Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 28, 2023

AMERICAN REBEL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-41267

47-3892903

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

909 18th Avenue South, Suite A

Nashville, Tennessee

37212

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (833) 267-3235

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	AREB	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock Purchase Warrants	AREBW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as deﬁned in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised ﬁnancial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 28, 2023, the Registrant entered into a $500,000 Business Loan and Security Agreement (the “Secured Loan”) with Alt Banq Inc., an accredited investor lending source (the “Lender”). Under the Secured Loan, the Registrant received $490,000 on December 29, 2023, which was net of fees to the Lender. The Secured Loan requires 52 weekly payments of $11,731, for a total repayment of $610,000 to the Lender. The principal balance bears interest at 22% per annum. The Secured Loan, is secured by all of the assets of the Registrant and its subsidiaries second only to a previously secured line of credit and contains other customary terms and conditions for agreements of its type. Further, the Registrant’s CEO, Charles A. Ross, Jr., provided a personal guaranty for the Secured Loan.

The foregoing description of the Secured Loan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Secured Loan, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information described in Item 1.01 above relating to the Secured Loan is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description

4.1		Alt Banq Financing Agreement dated December 28, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	AMERICAN REBEL HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: January 3, 2024	By:	/s/ Charles A. Ross, Jr.
		Charles A. Ross, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 4.1

Cover	Dec. 28, 2023
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 28, 2023
Entity File Number	001-41267
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN REBEL HOLDINGS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001648087
Entity Tax Identification Number	47-3892903
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Address, Address Line One	909 18th Avenue South
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite A
Entity Address, City or Town	Nashville
Entity Address, State or Province	TN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	37212
City Area Code	(833)
Local Phone Number	267-3235
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Trading Symbol	AREB
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Trading Symbol	AREBW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ