideration

AtOur financial position and results of operations depend to a significant extent on the Closing,following factors:

End Market Consumers

The demand for our products ultimately depends on demand from consumers in our current end markets. We generate sales through (1) DTC and (2) through OEMs, particularly in the RV market.

An increasing proportion of our sales has been and is expected to continue to be derived from sales to RV OEMs, driven by virtuecontinued efforts to develop and expand sales to RV OEMs with whom we have longstanding relationships. Our RV OEM sales have been on a purchase order basis, without firm revenue commitments, and we expect that this will likely continue to be the case. Therefore, future RV OEM sales will be subject to risks and uncertainties, including the number of RVs these OEMs manufacture and sell, which in turn may be driven by the expectations these OEMs have around end market consumer demand.

Demand from end market consumers is impacted by a number of factors, including travel restrictions, fuel costs and energy demands (including an increasing trend towards the use of green energy), as well as overall macro-economic conditions. Sales of our batteries have benefited from the increased adoption of the MergerRV lifestyle, the demand for and withoutinclusion of additional appliances and electronics in RVs, and the accelerating trend of solar power adoption among RV customers. However, in recent months rising fuel costs and other macro-economic conditions, such as inflation and rising interest rates, have caused a downward shift in decisions taken by end market consumers around spending.

Our strategy includes plans to expand into new end markets that we have identified as opportunities for our LFP batteries, including industrial, rail, specialty and work vehicles, material handling, solar integration, and emergency and standby power, in the medium term, and data centers, telecom and distributed on-grid storage in the longer term. We believe that our current LFP batteries and, eventually, our solid-state batteries, will be well-suited to supplant traditional lead-acid batteries as a reliable power source for the variety of low power density uses required in these markets (such as powering the increasing number of on-board tools needed in emergency vehicles). The success of this strategy requires (1) continued growth of these addressable markets in line with our expectations and (2) our ability to successfully enter these markets. We expect to incur significant marketing costs understanding these new markets, and researching and targeting customers in these end markets, which may not result in sales. If we fail to execute on this growth strategy in accordance with our expectations, our sales growth would be limited to the growth of existing products and existing end markets.

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Supply

We currently rely on two carefully selected cell manufacturers located in China, and a single supplier, also located in China, to manufacture our proprietary battery management system, and we intend to continue to rely on these suppliers going forward. Our close working relationships with our China-based LFP cell suppliers, reflected in our ability to increase our purchase order volumes (qualifying us for related volume-based discounts) and order and receive delivery of cells in anticipation of required demand, has helped us moderate increased supply-related costs associated with inflation, currency fluctuations and U.S. government tariffs imposed on our imported battery cells and to avoid potential shipment delays. To mitigate against potential adverse production events, we opted to build our inventory of key components, such as battery cells. In connection with these stockpiling activities, we experienced a significant increase in inventory compared to prior periods.

As a result of our battery chemistry and active steps we have taken to manage our inventory levels, we have not been subject to the shortages or price impacts that have been present for manufacturers of nickel manganese cobalt and nickel cobalt aluminum batteries. As we look toward the production of our solid-state cells, we have signed a Commercial Offtake Agreement with a lithium mining company located in Nevada for the supply of lithium, which we expect will enable us to further manage our cost of goods over time.

Product and Customer Mix

Our product sales consist of sales of seven different models of LFP batteries, along with accessories for battery systems (individually or bundled). These products are sold to different customer types (e.g., consumers, OEMs and distributors) and at different prices and involve varying levels of costs. In any actionparticular period, changes in the mix and volume of particular products sold and the prices of those products relative to other products will impact our average selling price and our cost of goods sold. Despite our work to moderate increased supply-related costs, the price of our products may also increase as a result of increases in the cost of components due to inflation, currency fluctuations and tariffs. OEM sales typically result in lower average selling prices and related margins, which could result in margin erosion, negatively impact our growth or require us to raise our prices. However, this reduction is typically offset by the benefits of increased sales volumes. Sales of third-party sourced accessories typically have lower related margin. We expect accessory sales to increase as we further develop full-system design expertise and product offerings and consumers increasingly demand more sophisticated systems, rather than simple drop-in replacements. In addition to the impacts attributable to the general sales mix across our products and accessories, our results of operations are impacted by the relative margins of products sold. As we continue to introduce new products at varying price points, our overall gross margin may vary from period to period as a result of changes in product and customer mix.

Production Capacity

All of our battery assembly currently takes place at our 99,000 square foot headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Reno, Nevada. We currently operate three LFP battery production lines. Consistent with our operating history, we plan to continue to automate additional aspects of our battery production lines. Our existing facility has the capacity to add up to four additional LFP battery production lines and construct and operate a pilot production line for our solid-state cells, all designed to maximize the capacity of our manufacturing facility. Although our automation efforts are expected to reduce our costs of goods, we may not fully recognize the anticipated savings when planned and could experience additional costs or disruptions to our production activities.

In addition, we have entered into a lease for an additional 390,240 square foot warehouse in Reno, Nevada, which is expected to be completed in early 2024. This facility, combined with our existing facility, will allow further scaling of our increasingly automated battery pack assembly capabilities, expand our warehousing space, and allow for deployment of our solid-state cell manufacturing.

Competition

We compete with traditional lead-acid battery manufacturers and lithium-ion battery manufacturers, who primarily either import their products or components or manufacture products under a private label. As we continue to expand into new markets, develop new products and move towards production of our solid-state cells, we will experience competition with a wider range of companies. These competitors may have greater resources than we do, and may be able to devote greater resources to the development of their current and future technologies. Our competitors may be able to source materials and components at lower costs, which may require us to evaluate measures to reduce our own costs, lower the price of our products or increase sales volumes in order to maintain our expected levels of profitability.

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Research and Development

Our research and development is primarily focused on the partadvanced manufacturing of Chardan, Merger Sub, Legacy Dragonflysolid-state lithium-ion batteries using an LFP catholyte, a solid electrolyte and an intercalation-based anolyte (intercalation being the reversible inclusion of a molecule or ion into layered solids). The next stage in our technical development is to construct the holdersbattery to optimize performance and longevity to meet and exceed industry standards for our target storage markets. Ongoing testing and optimizing of anymore complicated batteries incorporating layered pouch cells will assist us in determining the optimal cell chemistry to enhance conductivity and increase the number of cycles (charge and discharge) in the cell lifecycle. This is expected to require significant additional expense, and we may need to raise additional funds to continue these research and development efforts.

Components of Results of Operations

Net Sales

Net sales are primarily generated from the sale of our LFP batteries to OEMs and consumers, as well as chargers and other accessories, either individually or bundled.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold includes the cost of cells and other components of our LFP batteries, labor and overhead, logistics and freight costs, and depreciation of manufacturing equipment.

Gross Profit

Gross profit, calculated as net sales less cost of goods sold, may vary between periods and is primarily affected by various factors including average selling prices, product costs, product mix and customer mix.

Operating Expenses

Research and development

Research and development costs include personnel-related expenses for scientists, experienced engineers and technicians as well as the material and supplies to support the development of new products and our solid-state technology. As we work towards completing the development of our solid-state lithium-ion cells and the manufacturing of batteries that incorporate this technology, we anticipate that research and development expenses will increase significantly for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in product development and optimizing and producing solid-state cells.

General and administrative

General and administrative costs include personnel-related expenses attributable to our executive, finance, human resources, and information technology organizations, certain facility costs, and fees for professional services.

Selling and marketing

Selling and marketing costs include outbound freight, personnel-related expenses, as well as trade show, industry event, marketing, customer support, and other indirect costs. We expect to continue to make the necessary sales and marketing investments to enable the execution of our strategy, which includes expanding into additional end markets.

Total Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) consists primarily of interest expense, the change in fair value of the warrant liability and amortization of debt issuance costs.

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Results of Operations

Comparisons for the Three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022

The following securities:table sets forth our results of operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2022. This data should be read together with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements and related notes.

(a) Each outstanding share

  Three months ended March 31, 
  2023  % Net Sales  2022  % Net Sales 
  (in thousands) 
Net Sales $18,791   100.0  $18,303   100.0 
Cost of Goods Sold  14,048   74.8   12,808   70.0 
Gross profit  4,743   25.2   5,495   30.0 
Operating expenses                
Research and development  880   4.7   339   1.9 
General and administrative  9,495   50.5   3,626   19.8 
Sales and marketing  4,184   22.3   3,092   16.9 
Total Operating expenses  14,559   77.5   7,057   38.6 
(Loss) From Operations  (9,816)  (52.2)  (1,562)  (8.5)
Other Income (Expense)                
Other income            
Interest expense, net  (3,815)  (20.3)  (1,263)  (6.9)
Change in fair market value of warrant liability  18,523   98.6       
Total Other Income (Expense)  14,708   78.3   (1,263)  (6.9)
Income (Loss) Before Taxes  4,892   26.0   (2,825)  (15.4)
Income Tax Benefit        (527)  (2.9)
Net Income (Loss) $4,892   26.0  $(2,298)  (12.6)

  Three months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (in thousands) 
Retailer  7,069   13,035 
Distributor  2,969   2,087 
DTC  10,038   15,122 
% Net Sales  53.4   82.6 
OEM  8,754   3,181 
% Net Sales  46.6   17.4 
Net Sales $18,791   18,303 

Net Sales

Net sales increased by $0.5 million, or 2.7%, to $18.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $18.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. This increase was primarily due to higher OEM battery and accessory sales partially offset by lower DTC sales. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, OEM revenue increased by $5.6 million as a result of Legacy Dragonfly’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share(“Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock”)increased adoption of our products by new and existing customers, several of whom have begun to “design in” our batteries in various RV models as original equipment or have increased purchases in response to end-customer demand for safer, more efficient batteries and as a replacement for traditional lead-acid batteries. DTC revenue decreased by $5.1 million as a result of decreased customer demand for our products due to rising interest rates and inflation.

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Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of revenue increased by $1.2 million, or 9.7%, converted into (i) a certainto $14.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $12.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. This increase was primarily due to higher material costs associated with growth in the number of sharesunits sold.

Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased by $0.8 million, or 13.7%, to $4.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $5.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to a change in revenue mix that included a larger percentage of lower margin OEM sales and a lower percentage of higher margin DTC sales.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased by $0.6 million or 159.6%, to $0.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $0.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to higher wage expense of $0.4 million associated with increased headcount, higher materials and supply costs associated with development work and increased patent expenses.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by $5.9 million, or 161.8%, to $9.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $3.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. This increase was primarily due to a $3.5 million increase in stock-based compensation costs and a $2.1 million increase in professional fees, compliance, and insurance costs.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $1.1 million, or 35.3%, to $4.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $3.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. This increase was primarily due to a $1.6 million increase in wage-related expenses primarily due to the addition of sales and marketing personnel to support growth in our existing end markets, as well as to drive growth in the new, adjacent end markets we are targeting. This increase was partially offset by lower spending in outsourced advertising costs along with lower shipping costs, due to the change in revenue mix.

Total Other Income (Expense)

Other income totaled $14.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 as compared to total other expense of $1.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Other income in quarter ended March 31, 2023 is comprised of a change in fair market value of our warrants in the amount of $18.5 million offset by $3.8 million in interest expense related to the debt securities of $75 million. The $1.3 million expense in the quarter ended March 31, 2022 was comprised of interest expense related to the senior secured notes of $45 million which were retired as a result of the Business Combination.

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

There was no tax expense recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $0.5 million benefit for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. No tax expense was recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2023 due to utilization of a portion of the $10.6 million valuation allowance. The income tax benefit of $0.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 was expected to be used against future tax obligations.

Net Income (Loss)

We generated net income of $4.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to net loss of $2.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. As described above, this result was driven primarily by higher sales offset by increased cost of goods sold, higher operating expenses, and increased other income (primarily as a result of a change in fair market value of warrants).

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Critical Accounting Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On a recurring basis, we evaluate our judgments and estimates in light of changes in circumstances, facts, and experience. The effects of material revisions in an estimate, if any, will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements prospectively from the date of the change in the estimate.

We believe that the following accounting policies are those most critical to the judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

Inventory Valuation

We periodically review physical inventory for excess, obsolete, and potentially impaired items and reserves. Any such inventory is written down to net realizable value. The reserve estimate for excess and obsolete inventory is dependent on expected future use and requires management judgement.

Warrants

We apply relevant accounting guidance for warrants to purchase our stock based on the nature of the relationship with the counterparty. For warrants issued to investors or lenders in exchange for cash or other financial assets, we follow guidance issued within ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), to assist in the determination of whether the warrants should be classified as liabilities or equity. Warrants that are determined to require liability classifications are measured at fair value upon issuance and are subsequently remeasured to their then fair value at each subsequent reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in current earnings. Warrants that are determined to require equity classifications are measured at fair value upon issuance and are not subsequently remeasured unless they are required to be reclassified. See “Note 9—Warrants” in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for information on the warrants.

Equity-Based Compensation

We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of option grants. In estimating fair value, management is required to make certain assumptions and estimates such as the expected life of units, volatility of our future share price, risk-free rates, future dividend yields and estimated forfeitures at the initial grant date. Restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards are valued based on the closing trading price of the Company’s common stock paron the date of grant. Changes in assumptions used to estimate fair value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), totaling 41,500,000 shares (includingcould result in materially different results.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes using the conversionasset and assumptionliability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted rates. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred taxes is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

We recognize the financial statement effect of an uncertain income tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely to be realized. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred income tax assets to an amount, which in the opinion of management is more likely than not to be realized.

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Management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities, and any valuation allowance recorded against our deferred tax assets. We consider factors such as the cumulative income or loss in recent years; reversal of deferred tax liabilities; projected future taxable income exclusive of temporary differences; the character of the optionsincome tax asset, including income tax positions; tax planning strategies and the period over which we expect the deferred tax assets to purchase shares of Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock described below), which is equal to (x) $415,000,000 divided by (y) $10.00 (the “Merger Consideration”) and (ii)be recovered in the contingent right to receive Earnout Shares (as defined below) (which may be zero) following the Closing.

(b) Each option to purchase shares of Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock, was assumed and converted into options to acquire shares of Common Stock. The portiondetermination of the Merger Consideration reflectingvaluation allowance. In the conversion of the Legacy Dragonfly options was calculated assumingevent that all the Company options are net-settled. With respect to the Company options received in respect of Legacy Dragonfly options that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing and cash exercised after the Closing, up to 627,498 additional shares of Common Stock may be issued. At the Closing, approximately 38,576,648 shares of the Merger Consideration was allocated to holders of outstanding shares of Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock and 3,664,975 shares of the Merger Consideration was allocated to holders of the assumed Legacy Dragonfly options.

Earnout Merger Consideration

In addition to the Merger Consideration set forth above, additional contingent shares (“Earnout Shares”) may be payable to each holder of shares of Legacy Dragonfly Common Stockactual results differ from these estimates or we adjust our estimates in the Merger, subjectfuture, we may need to achieving specified milestones, upadjust our valuation allowance, which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This Quarterly Report includes a non-generally accepted account principles within the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) measure that we use to an aggregatesupplement our results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Earnings before interest tax and amortization (“EBITDA”) is defined as earnings before interest and other income (expenses), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA adjusted for stock-based compensation, Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) implementation, promissory note forgiveness, and change in the fair market value of 40,000,000 additional shareswarrant liabilities. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure that we believe is useful to investors and analysts because it illustrates the underlying financial and business trends relating to our core, recurring results of Common Stock in three tranches.operations and enhances comparability between periods.

The first tranche of 15,000,000 shares

Adjusted EBITDA is issuable if the Company’s 2023 total audited revenuenot a recognized measure under U.S. GAAP and is equalnot intended to or greater than $250 millionbe a substitute for any U.S. GAAP financial measure and, the Company’s 2023 audited operating income is equal to or greater than $35 million. The second tranche of 12,500,000 shares is issuable upon achieving a volume-weighted average trading price threshold of Common Stock over any 20 Trading Days (which may oras calculated, may not be consecutive)comparable to other similarly titled measures of performance of other companies in other industries or within the same industry. Investors should exercise caution in comparing our non-GAAP measure to any 30 consecutive Trading Day period of at least $22.50 on orsimilarly titled measure used by other companies. This non-GAAP measure excludes certain items required by U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to information reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The table below presents our adjusted EBITDA, reconciled to net income (loss) for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2022.

  Three months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (in thousands) 
Net income (loss) $4,892 $(2,298)
Interest Expense  3,815   1,263 
Taxes     (527)
Depreciation and Amortization  297   192 
EBITDA  9,004   (1,370)
Adjusted for:        
Stock-Based Compensation(1)  4,487   288 
ERP Implementation(2)     233 
Promissory Note Forgiveness(3)     469 
Change in fair market value of warrant liability (4)  (18,523)   
Adjusted EBITDA $(5,032) $(380)

(1)Stock-Based Compensation is comprised of costs associated with option and RSU grants made to our employees, consultants and board members.
(2)ERP Implementation is comprised of costs and expenses associated with our implementation of an ERP system in anticipation of the Business Combination and becoming a public company.
(3)Promissory Note Forgiveness is comprised of the loan that was forgiven, prior to the Business Combination, in connection with the promissory note, with a maturity date of March 1, 2026, between us and John Marchetti, our Chief Financial Officer.
(4)Change in fair market value of warrant liabilities represents the change in fair value from January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations, including working capital needs, debt service, acquisitions, contractual obligations and other commitments. We assess liquidity in terms of our cash flows from operations and their sufficiency to fund our operating and investing activities. As of March 31, 2023, we had cash totaling $15.8 million.

We expect our capital expenditures and working capital requirements to increase materially in the near future, as we continue our research and development efforts (particularly those related to solid-state lithium-ion battery development), expand our production lines, scale up production operations and look to enter into adjacent markets for our batteries (with operating expenses expected to increase across all major expense categories). We expect to deploy a significant amount of capital to continue our optimization and commercialization efforts dedicated to our solid-state technology development, as well as continued investment to automate and increase the production capacity of our existing assembly operation, expansion of our facilities and new strategic investments. To date, our focus has been on seeking to prove the fundamental soundness of our manufacturing techniques and our solid-state chemistry. Moving forward, our solid-state related investments will focus on chemistry optimization and establishing a pilot line for pouch cell production. Over the next two to three years, we expect to spend in excess of $50 million on solid-state development and cell manufacturing technologies. In connection with the growth of our business and in anticipation of future needs and to protect against supply-chain and logistics related shortages, during the first quarter of 2023, we continued to increase our inventory purchasing activities. As a result, our inventory balance at March 31, 2023 increased by $1.9 million to $51.8 million, compared to $49.9 million at December 31, 2026,2022.

We expect that we will need to raise additional funds, including through the use of the ChEF Equity Facility and the third trancheissuance of 12,500,000 shares is issuable upon achieving a volume-weighted average trading price thresholdequity, equity-related or debt securities or by obtaining additional credit from financial institutions to fund, together with our principal sources of Common Stock over any 20 Trading Days (which mayliquidity, ongoing costs, such as research and development relating to our solid-state batteries, expansion of our facilities, and new strategic investments. If such financings are not available, or may not be consecutive) within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period of at least $32.50 on or prior to December 31, 2028. To the extent not previously earned, the second tranche is issuable if the $32.50 price target is achievedterms of such financings are less desirable than we expect, we may be forced to take actions to reduce our capital or operating expenditures, including by December 31, 2028.not seeking potential acquisition opportunities, eliminating redundancies, or reducing or delaying our production facility expansions, which may adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects. Further, any future debt or equity financings may be dilutive to our current stockholders.

Upon the consummation

Financing Obligations and Requirements

On November 24, 2021, we issued $45 million of fixed rate senior notes, secured by among other things, a change of control transaction during either the second milestone earnout period or the third milestone earnout period, any earnout milestone with respect to such earnout period that has not yet been achieved shall automatically be deemed to have been achieved if a change of control transaction is announced with an imputed share price of Common Stock of at least $22.50 on or prior to the end of second earnout period or $32.50 on prior to the third earnout period.

A description of the Merger and the termssecurity interest in our intellectual property. As part of the Business Combination, Agreement are included in the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 16, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) as filed with the SEC in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal” of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

PIPE Investment

Pursuant to the subscription agreement, dated as of May 15, 2022 (the “Subscription Agreement”), by and between Chardan and Chardan NexTech Investments 2 LLC (or an affiliate thereof if assigned pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the “Sponsor”), the Sponsor agreed to purchase, and Chardan agreed to sell to the Sponsor, an aggregate of 500,000 shares of Chardan common stock (“Chardan Common Stock”) for gross proceeds to Chardan of $5 million in a private placement. On September 28, 2022, the Sponsor and Chardan Capital Markets LLC, a New York limited liability company (“CCM LLC”),we entered into an assignment, assumption and joinder agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor assigned all of the Sponsor’s rights, benefits and obligations under the Subscription Agreement to CCM LLC.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Under the Subscription Agreement, the number of shares of Chardan Common Stock that CCM LLC was obligated to purchase was to be reduced by the number of shares of Chardan Common Stock that CCM LLC purchased in the open market, provided that such purchased shares were not redeemed, and the aggregate price to be paid under the Subscription Agreement was to be reduced by the amount of proceeds received by the Company because such shares are not redeemed (the “Offset”). During the week of September 26, 2022 CCM LLC acquired in the open market in total 485,000 shares of Common Stock at purchase prices per share ranging from $10.33 to $10.38 (such shares, the “Purchased Shares”). The Purchased Shares were not redeemed, resulting in (i) the Company’s receipt of $5,016,547 from the Trust Account (based on a per share redemption price of $10.34) and (ii) a reduction in CCM LLC’s purchase commitment under the Subscription Agreement to zero in accordance with the Offset.

Debt Financing

Loan Agreement

Consistent with the previously disclosed commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”) between Chardan and Legacy Dragonfly, CCM Investments 5 LLC, an affiliate of CCM LLC (“CCM 5”, and in connection with the Term Loan, the “Chardan Lender”), and EICF Agent LLC (“EIP” and, collectively with the Chardan Lender, the “Initial Term Loan Lenders”), in connection with the Closing, Chardan, Legacy Dragonfly and the Initial Term Loan Lenders entered into the Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) setting forth the terms of a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75 million (the “Term Loan”). The Chardan Lender backstopped its commitment under the Debt Commitment Letter by entering into a backstop commitment letter, dated as of May 20, 2022 (the “Backstop Commitment Letter”), with a certain third-party financing source (the “Backstop Lender” and collectively with EIP, the “Term Loan Lenders”), pursuant to which the Backstop Lender committed to purchase from the Chardan Lender the aggregate amount of the Term Loan, held byGuarantee and Security Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”), the Chardan Lender (the “Backstopped Loans”) immediately followingproceeds of which were used to repay the issuance of the$45 million fixed rate senior notes, and ChEF Equity Facility.

The Term Loan on the Closing Date. Pursuant to an assignment agreement, the Backstopped Loans were assigned by CCM 5 to the Backstop Lender on the Closing Date.

Pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Agreement, the Term Loan was advanced in one tranche on the Closing Date. The proceeds of the Term Loan were used to: (i) to refinance on the Closing Date prior indebtedness, (ii) to support the Transaction under the Business Combination, Agreement,(ii) prepay the fixed rate senior notes at closing of the Business Combination, (iii) for working capital purposes and other corporate purposes, and (iv) to pay any fees associated with transactions contemplated under the Term Loan Agreement and the other loan documents entered into in connection therewith, including the transactions described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) and fees and expenses relatedin connection with the foregoing, (iv) to the business combination.provide additional growth capital and (v) for other general/corporate purposes. The Term Loan amortizes inwill mature on October 7, 2026, or the amountMaturity Date, and will be subject to quarterly amortization of 5% per annum beginning 24 months after issuance. The definitive documents for the Closing DateTerm Loan incorporate certain mandatory prepayment events and matures oncertain affirmative and negative covenants and exceptions hereto. The financial covenants for the fourth anniversaryTerm Loan include a maximum senior leverage ratio covenant, a minimum liquidity covenant, a springing fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, and a maximum capital expenditures covenant. On March 29, 2023, we obtained a waiver from Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent for the lenders (the “Administrative Agent”) and EICF Agent LLC (“EIP”) and certain third-party financing source (collectively with EIP, the “Term Loan Lenders”) of our failure to satisfy the Closing Date (“Maturity Date”).fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum senior leverage ratio with respect to the minimum cash requirements under the Term Loan during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. It is probable that we will fail to meet these covenants within the next twelve months. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we reclassified our notes payable from a long-term liability to a current liability. The Term Loan accrues interest (i) until April 1, 2023 at a per annum rate equal to the adjusted Secured Overnight Financing Ratesecured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) plusis a margin equal to 13.5%, of which 7% will be payable in cash and 6.5% will be paid in-kind, (ii) thereafter until October 1, 2024, at a per annum rate equal to adjusted SOFR plus 7% payable in cash plus an amount ranging from 4.5% to 6.5%, depending on the senior leverage ratio of the consolidated company, which will be paid-in-kind and (iii) at all times thereafter, at a per annum rate equal to adjusted SOFR plus a margin ranging from 11.5% to 13.5% payable in cash, depending on the senior leverage ratio of the consolidated company. In each of the foregoing cases,case, adjusted SOFR will be no less than 1%.

Warrant Agreements

In connection with

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We may elect to prepay all or any portion of the entry intoamounts owed prior to the Maturity Date, provided that we provide notice to the Administrative Agent and the amount is accompanied by the applicable prepayment premium, if any. Prepayments of the Term Loan are required to be accompanied by a premium of 5% of the principal amount so prepaid if made prior to the October 7, 2023, 3% if made on and after October 7, 2023 but prior to October 7, 2024, 1% if made after October 7, 2024 but prior to October 7, 2025, and 0% if made on or after October 7, 2025. If the Term Loan is accelerated following the occurrence of an event of default, Legacy Dragonfly is required to immediately pay to lenders the sum of all obligations for principal, accrued interest, and the applicable prepayment premium.

Pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement, we have guaranteed the obligations of Legacy Dragonfly and such obligations will be guaranteed by any of Legacy Dragonfly’s subsidiaries that are party thereto from time to time as guarantors. Also pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement, the Administrative Agent was granted a required termsecurity interest in substantially all of the personal property, rights and condition thereof,assets of us as and Legacy Dragonfly to secure the Companypayment of all amounts owed to lenders under the Term Loan Agreement. In addition, we entered into (i)a Pledge Agreement pursuant to which we pledged to the penny warrant to issue penny warrantsAdministrative Agent our equity interests in Legacy Dragonfly as further collateral security for the obligations under the Term Loan Agreement. At the closing of the Business Combination, we issued to the Term Loan Lenders under(i) the Term Loanpenny warrants exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 2,593,056 shares which is equal to approximately 5.6%at an exercise price of Common Stock calculated on an agreed fully diluted outstanding basis on the issuance date (the “Penny Warrants”)$0.01 per share, and (ii) the $10 warrant to issue warrants to the Term Loan Lenders under the Term Loan exercisable to purchase 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock at $10 per share (the “$10 Warrants” and, together with the Penny Warrants, the “Warrants”). The additional shares of Common Stock will dilute the pro forma ownership of the other Company stockholders of proportionately.

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(F/K/A CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ChEF Equity Facility

Consistent with the previously disclosed equity facility letter agreement between Legacy Dragonfly and CCM 5, the Company and CCM LLC entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ChEF RRA”) in connection with the Closing. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to CCM LLC an amount of shares of Common Stock, up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $150 million, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Company appointed LifeSci Capital, LLC as “qualified independent underwriter” with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.

Pursuant to, on the terms of, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in the Purchase Agreement, including the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement registering the resale by CCM LLC of the shares of Common Stock issued to it under the Purchase Agreement, the Company will have the right from time to time at its option to direct CCM LLC to purchase up to a specified maximum amount of shares of Common Stock, up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $150 million, over the term of the equity facility (“ChEF Equity Facility”).

Other Agreements

Related Agreements

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Chardan, Legacy Dragonfly and the Sponsor entered into a sponsor support agreement.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These agreements, among other things, will require the Company to indemnify the Company’s directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments and fines incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Company’s request.

Registration Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement with the Sponsor, Chardan’s officers, directors, initial stockholders, CCM LLC and Warrant Holdings, an affiliate of the Sponsor (collectively, the “Insiders”) and certain Legacy Dragonfly stockholders.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Chardan NexTech Investments 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its Initial Public Offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

We were formerly a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 23, 2020, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. We had one wholly owned subsidiary, Bronco Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Merger Sub”).

On October 7, 2022, we completed our business combination (“Business Combination”) with Dragonfly Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Dragonfly”) pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 15, 2022, as amended on July 12, 2022, (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Merger Sub, and Dragonfly. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Dragonfly, with Dragonfly surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and (ii) the Company changed its name from Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. to Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.

All activity from our formation through September 30, 2022 relates to our formation and our initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for an initial business combination and consummating the Business Combination. We did not generate any operating revenues prior to the completion of our Business Combination.

Recent Developments

Special Meeting to Amend Charter and Investment Management Trust Agreement

On August 5, 2022, Chardan held a special meeting (the “Special Meeting”), at which holders of 11,331,512 shares of common stock of Chardan, par value $0.0001 per share (“Chardan Common Stock”), were present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 71.66% of the voting power of the 15,812,500 shares of Chardan Common Stock issued and outstanding entitled to vote at the Special Meeting at the close of business on July 11, 2022, which was the record date (the “Record Date”) for the Special Meeting. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on the Record Date are referred to herein as “Stockholders”.

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At the Special Meeting, the Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Charter to provide the Company’s officers, directors, initial stockholders and Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings, LLC (collectively, the “Insiders”) the ability to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination up to three (3) times for an additional one (1) month each time (for a maximum of three (3) 1-month extensions) upon the deposit into the trust account (the “Trust Account”) by the Insiders, their affiliates or designees of $200,000 upon five days’ advance notice prior to August 13, 2022 (or such other applicable deadline) (the “Extension,” and such proposal, the “Charter Amendment”). On July 29, 2022, to effectuate the Charter Amendment, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) approved and adopted the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Second A&R Charter”).

In connection with the Charter Amendment, Stockholders elected to redeem 9,556,652 shares of Chardan Common Stock, representing approximately 60.44% of the issued and outstanding shares of Chardan Common Stock and 75.55% of the issued outstanding Chardan Common Stock sold in the IPO.

In addition, at the Special Meeting, the Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated August 10, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Company (the “Trustee”) to authorize the Extension and its implementation by the Company (the “Trust Amendment Proposal”). On July 29, 2022, to effectuate the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Board approved and adopted Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”).

Extension

In connection with the Extension, the Insiders notified the Company on August 8, 2022 of the Insiders’ intention to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination for an additional one (1) month by depositing $200,000 into the Trust Account.

Also in connection with the Extension, the Company and Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings, LLC (“CNTQ Warrant Holdings”) entered into a promissory note on August 11, 2022 (the “Extension Note”), whereby the Company agreed to pay $200,000 to CNTQ Warrant Holdings.

Business Combination Agreement

On May 15, 2022, Chardan entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Dragonfly Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Dragonfly”), and Bronco Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Chardan (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Agreement, as amended by that certain Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, entered into on July 12, 2022, between the Company, Dragonfly and Merger Sub (the “Amendment”), provides that, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the following transactions will occur:

(i) at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), Merger Sub will merge with and into Dragonfly, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased and Dragonfly was the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Chardan (the “Merger”);

(ii) at the Closing, Chardan changed its name to “Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.” and is referred to herein as “New Dragonfly”;

(iii) as a result of the Merger, among other things, all shares of capital stock of Dragonfly outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger were canceled in exchange for the right to receive shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Dragonfly (“New Dragonfly Common Stock”);

(iv) as a result of the Merger, each Dragonfly option outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger converted into the right to receive a New Dragonfly option, subject to certain exceptions and conditions as set forth in the Merger Agreement;

(v) at the Closing, 40,000,000 shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock became issuable to existing holders of Dragonfly capital stock or pursuant to the aforementioned converted options; and

(vi) following the Closing, existing holders of Dragonfly capital stock will have the right to receive up to an aggregate of 40,000,000 additional shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock in three tranches as follows:

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(A) New Dragonfly shall issue 15,000,000 shares of New Dragonfly common stock in the aggregate, if, as disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 for New Dragonfly filed with the SEC, New Dragonfly’s (x) total audited revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 is equal to or greater than $250,000,000, and (y) audited operating income for the year ended December 31, 2023 is equal to or greater than $35,000,000;

(B) New Dragonfly shall issue an additional 12,500,000 shares of New Dragonfly common stock, in the aggregate (the “Second Earnout”), if at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2026, the VWAP of the New Dragonfly common stock over any 20 Trading Days (which may or may not be consecutive) within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period is greater than or equal to $22.50 per share of New Dragonfly common stock (the “Second Milestone”); and

(C) New Dragonfly shall issue an additional 12,500,000 shares of New Dragonfly common stock, in the aggregate (the “Third Earnout”), if at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2028, the VWAP of the New Dragonfly common stock over any 20 Trading Days (which may or may not be consecutive) within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period is greater than or equal to $32.50 per share of New Dragonfly common stock (the “Third Milestone”).

Upon the occurrence of the Third Milestone, if the Second Milestone has yet to occur, the Second Milestone will be deemed to have occurred simultaneously with the Third Milestone and the holders of Dragonfly capital stock shall be entitled to receive the Second Earnout as if the Second Milestone had occurred on or prior to December 31, 2026, provided, however, that such date shall only occur once, if at all, and in no event shall such holders be collectively entitled to receive more than an aggregate of 40,000,000 additional shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock.

The Board has unanimously (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger Agreement and related matters by the stockholders of Chardan.

The Board is composed of seven members, five of whom were designated by Dragonfly and two of whom were designated by Chardan.

On May 15, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Chardan entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with the Sponsor (the “PIPE Investor”). Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Subscription Agreement, the PIPE Investor has subscribed to purchase up to 500,000 shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”).

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by Chardan, Merger Sub, and Dragonfly. The representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Merger Agreement generally will not survive the Closing.

The Merger Agreement contains additional covenants, including, among others, providing for (i) the parties to conduct their respective businesses in the ordinary course through the Closing, (ii) the parties to not initiate any negotiations or enter into any agreements for certain alternative transactions, (iii) Dragonfly to prepare and deliver to Chardan certain audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements of Dragonfly, (iv) Chardan to prepare and file a proxy statement/registration statement on Form S-4 and take certain other actions to obtain the requisite approval of Chardan stockholders of certain proposals regarding the Merger, (v) the parties to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain necessary approvals from governmental agencies and (vi) to the extent Closing did not occur by August 10, 2022, then, pursuant to Chardan’s organizational documents, Chardan shall extend the deadline to consummate its initial business combination by an additional three months from the Termination Date (as defined in Chardan’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on May 15, 2022) (such date, the “Extended Termination Date”); provided that if the Closing did not occur by the date that is two business days prior to the Extended Termination Date, Chardan shall extend the deadline to consummate its initial business combination by an additional three months from the Extended Termination Date.

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Other Agreements

The Business Combination Agreement contemplates the execution of various additional agreements and instruments, on or before the Closing, including, among others, the following:

Registration Rights & Certain Restrictions on Transfer

The Merger Agreement contemplates that, at the Closing, New Dragonfly, Chardan NexTech Investments 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Chardan’s initial stockholders, certain stockholders of Dragonfly and certain of each of their respective affiliates, as applicable, and the other parties thereto, entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which New Dragonfly will agree to register for resale, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), certain shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock and other equity securities of New Dragonfly that are held by the parties thereto from time to time and the parties thereto will be provided with customary demand and piggyback registration rights. Additionally, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Bylaws of New Dragonfly contain certain restrictions on transfer with respect to (i) shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock and any other equity securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock held by the Dragonfly Stockholders immediately following the Closing (other than any shares purchased in the public market or in the PIPE Investment) and (ii) any Earnout Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) issued within six (6) months of the closing date and any shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock issued with respect to or in exchange for such Earnout Shares (the “Lock-up Shares”). Such restrictions begin at the Closing and end on the date that is six months after Closing.

Sponsor Support Agreement

On May 15, 2022, the Sponsor, Chardan and Dragonfly entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed to (i) vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and against any proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (x) a breach of any of Chardan’s or Merger Sub’s covenants, agreements or obligations under the Merger Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreements or (y) any Closing conditions set forth in Section 9.1 or 9.3 or the Merger Agreement not being satisfied, (ii) retain and not redeem its holdings in Chardan prior to the Closing, (iii) be subject to certain transfer restrictions with respect to its holdings in Chardan and (iv) be bound by certain provisions of the Merger Agreement as if it were an original signatory thereto, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement.

Subscription Agreement

On May 15, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Chardan entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with the Sponsor (the “PIPE Investor”). Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Subscription Agreement, the PIPE Investor has subscribed to purchase up to 500,000 shares of New Dragonfly Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”).

As set forth in the Subscription Agreement, the PIPE Investor may purchase shares of Chardan Common Stock in the open market, and reduce (i) its purchase price under the Subscription Agreement by an amount equal to the number of shares that the PIPE Investor purchased in the open market multiplied by the per share redemption amount received by public stockholders who elect to redeem their shares prior to the Closing and (ii) the number of shares it subscribed for by an amount equal to the number of Shares Subscriber purchased in the open market and not redeemed as contemplated above. The PIPE Investor agreed that it would not exercise its right to vote any shares it may purchase in the open market following the date of the Subscription Agreement and prior to the Closing, in connection with any vote to approve the Merger.

The PIPE Investment was consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing.

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Debt Commitment Letter

On May 15, 2022, Chardan and Dragonfly entered into a commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”), with EICF Agent LLC (“EIP”) and CCM Investments 5 LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor (“CCM 5”, and collectively with EIP, the “Initial Lenders”), pursuant to which the Initial Lenders have agreed to provide Dragonfly with a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 (the “Term Loan Facility”) subject to the satisfaction of a number of specified conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter. CCM 5 intends to backstop its commitment under the Debt Commitment Letter by entering into a backstop commitment letter (the “Backstop Commitment Letter”) with certain third party financing sources prior to the Closing Date.

The proceeds of the Term Loan Facility will be used (i) to support the Merger, (ii) to repay all outstanding PIUS Debt and other obligations of Dragonfly, (iii) to pay for fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing, (iv) to provide additional growth capital and (v) for other general/corporate purposes. The Term Loan Facility must be fully drawn on the Closing Date, will mature four years from the Closing Date and will be subject to quarterly amortization of 5% per annum beginning 24 months after the Closing Date. Chardan is a guarantor under the Term Loan Facility.

As part of the consideration for the Term Loan Facility, New Dragonfly also issued to the Initial Lenders (but not CCM 5 to the extent it has not backstopped its commitment pursuant to the Backstop Commitment Letter) on the Closing Date: (i) penny warrants (the “Penny Warrants”) exercisable to purchase 3.6% of New Dragonfly’s common stock on a fully-diluted basis, calculated as of the Closing Date, and (ii) warrants (the “$10 Per Share Warrants”) exercisable to purchase 1.6 million shares of New Dragonfly’s common stock at $10 per share. The Penny Warrants will have an exercise period of ten years from the date of issuance. The $10 Per Share Warrants will have an exercise period of five years from the date of issuance and will have customary cashless exercise provisions. The warrants will have standard anti-dilution protections. The shares of New Dragonfly common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants shall have customary registration rights requiring New Dragonfly to file and keep effective a registration statement registering the resale of such shares.

Equity Facility Letter Agreement

On May 15, 2022, Chardan, Dragonfly and CCM 5 (the “Equity Facility Investor”) entered into a letter agreement (together with the Summary of Indicative Terms attached as an exhibit thereto, the “Equity Facility Letter Agreement”) pursuant to which Chardan and Dragonfly agreed to enter into definitive documentation (the “Equity Facility Definitive Documentation”) to establish a committed equity facility (the “Equity Facility”) prior to the Closing. The Equity Facility Definitive Documentation contains terms that are consistent with the Equity Facility Letter Agreement and customary for documentation of this nature. Pursuant to and subject to the conditions to be set forth in the Equity Facility Definitive Documentation, New Dragonfly has the right from time to time at its option to direct the Equity Facility Investor to purchase up to a specified maximum amount of shares of New Dragonfly common stock, up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $150,000,000 over the 36-month term of the Equity Facility Letter Agreement.

The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement, form of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement and the transactions and documents contemplated thereby are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, form of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement, copies of which are filed with the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 15, 2022, and the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.

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The Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement have been included to provide investors with information regarding their terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about Chardan, Dragonfly, or their affiliates. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement and the other documents related thereto were made only for purposes of such agreements as of the specific dates therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Facility Letter Agreement, as applicable, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or the Equity Facility Letter Agreement, as applicable, instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or the Equity Facility Letter Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or the Equity Facility Letter Agreement, as applicable, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Chardan’s public disclosures.

Business Combination Closing

On October 7, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. (“Chardan”)), consummated the previously announced merger pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated May 15, 2022, as amended by the Amendment to the Business Combination Agreement, dated July 12, 2022, by and among Chardan, Bronco Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Chardan (“Merger Sub”), and Dragonfly Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Legacy Dragonfly”). Chardan’s stockholders approved the Transactions (as defined below) at a special meeting of stockholders held on October 6, 2022.

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy Dragonfly (the “Merger” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Transactions”), with Legacy Dragonfly continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chardan. On the Closing Date, the registrant changed its name from Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. to Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.

Merger Consideration

At the Closing, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Chardan, Merger Sub, Legacy Dragonfly or the holders of any of the following securities:

(a) Each outstanding share of Legacy Dragonfly’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock”), converted into (i) a certain number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), totaling 41,500,000 shares (including the conversion and assumption of the options to purchase shares of Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock described below), which is equal to (x) $415,000,000 divided by (y) $10.00 (the “Merger Consideration”) and (ii) the contingent right to receive Earnout Shares (as defined below) (which may be zero) following the Closing.

(b) Each option to purchase shares of Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock, was assumed and converted into options to acquire shares of Common Stock. The portion of the Merger Consideration reflecting the conversion of the Legacy Dragonfly options was calculated assuming that all the Company options are net-settled. With respect to the Company options received in respect of Legacy Dragonfly options that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing and cash exercised after the Closing, up to 627,498 additional shares of Common Stock may be issued. At the Closing, approximately 38,576,648 shares of the Merger Consideration was allocated to holders of outstanding shares of Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock and 3,664,975 shares of the Merger Consideration was allocated to holders of the assumed Legacy Dragonfly options.

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Earnout Merger Consideration

In addition to the Merger Consideration set forth above, additional contingent shares (“Earnout Shares”) may be payable to each holder of shares of Legacy Dragonfly Common Stock in the Merger, subject to achieving specified milestones, up to an aggregate of 40,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock in three tranches.

The first tranche of 15,000,000 shares is issuable if the Company’s 2023 total audited revenue is equal to or greater than $250 million and the Company’s 2023 audited operating income is equal to or greater than $35 million. The second tranche of 12,500,000 shares is issuable upon achieving a volume-weighted average trading price threshold of Common Stock over any 20 Trading Days (which may or may not be consecutive) within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period of at least $22.50 on or prior to December 31, 2026, and the third tranche of 12,500,000 shares is issuable upon achieving a volume-weighted average trading price threshold of Common Stock over any 20 Trading Days (which may or may not be consecutive) within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period of at least $32.50 on or prior to December 31, 2028. To the extent not previously earned, the second tranche is issuable if the $32.50 price target is achieved by December 31, 2028.

Upon the consummation of a change of control transaction during either the second milestone earnout period or the third milestone earnout period, any earnout milestone with respect to such earnout period that has not yet been achieved shall automatically be deemed to have been achieved if a change of control transaction is announced with an imputed share price of Common Stock of at least $22.50 on or prior to the end of second earnout period or $32.50 on prior to the third earnout period.

A description of the Merger and the terms of the Business Combination Agreement are included in the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 16, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) as filed with the SEC in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal” of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

PIPE Investment

Pursuant to the subscription agreement, dated as of May 15, 2022 (the “Subscription Agreement”), by and between Chardan and Chardan NexTech Investments 2 LLC (or an affiliate thereof if assigned pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the “Sponsor”), the Sponsor agreed to purchase, and Chardan agreed to sell to the Sponsor, an aggregate of 500,000 shares of Chardan common stock (“Chardan Common Stock”) for gross proceeds to Chardan of $5 million in a private placement. On September 28, 2022, the Sponsor and Chardan Capital Markets LLC, a New York limited liability company (“CCM LLC”), entered into an assignment, assumption and joinder agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor assigned all of the Sponsor’s rights, benefits and obligations under the Subscription Agreement to CCM LLC.

Under the Subscription Agreement, the number of shares of Chardan Common Stock that CCM LLC was obligated to purchase was to be reduced by the number of shares of Chardan Common Stock that CCM LLC purchased in the open market, provided that such purchased shares were not redeemed, and the aggregate price to be paid under the Subscription Agreement was to be reduced by the amount of proceeds received by the Company because such shares are not redeemed (the “Offset”). During the week of September 26, 2022 CCM LLC acquired in the open market in total 485,000 shares of Common Stock at purchase prices per share ranging from $10.33 to $10.38 (such shares, the “Purchased Shares”). The Purchased Shares were not redeemed, resulting in (i) the Company’s receipt of $5,016,547 from the Trust Account (based on a per share redemption price of $10.34) and (ii) a reduction in CCM LLC’s purchase commitment under the Subscription Agreement to zero in accordance with the Offset.

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Debt Financing

Loan Agreement

Consistent with the previously disclosed commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”) between Chardan and Legacy Dragonfly, CCM Investments 5 LLC, an affiliate of CCM LLC (“CCM 5”, and in connection with the Term Loan, the “Chardan Lender”), and EICF Agent LLC (“EIP” and, collectively with the Chardan Lender, the “Initial Term Loan Lenders”), in connection with the Closing, Chardan, Legacy Dragonfly and the Initial Term Loan Lenders entered into the Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) setting forth the terms of a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75 million (the “Term Loan”). The Chardan Lender backstopped its commitment under the Debt Commitment Letter by entering into a backstop commitment letter, dated as of May 20, 2022 (the “Backstop Commitment Letter”), with a certain third-party financing source (the “Backstop Lender” and collectively with EIP, the “Term Loan Lenders”), pursuant to which the Backstop Lender committed to purchase from the Chardan Lender the aggregate amount of the Term Loan held by the Chardan Lender (the “Backstopped Loans”) immediately following the issuance of the Term Loan on the Closing Date. Pursuant to an assignment agreement, the Backstopped Loans were assigned by CCM 5 to the Backstop Lender on the Closing Date.

Pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Agreement, the Term Loan was advanced in one tranche on the Closing Date. The proceeds of the Term Loan were used (i) to refinance on the Closing Date prior indebtedness, (ii) to support the Transaction under the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) for working capital purposes and other corporate purposes, and (iv) to pay any fees associated with transactions contemplated under the Term Loan Agreement and the other loan documents entered into in connection therewith, including the transactions described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) and fees and expenses related to the business combination. The Term Loan amortizes in the amount of 5% per annum beginning 24 months after the Closing Date and matures on the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date (“Maturity Date”). The Term Loan accrues interest (i) until April 1, 2023, at a per annum rate equal to the adjusted Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin equal to 13.5%, of which 7% will be payable in cash and 6.5% will be paid in-kind, (ii) thereafter until October 1, 2024, at a per annum rate equal to adjusted SOFR plus 7% payable in cash plus an amount ranging from 4.5% to 6.5%, depending on the senior leverage ratio of the consolidated company, which will be paid-in-kind and (iii) at all times thereafter, at a per annum rate equal to adjusted SOFR plus a margin ranging from 11.5% to 13.5% payable in cash, depending on the senior leverage ratio of the consolidated company. In each of the foregoing cases, adjusted SOFR will be no less than 1%.

Warrant Agreements

In connection with the entry into the Term Loan Agreement, and as a required term and condition thereof, the Company entered into (i) the penny warrant to issue penny warrants to the Term Loan Lenders under the Term Loan exercisable to purchase 2,593,056 shares, which is equal to approximately 5.6% of Common Stock calculated on an agreed fully diluted outstanding basis on the issuance date (the “Penny Warrants”) and (ii) the $10 warrant to issue warrants to the Term Loan Lenders under the Term Loan exercisable to purchase 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock at $10 per share (the “$10 Warrants” and, together with the Penny Warrants, the “Warrants”). The additional shares of Common Stock will dilute the pro forma ownership of the other Company stockholders of proportionately.

ChEF Equity Facility

Consistent with the previously disclosed equity facility letter agreement between Legacy Dragonfly and CCM 5, the Company and CCM LLC entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ChEF RRA”) in connection with the Closing. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to CCM LLC an amount of shares of Common Stock, up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $150 million, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Company appointed LifeSci Capital, LLC as “qualified independent underwriter” with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.

Pursuant to, on the terms of, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in the Purchase Agreement, including the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement registering the resale by CCM LLC of the shares of Common Stock issued to it under the Purchase Agreement, the Company will have the right from time to time at its option to direct CCM LLC to purchase up to a specified maximum amount of shares of Common Stock, up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $150 million, over the term of the equity facility (“ChEF Equity Facility”).

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Other Agreements

Related Agreements

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Chardan, Legacy Dragonfly and the Sponsor entered into a sponsor support agreement.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These agreements, among other things, will require the Company to indemnify the Company’s directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments and fines incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Company’s request.

Registration Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement with the Sponsor, Chardan’s officers, directors, initial stockholders, CCM LLC and Warrant Holdings, an affiliate of the Sponsor (collectively, the “Insiders”) and certain Legacy Dragonfly stockholders.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities for the period from June 23, 2020 (Inception) through September 30, 2022 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held after the Initial Public Offering. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $1,919,615, which resulted from a net gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the amount of $279,627, which was partially offset by the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $1,110,686, operating and formation costs of $999,216, franchise tax expense of $50,000, and income tax expense of $39,340.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $1,298,108, which resulted from the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $46,279 and a net gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the amount of $469,109, which was partially offset by operating and formation costs of $1,623,500, franchise tax expense of $150,656, and income tax expense of $39,340.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had net income of $2,690,543, which resulted from by the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $4,072,514 and a net gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the amount of $7,023, which was partially offset by operating and formation costs of $92,234, franchise tax expense of $24,034, loss on sale of Private Warrants of $1,253,929, and warrant issuance costs of $18,797.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had net income of $2,689,709, which resulted from the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $4,072,514, and an unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the amount of 7,023, which was partially offset by warrant issuance costs of $18,797 associated with the Initial Public Offering, operating and formation costs of $93,068, loss on sale of Private Warrants of $1,253,929, and franchise tax expense of $24,034.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $316,023 and $799,808 in cash held outside of the Trust Account, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had a working capital deficit of $ 1,125,637. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a working capital surplus of $988,187.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $583,456, which was due to the change in fair value of warrants of $46,279, a net gain on investments in the Trust Account of $469,109, and our net loss of $1,298,108, partially offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $1,230,040.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $459,653, which was due to the change in fair value of warrants of $4,072,514, changes in operating assets and liabilities of $342,550, and net gain on investments in the Trust Account of $7,023, partially offset by our net income of $2,689,709, loss on sale of Private Warrants of $1,253,928, and expensed offering costs of $18,797.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash provided by investing activities was $96,894,621, of which was due to proceeds from the trust account for payment of redeeming stockholder $97,194,950, and $99,671 due to proceeds from the Trust Account to pay franchise tax, partially offset by $400,000 deposited into the trust account.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $128,397,500, which was due to the amount of net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering being deposited to the Trust Account.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash flows used in financing activities was $96,794,950, which was due to $97,194,950 of payments to redeeming stockholders, partially offset by $400,000 of proceeds from promissory notes-related party.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities was $129,719,361, which was comprised of $126,000,000 in proceeds from the issuance of units in the Initial Public Offering net of underwriter’s discount paid, $4,299,500 in proceeds from the issuance of warrants in a private placement to Holdings, and proceeds from issuance of a promissory note of $155,000 to our Sponsor, offset in part by payment of $580,139 for offering costs associated with the Initial Public Offering and repayment of the outstanding balance on the promissory note to our Sponsor of $155,000.

On August 13, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $110,000,000. Each Unit consisted of one public share and three-quarters of one Public Warrant. Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50$10.00 per whole share.

Simultaneously with

From January 1, 2023 to May 15, 2023, we issued and sold approximately 98,500 shares of our common stock under the closingChEF Equity Facility, resulting in net cash proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, Warrant Holdings purchased an aggregate of 4,361,456 Private Warrants at$670,593

On March 5, 2023, we issued a price of $0.93 per Private Warrant ($4,052,000note in the aggregate). Each Private Warrant entitles the holderprincipal amount of $1.0 million (the “Principal Amount”) to purchase three-fourthsBrian Nelson, one of one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.

On August 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option and, purchased an additional 1,650,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $16,500,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, we consummated the sale of 266,402 Private Warrants at a purchase price of $0.93 per Private Warrantour directors, in a private placement in exchange for cash in an equal amount (the “Note”). The Note became due and payable in full on April 1, 2023. We were also obligated to Warrant Holdings, generating gross proceedspay a fee in the amount of $247,500.$100,000 (the “Loan Fee”) to Mr. Nelson on April 4, 2023. The Principal Amount of the Note was paid in full on April 1, 2023 and the Loan Fee was paid in full on April 4, 2023.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements asGoing Concern

For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, we generated net income of September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

Contractual Obligations

$4.9 million but had a negative cash flow from operations. As of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023, we had approximately $15.8 million in cash and Decembercash equivalents and working capital of $24.5 million.

Under the Term Loan Agreement, we are obligated to comply with certain financial covenants, which include maintaining a maximum senior leverage ratio, minimum liquidity, a springing fixed charge coverage ratio, and maximum capital expenditures. On March 29, 2023, we obtained a waiver from our Administrative Agent and Term Loan Lenders of our failures to satisfy the fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum senior leverage ratio with respect to the minimum cash requirements under the Term Loan during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2023. It is probable that we didwill fail to meet these covenants within the next twelve months. If we are unable to comply with the financial covenants in our loan agreement, the Term Loan Lenders have the right to accelerate the maturity of the Term Loan. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

In addition, we may need to raise additional debt and/or equity financing to fund our operations and strategic plans and meet our financial covenants. We have historically been able to raise additional capital through issuance of equity and/or debt financing and we intend to use the ChEF Equity Facility and raise additional capital as needed. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to raise additional equity, contain expenses, or increase revenue, and comply with the financial covenants under the Term Loan. If such financings are not have any long-term debt,available, or if the terms of such financings are less desirable than we expect, we may be forced to take actions to reduce our capital or operating lease obligations. We entered intoexpenditures, including by not seeking potential acquisition opportunities, eliminating redundancies, or reducing or delaying our production facility expansions, which may adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects. Further, future debt or equity financings may be dilutive to our current stockholders.

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Cash Flows for the Three months ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2022

  Three months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Net Cash provided by/(used in):  (in thousands) 
Operating Activities $(3,838) $(11,110)
Investing activities $(589) $(4,524)
Financing activities $2,437  $111 

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $3.8 million for three months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to a net operating loss of $9.8 million during the period offset by an administrative services agreement pursuantincrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses as a result of extended payments for the large influx of cells received late in 2022 and early 2023.

Net cash used in operating activities was $11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to which we paya net loss during the Sponsor for office space and secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our management team,period in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per month.

Registration and Stockholder Rights Agreement

The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Warrants (and any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants) will be entitled to registration rights pursuantaddition to an agreement to be signed prior to or onincrease in inventory and reduction of accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.6 million for the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months priorended March 31, 2023, as compared to the date on which these sharesnet cash used in investing activities of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Warrants (and underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to Registration Statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such Registration Statements.

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Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,650,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On August 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,650,000 Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $16,500,000. In addition, the underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $500,000 upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

The Company has engaged Chardan Capital Markets LLC as an advisor in connection with the Company’s Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with the stockholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities, assist the Company in obtaining stockholder approval$4.5 million for the Business Combination and assist the Company with press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company paid Chardan Capital Markets LLC a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination in an amount equal to, in the aggregate, 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering.

Related Party Extension Loans

As discussed in Note 1 to the Financial Statements, the Company could extend the period of time to consummate an initial Business Combination up to three times, for an additional one month each time (for a total of up to three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to complete a Business Combination). In order to extend the time availabledecrease in capital equipment expenses.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $2.4 million for the Companythree months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to consummate a Business Combination, the initial stockholders or their affiliates or designees must deposit into the Trust Account $200,000 if extended for eachnet cash provided by financing activities of the 1-month terms), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline. Additionally, as discussed in Note 1, the Company held a Special Meeting where the Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Charter to provide the Company’s Insiders the ability to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination up to three (3) times for an additional one (1) month each time (for a maximum of three (3) one-month extensions). Any such payments would be made in the form of a loan. The terms of the promissory note to be issued in connection with any such loans have not yet been negotiated. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company repaid such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. The initial stockholders and their affiliates or designees were not obligated to fund the Trust Account to extend the time$0.1 million for the Companythree months ended March 31, 2022, and was primarily due to complete an initial Business Combination.proceeds from a $1.0 million note payable and proceeds from public offering and warrants.

On August 8, 2022,

Contractual Obligations

Our estimated future obligations consist of short-term and long-term operating lease liabilities. As of March 31, 2023, we had $1.2 million in short-term operating lease liabilities and $3.2 million in long-term operating lease liabilities.

As disclosed above, we have a Term Loan. As of March 31, 2023, the Company notified the Trustee that it was extending the time available to the Company to consummate its initial business combination for an additional one (1) month from August 13, 2022 to September 13, 2022 (“Extension No. 1”). Extension No. 1 provided the Company with additional time to complete its proposed business combination with Dragonfly. Extension No. 1 was the first of up to three (3) one-month extensions permittedprincipal amount outstanding under the Company’s Second A&R Charter.Term Loan was $77.4 million.

In connection with Extension No. 1, the Company’s officers, directors, initial stockholders and Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings, LLC (collectively, the “Insiders”), their affiliates or designees deposited an aggregate of $200,000 (the “First Extension Payment”) into the Trust Account prior to August 13, 2022, on behalf of the Company. In connection with its First Extension Payment, the Insiders will receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the First Extension Payment that would not have been repaid if the Company was unable to close a business combination, unless there were funds available outside its Trust Account to do so.

On September 6, 2022, the Company notified Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company that it was extending the time available to the Company to consummate its initial business combination for an additional one (1) month from September 13, 2022 to October 13, 2022 (“Extension No. 2”). Extension No. 2 provided the Company with additional time to complete its proposed business combination with Dragonfly. Extension No. 2 was the second of up to three (3) 1-month extensions permitted under the Company’s Second A&R Charter.

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In connection with Extension No. 2, the Company’s officers, directors, initial stockholders and Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings, LLC, their affiliates or designees deposited an aggregate of $200,000 (the “Second Extension Payment”) into the Trust Account prior to September 12, 2022, on behalf of the Company. In connection with its Second Extension Payment, the Insiders received a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the Second Extension Payment that would not have been repaid if the Company was unable to close a business combination, unless there were funds available outside its Trust Account to do so.

As of September 30, 2022 , the Company had an outstanding balance in promissory note - related party of $400,000 in relation to Extension No 1 and Extension No 2.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

Warrant Liabilities

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants will be recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company accounts for the Private Warrants issued concurrently in connection with the Initial Public Offering in accordance with ASC 815-40, under which the Private Warrants will not meet the criteria for equity classification and must be recorded as liabilities. As the Private Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815, the Private Warrants will be measured at fair value at inception and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), with changes in fair value recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations in the period of change.

The Public Warrants are not precluded from equity classification, and are accounted for as such on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter.

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Common stock subject to possible redemption

The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as liability instruments and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that feature redemption rights that is either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock feature certain redemption rights that is considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. On August 5, 2022, in connection with the Charter Amendment, 9,556,652 shares of Chardan common stock were redeemed, resulting in the distribution of $97,194,950 from the Trust Account to the redeeming stockholders. Following such redemptions, approximately $31,460,579 million remained in the Trust Account and 6,255,848 shares of Common Stock remained issued and outstanding. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 3,093,348 and 12,650,000 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from the initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and retained earnings (accumulated deficit).

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock is affected by charges against additional paid in capital and retained earnings (accumulated deficit).

Net Income (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

The Company has not considered the effect of the Warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 14,115,358 shares in the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, since the exercise of the Warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events.

Recent Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Not applicable.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in ourthe reports filedthat we file or submittedsubmit under Securitiesthe Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is (1) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controlsforms and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is(2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Evaluationthe Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, our management, with the participation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation ofevaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2021. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 €13a-15(e) and 15d-15 (e)15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon the evaluation described above, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, due to the material weaknesses previously reported in our 2022 Annual Report that have not yet been remediated, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2022, due to the revision of the Balance Sheet as of August 13, 2021 that was included in a Form 8-K, Item 8.01, filed on August 19, 2021, regarding the classification of redeemable common stock, as described below, which constitutes a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. The revision was included as part of the September 30, 2021 Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2021.March 31, 2023.

Management concluded that a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting existed relating to the accounting treatment for complex financial instruments. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Changes in Internal Control Overover Financial Reporting

Other than the implementation of

Except for the remediation activities regarding the Company’s Balance Sheet on the Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2021,plan described within our 2022 Annual Report, there has beenwere no changechanges in our internal controlcontrols over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act)that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Management has enhancedwill continue to evaluate and enhance our processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate and understandas noted in the nuances of the complex accounting standards that apply toremediation plan described within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Our updated processes include providing enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications.2022 Annual Report. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

From time to time, we may become involved in litigation or other legal proceedings. We are not currently a party to any litigation or legal proceedings that, in the opinion of our management, are likely to have a material adverse effect on our business. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

As ofa smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the date ofinformation required by this Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 16, 2022  (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) as filed with the SEC. in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 52 thereof and are incorporated herein by reference. A summary of the risks associated with the Company’s business are also described on pages 41-43 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors” and are incorporated herein by reference.item.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Pursuant to the subscription agreement, dated as of May 15, 2022 (the “Subscription Agreement”), by and between CNTQ and Chardan NexTech Investments 2 LLC (or an affiliate thereof if assigned pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the “Sponsor”), the Sponsor agreed to purchase, and CNTQ agreed to sell to the Sponsor, an aggregate of 500,000 shares of CNTQ Common Stock for gross proceeds to CNTQ of $5 million in a private placement. On September 28, 2022, the Sponsor and CCM entered into an assignment, assumption and joinder agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor assigned all of the Sponsor’s rights, benefits and obligations under the Subscription Agreement to CCM.

Under the Subscription Agreement, the number of shares of CNTQ Common Stock that CCM was obligated to purchase was to be reduced by the number of shares of CNTQ Common Stock that CCM purchased in the open market, provided that such purchased shares were not redeemed, and the aggregate price to be paid under the Subscription Agreement was to be reduced by the amount of proceeds received by the Company because such shares are not redeemed (the “Offset”). During the week of September 26, 2022 CCM acquired in the open market in total 485,000 shares of common stock at purchase prices per share ranging from $10.33 to $10.38 (such shares, the “Purchased Shares”). The Purchased Shares were not redeemed, resulting in (i) the Company’s receipt of $5,016,547 from the Trust Account (based on a per share redemption price of $10.34) and (ii) a reduction in CCM’s purchase commitment under the Subscription Agreement to zero in accordance with the Offset. At the Closing, the Company issued an additional 15,000 shares to CCM pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement.None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Incorporated By Reference

Exhibit No.

    

Description

    

Form

    

Exhibit

    

Filing Date

4.1

Form of $10 Warrant of the Company.

8-K

4.2

09/29/2022

4.2

Form of Penny Warrant of the Company

8-K

4.1

09/29/2022

10.1

Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2021, by and between Continental Stock & Trust Company and Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp.

8-K

10.2

08/13/2021

10.2

Amendment No. 1 to Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee

8-K

10.1

08/05/2022

10.3

Promissory Note, dated as of August 11, 2022, by and between the Company and Chardan NexTech 2 Warrant Holdings, LLC.

8-K

10.7

08/15/2022

31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1**

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2**

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS*

XBRL Instance Document

101.CAL*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.SCH*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.DEF*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included as Exhibit 101)

    Incorporated By Reference
Exhibit No. Description Form Exhibit Filing Date
2.1 Plan of Conversion, dated March 30, 2023. 8-K 2.1 03/31/23
3.1 Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on March 30, 2023. 8-K 3.1 03/31/23
3.2 Bylaws, dated March 31, 2023. 8-K 3.2 03/31/23
4.1 Promissory Note of the Company, dated March 5, 2023. 8-K 4.1 03/09/23
10.1 First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 24, 2023, by and between Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. and John Marchetti. 8-K 10.1 03/02/23
10.2 Limited Waiver, dated as of March 29, 2023, to the Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2022, by and among Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp., Dragonfly Energy Corp., the lenders from time to time party thereto and Alter Domus (US) LLC. 8-K 10.1 03/29/23
31.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.      
31.2* Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.      
32.1** Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.      
99.1 Articles of Conversion, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on March 30, 2023. 8-K 99.1 03/31/23
99.2 Certificate of Conversion, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 30, 2023. 8-K 99.2 03/31/23
101.INS* XBRL Instance Document      
101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document      
101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document      
101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document      
101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document      
101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document      
104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included as Exhibit 101)      

*

Filed herewith

herewith.

**

Furnished

Furnished.

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SIGNATURES

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

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.

.

Date: November 14, 2022

May 15, 2023

By:

By:

/s/ Denis Phares

Denis Phares

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.

Date: November 14, 2022

May 15, 2023

By:

By:

/s/ John Marchetti

John Marchetti

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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