VLCN Volcon Inc

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)

Registration No. 333-269644

 

Prospectus Supplement

(to Prospectus dated March 21, 2023)

 

 

 

 

Up to $100,000,000 of Shares of Common Stock

 

On October 18, 2024, we entered into a certain Sales Agreement, or sales agreement, with Aegis Capital Corp. (“Aegis”) relating to shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus supplement. In accordance with the terms of the sales agreement, we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 from time to time through Aegis, acting as our sales agent or principal.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” and “smaller reporting company” as defined under U.S. federal securities laws and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Our shares of common stock are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “VLCN”. The last sale price of our shares of common stock on October 16, 2024 was $0.982 per share.

 

Sales of our common stock, if any, under this prospectus supplement may be made in sales deemed to be “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. If authorized by us in writing, Aegis may also sell shares of our common stock in negotiated transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices and/or in any other method permitted by law. If we and Aegis agree on any method of distribution other than sales of shares of our common stock on or through the Nasdaq Capital Market or another existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. Aegis is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of securities but will act as a sales agent using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between Aegis and us. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

 

The compensation to Aegis for sales of common stock sold pursuant to the sales agreement will be equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold under the sales agreement, in addition to reimbursement of certain expenses, see “Plan of Distribution.” In connection with the sale of the common stock on our behalf, Aegis will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Aegis will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Aegis with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-4 of this prospectus supplement and the risk factors incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

 

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is October 18, 2024.

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

	Page
About This Prospectus Supplement	S-1
Prospectus Supplement Summary	S-2
Risk Factors	S-4
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	S-6
Use Of Proceeds	S-7
Dividend Policy	S-8
Dilution	S-9
Plan of Distribution	S-10
Legal Matters	S-11
Experts	S-11
Incorporation By Reference	S-12
Where You Can Find More Information	S-13
Prospectus
About This Prospectus	1
Prospectus Summary	2
Our Company	2
Corporate Information	4
Securities We May Offer	4
Risk Factors	6
Forward-Looking Statements	6
Where You Can Find More Information	6
Incorporation of Certain Information By Reference	7
Use Of Proceeds	8
Description Of Common Stock	8
Description Of Preferred Stock	10
Description Of Debt Securities	10
Description Of The Warrants	18
Description Of Units	19
Plan Of Distribution	20
Legal Matters	23
Experts	23

 

 

 

 

About This Prospectus Supplement

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Each time we conduct an offering to sell securities under the accompanying prospectus we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering, including the price, the amount of securities being offered and the plan of distribution. The shelf registration statement was initially filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023, and was declared effective by the SEC on March 21, 2023. This prospectus supplement describes the specific details regarding this offering and may add, update or change information contained in the accompanying prospectus. The accompanying prospectus provides general information about us and our securities, some of which, may not apply to this offering. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. We are not making offers to sell or solicitations to buy our common stock in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making that offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation.

 

If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus or the information incorporated by reference with an earlier date, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement, together with the base prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus we have authorized for use in connection with this offering include all material information relating to this offering. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information and you must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus we have authorized for use in connection with this offering is accurate only as of the respective dates of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. You should carefully read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the information and documents incorporated herein by reference herein and therein, as well as any free writing prospectus we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, before making an investment decision. See “Incorporation by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus.

 

This prospectus supplement relates only to an offering of up to $100.0 million of shares of our common stock through Aegis. These sales, if any, will be made pursuant to the terms of the sales agreement entered into between us and Aegis on October 18, 2024, a copy of which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.

 

No action is being taken in any jurisdiction outside the United States to permit a public offering of these securities or possession or distribution of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus in that jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions as to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein which are summaries only and are not intended to be complete. Reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the actual documents, some of which have been filed or will be filed and incorporated by reference herein. See “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement. We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain and incorporate by reference certain market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on Company estimates, independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although we believe these sources are reliable, estimates as they relate to projections involve numerous assumptions, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and under similar headings in the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.

 

Unless otherwise stated or the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus supplement to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “Volcon” refer to Volcon, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

 

 

Prospectus Supplement Summary

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in our securities. You should read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully, including the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-4 and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the other information incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before making an investment decision.

 

Our Company

 

We are an all-electric, off-road powersports vehicle company developing electric two and four-wheel motorcycles and utility terrain vehicles, or UTVs, also known as side-by-sides, along with a complete line of upgrades and accessories. In October 2020, we began building and testing prototypes for our future offerings with two off-road motorcycles – the Grunt and the Runt. Our motorcycles feature unique frame designs protected by design patents. Additional utility and design patents have been filed for other aspects of Volcon’s vehicles.

 

Recent Developments

 

On September 9, 2024, Christian Okonsky resigned as a member of our Board of Directors, Mr. Okonsky informed the board that his resignation was for personal reasons and not because of any disagreement between Mr. Okonsky and the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, accounting policies, or practices.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 3121 Eagles Nest, Suite 120, Round Rock, TX 78665. Our website address is www.volcon.com. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website does not constitute part of this prospectus supplement and inclusions of our website address in this prospectus supplement are inactive textual references only.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and intend to rely on certain exemptions from various public company reporting requirements, including not being required to have our internal control over financial reporting audited by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Risks Affecting Our Company

 

In evaluating an investment in our securities, you should carefully read this prospectus supplement and especially consider the factors incorporated by reference in the sections titled “Risk Factors” commencing on page S-4 of this prospectus supplement, in our accompanying prospectus and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are incorporated by reference herein

 

  

 

The Offering

 

Common Stock Offered		Shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100.0 million pursuant to the sales agreement.
Manner of the Offering		“At the market offering” that may be made from time to time through or to Aegis as sales agent or principal. See “Plan of Distribution”.
Common Stock Currently Outstanding		4,487,213
Common Stock to Be Outstanding Immediately Following This Offering		Up to 101,832,993 shares of our common stock, assuming sales at a price of $0.982 per share, which was the closing price on Nasdaq on October 16, 2024. The actual number of shares issued will vary depending on the price at which shares may be sold from time to time under this offering. Issuances will not exceed our total authorized amount of shares of common stock, which is 250,000,000 as of the date of this prospectus supplement.
Use of Proceeds		We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and for general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” on page S-7 of the prospectus supplement for a more complete description of the intended use of proceeds from this offering.
Risk Factors		Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-4 of this prospectus supplement and the risk factors incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Nasdaq Capital Market Symbol		VLCN.

 

 

The number of shares of our common stock expected to be outstanding after this offering is based on 4,487,213 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 16, 2024, and excludes, as of that date, the following:

 

	·	50,164 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options, vested and unvested, with a weighted-average exercise price of $160.49 per share;
	·	1,540,687 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants with a weighted-average exercise price of $9.03 per share (includes 656,836 pre-funded warrants with an exercise price of $0.00001); and
	·	up to an aggregate of 136 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our stock plan, as amended.

 

Except as otherwise indicated herein, all information in this prospectus supplement assumes no exercise of the warrants and options listed above.

 

 

 

 

Risk Factors

 

An investment in our securities involves risks. We urge you to consider carefully the risks described below, and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before making an investment decision, including those risks identified under “Item IA. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports that we subsequently file with the SEC. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section below entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”.

 

Risks Related to this Offering

  

We have in the past failed to maintain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, and if we fail to maintain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market in the future, we will not be afforded traditional cure periods under Nasdaq rules and our common stock will be delisted from Nasdaq, which could have an adverse impact on the liquidity and market price of our common stock.

 

On December 19, 2023, we were notified by the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that we were not in compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), as the minimum bid price of our common stock had been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. On January 4, 2024, the Staff notified us that the market value of our listed securities had been below the minimum $35,000,000 required for continued listing as set forth in Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) for the previous 180 calendar days and served as an additional basis for delisting.

 

We submitted a hearing request to Nasdaq’s Hearings Department, which stayed the suspension of our common stock. The hearing was held on March 26, 2024. On April 2, 2024, we received notification from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (“Panel”) that it had granted an extension until June 24, 2024, to demonstrate compliance with Listing Rules 5550(a)(2) and 5550(b)(1) (which requires at least $2.5 million in shareholders’ equity), subject to certain conditions.

 

On July 17, 2024, we received a letter from the Nasdaq Office of General Counsel confirming the decision of the Panel that we had demonstrated compliance with the requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, but that we will be subject to a Discretionary Panel Monitor for a period of one year. As such, in the event that we have another deficiency or deficiencies, we will immediately go back into Nasdaq’s hearings process.

 

On October 1, 2024, the Company’s stock price fell below $1.00 per share and remained below $1.00 as of the date of this prospectus. As noted in the paragraph above, if the share price remains below $1.00 for 30 consecutive business days, we expect to receive another deficiency and will immediately go back into the Nasdaq’s hearings process.

 

In the event that the Nasdaq Hearings Department does not grant us an extension to demonstrate compliance, our common stock would be delisted from Nasdaq and trading of our common stock could be conducted only in the over-the-counter market or on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as the Pink Sheets or the OTC Bulletin Board. In such an event, it could become more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate price quotations for, our common stock, and there would likely also be a reduction in our coverage by securities analysts and the news media, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline further. Also, it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital if we are not listed on a major exchange.

 

You may experience immediate and substantial dilution in the book value per share of the common stock you purchase in the offering.

 

The shares sold in this offering, if any, will be sold from time to time at various prices. The offering price per share in this offering may exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering. The future exercise of warrants for shares of our common stock and the exercise of outstanding stock options following the date of this prospectus supplement may result in dilution of your investment depending upon the actual price per share when shares are sold under this offering.

 

 

 

Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering, you may not agree with how we use the proceeds, and the proceeds may not be invested successfully.

 

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. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. See “Use of Proceeds” on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement for a description of our proposed use of proceeds from this offering.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and currently do not plan to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

The common stock offered hereby will be sold in “at the market” offerings, and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

 

Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their shares as a result of share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.

 

The actual number of shares we will issue under the sales agreement with Aegis, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.

 

Subject to certain limitations in the sales agreement with Aegis and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver placement notices to Aegis at any time throughout the term of the sales agreement. The number of shares that are sold by Aegis after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on the market price of the common stock during the sales period and limits we set with Aegis.

 

If our shares become subject to the penny stock rules, it may be more difficult to sell our shares.

 

The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or authorized for quotation on certain automated quotation systems, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system). The OTC Bulletin Board does not meet such requirements and if the price of our shares is less than $5.00 and our shares are no longer listed on a national securities exchange such as Nasdaq, our shares may be deemed a penny stock. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, at least two business days prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver to the customer a standardized risk disclosure document containing specified information and to obtain from the customer a signed and date acknowledgment of receipt of that document. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, a broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive: (i) the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement; (ii) a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks; and (iii) a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our shares, and therefore shareholders may have difficulty selling their shares.

 

Sales of a significant number of shares of our common stock in the public markets or significant short sales of our common stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital.

 

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock or other equity-related securities in the public markets, could depress the market price of our common stock. This offering may contribute to a depressed market price of our common stock. If there are significant short sales of our common stock, the price decline that could result from this activity may cause the share price to decline more so, which, in turn, may cause long holders of the common stock to sell their shares, thereby contributing to sales of common stock in the market. Such sales also may impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities in the future at a time and price that our management deems acceptable, if at all.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference herein and therein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements concern our current plans, intentions, beliefs, expectations and statements of future economic performance. Statements containing terms such as “will,” “may,” “believe,” “do not believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate” and other phrases of similar meaning are considered to be forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

	·	our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market;
	·	our ability to generate revenues from sales, generate cash from operations, or obtain additional funding to market our vehicles and develop new products;
	·	our ability to successfully implement and effectively manage our outsourced manufacturing, design and development model and achieve any anticipated benefits;
	·	the ability of third party manufacturers to produce our vehicles in accordance with our design and quality specifications, with sufficient scale to satisfy customers and within a reasonable cost;
	·	anticipated timing for the manufacture, design, production, shipping and launch of our vehicles;
	·	the inability of our suppliers to deliver the necessary components for our vehicles at prices and volumes acceptable to our third party manufacturers;
	·	our ability to establish a network of dealers and international distributors to sell and service our vehicles on the timeline we expect;
	·	whether our vehicles will perform as expected;
	·	our facing product warranty claims or product recalls;
	·	our facing adverse determinations in significant product liability claims;
	·	customer adoption of electric vehicles;
	·	the development of alternative technology that adversely affects our business;
	·	increased government regulation of our industry;
	·	tariffs and currency exchange rates; and
	·	the conflict with Russia and Ukraine and the potential adverse effect it may have on the availability of materials used in the manufacturing of batteries for our vehicles.

 

Forward-looking statements are based on our assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause actual results to differ include, among others, those set forth under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and those discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our future reports filed with the SEC, all of which are incorporated by reference herein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or the documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference herein and therein, which reflect management’s views and opinions only as of their respective dates. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

 

You should carefully read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading “Incorporation of Documents by Reference,” and the documents that we reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are a part with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

 

 

 

Use of Proceeds

 

We may issue and sell shares of common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $100.0 million from time to time, before deducting sales agent commissions and expenses. The amount of proceeds from this offering will depend upon the number of shares of our common stock sold and the market price at which they are sold. There can be no assurance that we will be able to sell any shares under, or fully utilize, the sales agreement with Aegis. 

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and for general corporate purposes. This represents our best estimate of the manner in which we will use the net proceeds we receive from this offering based upon the current status of our business, but we have not reserved or allocated amounts for specific purposes and we cannot specify with certainty how or when we will use any of the net proceeds. Amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend on numerous factors. Our management will have broad discretion in applying the net proceeds from this offering.

 

Pending application of the net proceeds as described above, we intend to invest the proceeds to us in investment-grade, interest-bearing securities such as money market funds, certificates of deposit, or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government, or hold as cash. We cannot predict whether the proceeds invested will yield a favorable, or any, return.

 

 

 

Dividend Policy

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock, and we do not currently intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. We expect to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay dividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and any contractual restrictions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilution

 

If you invest in our common stock in this offering, your interest will be diluted immediately to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share of our common stock and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering.

 

As of June 30, 2024, our as reported net tangible book value was $3.8 million, or $2.31 per share of common stock. Net tangible book value per share represents our total tangible assets, less our total liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. After giving effect to: (i) the sale on July 12, 2024 of 820,836 shares common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,466,836 shares of common stock in lieu thereof (and shares of common stock issued for the exercise of 1,810,000 of these pre-funded warrants as of October 16, 2024) in a registered direct offering at a purchase price of $3.65 per share or pre-funded warrant; (ii) the repayment in July 2024 of outstanding notes in principal amount of $2.9 million; and (iii) the issuance of 192 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of certain warrants (iv) the exchange of 774,569 shares of our common stock for the issuance of 774,569 pre-funded warrants to an institutional shareholder on October 16, 2024, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2024 would have been $18.7 million, or $4.16 per share of common stock.

 

After giving effect to the sale of 101,832,993 shares of our common stock, representing a net amount of $96.4 million after deducting sales agent commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, at an assumed offering price of $0.982 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on Nasdaq on October 16, 2024, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2024 would have been approximately $115.04 million, or approximately $1.082 per share. This represents an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of approximately $3.08 per share to our existing stockholders on an as adjusted basis and an immediate increase of approximately $0.10 per share to new investors purchasing securities at the assumed purchase price.

 

The following table illustrates the dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors as of June 30, 2024 on an as adjusted basis after consideration for the effects of the items noted above. The following table illustrates this calculation on a per share basis. The as adjusted information is illustrative only and will adjust based on the actual price to the public, the actual number of shares sold and other terms of the offering determined at the time shares of our common stock are sold pursuant to this prospectus supplement. The shares sold in this offering, if any, will be sold from time to time at various prices. We will not offer and sell shares in excess of any amount that would cause the number of our outstanding shares to exceed the number of shares then authorized to be issued under our articles of incorporation, which is 250,000,000 shares as of the date of this prospectus supplement.

 

Assumed public offering price per share						$ 0.982
Net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2024 on an as adjusted basis		$	4.16
Decrease in the as adjusted net tangible book value per share attributable to this offering		$	(3.08)
As adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering						$	1.082
Increase per share to new investors participating in this offering at the assumed public offering price						$	0.10

 

The number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on 1,642,685 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024 plus (i) the issuance subsequent to June 30, 2024 of 988,069 shares of common stock upon the conversion of our Series A preferred stock; (ii) the issuance of 820,836 shares of our common stock from a public offering in July 2024; (iii) the issuance subsequent to June 30, 2024 of 1,810,192 shares of our common stock upon the exercise outstanding warrants, (iv) the exchange of 774,569 shares of our common stock for pre-funded warrants and (v) excludes:

 

	·	50,164 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options, vested and unvested, with a weighted-average exercise price of $160.49 per share;
	·	1,540,687 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants with a weighted-average exercise price of $9.03 per share (includes 1,431,405 pre-funded warrants with an exercise price of $0.00001); and
	·	up to an aggregate of 136 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our stock plan, as amended.

 

The above illustration of dilution per share to investors participating in this offering assumes no exercise of outstanding options or warrants to purchase our common stock, and no conversion of convertible notes. The exercise of outstanding options or warrants or the conversion of convertible notes having an exercise or conversion price less than the offering price would increase dilution to investors participating in this offering. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital depending on market conditions, our capital requirements and strategic considerations, even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through our sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

 

 

 

Plan of Distribution

 

We have entered into the sales agreement with Aegis under which we may issue and sell shares of our common stock from time to time up to $100.0 million to or through Aegis, acting as our sales agent or principal. The sales of our common stock, if any, under this prospectus supplement will be made at market prices by any method deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, including sales made directly on Nasdaq, on any other existing trading market for our common stock or to or through a market maker. If we and Aegis agree on any method of distribution other than sales of shares of our common stock on or through the Nasdaq Capital Market or another existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.

 

Each time that we wish to issue and sell shares of our common stock under the sales agreement, we will provide Aegis with a placement notice describing the amount of shares to be sold, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the amount of shares of common stock that may be sold in any single day, any minimum price below which sales may not be made or any minimum price requested for sales in a given time period and any other instructions relevant to such requested sales. Upon receipt of a placement notice, Aegis, acting as our sales agent, will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations and the rules of Nasdaq, to sell shares of our common stock under the terms and subject to the conditions of the placement notice and the sales agreement. We or Aegis may suspend the offering of common stock pursuant to a placement notice upon notice and subject to other conditions.

 

Settlement for sales of common stock, unless the parties agree otherwise, will occur on the first trading day following the date on which any sales are made in return for payment of the net proceeds to us. There are no arrangements to place any of the proceeds of this offering in an escrow, trust or similar account. Sales of our common stock as contemplated in this prospectus supplement will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and Aegis may agree upon.

 

Because there are no minimum sale requirements as a condition to this offering, the actual total public offering price, commissions and net proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. The actual dollar amount and number of shares of common stock we sell through this prospectus supplement will be dependent, among other things, on market conditions and our capital raising requirements.

 

We will report at least quarterly the number of shares of common stock sold through Aegis under the sales agreement, the net proceeds to us and the compensation paid by us to Aegis in connection with the sales of common stock under the sales agreement.

 

The offering pursuant to the sales agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all shares of common stock subject to the sales agreement and (ii) termination of the sales agreement as permitted therein. We may terminate the sales agreement in our sole discretion at any time by giving three days’ prior notice to Aegis. Aegis may terminate the sales agreement under the circumstances specified in the sales agreement and in its sole discretion at any time by giving three days’ prior notice to us.

 

This prospectus supplement in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by Aegis, and Aegis may distribute this prospectus supplement electronically. 

 

Fees and Expenses

 

We will pay Aegis commissions for its services in acting as our sales agent in the sale of our common stock pursuant to the sales agreement. Aegis will be entitled to compensation at a fixed commission rate of 3.5% of the gross proceeds from the sale of our common stock on our behalf pursuant to the sales agreement. We have also agreed to reimburse Aegis for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including but not limited to the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of its legal counsel) in an amount equal to $75,000.

 

We estimate that the total expenses for this offering, excluding compensation payable to Aegis and certain expenses reimbursable to Aegis under the terms of the sales agreement, will be approximately $75,000. The remaining sales proceeds, after deducting any expenses payable by us and any transaction fees imposed by any governmental, regulatory, or self-regulatory organization in connection with the sales, will equal our net proceeds for the sale of such common stock.

  

 

 

Regulation M

 

In connection with the sale of the common stock on our behalf, Aegis will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation of Aegis will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts.

 

Aegis will not engage in any market making activities involving our common stock while the offering is ongoing under this prospectus supplement if such activity would be prohibited under Regulation M or other anti-manipulation rules under the Securities Act. As our sales agent, Aegis will not engage in any transactions that stabilizes our common stock.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify Aegis against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and to contribute to payments that the Aegis may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. 

 

Listing

 

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “VLCN.”

 

Other Relationships

 

Aegis and/or its affiliates have in the past engaged, and may in the future engage, in transactions with, and may perform, from time to time, investment banking and advisory services for us in the ordinary course of their business and for which it would receive customary fees and expenses. In addition, in the ordinary course of its business activities, Aegis and its affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for its own account and for the accounts of its customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. 

 

Legal Matters

 

The validity of the common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by ArentFox Schiff LLP, Washington, DC. Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Richmond, Virginia, is acting as counsel for the sales agent in connection with this offering.

 

Experts

 

The audited financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of MaloneBailey LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

 

 

 

Incorporation by Reference

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus supplement the information in other documents that we file with it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus supplement, and information in documents that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in documents filed earlier with the SEC or contained in this prospectus supplement. We incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement the documents listed below and any future filings that we may make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering under this prospectus supplement; provided, however, that we are not incorporating, in each case, any documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules:

 

	·	Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024.
	·	Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 7, 2024 and August 6, 2024.
	·	Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 25, 2024;
	·	Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on October 11, 2024;
	·	Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 4, 2024; January 5, 2024; January 12, 2024; January 19, 2024; February 5, 2024; February 23, 2024; March 1, 2024; March 4, 2024; March 25, 2024; April 4, 2024; April 5, 2024; May 17, 2024; May 20, 2024; May 30, 2024; June 7, 2024; June 14, 2024; July 12, 2024; July 18, 2024; July 29, 2024; August 2, 2024; September 13, 2024; and October 16, 2024.
	·	The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on October 1, 2021, and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description, including any exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of this offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and deemed to be part of this prospectus supplement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.

 

You may obtain a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above, which may have been or may be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, including exhibits, at no cost to you by writing or telephoning us at the following address:

 

Volcon, Inc.

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

3121 Eagles Nest, Suite 120

Round Rock

TX 78665

Tel: (512) 400-4271

Email: greg@volcon.com.

 

  

 

 

Where You Can Find More Information

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a registration statement on Form S-3 we filed with the SEC under the Securities Act and do not contain all the information set forth or incorporated by reference in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the reference may not be complete and you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement or the exhibits to the reports or other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus for a copy of such contract, agreement or other document. Because we are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange A, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy information filed by us with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information regarding the operation of the public reference section can be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, dated March 15, 2023

 

PROSPECTUS

 

$200,000,000

 

 

Volcon, Inc.

 

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

Warrants

Units

____________________

 

We may from time to time issue up to $200,000,000 aggregate dollar amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants or units of securities consisting of some or all of these securities, in any combination, together or separately, in one or more offerings, in amounts, at prices and on the terms determined at the time of the offering. We will specify in the accompanying prospectus supplement the terms of the securities to be offered and sold. We may sell these securities directly to you, through underwriters, dealers or agents we select, or through a combination of these methods. We will describe the plan of distribution for any particular offering of these securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of any securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market and is traded under the symbol “VLCN”. On March 13, 2023, the closing price of the common stock, as reported on NASDAQ, was $1.44 per share.

 

As of February 6, 2023, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $29.1 million, based on 24,426,260 shares of outstanding common stock, of which approximately 17,299,970 shares were held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $1.68 based on the closing sale price of our common stock on February 6, 2023.

 

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 6 of this prospectus before making a decision to purchase our securities.

 

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

The date of this prospectus is March 21, 2023.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS		1
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY		2
OUR COMPANY		2
CORPORATE INFORMATION		4
SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER		4
RISK FACTORS		6
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		6
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		6
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE		7
USE OF PROCEEDS		8
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK		8
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK		10
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES		10
DESCRIPTION OF THE WARRANTS		18
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS		19
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION		20
LEGAL MATTERS		23
EXPERTS		23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $200,000,000.

 

We have provided to you in this prospectus a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration process, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. That prospectus supplement may include additional risk factors or other special considerations applicable to the securities being offered. We may also add, update or change in the prospectus supplement any of the information contained in this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement, provided that if a statement in any document is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date - for example, a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement - the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement. You should read both this prospectus and the prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OF SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

 

The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits, can be read at the SEC website or at the SEC offices mentioned under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer to sell or soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make the offer or solicitation. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us,” refer to Volcon, Inc. and its subsidiaries, except that such terms refer to only Volcon, Inc. and not its subsidiaries in the sections entitled “Description of Common Stock,” “Description of Preferred Stock,” “Description of Warrants,” “Description of the Debt Securities,” and “Description of the Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Before making an investment decision, you should consider the “Risk Factors” included under Item 1A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our updates to those Risk Factors in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as updated by our future filings with the SEC. The market or trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks. In addition, please read “Forward-Looking Statements” in this prospectus, where we describe additional uncertainties associated with our business and the forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Please note that additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business and operations. The accompanying prospectus supplement may contain a discussion of additional risks applicable to an investment in us and the particular type of securities we are offering under that prospectus supplement. 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the information in this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. You should not rely on forward-looking statements in this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. This prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference, may also contain forward-looking statements attributed to third parties relating to their estimates regarding the markets we may enter in the future. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risk and uncertainties, and there are many important risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference.

 

You should also consider carefully the statements under “Risk Factors” and other sections of this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference, which address additional facts that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. We caution investors not to place significant reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered in this offering. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy the registration statement and any other documents we have filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. Our Securities and Exchange Commission filings are also available to the public at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at www.sec.gov.

 

This prospectus is part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to any of our contracts or other documents, the reference may not be complete and, for a copy of the contract or document, you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement.

 

 

 

 

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. Later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede this information.

 

The following documents are incorporated by reference into this document:

•	Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2023 as amended by Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on March 14, 2023.
•	Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2023.
•	The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on October 1, 2021, and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

An updated description of our capital stock is included in this prospectus under “Description of Common Stock” and “Description of Preferred Stock”.

 

We also incorporate by reference into this prospectus 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 filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (i) after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement, or (ii) after the date of this prospectus but prior to the termination of the offering. 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.

 

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request, at no cost to the requester, a copy of any and all of the information that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including exhibits which are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by contacting us at:

 

Volcon, Inc.

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

3121 Eagles Nest, Suite 120

Round Rock

TX 78665

Tel: (512) 400-4271

Email: greg@volcon.com.

 

Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this document will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the document to the extent that a statement contained in this document or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this document modifies or supersedes the statement.

 

 

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will retain broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby. Except as described in any prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses and capital expenditures. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in businesses and products that are complementary to our own, although we have no current plans, commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date of this prospectus. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus our intended use for the net proceeds received from the sale of any securities sold pursuant to the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. We intend to invest the net proceeds to us from the sale of securities offered hereby that are not used as described above in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments.

 

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

 

Authorized Capital Stock

 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue 105,000,000 shares of capital stock consisting of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share.

 

As of March 14, 2023, there were 24,615,119 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. As of such date, there were no shares of our preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

Shares of our common stock have the following rights, preferences and privileges:

 

Voting

 

Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Any action at a meeting at which a quorum is present will be decided by a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy, except in the case of any election of directors, which will be decided by a plurality of votes cast. There is no cumulative voting.

 

Dividends

 

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for payment, subject to the rights of holders, if any, of any class of stock having preference over the common stock. Any decision to pay dividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors. Our board of directors may or may not determine to declare dividends in the future. The board’s determination to issue dividends will depend upon our profitability and financial condition, any contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law and the SEC, and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant.

 

Liquidation Rights

 

In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably on the basis of the number of shares held in any of the assets available for distribution after we have paid in full, or provided for payment of, all of our debts and after the holders of all outstanding series of any class of stock have preference over the common stock, if any, have received their liquidation preferences in full.

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Our issued and outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of shares of our common stock are not entitled to preemptive rights. Shares of our common stock are not convertible into shares of any other class of capital stock, nor are they subject to any redemption or sinking fund provisions.

 

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaw Provisions

 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws include a number of anti-takeover provisions that may have the effect of encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts. These provisions include:

 

Advance Notice Requirements. Our bylaws establish advance notice procedures with regard to stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors or new business to be brought before meetings of stockholders. These procedures provide that notice of stockholder proposals must be timely and given in writing to our corporate Secretary. Generally, to be timely, notice must be received at our principal executive offices not fewer than 120 calendar days prior to the first anniversary date on which our notice of meeting and related proxy statement were mailed to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders. The notice must contain the information required by the bylaws, including information regarding the proposal and the proponent.

 

Special Meetings of Stockholders. Our bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time by only the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the board of directors, or in their absence or disability, by any vice president.

 

No Written Consent of Stockholders. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

 

Amendment of Bylaws. Our stockholders may amend any provisions of our bylaws by obtaining the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of each class of issued and outstanding shares of our voting securities, at a meeting called for the purpose of amending and/or restating our bylaws.

 

Preferred Stock. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to create and issue rights entitling our stockholders to purchase shares of our stock or other securities. The ability of our board to establish the rights and issue substantial amounts of preferred stock without the need for stockholder approval may delay or deter a change in control of us. See the section titled “Preferred Stock” below.

 

Delaware Takeover Statute

 

We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any “business combination” (as defined below) with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless: (1) prior to such date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; (2) on consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding those shares owned (x) by persons who are directors and also officers and (y) by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to this plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or (3) on or subsequent to such date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 ²⁄₃% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

 

 

 

Section 203 of the DGCL defines generally “business combination” to include: (1) any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; (2) any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder; (3) subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; (4) any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or (5) the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation. In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person.

 

Quotation

 

Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market and traded under the symbol “VLCN”.

 

Transfer Agent

 

The transfer agent for our common stock is Computershare.

 

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK

 

We are authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the board to issue these shares in one or more series, to determine the designations and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, including the dividend rights, conversion or exchange rights, voting rights (including the number of votes per share), redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences, sinking fund provisions and the number of shares constituting the series. Our board of directors could, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of common stock which could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

 

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 

General

 

The following description sets forth general terms that will apply to the debt securities. We will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we offer in the prospectus supplement relating to those debt securities.

 

The debt securities will be either our senior debt securities or our subordinated debt securities. The senior debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and the trustee named in the indenture. We refer to this indenture as the “senior indenture.” The subordinated debt securities will be issued under a separate Subordinated Indenture between us and the trustee named in the indenture. We refer to this indenture as the “subordinated indenture” and, together with the senior indenture, as the “indentures.” Except as permitted by applicable law, the indentures have been or will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

 

We have filed the forms of the indentures as exhibits to the registration statement. For your convenience, we have included references to specific sections of the indentures in the descriptions below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this prospectus will have the meanings given in the indenture to which they relate.

 

 

 

 

The following summaries of provisions of the debt securities and the indentures are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the provisions of the indentures and the debt securities.

 

Neither of the indentures limits the principal amount of debt securities that we may issue. Each indenture provides that debt securities may be issued in one or more series up to the principal amount that we may authorize from time to time. Each indenture also provides that the debt securities may be denominated in any currency or currency unit that we designate. In addition, each series of debt securities may be reopened in order to issue additional debt securities of that series in the future without the consent of the holders of debt securities of that series. Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, neither the indentures nor the debt securities will contain any provisions to afford holders of any debt securities protection in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar restructuring of our business.

 

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, the senior debt securities will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinated to the prior payment in full of our senior debt securities. We will describe the particular terms of the subordinated debt securities that we offer in the prospectus supplement relating to those subordinated debt securities.

 

We will describe the specific terms relating to each particular series of debt securities in the prospectus supplement relating to the offering of those debt securities. The terms we will describe in the prospectus supplement will include some or all of the following:

 

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the title and type of the debt securities;

 

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the total principal amount or initial offering price of the debt securities;

 

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the date or dates when the principal of the debt securities will be payable;

 

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whether we will have the right to extend the stated maturity of the debt securities;

 

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whether the debt securities will bear interest and, if so, the rate or rates, or the method for calculating the rate or rates, of interest;

 

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if the debt securities will bear interest, the date from which interest will accrue, the dates when interest will be payable and the regular record dates for these interest payment dates;

 

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the place where the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be paid, registered debt securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, and debt securities may be surrendered for exchange;

 

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any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate us to repurchase or otherwise redeem the debt securities;

 

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the terms and conditions upon which we will have the option or the obligation to redeem the debt securities;

 

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the denominations in which any registered debt securities will be issuable;

 

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the identity of each security registrar and paying agent, and the designation of the exchange rate agent, if any, if other than the trustee;

 

 

 

 

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the portion of the principal amount of debt securities that will be payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities;

 

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the currency used to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the debt securities, if other than U.S. dollars, and whether you or we may elect to have principal, premium and interest paid in a currency other than the currency in which the debt securities are denominated;

 

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any index, formula or other method used to determine the amount of principal, premium or interest on the debt securities;

 

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any changes or additions to the events of default, defaults or our covenants made in the applicable indenture;

 

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whether the debt securities are issuable as registered debt securities or bearer debt securities, whether there are any restrictions relating to the form in which they are issued and whether bearer and registered debt securities may be exchanged for each other;

 

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to whom interest will be payable

 

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if other than the registered holder (for registered debt securities),

 

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if other than upon presentation and surrender of the related coupons (for bearer debt securities), or

 

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if other than as specified in the indentures (for global debt securities);

 

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whether the debt securities are to be convertible or exchangeable for other securities and, if so, the terms of conversion or exchange;

 

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particular terms of subordination with respect to subordinated debt securities; and

 

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any other terms of the debt securities consistent with the provisions of the applicable indenture.

 

We may issue debt securities as original issue discount securities to be sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount. If we issue original issue discount securities, then we will describe the material U.S. federal income tax consequences that apply to those debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Registration and Transfer

 

We presently plan to issue each series of debt securities only as registered securities. However, we may issue a series of debt securities as bearer securities, or a combination of both registered securities and bearer securities. If we issue senior debt securities as bearer securities, they will have interest coupons attached unless we elect to issue them as zero coupon securities. If we issue bearer securities, we may describe material U.S. federal income tax consequences and other material considerations, procedures and limitations in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Holders of registered debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange for different authorized amounts of other debt securities of the same series and in the same aggregate principal amount at the corporate trust office of the trustee or at the office of any other transfer agent we may designate for the purpose and describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. The registered securities must be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer. The agent will not impose a service charge on you for the transfer or exchange. We may, however, require that you pay any applicable tax or other governmental charge. If we issue bearer securities, we will describe any procedures for exchanging those bearer securities for other senior debt securities of the same series in the applicable prospectus supplement. Generally, we will not allow you to exchange registered securities for bearer securities.

 

 

 

 

In general, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue registered securities without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples, and bearer securities in denominations of $5,000. We may issue both registered and bearer securities in global form.

 

Conversion and Exchange

 

If any debt securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock, preferred stock or other securities, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the terms and conditions of the conversion or exchange, including:

 

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the conversion price or exchange ratio;

 

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the conversion or exchange period;

 

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whether the conversion or exchange will be mandatory or at the option of the holder or us;

 

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provisions for adjustment of the conversion price or exchange ratio; and

 

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provisions that may affect the conversion or exchange if the debt securities are redeemed.

 

Redemption

 

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may, at our option, redeem any series of debt securities in whole at any time or in part from time to time. If any series of debt securities are redeemable only on or after a certain date or only upon satisfaction of additional conditions, the applicable prospectus supplement will specify the date or the additional conditions. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the redemption price for debt securities will equal 100% of the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest on those debt securities.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will contain the specific terms on which we may redeem a series of debt securities prior to its stated maturity. Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, we will send a notice of redemption to holders at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. The notice will state:

 

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the redemption date;

 

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the redemption price;

 

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if less than all of the debt securities of the series are being redeemed, the particular debt securities to be redeemed (and the principal amounts, in the case of a partial redemption);

 

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that on the redemption date, the redemption price will become due and payable and any applicable interest will cease to accrue on and after that date;

 

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the place or places of payment;

 

 

 

 

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whether the redemption is for a sinking fund; and

 

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any other provisions required by the terms of the debt securities of the series that are being redeemed.

 

On or before any redemption date, we will deposit an amount of money with the trustee or with a paying agent sufficient to pay the redemption price.

 

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, if we are redeeming less than all the debt securities, the trustee will select the debt securities to be redeemed using a method it considers fair and appropriate. After the redemption date, holders of redeemed debt securities will have no rights with respect to the debt securities except the right to receive the redemption price and any unpaid interest to the redemption date.

 

Events of Default

 

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, an “event of default” regarding any series of debt securities is any one of the following events:

 

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default for 30 days in the payment of any interest installment when due and payable;

 

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default in the making of any sinking fund payment when due;

 

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default in the payment of principal or premium (if any) when due at its stated maturity, by declaration, when called for redemption or otherwise;

 

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default in the performance of any covenant in the debt securities of that series or in the applicable indenture for 60 days after notice to us by the trustee or by the holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series;

 

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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization; and

 

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any other event of default provided with respect to that series of debt securities.

 

We are required to file every year with each trustee an officers’ certificate stating whether any default exists and specifying any default that exists.

 

Acceleration of Maturity

 

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, if an event of default has occurred and is continuing with respect to debt securities of a particular series (except, in the case of subordinated debt securities, defaults relating to bankruptcy events), the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of outstanding debt securities of that series may declare the principal amount of outstanding debt securities of that series due and payable immediately.

 

 

 

 

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, at any time after a declaration of acceleration of maturity with respect to debt securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series by written notice to us and the trustee, may rescind and annul the declaration and its consequences if:

 

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we have paid or deposited with the trustee a sum sufficient to pay:

 

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all overdue interest on all outstanding debt securities of that series and any related coupons,

 

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all unpaid principal of and premium, if any, on any of the debt securities which has become due otherwise than by the declaration of acceleration, and interest on the unpaid principal at the rate or rates prescribed in the debt securities,

 

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to the extent lawful, interest on overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed in the debt securities, and

 

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all sums paid or advanced by the trustee and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the trustee, its agents and counsel; and

 

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all events of default with respect to debt securities of that series, other than the non-payment of amounts of principal, interest or any premium on the debt securities which have become due solely by the declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived.

 

No rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Waiver of Defaults

 

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of the series and any related coupons, waive any past default under the applicable indenture with respect to the series and its consequences, except a default:

 

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in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any debt security of the series or any related coupon, or

 

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in respect of a covenant or provision that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of the series affected thereby.

 

If an event of default with respect to debt securities of a particular series occurs and is continuing, the trustee will not be obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers under the applicable indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of debt securities of the series, unless the holders have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity and security against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with the request.

 

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee under the applicable indenture, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series. The trustee may refuse to follow directions in conflict with law or the indenture that may expose the trustee to personal liability or may be unduly prejudicial to the other, non-directing holders. Additionally, the trustee may take any other action the trustee deems proper which is not inconsistent with the direction.

 

 

 

 

Modification of Indenture

 

We and the trustee may, without the consent of any holders of debt securities, enter into supplemental indentures for various purposes, including:

 

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to evidence the succession of another entity to us and the assumption by the successor of our covenants and obligations under the debt securities and the indenture;

 

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establishing the form or terms of any series of debt securities issued under the supplemental indentures;

 

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adding to our covenants for the benefit of the holders or to surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture;

 

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adding additional events of default for the benefit of the holders;

 

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to change or eliminate any provisions of the indenture provided that the change or elimination becomes effective only when there is no debt security outstanding entitled to the benefit of any changed or eliminated provision;

 

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to secure the debt securities;

 

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to cure any ambiguities or correct defective or inconsistent provisions of the indenture, provided that holders of debt securities are not materially affected by the change;

 

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to evidence and provide for acceptance of a successor trustee; and

 

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to comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

We and the trustee may, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all affected series acting as one class, execute supplemental indentures adding any provisions to or changing or eliminating any of the provisions of the indenture or modifying the rights of the holders of the debt securities of the series. Without the consent of the holders of all the outstanding debt securities affected thereby, no supplemental indenture may:

 

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change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any debt security;

 

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reduce the principal amount of, the rate of interest on or any premium payable upon the redemption of, or change the manner of calculating the rate of interest on, any debt security;

 

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reduce the amount of the principal of any original issue discount security that would be due and payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the debt security;

 

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change the place of payment where, or the currency in which, principal or interest on any debt security is payable;

 

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impair the right to institute suit for enforcement of payments;

 

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reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series, the holders of which must consent to a supplemental indenture or any waiver of compliance with various provisions of, or defaults and covenants under, the indenture; or

 

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modify any of the provisions described in this section.

 

 

 

 

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets

 

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, as provided in the indentures, we may not consolidate with or merge into any other person, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our assets to any other person, unless:

 

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the person surviving or formed by the transaction is organized and validly existing under the laws of any United States jurisdiction and expressly assumes our obligations under the debt securities and the indentures;

 

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immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default will have occurred and be continuing under the indentures; and

 

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the trustees under the indentures receive certain officers’ certificates and opinions of counsel.

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

 

We may terminate our obligations with respect to debt securities of any series not previously delivered to the trustee for cancellation when those debt securities:

 

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have become due and payable;

 

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will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year; or

 

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are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the indenture trustee for giving notice of redemption.

 

We may terminate our obligations with respect to the debt securities of a series by depositing with the trustee, as trust funds in trust dedicated solely for that purpose, an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the debt securities of that series. In that case, the applicable indenture will cease to be of further effect, and our obligations will be satisfied and discharged with respect to that series (except our obligations to pay all other amounts due under the indenture and to provide certain officers’ certificates and opinions of counsel to the trustee). At our expense, the trustee will execute proper instruments acknowledging the satisfaction and discharge.

 

The Trustees

 

Any trustee may be deemed to have a conflicting interest for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act and may be required to resign as trustee if there is an event of default under the applicable indenture and, as more fully described in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, one or more of the following occurs:

 

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the trustee is a trustee under another indenture under which our securities are outstanding;

 

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the trustee is a trustee for more than one outstanding series of debt securities under a single indenture;

 

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we or our affiliates or underwriters hold certain threshold ownership beneficial ownership interest in the trustee;

 

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the trustee holds certain threshold beneficial ownership interests in us or in securities of ours that are in default;

 

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the trustee is one of our creditors; or

 

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the trustee or one of its affiliates acts as an underwriter or agent for us.

 

 

 

 

We may appoint an alternative trustee for any series of debt securities. The appointment of an alternative trustee would be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

We and our affiliates may engage in transactions with the trustee and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

 

Governing Law

 

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering, each of the indentures are, and the related senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities will be, governed by and construed under the internal laws of the State of New York.

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE WARRANTS

 

We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock. We may offer warrants separately or together with one or more additional warrants, debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock, or any combination of those securities in the form of units, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we issue warrants as part of a unit, the prospectus supplement will specify whether those warrants may be separated from the other securities in the unit prior to the warrants’ expiration date. We may issue the warrants under warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as described in the prospectus supplement. If we issue the warrants under warrant agreements, the warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.

 

We will describe the particular terms of any warrants that we offer in the prospectus supplement relating to those warrants. Those terms may include the following:

 

	Ÿ	the specific designation and aggregate number of warrants, and the price at which we will issue the warrants;
	Ÿ	the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;

 

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the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will begin and the date on which the right will expire or, if the warrants are not continuously exercisable throughout that period, the specific date or dates on which they are exercisable;

 

	Ÿ	whether the warrants will be issued in fully registered form or bearer form, in definitive or global form or in any combination of these forms;
	Ÿ	any applicable material United States federal income tax considerations;

 

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the identity of the warrant agent, if any, for the warrants and of any other depositaries, execution or paying agents, transfer agents, registrars or other agents;

 

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the designation, aggregate principal amount, currency, denomination and terms of any debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants;

 

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the designation, amount, currency, denominations and terms of any preferred stock or common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;

 

 

 

 

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if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities, preferred stock or common stock with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security;

  

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if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and the related debt securities, preferred stock or common stock will be separately transferable;

 

	Ÿ	the principal amount of debt securities or the number of shares of preferred stock or common stock purchasable upon exercise of any warrant and the price at which those shares may be purchased;
	Ÿ	provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price;
	Ÿ	if applicable, the minimum or maximum number of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
	Ÿ	information with respect to any book-entry procedures;
	Ÿ	any anti-dilution provision of the warrants;
	Ÿ	any redemption or call provisions; and

 

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any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

 

Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase such number of shares of common stock or preferred stock or other securities at the exercise price as will in each case be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the warrants offered thereby. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the purchased securities. If less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.

 

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

We may issue, in one or more series, units comprised of shares of our common stock or preferred stock, warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, debt securities or any combination of those securities. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security.

 

We may evidence units by unit certificates that we issue under a separate agreement. We may issue the units under a unit agreement between us and one or more unit agents. If we elect to enter into a unit agreement with a unit agent, the unit agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the units and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any registered holders of units or beneficial owners of units. We will indicate the name and address and other information regarding the unit agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units if we elect to use a unit agent.

 

 

 

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units being offered, including: (i) the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately; (ii) any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described herein; and (iii) any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units.

 

The other provisions regarding our common stock, preferred stock, warrants and debt securities as described in this section will apply to each unit to the extent such unit consists of shares of our common stock, preferred stock, warrants and/or debt securities.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell the securities covered by this prospectus in one or more of the following ways from time to time:

 

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to or through underwriters or dealers for resale to the purchasers;

 

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directly to purchasers;

 

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through agents or dealers to the purchasers; or

 

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through a combination of any of these methods of sale.

 

In addition, we may enter into derivative or other hedging transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. The applicable prospectus supplement may indicate that third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions, in connection with those derivatives. If so, the third party may use securities we pledge or that are borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in those sale transactions will be an underwriter and, if applicable, will be identified in the prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment thereto).

 

A prospectus supplement with respect to each series of securities will include, to the extent applicable:

 

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the terms of the offering;

 

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the name or names of any underwriters, dealers, remarketing firms, or agents and the terms of any agreement with those parties, including the compensation, fees, or commissions received by, and the amount of securities underwritten, purchased, or remarketed by, each of them, if any;

 

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the public offering price or purchase price of the securities and an estimate of the net proceeds to be received by us from any such sale, as applicable;

 

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any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation;

 

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the anticipated delivery date of the securities, including any delayed delivery arrangements, and any commissions we may pay for solicitation of any such delayed delivery contracts;

 

 

 

 

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that the securities are being solicited and offered directly to institutional investors or others;

 

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any discounts or concessions to be allowed or reallowed or to be paid to agents or dealers; and

 

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any securities exchange on which the securities may be listed.

 

Any offer and sale of the securities described in this prospectus by us, any underwriters, or other third parties described above may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, including, without limitation, privately negotiated transactions, either:

 

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at a fixed public offering price or prices, which may be changed;

 

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at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

 

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at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale; or

 

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at negotiated prices.

 

Offerings of securities covered by this prospectus also may be made into an existing trading market for those securities in transactions at other than a fixed price, either:

 

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on or through the facilities of the NASDAQ Capital Market or any other securities exchange or quotation or trading service on which those securities may be listed, quoted, or traded at the time of sale; and/or

 

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to or through a market maker otherwise than on the NASDAQ Capital Market or those other securities exchanges or quotation or trading services.

 

Those at-the-market offerings, if any, will be conducted by underwriters acting as our principal or agent, who may also be third-party sellers of securities as described above.

 

In addition, we may sell some or all of the securities covered by this prospectus through:

 

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purchases by a dealer, as principal, who may then resell those securities to the public for its account at varying prices determined by the dealer at the time of resale or at a fixed price agreed to with us at the time of sale;

 

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block trades in which a dealer will attempt to sell as agent, but may position or resell a portion of the block as principal in order to facilitate the transaction; and/or

 

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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers.

 

Any dealer may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933 of the securities so offered and sold.

 

 

 

 

In connection with offerings made through underwriters or agents, we may enter into agreements with those underwriters or agents pursuant to which we receive our outstanding securities in consideration for the securities being offered to the public for cash. In connection with these arrangements, the underwriters or agents also may sell securities covered by this prospectus to hedge their positions in any such outstanding securities, including in short sale transactions. If so, the underwriters or agents may use the securities received from us under those arrangements to close out any related open borrowings of securities.

 

We may loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the loaned securities or, in any event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities using this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. That financial institution or third party may transfer its short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities covered by this prospectus.

 

We may solicit offers to purchase the securities covered by this prospectus directly from, and we may make sales of such securities directly to, institutional investors or others, who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resale of such securities.

 

The securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in a prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more remarketing firms acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us.

 

If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may sell the securities through agents from time to time. We generally expect that any agent will be acting on a “best efforts” basis for the period of its appointment.

 

If underwriters are used in any sale of any securities, the securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters, or directly by underwriters. Unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any securities will be conditioned on customary closing conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of that series of securities, if any are purchased.

 

Underwriters, dealers, agents, and remarketing firms may at the time of any offering of securities be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that the underwriters, dealers, agents, and remarketing firms may be required to make. Underwriters, dealers, agents, and remarketing agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services in the ordinary course of business for us and/or our affiliates.

 

Any underwriters to whom securities covered by this prospectus are sold by us for public offering and sale, if any, may make a market in the securities, but those underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice.

 

 

 

 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

ArentFox Schiff LLP, Washington, DC, will pass upon the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus for us. Legal matters will be passed upon for any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 incorporated in this prospectus have been audited by MaloneBailey LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up to $100,000,000 of Shares of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

 

Sales Agent

 

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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