As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2025
Registration No. 333-286783
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PINEAPPLE FINANCIAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada | 6199 | Not applicable | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Unit 200, 111 Gordon Baker Road
North York, Ontario M2H 3R1
Tel: (416) 669-2046
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Shubha Dasgupta
Chief Executive Officer
Unit 200, 111 Gordon Baker Road
North York, Ontario M2H 3R1
Tel: (416) 669-2046
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Darrin Ocasio, Esq. Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP 1185 Avenue of the America, 31st Floor New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 930-9700 |
Joseph M. Lucosky, Esq. Soyoung Lee, Esq. Lucosky Brookman LLP 101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor Woodbridge, NJ 08830 (732) 395-4400 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☒ | Smaller reporting company ☒ |
Emerging growth company ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-286783) is filed solely to amend Item 16 of Part II thereof in order to update certain exhibits thereto. This Amendment does not modify any provision of the preliminary prospectus contained in Part I. Accordingly, the preliminary prospectus has been omitted.
PART II:
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Exhibits: We have filed the exhibits listed on the accompanying exhibit index of this registration statement.
EXHIBIT INDEX
+ | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on December 1, 2022, as amended (File No. 333-268636) |
^ | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on December 14, 2023 (File No. 001-41738) |
* | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2024 (File No. 001-41738) |
# | Previously filed |
Financial statement schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of North York, Province of Ontario, Canada, on May 1, 2025.
PINEAPPLE FINANCIAL INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Shubha Dasgupta |
By: | /s/ Sarfraz Habib | |
Sarfraz Habib | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Shubha Dasgupta | Chief Executive Officer | May 1, 2025 | ||
Shubha Dasgupta | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Sarfraz Habib | Chief Financial Officer | May 1, 2025 | ||
Sarfraz Habib | (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | |||
/s/ * | President; Chief Operating Officer; and Director | May 1, 2025 | ||
Kendall Marin | ||||
/s/ * | Chairman of the Board | May 1, 2025 | ||
Drew Green | ||||
/s/ * | Director | May 1, 2025 | ||
Paul Baron | ||||
/s/ * | Director | May 1, 2025 | ||
Tasis Giannoukakis |
*By: | /s/ Shubha Dasgupta | |
Name: | Dean Huge | |
Attorney-in-fact |
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