As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2020August 24, 2023

 

Registration No. 333-251185

333-

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1Form S-3

to

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 46-0820877

Nevada

(State or other jurisdiction of

of incorporation or organization)

 

46-0820877

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)No.)

 

25371 Commercentre Drive, Suite 200

Lake Forest, CA 92630

(949) 528-3100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

EastBiz.com, Inc.

5348 Vegas Dr.

Las Vegas, NV 89108

(702) 871-8678

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

Copies to:

Ross D. Carmel, Esq.

Philip Magri, Esq.

Carmel, Milazzo & Feil LLP

55 West 39th Street, 18th Floor

New York, New York 10018

(212) 658-0458

 

8669 Research Drive

Irvine, CA 92618

Telephone: (949) 528-3100

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

of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Mr. Michael Panosian

Chief Executive Officer

ToughBuilt Industries, Inc.

8669 Research Drive

Irvine, CA 92618

Telephone: (949) 528-3100

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

Copies to:

Ross D. Carmel, Esq.

Philip Magri, Esq.

Carmel, Milazzo & Feil LLP

55 West 39th Street, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10018

Tel: (212) 658-0458

Fax: (646) 838-1314

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.statement becomes effective, as determined by market conditions and other factors.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [  ]¨

 

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, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]x

 

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, 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 registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. [  ]¨

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. [  ]¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨Large Accelerated filer   [  ]¨
Non-accelerated filer    xAccelerated filer [  ]Smaller reporting company  x
 Non-accelerated filer [X]Smaller reporting company [X]
Emerging growth company  [X]x

 

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 ExchangeSecurities Act. [  ]¨

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class

of Securities

to be Registered (1)

 

 

Amount to be

Registered (2) (3)

  

Proposed

Maximum Aggregate

Offering Price

per Security (2) (3)

  

Proposed

Maximum Aggregate

Offering Price (2) (3)

  

Amount of

Registration Fee (4)

 
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share            
Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share            
Warrants to purchase Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other securities (5)            
Units (6)            
TOTAL       $75,000,000  $8,183(7)

(1)Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or as units with other securities registered hereunder.
(2)Not specified as to each class of securities to be registered pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II.D.
(3)The Registrant is registering an indeterminate aggregate principal amount and number of securities of each identified class of securities up to a proposed aggregate offering price of $75,000,000, which may be offered from time to time in unspecified numbers and at indeterminate prices, and as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange, or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable anti-dilution provisions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(4)The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(5)Warrants may represent rights to purchase common stock, preferred stock or other securities registered hereunder.
(6)Each Unit consists of any combination of two or more of the securities being registered hereby.

(7)

Previously paid.

The Registrantregistrant hereby amends this Registration Statementregistration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrantregistrant shall file a further amendment thatwhich specifically states that this Registration Statementregistration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Sectionsection 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statementthe registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This registration statement contains two prospectuses:

a base prospectus which covers the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to $75,000,000 of our common stock, preferred stock, warrants and units; and
a sales agreement prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $11,074,247 (which amount is included in the $75,000,000 aggregate offering price set forth in the base prospectus) of our common stock that may be issued and sold under an At The Market Offering Agreement, dated December 7, 2020, we have entered into with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as sales agent.

The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of the securities offered pursuant to the base prospectus are specified in the sales agreement prospectus immediately following the base prospectus.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. WeThe Selling Stockholders may not sell these securities or accept an offer to buy these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission declares our registration statementis effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and isthe Selling Stockholders are not soliciting an offeroffers to buy these securities in any statejurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 15, 2020

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

AUGUST 24, 2023

 

Prospectus

 

TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

$75,000,000

COMMON STOCK

PREFERRED STOCK

WARRANTS

UNITS21,239,822 Shares of Common Stock

 

We may offer and sellPursuant to this prospectus, the following securities separately or together, in one or more series or classes and in amounts, at prices andselling stockholders identified herein (the “Selling Stockholders”) are offering on terms described in one or more offerings:a resale basis an aggregate of 21,239,822 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock; preferred stock;stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of ToughBuilt Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation, representing Shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase our securities,up to 21,239,822 shares of common stock with a per share exercise price equal to $0.3201 (the “Warrants”). The Warrants were issued pursuant to a letter agreement by and between the Company and each of which may be convertible into equity securities; or units comprised of, or other combinationsthe Selling Stockholder. Upon any cash exercise of the foregoing securities.Warrants by the Selling Stockholders, we will receive cash proceeds per share equal to the exercise price of the Warrants. If the Warrants are exercised in a cashless exercise, we will not receive any proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants.

 

The Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares in a number of different ways and at varying prices. We may offer securities through underwriting syndicates managed or co-managed by one orprovide more underwriters or dealers, through agents or directly to purchasers. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about how the distributionSelling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of securities offered, please seethe Shares in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. Each time our securities are offered, we will provide a prospectus supplement containing more specific information abouton page 15. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses attributable to the particular offering and attach it to this prospectus. The prospectus supplements may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities without a prospectus supplement which includes a descriptionsale of the methodShares will be borne by the Selling Stockholders. We will pay all expenses (other than discounts, concessions, commissions and termssimilar selling expenses) relating to the registration of this offering.the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Our common stock is currently quoted on theThe Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TBLT.” We also have Series A Warrants that trade onOn August 23, 2023, the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TBLTW.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on December 14, 2020 was $0.75$0.2499 per share. Our principal executive offices are located at 8669 Research Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, and our telephone number is (949) 528-3200.

 

The aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates is $33,222,741 based on 40,283,933 shares of outstanding common stock, of which 40,027,399 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $0.83 which was the closing sale price of our common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market on November 23, 2020. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell our common stock in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75,000,000. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not offered any securities during the past twelve months pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3. You are urged to obtain current market quotations of our common stock.

If we decide to seek a listing of any preferred stock, purchase contracts, warrants, subscriptions rights, depositary shares or units offered by this prospectus, the related prospectus supplement will disclose the exchange or market on which the securities will be listed, if any, or where we have made an application for listing, if any.

Investing in our securities involves certain risks. See “Risk Factors”You should carefully consider the Risk Factors beginning on page 13 and any risk factors12 of this prospectus before you make an investment in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference herein, as well as in any other recently filed quarterly or current reports and, if any, in the relevant prospectus supplement. We urge you to carefully read this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, describing the terms of these securities before investing.securities.

 

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

 

The date of this ProspectusThis prospectus is ___________, 2020.
dated                    , 2023.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS12
  
CAUTIONARYSPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKINGFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS2
  
OUR BUSINESSPROSPECTUS SUMMARY34
  
USE OF PROCEEDSTHE OFFERING1211
  
DIVIDEND POLICYDESCRIPTION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT12
  
RISK FACTORS1312
  
THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFERUSE OF PROCEEDS2512
  
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTIONSELLING STOCKHOLDERS3112
  
LEGAL MATTERSPLAN OF DISTRIBUTION3315
  
EXPERTSLEGAL MATTERS3316
  
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATIONEXPERTS3316
  
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTSWHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION16
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE3316

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may offer and sell, either individually or in combination, in one or more offerings, any of the securities described in this prospectus, for total gross proceeds of up to $75,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that will contain more specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

We urge you to read carefully this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplementhave not, and any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering, together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading “Incorporation of Documents by Reference,” before investing in any of the securities being offered. You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, along with the information contained in any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering. WeSelling Stockholders have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. 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 appearingother than that contained in this prospectus or in any applicable prospectus supplement that we may authorize to be delivered or made available to you. We and the Selling Stockholders take no responsibility for and cannot provide any related free writingassurance as to the reliability of any other information others may give you. You should assume that the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the frontcover of the document and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

ThisWe urge you to carefully read this prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some ofand any prospectus supplement, together with the documents describedinformation incorporated herein but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the section entitledheading “Where You Can Find Additional Information.Information” and “Incorporation Incorporated by Reference.

 

ThisNo action is being taken in any jurisdiction outside the United States to permit a public offering of our common stock or possession or distribution of this prospectus contains, or incorporates by reference, trademarks, tradenames, service marksin that jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about and service namesto observe any restrictions as to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.

Unless the context otherwise requires, we use the terms “ToughBuilt,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” in this prospectus to refer to ToughBuilt Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation. and, where appropriate, our subsidiaries.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTSThis prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC, utilizing a shelf registration process. Under the shelf registration process, the Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, offer and sell the Shares described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. Information about the Selling Stockholders may change over time.

 

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the shares the Selling Stockholders may offer. Each time the Selling Stockholders sell our shares using this prospectus, to the extent necessary and required by law, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering, including the number of Shares being offered, the manner of distribution, the identity of any underwriters or other counterparties and other specific terms related to the offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information includedcontained in this prospectus. To the extent that any statement made in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the information incorporated by reference intoin this prospectus before making an investment in shares of our common stock. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” for more information.

Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we may have referred you. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders take any responsibility for, nor can provide assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized any other person to provide you with different or additional information, and neither of us are making an offer to sell the shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of the prospectus or any sale of the ordinary shares. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date on the front cover of this prospectus.

For investors outside of the United States, neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have done anything that would permit the offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for historical information, this prospectus contains 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 Exchange Act. These forward-lookingAct of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements that relateinclude statements with respect to future events or our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions and future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, thatwhich may be beyond our control, and which may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differbe materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by thesesuch forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “aim,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions or phrases identifyAll statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. We have basedYou can identify these forward-looking statements largely onthrough our current expectationsuse of words such as “may,” “can,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “seek,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “point to,” “project,” “predict,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “potential” and other similar words and expressions of the future events and financial trendsvariations thereof.

There are a number of important factors that we believe may affect our financial condition,could cause the actual results of operation, business strategy and financial needs. Actual results mayto differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. We do not undertake, and we disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to announce any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements, except as requiredstatement made by law. Certainus. These factors that could cause results to be materially different from those projected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:to:

 

our history of losses and accumulated deficit;
our ability to continue as a going concern;

our lack of operating history;

the knownexpectation that we will incur significant operating losses for the foreseeable future and unknown impact of the Covid-19 pandemicwill need significant additional capital;

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our current and future capital requirements to support our development and commercialization efforts for our product candidates and our ability to satisfy our capital needs;

our dependence on third-parties to manufacture our Company;products;

our ability to maintain or protect the validity of our credit facility;intellectual property;

dependence on our supply partners;interpretations of current laws and the passages of future laws;

dependence onthe accuracy of our key personnel;estimates regarding expenses and capital requirements;

regulatory and legal uncertainties;
failure to comply with privacy and data security laws and regulations;
third party infringement claims;
our ability to continue to meet the Nasdaq Capital Market continued listing standards;adequately support organizational and business growth; and

the impactcontinued spread of annualCOVID-19 and quarterly resultsthe resulting global pandemic and its impact on our common stock price;financial condition and
dilution to our stockholders upon the exercise results of outstanding common stock options and restricted stock unit grants.operations.

 

We urge youThe foregoing does not represent an exhaustive list of matters that may be covered by the forward-looking statements contained herein or risk factors that we are faced with that may cause our actual results to consider these factors before investingdiffer from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The events and circumstances reflected in our securities.forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. You should refer to the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. You should review the factors and risks and other information we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) after the date of this prospectus.

All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary note. You are cautioned to not place undue reliance on theseany forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus or the date of the document incorporated by reference into this prospectus. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectationsYou should read this prospectus and are subjectthe documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a number of riskspart, completely and uncertainties, including those set forth above. Although we believewith the understanding that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, our actual future results could differmay be materially different from those expressed in these forward-looking statements,what we expect. We have no obligation, and expressly disclaim any events anticipated inobligation, to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements, may not actually occur. Exceptwhether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Moreover, except as required by law, neither we undertake no duty to updatenor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform those statements to actual resultsstatements. We have expressed our expectations, beliefs and projections in good faith and believe they have a reasonable basis. However, we cannot assure you that our expectations, beliefs or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We qualify all forward-looking statements containedprojections will result or incorporated by reference in this prospectus by the foregoing cautionary statements.be achieved or accomplished.

 

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OUR BUSINESSPROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This descriptionsummary highlights information about our Company, this offering and information contained in greater detail in other parts of this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus from our businessfilings with the SEC listed in the section entitled “Information Incorporated by Reference.” Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investingpurchasing our securities in our Company.this offering and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information appearing elsewhere or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including all documentsthe registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and the information incorporated by reference herein. In particular, attention should be directed tointo this prospectus in their entirety, including the “Risk Factors” and our “Risk Factors,” “Information With Respect to the Company,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and the related notes thereto contained herein or otherwise incorporated by reference hereto, before making an investment decision.

Ininto this prospectus, “ToughBuilt Industries,”before purchasing our securities in this offering. Except as otherwise indicated herein or as the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “ToughBuilt” “the Company,” “we,” “us,”“us” and “our” refer to ToughBuilt Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation.corporation, and its subsidiaries.

 

Overview

 

We were formed to design, manufacture, and distribute innovative tools and accessories to the building industry. We market and distribute various home improvement and construction product lines for both do-it-yourself (“DIY”)Do-It-Yourself and professional markets under the TOUGHBUILT® brand name, within the global multibillion dollarmultibillion-dollar per year tool market. All of our products are designed by our in-house design team. Since our initial launch of product sales sevennine years ago, we have experienced annual sales growth from approximately $1,000,000 in 2013 to $20,000,000approximately $95,000,000 in 2019 (or $19,090,071 net of allowances).

Since August 2013, pursuant to a Service Agreement, we have been collaborating with Belegal, a Chinese firm (“Belegal”), whose team of experts has provided ToughBuilt with additional engineering, sourcing services, and quality control support for our operations in China. Belegal assists us with supply-chain management (process and operations in China) for our operations in China, among other things, facilitating the transmission of our purchase orders to our suppliers in China, conducting “in-process” quality checking and inspection, and shipping end-products manufactured in China to their final destinations. In accordance with the Services Agreement, we pay all of the monthly costs for payroll, overhead and other operation expenses associated with the Belegal’s activities on behalf of ToughBuilt.2022.

 

Our business is currently based on development of innovative and state of the artstate-of-the-art products, primarily in tools and hardware category, with particular focus on building and construction industry with the ultimate goal of making life easier and more productive for contractors and workers alike. Our current product line includes twothree major categories related to this field, withcontain a total of 19 product lines, consisting of (i) Soft Goods, which includes kneepads, tool bags, pouches and tool belts, (ii) Metal Goods, which consists of sawhorses, tool stands and workbench and (iii) Utility Products, which includes utility knives, aviation snips, shears, lasers and levels, tape measures and chalk reels, striking tools, garden and landscaping tools and pliers and clamps. We also have several additional categories and product lines in various stages of development, consisting of Soft Goods and Kneepads and Sawhorses and Work Products.development.

 

ToughBuilt designsWe design and manages itsmanage our product life cycles through a controlled and structured process. We involve customers and industry experts from our target markets in the definition and refinement of our product development. Product development emphasis is placed on meeting and exceeding industry standards and product specifications, ease of integration, ease of use, cost reduction, design-for manufacturability, quality, and reliability.

 

Our mission consists, of providing products to the building and home improvement communities that are innovative, of superior quality derived in part from enlightened creativity for our end users while enhancing performance, improving well-being, and building high brand loyalty.

 

We operate through the following subsidiaries: (i) ToughBuilt Industries UK Limited; (ii) ToughBuilt Mexico; (iii) ToughBuilt Armenia, LLC; and (iv) ToughBuilt Brazil.

Business Developments

 

The following highlights recent material developments in our business over the past five years:business:

In first quarter of 2022, we announced that our online sales through Amazon increased by 41% to approximately $3.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to approximately $2.4 million for the first quarter of 2021.

In second quarter of 2022, we announced that our online sales through Amazon.com were $3.6 million. This represents a 17% increase from the same quarter in 2021. Sales for the first half of 2022 increased by 28% to approximately $7.0 million compared to $5.5 million for the first half of 2021.

In July 2022, we announced that we entered into an agreement with Ace Hardware USA and International to sell 35 ToughBuilt products.

In August 2022, we announced that we started to sell 93 ToughBuilt products on Amazon.It (Italy) and Amazon.de (Germany).

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In August 2022, we announced our entry into a supply agreement with Elecktro3 S.C.C.L (“Elecktro3”) and NCC Hardware Purchasing and Services Centers, SL (“NCC”), increasing our presence in Spain’s hardware marketplace.

In August 2022, we announced the launch of our all-new Reload Utility Knife, a groundbreaking new cutting tool made available for purchase through a leading US home improvement retailer and across their global strategic network of ToughBuilt’s partners and buying groups, servicing over 15,500 storefronts around the world.

In September 2022, we announced our entry into the global measuring and marking market segment category with a feature-rich family of tape measures and chalk reels.

In September 2022, we announced that we entered into an agreement with two major wholesale tool distributors in Switzerland, marking an expansion of European distribution that includes more than 250 retailers, nationwide.

In September 2022, we announced our launch of 21 new SKUs into the global handsaws segment, beginning with a line of seven cutting tools featuring ToughBuilt’s QuickSet™ Double-Edge Pull Saw, the first ever safe-folding pull saw. The new line will be available Q4 2022 and beyond for purchase through a leading US home improvement retailer and across global strategic network of partners and buying groups, servicing over 15,500 storefronts around the world.

In September 2022, we announced major expansions to its network of storefronts in Great Britain, confirming broad new and expanding agreements with Huws Gray, Selco Builders Warehouse, MKM, City Electrical Factors, and Carpet & Flooring.

In October 2022, we announced the launch of an all-new line of striking tools, including an innovative series of ShockStop™ hammers, marking their entry into the global tool-hammer market.

In October 2022, we announced that we entered into four major retailers in Germany, which accounted for a 35% share of the global hand tools market in 2019.

In October 2022, we announced that our online sales for Q3 2022 through Amazon.com were $3.9 million. This represents a 38% rise from the same quarter in 2021. Sales for the 9-month period ending on September 30, 2022, increased by 32% to approximately $10.9 million, compared to $8.30 million for the same period in 2021.

In October 2022, we announced the launch of our all-new 500 ft. Rotary Laser Level Kit. The level comes with an intuitive, first-of-its-kind, 3-piece stacking guide rod that allows for a rolling laser receiver to provide bracket-free attachment and a one-handed interface for fast operation. It emits a laser that displays a consistent, accurate signature that is detectable up to 500-feet of distance from its projection point. The kit also includes an innovative tripod with a rapid-use bullseye level and telescoping legs to promote accurate placement on uneven terrain.

In October 2022, we announced that we reached a comprehensive distribution agreement with Sodimac, the largest home improvement and construction supplier in South America; beginning with Peru and Colombia with 15 ToughBuilt SKUs.

In October 2022, we announced that we expanded our distribution of 84 ToughBuilt branded products to be sold in all Sears’ Mexico locations, totaling 96 storefronts nationwide. Sears continues to be a leading supplier to its core consumers in the hardware and home improvement trades in Latin America, and its comprehensive store count and geographical presence across Mexico offer ToughBuilt an opportunity to offer a wide product range to professional end users in the country.

In November 2022, we announced that we entered into a distribution agreement with Lamed LLP (“Lamed”) – one of the largest suppliers of equipment, tools and building materials in Kazakhstan. Lamed begins this agreement with 76 ToughBuilt SKUs and will stock the entire ToughBuilt product range.

In December 2022, we announced that we are strengthening our relationship with European and UK retailers Wickes, Toolstation UK & Toolstation France. After a successful launch of ToughBuilt products, Wickes, which has 230 locations across the United Kingdom, will be increasing the number of ToughBuilt SKUs available to its customer base, from 15 to 48 SKUs beginning January 2023. Additionally, Toolstation UK, with over 550 stores nationwide, following consistent and impressive sales, Toolstation UK has increased its ToughBuilt SKUs to 35 total SKUs and has committed to several national promotions, contributing to a significant uplift in sales conversions. Toolstation France has also more than doubled its original offering of the ToughBuilt range to from 25 to 65 SKUs in total.

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In December 2022, we announced the launch of our new line of Long Handle Garden and Landscaping Tools. Beginning with 11 out of about 150 SKUs, the new line includes many innovative improvements.

In January 2023, our global Amazon sales for 2022 through Amazon.com were approximately $15.9 million. This represents an approximate 34% increase from $11.9 million in Amazon sales in 2021.

In January 2023, we launched more than 40 new SKUs into the Handheld Screwdrivers segment, including ratcheting bit drivers, insulated screwdrivers, precision, slotted, Phillips, Torx, and cabinet screwdrivers and demolition drivers.

In January 2023, we expanded our distribution agreement with Sodimac, the largest home improvement and construction supplier in South America. In this extended agreement, stores in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, and Uruguay will initially begin with 15 SKUs in-store and brings 23 SKUs to Sodimac’s online marketplace.

In January 2023, we launched more than 20 new SKUs into the Handheld Wrenches segment, including adjustable wrenches, construction wrenches and pipe wrenches.

In February 2023, we launched our new line of pliers and clamps. The new line, comprised of more than 40 SKUs, will be made available for purchase through leading US home improvement retailers and across ToughBuilt’s growing strategic networks of North American and global trade partners and buying groups, servicing over 18,900 storefronts and online portals worldwide.

 

 In 2018,the first quarter of 2023, we entered into contractual agreements with two additional distributorsannounced that revenues increased approximately 17% from $17.2 million for the first quarter of 2022 to approximately $20.2 million for first quarter of 2023, and retailers.
We launched a new line of miter-saw stands with three different SKUs and a new line of gloves with 16 different SKUs. Ouradditionally, our Amazon.com gross sales increased by 11.8% to approximately $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 from $14,201,836 in 2017 to $15,289,400 in 2018.
In November 2018, we completed our initial public offering, pursuant to which we received net proceeds$3.4 million for the first quarter of $12,415,500 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $934,500. The Company incurred $743,765 in expenses related to the initial public offering.2022.

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 On August 19, 2019,

In second quarter of 2023, we announced that revenues for the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor pursuantfirst half of 2023 increased by 11.4% to which it sold $11.5approximately $39.1 million aggregate principal amountcompared to $35.1 million for the first half of promissory notes (at an aggregate original issue discount2022, and that our online sales through Amazon.com were $3.76 million for the second quarter of 15%)2023, compared to the investor in a transaction exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

In the January 2020 public offering, the Company sold 4.45$3.56 million shares of its common stock and 49.45 million warrants (each exercisable into ½ of a share of common stock for a total of 24.725 million shares of common stock) from which it received gross proceeds of $9,472,250 (less underwriters discount of $922,780 for net proceeds of $8,549,470).
On February 24, 2020, the Company closed on the public offering of 0.445 million shares of its common stock, for gross proceeds of $912,250 (less underwriters discount of $72,980 for net proceeds of $839,270) based upon the overallotment option arising from the closing of its January 28, 2020 public offering.

On April 4, 2020, the Company received written confirmation from Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (“Lowe’s”) of its order of products from the Company. This is an award of products across multiple soft goods and kneepad categories with 18 SKUs to be sold under the ToughBuiltR name and 12 SKUs to be sold under the Lowe’s proprietary KobaltR name. The products are sold in all Lowe’s stores in the U.S., as well as online through their website. The initial delivery was made in August 2020, with the initial purchase order (which shall contain additional terms) to be issued 60 to 90 days prior to that date. After the “load-in” purchase order, ToughBuilt has been receiving weekly “replenishment” purchase orders since October 2020.

second quarter of 2022.

 

Our Products

 

We create innovative products that help our customers build faster, build stronger, and work smarter. We accomplish this by listening to what our customers want and need and researching how professionals work, then we create tools that help them save time, save hassle and save money.

 

TOUGHBUILT®TOUGHBUILT® manufactures and distributes an array of high qualityhigh-quality and rugged tool belts, tool bags, and other personal tool organizer products. We also manufacture and distribute a complete line of knee pads for various construction applications.applications, a variety of metal goods, including utility knives, aviation snips and shears and digital measures such as lasers and levels. Our line of job-sitejob site tools and material support products consists of a full line of miter-sawmiter saw and table saw stands, and saw horses/sawhorses/job site tables, roller stands and roller stands.workbench. All of our products are designed and engineered in the United States and manufactured in China, India and Indiathe Philippines under our quality control supervision. We do not need government approval for any of our products.

 

Our soft sidedsoft-sided tool storage line is designed for a wide range of do-it-yourselfDo-It-Yourself and professional needs. This line of pouches and tool and accessories bags is designed to organize our customers’ tools faster and easier. Interchangeable pouches clip on and off any belt, bag ladder wall, or vehicle. Our products let our customers carry what they want so they have it when they want it.

ToughBuilt’s wide mouth tool carry-all bags come in sizes from 12 inches to 30 inches. They all have steel reinforcedsteel-reinforced handles and padded shoulder straps which allow for massive loads to be carried with ease. Rigid plastic hard-body lining protects everything inside. Double mesh pockets included inside provide complete visibility for stored items. They include a lockable zipper for added security and safety and secondary side handles for when it takes more than one to carry the load.

 

All of these products have innovative designs with unique features that provide extra functionality and enhanced user experience. Patented features such as our exclusive “Cliptech” mechanism incorporated in some of the products in this line are unique in these products for the industry and have distinguished the line from other similarly situated products thus we believe, increasing appeal amongstamong the other products of this category in the professional community and among the enthusiasts.

 

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Soft Goods

 

The flagship of the product line is the Soft Goodssoft goods line that consists of over 100 variations of tool pouches, tool rigs, tool belts and accessories, toolstool bags, totes, variety of storage solutions, and office organizers/bags for laptop/tablet/cellphones, etc. Management believes that the breadth of the line is one of the deepest in the industry and has specialized designs to suit professionals from all sectors of the industry including plumbers, electricians, framers, builders, and more.

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We have a selection of over 10 models of kneepads, some with revolutionary and patented design features that allow the users to interchange components to suit particular conditions of use. Management believes that these kneepads are among the best performing kneepads in the industry. Our “all terrain” knee pad protection with snapshell technology is part of our interchangeable kneepad system which helps to customize the jobsite needs. They are made with superior quality using multilevel layered construction, heavy dutyheavy-duty webbing, and abrasion-resistant PVC rubber.

 

Metal Goods

Sawhorses and Work Support Products

 

The second major category consists of Sawhorses and Work Support products with unique designs and robust construction targeted for the most discerning users in the industry. The innovative designs and construction of the more than 1518 products in this category have led to the sawhorses becoming among the best sellers of category everywhere they are sold. The newest additions in this category include several stands and work support products that are quickly gaining recognition in the industry and are expected to position themselves in the top tier products in a short time. Our sawhorse line, miter saw, table saw & roller stands and workbench are built to very high standards. Our sawhorse/jobsite table is fast to set up, holds 2,400 pounds, has adjustable heights, is made of all metalall-metal construction, and has a compact design. We believe that these lines of products are slowly becoming the standard in the construction industry.

 

All of our products are designed in house to achieve features and benefits for not only the professional construction worker but also for the do-it-yourselfDo-It-Yourself person.

 

Electronic Goods

Digital measures and levels

TOUGHBUILT’s third major product line is the digital measure and levels. These digital measures are targeted towards the PROs for accurate job site measuring, to make sure the job is done right and in time. These digital measures help calculate what amount of construction product is needed to finish the job. Such as measures for floors, tile, and paint.

Our Business Strategy

 

Our product strategy is to develop product lines in a number of categories rather than focus on a single line of goods. We believe that this approach allows for rapid growth, wider brand recognition, and may ultimately result in increased sales and profits within an accelerated time period. We believe that building brand awareness of our current ToughBuilt lines of products will expand our share of the pertinent markets. Our business strategy includes the following key elements:

 

A commitment to technological innovation achieved through consumer insight, creativity, and speed to market;

A broad selection of products in both brand and private labels;

Prompt response;

Superior customer service; and

Value pricing.

 

We will continue to consider other market opportunities while focusing on our customers’ specific requirements to increase sales.

Market

 

According to “Statista & Statistic Brain” the annual revenue in the construction industry (based on firm revenue) was $1.731 trillion for 2016 in the United States. There was approximately $394.6 billion in home improvement sales in the U.S. in 2018 (https://www.statista.com/statistics/239759/predicted-sales-of-home-improvement-retailers-in-the-us/). The heavy and civil engineering industry is over $260 billion in sales with tools and hardware alone totaling over $60 billion for that same time period. In 2016, there were approximately 729,000 construction companies in the United States employing more than 7.3 million employees. Market

In addition to the construction market, our products are marketed to the “do-it-yourself”“Do-It-Yourself” and home improvement market place. The home improvement industry has fared much better in the aftermath of the Great Recession than the housing market. The U.S. housing stock of more than 130 million homes requires regular investment merely to offset normal depreciation. And many households that might have traded up to more desirable homes during the downturn decided instead to make improvements to their current homes. Meanwhile, federal and state stimulus programs encouraged homeowners and rental property owners to invest in energy-efficient upgrades that they might otherwise have deferred. Finally, many rental property owners, responding to a surge in demand from households either facing foreclosure or nervous about buying amid the housing market uncertainty, reinvested in their units.

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As a result, improvement and repair spending held up well compared to residential construction spending. According to “Home Improvement – Still Growing in 2019”, on www.hiri.org, “the HIRI/IHS Markit forecast expects 5.5% growth in the home improvement products market in 2019 after a strong 6.2% in 2018.”

Total home improvement products sales was expected to increase 5.5% in 2018 to $420 billion in total sales. The Professional Market was expected to increase 6.0% in 2019 over 2018 and the Consumer Market will see a sales increase of 5.3%.

TOUGHBUILT® products are available worldwide in many major retailers ranging from home improvement and construction products and services stores to major online outlets. Currently, we have placement in Home Depot, Menards, Toolbank (UK), Bunnings (Australia), Princess Auto (Canada), Dong Shin Tool PIA (S. Korea) as well as seeking to grow our sales in global markets such as Western and Central Europe, Russia and Eastern Europe, South America and the Middle East.

Retailers by region include:

United States: Lowe’s, Home Depot, Menards, GM products, Fire Safety, Hartville Hardware, ORR, Pooley, YOW, Wesco, Buzzi, and Western Pacific Building Materials.
Canada: Princess Auto
United Kingdom: Toolbank (distribution throughout the U.K. and online selling for Europe).
Australia: Kincrome, and Bunnings
New Zealand: Kincrome, and Bunnings
Russia: VSEInstrumenti.ru
South Korea: Dong Shin Tool PIA Co., Ltd.

We are actively expanding into markets in Mexico and Latin American countries and in the Middle East and South Africa.

We are currently in product line reviews and discussions with Home Depot Canada, Do It Best, True Value and other major retailers both domestically and internationally. A product line review requires the supplier to submit a comprehensive proposal which includes product offerings, prices, competitive market studies and relevant industry trends and other information. Management anticipates, within the near term, adding to its customer base up to three major retailers, along with several distributors and private retailers within six sectors and among 56 targeted countries.

Innovation and Brand Strength

Management believes that the robust capabilities at ToughBuilt eclipse those of many competitors as not every distributor or factory has the ability to quickly identify industry and end user opportunities and execute quickly to deliver winning product lines consistently. Also, in our view, most distributors and factories do not have a recognizable and reputable brand or the proven ability to reach major retailers globally to position their products and brands. We believe that we are able to take a design from concept to market within a very short period of time.

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Product and Services Diversification

TOUGHBUILT® is a singular brand with a driven team that is poised to scale into a highly recognized global entity. We aim to grow ToughBuilt with several significant subsidiaries in the next few years to become the hub/platform for professionals, DIY’s (Do It Yourselfers) and passionate builders everywhere. Management anticipates that future subsidiaries will focus on licensing, gear, mobile, equipment rentals and maintenance services.

New Products

Tools

In 2018, we ordered and launched a new line of gloves and 28 SKUs of tool belt and pouches. We also intend to launch the following tools in the first half of 2021:

Clamp line
Hammer line
Pliers line
Screwdriver line
Tape measure line
Utility knife line

Mobile Device Products

Since 2013, we have been planning, designing, engineering and sourcing the development of a new line of ToughBuilt mobile devices and accessories to be used in the construction industry and by building enthusiasts. We are planning to have our mobile device products ready to market in first half of 2021 at which time we intend to commence marketing and selling our mobile device products to our current global customer base. We believe that increasing numbers of companies in the construction industry are requiring their employees to utilize mobile devices not just to communicate with others but to utilize the special apps that will allow the construction workers to do their job better and more efficiently. All of our mobile devices are designed and built in accordance with IP-68 and to a military standard level of durability and with the cooperation of Foxconn Manufacturing.

Our ruggedized mobile line of products was created to place customized technology and wide varieties of data in the palm of the building professionals and enthusiasts such as contractors, subcontractors, foreman, general laborers and others. We are designing the devices, accessories and custom apps to allow the users to plan with confidence, organize faster, find labor and products faster, estimate accurately, purchase wisely, protect themselves, workers and their business, create and track invoicing faster and easier.

In the first quarter of 2021, we intend to launch our T.55 rugged mobile phones and earbud headphones, as well as a “T-Dock”, attachable battery, tri lens camera and tough shield cover and accessories. In the first quarter of 2021, we also intend to launch the following accessories: car charger, QI charger, car mounts and earbud pack, and we will focus on sales in the following industries: construction, industrial, military and law enforcement and “.coms”.

In the first quarter of 2021, we intend to launch applications for our mobile phones relating to the following topics:

1.National building codes
2.Inspection booking
3.Labor ready
4.Estimating apps & programs
5.Structural engineers

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6.Architects
7.Building plans
8.Workers comp
9.Equipment insurance
10.Project insurance & bonds
11.Vehicle insurance
12.Liability insurance
13.Umbrella insurance
14.Collection agencies
15.Construction loans
16.Small business loans
17.Job listings
18.Tool exchange

Mobile Device Market

Based upon an annual white paper published by the Mobile and Wireless Practice of Venture Development Corporation, we believe that an increasing number of companies are requiring their employees to transact business in the field and/or other non-traditional office environments. Because of this and other factors, the construction industry is accelerating its acceptance of wireless technology. We further believe that the construction industry, like other industries, will be leveraging mobile and wireless solutions to address the need for greater collaboration among a highly mobile and distributed workforce.

We believe that mobility is one of the top technology trends that construction companies are focusing on in 2020 and beyond. Mobile technology continues to have a significant impact on business, specifically with regard to business communication as this technology enhances the ability for colleagues at different locations to easily communicate, enhances customer experience through the improvement of applications and websites available to consumers to do business through their devices “at their fingertips”, and optimizes business operations as there is instant access to business functions at any time and from any location.

While the construction industry has widely adopted solutions such as push to talk (PTT) telephony applications, the use of mobile and wireless data applications has been limited. IT solutions in general and mobile and wireless solutions specifically have been adopted at varying degrees within organizations and to support the various phases of construction projects. Currently the business planning, engineering and procurement operations have more effectively deployed IT solutions while actual construction operations have fallen behind in IT infrastructure and field automation solutions. The construction and engineering workforce is inherently mobile. However, construction sites have never effectively leveraged (wireless) communications networks to connect these distributed and often remote workers and their assets. Nevertheless, construction project managers require real time access to a variety of information, including real time tool inventory management, raw materials deliveries, job costing, time stamping and general project management information. The challenge, however, is the lack of network access on construction sites resulting in an information bottleneck on the job site. Buoyed by advances in wireless technologies – including coverage, performance, security and cost of ownership – we believe this is becoming an issue of the past for construction operations.

Mobile Apps

We intend to include apps on our mobile devices and are developing, with a third party applications developer, apps which will include, among other things, building codes, permitting, estimating and job listings. The purposes of the apps that are being developed address:

Reducing construction delays. Gathering real-time information at the job site about issues such as tradesmen and contractors present at the site, construction progress, or incidents, can reduce overall project delays. This critical information helps to bring issues to light that might put projects on hold, and keep construction on schedule.
Improving communication with owners and project stakeholders. Completing daily reports at the job site on mobile devices and sending automated emails can tighten the communication loop with project stakeholders. When all parties involved in the project have access to the same information at the same time, errors are reduced and issues requiring attention can be addressed faster.

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Increasing back-office efficiency. By eliminating the use of paper and spreadsheets, construction companies can save hundreds of hours spent on data entry, collating information for reporting, or looking for paperwork that has been lost or filed away. Increasing back-office efficiency allows projects to be run leaner and to be completed on time and on budget.
Improving accountability of field staff. Staff travel times, GPS locations and time spent on-site can all be consistently monitored with mobile apps. This improves accountability and reduces labor costs. Costs can be also reduced with mobile timesheets that record clock-in/clock-out time to the minute.
Improving accuracy of project documentation. Using mobile apps to capture information at the job site improves accuracy and reduces issues that arise from illegible handwriting, inconsistent data, and information gaps. Photos, GPS, time stamps and signatures captured on-site provide an accurate and indisputable audit trail for the project, delivering accountability to clients or evidence in legal disputes.
Improving equipment management. Construction companies that use a database-driven mobile solution can maximize the use of equipment through better management and tracking. Real-time information about maintenance schedules, availability, and equipment locations helps to improve inventory planning and use.
Utilizing real-time mobile access to plans and bylaws. With apps that provide two-way access to information, construction companies can file electronic versions of drawings, plans or bylaws for quick offline access by teams in the field. This improves productivity and reduces the need for re-work.

Sales Strategy

The devices, accessories and bolt-on digital tools will be sold through relevant home improvement big box stores, direct marketing to construction companies, direct marketing of trade/wholesale outlets and to professional outlets.

Intellectual Property

We hold several patents and trademarks of various durations and believe that we hold, have applied for or license all of the patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights necessary to conduct our business. We utilize trademarks (licensed and owned) on nearly all of our products and believe having distinctive marks that are readily identifiable is an important factor in creating a market for our goods, in identifying our brands and our company, and in distinguishing our goods from the goods of others. We consider our ToughBuilt®, Cliptech®, and Fearless® trademarks to be among our most valuable intangible assets. Trademarks registered both in and outside the U.S. are generally valid for ten years, depending on the jurisdiction, and are generally subject to an indefinite number of renewals for a like period on appropriate application.

In 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted two new design patents (US D840,961 S and US D841,635 S) that cover ToughBuilt’s ruggedized mobile devices, which are valid for a period of 15 years. We also have several patents pending with the USPTO and anticipate three or four of them to be granted in the near future.

We also rely on trade secret protection for our confidential and proprietary information relating to our design and processes for our products. We have entered into and will continue to enter into confidentiality, non-competition and proprietary rights assignment agreements with our employees and independent contractors. We have entered into and will continue to enter into confidentiality agreements with our suppliers to protect our intellectual property.

Competition

The tool equipment and accessories industry is highly competitive on a worldwide basis. We compete with a significant number of other tool equipment and accessories manufacturers and suppliers to the construction, home improvement and Do-It-Yourself industry, many of which have the following:

Significantly greater financial resources than we have;

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More comprehensive product lines;
Longer-standing relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers;
Broader distribution capabilities;
Stronger brand recognition and loyalty; and
The ability to invest substantially more in product advertising and sales.

Our competitors’ greater capabilities in the above areas enable them to better differentiate their products from ours, gain stronger brand loyalty, withstand periodic downturns in the construction and home improvement equipment and product industries, compete effectively on the basis of price and production, and more quickly develop new products. These competitors include DeWalt, Caterpillar and Samsung Active.

The markets for the Company’s mobile products and services are also highly competitive and the Company is confronted by aggressive competition in all areas of its business. These markets are characterized by frequent product introductions and rapid technological advances that have substantially increased the capabilities and use of mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and other digital electronic devices. The Company’s competitors who sell mobile devices and personal computers based on other operating systems have aggressively cut prices and lowered their product margins to gain or maintain market share. The Company’s financial condition and operating results can be adversely affected by these and other industry-wide downward pressures on gross margins. Principal competitive factors important to the Company include price, product features, relative price/performance, product quality and reliability, design innovation, a strong third-party software and peripherals ecosystem, marketing and distribution capability, service and support and corporate reputation.

The Company is focused on expanding its market opportunities related to mobile communication and media devices. These industries are highly competitive and include several large, well-funded and experienced participants. The Company expects competition in these industries to intensify significantly as competitors attempt to imitate some of the features of the Company’s products and applications within their own products or, alternatively, collaborate with each other to offer solutions that are more competitive than those they currently offer. These industries are characterized by aggressive pricing practices, frequent product introductions, evolving design approaches and technologies, rapid adoption of technological and product advancements by competitors, and price sensitivity on the part of consumers and businesses. Competitors include Apple, Samsung and Qualcomm, among others.

Employees

As of December 14, 2020, we have 52 full-time employees and 20 independent contractors and consultants. We also engage consultants on an as-needed basis to supplement existing staff. All of our employees, consultants and contractors that are involved with sensitive and/or proprietary information have signed non-disclosure agreements.

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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) .. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (i) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.07 billion or more; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.07 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under applicable SEC rules. We expect that we will remain an emerging growth company for the foreseeable future, but cannot retain our emerging growth company status indefinitely. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from specified disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. These exemptions include:

being permitted to provide only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements, with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure;
not being required to comply with the requirement of auditor attestation of our internal controls over financial reporting;
not being required to comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements;
reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation; and
not being required to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we expect that we will take advantage of the reduced disclosure obligations available to us as a result of that classification. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.

An emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will not be required to adopt new or revised accounting standards on the dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public reporting companies.

We are also a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million as of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter and our annual revenue was less than $100 million during our most recently completed fiscal year. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company if either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million or (ii) our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million as of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies.

We may offer shares of our common stock and preferred stock and warrants to purchase any of such securities, either individually or in units, with a total value of up to $75,000,000 from time to time under this prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplement and related free writing prospectus, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering. Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide offerees with a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the securities being offered, including, to the extent applicable:

designation or classification;
aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price;
maturity, if applicable;
original issue discount, if any;
rates and times of payment of interest or dividends, if any;
redemption, conversion, exchange or sinking fund terms, if any;
conversion or exchange prices or rates, if any, and, if applicable, any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the conversion or exchange prices or rates and in the securities or other property receivable upon conversion or exchange;
restrictive covenants, if any;
voting or other rights, if any; and
important United States federal income tax considerations.

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Common Stock

A prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference. However, no prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

We may sell the securities to or through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly to purchasers. We, as well as any agents acting on our behalf, reserve the sole right to accept and to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. Each prospectus supplement will set forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of securities described in that prospectus supplement and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them, details regarding any over-allotment option granted to them, and net proceeds to us. The following is a summary of the securities we may offer with this prospectus.

We currently have authorized 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value. We may offer shares of our common stock either alone or underlying other registered securities convertible into or exercisable for our common stock. Holders of our common stock are entitled to such dividends as our Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) may declare from time to time out of legally available funds, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock that are outstanding or that we may issue in the future. Currently, we do not pay any dividends on our common stock. Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share. In this prospectus, we provide a general description of, among other things, the rights and restrictions that apply to holders of our common stock.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Except as described in any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered under this prospectus for general corporate purposes and working capital and capital expenditures. We have not determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for the foregoing purposes. As a result, our management will have broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the proceeds of any sale of the securities. Pending use of the net proceeds, we may invest the proceeds in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our securities. We have no present plan to declare and pay any dividends on our securities in the near future. We currently intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand our business. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors considers relevant.

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RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to many risks and uncertainties, which may affect our future financial performance. If any of the events or circumstances described below occur, our business and financial performance could be adversely affected, our actual results could differ materially from our expectations, and the price of our stock could decline. The risks and uncertainties discussed below are not the only ones we face. There may be additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently do not believe are material that may adversely affect our business and financial performance. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all other information included in this prospectus including our financial statements and related notes, before making an investment decision. The statements contained in this prospectus that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and investors in our securities may lose all or part of their investment.

Risks Related to Our Company

We will require additional capital in order to achieve commercial success and, if necessary, to finance future losses from operations as we endeavor to build revenue, but we do not have any commitments to obtain such capital and we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain adequate capital as and when required.

We may not be able to generate any profit in the foreseeable future. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we realized a net loss of $4,300,969, compared to a net loss of $27,651,412 for the year ended December 31, 2018, and $6,152,982 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to a net loss of $2,181,707 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will realize profits in fiscal 2020 or thereafter. In their audit report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, our independent auditors expressed their substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we fail to generate profits from our operations, we will not be able to sustain our business. We may never report profitable operations or generate sufficient revenue to maintain our company as a going concern. We continue to control our cash expenses as a percentage of expected revenue on an annual basis and thus may use our cash balances in the short-term to invest in revenue growth; however, we cannot give assurance that we can increase our cash balances or limit our cash consumption and thus maintain sufficient cash balances for our planned operations. Future business demands may lead to cash utilization at levels greater than recently experienced. We may need to raise additional capital in the future. However, we cannot assure that we will be able to raise additional capital on acceptable terms, or at all. Our inability to generate profits could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

We do not have a significant operating history and, as a result, there is a limited amount of information about us on which to make an investment decision.

Our Company was incorporated and commenced operations in April 2012. Accordingly, we have only a limited operating history upon which to base an evaluation of our business and prospects. Operating results for future periods are subject to numerous uncertainties and we cannot assure you that we will achieve or sustain profitability. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks encountered by companies in the relatively early stage of development, particularly companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. Future operating results will depend upon many factors, including increasing the number of affiliates, our success in attracting and retaining motivated and qualified personnel, our ability to establish short term credit lines, our ability to develop and market new products, control costs, and general economic conditions. We cannot assure you that we will successfully address any of these risks.

We have limited management and staff and will be dependent upon partnering arrangements.

As of December 14, 2020, we have 52 employees, including our four executive officers and 20 independent contractors and consultants. Our dependence on third party consultants and service providers creates a number of risks, including but not limited to, the possibility that such third parties may not be available to us as and when needed, and that we may not be able to properly control the timing and quality of work conducted with respect to our projects. If we experience significant delays in obtaining the services of such third parties or poor performance by such parties, our results of operations and stock price will be materially adversely affected.

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The loss of any of our executive officers could adversely affect us.

We currently only have four executive officers. We are dependent on the extensive experience of our executive officers to implement our acquisition and growth strategy, specifically, Michael Panosian, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joshua Keller, our Vice President of Research and Development. The loss of the services of any of our executive officers could have a negative impact on our operations and our ability to implement our strategy. Although we maintain a “key man” insurance policy only for Michael Panosian but none for of our other employees, our key man policy for Mr. Panosian is for $1 million and will be insufficient to recover any losses resulting by Mr. Panosian’s death while serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer.

We may be unable to attract necessary employees or be able to prevent our current employees from leaving our Company.

To induce valuable employees to remain at our Company, in addition to salary and cash incentives, we have provided restricted stock and stock options that vest over time. The value to employees of stock options that vest over time may be significantly affected by movements in our stock price that are beyond our control and may at any time be insufficient to counteract more lucrative offers from other companies. Despite our efforts to retain valuable employees, members of our management may terminate their employment with us. Our success also depends on our ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate highly employees.

If the hosts of third-party marketplaces limit our access to such marketplaces, our operations and financial results will be adversely affected.

Third-party marketplaces account for a significant portion of our revenues. Our sales through online third-party marketplaces represented a combined 20% of total sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We anticipate that sales of our products on third-party marketplaces will continue to account for a significant portion of our revenues. In the future, the loss of access to these third-party marketplaces, or any significant cost increases from operating on the marketplaces, could significantly reduce our revenues, and the success of our business depends partly on continued access to these third-party marketplaces. Our relationships with our third-party marketplace providers could deteriorate as a result of a variety of factors, such as if they become concerned about our ability to deliver quality products on a timely basis or to protect a third-party’s intellectual property. In addition, third-party marketplace providers could prohibit our access to these marketplaces if we are not able to meet the applicable required terms of use. Loss of access to a marketplace channel could result in lower sales, and as a result, our business and financial results may suffer.

We are highly dependent upon manufacturers in China, India and the Philippines and an interruption in such relationships or our ability to obtain products from them could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Our products are manufactured by factories located in China, India and the Philippines. Our ability to acquire products from our suppliers in amounts and on terms acceptable to us is dependent upon a number of factors which are unforeseeable and may be beyond our control. For example, financial or operational difficulties that some of our manufacturers may face could result in an increase in the cost of the products we purchase from them. If we do not maintain our relationships with our existing manufacturers or fail to find replacement or additional manufacturers on in a timely manner and on acceptable commercial terms, we may not be able to continue to offer our products at competitive prices and any failure to deliver those products to our customers in a timely and accurate manner may damage our reputation and brand and could cause us to lose customers and our sales could decline.

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We are highly dependent upon manufacturers in China, India and the Philippines, which exposes us to complex regulatory regimes and logistical challenges.

We acquire a majority of our products from manufacturers and distributors located in China, India and the Philippines. We do not have any long-term contracts or exclusive agreements with our foreign suppliers that would ensure our ability to acquire the types and quantities of products we desire at acceptable prices and in a timely manner or that would allow us to rely on customary indemnification protection with respect to any third-party claims similar to some of our U.S. suppliers. In addition, because many of our suppliers are outside of the United States, additional factors could interrupt our relationships or affect our ability to acquire the necessary products on acceptable terms, including:

political, social and economic instability and the risk of war or other international incidents in Asia, India or the Philippines;
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may increase our cost of products;

imposition of duties, taxes, tariffs or other charges on imports;
difficulties in complying with import and export laws, regulatory requirements and restrictions;
natural disasters and public health emergencies, such as the recent outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus identified first in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and having turned into a global pandemic that has impacted a number of countries from which we purchase product;
import shipping delays resulting from foreign or domestic labor shortages, slow-downs, or stoppage; and
the failure of local laws to provide a sufficient degree of protection against infringement of our intellectual property;
imposition of new legislation relating to import quotas or other restrictions that may limit the quantity of our product that may be imported into the U.S. from countries or regions where we do business;
financial or political instability in any of the countries in which our product is manufactured;
potential recalls or cancellations of orders for any product that does not meet our quality standards;
disruption of imports by labor disputes or strikes and local business practices;
political or military conflict involving the U.S. or any country in which our suppliers are located, which could cause a delay in the transportation of our products, an increase in transportation costs and additional risk to product being damaged and delivered on time;
heightened terrorism security concerns, which could subject imported goods to additional, more frequent or more thorough inspections, leading to delays in deliveries or impoundment of goods for extended periods;
inability of our non-U.S. suppliers to obtain adequate credit or access liquidity to finance their operations; and
our ability to enforce any agreements with our foreign suppliers.

If we were unable to import products from China, India and the Philippines or were unable to import products from such countries in a cost-effective manner, we could suffer irreparable harm to our business and be required to significantly curtail our operations, file for bankruptcy or cease operations.

From time to time, we may also have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights with foreign suppliers. However, it may be more difficult to evaluate the level of legal protection we enjoy in China, India and the Philippines and the corresponding outcome of any administrative or court proceedings than in comparison to our suppliers in the United States.

Our financial condition and results of operations for fiscal year 2020 may be adversely affected by the recent coronavirus outbreak.

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. To date, this pandemic has affected nearly all regions around the world. In the United States, businesses as well as federal, state and local governments implemented significant actions to mitigate this public health crisis. Our operations could be disrupted as a result of these actions. While we cannot predict the duration or scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may negatively impact our business and such impact could be material to our financial results, condition and outlook. The COVID-19 pandemic may also have the effect of worsening other areas such as, but not limited to, those related to:

reduction or volatility in demand for our products, which may be caused by, among other things: reduced online traffic and changes in consumer spending behaviors (e.g. consumer confidence in general macroeconomic conditions and a decrease in consumer spending);

disruption to our operations or the operations of our suppliers, through the effects of business and facilities closures, worker sickness and COVID-19 related inability to work, social, economic, political or labor instability in affected areas, transportation delays, travel restrictions and changes in operating procedures, including for additional cleaning and safety protocols;

impacts to our third-party marketplaces’ ability to operate or manage increases in their operating costs and other supply chain effects that may have an adverse effect on our ability to meet consumer demand and achieve cost targets;

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increased volatility or significant disruption of global financial markets due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have a negative impact on our ability to access capital markets and other funding sources, on acceptable terms or at all and impede our ability to comply with debt covenants; and

The further spread of COVID-19, and the requirements to take action to mitigate the spread of the pandemic, will impact our ability to carry out our business as usual and may materially adversely impact global economic conditions, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

If commodity prices such as fuel, plastic and metal increase, our margins may be negatively impacted.

Increasing prices in the component materials for the parts we sell may impact the availability, the quality and the price of our products, as suppliers search for alternatives to existing materials and increase the prices they charge. We cannot ensure that we can recover all the increased costs through price increases, and our suppliers may not continue to provide the consistent quality of product as they may substitute lower cost materials to maintain pricing levels, all of which may have a negative impact on our business and results of operations.

If we are unable to manage the challenges associated with our international operations, the growth of our business could be limited and our business could suffer.

We maintain international business operations throughout Europe with a majority being in the United Kingdom. Our international operations include sales and back office support services for our European market. We are subject to a number of risks and challenges that specifically relate to our international operations. Our international operations may not be successful if we are unable to meet and overcome these challenges, which could limit the growth of our business and may have an adverse effect on our business and operating results. These risks and challenges include:

difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign operations, including any impairment to our relationship with employees caused by a reduction in force;

restrictions imposed by local labor practices and laws on our business and operations;

exposure to different business practices and legal standards;

unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

the imposition of government controls and restrictions;

political, social and economic instability and the risk of war, terrorist activities or other international incidents;

the failure of telecommunications and connectivity infrastructure;

natural disasters and public health emergencies;

potentially adverse tax consequences; and

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and relative weakness in the U.S. dollar.

If we fail to offer a broad selection of products at competitive prices or fail to maintain sufficient inventory to meet customer demands, our revenue could decline.

In order to expand our business, we must successfully offer, on a continuous basis, a broad selection of products that meet the needs of our customers, including by being the first to market with new SKUs. Our products are used by consumers for a variety of purposes, including repair, performance, aesthetics and functionality. In addition, to be successful, our product offerings must be broad and deep in scope, competitively priced, well-made, innovative and attractive to a wide range of consumers. We cannot predict with certainty that we will be successful in offering products that meet all of these requirements. If our product offerings fail to satisfy our customers’ requirements or respond to changes in customer preferences or we otherwise fail to maintain sufficient in-stock inventory, our revenue could decline.

As a result of our international operations, we have foreign exchange risk.

Our purchases of products from our China, India and Philippines suppliers are denominated in U.S. dollars; however, a change in the foreign currency exchange rates could impact our product costs over time. Our financial reporting currency is the U.S. dollar and changes in exchange rates significantly affect our reported results and consolidated trends. For example, if the U.S. dollar weakens year-over-year relative to currencies in our international locations, our consolidated gross profit and operating expenses would be higher than if currencies had remained constant.

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We are may never commercialize our new mobile device products.

We began developing our new mobile device products with apps in 2018 and intend to introduce them and our ruggedized mobile phones in the first half quarter of 2021. Even if we are successful in developing these new products, we will not be successful in commercialize them unless these products gain market acceptance. The degree of market acceptance of these products will depend on a number of factors, including:

the competitive environment;
our ability to enter into strategic agreements with manufacturers; and
the adequacy and success of distribution, sales and marketing efforts.

Even if we successfully develop one or more of these products, we may not become profitable.

Our products could be recalled.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission or other applicable regulatory bodies may require the recall, repair or replacement of our products if those products are found not to be in compliance with applicable standards or regulations. A recall could increase costs and adversely impact our reputation, and thereby negatively impact our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Regulatory and Litigation Risks

Product liability claims and other kinds of litigation could affect our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The products that we design and/or have manufactured can lead to product liability claims or other legal claims being filed against us. We have in the past, and may in the future, be subject to legal proceedings other than those relating to product liability claims. To the extent that plaintiffs are successful in showing that a defect in a product’s design, manufacture or warnings led to personal injury or property damage, or that our provision of services resulted in similar injury or damage, we may be subject to claims for damages. Although we are insured for damages above a certain amount, we bear the costs and expenses associated with defending claims, including frivolous lawsuits, and are responsible for damages below the insurance retention amount. In addition to claims concerning individual products, as a manufacturer, we can be subject to costs, potential negative publicity and lawsuits related to product recalls, which could adversely impact our results and damage our reputation.

Even defending against unsuccessful claims could cause us to incur significant expenses and result in a diversion of management’s attention. In addition, even if the money damages themselves did not cause substantial harm to our business, the damage to our reputation and the brands offered on our websites could adversely affect our future reputation and our brand, and could result in a decline in our net sales and profitability.

Failure to comply with privacy laws and regulations and failure to adequately protect customer data could harm our business, damage our reputation and result in a loss of customers.

Federal and state and regulations may govern the collection, use, sharing and security of data that we receive from our customers. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with our posted privacy policies or with any data-related consent orders, U.S. Federal Trade Commission requirements or other federal, state or international privacy-related laws and regulations could result in proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others, which could potentially harm our business. Further, failure or perceived failure to comply with our policies or applicable requirements related to the collection, use or security of personal information or other privacy-related matters could damage our reputation and result in a loss of customers.

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The regulatory framework for data privacy is constantly evolving, and privacy concerns could adversely affect our operating results.

The regulatory framework for privacy issues is currently evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. The occurrence of unanticipated events often rapidly drives the adoption of legislation or regulation affecting the use of data and the way we conduct our business; in fact, there are active discussions among U.S. legislators around adoption of a new U.S. federal privacy law. Restrictions could be placed upon the collection, management, aggregation and use of information, which could result in a material increase in the cost of collecting and maintaining certain kinds of data. In June of 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), which took effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA gives consumers the right to request disclosure of information collected about them, and whether that information has been sold or shared with others, the right to request deletion of personal information (subject to certain exceptions), the right to opt out of the sale of the consumer’s personal information, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We are required to comply with the CCPA. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for data breaches that is expected to increase data breach litigation. The CCPA may increase our compliance costs and potential liability. Some observers have noted that the CCPA could mark the beginning of a trend toward more stringent privacy legislation in the U.S., which could increase our potential liability and adversely affect our business.

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our reputation and brand could be impaired and we could lose customers.

We regard our trademarks, trade secrets and similar intellectual property rights important to our success. We rely on trademark and copyright law, and trade secret protection, and confidentiality and/or license agreements with employees, customers, partners and others to protect our proprietary rights. We cannot be certain that we have taken adequate steps to protect our proprietary rights, especially in countries where the laws may not protect our rights as fully as in the United States. In addition, our proprietary rights may be infringed or misappropriated, and we could be required to incur significant expenses to preserve them. The outcome of such litigation can be uncertain, and the cost of prosecuting such litigation may have an adverse impact on our earnings. We have common law trademarks, as well as pending federal trademark registrations for several marks and several registered marks. However, any registrations may not adequately cover our intellectual property or protect us against infringement by others. Effective trademark, service mark, copyright, patent and trade secret protection may not be available in every country in which our products and services may be made available online. We also currently own or control a number of Internet domain names, including www.toughbuilt.com, and have invested time and money in the purchase of domain names and other intellectual property, which may be impaired if we cannot protect such intellectual property. We may be unable to protect these domain names or acquire or maintain relevant domain names in the United States and in other countries. If we are not able to protect our trademarks, domain names or other intellectual property, we may experience difficulties in achieving and maintaining brand recognition and customer loyalty.

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, our business may be adversely affected.

We must protect the proprietary nature of the intellectual property used in our business. There can be no assurance that trade secrets and other intellectual property will not be challenged, invalidated, misappropriated or circumvented by third parties. Currently, our intellectual property includes issued patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications and know-how related to business, product and technology development. We plan on taking the necessary steps, including but not limited to the filing of additional patents as appropriate. There is no assurance any additional patents will issue or that when they do issue they will include all of the claims currently included in the applications. Even if they do issue, those new patents and our existing patents must be protected against possible infringement. Nonetheless, we currently rely on contractual obligations of our employees and contractors to maintain the confidentiality of our products. To compete effectively, we need to develop and continue to maintain a proprietary position with respect to our technologies, and business. The risks and uncertainties that we face with respect to intellectual property rights principally include the following:

patent applications that we file may not result in issued patents or may take longer than expected to result in issued patents;
we may be subject to interference proceedings;
other companies may claim that patents applied for by, assigned or licensed to, us infringe upon their own intellectual property rights;

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we may be subject to opposition proceedings in the U.S. and in foreign countries;
any patents that are issued to us may not provide meaningful protection;
we may not be able to develop additional proprietary technologies that are patentable;
other companies may challenge patents licensed or issued to us;
other companies may independently develop similar or alternative technologies, or duplicate our technologies;
other companies may design around technologies that we have licensed or developed;
any patents issued to us may expire and competitors may utilize the technology found in such patents to commercialize their own products; and
enforcement of patents is complex, uncertain and expensive.

It is also possible that others may obtain issued patents that could prevent us from commercializing certain aspects of our products or require us to obtain licenses requiring the payment of significant fees or royalties in order to enable us to conduct our business. If we license patents, our rights will depend on maintaining its obligations to the licensor under the applicable license agreement, and we may be unable to do so. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the work-for-hire, intellectual property assignment and confidentiality agreements entered into by our employees and consultants, advisors and collaborators will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use or disclosure of such trade secrets, know- how or other proprietary information. As all of our products are manufactured in China, India and the Philippines, and we may not have the same strength of intellectual property protection and enforcement in such countries as in North America or Europe. The scope and enforceability of patent claims are not systematically predictable with absolute accuracy. The strength of our own patent rights depends, in part, upon the breadth and scope of protection provided by the patent and the validity of our patents, if any.

Because we are involved in litigation from time to time and are subject to numerous laws and governmental regulations, we could incur substantial judgments, fines, legal fees and other costs as well as reputational harm.

We are sometimes the subject of complaints or litigation from customers, employees or other third parties for various reasons. The damages sought against us in some of these litigation proceedings could be substantial. Although we maintain liability insurance for some litigation claims, if one or more of the claims were to greatly exceed our insurance coverage limits or if our insurance policies do not cover a claim, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Changes in tax laws or regulations that are applied adversely to us or our customers may have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flow, financial condition or results of operations.

New income, sales, use or other tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be enacted at any time, which could adversely affect our business operations and financial performance. Further, existing tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be interpreted, changed, modified or applied adversely to us. For example, legislation enacted in 2017, informally titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) enacted many significant changes to the U.S. tax laws. Future guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities with respect to the Tax Act may affect us, and certain aspects of the Tax Act could be repealed or modified in future legislation. In addition, it is uncertain if and to what extent various states will conform to the Tax Act or any newly enacted federal tax legislation. Changes in corporate tax rates, the realization of net deferred tax assets relating to our operations, the taxation of foreign earnings, and the deductibility of expenses under the Tax Act or future reform legislation could have a material impact on the value of our deferred tax assets, could result in significant one-time charges, and could increase our future U.S. tax expense.

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Existing or future government regulation could expose us to liabilities and costly changes in our business operations and could reduce customer demand for our products and services.

We are subject to federal and state consumer protection laws and regulations, including laws protecting the privacy of customer non-public information and regulations prohibiting unfair and deceptive trade practices, as well as laws and regulations governing businesses in general and the Internet and e-commerce and certain environmental laws. Additional laws and regulations may be adopted with respect to the Internet, the effect of which on e-commerce is uncertain. These laws may cover issues such as user privacy, spyware and the tracking of consumer activities, marketing e-mails and communications, other advertising and promotional practices, money transfers, pricing, content and quality of products and services, taxation, electronic contracts and other communications, intellectual property rights, and information security. Furthermore, it is not clear how existing laws such as those governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, trespass, data mining and collection, and personal privacy apply to the Internet and e-commerce. To the extent we expand into international markets, we will be faced with complying with local laws and regulations, some of which may be materially different than U.S. laws and regulations. Any such foreign law or regulation, any new U.S. law or regulation, or the interpretation or application of existing laws and regulations to the Internet or other online services or our business in general, may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations by, among other things, impeding the growth of the Internet, subjecting us to fines, penalties, damages or other liabilities, requiring costly changes in our business operations and practices, and reducing customer demand for our products and services. We may not maintain sufficient, or any, insurance coverage to cover the types of claims or liabilities that could arise as a result of such regulation.

Possible new tariffs that might be imposed by the United States government could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Changes in U.S. and foreign governments’ trade policies have resulted in, and may continue to result in, tariffs on imports into and exports from the U.S., among other restrictions. Throughout 2018 and 2019, the U.S. imposed tariffs on imports from several countries, including China. If further tariffs are imposed on imports of our products, or retaliatory trade measures are taken by China or other countries in response to existing or future tariffs, we could be forced to raise prices on all of our imported products or make changes to our operations, any of which could materially harm our revenue or operating results. Any additional future tariffs or quotas imposed on our products or related materials may impact our sales, gross margin and profitability if we are unable to pass increased prices onto our customers.

We operate in an industry with the risk of intellectual property litigation. Claims of infringement against us may hurt our business.

Our success depends, in part, upon non-infringement of intellectual property rights owned by others and being able to resolve claims of intellectual property infringement without major financial expenditures or adverse consequences. Participants that own, or claim to own, intellectual property may aggressively assert their rights. From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims relating to the intellectual property rights of others. Future litigation may be necessary to defend us or our clients by determining the scope, enforceability, and validity of third-party proprietary rights or to establish its proprietary rights. Some competitors have substantially greater resources and are able to sustain the costs of complex intellectual property litigation to a greater degree and for longer periods of time. In addition, patent holding companies that focus solely on extracting royalties and settlements by enforcing patent rights may target us. Regardless of whether claims that we are infringing patents or other intellectual property rights have any merit, these claims are time-consuming and costly to evaluate and defend and could:

adversely affect relationships with future clients;
cause delays or stoppages in providing products;
divert management’s attention and resources;
subject us to significant liabilities; and
require us to cease some or all of its activities.

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In addition to liability for monetary damages, which may be tripled and may include attorneys’ fees, or, in some circumstances, damages against clients, we may be prohibited from developing, commercializing, or continuing to provide some or all of our products unless we obtain licenses from, and pay royalties to, the holders of the patents or other intellectual property rights, which may not be available on commercially favorable terms, or at all.

Risks Related to this Offering and the Ownership of Our Securities

An investment in our securities is speculative and there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.

An investment in our securities is speculative and there can be no assurance that investors will obtain any return on their investment. Investors may be subject to substantial risks involved in an investment us, including the risk of losing their entire investment.

Our shares will be subject to potential delisting if we do not maintain the listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market.

As reported on a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 30, 2020, on July 24, 2020, we received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that that we have failed to maintain a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 per share for the last 30 consecutive trading days based upon the closing bid price for its common stock as required by Rule 5550(a)(2). Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we have been granted a 180-calendar day period, or until January 20, 2021, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. During the compliance period, the Company’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for at least 10 (and possibly as long as 20, at Nasdaq’s discretion) consecutive business days.

Our failure to maintain our listing and our common stock being de-listed from Nasdaq would make it more difficult for stockholders to dispose of their common stock and more difficult to obtain accurate price quotations on our common stock. This could have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock. Our ability to issue additional securities for financing or other purposes, or otherwise to arrange for any financing we may need in the future, may also be materially and adversely affected if our common stock is not traded on a national securities exchange.

We have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering and our existing cash and may not use them effectively.

Our management will have broad discretion over the application of the net proceeds from this offering, including for any of the purposes described in the section titled “Use of Proceeds,” as well as our existing cash, and you will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding such application. You will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used effectively. Our management might not apply the net proceeds or our existing cash in ways that ultimately increase the value of your investment. If we do not invest or apply the net proceeds from this offering or our existing cash in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected results, which could cause our stock price to decline. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in short-term U.S. Treasury securities with insignificant rates of return. These investments may not yield a favorable return to our stockholders.

Certain provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, could allow concentration of voting power in one individual, which may, among other things, delay or frustrate the removal of incumbent directors or a takeover attempt, even if such events may be beneficial to our stockholders.

Provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, such as our ability to designate and issue a class of preferred stock, without stockholder approval, may delay or frustrate the removal of incumbent directors and may prevent or delay a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving our company that is not approved by our Board of Directors, even if those events may be perceived to be in the best interests of our stockholders. For example, one or more of our affiliates could theoretically be issued a newly authorized and designated class of shares of our preferred stock. Such shares could have significant voting power, among other terms. Consequently, anyone to whom these shares were issued could have sufficient voting power to significantly influence if not control the outcome of all corporate matters submitted to the vote of our common stockholders. Those matters could include the election of directors, changes in the size and composition of the Board of Directors, and mergers and other business combinations involving our company. In addition, through any such person’s control of the Board of Directors and voting power, the affiliate may be able to control certain decisions, including decisions regarding the qualification and appointment of officers, dividend policy, access to capital (including borrowing from third-party lenders and the issuance of additional equity securities), and the acquisition or disposition of assets by our company. In addition, the concentration of voting power in the hands of an affiliate could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company, even if the change in control would benefit our stockholders and may adversely affect the future market price of our common stock should a trading market therefor develop.

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If you purchase shares of our common stock sold in this offering, you may experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of your shares. In addition, we may issue shares of common stock pursuant to our equity incentive plans and additional equity or convertible debt securities in the future, which may result in additional dilution to investors.

We are currently authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of common stock. We may, in the future, issue previously authorized and unissued shares of common stock, which would result in the dilution of current stockholders’ ownership interests. Additional shares are subject to issuance through various equity compensation plans or through the exercise of currently outstanding equity awards. The potential issuance of additional shares of common stock may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock. We also may in the future issue additional shares of common stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock in order to raise capital or effectuate other business purposes. Purchasers of the shares we sell, as well as our existing stockholders, will experience significant dilution if we sell shares at prices significantly below the price at which they invested. In addition, to the extent we need to raise additional capital in the future and we issue additional shares of common stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for our common stock, our then existing stockholders may experience dilution and the new securities may have rights senior to those of our common stock offered in this offering. Any of the above events could significantly harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations and cause the price of our common stock to decline.

We may need, but be unable, to obtain additional funding on satisfactory terms, which could dilute our stockholders or impose burdensome financial restrictions on our business.

We have relied upon cash from financing activities and in the future, we hope to rely on revenues generated from operations to fund the cash requirements of our activities. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to generate any significant cash from our operating activities in the future. Future financing may not be available on a timely basis, in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any debt financing or other financing of securities senior to the common stock will likely include financial and other covenants that will restrict our flexibility. Any failure to comply with these covenants would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations because we could lose our existing sources of funding and impair our ability to secure new sources of funding.

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The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our results of operations.

As a public company in the United States, we face increased legal, accounting, administrative and other costs and expenses. We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. For example, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that our management report on the effectiveness of our internal controls structure and procedures for financial reporting. Section 404 compliance may divert internal resources and will take a significant amount of time and effort to complete. If we fail to maintain compliance under Section 404, or if in the future management determines that our internal control over financial reporting are not effective as defined under Section 404, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC, or other regulatory authorities. Furthermore, investor perceptions of our company may suffer, and this could cause a decline in the market price of our common stock. Any failure of our internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on our stated results of operations and harm our reputation. If we are unable to implement these changes effectively or efficiently, it could harm our operations, financial reporting or financial results and could result in an adverse opinion on internal controls from our independent auditors. We may need to hire a number of additional employees with public accounting and disclosure experience in order to meet our ongoing obligations as a public company, particularly if we become fully subject to Section 404 and its auditor attestation requirements, which will increase costs. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time consuming and costly, although we are currently unable to estimate these costs with any degree of certainty. A number of those requirements will require us to carry out activities we have not done previously. Our management team and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to new compliance initiatives and to meeting the obligations that are associated with being a public company, which may divert attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Additionally, the expenses incurred by public companies generally for reporting and corporate governance purposes have been increasing. These increased costs will require us to divert a significant amount of money that we could otherwise use to develop our business. If we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a public company, we could be subject to delisting of our common stock, fines, sanctions and other regulatory action and potentially civil litigation.

New laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure may create uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time consuming.

These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by the courts and other bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations, and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be adversely affected.

As a public company subject to these rules and regulations, we may find it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult in the future for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board of Directors, particularly to serve on its audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.

As an “emerging growth company” under applicable law, we will be subject to lessened disclosure requirements, which could leave our stockholders without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.

For as long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we have elected to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to:

not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

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being permitted to provide only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements disclosure;
taking advantage of an extension of time to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards;
reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and
exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

We expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” Because of these lessened regulatory requirements, our stockholders are not provided information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies. We cannot predict whether investors will find our common stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and have elected to follow certain scaled disclosure requirements available to smaller reporting companies.

If research analysts do not publish research about our business or if they issue unfavorable commentary or downgrade our common stock, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our securities may depend in part on the research and reports that research analysts publish about us and our business. If we do not maintain adequate research coverage, or if any of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of our common stock and warrants could decline. If one or more of our research analysts ceases to cover our business or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our securities could decrease, which could cause the price of our common stock and warrants or trading volume to decline.

We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future, and consequently, your ability to achieve a return on your investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common stock.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future. Consequently, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investments. There is no guarantee that shares of our common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which our stockholders have purchased their shares.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Nevada law could discourage delay or prevent a change of control of our Company and may affect the trading price of our common stock.

We are a Nevada corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Nevada Control Shares Acquisition Act may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control by limiting the voting rights of control shares acquired in a control share acquisition. In addition, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. Among other things, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws:

authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors in response to a takeover attempt;
provide that vacancies on our board of directors, including newly created directorships, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office, except a vacancy occurring by reason of the removal of a director without cause shall be filled by vote of the stockholders; and
limit who may call special meetings of stockholders.

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These provisions could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control, whether or not it is desired by, or beneficial to, our stockholders.

THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

We may offer shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock or warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities. We may offer up to $75,000,000 of securities under this prospectus. If securities are offered as units, we will describe the terms of the units in a prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

Our authorized capital stock presently consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of December 15, 2020, we had 40,283,933 shares of common stock outstanding and 98 holders of our common stock.

The following is a summary of the terms of our capital stock.

Common Stock

Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the directors standing for election. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, subject to the rights of the holders of preferred stock. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably our net assets available after the payment of our debts and other liabilities. Holders of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

Listing

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TBLT.”

Preferred Stock

Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes 5,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which none are outstanding. The Board of Directors of the Company may provide for the issue of any or all of the unissued and undesignated shares of the preferred stock in one or more series, and to fix the number of shares and to determine or alter for each such series, such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designation, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights and such qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such shares and as may be permitted by law, without stockholder approval.

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Our board of directors has the right to establish one or more series of preferred stock without stockholder approval. Unless required by law or by any stock exchange on which our common stock is listed, the authorized shares of preferred stock will be available for issuance at the discretion of our board of directors without further action by our stockholders. Our board of directors is able to determine, with respect to any series of preferred stock, the terms and rights of that series, including:

the designation of the series;
the number of shares of the series;
whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative or non-cumulative and the dividend rate, if any, of the series;
the dates at which dividends, if any, will be payable;
the redemption rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of the series;
the terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series;
the amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of our company;
whether the shares of the series will be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of our company or any other entity, and, if so, the specification of the other class or series or other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates and provisions for any adjustments to such prices or rates, the date or dates as of which the shares will be convertible, and all other terms and conditions upon which the conversion may be made;
the ranking of such series with respect to dividends and amounts payable on our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, which may include provisions that such series will rank senior to our common stock with respect to dividends and those distributions;
restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or any other class or series; or
voting rights, if any, of the holders of the series.

The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect, among other things, the voting power of holders of common stock and the likelihood that stockholders will receive dividend payments and payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up. The issuance of preferred stock could also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us.

A prospectus supplement relating to any series of preferred stock being offered will include specific terms related to the offering. They will include, where applicable:

the title and stated value of the series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting that series;
the number of shares of the series of preferred stock offered, the liquidation preference per share and the offering price of the shares of preferred stock;
the dividend rate(s), period(s) and/or payment date(s) or the method(s) of calculation for those values relating to the shares of preferred stock of the series;
the date from which dividends on shares of preferred stock of the series shall cumulate, if applicable;
our right, if any, to defer payment of dividends and the maximum length of any such deferral period;
the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any, for shares of preferred stock of the series;
the provision for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, of shares of preferred stock of the series;
any listing of the series of shares of preferred stock on any securities exchange;

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the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which shares of preferred stock of the series will be convertible into shares of preferred stock of another series or common stock, including the conversion price, or manner of calculating the conversion price;
whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange period, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and under what circumstances it may be adjusted;
voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock;
restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
whether interests in shares of preferred stock of the series will be represented by global securities;
any other specific terms, preferences, rights, limitations or restrictions of the series of shares of preferred stock;
a discussion of any material United States federal income tax consequences of owning or disposing of the shares of preferred stock of the series;
the relative ranking and preferences of shares of preferred stock of the series as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; and
any limitations on issuance of any series of shares of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of shares of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs.

If we issue shares of preferred stock under this prospectus, the shares will be fully paid and nonassessable and will not have, or be subject to, any preemptive or similar rights.

Indemnification of Officers and Directors and Insurance

Our Bylaws provide for limitation of liability of our directors and for indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Nevada law. Our directors and officers may be liable for a breach or failure to perform their duties in accordance with Nevada law only if their breach or failure to perform constitutes gross negligence, willful misconduct or intentional harm on our company or our stockholders. Our directors may not be personally liable for monetary damages for action taken or failure to take action as a director except in specific instances established by Nevada law.

In accordance with Nevada law, we may generally indemnify a director or officer against liability incurred in a proceeding if he or she acted in good faith, and believed that his or her conduct was in our best interest and that he or she had no reason to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. We may not indemnify a director or officer if the person was adjudged liable to us or in the event it is adjudicated that the director or officer received an improper personal benefit.

Under Nevada law, we will indemnify a director or officer who is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter in the proceeding, to which he or she was a party because he or she is or was a director or an officer, as the case may be, against reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding or claim with respect to which he or she has been successful.

We maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy which, subject to the limitations and exclusions stated therein, covers our directors and officers for certain actions or inactions they may take or omit to take in their capacities as directors and officers.

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, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

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The Company maintains general liability insurance that covers certain liabilities of its directors and officers arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons who control the Company, the Company has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against the Company’s directors for breach of their fiduciary duty, or may have the practical effect in some cases of eliminating the Company’s stockholders’ ability to collect monetary damages from its directors and officers. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Company and its stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

Authorized but Unissued Shares

Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock will be available for future issuance without your approval. We may use additional shares for a variety of purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, to fund acquisitions and as employee compensation. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Our transfer agent and registrar is VStock Transfer Company, Inc. located at 18 Lafayette Pl, Woodmere, New York 11598. Their telephone number is (212) 828-8436.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements and free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, which may consist of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock and may be issued in one or more series. Warrants may be offered independently or together with common stock or preferred stock offered by any prospectus supplement and may be attached to or separate from those securities. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.

We will issue the warrants under a warrant agreement that we will enter into with a warrant agent to be selected by us. The warrant agent will act solely as an agent of ours in connection with the warrants and will not act as an agent for the holders or beneficial owners of the warrants. We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of warrant agreement, including a form of warrant certificate, that describes the terms of the particular series of warrants we are offering before the issuance of the related series of warrants. The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus related to the particular series of warrants that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.

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General

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to a series of warrants, including:

the offering price and aggregate number of warrants offered;
the currency for which the warrants may be purchased;
if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security;
if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;
in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one warrant and the price at which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise;
the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreements and the warrants;
the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants;
any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;
the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire;
the manner in which the warrant agreements and warrants may be modified;
United States federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants;
the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants; and
any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of or restrictions on the warrants.

Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including, in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or, payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any

Exercise of Warrants

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to the specified time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required amount to the warrant agent in immediately available funds, as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate and in the applicable prospectus supplement the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to the warrant agent.

Upon receipt of the required payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants.

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Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants

Each warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action its right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements and free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus.

While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of units that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.

General

We may issue units comprised of one or more shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock and warrants in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units, including:

the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;
any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described below; and
any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units.

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The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Capital Stock,” and “Description of Warrants” will apply to each unit and to any common stock, preferred stock, debt security or warrant included in each unit, respectively.

Issuance in Series

We may issue units in such amounts and in numerous distinct series as we determine.

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units

Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit may, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the unit.

We, the unit agents and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any unit certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary. See “Legal Ownership of Securities.”

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the securities from time to time pursuant to underwritten public offerings, direct sales to the public, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods. We may sell the securities to or through underwriters or dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers. We may distribute securities from time to time in one or more transactions:

at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
at negotiated prices.

A prospectus supplement or supplements (and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:

the name or names of the underwriters, if any;
the purchase price of the securities or other consideration therefor, and the proceeds, if any, we will receive from the sale;
any options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;
any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation;
any public offering price;
any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and
any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.

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Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement will be underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.

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

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

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

We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

All securities we may offer, other than common stock, will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters may make a market in these securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot guarantee the liquidity of the trading markets for any securities.

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

Any underwriters or agents that are qualified market makers on the Nasdaq Capital Market may engage in passive market making transactions in the common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of the common stock. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded. Passive market making may stabilize the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the issuance of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Carmel, Milazzo & Feil LLP located in New York, New York. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

Marcum LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 as set forth in their report dated March 30, 2020 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference herein in reliance on Marcum LLP and its respective report, given its authority as an expert in accounting and auditing matters.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

This prospectus is part of the registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Commission under the Securities Act and does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the reference may not be complete and you should refer to the exhibits that are part of the registration statement or the exhibits to the reports or other document incorporated into this prospectus for a copy of such contract agreement or other document. Because we are subject to the information and reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, we file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. Our filings with the Commission are available to the public over the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facility at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facility. In addition, you can find more information about us on our website at http://toughbuilt.com.

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act. This prospectus is part of the registration statement but the registration statement includes and incorporates by reference additional information and exhibits. The Securities and Exchange Commission permits us to “incorporate by reference” the information contained in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents rather than by including them in this prospectus. Information that is incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and you should read it with the same care that you read this prospectus. Information that we file later with the Securities and Exchange Commission will automatically update and supersede the information that is either contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus, and will be considered to be a part of this prospectus from the date those documents are filed. We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and incorporate by reference in this prospectus:

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020;
Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020 as filed with the SEC on May 13, 2020, August 13, 2020 and November 6, 2020, respectively;
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2020, January 17, 2020, February 24, 2020, March 16, 2020, March 30, 2020, April 9, 2020, April 16, 2020, July 8, 2020, July 30, 2020, November 4, 2020, November 9, 2020, November 23, 2020 and December 7, 2020; and
Our description of our common stock contained in a registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November 8, 2018.

We also incorporate by reference all additional documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the terms of Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are made after the date of the initial registration statement but prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and after the date of this prospectus but prior to the termination of the offering of the securities covered by this prospectus. We are not, however, incorporating, in each case, any documents or information that we are deemed to furnish and not file in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules.

You may request, and we will provide you with, a copy of these filings, at no cost, by calling us at (949) 528-3100 or by writing to us at the following address:

ToughBuilt Industries, Inc

25371 Commercentre Drive, Suite 200

Lake Forest, CA 92630

Attn: Michael Panosian, CEO

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We 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 is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 15, 2020

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To prospectus dated December 15, 2020)

Up to $11,074,247

Common Stock

TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, INC.

We have entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement, or sales agreement, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or Wainwright, relating to our common stock. In accordance with the terms of the sales agreement, we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $11,074,247 from time to time through Wainwright acting as our sales agent.

Sales of common stock, if any, under this prospectus supplement will be made by any method permitted that is deemed an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, including sales made directly on or through the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other existing trading market on which our common stock is listed, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or otherwise, directly to Wainwright as principal, in negotiated transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices and/or in any other method permitted by law. If we and Wainwright agree on any method of distribution other than sales of common stock on or through Nasdaq or another existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. Wainwright is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of shares, but will act as our sales agent using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

Wainwright will be entitled to a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross sales price per shares of common stock sold. In connection with the sale of the shares on our behalf, Wainwright will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Wainwright will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Wainwright with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TBLT.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 14, 2020 was $0.75 per share. You are urged to obtain current market quotations of our common stock.

The aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates is $33,222,741, based on 40,283,933 shares of outstanding common stock, of which 40,027,399 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $0.83, which was the closing sale price of our common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market on November 23, 2020. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell our common stock in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75,000,000. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not offered any securities during the past twelve months pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3.

Investing in our securities involves significant risks. Please read the information contained in or incorporated by reference under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-13 of this prospectus supplement, and under similar headings in other documents filed after the date hereof and incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

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

H.C. WAINWRIGHT & CO.

The date of this prospectus supplement is     , 2020.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTSS-2
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARYS-3
THE OFFERINGS-12
RISK FACTORSS-13
USE OF PROCEEDSS-14
DILUTIONS-14
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTIONS-15
LEGAL MATTERSS-16
EXPERTSS-16
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATIONS-17
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCES-17

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

This document is part of the registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process and consists of two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, gives more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer only to the “prospectus,” we are referring to both parts combined. This prospectus supplement may add to, update or change information in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.

If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus or with any document incorporated by reference that was filed with the SEC before the date of this prospectus supplement, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated into each by reference include important information about us, the securities being offered and other information you should know before investing in our securities. You should also read and consider information in the documents we have referred you to in the sections of this prospectus supplement entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”

You should rely only on this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein or therein and any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with information that is in addition to or different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We and the underwriters are not offering to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus, or incorporated by reference herein, is accurate as of any date other than as of the date of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus, as the case may be, or in the case of the documents incorporated by reference, the date of such documents regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or any sale of our securities. Our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

Unless otherwise indicated in this prospectus or the context otherwise requires, all references to “ToughBuilt Industries,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer to ToughBuilt Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

No action is being taken in any jurisdiction outside the United States to permit a public offering of the securities or possession or distribution of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus in that jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions as to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “aim,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operation, business strategy and financial needs. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. We do not undertake, and we disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to announce any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Certain factors that could cause results to be materially different from those projected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

our history of losses and accumulated deficit;
our ability to continue as a going concern;
the known and unknown impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our Company;
our ability to maintain our credit facility;
dependence on our supply partners;
dependence on our key personnel;
regulatory and legal uncertainties;
failure to comply with privacy and data security laws and regulations;
third party infringement claims;
our ability to continue to meet the Nasdaq Capital Market continued listing standards;
the impact of annual and quarterly results on our common stock price; and
dilution to our stockholders upon the exercise of outstanding common stock options and restricted stock unit grants.

We urge you to consider these factors before investing in our securities. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those set forth above. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, our actual results could differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and any events anticipated in the forward-looking statements may not actually occur. Except as required by law, we undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform those statements to actual results or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We qualify all forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus by the foregoing cautionary statements.

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in our common stock. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section contained in this prospectus, our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto and the other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Overview

We were formed to design, manufacture, and distribute innovative tools and accessories to the building industry. We market and distribute various home improvement and construction product lines for both do-it-yourself (“DIY”) and professional markets under the TOUGHBUILT® brand name, within the global multibillion dollar per year tool market. All of our products are designed by our in-house design team. Since our initial launch of product sales seven years ago, we have experienced annual sales growth from approximately $1,000,000 in 2013 to $20,000,000 in 2019 (or $19,090,071 net of allowances).

Since August 2013, pursuant to a Service Agreement, we have been collaborating with Belegal, a Chinese firm (“Belegal”), whose team of experts has provided ToughBuilt with additional engineering, sourcing services, and quality control support for our operations in China. Belegal assists us with supply-chain management (process and operations in China) for our operations in China, among other things, facilitating the transmission of our purchase orders to our suppliers in China, conducting “in-process” quality checking and inspection, and shipping end-products manufactured in China to their final destinations. In accordance with the Services Agreement, we pay all of the monthly costs for payroll, overhead and other operation expenses associated with the Belegal’s activities on behalf of ToughBuilt.

Our business is currently based on development of innovative and state of the art products, primarily in tools and hardware category, with particular focus on building and construction industry with the ultimate goal of making life easier and more productive for contractors and workers alike. Our current product line includes two major categories related to this field, with several additional categories in various stages of development, consisting of Soft Goods and Kneepads and Sawhorses and Work Products.

ToughBuilt designs and manages its product life cycles through a controlled and structured process. We involve customers and industry experts from our target markets in the definition and refinement of our product development. Product development emphasis is placed on meeting and exceeding industry standards and product specifications, ease of integration, ease of use, cost reduction, design-for manufacturability, quality, and reliability.

Our mission consists, of providing products to the building and home improvement communities that are innovative, of superior quality derived in part from enlightened creativity for our end users while enhancing performance, improving well-being and building high brand loyalty.

Business Developments

The following highlights recent developments in our business over the past five years:

In 2018, we entered into contractual agreements with two additional distributors and retailers.
We launched a new line of miter-saw stands with three different SKUs and a new line of gloves with 16 different SKUs. Our sales increased from $14,201,836 in 2017 to $15,289,400 in 2018.
In November 2018, we completed our initial public offering, pursuant to which we received net proceeds of $12,415,500 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $934,500. The Company incurred $743,765 in expenses related to the initial public offering.

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On August 19, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor pursuant to which it sold $11.5 million aggregate principal amount of promissory notes (at an aggregate original issue discount of 15%) to the investor in a transaction exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In the January 2020 public offering, the Company sold 4.45 million shares of its common stock and 49.45 million warrants (each exercisable into ½ of a share of common stock for a total of 24.725 million shares of common stock) from which it received gross proceeds of $9,472,250 (less underwriters discount of $922,780 for net proceeds of $8,549,470).

On February 24, 2020, the Company closed on the public offering of 0.445 million shares of its common stock, for gross proceeds of $912,250 (less underwriters discount of $72,980 for net proceeds of $839,270) based upon the overallotment option arising from the closing of its January 28, 2020 public offering.

On April 4, 2020, the Company received written confirmation from Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (“Lowe’s”) of its order of products from the Company. This is an award of products across multiple soft goods and kneepad categories with 18 SKUs to be sold under the ToughBuiltR name and 12 SKUs to be sold under the Lowe’s proprietary KobaltR name. The products are sold in all Lowe’s stores in the U.S., as well as online through their website. The initial delivery was made in August 2020, with the initial purchase order (which shall contain additional terms) to be issued 60 to 90 days prior to that date. After the “load-in” purchase order, ToughBuilt has been receiving weekly “replenishment” purchase orders since October 2020.

Business Strategy

Our product strategy is to develop product lines in a number of categories rather than focus on a single line of goods. We believe that this approach allows for rapid growth, wider brand recognition, and may ultimately result in increased sales and profits within an accelerated time period. We believe that building brand awareness of our current ToughBuilt lines of products will expand our share of the pertinent markets. Our business strategy includes the following key elements:

A commitment to technological innovation achieved through consumer insight, creativity and speed to market;
A broad selection of products in both brand and private labels;
Prompt response;
Superior customer service; and
Value pricing.

We will continue to consider other market opportunities while focusing on our customers’ specific requirements to increase sales.

Market

According to “Statista & Statistic Brain” the annual revenue in the construction industry (based on firm revenue) was $1.731 trillion for 2016 in the United States. There was approximately $394.6 billion in home improvement sales in the U.S. in 2018 (https://www.statista.com/statistics/239759/predicted-sales-of-home-improvement-retailers-in-the-us/). The heavy and civil engineering industry is over $260 billion in sales with tools and hardware alone totaling over $60 billion for that same time period. In 2016, there were approximately 729,000 construction companies in the United States employing more than 7.3 million employees. In addition to the construction market, our products are marketed to the “do-it-yourself” and home improvement market place.marketplace. The home improvement industry has fared much better in the aftermath of the Great Recession than the housing market. The U.S. housing stock of more than 130 million homes requires regular investment merely to offset normal depreciation. And many households that might have traded up to more desirable homes during the downturn decided instead to make improvements to their current homes. Meanwhile, federal and state stimulus programs encouraged homeowners and rental property owners to invest in energy-efficient upgrades that they might otherwise have deferred. Finally, many rental property owners, responding to a surge in demand from households either facing foreclosure or nervous about buying amid the housing market uncertainty, reinvested in their units.

 

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As a result, improvement and repair spending held up well compared to residential construction spending. According to “Home Improvement – Still Growing in 2019”, on www.hiri.org, “the HIRI/IHS Markit forecast expects 5.5% growth in the home improvement products market in 2019 after a strong 6.2% in 2018.”

Total home improvement products sales was expected to increase 5.5% in 2018 to $420 billion in total sales. The Professional Market was expected to increase 6.0% in 2019 over 2018 and the Consumer Market will see a sales increase of 5.3%.

TOUGHBUILT® products are available worldwide in many major retailers ranging from home improvement and construction products and services stores to major online outlets. Currently, we have placement in Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, Toolbank (UK), Bunnings (Australia), Princess Auto (Canada), Dong Shin Tool PIA (S. Korea) and others, as well as seeking to grow our sales in global markets such as Western and Central Europe, Russia and Eastern Europe, South America and the Middle East.

 

Retailers by region include:

 

United States: Lowe’s, Home Depot, Menards, GM products, Fire Safety, HartvilleHarbor Freight, ACE Hardware, ORR, Pooley, YOW, Wesco, Buzzi, and Western Pacific Building Materials.Acme, TSC;

Canada: Princess AutoAuto;

United Kingdom: Toolbank (distribution throughout the U.K.Wickes, TOOL STATION, Huws Gray, Selco Builders Warehouse, MKM, City Electrical Factors, and online selling for Europe).Carpet & Flooring;

Europe: Elecktro3 and NCC Hardware;

South America: Sodimac;

Mexico: Sears;

Middle East: Lamed;

Australia: Kincrome, and BunningsBunnings;

New Zealand: Kincrome, and BunningsBunnings;

Russia: VSEInstrumenti.ruVSEInstrumenti.ru; and

South Korea: Dong Shin Tool PIA Co., Ltd.

 

We are actively expanding into other markets in Mexico and Latin American countries and in the Middle East andincluding South Africa.

 

We are currently in product line reviews and discussions with Home Depot Canada, Do It Best, True Value, and other major retailers both domestically and internationally. A product line review requires the supplier to submit a comprehensive proposal which includes product offerings, prices, competitive market studies and relevant industry trends, and other information. Management anticipates, within the near term, adding to its customer base up to three major retailers, along with several distributors and private retailers within six sectors and among 56fifty-six targeted countries.

 

Innovation and Brand StrengthNew Products

 

Management believes thatTools

In 2022, we launched the robust capabilities at ToughBuilt eclipse those of many competitors as not every distributor or factory has the ability to quickly identify industry and end user opportunities and execute quickly to deliver winningfollowing product lines consistently. Also, in our view, most distributors and factories do not have a recognizable and reputable brand or the proven ability to reach major retailers globally to position their products and brands. We believe that we are able to take a design from concept to market within a very short period of time.lines:

Tape Measures and Chalk Reels

Striking Tools

Long Handle Garden and Landscaping Tools

Pliers and Clamps

 

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Product and Services Diversification

TOUGHBUILT® is a singular brand with a driven team that is poised to scale into a highly recognized global entity. We aim to grow ToughBuilt with several significant subsidiaries in the next few years to become the hub/platform for professionals, DIY’s (Do It Yourselfers) and passionate builders everywhere. Management anticipates that future subsidiaries will focus on licensing, gear, mobile, equipment rentals and maintenance services.

New Products

Tools

 

In 2018,2022, we ordered and launched a new line of gloves and 28 SKUs of tool belt and pouches. We also intend to launch the following tools in the first half of 2021:tools:

 

Clamp lineReload Utility Knife

Hammer line21 new SKUs into the global handsaws segment

Pliers line500 ft. Rotary Laser Level Kit

Screwdriver line40+ new SKUs into the Handheld Screwdrivers segment

Tape measure line
Utility knife line20 new SKUs into the Handheld Wrenches segment

 

Mobile Device Products

 

Since 2013, we have been planning, designing, engineering, and sourcing the development of a new line of ToughBuilt mobile devices and accessories to be used in the construction industry and by building enthusiasts. We are planningHowever, due to microchip shortages, we have our mobile device products ready to market in first half of 2021 at which time we intend to commence marketingsuspended this segment and selling our mobile device products to our current global customer base. We believe that increasing numbers of companieswill continue development in the construction industry are requiring their employees to utilize mobile devices not just to communicate with others but to utilize the special apps that will allow the construction workers to do their job better and more efficiently. All of our mobile devices are designed and built in accordance with IP-68 and to a military standard level of durability and with the cooperation of Foxconn Manufacturing.near future.

 

Our ruggedized mobile line of products was created to place customized technology and wide varieties of data in the palm of the building professionals and enthusiasts such as contractors, subcontractors, foreman, general laborers and others. We are designing the devices, accessories and custom apps to allow the users to plan with confidence, organize faster, find labor and products faster, estimate accurately, purchase wisely, protect themselves, workers and their business, create and track invoicing faster and easier.

In the first quarter of 2021, we intend to launch our T.55 rugged mobile phones and earbud headphones, as well as a “T-Dock”, attachable battery, tri lens camera and tough shield cover and accessories. In the first quarter of 2021, we also intend to launch the following accessories: car charger, QI charger, car mounts and earbud pack, and we will focus on sales in the following industries: construction, industrial, military and law enforcement and “.coms”.Intellectual Property

 

In the first quarter of 2021, we intend to launch applications for our mobile phones relating to the following topics:

1.National building codes
2.Inspection booking
3.Labor ready
4.Estimating apps & programs

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5.Structural engineers
6.Architects
7.Building plans
8.Workers comp
9.Equipment insurance
10.Project insurance & bonds
11.Vehicle insurance
12.Liability insurance
13.Umbrella insurance
14.Collection agencies
15.Construction loans
16.Small business loans
17.Job listings
18.Tool exchange

Mobile Device Market

Based upon an annual white paper published by the Mobile and Wireless Practice of Venture Development Corporation, we believe that an increasing number of companies are requiring their employees to transact business in the field and/or other non-traditional office environments. Because of this and other factors, the construction industry is accelerating its acceptance of wireless technology. We further believe that the construction industry, like other industries, will be leveraging mobile and wireless solutions to address the need for greater collaboration among a highly mobile and distributed workforce.

We believe that mobility is one of the top technology trends that construction companies are focusing on in 2020 and beyond. Mobile technology continues to have a significant impact on business, specifically with regard to business communication as this technology enhances the ability for colleagues at different locations to easily communicate, enhances customer experience through the improvement of applications and websites available to consumers to do business through their devices “at their fingertips”, and optimizes business operations as there is instant access to business functions at any time and from any location.

While the construction industry has widely adopted solutions such as push to talk (PTT) telephony applications, the use of mobile and wireless data applications has been limited. IT solutions in general and mobile and wireless solutions specifically have been adopted at varying degrees within organizations and to support the various phases of construction projects. Currently the business planning, engineering and procurement operations have more effectively deployed IT solutions while actual construction operations have fallen behind in IT infrastructure and field automation solutions. The construction and engineering workforce is inherently mobile. However, construction sites have never effectively leveraged (wireless) communications networks to connect these distributed and often remote workers and their assets. Nevertheless, construction project managers require real time access to a variety of information, including real time tool inventory management, raw materials deliveries, job costing, time stamping and general project management information. The challenge, however, is the lack of network access on construction sites resulting in an information bottleneck on the job site. Buoyed by advances in wireless technologies – including coverage, performance, security and cost of ownership – we believe this is becoming an issue of the past for construction operations.

Mobile Apps

We intend to include apps on our mobile devices and are developing, with a third party applications developer, apps which will include, among other things, building codes, permitting, estimating and job listings. The purposes of the apps that are being developed address:

Reducing construction delays. Gathering real-time information at the job site about issues such as tradesmen and contractors present at the site, construction progress, or incidents, can reduce overall project delays. This critical information helps to bring issues to light that might put projects on hold, and keep construction on schedule.

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Improving communication with owners and project stakeholders. Completing daily reports at the job site on mobile devices and sending automated emails can tighten the communication loop with project stakeholders. When all parties involved in the project have access to the same information at the same time, errors are reduced and issues requiring attention can be addressed faster.
Increasing back-office efficiency. By eliminating the use of paper and spreadsheets, construction companies can save hundreds of hours spent on data entry, collating information for reporting, or looking for paperwork that has been lost or filed away. Increasing back-office efficiency allows projects to be run leaner and to be completed on time and on budget.
Improving accountability of field staff. Staff travel times, GPS locations and time spent on-site can all be consistently monitored with mobile apps. This improves accountability and reduces labor costs. Costs can be also reduced with mobile timesheets that record clock-in/clock-out time to the minute.
Improving accuracy of project documentation. Using mobile apps to capture information at the job site improves accuracy and reduces issues that arise from illegible handwriting, inconsistent data, and information gaps. Photos, GPS, time stamps and signatures captured on-site provide an accurate and indisputable audit trail for the project, delivering accountability to clients or evidence in legal disputes.
Improving equipment management. Construction companies that use a database-driven mobile solution can maximize the use of equipment through better management and tracking. Real-time information about maintenance schedules, availability, and equipment locations helps to improve inventory planning and use.
Utilizing real-time mobile access to plans and bylaws. With apps that provide two-way access to information, construction companies can file electronic versions of drawings, plans or bylaws for quick offline access by teams in the field. This improves productivity and reduces the need for re-work.

Sales Strategy

The devices, accessories and bolt-on digital tools will be sold through relevant home improvement big box stores, direct marketing to construction companies, direct marketing of trade/wholesale outlets and to professional outlets.

Intellectual Property

We hold several patents and trademarks of various durations and believe that we hold, have applied for or license all of the patent, trademark, and other intellectual property rights necessary to conduct our business. We utilize trademarks (licensed and owned) on nearly all of our products and believe having distinctive marks that are readily identifiable is an important factor in creating a market for our goods, in identifying our brands and our company,Company, and in distinguishing our goods from the goods of others. We consider our ToughBuilt®, Cliptech®, and Fearless®trademarks to be among our most valuable intangible assets. Trademarks registered both in and outside the U.S. are generally valid for ten10 years, depending on the jurisdiction, and are generally subject to an indefinite number of renewals for a like period on appropriate application.

 

In 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted two new design patents (US(U.S. D840,961 S and US D841,635 S) that cover ToughBuilt’s ruggedized mobile devices, which are valid for a period of 15 years. We also have several patents pending with the USPTO and anticipate three or four of them to be granted in the near future.

 

We also rely on trade secret protection for our confidential and proprietary information relating to our design and processes for our products. Copyright protection is also utilized when appropriate.

Domain names are a valuable corporate asset for companies around the world, including ToughBuilt. Domain names often contain a trademark or service mark or even a corporate name and are often considered intellectual property. The recognition and value of the ToughBuilt name, trademark, and domain name are our core strengths.

We have entered into and will continue to enter into confidentiality, non-competition, and proprietary rights assignment agreements with our employees and independent contractors. We have entered into and will continue to enter into confidentiality agreements with our suppliers to protect our intellectual property.

 

We have not entered into any royalty agreements with respect to our intellectual property.

Going Concern

The Company has incurred substantial operating losses since its inception. As reflected in our consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023 and incorporated by reference herein, the Company had $2,206,565 cash on hand an accumulated deficit of approximately $159 million at June 30, 2023, a net loss of approximately $14 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and approximately $2.1 million of net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023.  As reflected in our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and incorporated by reference herein, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $145 million at December 31, 2022 a net loss of approximately $39.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, and approximately $37.3 million of net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. We anticipate incurring additional losses until such time, if ever, that we will be able to effectively market our products. As such, it is likely that additional financing will be needed by us to fund our operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

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Competition

The tool equipment and accessories industry is highly competitive on a worldwide basis. We compete with a significant number of other tool equipment and accessories manufacturers and suppliers to the construction, home improvement and Do-It-Yourself industry, many of which have the following:

Significantly greater financial resources than we have;
More comprehensive product lines;
Longer-standing relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers;
Broader distribution capabilities;
Stronger brand recognition and loyalty; and
The ability to invest substantially more in product advertising and sales.

Our competitors’ greater capabilities in the above areas enable them to better differentiate their products from ours, gain stronger brand loyalty, withstand periodic downturns in the construction and home improvement equipment and product industries, compete effectively on the basis of price and production, and more quickly develop new products. These competitors include DeWalt, Caterpillar and Samsung Active.

The markets for the Company’s mobile products and services are also highly competitive and the Company is confronted by aggressive competition in all areas of its business. These markets are characterized by frequent product introductions and rapid technological advances that have substantially increased the capabilities and use of mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and other digital electronic devices. The Company’s competitors who sell mobile devices and personal computers based on other operating systems have aggressively cut prices and lowered their product margins to gain or maintain market share. The Company’s financial condition and operating results can be adversely affected by these and other industry-wide downward pressures on gross margins. Principal competitive factors important to the Company include price, product features, relative price/performance, product quality and reliability, design innovation, a strong third-party software and peripherals ecosystem, marketing and distribution capability, service and support and corporate reputation.

The Company is focused on expanding its market opportunities related to mobile communication and media devices. These industries are highly competitive and include several large, well-funded and experienced participants. The Company expects competition in these industries to intensify significantly as competitors attempt to imitate some of the features of the Company’s products and applications within their own products or, alternatively, collaborate with each other to offer solutions that are more competitive than those they currently offer. These industries are characterized by aggressive pricing practices, frequent product introductions, evolving design approaches and technologies, rapid adoption of technological and product advancements by competitors, and price sensitivity on the part of consumers and businesses. Competitors include Apple, Samsung and Qualcomm, among others.

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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company

 

We are an “emergingemerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) ..JOBS Act. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (i)the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);Act; (ii)the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.07$1.235 billion or more; (iii)the date on which we have issued more than $1.07$1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv)the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under applicable SEC rules. We expect that we will remain an emerging growth company for the foreseeable future but cannot retain our emerging growth company status indefinitely.indefinitely and will no longer qualify as an emerging growth company on or before the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from specified disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. These exemptions include:

 

being permitted to provide only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements, with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure;

not being required to comply with the requirement of auditor attestation of our internal controls over financial reporting;

not being required to comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements;

reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation; and

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

 

For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we expect that we will take advantage of the reduced disclosure obligations available to us as a result of that classification. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.

An emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B)of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will not be required to adopt new or revised accounting standards on the dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public reporting companies.

 

We are also a “smaller reporting company,” meaning thatcompany” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the market valueExchange Act and have elected to take advantage of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million ascertain of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter and our annual revenue was less than $100 million during our most recently completed fiscal year.the scaled disclosure available for smaller reporting companies. We may continue to bewill remain a smaller reporting company if eitheruntil the end of the fiscal year in which (i) the market valuewe have a public common equity float of our stock held by non-affiliates is lessmore than $250 million, or (ii) ourwe have annual revenue was less than $100 million duringrevenues for the most recently completed fiscal year of more than $100 million and the market valuea public common equity float or a public float of our stock held by non-affiliates is lessmore than $700 millionmillion. We also would not be eligible for status as of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter. If we are a smaller reporting company at the timeif we cease to bebecome an emerging growthinvestment company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirementsan asset-backed issuer or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that are available tois not a smaller reporting companies.

company.

 

We may offer shareshave elected to take advantage of our common stock and preferred stock and warrants to purchase any of such securities, either individually or in units, with a total value of up to $11,074,247 from time to time under this prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplement and related free writing prospectus, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering. Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide offerees with a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important termscertain of the securities being offered, including, to the extent applicable:

designation or classification;
aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price;
maturity, if applicable;
original issue discount, if any;
rates and times of payment of interest or dividends, if any;

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redemption, conversion, exchange or sinking fund terms, if any;
conversion or exchange prices or rates, if any, and, if applicable, any provisions for changes to or adjustmentsreduced disclosure obligations in the conversion or exchange prices or rates and in the securities or other property receivable upon conversion or exchange;
restrictive covenants, if any;
voting or other rights, if any; and
important United States federal income tax considerations.

Common Stock

A prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference. However, no prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.part and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. As a result, the information that we provide to our stockholders may be different from what you might receive from other public reporting companies in which you hold equity interests.

Corporate History

 

We may sell the securities to or through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly to purchasers. We, as well as any agents acting on our behalf, reserve the sole right to accept and to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. Each prospectus supplement will set forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involvedwere incorporated in the saleState of securities describedNevada on April 9, 2012, as Phalanx, Inc. We changed our name to ToughBuilt Industries, Inc. on December 29, 2015. Our principal executive offices are located at 8669 Research Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, and our telephone number is (949)528-3100. Our website address is www.toughbuilt.com. Information contained in, thator accessible through, our website does not constitute part of this prospectus supplementor registration statement and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them, details regarding any over-allotment option granted to them, and net proceeds to us. The following is a summary of the securities we may offer with this prospectus.

We currently have authorized 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value. We may offer sharesinclusions of our common stock either alone or underlying other registered securities convertible into or exercisable for our common stock. Holders of our common stock are entitled to such dividends as our Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) may declare from time to time out of legally available funds, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock that are outstanding or that we may issuewebsite address in the future. Currently, we do not pay any dividends on our common stock. Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share. In this prospectus we provide a general description of, among other things, the rights and restrictions that applyor registration statement are inactive textual references only. You should not rely on any such information in making your decision whether to holders ofpurchase our common stock.securities.

 

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THE OFFERING

The Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus is offering on a resale basis a total of 21,239,822 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants:

 

Securities Offered

Shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $11,074,247.

Common Stock to be outstanding after this Offering (1)
offered by the Selling Stockholders

 

Up to 13,842,809 shares, at an assumed sales price of $0.80 per share, which was the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 4, 2020. The actual number of shares issued will vary depending on the sales price under this offering.

Plan of Distribution“At the market offering” that may be made from time to time through our sales agent, H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. See “Plan of Distribution.”

21,239,822

Use of Proceeds 

We currently intend to usewill not receive any of the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered underShares covered by this prospectus, except with respect to amounts received by us due to the exercise of any Warrants for general corporate purposes andcash. We intend to use the proceeds from the exercise of any Warrants for cash for working capital and capital expenditures. We may also usegeneral corporate purposes. See the net proceeds to invest in or acquire complementary businesses, products or technologies, although we have no current commitments or agreements with respect to any such investments or acquisitions as of the datesection of this prospectus supplement. Seetitled “Use of Proceeds.”

Risk Factors Investment in our common stock

This investment involves substantial risks. You should read carefully thea high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-1312 of this prospectus supplement and in documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, including the riskfor a discussion of factors incorporated by reference from our filings with the SEC.

you should consider carefully before making an investment decision.

Nasdaq-CM SymbolNasdaq Capital Market symbol: TBLT“TBLT”

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Our business is subject to many risks and uncertainties, which may affect our future financial performance. If anyDESCRIPTION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT

On August 14, 2023, we entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with each of the events or circumstances described below occur, our business and financial performance couldSelling Stockholders which held Series C preferred investment options (the “Prior Warrants”) to purchase 10,619,911 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.356 per share, offering the Selling Stockholders the opportunity to exercise the Prior Warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $0.3201 per share. Upon exercise of the Prior Warrants, the Selling Stockholders received the Warrants to purchase 21,239,822 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.3201 per share, the closing price as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market on August 14, 2023 (the “Private Placement”). The Warrants may be adversely affected, our actual results could differ materially from our expectations,exercised at all times prior to the fifth anniversary of their issuance date. The Selling Stockholders exercised the Prior Warrants on August 14, 2023, and the priceCompany received gross proceeds of approximately $3.4 million from the exercise of the Prior Warrants as a result of such exercises and pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, we are required to file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act to register the resale of the Shares within 30 days following the close date of the Private Placement. This prospectus covers the resale of the shares of our common stock could decline. The risks and uncertainties discussed below are notissuable upon the only ones we face. There may be additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently do not believe are material that may adversely affectexercise of the Warrants.

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our business and financial performance. Yousecurities involves a significant degree of risk. Before you invest in our securities you should carefully consider the risks described below,those risk factors included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference, and those risk factors that may be included in any applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement including our financial statements and related notes, before makingthe documents we incorporate by reference, in evaluating an investment decision. The statements contained in this prospectus supplement that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. our securities.

If any of the following risks actually occurs,discussed in the foregoing documents were to occur, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and investors in our securities may lose all or part of their investment.

The shares of common stock offered hereby will be sold in “at the market” offerings, and purchasers which buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

Purchasers which purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices and numbers of shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their shares as a result of share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.

The actual number of shares of common stock we will issue pursuant to this offering, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.

Subject to certain limitations in the sales agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a sales notice to the sales agent at any time throughout the term of this offering. The number of shares of common stock that are sold by the sales agent will fluctuate based on the market price of our common stock during the offering period and limits we set with the sales agent. Because the price per share of each share of common stock sold will fluctuate based on the market price of our common stock during the offering period, it is not possible at this stage to predict the number of shares that will be ultimately issued or the amount of proceeds that we will receive from this offering.

You may experience immediate and substantial dilution.

The offering price per share in this offering may exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock. Assuming that an aggregate of 13,842,809 shares of our common stock are sold at a price of $0.80 per share pursuant to this prospectus which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 4, 2020, for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $10,683,837, after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, you would experience immediate dilution of $0.104 per share, representing a difference between our as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2020, after giving effect to this offering and the assumed offering price. To the extent that any options or warrants are exercised, any restricted stock units vest and are settled, any new equity awards are issued under our equity incentive plans, or we otherwise issue additional shares of common stock in the future (including shares issued in connection with strategic and other transactions), you will experience further dilution. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations, even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders. See the section entitled “Dilution” of this prospectus for a more detailed illustration of the dilution you would incur if you participate in this offering.

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Management has broad discretion over the use of the proceeds from this offering. We may use the proceeds of this offering in ways that do not improve our operating results or the market value of our common stock.

We will have broad discretion in determining the specific uses of the net proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock pursuant to this offering. Our allocations may change in response to a variety of unanticipated events. We will also have significant flexibility as to the timing and use of the net proceeds. As a result, investors will not have the opportunity to evaluate the economic, financial or other information on which we base our decisions on how to use the net proceeds. You will rely on the judgment of our management with only limited information about their specific intentions regarding the use of proceeds. We may spend most of the net proceeds of this offering in ways which you may not agree with. If we fail to apply these funds effectively, our business, results of operations and financial condition maycash flows could be materially and adversely affected. Also, please read the cautionary statement in this prospectus under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We may sell sharesare registering the Shares for resale by the Selling Stockholders. We will not receive any of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $11,074,247 from time to time. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of common stock that we are offering may be up to approximately $10,683,837, after deducting Wainwright’s commission and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

We currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered underShares covered by this prospectus, except with respect to amounts received by us due to the exercise of any Warrants for general corporate purposes andcash. We intend to use the proceeds from the exercise of any Warrants for cash for working capital and capital expenditures. general corporate purposes. If the Warrants are exercised in a cashless exercise, we will not receive any proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

We may also usehave prepared this prospectus to allow the net proceedsSelling Stockholders to invest in or acquire complementary businesses, products or technologies, althoughoffer for resale, from time to time, 21,239,822 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Selling Stockholders acquired the Warrants pursuant to the Letter Agreement and related transactions and we are filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part pursuant to the Letter Agreement.

We do not know how long the Selling Stockholders will hold the Warrants, whether the Selling Stockholders will exercise the Warrants, and upon such exercise, how long such Selling Stockholders will hold the Shares before selling them, and we currently have no current commitmentsagreements, arrangements or agreementsunderstandings with the Selling Stockholders regarding the sale of any of the Shares.

The following table presents information regarding the Selling Stockholders and the Shares that it may offer and sell from time to time under this prospectus. The table is prepared based on information supplied to us by the Selling Stockholders, and reflects its holdings as of August 14, 2023, unless otherwise noted in the footnotes to the table. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and thus represents voting or investment power with respect to our securities. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any such investmentsshares over which the individual has sole or acquisitionsshared voting power or investment power as ofwell as any shares the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days after the date of this prospectus. We have not determinedtable, including the amount of net proceedsWarrants, to be used specifically forour knowledge and subject to applicable community property rules, the foregoing purposes. As a result, our management will have broad discretionpersons and entities named in the allocation of the net proceedstable have sole voting and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the proceeds of any sale of the securities. Pending use of the net proceeds, we may invest the proceeds in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments.

DILUTION

If you invest in our common stock, your ownership interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share and the as-adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering. The net tangible book value of our common stock on September 30, 2020, was $25,664,319, or approximately $0.668 per share of common stock. We calculate net tangible book value per share by dividing the net tangible book value, which is tangible assets less total liabilities, by the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. Dilutionsole investment power with respect to net tangible book value per share represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers of shares of common stock in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering.

all equity interests beneficially owned.

 

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After

Name of Selling Stockholder Number of
Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned Prior to
Offering(1)
  Maximum Number
of Shares of
Common Stock to
be Sold Pursuant
to this Prospectus(2)
  Number of
Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned After
Offering(3)
  Percentage of
Beneficial
Ownership
After Offering(4)
 
             
Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd.(5)  18,431,432(6)  13,274,890   5,156,542   10.07%
Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC – Segregated Master Portfolio B(7)  5,933,845(8)  4,247,964   1,685,881   3.53%
Armistice Capital, LLC(9)  9,333,777(10)  3,185,972   6,147,805   11.71%
Intracoastal Capital LLC(11)  982,680(12)  530,996   451,684   * 
Total      21,239,822         

*Less than 1%.

(1)Consists of shares of common stock and shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the full exercise of the Warrants issued in the Private Placement and other warrants previously acquired from the Company.

(2)Represents shares of common stock underlying the Warrants issued to the Selling Stockholders in the Private Placement. All of the Warrants that are exercisable for the Shares offered hereby contain certain beneficial ownership limitations, which provide that a holder of the Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Warrants if such holder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise, provided that upon at least 61 days prior notice to us, a holder may increase or decrease such limitation up to a maximum of 9.99% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding (each such limitation, a “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”).

(3)Assumes all Shares offered by the Selling Stockholders hereby are sold and that the Selling Stockholders buy or sells no additional shares of common stock prior to the completion of this offering. We do not know when or in what amounts a Selling Stockholder may offer shares for sale. The Selling Stockholders might not sell any or might sell all of the shares offered by this prospectus. Because the Selling Stockholders may offer all or some of the shares pursuant to this offering, and because there are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale of any of the shares, we cannot estimate the number of the shares that will be held by the Selling Stockholders after completion of the offering. However, for purposes of this table, we have assumed that, after completion of the offering, none of the shares covered by this prospectus will be held by the Selling Stockholders, including common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued in the Private Placement.

(4)Based on 47,535,133 shares of common, consisting of 26,295,311 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 14, 2023 and 21,239,822 Shares underlying the Warrants (assuming the full exercise of the Warrants).

(5)Sabby Management, LLC is the investment manager of Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd. and shares voting and investment power with respect to these shares in this capacity. As manager of Sabby Management, LLC, Hal Mintz also shares voting and investment power on behalf of Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd. Hal Mintz disclaims beneficial ownership over the securities listed except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

(6)Consists of (i) 1,498,015 shares of common stock; and (ii) 16,933,417 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 13,274,890 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to the Letter Agreement and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, would result in the Selling Stockholder, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to Selling Stockholder, would exceed 4.99%.

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(7)Ayrton Capital LLC, the investment manager to Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B, has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Waqas Khatri, in his capacity as Managing Member of Ayrton Capital LLC, may also be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over the shares held by Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B. Ayrton Capital LLC and Mr. Khatri each disclaim any beneficial ownership of these shares. The address of Ayrton Capital LLC is 55 Post Rd West, 2nd Floor, Westport, CT 06880.

(8)Consists of (i) 1,494,383 shares of common stock and (ii) 4,439,462 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 4,247,964 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to the Letter Agreement and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, would result in the Selling Stockholder, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to Selling Stockholder, would exceed 4.99%.

(9)The securities reported herein are held by Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Master Fund”), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by: (i) Armistice Capital, LLC (“Armistice Capital”), as the investment manager of the Master Fund; and (ii) Steven Boyd, as the Managing Member of Armistice Capital. Armistice Capital and Steven Boyd disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. The address of the Master Fund is c/o Armistice Capital, LLC, 510 Madison Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

(10)Consists of (i) 1,183,646 shares of common stock and (ii) 8,150,131 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 3,185,972 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to the Letter Agreement and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, would result in the Selling Stockholder, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to Selling Stockholder, would exceed 4.99%.

(11)Mitchell P. Kopin and Daniel B. Asher, each of whom is a manager of Intracoastal Capital LLC, have shared voting control and investment discretion over the securities reported herein that are held by Intracoastal Capital LLC. As a result, each of Mr. Kopin and Mr. Asher may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that are held by Intracoastal Capital LLC. Mr. Kopin and Mr. Asher disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. The address for Intracoastal Capital LLC is 245 Palm Trail, Delray Beach, FL 33483.

(12)Consists of 982,680 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 540,966 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to the Letter Agreement between the Company and the beneficial owner and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, would result in the Selling Stockholder, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to Selling Stockholder, would exceed 4.99%.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of its Shares covered hereby on the saleprincipal trading market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of 13,842,809the following methods when selling the Shares:

·ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

·block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

·purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account;

·an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

·privately negotiated transactions;

·short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;

·through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

·through agreements between broker-dealers and the selling stockholder(s) to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

·a combination of any such methods of sale; and

·any other method permitted by applicable law.

The Selling Stockholders may also sell the Shares under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of our common stock pursuantsecurities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the aggregate amountcase of $11,074,247 at an assumed priceagency transaction not in excess of $0.80 per share, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on Nasdaq on December 4, 2020,a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and after deducting commissions (fixed at 3.0% of the gross proceeds from each sale of our shares of common stock) and estimated offering expenses payable by us (estimated at $58,183), our as-adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2020 would have been approximately $36,348,156, or approximately $0.696 per share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of approximately $0.027 per share of common stock to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in as-adjusted net tangible book value of approximately $0.104 per share to purchasers of our common stock in this offering, as illustrated by the following table:

Assumed offering price per share     $0.80 
         
Net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2020 $0.668     
         
Increase in net tangible book value per share after this offering $0.027     
         
As-adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering     $0.696 
         
Dilution per share to new investors in this offering     $0.104 

Based on 38,414,631 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2020. Potentially dilutive securities that are not included in the calculationcase of diluted net loss per share because their effect is anti-dilutive are as follows as of September 30, (in common equivalent shares):

September 30, 2020
Warrants21,925,102
Series A & B Notes213,105
Options and restricted stock units197,193
Total anti-dilutive weighted average shares22,335,400

This information is supplied for illustrative purposes only, and will adjust based on the actual offering prices, the actual number of shares that we offer and sella principal transaction a markup or markdown in this offering and other terms of each sale of shares in this offering.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We have entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement, or the sales agreement,compliance with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or Wainwright, on December 7, 2020, under which we may sell our shares of common stock from time to time through Wainwright acting as sales agent, subject to certain limitations, including shares that are registered under the registration statement to which the offering relates. The sales, if any, of common stock made under the sales agreement will be made by any method that is deemed an “at the market offering” as defined inFINRA Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act. If we and Wainwright agree on any method of distribution other than sales of shares on or through Nasdaq or another existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.

Each time we wish to sell shares of common stock under the sales agreement, we will notify Wainwright of the number of shares to be offered, the dates on which such sales are anticipated to be made, any minimum price below which sales may not be made and other sales parameters as we deem appropriate. Once we have so instructed Wainwright, unless Wainwright declines to accept the terms of the notice, Wainwright has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such shares of common stock up to the amount specified on such terms. The obligations of Wainwright under the sales agreement to sell our shares of common stock are subject to a number of conditions that we must meet. We may instruct Wainwright not to sell any shares if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price designated by us from time to time. We or Wainwright may suspend the offering of shares upon notice and subject to other conditions.

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We will pay Wainwright commissions for its services in acting as agent in the sale of our shares of common stock. Wainwright will be entitled to a commission in an amount equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of shares offered hereby. In addition, we have agreed to reimburse Wainwright for fees and disbursements related to its legal counsel in an amount not to exceed $50,000. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the sales agreement, we agreed to reimburse Wainwright for the fees and disbursements of its legal counsel in connection with Wainwright’s ongoing diligence, drafting and other filing requirements arising from the transactions contemplated by the sales agreement in an amount not to exceed $2,500 in the aggregate per calendar quarter. We estimate that the total expenses for the offering, excluding compensation payable to Wainwright under the terms of the sales agreement, will be approximately $58,183.

Settlement for sales of our common stock will generally occur on the second business day following the date on which any sales are made, or on some other date that is agreed upon by us and Wainwright in connection with a particular transaction, in return for payment of the net proceeds to us. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.2121.

 

In connection with the sale of sharesthe Shares or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of common stock on our behalfthe Shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell the Shares short and deliver the Shares to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell the Shares. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of the Shares offered by this “atprospectus, which Shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the market offering,” Wainwright willShares may be deemed to be an “underwriter”“underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the compensationresale of Wainwright willthe Shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. discounts under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders have informed the Company that they do not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Shares.

We have agreed to provide indemnificationkeep this prospectus effective until the Selling Stockholders no longer owns any Warrants and contributionall of the Shares have been sold pursuant to Wainwright against certain civil liabilities, including liabilitiesthis prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The Shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the Exchange Act.Shares covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

The offering of shares of common stock pursuant toUnder applicable rules and regulations under the sales agreement will terminate uponExchange Act, any person engaged in the earlier of (i) the sale of all of shares provided for in this prospectus or (ii) terminationdistribution of the sales agreement as provided therein.

Wainwright and its affiliatesresale shares may in the future provide various investment banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees. To the extent required by Regulation M, Wainwright will not simultaneously engage in any market making activities involving ourwith respect to the common stock whilefor the offering is ongoingapplicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed it of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under this prospectus.the Securities Act).

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

LEGAL MATTERS

TheCertain legal matters relating to the validity of the issuance of the securitiesShares offered herebyby this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Carmel, Milazzo & Feil, LLP, located in New York, New York.NY.

 

EXPERTS

 

Marcum LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited ourOur consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20192022 and 2018 as set forth in their report dated March 30, 20202021 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020,2022 and incorporated by reference into in this prospectus have been audited by Marcum, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference in this prospectus. Ourreference. Such consolidated financial statements arehave been so incorporated by reference herein in reliance on Marcum LLPupon the report of such firm (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and its respective report,includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s going concern uncertainty) given itsupon their authority as an expertexperts in accountingauditing and auditing matters.

accounting.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MOREADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

This prospectus supplement is part of thea registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Commission under the Securities Act andSEC. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits to the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in

For further information with respect to us and the securities we are offering under this prospectus, supplement to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the reference may not be complete andwe refer you should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits that areand schedules filed as a part of the registration statementstatement. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the exhibits tooffer is not permitted. You should assume that the reportsinformation contained in this prospectus, or otherany document incorporated intoby reference in this prospectus, for a copyis accurate only as of such contract agreementthe date of those respective documents, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or other document. Because we are subject to the information and reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, weany sale of our securities.

We file annual, quarterly and specialcurrent reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission.SEC. Our SEC filings with the Commission are available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and over the Commission’sInternet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. www.sec.gov.

We maintain a website at www.toughbuilt.com. You may also readaccess our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and copy any document we fileamendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of charge at its public reference facility at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writingour website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for furtherSEC. The information on the operation of the public reference facility. In addition, youcontained in, or that can find more information about us onbe accessed through, our website at http://toughbuilt.com.is not incorporated by reference into, and is not part of this prospectus.

 

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTSINFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act. This prospectus supplement is part of the registration statement but the registration statement includes and incorporates by reference additional information and exhibits. The Securities and Exchange Commission permitsSEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information contained in documentsthat we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,it into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents rather than by including them in this prospectus. Information that isdocuments. The information incorporated by reference is considered to bean important part of this prospectus supplement and you should read it with the same care that you read this prospectus. Information that we file later with the Securities and Exchange Commission will automatically update and supersede theThe information that is either contained, or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and will beis considered to be a part of this prospectus, fromand information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus.

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act made after the date thoseof the initial registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and subsequent to the date of this prospectus until the termination of the offering of the securities described in this prospectus (other than information in such filings that was “furnished,” under applicable SEC rules, rather than “filed”). We incorporate by reference the following documents are filed. Weor information that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement:SEC:

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 Ourour Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20192022 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020;31, 2023;

 Ourour Quarterly ReportsReport on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periodsfiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020 as2023 filed with the SEC on May 13, 2020, August 13, 2020 and November 6, 2020, respectively;22, 2023;

 

Ourour Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023 filed with the SEC on August 21, 2023;

our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2020, January 17, 2020, February 24, 2020,4, 2023, March 16, 2020, March 30, 2020, April 9, 2020, April 16, 2020,2023, June 26, 2023, July 8, 2020, July 30, 2020, July 30, 2020, November 4, 2020, November 9, 2020, November 23, 202011, 2023, and December 7, 2020;August 15, 2023, other than any portions thereof deemed furnished and

not filed); and

 Ourour description of our common stock contained in a registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November 8, 2018.

 

We also incorporateIn addition, all other reports subsequently filed by reference all additional documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the terms ofus pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are made after the date of the initial registration statement but prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and after the date of this prospectus supplement but1934, as amended, prior to the termination of the offering (excluding any information furnished rather than filed) shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Notwithstanding the statements in the preceding paragraphs, no document, report or exhibit (or portion of any of the securities covered by this prospectus supplement. We are not, however, incorporating, in each case,foregoing) or any documents orother information that we arehave “furnished” to the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended shall be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Any statement contained in this prospectus or contained in a document incorporated or deemed to furnish andbe incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any subsequently filed supplement to this prospectus, or document deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statements so modified or superseded shall not file in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules.be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

You may request and we will provide you with, a copy of these filings at no cost, by calling us at (949) 528-3100writing or by writing totelephoning us at the following address:

 

Mr. Martin Galstyan

Chief Financial Officer

ToughBuilt Industries, IncInc.

25371 Commercentre8669 Research Drive Suite 200

Lake Forest,Irvine, CA 9263092618

Attn: Michael Panosian, CEO

Telephone: (949) 528-3100

 

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UpYou may also access these filings on our website at www.toughbuilt.com. You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to $11,074,247

Common Stock

TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, INC.

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

H.C. Wainwright & Co.

_________, 2020provide different or additional information on our behalf. An offer of these securities is not being made in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of those respective documents.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.Distribution

 

The following table sets forth an estimate of the fees and expenses, relating toother than the underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by the registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, all of which shall be borne byregistered. All the Registrant. All of such fees and expenses,amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee, are estimated:fee.

 

SEC registration fee $8,183 
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses $* 
Legal fees and expenses $* 
Printing fees and expenses $* 
Accounting fees and expenses $* 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses $* 
     
Total $* 

* These fees and expenses depend on the securities offered and the number of issuances, and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time and will be reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Item Amount 
SEC registration fee $650 
Legal fees and expenses  75,000 
Accounting fees and expenses  5,000 
Printing and miscellaneous expenses  20,000 
Total $100,650 

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.Directors

 

The Company’s BylawsOur articles of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada, Revised Business Corporation Act (the “Act”),any of our officers or directors who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any other applicable law,threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to serve at our request as either may be amended,one of our directors, officers, employees or agents, or while serving as our director or officer, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent (which, for purposes hereof, shall include a trustee, partner or manager or similar capacity)of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have no liability tobeen taken or omitted in such capacity. For the Company or its stockholdersavoidance of doubt, the foregoing indemnification obligation includes, without limitation, claims for monetary damages for conduct, any action taken, or any failure to take any action as a director. As permitted byagainst the Act, directors will not be personally liable to the Company or the Company’s stockholders for monetary damages for any action taken or any failure to take action as a director except liability for (a) the amount of a financial benefit received by a director to which he’s not entitled; (b) an intentional infliction of harm on the Company or its stockholders; (c) an unlawful distribution in violation of Section 16-10a-842 of the Act; or (d) an intentional violation of criminal law.

These limitations of liability do not alter director liability under the federal securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies, such as an injunction or rescission.

In addition, the Bylaws provide that:

the Company will indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, including advancing expenses in connection with legal proceedings, subject to limited exceptions; and
the Company may, to the extent permitted by the Act, by action of its board of directors, agree to indemnify officers, employees and other agents of the Company and may advance expenses to such persons.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of the Company’s executive officers and directors. These agreements provide that, subject to limited exceptions and among other things, the Company will indemnify each of its executive officers and directorsIndemnitee to the fullest extent permitted under Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes as in existence on the date hereof.

The indemnification provided shall be from and against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by law and advance expenses to each indemnitythe indemnitee or on the indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, but shall only be provided if the indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best, and, with respect to any criminal action, suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

In the case of any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was our director, officer, employee or agent, or while serving as our director or officer, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to us unless, and only to the extent that, the Nevada courts or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Nevada courts or such other court shall deem proper.

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The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a rightplea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that he or she did not act in good faith and in a manner which indemnitee reasonably believed to indemnification is available.be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

The Company maintains general liability insuranceTo the extent that covers certain liabilities of its directors and officers arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers or persons who controlcontrolling our Company pursuant to the Company, the Company hasforegoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission,SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing If a lawsuitclaim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the Company’spayment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of our company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)is asserted by any of our directors, for breachofficers or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of their fiduciary duty, or may haveour counsel the practical effectmatter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in some casesthe Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of eliminating the Company’s stockholders’ ability to collect monetary damages from its directors and officers. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Company and its stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.that issue.

 

In any placement agent agreement we enter into in connection with the sale of the securities being registered hereby, the placement agent will agree to indemnify, under certain conditions, us, our directors, our officers and persons who control us within the meaning of the Securities Act against certain liabilities.

Item 16. Exhibits.

 

a)Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
No
.:
 Description of Exhibit: Previously Filed and Incorporated
by Reference Herein:herein:
Date Filed:
1.1At The Market Offering Agreement, dated December 7, 2020, between ToughBuilt Industries, Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC3.1

Previously filed.

3.1 Articles of Incorporation, dated April 9, 2012 Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 9, 2018
3.1.2 Certificate of Amendment, dated December 29, 2015 Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 9, 2018
3.1.3 Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209, dated October 5, 2016 Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 9, 2018
3.1.4 Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209, dated September 13, 2018 Exhibit 3.4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on September 19, 2018
3.1.5 Certificate of Designations of SeriesClass B Convertible Preferred Stock, dated October 5, 2016 Exhibit 3.3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 9, 2018
3.1.43.1.6 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, dated January 17, 2020 Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2020
3.1.7 Certificate of Designation of Series E Non-Convertible Preferred Stock dated as of March 26, 2021 Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-KApril 1, 2021
3.1.8Certificate of Designations of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock dated as of February 15, 2022Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-KFebruary 17, 2022
3.1.9Certificate of Designations of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock dated as of February 15, 2022Exhibit 3.2 to Current Report on Form 8-KFebruary 17, 2022
3.1.10Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporated, dated as of April 22, 2022Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-KApril 22, 2022
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated July 6, 2016 Exhibit 3.2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 9, 2018
3.2.1 Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of ToughBuilt Industries, Inc., effective as of October 6, 2022 
4.1Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K Form of Specimen Stock Certificate Representing Common StockOctober 7, 2022
4.1 *
4.2Form of Warrant and Warrant Agreement for Common StockIssued to Selling Stockholders *
Exhibit 4.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K August 15, 2023 
4.3Form of Warrant and Warrant Agreement for Preferred Stock*
4.4Form of Unit*
4.5Form of Certificate of Designations, Rights and Preferences of Preferred Stock*
5.15.1* Opinion of Carmel, Milazzo & Feil LLP 

Previously filed

10.1Form of Offer Letter to Selling StockholdersExhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-KAugust 15, 2023
23.1*Consent of Marcum LLP    
23.1Consent of Marcum LLP23.2*Filed herewith
23.3 Consent of Carmel, Milazzo & Feil LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

Previously filed

    
24.124.1* Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page) 

Previously filed

107*Filing Fee Table

 

*To the extent applicable, to be filed as an exhibit to a document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.Filed herewith.

 

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Item 17. Undertakings.Undertakings

 

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

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

 

i.(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

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

 

iii.(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; and

 

iv. To provideprovided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the underwriter atSEC by the closing specifiedregistrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the underwriting agreements certificatesregistration statement, or is contained in such denominations and registered in such names as required bya form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.registration statement.

 

2.(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

3.(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 of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i) 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

(ii) 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 of 1933 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 the 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.

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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the CommissionSEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities other(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred andor paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding,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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

(c) Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest,Irvine, State of California, on December 15, 2020.August 24, 2023.

 

 TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, INC.
  
 By:/s/Michael Panosian
 Michael Panosian
 President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
 (Principal Executive Officer)


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Panosian and Martin Galstyan his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him/her and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments)to this Registration Statement, any related Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b)under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any or all pre- or post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute or substitutes for him, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statementRegistration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature Title Date
     
/s/ Michael Panosian Chairman andPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) December 15, 2020August 24, 2023
Michael Panosian (Principal Executive Officer)  
     
/s/ Martin Galstyan Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) December 15, 2020August 24, 2023
Martin Galstyan (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)  
     
*/s/ Joshua Keeler Director December 15, 2020August 24, 2023
Joshua Keeler
/s/ Robert FaughtDirectorAugust 24, 2023
Robert Faught    
     
*/s/ Linda Moossaian Director December 15, 2020August 24, 2023
Frederick D. FurryLinda Moossaian    
     
*/s/ William Placke Director December 15, 2020August 24, 2023
Linda MoosaianWilliam Placke    

 

*By:/s/ Michael Panosian
 Michael Panosian
Attorney-in-FactII-5 

 

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