Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-250982
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To the Prospectus dated April 23, 2021)
4,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
CREATD, INC.
We
are offering 4,000,000 shares of common stock at a price per share of $0.20 pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus. In a concurrent private placement, we are issuing to such investors warrants to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, representing 100% of the shares of common stock purchased in this offering (the “Warrants”). Each Warrant will be exercisable
at an exercise price of $0.20 per share. The Warrants are exercisable
immediately upon issuance and will terminate five years following the date of issuance. The Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable
upon the exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”) are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base
prospectus form a part, nor are such Warrants and Warrant Shares being offered pursuant to such prospectus supplement and base prospectus.
The Warrants are being offered pursuant to the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated
thereunder. The Warrants are not and will not be listed for trading on any national securities exchange.
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital
Market under the symbol “CRTD.” On September 15, 2022, the last reported sale price of our common stock on quoted on the OTCPink
Marketplace operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. (“OTCPink”) was $0.16 per share. The Warrants being issued in the concurrent
private placement are not listed on any securities exchange, and we do not expect to list the Warrants. There is no established public
trading market for the Warrants and we do not expect a trading market to develop.
Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will
we sell securities in a public primary offering with a value of more than one-third of the aggregate market value of our common stock
held by non-affiliates in any twelve-month period, so long as the aggregate market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates remains
below $75,000,000. The aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6
of Form S-3 was approximately $21,941,382, which was calculated based on 20,361,758 shares of common stock outstanding, as of September
14, 2022, of which 19,246,826 shares were held by non-affiliates, and a price per share of $1.14, which was the closing sale price of
our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on July 21, 2022.
Investing in our securities involves a high
degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should
be considered in connection with an investment in 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.
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Public offering price | |
$ | 0.20 | | |
$ | 800,000 | |
Proceeds to Creatd, Inc. before expenses | |
$ | 0.20 | | |
$ | 800,000 | |
Delivery of the shares of common stock will
be made on or about September 19, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions.
The date of this prospectus supplement is September
15, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
are part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf”
registration process. This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms
of this offering and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference
herein. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, provides more general information. Generally, when we refer to this prospectus,
we are referring to both parts of this document combined. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this
prospectus supplement and the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or any document incorporated by reference therein filed
prior to the date of this prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement; provided that if any
statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date-for example, a document incorporated
by reference in the accompanying prospectus-the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
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 herein 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.
You should rely only on the information contained
in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, or incorporated by reference herein. We have not authorized anyone to provide
you with information that is different. The information contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, or incorporated
by reference herein or therein is accurate only as of the respective dates thereof, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus or of any sale of our Common Stock. It is important for you to read and consider all information
contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein and
therein, in making your investment decision. You should also read and consider the information in the documents to which we have referred
you in the sections entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”
in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus, respectively.
We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy,
the securities offered by this prospectus supplement only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The distribution of this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the offering of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the Common Stock and the
distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to
buy, any securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus by any person in any jurisdiction in which it
is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement and any accompanying prospectus,
including the documents that we incorporate by reference, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the
Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future
development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations
and projections about future events and they are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results
and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements
by terminology, such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,”
“believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “should,” “could” or the negative of such terms
or other similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those expressed in such statements. Any forward-looking statements are only estimates or predictions of future
events based on information currently available to our management and management’s current beliefs about the potential outcome of
future events.
You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus and the documents that we reference herein and therein and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this
prospectus supplement forms a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from
what we expect. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement and any accompanying prospectus is accurate
as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus supplement. Because the risk factors referred to above, as well as the risk factors
referred to on page S-10 of this prospectus supplement and incorporated herein by reference, could cause actual results or outcomes to
differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue reliance
on any forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and except as
may be required under applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events
or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge
from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each
factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the information presented in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus, and particularly our forward-looking statements, by these cautionary statements.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information contained
elsewhere in this prospectus supplement. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in
our Company. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference herein. In particular,
attention should be directed to our “Risk Factors,” “Information With Respect to the Company,” “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and related notes thereto
contained herein or otherwise incorporated by reference hereto, before making an investment decision.
Overview
Creatd, Inc. (“CRTD,” “the Company,”
or “Creatd”) Creatd, Inc. is a company whose mission is to provide economic opportunities to creators and brands by multiplying
the impact of platforms, people, and technology.
We operate four main business segments, or ‘pillars’:
Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios. Together, Creatd’s pillars work together to create a flywheel
effect, supporting our core vision of creating a viable ecosystem for all stakeholders in the creator economy.
Creator-Centric Strategy
Our purpose is to empower creators to prosper through
exceptional tools, built-in communities, and opportunities for monetization and audience expansion. This creator-first approach is the
foundation of our culture and mission, and how we choose to allocate our resources.
Creatd Labs
Creatd Labs is dedicated to the development of technology
products that support the creator economy. This pillar houses Creatd’s proprietary technology platforms, including Creatd’s
flagship product, Vocal.
Vocal
Vocal was built to serve as a home base for digital
creators. This robust, proprietary technology platform provides best-in-class tools, safe and curated communities, and monetization opportunities
that enable creators to find a receptive audience and get rewarded. Creators of all types call Vocal their home, from bloggers to social
media influencers, to podcasters, founders, musicians, photographers, and more.
Since its initial launch in 2016, Vocal has grown
to be one of the fastest-growing communities for content creators of all shapes and sizes. Creators can opt to use Vocal for free, or
upgrade to the premium membership tier, Vocal+. Upon joining Vocal, either as a freemium or premium member, creators can immediately begin
to utilize Vocal’s storytelling tools to create and publish their stories, as well as benefit from Vocal’s monetization features.
Creatd facilitates creators’ monetization on Vocal in numerous different ways, including i) by rewarding creators for each ‘read’
their story receives; ii) via Vocal Challenges, or writing contests through which creators can win cash and other rewards; iii) by awarding
Bonuses; iv) by connecting creators with brands for opportunities to collaborate on Vocal for Brands branded content campaigns; v) through
‘Subscribe,’ which enables creators to receive payment directly from their audience via monthly subscriptions and one-off
microtransactions; vi) via Vocal’s Ambassador Program, which enables creators to receive additional rewards whenever they refer
a new Vocal+ member.
In July 2022, Creatd released the first iteration
of the new Vocal app for iOS, giving its premium Vocal+ members exclusive first access to the app ahead of its full release, and then
launched the app in full in mid-August 2022. The app, which was designed based on Vocal audience insights, is focused on optimizing Vocal’s
readership; the app works to increase audience’s ability to easily discover curated stories, thereby widening creators' distribution
of content, and opening up new opportunities for monetization to creators.
Vocal+
Vocal+ is Vocal’s premium membership program.
Subscribers pay a membership fee to access additional premium features on the platform, including: a higher rate of earnings per read,
reduced platform processing fees on tips received, eligibility to participate in exclusive Vocal+ Challenges, access to Vocal’s
‘Quick Edit’ feature for published stories, and more. The current cost of a Vocal+ membership is either $9.99 per month or
$99 annually.
Moderation and Compliance
One of the key differentiating factors between Vocal
and most other user-generated content platforms is the fact that each story submitted to Vocal is run through the Company’s proprietary
moderation process before it goes live on the platform. The decision to implement moderation into the submission process was in direct
response to the rise of misinformation and bad actors on many social platforms. In response to these inherent pitfalls within the content
landscape, Vocal’s proprietary moderation system combines the algorithmic detection of copyrighted material, hate speech, graphic
violence, and nudity, and human-led curation to ensure the quality and safety of each story published on Vocal, thus fostering a safe
and trustworthy environment for creators, audiences, and brands. During the second quarter 2022, Creatd announced Vocal’s new integration
partnership with Two Hat, a Microsoft acquiree and a leading provider of AI-assisted content moderation and protection solutions for digital
communities. Through the partnership, the Company further updated its proprietary moderation technology, with the aim of ensuring that
the Vocal platform remains a safe place for its creators, brand partners, and audiences.
Trust and safety are paramount to the Vocal ecosystem.
We follow best practices when handling personally identifiable information, with guidance from the European Union’s General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Platform Compliance Policies include:
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Human-led, technology-assisted moderation of every story submitted; |
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Algorithmic detection of hate speech, nudity, and copyright infringement; |
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Brand, creator, and audience safety enforced through community watch; and |
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The rejection of what we consider toxic content, with the understanding that diverse opinions are encouraged. |
Technology Development
Vocal’s proprietary technology is built on Keystone,
the same underlying open-source framework used by industry leaders such as Atlassian, a $43-billion Australian technology company. Some
of the key differentiating elements of Vocal’s technology are speed, sustainability, and scalability. The Company continues to invest
heavily in research and development to continuously improve and innovate its platform, with the goal of optimizing the user experience
for creators.
Additionally, the Vocal platform and its underlying
technology allow us to maintain an advantageous capital-light infrastructure. By using cloud service providers, we are able to focus on
platform and revenue growth rather than building and maintaining the costly internal infrastructures that have materially affected so
many legacy media platforms.
Vocal’s technology has been specifically designed
and built to scale without a material corresponding increase in operational costs. While our users can embed rich media, such as video,
audio, and product links, into their Vocal stories, the rich media content is hosted elsewhere (such as YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, Shopify,
Spotify, etc.). Thus, our platform can accommodate rich media content of all kinds without bearing the financial or operational costs
associated with hosting the rich media itself. In addition to the benefits this framework affords to the Company, it provides the additional
benefit to our content creators, in that a creator can increase their monetization; for example, a creator can embed their YouTube video
into a Vocal story and thus derive earnings from both platforms when their video is viewed.
Creatd Partners
Creatd Partners houses the Company’s agency
businesses, with the goal of fostering partnerships between creators and brands. Creatd Partners’ offerings include: Vocal for Brands
(content marketing), WHE Agency (influencer marketing), and Seller’s Choice (performance marketing).
Vocal for Brands
All brands have a story to tell, and we leverage Vocal’s
creator community to help them tell it. Vocal for Brands, Creatd’s content marketing studio, specializes in pairing leading brands
with Vocal creators as well as WHE influencers to produce marketing campaigns that are non-interruptive, engaging, and direct-response
driven. Additionally, brands can opt to collaborate with Vocal on a sponsored Challenge, prompting the creation of high-quality stories
that are centered around the brand’s mission and further disseminated through creators’ respective social channels and promotional
outlets. All Vocal for Brands campaigns leverage Vocal’s first-party audience insights, which enables the creation of highly targeted
and segmented audiences and optimized campaign results.
WHE Agency
The WHE Agency (“WHE”), acquired by Creatd
in 2021, was founded with the goal of supporting top creators and influencers, by connecting them with leading brands and global audiences.
Today, WHE manages a talent roster comprising over 100 creators across numerous verticals, including family and lifestyle, music, entertainment,
and celebrity categories. Since acquiring WHE, the Company has helped WHE expand into new verticals, as well as facilitated partnerships
on influencers’ behalf with leading brands including CBS, Amazon, Target, Disney, Warby Parker, CVS, Kay Jewelers, Walmart, Gerber,
Masterclass, Procter & Gamble, Nike, and NFL, among others.
Seller’s
Choice
Seller’s Choice is Creatd Partners’ performance
marketing agency specializing in DTC (direct-to-consumer) and e-commerce clientele. Seller’s Choice provides direct-to-consumer
brands with design, development, strategy, and sales optimization services.
Creatd Ventures
Creatd Ventures houses Creatd’s portfolio of
e-commerce businesses, both majority and minority-owned as well as associated e-commerce technology and infrastructure. The Company supports
founders by providing capital, as well as a host of services including design and development, marketing and distribution, and go-to-market
strategy. While working to scale Creatd Ventures’ existing portfolio brands, including through the introduction of new product offerings,
Creatd continues to actively explore new potential additions to the Creatd Ventures portfolio. Specifically, the Company expects to broaden
Creatd Ventures’ portfolio through the acquisition of brands that are aligned and that can be easily consolidated into its supply
chain and infrastructure.
Currently, the Creatd Ventures portfolio includes:
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Camp, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) food brand which creates healthy upgrades to classic comfort food favorites. Each of Camp’s products are created with hidden servings of vegetables and contain Vitamins A, C, D, E, B1 + B6. Since its launch in 2020, Camp continues to add new products to its line of healthy, veggie-based, family-friendly foods, with flavors including Classic Cheddar Mac ‘N’ Cheese, White Cheddar Mac ‘N’ Cheese, Vegan Cheezy Mac, and Twist Veggie Pasta. |
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Dune Glow Remedy (“Dune”), which the Company purchased and brought to market in 2021, is a beverage brand focused on promoting wellness and beauty from within. Each beverage in Dune’s product line is meticulously crafted with functional ingredients that nourish skin from the inside out and enhance one’s natural glow. During 2022, Dune has continued to advance its retail and wholesale distribution strategy, securing numerous partnerships including with lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters and the Los Angeles-based Erewhon Market. Further, Creatd Ventures continues to leverage these and other successful partnerships to create similar opportunities for the other brands in its portfolio. |
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Basis, a hydrating electrolyte drink mix formulated using rehydration therapies developed by the World Health Organization. Acquired by the Company in first quarter 2022, Basis has a history of strong sales volume both on the brand’s website as well as through third-party distribution channels such as Amazon. Creatd’s acquisition of 100% ownership in Basis marks its third majority ownership acquisition for Creatd Ventures. |
Creatd Studios
The goal of Creatd Studios is to partner with creators
to produce stories for TV, film, podcasts, and print. With millions of compelling stories in its midst, Creatd’s Vocal technology
surfaces the best candidates for transmedia adaptations, through a deep analysis of community, creator, and audience insights. Then, Creatd
Studios helps creators tell their existing stories in new ways, by partnering them with entertainment and publishing studios to create
unique content experiences that accelerate earnings, discoverability, and foster new opportunities.
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In 2022, Creatd Studios announced a series of newly released and upcoming production projects, including: |
“Write Here, Write Now,” the
Company’s first-ever podcast showcasing select Vocal creators and stories; a partnership with UK-based publisher, Unbound, for the
publication of books featuring stories sourced from Vocal; the formation of a new graphic novel development arm which in Fall 2022 will
release its first title, Steam Wars, created by artist and independent filmmaker Larry Blamire.
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OG Gallery: The OG Collection is an extensive library of original artwork and imagery from the archives of some of the most iconic magazines of the 20th century. OG Gallery is an exploratory initiative aimed at identifying opportunities to propel the OG Collection into a new technological sphere: the NFT marketplace. |
Application of First-Party Data
Creatd’s business intelligence and marketing
teams identify and target individual creators, communities, and brands, utilizing empirical data harnessed from the Vocal platform. The
team’s ability to apply its proprietary first-party data works to reduce acquisition costs for new creators and to help provide
brands with conversions and an ideal targeted audience. In this way, our ability to apply first-party data is one of the value-drivers
for the Company across its four business pillars.
Importantly, we do not sell the collected data, that
being a common monetization opportunity for many other businesses. Instead, we use our collected first party data for the purposes of
bettering the platform. Specifically, our data helps us understand the behaviors and attributes that are common among the creators, brands,
and audiences within our ecosystem. We then pair our first-party Vocal data with third-party data from distribution platforms such as
Facebook and Snapchat to provide a more granular profile of our creators, brands, and audiences.
It is through generating this valuable first-party
data that we can continually enrich and refine our targeting capabilities for branded content promotion and creator acquisition, and specifically,
to reduce our creator acquisition costs (CAC) and subscriber acquisition costs (SAC).
Competition
The idea for Vocal came as a response to what Creatd’s
founders recognized as systemic flaws inherent to the digital media industry and its operational infrastructures. The depreciating value
of digital media business models built on legacy technology platforms created a unique opportunity for the development of a creator-centric
platform that could appeal to a global community and, at the same time, be capable of acquiring undervalued complimentary technology assets.
Creatd’s founders built the Vocal platform
upon the general thesis that a closed and safe ecosystem utilizing first-party data to increase efficiencies could create a sustainable
and defensible business model. Vocal was strategically developed to provide value for content creators, readers, and brands, and to serve
as a home for the ever-increasing amount of digital content being produced and the libraries of digital assets lying dormant.
Vocal is most commonly discussed as a combination
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Medium, a platform for writers built by former Twitter founder Ev Williams; |
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Reddit, a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website; and |
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Patreon, a membership platform that provides business tools for content creators to run a subscription service. |
Creatd does not view Vocal as a substitute or
competitor to segment-specific content platforms, such as Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Spotify, or SoundCloud. We don’t
want to replace anyone; we built Vocal to be accretive to the entire digital ecosystem. In fact, one of the most powerful components of
our technology is the fact that Vocal makes it easy for creators to embed their existing published content, including videos, songs, podcasts,
photographs, and more, directly into Vocal. We see this as a growth opportunity by building partnerships with the world’s greatest
technology companies and to further spread our roots deeper into the digital landscape
Acquisition Strategy
Creatd’s hybrid finance and design culture is key to its acquisition
strategy. Acquisition targets are companies that meet a set of opportunistic or financial standards or that are part of specific digital
environments that are accretive and can seamlessly integrate into Creatd’s existing revenue lines. Creatd will continue to make
strategic acquisitions when presented with opportunities that are in the interest of shareholder value.
Recent Developments
Restructuring of Instruments
On September 15, 2022, in connection with the
offering of securities pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, the Company entered into an agreement
with the holders (the “Holders”) of certain of the Company’s previously issued securities (the “Restructuring
Agreement”).
The Restructuring Agreement, among other things,
modified certain provisions of the following securities of the Company:
| (i) | Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Debentures Issued on May 31, 2022 (the “May 2022 Debentures”); |
| (ii) | Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Debentures Issued on July 25, 2022 (the “July 2022 Debentures”
and, together with the May 2022 Debentures, the “Debentures”); |
| (iii) | Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued on February 28, 2022 (the “February 2022 Warrants”); |
| (iv) | Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued on March 9, 2022 (the “March 2022 Warrants”); |
| (v) | Series C Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued on May 31, 2022 (the “Series C Warrants”); |
| (vi) | Series D Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued on May 31, 2022 (the “Series D Warrants”); |
| (vii) | Series E Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued on July 25, 2022 (the “Series E Warrants”); |
| (viii) | Series F Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued on July 25, 2022 (the “Series F Warrants” and,
together with the February 2022 Warrants, the March 2022 Warrants, Series C Warrants, Series D Warrants and Series E Warrants, the “Restructured
Warrants”); |
Pursuant to the Restructuring Agreement, the Company
and the Holders agreed to, among other things, to (i) reduce the conversion price of the Debentures down to $0.20, subject to adjustment
for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock; (ii) reduce
the exercise price of the Restructured Warrants down to $0.20, subject to adjustment for subject to adjustment for reverse and forward
stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock; (iii) extend the maturity dates
for the Debentures to March 31, 2023; (iv) permit the Company’s contemplated rights offering to proceed, provided that the per share
offering price in the rights offering is not less than $0.20; and (v) require that the Company’s cash burn rate not exceed $600,000
per month; provided, however, that with the prior written consent of a majority in interest of the Holders, such permitted monthly burn
rate can be increased by $150,000, provided such additional amount is used for marketing purposes.
Additionally, in connection with the Restructuring
Agreement, (i) the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”), providing for the
filing of a registration statement covering the Warrant Shares and the Restructured Warrants by not later than 10 trading days after the
date of the Registration Rights Agreement or the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by Commission guidance to file
such registration statement; (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Security Agreement (the “Security Agreement”),
whereby the Company granted a first priority security interest in all of their respective assets to the Holders and (iii) the subsidiaries
of the Company delivered a guarantee (the “Guarantee”) in favor of the Holders whereby each such subsidiary guaranteed the
full payment and performance of all obligations of the Company pursuant to the Debentures.
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer; Director
Jeremy Frommer, previously the Company’s Executive
Chairman, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer effective September 2, 2022, upon the effectiveness of the Separation Agreement between
Laurie Weisberg and the Company.
Justin Maury, the Company’s President and Chief
Operating Officer, was appointed to the Board following Ms. Weisberg’s resignation as director in connection with the Separation
Agreement.
Nasdaq - Delisting
On September 2, 2022, the Company received a letter
(the “Letter”) from the staff of The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Exchange”) notifying the Company that the Nasdaq
Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) has determined to delist the Company’s common stock from the Exchange, based on the Company’s
failure to comply with the listing requirements of Nasdaq Rule 5550(b)(1) as a result of the Company’s shareholder equity deficit
for the period ended June 30, 2022, as demonstrated in Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2022, following
the Company having not complied with the market value of listed securities requirement in Nasdaq Rule 5550(b)(2) on March 1, 2022, while
the Company was under a Panel Monitor, as had been previously disclosed. Suspension of trading in the Company’s shares on the Exchange
became effective at the opening of business on September 7, 2022.
The Company may request that the Nasdaq Listing
and Hearing Review Council review this decision for appeal within the proscribed 15-day time period. The Letter states that Nasdaq will
complete the delisting by filing a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”),
after passage of the applicable appeals period.
Effective September 7, 2022, the Company’s
common stock, under the symbol “CRTD,” and publicly-traded warrants, under the symbol “CRTDW,” was quoted on
OTCPink. The Company’s receipt of the Letter does not affect the Company’s business, operations or reporting requirements
with the Commission.
Trigger of Price Reset
On July 29, 2022, the Company announced that it was
not moving forward with its previously announced Rights Offering. In doing so, it triggered a price reset in the July 2022 Financing and
the May 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement. As a result of this price reset, the May 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement debentures now
have a conversion price of $1.00, and both the Series C and Series D warrants have exercise prices of $0.96. As a result of the price
reset, the July 2022 Financing debentures now have a conversion price of $1.25, and both the Series E and Series F warrants have exercise
prices of $1.01.
July 2022 Financing
On July 25, 2022 (the “Effective Date”),
the Company entered into and closed securities purchase agreements (each, a “Purchase Agreement”) with five accredited investors
(the “Investors”), whereby the Investors purchased from the Company for an aggregate of $1,935,019 in subscription amount
(i) debentures in the principal amount of $2,150,000 (the “Debentures”); (ii) 1,075,000 Series E Common Stock Purchase Warrants
to purchase shares of the Common Stock (the “Series E Warrants”); and (iii) 1,075,000 Series F Common Stock Purchase Warrants
to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Series F Warrants”, and collectively with the Series E Warrants, the “Warrants”).
The Company and the Investors also entered into registration rights agreements (each, a “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement.
The Debentures have an original issue discount of
10%, have a maturity date of November 30, 2022, may be extended by six months at the Company’s option subject to certain conditions,
and are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $2.00 per share, subject to adjustment upon certain events including
a one-time adjustment to the price of the Common Stock offered in the Rights Offering (as defined therein), with such adjusted conversion
price not to be lower than $1.25.
The Warrants are immediately exercisable for a term
of five years until July 25, 2027. The Series E Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $3.00, subject to adjustment upon certain
events including a one-time adjustment to the price of the Common Stock offered in the Rights Offering, with such adjusted exercise price
not to be lower than $1.01. The Series F Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $6.00 subject to adjustment upon certain events
including a one-time adjustment to the price of the Common Stock offered in the Rights Offering, with such adjusted exercise price not
to be lower than $1.01. The Warrants provide for cashless exercise to the extent that there is no registration statement available for
the underlying shares of Common Stock. The shares underlying the Debentures, the Series E Warrants and the Series F Warrants are to be
registered within 90 days of the Effective Date.
The representations and warranties contained in the
Purchase Agreement were made by the parties to, and solely for the benefit of, the other in the context of all of the terms and conditions
of the Purchase Agreement and in the context of the specific relationship between the parties. The provisions of the Purchase Agreement,
including the representations and warranties contained therein, are not for the benefit of any party other than the parties to the Purchase
Agreement. The Purchase Agreement is not intended for investors and the public to obtain factual information about the current state of
affairs of the parties.
Additionally, in connection with the Purchase Agreements,
the subsidiaries of the Company delivered a guarantee (the “Guarantee”) in favor of the Investors whereby each such subsidiary
guaranteed the full payment and performance of all obligations of the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
May 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement
On May 31, 2022, the Company entered into and closed
securities purchase agreements (each, a “Purchase Agreement”) with eight accredited investors (the “Investors”),
whereby the Investors purchased from the Company for an aggregate of $3,600,036 in subscription amount (i) debentures in the principal
amount of $4,000,000 (the “Debentures”); (ii) 2,000,000 Series C Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase shares of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (the “Series C Warrants”); and (iii)
2,000,000 Series D Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Series D Warrants”, and collectively
with the Series C Warrants, the “Warrants”). The Company and the Investors also entered into registration rights agreements
(each, a “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
The Debentures have an original issue discount of
10%, have a term of six months with a maturity date of November 30, 2022, may be extended by six months at the Company’s option
subject to certain conditions, and are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $2.00 per share, subject to adjustment
upon certain events including a one-time adjustment to the price of the Common Stock offered in the Rights Offering (as defined therein),
with such adjusted conversion price not to be lower than $1.00.
The Warrants are exercisable for a term of five years
from the initial exercise date of November 30, 2022, until November 30, 2027. The Series C Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price
of $3.00, subject to adjustment upon certain events including a one-time adjustment to the price of the Common Stock offered in the Rights
Offering, with such adjusted exercise price not to be lower than $0.96. The Series D Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of
$6.00 subject to adjustment upon certain events including a one-time adjustment to the price of the Common Stock offered in the Rights
Offering, with such adjusted exercise price not to be lower than $0.96. The Warrants provide for cashless exercise to the extent that
there is no registration statement available for the underlying shares of Common Stock. The shares underlying the Debentures, the Series
C Warrants and the Series D Warrants are to be registered within 90 days of the Effective Date.
Additionally, in connection with the Purchase Agreements,
the subsidiaries of the Company delivered a guarantee (the “Guarantee”) in favor of the Investors whereby each such subsidiary
guaranteed the full payment and performance of all obligations of the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
The Debentures,
Warrants, Common Stock underlying the Debentures and the Common Stock underlying the Warrants were not registered under the
Securities Act, but qualified for exemption under Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. The Company is relying on
this exemption from registration for private placements based in part on the representations made by Investors, including
representations with respect to each Investor’s status as an accredited investor, as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
the Securities Act, and each Investor’s investment intent.
THE OFFERING
Common Stock offered by us in this offering |
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Concurrent Private Placement |
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We are offering 4,000,000 shares of our common stock in this offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus and a securities purchase agreement at a price of $0.20 per share. In a concurrent private placement, we are also issuing to investors, Warrants to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock purchased in this offering. Each Warrant will be exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, are exercisable upon issuance and will expire five years following the date of issuance. The Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”) are not being registered under the Securities Act, pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form a part nor are such Warrants and Warrant Shares being offered pursuant to such prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and are being offered pursuant to an exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Each purchaser will be an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. There is no established public trading market for the Warrants, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, the Warrants are not and will not be listed for trading on any national securities exchange. |
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Offering price per share |
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Common Stock outstanding immediately before this offering |
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20,361,758 shares |
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Common Stock outstanding immediately after this offering |
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24,361,758 shares |
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Use of Proceeds |
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We estimate that our net proceeds from this offering
will be approximately $749,852 after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by us.
We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering
for working capital and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.” |
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Risk Factors |
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Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Please
read the information under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-10 of this prospectus supplement, beginning on page
11 of the accompanying prospectus and in the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference. |
The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding
after this offering is based on 20,361,758 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, and excludes as of such date:
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14,755,855 shares of common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of outstanding warrants at an exercise price of $2.29 per share; |
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4,408,267 shares of common stock that may be issued upon the exercise
of outstanding options at an exercise price of $3.93; |
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30,750,000 shares of common stock underlying convertible notes; and |
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4,000,000 shares of common stock that may be issued upon the exercise
of outstanding warrants at an exercise price of $0.20 sold in a concurrent private placement. |
Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained
in this prospectus supplement assumes no exercise of outstanding stock options, no settlement of outstanding restricted stock units and
no exercise of outstanding warrants.
RISK FACTORS
Investment in any securities offered pursuant to this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference
to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K we file
after the date of this prospectus, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by
our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in the applicable prospectus supplement
before acquiring any of such securities. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in
the offered securities.
ALTHOUGH
OUR SHARES AND WARRANTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR LISTING ON THE NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET, OUR SHARES AND WARRANTS ARE CURRENTLY SUBJECT
TO DELISTING AND TRADING OF OUR SECURITIES ON THE NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.
On September 2, 2022, we received a letter (the “Letter”)
from the staff of The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Exchange”) notifying the Company that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”)
has determined to delist the Company’s common stock from the Exchange, based on the Company’s failure to comply with the listing
requirements of Nasdaq Rule 5550(b)(1) as a result of the Company’s shareholder equity deficit for the period ended June 30, 2022,
as demonstrated in Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2022, following the Company having not complied with
the market value of listed securities requirement in Nasdaq Rule 5550(b)(2) on March 1, 2022, while the Company was under a Panel Monitor,
as had been previously disclosed. Suspension of trading in the Company’s shares on the Exchange became effective at the opening
of business on September 7, 2022.
The Letter states that Nasdaq will complete the delisting
by filing a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), after passage
of the applicable 15-day appeals period.
Risks Related to This Offering
MANAGEMENT
WILL HAVE BROAD DISCRETION AS TO THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS OFFERING, AND WE MAY NOT USE THE PROCEEDS EFFECTIVELY.
Our management will have broad discretion in the application
of the net proceeds from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the
value of our Common Stock. Our failure to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business and cause
the price of our Common Stock to decline.
YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION IN THE NET TANGIBLE BOOK VALUE PER SHARE OF THE COMMON STOCK YOU PURCHASE.
Since the price per share of our Common Stock
being offered is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our Common Stock, you will suffer immediate and substantial
dilution in the net tangible book value of the Common Stock you purchase in this offering. Based on an offering price of $0.20 per share,
if you purchase shares of Common Stock in this offering, you will suffer immediate and substantial dilution of $0.48 per share with respect
to the net tangible book value of the Common Stock. See the section entitled “Dilution” below for a more detailed discussion
of the dilution you will incur if you purchase Common Stock in this offering.
YOU MAY EXPERIENCE
FUTURE DILUTION AS A RESULT OF FUTURE EQUITY OFFERINGS AND OTHER ISSUANCES OF OUR COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES. IN ADDITION, THIS
OFFERING AND FUTURE EQUITY OFFERINGS AND OTHER ISSUANCES OF OUR COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR COMMON STOCK
PRICE.
In order to raise additional capital, we may in the
future offer additional shares of our Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our Common Stock at prices
that may not be the same as the price per share in this offering. We may not be able to sell shares or other securities in any other offering
at a price per share that is equal to or greater than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing
shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. The price per share at which we sell additional
shares of our Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per
share in this offering. In addition, the sale of shares in this offering and any future sales of a substantial number of shares of our
Common Stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the price of our Common Stock.
We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of those shares of Common Stock or the availability of those shares of Common
Stock for sale will have on the market price of our Common Stock.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or the Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those that reflect our current
views with respect to future events and financial performance, and all statements other than statements of historical fact are statements
that are, or could be, deemed forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as
“may,” “might,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,”
“would,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “intend,”
“estimate,” “plan,” “target,” “project,” “forecast,” “envision”
or the negative of these terms, and other similar phrases. All statements contained in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement regarding
future financial position, sales, costs, earnings, losses, cash flows, other measures of results of operations, capital expenditures or
debt levels and plans, objectives, outlook, targets, guidance or goals are forward-looking statements.
You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking
statements because they are not guarantees of future performance or expectations, and involve risks and uncertainties. Our forward-looking
statements are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date on the cover of this prospectus, the date
of any prospectus supplement, or, in the case of forward-looking statements incorporated by reference, the date of the filing that includes
the statement. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements
relate to future events or our future operational or financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, we assume no obligation,
and disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
The forward-looking statements contained in this
prospectus are set forth principally in “Risk Factors” above, and in “Risk Factors,” “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business” and other sections
in our 2021 Annual Report and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,”
“Risk Factors” and other sections in our Latest Form 10-Q. In addition, there may be events in the future that we
are not able to predict accurately or control which may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed or implied
by forward-looking statements. Please consider our forward-looking statements in light of these risks as you read this prospectus.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Based upon the offering price of $0.20 per share
of Common Stock, we estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common Stock offered under this prospectus supplement,
after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by us will be approximately $700,000.
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering
for working capital and general corporate purposes. Investors are cautioned that the proceeds from this offering are expected to be sufficient
to enable us to continue operations for only a short period of time. We expect that we will have to raise such additional funds through
the sale of additional equity or equity backed securities. Any future equity or equity linked financing that we may need may not be able
available on terms favorable to us or at all.
Investors are cautioned, however, that expenditures
may vary substantially from these uses. Investors will be relying on the judgment of our management, who will have broad discretion regarding
the application of the proceeds of this offering. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend upon numerous factors,
including the amount of cash generated by our operations, the amount of competition we face and other operational factors. We may find
it necessary or advisable to use portions of the proceeds from this offering for other purposes.
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our consolidated
cash and capitalization as of June 30, 2022. Such information is set forth on the following basis:
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on a pro forma basis, giving effect to the sale of 4,000,000 shares of common stock in this offering at the public offering price of $0.20 per share after deducting estimated offering expenses and warrants to purchase 4,000,000 shares of common stock issued in the concurrent private placement; |
This table should be read in conjunction with “Use
of Proceeds” and our audited and unaudited financial statements.
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Pro Forma | |
Cash | |
$ | 1,556,663 | |
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Marketable Securities | |
| 48,646 | |
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Note Payable | |
| 1,895,248 | |
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Convertible Note | |
| 2,291,010 | |
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Common stock | |
| 20,255 | |
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Additional paid-in capital | |
| 122,068,892 | |
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Accumulated deficit | |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | |
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Treasury stock | |
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Total Stockholders’ Equity | |
$ | -1,500,233 | |
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Total Capitalization | |
| 2,686,025 | |
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DILUTION
If you invest in our Common Stock, your interest will
be diluted to the extent of the difference between the price per share you pay in this offering and the net tangible book value per share
of our Common Stock immediately after this offering. Our net tangible book value of our Common Stock as of June 30, 2022 was approximately
$(7,608,175), or approximately $(0.37) per share of Common Stock based on 20,249,182 shares outstanding at that time. “Net tangible
book value” is total assets minus the sum of liabilities and intangible assets. “Net tangible book value per share”
is net tangible book value divided by the total number of shares outstanding.
After giving effect to the sale of 4,000,000 shares
of Common Stock in this offering at the offering price of $0.20 per share of our Common Stock, and after deducting the estimated
offering expenses payable by us, our adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2022 would have been approximately $(6,858,323),
or approximately $(0.28) per share of Common Stock. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $0.09 per
share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of approximately $0.48 per share to new investors
participating in this offering, as illustrated by the following table:
Offering price per share | |
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Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2022 | |
$ | (0.37 | ) | |
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Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors in this offering | |
$ | 0.09 | | |
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$ | (0.28 | ) |
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The discussion of dilution, and the table quantifying
it, assume the sale of all shares covered by this prospectus supplement and no exercise of any outstanding options or warrants or other
potentially dilutive securities. The exercise of potentially dilutive securities having an exercise price less than the offering price
would increase the dilutive effect to new investors.
In particular, the table above excludes the following
securities as of June 30, 2022:
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4,409,100 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options having a weighted average exercise price of $4.06 per share; |
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14,756,411 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants having a weighted average exercise price of $3.53 per share; and |
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4,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of convertible promissory notes having a conversion price of $1.00 per share; |
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121,359 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series E preferred shares; |
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1,720,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of convertible promissory notes having a conversion price of $1.25 per share; and |
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To the extent that any outstanding stock options,
restricted stock units or warrants are converted or exercised, new options are issued under our equity incentive plans and subsequently
exercised or we issue additional shares of Common Stock in the future, there will be further dilution to new investors participating in
this offering.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES THAT WE ARE OFFERING
Common Stock
The holders of the Company’s common stock
are entitled to one vote per share. In addition, the holders of the Company’s common stock will be entitled to receive dividends
ratably, if any, declared by the Company’s board of directors out of legally available funds; however, the current policy of the
board of directors is to retain earnings, if any, for operations and growth. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders
of the Company’s common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets that are legally available for distribution. The holders
of the Company’s common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges
of holders of the Company’s common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any series
of preferred stock, which may be designated solely by action of the board of directors and issued in the future.
Transferability
Subject to applicable laws, a Warrant may be transferred
at the option of the holder upon surrender of the Warrant together with the appropriate instruments of transfer.
Options and Warrants
As of June 30, 2022, there were warrants entitling
the holders to purchase up to 4,409,100 shares of Common Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $4.06 per share with a weighted
average remaining contractual life of 4.02 years and options entitling the holders to purchase up to 14,756,411 shares of common stock
at a weighted average price of $3.53 per share with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 4.68 years.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Nevada Anti-Takeover Law and Certain Charter and Bylaw Provisions
We are a Nevada corporation and the anti-takeover
provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business
combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change
in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. In addition, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage,
delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. Our certificate of incorporation
and bylaws:
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authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors to thwart a takeover attempt; |
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provide that vacancies on our board of directors, including newly created directorships, may be filled by a majority vote of directors then in office; |
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place restrictive requirements (including advance notification of stockholder nominations and proposals) on how special meetings of stockholders may be called by our stockholders; do not provide stockholders with the ability to cumulate their votes; and |
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provide that our board of directors or a majority of our stockholders may amend our bylaws. |
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our Common Stock is Pacific Stock Transfer with
an address 6725 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89119.
PRIVATE PLACEMENT TRANSACTION
In a concurrent private placement, which we refer
to as the private placement transaction, we are selling to the purchasers of our common stock Warrants to purchase one share of our common
stock for each share of common stock purchased.
The offering and sale of the Warrants and the
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants are not being registered under the Securities Act, are not being
offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and are being offered pursuant to the exemption provided
in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder. Accordingly, purchasers may only sell shares of common
stock issued upon the exercise of a Warrant pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the resale
of those shares, an exemption under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another applicable exemption under the Securities Act.
Each Warrant offered hereby will have an initial exercise
price per share equal to $0.20 per share. The Warrants will be exercisable immediately upon issuance if exercised by paying the aggregate
exercise price for the shares of Common Stock being exercised or exercised on a cashless basis for a net number of shares of Common Stock,
as provided in the formula in the Warrants, and in either case, will expire on the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date. The
exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock
dividends, stock splits, reorganizations or similar events affecting our Common Stock and the exercise price. Further, in the event of
a dilutive issuance, pursuant to a sale, issuance, grant or agreement to sell, issue or grant any Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents
at an effective price below the Warrant’s conversion price then in effect, then the exercise price shall then be reduced to such
lower amount and the number of Warrant Shares issuable thereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate exercise price payable thereunder,
after taking into account the decrease in the exercise price, shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price prior to such adjustment;
provided, however, that no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued in respect of an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Warrants).
The Warrants will be issued separately from
the shares of Common Stock offered hereby, and may be transferred separately immediately thereafter. A Warrant to purchase one (1) share
of our Common Stock will be issued for every one (1) share of Common Stock purchased in this offering.
The Warrants will be exercisable, at the option
of each holder, in whole or in part, by delivering a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by payment in full for the number of shares
of our Common Stock purchased upon such exercise (except in the case of a cashless exercise as discussed below). A holder (together with
its affiliates) may not exercise any portion of the Warrant to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% (or at the election
of the holder, 9.99%) of the outstanding Common Stock immediately after exercise, except that upon at least 61 days’ prior notice
from the holder to us, the holder may increase the amount of ownership of outstanding stock after exercising the holder’s Warrants.
No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued in connection with the exercise of a Warrant. In lieu of fractional shares, we will,
at our election, either pay the holder an amount in cash equal to the fractional amount multiplied by the exercise price or round up
to the next whole share.
If, at the time a holder exercises its Warrants,
a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants under the Securities Act is not
then effective or available, then in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in payment
of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number
of shares of Common Stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Warrants.
In the event of a fundamental transaction, as
described in the Warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our Common Stock, the sale,
transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another
person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding Common Stock, or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50%
of the voting power represented by our outstanding Common Stock, the holders of the Warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise
of the Warrants the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the
Warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of such a fundamental transaction,
the holders will have the option, which may be exercised within 30 days after the consummation of the fundamental transaction, to require
the company or the successor entity purchase the Warrant from the holder by paying to the holder an amount of cash equal to the Black
Scholes Value (as defined in the Warrant) of the remaining unexercised portion of the Warrant on the date of the consummation of such
transaction. However, if such fundamental transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Board of
Directors, the holder will only be entitled to receive from the Company or any successor entity, as of the date of consummation of such
fundamental transaction, the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised
portion of the Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock in connection with the fundamental transaction,
whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given
the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the fundamental transaction.
Exchange Listing
There is no established public trading market
for the Warrants, and we do not expect a market to develop. We do not intend to list the Warrants on any securities exchange or nationally
recognized trading system. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Warrants will be limited.
Right as a Stockholder
Except as otherwise provided in the Warrants
or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of our Common Stock, the holders of the Warrants do not have the rights or privileges
of holders of our Common Stock, including any voting rights, until they exercise their Warrants.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are offering 4,000,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price equal
to $0.20 per combination of share for gross proceeds of $800,000 before deduction of offering expenses (excluding potential exercises
of any Warrants for cash in the concurrent private placement). This offering price per share will be fixed for the duration of the offering.
We have entered into subscription agreements directly
with investors in connection with this offering. The offering price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus have been determined
based upon arm’s-length negotiations between the purchasers and us, as set forth below.
Our obligation to issue and sell the shares offered
hereby to the purchasers is subject to the conditions set forth in the subscription agreements, which may be waived by us at our discretion.
A purchaser’s obligation to purchase the shares offered hereby is subject to the conditions set forth in his or her subscription
agreement as well, which may also be waived.
The proceeds from the sale of the shares in this offering
will be payable directly to the Company for immediate use. All subscription agreements and checks are irrevocable and should be delivered
to the Company at the address provided in the respective subscription agreement with the purchaser. The Company reserves the right to
begin using proceeds from the offering as soon as the funds have been received or any time thereafter and will retain broad discretion
in the allocation of the net proceeds of this offering. The precise amounts and timing of the Company’s use of the net proceeds
will depend upon market conditions and the availability of other funds, among other factors.
We estimate the total offering expenses of this
offering that will be payable by us, will be approximately $100,148, which includes legal and printing costs, and various other fees.
Each of our directors and officers have agreed not to offer, sell,
agree to sell, directly or indirectly, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of Common Stock without the prior written consent of the investors for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus
supplement. These lock-up agreements provide limited exceptions and their restrictions may be waived at any time by the investors.
Our officers and directors may sell some or all of
the shares and will not register as broker-dealers under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in reliance upon Rule 3a4-1.
Rule 3a4-1 sets forth those conditions under which a person associated with an issuer may participate in the offering of the issuer’s
securities and not be deemed to be a broker-dealer. The conditions are that:
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the person meets the conditions of paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of Rule 3a4-1 of the Exchange Act, in that he (i) primarily performs, or is intended primarily to perform at the end of the offering, substantial duties for or on behalf of the issuer otherwise than in connection with transactions in securities; and (ii) is not a broker or dealer, or an associated person of a broker or dealer, within the preceding 12 months; and (iii) does not participate in selling and offering of securities for any issuer more than once every 12 months other than in reliance on paragraphs (a)(4)(i) or (a)(4)(iii) of Rule 3a4-1 of the Exchange Act. |
Our officers and directors participating in the Offering
are not statutorily disqualified, are not being compensated, and are not associated with a broker-dealer. They are and will continue to
hold their positions as officers or directors following the completion of the offering and have not been during the past 12 months and
are currently not brokers or dealers or associated with brokers or dealers. The officers or directors participating in the Offering have
not participated in the sale of securities of any issuer more than once every 12 months.
Electronic Distribution
This Prospectus may be made available in electronic
format on websites or through other online services. Other than this Prospectus in electronic format, the information on such websites
and any information contained in any other website is not part of this Prospectus or the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us and should not be relied upon by investors.
Determination of the Public Offering Price
Prior to this offering, there has a limited public market for our common
stock and no public market for our warrants. The offering price will be as determined through negotiations between us and the purchasers
of the shares. In addition to prevailing market conditions, the factors considered in determining the offering price included the following:
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of Common Stock offered
by this prospectus supplement has been passed upon for us by Lucosky Brookman LLP.
EXPERTS
The financial statements as of the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020 have been audited by Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A., an independent registered public accounting firm, as
stated in their reports. Such financial statements have been so included in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority
as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Available Information
We file reports, proxy statements and other information
with the SEC. Information filed with the SEC by us can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100
F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Room of the SEC
at prescribed rates. Further information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. can be obtained
by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov.
Our website address is https://creatd.com.
The information on our website, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus.
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are
part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The
full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. Forms of the documents establishing the terms of the
offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement
about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You
should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration
statement at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or through the SEC’s website, as provided above.
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 preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, dated April 8,
2021.
PROSPECTUS
CREATD, INC.
$50,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Rights
Units
We may offer and sell up to $50 million in the aggregate
of the securities identified above from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description
of the securities.
Each time we offer and sell securities, we will provide
a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the amounts, prices and terms of the securities.
The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. You should carefully
read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement before you invest in any of our securities.
We may offer and sell the securities described in
this prospectus and any prospectus supplement to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, or
through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their
names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable
from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this
Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information. No securities may be sold without delivery of this prospectus
and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.
INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE
THE “RISK FACTORS” ON PAGE 11 OF THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY SIMILAR SECTION CONTAINED IN THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
CONCERNING FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES.
Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market
under the symbol “CRTD”. On April 1, 2021, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market was
$4.57 per share.
The aggregate market value of our outstanding common
stock held by non-affiliates is $43,382,293.52, as of April 8, 2021, based on 10,684,514 shares of outstanding common stock, of which
4,030,788 are held by affiliates, and a per share price of $6.52, based on the highest closing sale price of our common stock in the last
60 days. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell our common stock in a public primary offering with
a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75,000,000.
We have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3 during the prior 12 calendar month period that ends
on and includes the date of this 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.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is ,
2021.
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement
that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. By using
a shelf registration statement, we may sell securities from time to time and in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $50
million as described in this prospectus. Each time that we offer and sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this
prospectus that contains specific information about the securities being offered and sold and the specific terms of that offering. The
prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there
is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the prospectus
supplement. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement,
together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
We have not authorized any other person to provide
you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We will
not make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information
appearing in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus is accurate as of the date on its respective
cover, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless
we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
When we refer to “Creatd,” “we,”
“our,” “us” and the “Company” in this prospectus, we mean Creatd, Inc., unless otherwise specified.
When we refer to “you,” we mean the holders of the applicable series of securities.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Available Information
We file reports, proxy statements and other information
with the SEC. Information filed with the SEC by us can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100
F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Room of the SEC
at prescribed rates. Further information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. can be obtained
by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov.
Our website address is https://creatd.com. The information
on our website, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus.
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are
part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The
full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. Forms of the documents establishing the terms of the
offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement
about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You
should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration
statement at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or through the SEC’s website, as provided above.
Incorporation by Reference
The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate
by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to
another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and
subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in
a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained in this prospectus modifies or replaces that statement.
We incorporate by reference our documents listed below
and any future filings made by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which we refer to as the “Exchange Act” in this prospectus, between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the
offering of the securities described in this prospectus. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof,
whether specifically listed below or filed in the future, that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information
furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or related exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement
incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:
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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 the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement,
but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus
and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
You may request a free copy of any of the documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than exhibits, unless they are specifically incorporated by reference in the documents)
by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Creatd, Inc.
2050 Center Avenue Suite 640
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Telephone: (201) 258-3770
Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however,
unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.
THE COMPANY
Overview
Creatd, Inc. (“CRTD,”
“the Company,” or “Creatd”) is a creator-first technology company and the parent company of the Vocal platform.
Our mission is to empower creators, entrepreneurs, and brands through technology and partnership. We accomplish this through Creatd’s
three main business pillars: Vocal Ventures, Creatd Partners, and our newest initiative, Recreatd. At its core, Creatd centers around
the philosophy that creators are the driving force that propels success in the digital realm. This philosophy is represented by a framework
we call the Creatd Cycle, which operates on the premise that creators produce content that attracts audiences, who in turn attract brands
who are interested in reaching those audiences and the ability to generate new installations around bespoke ecosystems such as health
and wellness, sports, and education.
Creatd’s first pillar,
Vocal Ventures, houses our proprietary technology platforms, including Creatd’s flagship product, the Vocal platform, and its 36
wholly owned-and-operated creator communities. Through Vocal, creators can create and share their stories in a way that helps them get
discovered by their ideal audiences and be rewarded for their creativity. Similarly, brands can access their ideal consumers and drive
conversions for their products and services. The Vocal platform’s scalable and unique underlying agile framework lends itself well
to future acquisitions and white-label opportunities for Creatd’s technology because of the ease with which other platforms can
be integrated into our ecosystem.
Creatd Partners, Creatd’s second pillar, houses our brand-oriented initiatives, including our agency businesses, Vocal for Brands
and Seller’s Choice, as well as its corporate ventures and investments. Both of these agencies serve a multitude of clients, while
the venture arm looks to make direct investments in the ones that have significant upside opportunity. Creatd Partners pairs Creatd’s
resources and Vocal’s proprietary technology, which were built to simultaneously amplify creators’ discoverability and potential
reward and help direct-to-consumer brands achieve conversions and reach their target audiences, while generating value for all of Creatd’s
stakeholders.
Recreatd is the pillar which houses Creatd’s
intellectual property and legacy media assets, including acquired artwork, photographs and media memorabilia. Recreatd represents an initiative
by Creatd to revitalize transmedia content, utilizing Vocal Ventures’ technology, data, and marketing capabilities to reboot archival
media assets and e-commerce properties. Creatd has a history of successfully executing such acquisition and assimilation projects, including
its resuscitation of General Media properties such as the iconic women’s magazine, Viva, into digital communities and absorbing
once-defunct content communities like Creators Media (which at one time was valued at $50MM). Creatd has a vast collection of intellectual
property and legacy content, including a documentary about the life of Bob Guccione directed by Barry Avrich; Till Human Voices
Wake Us, a short film starring Lindsay Lohan and directed by famed photographer Indrani; No One’s Pet, the
biography of Penthouse Pet Sheila Kennedy authored by renown film critic Glenn Kenny; and The Mind’s Eye, The Art of Omni.
The Company’s ability to leverage its technology to revitalize this content represents a significant value proposition for media
companies and publishers that are sitting on vast collections of content that are of supreme quality but are not in a suitable format
for today’s consumer.
Vocal
Vocal, Creatd’s flagship
product, is a robust, proprietary technology platform that provides best-in-class tools, safe and curated communities, and monetization
opportunities that enable creators to find a receptive audience and get rewarded. Through Vocal, content creators can get discovered and
monetize their content by connecting to their ideal audiences and partnering with the brands that want to reach those audiences.
Since its initial launch
in 2016, Vocal has grown to be one of the fastest growing communities for content creators of all kinds, including writers, musicians,
podcasters, photographers, and more; as of March 2021, Vocal has reached over 900,000 freemium creators and over 20,000 Vocal+ paid subscribers
across its 36 owned and operated niche communities.
Vocal provides a large stage
for creators to connect with fans and find new audiences. In addition to enabling access to millions of unique monthly visitors, the platform
provides creators with a full suite of tools and services for content creation, discovery, distribution, and monetization, including:
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Easy-to use, rich media content editor: Vocal’s storytelling tools enable creators to produce beautiful and engaging stories in a simple, user-friendly interface, and incorporate rich-media content of all kinds, including streaming content, photos, videos, podcasts, product links, written text, and more. Vocal’s open canvas content creation editor makes it easy to create high-quality and engaging stories, and is a cost effective alternative to managing a blog content management system (CMS). |
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Numerous Monetization Features: Both of Vocal’s membership tiers–Vocal freemium and the Vocal+ premium tier – provide multiple monetization opportunities for creators. Creators can earn money i) every time their story is read, ii) by competing in Challenges, iii) by receiving ‘tips’ and ‘bonuses’ iv) by collaborating on branded content campaigns through the company’s in-house agency, Vocal for Brands. For freemium members, content ‘reads’ are monetized at a rate of $3.80 per 1,000 reads (calculated based on time on page, scrolling behavior, and other internal metrics), whereas Vocal+ members monetize at $6.00 per 1,000 reads. These rates are subject to change based on market trends or the introduction of additional features and plan tiers. |
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Brand-safe advertising platform: Vocal was designed to target consumers in an authentic, non-interruptive way. Brand partnerships and collaborations allow companies tap into the power of Vocal through campaign-optimized stories, authored by real Vocal creators, that build brand affinity, trust, and drive sales. |
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Transparent Performance Data: Creators can view their “Stats” at any time to view their individual performance data, such as how many Reads a given story received, how much money they have earned, and how many Tips, Bonuses, or ‘Likes,’ they received. Additionally, Vocal users have the ability to view key metrics such as community-specific data and Vocal+ membership data. |
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Valuable Audience: The nature of Vocal’s genre-specific (niche) community structure is such that it generates a positively selected audience, a quality which makes Vocal an attractive prospect for creators and brands alike. In a niche community, audiences are inherently more likely to be interested in the particular content housed in that community. |
Vocal+ is Creatd’s
premium subscription membership program. Vocal+ members pay a membership fee for premium features, including receiving increased earnings
for their content, reduced platform processing fees for Tips received, a Vocal+ badge on their creator page, eligibility to participate
in exclusive Vocal+ Challenges, and more. Vocal+ offers a strong value proposition for new creators, as well as the over 900,000 freemium
users registered to Vocal. Creators may sign up for a Vocal+ membership when they create an account, or they can upgrade an existing Vocal
Free account to a Vocal+ account at any time. The current cost of a Vocal+ membership is either $9.99 per month or $99 annually. From
time to time, the Company offers Vocal+ subscriptions at a discount for a predetermined number of months as a promotion for new subscribers.
Vocal for Brands
Digital audiences have become increasingly wary of
traditional display and programmatic advertising tactics. Intrusive ads like pop-ups have proven to disrupt the consumer experience, leading
to trends such as the fact that over 25% of internet users have ad blockers installed. Brands are actively seeking trustworthy and safe
platforms like Vocal to drive engagement through non-interruptive brand storytelling and deliver invaluable performance metrics that help
optimize their marketing efforts.
Creatd’s internal content studio, Vocal for
Brands, pairs leading brands with authentic creators to produce marketing campaigns that are non-interruptive, engaging, and direct-response
driven. The key value propositions for brands include:
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Authentic Storytelling: Our internal data group partners brands with real Vocal creators to tell their brand’s story in a way that is both engaging and trustworthy. In addition, brands can opt to sponsor a Challenge, which effectively yield a collection of crowdsourced branded content for brands and help them reach a wider audience. |
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Valuable Audience: Vocal’s first-party data provides an opportunity to create highly targeted and segmented audiences to promote branded content. Most importantly, Vocal’s technology helps brands target the right audience by utilizing and applying that first-party data. |
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Transparent Analytics: For every campaign we produce, our brand clients have access to story performance data, engagement data, behavioral data, and interest data. Brands can apply this data to further increase awareness and optimize audience targeting. |
Vocal’s first-party
data enables our team to create highly targeted and segmented audiences for Vocal for Brands campaigns, and help the brand reach their
ideal audience. Brands can access story performance data, engagement data, behavioral data, and sentiment data, all of which is used to
further optimize the campaign’s success. The combination of Vocal’s hyper-engaged audiences, user-generated communities, and
brand-safe environment help brands achieve maximum ROAS (return on ad spend).
Vocal for Brands typically
collects fixed fees ranging from $10,000 to $110,000, depending on campaign duration and specific client objectives. To date, Vocal for
Brands’ client roster includes up-and-coming direct to consumer (DTC) brands such as IAC’s Vimeo, Moleskine, New York Post’s
Decider, Lull, Daily Harvest, Cleancult, and more.
With the introduction of
Challenges in early first quarter 2020, brands can now tap into Vocal’s network content creators and encourage them to interact
with, learn about and promote their brand while benefiting from Vocal’s brand-safe, moderated, and curated environment. Vocal Challenges
have a unique ability to capture the hearts and minds of the creative community and drive meaningful engagement. Challenges combine thought-provoking
story prompts and sizable reward potential, which work to inspire creators and drive them toward participation. Brands can similarly capitalize
on this combined effect by collaborating with Vocal on a sponsored Challenge, prompting the creation of high-quality stories that are
centered around the brand’s mission and further disseminated through creators’ respective social channels and promotional
outlets.
Seller’s Choice
In addition to Vocal for Brands, Creatd supports brands
by providing managed and performance marketing services through Seller’s Choice. an in-house marketing agency for DTC (direct-to-consumer)
and e-commerce clients. Acquired by Creatd in September 2019, Seller’s Choice provides direct-to-consumer brands with design, development,
strategy, and sales optimization services. Its status as an Amazon Solution Provider and its weighty operational structure made it an
ideal candidate for acquisition in late 2019. Creatd’s business model is built to absorb distressed operational infrastructures,
integrate the few best components, and shed the non-essential costs.
Creatd Partners
Creatd Partners is the Company’s corporate venture arm, as well as the business division that encompasses management of Seller’s
Choice and Vocal for Brands. Creatd Partners invests in qualified brands who are aligned with our corporate mission, such as direct-to-consumer
brands, digital platforms, and technologies that support entrepreneurs and the creator economy. Creatd Partners was established with the
aim of nurturing high-potential, early-stage companies that can meaningfully benefit by leveraging Creatd’s technology, resources
and proven capacity to optimize visibility, reach, and conversions for direct-to-consumer products and services. Creatd Partners investments
are subject to the completion of rigorous due diligence and independent valuation assessment and may encompass a combination of financial
and operational support in exchange for an equity stake in the business.
Creatd Partners’ first investment is Plant Camp,
a direct-to-consumer food company that creates healthy and nutritional upgrades to classic foods and was launched in December 2020. The
Company has made three further investments, the most notable of which is an equity investment in the health and wellness DTC beverage
space. Additionally, Creatd Partners is currently exploring future opportunities that fit its criteria and risk profile, seeking partner
companies that combine a quality product, seasoned founders, and the ability to leverage Creatd’s platform technology.
Moderation and Compliance
One of the key differentiating
factors between Vocal and most other user-generated content platforms is the fact that each story submitted to Vocal is run through the
Company’s proprietary moderation process before it goes live on the platform. The decision to implement moderation into the submission
process was in direct response to the rise of misinformation and bad actors on many social platforms. In response to these inherent pitfalls
within the content landscape, Vocal’s proprietary moderation system combines the algorithmic detection of copyrighted material,
hate speech, graphic violence, and nudity, and human-led curation to ensure the quality and safety of each story published on Vocal, thus
fostering a safe and trustworthy environment for creators, audiences, and brands. Moderation and compliance are more important than ever
in a world where ambiguity can systematically damage value. Vocal’s enforcement of community guidelines and emphasis on content
moderation protects the platform, its creators, and Creatd shareholders.
Trust and safety are
paramount to the Vocal ecosystem. We follow best practices when handling personally identifiable information, with guidance from the European
Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA).
Platform Compliance Policies
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Technology Development
Vocal’s proprietary technology is built
on Keystone, the same underlying open-source framework used by industry-leaders such as Atlassian, a $43-billion Australian technology
company. Some of the key differentiating elements of Vocal’s technology are speed, sustainability, and scalability. The Company
continues to invest heavily in research and development to continuously improve and innovate its platform, with the goal of optimizing
the user experience for creators. Vocal’s architecture allows it to do more with less cost and provides a model capable of turning
a profit.
Additionally, the Vocal platform and its underlying
technology allows us to maintain an advantageous capital-light infrastructure. By using cloud service providers, we are able to focus
on platform and revenue growth rather than building and maintaining the costly internal infrastructures that have materially affected
so many legacy media platforms. Vocal’s technology has been specifically designed and built to scale without a material corresponding
increase in operational costs. While our users can embed rich media, such as video, audio, and product links, into their Vocal stories,
the rich media content is hosted elsewhere (such as YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, Shopify, Spotify, etc.). Thus, our platform can accommodate
rich media content of all kinds without bearing the financial or operational costs associated with hosting the rich media itself. In addition
to the benefits this framework affords to the Company, it is the additional benefit to our content creators, in that a creator can increase
their monetization; for example, a creator can embed their YouTube video into a Vocal story and thus derive earnings from both platforms
when their video is viewed.
Application of First-Party
Data
Creatd’s business
intelligence and marketing teams identify and target individual creators, communities, and brands, utilizing empirical data harnessed
from the Vocal platform. The team’s ability to apply its proprietary first-party data works to reduce acquisition costs for new
creators and to help provide brands with conversions and an ideal targeted audience. In this way, our ability to apply first-party data
is one of the value-drivers for the Company and the key advantages of its closed ecosystem strategy, which we refer to as the Creatd Cycle.
In its simplest definition,
first-party data is data that you collect directly from your customers. Even the most simplistic blog website is collecting some degree
of first-party data; Creatd’s edge is in its application of that data. Our organization is constantly collecting a tremendous amount
of first-party behavioral data extracted from the Vocal platform. To date, we have collected hundreds of millions of data points around
our customers and our audiences.
Importantly, we do not
sell that data, that being a common monetization opportunity for many other businesses. Instead, we use our collected first-party data
for the purposes of bettering the platform. Specifically, our data helps us understand the behaviors and attributes that are common among
the creators, brands, and audiences within our ecosystem. We then pair our first-party Vocal data with third-party data from distribution
platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat to provide a more granular profile of our creators, brands, and audiences.
It is through generating this valuable first-party
data that we can continually enrich and refine our targeting capabilities for branded content promotion and creator acquisition, and specifically,
to reduce our creator acquisition costs (CAC) and subscriber acquisition costs (SAC). Lower acquisition costs combined with increasing
lifetime value (LTV) per subscriber, means that our enterprise value is accelerating each time we acquire a new user. We anticipate the
lifetime value of our subscribers to increase as we introduce more features that cater to the needs of our creators. It is Vocal’s
unique capability to collect and apply first-party behavioral data that allows us to simultaneously increase the LTV of our subscribers
over time, while lowering the cost to acquire them. In fact, the link between incentivizing creators and lowering creator acquisition
costs is a primary focus of the data science team, and an important consideration for every feature we develop for the Vocal platform.
Competition
The idea for Vocal came
as a response to what Creatd’s founders recognized as systemic flaws inherent to the digital media industry and its operational
infrastructures. Depreciating value of digital media business models built on legacy technology platforms created a unique opportunity
for development of a creator-centric platform that could appeal to a global community and, at the same time, be capable of acquiring undervalued
complimentary technology assets.
Creatd’s founders
built the Vocal platform upon the general thesis that a closed and safe ecosystem utilizing first-party data to increase efficiencies
could create a sustainable and defensible business model. Vocal was strategically developed to provide value for content creators, readers,
and brands, and to serve as a home for the ever-increasing amount of digital content being produced and the libraries of digital assets
lying dormant.
Vocal is most commonly discussed as a combination
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Importantly, Creatd does not see Vocal as a substitute
or competitor to segment-specific content platforms, such as Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, or SoundCloud. We don’t want to replace
anyone; we built Vocal to be accretive to the entire digital ecosystem. In fact, one of the most powerful components of our technology
is the fact that Vocal makes it easy for creators to embed their existing published content, including videos, songs, podcasts, photographs,
and more, directly into Vocal. We see this as a growth opportunity by building partnerships with the world’s greatest technology
companies and to further spread our roots deeper into the digital landscape.
Revenue Model
Creatd’s revenues
are primarily generated through:
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Creator Subscriptions: Vocal+ subscription offering provides creators with increased monetization and access to premium tools and features. At approximately $10 per month, Vocal+ offers creators a strong value proposition for freemium users to upgrade, while providing a scalable source of monthly recurring gross revenue for Creatd. Management projects 100,000 paid subscribers in 2021. |
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Marketing Partnerships: Vocal partners with leading brands and creators through its internal content studio, Vocal for Brands, to produce influencer and content marketing campaigns, including sponsored Challenges, that leverage the power of Vocal. Branded stories and Challenges are optimized for conversions, distributed to a targeted audience based on Vocal’s first-party data, and are optimized for conversions to maximize revenue growth. |
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Managed Services: Creatd’s in-house marketing agency for e-commerce, Seller’s Choice, provides direct-to-consumer brands with design, development, strategy, and sales optimization services. |
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Platform Processing Fees and Microtransactions: With Tipping and other types of microtransactions, audiences can engage and support their favorite Vocal creators by actively investing in their creativity. Vocal takes a platform processing fee on all transactions. Each Tip sent on Vocal generates revenue for the Company in the form of platform processing fees. For Vocal Free creators, we retain a 7% platform processing fee for every Tip exchanged. For Vocal+ creators, we retain a 2.9% platform processing fee. |
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Affiliate sales: Vocal generates revenue through affiliate marketing relationships, which pays the Company a percentage of purchases made on our platform. Affiliate relationships include Amazon, Skimlinks, Tune, and more. This represents a unique opportunity in the post-pandemic environment where brands need expansive distribution pipelines such as Vocal to reach broader audiences. |
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E-commerce: Our e-commerce strategy involves revitalizing archival imagery and media content in dormant legacy portfolios. Our curation and data capabilities have helped us create scalable and definable value for our internal collection of media assets through financing, trademarking, licensing, and production opportunities. Creatd has an exclusive license to leverage the stories housed on Vocal, reimagining them for films, episodic shows, games, graphic novels, collectibles, books, and more. |
Growth Strategy:
Continued growth is likely
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Creator Growth: Vocal brings new creators, their audience, and brands to its platform through organic growth, performance marketing, and brand-building campaigns that drive awareness. As the Vocal team continues to collect first-party behavioral data, we are able to further refine an ideal user profile and hone a specific targeting strategy to effectively scale the platform’s creator base. Our product roadmap includes new features that will work to incentivize creators to help us expand the Vocal network organically; upcoming features include creator referrals and gated content, which will enable creators to utilize Vocal’s microtransaction capabilities to charge recurring fees for exclusive content. With these new features, creators will have further opportunities to get discovered and earn on Vocal, which works to the benefit of the entire platform. |
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Brand Partnerships: Continued investment in new product offerings for brand storytelling on Vocal with the goal of increasing the value to brands in the form of analytics, audience engagement, and conversion data for their products and services. The Vocal for Brands in-house content studio is constantly evolving in order to elevate brand relationships, both qualitatively and quantitatively. |
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Licensing and Transmedia Opportunities: In collaboration with other production and media companies, as well as with our expanding user base, we look for content that can be leveraged for adaptation to film, television, digital shorts, books, and comic series. We believe that Vocal’s ever-expanding community of creators and influencers affords us with the unique opportunity to cultivate these relationships. This initiative is referred to by the Company as Recreatd. |
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White Label Opportunities: White-labeling Vocal’s underlying platform architecture can be utilized for application in a range of industries, including use by sports franchises, trade companies, education organizations, companies in the financial sector, and others. An example of a white label installation of Vocal currently on our drawing board is a platform called Give. The idea behind Give is to borrow Vocal’s topic-specific community structure and adapt it for the non-profit sector. The Give platform would function as a network of vetted, verified organizations for which creators can raise awareness, funding or discussions using Vocal’s existing features like storytelling tools, community engagement, and microtransactions. Give will provide charities with the tools and resources to capture attention and donations in what is a saturated non-profit space. |
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Vocal Global: Vocal Global is Creatd’s new market expansion strategy for applying Vocal’s technology to international platform opportunities. While the U.S., U.K., and Canada represent the vast majority of our audience, we believe there will be significant demand for our product in overseas markets–including Asia, the Middle East, and South America–particularly for foreign language installations of the product, an initiative which Creatd refers to as “Content Without Borders.” |
Acquisition Strategy
Creatd’s hybrid finance and design culture
is key to its acquisition strategy. Acquisition targets are companies that meet a set of opportunistic or financial standards or that
are part of specific digital environments that are accretive and can seamlessly integrate into Creatd’s existing revenue lines.
Creatd will continue to make strategic acquisitions when presented with opportunities that are in the interest of shareholder value.
Recent Developments
On September 15, 2020, Company consummated an
underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 1,725,000 units of securities (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting
of (i) one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) one warrant to purchase one share
of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). The Offering was conducted pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated September 10, 2020,
by and between the Company and The Benchmark Company, LLC, acting as the representative (the “Representative”) of the several
underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”). In connection with the Offering, the Company granted the underwriters
a 45-day option to purchase up to 258,750 shares of Common Stock and/or 258,750 Warrants to purchase Common Stock to cover over-allotments,
if any.
The public offering price per Unit was $4.50.
The shares of Common Stock and Warrants were issued separately and are immediately separable upon issuance. Each Warrant represents the
right to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.50 per share, expiring 5 years from the date of issuance.
On September 15, 2020, the Company entered into
a Warrant Agreement with Pacific Stock Transfer (“Pacific Stock”), appointing Pacific Stock as Warrant Agent for the Warrants
for purposes of the Offering (the “Warrant Agreement”). A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-238514) (the “Registration
Statement”) relating to the Offering was initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on May 20, 2020, and was declared effective on September 10, 2020. Upon the closing of the Offering, Pacific Stock issued the shares
of Common Stock and Warrants comprising the Units, which trade on The Nasdaq Capital Markets under the symbols CRTD and CRTDW, respectively. The
gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated Offering
expenses, and excluding the exercise of any Warrants, was approximately $7.7625 million.
On October 6, 2020, the Underwriters partially
exercised the over-allotment option and on October 8, 2020, purchased an additional 258,750 Warrants, generating gross proceeds, before
deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, of $2,587.50.
The 258,750 Warrants were issued pursuant to the
registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-238514) initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2020
and declared effective on September 10, 2020.
On December 29, 2020, the Company, entered into
securities purchase agreements (the “Purchase Agreement”) with thirty-three accredited investors (the “Investors”),
whereby, at the closing, the Investors agreed to purchase from the Company an aggregate of (i) 7,778 shares of the Company’s Series
E Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), and (ii) 2,831,721 warrants (the
“Warrants,” and each a “Warrant”), with each Warrant to one purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Warrant
Shares”). The Series E Preferred Stock is convertible into a total of 1,887,810 shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”,
and together with the “Warrant Shares”, the “Registered Shares”). The combined purchase price of one Conversion
Share and one and a half Warrant was $4.12. The aggregate purchase price for the Series E Preferred Stock and Warrants was $7,777,777.77,
which was delivered at closing on January 4, 2021. The Registered Shares are being registered pursuant to a Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-252018), which was filed on January 11, 2021.
Our Corporate History
Creatd, Inc., formerly Jerrick Media Holdings,
Inc. (“we,” “us,” the “Company,” or “Creatd”), is a technology company focused on the
development of digital communities, marketing branded digital content, and e-commerce opportunities. Creatd’s content distribution
platform, Vocal, delivers a robust long-form, digital publishing platform organized into highly engaged niche-communities capable of hosting
all forms of rich media content. Through Creatd’s proprietary algorithm dynamics, Vocal enhances the visibility of content and maximizes
viewership, providing advertisers access to target markets that most closely match their interests.
The Company was originally incorporated under
the laws of the State of Nevada on December 30, 1999 under the name LILM, Inc. The Company changed its name on December 3, 2013 to Great
Plains Holdings, Inc. (“GTPH”) as part of its plan to diversify its business.
On February 5, 2016 (the “Closing Date”),
GTPH, GPH Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of GTPH (“Merger Sub”), and Jerrick Ventures,
Inc., a privately-held Nevada corporation headquartered in New Jersey (“Jerrick”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
(the “Merger”) pursuant to which the Merger Sub was merged with and into Jerrick, with Jerrick surviving as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of GTPH (the “Merger”). GTPH acquired, pursuant to the Merger, all of the outstanding capital stock of Jerrick
in exchange for issuing Jerrick’s shareholders (the “Jerrick Shareholders”), pro-rata, a total of 475,000 shares of
GTPH’s common stock. In connection therewith, GTPH acquired 33,415 shares of Jerrick’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(the “Jerrick Series A Preferred”) and 8,064 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Jerrick Series B Preferred”).
In connection with the Merger, on the Closing
Date, GTPH and Kent Campbell entered into a Spin-Off Agreement (the “Spin-Off Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Campbell
purchased from GTPH (i) all of GTPH’s interest in Ashland Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, and (ii) all of GTPH’s
interest in Lil Marc, Inc., a Utah corporation, in exchange for the cancellation of 39,091 shares of GTPH’s Common Stock held by
Mr. Campbell. In addition, Mr. Campbell assumed all debts, obligations and liabilities of GTPH, including any existing prior to the Merger,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Spin-Off Agreement.
Upon closing of the Merger on February 5, 2016,
the Company changed its business plan to that of Jerrick.
Effective February 28, 2016, GTPH entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Statutory Merger Agreement”) with Jerrick, pursuant to which GTPH became the parent
company of Jerrick Ventures, LLC, a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Jerrick (the “Statutory Merger”) and GTPH changed
its name to Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc. to better reflect its new business strategy.
On September 11, 2019, the Company acquired 100%
of the membership interests of Seller’s Choice, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“Seller’s Choice”).
Seller’s Choice is digital e-commerce agency based in New Jersey (see Note 4).
On September 9, 2020, the Company filed a certificate
of amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to change our name to “Creatd, Inc.”, which became effective
on September 10, 2020.
RISK FACTORS
Investment in any securities offered pursuant
to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated
by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form
8-K we file after the date of this prospectus, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus,
as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in the applicable prospectus
supplement before acquiring any of such securities. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment
in the offered securities.
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties, principally in the sections entitled “Risk Factors.” All statements other than statements
of historical fact contained in this prospectus, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business
strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking
statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,”
“estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,”
“predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although
we do not make forward looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy.
These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined
under “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this prospectus, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements should not be read
as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by which, that performance
or those results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time they are made and/or management’s
good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance
or results to differ materially from what is expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except
to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn
that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities as
set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following description of our capital stock
is not complete and may not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our capital stock. This description is
summarized from, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended
and Restated Bylaws, which have been publicly filed with the SEC. See “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
The Company is authorized to issue 120,000,000
shares of capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 100,000,000 are shares of common stock and 20,000,000 are shares of “blank
check” preferred stock.
On August 13, 2020, we filed a certificate of
amendment to our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Amendment”), with the Secretary of State of the
State of Nevada to effectuate a one-for-three (1:3) reverse stock split (the “August 2020 Reverse Stock Split”) of our common
stock without any change to its par value. The Amendment became effective on August 17, 2020. No fractional shares were issued in connection
with the August 2020 Reverse Stock Split as all fractional shares were rounded down to the next whole share.
Common Stock
The holders of the Company’s common stock
are entitled to one vote per share. In addition, the holders of the Company’s common stock will be entitled to receive dividends
ratably, if any, declared by the Company’s board of directors out of legally available funds; however, the current policy of the
board of directors is to retain earnings, if any, for operations and growth. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders
of the Company’s common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets that are legally available for distribution. The holders
of the Company’s common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges
of holders of the Company’s common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any series
of preferred stock, which may be designated solely by action of the board of directors and issued in the future.
Warrants
The holders of the Company’s
Warrants are entitled to purchase one share of our common stock at a price equal to $4.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed
below, at any time commencing on date of issuance (the “Issuance Date”) and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Issuance Date.
The warrants will be
issued in registered form under a warrant agent agreement (the “Warrant Agent Agreement”) between us and our warrant agent,
Pacific Stock Transfer (the “Warrant Agent”). The Company and the Warrant Agent may amend or supplement the Warrant Agent
Agreement without the consent of any holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective
provision contained therein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Warrant
Agent Agreement as the parties thereto may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties determine, in good faith, shall not adversely
affect the interest of the holders. All other amendments and supplements shall require the vote or written consent of holders of at least
50.1%. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances,
including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend on or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation.
The warrants may be exercised
upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, with the exercise form
attached to the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified
or official bank check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges
of holders of common stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of common stock. After the issuance
of shares of common stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all
matters to be voted on by stockholders.
No warrants will be exercisable
unless at the time of the exercise a prospectus or prospectus relating to common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is current
and the common stock has been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the
holder of the warrants. Under the terms of the Warrant Agent Agreement, we have agreed to use our best efforts to maintain a current prospectus
or prospectus relating to common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants. If we are unable to
maintain the qualification or effectiveness of such registration statement until the expiration of the warrants, and therefore are unable
to deliver registered shares of common stock, the warrants may become worthless. Additionally, the market for the warrants may be limited
if the prospectus or prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not current or if the common stock
is not qualified or exempt from qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of such warrants reside. In no event will the
registered holders of a Warrant be entitled to receive a net-cash settlement, stock or other consideration in lieu of physical settlement
in shares of our common stock.
No fractional shares
of common stock will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive
a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of shares of common stock to
be issued to the Warrant holder. If multiple warrants are exercised by the holder at the same time, we will aggregate the number of whole
shares issuable upon exercise of all the warrants.
Preferred Stock
The Company’s board of directors are authorized,
subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further vote or action by its stockholders, to issue from time to time shares of
preferred stock in one or more series. Each series of preferred stock will have the number of shares, designations, preferences, voting
powers, qualifications and special or relative rights or privileges as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors,
which may include, among others, dividend rights, voting rights, liquidation preferences, conversion rights and preemptive rights.
It is not possible to state the actual effect
of the issuance of any shares of preferred stock upon the rights of holders of the Company’s common stock until the board of directors
determines the specific rights of the holders of its preferred stock. However, the effects might include, among other things:
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Blank Check Preferred Stock
The ability to authorize “blank check”
preferred stock makes it possible for the Company’s board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences
that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire the Company. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring
hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of the Company.
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
As of April 8, 2021, the Company had outstanding
warrants to purchase 3,317,790 shares of its common stock outstanding with various exercise prices and expiration dates, held by 80 warrant
holders.
Common Stock Purchase Options
As of April 8, 2021, the Company had stock options
to purchase 542,687 shares of its common stock outstanding, all of which were exercisable, with various exercise prices and expiration
dates, held by 23 option holders.
Exclusive Forum
Each of
our Second Amended Articles of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that unless the Company consents in writing to
the selection of an alternative forum, the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada shall be the sole and exclusive forum
for state law claims with respect to: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought in the name or right of the Company or on its behalf,
(ii) any action asserting a claim for breach of any fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to
the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action arising or asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of Nevada
Revised Statutes Chapters 78 or 92A or any provision of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or Amended
and Restated Bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, including, without limitation, any
action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
or Amended and Restated Bylaws. This exclusive forum provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created
by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. To the extent that
any such claims may be based upon federal law claims, Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits
brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22
of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability
created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. The enforceability of similar exclusive forum provisions in other
corporations’ bylaws has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that a court could rule that this provision in
our Amended and Restated Bylaws is inapplicable or unenforceable.
Additionally,
each of our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that unless the Company
consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the
exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. Any person or entity
purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Company are deemed to have notice of and consented to
this provision. As this provision applies to Securities Act claims, there may be uncertainty whether a court would enforce
such a provision.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Nevada Anti-Takeover Law and Certain Charter and Bylaw Provisions
We are a Nevada corporation and the anti-takeover
provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business
combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change
in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. In addition, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage,
delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. Our certificate of incorporation
and bylaws:
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The NASDAQ Capital Market Listing
Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital
Market under the symbol “CRTD”. Our warrants to purchase shares of our common stock are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market
under the symbol “CRTDW”.
Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our common
stock and Warrant Agent is Pacific Stock Transfer with an address 6725 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89119.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT
SECURITIES
General
The debt securities that
we may offer by this prospectus consist of notes, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness. The debt securities may constitute
either senior or subordinated debt securities, and in either case may be either secured or unsecured. Any debt securities that we
offer and sell will be our direct obligations. Debt securities may be issued in one or more series. All debt securities of any one series
need not be issued at the same time, and unless otherwise provided, a series of debt securities may be reopened, with the required consent
of the holders of outstanding debt securities, for issuance of additional debt securities of that series or to establish additional terms
of that series of debt securities (with such additional terms applicable only to unissued or additional debt securities of that series).
The form of indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and is subject to
any amendments or supplements that we may enter into with the trustee(s), however, we may issue debt securities not subject to the indenture
provided such terms of debt securities are not otherwise required to be set forth in the indenture. The material terms of the indenture
are summarized below and we refer you to the indenture for a detailed description of these material terms. Additional or different provisions
that are applicable to a particular series of debt securities will, if material, be described in a prospectus supplement relating to the
offering of debt securities of that series. These provisions may include, among other things and to the extent applicable, the following:
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the place or places where the principal of and any premium or interest on the debt securities will be payable and where the debt securities may be surrendered for conversion or exchange; |
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whether we may, at our option, redeem the debt securities, and if so, the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, we may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise; |
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if other than 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities which will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date thereof or provable in bankruptcy, or, if applicable, which is convertible or exchangeable; |
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any obligation we may have to redeem, purchase or repay the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities, and the price or prices at which, the currency in which and the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, the debt securities will be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to any such obligation, and any provision for the remarketing of the debt securities; |
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the issuance of debt securities as registered securities or unregistered securities or both, and the rights of the holders of the debt securities to exchange unregistered securities for registered securities, or vice versa, and the circumstances under which any such exchanges, if permitted, may be made; |
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the denominations, which may be in United States Dollars or in any foreign currency, in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; |
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whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities, and if so, the form of the debt securities (or forms thereof if unregistered and registered securities are issuable in that series), including the legends required by law or as we deem necessary or appropriate, the form of any coupons or temporary global security which may be issued and the forms of any other certificates which may be required under the indenture or which we may require in connection with the offering, sale, delivery or exchange of the debt securities; |
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if other than United States Dollars, the currency or currencies in which payments of principal, interest and other amounts payable with respect to the debt securities will be denominated, payable, redeemable or repurchasable, as the case may be; |
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whether the debt securities may be issuable in tranches; |
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the obligations, if any, we may have to permit the conversion or exchange of the debt securities into common stock, preferred stock or other capital stock or property, or a combination thereof, and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange will be effected (including conversion price or exchange ratio), and any limitations on the ownership or transferability of the securities or property into which the debt securities may be converted or exchanged; |
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if other than the trustee under the indenture, any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or any other agents with respect to the debt securities; |
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any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the events of default with respect to the debt securities or the right of the Trustee or the holders of the debt securities in connection with events of default; |
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any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the covenants with respect to the debt securities; |
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if the amount of payments of principal of, and make-whole amount, if any, and interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to an index, the manner in which such amount will be determined; |
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whether the debt securities will be issued in whole or in part in the global form of one or more debt securities and, if so, the depositary for such debt securities, the circumstances under which any such debt security may be exchanged for debt securities registered in the name of, and under which any transfer of debt securities may be registered in the name of, any person other than such depositary or its nominee, and any other provisions regarding such debt securities; |
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whether, under what circumstances and the currency in which, we will pay additional amounts on the debt securities to any holder of the debt securities who is not a United States person in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem such debt securities rather than pay such additional amounts, and the terms of any such option; |
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whether the debt securities will be secured by any collateral and, if so, a general description of the collateral and the terms of any related security, pledge or other agreements; |
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the persons to whom any interest on the debt securities will be payable, if other than the registered holders thereof on the regular record date therefor; and |
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any other material terms or conditions upon which the debt securities will be issued. |
Unless otherwise indicated
in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue debt securities in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of
$1,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000, and interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. If any
interest payment date or the maturity date falls on a day that is not a business day, then the payment will be made on the next business
day without additional interest and with the same effect as if it were made on the originally scheduled date. “Business day”
means any calendar day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in New York, New York, and on which the trustee and commercial
banks are open for business in New York, New York.
Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus
supplement, each series of our senior debt securities will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other unsubordinated debt.
The subordinated debt securities will rank junior in right of payment and be subordinate to all of our unsubordinated debt.
Unless otherwise indicated
in the applicable prospectus supplement, the trustee will act as paying agent and registrar for the debt securities under the indenture.
We may act as paying agent under the indenture.
The prospectus supplement
will contain a description of United States federal income tax consequences relating to the debt securities, to the extent applicable.
Covenants
The applicable prospectus
supplement will describe any covenants, such as restrictive covenants restricting us or our subsidiaries, if any, from incurring, issuing,
assuming or guarantying any indebtedness or restricting us or our subsidiaries, if any, from paying dividends or acquiring any of our
or its capital stock.
Consolidation, Merger
and Transfer of Assets
The indenture permits
a consolidation or merger between us and another entity and/or the sale, conveyance or lease by us of all or substantially all of our
property and assets, provided that:
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the resulting or acquiring entity, if other than us, is organized and existing under the laws of a United States jurisdiction and assumes all of our responsibilities and liabilities under the indenture, including the payment of all amounts due on the debt securities and performance of the covenants in the indenture; |
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immediately after the transaction, and giving effect to the transaction, no event of default under the indenture exists; and |
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we have delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the transaction and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with the transaction, the supplemental indenture comply with the indenture and that all conditions precedent to the transaction contained in the indenture have been satisfied. |
If we consolidate or
merge with or into any other entity, or sell or lease all or substantially all of our assets in compliance with the terms and conditions
of the indenture, the resulting or acquiring entity will be substituted for us in the indenture and the debt securities with the same
effect as if it had been an original party to the indenture and the debt securities. As a result, such successor entity may exercise our
rights and powers under the indenture and the debt securities, in our name and, except in the case of a lease, we will be released from
all our liabilities and obligations under the indenture and under the debt securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
we may transfer all of our property and assets to another entity if, immediately after giving effect to the transfer, such entity is our
wholly owned subsidiary. The term “wholly owned subsidiary” means any subsidiary in which we and/or our other wholly owned
subsidiaries, if any, own all of the outstanding capital stock.
Modification and Waiver
Under the indenture,
some of our rights and obligations and some of the rights of the holders of the debt securities may be modified or amended with the consent
of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities affected by the modification
or amendment. However, the following modifications and amendments will not be effective against any holder without its consent:
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a reduction in the principal amount of or interest on any debt securities; |
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an alteration or impairment of any right to convert at the rate or upon the terms provided in the indenture; |
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a change in the currency in which any payment on the debt securities is payable; |
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an impairment of a holder’s right to sue us for the enforcement of payments due on the debt securities; or |
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a reduction in the percentage of outstanding debt securities required to consent to a modification or amendment of the indenture or required to consent to a waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or certain defaults under the indenture. |
Under the indenture,
the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities may, on behalf of all holders
of the debt securities:
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waive compliance by us with certain restrictive provisions of the indenture; and |
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waive any past default under the indenture in accordance with the applicable provisions of the indenture, except a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any series of debt securities. |
Events of Default
Unless we indicate otherwise
in the applicable prospectus supplement, “event of default” under the indenture will mean, with respect to any series of debt
securities, any of the following:
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failure to pay interest on any debt security for 30 days after the payment is due; |
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failure to pay the principal of any debt security when due, either at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise; |
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failure on our part to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement in the indenture that applies to the debt securities for 90 days after we have received written notice of the failure to perform in the manner specified in the indenture; and |
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. |
Remedies Upon an Event
of Default
If an event of default
occurs and continues, the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities
of such series may declare the entire principal of all the debt securities to be due and payable immediately, except that, if the event
of default is caused by certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the entire principal of all of the debt securities
of such series will become due and payable immediately without any act on the part of the trustee or holders of the debt securities. If
such a declaration occurs, the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series
can, subject to conditions, rescind the declaration.
The indenture requires
us to furnish to the trustee not less often than annually, a certificate from our principal executive officer, principal financial officer
or principal accounting officer, as the case may be, as to such officer’s knowledge of our compliance with all conditions and covenants
under the indenture. The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any default, except defaults in the payment
of principal of or interest on any debt securities if the trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of notice is in the best
interests of the holders. For purposes of this paragraph, “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of
time or both would become, an event of default under the indenture.
The trustee is not obligated
to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request, order or direction of any holders of debt securities, unless
the holders offer the trustee satisfactory security or indemnity. If satisfactory security or indemnity is provided, then, subject to
other rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities may direct the
time, method and place of:
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exercising any trust or power conferred upon the trustee. |
The holder of a debt
security will have the right to begin any proceeding with respect to the indenture or for any remedy only if:
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the holder has previously given the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default; |
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the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities have made a written request of, and offered reasonable indemnity to, the trustee to begin such proceeding; |
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the trustee has not started such proceeding within 60 days after receiving the request; and |
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no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the trustee under the indenture. |
However, the holder of
any debt security will have an absolute right to receive payment of principal of and interest on the debt security when due and to institute
suit to enforce this payment.
Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance
Satisfaction and Discharge
of Indenture. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, if at any time,
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we have paid the principal of and interest on all the debt securities of any series, except for debt securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid in accordance with the indenture, as and when the same shall have become due and payable, or |
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we have delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of any series theretofore authenticated, except for debt securities of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in the indenture, or |
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all the debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable, or are by their terms are to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year, and we have deposited with the trustee, in trust, sufficient money or government obligations, or a combination thereof, to pay the principal, any interest and any other sums due on the debt securities, on the dates the payments are due or become due under the indenture and the terms of the debt securities, |
then the indenture shall
cease to be of further effect with respect to the debt securities of such series, except for:
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rights of registration of transfer and exchange, and our right of optional redemption; |
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substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities; |
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rights of holders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon upon the original stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration) and remaining rights of the holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any; |
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the rights, obligations and immunities of the trustee under the indenture; and |
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the rights of the holders of such series of debt securities as beneficiaries thereof with respect to the property so deposited with the trustee payable to all or any of them. |
Defeasance and Covenant
Defeasance. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may elect with respect to any debt securities
of any series either:
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to defease and be discharged from all of our obligations with respect to such debt securities (“defeasance”), with certain exceptions described below; or |
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to be released from our obligations with respect to such debt securities under such covenants as may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, and any omission to comply with those obligations will not constitute a default or an event of default with respect to such debt securities (“covenant defeasance”). |
We must comply with the
following conditions before the defeasance or covenant defeasance can be effected:
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we must irrevocably deposit with the indenture trustee or other qualifying trustee, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the trustee, trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of such debt securities, sufficient money or government obligations, or a combination thereof, to pay the principal, any interest and any other sums on the due dates for those payments; and |
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we must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of such debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, to be effected with respect to such debt securities and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, had not occurred. |
In connection with defeasance,
any irrevocable trust agreement contemplated by the indenture must include, among other things, provision for:
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payment of the principal of and interest on such debt securities, if any, appertaining thereto when due (by redemption, sinking fund payments or otherwise), |
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the payment of the expenses of the trustee incurred or to be incurred in connection with carrying out such trust provisions, |
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rights of registration, transfer, substitution and exchange of such debt securities in accordance with the terms stated in the indenture, and |
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continuation of the rights, obligations and immunities of the trustee as against the holders of such debt securities as stated in the indenture. |
The accompanying prospectus
supplement may further describe any provisions permitting or restricting defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to the debt securities
of a particular series.
Global Securities
Unless otherwise indicated
in the applicable prospectus supplement, each debt security offered by this prospectus will be issued in the form of one or more global
debt securities representing all or part of that series of debt securities. This means that we will not issue certificates for that series
of debt securities to the holders. Instead, a global debt security representing that series will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a
securities depositary and registered in the name of the depositary or a nominee of the depositary. Any such depositary must be a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act. We will describe the specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a series of
debt securities to be represented by a global security in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Notices
We will give notices
to holders of the debt securities by mail at the addresses listed in the security register. In the case of notice in respect of unregistered
securities or coupon securities, we may give notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in New York, New York.
Governing Law
The particular terms
of a series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series of debt securities. Any indentures
will be subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and may be supplemented or amended from time to time following
their execution. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will not be limited in the amount of debt securities
that we may issue, and neither the senior debt securities nor the subordinated debt securities will be secured by any of our property
or assets. Thus, by owning debt securities, you are one of our unsecured creditors.
Regarding the Trustee
From time to time, we
may maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking transactions with the trustee to be appointed under the indenture or its affiliates
in the ordinary course of business.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
We may offer to sell
warrants from time to time. If we do so, we will describe the specific terms of the warrants in a prospectus supplement. In particular,
we may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series. We may also issue
warrants independently or together with other securities and the warrants may be attached to or separate from those securities.
We will evidence each
series of warrants by warrant certificates that we will issue under a separate agreement. We will enter into the warrant agreement with
a warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of the warrant agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular
series of warrants.
We will describe in the
applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of warrants, including:
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if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security; |
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if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; |
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in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at, and currency in which, this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise; |
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in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one warrant and the price at which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise; |
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the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreement and the warrants; |
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the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants; |
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any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants; |
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the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire; |
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the manner in which the warrant agreement and warrants may be modified; |
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certain United States federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants; |
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any other specific material terms, preferences, rights or limitations of or restrictions on the warrants. |
Holders may exercise
the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with other requested information,
and paying the required amount to the warrant agent in immediately available funds, as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement.
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to
the warrant agent.
Upon receipt of the required
payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated
in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If a holder exercises
fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining
amount of warrants.
Holder will not have
any of the rights of the holders of the securities purchasable upon the exercise of warrants until you exercise them. Accordingly, holder
will not be entitled to, among other things, vote or receive dividend payments or similar distributions on the securities you can purchase
upon exercise of the warrants.
The information provided
above is only a summary of the terms under which we may offer warrants for sale. Accordingly, investors must carefully review the applicable
warrant agreement for more information about the specific terms and conditions of these warrants before investing in us. In addition,
please carefully review the information provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, which contains additional information that is
important for you to consider in evaluating an investment in our securities.
DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS
We may issue rights to our stockholders to purchase
shares of our common stock or preferred stock described in this prospectus. We may offer rights separately or together with one or more
additional rights, preferred stock, common stock, warrants or any combination of those securities in the form of units, as described in
the applicable prospectus supplement. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agreement to be entered into between
us and a bank or trust company, as rights agent. The rights agent for any rights we offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus
supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the certificates relating to the rights of the series of
certificates and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial
owners of rights. The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the rights to which any prospectus supplement
may relate. The particular terms of the rights to which any prospectus supplement may relate and the extent, if any, to which the general
provisions may apply to the rights so offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any particular
terms of the rights, rights agreement or rights certificates described in a prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described
below, then the terms described below will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus supplement. We encourage you to read the
applicable rights agreement and rights certificate for additional information before you decide whether to purchase any of our rights.
The prospectus supplement relating to any rights
that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:
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the aggregate number of shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights; |
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the exercise price; |
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the aggregate number of rights issued; |
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whether the rights are transferrable and the date, if any, on and after which the rights may be separately transferred; |
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the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence, and the date on which the right to exercise the rights will expire; |
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the method by which holders of rights will be entitled to exercise; |
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the conditions to the completion of the offering; |
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the withdrawal, termination and cancellation rights; |
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whether there are any backstop or standby purchaser or purchasers and the terms of their commitment; |
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whether stockholders are entitled to oversubscription right; |
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any other terms of the rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the distribution, exchange and exercise of the rights. |
If less than all of the rights issued in any rights
offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters
or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus
supplement. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters
or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for
after such rights offering.
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
We may issue units consisting of any combination
of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates
that we will issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. We will indicate the name and address
of the unit agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units.
The following description, together with the additional
information included in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the general features of the units that we may offer under this
prospectus. You should read any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related
to the series of units being offered, as well as the complete unit agreements that contain the terms of the units. Specific unit agreements
will contain additional important terms and provisions and we will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part, or will incorporate by reference from another report that we file with the SEC, the form of each unit agreement relating to
units offered under this prospectus.
If we offer any units, certain terms of that series
of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following, as applicable:
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identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units; |
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the price or prices at which the units will be issued; |
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the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable; |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities from time to time pursuant
to underwritten public offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods or through underwriters or dealers,
through agents and/or directly to one or more purchasers. The securities may be distributed from time to time in one or more transactions:
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at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
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Each time that we sell securities covered by this
prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement or supplements that will describe the method of distribution and set forth the terms
and conditions of the offering of such securities, including the offering price of the securities and the proceeds to us, if applicable.
Offers to purchase the securities being offered
by this prospectus may be solicited directly. Agents may also be designated to solicit offers to purchase the securities from time to
time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of our securities will be identified in a prospectus supplement.
If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the securities
being offered by this prospectus, the securities will be sold to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to
the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale.
If an underwriter is utilized in the sale of the
securities being offered by this prospectus, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter at the time of sale and the
name of any underwriter will be provided in the prospectus supplement that the underwriter will use to make resales of the securities
to the public. In connection with the sale of the securities, we or the purchasers of securities for whom the underwriter may act as agent,
may compensate the underwriter in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions. The underwriter may sell the securities to or through
dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or
commissions from the purchasers for which they may act as agent. Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, an agent will
be acting on a best efforts basis and a dealer will purchase securities as a principal, and may then resell the securities at varying
prices to be determined by the dealer.
Any compensation paid to underwriters, dealers
or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to
participating dealers will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in the
distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting
discounts and commissions. We may enter into agreements to indemnify underwriters, dealers and agents against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments they may be required to make in respect thereof and to reimburse those
persons for certain expenses.
Any common stock will be listed on the Nasdaq
Capital Market, but any other securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. To facilitate the offering of securities,
certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the
securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involve the sale by persons participating in the
offering of more securities than were sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions
by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their over-allotment option, if any. In addition, these persons may stabilize
or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby
selling concessions allowed to dealers participating in the offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection
with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at
a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time.
We may engage in at the market offerings into
an existing trading market in accordance with Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act.
In addition, we may enter into derivative transactions
with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable
prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus
and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us
or 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 such sale transactions
will be an underwriter and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective
amendment). In addition, we may otherwise loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell
the securities short using this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement. Such financial institution or other third party may
transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.
We do not make any representation or prediction
as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above might have on the price of the securities. In addition,
we do not make any representation that underwriters will engage in such transactions or that such transactions, once commenced, will not
be discontinued without notice.
The specific terms of any lock-up provisions in
respect of any given offering will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
To comply with applicable state securities laws,
the securities offered by this prospectus will be sold, if necessary, in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers
or dealers. In addition, securities may not be sold in some states unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable
state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
The underwriters, dealers and agents may engage
in transactions with us, or perform services for us, in the ordinary course of business for which they receive compensation.
LEGAL MATTERS
Lucosky Brookman LLP will pass upon certain legal
matters relating to the issuance and sale of the securities offered hereby on behalf of Creatd, Inc. Additional legal matters may be passed
upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
Our consolidated balance sheets as of December
31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each
of those two years have been audited by Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A., an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth
in its report incorporated by reference and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
4,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

CREATD, INC.
PROSPECTUS
September 15, 2022
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