As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2022May 22, 2023

 

Registration No. 333-271761

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Amendment No. 1 to

FORM S-1

Registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933

 

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware 6552 52-2158952

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

112 NE 41st Street, Suite 106, Miami, Florida 33137

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,

of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Scott L. Mathis

President & Chief Executive Officer

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.

112 NE 41st Street, Suite 106

Miami, Florida 33137

T. 212-739-7700

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent service)

 

Copies to:

 

Victoria B. Bantz, Esq.

Burns, Figa & Will, P.C.

6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Suite 1000

Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

T. 303-796-2626

 

Approximate Date of Commencement of Proposed Sale to the Public: As soon as possible after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), check the following box. ☒

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” “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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered Amount to be Registered(1)  Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Security(2)(3)  Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)  Amount of Registration Fee 
             
Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share  1,666,667  $1.53  $2,550,001  $281.01(1)

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Amount to be

Registered(1)

  

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Security(2)

  

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering

Price(2)

  

Amount of

Registration Fee

 
Shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, offered by selling stockholders  2,000,000(3) $0.7653  $1,530,600  $168.68(4)

 

 (1)Represents 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock that are issuable pursuant to a purchase agreement with the selling stockholder named herein. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers any additionalthe shares of Common Stock whichcommon stock being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares as may becomebe issuable with respect to prevent dilution fromthe shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends andor similar events.transactions.
 (2)The proposed maximum offering price per share of Common Stock will be determined from time to time in connection with, and at the time of, the sale by the holder of such Common Stock.
(3)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance withpursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. The proposed maximum offering price per share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the closing price of the shares of Common Stock on the basiscommon stock as of the closing price per shareMay 8, 2023 as reportedquoted on the Nasdaq ExchangeCapital Market of $0.7653.
(3)Represents a good faith estimate of the shares of common stock underlying a series of senior convertible notes issued by the registrant in a private placement, with such amount equal to the maximum number of shares issuable upon conversion of such notes, including 7% interest accrued through the term of the notes, assuming for purposes hereof that (x) such note is convertible at $0.27 per share, the conversion floor price, and (y) without taking into account the limitations on December 15, 2022.the conversion of such note (as provided for therein).
(4)The filing fee of $168.68 was paid concurrently with the filing of the registration statement on Form S-1 on April 18, 2023.

 

We hereby amend this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay our effective date until we will file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or until this Registration Statement will become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, in accordance with Section 8(a) may determine.

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholder may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and the selling stockholder is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 16, 2022MAY 22, 2023

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.

 

1,666,6672,000,000 Shares

 

This prospectus relates to the resale from time to time of up to 1,666,6672,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), by Tumim Stone Capital LLC (Tumim Stone Capital). Tumim Stone Capital is also referred to inthe selling stockholders set forth under the caption “Selling Stockholders” beginning on page 12 of this prospectus (each individually as a “selling stockholder”).

The shares of common stock registered for resale under this prospectus underlie a series of senior secured convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) issued to the selling stockholder. stockholders in a private placement on February 21, 2023. The number of shares registered under this prospectus represents a portion of the maximum number of shares of common stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Notes, including payment of interest on the notes through February 21, 2023 determined as if the outstanding Notes (including interest on the Notes through February 21, 2023) were converted in full (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained therein solely for the purpose of such calculation) at the floor price of $0.27 (an alternative conversion price under the Notes).

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) will not receive proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholder.stockholders. However, we maydid receive gross proceeds of up to $44,308,970$5,000,000 from the sale of our Common Stockthe Notes to the selling stockholderstockholders pursuant to that certain Common StockSecurities Purchase Agreement dated November 8, 2022February 21, 2023 (the “Purchase Agreement”), once the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective.

In connection with the Purchase Agreement, we also executed that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated November 8, 2022 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which we agreed to register the resale by Tumim Stone Capital of the shares of Common Stock issued to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

Under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), in no event may we issue to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement more than 549,648 shares of our Common Stock, which represents 19.99% of the shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement (the “Exchange Cap”), unless (i) we obtain stockholder approval to issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Exchange Cap or (ii) the average price of all applicable sales of Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement equals or exceeds the lower of (i) the Nasdaq official closing price immediately preceding the execution of the Purchase Agreement or (ii) the arithmetic average of the five Nasdaq official closing prices for the Common Stock immediately preceding the execution of the Purchase Agreement, such that the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are exempt from the Exchange Cap limitation under applicable Nasdaq rules. In any event, the Purchase Agreement specifically provides that we may not issue or sell any shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement if such issuance or sale would breach any applicable rules or regulations of Nasdaq.

The Company has scheduled a special stockholders’ meeting on December 19, 2022 to, among other items, approve for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the issuance of up to 1,666,667 shares post reverse stock split effected November 4, 2022 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, without giving effect to the 19.99% cap provided under Rule 5635(d).

If the stockholders approve the issuance of Common Stock in excess of the Exchange Cap, it will allow us to issue up to 1,666,667 shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the stockholders do not approve the issuance in excess of the Exchange Cap, we will be limited to issuing only 549,648 shares of our Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

The selling stockholder is an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. Tumim Stone Capital may sell the shares of Common Stock described in this prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information about how the selling stockholder may sell the shares of Common Stock being registered pursuant to this prospectus.

 

We will pay the expenses of registering these shares, but all selling and other expenses incurred by the selling stockholder will be paid by the selling stockholder. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Our Common Stockcommon stock is presently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “VINO.” On December 15, 2022,May 18, 2023, the last reported closing bid price of our Common Stockcommon stock on the Nasdaq was $1.53$0.67 per share.

 

You should read this prospectus, together with additional information described under the headings “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information,” carefully before you invest in any of our securities.

 

Investing in the securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of this prospectus.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities offered hereby or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is ___________ ___, 2022May 22, 2023

 

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INDEX

 

About this Prospectus1
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements2
Prospectus Summary3
The Offering67
Private Placement of Notes8
Summary of Consolidated Financial Information9
Risk Factors10
Use of Proceeds11
Determination of offering price11
Selling Stockholders12
Plan of Distribution13
Tumim Stone Capital Committed Equity Financing14
Selling Stockholders21
Plan of Distribution22
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation2314
Business2315
Description of Our Capital Stock2315
Properties2722
Legal Proceedings2722
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance2722
Executive Compensation2722
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters2723
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions2723
Legal Matters2723
Experts2723
Where You Can Find More Information2723
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference2824

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

The registration statement on Form S-1, of which this prospectus forms a part and that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), includes exhibits that provide more detail of the matters discussed in this prospectus.

 

Additionally, we incorporate by reference important information into this prospectus. You may obtain the information incorporated by reference without charge by following the instructions under the section of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.” You should read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC, together with the additional information described under the headings “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and in any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us. We have not, and the selling stockholder hasstockholders have not, authorized anyone to provide you with information different from, or in addition to, that contained in this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

Neither we nor the selling stockholderstockholders are offering to sell or seeking offers to purchase these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. Neither we nor the selling stockholderstockholders have done anything that would permit this Offeringoffering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the jurisdiction of the United States who come into possession of this prospectus and any free writing prospectus related to this Offeringoffering are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this Offeringoffering and the distribution of this prospectus and any such free writing prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Gaucho Group Holdings,” “GGH,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and our subsidiaries. We have registered our name, logo and the trademarks “ALGODON®,” and “Gaucho – Buenos Aires™” in the United States. Other service marks, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Except as set forth above and solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus are referred to without the ®, © and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto.

 

This prospectus includes industry and market data and other information, which we have obtained from, or is based upon, market research, independent industry publications or other publicly available information. Although we believe each such source to have been reliable as of its respective date, we have not independently verified the information contained in such sources. Any such data and other information is subject to change based on various factors, including those described below under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained in this registration statement that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “expect”, “estimate”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “will”, “shall” and other similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). All forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs and assumptions based on information available at the time the assumption was made. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but on management’s expectations regarding future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those implied by forward-looking statements. These factors should be considered carefully and prospective investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this registration statement or incorporated by reference herein are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this registration statement or as of the date specified in the documents incorporated by reference herein, as the case may be. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

 

 the uncertainties associated with the ongoing war in UkraineCOVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to uncertainties surrounding the duration of the pandemic, government orders and travel restrictions, and the effect on the capital markets;global economy and consumer spending.
   
 the risks and additional expenses associated with international operations and operations in a country (Argentina) which has had significantly high inflation in the past;
   
 

the uncertainties raised by a fluid political situation and fundamental policy changes that could be affected by presidential elections;

 the risks associated with a business that has never been profitable, whose business model has been restructured from time to time, and which continues to have and has significant working capital needs;
   
 the possibility of external economic and political factors preventing or delaying the acquisition, development or expansion of real estate projects, or adversely affecting consumer interest in our real estate offerings;
   
 changes in external market factors, as they relate to our emerging e-commerce business;
   
 changes in the overall performance of the industries in which our various business units operate;
   
 changes in business strategies that could be necessitated by market developments as well as economic and political considerations;
   
 possible inability to execute the Company’s business strategies due to industry changes or general changes in the economy generally;
   
 changes in productivity and reliability of third parties, counterparties, joint venturers, suppliers or contractors; and
   
 the success of competitors and the emergence of new competitors.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus.

 

We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

 

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Prospectus Summary

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference. It may not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our securities. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections, and the financial statements and related notes included herein. This prospectus includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Company Structure and History

 

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. (“GGH” or the “Company”) is a publicly traded holding company that includes a growing collection of e-commerce retail platforms with a concentration on fine wines, olive oil, hospitality, luxury real estate, leather goods, ready-to-wear, fashion accessories, and luxury home items.

 

For more than ten years, Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.’s (gauchoholding.com) mission has been to source and develop opportunities in Argentina’s undervalued luxury real estate and consumer marketplace. Our company has positioned itself to take advantage of the continued and fast growth pace of global e-commerce across multiple market sectors, with the goal of becoming a leader in diversified luxury goods and experiences in sought after lifestyle industries and retail landscapes. With a concentration on fine wines (algodonfinewines.com & algodonwines.com.ar), hospitality (algodonhotels.com) and luxury real estate (algodonwineestates.com) associated with our proprietary Algodon brand, as well as the leather goods, ready-to-wear and accessories of the fashion brand Gaucho – Buenos Aires™ (gauchobuenosaires.com), these are the luxury brands in which Argentina finds its contemporary expression.

 

GGH seeks to grow its direct-to-consumer online products to global markets in the United States, Asia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Argentina.

GGH’s missiongoal is to increase our scalability, diversify the Company’s assets, and minimize our political risk. We believe our goal of becomingbecome recognized as the LVMH (“Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy”) of South America (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) can help us to achieve that. While we continue making excellent wine, upgrading our rooms at theAmerica’s leading luxury brands. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Algodon Mansion,Global Properties, LLC, GGH also owns and completing the infrastructure at the vineyard, our growth area is in e-commerce through Gaucho – Buenos Aires™ because of the potential for immediate revenues and growth/scale on a global basis. The Gaucho brand also diversifies our business outside of Argentina and helps insulate us from political risk. Together with our wines, these aspects of our business have the potential to insulate us from both the economic and political fluctuations in Argentina. However, we also refer to our Risk Factors regarding the minimal revenues of the Gaucho—Buenos Aires™ brand and its ability to generate revenueoperates legacy investments in the future.boutique hotel, hospitality and luxury vineyard property markets. This includes a golf, tennis and wellness resort, as well as an award winning, wine production company concentrating on Malbecs and Malbec blends. Utilizing these wines as its ambassador, GGH seeks to further develop its legacy real estate, which includes developing residential vineyard lots located within its resort.

 

The Company’s senior management is based in Florida, and its local operations are managed in Buenos Aires and San Rafael, Argentina by professional staff with considerable e-commerce, wine, hotel, hospitality and resort experience.

 

The Company was incorporated on April 5, 1999 in the State of Delaware in the dot com era, and has pivoted from its origins as one of the earliest online private investment banking firms to its current mission and offerings. Effective March 11, 2019, the Company changed its name from Algodon Group, Inc. to Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. to reflect its expanded growth strategy, progress, and transition to a diversified luxury goods company.

 

Our website is http://www.gauchoholdings.com. Information contained on our website does not constitute part of and is not incorporated into this prospectus.

 

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The current corporate organizational structure of GGH and how we have operated substantially for the past year appears below.

 

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Recent Business Developments

 

On June 7, 2022,January 9, 2023, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Gaucho Ventures I – Las Vegas, LLC, executedentered into a Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreementseries of LVH Holdings LLC (“LVH”) to modify the rulespromissory notes for distributions to the membersgross proceeds of LVH, and modify the number, amount and timing of our additional capital contributions to LVH.$185,000 bearing interest at 8% per annum. The maturity date is January 9, 2024.
 On June 24, 2022, the Company issued a total of 26,278 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) subject to vesting. On September 18, 2022, a total of 13,139 shares of common stock were issued to the RSU holders pursuant to the vesting provisions of the RSUs, of which, a total of 11,407 shares of common stock were issued to certain officers and directors of the Company.
On July 1, 2022,February 2, 2023, the Company and the note holders of notes pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated November 3, 2021 and Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and certain investors dated November 9, 2021 (the “Note Documents”),SPA entered into a thirdfourth letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement #3”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to reduce the conversion priceConversion Price of the 2021 Notes to $3.60the lower of: (i) the Closing Sale Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date; and (ii) the average Closing Sale Price of the common stock for the trading daysfive Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date, beginning on the Trading Day of July 5, 2022, through and inclusive of September 5, 2022.February 3, 2023.
 
On July 12, 2022, GGI opened its U.S. flagship retail space in Miami, Florida, forFebruary 8, 2023, the saleCompany and the holders of fashion, accessories, luxury textiles and home goods.notes pursuant to the 2021 SPA entered into a letter agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to extend the maturity date of the notes from February 9, 2023 to February 28, 2023.
 From July 13, 2022 through August 30, 2022, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to certain investors in the aggregate amount of $1,735,752. On August 30, 2022, the notes were automatically converted into an aggregate of 454,576 units, each unit consisting of 1 share and 1 warrant for 1 share of common stock.
On July 14, 2022, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department notifiedFebruary 10, 2023, the Company that for the 30 consecutive business days preceding the datesold 591,000 shares of the letter, the bid price of the Company’s common stock had closed below the $1.00 per share minimum bid price required for continued listing.
On July 20, 2022, the federal government notified the Company that installment payments on the remaindergross proceeds of the balance of the EIDL Loan would be required starting 30 months from the date of the loan, which is October 19, 2022.
On August 11, 2022, the Board approved the remainder of the compensation for 2022 of the non-executive directors$591,000 to be paid as follows: (i) issuance of 3,872 restricted stock units for each of the five non-executive directors, vesting on the earlier of December 31, 2022 or termination of service;accredited investors and (ii) cash paymentwarrants to be paid no later than January 15, 2022.
On August 15, 2022, the Company issued an additional 7,364purchase 147,750 shares of common stock at $4.28an exercise price of $1.00 per share with a fair valueshare. The warrants are exercisable for two years from the date of $36,900 pursuant to a service agreement with TraDigital Marketing Group.issuance.
 
On August 30, 2022 atFebruary 20, 2023, the Annual General MeetingCompany entered into an exchange agreement with the holders of notes pursuant to the 2021 SPA in order to amend certain provisions of the Stockholders2021 SPA and issued the holders warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 150,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00.
On February 21, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company will sell to the investor a series of senior secured convertible notes of the Company in the stockholders: (i) elected two (2) Class I nominees to the boardaggregate original principal amount of directors (Reuben Cannon$5,617,978 (the “Notes”), and Marc Dumont) to hold office for a three-year term; (ii) granted the Boardseries of Directors discretion to implement a reversecommon stock splitpurchase warrants of the outstandingCompany, which warrants shall be exercisable into an aggregate of 3,377,099 shares of common stock of the Company for a term of three years. The Company received $5,000,000 in proceeds after the original issue discount of 11% on the principal. The Company used the proceeds to repay all principal, interest and fees owing under the 2021 SPA.
On April 18, 2023, the Company requested a range from one-for-two (1:2)draw-down and received gross proceeds of $144,339 pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 8, 2022 and issued 195,970 shares of common stock to Tumim Stone Capital LLC.
On April 18, 2023, the Company filed a resale registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-271305) to register up to one-for-twenty (1:20), or anywhere between; (iii) approved an amendment to1,519,454 shares upon conversion of the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan to increaseNotes, which was declared effective on April 21, 2023.
On May 1, 2023, the numberCompany and holders of the Notes converted a total of $190,000 of principal and interest of the Notes and the Company issued 246,754 shares authorized for awards under the plan to 25% of our common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis asupon conversion.
On May 4, 2023, the Company and holders of the dateNotes converted a total of stockholder approval; (iv)$190,000 of principal of the Notes and the Company issued 243,922 shares of common stock upon conversion.
On May 5, 2023, the Company and holders of the Notes converted a total of $95,000 of principal of the Notes and the Company issued 121,961 shares of common stock upon conversion.
On May 8, 2023, the Company held a Special Meeting of Stockholders, and the stockholders approved, a measure for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the full issuance of shares of up to 1,250,000 of the Company’s common stock upon the conversion of convertible promissory notes issued in a private placement; and (v) approved for purposesexercise of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the issuance of up to 833,333 shares of our common stock to be issued pursuant to the Note Documents.
Effective August 30, 2022, the terms of two directors of the Board of Directors, Dr. Steven Moel and Ms. Edie Rodriguez, ended and the Board of Directors approved a reduction in the number of directors from seven to five.
Effective September 15, 2022, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to reflect the reduction in the number of authorized shares of preferred stock from 11,000,000 shares to 902,670 shares as a result of the previous conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred into shares of common stock of the Company.
On September 22, 2022, the Company and the note holders entered into an exchange agreement in order to amend and waive certain provisions of the Note Documents and Letter Agreement #3 and exchange $100 in aggregate principal amount of each of the notes for warrants to purchase up to 90,915 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.82 per share.
On October 4, 2022, the Company commenced an offering of a series of 7% convertible promissory notes to accredited investors (the “Notes”) in the maximum amount of up to $689,000 (inclusive of principal and interest).
On October 19, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an increase to the maximum offering amount (inclusive of principal and interest) of up to $1,500,000, with an additional $3,571,429 raised assuming a conversion price of the Notes at $2.52 and exercise of all the warrants.
On October 19, 2022, the Company announced that it will be holding a special meeting of the stockholders on December 19, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
On October 20, 2022, to remain compliant with the Nasdaq rules, the Company amended and restated the Notes to include a floor conversion price of no more than $2.40.
On November 4, 2022, the Company effected a reverse stock split in a ratio of 1 share of common stock for 12 issued shares of common stock.
On November 8, 2022, the parties terminated the Common Stock Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Tumim Stone Capital LLC, dated May 6, 2021.
Also on November 8, 2022, the Company and Tumim Stone Capital LLC entered into a new Common Stock Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement.
On November 21, 2022, received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market advising that the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price listing requirements for its shares of common stock and that the matter is now closed.
On November 30, 2022, the Company and the note holders entered into an exchange agreement in order to amend and waive certain provisions of the Note Documents as amended, including the extension of the maturity date of the notes from November 9, 2022 to February 9, 2023 and exchange $100 in aggregate principal amount of each of the notes for warrants to purchase up to 43,814 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share and warrants to purchase up to 43,814 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.00.

On December 12, 2022, the Company, through Gaucho Ventures I – Las Vegas, LLC, executed a Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of LVH to extend the outside date for execution of the ground lease from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

On December 14, 2022, the Company and its CFO, Maria Echevarria, entered into a new employment agreement effective January 1, 2022 for a three-year term, subject to automatic renewal of successive one-year periods.

Notes.

 

For a more thorough discussion of the Company’s business, see “Business” on page 23.15 and see Item 1 “Business” and Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis - Recent Developments and Trends” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on April 17, 2023.

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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and currently intend to rely on the following provisions of the JOBS Act that contain exceptions from disclosure and other requirements that otherwise are applicable to companies that conduct initial public offerings and file periodic reports with the SEC. These provisions include, but are not limited to:

 

 being permitted to present only two years of audited financial statements in this prospectus and only two years of related “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our periodic reports and registration statements, including this prospectus;
   
 not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”);
   
 reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements, including in this prospectus; 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.

 

We will remain an emerging growth company until:

 

 the first to occur of the last day of the fiscal year (i) that follows February 19, 2026, (ii) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07$1.235 billion or (iii) in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer,” as defined in the Exchange Act, which means the market value of our Common Stockcommon stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter; or
   
 if it occurs before any of the foregoing dates, the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt over a three-year period.

 

We have elected to take advantage of certain of the reduced disclosure obligations in this prospectus and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in our future filings with the SEC. As a result, the information that we provide to our stockholders may be different than what you might receive from other public reporting companies in which you hold equity interests.

 

We have not elected to avail ourselves of the provision of the JOBS Act that permits emerging growth companies to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards until those standards apply to private companies. As a result, we arewill not be subject to new or revised accounting standards at the same time as other smaller reporting issuerspublic companies that are not emerging growth companies.

 

For additional information, see the section titled “Risk Factors — Risks of being an Emerging Growth Company — We are an “emerging growth company” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our Common Stockcommon stock less attractive to investors.

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THE OFFERING

 

Issuer Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.
   

Common Stockstock offered by the selling

stockholder

 Up to 1,666,6672,000,000 shares of our Common Stock,common stock, consisting of up to 1,666,6672,000,000 shares of Common Stockcommon stock that we may sellissue to Tumim Stone Capital,the selling stockholders, from time to time, at our sole discretion, pursuant toupon conversion of the Purchase Agreement,Notes, as described further below.
   

Common Stockstock outstanding prior to

this Offeringoffering

 2,756,8846,592,924 shares (as of December 15, 2022)May 18, 2023)
   

Common Stockstock outstanding immediately

after this Offeringoffering

 

 

4,423,5518,592,924 shares (as of December 15, 2022)May 18, 2023)

   
Nasdaq symbol Our Common Stockcommon stock is currently listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “VINO.”
   
Use of proceeds The selling stockholder will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered for sale by it under this prospectus. We will not receive proceeds from the sale of the shares of our Common Stockcommon stock by the selling stockholderstockholders through this prospectus. However, we may receive gross proceeds of up to $44,308,969.30 from the sale of our Common Stock to the selling stockholder under the Purchase Agreement. We intend to use proceeds from the selling stockholder that we receive under the Purchase Agreement for working capital and general corporate purposes, which include, but are not limited to, inventory production and marketing for Gaucho Group, Inc., costs of this Offering, operating expenses and working capital. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 13 for more information.
   
Risk factors Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. As an investor you should be prepared to lose your entire investment See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10.

 

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The above discussion excludes:

 

3,12629,698 shares of Common Stockcommon stock underlying options issued as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 with a weighted average exercise price of $1,254.42$75.78 per share;
609,2694,839,254 shares of Common Stockcommon stock underlying warrants issued as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, with a weighted average exercise price of $5.19; and$2.15;
28,628517,610 shares of Common Stockcommon stock underlying restricted stock units issued as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, with a weighted average exercise pricegrant date value per share of $71.69; and$1.16.
48,998

3,791,207 shares of Common Stockcommon stock underlying secured convertible promissory notes issued as of September 30, 2022, assumingMarch 31, 2023, with a conversion price per share of $42.00.$0.96.

 

THE TUMIM STONE CAPITAL TRANSACTIONPRIVATE PLACEMENT OF NOTES

 

On November 8, 2022, weFebruary 21, 2023, the Company entered into a Common StockSecurities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the selling stockholder and sold to the selling stockholder a Registration Rights Agreementsenior secured convertible note of the Company, in the aggregate original principal amount of $5,617,978 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”“Notes”) with Tumim Stone Capital LLC (“Tumim Stone Capital”, which Notes are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price, subject to a floor price of $0.27, of (i) $1.34 or (ii) the lower of: (a) the Nasdaq official closing price of the common stock (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) on the trading day immediately preceding the date of conversion; or (b) the average Nasdaq official closing price of the common stock (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the conversion date (subject to adjustment) and common stock purchase warrants of the Company, which warrants shall be exercisable into an aggregate of 3,377,099 shares of common stock of the Company for a term of three years (the “Warrants”). PursuantThe Company received $5,000,000 in proceeds after the original issue discount of 11% on the principal. This registration statement will not be registering the shares underlying the Warrants for resale.

The Notes are due and payable on the first anniversary of the issuance date and bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum, which shall be payable either in cash monthly or by way of inclusion of the interest in the Conversion Amount on each Conversion Date (as defined in the Notes). The investor is entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined in the Notes) at any time or times after the issuance date, but we may not effect the conversion of any portion of the Notes if it would result in any of the investor beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the common stock (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 13d-3 thereunder).

The Company and the selling stockholders executed the Purchase Agreement we havein reliance upon the right to sell to Tumim Stone Capital up to up to the lesser of (i) $44,308,969.30 worth of newly issued shares (the “Shares”)exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per shareSecurities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Common Stock”“Securities Act”), and (ii) the Exchange Cap (as defined below) (subject to certain conditions and limitations), from time to time during the termRule 506(b) of the Purchase Agreement. Sales of Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and the timing of any sales, are solely at the option of the Company and the Company is under no obligation to sell securities pursuant to this arrangement. Shares of Common Stock may be soldRegulation D as promulgated by the Company pursuant to this arrangement over a period of up to 36 months after Commencement (as defined below).

Upon the satisfaction of the conditions in the Purchase Agreement, including that a registration statement that we agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus in connection therewith is filed with the SEC (such event, the “Commencement”), we will have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time at our sole discretion over the 36-month period from and after the Commencement, to direct Tumim Stone Capital to purchase amounts of our Common Stock as VWAP purchases as set forth in the Purchase Agreement (each, a “VWAP Purchase”) on any trading day, so long as, (i) at least three trading days have elapsed since the trading day on which the most recent prior notice to purchase Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement was delivered by the Company to Tumim Stone Capital, and (ii) all Shares subject to all prior purchases by Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement have theretofore been received by Tumim Stone Capital electronically as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

The purchase price of the shares of Common Stock that we elect to sell to Tumim Stone Capital pursuant to a VWAP Purchase under the Purchase Agreement will be determined by reference to the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock during the three consecutive trading day-period immediately following the date on which we timely deliver the applicable VWAP Purchase notice for such VWAP Purchase to Tumim Stone Capital (the “VWAP Purchase Valuation Period”) as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, less a fixed 5% discount. There is no upper limit on the price per share that Tumim Stone Capital could be obligated to pay for the Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement. The purchase price per share of Common Stock to be sold in a VWAP Purchase will be equitably adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction occurring during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period used to compute the purchase price per share for such purchase.

From and after Commencement, the Company will control the timing and amount of any sales of Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital. Actual sales of shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, among other things, market conditions, the trading price of the Common Stock and determinations by the Company as to the appropriate sources of funding for the Company and its operations. We may ultimately decide to sell to Tumim Stone Capital all, some or none of the shares of our Common Stock that may be available for us to sell pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.Securities Act.

 

Under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), in no event may we issue to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement more than 549,648any shares of our Common Stock, which representscommon stock upon conversion of the Notes or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes if the issuance of such shares of common stock would exceed 19.99% of the shares of the Common Stockcommon stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement and Notes (the “Exchange Cap”), unless we (i) we obtain stockholder approval to issue shares of Common Stockcommon stock in excess of the Exchange Cap or (ii) the average priceobtain a written opinion from our counsel that such approval is not required. In any event, we may not issue any shares of all applicable sales of Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capitalour common stock under the Purchase Agreement equals or exceeds the lower of (i) the Nasdaq official closing price immediately preceding the execution of the Purchase Agreement or (ii) the arithmetic average of the five Nasdaq official closing prices for the Common Stock immediately preceding the execution of the Purchase Agreement, such that the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are exempt from the Exchange Cap limitation under applicable Nasdaq rules. In any event, the Purchase Agreement specifically provides that we may not issue or sell any shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase AgreementNotes if such issuance or sale would breach any applicable rules or regulations of the Nasdaq.

 

The Purchase Agreement also prohibits usOn May 8, 2023, the Company obtained approval from directing Tumim Stone Capital to purchase anyits stockholders for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), for the full issuance and exercise of shares of our Common Stock if those shares, when aggregated with all other shares of our Common Stock then beneficially owned by Tumim Stone Capital (as calculated pursuantcommon stock to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 13d-3 thereunder), would result in Tumim Stone Capital beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Cap”).

The net proceeds from sales, if any, under the Purchase Agreement, will depend on the frequency and prices at which the Company sells shares of Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital. The Company currently plans to use the proceeds therefrom for inventory production and marketing for Gaucho Group, Inc., costs of this transaction, operating expenses and for working capital and other general corporate purposes; provided however, that 50% of the proceeds from sales under the Purchase Agreement shall be used to pay down the balance of the notes issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and Notes.

The Notes rank senior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries, and are secured by all existing and future assets of the Company, as evidenced by the Security and Pledge Agreement entered into between the Company and the selling stockholders on February 21, 2023 (the “Security Agreement”). Additionally, Scott L. Mathis, President and CEO of the Company, pledged certain of his shares of common stock and certain options to purchase common stock of the Company as additional collateral under the Notes, as evidenced by the Stockholder Pledge Agreement between the Company, Mr. Mathis and the selling stockholders, dated November 3, 2021 andFebruary 21, 2023 (the “Pledge Agreement”).

In connection with the foregoing, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated November 9, 2021.

There are no restrictionswith the selling stockholders on future financings, rights of first refusal, participation rights, penalties or liquidated damages in the Purchase Agreement or RegistrationFebruary 21, 2023 (the “Registration Rights Agreement, other than a prohibition on entering into a “Variable Rate Transaction,” as defined in the Purchase Agreement, and as more specifically described in the section of this prospectus entitled “The Tumim Stone Capital Transaction.” Tumim Stone Capital has agreed notAgreement”), pursuant to cause, or engage in any manner whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of the Common Stock during the term of the Purchase Agreement.

The Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) the first day of the month next following the 36-month anniversary after Commencement (which term may not be extended by the parties), (ii) the date on which Tumim Stone Capital shall have purchased the Total Commitment worth of shares of Common Stock, (iii) the date on which the Common Stock shall have failedCompany agreed to be listed or quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other “Eligible Market”provide certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the PurchaseRegistration Rights Agreement), and (iv) the date on which the Company commences a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors. The Company has the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement at any time after Commencement, at no cost or penalty, upon 10 trading days’ prior written notice to Tumim Stone Capital. Neither the Company nor Tumim Stone Capital may assign or transfer its rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement orSecurities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Registration Rights Agreement,rules and no provision of the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement may be modified or waived by the parties.

regulation promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws. The Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contain customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification obligations of the parties. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

 

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EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc., f/k/a Kingswood Capital Markets (“EF Hutton”), acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, for which the Company has paid and will continue to pay to EF Hutton a cash placement fee equal to 8.0%6.0% of the amount of the Total Commitment actually paid by Tumim Stone Capital to the Company in connection with purchases of our Common Stock pursuant to VWAP Purchases that we elect to make from time to time, in our sole discretion, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

Because the purchase price per share to be paid by Tumim Stone Capital for the shares of Common Stock that we may elect to sell to Tumim Stone Capitalcapital raised, invested, or committed under the Purchase Agreement after the effective date of this prospectus will fluctuate based on the market prices of our Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period for each VWAP Purchase made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as of the date of this prospectus it is not possible for us to guarantee the number of shares of Common Stock that we will sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement after the effective date of this prospectus, the actual purchase price per share to be paid by Tumim Stone Capital for those shares, or the actual gross proceeds to be raised by us from those sales. As of December 15, 2022, there were 2,756,884 shares of our Common Stock outstanding, of which 381,597 shares were held by non-affiliates, but excludes the 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock we may, in our sole discretion, sell to Tumim Stone Capital from time to time from and after the effective date of this prospectus pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Although the Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to an aggregate of $44,308,970 of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital, only 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock are being registered for resale under this prospectus. If all of the 1,666,667 shares offered for resale by Tumim Stone Capital under this prospectus were issued and outstanding as of December 15, 2022, such shares would represent approximately 37.68% of the total number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding and approximately 41.31% of the total number of outstanding shares held by non-affiliates, in each case as of December 15, 2022.

If after the Commencement Date and assuming stockholder approval of issuance in excess of the Exchange Cap (“Stockholder Approval”), we elect to sell to Tumim Stone Capital all of the 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock being registered for resale under this prospectus that are available for sale by us to Tumim Stone Capital in VWAP Purchases under the Purchase Agreement, depending on the market prices of our Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period for each VWAP Purchase made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the actual gross proceeds from the sale of shares may still be substantially less than the $44,308,970 Total Commitment available to us under the Purchase Agreement. If it becomes necessary for us to issue and sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement more shares than are being registered for resale under this prospectus in order to receive aggregate gross proceeds equal to the Total Commitment of $44,308,970 under the Purchase Agreement, we must first file with the SEC one or more additional registration statements to register under the Securities Act the resale by Tumim Stone Capital of any such additional shares of our Common Stock we wish to sell from time to time under the Purchase Agreement, which the SEC must declare effective, in each case before we may elect to sell any additional shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement. Any issuance and sale by us under the Purchase Agreement of a substantial amount of shares of Common Stock in addition to the 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock being registered for resale by Tumim Stone Capital under this prospectus could cause additional substantial dilution to our stockholders. The number of shares of our common stock ultimately offered for sale by Tumim Stone Capital is dependent upon the number of shares of Common Stock we ultimately sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement.Note.

 

The issuance of our Common Stockcommon stock to Tumim Stone Capitalthe selling stockholders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement will not affect the rights or privileges of our existing stockholders, except that the economic and voting interests of each of our existing stockholders will be diluted. Although the number of shares of our Common Stockcommon stock that our existing stockholders own will not decrease, the shares of our Common Stockcommon stock owned by our existing stockholders will represent a smaller percentage of our total outstanding shares of our Common Stockcommon stock after any such issuance. There are substantial risks to our stockholders as a result of the sale and issuance of Common Stockcommon stock to Tumim Stone Capitalthe selling stockholders under the Purchase Agreement. See “Risk Factors.”

 

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The following tables present our summary consolidated financial and other data as of and for the periods indicated. The summary consolidated statements of operations data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, and the summary consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, are derived from our audited financial statements incorporated by reference. The consolidated statement of operations data for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 and the summary consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, are derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference.

 

The summarized financial information presented below is derived from and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and our unaudited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference including the notes to those financial statements, both of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus along with the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of our future results.

 

 September 30, December 31, March 31,  December 31, 
 2022 2021 2020 2023  2022  2021 
Consolidated Balance Sheets Data:                        
Cash $260,984  $3,649,407  $134,536  $2,389,882  $300,185  $3,649,407 
Total current assets  4,684,212   7,981,940   2,523,342   7,545,756   5,018,874   7,691,025 
Total assets  25,393,241   24,313,732   5,970,536   21,009,341   18,692,985   24,313,732 
Total current liabilities  5,308,710   8,481,359   5,096,441   7,184,564   4,423,754   8,481,359 
Total liabilities  6,866,173   10,221,888   5,576,710   8,604,754   7,901,304   10,221,888 
Total stockholders’ equity (deficiency)  18,527,068   14,091,844   (8,616,998)  12,404,587   10,791,681   14,091,844 

 

 For the Nine Months Ended For the Years Ended  For the Three Months Ended For the Years Ended 
 September 30,  December 31,  March 31,  December 31, 
 2022  2021  2021  2020  2023  2022  2022  2021 
Statement of Operations:                         
Sales $1,271,871  $3,220,557  $4,915,240  $635,789  $447,767  $425,597  $1,643,716  $4,915,240 
Net income (loss)  (12,290,643)  (1,526,939)  (2,389,018)  (5,781,683)  (2,695,148)  (2,272,101)  (21,825,298)  (2,389,018)

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Risk Factors

 

An investment in our securities involves certain risks relating to our structure and investment objective. The risks set forth below are the risks we have identified and which we currently deem material or predictable. We also may face additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or which as of the date of this Annual ReportRegistration Statement, as amended we might not consider significant, which may adversely affect our business. In general, you take more risk when you invest in the securities of issuers in emerging markets such as Argentina than when you invest in the securities of issuers in the United States. If any of the following risks occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In such case, our net asset value and the price of our Common Stockcommon stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

In evaluating the Company, its business and any investment in the Company, readers should carefully consider the following factors, together with the additional risk factors incorporated by reference from Part II, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022,April 17, 2023 and from Part II, Item 1A of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022, from Item 1A of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022, and from Item 1A of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on November 18, 202219, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”):

 

Risks Related to this Offering

 

It is not possible to predict the actual number of shares we will sell under the Purchase Agreement to the selling stockholder after the effective date of this prospectus, or the actual gross proceeds resulting from those sales.

On November 8, 2022, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with Tumim Stone Capital, pursuant to which Tumim Stone Capital has committed to purchase up to $44,308,970 in shares of our Common Stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The shares of our Common Stock that may be issued under the Purchase Agreement may be sold by us to Tumim Stone Capital at our discretion from time to time over a 36-month period commencing as of the Commencement Date.

We generally have the right to control the timing and amount of any sales of our shares of Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement. Sales of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement after the date of this prospectus will depend upon market conditions and other factors to be determined by us. We may ultimately decide not to sell to Tumim Stone Capital all $44,308,970 worth of shares of Common Stock remaining under the Purchase Agreement.

Because the purchase price per share to be paid by Tumim Stone Capital for the shares of Common Stock that we may elect to sell to them under the Purchase Agreement after the date of this prospectus will fluctuate based on the market prices of our Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period for each VWAP Purchase made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, it is not possible for us to guarantee, as of the date of this prospectus and prior to any such sales, the number of shares of Common Stock that we will sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement after the date of this prospectus, the purchase price per share that Tumim Stone Capital will pay for the additional shares purchased from us under the Purchase Agreement, or the aggregate gross proceeds that we will receive from those purchases by Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

Moreover, although the Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to an aggregate of $44,308,970 of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital, only 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock are being registered for resale under this prospectus. If we elect to sell to Tumim Stone Capital all of the 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock being registered for resale under this prospectus in VWAP Purchases under the Purchase Agreement, depending on the market prices of our Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period for each VWAP Purchase made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the actual gross proceeds from the sale of shares may still be substantially less than the $44,308,970 Total Commitment available to us under the Purchase Agreement, which could materially adversely affect our liquidity.

If it becomes necessary for us to issue and sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement more than the additional 1,666,667 shares being registered for resale under this prospectus in order to receive aggregate gross proceeds equal to the Total Commitment of $44,308,970 under the Purchase Agreement, we must first file with the SEC one or more additional registration statements to register under the Securities Act the resale by Tumim Stone Capital of any such additional shares of our Common Stock we wish to sell from time to time under the Purchase Agreement, which the SEC must declare effective, in each case before we may elect to sell any additional shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement. Any issuance and sale by us under the Purchase Agreement of a substantial amount of shares of Common Stock in addition to the 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock being registered for resale by Tumim Stone Capital under this prospectus could cause additional substantial dilution to our stockholders. The number of shares of our common stock ultimately offered for sale by Tumim Stone Capital is dependent upon the number of additional shares of Common Stock, we ultimately sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

Investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

PursuantEach of the selling stockholders has the discretion to convert the Purchase Agreement, we have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbersNotes into shares of shares sold to Tumim Stone Capital.common stock. If and when we dothe selling stockholders elect to sell additional shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, after Tumim Stone Capital has acquiredconvert their Notes, such shares, Tumim Stone Capitalselling stockholders may resell all, some or none of such shares at any time or from time to time in its discretion and at different prices. As a result, investors who purchase shares from Tumim Stone Capitalthe selling stockholders in this Offeringoffering at different times will likely pay different prices for those shares, and so may experience different levels of dilution and in some cases substantial dilution and different outcomes in their investment results. Investors may experience a decline in the value of the shares they purchase from Tumim Stone Capital in this Offering as a result of future sales made by us to Tumim Stone Capital at prices lower than the prices such investors paid for their shares in this Offering.

We may require additional financing to sustain our operations and without it we will not be able to continue operations.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, we may, at our discretion, direct Tumim Stone Capital to purchase up to $44,308,970 of shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement from time-to-time beginning on the Commencement Date. Although we may sell up to an additional $44,308,970 of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital, only 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock are being registered for resale by Tumim Stone Capital under this prospectus. The purchase price per share for the shares of Common Stock that we may elect to sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement after the date of this prospectus will fluctuate based on the market prices of our Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period for each VWAP Purchase made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Accordingly, it is not currently possible to predict the number of shares that will be sold to Tumim Stone Capital after the date of this prospectus, the actual purchase price per share to be paid by Tumim Stone Capital for those shares, or the actual gross proceeds to be raised in connection with those sales.

Assuming a purchase price of $1.53 per share (which represents the closing price of our Common Stock on Nasdaq on December 15, 2022), the purchase by Tumim Stone Capital of all of the 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock being registered for resale under this prospectus that are available for sale by us to Tumim Stone Capital in VWAP Purchases under the Purchase Agreement from the date of this prospectus would result in aggregate gross proceeds to us of approximately $2,550,001. Such amount is substantially less than the $44,308,970 Total Commitment available to us under the Purchase Agreement. After deducting our fees and expenses, including the 8% cash placement fee payable to EF Hutton from such gross proceeds, the aggregate net proceeds to us from the purchase by Tumim Stone Capital of all additional 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock registered under this prospectus would be approximately $2,296,001.

In order to receive aggregate gross proceeds equal to the $44,308,970 Total Commitment available to us under the Purchase Agreement, we would need to issue and sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement more than the 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock that are being registered for resale under this prospectus, which would require us to first to file with the SEC one or more additional registration statements to register under the Securities Act the resale by Tumim Stone Capital any such additional shares of our Common Stock we wish to sell from time to time under the Purchase Agreement. However, even if we receive all $44,308,970 in gross proceeds, after deducting our fees and expenses, including the 8% cash placement fee payable to EF Hutton from such gross proceeds, the aggregate net proceeds to us under the Purchase Agreement would be significantly less than $44,308,970.

The extent to which we rely on Tumim Stone Capital as a source of funding will depend on a number of factors, including the prevailing market price of our Common Stock and the extent to which we are able to secure working capital from other sources. If obtaining sufficient additional funding from Tumim Stone Capital were to prove unavailable or prohibitively dilutive, we may need to secure another source of funding in order to satisfy our working capital needs. Even if we were to sell to Tumim Stone Capital all of the shares of Common Stock available for sale to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement, we may still need additional capital to fully implement our business, operating and development plans. Should the financing we require to sustain our working capital needs be unavailable or prohibitively expensive when we require it, the consequences would be a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

 

Future sales and issuances of our Common Stockcommon stock or other securities might result in significant dilution and could cause the price of our Common Stockcommon stock to decline.

To raise capital, we may sell Common Stock,common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions, other than those contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, at prices and in a manner we determine from time to time. We may sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that is less than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our Common Stock,common stock, or securities convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock,common stock, in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share paid by investors in this offering.

 

We cannot predict what effect, if any, sales of shares of our Common Stockcommon stock in the public market or the availability of shares for sale will have on the market price of our Common Stock.common stock. However, future sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stockcommon stock in the public market, including shares issued upon exercise of outstanding options, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.common stock.

 

Management will only have broad discretion as to the use of 50% of the net proceeds from the sale of shares under the Purchase Agreement,offering, and uses may not improve our financial condition or market value.

While we will not receive proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholder, we will receive proceeds from the sale of our Common Stock to the selling stockholder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. However, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company and certain investors dated November 3, 2021 and the notes issued on November 9, 2021, as amended (the “Existing Notes”), we are required to use at least 50% of the proceeds from the sale of shares under the Purchase Agreement less the 8% fee to EF Hutton to pay off the remaining balance of the Existing Notes. As for the remaining 50% of the proceeds less expenses of this Offering and the fee to EF Hutton, becauseBecause we have not designated the amount of net proceeds from such salesthe offering to be used for any particular purpose, our management will have broad discretion as to the application of such net proceeds and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated hereby. Our management may use the net proceeds for corporate purposes that may not improve our financial condition or market value.

 

The Company is facing and may continue to face significant cost inflation.

We have faced, and may continue to face, significant cost inflation, specifically in raw materials and other supply chain costs due to increased demand for raw materials andAdverse developments affecting the broad disruption of the global supply chain associated with the impact of COVID-19. International conflictsfinancial services industry, such as actual events or other geopolitical events, including the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, may further contribute to increased supply chain costs due to shortages in raw materials, increased costs for transportation and energy, disruptions in supply chains, and heightened inflation. Further escalation of geopolitical tensions may also lead to changes to foreign exchange rates andconcerns involving liquidity, defaults, or non-performance by financial markets, any of which mayinstitutions or transactional counterparties, could adversely affect ourthe Company’s current and projected business operations and supply chain, and consequently our results of operation.

While we may try to mitigate the impact of inflation by increasing the price of some of our own products, we may be unable to do so due to the terms of existing contracts, a competitor’s pricing pressure, or other factors. Additionally, significant price increases may result in a loss of customers and adversely impact our business, results of operations,its financial condition and cash flows. Additionally, broad concerns related to the economy, including inflation may impact consumer spending, which could impact future demand for our products.

Revenues are currently insufficient to pay operating expenses and costs which may result in the inability to execute the Company’s business concept.results of operations.

 

The Company’s operations have to date generated significant operating losses, as reflectedActual events involving reduced or limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance or other adverse developments that affect financial institutions or other companies in the financial information included in this Quarterly Report. Management’s expectationsservices industry or the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumors about any events of these kinds, have in the past regarding when operations would become profitable have not been realized, and this has continued to put a strain on working capital. Business and prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered by companiesmay in the early stagesfuture lead to market-wide liquidity problems. For example, on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank, was closed by the California Department of operations. IfFinancial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Company isFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver. Although we did not successfulhave any cash or cash equivalent balances on deposit with Silicon Valley Bank, investor concerns regarding the U.S. or international financial systems could result in addressingless favorable commercial financing terms, including higher interest rates or costs and tighter financial and operating covenants, or systemic limitations on access to credit and liquidity sources, thereby making it more difficult for us to acquire financing on acceptable terms or at all. Any decline in available funding or access to our cash and liquidity resources could, among other risks, adversely impact our ability to meet our operating expenses, financial obligations or fulfill our other obligations, result in breaches of our financial and/or contractual obligations or result in violations of federal or state wage and hour laws. Any of these risks, itsimpacts, or any other impacts resulting from the factors described above or other related or similar factors not described above, could have material adverse impacts on our liquidity and our current and/or projected business operations and financial condition will be adversely affected. In light of the uncertain nature of the markets in which the Company operates, it is impossible to predict futureand results of operations.

 

Our level of debt may adversely affect our operations and our ability to pay our debt as it becomes due.

The fact that we are leveraged may affect our ability to refinance existing debt or borrow additional funds to finance working capital requirements, acquisitions and capital expenditures. In addition, the recent disruptions in the global financial markets, including the bankruptcy and restructuring of major financial institutions, may adversely impact our ability to refinance existing debt and the availability and cost of credit in the future. In such conditions, access to equity and debt financing options may be restricted and it may be uncertain how long these economic circumstances may last. This would require us to allocate a substantial portion of cash flow to repay principal and interest, thereby reducing the amount of money available to invest in operations, including acquisitions and capital expenditures. Our leverage could also affect our competitiveness and limit our ability to change in market conditions, changes in the real estate industry and economic downturns.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to satisfy our debt service requirements or to obtain future financing. If we cannot satisfy our debt service requirements or if we default on any financial or other covenants in our debt arrangements, the lenders and/or holders of our debt will be able to accelerate the maturity of such debt or cause defaults under the other debt arrangements. Our ability to service debt obligations or to refinance them will depend upon our future financial and operating performance, which will, in part, be subject to factors beyond our control such as macroeconomic conditions and regulatory changes in Argentina. If we cannot obtain future financing, we may have to delay or abandon some or all of our planned capital expenditures, which could adversely affect our ability to generate cash flows and repay our obligations as they become due.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

This prospectus relates to the sale or other disposition of shares of Common Stock that may be offeredour shares by the selling stockholders listed under “Selling Stockholders” section below, and sold from time to time by Tumim Stone Capital.their transferees. We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of the resaleshares by the selling stockholders.

Determination of offering price

The selling stockholders will offer common stock at the prevailing market prices or privately negotiated price as they may determine from time to time.

The offering price of our common stock to be sold by the selling stockholders does not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other established criteria of value. The facts considered in determining the offering price were our financial condition and prospects, our limited operating history and the general condition of the securities market.

In addition, there is no assurance that our common stock will trade at market prices in excess of the offering price as prices for common stock in any public market will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The shares of Common Stockcommon stock being offered by Tumim Stone Capital.

A total of $44,308,970 in shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase Agreementselling stockholders are available for sale by usthose issuable to the selling stockholder, subjectstockholders upon conversion of the notes. For additional information regarding the issuance of the notes, see “Private Placement of Notes” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to certain limitations and conditions.

Assuming we receive all $44,308,970 in gross proceeds pursuantpermit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. The selling stockholders have not had any material relationships with the Company within the past three years except for: (i) the Common Stock Purchase Agreement we estimate that the net proceeds to us from the sale of our Common Stock toentered into with Tumim Stone Capital pursuant toLLC on May 6, 2021 and terminated on November 8, 2022; (ii) the Securities Purchase Agreement less our feesentered into as of November 3, 2021 and expenses, including the 8% cash placement fee payable to EF Hutton, would be up to $41.2 million over an approximately 36-month period. See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for more information.

We intend to use any proceeds fromrelated agreements (all terminated on February 21, 2023) with the selling stockholder that we receive underand certain other investors for the issuance of senior secured convertible notes; (iii) the Common Stock Purchase Agreement for working capital and general corporate purposes, which include, but are not limited to, inventory production and marketing for Gaucho Group, Inc., costs of this Offering, operating expenses and working capital. We cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds that we will have from the sale of our shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Therefore, our management will have broad discretion to determine the specific use for the net proceeds and we may use the proceeds for purposes that are not contemplated at the time of this Offering.

We will incur all costs associated with this prospectus and the registration statement of which it is a part.

TUMIM STONE CAPITAL TRANSACTION

General

On November 8, 2022, we entered into the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement with Tumim Stone Capital. Pursuant toCapital LLC on November 8, 2022; and (iv) the Purchase Agreement, we have the right to sell to Tumim Stone Capital up to a Total Commitment of $44,308,970 in shares of our Common Stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

We do not have the right to commence any sales of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement until the Commencement, which is the time when allownership of the conditions to our right to commence sales of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital set forth in the Purchase Agreement have been satisfied, including that the registration statement that includes this prospectus is declared effective by the SEC and the final form of this prospectus is filed with the SEC. From and after the Commencement, we will control the timing and amount of any sales of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital. Actual sales of shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by us from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of the Common Stock and determinations by us as to the appropriate sources of funding for our company and our operations.

The purchase price of the shares of Common Stock that we elect to sell to Tumim Stone Capitalnotes issued pursuant to a VWAP Purchase under the Purchase Agreement will be determined by reference to the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period, less a fixed 5% discount, as described in greater detail below. There is no upper limit on the price per share that Tumim Stone Capital could be obligated to pay for the Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement.

 

The Purchase Agreement also prohibits us from directing Tumim Stone Capital to purchase any shares of our Common Stock if those shares, when aggregated with alltable below lists the selling stockholders and other shares of our Common Stock then beneficially owned by Tumim Stone Capitalinformation regarding the beneficial ownership (as calculated pursuant todetermined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 13d-3the rules and regulations thereunder), would result in Tumim Stone Capital beneficially owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Cap of 4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock.

Because the purchase price per share to be paid by Tumim Stone Capital for the shares of Common Stock that we may elect to sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement after the effective date of this prospectus will fluctuate based on the market prices of our Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period forcommon stock held by each VWAP Purchase made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as of the date of this prospectus it is not possible for us to guaranteeselling stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock that we will sell to Tumim Stone Capital undercommon stock beneficially owned by the Purchase Agreement after the effective date of this prospectus, the actual purchase price per share to be paid by Tumim Stone Capital for those shares, or the actual gross proceeds to be raised by us from those sales. As of December 15, 2022, there were 2,756,884 shares of our Common Stock outstanding, of which 381,597 shares were held by non-affiliates, but excludes the 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock we may, in our sole discretion, sell to Tumim Stone Capital from time to time from and after the effective date of this prospectus pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Although the Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to an aggregate of $44,308,970 of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital, only 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock are being registered for resale under this prospectus. If all of the 1,666,667 shares offered for resale by Tumim Stone Capital under this prospectus were issued and outstanding as of December 15, 2022, such shares would represent approximately 37.68% of the total numberselling stockholders, based on their respective ownership of shares of our Common Stock outstandingcommon stock and approximately 41.31%Notes, as of May 18, 2023, assuming conversion of the total number of outstanding sharesNotes held by non-affiliates, in each case assuch selling stockholder on that date but taking account of December 15, 2022.any limitations on conversion set forth therein.

 

The net proceeds from additional sales under the Purchase Agreement, will depend on the frequency and prices at which the Company sells shares of Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital. The Company currently plans to use any proceeds therefrom for inventory production and marketing for Gaucho Group, Inc., costs of this transaction, operating expenses and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The issuance of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital pursuant to the Purchase Agreement will not affect the rights or privileges of our existing stockholders, except that the economic and voting interests of each of our existing stockholders will be diluted. Although the number of shares of our Common Stock that our existing stockholders own will not decrease,third column lists the shares of our Common Stock ownedcommon stock being offered by our existingthis prospectus by the selling stockholders will represent a smaller percentageand does not take in account any limitations on conversion of our total outstanding shares of our Common Stock after any such issuance.the Notes set forth therein.

 

EF Hutton Capital Markets, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc., acted as the exclusive placement agent in connectionIn accordance with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, for which the Company has paid and will continue to pay to EF Huttonterms of a cash placement fee equal to 8.0% of the amount of the Total Commitment actually paid by Tumim Stone Capital to the Company in connection with purchases of our Common Stock pursuant to VWAP Purchases that we elect to make from time to time, in our sole discretion, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

The Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contain customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification obligationswith the holders of the parties. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely forNotes, this prospectus generally covers the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

Neither the Company nor Tumim Stone Capital may assign or transfer its rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement, and no provision of the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement may be modified or waived by the parties

Purchase of Shares by Tumim Stone Capital

VWAP Purchase

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, we also have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time at our sole discretion over the 36-month period beginning on the Commencement Date, to direct Tumim Stone Capital to purchase up to a fixed maximum amount of shares of Common Stock at the applicable purchase price per share to be calculated on the trading day immediately following the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period (the “VWAP Purchase Date”) in accordance with the Purchase Agreement (each, a “VWAP Purchase”), by our timely deliveryresale of a VWAP Purchase notice to Tumim Stone Capital onportion of the trading day immediately prior to the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period (each, a “VWAP Purchase Exercise Date”), so long as (in addition to the conditions described elsewhere in this prospectus):

at least three trading days has elapsed since the Trading Day on which the most recent prior VWAP Purchase Notice was delivered by us to Tumim Stone Capital; and
all shares of Common Stock subject to all prior VWAP Purchase notices (as applicable) delivered by the Company to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement have theretofore been received by Tumim Stone Capital in electronic form as DWAC Shares.

The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that Tumim Stone Capital is required to purchase in any single VWAP Purchase under the Purchase Agreement (the “VWAP Purchase Maximum Amount”) is equalcommon stock issued or issuable pursuant to the lesser of:

$250,000 divided by the applicable VWAP on the VWAP Purchase Exercise Date; and
35% of the average volume over the three (3) consecutive Trading Day Period immediately prior to the applicable VWAP Purchase Exercise Date.

The purchaseNotes, including payment of interest on the notes through February 21, 2024 determined as if the outstanding Notes (including interest on the Notes through February 21, 2024) were converted in full (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained therein solely for the purpose of such calculation) at the floor price per share of Common Stock to be purchased by Tumim Stone Capital in a VWAP Purchase (the “VWAP Purchase Price”) will be equal to 95% of$0.27. Because the lowest daily volume weighted averageconversion price of the Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period. At or prior to 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the applicable VWAP Purchase Date immediately following the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period for such VWAP Purchase, Tumim Stone Capital will provide us with a written confirmation for such VWAP Purchase setting forth the applicable VWAP Purchase Price (both on a per share basis and the total aggregate VWAP Purchase Price) to be paid by Tumim Stone Capital for the shares of Common Stock purchased by Tumim Stone Capital in such VWAP Purchase.

The VWAP Purchase Price to be paid by Tumim Stone Capital in a VWAP Purchase will be equitably adjusted as set forth in the Purchase Agreement for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction occurring during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period used to compute the applicable VWAP Purchase Price for such VWAP Purchase.

The payment for, against simultaneous delivery of, shares in respect of each VWAP Purchase under the Purchase Agreement will be settled on the applicable VWAP Purchase Date immediately following the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period for such VWAP Purchase, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Conditions Precedent For Delivery of VWAP Purchase Notices

Our right to deliver VWAP Purchase notices to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement, and Tumim Stone Capital’s obligation to accept VWAP Purchase notices delivered by us under the Purchase Agreement, are subject to (i) the initial satisfaction, at the Commencement, and (ii) the satisfaction, on the applicable VWAP Purchase Exercise Date for each VWAP Purchase after the Commencement Date, of the conditions precedent thereto set forth in the Purchase Agreement, all of which are entirely outside of Tumim Stone Capital’s control, which conditions including the following:

the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties of the Company included in the Purchase Agreement;
the Company having performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Purchase Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company;
the registration statement that includes this prospectus (and any one or more additional registration statements filed with the SEC that include shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold by the Company to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement) having been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC, and Tumim Stone Capital being able to utilize this prospectus (and the prospectus included in any one or more additional registration statements filed with the SEC under the Registration Rights Agreement) to resell all of the shares of Common Stock included in this prospectus (and included in any such additional prospectuses);
the SEC shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement that includes this prospectus (or any one or more additional registration statements filed with the SEC that include shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold by the Company to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement) or prohibiting or suspending the use of this prospectus (or the prospectus included in any one or more additional registration statements filed with the SEC under the Registration Rights Agreement), and the absence of any suspension of qualification or exemption from qualification of the Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction;
there shall not have occurred any event and there shall not exist any condition or state of facts, which makes any statement of a material fact made in the registration statement that includes this prospectus (or in any one or more additional registration statements filed with the SEC that include shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold by the Company to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement) untrue or which requires the making of any additions to or changes to the statements contained therein in order to state a material fact required by the Securities Act to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements then made therein (in the case of this prospectus or the prospectus included in any one or more additional registration statements filed with the SEC under the Registration Rights Agreement, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading;

this prospectus, in final form, shall have been filed with the SEC under the Securities Act, and all reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shall have been filed with the SEC;
trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Nasdaq, the Company shall not have received any final and non-appealable notice that the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq shall be terminated on a date certain (unless, prior to such date, the Common Stock is listed or quoted on any other Eligible Market, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement), and there shall be no suspension of, or restriction on, accepting additional deposits of the Common Stock, electronic trading or book-entry services by DTC with respect to the Common Stock;
the Company shall have complied with all applicable federal, state and local governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement;
the absence of any statute, regulation, order, decree, writ, ruling or injunction by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of or that would materially modify or delay any of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement;
the absence of any action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any court or governmental authority seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, or seeking material damages in connection with such transactions;
all of the shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall have been approved for listing or quotation on The Nasdaq Capital Market (or if the Common Stock is not then listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, on any Eligible Market), subject only to notice of issuance;
no condition, occurrence, state of facts or event constituting a material adverse effect shall have occurred and be continuing;
the absence of any bankruptcy proceeding against the Company commenced by a third party, and the Company shall not have commenced a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, consented to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary bankruptcy case, consented to the appointment of a custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property in any bankruptcy proceeding, or made a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; and
the receipt by Tumim Stone Capital of the opinions, bring-down opinions and negative assurances from outside counsel to the Company in the forms mutually agreed to by the Company and Tumim Stone Capital prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement.

Termination of the Purchase Agreement

Unless earlier terminated as provided in the Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Agreement will terminate automatically on the earliest to occur of:

the first day of the month next following the 36-month anniversary of the Commencement Date;
the date on which Tumim Stone Capital shall have purchased shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement for an aggregate gross purchase price equal to its $44,308,970 Total Commitment under the Purchase Agreement;
the date on which the Common Stock shall have failed to be listed or quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other Eligible Market; and
the date on which the Company commences a voluntary bankruptcy case or any third party commences a bankruptcy proceeding against the Company, a custodian is appointed for the Company in a bankruptcy proceeding for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors.

We have the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement at any time, at no cost or penalty, upon 10 trading days’ prior written notice to Tumim Stone Capital. We and Tumim Stone Capital may also terminate the Purchase Agreement at any time by mutual written consent.

Tumim Stone Capital also has the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement upon 10 trading days’ prior written notice to us, but only upon the occurrence of certain events, including:

the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Purchase Agreement);
the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) involving the Company;
our failure to file with the SEC, or the SEC’s failure to declare effective, the registration statement that includes this prospectus or any additional registration statement we file with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, within the time periods set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement;
the effectiveness of the registration statement that includes this prospectus or any additional registration statement we file with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement lapses for any reason (including the issuance of a stop order by the SEC), or this prospectus or the prospectus included in any additional registration statement we file with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement otherwise becomes unavailable to Tumim Stone Capital for the resale of all of the shares of Common Stock included therein, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of 20 consecutive trading days or for more than an aggregate of 60 trading days in any 365-day period, other than due to acts of Tumim Stone Capital; or
trading in the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market (or if the Common Stock is then listed on an Eligible Market, trading in the Common Stock on such Eligible Market) has been suspended for a period of three consecutive trading days.

No termination of the Purchase Agreement by us or by Tumim Stone Capital will become effective prior to the first Trading Day immediately following the applicable settlement date related to any pending VWAP Purchase that has not been fully settled in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and will not affect any of our respective rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement with respect to any pending VWAP Purchase, and both we and Tumim Stone Capital have agreed to complete our respective obligations with respect to any such VWAP Purchase under the Purchase Agreement. Furthermore, no termination of the Purchase Agreement will affect the Registration Rights Agreement, which will survive any termination of the Purchase Agreement.

No Short-Selling or Hedging by Tumim Stone Capital

Tumim Stone Capital has agreed that neither it nor any of its affiliates shall engage in any direct or indirect short-selling or hedging of our Common Stock during any time prior to the termination of the Purchase Agreement.

Prohibition on Variable Rate Transactions

Subject to specified exceptions included in the Purchase Agreement, we are limited in our ability to enter into specified variable rate transactions during the term of the Purchase Agreement. Such transactions include, among others, the issuance of convertible securities with a conversion or exercise price that is based upon or varies with the trading price of our Common Stock after the date of issuance.

Effect of Performance of the Purchase Agreement on our Stockholders

All shares of Common Stock that have been ornotes may be issued or sold by us to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement that are being registered under the Securities Act for resale by Tumim Stone Capital in this offering are expected to be freely tradable. The shares of Common Stock being registered for resale in this offering may be issued and sold by us to Tumim Stone Capital from time to time at our discretion over a period of up to 36 months commencing on the Commencement Date. The resale by Tumim Stone Capital of a significant amount of shares registered for resale in this offering at any given time, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline and to be highly volatile. Additional sales of our Common Stock, to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement will depend upon market conditions and other factors to be determined by us. We may ultimately decide not to sell to Tumim Stone Capital all $44,308,970 worth of shares of our Common Stock remaining under Purchase Agreement as of the date of this prospectus.

If and when we do elect to sell additional shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, after Tumim Stone Capital has acquired such shares, Tumim Stone Capital may resell all, some or none of such shares at any time or from time to time in its discretion and at different prices. As a result, investors who purchase shares from Tumim Stone Capital in this Offering at different times will likely pay different prices for those shares, and so may experience different levels of dilution and in some cases substantial dilution and different outcomes in their investment results. Investors may experience a decline in the value of the shares they purchase from Tumim Stone Capital in this Offering as a result of future sales made by us to Tumim Stone Capital at prices lower than the prices such investors paid for their shares in this Offering. In addition, if we sell a substantial number of shares to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement, or if investors expect that we will do so, the actual sales of shares or the mere existence of our arrangement with Tumim Stone Capital may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and at a price that we might otherwise wish to effect such sales.

Although the Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to an aggregate of $44,308,970 of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital, only 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock are being registered for resale under this prospectus. If, after the Commencement Date, we elect to sell to Tumim Stone Capital all of the 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock being registered for resale under this prospectus that are available for sale by us to Tumim Stone Capital in VWAP Purchases under the Purchase Agreement, depending on the market prices of our Common Stock during the applicable VWAP Purchase Valuation Period for each VWAP Purchase made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the actual gross proceeds from the sale of shares may still be substantially less than the $44,308,970 Total Commitment available to us under the Purchase Agreement. If it becomes necessary for us to issue and sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement more shares than are being registered for resale under this prospectus in order to receive aggregate gross proceeds equal to the Total Commitment of $44,308,970 under the Purchase Agreement, we must first file with the SEC one or more additional registration statements to register under the Securities Act the resale by Tumim Stone Capital of any such additional shares of our Common Stock we wish to sell from time to time under the Purchase Agreement, which the SEC must declare effective, in each case before we may elect to sell any additional shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement. Any issuance and sale by us under the Purchase Agreement of a substantial amount of shares of Common Stock in addition to the 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock being registered for resale by Tumim Stone Capital under this prospectus could cause additional substantial dilution to our stockholders. The number of shares of our common stock ultimately offered for sale by Tumim Stone Capital is dependent upon the number of shares of Common Stock we ultimately sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

The following table sets forth the amount of gross proceeds we would receive from Tumim Stone Capital from our sale of shares of Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement at varying purchase prices:

Assumed Average Purchase Price Per Share Number of Registered Shares to be Issued if Full Purchase (1) Percentage of Outstanding Shares After Giving Effect to the Issuance to Tumim Stone Capital (2) Gross Proceeds from the Sale of Shares to Tumim Under the Purchase Agreement
$0.50   1,666,667   37.68% $833,334 
$0.75   1,666,667   37.68% $1,250,000 
$1.00   1,666,667   37.68% $1,666,667 
$1.53(3)  1,666,667   37.68% $2,550,001 
$1.75   1,666,667   37.68% $2,916,667 
$2.00   1,666,667   37.68% $3,333,334 

(1) Although the Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to an aggregate of $44,308,970 of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital, only 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock are being registered for resale under this prospectus and may or may not cover all of the shares we ultimately sell to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement. We will not issue more than an aggregate of 1,666,667 shares of our Common Stock registered under this prospectus unless otherwise approved by our board of directors. The number of registered shares to be issued as set forth in this column is without regard for the Beneficial Ownership Cap.

(2) The denominator is based on 2,756,884 shares outstanding as of December 15, 2022 adjusted, to include the issuance of the number of shares set forth in the adjacent column that we would have sold to Tumim, assuming the average purchase price in the first column. The numerator is based on the number of shares issuable under the Purchase Agreement (that are the subject of this Offering) at the corresponding assumed average purchase price set forth in the first column.

(3) The closing sale price of our Common Stock on December 15, 2022.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

This prospectus relates to the possible resale from time to time by Tumim Stone Capital of any or all of the 1,666,667 shares of Common Stock registered under this prospectus that may be issued by us to Tumim Stone Capital under the Purchase Agreement. For additional information regarding the issuance of Common Stock covered by this prospectus, see the section titled “Tumim Stone Capital Committed Equity Financing” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement we entered into with Tumim Stone Capital on November 8, 2022 in order to permit the selling stockholder to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, Tumim Stone Capital has not had any material relationship with us within the past three years. As used in this prospectus, the term “selling stockholder” means Tumim Stone Capital, LLC.

The table below presents information regarding the selling stockholder and the shares of Common Stock that it may offer from time to time under this prospectus. This table is prepared based on information supplied to us by the selling stockholder, and reflects holdings as of December 15, 2022. The number of shares in the column “Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Offered Pursuant to this Prospectus” represents all of the shares of Common Stock that the selling stockholder may offer under this prospectus. The selling stockholder may sell some, all or none of its shares in this Offering. We do not know how long the selling stockholder will hold the shares before selling them, and we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the selling stockholder regarding the sale of any of the shares.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, and includes shares of Common Stock with respect to which the selling stockholder has voting and investment power. The percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholder prior to the Offering shown in the table below is based on an aggregate of 2,756,884 shares of our Common Stock outstanding on December 15, 2022. Because the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Purchase Agreement is determined on each VWAP Purchase Date, the number of shares that maywill actually be sold by the Company under the Purchase Agreementissued may be fewermore or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholderstockholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

Name of Selling Stockholder Number of Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering  Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Offered Pursuant to this Prospectus  Number of Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering 
  Number(1)  Percent(2)     Number(3)  Percent(2) 
Tumim Stone Capital LLC(4)  137,569   4.99%  1,666,667   171,182   3.87%

(1) Consists of (i) 24,100 shares of Common Stock acquired by 3i, LP,Under the sole member of Tumim Stone Capital, in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (ii) 2,500 shares of common stock acquired by Tumim Stone Capital, in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (iii) up to 24,060 shares of Common Stock underlying a secured convertible promissory note held by 3i, LP, currently convertible, representing the shares underlying such secured convertible promissory note that may be issued to 3i, LP asterms of the date of this prospectus upon conversion ofNotes, a selling stockholder may not convert the secured convertible note (at a price of $42.00 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (iv) up to 31,250 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $21.00 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (v) up to 45,458 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $3.82 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; and (vi) up to 10,201 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $2.40 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus. In accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act, we have excluded from the number of shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering all of the shares that Tumim Stone Capital may be required to purchase from us under the Purchase Agreement, because the issuance of such shares to Tumim Stone Capital is solely at our discretion and is subject to a number of conditions contained in the Purchase Agreement, the satisfaction of which are entirely outside of Tumim Stone Capital’s control, including the registration statement that includes this prospectus becoming and remaining effective. Furthermore, the VWAP Purchases of Common Stock are subject to certain agreed upon maximum amount limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Also, the Purchase Agreement prohibits us from issuing and selling any shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone CapitalNotes to the extent (but only to the extent) such shares, when aggregated with all other sharesselling stockholder or any of our Common Stock thenits affiliates would beneficially owned by Tumim Stone Capital, would cause Tumim Stone Capital’s beneficial ownershipown a number of our Common Stock to exceed the 4.99% Beneficial Ownership Cap. The Purchase Agreement also prohibits us from issuing or selling shares of our common stock under the Purchase Agreement in excesswhich would exceed 4.99% of the 19.99% Exchange Cap, unless we obtain stockholder approval to do so, or unless sales of common stock are made at a price equal to or greater than $1.56 per share, such that the Exchange Cap limitation would not apply under applicable Nasdaq rules. Neither the Beneficial Ownership Limitation nor the Exchange Cap (to the extent applicable under Nasdaq rules) may be amended or waived under the Purchase Agreement. We are also prohibited from issuing or selling more than 549,648outstanding shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement without obtaining stockholder approval.

(2) Applicable percentage ownership is based on 2,756,884 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of December 15, 2022 and based on 4,423,551 shares of our Common Stock outstanding after the Offering.

(3) Assumes the sale of all shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus and consists of (i) 24,100 shares of Common Stock acquired by 3i, LP, the sole member of Tumim Stone Capital, in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (ii) 2,500 shares of common stock acquired by Tumim Stone Capital, in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (iii) up to 24,060 shares of Common Stock underlying a secured convertible promissory note held by 3i, LP, currently convertible, representing the shares underlying such secured convertible promissory note that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon conversion of the secured convertible note (at a price of $42.00 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (iv) up to 31,250 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $21.00 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (v) up to 45,458 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $3.82 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; (vi) up to 21,907 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $2.40 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; and (vii) up to 21,907 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $6.00 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus. In accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act, we have excluded from theCompany (the “Maximum Percentage”). The number of shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering all of the shares that Tumim Stone Capital may be required to purchase from us under the Purchase Agreement, because the issuance of such shares to Tumim Stone Capital is solely at our discretion and is subject to a number of conditions contained in the Purchase Agreement, the satisfactionsecond column reflects these limitations. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of which are entirely outsidetheir shares in this offering. See “Plan of Tumim Stone Capital’s control, including the registration statement that includes this prospectus becoming and remaining effective. Furthermore, the VWAP Purchases of Common Stock are subject to certain agreed upon maximum amount limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Also, the Purchase Agreement prohibits us from issuing and selling any shares of our Common Stock to Tumim Stone Capital to the extent such shares, when aggregated with all other shares of our Common Stock then beneficially owned by Tumim Stone Capital, would cause Tumim Stone Capital’s beneficial ownership of our Common Stock to exceed the 4.99% Beneficial Ownership Cap. We are also prohibited from issuing or selling more than 549,648 shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement without obtaining stockholder approval.Distribution.”

 

  

Number of Shares

of Common Stock

Owned Prior

to Offering(1)

  

Maximum

Number of

Shares of

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to be Sold

Pursuant to this

  

Number of Shares

of Common Stock

Owned After

Offering(1)

 
Name of Selling Stockholder Number  Percent  Prospectus(5)  Number(3)  Percent 
3i, LP(4)  328,987(2)  4.99%  2,000,000   428,787   4.99%

(4) The business address of Tumim Stone Capital LLC is 140 Broadway, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10005. Tumim Stone Capital LLC’s principal business is that of a private investor. Maier Joshua Tarlow is the manager of 3i Management, LLC, the general partner of 3i, LP, which is the sole member of Tumim Stone Capital, LLC, and has sole voting control and investment discretion over securities beneficially owned directly by Tumim Stone Capital LLC and indirectly by 3i Management, LLC and 3i, LP. 3i Management, LLC is also the manager of Tumim Stone Capital LLC. We have been advised that none of Mr. Tarlow, 3i Management, LLC, 3i, LP or Tumim Stone Capital LLC is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, or an independent broker-dealer, or an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member or independent broker-dealer. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by Mr. Tarlow as to beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned directly by Tumim Stone Capital LLC and directly or indirectly by 3i Management, LLC and 3i, LP, and the foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by Tumim Stone Capital LLC as to beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned directly by 3i, LP.

(1)Applicable percentage ownership is based on 6,592,924 shares of our common stock outstanding as of May 18, 2023 and based on 8,592,924 shares of our common stock outstanding after the offering.
(2)This column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholder, as of May 18, 2023, after giving effect to the Maximum Percentage (as defined in the paragraph above). Without regard to the Maximum Percentage, our common stock beneficially owned by 3i, LP would include (i) 77,442 shares of common stock held by Tumim Stone Capital LLC (“Tumim”) acquired pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and Tumim dated November 8, 2022; (ii) up to 128,157 shares of common stock underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $1.00 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in a transaction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus; and (iii) up to 3,377,099 underlying warrants held by 3i, LP, currently exercisable, representing the shares underlying such warrants that may be issued to 3i, LP as of the date of this prospectus upon exercise of such warrants (at a price of $1.34 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein, acquired by 3i, LP in connection with the Purchase Agreement, none of which underlying warrant shares are being registered for resale under this prospectus.
(3)Assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus. Does not take into account any sales of shares pursuant to the Form S-1 (File No. 333-271305) declared effective on April 21, 2023.
(4)The business address of 3i, LP is 140 Broadway, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10005. 3i, LP’s principal business is that of a private investor. Maier Joshua Tarlow is the manager of 3i Management, LLC, the general partner of 3i, LP, and has sole voting control and investment discretion over securities beneficially owned directly by 3i, LP and indirectly by 3i Management, LLC. We have been advised that none of Mr. Tarlow, 3i Management, LLC, or 3i, LP is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, or an independent broker-dealer, or an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member or independent broker-dealer. Each of Mr. Tarlow, 3i, LP, and 3i Management, LLC, disclaim any beneficial ownership of these shares.
(5)For the purposes of the calculations of the common stock to be sold pursuant to the prospectus we are assuming an event of default has occurred and is continuing, and that the Notes are converted in full at a floor price of $0.27 per share without regard to any limitations set forth therein.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

TheWe are registering the shares of Common Stock offered by this prospectus are being offeredcommon stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the selling stockholder, Tumim Stone Capital. The shares may be sold or distributedholders of the Notes from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholderstockholders of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.

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

 

 ordinary brokers’ transactions;on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
 in the over-the-counter market;
in transactions involving crossotherwise than on these exchanges or block trades;systems or in the over-the-counter market;
 through brokers, dealers,the writing or underwriters who may act solely as agents;settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
 “atordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the market” into an existing market for the ordinary shares;broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
 block trades in other ways not involving market makers or established business markets, including direct saleswhich the broker-dealer will attempt to purchasers or sales effected through agents;sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
 purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
privately negotiated transactions; or
short sales made after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC;
broker-dealers may agree with a selling security holder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
a combination of any such methods of sale; and
 any combination of the foregoing.other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

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

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

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

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

 

Tumim Stone Capital is an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act.

Tumim Stone Capital has informed usThere can be no assurance that it intends to use oneany selling stockholder will sell any or more registered broker-dealers to effectuate all sales of our Common Stock that it has acquired and may in the future acquire from us pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Such sales will be made at prices and at terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price. Each such registered broker-dealer will be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. Tumim Stone Capital has informed us that each such broker-dealer will receive commissions from Tumim Stone Capital that will not exceed customary brokerage commissions.

Brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the shares of our Common Stock offered by this prospectus may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts, or concessions from the purchasers, for whom the broker-dealers may act as agent, of the shares sold by the selling stockholder through this prospectus. The compensation paid to any such particular broker-dealer by any such purchasers of shares of our Common Stock sold by the selling stockholder may be less than or in excess of customary commissions. Neither we nor the selling stockholder can presently estimate the amount of compensation that any agent will receive from any purchasers of shares of our Common Stock sold by the selling stockholder.

We know of no existing arrangements between the selling stockholder or any other stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the shares of our Common Stock offered by this prospectus.

We may from time to time file with the SEC one or more supplements to this prospectus or amendmentscommon stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a partpart.

The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to amend, supplement or update information contained in this prospectus, including, if and when required underapplicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to disclose certain information relating to a particular salethe extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares offered by this prospectusof common stock by the selling stockholder, includingstockholders and any other participating person. To the namesextent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents participatingperson engaged in the distribution of such shares by the selling stockholder, any compensation paid by the selling stockholder to any such brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents, and any other required information.

We also have agreed to indemnify Tumim Stone Capital and certain other persons against certain liabilities in connection with the offering of shares of our Common Stock offered hereby, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to contribute amounts required to be paid in respect of such liabilities. Tumim Stone Capital has agreed to indemnify us against liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from certain written information furnished to us by Tumim Stone Capital specifically for use in this prospectus or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to contribute amounts required to be paid in respect of such liabilities. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore, unenforceable.

EF Hutton Capital Markets, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc., acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, for which the Company has paid, and will continue to pay to EF Hutton a cash placement fee equal to 8.0% of the amount of the Total Commitment actually paid by Tumim Stone Capital to the Company in connection with purchases of our Common Stock pursuant to VWAP Purchases that we elect to make from time to time, in our sole discretion, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

We will pay the expenses incident to the registration under the Securities Act of the offer and sale of the shares of our Common Stock covered by this prospectus by the selling stockholder.

We estimate that the total expenses for this Offering, excluding the cash placement fee payablecommon stock to EF Hutton, will be approximately $50,000.

Tumim Stone Capital has represented to us that at no time prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement has Tumim Stone Capital or its agents, representatives or affiliates engagedengage in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any short sale (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of our Common Stock or any hedging transaction, which establishes a net short positionmarket-making activities with respect to our Common Stock. Tumim Stone Capital has agreed that during the termshares of the Purchase Agreement, neither Tumim Stone Capital, nor any of its agents, representatives or affiliates will enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any of the foregoing transactions.

We have advised the selling stockholder that it is required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes the selling stockholder, any affiliated purchasers, and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in the distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M also prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with the distribution of that security.common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, estimated to be $50,000 in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities offeredor “blue sky” laws; provided, however, a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreements or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically for use in this prospectus.prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements or we may be entitled to contribution.

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

 

This Offering will terminate on the date that all shares of our Common Stockcommon stock offered by this prospectus have been sold by the selling stockholder.

 

Our Common Stockcommon stock is currently listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “VINO”.

 

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

 

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is incorporated by reference from Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A10-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022,April 17, 2023 and from Part I, Item 2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022, from Part I, Item 2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022, and from Part I, Item 2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on November 18, 202219, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”).

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BUSINESS

 

The description of our business is incorporated by reference from Part I, Item 1 of the Company’s Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A10-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022April 17, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”).

 

DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following description summarizes important terms of our capital stock and our other securities. For a complete description, you should refer to our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws, forms of which are incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as well as the relevant portions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). Please also see “Effect of Certain Provisions of our Bylaws” below.

 

Capital Stock

 

The Company has two classes of stock: common and preferred. The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock,common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 902,670 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.

 

In the discussion that follows, we have summarized selected provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”), and certificates of designation, and the DGCL relating to our capital stock. This summary is not complete. This discussion is subject to the relevant provisions of Delaware law and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws. You should read the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws, and our certificates of designation as currently in effect for provisions that may be important to you. Please also see “Effect of Certain Provisions of our Bylaws” below.

Common Stock

 

As of December 15, 2022May 18, 2023, there were 2,757,1656,593,205 shares of Common Stockcommon stock issued and 2,756,8846,592,924 shares of Common Stockcommon stock outstanding. 281 shares of our Common Stockcommon stock that are held by the Company in treasury are the result of the redemption of WOW Group membership interests and indirectly, GGH’s shares.

Each share of Common Stockcommon stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting of stockholders. The holders are not entitled to vote their shares cumulatively. Accordingly, the holders of more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stockcommon stock can elect all of the directors of the Company.

 

Each share of Common Stockcommon stock has equal and identical rights to every other share for purposes of dividends, liquidation preferences, voting rights and any other attributes of the Company’s Common Stock.common stock. No voting trusts or any other arrangement for preferential voting exist among any of the stockholders, and there are no restrictions in the articles of incorporation, or bylaws precluding issuance of further Common Stockcommon stock or requiring any liquidation preferences, voting rights or dividend priorities with respect to this class of stock.

 

Effective September 16, 2022, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to reflect the reduction in the number of authorized shares of preferred stock from 11,000,000 shares to 902,670 shares as a result of the previous conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred into shares of common stock of the Company. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also reflects the removal of provisions related to the Company’s previously effective reverse-stock split. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was approved by the Board of Directors, without a vote of the stockholders, on September 14, 2022, as permitted by Section 242 and Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Effective November 4, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a reverse stock split of the common stock at a ratio of 12-for-1 (the “Reverse Split”).

There were no fractional shares issued as a result of the Reverse Split. All fractional shares as a result of the Reverse Split were rounded up to the nearest whole number. The total number of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock or preferred stock were not affected by the foregoing. As a result, after giving effect to the Reverse Split, the Company remains authorized to issue a total of 150,000,000 shares of common stock.

All shares of Common Stockcommon stock are entitled to participate ratably in dividends when and as declared by the Company’s board of directors out of the funds legally available. Any such dividends may be paid in cash, property or additional shares of Common Stock.common stock. The Company has not paid any dividends on its shares of Common Stockcommon stock since its inception and presently anticipates that no dividends on such shares will be declared in the foreseeable future. Any future dividends will be subject to the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, future earnings, the operating and financial condition of the Company, its capital requirements, general business conditions and other pertinent facts. Therefore, there can be no assurance that any dividends on the Common Stockcommon stock will be paid in the future.

 

Holders of Common Stockcommon stock have no preemptive rights or other subscription rights, conversion rights, redemption or sinking fund provisions. In the event of the dissolution, whether voluntary or involuntary of the Company, each share of Common Stockcommon stock is entitled to share ratably in any assets available for distribution to holders of the equity securities of the Company after satisfaction of all liabilities.

 

Preferred Stock

 

As of December 15,31, 2022, the Company has authorized 902,670 shares of preferred stock.stock, of which, none are issued and outstanding. The Board of Directors has the ability to issue blank check preferred stock under the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

As of December 15, 2022, there were no issued and outstanding shares of preferred stock.

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Outstanding Stock Options, WarrantsConvertible Promissory Notes and RSUsEquity Line of Credit

Equity Line of Credit

 

As of September 30,On May 6, 2021, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Tumim Stone Capital LLC (“Tumim”). During 2022, there were optionspursuant to acquire a total of 3,126the Purchase Agreement, the Company requested draw-downs and issued 50,049 shares of Common Stock granted pursuantcommon stock and received gross proceeds of $555,811.

On November 23, 2021, the Company filed a resale registration statement on Form S-1 to our 2016 and 2018 equity incentive plans, all of which are issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options at a weighted-average exercise price of $1,254.42 per share, and there were warrantsregister up to acquire a total of 609,269375,000 shares of our Common Stock, allcommon stock for resale by Tumim. The Form S-1 was declared effective on December 7, 2021 but the Purchase Agreement was terminated on November 8, 2022. See “New Equity Line of which are issuable upon exercise, at a weighted-average exercise price of $5.19. In addition, as of September 30, 2022, there were restricted stock units to acquire a total of 28,627 shares of Common Stock pursuant to our 2018 equity incentive plan at a weighted-average price of $71.69, all of which are unvested.

Credit” below.

Senior Secured

Convertible Promissory Notes

 

On November 3, 2021, the Company and certain investors (the “Holders”) entered into that Securities Purchase Agreement (the “2021 SPA”) and the Company issued to the Holders certain senior secured convertible notes in the aggregate original principal amount of $6,480,000 (each, a “Note” and together with the 2021 SPA, the “2021 Note Documents”).

On February 22, 2022, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement #1”) with the investors in order to amend and waive certain provisions of the 2021 Note Documents and exchange (the “Exchange” or the “Transaction”) $100 in aggregate principal amount of each of the Notes, on the basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement #1, for warrants to purchase up to 62,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $21.00 (subject to customary adjustment upon subdivision or combination of the common stock).

The Exchange Agreement #1 amends and waives the original terms of payment of the Notes and provides for payment of interest only beginning February 7, 2022 and on each of March 7, 2022 and April 7, 2022. Beginning on May 7, 2022, the Company will begin paying both principal and interest on a monthly basis.

On May 2, 2022, the Company and the Holders entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement #1”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to reduce the Conversion Price (as defined in the Note) from $42.00 to $16.20 for the period beginning May 2, 2022 through May 13, 2022 (the “Reduced Price Conversion Period”).

As previously reported on our Current Report as filed with the SEC on May 13, 2022, on May 12, 2022, the Company and the Holders entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement #2”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to reduce the Conversion Price to $11.40 and the Holders committed to converting principal under the Notes in an amount equal to 4.90% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

On July 1, 2022, the Company and the Holders entered into a third letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement #3”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to reduce the Conversion Price to $3.60 for the Trading Days of July 5, 2022 as defined in the Notes, through and inclusive of September 5, 2022. All conversions are voluntary at the election of the Holder.

On September 22, 2022, the Company and the Holders entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement #2”) with the Holders in order to amend and waive certain provisions of the 2021 Note Documents, as amended and Letter Agreement #3 and exchange (the “Exchange” or the “Transaction”) $100 in aggregate principal amount of each of the Notes, on the basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement, for warrants to purchase up to 90,917 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.82 (subject to customary adjustment upon subdivision or combination of the common stock).

The Exchange Agreement #2 amends the original terms of payment of the Notes and waives payment of principal and interest due on each of September 7, 2022 and October 7, 2022. All principal, interest, and fees are due on the maturity date of November 9, 2022.

On November 30, 2022, the Company and the Holders entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement #3”) with the Holders in order to amend and waive certain provisions of the 2021 Note Documents, as amended and exchange (the “Exchange” or the “Transaction”) $100 in aggregate principal amount of each of the Notes, on the basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement #3, for warrants to purchase up to 43,814 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 and warrants to purchase up to 43,814 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 (subject to customary adjustment upon subdivision or combination of the common stock).

The Exchange Agreement #3 extends the maturity date of the Existing Notes from November 9, 2022 to February 9, 2023 and waives all other payments due until February 9, 2023.

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On February 2, 2023, the Company and the Holders entered into a fourth letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement #4”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to reduce the Conversion Price of the Notes to the lower of: (i) the Closing Sale Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date; and (ii) the average Closing Sale Price of the common stock for the five Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date, beginning on the Trading Day of February 3, 2023. Any conversion which occurs shall be voluntary at the election of the Holder. All terms not defined herein refer to the defined terms in the 2021 Note Documents, as amended.

On February 8, 2023, the Company and the Holders entered into a fifth letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement #5”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to extend the Maturity Date of the Notes from February 9, 2023 to February 28, 2023. The Conversion Amount and all outstanding Amortization Amounts and Amortization Redemption Amounts (as defined in the Notes) shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date or such earlier date as any such amount shall become due and payable pursuant to the other terms of the Note and/or the Letter Agreement #5. All terms not defined herein refer to the defined terms in the 2021 Note Documents, as amended.

On February 20, 2023, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement #4”) with the Holders in order to amend certain provisions of the 2021 Note Documents, as amended and exchange (the “Exchange” or the “Transaction”) $100 in aggregate principal amount of each of the Notes, on the basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement, for warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 (subject to customary adjustment upon subdivision or combination of the common stock).

The 2021 Note Documents, as amended, Exchange Agreement #1, Exchange Agreement #2, Exchange Agreement #3, Exchange Agreement #4, Letter Agreement #1, Letter Agreement #2, Letter Agreement #3, Letter Agreement #4, and Letter Agreement #5 are referred to herein as the Transaction Documents.

During 2022 and pursuant to the Transaction Documents, investors converted a total of $4,724,491 of principal and interest of the Notes and issued a total of 1,013,684 shares of common stock.

During 2023 and pursuant to the Transaction Documents, investors converted the following amounts of principal and interest of the 2021 Notes: (i) on February 3, 2023, one investor converted a total of $747,102 of principal and interest of the 2021 Notes and the Company issued 416,667 shares of common stock upon conversion; (ii) on February 6, 2023, certain investors converted a total of $179,864 of principal of the 2021 Notes and the Company issued 86,250 shares of common stock upon conversion; (iii) on February 13, 2022, certain investors converted a total of $335,200 of principal and interest of the 2021 Notes and the Company issued 230,000 shares of common stock upon conversion; and on (iv) on February 15, 2023, certain investors converted a total of $148,353 of principal and interest of the 2021 Notes and the Company issued 100,416 shares of common stock upon conversion.

The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-261564) registering the resale of up to 1,013,684 shares upon exercise of the Notes on December 9, 2021, which was declared effective on January 13, 2022. The shares registered for resale under the Form S-1 have all been resold.

On February 21, 2023, the Company used the proceeds from a new convertible promissory note to repay all principal, interest, and fees of $905,428 owing under the Notes. Upon repayment in full, the 2021 Note Documents, as amended were terminated on February 21, 2023.

New Convertible Promissory Note

On February 21, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “2023 Purchase Agreement”) with certainan institutional investors,investor (the “Initial Closing”), pursuant to which on November 9, 2021, the Company soldwill sell to the investorsinvestor a series of senior secured convertible notes of the Company in the aggregate original principal amount of $6,480,000$5,617,978 with an original issue discount of 11% (the “Notes”“2023 Notes”), and a series of common stock purchase warrants of the Company, which Noteswarrants shall be exercisable into an aggregate of 3,377,099 shares of common stock of the Company for a term of three years (the “2023 Warrants”). The Company received $5,000,000 in proceeds after the original issue discount of 11% on the principal.

The 2023 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $3.50$1.34 (subject to adjustment)adjustment and a floor price of $0.27). The 2023 Notes are due and payable on the first anniversary of the Issuance Date and bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum, which shall be payable either in cash quarterlymonthly or by way of inclusion of the interest in arrearsthe Conversion Amount on each AmortizationConversion Date (as defined in the 2023 Notes) or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Notes.. The investors areinvestor is entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined in the 2023 Notes) at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, but we may not effect the conversion of any portion of the 2023 Notes if it would result in eitherany of the investorsinvestor beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the common stock.

The investor also has an option to enter into an additional promissory note for $5,617,978 and warrants to purchase 3,377,099 shares of common stock, or if certain equity condition are met, the Company may exercise that option (the “Second Closing”) on the same terms as the Initial Closing. The maximum amount of the 2023 Notes therefore, would be $11,235,956 with total 2023 Warrants to purchase 6,754,198 shares of common stock.

 

Under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), in no event may the Companywe issue any shares of common stock upon conversion of the 2023 Notes or otherwise pursuant to the terms of thisthe 2023 Notes if the issuance of such shares of common stock would exceed 19.99% of the shares of the common stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Securities2023 Purchase Agreement and the 2023 Notes and 2023 Warrants (the “Exchange Cap”), unless the Companywe (i) obtainsobtain stockholder approval to issue shares of common stock in excess of the Exchange Cap or (ii) obtainsobtain a written opinion from the Company’sour counsel that such approval is not required. In any event, The Companywe may not issue any shares of itsour common under the Securities2023 Purchase Agreement or 2023 Notes if such issuance or sale would breach any applicable rules or regulations of the Nasdaq.

 

The 2023 Notes will rank senior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries, and arewill be secured by (i) a security interest in all of the existing and future assets of the Company, as evidenced by the Security and Pledge Agreement entered into between the Company and the investors on November 9, 2021investor (the “Security“2023 Security Agreement”). Additionally,; and (ii) a pledge of shares of common stock of the Company held by Scott L. Mathis, President and CEO of the Company, pledged 22,967 of his shares of common stock and 5,5556 options to purchase common stock of the Company as additional collateral under the Notes,other entities managed by him, as evidenced by the Stockholder Pledge Agreementstockholder pledge agreements entered into between the Company, Mr. Mathis and his entities, and the investors, dated on November 9, 2021 (the “Pledge Agreement”).investor.

 

In connection with the foregoing, the Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investors on November 9, 2021investor (the “Registration“2023 Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the 2023 Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and the rules and regulation promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws. The Securities2023 Purchase Agreement and the 2023 Registration Rights Agreement contain customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification obligations of the parties. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

 

EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc. (“EF Hutton”) acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, for which the Company will pay to EF Hutton a cash placement fee equal to 6.0% of the amount of capital raised, invested or committed under the Securities2023 Purchase Agreement and Notes.

 

On December 9, 2021,The shares of common stock that have been and may be issued under the 2023 Purchase Agreement, 2023 Notes, and 2023 Warrants (collectively, the “2023 Note Documents”) are being offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder. The investor represented that it is an “accredited investor,” as defined in Regulation D, and are acquiring such shares under the 2023 Purchase Agreement for investment purposes only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. Accordingly, the shares of common stock that have been and may be issued to the investor under the 2023 Purchase Agreement have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws. The Company filed a Form D with the SEC on March 3, 2023.

During 2023 and pursuant to the 2023 Note Documents, investors converted the following amounts of principal and interest of the 2023 Notes: (i) on May 1, 2023, the investor converted a total of $190,000 of principal and interest of the 2023 Notes and the Company issued 246,754 shares of common stock upon conversion; (ii) on May 4, 2023, the investor converted a total of $190,000 of principal of the 2023 Notes and the Company issued 243,922 shares of common stock upon conversion; and (iii) on May 5, 2022, the investor converted a total of $95,000 of principal of the 2023 Notes and the Company issued 121,961 shares of common stock upon conversion.

The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-271305) registering the resale of up to 1,519,454 shares upon exercise of the 2023 Notes on April 18, 2023, which was declared effective on April 21, 2023.

Conversion of Promissory Notes Issued in Private Placement

From July 13, 2022 through August 30, 2022, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to certain investors (the “Investor Notes”) in the amount of $1,727,500. Pursuant to the terms of the Investor Notes, if the stockholders approved for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the issuance of shares of up to 1,250,000 of the Company’s common stock upon the conversion of the Investor Notes, without giving effect to Nasdaq’s 20% Rule, the Investor Notes would be automatically converted into units consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at a price equal to the lesser of (a) $6.60 per unit or (b) the three-day volume weighted average closing price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock beginning on the date that is two days prior to stockholder approval of such conversion at the 2022 annual stockholder meeting (the “2022 AGM”).

At the 2022 AGM, the Company obtained the requisite stockholder approval, and the Investor Notes comprised of $1,727,500 and $8,252 in interest were automatically converted into an aggregate of 454,576 units based on a conversion price of $3.82 – the three-day VWAP of the Company’s common stock beginning on the date that is two days prior to stockholder approval of such conversion at the 2022 AGM. Each warrant issued upon the conversion of the Investor Notes is exercisable at a price of $3.82.

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New Equity Line of Credit

On November 8, 2022, the parties terminated the Common Stock Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Tumim Stone Capital LLC, dated May 6, 2021. On the same date, the parties entered into a new Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the Company has the right to sell to Tumim Stone Capital up to the lesser of (i) $44,308,969 of newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) the Exchange Cap (as defined below) (subject to certain conditions and limitations), from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement. Sales of common stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and the timing of any sales, are solely at the option of the Company and the Company is under no obligation to sell securities pursuant to this arrangement.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold 10,000 shares for net proceeds of $10,086 under the Purchase Agreement.

The Company filed a resale registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-256262) to register333-268829) registering the resale of up to 12,164,2131,666,667 shares upon conversion for resale bydraw downs on the Investors,equity line of credit on December 16, 2022, which was declared effective on December 23, 2022.

Warrants

On January 13, 2022. Between May 2, 2022 and August 30, 2022, investors converted a total of 4,481,191 of principal, interest, and fees of the Notes and8, 2021, the Company issued 12,164,213an aggregate of 6,098 shares of common stock.stock and one-year warrants to purchase 73,167 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $72.00 per share to accredited investors with a substantive pre-existing relationship with the Company for aggregate gross proceeds of $439,000. The warrants expired January 8, 2022.

On January 8, 2021, the Company issued 19,751 shares of common stock and one-year warrants to purchase 19,751 shares of common stock upon the exchange of $1,163,354 in principal and $258,714 in interest owed in connection with the 2017 Notes. The warrants expired January 8, 2022.

 

On February 19, 2021, as of part of the public offering, the Company issued 127,778 common stock purchase warrants as part of the units. Each warrant has an exercise price equal to $72.00. The warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire on the eighteen-month anniversary of the original issuance date. The warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of shares of our common stock, and no fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. The warrants expired August 19, 2022.

Also in connection with the offering, the Company issued broker’s warrants to purchase 1,278 shares of common stock to EF Hutton, as placement agent in the offering. Each warrant has an exercise price equal to $90.00. The warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date. The warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of shares of our common stock, and no fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. The warrants expire February 19, 2026.

In connection with the Transaction Documents, on February 22, 2022, the Company issued 62,500 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $21.00. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on November 8, 2024.

In connection with a private placement of convertible promissory notes, on August 30, 2022, the Company issued 454,587 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $3.82. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on August 30, 2023.

In connection with the Transaction Documents, on September 22, 2022, the Company issued 90,917 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $3.82. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on November 8, 2023.

In connection with the Transaction Documents, on November 30, 2022, the Company issued 43,814 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $2.40 and 43,814 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $6.00. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on November 30, 2024.

In connection with the Transaction Documents, on December 19, 2022, the Company issued 602,225 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable at $6.00. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on December 19, 2023.

On February 10, 2023, in connection with a private placement to accredited investors, the Company issued warrants to purchase 147,750 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The warrants are exercisable for two years from the date of issuance.

On February 20, 2023, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with the investorsholders of notes pursuant to the 2021 SPA in order to amend and waive certain provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement2021 SPA and Notes (the “Note Documents”) and exchange $100 in aggregate principal amount of each ofissued the Notes, on the basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the exchange agreement, forholders warrants to purchase up to 700,000an aggregate of 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.75 (subject to customary adjustment upon subdivision or combination of the common stock). The exchange agreement amended and waived the original terms of payment of the Notes and provided for payment of interest only beginning February 7, 2022 and on each of March 7, 2022 and April 7, 2022. Beginning on May 7, 2022,$1.00. In addition, the Company will begin paying both principal and interest on a monthly basis.

On May 2, 2022,repriced the Company andoutstanding warrants issued to the holders of the Notes entered into a letter agreementinvestors pursuant to which the parties agreed to reduce the conversion price of the Notes from $3.50 to $1.35 for the period beginning May 2, 2022 through May 13, 2022.Transaction Documents at $1.00.

 

On May 12, 2022,February 21, 2023, in connection with the 2023 Note Documents, the Company and the holders enteredissued warrants exercisable into a letter agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to reduce the conversion price of the Notes to $0.95 and the holders committed to converting up to 4.90% of the outstanding3,377,099 shares of common stock of the Company.Company at a price per share of $1.34 subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap limitation therein. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on February 23, 2026.

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Restricted Stock Units

 

On July 1,August 11, 2022, the Company andissued an aggregate of 23,238 restricted stock units to the holders entered into a third letter agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to reduce the conversion price of the Notes to $0.30 for the trading days of July 5, 2022, through and inclusive of September 5, 2022.

On September 22, 2022, the Company and the holders entered into another exchange agreement in order to amend and waive certain provisions of the Note Documents, as amended, and exchange $100 in aggregate principal amount of each of the Notes for warrants to purchase up to 1,090,983 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.3182 (subject to customary adjustment upon subdivision or combination of the common stock). The exchange agreement also amended the original terms of payment of the Notes, as amended, and waives payment of principal and interest due on each of September 7, 2022 and October 7, 2022. All principal, interest, and fees are duesix non-executive directors, vesting on the maturity dateearlier of the November 9, 2022.

December 31, 2022 or termination of service. On NovemberAugust 30, 2022, the Company, issued a total of 2,568 shares Dr. Steven Moel and Mrs. Edie Rodriguez upon vesting of their RSUs as Dr. Moel’s and Mrs. Rodriguez’s terms expired, and neither was re-elected. On December 31, 2022, the holders entered intoCompany issued a third exchange agreement in ordertotal of 15,492 shares to amend and waive certain provisionsthe remaining non-executive directors upon vesting of the Note Documents, as amended, and exchange $100 in aggregate principal amount of each of the Notes, as amended, for warrants to purchase up to 43,814 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 and warrants to purchase up to 43,814 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.00. The exchange agreement also extended the maturity date of the Notes, as amended, from November 9, 2022 to February 9, 2023 and waives all other payments due until February 9, 2023.their RSUs.

 

All warrants issuedOn December 24, 2022, the Board approved the issuance of additional RSUs pursuant to the 2017 Plan effective December 31, 2022 subject to vesting, representing 767,280 shares of common stock of the Company to certain employees, contractors, consultants and advisors in exchange agreements are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time, and from timefor services to time,the Company in the fiscal year 2022. A third of the RSUs vested on or beforeDecember 31, 2022. Thereafter, one-third of the thirdRSUs will vest on the first anniversary of the date of issuance. The warrants include a “blocker” provision that, subjectgrant, and the remaining one-third to certain exceptions described invest on the warrant, prevents the holders from exercising the warrant to the extent such exercise would result in the Investors together with certain affiliates beneficially owning in excess of 4.99%second anniversary of the Commondate of grant.

Outstanding Stock Options, Warrants, and RSUs

As of December 31, 2022, there were options to acquire a total of 40,612 shares of common stock granted pursuant to our 2016 and 2018 equity incentive plans at a weighted-average exercise price of $85.35, of which 33,811 shares of our common stock are currently issuable upon exercise of outstanding immediately after giving effectstock options at a weighted-average exercise price of $86.61 per share, and there were warrants to such exercise.

acquire a total of 1,299,135 shares of our common stock all of which are currently exercisable, at a weighted-average exercise price of $5.77. In addition, as of December 31, 2022, there were 511,500 restricted stock units granted and unvested at a weighted average grant date price of $1.16.

 

Effect of Certain Provisions of our Bylaws

 

Our Bylaws contain provisions that could have the effect of delaying, deferring, or discouraging another party from acquiring control of us. These provisions and certain provisions of Delaware law, which are summarized below, could discourage takeovers, coercive or otherwise.

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Our Bylaws provide for our Board of Directors to be divided into three classes serving staggered terms. Approximately one-third of the Board of Directors will be elected each year. This method of electing directors makes changes in the composition of the Board of Directors more difficult, and thus a potential change in control of a corporation a lengthier and more difficult process. A classified board of directors is designed to assure continuity and stability in a board of directors’ leadership and policies by ensuring that at any given time a majority of the directors will have prior experience with our Company and be familiar with our business and operations.

 

The classified board structure may increase the amount of time required for a takeover bidder to obtain control of the Company without the cooperation of our Board of Directors, even if the takeover bidder were to acquire a majority of the voting power of our outstanding Common Stock.common stock. Without the ability to obtain immediate control of our Board of Directors, a takeover bidder will not be able to take action to remove other impediments to its acquisition of our Company. Thus, a classified Board of Directors could discourage certain takeover attempts, perhaps including some takeovers that stockholders may feel would be in their best interests. Further, a classified Board of Directors will make it more difficult for stockholders to change the majority composition of our Board of Directors, even if our stockholders believe such a change would be beneficial. Because a classified Board of Directors will make the removal or replacement of directors more difficult, it will increase the directors’ security in their positions, and could be viewed as tending to perpetuate incumbent management.

 

Since the creation of a classified Board of Directors will increase the amount of time required for a hostile bidder to acquire control of our Company, the existence of a classified board of directors could tend to discourage certain tender offers which stockholders might feel would be in their best interest. However, our Board of Directors believes that forcing potential bidders to negotiate with our Board of Directors for a change of control transaction will allow our Board of Directors to better maximize stockholder value in any change of control transaction.

 

Our bylaws also provide that, unless we consent in writing to an alternative forum, the federal and state courts of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, or employees to us or our stockholders; (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) any action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case subject the court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. This exclusive forum provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. This forum selection provision may limit our stockholders’ ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, employees and agents even though an action, if successful, might benefit our stockholders.

 

Our bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before any meeting of our stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our board of directors. At an annual or special meeting, stockholders may only consider proposals or nominations (i) specified in the notice of meeting; (ii) brought before the meeting by or at the direction of our board of directors or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice and on the record date of the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in our bylaws. The bylaws do not give our board of directors the power to approve or disapprove stockholder nominations of candidates or proposals regarding other business to be conducted at a special or annual meeting of our stockholders. However, our bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed. These provisions may also discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of the Company.

 

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Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute

 

We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL regulating corporate takeovers. These provisions can discourage certain coercive and inadequate takeover bids of the Company by requiring those seeking control of the Company to negotiate with the Board of Directors first. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly-held Delaware corporation from engaging, under certain circumstances, in a business combination with an interested stockholder (one who owns 15% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting stock) for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder unless:

 

 Before the stockholder became an interested stockholder, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 On completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced with the total number of shares outstanding calculated when the transaction commenced (excluding certain shares owned by officers or directors or under employee stock plans); or
   
 At or subsequent to the time of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

Generally, a business combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. We expect the existence of this provision to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions that our Board of Directors does not approve in advance and could result in making it more difficult to accomplish transactions that our stockholders may see as beneficial such as (i) discouraging business combinations that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of our Common Stock;common stock; (ii) discouraging hostile takeovers which could inhibit temporary fluctuations in the market price of our Common Stockcommon stock that often result from actual or rumored hostile takeover attempts; and (iii) preventing changes in our management.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stockcommon stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The transfer agent’s address is: 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004-1561. Shares of our Common Stockcommon stock offered hereby will be issued in uncertificated form only, subject to limited circumstances.

 

Market Listing

 

Our Common Stockcommon stock is currently listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “VINO”.

 

Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

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PROPERTIES

 

The descriptionCompany terminated its lease at 135 Fifth Avenue in New York in May 2020. On July 5, 2021, the Company moved its headquarters to 112 NE 41st Street, Suite 106, Miami, Florida.

The Algodon – Recoleta, SRL (“TAR”) owns a hotel in the Recoleta section of ourBuenos Aires called Algodon Mansion, located at 1647 Montevideo Street. The hotel is approximately 20,000 square feet and has ten suites, a restaurant, a dining room, and a luxury spa and pool.

Algodon Wine Estates owns and operates a resort property located Ruta Nacional 144 Km 674, Cuadro Benegas, San Rafael (5603) in Argentina which consists of 4,138 acres. The property has a winery, 9-hole golf course (the remaining 9 of 18 holes to be developed), tennis courts, dining and a hotel.

TAR guaranteed a loan of $600,000 for the Algodon Mansion and the resort property and the properties is incorporated by reference from Part I, Item 2are subject to encumbrances. The current balance of the Company’s Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”).loan is $232,000.

 

On April 8, 2021, GGI entered into a seven-year lease for retail space located at 112 N.E. 41st Street, Suite 106, in Miami, Florida to sell its Gaucho – Buenos Aires™ products. The space is approximately 1,530 square feet.

Legal Proceedings

 

The description of our legal proceedings is incorporated by reference from Part I, Item 3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023 and from Part II, Item 1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on November 18, 2022May 19, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”).

 

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

The description of directors, executive officers and corporate governance is incorporated by reference from Part III, Item 10 of the Company’s Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A10-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022, and from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on November 18, 2022April 17, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”).

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The description of our executive compensation is incorporated by reference from Part III, Item 11 of the Company’s Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A10-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022April 17, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”).

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND

RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The description of our security ownership of beneficial owners and management is incorporated by reference from Part III, Item 12 of the Company’s Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A10-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022April 17, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”).

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

The description of certain relationships and related transactions and director independence is incorporated by reference from Part III, Item 13 of the Company’s Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A10-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022April 17, 2023 and from the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on July 21, 2022March 23, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”).

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the Common Stockcommon stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Burns, Figa & Will, P.C.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, and for each of the years then ended, have been incorporated by reference from our Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A10-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022,April 17, 2023, in reliance upon the report of Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.firm, as stated in their report herein (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability of Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements). Such report is incorporated by reference upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarterly and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, including any amendments to those reports, and other information that we file with or furnish to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act can be accessed free of charge through the Internet. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. You may access the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part at the SEC’s Internet site.

 

We make available through our website, free of charge, copies of our SEC filings as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish them to the SEC on our website, http://www.gauchoholdings.com. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information on our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus.

 

This prospectus forms part of a registration statement we have filed with the SEC relating to, among other things, the Common Stock.common stock. As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all the information we have included in the registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we have filed with the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement, exhibits and schedules for more information about us and the Common Stock.common stock. The statements this prospectus make pertaining to the content of any contract, agreement or other document that is an exhibit to the registration statement necessarily are summaries of their material provisions, and we qualify them in their entirety by reference to those exhibits for complete statements of their provisions. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules are available through the SEC’s website.

 

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov. The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information in certain documents that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to documents previously filed with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and the information that we subsequently file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. This prospectus incorporates by reference the Company’s documents listed below and all documents subsequently filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the Offeringoffering of the shares under this prospectus:

 

 Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023 filed on May 19, 2023
Our Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212022 filed on May 19, 2022,April 17, 2023, which contains audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20212022 and 20202021
 Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 18, 2022, August 15, 2022 and May 16, 2022
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 25, 2022, February 25, 2022, March 1, 2022, March 21, 2022, March 30, 2022, May 2, 2022, May 10, 2022, May 13, 2022, June 8, 2022, June 17, 2022, June 24, 2022, July 5, 2022, July 15, 2022, September 2, 2022 (as amended on September 8, 2022 and on September 13, 2022), September 16, 2022 (as amended October 21, 2022), September 23, 2022, October 7, 2022, October 13, 2022, October 20, 2022, October 24, 2022, November 3, 2022, November 9, 2022 (as amended November 14, 2022), November 21, December 1, 2022,December 12, 2022, and December 15, 2022.
 Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on July 21, 2022 and our Definitive Proxy StatementMarch 23, 2023.
Our Current Report on Schedule 14AForm 8-K filed with the SEC on May 8, 2023; our Current Report on November 9, 2022Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2023; and a second Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2023.

 

To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was furnished, rather than filed, with the SEC, that information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference in this document.

 

You may obtain copies of these documents free of charge on our website, http://www.gauchoholdings.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they have been filed with the SEC and through the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. You may also obtain such documents by submitting a written request either to the Company’s Corporate Secretary, Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc., c/o Burns Figa & Will PC, Attn: Victoria Bantz, 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 or to mechevarria@gauchoholdings.com, or an oral request by calling the Company’s Corporate Secretary at (212) 735-7688. The Company will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the reports that have been incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the registration statement but not delivered with the prospectus upon oral or written request, at no cost to the requester, by contacting the Company as noted above.

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.

 

Offering of 1,666,6672,000,000 shares

 

May, 20222023

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following table sets forth all expenses to be paid by the Company, other than underwriting discounts and commissions upon the completion ofwith respect to this Offering.registration statement. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC filing fee.

 

 Approximate Amount  Approximate Amount 
SEC registration fee $282  $169 
Legal fees and expenses  30,000   20,000 
Accounting fees and expenses  10,000   10,000 
Transfer agent and registrar fees  5,000   5,000 
Miscellaneous  4,718   14,831 
        
Total $50,000  $50,000 

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for breaches of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of a law, authorizations of the payments of a dividend or approval of a stock repurchase or redemption in violation of Delaware corporate law or for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with a threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with defense or settlement of such action or suit and no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. In addition, to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding described above (or claim, issue, or matter therein), such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. Expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding may be advanced by the corporation upon receipt of an undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification by the corporation under Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

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Our Certificate of Incorporation provides for the indemnification of our directors to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware General Corporation Law. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides for the indemnification of our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. In addition, we maintain insurance policies insuring our directors and officers against certain liabilities that they may incur in their capacity as officers and directors of the Company.

 

See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 17 herein.

 

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

A summary of all securities that we have sold in the last year, since January 1, 20202022 without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is incorporated by reference from Part II, Item 5 of the Company’s as amendedAnnual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022,April 17, 2023 and from Part II, Items 3 and2 & 5 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022, Part II, Item 2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022, and Part II, Item 2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on November 18, 202219, 2023 (see “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”). See also “Description of Our Capital Stock” above.

 

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) See the Exhibit Index on the page immediately preceding the signature page hereto for a list of exhibits filed as part of this registration statement on Form S-1, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) No financial statement schedules are provided because the information called for is not required or is shown either in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

 

Item 17. Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;statement.; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

 

(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(5) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(6) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to any charter provision, by law or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The following documents are being filed with the Commission as exhibits to this registration statement on Form S-1.

 

Exhibit Description
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated February 16, 2021 (6)(5)
1.2 Warrant Agreement, including the form of Warrant, made as of February 19, 2021, between the Company and Continental. (7)(6)
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State effective November 4, 2022(25)2022(23)
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws (1)
3.3 Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws as approved on July 8, 2019 (4)
4.1 2016 Stock Option Plan. (2)
4.2 First Amendment to 2016 Stock Option Plan as adopted by the Board of Directors on October 20, 2016. (2)
4.3 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. (3)
4.4 Amendment to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as approved by the Board of Directors on May 13, 2019 and the stockholders on July 8, 2019 (4)
4.5 Amendment to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan effective July 8, 2019 as approved by the Board of Directors (5)
4.6Amendment to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as approved by the Board of Directors on July 12, 2021 and the stockholders on August 26, 2021(24)2021 (22)
4.74.6 Amendment to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as approved by the Board of Directors on July 1, 2022 and the stockholders on August 30, 2022(31)2022 (28)
4.7Underwriters’ Warrant (5)
4.8 Underwriters’Form of Warrant (6)(13)
4.9 Form of Warrant (28)Warrant(26)
4.10 Form of Amended and Restated Promissory Note (27)Warrant (29)
4.11 Form Amended and Restated Warrant (27)(29)
4.12 Form of Note (29)Warrant (35)
4.13 Form Warrant (29)(36)
4.14

Form of Warrant Exercisable at $2.40 per share(32)

4.15

Form of Warrant Exercisable at $6.00 per share(32)

5.1 Opinion of Burns Figa & Will PC*
10.1 Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Scott L. Mathis dated September 28, 2015(32)
10.2Retention Bonus Agreement by and between the Company and Scott L. Mathis dated March 29, 2020 (9)(7)
10.210.3 Employment Agreement by and between the Company and its Chief Financial Officer dated December 14, 2022(31)
10.4Commercial Lease Agreement between Gaucho Group, Inc. and Design District Development Partners, LLC, dated April 8, 2021(9)2021(8)
10.310.5 Common Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and Tumim Stone Capital LLC, dated May 6, 2021(10)2021(9)
10.410.6 Registration Rights Agreement by and between Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and Tumim Stone Capital LLC, dated May 6, 2021(10)2021(9)

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10.510.7 Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of LVH Holdings LLC, dated June 16, 2021 (11)(10)
10.6Securities Purchase Agreement dated November 3, 2021(12)
10.7Senior Secured Convertible Notes Issued by the Company(12)
10.8 Security and Pledge Agreement(12)
10.9Stockholder Pledge Agreement(12)
10.10Registration Rights Agreement(12)
10.11First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement dated November 16, 2021 (13)(11)
10.1210.9 Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement dated June 7, 2022(21)2022(19)
10.1310.10 Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement dated June 7, 2022(30)
10.11Quota Purchase Agreement dated February 3, 2022, entered into by and between the Company, INVESTPROPERTY GROUP, LLC, and Hollywood Burger Holdings, Inc.(14)(12)
10.1410.12 Exchange Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2022, by and among Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and the subscribers listed therein. (15)(13)
10.1510.13 Share Exchange and Subscription Agreement by and between the Company and the subscribers listed therein(16)therein(14)
10.1610.14 Offer to Purchase, dated February 28, 2022(16)2022(14)

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10.15 Position Statement of Gaucho Group, Inc. dated February 28, 2022(16)2022(14)
10.1810.16 Letter Agreement between the Company and certain institutional investors dated May 2, 2022(18)2022(16)
10.1910.17 Conversion Agreement between the Company and certain institutional investors dated May 12, 2022(19)2022(17)
10.2010.18 Letter Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2022, by and among Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and the Holders listed therein. (23)(21)
10.2110.19 Exchange Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2022, by and among Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and the subscribers listed therein. (28)(25)
10.2210.20 Common Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and Tumim Stone Capital LLC, dated November 8, 2022 (30)2022(27)
10.2310.21 Registration Rights Agreement by and between Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and Tumim Stone Capital LLC, dated November 8, 2022 (26)2022(24)
10.2410.22 Exchange Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and among Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and the subscribers listed therein(32)therein. (29)

10.25

10.23
 Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited LiabilityLetter Agreement, dated December 12, 2022(33)as of February 2, 2023, by and among Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and the Holders listed therein. (33)

10.26

10.24
 

EmploymentLetter Agreement, betweendated as of February 8, 2023, by and among Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and the CompanyHolders listed therein. (34)

10.25Exchange Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2023, by and its Chief Financial Officeramong Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. and the subscribers listed therein. (35)
10.26Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 14, 2022(34)February 21, 2023(36)

10.27Form of Senior Secured Convertible Note Issued by the Company(36)
10.28Form of Security and Pledge Agreement(36)
10.29Form of Stockholder Pledge Agreement(36)
10.30Form of Registration Rights Agreement(36)
14.1 Amended Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Whistleblower Policy(9)Policy(8)
14.2 Audit Committee Charter(9)Charter(8)
14.3 Compensation Committee Charter as amended on May 12, 2022(20)2022(18)
14.4 Nominating Committee Charter adopted by the Board of Directors on June 22, 2022 (22)(20)
21.1 Subsidiaries of Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc.(17)(15)
22.1 Subsidiary guarantors and issuers of guaranteed securities and affiliates whose securities collateralize securities of the registrant(17)registrant(15)
23.1 Consent of Marcum LLP*LLP dated April 17, 2023*
23.2 Consent of Burns, Figa & Will PC (included in Exhibit 5.1)*
99.1 Algodon Wine Estates Property Map(9)Map(37)
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH Inline XBRL Schema Document
101.CAL Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB Inline XBRL Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
107 

EX-Filing FeesFees*

 

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1.Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration of Securities Pursuant to Section 12(g) on Form 10 dated May 14, 2014.
2.Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 31, 2017.
3.Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 19, 2018.
4.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 9, 2019.
5.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 30, 2019.
6.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2021.
7.6.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2021.
8.7.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2020.
9.8.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 12, 2021.
10.9.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2021.
11.10.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 16, 2021.
12.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2021.
13.11.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2021.
14.12.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 25, 2022.
15.13.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 1, 2022.
16.14.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 21, 2022.
17.15.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on April 14, 2022.
18.16.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 2, 2022.
19.17.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 13, 2022.
20.18.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 15,16, 2022.
21.19.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 8, 2022.
22.20.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 24, 2022.
23.21.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 5, 2022.
24.22.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 31, 2021.
25.23.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 3, 2022.
26.24.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 9, 2022.
27.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 24, 2022.
28.25.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 23, 2022.
29.26.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Amended Current Report on Form 8-K,8-K/A, filed on September 8, 2022.
30.27.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report as amended on Form 8-K/A, filed on November 14, 2022.
31.28.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 18, 2022.
32.29.

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 1, 2022.

33.30.

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 13, 2022.

34.

31.

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 15, 2022.

32.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 16, 2015.
33.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2023.
34.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 8, 2023.
35.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 21, 2023.
36.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 21, 2023.
37.Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on April 17, 2023.
*Filed herewith
**Furnished, not filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amended registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Miami, State of Florida, on December 16, 2022.May 22, 2023.

 

 GAUCHO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
   
 By:/s/ Scott L. Mathis
  Scott L. Mathis
  President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board

 

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Dated: December 16, 2022May 22, 2023By:/s/ Scott L. Mathis
  Scott L. Mathis
  President, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) & Chairman of the Board
   
Dated: December 16, 2022May 22, 2023By:/s/ Maria I. Echevarria
  Maria I. Echevarria
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
   
Dated: December 16, 2022May 22, 2023By:/s/ Peter J.L. Lawrence
  Peter J.L. Lawrence
  Director
   
Dated: December 16, 2022May 22, 2023By:/s/ Reuben Cannon
  Reuben Cannon
  Director
   
Dated: December 16, 2022May 22, 2023By:/s/ Marc Dumont
  Marc Dumont
  Director
   
Dated: December 16, 2022May 22, 2023By:/s/ William Allen
  William Allen
  Director

 

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