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TITAN
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC.
300
E. Long Lake Road, Suite 100A
Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan 48304
INFORMATION
STATEMENT IN LIEU OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Dear
Titan Environmental Solutions Inc. Stockholder:
The
purpose of this letter and the enclosed Information Statement is to inform you that stockholders holding shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred”), shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B
Preferred” and together with the Series A Preferred, the “Preferred Stock”) and shares of common stock (the
“Common Stock”), representing in excess of a majority of the voting power of the capital stock (the “Consenting
Stockholders”) of Titan Environmental Solutions Inc. (“we”, “us”, or “our”)
have executed a written consent dated September 10, 2024 (the “Written Consent”) in lieu of a special or annual meeting
to effectuate the following (the “Actions”):
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To
elect five (5) persons to our board of directors to hold office until the next annual stockholder’s meeting and until their
respective successors shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualified; |
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To (i) authorize up to
a 1-for-100 reverse stock split of our Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), (ii) in connection therewith,
approve an Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split, and (iii) authorize any other action
deemed necessary to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders, at any time
within 12 months of the approval of the Actions; and |
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To ratify the appointment
of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. |
The
required consent of at least a majority of the votes allocated to our voting shares was given for each of the actions listed above.
The
Board believes it would not be in the best interests of our company and our stockholders to incur the costs of holding a meeting or of
soliciting proxies or consents from additional stockholders in connection with these actions. Based on the foregoing, the Board has determined
not to call a meeting of stockholders to authorize these actions.
A
copy of the form of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split is attached hereto as Appendix
A.
Pursuant
to Rule 14c-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Actions will become
effective on or after October 16, 2024, which is 20 calendar days following the date we first mailed the Information Statement
to our stockholders.
The
accompanying Information Statement is being furnished to our stockholders for informational purposes only, pursuant to Section 14(c)
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder. As described in the Information Statement, the Actions
have been approved by stockholders representing more than a majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock. We are not
soliciting your proxy or consent in connection with the matters discussed above. You are urged to read the Information Statement in its
entirety for a description of the Actions approved by the Consenting Stockholders.
The
Information Statement is being mailed on or about September 26, 2024 to stockholders of record as of September 10, 2024.
THIS
IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING IN RESPONSE TO THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT. THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF A MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER DESCRIBED HEREIN.
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/s/ Glen
Miller |
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Glen Miller |
September 25, 2024 |
Chief Executive Officer |
TITAN
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC.
300
E. Long Lake Road, Suite 100A
Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan 48304
INFORMATION
STATEMENT
(Dated
September 23, 2024)
NO
VOTE OR OTHER ACTION OF TITAN’S STOCKHOLDERS IS REQUIRED IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND
YOU
ARE NOT REQUESTED TO SEND US A PROXY.
Titan
Environmental Solutions Inc., a Nevada corporation (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is
furnishing this information statement (the “Information Statement”) to our stockholders in full satisfaction of any
notice requirements we may have under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and
the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”). No additional action will be undertaken by us with respect to the receipt
of written consents, and no dissenters’ rights with respect to the receipt of the written consents, and no dissenters’ rights
under the NRS, are afforded to our stockholders as a result of the adoption of the actions contemplated herein.
This
Information Statement is being mailed on or about September 23, 2024 to the holders of record of our Common Stock at the close
of business on September 10, 2024 (the “Record Date”), in connection with actions approved by written consent dated
September 10, 2024 (the “Written Consent”) in lieu of an annual meeting to effectuate the following (the “Actions”):
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To
elect five (5) persons to our board of directors to hold office until the next annual stockholder’s meeting and until their
respective successors shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualified; |
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To (i) authorize up to
a 1-for-100 reverse stock split of our Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), (ii) in connection therewith,
approve an Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split, and (iii) authorize any other action
deemed necessary to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders, at any time
within 12 months of the approval of the Actions; and |
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To ratify the appointment
of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. |
This
Information Statement is being mailed on or about September 26, 2024 to our stockholders of record as of the Record Date.
The
entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by us. We will request brokerage houses, nominees, custodians, fiduciaries
and other like parties to forward this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of its Common Stock held of record by them and
will reimburse such persons for their reasonable charges and expenses in connection therewith.
Our
corporate offices are located at 300 E. Long Lake Road, Suite 100A, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 and our telephone number is (248)
775-7400.
Except
as otherwise described herein, no director, executive officer, associate of any director or executive officer, or any other person has
any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in the Actions, which is not shared by all other holders
of our Common Stock.
Once
our board of directors (the “Board”) decides to implement the Reverse Stock Split, it will become effective
on the date of filing of an Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.
Additionally, the Amendment may not be filed until at least 20 calendar days after the mailing of this Information Statement.
The
Amendment will be effective when filed with the Nevada Secretary of State. We will not make such filing until on or after October
16, 2024, a date that is 20 calendar days after this Information Statement is first sent to our stockholders.
Under
the NRS, our stockholders are not entitled to dissenters’ rights with respect to the Actions.
No
security holders have transmitted any proposals to be acted upon by us.
VOTE
REQUIRED AND INFORMATION ON CONSENTING STOCKHOLDERS
We
are not seeking consents, authorizations or proxies from you.
As
of the date of the Written Consent, we had (i) 27,786,391 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, which for
voting purposes are entitled to one vote per share; (ii) 1,397,900 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A
Preferred”) issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, which for voting purposes are entitled to one hundred votes per share;
and (iii) 578,245 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred”) issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote, which for voting purposes are entitled to vote as if the Series B Preferred are converted to Common Stock, including
accrued dividends, subject to a beneficial ownership limitation equal to 4.99% of our total voting power. In total, as of the date of
the Written Consent, we had shares of capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to an aggregate of 272,415,718 votes.
On
September 10, 2024, the following consenting stockholders (the “Consenting Stockholders”) owning shares of capital
stock allowing such Consenting Stockholders to cast votes totaling 144,100,180 votes, delivered the executed Written Consent authorizing
the Actions described herein. The Consenting Stockholders’ names, affiliation with our company and holdings are as follows:
Name | |
Affiliation | |
Number of Voting Shares | | |
% of Total Voting Shares(9) | |
Glen Miller | |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | |
| 1,010,523 | (1) | |
| 0.37 | % |
Jeffrey Rizzo | |
Chief Operating Officer and Director | |
| 18,479,341 | (2) | |
| 6.73 | % |
Richard Berman | |
Director | |
| 63,750 | | |
| 0.02 | % |
Frank E. Celli | |
Director | |
| 4,042,655 | (3) | |
| 1.47 | % |
Ajay Sikka | |
Director | |
| 6,765,605 | | |
| 2.46 | % |
Titan 5, LLC | |
5% Beneficial Owner | |
| 22,653,917 | (4) | |
| 8.32 | % |
Titan Holdings 2, LLC | |
5% Beneficial Owner | |
| 14,384,390 | (5) | |
| 5.24 | % |
Dominic Campo | |
5% Beneficial Owner | |
| 27,600,000 | (6) | |
| 10.05 | % |
Sharon Campo | |
5% Beneficial Owner | |
| 27,600,000 | (7) | |
| 10.05 | % |
One Waste Group LLC | |
5% Beneficial Owner | |
| 21,500,000 | (8) | |
| 7.83 | % |
Total | |
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| 144,100,180 | | |
| 52.90 | % |
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Includes 0.09 shares of
Series A Preferred with equivalent of nine shares of Common Stock voting power and 5,045 shares of Series B Preferred with equivalent
of 1,010,514 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially owned by Mr. Miller. |
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Includes 184,793 shares
of Series A Preferred with equivalent of 18,479,341 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially owned by Mr. Rizzo. |
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Includes 20,183 shares
of Series B Preferred with equivalent of 4,042,655 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially owned by Mr. Celli. |
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Includes
226,539 shares of Series A Preferred with equivalent of 2,653,917 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially owned by Titan 5,
LLC and excludes 10,091 shares of Series B Preferred with equivalent of 2,021,227 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially
owned by Titan 5, LLC because of a Blocker Restriction. |
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Includes 143,844 shares
of Series A Preferred with equivalent of 14,384,390 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially owned by Titan Holdings 2, LLC. |
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Includes 276,000 shares
of Series A Preferred with equivalent of 27,600,000 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially owned by Mr. Campo. |
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Includes 276,000 shares
of Series A Preferred with equivalent of 27,600,000 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially owned by Ms. Campo. |
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Includes 215,000 shares
of Series A Preferred with equivalent of 21,500,000 shares of Common Stock voting power beneficially owned by One Waste Group LLC. |
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Percentage is based upon
27,786,391 shares of Common Stock authorized and outstanding and adjusted by the 139,790,000 votes attributable to the Series A Preferred
and the 104,839,327 votes attributable to the Series B Preferred, for a total of 272,415,718 total voting shares, each as of September
10, 2024. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent. |
Pursuant
to our existing Bylaws and the NRS, the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, or Preferred Stock voting rights,
representing a majority of voting power may approve and authorize the Actions by written consent as if such Actions were undertaken at
a duly called and held meeting of stockholders. In order to significantly reduce the costs and management time involved in soliciting
and obtaining proxies to approve the Actions, and in order to effectuate the Actions as early as possible, the Board elected to utilize,
and did in fact obtain, the Written Consent of the Consenting Stockholders. The Written Consent satisfies the stockholder approval requirement
for the Actions. Accordingly, under the NRS and the Bylaws, no other approval by the Board or our stockholders is required in order to
effectuate the Actions.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth certain information concerning the number of shares of our Common Stock owned beneficially as of September
10, 2024, or exercisable within the next 60 days thereafter, by: (i) our directors; (ii) our named executive officers; and (iii) each
person or group known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock. Beneficial ownership is determined
in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Except as indicated
by footnote, the persons named in the table below have sole voting power and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock
shown as beneficially owned by them.
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Series A
Preferred
Stock | | |
Series B
Preferred
Stock | | |
Aggregate Voting Shares | |
Name of Beneficial Owner | |
No. of Shares | | |
Percentage (%)(1) | | |
No. of Shares | | |
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No. of Shares | | |
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No. of Shares | | |
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Named Executive Officers and Directors | |
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Glen Miller | |
| 1,459,363 | (5) | |
| 4.99 | % | |
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| 5,045 | | |
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| 2,260,523 | | |
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Jeffrey Rizzo | |
| 18,479,341 | (6) | |
| 39.94 | % | |
| 184,793 | | |
| 13.22 | % | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 18,479,341 | | |
| 6.73 | % |
Michael Jansen | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Richard Berman | |
| 63,750 | | |
| * | | |
| — | | |
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| — | | |
| — | | |
| 63,750 | | |
| * | |
Frank E. Celli | |
| 1,459,363 | (7) | |
| 4.99 | % | |
| — | | |
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| 20,183 | | |
| 3.49 | % | |
| 4,970,291 | | |
| 1.81 | % |
Ajay Sikka | |
| 6,765,605 | (8) | |
| 24.35 | % | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 6,765,605 | | |
| 2.46 | % |
Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (six persons) | |
| 28,227,422 | | |
| 57.39 | % | |
| 184,793 | | |
| 13.22 | % | |
| 25,228 | | |
| 4.36 | % | |
| 32,539,509 | | |
| 11.76 | % |
5% Beneficial Owners | |
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Titan 5, LLC(9) | |
| 22,653,917 | (10) | |
| 44.91 | % | |
| 226,539 | | |
| 16.21 | % | |
| 10,091 | | |
| 1.75 | % | |
| 22,653,917 | | |
| 8.25 | % |
Titan Holdings 2, LLC(11) | |
| 14,384,390 | (12) | |
| 34.11 | % | |
| 143,844 | | |
| 10.29 | % | |
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| 14,384,390 | | |
| 5.24 | % |
Sharon Campo(13) | |
| 27,600,000 | (14) | |
| 49.83 | % | |
| 276,000 | | |
| 19.74 | % | |
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| 27,600,000 | | |
| 10.05 | % |
Dominic Campo(15) | |
| 27,600,000 | (16) | |
| 49.83 | % | |
| 276,000 | | |
| 19.74 | % | |
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| 27,600,000 | | |
| 10.05 | % |
One Waste Group LLC(17) | |
| 21,500,000 | (18) | |
| 43.62 | % | |
| 215,000 | | |
| 15.38 | % | |
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| 21,500,000 | | |
| 7.83 | % |
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Less than 1%.
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The
ownership percentages in this column have been calculated on the basis of treating as outstanding
for a particular person, all shares of our capital stock outstanding on September 10, 2024.
On September 10, 2024, there were 27,786,391 shares of Common Stock, 1,397,900 shares of
Series A Preferred, and 578,245 shares of Series B Preferred outstanding. Each outstanding
share of Series A Preferred is convertible into 100 shares of Common Stock at any time at
the election of the holder of such share. Each outstanding share of Series B Preferred is
convertible at any time at the election of the holder into shares of Common Stock equivalent
to the stated value of such Series B Preferred, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon,
divided by $0.05 per share; provided, however, that holders of Series B Preferred will
not be able to convert shares of Series B Preferred and receive shares of Common Stock upon
such exercise to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise, the
holder would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the applicable shares of Series B Preferred (a “Blocker Restriction”).
On September 10, 2024, there were also 176,443,627 Series A Rights to Purchase Common Stock
(“Series A Rights”) and 17,837,024 Series B Rights to Purchase Common
Stock (“Series B Rights,” and together with the Series A Rights, collectively,
“Rights”) outstanding. Each Series A Right and each Series B Right is
exercisable for one share of Common Stock at any time at the election of the holder thereof;
provided, however, that holders of Rights will not be able to exercise Rights and receive
shares of Common Stock upon such exercise to the extent that after giving effect to such
issuance after exercise, the holder would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the applicable Right (a “Blocker
Restriction”).
To
calculate a stockholder’s percentage of beneficial ownership, we include in the numerator and denominator the Common Stock
outstanding and all shares of Common Stock issuable to that person in the event of the exercise or conversion of outstanding options
and other derivative securities, including our Series A Rights, Series B Rights, Series A Preferred, and Series B Preferred, owned
by that person that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of September 10, 2024. If a person owns Rights or Series B Preferred
that are not fully exercisable due to the Blocker Restriction applicable to such person, we have included in the calculation only
the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of such Rights or Series B Preferred that, when added to the percentage ownership
of the outstanding shares of common stock that such person owns giving effect to all other shares beneficially owned by such person,
including shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of other derivative securities that are exercisable or convertible within
60 days of September 10, 2024, that would bring such person’s beneficial ownership to 4.99% of the number of shares of our
common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
applicable Right or Series B Preferred. Common Stock options and derivative securities held by other stockholders are disregarded
in this calculation. Therefore, the denominator used in calculating beneficial ownership among our stockholders may differ. Unless
we have indicated otherwise, each person named in the table has sole voting power and sole investment power for the shares listed
opposite such person’s name. |
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The
ownership percentages in this column have been calculated on the basis of treating as outstanding for a particular person, all shares
of our Series A Preferred outstanding on September 10, 2024. On September 10, 2024, there were 1,397,900 shares of our Series A Preferred
outstanding.
To
calculate a stockholder’s percentage of beneficial ownership of Series A Preferred, we include in the numerator such persons
number of shares of Series A Preferred and in the denominator, the total number of shares of Series A Preferred outstanding as of
September 10, 2024. |
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The
ownership percentages in this column have been calculated on the basis of treating as outstanding for a particular person, all shares
of our Series B Preferred outstanding on September 10, 2024. On September 10, 2024, there were 578,245 shares of our Series B Preferred
outstanding.
To
calculate a stockholder’s percentage of beneficial ownership of Series B Preferred, we include in the numerator such persons
number of shares of Series B Preferred and in the denominator, the total number of shares of Series B Preferred outstanding as of
September 10, 2024. |
(4) |
The
ownership percentages in this column have been calculated on the basis of treating as outstanding
for a particular person, all shares of our capital stock outstanding on September 10, 2024.
On September 10, 2024, there were 27,786,391 shares of Common Stock, 1,397,900 shares of
Series A Preferred, and 578,245 shares of Series B Preferred outstanding. Each outstanding
share of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred is entitled to vote with the Common Stock
on any matter on an-as converted basis; provided, that the Series B Preferred voting is subject
to a Blocker Restriction. On September 10, 2024, there were also 176,443,627 Series A Rights
and 17,837,024 Series B Rights outstanding. The Series A Rights and the Series B Rights have
no voting rights unless exercised, and such exercise is subject to a Blocker Restriction.
To
calculate a stockholder’s voting percentage, we include in the numerator: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock issued to
such stockholder, (ii) the number of votes that such stockholder is entitled to have pursuant to their ownership of shares of Series
A Preferred and Series B Preferred (subject to a Blocker Restriction), and (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable to such stockholder
upon the exercise of outstanding Series A Rights and Series B Rights owned by that stockholder that are exercisable within 60 days
of September 10, 2024, subject to a Blocker Restriction. To calculate a stockholder’s voting percentage, we include in the
denominator: (i) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 10, 2024, (ii) the total number of votes
that all stockholders are entitled to have pursuant to their ownership of shares of Series A Preferred, (iii) the total number of
votes that all stockholders are entitled to have pursuant to their ownership of shares of Series A Preferred, subject to a Blocker
Restriction, and (iv) the shares of Common Stock issuable to such stockholder upon the exercise of outstanding Series A Rights and
Series B Rights owned by that stockholder that are exercisable within 60 days of September 10, 2024, subject to a Blocker Restriction.
If a person owns Series B Preferred that is not votable due to a Blocker Restriction or Rights that are not fully exercisable due
to a Blocker Restriction applicable to such person, we have included in the calculation only the number of shares issuable upon the
exercise of such Series B Preferred and/or Rights that, when added to the percentage ownership of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock that such person owns giving effect to all other shares beneficially owned by such person, including shares issuable upon the
exercise or conversion of other derivative securities that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of September 10, 2024, that
would bring such person’s beneficial ownership to 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after
giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the applicable Series B Preferred or Right. Common
stock options and derivative securities held by other stockholders are disregarded in this calculation. Therefore, the denominator
used in calculating beneficial ownership among our stockholders may differ. Unless we have indicated otherwise, each person named
in the table has sole voting power and sole investment power for the shares listed opposite such person’s name. |
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Represents
1,459,363 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of Series A Rights and/or the conversion of Series B Preferred. Does
not include additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of additional Series A Rights and/or Series B Preferred
as such Series A Rights and/or Series B Preferred may not be exchanged or converted at any time that the holder beneficially owns
4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. |
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Represents
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of 184,793 shares of Series A Preferred. |
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(7) |
These
shares are owned directly by MVSR, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“MVSR”), and indirectly by Frank E. Celli
in his capacity as the manager of MVSR. Represents
1,459,363 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of Series A Rights and/or the conversion of Series B Preferred. Does
not include additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of additional Series A Rights and/or Series B Preferred
as such Series A Rights and/or Series B Preferred may not be exchanged or converted at any time that the holder beneficially owns
4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. |
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Does not
include 11,500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of Series A Rights as such Series A Rights may not be exchanged
at any time that the holder beneficially owns 4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. |
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(9) |
Michelle
Rizzo, the sister-in-law of Jeffrey Rizzo, our Chief Operating Officer, is the managing member of Titan 5, LLC and, as a result,
may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by Titan 5, LLC. The address of Titan 5, LLC is
3279 Baron Drive, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302. |
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Represents
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred. Does not include additional shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of Series B Preferred as such Series B Preferred may not be converted at any time that
the holder beneficially owns 4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. |
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(11) |
Marilyn
Rizzo, the mother of Jeffrey Rizzo, our Chief Operating Officer, is the managing member of Titan Holdings 2, LLC and, as a result,
may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by Titan Holdings 2, LLC. The address of Titan
Holdings 2, LLC is 37106 Highview, New Baltimore, MI 48047. |
|
|
(12) |
Represents
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred. |
|
|
(13) |
The address
of Sharon Campo is 55175 Whispering Hills Drive, Shelby Township, MI 48316. |
|
|
(14) |
Represents
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred. |
|
|
(15) |
The address
of Dominic Campo is 55175 Whispering Hills Drive, Shelby Township, MI 48316. |
|
|
(16) |
Represents
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred. |
|
|
(17) |
The address
of One Waste Group LLC is 3279 Baron Drive, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302. |
|
|
(18) |
Represents
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred. |
ACTION
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
In
accordance with the Written Consent, the Consenting Stockholders voted to elect Glen Miller, Richard Berman, Frank E. Celli, Jeffrey
Rizzo and Ajay Sikka as board members.
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers and directors of Titan Environmental Solutions Inc. as
of December 31, 2023.
All
of our directors hold office until the next annual meeting of the security holders or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
Our officers are appointed by our Board and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office. Our directors and executive
officers, their ages, positions held, and duration as such, are as follows:
Name |
|
Positions
Held with the Company |
|
Age |
Executive Officers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glen Miller |
|
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Jansen |
|
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
|
67 |
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey Rizzo |
|
Chief Operating Officer and Director |
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Employee Directors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard Berman |
|
Director |
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
Frank E. Celli |
|
Director |
|
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ajay Sikka |
|
Director |
|
57 |
Executive
Officers
Glen
Miller, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr.
Miller has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2023 upon the acquisition of Titan Trucking, LLC (“Titan Trucking”).
Mr. Miller has been a part of the Titan Trucking team since 2022. Mr. Miller has over 48 years
of experience in the solid waste collection, transportation and disposal business working for both private and public companies. Throughout
his executive career, Mr. Miller has been instrumental in successfully acquiring and integrating over 100 waste service companies. Since
January 2020, Mr. Miller has been owner and sole member of Solid Waste Resources LLC, a waste consulting firm. From 2014 to January 2020,
Mr. Miller was the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Gold Medal Environmental Services, Inc., a solid waste and recycling company
based in New Jersey.
Michael
Jansen, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Mr.
Jansen has been our Chief Financial Officer since May 2023, upon the acquisition of Titan Trucking, LLC. Mr. Jansen has
30 years of experience in the solid waste collection, transportation, disposal and recycling business working for both public and private
companies. Mr. Jansen spent over 14 years working for Waste Management, Inc. as the Regional VP of Finance for the Michigan marketplace.
Throughout his career, Mr. Jansen has been involved in the acquisition of several waste companies. From September 2016 to April 2023,
Mr. Jansen was Director Finance Operations of GFL Environmental USA, Inc. (GFL:NYSE), a diversified waste management company with operations
across North America, where he was involved with various financial matters, including overseeing financial performance and reporting.
Mr. Jansen earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Wayne State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Jeffrey
Rizzo, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Mr.
Rizzo has been our Chief Operating Officer since May 2023 upon the acquisition of Titan Trucking, LLC. Mr. Rizzo founded Titan Trucking
in 2017, where he served as President until May 2023. Mr. Rizzo has over 25 years of experience in the solid waste collection, transportation
and disposal business working for private companies. Throughout his career, Mr. Rizzo has been successful in acquiring and integrating
multiple waste companies.
Non-Employee
Directors
Richard
Berman, Director
Mr.
Berman was appointed as a member of our Board in April 2021. Mr. Berman’s business career
spans over 35 years of venture capital, senior management, and merger & acquisitions experience. In the past five years, Mr. Berman
has served as a director of many public and private companies. Currently, he is a director of five public companies - Cryoport Inc. (“Cryoport”),
a cold chain logistics company; ComSovereign Holding Corp., a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE advanced and 5G communication systems; BioVie
Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company; Advaxis Inc. (“Advaxis”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company;
and Cuentas, Inc., a provider of mobile banking and payment solutions serving Latino and Hispanic consumers. Over the last decade he
has served on the board of five companies that have reached over $1 billion in market capitalization - Cryoport, Advaxis, EXIDE, Internet
Commerce Corporation, and Ontrak (Catasys). Previously, Mr. Berman worked at Goldman Sachs, and as Senior Vice President of Bankers Trust
Company, where he started the M&A and Leveraged Buyout Departments. Subsequently, he created the largest battery company in the world
in the 1980’s, by merging Prestolite, General Battery and Exide to form Exide Technologies (XIDE); and he helped create SoHo, NYC
by developing five buildings. He advised on over $4 billion of M&A transactions, completing over 300 deals. Mr. Berman is a past
director of the Stern School of Business of NYU where he obtained his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees. He also has U.S. and foreign law degrees
from Boston College and the Hague Academy of International Law.
Frank
E. Celli, Director
Mr.
Celli was appointed as a member of our Board in March 2023. Mr.
Celli has been in the waste and recycling industry for 35 years. Over the course of his career, he has been an owner and Chief Executive
Officer of multiple solid waste companies, with experience in numerous facets of the industry, including waste collection, transfer station
operations, landfill operations and recycling operations. Mr. Celli was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Interstate Waste Services
from 2000 to 2006. Since May 2022, Mr. Celli has served as Managing Member of FC Advisory, a management consulting company, and, since
2020, Mr. Celli has served as a consultant and strategic corporate advisor at Direct Waste Services, Inc., a solid waste collection and
recycling company, positions that Mr. Celli continues to hold. From August 2015 until November 2020, Mr. Celli served as Chief Executive
Officer and from August 2015 until March 2022, Mr. Celli served as Chairman of the Board, of BioHitech Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: BHTG), a
waste reduction and technology company that was rebranded to Renovare Environmental, Inc. (Nasdaq:RENO) in December 2021. Over the course
of his career, Mr. Celli has completed over 50 acquisitions and spearheaded multiple exits. Mr. Celli has a Bachelor of Science degree
from Pace University Lubin School of Business.
Ajay
Sikka, Director
Mr.
Sikka was appointed as a member of our Board in July 2017. From July 2017 until May 2023,
Mr. Sikka served as our Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Financial Officer. From May 2014 until July 2017, Mr. Sikka served
as Chief Executive Officer of OmniM2M, Inc., an IioT hardware, software and services company. From March 2011 until July 2017, Mr. Sikka
served as Chief Executive Officer of TraQiQ Solutions, Inc., a technology provider that is focused on providing software products, services
and support to enterprise customers, including Microsoft, Staples, Accenture, and Pactera. From April 2004 to February 2011, Mr. Sikka
served as Senior Director at Microsoft Corp. (“Microsoft”), a technology software company, where he worked on multiple
teams, including Law & Corporate affairs, Central IT, and Business Strategy. Mr. Sikka also managed Microsoft’s CloudCRM team
that provided Customer Relationship Management (CRM) services within Microsoft. From April 2000 to March 2004, Mr. Sikka served as Chief
Executive Officer of IndiaHQ Solutions, Inc., a content provider (Websites, newspapers, Yellow pages) for the South Asian community.
From April 1996 to April 2000, Mr. Sikka served as Group Manager at Microsoft where he drove Microsoft’s internet business and
content management initiatives with telecommunications and Internet service providers. Mr. Sikka is an active angel investor and board
of director member for startup companies and new ventures in the Seattle area.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Board
Committees
We
currently do not have a formal audit committee, a compensation committee or a nominating and corporate governance committee. As our business
expands, and if we seek to list our common stock on a national exchange, the Board will evaluate the necessity of such committees.
Audit
Committee
We
intend to establish an audit committee of the Board consisting of “independent directors” for purposes of serving on an audit
committee under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) rules and will include an
“audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
The audit committee may be responsible for, among other matters:
|
● |
appointing,
retaining and evaluating our independent registered public accounting firm and approving all services to be performed by them; |
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● |
overseeing our independent
registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance; |
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● |
overseeing the financial
reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the interim and annual financial
statements that we file with the SEC; |
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● |
reviewing and monitoring
our accounting principles, accounting policies, financial and accounting controls and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; |
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● |
establishing procedures
for the confidential anonymous submission of concerns regarding questionable accounting, internal controls or auditing matters; and |
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reviewing and approving
related person transactions. |
Compensation
Committee
We
intend to establish a compensation committee of the Board consisting of “independent directors” under the rules of the NYSE
American and the definition of non-employee director under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The compensation committee
may be responsible for, among other matters:
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● |
reviewing key
employee compensation goals, policies, plans and programs; |
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● |
reviewing and approving
the compensation of our directors, chief executive officer and other executive officers; |
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● |
producing an annual report
on executive compensation in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC; |
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● |
reviewing and approving
employment agreements and other similar arrangements between us and our executive officers; and |
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● |
administering our stock
plans and other incentive compensation plans. |
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
We
intend to establish a nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board consisting of “independent directors” under
the rules of the NYSE American, which may be responsible for, among other matters:
● determining
the qualifications, qualities, skills and other expertise required to be a director and developing and recommending to the board for
its approval criteria to be considered in selecting nominees for director;
● identifying
and screening individuals qualified to become members of our Board, consistent with criteria approved by our Board;
● overseeing
the organization of our Board to discharge our board’s duties and responsibilities properly and efficiently;
● reviewing
the committee structure of the Board and the composition of such committees and recommending directors to be appointed to each committee
and committee chairmen;
● identifying
best practices and recommending corporate governance principles; and
● developing
and recommending to our Board a set of corporate governance guidelines and principles applicable to us.
Other
Committees
Our
Board may establish other committees as it deems necessary or appropriate from time to time.
Board
Leadership Structure
Our
corporate governance guidelines provide our Board with flexibility to combine or separate the positions of Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer in accordance with its determination that utilizing one or the other structure is in the best interests of our
company. Glen Miller currently serves as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
As
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Miller’s key responsibilities include facilitating communication between our Board and management, assessing
management’s performance, managing board members, preparation of the agenda for each board meeting, acting as chair of board meetings
and meetings of our company’s stockholders and managing relations with stockholders, other stakeholders and the public.
We
will take steps to ensure that adequate structures and processes are in place to permit our Board to function independently of management.
The directors will be able to request at any time a meeting restricted to independent directors for the purposes of discussing matters
independently of management and are encouraged to do so should they feel that such a meeting is required.
Risk
Oversight
Our
Board oversees the risk management activities designed and implemented by our management. The full Board also considers specific risk
topics, including risks associated with our strategic plan, business operations and capital structure. In addition, our Board regularly
receives detailed reports from members of our senior management and other personnel that include assessments and potential mitigation
of the risks and exposures involved with their respective areas of responsibility.
Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our
Board has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our employees, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer
and principal accounting officer. Our Code of Ethics will be available on our website at www.TitanCares.com by clicking on “Investor
Relations.” If we amend or grant a waiver of one or more of the provisions of our Code of Ethics, we intend to satisfy the requirements
under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding the disclosure of amendments to or waivers from provisions of our Code of Ethics that apply to
our principal executive officer, financial and accounting officers by posting the required information on our website at the above address
within four business days of such amendment or waiver. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.
Our
Board, management and all employees of our company are committed to implementing and adhering to the Code of Ethics. Therefore, it is
up to each individual to comply with the Code of Ethics and to be in compliance of the Code of Ethics. If an individual is concerned
that there has been a violation of the Code of Ethics, he or she will be able to report in good faith to his or her superior. While a
record of such reports will be kept confidential by our company for the purposes of investigation, the report may be made anonymously
and no individual making such a report will be subject to any form of retribution.
Family
Relationships
There
are no family relationships among our directors and/or executive officers.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
To
our knowledge, our directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
1. any
bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either
at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
2. any
conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
3. being
subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently
or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or
to be associated with any person practicing in banking or securities activities;
4. being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the SEC or the CFTC to have violated a Federal or state securities or commodities
law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
5. being
the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed,
suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any Federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or
regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud
in connection with any business entity; or
6. being
the subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization,
any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members
or persons associated with a member.
Nominations
to the Board
Our
directors take a critical role in guiding our strategic direction and oversee the management of our company. Board candidates are considered
based upon various criteria, such as their broad-based business and professional skills and experiences, a global business and social
perspective, concern for the long-term interests of the stockholders, diversity, and personal integrity and judgment.
In
addition, directors must have the time available to devote to Board activities and to enhance their knowledge in the growing of our business.
Accordingly, we have sought to attract and retain highly qualified independent directors who have the sufficient time to attend to their
substantial duties and responsibilities to our company.
Director
Nominations
As
of December 31, 2023, we did not make any material changes to the procedures by which our stockholders may recommend nominees to our
Board.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None
of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the Board or compensation committee
of another entity that had one or more of its executive officers serving as a member of our Board or compensation committee. None of
the members of our compensation committee, when appointed, will have at any time been one of our officers or employees.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
General
Philosophy
During
fiscal 2023, our board was solely responsible for establishing and administering our executive and director compensation plans.
Executive
Compensation
The
following table provides for the fiscal years indicated below certain summary information concerning compensation awarded to, earned
by or paid to the individuals who served as “named executive officers” in fiscal 2023. “Officer” is defined in
Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act to include those who perform a policy-making function, and “named executive officers” are
defined by Item 402 of Regulation S-K to be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, and the other three most
highly compensated executive officers, each of whose total compensation for the last fiscal year exceeded $100,000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE |
Name and | |
| | |
Salary | | |
Bonus | | |
Stock Awards(1) | | |
All Other Compensation | | |
Total | |
principal position | |
Year | | |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | |
Glen Miller(2) | |
2023 | | |
| 295,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 0 | (3) | |
| 4,500 | | |
| 299,500 | |
Chief Executive Officer | |
2022 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Michael Jansen(2) | |
2023 | | |
| 200,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,000 | | |
| 203,000 | |
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |
2022 | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Jeffrey Rizzo(2) | |
2023 | | |
| 275,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,500 | | |
| 279,500 | |
Chief Operating Officer | |
2022 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Ajay Sikka(4) | |
2023 | | |
| 300,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 300,000 | |
Former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
2022 | | |
| 157,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 47,188 | | |
| - | | |
| 204,688 | |
|
(1) |
See Note 15
– “Stock-Based Compensation” of the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2023, for a detailed description of the assumptions that we used in determining the dollar amounts recognized
for financial statement reporting purposes of our stock awards. |
|
(2) |
This individual became
an officer of our company on May 19, 2023. |
|
|
|
|
(3) |
On May 19, 2023, we agreed
to award 70,100 shares of Series A Preferred that vested immediately to Mr. Miller, and as a result recorded $5,586,796 of stock-based
compensation. On September 28, 2023, we agreed with Mr. Miller for the cancellation of such award and the shares of Series A Preferred
were rescinded. In consideration of the cancellation, we agreed to issue to Mr. Miller ten-year stock options to acquire a number
of shares of Common Stock in order to provide Mr. Miller with an equity interest commensurate with the value of the original stock
award. When issued, such options will have an exercise price equal to the sale price of the Common Stock in our next public offering
of Common Stock. |
|
|
|
|
(4) |
Mr.
Sikka served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer prior to his resignation from such offices on May 19, 2023. |
Employment
Agreements
On
May 15, 2023, we entered into a five-year employment agreement with Michael Jansen, our Chief Financial Officer. On May 19 2023,
we entered into five-year employment agreements with Glen Miller, our Chief Executive Officer, and Jeffrey Rizzo, our
Chief Operating Officer.
The
following is a summary of the compensation arrangements set forth in each employment agreement described above:
Executive | |
Title | |
Annual Base Salary | | |
Initial Restricted Stock Grant in Shares | |
Glen Miller | |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President | |
$ | 295,000 | | |
| 7,948,753 | |
Jeffrey Rizzo | |
Chief Operating Officer | |
$ | 275,000 | | |
| 7,948,753 | |
Michael Jansen | |
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |
$ | 200,000 | | |
| 500,000 | |
As
an incentive to commence employment with us, pursuant to such agreements, we agreed to issue to each of Messrs. Miller and Rizzo a restricted
stock award of 7,948,753 shares of common stock and to Mr. Jansen a restricted stock award of 500,000 shares of common stock, all in
accordance with our 2023 equity incentive plan. Such shares of common stock shall vest annually in five equal installments over five
years. Additionally, as an incentive to commence employment with Mr. Jansen, we agreed to pay Mr. Jansen a signing bonus of $50,000,
payable in five equal monthly installments commencing on the 120th day of employment. As of December 31, 2023 and the date
of this report, none of the awards mentioned in this paragraph have been issued.
In
addition, if for any fiscal year during the term of such agreements, our net revenues, exclusive of extraordinary one-time revenues,
exceed the Base Amount (as defined below), then commencing on January 1 of the next succeeding fiscal year, each of Messrs. Jansen’s,
Miller’s and Rizzo’s base salary will be increased by 10% for every $50,000,000 of annual revenue we achieved in such fiscal
year over the Base Amount. For purposes of the employment agreements, the “Base Amount” will initially be $100,000,000 and
will be adjusted each January 1 during the term of the agreements to the amount, rounded down to the next increment of $50,000,000, by
which the amount of our net revenues, exclusive of extraordinary one-time revenues, for the prior fiscal year exceeded the Base Amount
for such fiscal year. In addition to base salary, each of Messrs. Jansen, Miller and Rizzo will be eligible to participate in a yearly
discretionary performance-based bonus plan, in accordance with a bonus plan approved by our Board, with the bonus target in each calendar
year equal to 45% of the executive’s base salary for Mr. Miller and Mr. Rizzo and equal to 15% of the executive’s base salary
for Mr. Jansen. The bonuses will be based upon agreed-upon goals and milestones being met by the executive.
Under
each of these employment agreements, Messrs. Jansen, Miller and Rizzo will be entitled to severance in the event we terminate his employment
without Cause (as defined in the employment agreement), or he resigns from his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the employment
agreement). The severance amount for each of Messrs. Miller and Rizzo would be (i) his pro rata base salary through the date of termination,
and (ii) a severance amount equal to 12 months’ salary. The severance amount for Mr. Jansen would be (i) his pro rata base salary
through the date of termination, and (ii) a severance amount equal to six months’ salary.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-end Table
As
of December 31, 2023, there were no outstanding equity awards to our named executive officers.
Compensation
of Directors
No
compensation was paid to our non-employee directors for services rendered during the year ended December 31, 2023. Directors who are
employees of our company or of any of our subsidiaries receive no additional compensation for serving on our Board or any of its committees.
In
2024, we intend to adopt a program regarding compensation to our non-employee directors. The director compensation program may include
compensation to our non-employee directors in cash, equity, or a combination of the two.
Pay
Versus Performance Table
As
required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation
actually paid and certain financial performance of our company. We are permitted to report as a “smaller reporting company”
as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Accordingly, we have not included a tabular list of financial performance measures,
and the table below does not include a column for a “Company-Selected Measure” as defined in Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.
Year | |
Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO #1(1) | | |
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO #1(2) | | |
Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO #2(1) | | |
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO #2(2) | | |
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for non-PEO Named Executive Officers(3) | | |
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(4) | | |
Value
of initial fixed $100 Investment Based on Total Stockholder Return(5) | | |
Net (Loss) Income(6) (in thousands) | |
| |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | | |
($) | |
2023 | |
| 299,500 | | |
| 299,500 | | |
| 300,000 | | |
| 300,000 | | |
| 241,250 | | |
| 241,250 | | |
| (99.78 | ) | |
| (149,005 | ) |
2022 | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 204,688 | | |
| 204,688 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (86.54 | ) | |
| (659 | ) |
(1) | Represent
the amounts of total compensation reported for Glen Miller (PEO #1), who served as our Principal
Executive Officer (“PEO”) from May 19, 2023 through December 31, 2023,
and Ajay Sikka (PEO #2), who served as our PEO for the entirety of 2022 and from January
1, 2023 until May 19, 2023, during each corresponding year in the “Total” column
of the Summary Compensation Table above. |
(2) |
Represents the amount of “compensation actually paid”
to the applicable PEO, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual average
compensation earned or paid to the PEOs during the applicable year. None of our PEOs participated in a pension plan; therefore, no adjustment
from the Summary Compensation total related to pension value was made. Mr. Sikka was the only PEO who received equity awards. A reconciliation
of Total Compensation from the Summary Compensation Table to Compensation Actually Paid to Mr. Sikka is shown below: |
Adjustments | |
2023 ($) | | |
2022 ($) | |
Total Compensation from Summary Compensation Table (SCT) | |
| 300,000 | | |
| 204,688 | |
(Subtraction): SCT amounts | |
| — | | |
| 47,188 | |
Addition: Fair value at year-end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year-end | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Addition (Subtraction): Year-over-year change in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Addition: Vesting date fair value of awards granted and vesting during such year | |
| — | | |
| 47,188 | |
Addition (Subtraction): Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year | |
| — | | |
| — | |
(Subtraction): Fair value at end of prior year of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that fail to meet the applicable vesting conditions during such year | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated) | |
| 300,000 | | |
| 204,688 | |
(3) |
Represents the average of
the amounts reported for our Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”) as a group (excluding our PEO) (“non-PEO
NEOs”) in each applicable year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table above. In the fiscal years
ending December 31, 2023 and 2022, the only non-PEO NEOs were Mike Jansen and Jeffrey Rizzo. |
(4) |
Represents the average amount of “compensation actually
paid” to the Non-PEO NEOs, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. None of our Non-PEO NEOs participated
in a pension plan or received any equity awards during the applicable years, therefore, no adjustment to their compensation listed in
the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table above was made. |
(5) |
Total Share Return (TSR) is calculated by dividing the difference
between our share price at the end and the beginning of the measurement period by our share price at the end of the measurement period
and is determined based on the value of an initial fixed investment of $100 in our Common Stock at the beginning of the measurement period.
No dividends were paid in 2023 or 2022. The calculation of TSR included in this column is based on a measurement period beginning on
December 31, 2021, (the last trading day of 2021) through and including the end of the fiscal year for each year reported in the table. |
(6) |
The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net loss
reflected in our consolidated audited financial statements for the applicable years. |
Narrative
Disclosure to Pay Versus Performance Table
Our
Board believes the PEO’s base salary reflects the value of the executive position and attributes the PEO brings to our company,
including tenure, experience, skill level and performance. No specific weights have been assigned to those factors. The Board or the
Compensation Committee periodically reviews the salaries of the PEO and NEOs and adjusts them as needed to maintain market positioning
and consistency with other similarly situated executive officers and their evolving responsibilities.
Bonus
payments when made have not been tied to any financial performance measure and have been and are planned to continue to be discretionary
based on the evaluation of each individual’s performance, change in responsibilities, their potential to contribute to the success
of our company, and the performance of our company.
ACTION
2. APPROVAL OF REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
The
Board recommended and the Consenting Stockholders approved an Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to effectuate a Reverse Stock
Split at an exchange ratio of up to one-for-100 (or more plainly stated, up to every hundred existing shares would be exchanged for one
new share) as the Board may determine.
The
Reverse Stock Split will have no effect on the par value of our Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with
the Reverse Stock Split. The proposed form of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation
to implement the Reverse Stock Split is attached to this Information Statement as Appendix A.
Our
Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC QB market
operated by the OTC Markets Group under the symbol “TESI”.
The
Board may elect not to implement the approved Reverse Stock Split at its sole discretion. The Board has the maximum flexibility to react
to current market conditions and to therefore achieve the purposes of the Reverse Stock Split, if implemented, and to act in the best
interests of our company and our stockholders.
Purpose
of the Reverse Stock Split
We
currently do not have any plans, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, to issue any of the authorized but unissued shares
that would become available as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split is not being proposed in response to any
effort of which we are aware to accumulate shares of Common Stock or obtain control of our company, and the Board also does not intend
for this transaction to be the first step in a series of plans or proposals of a “going private transaction” within the meaning
of Rule 13e-3 of the Securities Exchange, nor is it part of a plan by management to recommend to the Board and stockholders a series
of amendments to our certificate of incorporation, except for those proposed in this Information Statement. The Board does not currently
contemplate recommending the adoption of any other amendments to our Article of Incorporation that could be construed to reduce or interfere
with the ability of third parties to take over or change the control of our company.
The
primary purpose for effecting the Reverse Stock Split, should the Board choose to effect one, would be to, absent other factors, increase
the per share price of our common stock, although we cannot provide any assurance that the post reverse stock split price would remain
following the Reverse Stock Split. However, other factors, such as our financial results, market conditions and the market perception
of our business may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Reverse Stock
Split, if completed, will increase the market price of our Common Stock following the Reverse Stock Split or that the market price of
our Common Stock will not decrease in the future. Additionally, we cannot assure you that the market price per share of our Common Stock
after a Reverse Stock Split will increase in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding before
the Reverse Stock Split. Accordingly, the total market capitalization of our Common Stock after the Reverse Stock Split may be lower
than the total market capitalization before the Reverse Stock Split.
The
Board believes that, should the appropriate circumstances arise, effecting the Reverse Stock Split would, among other things, help us
to:
Contemplated
listing on a principal national securities exchange. Our Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC QB under the symbol “TESI”.
Presently, our Common Stock trades sporadically. We intend to apply for listing of the Common Stock on a principal national securities
exchange. We expect that the Reverse Stock Split will increase the market price of the Common Stock so that we will be able to meet the
minimum bid price requirement of the listing rules of such an exchange, which is generally $4.00 per share. We cannot assure you we will
be able complete an uplisting.
Broadening
our investor base. We believe that by increasing the price of the Common Stock or potentially decreasing its volatility, the Reverse
Stock Split may allow a broader range of institutional investors to invest in the Common Stock. For example, many funds and institutions
have investment guidelines and policies that prohibit them from investing in stocks trading below a certain threshold. We believe that
increased institutional investor interest in our company and the Common Stock will potentially increase the overall market for the Common
Stock.
Increase
in Analyst and Broker Interest. We believe the Reverse Stock Split would help increase analyst and broker-dealer interest in the
Common Stock as many brokerage and investment advisory firms’ policies can discourage analysts, advisors, and broker-dealers from
following or recommending companies with low stock prices. Because of the trading volatility and lack of liquidity often associated with
lower-priced stocks, many brokerage houses have adopted investment guidelines, policies and practices that either prohibit or discourage
them from investing in or trading such stocks or recommending them to their customers. Some of those guidelines, policies and practices
may also function to make the processing of trades in lower-priced stocks economically unattractive to broker-dealers. While we recognize
that we may remain a “penny stock” under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, we expect that the increase in the stock price resulting from the
Reverse Stock Split will position us better if our business continues to grow as we anticipate. Additionally, because brokers’
commissions and dealer mark-ups/mark-downs on transactions in lower-priced stocks generally represent a higher percentage of the stock
price than commissions and mark-ups/mark-downs on higher-priced stocks, the current average price per share of the Common Stock can result
in stockholders or potential stockholders paying transaction costs representing a higher percentage of the total share
value than would otherwise be the case if the share price were substantially higher.
Certain
Risks Associated with the Reverse Stock Split
If
the Reverse Stock Split does not result in a proportionate increase in the price of the Common Stock, we may be unable to meet the initial
listing requirements of a principal national securities exchange.
We
expect that the Reverse Stock Split will increase the market price of the Common Stock so that we will be able to meet the minimum bid
price requirement under the listing rules of a principal national securities exchange. However, the effect of the Reverse Stock Split
on the market price of the Common Stock cannot be predicted with certainty, and the results of reverse stock splits by companies under
similar circumstances have varied. It is possible that the market price of the Common Stock following the Reverse Stock Split will not
increase sufficiently for us to meet the minimum bid price requirement. If we are unable meet the minimum bid price requirement, we may
not be unable to list our common stock on a principal national securities exchange.
Even
if the Reverse Stock Split results in the requisite increase in the market price of the Common Stock, there is no assurance that we will
be able to continue to comply with the minimum bid price requirement.
Even
if the Reverse Stock Split results in the requisite increase in the market price of the Common Stock to be in compliance with the minimum
bid price requirements of a principal national securities exchange, there can be no assurance that the market price of the Common Stock
following the Reverse Stock Split will remain at the level required for continued compliance with such requirement. It is not uncommon
for the market price of a company’s common stock to decline in the period following a reverse stock split. If the market price
of our common stock declines following the implementation of the Reverse Stock Split, the percentage decline may be greater than would
occur in the absence of the Reverse Stock Split. In any event, other factors unrelated to the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding,
such as negative financial or operational results, could adversely affect the market price of the Common Stock and jeopardize our ability
to meet or continue to comply with the minimum bid price requirement.
The
Reverse Stock Split may decrease the liquidity of the Common Stock.
The
liquidity of the Common Stock may be adversely affected by the Reverse Stock Split given the reduced number of shares that will be outstanding
following the Reverse Stock Split, especially if the market price of the Common Stock does not sufficiently increase as a result of the
Reverse Stock Split. In addition, the Reverse Stock Split may increase the number of stockholders who own odd lots (less than
100 shares) of the Common Stock, creating the potential for such stockholders to experience an increase in the cost of selling
their shares and greater difficulty effecting such sales.
The
increased market price of the Common Stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split may not attract new investors, including institutional
investors, and may not satisfy the investing guidelines of those investors, and consequently, the liquidity of the Common Stock may not
improve.
Although
we believe that a higher market price may help generate greater or broader investor interest in the Common Stock, there can be no assurance
that the Reverse Stock Split will result in a per-share price increase sufficient to attract new investors, including institutional investors.
Additionally, there can be no assurance that the market price of the Common Stock will satisfy the investing guidelines of those investors.
As a result, the trading liquidity of the Common Stock may not necessarily improve following the Reverse Stock Split.
Disadvantages
of a Reverse Stock Split
Reduced
Market Capitalization. While we expect that the reduction in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock will increase the market
price of such shares, we cannot assure you that the Reverse Stock Split will increase the market price of the Common Stock by a multiple
corresponding to the final ratio of the Reverse Stock Split, or result in any permanent increase in the market price, which can be dependent
upon many factors, including our financing activities, business, financial performance and prospects. Should the market price decline
after the Reverse Stock Split, the percentage decline may be greater, due to the smaller number of shares outstanding, than it would
have been prior to the Reverse Stock Split. In some cases the stock price of companies that have effected reverse stock splits has subsequently
declined back to pre-reverse split levels. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the market price of the Common Stock immediately after
the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split will be maintained for any period of time or that the ratio of post- and pre-split shares
will remain the same after the Reverse Stock Split is effected, or that the Reverse Stock Split will not have an adverse effect on our
stock price due to the reduced number of shares outstanding after the Reverse Stock Split. A Reverse Stock Split is often viewed negatively
by the market and, consequently, can lead to a decrease in our overall market capitalization. If the per share price does not increase
proportionately as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, then our overall market capitalization will be reduced.
Increased
Transaction Costs. The number of shares held by each individual stockholder will be reduced if the Reverse Stock Split is
implemented. This will increase the number of stockholders who hold less than a “round lot,” or 100 shares. Typically,
the transaction costs to stockholders selling “odd lots” are higher on a per share basis. Consequently, the Reverse
Stock Split could increase the transaction costs to existing stockholders in the event they wish to sell all or a portion of their
position.
Liquidity.
Although the Board believes that the decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as a consequence of the Reverse Stock
Split and the anticipated increase in the price of our Common Stock could encourage interest in our Common Stock and possibly promote
greater liquidity for our stockholders, such liquidity could also be adversely affected by the reduced number of shares outstanding
after the Reverse Stock Split.
Effects
of the Reverse Stock Split
As
of September 10, 2024, we had 27,786,391 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding. Depending on the ratio for the Reverse
Stock Split determined by our Board, a minimum of two and a maximum of 100 shares of existing Common Stock will be combined into one
new share of Common Stock. The table below shows, as of September 10, 2024, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that
would result from the listed hypothetical Reverse Stock Split ratios (without giving effect to the treatment of fractional shares):
Reverse Stock Split Ratio | |
Approximate Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock Following the Reverse Stock Split | |
| |
| |
1-for-5 | |
| 5,557,278 | |
1-for-25 | |
| 1,111,456 | |
1-for-50 | |
| 555,728 | |
1-for-75 | |
| 370,485 | |
1-for-100 | |
| 277,864 | |
The
actual number of shares issued after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split, if implemented, will depend on the Reverse Stock Split
ratio that is ultimately determined by our Board and by the number of issued and outstanding shares at the time of the Board decision.
The
Reverse Stock Split will affect all holders of our Common Stock uniformly and will not affect any Stockholder’s percentage ownership
interest in our company, except that as described below in “Fractional Shares,” record holders of Common Stock otherwise
entitled to a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will be rounded up to the next whole number. In addition, the Reverse
Stock Split will not affect any stockholder’s proportionate voting power (subject to the treatment of fractional shares).
The
implementation of the Reverse Stock Split will result in an increased number of available authorized shares of Common Stock. The resulting
increase in such availability in the authorized number of shares of Common Stock could have a number of effects on our stockholders depending
upon the exact nature and circumstances of any actual issuances of authorized but unissued shares. The increase in available authorized
shares for issuance could have an anti-takeover effect, in that additional shares could be issued (within the limits imposed by applicable
law) in one or more transactions that could make a change in control or takeover of our company more difficult. For example, additional
shares could be issued by us so as to dilute the stock ownership or voting rights of persons seeking to obtain control of our company,
even if the persons seeking to obtain control of our company offer an above-market premium that is favored by a majority of the
independent stockholders. Similarly, the issuance of additional shares to certain persons allied with our management could have the effect
of making it more difficult to remove our current management by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of persons seeking to cause
such removal. We do not have any other provisions in our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, employment agreements, credit agreements
or any other documents that have material anti-takeover consequences. Additionally, we have no plans or proposals to adopt other provisions
or enter into other arrangements that may have material anti-takeover consequences. The Board is not aware of any attempt, or contemplated
attempt, to acquire control of our company, and this proposal is not being presented with the intent that it be utilized as a type of
anti-takeover device.
Additionally,
because holders of Common Stock have no preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any of our unissued stock, the issuance of additional
shares of authorized Common Stock that will become newly available as a result of the implementation of the Reverse Stock Split will
reduce the current stockholders’ percentage ownership interest in the total outstanding shares of Common Stock.
We
may issue the additional shares of authorized Common Stock that will become available as a result of the Reverse Stock Split without
the additional approval of its Stockholders.
The
Reverse Stock Split may result in some stockholders owning “odd lots” of less than 100 shares of Common Stock. Odd
lot shares may be more difficult to sell, and brokerage commissions and other costs of transactions in odd lots are generally somewhat
higher than the costs of transactions in “round lots” of even multiples of 100 shares.
After
the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, our Common Stock will have a new Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures
(CUSIP) number, which is a number used to identify our equity securities, and stock certificates with the older CUSIP numbers will need
to be exchanged for stock certificates with the new CUSIP number by following the procedures described below. After the Reverse Stock
Split, we will continue to be subject to the periodic reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act. Our Common Stock will continue to be listed on the OTC Markets under the symbol “TESI”.
Effect
of the Reverse Stock Split on Employee Plans, Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Warrants, and Convertible or Exchangeable Securities
Based
upon the Reverse Stock Split ratio determined by the Board, proportionate adjustments are generally required to be made to the per share
exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of all outstanding options, warrants, convertible or
exchangeable securities entitling the holders to purchase, exchange for, or convert into, shares of Common Stock. This would result in
approximately the same aggregate price being required to be paid under such options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities
upon exercise, and approximately the same value of shares of Common Stock being delivered upon such exercise, exchange or conversion,
immediately following the Reverse Stock Split as was the case immediately preceding the Reverse Stock Split. The number of shares deliverable
upon settlement or vesting of restricted stock awards will be similarly adjusted, subject to our treatment of fractional shares. The
number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to these securities will be proportionately based upon the Reverse Stock Split ratio
determined by the Board, subject to our treatment of fractional shares.
For
example, upon the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split at a ratio of 1-for-50, a warrant holder that previously held a warrant to
purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share, would hold a warrant to purchase 2,000 shares at an
exercise price of $5.00 per share. Similarly, a convertible noteholder that previously held a convertible note that is convertible into
100,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.10 per share, would hold a note that is convertible into 2,000 shares at a
conversion price of $5.00 per share. In addition, upon the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split at a ratio of 1-for-50, the Series
A Preferred would convert into two shares of Common Stock per share of Series A Preferred and the conversion price of the Series B Preferred
(currently $0.05) would increase to $25.00 per share.
Procedure
for Implementing the Reverse Stock Split
The
Reverse Stock Split would become effective upon the filing of the Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, and the
approval of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). We are required to file with FINRA an Issuer Company
Related Action Notification Form. The Reverse Stock Split will not be effective until we obtain approval from FINRA. Our failure to timely
make such filing with FINRA may constitute fraud under Section 10 of the Exchange Act.
The
exact timing of the filing of the Amendment and filing with FINRA to effect the Reverse Stock Split will be determined by our Board based
on its evaluation as to when such action will be the most advantageous to us and our stockholders. In addition, our Board reserves the
right, notwithstanding stockholder approval and without further action by the stockholders, to elect not to proceed with the Reverse
Stock Split if, at any time prior to filing the Amendment, our Board, in its sole discretion, determines that it is no longer in our
best interest and the best interests of our stockholders to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split. If the Amendment effecting the Reverse
Stock Split has not been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada by the close of business on the day that is 12 months
from the date of the Actions, 2024, our Board will abandon the Reverse Stock Split.
Beneficial
Holders of Common Stock (i.e. Stockholders who hold in street name)
Upon
the implementation of the Reverse Stock Split, we intend to treat shares held by stockholders through a bank, broker, custodian or other
nominee in the same manner as registered stockholders whose shares are registered in their names. Banks, brokers, custodians or other
nominees will be instructed to effect the Reverse Stock Split for their beneficial holders holding our Common Stock in street name. However,
these banks, brokers, custodians or other nominees may have different procedures than registered stockholders for processing the Reverse
Stock Split. Stockholders who hold shares of our Common Stock with a bank, broker, custodian or other nominee and who have any questions
in this regard are encouraged to contact their banks, brokers, custodians or other nominees
Registered
“Book-Entry” Holders of Common Stock (i.e. Stockholders that are registered on the transfer agent’s books and records
but do not hold stock certificates)
Certain
of our registered holders of Common Stock may hold some or all of their shares electronically in book-entry form with the transfer agent.
These stockholders do not have stock certificates evidencing their ownership of the Common Stock. They are, however, provided with a
statement reflecting the number of shares registered in their accounts. Stockholders who hold shares electronically in book-entry form
with the transfer agent will not need to take action (the exchange will be automatic) to receive whole shares of post-Reverse Stock Split
Common Stock, subject to adjustment for treatment of fractional shares.
Holders
of Certificated Shares of Common Stock
Until
surrendered, we will deem outstanding certificates representing shares of our Common Stock (the “Old Certificates”)
held by stockholders to be cancelled and only to represent the number of whole shares of post-Reverse Stock Split Common Stock to which
these stockholders are entitled, subject to the treatment of fractional shares. Any Old Certificates submitted for exchange, whether
because of a sale, transfer or other disposition of stock, will automatically be exchanged for certificates representing the appropriate
number of whole shares of post-Reverse Stock Split Common Stock (the “New Certificates”). If an Old Certificate has
a restrictive legend on the back of the Old Certificate(s), the New Certificate will be issued with the same restrictive legends that
are on the back of the Old Certificate(s).
STOCKHOLDERS
SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) UNTIL REQUESTED TO DO SO.
Fractional
Shares
We
do not currently intend to issue fractional shares in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Therefore, we will not issue certificates
representing fractional shares. In lieu of issuing fractions of shares, we will round up to the next whole number.
Accounting
Matters
The
proposed Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, will not affect the par
value of our Common Stock per share, which will remain $0.0001 par value per share. As a result, as of the effectiveness of the Reverse
Stock Split, the stated capital attributable to Common Stock and the additional paid-in capital account on our balance sheet will not
change due to the Reverse Stock Split. Reported per share net income or loss will be higher because there will be fewer shares of Common
Stock outstanding.
No
Appraisal Rights
Under
Nevada law and our charter documents, holders of our Common Stock will not be entitled to dissenter’s rights or appraisal rights
with respect to the Reverse Stock Split.
Interests
of Directors and Executive Officers
Our
directors and executive officers have no substantial interests, directly or indirectly, in the Reverse Stock Split except to the extent
of their ownership of shares of our common stock and/or preferred stock.
Reservation
of Right to Abandon Reverse Stock Split
We
reserve the right to abandon the Reverse Stock Split without further action by our stockholders at any time before the effectiveness
of the filing with the Secretary of the State of Nevada of the Amendment, even though the authority to effect the Reverse Stock Split
has been approved by our stockholders. The Board is also expressly authorized to delay, not to proceed with, and abandon, the Reverse
Stock Split if it should so decide, in its sole discretion, that such action is in the best interests of our stockholders.
The
form of Amendment Articles of Incorporation is attached as Appendix A to this information statement.
ACTION
3. RATIFY the appointment of FREED MAXICK CPAS, P.C. as auditors for the next year
Our
Board selected Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C., a professional corporation (“Freed”), as its independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and the Written Consent ratified such selection.
The
aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Freed, our principal accountants for the year ended December 31, 2023 and
by T R Chadha & Co LLP (“TRC”), our principal accountants for the year ended December 31, 2022, for the audit of financial
statements, quarterly reviews of our interim financial statements and services normally provided by the independent accountant in connection
with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for these periods were as follows:
| |
December 31, 2023 | | |
December 31, 2022 | |
Audit fees (1) | |
$ | 378,900 | | |
$ | 36,000 | |
Audit-related fees | |
| 268,500 | | |
| - | |
Tax fees | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total Fees | |
$ | 647,400 | | |
$ | 36,000 | |
|
(1) |
Estimated; subject to finalization. |
Audit
fees during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated
financial statements included in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, for the reviews of the financial statements included in our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and for and for services that are normally provided by the auditor in connection with statutory and regulatory
filings or engagements, including consents. Audit-related fees for the year ended December 31, 2023 included fees for financial statement
audits in connection with proposed and consummated acquisitions. There were no fees billed for taxes or other related services.
Our
Board pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by
our Board either before or after the respective services were rendered.
OTHER
MATTERS
Annual
Report
Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC (“Annual Report”), is
incorporated in its entirety by reference into this Information Statement. A copy of the Annual Report as required to be filed with the
SEC, excluding exhibits, will be mailed to stockholders without charge upon written request to Titan Environmental Solutions Inc. Attention:
Glen Miller, Chief Executive Officer, 300 E. Long Lake Road, Suite 100A, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304. Such request must set forth
a good-faith representation that the requesting party was either a holder of record or a beneficial owner of our Common Stock on September
10, 2024. Exhibits to the Annual Report will be mailed upon similar request and payment of specified fees. The Annual Report is also
available through the SEC’s website free of charge (www.sec.gov).
As
the requisite stockholder vote for each of the actions described in this Information Statement was obtained upon the delivery
of written consent from the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of our equity securities, WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY. This Information Statement is for informational purposes
only. Please read this Information Statement carefully.
Stockholders
Sharing the Same Address
The
SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy
materials with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single set of proxy materials addressed to
those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for
stockholders and cost savings for companies.
One
set of information statement materials will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless the affected stockholders
have submitted contrary instructions. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be “householding” communications
to your address, “householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If you no
longer wish to participate in “householding” and would prefer to receive a separate set of information statement materials,
please notify your broker or us. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of the information statement materials at their addresses
and would like to request “householding” of their communications should contact their brokers or us. Please direct your written
request in this regard to us at 300 E. Long Lake Road, Suite 100A, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304.
Forward-Looking
Statements and Information
This
Information Statement includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of
the Exchange Act. You can identify forward-looking statements by the words “expects,” “projects,” “believes,”
“anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “estimates” and similar expressions.
The forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the us. We caution
you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that it cannot predict.
In addition, we have based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate.
Accordingly, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what we have expressed or forecast in the forward-looking statements.
You should rely only on the information we have provided in this Information Statement. We have not authorized any person to provide
information other than that provided herein. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not
assume that the information in this Information Statement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.
Where
You Can Find More Information
We
file annual, quarterly and special reports and other information with the SEC that can be inspected and copied at the public reference
facility maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549-0405. Information regarding the public reference
facilities may be obtained from the SEC by telephoning 1-800-SEC-0330. Our filings are also available through the SEC’s Electronic
Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System which is publicly available through the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of such
materials may also be obtained by mail from the public reference section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1850, Washington, D.C.
20549-0405 at prescribed rates.
Stockholders
may obtain documents by requesting them in writing or by telephone (248) 775-7400 from us at the following address: 300 E. Long Lake
Road, Suite 100A, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304.
This
Information Statement is dated September 25, 2024. You should not assume that the information contained in this Information Statement
is accurate as of any date other than that date.
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE NOT
REQUESTED
TO SEND US A PROXY
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Yours truly, |
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/s/ Glen
Miller |
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Glen Miller, Chairman |
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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
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September 25, 2024 |
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APPENDIX
A
Certificate
of Amendment
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