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 |
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6411 |
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46-3390293 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of |
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(Primary Standard Industrial |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization) |
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Classification Code Number) |
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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 |
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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. ☐
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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 ☐ |
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Accelerated
filer ☐ |
Non-Accelerated filer ☒ |
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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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 |
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SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION |
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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) | |
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Placement Agent fees (3) (4) | |
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us | |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
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.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
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.
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:
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Scale to compete at a national
level. |
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Capitalize on the consumer
shift to ‘online’ with the personal touch of an agent, as the only InsurTech company with this combination. |
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Leverage proprietary agency
software and automation to compare carrier prices, for competitive renewal pricing. |
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Employ an empowered and
scalable insurance agency model. |
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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:
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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.). |
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Combines the low barriers
to entry of an agency network, with state-of-the-art tech. |
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Builds on the artificial
intelligence and data mining backbone of 5MinuteInsure.com |
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Is designed to provide
instant and competitive insurance quotes from more than thirty insurance carriers nationwide. |
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Reduces back-office burden
and expenses by eliminating paperwork. |
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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.
Our
best-in-class product offerings include the following:
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An agency partner contract |
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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.
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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.
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:
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We may experience significant
fluctuations in our quarterly and annual results. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Risks related to our lack
of knowledge in distant geographic markets. |
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We compete in a highly
regulated industry, which may result in increased expenses or restrictions on our operations. |
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We are subject to a variety
of federal, state and international laws and other obligations regarding data protection. |
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Changes in tax laws could
materially affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. |
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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.
THE
OFFERING
Issuer |
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Reliance Global Group,
Inc. |
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Securities
offered by us |
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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. |
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Description
of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants |
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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 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. |
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Placement
Agent Warrant |
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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 |
|
$_________ |
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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) |
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Common
stock outstanding prior to this offering (1) |
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2,250,210
shares |
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Common
stock to be outstanding after this offering (1) |
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Up
to approximately ________ shares (assuming no issuance of Pre-Funded Warrants and no exercise of Common Warrants offered in this
offering). |
Use
of proceeds |
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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. |
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Listing
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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. |
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Risk
factors |
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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. |
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Best
Efforts Offering |
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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: |
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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; |
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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; |
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102 shares of our common stock subject to vested and
unvested stock awards as of January 7, 2025; |
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2,524 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance
under our 2023 and 2019 Equity Incentive Plans as of January 7, 2025; and |
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___________ 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:
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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 |
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no exercise of the Warrants
issued in this offering. |
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.
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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 |
|
RISK
FACTORS
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.
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:
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General economic and political
conditions such as recessions, economic downturns and acts of war or terrorism; |
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|
● |
Quarterly variations in
our operating results; |
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|
● |
Seasonality of our business
cycle; |
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|
● |
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; |
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|
● |
Changes in financial estimates
and recommendations by securities analysts concerning us or the insurance brokerage or financial services industries in general; |
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|
● |
Operating and stock price
performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us; |
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|
● |
News reports relating to
trends in our markets, including any expectations regarding an upcoming “hard” or “soft” market; |
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|
● |
Cyberattacks and other
cybersecurity incidents; |
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|
● |
Changes in laws and regulations
affecting our business; |
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|
● |
Material announcements
by us or our competitors; |
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|
● |
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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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.
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.
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).
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:
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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.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
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.
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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.
CAPITALIZATION
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.
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Cash | |
$ | 925,270 | |
Total long term debt | |
| 9,887,894 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | |
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Preferred stock, par value $0.086 per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized and 0
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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 | |
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Accumulated deficit | |
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Total stockholders’ equity | |
$ | 2,820,600 | |
Total capitalization | |
$ | 17,419,767 | |
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:
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the information in this prospectus and otherwise available to us, including our financial information;
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the history and the prospects for the industry in which we compete;
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the ability of our management;
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the prospects for our future earnings;
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the present state of our development and our current financial condition;
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the general condition of the economy and the securities markets in the United States at the time of this offering;
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the market price of our common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market;
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the recent market prices of, and the demand for, publicly-traded securities of generally comparable companies; and
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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.
DILUTION
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:
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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. |
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.
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.
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. |
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. |
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. |
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.
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 $83,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Spetner believes that its current office space is sufficient
to meet its needs.
Legal
Proceedings
Spetner
is not party to, and its property is not the subject of, any material legal proceedings.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Pursuant
to disclosure requirements in Item 402 of Regulation S-K and paragraphs (e)(4) and (e)(5) of Item 407, the following table summarizes
executive compensation for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Name and principal position | |
Year | | |
Salary ($) | | |
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.
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.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
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.
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).
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.
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.
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:
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transaction is approved by a majority of disinterested directors before the shareholder becomes an interested shareholder; |
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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; |
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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 |
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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:
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provide that special meetings of shareholders may be called by the board of directors, or at the request in writing by shareholders
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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.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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:
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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
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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:
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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 $_______.
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.
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.
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:
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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.
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.
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”.
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:
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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; |
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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 |
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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”. |
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.
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.
LEGAL
MATTERS
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.
EXPERTS
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.
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:
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our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 4, 2024; |
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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; |
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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; |
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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; |
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our
definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on October 31, 2024; |
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our
definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2024; |
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our
definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024; |
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our
definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on December 17, 2024;
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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 |
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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
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:
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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); |
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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); |
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The
unaudited financial statements of SAI as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023, included elsewhere in this prospectus; and |
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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)
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Historical | | |
Pro Forma | |
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Reliance Global Group, Inc. (As
of September 30, 2024) | | |
Spetner Associates, Inc. (As of
September 30, 2024) | | |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments | | |
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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 | | |
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$ | 35,143,461 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
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| | |
Liabilities and Stockholders’ equity (deficit) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
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| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | |
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 | ) | |
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| 3,403,570 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | |
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 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | |
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 | |
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.
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.
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.
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 | |
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.
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.
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
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.
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
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
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
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 | |
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 | |
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 | ) |
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 | |
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.
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 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OFAND FOR THE YEARS DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND
2022
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Independent Auditors’
Report
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
SPETNER ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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 | |
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 | ) |
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 | ) |
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 | ) |
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 | |
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.
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.
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.
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:
| |
As of | |
| |
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%
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.
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.
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).
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.
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 | % |
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 $2,983,643 or 512%. The increase in net income
was primarily a result of increased revenues, increased interest income, decreased commission expense and decreased enrollment expense;
offset by increased charitable contributions, increased general and administrative expenses, increased salaries and wages expense, increased
related party expenses, and increased pension expense.
Results
of Operations for the Year ended December 31, 2023 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2022
| |
For the Years Ended | | |
| |
| |
December 31, | | |
December 31, | | |
| |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
Var ($) | | |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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___________,
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.
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.
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) |
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. |
Item
16. Exhibits.
The
following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement:
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
1.1** |
|
Form
of Placement Agent Agreement, dated __, 2025, by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Dominari Securities LLC. |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
Articles of Incorporation of Eye on Media Network, Inc. (now, Reliance Global Group, Inc.) as amended through October 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2020 (File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
Bylaws of Eye on Media Network, Inc. (now, Reliance Global Group, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2020 (File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Reliance Global Group, Inc. dated February 3, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2021 (SEC File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Reliance Global Group, Inc. dated December 23, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Reliance Global Group, Inc. dated February 16, 2023 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
Medigap Healthcare Insurance Agency LLC Formation and Assignment Documents (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
3.7 |
|
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Reliance Global Group, Inc. dated November 27, 2023 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
Certificate of Amendment to the registrant’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, dated June 26, 2024 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2024 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
Form of Series C Warrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
Form of Series D Warrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
4.3 |
|
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (Series F Warrant) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
Form of Warrant (Series F Warrant) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
Form of Series G Warrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
4.6 |
|
Form of Senior Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-275190) filed on October 27, 2023). |
|
|
|
4.7 |
|
Form of Subordinated Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-275190) filed on October 27, 2023). |
|
|
|
4.8** |
|
Form
of Warrant Agency Agreement between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and VStock Transfer, LLC |
|
|
|
4.9** |
|
Form Warrant |
|
|
|
4.10** |
|
Form
of Pre-Funded Warrant |
|
|
|
4.11** |
|
Form
of Placement Agent’s Warrant |
|
|
|
5.1** |
|
Opinion of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC. |
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
Securities Purchase Agreement between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Nsure, Inc. dated February 19, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2020 (SEC File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
10.2 |
|
Irrevocable Assignment & Acquisition Agreement between Reliance Global Holdings, LLC and Ezra Beyman effective as of June 3, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2020 (File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
10.3 |
|
Lease between Coverage Consultants Unlimited, Inc. and Commercial Coverage Solutions, LLC dated August 17, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Amendment No. 3) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2021 (File No. 333-249381)). |
10.4 |
|
Master Credit Agreement between Southwestern Montana Insurance Center, LLC and Oak Street Funding LLC dated April 3, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Amendment No. 1) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2020 (File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
10.5† |
|
Reliance Global Group Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Amendment No. 3) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2021 (File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
10.6 |
|
Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement between Nsure Inc. and Reliance Global Group, Inc. dated October 8, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Amendment No. 3) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2021 (File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
10.7 |
|
Form of Warrant Agent Agreement between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and VStock Transfer, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Amendment No. 3) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2021 (File No. 333-249381)). |
|
|
|
10.8 |
|
Purchase Agreement among Kush Benefit Solutions, LLC, J.P. Kush and Associates, Inc. and Joshua Kushnereit dated May 12, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2021 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.9 |
|
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement among Reliance Global Group, Inc. and the investors identified on the signature pages thereto dated as of December 22, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2021 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.10 |
|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2021 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.11 |
|
Form of Series B Warrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2021 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.12 |
|
Form of Certificate of Designation for Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2021 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.13 |
|
Asset Purchase Agreement between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Medigap Healthcare Insurance Company, LLC and the sole member thereof dated as of December 21, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.14 |
|
Form of Investor Exchange Agreement between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and the parties signatory to the agreement dated as of March 23, 2022 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.15 |
|
Form of Medigap Exchange Agreement between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and the parties signatory to the agreement dated as of March 23, 2022 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.16 |
|
Asset Purchase Agreement between Reli Exchange, LLC and Barra & Associates, LLC dated April 26, 2022 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2022 (File Number 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.17 |
|
Security Agreement between Medigap Healthcare Insurance Agency, LLC and Oak Street Funding LLC dated April 26, 2022 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2022 (File Number 001-40020)) |
|
|
|
10.18† |
|
Employment Agreement between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Grant Barra dated April 26, 2022 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2022 (File Number 001-40020))Ex. 10.3 |
|
|
|
10.19 |
|
Promissory Note issued by Reliance Global Group, Inc. to YES Americanna Group LLC on September 13, 2022 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.20 |
|
Amendment No. 1 to the Promissory Note between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and YES Americana Group, LLC, dated as of February 7, 2023 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.21† |
|
Promotion Letter by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Joel Markovits dated as of December 28, 2022 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
10.22# |
|
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 13, 2023, between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Investor (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.23 |
|
Form of Warrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.24 |
|
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.25 |
|
Form of Placement Agent Warrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.26 |
|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.27 |
|
Second Amendment to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2023, by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc., Fortman Insurance Services, LLC, Fortman Insurance Agency, LLC, Jonathan Fortman, and Zachary Fortman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.28 |
|
Confidential Settlement and Mutual General Release Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2023, by and among the registrant, Medigap Healthcare Insurance Agency, LLC, Pagidem, LLC f/k/a Medigap Healthcare Insurance Company, LLC, Joseph J. Bilotti, III, Kyle Perrin, Zachary Lewis, T65 Health Insurance Solutions, Inc. f/k/a T65 Health Solutions, Inc., and Seniors First Life, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.29 |
|
Amendment #1 to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc., Southwestern Montana Insurance Center, LLC, Southwestern Montana Financial Center, Inc., and Julie A. Blockey (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.30† |
|
Reliance Global Group Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix I to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2023 (File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.31 |
|
Inducement Offer to Extend Existing Warrants, dated as of December 12, 2023, by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.32 |
|
Inducement Offer to Exercise Series F Warrants to Subscribe for Common Shares, dated as of December 12, 2023, by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.33 |
|
Exchange Offer of Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Amendment, dated as of December 12, 2023, by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2023 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.34 |
|
Third Amendment to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2024, by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc., Fortman Insurance Services, LLC, Fortman Insurance Agency, LLC, Jonathan Fortman, and Zachary Fortman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2024 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
|
|
|
10.34† |
|
Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Ezra Beyman dated January 25, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2024 (SEC File No. 001-40020)). |
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10.35 |
|
At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated February 15, 2024, by and between the registrant and EF Hutton LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2024). |
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|
|
10.36 |
|
Amended and Restated Stock Exchange Agreement by and among Reliance Global Group, Inc., Jonathan S. Spetner, Agudath Israel of America, and Spetner Associates, Inc., dated as of September 6, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2024). |
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10.37 |
|
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Stock Exchange Agreement by and among Reliance Global Group, Inc., Spetner Associates, Inc., Jonathan Spetner, and Agudath Israel of America, dated as of October 29, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2024). |
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16.1 |
|
Letter, dated April 10, 2024, from Mazars USA LLP addressed to the Commission (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2024). |
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21.1 |
|
List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Form Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2023 (SEC File No. 000-40020)). |
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23.1* |
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Consent of Mazars USA LLP. |
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23.2* |
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Consent of Urish Popeck & Co., LLC. |
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23.3** |
|
Consent of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1* |
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page). |
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107* |
|
Filing fee table. |
* |
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. |
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.
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. |
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By: |
/s/
Ezra Beyman |
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Ezra
Beyman |
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Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer) |
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POWER
OF ATTORNEY
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 |
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/s/
Ezra Beyman |
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Executive Chairman and Director |
Ezra
Beyman |
|
(Principal
Executive Officer) |
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|
|
/s/
Joel Markovits |
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
Joel
Markovits |
|
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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|
/s/
Alex Blumenfrucht |
|
Director |
Alex
Blumenfrucht |
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/s/
Sheldon Brickman |
|
Director |
Sheldon
Brickman |
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|
/s/
Ben Fruchtzweig |
|
Director |
Ben
Fruchtzweig |
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/s/
Scott Korman |
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Director |
Scott
Korman |
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Exhibit
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 our report dated April 4, 2024, related to the consolidated financial statements
of Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for each of the two years in the period ended December
31, 2023, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Reliance Global Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2023.
We
also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption “Experts” in Registration Statement.
/s/
Mazars USA LLP
New
York, New York
January
10, 2025
Exhibit
23.2
Consent
of Independent Auditor
The
Shareholders
Spetner
Associates, Inc.
Saint
Louis. Missouri
We
hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated December 31, 2024,
relating to the consolidated financial statements of Spetner Associates, Inc. which is contained in that Prospectus.
We
also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/
Urish Popeck & Co., LLC
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
January
10, 2025
Exhibit
107
CALCULATION
OF FILING FEE TABLES
Form
S-1
(Form
Type)
RELIANCE
GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table
1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities
Security
Type |
|
Security
Class
Title |
|
Fee
Calculation
Rule |
|
Amount
Registered |
|
|
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per
Unit |
|
|
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price (1) |
|
|
Fee
Rate |
|
|
Amount
of
Registration
Fee |
|
|
|
Units (2),
consisting of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
(i)
Common stock, par value $0.086 per share or
Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase common stock, included in the units (3)(4)(5) |
|
Rule 457(o) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
10,000,000.00 |
|
|
|
0.00015310 |
|
|
$ |
1,531.00 |
|
Equity |
|
(ii)
Warrants to purchase common stock, par value $0.086 per share, included in the units (3) |
|
Rule
457(g) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Equity |
|
Common
stock, par value $0.086 per share, underlying the warrants included in the units (6) |
|
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
12,500,000.00 |
|
|
|
0.00015310 |
|
|
$ |
1,913.75 |
|
Equity |
|
Common
stock, par value $0.086 per share, underlying Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase common stock (4)(5)(7) |
|
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Equity |
|
Placement
Agent’s Warrant to purchase common stock (8) |
|
Rule
457(g) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Equity |
|
Common
stock issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent’s Warrant to purchase common stock (9) |
|
Rule
457(g) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
575,000.00 |
|
|
|
0.00015310 |
|
|
|
88.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Offering Amounts/Net Fee Due |
|
|
$ |
23,075,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,532.78 |
|
(1) |
Estimated solely
for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”). |
|
|
(2) |
Each
unit consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.086 per share, and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock, par
value $0.086 per share. |
|
|
(3) |
Included
in the price of the units. No fee required pursuant
to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act. |
|
|
(4) |
The proposed maximum aggregate
offering price of the common stock proposed to be sold in the offering will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis based on the
offering price of any Pre-Funded Warrants offered and sold in the offering, and the proposed maximum offering price of the Pre-Funded
Warrants to be sold in the offering will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis based on the offering price of any common stock
sold in the offering. |
|
|
(5) |
The
registrant may issue Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase common stock in the offering. The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant
will equal the price per share at which shares of common stock are being sold to the public in this offering, minus $0.001,
which constitutes the pre-funded portion of the exercise price, and the remaining unpaid exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrant
will equal $0.001 per share (subject to adjustment as provided for therein). |
|
|
(6) |
The
warrants are exercisable at a per share exercise price equal to 125% of the public offering price per unit. The proposed maximum
aggregate public offering price of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants was calculated to be $12,500,000.00
(which is 125% of $10,000,000 since each investor will receive a warrant to purchase one share of common stock for each share of
common stock purchased in this offering). |
|
|
(7) |
Pursuant to Rule 416 under
the Securities Act, the shares registered hereby also include an indeterminate number of additional shares as may from time to time
become issuable by reason of stock splits, distributions, recapitalizations or other similar transactions. |
(8) |
In accordance with Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act,
because the common stock of the registrant underlying the Placement Agent’s Warrant is registered hereby, no separate
registration fee is required with respect to the Placement Agent’s Warrant registered hereby. |
|
|
(9) |
The Placement Agent’s Warrants are exercisable
at a per share exercise price equal to 115% of the public offering price per common stock. As estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price
of the Placement Agent’s warrants is $575,000 which is equal to 115% of $500,000 (5% of $10,000,000.00
of common stock sold in this offering and 5% of the common stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Warrants). |
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