UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2021 (December 23, 2021)
DSS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | | 001-32146 | | 16-1229730 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6 Framark Drive
Victor, New York 14564
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 325-3610
Document Security Systems, Inc.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.02 Par Value | | DSS | | The NYSE American LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 23, 2021, Decentralized Sharing Systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Decentralized”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of DSS, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase and Share Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Sharing Services Global Corporation (“SHRG”), which provided for an investment of up to $3,000,000 by Decentralized into SHRG in exchange of an aggregate of fifty million (50,000,000) shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Shares”) and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase up to fifty million (50,000,000) shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of Class A Common Stock. The Warrants have a term of five (5) years and are exercisable immediately, at the option of Decentralized at a per share price equal to $0.063 (the “Transaction”).
Prior to this transaction, Decentralized indirectly held a significant investment in SHRG through majority-owned subsidiaries. The Company’s and Decentralized’s board of directors approved this Subscription Agreement and the Transaction in connection therewith on December 23, 2021. Following the Transaction, the Company and its subsidiary, including Decentralized, shall own 59.6% shares of Class A Common Stock.
The foregoing summary of the Subscription Agreement and the Warrants are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Subscription Agreement and the Warrants, a copy of each is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. All of the Shares and Warrants described in this Current Report on Form 8-K are being offered and sold to an accredited investor in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | DSS, INC. |
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| December 29, 2021 | By: | /s/ Jason Grady |
| | Name: | Jason Grady |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
