Current Report Filing (8-k)
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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): March 11, 2021
REED’S,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-32501
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35-2177773
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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201
Merritt 7 Corporate Park, Norwalk, CT 06851
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address if changed since last report)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (310) 217-9400
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of Each Class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name
of Each Exchanged on Which Registered
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Common
Stock, $.0001 par value per share
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REED
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR
§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
March 11, 2021, Reed’s, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Reed’s”) entered into an amendment (“Amendment”)
to that certain Financing Agreement dated October 4, 2018, as amended or supplemented with its senior secured lender, Rosenthal
& Rosenthal, Inc. (“Rosenthal”) releasing that irrevocable standby letter of credit by Daniel J. Doherty, III
and Daniel J. Doherty, III 2002 Family Trust in the amount of $1.5 million (“LC”), which served as financial collateral
for certain obligations of Reed’s under the Rosenthal credit facility, with a two million dollar ($2,000,000) pledge of
securities to Rosenthal by John J. Bello and Nancy E. Bello, as Co-Trustees of THE JOHN AND NANCY BELLO REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST,
under trust agreement dated December 3, 2012, evidenced by that certain Pledge Agreement to Rosenthal, and as to which Rosenthal
has a first and only perfected security interest by the Securities Account Control Agreement held by securities broker (“Bello
Pledge”).
John
Bello, current Chairman and former Interim Chief Executive Officer of Reed’s, is a related party. He is also a greater than
5% beneficial owner of Reed’s common stock. As consideration for the collateral support, Mr. Bello received 400,000 shares
of Reed’s restricted stock.
The
foregoing description of the Amendment and the transactions contemplated therein and thereby, do not purport to be complete and
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to Reed’s
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2020.
Item
2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The
disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 describing the Rosenthal Amendment are incorporated herein by this reference.
Item
3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The
disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 describing the issuance of restricted stock to John Bello is incorporated herein by this reference.
Issuance of the restricted stock is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)
but qualifies for exemption under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The issuance is exempt from registration under Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act because the issuance of such securities does not involve a “public offering,” as defined
in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the transaction, pre-existing
relationship of such persons with Reed’s, size of the offering, manner of the offering and number of securities offered.
Based on an analysis of the above factors, Reed’s has met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(a)(2)
of the Securities Act.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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REEDS,
INC.,
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a
Delaware corporation
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Dated:
March 17, 2021
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By:
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/s/
Thomas J. Spisak
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Thomas
J. Spisak
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Chief
Financial Officer
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