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S-1 Filing
Reliance Global (RELI) S-1IPO registration
Filed: 10 Jan 25, 4:28pm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2025
Registration No. 333-[__]
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Reliance Global Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 6411 | 46-3390293 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Primary Standard Industrial | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
Incorporation or Organization) | Classification Code Number) | Identification Number) |
300 Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105 Lakewood, NJ 08701
732- 380-4600
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Mr. Ezra Beyman
Chief Executive Officer
300 Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105 Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-380-4600
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Laura Anthony, Esq. Craig D. Linder, Esq. Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC 1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 820 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 (561) 514-0936 | Ralph V. De Martino, Esq. Marc Rivera, Esq. ArentFox Schiff LLP 1717 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 724-6848 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
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, check the following box: ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ | |
Non-Accelerated filer ☒ | Smaller reporting company ☒ | |
Emerging growth company ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the commission, acting pursuant to section 8(a) may determine.
The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS | SUBJECT TO COMPLETION | DATED JANUARY 10, 2025 |
RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
Up to ______ Units, each consisting of
One Share of Common Stock or One Pre-Funded
Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock and
One Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock
Placement Agent Warrants to Purchase up to _______ Shares of Common Stock
Up to ___________ Shares of Common Stock Underlying the Warrants,
Pre-Funded Warrants, and Placement Agent Warrants
We are offering up to _____ units (“Units”) each Unit consisting of (i) one share of common stock, par value $0.086 per share, and (ii) one warrant with a ___-year term to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $_____ per share (125% of the offering price per Unit) (“Warrant”) on a best-efforts basis. We are offering each Unit at an assumed public offering price of $___ per Unit, equal to the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on January __, 2025. Each Warrant will be immediately exercisable for one share of common stock at an assumed exercise price of $_____ per share (not less than 125% of the public offering price of each Unit sold in this offering). The actual public offering price per Unit will be determined between us, Dominari Securities LLC (“Dominari” or the “Placement Agent”) and the investors in the offering, and may be at a discount to the current market price of our common stock. Therefore, the assumed public offering price used throughout this prospectus may not be indicative of the final offering price.
We are also offering to each purchaser of Units that would otherwise result in the purchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity to purchase Units consisting of one pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of common stock (“Pre-Funded Warrant”) (in lieu of one share of common stock) and one Warrant. Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of Pre-Funded Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Pre-Funded Warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, such limit may be increased to up to 9.99%) of the number of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable for one share of common stock. The purchase price of each Unit including a Pre-Funded Warrant will be equal to the price per Unit including one share of common stock, minus $0.001, and the remaining exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant will equal $0.001 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable (subject to the beneficial ownership cap) and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. For each Unit including a Pre-Funded Warrant we sell (without regard to any limitation on exercise set forth therein), the number of Units including a share of common stock we are offering will be decreased on a one-for-one basis. The common stock and Pre-Funded Warrants, if any, can each be purchased in this offering only with the accompanying Warrant as part of a Unit, but the components of the Units will immediately separate upon issuance. We are also registering the common stock issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Warrants included in the Units offered hereby. See “Description of Securities — Description of Securities We Are Offering” in this prospectus for more information.
This offering will terminate on ____________, 2025, unless we decide to terminate the offering (which we may do at any time in our discretion) prior to that date. We will have one closing for all the securities purchased in this offering. The public offering price per Unit will be fixed for the duration of this offering.
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “RELI.” On January 8, 2025, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $2.56 per share, as reported by Nasdaq.
There is no established public trading market for the Units, the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants. We do not intend to list the Units, the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants on any securities exchange or other trading market. We do not expect an active trading market to develop for the Units or Pre-Funded Warrants. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Units, the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants will be limited.
We are also seeking to register the issuance of warrants to purchase _____ shares of common stock (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to Dominari Securities LLC (the “Placement Agent (including the common stock forming part of the Units and the common stock underlying the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants forming part of the Units) (assuming the Units are only sold to investors introduced by the Placement Agent), as well as ______ shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by the Placement Agent of the Placement Agent Warrants at an exercise price of $____ per share (115% of public offering price).
There is no minimum number of Units or minimum aggregate amount of proceeds for this offering to close. We expect this offering to be completed not later than two business days following the commencement of this offering.
Investing in our securities is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. You should purchase these securities only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of this prospectus before making a decision to purchase our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission | Per Unit consisting of common stock and Warrant | Per Unit consisting of pre-funded warrant and Warrant | Total(5) | |||||||||
Assumed Public Offering Price (1) (2) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Placement Agent fees (3) (4) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to us | $ | $ | $ |
(1) | Calculated based on an assumed offering price of $_____, which represents the closing sales price on the Nasdaq Capital Market of the registrant’s common stock on January __, 2025 and assuming no Units with Pre-Funded Warrants are sold in this offering. This amount will decrease by $0.001 for each Unit including a Pre-Funded Warrant sold in this offering. |
(2) | The public offering price corresponds to (x)(i) a public offering price per share of $ and (ii) a public offering price per Warrant of $0.01, and (y)(i) a public offering price per Pre-Funded Warrant of $ and (ii) a public offering price per Warrant of $0.01. |
(3) | The Placement Agent fees shall equal (i) eight percent (8%) of the gross proceeds of the securities sold by us in this offering to investors introduced by the Placement Agent or (ii) a fee equal to three percent (3%) of the gross proceeds of the securities sold by us in this offering to investors (friends and family) introduced by us. The calculation above is based on the assumption that all shares sold in this offering were to investors introduced by the Placement Agent. Proceeds to the Company will be higher if any shares sold in this offering were to investors introduced by us. |
(4) | The Placement Agent will receive compensation in addition to the Placement Agent fees described above. See “Plan of Distribution” for a description of compensation payable to the Placement Agent. | |
(5) | Assumes that the maximum offering amount is sold. Because there is no minimum number of securities or amount of proceeds required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual public offering amount, Placement Agent fees, and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts set forth above. We estimate the total expenses of this offering payable by us, excluding the Placement Agent fees, will be approximately $[_______]. |
We have engaged the Placement Agent as our exclusive Placement Agent to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase our securities in this offering. The Placement Agent has no obligation to purchase any of the securities from us or to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering the actual public amount, Placement Agent’s fee, and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts set forth above and throughout this prospectus. We have agreed to pay the Placement Agent the Placement Agent fees set forth in the table above and to provide certain other compensation to the Placement Agent. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 36 of this prospectus for more information regarding these arrangements.
We expect to deliver the shares of common stock and Warrants, or Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants, constituting the Units against payment in New York, New York on or about _______, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is _________, 2025.
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or amendment. Neither we, nor the Placement Agent has authorized any other person to provide you with information that is different from, or adds to, that contained in this prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither we nor the Placement Agent take responsibility for, and we can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our Common Stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date. We are not making an offer of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer is unlawful.
No 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 in that jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions as to this public offering and the distribution of this prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.
The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, includes exhibits that provide more detail of the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC before making your investment decision.
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “Reliance,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Reliance Global Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries. Solely for convenience, trademarks and tradenames referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights, or that the applicable owner will not assert its rights, to these trademarks and tradenames.
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This summary highlights information contained in other parts of this prospectus or information incorporated by reference into this prospectus from our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, listed in the section of the prospectus entitled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.” Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before purchasing our securities in 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 read the entire prospectus, the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and the information incorporated by reference herein in their entirety, including the “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and the related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before purchasing our securities in this offering. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus to “Reliance,” “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Reliance Global Group, Inc., a Florida corporation and its subsidiaries.
Business Overview
Reliance Global Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (formerly known as Ethos Media Network, Inc.) was incorporated in Florida on August 2, 2013. In September 2018, Reliance Global Holdings, LLC, a related party (“Reliance Holdings”), purchased a controlling interest in the Company. Ethos Media Network, Inc. was renamed Reliance Global Group, Inc. on October 18, 2018.
We operate as a company managing assets in the insurance markets, as well as other related sectors under the RELI Exchange umbrella. Our focus is to grow the Company by pursuing an aggressive acquisition strategy, initially and primarily focused upon wholesale and retail insurance agencies. We are led and advised by a management team that offers over 100 years of combined business expertise in insurance, real estate and the financial service industry.
In the insurance sector, our management has extensive experience acquiring and managing insurance portfolios in several states, as well as developing specialized programs targeting niche markets. Our primary strategy is to identify specific risk to reward arbitrage opportunities and develop these on a national platform, thereby increasing revenues and returns, and then identify and acquire undervalued wholesale and retail insurance agencies with operations in growing or underserved segments, expand and optimize their operations, and achieve asset value appreciation while generating interim cash flows.
As part of our growth and acquisition strategy, we remain active in M&A markets and anticipate completing insurance agency/brokerage transactions throughout the course of 2024 and beyond. As of December 31, 2023 we have acquired nine insurance agencies. During 2022, the Company acquired Barra & Associates, LLC., an unaffiliated full-service insurance agency, which we rebranded to RELI Exchange and expanded its footprint nationally. Additionally, we’re implementing our ‘OneFirm’ vision and strategy, which brings together our individual agencies under the single umbrella of the RELI Exchange to operate as one cohesive unit. This initiative is intended to create cross-selling and cross talent sharing opportunities for our agents and agency partners and we believe it will enhance our market presence across the U.S., fortify our relationships with carriers, enabling us to realize more profitable commission and bonus contracts due to expected increases in business volume and offer substantial benefits and efficiencies to both our agents and their clients, our shareholders, and our financial performance.
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On May 14, 2024, and as amended on September 6, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Exchange Agreement (the “Stock Exchange Agreement”) to acquire Spetner Associates, Inc. (“Spetner”). Pursuant to the Stock Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to: (i) acquire 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Spetner for $13,714,286 (which amount is to be paid as $5,500,000 in cash, shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to a beneficial ownership of 9.9% in the Company at the time of issuance, and any remaining balance is to be paid by the Company’s issuance of promissory notes); and (ii) have the sole option to acquire the remaining 20% of Spetner common stock for a predetermined amount based on a multiple of 10 of EBITDA. On October 29, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Stock Exchange Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company issued to the sellers of Spetner, 140,064 shares of the Company’s common Stock, as a non-refundable deposit and a prepayment of a portion of the First Purchase Price (as defined in the Stock Exchange Agreement), in the approximate amount of $329,431. While the Company intends to further the continued growth of its underlying business with this acquisition which is expected to be the largest acquisition in the Company’s history and is set to be a key inflection point for the Company, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to close this acquisition, or even if the Company does close the acquisition, there can be no assurance that the Company can successfully implement its strategy for the acquisition of Spetner.
The Company also developed and launched 5MinuteInsure.com (“5MI”), a proprietary direct to consumer InsurTech platform which went live during the summer of 2021. 5MI is a business to consumer website which enables consumers to compare and purchase car and home insurance in a time efficient and effective manner. The platform is currently live in 44 states and offers coverage with more than 30 insurance carriers. As part of the evolution of our InsurTech platform and our efforts to enhance the value proposition of the RELI Exchange platform, we recently launched the proprietary RELI Exchange Client Referral Portal (CRP), designed to help streamline the referral process, increase closure rates among agency partners and establish and strengthen connections with a range of professional service providers, including real estate agents, car dealerships, and mortgage brokers. These professionals frequently interact with clients in need of insurance products. Using this new feature, agency partners are able to generate a unique affiliate link for each referral partner, making the process straightforward for the referral partner’s clients to access and purchase insurance services from a specific RELI Exchange agency partner.
Over the next 12 months, we plan to expand and grow our footprint and market share both through organic growth, and by expansion through additional acquisitions in various insurance markets.
Our competitive advantage includes the ability to:
● | Scale to compete at a national level. |
● | Capitalize on the consumer shift to ‘online’ with the personal touch of an agent, as the only InsurTech company with this combination. |
● | Leverage proprietary agency software and automation to compare carrier prices, for competitive renewal pricing. |
● | Employ an empowered and scalable insurance agency model. |
● | Leverage technology that facilitates comparing carriers for the best prices. |
The RELI Exchange B2B InsurTech platform and partner network for insurance agents and agencies also:
● | Boast being the only white label insurance brokerage agency – New agents can have a multi-million dollar agency look on day one, with a full suite of back office support (licensing, compliance, etc.). |
● | Combines the low barriers to entry of an agency network, with state-of-the-art tech. |
● | Builds on the artificial intelligence and data mining backbone of 5MinuteInsure.com |
● | Is designed to provide instant and competitive insurance quotes from more than thirty insurance carriers nationwide. |
● | Reduces back-office burden and expenses by eliminating paperwork. |
● | Provides agents more time to focus on selling policies. |
In addition, we have a vast mentorship program behind the scenes, to keep sales teams active. Once people are registered, we enroll them in our mentorship program, and coach them to bring new business.
RELI Exchange is a complete, private label system where agents have more flexibility in how they choose to brand themselves, compared to competitor platforms that require agents to work under the platform’s brand name. In effect, agents have a greater sense of ownership on our platform, and the feeling that comes with a well-financed agency.
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Our best-in-class product offerings include the following:
1) | An agency partner contract | |
2) | An agent / pro contract |
Our value proposition is that we’re giving people a complete, white label business. Agents have a fast and easy website presence, get contracts with carriers they wouldn’t normally access, and they can get paid for referrals.
Recent Developments
Exercise of All Outstanding Series B and Series G Warrants
On June 18, 2024, the holder of the Company’s then remaining Series B Warrants exercised all their remaining 50,980 warrants via cashless exercises, thereby acquiring 39,569 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Series B Warrants effective exercise price per share as of the date of the exercises was $3.91. Accordingly, there are no longer any Series B Warrants outstanding. On June 18, 2024, the holder of the Series G Warrants exercised all of its 247,678 warrants, via cashless exercises, thereby acquiring 192,236 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Series G Warrants effective exercise price per share as of the date of the exercises was $3.96. Accordingly, there are no longer any Series G Warrants outstanding.
Reverse Stock Split
On June 26, 2024, the Company filed a certificate of amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida relating to a 1-for-17 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, after the close of trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), on June 28, 2024 and the common stock began trading on Nasdaq on a Reverse Stock Split-adjusted basis on July 1, 2024 at market open.
Pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment, and consistent with Florida law, effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 28, 2024, the Company also decreased its authorized shares of common stock by the same proportion as the Reverse Stock Split. Accordingly, stockholder approval of the Reverse Stock Split (and the corresponding reduction in authorized shares) was not required.
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of outstanding shares of common stock was reduced from approximately 15.7 million shares to approximately 921,000 shares. The par value and other terms of the common stock will not be affected by the Reverse Stock Split. The Company’s post-Reverse Stock Split common stock CUSIP number is 75946W 405.
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New Real Estate Division
On July 1, 2024, the Company announced the formation of a new real estate division. Furthermore, Abe Miller, a successful real estate investor and M&A executive, agreed to join the Company to oversee this new division and advise on future real estate transactions. Mr. Miller will receive no fixed salary for his services; rather, he will be compensated entirely on a success-based model. The new division is intended to supplement, and not replace, the Company’s focus on acquiring accretive and cash flow positive insurance agencies.
New AI-powered Quote & Bind InsurTech Solution
On July 30, 2024, the Company announced its new, advanced AI-powered Quote & Bind cutting-edge InsurTech solution for commercial policies, designed to significantly enhance the capabilities of RELI Exchange agency partners. The new Quote & Bind solution, integrated within the RELI Exchange platform, leverages artificial intelligence, enabling agents to provide real-time commercial insurance quotes from multiple carriers and bind policies in real time from the RELI Exchange agent dashboard. These new commercial lines of insurance include workers’ compensation, business owners, general liability, cyber liability, and inland marine, as well as executive lines, such as directors & officers (D&O) insurance and employment practices liability insurance (EPLI). On September 30, 2024, the Company announced the official launch of the beta version of the AI-powered Quote & Bind InsurTech solution for commercial policies.
2024 Annual Meeting
On December 31, 2024, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders at which the Company’s stockholders voted: (i) to elect Ezra Beyman, Alex Blumenfrucht, Scott Korman, Ben Fruchtzweig, and Sheldon Brickman to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified; (ii) to approve the Company’s 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan; (iii) to approve the amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the total number of authorized shares of our common stock from 117,647,058 shares to 2,000,000,000 shares; and (iv) to ratify the appointment of Urish Popeck & Co., LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending on December 31, 2024.
Risks Relating to Our Business
We have been expanding our business by acquiring wholesale and retail insurance agencies in select markets in the U.S. In addition, we operate the RELI Exchange and 5MinuteInsure.com, proprietary internet based platforms we developed as business to business or business to consumer portals enabling agents and consumers to compare quotes from multiple carriers and sell and purchase their auto, home and life insurance coverage in a time efficient and effective manner. Our business and ability to execute our business strategy are subject to a number of risks of which you should be aware before you decide to buy our common stock. In particular, you should consider the risks discussed in detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors” including but not limited to:
● | We may experience significant fluctuations in our quarterly and annual results. |
● | We have limited resources and there is significant competition for business combination opportunities. Therefore, we may not be able to acquire other assets or businesses. |
● | We may be unable to obtain additional financing, if required, to complete an acquisition, or for our operations and growth of existing and target business, which could compel us to restructure a potential business transaction or abandon a particular business combination. |
● | Our cash and cash equivalents that we use to meet our working capital and operating expense needs are held in deposit accounts that could be adversely affected if the financial institution holding such funds fail. |
● | Our inability to retain or hire qualified employees, as well as the loss of any of our executive officers, could negatively impact our ability to retain existing business and generate new business. |
● | Our growth strategy depends, in part, on the acquisition of other insurance intermediaries, which may not be available on acceptable terms in the future or which, if consummated, may not be advantageous to us. |
● | A cybersecurity attack, or any other interruption in information technology and/or data security and/or outsourcing relationships, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and reputation. |
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● | Rapid technological change may require additional resources and time to adequately respond to dynamics, which may adversely affect our business and operating results. |
● | Changes in data privacy and protection laws and regulations, or any failure to comply with such laws and regulations, could adversely affect our business and financial results. |
● | Because our insurance business is highly concentrated in certain states, adverse economic conditions, natural disasters, or regulatory changes in these states could adversely affect our financial condition. |
● | If we fail to comply with the covenants contained in certain of our agreements, our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected. |
● | Certain of our agreements contain various covenants that limit the discretion of our management in operating our business and could prevent us from engaging in certain potentially beneficial activities. |
● | We may experience increased competition from insurance companies, technology companies and the financial services industry, as well as the shift away from traditional insurance markets. |
● | Risks related to our lack of knowledge in distant geographic markets. |
● | We compete in a highly regulated industry, which may result in increased expenses or restrictions on our operations. |
● | We are subject to a variety of federal, state and international laws and other obligations regarding data protection. |
● | Changes in tax laws could materially affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. |
● | Expectations of our company relating to environmental, social and governance factors may impose additional costs and expose us to new risks. |
Corporate Information
We were formed under the name Ethos Media Network, Inc. in Florida on August 2, 2013. In September 2018, Reliance Global Holdings, LLC, a related party, purchased a controlling interest in our company. Ethos Media Network, Inc. changed its name to Reliance Global Group, Inc. on October 18, 2018. Our principal executive offices are located at 300 Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105, Lakewood, NJ 08701. Our website is located at www.relianceglobalgroup.com and our telephone number is (732) 380-4600. Information found on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus, and you should not consider it part of the prospectus.
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Issuer | Reliance Global Group, Inc. | |
Securities offered by us | Up to ________ Units on a best-efforts basis. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of common stock and (ii) one Warrant to purchase one share of common stock (together with the common stock underlying the Warrants).
We are also offering to each purchaser, with respect to the purchase of Units that would otherwise result in the purchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity to purchase one Pre-Funded Warrant in lieu of one share of common stock. Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of Pre-Funded Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Pre-Funded Warrant if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, such limit may be increased to up to 9.99%) of the number of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable for one share of common stock. The purchase price per Pre-Funded Warrant will be equal to the price per share of common stock, minus $0.001, and the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant will equal $0.001 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable (subject to the beneficial ownership cap) and may be exercised at any time in perpetuity until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full.
The Units will not be certificated or issued in stand-alone form. The common stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants and the Warrants comprising the Units are immediately separable upon issuance and will be issued separately in this offering. | |
Description of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants | Each Warrant will have an assumed exercise price of $____ per share (not less than 125% of the public offering price of each unit sold in this offering), will be exercisable upon issuance and will expire five years from issuance. Each Pre-Funded Warrant will have an exercise price of $0.001 per share, will be immediately exercisable (subject to the beneficial ownership cap) and may be exercised at any time in perpetuity. Each Warrant and Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock, subject to adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting our common stock as described herein. The terms of the Warrants will be governed by a Warrant Agency Agreement, dated as of the closing date of this offering, that we expect to be entered into between us and VStock Transfer, LLC, or its affiliate (the “Warrant Agent”). This prospectus also relates to the offering of the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants. For more information regarding the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants, you should carefully read the section titled “Description of Securities – Description of Securities We are Offering” in this prospectus. | |
Placement Agent Warrant | The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale warrants to purchase up to ________ shares of our common stock (5% of the shares of common stock forming part of the Units sold to investors introduced by the Placement Agent in this offering and 5% of the shares of common stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants forming part of the Units sold in this offering) to be issued to the Placement Agent or its designee, as a portion of the Placement Agent compensation payable in connection with this offering. The warrants will be exercisable at any time, and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing from the closing of the offering and expiring five (5) years from the commencement of sales of the offering, at an exercise price of $_____ (115% of the assumed public offering price of the Units). Please see “Plan of Distribution—Placement Agent Warrants” for a description of these warrants. |
Size of Offering | $_________ | |
Assumed Price Per Unit | $______ per Unit including one share of common stock (or $______ per Unit including one Pre-Funded Warrant in lieu of one share of common stock) | |
Common stock outstanding prior to this offering (1) | 2,250,210 shares | |
Common stock to be outstanding after this offering (1) | Up to approximately ________ shares (assuming no issuance of Pre-Funded Warrants and no exercise of Common Warrants offered in this offering). |
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Use of proceeds | Assuming the maximum number of Units are sold in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $_____ per Unit, which represents the closing price of our common stock on Nasdaq on January __, 2025, and assuming no issuance of Units including Pre-Funded Warrants in connection with this offering or exercise of the Warrants offered in this offering, we estimate the net proceeds of the offering will be approximately $________, after deducting cash expenses relating to this offering payable by us estimated at approximately $________, including Placement Agent fees (assuming all investors were introduced by the Placement Agent) of approximately $_______ and offering expenses of $________. However, this is a best-efforts offering with no minimum number of securities or amount of proceeds as a condition to closing, and we may not sell all or any of these securities offered pursuant to this prospectus; as a result, we may receive significantly less in net proceeds. We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for our acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc., a Missouri corporation and for working capital to grow the Company and general corporate purposes. It is possible that, pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds in a way that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for us. See “Use of Proceeds.” Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and investors will be relying on our judgment regarding the application of the net proceeds from this offering. See “Risk Factors” for a discussion of certain risks that may affect our intended use of the net proceeds from this offering. | |
Listing | Our common stock currently trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RELI”. We do not intend to list the Units, Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants offered hereunder on any stock exchange. | |
Risk factors | An investment in our securities is highly speculative and involves a significant degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our securities. | |
Best Efforts Offering | We have agreed to offer and sell the securities offered hereby to the purchasers through the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent is not required to buy or sell any specific number or dollar amount of the securities offered hereby, but it will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase the securities offered by this prospectus. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 36 of this prospectus. |
1 | The number of shares of common stock outstanding before this offering is based on 2,250,210 shares of our common stock outstanding as of January 7, 2025 and assumes no sale of Pre-Funded Warrants in this offering, which, if sold, would reduce the number of common stock that we are offering on a one-for-one basis; and no exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants and excludes the following: |
● | 17 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of January 7, 2025, at a weighted-average exercise price of $3,497 per share; | |
● | 6,647 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $104.21 per share as of January 7, 2025; | |
● | 102 shares of our common stock subject to vested and unvested stock awards as of January 7, 2025; | |
● | 2,524 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2023 and 2019 Equity Incentive Plans as of January 7, 2025; and | |
● | ___________ shares of common stock underlying the warrants to be issued to the Placement Agent in connection with this offering. |
Unless otherwise indicated, this prospectus reflects and assumes the following:
● | no sale of Pre-Funded Warrants in this offering, which, if sold, would reduce the number of common stock that we are offering on a one-for-one basis; and |
● | no exercise of the Warrants issued in this offering. |
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CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue” “could,” “estimates,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” “will,” or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to such statements. In particular, forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus relate to, among other things, our future or assumed financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, business forecasts and plans, strategic plans and objectives, competitive environment and our expected use of the net proceeds from this offering. We caution you that the foregoing list may not include all of the forward-looking statements made in this prospectus.
Our forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current assumptions and expectations about future events and trends, which affect or may affect our business, strategy, operations or financial performance. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are made in light of information currently available to us. Our actual financial condition and results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of this prospectus, as well as in the other reports we file with the SEC. You should read this prospectus with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect.
Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and, except to the extent required by applicable laws or the Nasdaq listing rules, we undertake no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement because of new information, future events or other factors.
We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
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Reverse Stock Split
On June 26, 2024, the Company filed a certificate of amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida relating to a 1-for-17 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, after the close of trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), on June 28, 2024 and the common stock began trading on Nasdaq on a Reverse Stock Split-adjusted basis on July 1, 2024 at market open.
Pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment, and consistent with Florida law, effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 28, 2024, the Company also decreased its authorized shares of common stock by the same proportion as the Reverse Stock Split. Accordingly, stockholder approval of the Reverse Stock Split (and the corresponding reduction in authorized shares) was not required.
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of outstanding shares of common stock was reduced from approximately 15.7 million shares to approximately 921,000 shares. The par value and other terms of the common stock will not be affected by the Reverse Stock Split. The Company’s post-Reverse Stock Split common stock CUSIP number is 75946W 405.
The following selected financial data has been derived from our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2024, and our unaudited financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 20, 2024, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented. Our unaudited financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 25, 2024, and November 7, 2024, were adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.
Our historical results are not indicative of the results that may be expected in the future, and results of interim periods are not indicative of the results for the entire year.
As Reported
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (12,009,982 | ) | $ | 6,466,162 | |||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (5.16) | $ | (0.42 | ) | |||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | 2,820,275 | 1,094,781 | ||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | 2,820,275 | 1,094,989 | ||||||
Common shares outstanding at year end | 4,761,974 | 1,219,573 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (5,346,663 | ) | $ | (1,788,538 | ) | ||
Loss per share, basic | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (1.15 | ) | ||
Loss per share, diluted | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (2.77 | ) | ||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | 6,569,019 | 1,553,953 | ||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | 6,569,019 | 2,185,847 | ||||||
Common shares outstanding at period end | 5,692,387 | 1,566,048 |
As Adjusted For The Reverse Stock Split
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts): | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (12,009,982 | ) | $ | 6,466,162 | |||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (87.70 | ) | $ | (7.14 | ) | ||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | 165,899 | 64,399 | ||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | 165,899 | 64,411 | ||||||
Common shares outstanding at year end | 280,117 | 71,140 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (5,346,663 | ) | $ | (1,788,538 | ) | ||
Net loss per share, basic | $ | (13.77 | ) | $ | (19.55 | ) | ||
Net loss per share, diluted | $ | (13.77 | ) | $ | (47.09 | ) | ||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | 386,413 | 91,409 | ||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | 386,413 | 128,579 | ||||||
Common shares outstanding at period end | 334,846 | 92,120 |
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Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the additional risks described below, together with all of the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the risks and uncertainties discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024, before deciding whether to purchase our securities in this offering. All of these risk factors are incorporated herein in their entirety. The risks described below and incorporated by reference are material risks currently known, expected or reasonably foreseeable by us. However, the risks described below or that we incorporate by reference are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business, operating results, prospects or financial condition. If any of these risks actually materialize, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of our common stock and the value of the warrants to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to Pending Acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc.
Neither the Company’s board of directors nor any committee thereof obtained a fairness opinion (or any similar report or appraisal) in determining whether or not to pursue the acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc. Consequently, you have no assurance from an independent source that the price the Company is paying for Spetner Associates, Inc. is fair to the Company — and, by extension, its securityholders — from a financial point of view.
On May 14, 2024, and as amended on September 6, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Exchange Agreement (the “Stock Exchange Agreement”) to acquire Spetner Associates (“Spetner”). Pursuant to the Stock Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to: (i) acquire 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Spetner (the “Spetner Common Stock”) for $13,714,286 (which amount is to be paid as $5,500,000 in cash, shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to a beneficial ownership of 9.9% in the Company at the time of issuance, and any remaining balance is to be paid by the Company’s issuance of promissory notes); and (ii) have the sole option to acquire the remaining 20% of Spetner common stock for a predetermined amount based on a multiple of 10 of EBITDA. On October 29, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Stock Exchange Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company issued to the sellers of Spetner, 140,064 shares of the Company’s common stock, as a non-refundable deposit and a prepayment of a portion of the First Purchase Price (as defined in the Stock Exchange Agreement), in the approximate amount of $329,431.
Neither the Company’s board of directors nor any committee thereof is required to obtain an opinion (or any similar report) from an independent investment banking or accounting firm that the price that the Company is paying for Spetner is fair to the Company from a financial point of view, although pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5630 the Company is required to conduct an appropriate review and oversight of all related party transactions for potential conflict of interest situations on an ongoing basis by the Company’s audit committee or another independent body of the board of directors. In analyzing the acquisition of Spetner, the Company’s board of directors reviewed summaries of due diligence results and financial analyses prepared by management. The Company’s board of directors also consulted with legal counsel and with the Company management and considered a number of factors, uncertainty and risks and concluded that the acquisition of Spetner was in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders. The Company’s board of directors believes that because of the professional experience and background of its directors, it was qualified to conclude that the acquisition of Spetner was fair from a financial perspective to its stockholders. Accordingly, investors will be relying solely on the judgment of the Company’s board of directors in valuing Spetner and the Company’s board of directors may not have properly valued such acquisition. As a result, the terms may not be fair from a financial point of view to the public stockholders of the Company.
The acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc. will cause dilution to the Company’s stockholders.
Pursuant to the Stock Exchange Agreement with Spetner, the Company agreed to: (i) acquire 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Spetner (the “Spetner Common Stock”) for $13,714,286 (which amount is to be paid as $5,500,000 in cash, shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to a beneficial ownership of 9.9% in the Company at the time of issuance, and any remaining balance is to be paid by the Company’s issuance of promissory notes); and (ii) have the sole option to acquire the remaining 20% of Spetner common stock for a predetermined amount based on a multiple of 10 of EBITDA. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company issued to the sellers of Spetner, 140,064 shares of the Company’s common stock, as a non-refundable deposit and a prepayment of a portion of the First Purchase Price (as defined in the Stock Exchange Agreement), in the approximate amount of $329,431. Of the shares of the Company’s common stock that will be issued and outstanding upon the closing of the Stock Exchange Agreement, the shares issued to Spetner will constitute to 9.9% of the issued and outstanding shares. The issuance of such shares will cause dilution to the Company’s stockholders.
Spetner Associates, Inc. is in a highly competitive industry and there can be no assurance that it will be able to compete with many of its competitors which are larger and have greater financial resources.
Spetner operates in a competitive marketplace where multiple organizations aim to attract and support individuals seeking enrollment in various programs or services. Spetner specializes in simplifying and enhancing the enrollment process, offering solutions tailored to meet the needs of Spetner client companies. Despite this, Spetner face competition from both established companies and new entrants. Spetner’s main competitors include organizations that provide similar enrollment facilitation services. These competitors range from large corporations with significant resources and brand recognition to smaller companies focused on niche markets. Spetner also competes with traditional insurance brokers, direct insurance providers, digital platforms and consulting firms with regard to its business of providing individual life insurance and life settlement. Some of these competitors may already have long-standing relationships with clients or access to advanced technology that enhances their offerings. Additionally, direct service providers, such as educational institutions, insurers, or government agencies, often develop their own in-house enrollment solutions, creating another layer of competition. Spetner aims to distinguish itself through Spetner’s user-friendly BenManage platform, personalized support services, and innovative tools that streamline the enrollment process as well as Spetner’s approach to individual life insurance and life settlement needs. Spetner’s ability to adapt to market trends and integrate feedback from users helps it maintain a competitive edge. However, changes in technology, consumer preferences, or regulatory requirements could affect Spetner’s position relative to competitors. Spetner seeks to, but may not be able to, effectively compete with such competitors.
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Spetner Associates, Inc. is subject to intense governmental regulation.
Spetner is subject to various federal and state regulations designed to ensure consumer protection, financial transparency, and compliance with industry standards. At the federal level, Spetner must comply with laws such as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which governs the transparency, fiduciary responsibility, and proper management of employee benefit plans. If Spetner handles employees’ health information during the enrollment process, it must also adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect the privacy and security of that data. Additionally, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes coverage reporting requirements and mandates that any offered plans meet minimum essential coverage standards. For life insurance offerings, Spetner must follow federal guidelines set by organizations like the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), which provide model regulations for the insurance industry. On the state level, insurance and employee benefits are heavily regulated, requiring compliance with various state-specific requirements. These include maintaining proper licensing, adhering to life settlement regulations that ensure fair treatment of policyholders, and following consumer protection laws to prevent deceptive practices. Additionally, any voluntary benefits or life insurance products offered often require filing and approval by state insurance departments. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance is also crucial to prevent financial crimes in the sale of life insurance or life settlements. Furthermore, marketing activities must comply with laws like the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and federal or state data privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This regulatory environment is complex, spanning multiple federal and state laws, making it essential to prioritize compliance across all operations to effectively serve clients while mitigating legal and reputational risks. If Spetner is unable to comply with such regulations, it would result in a material adverse effect on Spetner and thereby the Company.
The Company may not successfully implement its strategy for the acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc.
While the Company intends to further the continued growth of its underlying business with this acquisition which is expected to be the largest acquisition in the Company’s history and is set to be a key inflection point for the Company, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully implement its strategy for the acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc. If the Company is unable to do so it will have an adverse impact on the Company’s strategic plans and ability to grow its business.
The Company may not close on its acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc.
There can be no assurance that the Stock Exchange Agreement will close or that the transactions will take place as planned or at all. If the Stock Purchase Agreement does not close, the Company will not acquire Spetner and will not have the benefit of Spetner as it seeks to expand its business. Additionally, if the Stock Exchange Agreement does not close, it may result in the loss of business opportunities and potential disruption to the Company’s strategic plans.
Risks Related to this Offering and Our Common Stock
The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, and this may make it difficult for you to resell shares of common stock owned by you at times or at prices you find attractive.
The trading price of our common stock may fluctuate widely as a result of a number of factors, including the risk factors described above many of which are outside our control. In addition, the stock market is subject to fluctuations in the share prices and trading volumes that affect the market prices of the shares of many companies. These broad market fluctuations have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Among the factors that could affect our stock price are:
● | General economic and political conditions such as recessions, economic downturns and acts of war or terrorism; | |
● | Quarterly variations in our operating results; | |
● | Seasonality of our business cycle; | |
● | Changes in the market’s expectations about our operating results; |
● | Our operating results failing to meet the expectation of securities analysts or investors in a particular period; | |
● | Changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts concerning us or the insurance brokerage or financial services industries in general; | |
● | Operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us; | |
● | News reports relating to trends in our markets, including any expectations regarding an upcoming “hard” or “soft” market; | |
● | Cyberattacks and other cybersecurity incidents; | |
● | Changes in laws and regulations affecting our business; | |
● | Material announcements by us or our competitors; | |
● | The impact or perceived impact of developments relating to our investments, including the possible perception by securities analysts or investors that such investments divert management attention from our core operations; |
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● | Market volatility; | |
● | A negative market reaction to announced acquisitions; | |
● | Competitive pressures in each of our divisions; | |
● | General conditions in the insurance brokerage and insurance industries; | |
● | Legal proceedings or regulatory investigations; and | |
● | Sales of substantial amounts of common shares by our directors, executive officers or significant stockholders or the perception that such sales could occur. |
Stockholder class action lawsuits may be instituted against us following a period of volatility in our stock price. Any such litigation could result in substantial cost and a diversion of management’s attention and resources.
The best-efforts structure of this offering may have an adverse effect on our business plan.
The Placement Agent is offering the securities in this offering on a “best-efforts” basis. The Placement Agent is not required to purchase any securities, but will use its best efforts to sell the securities offered. As a “best-efforts” offering, there can be no assurance that the offering contemplated hereby will ultimately be consummated or will result in any proceeds being made available to us. The success of this offering will impact our ability to use the proceeds to acquire Spetner or to further execute our business plan. We may have insufficient capital to implement our business plans, potentially resulting in greater operating losses unless we are able to raise the required capital from alternative sources. There is no assurance that alternative capital, if needed, would be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
Purchasers who purchase our securities in this offering pursuant to a securities purchase agreement may have rights not available to purchasers that purchase without the benefit of a securities purchase agreement.
In addition to rights and remedies available to all purchasers in this offering under federal securities and state law, the purchasers that enter into a securities purchase agreement in this offering will also be able to bring claims of breach of contract against us. The ability to pursue a claim for breach of contract provides those investors with the means to enforce the covenants uniquely available to them under the securities purchase agreement including: (i) timely delivery of shares; (ii) agreement to not enter into variable rate financings for one year from closing, subject certain exceptions; (iii) agreement to not enter into any financings for 90 days from closing, subject to certain exceptions; and (iv) indemnification for breach of contract.
If you purchase our Units (of which common stock forms a part) in this Offering, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of your shares of common stock (if you exercise the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants). In addition, we may issue additional equity or convertible debt securities in the future, which may result in additional dilution to investors.
The price of our common stock in the Unit to be sold in this offering is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our common stock. Therefore, if you purchase Units which include shares of our common stock in this offering, you will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds our net tangible book value per share after this offering. Based on an assumed offering price of $_____ per Unit, and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock of ($______) as of September 30, 2024, if you purchase Units in this offering you will suffer dilution of $_____ per share with respect to the net tangible book value per share of the common stock, which will be ($_____) per share following the offering on a pro forma as adjusted basis (attributing no value to the Warrants). See “Dilution” in this prospectus for more information.
Future sales of our common stock following this offering, which may depress the market price of our common stock.
The Units we are offering include a significant number of shares of our common stock relative to the amount of our common stock currently outstanding. Additionally, a large number of shares of common stock issued as part of the Units in this offering may be sold in the public market following this offering, which may depress the market price of our common stock. If there are more shares of common stock offered for sale than buyers are willing to purchase, then the market price of our common stock may decline to a market price at which buyers are willing to purchase the offered shares of common stock and sellers remain willing to sell the shares of common stock. The common stock issued in the Units in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act.
Future sales or other dilution of our equity could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
We grow our business organically as well as through acquisitions. One method of acquiring companies or otherwise raising capital is through the issuance of additional equity securities. The issuance of any additional shares of common or of preferred stock or convertible securities could be substantially dilutive to holders of our common stock. Moreover, to the extent that we issue restricted stock units, performance stock units, options or warrants to purchase shares of our common stock in the future and those options or warrants are exercised or as the restricted stock units or performance stock units vest, our stockholders may experience further dilution. Holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights that entitle holders to purchase their pro rata share of any offering of shares of any class or series and, therefore, such sales or offerings could result in increased dilution to our stockholders. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of shares of our common stock or the perception that such sales could occur.
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Possible issuance of additional securities.
Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorize the issuance of 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.086 per share. As of September 30, 2024, we had 1,452,249 shares issued and outstanding; 51 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2024, at a weighted-average exercise price of $5,024 per share; 6,647 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2024, at a weighted-average exercise price of $104.21 per share; 2,568 shares of common stock available for future issuance under the Reliance Global Group Inc. 2023 and 2019 Equity Incentive Plans as of September 30, 2024; and _______ Warrants and ____ Pre-Funded Warrants issued in the Units in this offering to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $____ per share and $0.01 per share, respectively. All warrants, Pre-Funded Warrants and stock options are convertible, or exercisable into, one share of common stock. The issuance of shares of our common stock upon the exercise of outstanding convertible securities could result in substantial dilution to our shareholders, which may have a negative effect on the price of our common stock. In addition, we may be expected to issue additional shares in connection with raising capital, our pursuit of new business opportunities and new business operations. To the extent that additional shares of common stock are issued, our shareholders would experience dilution of their respective ownership interests. If we issue shares of common stock in connection with our intent to pursue new business opportunities, a change in control of the Company may be expected to occur. The issuance of additional shares of common stock may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, in the event that an active trading market commences.
Obligations under credit agreements.
Under our credit agreements with Oak Street, the Company has agreed that at all times that the loans are outstanding: (i) Ezra Beyman, our chief executive officer, Debra Beyman, Mr. Beyman’s wife, or Yaakov Beyman, son of Mr. and Ms. Beyman, or someone else approved by Oak Street, as applicable, will be the manager of the current subsidiaries of the Company, (ii) Mr. Ezra Beyman will be President and Chairperson of the Board of the Company, and (iii) Reliance Global Holdings will continue to remain a shareholder of the Company’s equity and Ezra and Debra will be the sole owners of Reliance Global Holdings as tenants in entirety. The loans by Oak Street immediately mature and become due and payable if the Company fails to comply with these provisions, subject to certain notice and/or cure periods.
Our management will have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively.
Any person who invests in the Company’s securities will do so without an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any prospective acquisition. As a result, investors will be entirely dependent on the broad discretion and judgment of management in connection with the selection of acquisitions. There can be no assurance that determinations made by the Company’s management will permit us to achieve the Company’s business objectives.
Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering, and our stockholders will not have the opportunity as part of their investment decision to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 16 for a description of our proposed use of proceeds from this offering.
Dividends unlikely.
The Company does not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends will be contingent upon the Company’s future revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and overall financial conditions. The payment of any future dividends will be within the discretion of the Company’s board of directors as then constituted. It is the Company’s expectation that future management following a business combination will determine to retain any earnings for use in its business operations and accordingly, the Company does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
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Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market could result in a delisting of our common stock.
Our shares of common stock are currently listed on Nasdaq. If we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market, such as the corporate governance requirements, minimum bid price requirement or the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, Nasdaq may take steps to delist our common stock. Any delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of our common stock and would impair stockholders’ ability to sell or purchase their common stock when they wish to do so.
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K we filed on September 29, 2022, on September 27, 2022, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department notifying the Company that for the preceding 30 consecutive business days (August 15, 2022 through September 26, 2022), the Company’s common stock did not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The notice had no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock and the common stock continued to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “RELI.” In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company had a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until March 27, 2023, to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
On March 9, 2023, Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department notified the Company that it had regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2024 by the Company on January 12, 2024, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department notifying the Company that for the preceding 30 consecutive business days (November 29, 2023 to January 11, 2024), the Company’s common stock did not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock and the common stock continued to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “RELI.” In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company had a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until July 10, 2024, to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market on July 16, 2024, indicating that the Company had regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Rule 5550(a)(2).
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There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to maintain compliance with the bid price requirement, even if it maintains compliance with the other listing requirements.
In addition, we cannot assure you our securities will meet the continued listing requirements to be listed on Nasdaq in the future. If Nasdaq delists our common stock from trading on its exchange, we could face significant material adverse consequences including:
● | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; | |
● | a determination that our common stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our common stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our common stock; | |
● | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company; and | |
● | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
If we fail to maintain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements for the Nasdaq Capital Market and Nasdaq determines to delist our common stock, the delisting could adversely affect the market liquidity of our common stock, our ability to obtain financing to repay debt and fund our operations
Risks Related to Our Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants Included in the Units
There is no public market for the Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants in the Units being offered by us in this offering.
There is no established public trading market for the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants in the Units, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply to list the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants in the Units on any national securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system. Without an active market, the liquidity of the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants in the Units will be limited.
Holders of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants in the Units offered hereby will have no rights as shareholders with respect to shares of common stock underlying the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants until such holders exercise their warrants and acquire our common stock shares, except as otherwise provided in the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants.
Until holders of the Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants acquire our shares of common stock upon exercise thereof, such holders will have no rights with respect to the shares of common stock underlying such Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants, except to the extent that holders of such Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants will have certain limited rights to participate in distributions or dividends paid on our shares of common stock as set forth in the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants. Upon exercise of the Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants, the holders will be entitled to exercise the rights of a shareholder only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date.
The market price of our common stock may never exceed the exercise price of the Warrants issued in connection with this offering.
The Warrants being issued in connection with this offering become exercisable upon issuance and will expire in ___ years, from the date of issuance. The market price of our common stock may never exceed the exercise price of the Warrants prior to their date of expiration. Any Warrants not exercised by their date of expiration will expire worthless and we will be under no further obligation to the Warrant holder.
The Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants contain features that may reduce your economic benefit from owning them.
For so long as you continue to hold Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants, you will not be permitted to enter into any short sale or similar transaction with respect to our common stock. This could prevent you from pursuing investment strategies that could provide you greater financial benefits from owning the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants.
Since the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants are executory contracts, they may have no value in a bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding.
In the event a bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding is commenced by or against us, a bankruptcy court may hold that any unexercised Pre-Funded Warrants are executory contracts that are subject to rejection by us with the approval of the bankruptcy court. As a result, holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants may, even if we have sufficient funds, not be entitled to receive any consideration for their Warrants or may receive an amount less than they would be entitled to if they had exercised their Pre-Funded Warrants prior to the commencement of any such bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding.
We may not receive any additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.
Each Pre-Funded Warrant may be exercised by way of a cashless exercise, meaning that the holder may not pay a cash purchase price upon exercise, but instead would receive upon such exercise the net number of shares of our common stock determined according to the formula set forth in Pre-Funded Warrant. Accordingly, we may not receive any additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.
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We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $_____ million, (assuming the sale of all the Units offered hereby at the assumed public offering price of $____ per Unit, and assuming no issuance of Pre-Funded Warrants and no exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with this offering), after deducting cash expenses relating to this offering payable by us estimated at approximately $____, including Placement Agent fees (assuming all investors were introduced by the Placement Agent) of approximately $____ and offering expenses of $_____. The following presents our use of proceeds if 100%, 75%, 50% or 25% of the Units are sold.
100% of Units Sold | % of Total | 75% of Units Sold | % of Total | 50% of Units Sold | % of Total | 25% of Units Sold | % of Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Proceeds from Offering | $ | 100 | % | $ | 100 | % | $ | 100 | % | $ | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Use of Proceeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Placement Agent Fees and Expenses | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offering Expenses | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Corporate Purposes | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc. | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Use of Proceeds | $ | 100 | % | $ | 100 | % | $ | 100 | % | $ | 100 | % |
We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Units offered by this prospectus for our acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc., a Missouri corporation and for working capital to grow the Company and general corporate purposes.
Depending on future events and others changes in the business climate, we may determine at a later time to use the net proceeds for different 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. Additional information on the use of net proceeds from the sale of securities may be set forth in the prospectus relating to the offering. See “Risk Factors — Our management will have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively.”
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants unless and until such Warrants are exercised for cash. If all of the Warrants sold in this offering were to be exercised in cash at the exercise price of $____ per share of common stock, we would receive additional net proceeds of approximately $_____. We cannot predict when or if these Warrants will be exercised. It is possible that these Warrants may expire and may never be exercised. We expect to use any proceeds we receive from the exercise of Warrants for substantially the same purposes and in substantially the same manner.
The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2024 on an actual basis.
You should read this table in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024; and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
As of September 30, Actual | ||||
(unaudited) | ||||
Cash | $ | 925,270 | ||
Total long term debt | 9,887,894 | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | ||||
Preferred stock, par value $0.086 per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized and 0 shares issued and outstanding on an actual basis | - | |||
Common stock, par value $0.086 per share, 117,647,059 shares authorized; 1,452,249 shares issued and outstanding on an actual basis | 124,893 | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 49,371,043 | |||
Accumulated deficit | (46,675,336 | ) | ||
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 2,820,600 | ||
Total capitalization | $ | 17,419,767 |
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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
The final offering price of the securities we are offering, and the exercise price of the Warrants included in the units that we are offering, will be negotiated among us, the Placement Agent and the investors in the offering based on the trading of our shares of common stock prior to the offering, among other things. Other factors considered in determining the public offering price of the securities we are offering, as well as the exercise price of the Warrants included in the units that we are offering include:
● the information in this prospectus and otherwise available to us, including our financial information;
● the history and the prospects for the industry in which we compete;
● the ability of our management;
● the prospects for our future earnings;
● the present state of our development and our current financial condition;
● the general condition of the economy and the securities markets in the United States at the time of this offering;
● the market price of our common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market;
● the recent market prices of, and the demand for, publicly-traded securities of generally comparable companies; and
● other factors as were deemed relevant.
Therefore, the assumed public offering price used throughout this prospectus may not be indicative of the final offering price.
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND POLICY
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “RELI.” On January 8, 2025, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $2.56 per share. There is no established public trading market for the Units, the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants. We do not intend to apply for listing of the Units, the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants on any securities exchange or recognized trading system. As of the date of this prospectus, 2,250,210 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.
Holders of Record
As of January 10, 2025, we had approximately 524 holders of record of our common stock. Because many of our shares of common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, this number is not indicative of the total number of stockholders represented by these stockholders of record.
Dividends
We have not declared or paid dividends to stockholders since inception and do not plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain earnings, if any, to finance our growth.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
See “Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities” on page II-2 for a description of recent sales of unregistered Securities.
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If you purchase our Units (comprised of our common stock or Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants) in this offering, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the offering price per share and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock (which forms a part of a Unit) after this offering. We calculate net tangible book value per share by dividing our net tangible assets (tangible assets less total liabilities) by the number of shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
Net tangible book value dilution per share of common stock in each Unit to new investors represents the difference between the amount per share of common stock in each Unit paid by purchasers in this offering and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after the completion of this offering.
Our historical net tangible book value at September 30, 2024 was ($9,629,750) or approximately ($6.63) per share of our common stock.
Based on the initial offering price of $_____ per one share of common stock in a Unit, on an as adjusted basis as of September 30, 2024, after giving effect to the offering of shares of common stock and the application of the related net proceeds, our net tangible book value would be:
(i) ($___), or ($___) per share of common stock, assuming the sale of 100% of the shares offered (___shares of common stock underlying units) with net proceeds in the amount of $___ after deducting estimated broker commissions of $___ and estimated offering expenses of $___;
(ii) ($___), or ($___) per share of common stock, assuming the sale of 75% of the units offered (___shares of common stock underlying units) with net proceeds in the amount of $___ after deducting estimated broker commissions of $___ and estimated offering expenses of $___;
(iii) ($___), or ($___) per share per share of common stock, assuming the sale of 50% of the shares offered (___ shares of common stock underlying units) with net proceeds in the amount of $___ after deducting estimated broker commissions of $___ and estimated offering expenses of $___ ; and
(iv) ($___), or ($___) per share of common stock, assuming the sale of 25% of the shares offered (6.63shares of common stock underlying units) with net proceeds in the amount of $___ after deducting estimated broker commissions of $___ and estimated offering expenses of $___.
Purchasers of Units (comprised of our common stock or Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants) will experience immediate and substantial dilution in net tangible book value per share for financial accounting purposes, as illustrated in the following table on an approximate dollar per share basis, depending upon whether we sell 100%, 75%, 50%, or 25% of the units being offered in this offering:
Percentage of offering units sold | 100% | 75% | 50% | 25% | ||||||||||||
Assumed offering price per unit | $ | ___ | $ | ___ | $ | ___ | $ | ___ | ||||||||
Net tangible book value per share of common stock before this offering | (6.63 | ) | (6.63 | ) | (6.63 | ) | (6.63 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||||||||||
Pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering | (___ | ) | (___ | ) | (___ | ) | (___ | ) | ||||||||
Immediate dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors | $ | ___ | $ | ___ | $ | ___ | $ | ___ |
The foregoing illustration also does not reflect the dilution that would result from the exercise of any of the Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants sold in the offering.
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The following tables sets forth depending upon whether we sell 100%, 75%, 50%, or 25% of the shares being offered in this offering, as of September 30, 2024, the number of shares of common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid to us and the average price per share paid by existing stockholders and to be paid by new investors purchasing units (of which shares of common stock form a part) in this offering at the offering price of $_____ per unit, together with the total consideration paid an average price per share paid by each of these groups, before deducting Placement Agent’s commission and estimated offering expenses.
100% of the Units Sold | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares Purchased | Total Consideration | Average Price | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Percent | Amount | Percent | per Share | ||||||||||||||||
Existing stockholders as of September 30, 2024 | 1,452,259 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
New investors | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 100.00% | $ | 100.00% | $ |
75% of the Units Sold | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares Purchased | Total Consideration | Average Price | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Percent | Amount | Percent | per Share | ||||||||||||||||
Existing stockholders as of September 30, 2024 | 1,452,259 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
New investors | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 100.00% | $ | 100.00% | $ |
50% of the Units Sold | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares Purchased | Total Consideration | Average Price | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Percent | Amount | Percent | per Share | ||||||||||||||||
Existing stockholders as of September 30, 2024 | 1,452,259 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
New investors | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 100.00% | $ | 100.00% | $ |
25% of the Units Sold | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares Purchased | Total Consideration | Average Price | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Percent | Amount | Percent | per Share | ||||||||||||||||
Existing stockholders as of September 30, 2024 | 1,452,259 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
New investors | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 100.00% | $ | 100.00% | $ |
This information is supplied for illustrative purposes only.
The information above (i) reflect and assume no sale of Pre-Funded Warrants in this offering, which, if sold, would reduce the number of common stock that we are offering on a one-one basis, (ii) no exercise of Warrants in this offering, and (iii) do not give effect to the dilution that would result from and (iii) is based on 1,452,259 shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and excludes as of that date the following:
● | 51 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding, at a weighted-average exercise price of $5,024 per share as of September 30, 2024; | |
● | 6,647 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2024, at a weighted-average exercise price of $104.21 per share; | |
● | 180 shares of our common stock subject to vested and unvested stock awards as of September 30, 2024; | |
● | 2,568 shares of common stock available for future issuance under our 2023 and 2019 Equity Incentive Plans as of September 30, 2024; and | |
● | ___________ shares of common stock underlying the warrants to be issued to the Placement Agent in connection with this offering. |
To the extent that outstanding options are exercised, or we issue other shares, investors purchasing shares in this offering could experience further dilution. In addition, to the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of those securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.
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BUSINESS DESCRIPTION OF SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
Company’s Agreement with Spetner Associates, Inc.
On May 14, 2024, and as amended on September 6, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Exchange Agreement (the “Stock Exchange Agreement”) to acquire Spetner Associates (“Spetner”). Pursuant to the Stock Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to: (i) acquire 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Spetner (the “Spetner Common Stock”) for $13,714,286 (which amount was to be paid as $5,500,000 in cash, the issuance of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to a beneficial ownership of 9.9% in the Company at the time of issuance, and the any remaining balance is to be paid by the Company’s issuance of promissory notes); and (ii) have the sole option to acquire the remaining 20% of Spetner common stock for a predetermined amount based on a multiple of 10 of EBITDA.
On October 29, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Stock Exchange Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company issued to the sellers of Spetner, 140,064 shares of Common Stock, as a non-refundable deposit and a prepayment of a portion of the First Purchase Price (as defined in the Stock Exchange Agreement), in the approximate amount of $329,431.
Spetner Associates, Inc. History and Overview
Spetner was incorporated on November 8, 1991, as a Missouri corporation. NRoll, LLC (“NRoll”) and Benefits Counselors, LLC (“Benefits Counselors”) are affiliates of Spetner, and all three companies operate jointly through shared management and shared operations. Spetner, NRoll, and Benefits Counselors are collectively referred to as “Spetner.” Spetner is a well-established benefits enrollment company that, through its BenManage benefits enrollment company, is a leading provider of voluntary benefits to over 85,000 employees throughout the United States. Spetner also offers individual life insurance and life settlement services.
As of December 31, 2023, Spetner’s reported cash and cash equivalents aggregated balance was approximately $1,767,000, current assets were approximately $2,288,000, while current liabilities were approximately $2,177,000. As of December 31, 2023, Spetner had working capital of approximately $138,000 and stockholders’ equity of approximately $115,000. For the year ended December 31, 2023, Spetner reported income from operations of approximately $278,000, including contribution expense of approximately $753,000. Additionally, Spetner had cash flows from operations of approximately $1,373,000 during the year ended December 31, 2023. Spetner received proceeds of approximately $60,000 during the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of shareholder contributions.
Spetner’s primary revenue sources are the commissions earned from sales of benefits policies.
Principal Products and Services
Employee Benefits
In today’s competitive economic climate, Spetner believes that it is becoming harder to attract and retain quality employees. Job seekers look not only at salary but also at the total benefits package. By providing an attractive benefits package, Spetner believes that their client companies will stay competitive with a dedicated workforce. Spetner aims to aggressively pursue the best value in benefits for employees of its client companies.
Spetner assists client companies with the following employee benefits packages.
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Core Benefits
Employer sponsored benefits are a significant factor in selecting a position. Spetner can help client companies offer health insurance, employee assistance programs, and other benefits as follows.
Health Insurance Plans
Spetner offers a broad range of health insurance plans. Spetner helps client companies choose the plan that best fits their company and its employees for the present as well as for the future. The plan can be customized through several funding options, including Traditional Funding (“fully insured”), Minimum Premium Funding, Administrative Services Only (ASO) and Stop Loss. Spetner can help a client company choose a health plan that aims to both incentivize employees and work within the client company’s budget. The types of available plans are as follows.
Conventional Plans:
● | Open Access or Preferred Provider Plans: Gives employees a balance of cost savings and access to care with great freedom of choice. |
● | Point-Of-Service Plans: Gives employees rich, network-based benefits with the flexibility to access in- or out-of-network providers. |
● | Health Maintenance Organization Plans (HMO): Gives employees a physician-driven plan that provides rich benefits and maximum cost savings. |
Consumer-Driven Plans:
● | Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA): A tax-favored account used to pay for medical care. Employers fund 100 percent of the HRA. Funds can be used to pay medical services covered under a high deductible health plan and some services that are not covered under a health plan – all with pre-tax dollars. Employees may accumulate unused funds and carry them over year to year to pay for future healthcare needs. |
● | Medical Savings Account (MSA): A tax-favored account used to pay for medical care, as well as to build up savings that may be used to pay future medical expenses. Employers or employees fund the MSA. The employee owns all monies contributed. Funds can be used to pay medical services covered under a high deductible health plan and some services that are not covered under a health plan. At retirement, an employee’s account balance becomes a retirement plan. |
Flexible Funding Options:
● | Traditional Funding: Allows employers to predict their cost by having a set monthly premium based upon the level of coverage selected. This type of funding may be referred to as “fully insured” because the risk is completely held by the insurance carrier. | |
● | Minimum Premium Funding: Allows employers to combine a fully insured, traditionally funded plan with some of the features of an Administrative Services Only (ASO) program. The employer pays a set monthly administrative fee (usually a per employee fee) to the insurance carrier. Then the employer funds the claims as they are incurred. The financial risk for this program is shared between the employer and the insurance carrier. |
● | Administrative Services Only (ASO)/ Self-Funded or Self-Insured Program: Allows employers flexibility in plan design. An ASO contract is not subject to most state laws or state premium taxes because there is not a true insurance contract in force. The employer pays a set monthly administrative fee to the administrator and also assumes full financial risk. | |
● | Stop Loss: Allows self-insured employers to limit their medical claim liability to a specified amount. |
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Disability Insurance
An employer paid disability insurance plan aims to give employees the peace of mind of knowing that, if they become sick or injured, their employer has provided them with an income to protect their families and their assets.
● | Short-Term Disability Insurance: Provides income to employees when they are temporarily off work because of an injury or illness that is not work related (usually less than six months). | |
● | Long-Term Disability: Provides income to employees in the event they are no longer able to work due to injury- related injury or illness for an extended period of time. |
Dental Care
After health coverage, the most requested benefit by employees is dental care coverage. Spetner can help client companies secure a quality dental care program for their employees and their families. Spetner works with a variety of insurance companies that offer dental products, which range from indemnity to Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) and Dental Health Maintenance Organization (DHMO). These programs provide access to highly qualified dentists who have practices in locations that are convenient to client company employees. Spetner will seek to develop an affordable plan tailored to meet a client company’s needs and the needs of their employees
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
An EAP provides confidential counseling and referral services for employees and their family members. The EAP was originally developed in response to substance abuse in the workplace. Today it provides assistance with a wide range of issues, including stress, family and marital problems, parenting, elder care, illness, and bereavement care.
Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
Term Life Insurance is temporary insurance that provides coverage for a specified period of time. Term Life allows each employee to obtain large amounts of protection at an affordable price that keeps the employee’s family financially whole in the case of the employee’s death. Term Life is typically combined with AD&D coverage. AD&D provides coverage for the loss of life or physical abilities due to an accident.
Vision Care
Vision coverage offers professional vision care with access to thousands of providers, including private practice and retail optical providers. The plan includes routine eye exams, basic eyewear, and contact lenses.
Voluntary Benefits
Spetner not only provides its clint companies the above core benefit options, but Spetner can also help client company employees access quality voluntary benefits. These benefits can include life insurance, disability insurance, long term care, and legal coverage.
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Life Insurance
Spetner can help client companies choose the voluntary benefits that will be most attractive to their employees. Then, BenManage can automate enrollment and renewals.
● | Term Life Insurance: Provides temporary insurance coverage for a specified period of time. Term Life allows each employee to obtain large amounts of protection at an affordable price to keep the employee’s family financially whole in the event of the employee’s death. | |
● | Universal Life Insurance: Provides a permanent level premium life insurance combined with a tax-deferred cash value account. Permanent insurance gives employees life insurance protection with the opportunity to accumulate savings for the long term. The advantages of Universal Life are flexible premium and/or death benefit options. Universal Life may be offered with a variety of “Living Benefits” that include: |
● | Waiver of Premium Due to Disability; | |
● | Lay-Off Provision; | |
● | Terminal Illness Rider; | |
● | Accidental Death & Dismemberment; | |
● | Critical Care Rider; and | |
● | Portability. |
Long-term Care
The need for long-term care can strike at any age, and the cost can be devastating. Long-Term Care covers the cost of care in the event that an employee or a covered family member is in need of assistance performing activities of daily living. Spetner offers a variety of plans that provide benefits while in a nursing facility, in an adult day care center, or at home. This benefit provides employees with peace of mind when a family member is in need of daily care. It is also a benefit for the employer, because their valued employee can now show up to work every day knowing that their loved one is receiving the care needed.
Disability Income Protection
A disabling sickness or injury could wipe out an employees’ assets if they are not financially prepared. Spetner can help client companies customize an insurance program for their employees that will help replace their income if they become disabled and cannot work.
● | Short-Term Disability Insurance: Provides income to employees when they are temporarily off work because of an injury or illness that is not work related (usually less than six months). | |
● | Long-Term Disability: Provides income to employees in the event they are no longer able to work due to injury- related injury or illness for an extended period of time. |
Legal Services
A sudden need for legal services can overwhelm an employee. Spetner offers a voluntary legal plan that provides affordable and comprehensive legal services. From adoption assistance to identity theft, employees who enroll in this program have access to free or discounted legal services from participating attorneys.
Dental Care
After health coverage, the most requested benefit by employees is dental care coverage. Spetner can help client companies secure a quality dental care program for their employees and their families. Spetner works with a variety of insurance companies that offer dental products, which range from indemnity to PPO and DHMO. These programs provide access to highly qualified dentists, who have practices in locations that are convenient to client company employees, at an affordable price. Spetner will seek to develop a plan tailored to meet the needs of the client company and the needs of their employees.
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Vision Care
Spetner’s vision care program offers professional vision care with access to thousands of providers, including private practice and retail optical providers. The plan may include routine eye exams, basic eyewear, and contact lens discounts.
Tax Advantage Plans
Client companies can offer their employees the chance to access great tax benefits. A 401(k) plan and a Flexible Spending Account allow the employer and employee to work together and enable employee savings.
● | Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs): These plans can make paying premiums, out-of-pocket medical/dental expenses, childcare, and elder care less costly. Employees can choose to have a predetermined amount of money deducted from each paycheck – before taxes. After the employee incurs an expense, the receipt is submitted for reimbursement. The result is employees pay their out-of-pocket expenses with money that is not subject to taxation. | |
● | 401(k) Programs: A 401(k) allows employees to save for retirement on a pre-tax basis through the convenience of payroll deductions. An employer also can choose to offer this program with or without employer contributions. Companies with as few as two employees can provide a 401(k) savings program. A 401(k) program is 100 percent employee owned for all of the employee contributions. Even the employer contributions become 100 percent employee owned once the employee becomes fully vested. |
Individual Life Insurance
Life insurance protects against financial loss that may be incurred at the death of the insured. Spetner assists clients with obtaining life insurance both in the U.S. and internationally. Life insurance protects against financial loss that may be incurred at the death of the insured. Some needs for the protection that life insurance provides include:
● | Income Replacement. If a person who works and creates earned income to support others, passes away during the income earning years, a loss to those dependents would be created. Life Insurance can replace the future income earning power cut short by an untimely death. | |
● | Wealth Preservation. An individual who has accumulated wealth over a lifetime often has a need for extra cash payable at death. In the US, the Estate Tax, which is as high as 40% of assets transferred at death, may create a very important need for cash at death. | |
● | Business Succession Planning/ Family Inheritance Equalization. Many times a family business makes up the bulk of a family’s wealth. How do parents plan for inheritance in a fair way if some children are in the business and others are not? Cash available at the death of the business owner may equalize the inheritance so that both peace in the family and the business are preserved. | |
● | Key Person Insurance. Businesses don’t make money, people do. The death of a key employee or partner may wreak havoc on a successful business. Cash available at the death of the key employee can help pay for new talent to replace the lost talent. | |
● | Buy/Sell Insurance. Would you like to be in business with your late partner’s widow’s second husband’s attorney? Without proper buy/sell planning, and the cash to carry out the plan, such a nightmare may become your reality. | |
● | Charitable Legacy. Charitable giving is very noble. How does one assure that a charity dear to one’s heart will receive continued support even after a donor’s passing? Life Insurance can be the perfect solution. |
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Term Life
This is temporary insurance that provides coverage for a specified period of time, (e.g. 10, 15, 20 or 25 years.) Term Life allows you to obtain large amounts of protection at an affordable price. These benefits will help keep your family financially whole in the event of your premature death.
Permanent Life
This policy combines a death benefit with a savings/investment plan. With Permanent Life you’ll receive tax free survivor benefits, tax-free liquidity, and tax-deferred accumulation. It is the best value in life insurance over an average lifespan and is especially well-suited for estate tax planning needs.
Policy Analysis
Many existing life insurance contracts were sold based on overly optimistic financial expectations, such as higher credited interest rates or dividend scales. Policy holders are then shocked when a supposedly level premium suddenly experiences a large price hike. Spetner has expertise in analyzing and projecting these contracts and providing unique solutions for alternative coverage.
Benefits Administration
Spetner’s benefits administrator solution, BenManage aims to make benefits easy. BenManage is a full suite of automated HR tools that lets technology handle the processing. By integrating onboarding, benefits, and payroll, Spetner creates a streamlined system that cuts out the data entry. A client company’s human resources team can now focus on productivity instead of paper work.
● | Company Integration. BenManage integrates applicant tracking, onboarding, benefit enrollment, and payroll to deliver a stunning one-touch system. | |
● | Full Remote Access. With Spetner’s remote option and dedicated Chromebook kiosks, employees of client company’s can continue receiving benefits even in lockdown. | |
● | WOTC Automation. Get the Work Opportunity Tax Credit when hiring qualified employees. BenManage automatically screens each employee for eligibility and processes the necessary forms. |
Spetner’s unique technology integrates benefits enrollment and administration with applicant tracking, onboarding, and payroll. This removes much of the paperwork and hassle that human resources professionals currently face.
Easy Benefit Enrollment and Administration
Take advantage of Spetner’s user-friendly digital interface and live call center support to seamlessly enroll and administer employee benefits.
Smart Recruiting and Onboarding Services. Spetner’s unique suite of free services reduces redundant data entry and provides connectivity between payroll, enrollment, and other systems to streamline hiring, onboarding, and employee management.
Job Apps and Applicant Tracking. Spetner’s online application process allows potential employees of client companies to fill out job applications quickly from a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
● | Complete digitization of job application, customizable by location; | |
● | Integrated Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) screening and processing; | |
● | Collect electronic signatures on forms such as background check authorizations; and | |
● | Easy-to-use HR portal for reviewing, printing, and hiring applicants. |
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Integrations and Digital Automation. Once a client company finds an employee they want to bring on board, Spetner’s software helps simplify the process.
● | Automatic data transfers enable hired employee data to be sent to any number of third-party systems, including payroll systems, time and attendance systems, and more; | |
● | Onboarding forms (e.g. W4, W9) are pre-filled with employee information; | |
● | Custom PDFs can be pre-filled with information entered at time of job application, point-of-hire, or both; and | |
● | Process is completely customizable. |
All of these services are available at no cost to Spetner’s clients to help them enhance their hiring and onboarding processes.
Applicant Tracking and New Employee Onboarding
Recruit and hire qualified employees with one-touch applicant tracking and onboarding that sends them directly into payroll software.
Benefit Enrollment. At BenManage, Spetner aims to enrich the employee benefits process, while reducing the required HR overhead. Client companies can continue using their existing medical insurance broker and Spetner will ensure ACA compliance by enrolling employees in all benefits that a client company offers, while augmenting the offering with additional valuable voluntary benefits.
Fully-electronic, paper-free process. From Spetner’s live call center, to hands-free enrollment kiosks, to automated integrations, remittance, and auditing, HR no longer needs to be involved in the day-to-day aspects of employee benefits.
Live Call Center Experience. Spetner’s dedicated call center, staffed with specially-trained benefit counselors is here to serve both new hires and employees of client companies during annual enrollment, with a variety of options.
● | Dedicated call-in number for employees of client companies to call for enrollments and to answer all benefit-related questions; | |
● | Video and screenshare kiosks available for a remote face-to-face experience; | |
● | Benefits and their details carefully explained to every employee; and | |
● | Self-service options available. |
Automated Integrations, Remittance, and Auditing. Spetner’s custom-built technology ensures that all benefit deductions are automatically sent to a client companies payroll system. Spetner’s remittance and auditing service can automatically remit payments on a client companies behalf and audit deductions to eliminate conflicts and inconsistencies.
● | Automatic tracking of employee eligibility; | |
● | Deduction amounts routed directly into payroll; | |
● | Deduction funds remitted to carriers automatically to ensure on-time premium payment; and | |
● | Regular audits to ensure correct deduction amounts are taken and employee coverage information is accurate. |
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Automated WOTC Processing
Job applicants for client companies are automatically screened for Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC) and the credits are processed automatically. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit program offers tax credits as high as $4,000 per qualifying hire. Spetner’s online job application automatically pre-screens potential employees for tax credit eligibility and processes the forms to apply for the credit.
● | Pre-screen employees at time of job application to see if they are eligible for WOTC; | |
● | WOTC paperwork is processed automatically when employee is hired; and | |
● | WOTC credits are automatically delivered. |
All of these services are available at no cost to Spetner’s clients to help client companies enhance their hiring and onboarding processes.
How it Works
BenManage leverages technology to relieve common HR bottlenecks, making it a whole lot easier to recruit employees and set up their benefits. Here’s how it works:
● | Discovery. Spetner will have a conversation to identify the needs of a client business and employees; | |
● | Custom Solution. Receive a complete solution tailored to meet your recruiting, onboarding, and benefits needs; and | |
● | Full Management. Get back to business while Spetner fully manages the client company’s applicant tracking and employee benefits. |
Life Settlement
Most life settlement companies purchase the policy themselves and try to offer as little as possible. Spetner functions as a broker and gets providers to offer competitive bids for your policy. This means that you’ll make much more than going to a provider directly.
The Genesis Process. A Genesis Specialist will ask you a few simple questions. Then Spetner will solicit bids from its network of purchasers and deliver an offer. Genesis works with the financial professionals serving Spetner clients.
Competition
Spetner operates in a competitive marketplace where multiple organizations aim to attract and support individuals seeking enrollment in various programs or services. Spetner specializes in simplifying and enhancing the enrollment process, offering solutions tailored to meet the needs of Spetner client companies. Despite this, Spetner face competition from both established companies and new entrants. Spetner’s main competitors include organizations that provide similar enrollment facilitation services. These competitors range from large corporations with significant resources and brand recognition to smaller companies focused on niche markets. Spetner also competes with traditional insurance brokers, direct insurance providers, digital platforms and consulting firms with regard to its business of providing individual life insurance and life settlement. Some of these competitors may already have long-standing relationships with clients or access to advanced technology that enhances their offerings. Additionally, direct service providers, such as educational institutions, insurers, or government agencies, often develop their own in-house enrollment solutions, creating another layer of competition. Spetner aims to distinguish itself through Spetner’s user-friendly BenManage platform, personalized support services, and innovative tools that streamline the enrollment process as well as Spetner’s approach to individual life insurance and life settlement needs. Spetner’s ability to adapt to market trends and integrate feedback from users helps it maintain a competitive edge. However, changes in technology, consumer preferences, or regulatory requirements could affect Spetner’s position relative to competitors. Spetner seeks to, but may not be able to, effectively compete with such competitors.
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Dependence On One Or A Few Major Customers
Spetner currently does not have any dependence on one or a few major customers.
Intellectual Property
Spetner does not currently hold any intellectual property rights.
Government Regulation
Spetner is subject to various federal and state regulations designed to ensure consumer protection, financial transparency, and compliance with industry standards. At the federal level, Spetner must comply with laws such as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which governs the transparency, fiduciary responsibility, and proper management of employee benefit plans. If Spetner handles employees’ health information during the enrollment process, it must also adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect the privacy and security of that data. Additionally, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes coverage reporting requirements and mandates that any offered plans meet minimum essential coverage standards. For life insurance offerings, Spetner must follow federal guidelines set by organizations like the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), which provide model regulations for the insurance industry. On the state level, insurance and employee benefits are heavily regulated, requiring compliance with various state-specific requirements. These include maintaining proper licensing, adhering to life settlement regulations that ensure fair treatment of policyholders, and following consumer protection laws to prevent deceptive practices. Additionally, any voluntary benefits or life insurance products offered often require filing and approval by state insurance departments. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance is also crucial to prevent financial crimes in the sale of life insurance or life settlements. Furthermore, marketing activities must comply with laws like the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and federal or state data privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Employees
As of January 10, 2025, Spetner had 25 full time employees and no part time employees.
Facilities
Spetner currently leases office space on a month-to-month basis at 8220 Delmar Blvd #100, St. Louis, MO 63124, which is 7,500 square feet and is owned by a related party of Spetner through common ownership. Spetner recognized related party rent expense due to this lease of $80,000 and $83,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Spetner believes that its current office space is sufficient to meet its needs.
Legal Proceedings
Spetner is not party to, and its property is not the subject of, any material legal proceedings.
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Pursuant to disclosure requirements in Item 402 of Regulation S-K and paragraphs (e)(4) and (e)(5) of Item 407, the following table summarizes executive compensation for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Name and principal position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus (2) ($) | Stock awards ($) | Option awards (Unvested) ($) | Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($) | Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings | All other compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ezra Beyman, | 2024 | 425,000 | - | 55,278 | - | - | - | 4,577 | (2) | 480,278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEO | 2023 | 338,942 | - | 105,840 | - | - | - | - | 444,782 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joel Markovits, | 2024 | 315,000 | 41,804 | - | - | - | 356,803 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CFO | 2023 | 286,019 | 34,581 | 88,031 | - | - | - | 2,034 | (1) | 410,665 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yaakov Beyman, EVP | 2024 | 275,000 | 35,964 | - | - | - | 11,000 | (2) | 310,964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance | 2023 | 237,135 | 2,000 | 68,670 | - | - | - | 9,565 | (2) | 317,370 |
(1) | Represents other fringe benefits. | |
(2) | Represents employer 401(k) plan contributions. |
Director Compensation
The table below shows the compensation paid to our non-employee directors during 2024 and 2023.
Name | Fees earned or paid in cash | Stock awards ($) | Un- exercisable Option awards (# of Shares) | Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($) | Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($) | All other compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Fruchtzweig | 2024 | $ | 48,996 | 11,766 | - | - | - | - | 60,762 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Director | 2023 | $ | 44,332 | 22,680 | - | - | - | - | 67,012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Scott Korman | 2024 | $ | 51,000 | 11,766 | - | - | - | - | 62,766 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Director | 2023 | $ | 45,000 | 22,680 | - | - | - | - | 67,680 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheldon Brickman | 2024 | $ | 47,004 | 11,766 | - | - | - | - | 58,770 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Director | 2023 | $ | 43,668 | 22,680 | - | - | - | - | 66,348 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Blumenfrucht | 2024 | $ | 45,000 | 11,766 | 56,766 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director | 2023 | $ | 43,000 | 22,680 | 65,680 |
Employment Agreements
On January 25, 2024, the Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ezra Beyman to serve the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Beyman has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, since 2018. Under the Agreement, Mr. Beyman will receive a base salary of $425,000 and receive an equity award every year on the first day of the annual term (the “Annual Equity Award”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Beyman also is eligible for discretionary bonuses as determined by the Board of Directors.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Annual Equity Award will be a number of shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal in value to 50% of his then-applicable base salary. The value of the common stock in the Annual Equity Award will be determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board, will be granted pursuant to the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, or any renewal or replacement thereof (the “Plan”), and will be fully vested upon issuance. Any Annual Equity Award will only be deemed earned, due and payable pursuant to there being sufficient available share capacity (determined by the Compensation Committee) in the Plan.
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The Agreement has an initial term of two years, and provides that the term will be automatically extended for another two-year term, unless either the Company or Mr. Beyman provides notice to the other of their desire to not so renew the initial term or renewal term (as applicable) at least 30 days prior to the expiration of then-current initial term or renewal term (as applicable). Mr. Beyman’s employment is “at will” meaning that either Mr. Beyman or the Company may terminate his employment at any time and for any reason, subject to the other provisions of the Agreement.
The Agreement may be terminated by the Company, either with or without “Cause”, or by Mr. Beyman, either with or without “Good Reason.”
Pursuant to the Agreement, “Cause” means (i) a violation of any material rule or policy of the Company for which violation any employee may be terminated pursuant to the policies of the Company reasonably applicable to an executive officer; (ii) intentional misconduct by the Executive to the material detriment of the Company; (iii) fraud or defalcation against the Company (or a subsidiary or other affiliate thereof); (iv) a conviction (by a court of competent jurisdiction, not subject to further appeal) of, or pleading guilty to, a felony; (v) gross negligence in the performance of duties and responsibilities to the Company as described in the Agreement; or (vi) the material failure to perform the duties and responsibilities to the Company as described in the Agreement, in either case after written notice from the Board of the specific nature of such material failure and the failure to cure such material failure within 10 days following receipt of such notice.
Pursuant to the Agreement, “Good Reason” means (i)at any time following a change of control, a material diminution by the Company of compensation and benefits (taken as a whole) provided immediately prior to a change of control; (ii)a reduction in base salary or target or maximum bonus, other than as part of an across-the-board reduction in salaries of management personnel; (iii) the relocation of the principal office to a location more than 50 miles further from the principal office immediately prior to such relocation; or (iv) a material breach by the Company of any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement which the Company fails to correct within 10 days after the Company receives written notice of such violation.
The effects of a termination are as set forth in the Agreement. The Agreement contains customary confidentiality provisions, and customary provisions related to Company ownership of intellectual property conceived or made by Mr. Beyman in connection with the performance of his duties under the Agreement (i.e., a “work-for-hire” provision).
The Agreement also contains a customary three-year non-solicitation provision. The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by Mr. Beyman, relating to the Agreement, and any securities of the Company that may be issued to Mr. Beyman, and contains other customary miscellaneous provisions relating to waivers, assignments, third party rights, survival of provisions following termination, severability, notices, waiver of jury trials and other provisions. The Agreement is governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the substantive and procedural laws of the State of Florida. The Agreement provides that all disputes under the Agreement will be resolved by arbitration, but that in the event any legal proceedings are brought, the parties agree to bring such proceedings in New Jersey.
2024 Omnibus Plan
On October 2, 2024, the Board approved, and proposed for stockholder approval, the 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2024 Omnibus Plan”). On December 31, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2024 Omnibus Plan. The purpose of the 2024 Omnibus Plan is to provide a means through with the Company and its subsidiaries may attract and retain key personnel, and to provide a means whereby directors, officer, employees, consultants, and advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, or be paid incentive compensation, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company and its subsidiaries and aligning their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders. The total number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2024 Omnibus Plan is 1,000,000 shares. See the information contained under the heading “PROPOSAL 2—APPROVAL OF 2024 OMNIBUS PLAN,” in our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on October 31, 2024, incorporated by reference into this prospectus for additional information regarding the 2024 Omnibus Plan.
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The following summary description sets forth some of the general terms and provisions of our capital stock. Because this is a summary description, it does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. For a more detailed description of our capital stock, you should refer to the applicable provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act (“FBCA”), our charter and our bylaws as currently in effect. Copies of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “charter”), and our bylaws are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
General
As of January 7, 2025, our charter authorized 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.086 par value per share, and 750,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.086 per value per share. As of January 7, 2025, there were 2,250,210 shares of our common stock outstanding and approximately 86 stockholders of record. No shares of our preferred stock are designated, issued or outstanding.
Our Common Stock
Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of common stock will possess all voting power. Generally, all matters to be voted on by stockholders must be approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of common stock that are present in person or represented by proxy. Holders of common stock representing at least a majority of our capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of our stockholders. Our Articles of Incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors. Holders of common stock have no pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions applicable to our common stock. Our common stock is not subject to conversion or redemption and holders of our common stock are not entitled to preemptive rights. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company, the remaining assets legally available for distribution to stockholders, after payment of claims or creditors and payment of liquidation preferences, if any, on outstanding preferred stock, are distributable ratably among the holders of our common stock and any participating preferred stock outstanding at that time. Each outstanding share of common stock is fully paid and nonassessable.
Holders of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights; meaning that the holders of 50.1% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, and, in such event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our directors.
Description of Securities We are Offering
Units
We are offering up to _________ units (“Units”), each Unit consisting of (i) one share of common stock and (ii) one Warrant. We are also offering Pre-Funded Warrants to those purchasers whose purchase of shares of common stock in this offering would result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding shares of common stock following the consummation of this offering in lieu of the shares of common stock that would result in such excess ownership. Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable for one share of common stock. For each Pre-Funded Warrant we sell, the number of shares of common stock we are offering in the Units will be decreased on a one-for-one basis. No warrant for fractional shares of common stock will be issued, rather warrants will be issued only for whole shares of common stock. We are also registering the shares of common stock issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants offered hereby.
Common Stock
The material terms and provisions of our common stock forming part of the Units that are being offered are described under this section “Description of Securities – Common Stock” in this prospectus.
Our Warrants
The material terms and provisions of the Warrants being offered as part of the Units are summarized below. The summary is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the form of Warrant which has been provided to each investor in this offering and will be filed as an exhibit to this registration statement with the SEC in connection with this offering.
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Each Warrant will have an assumed exercise price of $_____ per share (not less than 125% of the public offering price of each unit sold in this offering), will be exercisable upon issuance and will expire ___ years from issuance.
Form.
The Warrants will be issued as individual warrant agreements to the investors that purchase in the Units. The form of Warrant will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K that we expect to file with the SEC.
Term.
Each Warrant will have a ___ year term and will also expire upon the exercise of each such Warrant in full.
Exercise of Warrants.
Each Warrant is exercisable for one share of our common stock, with an exercise price equal to $_____ per share (not less than 125% of the public offering price of each Unit sold in this offering), at any time that the Warrant is outstanding. There Warrants have a __ year term. The holder of a Warrant will not be deemed a holder of our underlying common stock until the Warrant is exercised.
Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of Warrants if the holder (together with such holder’s affiliates, and any persons acting as a group together with such holder or any of such holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own a number of ordinary shares in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% of our common stock then outstanding after giving effect to such exercise.
The exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting our common stock. The Warrant holders must pay the exercise price in cash upon exercise of the Warrants, unless such Warrant holders are utilizing the cashless exercise provision of the Warrants.
Upon the holder’s exercise of a Warrant, we will issue common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant within two trading days following our receipt of a notice of exercise, provided that payment of the exercise price has been made (unless exercised to the extent permitted via the “cashless” exercise provision). Prior to the exercise of any Warrants to purchase common stock, holders of the Warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the common stock purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote, except as set forth therein.
Cashless Exercise
In lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon the exercise of a Warrant in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Warrant.
Transferability
In accordance with its terms and subject to applicable laws, a Warrant may be transferred at the option of the holder upon surrender of the Warrant to us together with the appropriate instruments of transfer and payment of funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes (if applicable).
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Fundamental Transaction.
In the event we consummate a merger or consolidation with or into another person or other reorganization event in which our common stock are converted or exchanged for securities, cash or other property, or we sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets or we or another person acquire 50% or more of our outstanding Ordinary Shares, then following such event, the holders of the Warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of such Warrants the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property which the holders would have received had they exercised their Warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. Any successor to us or surviving entity shall assume the obligations under the Warrants.
No Market for Warrants
We do not intend to apply to list the Warrants being on any securities exchange. Accordingly, there is no established public trading market for the Warrants, and we do not expect a market to develop. Without an active market, the liquidity of the Warrants will be limited.
Registrar
The terms of the Warrants will be governed by a Warrant Agency Agreement, dated as of the closing date of this offering, that we expect to be entered into between us and VStock Transfer, LLC or its affiliate (the “Warrant Agent”).
Our Pre-Funded Warrants
The material terms and provisions of the Pre-Funded Warrants being offered being offered as part of the Units are summarized below. The summary is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the form of Pre-Funded Warrant which has been provided to each investor in this offering and will be filed as an exhibit to this registration statement with the SEC in connection with this offering.
The term “pre-funded” refers to the fact that the purchase price of our common stock in this offering includes almost the entire exercise price that will be paid under the Pre-Funded Warrants, except for a nominal remaining exercise price of $0.01. The purpose of the Pre-Funded Warrants is to enable investors that may have restrictions on their ability to beneficially own more than 4.99% or 9.99% of our outstanding common stock following the consummation of this offering the opportunity to make an investment in the Company without triggering their ownership restrictions, by receiving Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu of our common stock which would result in such ownership of more than 4.99% (or 9.99%), and receive the ability to exercise their option to purchase the shares underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants at such nominal price at a later date.
Form.
The Pre-Funded Warrants will be issued as individual warrant agreements to the investors that choose to purchase Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu of Common Stock in the Units. The form of Pre-Funded Warrant will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K that we expect to file with the SEC.
Term.
Each Pre-Funded Warrant will expire upon the exercise of each such Pre-Funded Warrant in full.
Exercise of Warrants.
Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of our common stock, with an exercise price equal to $0.01 per share, at any time that the Pre-Funded Warrant is outstanding. There is no expiration date for the Pre-Funded Warrants. The holder of a Pre-Funded Warrant will not be deemed a holder of our underlying common stock until the Pre-Funded Warrant is exercised.
Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of Pre-Funded Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Pre-Funded Warrants if the holder (together with such holder’s affiliates, and any persons acting as a group together with such holder or any of such holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own a number of ordinary shares in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% of our common stock then outstanding after giving effect to such exercise.
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The exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting our common stock. The Pre-Funded Warrant holders must pay the exercise price in cash upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, unless such Pre-Funded Warrant holders are utilizing the cashless exercise provision of the Pre-Funded Warrants.
Upon the holder’s exercise of a Pre-Funded Warrant, we will issue common stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrant within two trading days following our receipt of a notice of exercise, provided that payment of the exercise price has been made (unless exercised to the extent permitted via the “cashless” exercise provision). Prior to the exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase common stock, holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the common stock purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote, except as set forth therein.
Cashless Exercise
In lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon the exercise of a Pre-Funded Warrant in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the pre-funded warrant.
Transferability
In accordance with its terms and subject to applicable laws, a Pre-Funded Warrant may be transferred at the option of the holder upon surrender of the Pre-Funded Warrant to us together with the appropriate instruments of transfer and payment of funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes (if applicable).
Fundamental Transaction.
In the event we consummate a merger or consolidation with or into another person or other reorganization event in which our common stock are converted or exchanged for securities, cash or other property, or we sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets or we or another person acquire 50% or more of our outstanding Ordinary Shares, then following such event, the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of such Pre-Funded Warrants the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property which the holders would have received had they exercised their Pre-Funded Warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. Any successor to us or surviving entity shall assume the obligations under the Pre-Funded Warrants.
No Market for Pre-Funded Warrants
We do not intend to apply to list the Pre-Funded Warrants being on any securities exchange. Accordingly, there is no established public trading market for the Pre-Funded Warrants, and we do not expect a market to develop. Without an active market, the liquidity of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be limited.
Registrar
The terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be governed by a Warrant Agency Agreement, dated as of the closing date of this offering, that we expect to be entered into between us and VStock Transfer, LLC or its affiliate (the “Warrant Agent”).
Placement Agent Warrants
The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale warrants to purchase up to ______ shares of our common stock (5% of the aggregate number of shares of Units sold in the offering) (the “Placement Agent Warrants”. The Placement Agent Warrants will be exercisable at a per share price equal to 115% of the public offering price per Unit in this offering, which would be a maximum of _______ shares underlying such Placement Agent Warrants assuming a total of _______ Units issued in this offering. We are registering hereby the Placement Agent Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants. The Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the four and one-half year period commencing 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The form of the Placement Agent Warrant has been included as an exhibit to this registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Florida Law and Certain Charter and Bylaw Provisions
Florida Anti-Takeover Law. As a Florida corporation, we are subject to certain anti-takeover provisions that apply to public corporations under Florida law.
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Pursuant to Section 607.0901 of the FBCA a publicly held Florida corporation may not engage in a broad range of business combinations or other extraordinary corporate transactions with an interested shareholder without the approval of the holders of two-thirds of the voting shares of the corporation (excluding shares held by the interested shareholder), unless:
● | The transaction is approved by a majority of disinterested directors before the shareholder becomes an interested shareholder; | |
● | The interested shareholder has owned at least 80% of the corporation’s outstanding voting shares for at least five years preceding the announcement date of any such business combination; | |
● | The interested shareholder is the beneficial owner of at least 90% of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, exclusive of shares acquired directly from the corporation in a transaction not approved by a majority of the disinterested directors; or | |
● | The consideration paid to the holders of the corporation’s voting stock is at least equal to certain fair price criteria. |
An interested shareholder is defined as a person who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially owns more than 10% of a corporation’s outstanding voting shares. We have not made an election in our Articles of Incorporation to opt out of Section 607.0901.
In addition, we are subject to Section 607.0902 of the FBCA which prohibits the voting of shares in a publicly held Florida corporation that are acquired in a control share acquisition unless (i) the board of directors approved such acquisition prior to its consummation or (ii) after such acquisition, in lieu of prior approval by the board of directors, the holders of a majority of the corporation’s voting shares, exclusive of shares owned by officers of the corporation, employee directors or the acquiring party, approve the granting of voting rights as to the shares acquired in the control share acquisition. A control share acquisition is defined as an acquisition that immediately thereafter entitles the acquiring party to 20% or more of the total voting power in an election of directors.
Articles of Incorporation, as amended and Bylaws.
Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended and Bylaws contain provisions that could have the effect of discouraging potential acquisition proposals or tender offers or delaying or preventing a change of control of our company. These provisions are as follows:
● | they provide that special meetings of shareholders may be called by the board of directors, or at the request in writing by shareholders of record owning at least 10% of all the stockholders entitled to vote; and | |
● | they do not include a provision for cumulative voting in the election of directors. Under cumulative voting, a minority shareholder holding a sufficient number of shares may be able to ensure the election of one or more directors. The absence of cumulative voting may have the effect of limiting the ability of minority shareholders to effect changes in the board of directors. |
Listing
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market and traded under the symbol “RELI”.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is VStock Transfer. The transfer agent and registrar’s address is 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598. Its telephone number is (212) 828-8436.
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Pursuant to a placement agency agreement, dated as of , 2025, we have engaged Dominari Securities LLC (“Placement Agent”), to act as our exclusive Placement Agent to solicit offers to purchase the securities offered by this prospectus on a reasonable best efforts basis. The Placement Agent is not purchasing or selling any securities, nor are they required to arrange for the purchase and sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities, other than to use their “reasonable best efforts” to arrange for the sale of the securities by us. Therefore, we may not sell all or any of the securities being offered.
The terms of this offering are subject to market conditions and negotiations between us, the Placement Agent and prospective investors. The Placement Agent will have no authority to bind us by virtue of the placement agency agreement. This is a best-efforts offering and there is no minimum amount of proceeds that is a condition to closing of this offering. Investors purchasing securities offered hereby will have the option to execute a securities purchase agreement with us. In addition to rights and remedies available to all purchasers in this offering under federal securities and state law, the purchasers which enter into a securities purchase agreement will also be able to bring claims of breach of contract against us. The Placement Agent may engage one or more sub-agents or selected dealers in connection with the offering.
The nature of the representations, warranties and covenants in the securities purchase agreements shall include:
● standard issuer representations and warranties on matters such as organization, qualification, authorization, no conflict, no governmental filings required, current in SEC filings, no litigation, labor or other compliance issues, environmental, intellectual property and title matters and compliance with various laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; and
● covenants regarding matters such as registration of warrant shares, no integration with other offerings, filing of an 8-K to disclose entering into these securities purchase agreements, no shareholder rights plans, no material nonpublic information, use of proceeds, indemnification of purchasers, reservation and listing of common stock, and no subsequent equity sales for 60 days.
The placement agency agreement provides that the Placement Agent’s obligations are subject to conditions contained in the placement agency agreement.
Delivery of the securities offered hereby is expected to occur on or about _________, 2025, subject to satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.
Fees and Expenses
The following table shows the public offering price per Unit consisting of common stock and Warrant, and per Unit consisting of Pre-Funded Warrant and Warrant, Placement Agent fees payable by us, and proceeds before expenses to us:
Per Unit consisting of common stock and Warrant | Per Unit consisting of pre-funded warrant and Warrant | Total | ||||||||||
Offering price | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Placement agent fees | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Proceeds before expenses to us | $ | $ | $ |
We have agreed to pay the Placement Agent a total cash fee equal to 8.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the offering, provided that the Placement Agent shall receive a reduced cash fee equal to 3.0% in connection with sales to certain specified investors.
We have also agreed to pay, or reimburse if paid by the Placement Agent (i) all of the Company’s costs and expenses incident to the offering and the performance of its obligations under the agreement with the Placement Agent and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Placement Agent under the agreement (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Placement Agent’s outside US attorneys), provided that, excluding expenses related to blue-sky and FINRA filings, and CSRC filings related expenses, such costs and expenses shall not exceed $______ without the Company’s prior approval. For the sake of clarity, it is understood and agreed that the Company shall be responsible for the Placement Agent’s counsel fees irrespective of whether the offering is consummated or not.
We estimate that the total expenses of the offering, excluding the Placement Agent fees will be approximately $_______.
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Placement Agent Warrants
The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale warrants to purchase up to ______ shares of our common stock (5% of the aggregate number of shares of Units sold in the offering) (the “Placement Agent Warrants”. The Placement Agent Warrants will be exercisable at a per share price equal to 115% of the public offering price per Unit in this offering, which would be a maximum of _______ shares underlying such Placement Agent Warrants assuming a total of _______ Units issued in this offering. We are registering hereby the Placement Agent Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants. The Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the four and one-half year period commencing 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The form of the Placement Agent Warrant has been included as an exhibit to this registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
The Placement Agent Warrants have been deemed compensation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1). The Placement Agent (or permitted assignees under Rule 5110(g)(1)) will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate these warrants or the securities underlying these warrants, nor will they engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the warrants or the underlying securities for a period of 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. In addition, the warrants provide for registration rights upon request, in certain cases. The sole demand registration right provided will not be greater than five years from the effective date of the registration statement in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(C). The piggyback registration rights provided will not be greater than seven years from the effective date of the registration statement in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(D). We will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities issuable on exercise of the warrants other than underwriting commissions incurred and payable by the holders. The exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrant exercise price or underlying shares will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of common stock at a per share price below the warrant exercise price.
Determination of Offering Price. The public offering price per Unit that we are offering and the exercise prices and other terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants were negotiated between us and the investors, in consultation with the Placement Agent based on the trading of our common stock prior to this offering, among other things. Other factors considered in determining the public offering prices of the securities we are offering and the exercise prices and other terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants include the history and prospects of our Company, the stage of development of our business, our business plans for the future and the extent to which they have been implemented, an assessment of our management, general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the offering and such other factors as were deemed relevant.
Discretionary Accounts. The Placement Agent does not intend to confirm sales of the securities offered hereby to any accounts over which they have discretionary authority.
Lock-Up Agreements. Pursuant to certain “lock-up” agreements, (a) our shareholder Reliance Global Holdings and our officers and directors, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the closing of offering, that they shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company, and (b) we, and any successor, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to for a period of ______ (__) days after the closing of the offering, (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the SEC relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (iii) complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit with a traditional bank, or other lending institution, which involves no issuance of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company, or (iv) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Company.
Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares. The prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by the Placement Agent or selling group members, if any, participating in this offering and the Placement Agent participating in this offering may distribute prospectus electronically. The Placement Agent may agree to allocate a number of shares to the Placement Agent and selling group members for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the Placement Agent and selling group members that will make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on these websites is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us or any underwriter in its capacity as underwriter, and should not be relied upon by investors.
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Other Relationships. We agree to pay the Placement Agent a cash fee equal to eight percent (8%) of the gross proceeds received by us from the sale of any equity, and five (5%) of the gross proceeds received by us from the sale of debt and/or equity derivative instruments offered to any investor actually introduced by the Placement Agent to us during the Engagement Period in connection with any public or private financing or capital raise (the “Tail Financing”), and such Tail Financing is consummated at any time during the Engagement Period, provided that such financing is by a party actually introduced to the Company in an offering in which the Company has direct knowledge of such party’s participation.
Offer restrictions outside the United States. Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the Placement Agent that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.
Indemnification. We have agreed to indemnify the Placement Agent against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act and liabilities arising from breaches of representations and warranties contained in our engagement letter with the Placement Agent. We have also agreed to contribute to payments that the Placement Agent may be required to make for these liabilities.
In addition, we will indemnify the purchasers of securities in this offering against liabilities arising out of or relating to (i) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by us in the securities purchase agreement or related documents or (ii) any action instituted against a purchaser by a third party (other than a third party who is affiliated with such purchaser) with respect to the securities purchase agreement or related documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, subject to certain exceptions.
Regulation M. The Placement Agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by it and any profit realized on the sale of our securities offered hereby by it while acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. The Placement Agent will be required to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and sales of our securities by the Placement Agent. Under these rules and regulations, the Placement Agent may not (i) engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and (ii) bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the Exchange Act, until they have completed their participation in the distribution.
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Engagement Letter with Dominari Securities LLC
On December 6, 2024, the Company entered into an Engagement Letter (the “Engagement Letter”) with Dominari Securities LLC, the Placement Agent. The term of the Engagement Letter is for a period of three (3) months from the date of execution (the “Engagement Period”). During the Engagement Period, the Company must coordinate all potential investors and financing efforts through the Placement Agent, with certain exceptions for specific pre-identified investors. The Company may terminate the Engagement Letter for cause under FINRA Rule 5110(g)(5)(B)(i). Pursuant to the Engagement Letter, the Company agreed to provide the Placement Agent with the following compensation (i) for equity offerings, 8% of gross proceeds, however, for investors introduced by the Company, the fee is reduced to 3% and (ii) for debt offerings, 5% of gross proceeds, however, for investors introduced by the Company, the fee is reduced to 2.5%. Additionally pursuant to the Engagement Letter, the Placement Agent will receive warrants to purchase 5% of the shares (or their equivalent) sold in an offering, with a five-year term and an exercise price equal to 115% of the offering price. Additionally pursuant to the Engagement Letter, the Company agreed to pay a flat fee for non-accountable expenses of $35,000 for private offerings and $40,000 for public offerings. Additionally, the Company agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for legal fees and other out-of-pocket costs, up to $60,000 for private offerings and $125,000 for public offerings. The Company will also cover costs for services such as electronic roadshows and any other necessary expenses outlined in the Engagement Letter. These expenses are to be paid out of the proceeds of each offering at the time of closing. The Company also agreed to provide indemnification to the Placement Agent under the Engagement Letter against any claims arising from the services provided, except in cases of the Placement Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct.
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK, WARRANTS, PRE-FUNDED WARRANTS AND PLACEMENT AGENT WARRANTS
The following discussion describes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our Units, consisting of our Common Stock, Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants acquired in this offering. The Warrants, Pre-Funded Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants are referred to in this section as the “Warrants.” This discussion is based on the current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, referred to as the Code, existing and proposed U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and administrative rulings and court decisions in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. No ruling has been or will be sought from the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, with respect to the matters discussed below, and there can be no assurance the IRS will not take a contrary position regarding the tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership or disposition of our Common Stock, or Warrants, or that any such contrary position would not be sustained by a court.
We assume in this discussion that the shares of our Common Stock or Warrants will be held as capital assets (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxes, does not discuss the potential application of the Medicare contribution tax, the alternative minimum tax and does not deal with state or local taxes, U.S. federal gift and estate tax laws, except as specifically provided below with respect to non-U.S. holders, or any non-U.S. tax consequences that may be relevant to holders in light of their particular circumstances. This discussion also does not address the special tax rules applicable to particular holders, such as:
● | financial institutions; | |
● | brokers or dealers in securities; | |
● | tax-exempt organizations; | |
● | pension plans; | |
● | regulated investment companies; | |
● | owners that hold our Common Stock or Warrants as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion transaction, synthetic security or other integrated investment; | |
● | insurance companies; | |
● | controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, or corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax; and | |
● | certain U.S. expatriates. |
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In addition, this discussion does not address the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold our Common Stock or Warrants through partnerships or other entities which are pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A partner in a partnership or other pass-through entity that will hold our Common Stock or Warrants should consult his, her or its own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants through a partnership or other pass-through entity, as applicable.
This discussion of U.S. federal income tax considerations is for general information purposes only and is not tax advice. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax considerations of acquiring, holding and disposing of our Common Stock and Warrants.
For the purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our Common Stock or Warrants that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (b) a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes), created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (c) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or (d) a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. A “Non-U.S. Holder” is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a beneficial owner of Common Stock or Warrants that is not a U.S. Holder or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Under tax legislation signed into law in December 2017 commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, U.S. Holders that use an accrual method of accounting for tax purposes and have certain financial statements generally will be required to include certain amounts in income no later than the time such amounts are taken into account as revenue in such financial statements. The application of this rule thus may require the accrual of income earlier than would be the case under the general tax rules described below, although the precise application of this rule is unclear at this time. This rule is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. U.S. Holders that use an accrual method of accounting should consult with their tax advisors regarding the potential applicability of this legislation to their particular situation.
Allocation of Purchase Price of the Unit
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, each unit will be treated as an “investment unit” consisting of one share of Common Stock and a warrant to acquire one share of our Common Stock. The purchase price for each investment unit will be allocated between these two components in proportion to their relative fair market values at the time the unit is purchased by the holder. This allocation of the purchase price for each Unit will establish the holder’s initial tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the share of Common Stock and the Warrant included in each Unit. The separation of the share of Common Stock and the Warrant included in each Unit should not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each holder should consult his, her or its own tax advisor regarding the allocation of the purchase price for a Unit.
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Tax Considerations Applicable to U.S. Holders
Exercise and Expiration of Warrants
In general, a U.S. Holder will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon exercise of a Warrant. The U.S. Holder will take a tax basis in the shares acquired on the exercise of a Warrant equal to the exercise price of the Warrant, increased by the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Warrant exercised (as determined pursuant to the rules discussed above). The U.S. Holder’s holding period in the shares of our Common Stock acquired on exercise of the Warrant will begin on the date of exercise of the Warrant, and will not include any period for which the U.S. Holder held the Warrant.
In certain limited circumstances, a U.S. Holder may be permitted to undertake a cashless exercise of Warrants into our Common Stock. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a cashless exercise of Warrants into our Common Stock is unclear, and the tax consequences of a cashless exercise could differ from the consequences upon the exercise of a Warrant described in the preceding paragraph. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of a cashless exercise of Warrants.
The lapse or expiration of a Warrant will be treated as if the U.S. Holder sold or exchanged the Warrant and recognized a capital loss equal to the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Warrant. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
Certain Adjustments to and Distributions on Warrants
Under Section 305 of the Code, an adjustment to the number of shares of Common Stock issued on the exercise of the Warrants, or an adjustment to the exercise price of the Warrants, may be treated as a constructive distribution to a U.S. Holder of the Warrants if, and to the extent that, such adjustment has the effect of increasing such U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in our “earnings and profits” or assets, depending on the circumstances of such adjustment (for example, if such adjustment is to compensate for a distribution of cash or other property to our shareholders). An adjustment made pursuant to a bona fide reasonable adjustment formula that has the effect of preventing dilution should generally not be considered to result in a constructive distribution. Any such constructive distribution would be taxable whether or not there is an actual distribution of cash or other property to the holders of Warrants. In certain circumstances, if we were to make a distribution in cash or other property with respect to our Common Stock after the issuance of the Warrants, then we may make a corresponding distribution to a Warrant holder. The taxation of a distribution received with respect to a Warrant is unclear. It is possible such a distribution would be treated as a distribution (or constructive distribution), although other treatments are possible. For more information regarding the tax considerations related to distributions, see the discussion below regarding “Distributions.” U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the proper treatment of any adjustments to the Warrants and any distributions with respect to the Warrants.
Distributions
As discussed above, we currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business and do not intend to pay cash dividends in respect of our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. In the event that we do make distributions on our Common Stock to a U.S. Holder, those distributions generally will constitute dividends for U.S. tax purposes to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that is applied against and reduces, but not below zero, a U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Common Stock. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or exchange of our Common Stock as described below under the section titled “ – Disposition of Our Common Stock or Warrants.”
Disposition of Our Common Stock or Warrants
Upon a sale or other taxable disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Common Stock or Warrants. Capital gain or loss will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Common Stock or Warrants exceeds one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations. U.S. Holders who recognize losses with respect to a disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax treatment of such losses.
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Information Reporting and Backup Reporting
Information reporting requirements generally will apply to payments of dividends (including constructive dividends) on the Common Stock and Warrants and to the proceeds of a sale or other disposition of Common Stock and Warrants paid by us to a U.S. Holder unless such U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient, such as a corporation. Backup withholding will apply to those payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide the holder’s taxpayer identification number, or certification of exempt status, or if the holder otherwise fails to comply with applicable requirements to establish an exemption.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding their qualification for exemption from information reporting and backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining such exemption.
Tax Considerations Applicable To Non-U.S. Holders
Exercise and Expiration of Warrants
In general, a Non-U.S. Holder will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the exercise of Warrants into shares of Common Stock. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a cashless exercise of Warrants into our Common Stock is unclear. A Non-U.S. Holder should consult his, her, or its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of a cashless exercise of Warrants. The expiration of a Warrant will be treated as if the Non-U.S. Holder sold or exchanged the Warrant and recognized a capital loss equal to the Non-U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Warrant. However, a Non-U.S. Holder will not be able to utilize a loss recognized upon expiration of a Warrant against the Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability unless the loss is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if an income tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States) or is treated as a U.S.-source loss and the Non-U.S. Holder is present 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are met.
Certain Adjustments to and Distributions on Warrants
As described under “ – U.S. Holders – Certain Adjustments to and Distributions on Warrants,” an adjustment to the Warrants could result in a constructive distribution to a Non-U.S. Holder, which would be treated as described under “Distributions” below, and the tax treatment of distributions on the Warrants is unclear. Any resulting withholding tax attributable to deemed dividends would be collected from other amounts payable or distributable to the Non-U.S. Holder. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the proper treatment of any adjustments to and distributions on the Warrants.
Distributions
As discussed above, we currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business and do not intend to pay cash dividends in respect of our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. In the event that we do make distributions on our Common Stock to a Non-U.S. Holder, those distributions generally will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes as described in “ – U.S. Holders – Distributions”.
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Any distribution (including constructive distributions) on our Common Stock that is treated as a dividend paid to a Non-U.S. Holder that is not effectively connected with the holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States will generally be subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty between the United States and the Non-U.S. Holder’s country of residence. To obtain a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty, a Non-U.S. Holder generally will be required to provide the applicable withholding agent with a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or other appropriate form, certifying the Non-U.S. Holder’s entitlement to benefits under that treaty. Such form must be provided prior to the payment of dividends and must be updated periodically. If a Non-U.S. Holder holds stock through a financial institution or other agent acting on the holder’s behalf, the holder will be required to provide appropriate documentation to such agent. The holder’s agent may then be required to provide certification to the applicable withholding agent, either directly or through other intermediaries. If you are eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. withholding tax under an income tax treaty, you should consult with your own tax advisor to determine if you are able to obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for a refund with the IRS.
We generally are not required to withhold tax on dividends paid (or constructive dividends deemed paid) to a Non-U.S. Holder that are effectively connected with the holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that the holder maintains in the United States) if a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI, stating that the dividends are so connected, is furnished to us (or, if stock is held through a financial institution or other agent, to the applicable withholding agent). In general, such effectively connected dividends will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular graduated rates applicable to U.S. persons. A corporate Non-U.S. Holder receiving effectively connected dividends may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax,” which is imposed, under certain circumstances, at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable treaty) on the corporate Non-U.S. Holder’s effectively connected earnings and profits, subject to certain adjustments.
See also the sections below titled “ – Backup Withholding and Information Reporting” and “ – Foreign Accounts” for additional withholding rules that may apply to dividends paid to certain foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities.
Disposition of Our Common Stock or Warrants
Subject to the discussions below under the sections titled “ – Backup Withholding and Information Reporting” and “ – Foreign Accounts,” a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax with respect to gain realized on a sale or other disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants unless:
● | the gain is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and if an applicable income tax treaty so provides, the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder in the United States; in these cases, the Non-U.S. Holder will be taxed on a net income basis at the regular graduated rates and in the manner applicable to U.S. persons, and if the Non-U.S. Holder is a corporation, an additional branch profits tax at a rate of 30%, or a lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, may also apply; |
● | the Non-U.S. Holder is a nonresident alien present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other requirements are met, in which case the Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to a 30% tax (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty between the United States and such holder’s country of residence) on the net gain derived from the disposition, which may be offset by certain U.S.-source capital losses of the Non-U.S. Holder, if any; or |
● | our Common Stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest because we are, or have been at any time during the five-year period preceding such disposition (or the Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period of the Common Stock or Warrants, if shorter), a “U.S. real property holding corporation,” unless our Common Stock is regularly traded on an established securities market and the Non-U.S. Holder held no more than 5% of our outstanding Common Stock, directly or indirectly, during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the disposition or the period that the Non-U.S. Holder held our Common Stock. Special rules may apply to the determination of the 5% threshold in the case of a holder of a Warrant. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect of holding our Warrants on the calculation of such 5% threshold. Generally, a corporation is a “U.S. real property holding corporation” if the fair market value of its “U.S. real property interests” (as defined in the Code and applicable regulations) equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market value of its worldwide real property interests plus its other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. Although there can be no assurance, we believe that we are not currently, and we do not anticipate becoming, a “U.S. real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance can be provided that our Common Stock will be regularly traded on an established securities market for purposes of the rules described above. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax considerations that could result if we are, or become, a “U.S. real property holding corporation”. |
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See the sections titled “ – Backup Withholding and Information Reporting” and “ – Foreign Accounts” for additional information regarding withholding rules that may apply to proceeds of a disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants paid to foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities.
Federal Estate Tax
Common Stock owned or treated as owned by an individual who is not a citizen or resident of the United States (as specially defined for U.S. federal estate tax purposes) at the time of death will be included in the individual’s gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes and, therefore, may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax, unless an applicable estate tax or other treaty provides otherwise. The foregoing may also apply to Warrants. A Non-U.S. Holder should consult his, her, or its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of the ownership or disposition of shares of our Common Stock and Warrants.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
We must report annually to the IRS and to each Non-U.S. Holder the gross amount of the distributions (including constructive distributions) on our Common Stock or Warrants paid to such holder and the tax withheld, if any, with respect to such distributions. Non-U.S. Holders may have to comply with specific certification procedures to establish that the holder is not a U.S. person (as defined in the Code) in order to avoid backup withholding at the applicable rate, currently 24%, with respect to dividends (or constructive dividends) on our Common Stock or Warrants. Generally, a holder will comply with such procedures if it provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable Form W-8) or otherwise meets documentary evidence requirements for establishing that it is a Non-U.S. Holder, or otherwise establishes an exemption. Dividends paid to Non-U.S. Holders subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax, as described above under the heading “Dividends,” will generally be exempt from U.S. backup withholding.
Information reporting and backup withholding generally will apply to the proceeds of a disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants by a Non-U.S. Holder effected by or through the U.S. office of any broker, U.S. or foreign, unless the holder certifies its status as a Non-U.S. Holder and satisfies certain other requirements, or otherwise establishes an exemption. Generally, information reporting and backup withholding will not apply to a payment of disposition proceeds to a Non-U.S. Holder where the transaction is effected outside the United States through a non-U.S. office of a broker. However, for information reporting purposes, dispositions effected through a non-U.S. office of a broker with substantial U.S. ownership or operations generally will be treated in a manner similar to dispositions effected through a U.S. office of a broker. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the information reporting and backup withholding rules to them.
Copies of information returns may be made available to the tax authorities of the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides or is incorporated under the provisions of a specific treaty or agreement.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder can be refunded or credited against the Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that an appropriate claim is timely filed with the IRS.
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Foreign Accounts
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, generally imposes a 30% withholding tax on dividends (including constructive dividends) on, and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our Common Stock and Warrants if paid to a non-U.S. entity unless (i) if the non-U.S. entity is a “foreign financial institution,” the non-U.S. entity undertakes certain due diligence, reporting, withholding, and certification obligations, (ii) if the non-U.S. entity is not a “foreign financial institution,” the non-U.S. entity identifies certain of its U.S. investors, if any, or (iii) the non-U.S. entity is otherwise exempt under FATCA.
Withholding under FATCA generally applies to payments of dividends (including constructive dividends) on our Common Stock. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify the requirements described in this section. Under certain circumstances, a holder may be eligible for refunds or credits of the tax. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in our Common Stock or Warrants.
The preceding discussion of material U.S. federal tax considerations is for information only. It is not tax advice. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the particular U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of purchasing, holding and disposing of our Common Stock or Warrants, including the consequences of any proposed changes in applicable laws.
The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC. ArentFox Schiff LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, is acting as counsel for the Placement Agent in connection with this offering.
The financial statements of Reliance Global as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 appearing in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, have been audited by Mazars USA LLP, as set forth in its report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The financial statements of Spetner Associates, Inc., as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, appearing elsewhere in this prospectus have been included herein in reliance upon the report of Urish Popeck, an independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC the registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act for the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which is a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and the exhibits filed with it, portions of which have been omitted as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. For further information concerning us and the securities offered by this prospectus, we refer to the registration statement and to the exhibits filed with it. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the content of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete. In each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contracts and/or other documents filed as exhibits to the registration statement.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. We also maintain a website at http:/www.relianceglobalgroup.com, at which you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus.
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INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with them. Incorporation by reference allows us to disclose important information to you by referring you to those other documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We filed a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with the SEC with respect to the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus omits certain information contained in the registration statement, as permitted by the SEC. You should refer to the registration statement, including the exhibits, for further information about us and the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus. Statements in this prospectus regarding the provisions of certain documents filed with, or incorporated by reference in, the registration statement are not necessarily complete and each statement is qualified in all respects by that reference. Copies of all or any part of the registration statement, including the documents incorporated by reference or the exhibits, may be obtained upon payment of the prescribed rates at the offices of the SEC listed above in “Where You Can Find More Information”. We are incorporating by reference the documents listed below, which we have already filed with the SEC, and all documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, except as to any portion of any future report or document that is not deemed filed under such provisions:
● | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 4, 2024; |
● | our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on May 20, 2024, July 25, 2024, and November 7, 2024, respectively; |
● | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 11, 2024, January 16, 2024, January 31, 2024, February 16, 2024, March 13, 2024, April 3, 2024/April 3, 2024, April 10, 2024, April 23, 2024, May 1, 2024, May 15, 2024, June 24, 2024, June 26, 2024, September 9, 2024, November 4, 2024, November 14, 2024 and January 3, 2025; |
● | our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on January 30, 2024, as well as the additional definitive proxy soliciting materials filed with the SEC on March 13, 2024; |
● | our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on October 31, 2024; |
● | our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2024; |
● | our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024; |
● | our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on December 17, 2024; |
● | the description of our common stock which is included in Exhibit 4.4 of our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2024, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating that description; and |
● | all documents filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this prospectus and before we stop offering the securities covered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, information and documents that we elect to furnish, but not file, or have furnished, but not filed, with the SEC in accordance with SEC rules and regulations is not incorporated into this prospectus and does not constitute a part hereof.
We also incorporate by reference all documents (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items) that are subsequently filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering of the securities made by this prospectus (including documents filed after the date of the initial Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement). These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements.
Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be 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 document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement.
You may request, and we will provide you with, a copy of these filings, at no cost, by calling us at (732) 380-4600 or by writing to us at the following address:
RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
300 Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(UNAUDITED)
On September 6, 2024, Reliance Global Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “Reliance”), entered into an amended and restated Stock Exchange Agreement (as further amended on October 29, 2024,( the “Stock Exchange Agreement”) among Spetner Associates, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“SAI”); Jonathan Spetner (“Mr. Spetner”) (a “Seller”); and Agudath Israel of America, a New York corporation (“Agudath”) (a “Seller”). Mr. Spetner and Agudath may be referred to herein collectively as (the “Sellers”) and each individually as a “Seller”. Capitalized terms not defined herein, will have the meaning as defined in the Stock Exchange Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Exchange Agreement, the Company will acquire from the Sellers certain or all of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of SAI, all of which are held beneficially and of record by the Sellers. The Sellers represent and warrant that the Sellers hold, jointly, beneficially and of record, and as tenants by the entirety, 100, shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share of SAI (the “SAI Common Stock”), which shares of SAI Common Stock (the “SAI Shares”) represent 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of SAI. The Company shall acquire the SAI Shares in two Closings, with the Company to acquire 80% of the SAI Shares, (the “First Closing Shares”) at the First Closing, and with the Company to have the option at the Company’s sole discretion, to acquire the remaining 20% of the SAI Shares, being all the remaining SAI Shares (the “Second Closing Shares”), at the Second Closing to occur on a date prior to the third annual anniversary of the First Closing Date. The aggregate purchase price for the First Closing Shares is $13,714,286, payable through a combination of cash, common stock, par value $0.086 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”), and promissory notes. The Second Closing Shares purchase price will be equal to the product of ten times 20% of SAI’s final annual EBITDA for the most recent fiscal year ended, prior to the Second Closing.
The First Closing purchase price shall be paid as follows: cash of $5,500,000 (the “Cash Payment”) payable to Mr. Spetner; (ii) a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $2,500,000 payable to Agudath, (iii) issuance to the Sellers, jointly, of Company Common Stock up to 9.9% of the total outstanding shares of the Company, and (iv) if required any remaining portion of the First Purchase Price will be paid via the issuance of a promissory note of the Company to Mr. Spetner, as described further in Note 3 to this unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information. The transaction contemplated by The Stock Exchange Agreement, which includes the aforementioned terms’ is referred to herein as the (“Transaction”).
The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is based on the historical consolidated financial statements of the Company and the historical consolidated financial statements of Spetner Associates, Inc. to reflect the planned acquisition of SAI by the Company and the Company’s anticipated financing for the acquisition. We anticipate that the First Closing will be accounted for as a business combination using the authoritative guidance contained in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) topic 805 Business Combinations (ASC 805) as the Company is obtaining control SAI by virtue of it acquiring 80% of the common stock of SAI. The Transaction accounting adjustments are described below and in the footnotes to the condensed consolidated pro forma financial statements.
The Transaction adjustments reflect management’s preliminary estimates of the fair value of purchase consideration and the fair values of tangible and intangible assets acquired, fair value of the noncontrolling interest and liabilities assumed in the planned acquisition along with the anticipated financing of the acquisition. Since these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared based on preliminary estimates of the fair value of noncontrolling interest and fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the actual amounts to be reported in future filings may differ materially from the amounts used in the pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements. The Transaction accounting adjustments also reflect adjustments for certain assets and lines of business that the seller will be excluding from the sale.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are presented for informational purposes only, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, and are not intended to represent or to be indicative of the results of operations or financial position that the Company would have reported had the planned acquisition been completed as of the dates set forth in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements due to various factors. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of financial position does not purport to represent the future financial position of the Company, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations do not purport to represent the future results of operations of the Company.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is presented to illustrate the estimated effects of the planned acquisition and the related financing, and should be read in conjunction with the following:
i. | The audited financial statements and accompanying notes of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 (as contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 4, 2024); | |
ii. | The unaudited condensed financial statements and accompanying notes of the Company as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (as contained in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on November 7, 2024); | |
iii. | The unaudited financial statements of SAI as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023, included elsewhere in this prospectus; and | |
iv. | The unaudited financial statements of SAI as of and for the nine month period ended September 30, 2024, included elsewhere in this prospectus. |
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RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRO FORMA CONDENDSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(UNAUDITED)
Historical | Pro Forma | |||||||||||||||||
Reliance Global Group, Inc. (As of September 30, 2024) | Spetner Associates, Inc. (As of September 30, 2024) | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | Pro Forma Consolidated (As of September 30, 2024) | |||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 925,270 | $ | 4,496,422 | $ | (2,661,423 | ) | (a) (d) (e) (g) | $ | 2,760,269 | ||||||||
Restricted cash | 1,428,422 | - | - | 1,428,422 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 1,108,173 | 106,651 | - | 1,214,824 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, related parties | 8,242 | - | - | 8,242 | ||||||||||||||
Other receivables | 5,949 | - | 5,949 | |||||||||||||||
Cash balance plan assets | - | 40,741 | - | 40,741 | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 358,881 | - | - | 358,881 | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 3,834,937 | 4,643,814 | (2,661,423 | ) | 5,817,328 | |||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 136,482 | 19,662 | (19,662 | ) | (f) | 136,482 | ||||||||||||
Right-of-use-assets | 976,206 | - | - | 976,206 | ||||||||||||||
Intangibles, net | 5,757,251 | - | - | 5,757,251 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill & Other identifiable intangibles | 6,693,099 | - | 15,741,303 | (a) | 22,434,402 | |||||||||||||
Other non-current assets | 21,792 | - | - | 21,792 | ||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 17,419,767 | $ | 4,663,476 | $ | 13,060,218 | $ | 35,143,461 | ||||||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | $ | 1,025,138 | $ | 231,879 | $ | (231,879 | ) | (d) | $ | 1,025,138 | ||||||||
Short-term financing agreements | 106,715 | - | 106,715 | |||||||||||||||
Premiums due - insurance carriers | - | 1,110,567 | (1,110,567 | ) | (d) | - | ||||||||||||
Current portion of loans payables, related parties | 472,960 | - | - | 472,960 | ||||||||||||||
Other payables | 15,014 | - | - | 15,014 | ||||||||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 1,532,640 | 6,674 | (6,674 | ) | (d) | 1,532,640 | ||||||||||||
Current portion of leases payable | 251,103 | - | - | 251,103 | ||||||||||||||
Cash consideration liability due to Seller | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Profit Sharing Plan Liability | - | 131,201 | (131,201 | ) | (d) | - | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 3,403,570 | 1,480,321 | (1,480,321 | ) | 3,403,570 | |||||||||||||
Long Term Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||
Loans payable, related parties, less current portion | 543,403 | - | - | 543,403 | ||||||||||||||
Long term debt, less current portion | 9,887,894 | 18,342 | (18,342 | ) | (d) | 9,887,894 | ||||||||||||
Promissory Note Payable to Sellers | - | - | 3,626,748 | (a) | 3,626,748 | |||||||||||||
Leases payable, less current portion | 763,975 | - | - | 763,975 | ||||||||||||||
Warrant liabilities | 326 | - | - | 326 | ||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 14,599,168 | 1,498,663 | 2,128,085 | 18,225,916 | ||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ Equity (deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Common stock | 124,893 | 100 | 344,963 | (a) (c) (g) | 469,956 | |||||||||||||
Additional paid in capital | 49,371,043 | 902,283 | 9,421,028 | (a) (c) (e) (f) (g) | 59,694,354 | |||||||||||||
Retained earnings | (46,675,337 | ) | 2,170,960 | (2,170,960 | ) | (c) | (46,675,337 | ) | ||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | - | 91,470 | (91,470 | ) | (c) | - | ||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | 2,820,599 | 3,164,813 | 7,503,561 | 13,488,973 | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling Interest | - | - | 3,428,572 | (a) | 3,428,572 | |||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 2,820,599 | 3,164,813 | 10,932,133 | 16,917,545 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity | $ | 17,419,767 | $ | 4,663,476 | $ | 13,060,218 | $ | 35,143,461 |
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RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(UNAUDITED)
Historical | Pro Forma | |||||||||||||||||
Reliance Global Group, Inc. (As of September 30, 2024) | Spetner Associates, Inc. (As of September 30, 2024) | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | Pro Forma Consolidated (As of September 30, 2024) | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||
Commission income | $ | 10,757,238 | $ | 10,800,754 | $ | (165,560 | ) | (b) | $ | 21,392,432 | ||||||||
Service and fee income | - | 384,530 | (21,420 | ) | (b) | 363,110 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | 10,757,238 | 11,185,284 | (186,980 | ) | 21,755,542 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses (income) | ||||||||||||||||||
Commission and enrollment expense | $ | 3,065,152 | $ | 841,135 | $ | (5,733 | ) | (b) | $ | 3,900,554 | ||||||||
Salaries and wages | 5,494,551 | 2,166,481 | (314,296 | ) | (b) | 7,346,736 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 3,188,033 | 1,120,899 | (568,382 | ) | (b) | 3,740,550 | ||||||||||||
Marketing and advertising | 304,209 | - | - | 304,209 | ||||||||||||||
Pension expense | - | 301,285 | - | 301,285 | ||||||||||||||
Related party expenses | - | 581,000 | - | 581,000 | ||||||||||||||
Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables | 47,761 | - | - | 47,761 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,425,700 | 7,693 | - | 1,433,393 | ||||||||||||||
Asset impairments | 3,922,110 | - | - | 3,922,110 | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 17,447,516 | 5,018,493 | (888,411 | ) | 21,577,598 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) from operations | $ | (6,690,278 | ) | $ | 6,166,791 | $ | 701,431 | $ | 177,944 | |||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | (1,091,966 | ) | $ | 84,196 | $ | (20,219 | ) | (b) | $ | (1,027,989 | ) | ||||||
Interest related parties | (112,936 | ) | - | - | (112,936 | ) | ||||||||||||
Charitable contribution expense | - | (2,694,876 | ) | 2,454,778 | (b) | (240,098 | ) | |||||||||||
Forgiveness of related party note payable | - | 10,077 | - | 10,077 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 65,807 | - | - | 65,807 | ||||||||||||||
Recognition and change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 156,000 | - | - | 156,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | $ | (983,095 | ) | $ | (2,600,603 | ) | $ | 2,434,559 | $ | (1,149,139 | ) | |||||||
Net (loss) income before non-controlling interests | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | $ | 3,566,188 | $ | 3,135,990 | $ | (971,195 | ) | ||||||||
Net Income attributable to non-controlling interests | - | 713,238 | 627,198 | 1,340,436 | ||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | $ | 2,852,950 | $ | 2,508,792 | $ | (2,311,631 | ) | ||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (10.56 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 726,347 | 5,266,555 | 5,992,902 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income before non-controlling interests | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | $ | 3,566,188 | $ | 3,135,990 | $ | (971,195 | ) | ||||||||
Loss in FV of Plan Asset | - | (718,574 | ) | - | (718,574 | ) | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | $ | 2,847,614 | $ | 3,135,990 | $ | (1,689,769 | ) | ||||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests | - | 569,523 | 627,198 | 1,196,721 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | $ | 2,278,091 | $ | 2,508,792 | $ | (2,886,490 | ) | ||||||||
Non-GAAP Measure* | ||||||||||||||||||
AEBITDA attributable to the Company* | $ | (209,113 | ) | $ | 2,783,686 | $ | 2,524,967 | $ | 5,099,541 |
* See below for Non-GAAP Measure disclosures and reconciliation to Net Income.
F-3 |
RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023
(UNAUDITED)
Historical | Pro Forma | |||||||||||||||||
Reliance Global Group, Inc. (As of December 31, 2023) | Spetner Associates, Inc. (As of December 31, 2023) | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | Pro Forma Consolidated (As of December 31, 2023) | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||
Commission income | $ | 13,731,826 | $ | 7,734,257 | $ | (207,982 | ) | (b) | $ | 21,258,101 | ||||||||
Service and fee income | - | 217,613 | (25,000 | ) | (b) | 192,613 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | 13,731,826 | 7,951,870 | (232,982 | ) | 21,450,714 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses (income) | ||||||||||||||||||
Commission and enrollment expense | $ | 3,732,939 | $ | 1,775,037 | $ | (10,062 | ) | (b) | $ | 5,497,914 | ||||||||
Salaries and wages | 7,503,052 | 2,879,576 | (565,164 | ) | (b) | 9,817,464 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 4,089,989 | 1,453,551 | (469,078 | ) | (b) | 5,074,462 | ||||||||||||
Marketing and advertising | 364,974 | - | - | 364,974 | ||||||||||||||
Pension expense | - | 401,713 | - | 401,713 | ||||||||||||||
Related party expenses | - | 534,511 | - | 534,511 | ||||||||||||||
Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables | 1,716,873 | - | - | 1,716,873 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,609,191 | 10,258 | - | 2,619,449 | ||||||||||||||
Asset impairments/Goodwill impairments | 7,594,000 | - | - | 7,594,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 27,611,018 | 7,054,646 | (1,044,305 | ) | 33,621,359 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) from operations | $ | (13,879,192 | ) | $ | 897,224 | $ | 811,323 | $ | (12,170,645 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | (1,506,186 | ) | $ | 13,387 | $ | - | $ | (1,492,799 | ) | ||||||||
Interest related parties | (150,067 | ) | - | - | (150,067 | ) | ||||||||||||
Charitable contribution expense | - | (753,012 | ) | 423,333 | (b) | (329,679 | ) | |||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 6,530 | - | - | 6,530 | ||||||||||||||
Recognition and change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 5,503,647 | - | - | 5,503,647 | ||||||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | $ | 3,853,924 | $ | (739,625 | ) | $ | 423,333 | $ | 3,537,632 | |||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax | $ | (10,025,268 | ) | $ | 157,599 | $ | 1,234,656 | $ | (8,633,013 | ) | ||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations net of tax | (1,984,714 | ) | - | - | (1,984,714 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net (loss) income before non-controlling interests | $ | (12,009,982 | ) | $ | 157,599 | $ | 1,234,656 | $ | (10,617,727 | ) | ||||||||
Net Income attributable to non-controlling interests | $ | $ | 31,520 | $ | 246,931 | $ | 278,451 | |||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company | (12,009,982 | ) | 126,079 | 987,725 | (10,896,178 | ) | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per share | ||||||||||||||||||
From continuing operations | $ | (75.74 | ) | $ | (2.11 | ) | ||||||||||||
From discontinued operations | $ | (11.96 | ) | $ | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | (87.70 | ) | $ | (2.48 | ) | |||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 165,899 | * | 5,266,555 | 5,432,454 | ||||||||||||||
* As adjusted for 1 for 17 reverse stock split | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income before non-controlling interests | $ | (12,009,982 | ) | $ | 157,599 | $ | 1,234,656 | $ | (10,617,727 | ) | ||||||||
Gain/loss in FV of Plan Asset | - | 661,512 | - | 661,512 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | (12,009,982 | ) | $ | 819,111 | $ | 1,234,656 | $ | (9,956,215 | ) | ||||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests | - | 163,822 | 246,931 | 410,753 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income attributed to the Company | $ | (12,009,982 | ) | $ | 655,289 | $ | 987,725 | $ | (10,366,968 | ) | ||||||||
Non-GAAP Measure* | ||||||||||||||||||
AEBITDA attributable to the Company | $ | (686,973 | ) | $ | 123,576 | $ | 987,725 | $ | 424,328 |
* See below for Non-GAAP Measure disclosures and reconciliation to Net Income.
F-4 |
Non-GAAP Measure
The Company believes certain financial measures which meet the definition of non-GAAP financial measures, as defined in Regulation G of the SEC rules, provide important supplemental information. Namely our key financial performance metric Adjusted EBITDA (“AEBITDA”) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. “AEBITDA” is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) with additional adjustments as further outlined below, to result in Adjusted EBITDA (“AEBITDA”). The Company considers AEBITDA an important financial metric because it provides a meaningful financial measure of the quality of the Company’s operational, cash impacted and recurring earnings and operating performance across reporting periods. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, which might limit its usefulness as a comparative measure to other companies in the industry. AEBITDA is used by management in addition to and in conjunction (and not as a substitute) with the results presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses AEBITDA to evaluate the Company’s operational performance, including earnings across reporting periods and the merits for implementing cost-cutting measures. We have presented AEBITDA solely as supplemental disclosure because we believe it allows for a more complete analysis of results of operations and assists investors and analysts in comparing our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Consistent with Regulation G, a description of such information is provided below herein and tabular reconciliations of this supplemental non-GAAP financial information to our most comparable GAAP information are contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under “Results of Operations” and the Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Results of Operations”.
We exclude the following items, and the following items define our non-GAAP financial measure AEBITDA:
● | Interest and related party interest expense: Unrelated to core Company operations and excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance. | |
● | Depreciation and amortization: Non-cash charge, excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance. | |
● | Goodwill and/or asset impairments: Non-cash charge, excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance. | |
● | Equity-based compensation: Non-cash compensation provided to employees and service providers, excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core cash impacted operational performance. | |
● | Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables: An Earn-out liability is a liability to the seller upon an acquisition which is contingent on future earnings. These liabilities are valued at each reporting period and the changes are reported as either a gain or loss in the change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables account in the consolidated statements of operations. The gain or loss is non-cash, can be highly volatile and overall is not deemed relevant to ongoing operations, thus, it’s excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance. | |
● | Recognition and change in fair value of warrant liabilities: This account includes changes to derivative warrant liabilities which are valued at each reporting period and could result in either a gain or loss. The period changes do not impact cash, can be highly volatile, and are unrelated to ongoing operations, and thus are excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance. | |
● | Other income (expense), net: This account includes non-routine income or expenses and other individually de minimis items and is thus excluded as unrelated to core operations of the company. | |
● | Transactional costs: This includes expenses related to mergers, acquisitions, financings and refinancings, and amendments or modification to indebtedness. These costs are unrelated to primary Company operations and are excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance. | |
● | Non-recuring costs: This account includes non-recurring non-operational items, related to costs incurred for a legal suit the Company has filed against one of the third parties involved in the discontinued operations and was excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance. | |
● | Loss from discontinued operations before tax: This account includes the net results from discontinued operations and since discontinued, are unrelated to the Company’s ongoing operations and thus excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance. |
Refer to the reconciliation of net (loss) income to AEBITDA, illustrated below in tabular format.
F-5 |
Non-GAAP Reconciliation from Net (Loss) Income to AEBITDA
The following table provides a reconciliation from net (loss) income before non-controlling interests to AEBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Per 10Q | ||||||||||||||||
Reliance Global Group, Inc. (As of September 30, 2024) | Spetner Associates, Inc. (As of September 30, 2024) | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | Pro Forma Consolidated (As of September 30, 2024) | |||||||||||||
Net (loss) income before non-controlling interests | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | $ | 3,566,188 | $ | 3,135,990 | $ | (971,195 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest and related party interest expense | 1,204,902 | (84,196 | ) | 20,219 | 1,140,925 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,425,700 | 7,693 | - | 1,433,393 | ||||||||||||
Asset impairment | 3,922,110 | - | - | 3,922,110 | ||||||||||||
Equity-based compensation to employees, directors and service providers | 551,598 | - | - | 551,598 | ||||||||||||
Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables | 47,761 | - | - | 47,761 | ||||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | (65,807 | ) | (10,077 | ) | - | (75,884 | ) | |||||||||
Transactional costs | 394,909 | - | - | 394,909 | ||||||||||||
Nonrecurring costs | 139,087 | - | - | 139,087 | ||||||||||||
Recognition and change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (156,000 | ) | - | - | (156,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations before tax | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total adjustments | $ | 7,464,260 | $ | (86,580 | ) | $ | 20,219 | $ | 7,397,899 | |||||||
AEBITDA before non-controlling interests | $ | (209,113 | ) | $ | 3,479,608 | $ | 3,156,209 | $ | 6,426,704 | |||||||
AEBITDA attributable to non-controlling interests | - | 695,922 | 631,242 | 1,327,163 | ||||||||||||
AEBITDA attributable to the Company | (209,113 | ) | 2,783,686 | 2,524,967 | 5,099,541 |
The following table provides a reconciliation from net (loss) income before non-controlling interests to AEBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2023.
December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Per 10K | ||||||||||||||||
Reliance Global Group, Inc. (As of December 31, 2023) | Spetner Associates, Inc. (As of December 31, 2023) | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | Pro Forma Consolidated (As of December 31, 2023) | |||||||||||||
Net (loss) income before non-controlling interests | $ | (12,009,982 | ) | $ | 157,599 | $ | 1,234,656 | $ | (10,617,727 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest and related party interest expense | 1,656,253 | (13,387 | ) | - | 1,642,866 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,609,191 | 10,258 | - | 2,619,449 | ||||||||||||
Asset impairment | 7,594,000 | - | - | 7,594,000 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation to employees, directors and service providers | 1,272,155 | - | - | 1,272,155 | ||||||||||||
Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables | 1,716,873 | - | - | 1,716,873 | ||||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | (6,530 | ) | - | - | (6,530 | ) | ||||||||||
Recognition and change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (5,503,647 | ) | - | - | (5,503,647 | ) | ||||||||||
(Income) loss from discontinued operations before tax | 1,984,714 | - | - | 1,984,714 | ||||||||||||
Total adjustments | $ | 11,323,009 | $ | (3,129 | ) | $ | - | $ | 11,319,880 | |||||||
AEBITDA before non-controlling interests | $ | (686,973 | ) | $ | 154,470 | $ | 1,234,656 | $ | 702,153 | |||||||
AEBITDA attributable to non-controlling interests | 30,894 | 246,931 | 277,825 | |||||||||||||
AEBITDA attributable to the Company | (686,973 | ) | 123,576 | 987,725 | 424,328 |
F-6 |
RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRO FORMA PRESENTATION
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information has been prepared by Reliance Global Group, Inc. (the “Company”, or “Reliance”) in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Spetner Associates, Inc. (“SAI” or “Spetner”) On September 6, 2024 the Company and the shareholders of SAI entered in to an amended and restated Stock Exchange Agreement, as amended on October 29, 2024 (“the Stock Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase and the Shareholders of SAI agreed to sell 100% of the shares of SAI. The Transaction may be executed in two closings: In the First Closing the company will acquire 80% of the outstanding shares of SAI with the option to purchase the remaining 20% within three years. As the acquisition of the 80% of the outstanding shares represents a controlling financial interest in SAI, the Company will account for the First Closing as a business combination in accordance with the authoritative guidance contained in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Under the guidance in ASC 805, the purchase consideration, the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and the noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity are measured at fair value. Any excess of the purchase consideration and noncontrolling interest is recognized as goodwill.
The unaudited condensed consolidated pro forma financial information and related notes were prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and are based on the historical consolidated financial statements of the Company and the historical consolidated financial statements of Spetner, as adjusted to give effect to the Transaction accounting adjustments described below.
The Transaction accounting adjustments to the pro forma statements of earnings have been prepared as if the Transaction occurred on January 1, 2023. The Transaction accounting adjustments to the pro forma balance sheet have been prepared as if the Transaction occurred on September 30, 2024. The historical consolidated financial information has been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended. The pro forma adjustments are based on currently available information and certain estimates and assumptions, and therefore the actual effect of these Transactions may differ from the pro forma adjustments.
The Company’s and SAI’s historical financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of Spetner as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of Spetner as of September 30, 2024 and for the nine months then ended are included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information and related notes were prepared using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with (“ASC 805”), with the Company considered the accounting acquirer of SAI. ASC 805 requires, among other things, that the assets acquired, and liabilities assumed in a business combination be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. For purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet, the purchase price consideration has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of SAI based upon management’s preliminary estimate of their fair values as of September 30, 2024. The excess of the purchase price consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill. Accordingly, the purchase price allocation and related adjustments reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information are preliminary and subject to adjustment based on a final determination of fair value. The purchase price consideration as well as the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities will be updated and finalized as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the closing of the acquisition.
The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is provided for informational purposes only and does not purport to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the Company had the Transactions been completed as of the dates presented and should not be construed as representative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the combined entity.
F-7 |
NOTE 2 —ACCOUNTING POLICIES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements do not reflect any differences in accounting policies. The Company has completed the review of SAI’s accounting policies and has concluded that differences between the accounting policies of the two companies are not material. Following the acquisition date, the Company will conduct a final review of the accounting policies of Spetner to determine if differences in accounting policies require adjustment. As a result of this review, the Company may identify differences that when adjusted, could have a material impact on this unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information.
NOTE 3 —ESTIMATED PRELIMINARY PURCHASE CONSIDERATIONS
The aggregate value of the purchase price is approximately $13.7 million based on the agreed upon amended and restated Stock Exchange Agreement on September 6, 2024.
The table below presents the fair value of the total estimated preliminary purchase consideration to the stated First Closing Purchase Price, as defined in the Stock Exchange Agreement.
Amount | ||||
Cash Payment | $ | 5,500,000 | ||
Share Consideration Price at Closing (1) | 2,087,538 | |||
Promissory Note Payable to Seller Consideration at Closing | 3,626,748 | |||
Agudath Promissory Note | 2,500,000 | |||
Total Preliminary Purchase Price for Allocation per Agreement | $ | 13,714,286 |
(1)The fair value of the share consideration was based on 9.9% of estimated total outstanding shares of the Company, or 679,028 shares, multiplied by the Volume Weighted Average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading days immediately prior to January 7, 2025, a hypothetically assumed date of Transaction.
NOTE 4 — TRANSACTION ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Transaction accounting adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024 and the unaudited pro forma statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 are as follows:
A. | Purchase consideration based on US GAAP |
The Company expects to record a combination of cash payments, promissory notes, and common stock equity issuances as defined in the Stock Exchange Agreement. The Transaction reflects the purchase consideration and the preliminary allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values on the acquisition date. The purchase consideration constitutes the following: cash payment of $5.5 million, Agudath note of $2.5 million, issuance of Company Common Stock with an estimated value of $1.8 million, and issuance of a promissory note to the Sellers with an estimated value of $3.6 million, resulting in an aggregate combined purchase value of $13.5 million (the “Purchase Consideration”) in exchange for 80% of the equity interests in Spetner. Total fair value of the entity is estimated at approximately $16.9 million, and the non-controlling interest is estimated at $3.4 million.
F-8 |
The table below presents the fair value of the total estimated preliminary purchase consideration to the stated First Closing Purchase Price, as defined in the Stock Exchange Agreement.
Amount | ||||
Cash Payment | $ | 5,500,000 | ||
Share Consideration Price at Closing (1) | 1,833,375 | |||
Promissory Note Consideration at Closing Payable to Seller | 3,626,748 | |||
Agudath Promissory Note | 2,500,000 | |||
Total Preliminary Purchase Price for Allocation | $ | 13,460,123 |
(1)The fair value of the share consideration was based on 9.9% of total outstanding shares of the Company or 679,028 shares, multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock January 7, 2025, a hypothetically assumed date of Transaction.
The Company expects to account for the SAI Merger as a business combination using acquisition accounting. The purchase consideration is as follows:
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents to Sellers (including repayment of $2.5 million Agudath Promissory Note) | $ | 8,000,000 | ||
Additional paid in capital | 1,774,979 | |||
Common Stock (679,028 shares) | 58,396 | |||
Promissory Note Payable to Seller | 3,626,748 | |||
Noncontrolling Interest | 3,428,572 | |||
Total preliminary purchase consideration & noncontrolling interest | $ | 16,888,695 |
The Company recorded all of its tangible and intangible assets and its liabilities at their preliminary estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The following represents the allocation of the estimated purchase consideration as if the Transaction had occurred on September 30, 2024:
September 30, 2024 | ||||
Assets acquired | ||||
Cash | $ | 1,000,000 | ||
Accounts receivable, net | 106,651 | |||
Cash balance plan assets | 40,741 | |||
1,147,392 | ||||
Goodwill and intangible assets | 15,741,303 | |||
15,741,303 | ||||
Net fair value of assets acquired | $ | 16,888,695 |
F-9 |
B. | Adjustments to Statement of Operations for Lines of business not acquired |
The adjustments reflect the lines of businesses included in the respective historical financial statement balances of SAI’s statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, that are not being acquired by the Company as part of the Transaction. Therefore, the following allocations of revenue and expense balances were removed from our historical balances for SAI.
September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Transaction Accounting Adjustments | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | |||||||
Revenue | ||||||||
Commission income | $ | (165,560 | ) | $ | (207,982 | ) | ||
Service and fee income | (21,420 | ) | (25,000 | ) | ||||
Total revenue | (186,980 | ) | (232,982 | ) | ||||
Operating expenses (income) | ||||||||
Commission and enrollment expense | $ | (5,733 | ) | $ | (10,062 | ) | ||
Salaries and wages | (314,296 | ) | (565,164 | ) | ||||
General and administrative expenses | (568,382 | ) | (469,078 | ) | ||||
Total operating expenses | (888,411 | ) | (1,044,305 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||
Interest expense | $ | (20,219 | ) | $ | - | |||
Charitable contribution expense | 2,454,778 | 423,333 | ||||||
Total other income (expense) | $ | 2,434,559 | $ | 423,333 |
C. | Elimination of Historical SAI Equity Balance |
The pro forma financial statements account for the SAI acquisition as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805 - Business Combinations, with the Company treated as the accounting acquirer and SAI treated as the accounting acquiree. As the accounting acquiree, SAI’s legal capital of was eliminated and the Company has acquired SAI’s assets and assumed SAI’s liabilities. Therefore, the transaction adjustment eliminates the historical Equity balance of SAI to Additional paid in capital (“APIC”).
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 | ||||
Common Stock | $ | (100 | ) | |
Additional paid in capital | 100 | |||
Retained Earnings | (2,170,960 | ) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | (91,470 | ) | ||
Additional paid in capital | (902,383 | ) | ||
Additional paid in capital (total SAI APIC) | 3,164,813 |
D. | Settlement of Liabilities accounting adjustments |
The adjustments reflects settlement of SAI liabilities, as required by the Stock Exchange Agreement by reducing cash reported in SAI’s historical unaudited balance sheet as of September 30, 2024. Accordingly, the following liability balances were assumed to be settled.
September 30, 2024 | ||||
Assets acquired | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,496,422 | ||
Liability Settlement | ||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | $ | 231,879 | ||
Premiums due - insurance carriers | 1,110,567 | |||
Current portion of long-term debt | 6,674 | |||
Long term debt, less current portion | 18,342 | |||
Profit Sharing Plan Liability | 131,201 | |||
1,498,663 | ||||
Remaining Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,997,759 |
F-10 |
E. | Settlement Distribution to Share Holder accounting adjustments |
The Stock Exchange Agreement provides that SAI may distribute any remaining cash to the Sellers as of the First Closing. The Sellers’ have agreed to leave approximately one to two months of operational cash in SAI after any potential distribution. This adjustment reflects the potential distribution after considering agreed upon cash to remain in SAI, as of September 30, 2024.
September 30, 2024 | ||||
Estimated Cash Distribution to Sellers | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | (1,997,759 | ) | |
Additional paid in capital | 1,997,759 | |||
Remaining cash in operations | $ | 1,000,000 |
F. | Distribution to Share Holder’s – Purchase of Asset accounting adjustments |
This adjustment reflects the net book value of $19,662 for an automobile that will be distrusted to a shareholder prior to acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Stock Exchange Agreement.
G. | Adjustment to reflect proposed financing for the transaction. |
The adjustment gives effect to the assumed issuance and sale of 3,333,333 million shares of Company common stock offered by us in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $3.00 per share, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us and assuming no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares. Calculated as follows:
Proceeds from Offering | ||||
Shares Sold (assumed) | 3,333,333 | |||
Estimated Price, rounded to decimal points (assumed) | 3.00 | |||
Gross Proceeds | $ | 10,000,000 | ||
Offering Costs: | ||||
Underwriting Discount | 800,000 | |||
Expenses payable by Reliance | 365,000 | |||
$ | 1,165,000 | |||
Net Proceeds | $ | 8,835,000 | ||
Allocation to Common Stock: | ||||
Par Value | 286,667 | |||
Additional Paid in capital | 8,548,333 | |||
$ | 8,835,000 |
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NOTE 5 — NET LOSS PER SHARE
The pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share amounts were calculated using the Company’s historical weighted average common shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 adjusted for incremental shares issued or to be issued by the Company in connection with the transactions described herein. The following table presents the computation of actual and pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share:
September 30, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||
2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
Actual, as reported | Pro forma | Actual, as reported (Reverse Stock Split adjusted) | Pro forma | |||||||||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss (continuing operations) before non-controlling interests | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | $ | (971,195 | ) | $ | (10,025,268 | ) | (8,633,013 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax attributable to non-controlling interests | 1,340,436 | 278,451 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss continuing operations attributable to the Company | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | (2,311,631 | ) | $ | (10,025,268 | ) | (8,911,464 | ) | ||||||
Deemed dividend | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,539,757 | 2,539,757 | |||||||||
Loss from continuing operations numerator | $ | (7,673,373 | ) | $ | (2,311,631 | ) | $ | (12,565,025 | ) | (11,451,221 | ) | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations numerator | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (1,984,714 | ) | (1,984,714 | ) | |||||||
Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
As reported weighted average common shares outstanding | 726,347 | 726,347 | 165,899 | 165,899 | ||||||||||||
Incremental Shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Additional shares issued by the Company, net of Sellers Deposit Shares | 657,951 | 657,951 | ||||||||||||||
Shares Consideration Price to be issued to Sellers (estimated) | 679,028 | 679,028 | ||||||||||||||
Compensatory Shares (estimated) | 629,630 | 629,630 | ||||||||||||||
Offering Shares Sold (estimated) | 3,333,333 | 3,333,333 | ||||||||||||||
Incremental shares pro forma | - | 5,299,942 | 5,299,942 | |||||||||||||
Pro Forma Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted) | $ | 726,347 | $ | 6,026,289 | $ | 165,899 | 5,465,841 | |||||||||
Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share continuing operations | $ | (10.56 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (75.74 | ) | $ | (2.10 | ) | ||||
Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share discontinued operations | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (11.96 | ) | $ | (0.36 | ) | ||||||
$ | (10.56 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (87.70 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) |
NOTE 6 — INCOME TAXES
The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements do not include an income tax provision as it is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to utilize the loss carry forwards. Reliance is subject to income taxation in the U.S. federal tax jurisdiction and various state tax jurisdictions. The Company and its U.S. subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return and is taxed as a C-Corporation, whereby it is subject to federal and state income taxes.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
F-14 |
Independent Accountants’ Review Report
The Shareholders
Spetner Associates, Inc.
Saint Louis. Missouri
We have reviewed the accompanying combined financial statements of Spetner Associates, Inc., which comprise the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. A review includes primarily applying analytical procedures to management’s financial data and making inquiries of company management. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the condensed consolidated financial statements as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Management’s Responsibility for the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of condensed consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error.
Accountants’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to conduct the review engagements in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services promulgated by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require us to perform procedures to obtain limited assurance as a basis for reporting whether we are aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements for them to be in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We believe that the results of our procedures provide a reasonable basis for our conclusion.
We are required to be independent of Spetner Associates, Inc. and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements related to our reviews.
Accountants’ Conclusion
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in order for them to be in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Urish Popeck & Co., LLC
January 3, 2025
Pittsburgh, PA
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,496,422 | $ | 1,770,797 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 106,651 | 104,028 | ||||||
Cash balance plan assets | 40,741 | 279,000 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 4,643,814 | 2,153,825 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 19,662 | 27,355 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 4,663,476 | $ | 2,181,180 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 75,000 | $ | 100,818 | ||||
Accrued expenses | 156,879 | 74,201 | ||||||
Profit sharing plan liability | 131,201 | 308,637 | ||||||
Premiums – Insurance Carriers | 1,110,567 | 1,533,809 | ||||||
Notes payable, current portion | 6,674 | 6,674 | ||||||
Notes payable, current portion – related party | - | 73,079 | ||||||
Revolving line of credit | - | 80,000 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 1,480,321 | 2,177,218 | ||||||
Notes payable, noncurrent portion | 18,342 | 23,348 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,498,663 | 2,200,566 | ||||||
Equity | ||||||||
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 30,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 100 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 902,283 | 478,900 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 2,170,960 | (1,308,430 | ) | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 91,470 | 810,044 | ||||||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER EQUITY (DEFICIT | 3,164,813 | (19,386 | ) | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER (DEFICIT | $ | 4,663,476 | $ | 2,181,180 |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Revenue | ||||||||
Commission income | $ | 10,800,754 | $ | 5,430,987 | ||||
Service and fee income | 384,530 | 41,365 | ||||||
Total revenue | 11,185,284 | 5,472,352 | ||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Commission expense | 164,255 | 221,047 | ||||||
Enrollment expense | 676,881 | 762,741 | ||||||
Salaries and wages | 2,166,481 | 1,943,707 | ||||||
General and administrative | 1,120,899 | 805,535 | ||||||
Depreciation and Amortization | 7,693 | 7,693 | ||||||
Pension expense | 301,285 | 233,594 | ||||||
Related party expenses | 581,000 | 408,011 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,018,494 | 4,382,328 | ||||||
Net income from operations | 6,166,790 | 1,090,024 | ||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||
Interest income (expense), net | 84,196 | (1,290 | ) | |||||
Charitable contribution expense | (2,694,876 | ) | (506,191 | ) | ||||
Forgiveness of related party note payable | 10,077 | - | ||||||
Total other income (expense) | (2,600,603 | ) | (507,481 | ) | ||||
Net income before other comprehensive income | $ | 3,566,187 | $ | 582,544 | ||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||
Loss in fair value of Plan Assets | (718,574 | ) | (153,210 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 2,847,613 | $ | 429,334 |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retained | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Earnings | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-in | (Accumulated | Comprehensive | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit) | Income | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2023 (Audited) | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 478,900 | $ | (1,308,430 | ) | $ | 810,044 | $ | (19,386 | ) | |||||||||||
Owner dividends | - | - | - | (86,797 | ) | - | (86,797 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Shareholder contributions | - | - | 423,383 | - | - | 423,383 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 | - | - | - | 3,566,187 | - | 3,566,187 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 | - | - | - | - | (718,574 | ) | (718,574 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances, September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 902,283 | $ | 2,170,960 | $ | 91,470 | $ | 3,164,813 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retained | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Earnings | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-in | (Accumulated | Comprehensive | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit) | Income | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2022 (Audited) | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 418,900 | $ | (1,074,099 | ) | $ | 148,532 | $ | (506,567 | ) | |||||||||||
Owner dividends | - | - | - | (390,536 | ) | - | (390,536 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Shareholder contributions | - | - | 20,000 | - | - | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 | - | - | - | 582,544 | - | 582,544 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 | - | - | - | - | (153,210 | ) | (153,210 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances, September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 438,900 | $ | (882,091 | ) | $ | (4,678 | ) | $ | (447,769 | ) |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 3,566,187 | $ | 582,544 | ||||
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 7,693 | 7,693 | ||||||
Pension expense | 301,285 | 233,594 | ||||||
Forgiveness of debt | (10,077 | ) | - | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (2,623 | ) | 168,367 | |||||
Accounts payables | (25,818 | ) | - | |||||
Accrued expenses | 82,678 | (16,311 | ) | |||||
Premiums Due – Insurance Carriers | (423,242 | ) | 339,163 | |||||
Cash balance plan asset contribution | (781,600 | ) | (169,969 | ) | ||||
Profit sharing plan liability | (177,436 | ) | (100,553 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,537,047 | 1,044,528 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities: | - | - | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Repayment of the revolving line of credit | (80,000 | ) | - | |||||
Repayment of note payable | (5,006 | ) | (5,006 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from related party note payable | 340,572 | 52,000 | ||||||
Repayment of related party note payable | (403,574 | ) | (207,014 | ) | ||||
Shareholder contributions | 423,383 | 20,000 | ||||||
Dividend distributions | (86,797 | ) | (390,536 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities | 188,578 | (530,556 | ) | |||||
Net increase in cash | 2,725,625 | 513,974 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 1,770,797 | 823,835 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 4,496,422 | $ | 1,337,807 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 1,290 | $ | 1,290 |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Spetner Associates, Inc. (“Spetner”) is a Missouri corporation that was originally incorporated in the state of Missouri on November 8, 1991. NRoll, LLC (“NRoll”) and Benefits Counselors, LLC (“Benefits Counselors”) were affiliated of Spetner, and all three companies are under common ownership and operate jointly through shared management and shared operations until January 1, 2024. Spetner, NRoll, and Benefits Counselors are collectively referred to as the “Company”.
On January 1, 2024, the members of NRoll and Benefits Counselors assigned their respective membership interests to Spetner. The combination was accounted for as a common control transaction. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of NRoll and Benefits Counselors were consolidated in the condensed consolidated financial statements of Spetner. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to include the results of NRoll and Benefits Counselors as if the combination occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. (See Note 6 Equity)
Spetner, NRoll and Benefits Counselors are benefit enrollment companies that assist businesses access insurance products and the voluntary benefits marketplace for their employees.
Liquidity
As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s reported cash and cash equivalents aggregated balance was approximately $4,496,000, current assets were approximately $4,644,000, while current liabilities were approximately $1,480,000. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had working capital of approximately $3,163,000 and stockholders’ equity of approximately $3,165,000. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company reported income from operations of approximately $6,167,000. Additionally, the Company had cash flows from operations of approximately $2,537,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company received proceeds of approximately $423,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as a result of shareholder contributions.
NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTNG POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, set forth in the Company’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are the representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. In their opinion, such financial information is presented fairly and for all periods represented.
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Principles of Consolidation, and Basis of Accounting
On January 1, 2024, the members of NRoll and Benefits Counselors assigned their respective membership interests to Spetner. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Spetner Associates, Inc, nRoll, Inc., and Benefits Counselors, LLC. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to include the results of NRoll and Benefits Counselors as if the consolidation occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. All material inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Accounting Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid money market funds and certificates of deposit with original maturities of less than three months to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash balances with various banks. The balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At September 30, 2024 and December 31,2023 the Company maintained a cash sweep account invested primarily in short-term securities totaling $1,150,000 and $1,528,000, respectively.
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivables are recorded at the amount the Company expects to collect on the balance outstanding at year-end. Management closely monitors outstanding balances during the year and recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses if appropriate. The Company writes off bad debts as they occur during the year. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had recognized $75,000 and $129,000, respectively, as the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed primarily using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expenses as incurred. For assets sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any related gain or loss is reflected in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the period in which the disposal occurred. The Company computes depreciation utilizing estimated useful lives, as stated below:
Property and Equipment Categories | Estimated Useful Life | |
Office equipment | 5 - 7 Years | |
Furniture & fixtures | 7 Years | |
IT equipment | 5 Years | |
Automobiles | 5 Years |
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Leases
The Company accounts for its lease contracts in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC)Topic 842 Leases (“ASC842”), which it adopted effective January 1, 2022.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. For leases that do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. All leases that have lease terms of one year or less are considered short-term leases, and therefore are not recorded through a ROU asset or liability. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any leases with terms greater than 12 months.
The Company rents office space in St. Louis, Missouri on a month-to-month basis. This office space is owned by a related party through common ownership. The Company recognized related party rent expense for this office space of $45,000 and $26,000 for the nine month ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The Company maintains a month-to-month lease for office space in Cincinnati, Ohio. The lease was initially signed on March 21, 2019 with a three year term following which the lease was amended and renewed and remains currently in effect on a month-to-month basis.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) which at its core, recognizes revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The following outlines the core principles of ASC 606:
Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer. A contract with a customer exists when (i) we enter into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these goods or services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance, and (iii) we determine that collection of substantially all consideration for goods or services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration.
Identification of the performance obligations in the contract. Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the goods or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from us, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods or services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract.
Determination of the transaction price. The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to the customer.
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract. If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis.
Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation. The Company satisfies performance obligations either over time or at a point in time, as discussed in further detail below. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good or service to the customer.
The Company focuses primarily on agency services for insurance products in the Healthcare and life spaces, Healthcare includes plans for individuals and families, and commercial businesses.
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Healthcare and Life revenue recognition:
The Company identifies a contract when it has a binding agreement with a Carrier, the Customer, to provide agency services to Members.
There typically is one performance obligation in contracts with Carriers, to perform agency services that culminate in monthly premium cash collections by the Carrier. The performance obligation is satisfied through a combination of agency services including, marketing carrier’s insurance plans, soliciting Member applications, binding, executing and servicing insurance policies on a continuous basis throughout a policy’s life cycle which includes and culminates with the Customer’s collection of monthly premiums. No commission is earned if cash is not received by Carrier. Thus, commission revenue is earned only after a month’s cash receipts from Members’ dues is received by the Customer. Each month’s Carrier cash collections is considered a separate unit sold and transferred to the Customer i.e., the satisfaction of that month’s performance obligation.
Transaction price is typically stated in a contract and usually based on a commission rate applied to Member premiums paid and received by Carrier. The Company generally continues to receive commission payments from Carriers until a Member’s plan is cancelled or the Company terminates its agency agreement with the Carrier. Upon termination, the Company normally will no longer receive any commissions from Carriers even with business still in place. In some instances, trailing commissions could occur which would be recognized like other Healthcare revenue. With one performance obligation, allocation of transaction price is normally not necessary.
The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when it satisfies its monthly performance obligation and control of the service transfers to the Customer. Transfer occurs when Member insurance premium cash payments are received by the Customer. The Customer’s receipt of cash is the culmination and complete satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligation, and the earnings process is complete.
The following shows the disaggregation of the Company’s revenue:
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Health | $ | 10,641,604 | $ | 5,281,539 | ||||
Life | 158,589 | 148,721 | ||||||
Other | 385,091 | 42,092 | ||||||
Total | $ | 11,185,284 | $ | 5,472,352 |
Concentration Risk from Revenues
Insurance carriers representing 10% or more of total revenue are presented in the table below:
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Insurance carrier A | 39 | % | 25 | % | ||||
Insurance carrier B | 26 | % | 18 | % | ||||
Insurance carrier C | 10 | % | 16 | % |
No other single insurance carrier accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s commission revenues. The loss of any significant customer could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
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Concentration Risk from Accounts Receivable
Insurance carriers representing 10% or more of total accounts receivable are presented in the table below:
As of | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Customer A | 41 | % | 54 | % | ||||
Customer B | * | 24 | % | |||||
Customer C | 17 | % | 10 | % | ||||
Customer D | 24 | % | * |
* Represents amount less than 10%
No other single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable. The loss of any significant customer could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Service and fee income
Service and fee income is composed of income earned from insurance carriers that is not paid on a commission basis. It also includes revenue recognized because of IT services performed for clients.
Advertising and Marketing Costs
Costs associated with advertising are charged to expense as occurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, the advertising and marketing costs were $250 and $441, respectively.
Income Taxes and Uncertain Tax Positions
Spenter Associates, Inc has elected to be taxed as an S corporation as it is an eligible small business corporation. Both nRoll and Benefit Counselors are single member LLCs. Accordingly, all entities are pass-through entities not subject to federal tax. Instead, the income, deductions, credits, and other tax items are passed through to the individual shareholder or members who report these items on their personal tax returns. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include a provision for income taxes.
Management has evaluated the entities’ tax position and determined that that there are no uncertain positions that require recognition or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements with applicable accounting standards.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires the measurement of expected credit losses for financial instruments carried at amortized cost, such as accounts receivable, held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable forecasts. The main objective of this ASU is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2023. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
NOTE 3 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Office Equipment | $ | 144,505 | $ | 144,505 | ||||
Furniture & fixtures | 10,819 | 10,819 | ||||||
IT Equipment | 47,996 | 47,996 | ||||||
Automobile | 51,290 | 51,290 | ||||||
254,610 | 254,610 | |||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | (234,948 | ) | (227,275 | ) | ||||
Net book value | $ | 19,662 | $ | 27,355 |
Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was $7,693 and $7,693, respectively.
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NOTE 4 – NOTES PAYABLE
On August 30, 2021, the Company financed the purchase of an automobile through a loan. The loan had an original principal balance of $46,690, a maturity date of September 14, 2027, and requires fixed monthly payments of $700 including principal and interest. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of the loan was $25,016 and $30,021, respectively.
The Company has an informal agreement with its owners to continually borrow from the owners as working capital needs arise. These additional funds are to be repaid as funding becomes available and are shown on the Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as related party notes payable. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the owners agreed to forgive $10,077 of the related party note payable owed. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance owed was $0 and $73,079, respectively.
On December 19, 2023, the Company signed a commercial loan (the “revolving line of credit”) with one of the Company’s banks. The revolving line of credit matured on September 19, 2024, accrued interest at a rate of 7.86% and had a principal balance of $80,000. On January 10, 2024, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of the revolving line of credit.
Principal maturities for the next five years and thereafter as of September 30, 2024 were as follows:
2024 | $ | 1,669 | ||
2025 | 6,674 | |||
2026 | 6,674 | |||
2027 | 9,999 | |||
Thereafter | - | |||
Total principal payments | $ | 25,016 | ||
Less: debt discounts | - | |||
Total notes payable | $ | 25,016 |
NOTE 5 – RETIREMENT PLANS
Cash Balance Plan
Spetner offers its employees a defined benefit cash balance plan (the “Plan”) The Company additionally recognizes a gain (or loss) on the change in fair value of the assets held by the cash balance plan.
Under a cash balance plan, each participant in the plan has an individual account that is credited annually with a pay credit and an interest credit. The Company is responsible for funding plans and bears the investment risk. At retirement, the account balance may be taken as lifetime annuity or a lump sum. For the periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the company accrued participant pay and interest credit earnings of $301,285 and $233,594, respectively, recorded in the pension expense account on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. These amounts represent management estimates as the actual benefit liability is calculated on an annual basis. Increases to the benefit liability owed to participating employees are recorded as pension expense.
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The company contributes to the Plan to meet targeted funding requirements in accordance with regulations governing retirement plans. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company contributed $169,969 and $781,600, respectively.
The Plan held assets of $1,387,251 and $509,503 on September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Accumulated benefits under the Plan were $1,346,510 and $643,512 on September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company additionally recognizes a gain (or loss) on the change in fair value of the assets held by the cash balance plan.
The funded status of the plan reflected in the balance sheet was net assets of $40,741 and $279,000 on September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
All the plan assets are invested in mutual funds considered level 1 assets in the fair value hierarchy. The plans assets reported unrealized gains in fair value of $718,574 and $153,210 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Profit Sharing Plan
Spetner offers its employees a defined contribution 401(k) profit sharing plan. Spetner’s contributions are discretionary amounts that are allocated among the participating employees. Participating employees may elect to receive their benefits as a monthly annuity payment to themselves as a single recipient, or as a reduced monthly annuity to themselves and a surviving spouse. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the accrued employer contribution profit sharing plan liability was $131,201 and $308,637, respectively.
Company employer contributions paid were $177,436 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
NOTE 6 – EQUITY
Equity
On January 1, 2024, the members of NRoll and Benefits Counselors assigned their respective membership interests to Spetner. The consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to include the results of NRoll and Benefits Counselors as if the combination occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.
Stock Transfer Agreement
On September 4, 2024 Jonathan Spetner, the sole stockholder of Spetner, and Agudath Israel of America (“Agudath”) agreed to a Stock Transfer Agreement and a Stockholders’ Agreement (together known as the “Stock Transfer”). In accordance with the Stock Transfer Jonathan Spetner transferred 15 shares of Spetner common stock to Agudath in a consideration-free transaction. Additionally, Jonathan Spetner and Agudath agreed to certain restrictions on the transfer of Spetner common stock and that Jonathan Spetner shall have the right to designate all persons for appointment to the Board of Directors of Spetner.
Common Stock
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, Spetner had 30,000 shares of common stock authorized. The common stock has a par value of $1. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 Spetner had 100 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Shareholder Contributions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 Spetner received shareholder contributions of $423,383 and $20,000, respectively.
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NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from September 30, 2024 through the issuance date of these financial statements, and there are no events requiring disclosure other than those described below:
Acquisition Agreement
Spetner, Jonathan Spetner and Agudath Israel of America (the “Sellers”), and Reliance Global Group, Inc. (“RELI”) agreed to a Stock Exchange Agreement. The Stock Exchange Agreement was initially dated as of May 14, 2024, was amended on September 6, 2024, and was further amended on October 29, 2024. Pursuant to the amended Stock Exchange Agreement, the Sellers agreed to sell stock representing 80% of the equity ownership in Spetner to RELI (the “First Closing”) in exchange for $13,714,286 in consideration (the “First Purchase Price”). The First Purchase Price consists of approximately 1) $5,500,000 in cash, 2) a promissory note with aggregate principal of $2,500,000, and 3) a number of shares of RELI common stock equal to a beneficial ownership of 9.9% in RELI. Any remaining unpaid portion of the First Purchase Price is to be paid through the issuance of a promissory note.
On October 29, 2024 RELI issued 140,064 shares of RELI common stock (the “deposit shares”) to Spetner’s stockholders. The deposit shares had a fair value of $329,431 and are considered a prepayment of a portion of the First Purchase Price.
The stock representing the remaining 20% of the equity ownership in Spetner is to be sold to RELI (the “second closing”) in exchange for an amount equal to the product of ten (10) and 20% of Spetner’s final annual EBITDA for the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the Second Closing is occurring (the “Second Purchase Price”). The Second Purchase Price may be paid in cash, through the issuance of a promissory note, or through the issuance of RELI common stock as determined by the Sellers and RELI.
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OFAND FOR THE YEARS DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Shareholders
Spetner Associates, Inc.
Saint Louis. Missouri
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Spetner Associates, Inc. (“the Company”) which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023, and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operation, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the two years then ended and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Spetner Associates, Inc. as of December 31, 2023, and 2022 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Spetner Associates, Inc. and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Responsibilities of Management for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued or available to be issued.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance, and therefore, is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS, will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the consolidated financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS we:
● | Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. | |
● | Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. | |
● | Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed. | |
● | Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. | |
● | Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. |
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control-related matters that we identified during the audit.
/s/ Urish Popeck & Co., LLC
December 31, 2024
Pittsburgh, PA
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,770,797 | $ | 823,833 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 104,028 | 205,642 | ||||||
Cash balance plan assets | 279,000 | - | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 2,153,825 | 1,029,475 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 27,355 | 37,853 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 2,181,180 | $ | 1,067,328 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 100,818 | $ | 51,997 | ||||
Accrued expenses | 74,201 | 57,782 | ||||||
Profit sharing plan liability | 308,637 | 270,522 | ||||||
Cash balance plan liabilities | - | 150,768 | ||||||
Premiums – Insurance Carriers | 1,533,809 | 762,454 | ||||||
Notes payable, current portion | 6,674 | 6,674 | ||||||
Notes payable, current portion – related party | 73,079 | 242,837 | ||||||
Revolving line of credit | 80,000 | - | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 2,177,218 | 1,543,034 | ||||||
Notes payable, noncurrent portion | 23,348 | 30,863 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 2,200,566 | 1,573,897 | ||||||
Equity | ||||||||
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 30,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, 100 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 478,900 | 418,900 | ||||||
Retained earnings | (1,308,430 | ) | (1,074,101 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 810,044 | 148,532 | ||||||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER (DEFICIT | (19,386 | ) | (506,569 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER (DEFICIT | $ | 2,181,180 | $ | 1,067,328 |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
Commission income | 7,734,257 | 5,214,794 | ||||||
Service and fee income | 217,613 | 84,952 | ||||||
Total revenue | 7,951,870 | 5,299,746 | ||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Commission expense | 244,266 | 240,932 | ||||||
Enrollment expense | 1,530,770 | 863,267 | ||||||
Salaries and wages | 2,879,575 | 2,071,957 | ||||||
General and administrative | 1,463,809 | 1,000,971 | ||||||
Pension expense | 401,713 | 311,459 | ||||||
Related party expenses | 534,511 | 541,500 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 7,054,644 | 5,030,086 | ||||||
Net income from operations | 897,226 | (269,660 | ) | |||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||
Charitable contribution expense | (753,012 | ) | (586,172 | ) | ||||
Interest income (expense), net | 13,387 | (910 | ) | |||||
Total other income (expense) | (739,625 | ) | (587,081 | ) | ||||
Net income before other comprehensive income | $ | 157,601 | $ | (317,421 | ) | |||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||
Gain in fair value of Plan Assets | 661,512 | 122,231 | ||||||
Net comprehensive income | $ | 819,113 | $ | (195,190 | ) |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retained | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Earnings | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-in | (Accumulated | Comprehensive | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit) | Income | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2022 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 418,900 | $ | (1,074,101 | ) | $ | 148,532 | $ | (506,567 | ) | |||||||||||
Owner dividends | - | - | - | (391,930 | ) | - | (391,930 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Shareholder contributions | - | - | 60,000 | - | - | 60,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2023 | - | - | - | 157,601 | - | 157,601 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2023 | - | - | - | - | 661,512 | 661,512 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2023 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 478,900 | $ | (1,308,430 | ) | $ | 810,044 | $ | (19,386 | ) |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Continued)
Year Ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retained | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Earnings | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-in | (Accumulated | Comprehensive | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit) | Income | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2021 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 65,900 | $ | (217,344 | ) | $ | 26,301 | $ | (125,043 | ) | |||||||||||
Owner dividends | - | - | - | (539,336 | ) | - | (539,336 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Shareholder contributions | - | - | 353,000 | - | - | 353,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 | - | - | - | (317,421 | ) | - | (317,421 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2022 | - | - | - | - | 122,231 | 122,231 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2022 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 418,900 | $ | (1,074,101 | ) | $ | 148,532 | $ | (506,569 | ) |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 157,601 | $ | (317,421 | ) | |||
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 10,498 | 10,260 | ||||||
Pension expense | 61,775 | 311,459 | ||||||
Bad debt expense | 129,000 | - | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (27,386 | ) | (130,716 | ) | ||||
Accounts payables | 48,821 | - | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 16,419 | 10,392 | ||||||
Premiums Due – Insurance Carriers | 771,355 | 305,166 | ||||||
Cash balance plan asset | 169,969 | - | ||||||
Profit sharing plan liability | 38,115 | 176,642 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,376,167 | 365,782 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities: | - | - | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from revolving line of credit | 80,000 | - | ||||||
Repayment of note payable | (7,515 | ) | (7,485 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from related party note payable | 87,726 | 96,076 | ||||||
Repayment of related party note payable | (257,484 | ) | (21,840 | ) | ||||
Shareholder contributions | 60,000 | 353,000 | ||||||
Dividend distributions | (391,930 | ) | (539,336 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (429,203 | ) | (119,585 | ) | ||||
Net increase in cash | 946,964 | 246,197 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 823,833 | 577,636 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 1,770,797 | $ | 823,833 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 1,643 | $ | 1,720 |
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SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Spetner Associates, Inc. (“Spetner”) is a Missouri corporation that was originally incorporated in the state of Missouri on November 8, 1991. NRoll, LLC (“NRoll”) and Benefits Counselors, LLC (“Benefits Counselors”) are affiliates of Spetner, and all three companies operate jointly through shared management and shared operations. Spetner, NRoll, and Benefits Counselors also related through common ownership and are collectively referred to as the “Company”.
Spetner, NRoll and Benefits Counselors are benefit enrollment companies that assist businesses access insurance products and the voluntary benefits marketplace for their employees.
Liquidity
As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s reported cash and cash equivalents aggregated balance was approximately $1,771,000, current assets were approximately $2,154,000, while current liabilities were approximately $2,177,000. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had working capital of approximately $23,000 and stockholders’ deficit of approximately $19,000. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company reported income from operations of approximately $897,000. Additionally, the Company had cash flows from operations of approximately $1,376,000 during the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company received proceeds of approximately $60,000 during the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of shareholder contributions.
NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTNG POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company adopted a December 31 fiscal year-end for financial statement reporting purposes.
The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are the representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. In their opinion, such financial information is presented fairly and for all periods represented.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Accounting
On January 1, 2024, the members of NRoll and Benefits Counselors assigned their respective membership interests to Spetner. Prior to the assignment, Spetner, NRoll and Benefits Counselors were under common control and therefore this transaction was accounted for as a common control transaction resulting in a change in reporting entity. The combination was accounted for at the carrying value of the three companies. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Spetner, nRoll, and Benefits Counselors. The consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to include the results of NRoll and Benefits Counselors as if the combination occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. All material inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Accounting Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
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Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid money market funds and certificates of deposit with original maturities of less than three months to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash balances with various banks. The balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At December 31, 2023 the Company maintained a cash sweep account invested primarily in an overnight sweep account totaling $1,528,000. The Company has not experienced any losses in these accounts and takes certain cash and risk management measures to limit its exposure to the risk of such losses.
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivables are recorded at the amount the Company expects to collect on the balance outstanding at year-end. Management closely monitors outstanding balances during the year and recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses if appropriate. The Company writes off bad debts as they occur during the year. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had recognized $129,000 and $0, respectively, as the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed primarily using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expenses as incurred. For assets sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any related gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations for the period in which the disposal occurred. The Company computes depreciation utilizing estimated useful lives, as stated below:
Property and Equipment Categories | Estimated Useful Life | |
Office equipment | 5 - 7 Years | |
Furniture & fixtures | 7 Years | |
IT equipment | 5 Years | |
Automobiles | 5 Years |
Leases
The Company accounts for its lease contracts in accordance with the guidance in ASC 842, which it adopted effective January 1, 2022. The Company has elected to use the package of practical expedient in 842-10-65-1(f) which stipulates that for all leases existing at the date of application (1) an entity need not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases; (2) an entity need not reassess the lease classification for any expired or existing leases; and (3) an entity need not reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. For leases that do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. All leases that have lease terms of one year or less are considered short-term leases, and therefore are not recorded through a ROU asset or liability. As of December 31, 2022, and 2023, the Company did not have any leases with terms greater than 12 months.
The Company has a month-to-month lease for an office space in St. Louis, Missouri owned by a related party through common ownership. The Company recognized related party rent expense due to this lease of $80,000 and $83,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
The Company maintains a month-to-month lease for an office space in Cincinnati, Ohio. The lease was initially signed on March 21, 2019 with a three year term following which the lease was amended and renewed on a month-to-month basis.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers which at its core, recognizes revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The following outlines the core principles of ASC 606:
Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer. A contract with a customer exists when (i) we enter into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these goods or services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance, and (iii) we determine that collection of substantially all consideration for goods or services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration.
Identification of the performance obligations in the contract. Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the goods or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from us, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods or services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract.
Determination of the transaction price. The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to the customer.
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract. If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis.
Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation. The Company satisfies performance obligations either over time or at a point in time, as discussed in further detail below. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good or service to the customer.
The Company focuses primarily on agency services for insurance products in the healthcare and life spaces, Healthcare includes plans for individuals and families, and commercial businesses.
Healthcare and Life revenue recognition:
The Company identifies a contract when it has a binding agreement with a Carrier, the Customer, to provide agency services to individual policy holders (“Members).
There typically is one performance obligation in contracts with Carriers, to perform agency services that culminate in monthly premium cash collections by the Carrier. The performance obligation is satisfied through a combination of agency services including, marketing carrier’s insurance plans, soliciting Member applications, binding, executing and servicing insurance policies on a continuous basis throughout a policy’s life cycle which includes and culminates with the Customer’s collection of monthly premiums. No commission is earned if cash is not received by Carrier. Thus, commission revenue is earned only after a month’s cash receipts from Members’ dues is received by the Customer. Each month’s Carrier cash collections is considered a separate unit sold and transferred to the Customer i.e., the satisfaction of that month’s performance obligation.
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Transaction price is typically stated in a contract and usually based on a commission rate applied to Member premiums paid and received by Carrier. The Company generally continues to receive commission payments from Carriers until a Member’s plan is cancelled or the Company terminates its agency agreement with the Carrier. Upon termination, the Company normally will no longer receive any commissions from Carriers even with business still in place. In some instances, trailing commissions could occur which would be recognized like other Healthcare revenue. With one performance obligation, allocation of transaction price is normally not necessary.
The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when it satisfies its monthly performance obligation and control of the service transfers to a carrier. Transfer occurs when Members insurance premium cash payments are received by the Customer. The Customer’s receipt of cash is the culmination and complete satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligation, and the earnings process is complete.
The following shows the disaggregation of the Company’s revenue:
Year Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Health | $ | 7,526,071 | $ | 4,875,945 | ||||
Life | 207,436 | 335,984 | ||||||
Other | 218,363 | 87,818 | ||||||
Total | $ | 7,951,870 | $ | 5,299,747 |
Concentration Risk from Revenues
Insurance carriers representing 10% or more of total revenue are presented in the table below:
Year Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Insurance carrier A | 30 | % | 19 | % | ||||
Insurance carrier B | 19 | % | 18 | % | ||||
Insurance carrier C | 15 | % | 18 | % |
No other single insurance carrier accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s commission revenues. The loss of any significant customer could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Concentration Risk from Accounts Receivable
Insurance carriers representing 10% or more of total accounts receivable are presented in the table below:
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December 31, | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Customer A | 54 | % | * | |||||
Customer B | 24 | % | * | |||||
Customer C | 10 | % | 27 | % | ||||
Customer D | * | 48 | % | |||||
Customer E | * | 12 | % |
* Represents amount less than 10%
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No other single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable. The loss of any significant customer could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Service and fee income
Service and fee income is composed of income earned from insurance carriers that is not paid on a commission basis. It also includes revenue recognized as a result of IT services performed for clients.
Income Taxes and Uncertain Tax Positions
Spenter Associates, Inc has elected to be taxed as an S corporation as it is an eligible small business corporation. Both nRoll and Benefit Counselors are single member LLCs. Accordingly, all entities are pass-through entities not subject to federal tax. Instead, the income, deductions, credits, and other tax items are passed through to the individual shareholder or members who report these items on their personal tax returns. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements do not include a provision for income taxes.
Management has evaluated the entities’ tax position and determined that that there are no uncertain positions that require recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements with applicable accounting standards.
Advertising and Marketing Costs
Costs associated with advertising are charged to expense as occurred. For the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, the advertising and marketing costs were $1,441 and $5,096, respectively.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires the measurement of expected credit losses for financial instruments carried at amortized cost, such as accounts receivable, held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable forecasts. The main objective of this ASU is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2023. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
NOTE 3 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Office Equipment | $ | 144,505 | $ | 144,505 | ||||
Furniture & fixtures | 10,819 | 10,819 | ||||||
IT Equipment | 47,996 | 47,996 | ||||||
Automobile | 51,290 | 51,290 | ||||||
254,610 | 254,610 | |||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | (227,255 | ) | (216,757 | ) | ||||
Net book value | $ | 27,355 | $ | 37,853 |
Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, was $10,258 and $10,257, respectively.
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NOTE 4 – NOTES PAYABLE
On August 30, 2021, the Company financed the purchase of an automobile through a loan. The loan had an original principal balance of $46,690, a maturity date of September 14, 2027, and requires fixed monthly payments of $700 that include both interest and principal. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance of the loan was $30,021 and 37,536, respectively.
The Company has an informal agreement with the owners of Spetner, NRoll and Benefits Counselor to continually borrow from the owners as working capital needs arise. These additional funds are to be repaid as funding becomes available and are shown on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as related party notes payable. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance owed was $73,079 and $242,836, respectively.
On December 19, 2023, the Company signed a commercial loan (the “revolving line of credit”) with one of the Company’s banks. The revolving line of credit matured on September 19, 2024, accrued interest at a rate of 7.86% and had a principal balance of $80,000. On January 10, 2024, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of the revolving line of credit (Note 8 – Subsequent Events).
Principal maturities for the next five years and thereafter as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:
2024 | $ | 159,753 | ||
2025 | 6,674 | |||
2026 | 6,674 | |||
2027 | 10,000 | |||
2028 | - | |||
Thereafter | - | |||
Total principal payments | $ | 183,101 | ||
Less: debt discounts | - | |||
Total notes payable | $ | 183,101 |
NOTE 5 – RETIREMENT PLANS
Cash Balance Plan
Spetner offers its employees a defined benefit cash balance plan (the “Plan”) The Company additionally recognizes a gain (or loss) on the change in fair value of the assets held by the cash balance plan.
Under a cash balance plan, each participant in the plan has an individual account that is credited annually with a pay credit and an interest credit. The Company is responsible for funding plans and bears the investment risk. At retirement, the account balance may be taken as lifetime annuity or a lump sum. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the aggregate increase in the participants’ account was $401,713 and $311,459, respectively. Increases to the benefit liability owed to participating employees are recorded as pension expense
The company contributes to the Plan to meet targeted funding requirements in accordance with regulations governing retirement plans. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company contributed $169,969 and $122,231, respectively.
The Plan held assets of $1,324,225 and $492,773 on December 31,2023 and 2022, respectively. Accumulated benefits under the Plan were $1,045,225 and $643,512 on December 31,2023 and 2022. The Company additionally recognizes a gain (or loss) on the change in fair value of the assets held by the cash balance plan.
The funded status of the plan reflected in the balance sheet was net asset of $279,000 on December 31,2023, and net liability of $150, 768 at December 31, 2022.
All the plan assets are invested in mutual funds considered level 1 assets in the fair value hierarchy. The plans assets reported unrealized gains in fair value of $122,231 and $661,512 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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Profit Sharing Plan
Spetner offers its employees a 401(k) defined contribution and profit sharing plan. Spetner’s contributions are discretionary amounts that are allocated among the participating employees. Participating employees may elect to receive their benefits as a monthly annuity payment to themselves as a single recipient, or as a reduced monthly annuity to themselves and a surviving spouse. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the profit sharing plan had a net plan liability of $308,637 and $270,522, respectively.
Employer contributions were $100,553 and $93,881 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. On May 22, 2024, the Company contributed $177,436 to the profit sharing plan (Note 7 – Subsequent Events).
NOTE 6 – EQUITY
Equity
On January 1, 2024, the members of NRoll and Benefits Counselors assigned their respective membership interests to Spetner. The consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to include the results of NRoll and Benefits Counselors as if the combination occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.
Common Stock
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 Spetner had 30,000 shares of common stock authorized. The common stock has a par value of $1. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 Spetner had 100 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Shareholder Contributions
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 Spetner received shareholder contributions of $60,000 and $353,000, respectively.
NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from December 31, 2023 through the issuance date of these financial statements, and there are no events requiring disclosure other than those described below:
Debt Repayment
On January 10, 2024, the Company repaid the $80,000 outstanding balance of the revolving line of credit (Note 4 – Notes Payable).
Retirement Plan Contributions
On May 22, 2024, the Company contributed $177,436 to the profit sharing plan (Note 5 – Retirement Plans).
On August 15, 2024, the Company contributed $781,600 to the cash balance plan (Note 5 – Retirement Plans).
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Stock Transfer Agreement
On September 4, 2024 Jonathan Spetner, the sole stockholder of Spetner, and Agudath Israel of America (“Agudath”) agreed to a Stock Transfer Agreement and a Stockholders’ Agreement (together known as the “Stock Transfer”). In accordance with the Stock Transfer Jonathan Spetner transferred 15 shares of Spetner common stock to Agudath in a consideration-free transaction. Additionally, Jonathan Spetner and Agudath agreed to certain restrictions on the transfer of Spetner common stock and that Jonathan Spetner shall have the right to designate all persons for appointment to the Board of Directors of Spetner.
Acquisition Agreement
Subsequent to December 31, 2023, Spetner, Jonathan Spetner and Agudath Israel of America (the “Sellers”), and Reliance Global Group, Inc. (“RELI”) agreed to a Stock Exchange Agreement. The Stock Exchange Agreement was initially dated as of May 14, 2024, was amended on September 6, 2024, and was further amended on October 29, 2024. Pursuant to the Stock Exchange Agreement, the Sellers agree to sell stock representing 80% of the equity ownership in Spetner to RELI (the “First Closing”) in exchange for $13,714,286 in consideration (the “First Purchase Price”). The First Purchase Price consists of approximately 1) $5,500,000 in cash, 2) a promissory note with aggregate principal of $2,500,000, and 3) a number of shares of RELI common stock equal to a beneficial ownership of 9.9% in RELI. Any remaining unpaid portion of the First Purchase Price is to be paid through the issuance of a promissory note.
On October 29, 2024 RELI issued 140,064 shares of RELI common stock (the “deposit shares”) to Spetner’s stockholders. The deposit shares had a fair value of $329,431 and are considered a prepayment of a portion of the First Purchase Price.
The stock representing the remaining 20% of the equity ownership in Spetner is to be sold to RELI (the “second closing”) in exchange for an amount equal to the product of ten (10) and 20% of Spetner’s final annual EBITDA for the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the Second Closing is occurring (the “Second Purchase Price”). The Second Purchase Price may be paid in cash, through the issuance of a promissory note, or through the issuance of RELI common stock as determined by the Sellers and RELI.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on the financial statements of Spetner Associates, Inc. for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, as well as the financial statements of Spetner Associates, Inc. for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with Spetner Associates, Inc. financial statements including the notes thereto.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Spetner Associates, Inc. actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of certain factors, including those set forth under “Risks Related to Viewpoint’s Business and Industry” below.
Overview of the Company
Spetner Associates, Inc. (“Spetner”) is a Missouri corporation that was originally incorporated in the state of Missouri on November 8, 1991. NRoll, LLC (“NRoll”) and Benefits Counselors, LLC (“Benefits Counselors”) are affiliates of Spetner, and all three companies operate jointly through shared management and shared operations. Spetner, NRoll, and Benefits Counselors also related through common ownership and are collectively referred to as the “Company”. On January 1, 2024, the members of NRoll and Benefits Counselors assigned their respective membership interests to Spetner.
Spetner, NRoll and Benefits Counselors are benefit enrollment companies that assist businesses access insurance products and the voluntary benefits marketplace for their employees.
Results of Operations for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2024 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
For the Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | Var ($) | Var (%) | |||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Commission income | 10,800,754 | 5,430,987 | 5,369,767 | 99 | % | |||||||||||
Service and fee income | 384,530 | 41,365 | 343,165 | 830 | % | |||||||||||
Total revenue | 11,185,284 | 5,472,352 | 5,712,932 | 104 | % | |||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Commission expense | 164,255 | 221,048 | (56,793 | ) | (26 | )% | ||||||||||
Enrollment expense | 676,881 | 762,740 | (85,859 | ) | (11 | )% | ||||||||||
Salaries and wages | 2,166,481 | 1,943,707 | 222,773 | 11 | % | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 1,120,899 | 805,535 | 315,364 | 39 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 7,693 | 7,693 | - | 0 | % | |||||||||||
Pension expense | 301,285 | 233,594 | 67,691 | 29 | % | |||||||||||
Related party expense | 581,000 | 408,011 | 172,989 | 42 | % | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,018,494 | 4,382,328 | 636,166 | 15 | % | |||||||||||
Net income from operations | 6,166,790 | 1,090,024 | 5,076,766 | 466 | % | |||||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income (expense), net | 84,186 | (1,290 | ) | 85,486 | (6,628 | )% | ||||||||||
Charitable contribution expense | (2,694,876 | ) | (506,191 | ) | (2,188,685 | ) | 432 | % | ||||||||
Forgiveness of related party note payable | 10,077 | - | 10,077 | 100 | % | |||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | (2,600,603 | ) | (507,481 | ) | (2,093,123 | ) | 412 | % | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | 100 | % | |||||||||||
Net income before other comprehensive income | 3,566,187 | 582,544 | 2,983,643 | 512 | % | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||
Gain in fair value of Plan Assets | (718,574 | ) | (153,210 | ) | (565,364 | ) | 369 | % | ||||||||
Net comprehensive income | 2,847,613 | 429,334 | 2,418,279 | 563 | % |
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Revenue
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023 the Company’s revenues increased by $5,369,767 or 99%. The increase in revenue was primarily a result of increased agency services with respect to insurance policy holders (“Members”) and their health insurance carriers (“customers”) performed by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2023.
Operating Expenses
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023 commission expense decreased by $56,793 or 26%. The decrease was a result of lowered commissions paid to insurance agents.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023 the Company’s enrollment expense decreased by $85,859 or 11%. The Company decreased the insurance enrollment activities it offered to Members during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, which resulted in the decrease in enrollment expense.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023 the Company’s salaries and wages expense increased by $222,773 or 11%. The increase in salaries and wages was a result of an increase in the Company’s employee headcount during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023 the Company’s general and administrative expense increased by $315,366 or 39%. The increase in general and administrative was primarily a result of increased consulting expense ($161,538), increased legal expense ($104,628), increased IT expenses ($61,742), and increased rent ($47,631); offset primarily by decreased bad debt expense ($54,000).
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023 the Company’s pension expense increased by $67,691 or 29%. The increase in pension expense was a result of an increase in retirement plan benefit liabilities from the Company’s cash balance plan.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023 related party expense increased by $172,989 or 172,989%. Related party expenses relate to IT services performed for the Company by a related party. The increase in related party expenses was a result of increased agency services performed by the Company.
Net Income
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 net income increased by $2,983,643 or 512%. The increase in net income was primarily a result of increased revenues, increased interest income, decreased commission expense and decreased enrollment expense; offset by increased charitable contributions, increased general and administrative expenses, increased salaries and wages expense, increased related party expenses, and increased pension expense.
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Results of Operations for the Year ended December 31, 2023 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2022
For the Years Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | Var ($) | Var (%) | |||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Commission income | 7,734,257 | 5,214,794 | 2,519,463 | 48 | % | |||||||||||
Service and fee income | 217,613 | 84,952 | 132,661 | 156 | % | |||||||||||
Total revenue | 7,951,870 | 5,299,746 | 2,652,124 | 50 | % | |||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Commission expense | 244,266 | 240,932 | 3,334 | 1 | % | |||||||||||
Enrollment expense | 1,530,770 | 863,267 | 667,503 | 77 | % | |||||||||||
Salaries and wages | 2,879,575 | 2,071,957 | 807,618 | 39 | % | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 1,463,809 | 1,000,971 | 462,838 | 46 | % | |||||||||||
Pension expense | 401,713 | 311,459 | 90,254 | 29 | % | |||||||||||
Related party expense | 534,511 | 541,500 | (6,989 | ) | (1 | )% | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 7,054,644 | 5,030,086 | 2,024,558 | 40 | % | |||||||||||
Net income from operations | 897,226 | 269,660 | 627,566 | 233 | % | |||||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
Charitable contribution expense | (753,012 | ) | (586,172 | ) | (168,840 | ) | 28 | % | ||||||||
Interest income (expense), net | 13,387 | (909 | ) | 14,296 | (1,573 | )% | ||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | (739,625 | ) | (587,081 | ) | 26 | % | ||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | 100 | % | |||||||||||
Net income before other comprehensive income | 157,601 | (317,421 | ) | 475,022 | (150 | )% | ||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||
Gain in fair value of Plan Assets | 661,512 | 122,231 | 539,281 | 441 | % | |||||||||||
Net comprehensive income | 819,113 | (195,190 | ) | 1,014,303 | (520 | )% |
Revenue
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 the Company’s revenues increased by $2,519,463 or 48%. The increase in revenue was primarily a result of the Company’s agency services with respect to insurance policy holders (“Members”) and their health insurance carriers (“customers”).
Operating Expenses
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 commission expense increased by $3,334 or 1%. The Company did not have any material changes with respect to the commissions paid to agents.
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 the Company’s enrollment expense increased by $667,503 or 77%. The Company increased the insurance enrollment activities it offered to Members during the year ended December 31, 2023, which resulted in the increase in enrollment expense.
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 the Company’s salaries and wages expense increased by $807,618 or 39%. The increase in salaries and wages was a result of an increase in the Company’s employee headcount during the year ended December 31, 2023.
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For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 the Company’s general and administrative expense increased by $462,838 or 46%. The increase in general and administrative was primarily a result of increased consulting expense ($256,694), increased bad debt expense ($129,000), and increased automobile expense reimbursements ($69,808).
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 the Company’s pension expense increased by $90,254 or 29%. The increase in pension expense was a result of an increase in retirement plan benefit liabilities from the Company’s cash balance plan.
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 related party expense decreased by $6,989 or negative 1%. Related party expenses relate to IT services performed for the Company by a related party. The Company did not have any material changes with respect to related party expenses.
Net Income
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 net income increased by $475,022 or 150%. The increase in net income was primarily a result of increased revenues. The increase in revenues was offset by increased enrollment expense, increased salaries and wages expense, increased general and administrative expenses, and increased charitable contributions.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Liquidity is the ability of an enterprise to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet its needs for cash requirements. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $4,496,000 in cash compared to approximately $1,771,000 at December 31, 2023, an increase of $2,726,000, resulting primarily from increased commission revenues. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $107,000 in accounts receivable compared to approximately $104,000 at December 31, 2023.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had total current assets of approximately $4,663,000 and total current liabilities of approximately $1,480,000, or working capital of approximately $3,163,000, compared to total current assets of approximately $2,181,000 and total current liabilities of approximately $2,177,000, or negative working capital of $23,000 at December 31, 2023. This is an increase in working capital of approximately $3,187,000 over the working capital balance at the end of 2023 driven primarily by an increase in cash.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had undiscounted obligations in the amount of approximately $1,117,000 relating to the payment of indebtedness due within one year. The Company anticipates meeting its cash obligations on its current indebtedness as of September 30, 2024, primarily through cash generated from operations.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any capital expenditures. The Company does not expect any significant capital expenditures for the next 12 months as it can continue to grow without any significant capital expenditures.
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Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 2,537,047 | $ | 1,044,528 | ||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | - | - | ||||||
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | 188,578 | (530,556 | ) | |||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,725,625 | $ | 513,974 |
Operating Cash Flows The net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily a result of net income and pension expense; offset primarily by an increase in the cash balance plan asset, a decrease in the liability from premiums due to insurance carriers and a decrease in the profit sharing plan liability.
The net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was primarily a result of net income, the increased liability from premiums due to insurance carriers, an increase in accrued expenses and a decrease in accounts receivable; offset primarily by a decrease in the profit sharing plan liability.
Investing Cash Flows There were no investing cash flow activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Financing Cash Flows The net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily a result of shareholder contributions and from proceeds from the related party note payable; offset primarily by repayments of the related party note payable, shareholder dividend distributions and repayments of the revolving line of credit.
The net cash used by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily a result of shareholder dividend distributions and repayments of the related party note payable.
Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes There were cash payments for interest of $1,290 and $1,290 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. There were no cash payments for income taxes during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,376,167 | $ | 365,782 | ||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | - | - | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (429,203 | ) | (119,585 | ) | ||||
Net increase in cash | $ | 946,964 | $ | 246,197 |
Operating Cash Flows The net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023, was primarily a result of the increased liability from premiums due to insurance carriers, an increase in the cash balance plan asset, net income, and bad debt expense.
The net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily a result of pension expense, the increased liability from premiums due to insurance carriers, and an increase in the profit sharing plan liability; offset primarily by an increase in accounts receivable.
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Investing Cash Flows There were no investing cash flow activities for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022.
Financing Cash Flows The net cash used by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023, was primarily a result of shareholder dividend distributions, and repayments of the related party note payable; offset primarily by proceeds from the related party note payable, proceeds from the revolving line of credit, and shareholder contributions.
The net cash used by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022, was primarily a result of shareholder dividend distributions; offset primarily by shareholder contributions and proceeds from the related party note payable.
Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes There were cash payments for interest of $1,643 and $1,720 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. There were no cash payments for income taxes during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company’s significant accounting policies are more fully described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Those material accounting estimates that we believe are the most critical to an investor’s understanding of the Company’s financial results and condition are discussed immediately below and are particularly important to the portrayal of the financial position and results of operations and require the application of significant judgment by management to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of certain estimates.
Income Taxes and Uncertain Tax Positions
Spetner has elected to be taxed as an S corporation as it is an eligible small business corporation. Both nRoll and Benefit Counselors are single member LLCs. Accordingly, all entities are pass-through entities not subject to federal tax. Instead, the income, deductions, credits, and other tax items are passed through to the individual shareholder or members who report these items on their personal tax returns. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements do not include a provision for income taxes.
Management has evaluated the entities’ tax position and determined that that there are no uncertain positions that require recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements with applicable accounting standards.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers which at its core, recognizes revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The Company focuses primarily on agency services for insurance products in the healthcare and life spaces, Healthcare includes plans for individuals and families, and commercial businesses.
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Healthcare and Life revenue recognition:
The Company identifies a contract when it has a binding agreement with a Carrier, the Customer, to provide agency services to individual policy holders (“Members”).
There typically is one performance obligation in contracts with Carriers, to perform agency services that culminate in monthly premium cash collections by the Carrier. The performance obligation is satisfied through a combination of agency services including, marketing carrier’s insurance plans, soliciting Member applications, binding, executing and servicing insurance policies on a continuous basis throughout a policy’s life cycle which includes and culminates with the Customer’s collection of monthly premiums. No commission is earned if cash is not received by Carrier. Thus, commission revenue is earned only after a month’s cash receipts from Members’ dues is received by the Customer. Each month’s Carrier cash collections is considered a separate unit sold and transferred to the Customer i.e., the satisfaction of that month’s performance obligation.
Transaction price is typically stated in a contract and usually based on a commission rate applied to Member premiums paid and received by Carrier. The Company generally continues to receive commission payments from Carriers until a Member’s plan is cancelled or the Company terminates its agency agreement with the Carrier. Upon termination, the Company normally will no longer receive any commissions from Carriers even with business still in place. In some instances, trailing commissions could occur which would be recognized like other Healthcare revenue. With one performance obligation, allocation of transaction price is normally not necessary.
The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when it satisfies its monthly performance obligation and control of the service transfers to a carrier. Transfer occurs when Members insurance premium cash payments are received by the Customer. The Customer’s receipt of cash is the culmination and complete satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligation, and the earnings process is complete.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires the measurement of expected credit losses for financial instruments carried at amortized cost, such as accounts receivable, held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable forecasts. The main objective of this ASU is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2023. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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Up to ______ Units, each consisting of
One Share of Common Stock or One Pre-Funded
Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock and
One Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock
Placement Agent Warrants to Purchase up to _______ Shares of Common Stock
Up to ___________ Shares of Common Stock Underlying the Warrants,
Pre-Funded Warrants, and Placement Agent Warrants
RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
PROSPECTUS
Sole Placement Agent
___________, 2025
Through and including _____, 2025 (the ___ day after the date of this offering), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as a Placement Agent and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
Set forth below is an estimate (except in the case of the SEC registration fee and FINRA filing fee) of the amount of fees and expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the offered securities registered hereby, other than Placement Agent fees, if any, incurred in connection with the sale of the offered securities. All such amounts will be borne by Reliance Global Group, Inc., a Florida corporation.
Type | Amount | |||
SEC registration fee | $ | 3,533 | ||
FINRA filing fee | $ | 3,962 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses | $ | 90,000 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | $ | 100,000 | ||
Placement Agent’s accountable expenses | $ | 125,000 | ||
Non-accountable fees | $ | 40,000 | ||
Miscellaneous fees and expenses | $ | 2,505 | ||
Total expenses | $ | 365,000 |
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Florida Business Corporation Act (the “FBCA”) provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer against liability if the director or officer acted in good faith, the director or officer acted in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may not indemnify a director or an officer except for expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, where such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation.
The FBCA provides that a corporation must indemnify a director or officer who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the individual was a party because he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses incurred by the individual in connection with the proceeding.
A corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding by a director or an officer if the director or officer delivers to the corporation a signed written undertaking of the director or officer to repay any funds advanced if such director or officer is not entitled to indemnification.
Our articles of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws provide that we have the power to indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by the FBCA if in the judgment of the entire board of directors (excluding from such majority any director under consideration for indemnification), the criteria set forth in Sec. 607.0851(1) or (2) of the FBCA have been met.
These indemnification provisions may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our officers, directors and other corporate agents for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of our company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
We have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was one of our directors or officers, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other business against any liability asserted against the person or incurred by the person in any of these capacities, or arising out of the person’s fulfilling one of these capacities, and related expenses, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify the person against the claim under the provisions of the FBCA.
If the FBCA Law is amended to expand further the indemnification permitted to indemnitees, then we shall indemnify such persons to the fullest extent permitted by the FBCA, as so amended.
Our obligation to provide indemnification under our bylaws, which will be in effect upon the consummation of this offering, shall be offset to the extent of any other source of indemnification or any otherwise applicable insurance coverage under a policy maintained by us or any other person.
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Our bylaws, which will be in effect upon the consummation of this offering, shall be deemed to be a contract between us and each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that person is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of ours, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including any employee benefit plan, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, at any time while this by-law is in effect, and any repeal or modification thereof shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.
The indemnification provision of our bylaws does not affect directors’ responsibilities under any other laws, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered herewith, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
In the three years preceding the filing of this registration statement, we have issued the following securities that were not registered under the Securities Act. No underwriters were involved in the sales and the certificates representing the securities sold and issued contain legends restricting transfer of the securities without registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from registration.
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Date of Transaction | Transaction type (e.g. new issuance, cancellation, shares returned to treasury) and all under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 | Number of Securities Issued (or cancelled) (1) | Class of Securities | Value of Securities issued ($/per share) at Issuance(1) | Were the Securities issued at a discount to market price at the time of issuance? (Yes/No) | Individual/ Entity Securities were issued to (entities must have individual with voting / investment control disclosed). | Reason for Securities issuance (e.g. for cash or debt conversion) OR Nature of Services Provided (if applicable) | Restricted or Unrestricted as of this filing? | Exemption or Registration Type? | |||||||||||||
5/1/2021 | New | 59 | Common | 854.25 | Yes | Joshua Kushenreit | Acquisition | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
11/5/2021 | New | 46 | Common | 1.46 | Yes | Reliance Global Holdings, LLC | Conversion of preferred shares | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
1/3/2022 | New | 59 | Common | 1,683.00 | Yes | Warberg | Exercise of Series A warrants | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
1/4/2022 | New | 941 | Common | 1,683.00 | Yes | Clear Street LLC | Exercise of Series A warrants | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
1/5/2022 | New | 235 | Common | 1,683.00 | Yes | Clear Street LLC | Exercise of Series A warrants | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
1/5/2022 | New | 10,747 | Common | See footnote 2. | Yes | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. and Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Cash(2) | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
1/5/2022 | New | 9,076 | Preferred | See footnote 2. | Yes | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. and Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Cash(2) | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
1/5/2022 | New | 651,997 | Series B Warrants | See footnote 2. | Yes | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. and Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Cash(2) | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
1/10/2022 | New | 2,377 | Common | 823.65 | Yes | Pagidem, LLC | Acquisition | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
1/18/2022 | New | 235 | Common | 1,683.00 | Yes | Clear Street LLC and Warberg | Exercise of Series A warrants | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
3/22/2022 | New | (12,851 | ) | Common | 1,042.95 | Yes | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., Pagidem, LLC and Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Exchange of common shares for series C warrants | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
5/24/2022 | New | 5,237 | Common | 1,042.95 | Yes | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. | Exercise of Series C warrants | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
5/24/2022 | New | 2,377 | Common | 1,042.95 | Yes | Pagidem, LLC | Exercise of Series C warrants | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
6/14/2022 | New | 5,237 | Common | 1,042.95 | Yes | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Exercise of Series C warrants | 4(a)(2) |
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Date of Transaction | Transaction type (e.g. new issuance, cancellation, shares returned to treasury) and all under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 | Number of Securities Issued (or cancelled) (1) | Class of Securities | Value of Securities issued ($/per share) at Issuance | Were the Securities issued at a discount to market price at the time of issuance? (Yes/No) | Individual/ Entity Securities were issued to (entities must have individual with voting / investment control disclosed). | Reason for Securities issuance (e.g. for cash or debt conversion) OR Nature of Services Provided (if applicable) | Restricted or Unrestricted as of this filing? | Exemption or Registration Type? | |||||||||||||
8/4/2022 | New | 7,228 | Common | See footnote 2. | Yes | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Conversion of preferred shares(2) | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
8/15/2022 | New | 1,676 | Common | 247.35 | Yes | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. | Exercise of Series D warrants | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
8/18/2022 | New | 3,113 | Common | 234.26 | Yes | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Exercise of Series D warrants | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
8/24/2022 | New | 1,475 | Common | See footnote 2. | Yes | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. | Conversion of preferred shares(2) | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
01/05/2023 | New | 5,457 | (1) | Common | 127.50 | Yes | Altruis Benefits Consulting, Inc. | Acquisition | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
1/17/2023 | New | 976 | (1) | Common | 150.45 | Yes | Joshua Paul Kushnereit | Acquisition | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
2/13/2023 | New | 3,926 | (1) | Common | 164.29 | No | YES Americana Group, LLC | Conversion | 3(a)(9) | |||||||||||||
3/16/2023 | New | 9,120 | Common | 60.35 | No | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Cash | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
3/16/2023 | New | 897,594 | Prefunded (Series E) Warrants exercisable @ $0.001 per share | 3.549 | No | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Cash | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
3/16/2023 | New | 2,105,264 | Common (Series F) Warrants exercisable @ $3.55 per share | 0.125 | No | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Cash | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
4/03/2023 | New | 3,824 | Common | 44.71 | No | New To The Street | Services | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
5/18/2023 | New | 10,361 | Common | 69.19 | No | Jonathan Fortman | Acquisition | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
5/18/2023 | New | 10,361 | Common | 69.19 | No | Zachary Fortman | Acquisition | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
6/06/2023 | New | 1,763 | Common | 74.97 | No | Maxim Partners LLC | Services | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
06/20/2023 | New | 26 | Common | 76.50 | No | Chad Champion | Services | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
06/20/2023 | New | 776 | Common | 76.50 | No | Sandstone Group Corp. | Services | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
06/20/2023 | New | 233 | Common | 76.50 | No | Newbridge Securities Corporation | Services | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
7/7/2023 | New | 24 | Common | 42.50 | Yes | Bitbean LLC | Services | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
7/14/2023 | New | 4,310 | Common | 42.50 | Yes | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. | Exercise of Series B warrants | 3(a)(9) | ||||||||||||||
10/11/2023 | New | 10,271 | Common | 41.14 | No | Julie A. Blockey | Acquisition Earn-Out payment | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
12/06/2023 | New | 3,824 | Common | 27.88 | No | New to the Street Group, LLC | Services | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
12/08/2023 | New | 4,681 | Common | 20.57 | No | Outside the Box Capital Inc. | Services | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
12/12/2023 | New | 4,210,528 | Series G Warrants | See footnote(3) | No | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Inducement to exercise Series F Warrants | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
12/15/2023 | New | 17,647 | Common | See footnote(4) | See footnote(4) | Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. | Inducement to exchange Series B Warrants | Restricted | 3(a)(9) | |||||||||||||
4/25/2024 | New | 30,029 | Common | 5.91 | No | Julie A. Blockey | Acquisition Earn-Out payment | 4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||
5/21/2024 | New | 17,824 | Common | 5.61 | No | Outside the Box Capital Inc. | Services | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
6/20/2024 | New | 39,569 | Common | 3.96 | No | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | In Exchange for Series B Common Stock Purchase Warrant | Restricted | ||||||||||||||
4(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/21/2024 | New | 192,236 | Common | 3.96 | No | Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | In Exchange for Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
10/9/2024 | New | 6,667 | Common | 2.25 | No | Simon Jacobson | Services | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
10/29/2024 | New | 70,032 | Common Stock | 2.35 | No | Jonathan Spetner | Amendment to Stock Exchange Agreement | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
10/29/2024 | New | 70,032 | Common Stock | 2.35 | No | Agudath Israel of America | Amendment to Stock Exchange Agreement | Restricted | 4(a)(2) | |||||||||||||
11/20/2024 | New | 72,464 | Common | 1.38 | No | Outside the Box Capital Inc. | Service | Restricted | 4(a)(2) |
(1) | Gives effect to a 1:15 reverse stock split effective as of February 23, 2023 and a 1:17 reverse stock split effective as of June 28, 2024. |
(2) | Reflects sale of (i) warrants (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of up to 651,997 shares of Common Stock originally (which has been increased from 651,997 to 1,333,333 shares of Common Stock as a result of the triggering of certain anti-dilution provisions contained in the Series B Warrants), (ii) an aggregate of 178,060 shares of Common Stock (the “Common Shares”), and (iii) 9,076 shares (the “Preferred Shares”) of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, initially convertible into an aggregate of 147,939 shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $61.35 per share. The purchase price per Common Share and accompanying Series B Warrants was $61.35. The purchase price per Preferred Share and accompanying Series B Warrants was $1,000. The aggregate purchase price for the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants was approximately $20,000,000. |
(3) | Reflects issuance of Series G Warrants pursuant to Series F Inducement Agreement dated December 12, 2023 exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.6562, subsequently reset to $0.26 per share on May 10, 2024. |
(4) | Reflects issuance of Common Stock in exchange for 300,000 Series B Warrants pursuant to Exchange Offer of Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Amendment dated December 12, 2023. |
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Item 16. Exhibits.
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement:
EXHIBIT INDEX
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* | Filed herewith |
** | To be filed by amendment |
† | Includes management contracts and compensation plans and arrangements |
# | Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(A)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish supplementally copies of omitted schedules and exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon its request. |
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Item 17. Undertakings.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(i) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lakewood, State of New Jersey, on January 10, 2025.
RELIANCE GLOBAL GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Ezra Beyman | |
Ezra Beyman | ||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mr. Ezra Beyman, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on January 10, 2025.
Name | Position | |
/s/ Ezra Beyman | Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman and Director | |
Ezra Beyman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Joel Markovits | Chief Financial Officer | |
Joel Markovits | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
/s/ Alex Blumenfrucht | Director | |
Alex Blumenfrucht | ||
/s/ Sheldon Brickman | Director | |
Sheldon Brickman | ||
/s/ Ben Fruchtzweig | Director | |
Ben Fruchtzweig | ||
/s/ Scott Korman | Director | |
Scott Korman |
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