Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-282846
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To prospectus dated November 1, 2024)
PSQ Holdings, Inc.
7,813,931 shares of Class A Common Stock
We are offering an aggregate of 7,813,931 shares of our Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), to certain institutional and accredited investors in a registered direct offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, filed as part of our registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-282846). The per share offering price of the Class A Common Stock is $4.63.
Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “PSQH.”
On December 3, 2024, the last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock on the NYSE was $7.63 per share. We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes and working capital. See “Prospectus Supplement Summary – Use of Proceeds.”
We have engaged Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) to act as placement agent (the “placement agent”) in connection with the securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The placement agent has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of the securities offered in this offering. The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities we are offering, and the placement agent is not required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number of securities or dollar amount. There is no required minimum number of securities that must be sold as a condition to completion of this offering, and there are no arrangements to place the funds in an escrow, trust, or similar account. We have agreed to pay the placement agent the placement agent fee as set forth in the table below.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, please read the information under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and page 4 of the accompanying prospectus, and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and as such are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.
Per Share | Total | |||||||
Offering price | $ | 4.6300 | $ | 36,178,501 | ||||
Placement agent fees | $ | 0.2778 | $ | 2,170,710 | ||||
Proceeds to PSQ Holdings, Inc., before expenses | $ | 4.3522 | $ | 34,007,791 |
Investing in our securities involves risks. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus and the documents that are incorporated by reference herein and therein.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The securities are not being offered in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.
Delivery of the shares of Class A Common Stock is expected to be made on or about December 5, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
Roth Capital Partners
The date of this prospectus supplement is December 4, 2024.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prospectus Supplement
Prospectus
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This document is part of a registration statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), using a “shelf” registration process and consists of two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering and also supplements and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. This prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in the accompanying prospectus. If the information contained in this prospectus supplement differs or varies from, or is inconsistent with, the information contained in the accompanying prospectus, or the information contained in any document incorporated by reference that was filed with the SEC before the date of this prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information set forth in this prospectus supplement.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not, and the placement agent has not, authorized anyone else to provide you with information that is in addition to or different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, along with the information contained in any permitted free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with this offering. We and the placement agent take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may provide.
The information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus supplement or the date of the accompanying prospectus, and the information in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of the date of those respective documents, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or of any sale of our Class A Common Stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. It is important for you to read and consider all information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in making your investment decision. You should read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the additional information described under “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus before investing in our Class A Common Stock.
We further note that the representations, warranties, and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties, and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.
We use various trademarks and trade names in our business, including without limitation our corporate name and logo. All other trademarks or trade names referred to in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein may be referred to without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto.
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You should not consider this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus to be an offer or solicitation relating to the securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation relating to the securities is not authorized. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered by this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement by any person in any jurisdiction if the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or if it is unlawful for you to receive such an offer or solicitation.
Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus concerning our business and the industry and markets in which we operate, including with respect to our business prospects, our market position and opportunity, and the competitive landscape, is based on information from our management’s estimates, as well as from industry publications, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. Our management’s estimates are derived from publicly available information, their knowledge of our business and industry, and assumptions based on such information and knowledge, which they believe to be reasonable. In addition, while we believe that information contained in the industry publications, surveys and studies has been obtained from reliable sources, we have not independently verified any of the data contained in these third-party sources, and the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in these sources is not guaranteed. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained this industry, business, market, and other data from reports, research surveys, studies and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry, medical, and general publications, government data and similar sources.
Except as otherwise indicated herein or as the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “PSQH,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar references refer to PSQ Holdings, Inc. and, unless the context requires otherwise, its subsidiaries.
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This summary highlights selected information about us and this offering. Because it is a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing. Before investing in our Class A Common Stock, you should read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully, including the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes and other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Company Overview
Our mission is to build the nation’s largest marketplace and payments ecosystem dedicated to empowering an audience of consumers and merchants who value life, family, and freedom. The concept for our platform originated in early 2021 when Michael Seifert, our Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, after perceiving that many corporations were increasingly embracing progressive and highly-politicized priorities, as demonstrated by advertising, corporate philosophies, and company donations, was inspired to help create a “parallel economy” where consumer members with priorities that we consider reflective of traditional American values could connect with and patronize business members whose values align with their own. We originally incorporated PublicSq. Inc. (f/k/a PSQ Holdings, Inc.) (“Private PSQ”) in February of 2021, began development of our digital platform (mobile app and website) in May 2021, and launched our initial product regionally in San Diego County, California in October 2021 on iOS, Android, and on our website. After 10 months of testing in various markets and courting member feedback, we launched the PSQ platform nationwide on July 4, 2022. We then initiated “phase 2” of the building of our ecosystem, where we analyzed the data consumers were providing us regarding which products they were searching for and felt were underrepresented in the market. With that information, in July 2023, we commercially launched our first direct-to-consumer (“D2C”) product offering, disposable diapers and wipes, under our pro-family “EveryLifeTM” brand. We continue to evaluate additional D2C opportunities and expect to expand and diversify our branded D2C offerings in areas where we believe there is significant existing market need in the future.
On March 13, 2024, we acquired Credova Holdings, Inc. (“Credova”), a point-of-sale financing platform providing Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) solutions catered to the shooting sports and firearms industries. This began “phase 3” of the building of our ecosystem, focused on responding to the overwhelming demand from our significant merchant audience for cancel-proof online checkout tools (Buy Now Pay Later functionality and payment processing).
Today, the Company’s operations are comprised of three operating segments which are Marketplace, Brands and Financial Technology, a summary of which is below:
Marketplace
The PublicSquare platform (the “Platform”) can be accessed through two primary means:
● | Mobile application - Our mobile app is available for both iOS and Android-based devices. |
● | Web - Users can access our full platform at PublicSquare.com. |
Brands
Our brand revenues have been derived primarily from our sale of our products. EveryLife is a direct-to-consumer baby care company with a mission to provide premium products to every miraculous life. EveryLife is committed to its core values, focused on product quality and clean ingredients, and demonstrates generosity by donating diapers and wipes to parents in need. This commitment has quickly set EveryLife apart, elevating both its brand and products. Since its launch in July 2023, EveryLife has been delivering high-performing and price-accessible products that align with the values of our consumers.
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Financial Technology
Our Financial Technology segment consists of Credova, our consumer financing solution, specifically focused on the shooting sports industry, and PublicSquare payments, a Payment Gateway that provides a cancel-proof processing solution for online merchants.
Credova assists consumers, lenders, and retailers in offering point-of-sale financing products. Credova has developed and maintains an internet-based proprietary retail finance platform and related application programming interfaces (“APIs”) through which Credova, certain Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) insured financial institutions, other financial institutions authorized by Credova (each a “Financing Partner”), and merchants can dynamically offer certain financing products.
Credova’s offerings fall into four main categories: (i) Merchant-originated products; (ii) Bank Partner-originated closed-end installment loans; (iii) Credova-originated loan products; and (iv) Zero-interest installment products (“Pay-in-4”).
PSQPayments LLC (“PublicSquare Payments”), which consists of technological components and services that the Company’s merchants can utilize to manage their payment processes, launched in October of 2024 and helps merchants achieve safety, security, privacy, and peace of mind as they accept payments from their customers.
Our Values
We are passionate about our mission and that passion guides everything we do. Our five core values (the “five core values”) that we strive to uphold and promote within our community are as follows:
● | We are united in our commitment to freedom and truth — that’s what makes us Americans. |
● | We will always protect the family unit and celebrate the sanctity of every life. |
● | We believe small business members and the communities who support them are the backbone of our economy. |
● | We believe in the greatness of the United States of America and will always fight to defend it. |
● | Our constitution is non-negotiable — government isn’t the source of our rights, so it can’t take them away. |
These five core values are the foundation of our vision and help both our consumers and our merchants know they can expect a high level of trust in every transaction conducted within our ecosystem.
Corporate Information
PSQ Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation. Our principal executive offices are located at 250 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 1300, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, and our telephone number is (877) 776-2402. Our principal website address is https://publicsq.com/. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus.
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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”), as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. We may remain an EGC until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the consummation of our IPO, although if the market value of our Class A Common Stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time or if we have annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more in any fiscal year, we would cease to be an EGC as of December 31 of the applicable year. We also would cease to be an EGC if we issue more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. For so long as we remain an EGC, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not EGCs. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.
We are also a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company if either (1) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million or (2) our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies. For so long as we remain a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure and other requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.
Controlled Company Exemption
Michael Seifert, our Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (the “PSQ Founder”), as a result of his ownership of all of the shares of our outstanding Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class C Common Stock”) owns 50.34% of our outstanding voting power for the election of directors as of the date of this prospectus. As a result, we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of applicable NYSE rules as of the date of this prospectus and, consequently, qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. Our stockholders do not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.
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THE OFFERING
The following is a brief summary of certain terms of this offering. For a more complete description of the terms of the Class A Common Stock offered hereby, see the “Description of Capital Stock” section of this prospectus supplement.
Issuer | PSQ Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation | |
Class A Common Stock offered by us | 7,813,931 shares of our Class A Common Stock | |
Class A Common Stock outstanding after this offering | 39,499,308 shares of Class A Common Stock based on the assumptions noted below. | |
Use of proceeds | We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering, after deducting the estimated placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $33.9 million. We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate and working capital purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” on page S-11 of this prospectus supplement. | |
New York Stock Exchange trading symbol | “PSQH”. | |
Risk factors: | Investing in our Class A Common Stock involves significant risks. See “Risk Factors” on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and under similar headings in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Class A Common Stock. | |
Transfer agent and registrar | Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company |
The number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering is based on 31,685,377 shares outstanding as of December 4, 2024, which excludes:
● | 2,421,328 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”); |
● | 5,750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying public warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Public Warrants”); |
● | 5,700,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying private warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Private Warrants”, and together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”); |
● | 16,136,106 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying outstanding convertible promissory notes; |
● | Up to 600,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”); and |
● | 1,244,119 shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for future issuance under our PSQ Holdings, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). |
Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained in this prospectus supplement assumes no vesting of the RSUs described above, no exercise of the Warrants, no conversion of the outstanding convertible promissory notes, and no issuances under the Plan or the ESPP.
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Investing in our Class A Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described below and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments thereto reflected in subsequent filings, each of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and all of the other information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including our financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. If any of these risks are realized, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our Class A Common Stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. Additional risks and uncertainties that are not yet identified or that we think are immaterial may also materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition and could result in a complete loss of your investment.
Risks Related to our Class A Common Stock and this Offering
Purchasers in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of their investment.
The price per share of our Class A Common Stock being offered may be higher than the net tangible book value per share of our outstanding Class A Common Stock prior to this offering. Based on an offering price of $4.63 per share, we estimate our as adjusted net tangible book value per share of Class A Common Stock after this offering will be $0.31. As a result, purchasers of Class A Common Stock in this offering will experience an immediate decrease of $4.32 per share in net tangible book value of our Class A Common Stock. For a more detailed discussion of the foregoing, see “Dilution” in this prospectus supplement. To the extent outstanding stock options, Warrants, restricted stock, or RSUs, are exercised or vested, as applicable, there will be further dilution to new investors. New investors may be further diluted in the event that outstanding convertible promissory notes are converted into Class A Common Stock, or in the event that Class A Common Stock is issued pursuant to the Plan or ESPP. In addition, to the extent we need to raise additional capital in the future and we issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for our Class A Common Stock, our then existing stockholders may experience dilution and the new securities may have rights senior to those of our Class A Common Stock offered in this offering.
We will have broad discretion in how we use the net proceeds of this offering, if any. We may not use these proceeds effectively, which could affect our results of operations and cause our stock price to decline.
Although we currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, if any, in the manner described in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus supplement, we will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds of this offering. We may use the net proceeds for purposes that do not yield a significant return or any return at all for our stockholders. In addition, pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value. If we do not invest or apply the net proceeds from this offering in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause our stock price to decline.
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Risks Relating to our Class A Common Stock and the Securities Market
Our stock price may fluctuate significantly.
We cannot predict the prices at which our Class A Common Stock may trade. The market price of our Class A Common Stock may fluctuate widely, depending on many factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:
● | actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results due to factors related to our businesses; |
● | success or failure of our business strategies; |
● | our quarterly or annual earnings or those of other companies in our industries; |
● | our ability to obtain financing as needed, when needed, and on favorable terms; |
● | the terms of any financing through the issuance of additional equity or equity-linked securities; |
● | announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions or dispositions; |
● | changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles; |
● | the failure of securities analysts to cover our Class A Common Stock; |
● | changes in earnings estimates by securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates; |
● | the operating and stock price performance of other comparable companies; |
● | investor perception of our Company; |
● | overall market fluctuations; |
● | results from any material litigation or government investigation; |
● | changes in laws and regulations (including tax laws and regulations) affecting our business; |
● | changes in capital gains taxes and taxes on dividends affecting stockholders; |
● | general economic conditions and other external factors; and |
● | other risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, including those under the section entitled “Risk Factors.” |
Stock markets in general have experienced volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of a particular company. These broad market fluctuations could adversely affect the trading price of our Class A Common Stock.
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Provisions in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and of Delaware law may prevent or delay an acquisition of the Company, which could affect the trading price of our Class A Common Stock.
Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) and our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) contain provisions which, together with applicable Delaware law, may discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that our stockholders consider favorable, including provisions that:
● | authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors (the “Board”) to increase the number of outstanding shares of capital stock, making a takeover more difficult and expensive; |
● | provide special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by or at the direction of a majority of our Board or the chairman of our Board; and |
● | require advance notice to be given by stockholders for any stockholder proposals or director nominations. |
These provisions may discourage, delay or prevent certain types of transactions involving an actual or a threatened acquisition or change in control of the Company, including unsolicited takeover attempts, even though the transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their Class A Common Stock at a price above the prevailing market price.
Our Bylaws designate courts in the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.
Our Bylaws provide that, subject to limited exceptions, the state and federal courts of the State of Delaware are the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), our Charter or our Bylaws or (d) any other action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to these provisions. This provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and employees.
Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision of our Bylaws inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions.
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Our Founder and Chief Executive Officer will continue to exercise significant control over our business and operations, including through his holdings of a special Class C Common Stock with majority voting rights.
Michael Seifert, our Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, hold shares of our Class C Common Stock. Each holder of Class C Common Stock has the right to a number of votes (rounded up to the nearest whole number) per share of Class C Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date equal to (i) (x) the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter as of the applicable record date, plus (y) one hundred (100); divided by (ii) the total number of shares of Class C Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the applicable record date. Consequently, since Mr. Seifert is the sole holder of the Class C Common Stock as of the date of this prospectus supplement, he possess approximately 50.34% of the voting power of our common equity, and, as a result Mr. Seifert has the ability to control the result of most matters to be voted upon our stockholders. Mr. Seifert’s Class C shares will automatically convert into Class A Common Stock upon transfer (subject to customary exceptions for transfers for estate planning purposes). Mr. Seifert can transfer shares of Class C Common Stock to certain “permitted transferees” without consequence. In addition, although any shares of Class C Common Stock transferred to any person or entity who is not a permitted transferee will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock, the remaining shares of Class C Common Stock, collectively, will continue to control the outcome any vote until such time as the Class C Common Stock is voluntarily converted into Class A Common Stock, or involuntarily converted into Class A Common Stock as a result of Mr. Seifert no longer being an officer or director of the Company, or upon the transfer of shares Class C Common Stock, individually or in a series of transaction (other than transfers to permitted transferees), of greater than 50% of the number of shares of Class C Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately following closing of the business combination of Colombier Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Colombier”) and PublicSq. Inc. (f/k/a PSQ Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Private PSQ”), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 27, 2023, by and among Colombier, Cello Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Colombier, Colombier Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Colombier Sponsor”), as purchaser representative, and Private PSQ (the “Merger Agreement”) and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Business Combination”).
This concentrated control may limit or preclude your ability to influence corporate matters for the foreseeable future, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or other major corporate transactions requiring stockholder approval. In addition, this concentrated control may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our capital stock that you may feel are in your best interest as one of our stockholders. As a result, such concentrated control may adversely affect the market price of our Class A Common Stock.
If shares of our Class A Common Stock become subject to the penny stock rules, it may be more difficult to sell such shares.
The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or authorized for quotation on certain automated quotation systems, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system). The OTC Bulletin Board does not meet such requirements and if the price of shares of our Class A Common Stock is less than $5.00 and such shares are no longer listed on a national securities exchange such as the NYSE, shares of our Class A Common Stock may be deemed a penny stock. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, at least two business days prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver to the customer a standardized risk disclosure document containing specified information and to obtain from the customer a signed and dated acknowledgment of receipt of such document. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, a broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive: (i) the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement; (ii) a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks; and (iii) a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for shares of our Class A Common Stock, and therefore, our stockholders may have difficulty selling their shares.
The future sales, or the perception of future sales, of shares by existing stockholders may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the public market could occur at any time. If our existing stockholders sell substantial amounts of Class A Common Stock in the public market, or the market perceives that they intend to do so, the market price of our Class A Common Stock could decline. The registration of shares of Class A Common Stock for resale creates the possibility of a significant increase in the supply of our Class A Common Stock in the market. The increased supply, coupled with the potential disparity in purchase prices, may lead to heightened selling pressure, which could negatively affect the public trading price of our Class A Common Stock.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, plans, prospects, financial results or strategies regarding us and the future held by our management team and the products and markets, future financial condition, expected future performance and market opportunities of our business. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used herein and therein, forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “possible,” “predict,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target,” “designed to” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical facts. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements.
We caution readers of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of financial and performance metrics, projections of market opportunity and market share, potential benefits and the commercial attractiveness to our customers of products and services sold through our platform, the prospects of our recently launched D2C business and the potential success of our marketing and expansion strategies. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and on the current expectations of our management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including:
● | changes in the competitive industries and markets in which we operate or plan to operate; |
● | changes in applicable laws or regulations affecting our business; |
● | our ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and to identify and realize additional opportunities; |
● | risks related to our limited operating history, the rollout and/or expansion of our business and the timing of our expected business milestones; |
● | risks related to our potential inability to achieve or maintain profitability and generate significant revenue; |
● | current and future conditions in the global economy, including as a result of economic uncertainty, and its impact on us, our business and the markets in which we operate; |
● | our ability to retain existing advertisers and consumer and business members and attract new advertisers and consumer and business members; |
● | our potential inability to manage growth effectively; |
● | our ability to recruit, train and retain qualified personnel; |
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● | estimates for the prospects and financial performance of our business may prove to be incorrect or materially different from actual results; |
● | risks related to future market adoption of our offerings; |
● | risks related to our marketing and growth strategies; |
● | the effects of competition on our business; |
● | our ability to meet the continued listing standards of the NYSE; |
● | expectations with respect to our future operating and financial performance and growth, including when we will generate positive cash flow from operations; |
● | our ability to raise funding on reasonable terms as necessary to develop our products in the timeframe contemplated by our business plan; |
● | our ability to execute our anticipated business plans and strategy; and |
● | other risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, including those under the section entitled “Risk Factors.” |
If any of these risks materialize or any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that we presently do not know or that we currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect our expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this prospectus supplement. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause our assessments to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements may, and are likely to, differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements were based. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is reflective of future performance to any degree. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or a person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
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We expect the net proceeds to us from this offering after deducting commissions and estimated offering expenses to be approximately $33.9 million. We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Class A Common Stock offered by this prospectus for general corporate and working capital purposes.
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The following summary of the material terms of our securities and is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities. We urge you to read our Charter and Bylaws in their entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of our securities.
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of (a) 540,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), consisting of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 40,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, and (b) 50,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share.
As of December 4, 2024, we have 31,685,377 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,213,678 shares of Class C Common Stock and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
Common Stock
Voting Rights
Class A Common Stock
Holders of shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders except as otherwise expressly provided by our Charter or as provided by law. Our Charter does not provide the Class A Common Stock with cumulative voting for the election of directors. Accordingly, holders of at least a majority of the voting power of then-outstanding shares of the Common Stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, will be able to elect all of our directors.
Class C Common Stock
Each share of our Class C Common Stock entitles its holder to a number of votes per share (rounded up to the nearest whole number) equal to (a) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote on the applicable matter as of the applicable record date plus 100, divided by (b) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock (the “Per Share Class C Voting Power”). The issued and outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock, as a group, are entitled to a number of votes equal to the Per Share Class C Voting Power multiplied by the total number of shares of Class C Common Stock outstanding (the “Aggregate Class C Voting Power”).
Each share of Class C Common Stock held by the PSQ Founder may be converted by the PSQ Founder at any time into one share of Class A Common Stock.
In the event that, the PSQ Founder transfers shares of Class C Common Stock to any person other than certain permitted transferees, such transferred shares will convert automatically into shares of Class A Common Stock having only one vote per share. All outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock will convert into Class A Common Stock (i) in the event the PSQ Founder is no longer at least one of the officers or directors of PSQ, or dies or becomes incapacitated, or (ii) at such time as the total number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock falls below 50% of the total number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock as of immediately after Closing (as defined below).
Other than with respect to voting power, our Class C Common Stock has the same rights and privileges as our Class A Common Stock.
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Dividend Rights
Subject to preferences that may apply to any shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of shares of our Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available if our Board, in our discretion, determines to issue dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that our Board may determine. Stock dividends with respect to each class of our Common Stock may only be paid with shares of stock of the same class of Common Stock.
No Preemptive or Similar Rights
Our Common Stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to redemption or sinking fund provisions.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions
Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders would be distributed among the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of our Common Stock held by each such holder, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities and the preferential rights of and the payment of liquidation preferences, if any, on any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Registration Rights
On July 19, 2023, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), we, the Colombier Sponsor and certain Private PSQ stockholders (the “New Investors” and together with the Colombier Sponsor, the “Investors”) entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, we are obligated to file one or more registration statements to register the resales of Class A Common Stock held by the Investors after the Closing, including Class A Common Stock that was issued upon conversion of the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Colombier, prior to the Closing of the Business Combination, or issuable upon conversion of Class C Common Stock, and Earnout Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement”). One or more Investors holding 20% of the aggregate number of registrable securities owned by all Investors are entitled under the Registration Rights Agreement to make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their registrable securities (up to a maximum of four demand registrations). The Registration Rights Agreement also provides such Investors with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.
Under the Registration Rights Agreement, we agreed to indemnify the Investors and certain persons or entities related to such Investors such as their officers, directors, employees and agents and each person who controls such Investor (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, of a material fact in any registration statement or prospectus pursuant to which the Investors sell their registrable securities, unless such liability arose from such Investor’s misstatement or alleged misstatement, or omission or alleged omission, and the Investors including registrable securities in any registration statement or prospectus agreed to indemnify us and certain persons or entities related to us such as our officers and directors and underwriters against all losses caused by their misstatements or omissions (or alleged misstatements or omissions) in those documents.
Preferred Stock
Our Charter provides that shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our Board is authorized to fix the voting powers, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. Our Board is able to, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting powers and other rights that could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of our Board to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or the removal of existing management. We have no preferred stock outstanding as of the date of this prospectus supplement. Although we do not currently intend to issue any shares of preferred stock, we cannot assure you that we will not do so in the future.
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Warrants
Public Warrants
Each Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing 30 days after the Closing. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the Closing of the Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. As of the date of this prospectus, we have 5,750,000 Public Warrants outstanding.
We will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to our satisfying our obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class A Common Stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Public Warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any warrant.
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, have caused such registration statement to become effective, and will use our best efforts to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A Common Stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and Colombier (the “Warrant Agreement”). During any period when we shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A Common Stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but we will use our reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, we may call the warrants for redemption:
● | in whole and not in part; |
● | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by us, we may not exercise our redemption right if the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or we are unable to effect such registration or qualification.
We have established the last of the redemption criteria discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the Public Warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A Common Stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) as well as the $11.50 warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
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If we call the Public Warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise its warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their warrants on a “cashless basis,” our management will consider, among other factors, our cash position, the number of warrants that are outstanding and the dilutive effect on our stockholders of issuing the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of our warrants. If our management takes advantage of this option, all holders of Public Warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. If our management takes advantage of this option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the Public Warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a warrant redemption. We believe this feature is an attractive option to us if we do not need the cash from the exercise of the warrants. If we call our Public Warrants for redemption and our management does not take advantage of this option, the Colombier Sponsor and its permitted transferees would still be entitled to exercise their Private Warrants for cash or on a cashless basis using the same formula described above that other warrant holders would have been required to use had all warrant holders been required to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, as described in more detail below.
In the event we determine to redeem the Public Warrants, holders of our redeemable warrants would be notified of such redemption as described in our Warrant Agreement. Specifically, in the event that we elect to redeem all of the redeemable warrants as described above, we will fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by us not less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date to the registered holders of the redeemable warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner provided in the Warrant Agreement will be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such notice. In addition, beneficial owners of the redeemable warrants will be notified of such redemption via our posting of the redemption notice to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).
A holder of a Public Warrant may notify us in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
If the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Public Warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of Class A Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock) and (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of the Class A Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock, in determining the price payable for Class A Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
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In addition, if we, at any time while the Public Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Class A Common Stock on account of such shares of Class A Common Stock (or other shares of our capital stock into which the warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above or (b) certain ordinary cash dividends then the warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Class A Common Stock in respect of such event.
If the number of outstanding shares of our Class A Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Public Warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
Whenever the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants is adjusted, as described above, the warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which we are the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of our outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of us as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which we are dissolved, the holders of the Public Warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the warrants and in lieu of the shares of our Class A Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the warrants would have received if such holder had exercised that person’s warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of Class A Common Stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the warrant properly exercises the warrant within thirty days following public disclosure of such transaction, the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the Warrant Agreement based on per share consideration minus the Black-Scholes warrant value (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of the warrant. The purpose of such exercise price reduction is to provide additional value to holders of the Public Warrants when an extraordinary transaction occurs during the exercise period of the Public Warrants pursuant to which the holders of the Public Warrants otherwise do not receive the full potential value of the Public Warrants in order to determine and realize the option value component of the Public Warrant. This formula is to compensate the Public Warrant holder for the loss of the option value portion of the Public Warrant due to the requirement that the Public Warrant holder exercise the warrant within 30 days of the event. The Black-Scholes model is an accepted pricing model for estimating fair market value where no quoted market price for an instrument is available.
The Public Warrants and the Private Warrants were issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, and Colombier. You should review a copy of the Warrant Agreement, which has been publicly filed with the SEC and which you can find in the list of exhibits to this registration statement, for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the Warrants. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding Public Warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of Public Warrants.
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The Public Warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of Public Warrants being exercised. The Public Warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Class A Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of Class A Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Public Warrants, each holder will be entitled to one (1) vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Public Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder.
Private Warrants
Except as described below, the Private Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. Commencing 30 days after the Closing the Private Warrants (including the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Warrants) became transferable, assignable and salable. The Private Warrants will not be redeemable by us so long as they are held by the Colombier Sponsor or its permitted transferees. As of the date of this prospectus, we have 5,700,000 Private Warrants outstanding. The Sponsor Distributees, or their permitted transferees, have the option to exercise the Private Warrants on a cashless basis. If the Private Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor Distributees or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Public Warrants, and among other matters, be redeemable by us and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
If holders of the Private Warrants elect to exercise them on a cashless basis, they would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of warrant exercise is sent to the Warrant Agent.
Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
The transfer agent for our Common Stock and Warrant Agent for our Warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. We have agreed to indemnify Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company in its roles as transfer agent and Warrant Agent, its agents and each of its stockholders, directors, officers and employees against all claims and losses that may arise out of acts performed or omitted for its activities in that capacity, except for any liability due to any gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the indemnified person or entity.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Our Charter and the Bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another person from acquiring control over us. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our Board. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with an unfriendly or unsolicited acquirer outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging a proposal to acquire us because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Among other things, the Charter and Bylaws include provisions regarding:
● | the terms of the Class C Common Stock, which are held by the PSQ Founder, and provide the PSQ Founder with a majority of the voting power of our Common Stock on any vote of our stockholders, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board and also may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us; |
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● | opting out of Section 203 of the DGCL to allow us to establish our own rules governing business combinations with interested parties; |
● | the ability of our Board to issue shares of preferred stock, including “blank check” preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms of those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without stockholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquirer; |
● | the limitation of the liability of, and the indemnification of, our directors and officers; |
● | the exclusive right of our Board to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of our Board or the resignation, death or removal of a director, which prevents stockholders from being able to fill vacancies on our Board; |
● | the requirement that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by our Board, the chairperson of our Board, or our chief executive officer, which could delay the ability of stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or to take action, including the removal of directors; |
● | controlling the procedures for the conduct and scheduling of Board and stockholder meetings |
● | the requirement for the affirmative vote of holders of at least 75% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the voting stock, voting together as a single class, to amend, alter, change or repeal certain provisions of the Charter or any provision of the Bylaws, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board and also may inhibit the ability of an acquirer to effect such amendments to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt; |
● | the ability of our Board to amend the bylaws, which may allow our Board to take additional actions to prevent an unsolicited takeover and inhibit the ability of an acquirer to amend the bylaws to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt; |
● | advance notice procedures with which stockholders must comply to nominate candidates to our Board or to propose matters to be acted upon at a stockholders’ meeting, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board and also may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us; and |
● | our Board is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with each class serving staggered terms, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board and also may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us. |
These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in our Board or management.
Charter and Restated Bylaw Provisions
Our Charter and Bylaws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers, or delaying or preventing changes in control of our management team or changes in our Board or our governance or policy, including the following:
Issuance of Undesignated Preferred Stock
Our Board has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock with rights, powers and preferences, including voting powers, designated from time to time by our Board. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock enables our Board to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise.
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Exclusive forum for certain lawsuits
Our Charter requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that derivative actions brought in our name, actions against any of our current or former directors, officers, employees or stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty and certain other actions may be brought only in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware or if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the federal district court of the State of Delaware. Our Charter also requires, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the federal district courts of the United States to be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, a court may determine that these provisions are unenforceable, and to the extent they are enforceable, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors, officers, employees and stockholders although our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Notwithstanding, the Charter provides that the exclusive forum provision will be applicable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, (i) the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction, and (ii) unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Special meeting of stockholders
Our Bylaws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our Board, or our chief executive officer, or our Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of our Board, and may not be called by any other person.
Advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations
Our Bylaws provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders, must provide timely notice of their intent in writing. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice will need to be received by our secretary at our principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, proposals seeking inclusion in our annual proxy statement must comply with the notice periods contained therein. Our Bylaws also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders’ meeting. These provisions may preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders.
No action by written consent
Our Charter provides that our stockholders are not entitled to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.
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Board of Directors
Our Board is divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible and designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The term of the initial Class I Directors will expire at our 2027 annual meeting of the stockholders, the term of the initial Class II Directors shall expire at our 2025 annual meeting of the stockholders and the term of the initial Class III Directors will expire at our 2026 annual meeting of the stockholders. All directors elected at annual meetings of stockholders will be elected for terms ending on the third annual meeting of stockholders following the annual meeting of the stockholders at which such director was elected or until the election and qualification of their respective successors in office, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal. Our Charter and our Bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of our Board. Subject to the terms of any preferred stock, any or all of the directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote thereon. Any vacancy on our Board, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of our Board, may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of our directors then in office.
Listing of Securities
Our Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants are currently listed on the NYSE under the symbols “PSQH” and “PSQH.WS,” respectively.
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If you invest in our Class A Common Stock, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the price per share you pay in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our Class A Common Stock immediately after this offering. Our net tangible book value of our Class A Common Stock as of September 30, 2024 was $(22.5 million), or $(0.76) per share of Class A Common Stock based upon 29,451,684 shares outstanding. Net tangible book value per share is equal to our total tangible assets, less our total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
After giving effect to the sale of 7,813,931 shares Class A Common Stock and after deducting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2024 would have been $11.5 million, or $0.31 per share of Class A Common Stock. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $1.07 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $4.42 per share to new investors in this offering.
Offering price per share | $ | 4.63 | ||||||
Net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2024 | $ | (0.76 | ) | |||||
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to this offering | $ | 1.07 | ||||||
As adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering | $ | 0.31 | ||||||
Dilution per share to new investors in this offering | $ | 4.32 |
The above table is based on 29,451,684 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2024, which excludes:
● | 2,421,328 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying unvested RSUs; and |
● | 5,750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Public Warrants; |
● | 5,700,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Private Warrants; |
● | 16,136,106 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying outstanding convertible promissory notes; |
● | Up to 600,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the ESPP; and |
● | 1,244,119 shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the Plan. |
To the extent any RSUs vest, Warrants are exercised, outstanding convertible promissory notes are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, additional equity awards are issued under the Plan or ESPP, or we otherwise issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock in the future, there will be further dilution to new investors.
In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations, even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.
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We have entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors pursuant to which we have agreed to issue and sell directly to such investors, and such investors have agreed to purchase directly from us, an aggregate of 7,813,931 shares of Class A Common Stock. The securities purchase agreement is included as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K that we have filed with the SEC and that is incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part.
We have retained Roth Capital Partners, LLC to act as our placement agent in connection with this offering. Under the terms of the placement agency agreement, the placement agent is not purchasing or selling any Class A Common Stock offered by us in this offering, and is not required to arrange for the sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the Class A Common Stock, other than to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of such Class A Common Stock by us.
Fees and Expenses
We have agreed to pay the placement agent a cash fee equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds of this offering. We have also agreed to reimburse the placement agent at closing for out-of-pocket expenses, including legal expenses, incurred by it in connection with the offering up to a maximum of $60,000.
Indemnification
We have agreed to indemnify the placement agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments that the placement agent or such other indemnified parties may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.
Lock-Up Agreements
We have agreed not to (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Class A Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Class A Common Stock; or (ii) file any registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the registration of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Plan) with the SEC relating to the offering of any shares of our Class A Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our Class A Common Stock, for a period of 60 days following the date of this prospectus supplement (the “Lock-up Period”). These restrictions on future issuances are subject to exceptions for (i) the issuance of shares of our Class A Common Stock sold in this offering, (ii) the issuance of securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of the securities purchase agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of the agreement, with certain exceptions, (iii) the issuance of shares of our Class A Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Class A Common Stock to our employees, officers or directors pursuant to any stock option plan duly adopted for such purpose by the majority of the non-employee members of our Board (or committee thereof), and (iv) securities issued to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment lease financing, credit agreement, real property lease or other commercial transaction, provided that the primary purpose thereof is not to raise equity capital. The Company has also agreed not to effect or enter into an agreement to effect any issuance of Class A Common Stock or Class A Common Stock equivalents involving a Variable Rate Transaction, as defined in the securities purchase agreement, for a period of six months following the closing of the Offering, subject to certain exceptions.
In addition, each of our directors and executive officers has entered into a lock-up agreement with the placement agent. Under the lock-up agreements, the directors and executive officers may not, directly or indirectly, sell, offer to sell, contract to sell, or grant any option for the sale (including any short sale), grant any security interest in, pledge, hypothecate, hedge, establish an open “put equivalent position” (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act), or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any transaction which is designed to or could be expected to result in the disposition of, any shares of our Class A Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our Class A Common Stock, or publicly announce any intention to do any of the foregoing, without the prior written consent of the placement agent, for a period of 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement. This consent may be given at any time without public notice. These restrictions on future dispositions by our directors and executive officers are subject to exceptions for (i) one or more bona fide gift transfers of securities to donees who agree to be bound by these restrictions, (ii) transfers of securities to one or more trusts for bona fide estate planning purposes, (iii) transfers by will or other testamentary document to a legal representative, heir or beneficiary, (iv) transfers by operation of law, (v) acquisition or exercise of any stock option, and (vi) transfers to the Company or otherwise in connection with the vesting of restricted stock or “net” or “cashless” (including broker assisted) exercise of options or other rights to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock, in each case granted pursuant to the Plan, in satisfaction of any associated tax obligations through cashless surrender or otherwise, provided, that any shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon exercise of such option or other rights or otherwise not transferred to satisfy tax obligations shall remain subject to the restrictions on future dispositions.
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Regulation M Restrictions
The placement agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by it and any profit realized on the resale of the securities sold by it while acting as our placement agent might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. As an underwriter, the placement agent would be required to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of securities by the placement agent acting as placement agent. Under these rules and regulations, the placement agent:
● | may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and |
● | may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution. |
Electronic Distribution
This prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be made available in electronic format on websites or via email or through other online services maintained by the Company and/or the placement agent. Other than this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in electronic format, the information on the Company’s and/or the placement agent’s websites and any information contained in any other websites maintained by the Company and/or the placement agent is not part of this prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus, or the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus form a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us or the placement agent, and should not be relied upon by investors.
The foregoing does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms and conditions of the engagement letter agreement with the placement agent nor the securities purchase agreement. See “Where You Can Find More Information”.
Price Stabilization, Short Positions
No person has been authorized by the Company to engage in any form of price stabilization in connection with this offering.
Other Relationships
The placement agent and its affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. The placement agent and its affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to us and to persons and entities with relationships with is, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the placement agent and its affiliates, officers, directors and employees may purchase, sell or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and trading activities may involve or relate to our assets, securities and/or instruments (directly, as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) and/or persons and entities with relationships with us. The placement agent and its affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.
Class A Common Stock Listing
Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “PSQH.”
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The validity of the shares of Class A Common Stock being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Washington, DC. The placement agent has been represented by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York.
The consolidated financial statements of PSQ Holdings, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for each off the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2023, incorporated by reference into this registration statement/prospectus have been audited by UHY LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon incorporated by reference herein and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock offered by this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of the registration statement but the registration statement includes and incorporates by reference additional information and exhibits. This prospectus supplement does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules, portions of which have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information about us, we refer you to the registration statement and to its exhibits and schedules. Certain information in the registration statement has been omitted from this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in accordance with the rules of the SEC. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding companies, such as ours, that file documents electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov. The information on the SEC’s website is not part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, and any references to this website or any other website are inactive textual references only.
We also make available free of charge our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to those reports, on our website at www.publicsq.com as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such documents with the SEC. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus.
The SEC permits us to “incorporate by reference” the information contained in documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents rather than by including them in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Information that is incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and you should read it with the same care that you read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information that is either contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and will be considered to be a part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus from the date those documents are filed. We have filed with the SEC, and incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus:
● | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024; |
● | our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024, August 14, 2024, and November 12, 2024, respectively; |
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● | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2024, March 14, 2024, March 19, 2024 (as amended by the Form 8-K/A filed on May 24, 2024), April 30, 2024, May 15, 2024, July 8, 2024, July 24, 2024, August 14, 2024, October 28, 2024, November 1, 2024, and December 4, 2024, and; |
● | the description of our securities contained in Exhibit 4.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024. |
We also incorporate by reference all additional documents that we file with the SEC under the terms of Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are filed after the initial filing date of the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is a part and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, as well as between the date of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the termination of any offering of securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We are not, however, incorporating, in each case, any documents or information that we are deemed to furnish and not file in accordance with SEC rules.
The documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are also available on our corporate website at www.publicsq.com under the heading “Investors.” Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, and you should not consider information on our website to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus unless specifically incorporated herein or therein by reference. You may obtain copies of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (other than an exhibit to any filing unless we have specifically incorporated that exhibit by reference into the filing) from us free of charge by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address:
General Counsel
250 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 1300
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Telephone: (877) 776-2402
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PROSPECTUS
$50,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Rights
Units
From time to time, we may offer and sell our securities listed above in one or more offerings in amounts, at prices and on terms that we will determine at the time of the offering. The aggregate initial offering price of all securities sold by us under this prospectus will not exceed $50.0 million.
Each time we offer our securities, we will provide you with specific terms of the securities offered in supplements to this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement. Accompanying prospectus supplements may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplements, the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the accompany prospectus supplements and the additional information described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” carefully before you invest in our securities.
Our securities may be offered and sold to or through underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents as designated from time to time, or directly to one or more other purchasers or through a combination of such methods. For additional information, you should refer to the section captioned “Plan of Distribution” on page 37 of this prospectus. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of our securities, their names, and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangements between or among them, will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the accompanying prospectus supplement. The price to the public of our securities and the net proceeds that we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Each share of our Class A Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders except as otherwise expressly provided by our Charter (as defined herein) or as provided by law. Each share of our Class C Common Stock entitles its holder, initially Mr. Michael Seifert, our Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, to a number of votes per share (rounded up to the nearest whole number) equal to (a) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote on the applicable matter as of the applicable record date plus 100, divided by (b) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock (the “Per Share Class C Voting Power”). As of the date of this prospectus, Mr. Seifert controls approximately 52.18% of our outstanding voting power due to his ownership all of our outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock and, as such, the result of most matters to be voted upon by our stockholders will be controlled by Mr. Seifert, who can base his vote upon his best judgment and his fiduciary duties to our stockholders, and who otherwise will be able to exercise a very significant degree of control over our company. In addition, we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of applicable NYSE rules as of the date of this prospectus and, consequently, qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. As a result, our stockholders do not have the same degree of corporate governance protections under NYSE rules as those afforded to stockholders of companies that are not “controlled companies.”
You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or amendment carefully before investing in our securities. Our Class A Common Stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “PSQH” and our Warrants trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “PSQH.WS”. On October 24, 2024, the closing price of our Class A Common Stock as reported by NYSE was $2.73 per share and the closing price of our Public Warrants as reported by NYSE was $0.20. Each of our Warrants is exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.
As of October 24, 2024, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $60.2 million, which we calculated based on 29,451,684 shares of outstanding Class A Common Stock, of which 22,040,151 shares were held by non-affiliates, and a price per share of $2.73 as of October 24, 2024, which is a date within 60 days prior to the date of this prospectus. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell, pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding one-third of the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates in any 12-month period, so long as the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates remains below $75 million. During the 12 calendar months prior to and including the date of this prospectus, we have not offered or sold any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3.
We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company under the federal securities laws and, as such, are subject to certain reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company” on page 3 of this prospectus.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully read and consider the risk factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” on page 4 of this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement before you invest in our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is November 1, 2024.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a shelf registration process. Using this process, we may, from time to time, sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $50.0 million. This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell any securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the terms of the securities being offered and the specific manner in which they will be offered. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement. Accompanying prospectus supplements may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To the extent that any statement we make in an accompanying prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus or in any document incorporated by reference herein, the statements made in this prospectus or in any document incorporated by reference herein will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
You should carefully read this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein as described below under the captions “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” before making a decision to invest in our securities.
You should rely only on the information set forth in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it.
We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
You should assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein are accurate only as of the dates of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
Unless the context otherwise requires, throughout this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, the words “PSQ,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “the registrant” or the “Company” refer to PSQ Holdings, Inc., and the term “securities” refers collectively to our preferred stock, common stock, debt securities, warrants, units and any combination of the foregoing securities.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in documents described in this prospectus. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents, which you should review before making a decision to invest in our securities. Copies of the documents referred to herein have been filed, or will be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
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Unless otherwise stated in this prospectus or the context otherwise requires, references in this document to:
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company. References herein to the Company will include its subsidiaries to the extent reasonably applicable.
“Business Combination” means the business combination of Colombier and Private PSQ pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
“Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date of this prospectus.
“Charter” means the Restated Charter of the Company as in effect on the date of this prospectus.
“Class A Common Stock” means the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“Class C Common Stock” means the shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“Closing” means the closing of the Business Combination.
“Common Stock” means our Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock together.
“Colombier” means the Company prior to the Closing.
“Colombier Sponsor” means Colombier Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Colombier Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Colombier, prior to the Closing of the Business Combination.
“Colombier Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Colombier, prior to the Closing of the Business Combination.
“DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended.
“Earnout Shares” means up to 3,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued by the Company to Participating Equityholders upon achievement of certain trading price-based targets for the Company Common Stock following Closing.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“IPO” means the initial public offering of Colombier’s Units at a public offering price of $10.00 per Unit that it consummated on June 11, 2021.
“Merger” means the merger of Merger Sub with and into Private PSQ, with Private PSQ continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Colombier, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.
“Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 27, 2023, by and among Colombier, Merger Sub, Colombier Sponsor, as purchaser representative, and PSQ.
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“Merger Sub” means Colombier-Liberty Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Colombier prior to the Closing.
“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.
“Private PSQ” means PublicSq. Inc. (f/k/a PSQ Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, prior to the Business Combination. References herein to Private PSQ will include its subsidiaries to the extent reasonably applicable.
“Private Placement” means the private placement consummated simultaneously with the IPO in which Colombier issued the Private Warrants to the Colombier Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Warrant for aggregate consideration of $5,700,000.
“Private Warrants” means one (1) whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $11.50 per share originally issued to the Colombier Sponsor in the Private Placement.
“PSQ Founder” means Michael Seifert, our Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
“Public Warrants” means one (1) whole redeemable warrant that was included in as part of each Unit, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $11.50 per share.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Sponsor Distributees” means the members of Colombier Sponsor at the time of the Closing.
“Units” means the units issued in our IPO consisting of one (1) share of Colombier Class A Common Stock and one-third (1/3) of one Public Warrant.
“Warrants” means Private Warrants and Public Warrants, collectively.
“Warrant Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
“Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated June 8, 2021, between Colombier and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent.
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This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our securities. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including any prospectus supplement and the matters discussed under the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus before making an investment decision.
Company Overview
Our mission is to build the nation’s largest online platform dedicated to empowering like-minded, patriotic Americans to discover and support companies that share their values. The concept for our platform originated in early 2021 when Michael Seifert, our Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, after perceiving that many corporations were increasingly embracing progressive and highly-politicized priorities, as demonstrated by advertising, corporate philosophies, and company donations, was inspired to help create a “parallel economy” where consumer members with priorities that we consider reflective of traditional American values could connect with and patronize business members whose values align with their own. We originally incorporated PublicSq. Inc. (f/k/a PSQ Holdings, Inc.) (“Private PSQ”) in February of 2021, began development of our digital platform (mobile app and website) in May 2021, and launched our initial product regionally in San Diego County, California in October 2021 on iOS, Android, and on our website. After 10 months of testing in various markets and courting member feedback, we launched the PSQ platform nationwide on July 4, 2022. We release updates to the platform frequently and we consistently seek the feedback of our community, prioritize transparency about our goals and operations, and regularly develop our product offering to better meet the needs of the consumer members and business members on our platform. In July 2023, we commercially launched our first D2C product offering, disposable diapers and wipes under our pro-family “EveryLifeTM” brand. We continue to evaluate additional D2C opportunities and expect to expand and diversify our branded D2C offerings in areas where we believe there is significant existing market need in the future.
On March 13, 2024, we acquired Credova Holdings, Inc. (“Credova”), a point-of-sale financing platform providing Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) solutions catered to the shooting sports and firearms industries.
The Company’s operations are comprised of three operating segments which are Marketplace, Brands and Financial Technology a summary of which is below:
Marketplace
The PSQ platform (the “Platform”) can be accessed through two primary means:
● | Mobile application - Our mobile app is available for both iOS and Android-based devices. |
● | Web - Users can access our full platform at PublicSquare.com. |
Brands
Our brand revenues have been derived primarily from our sale of products. EveryLife is a direct-to-consumer baby care company with a mission to provide premium products to every miraculous life. EveryLife is committed to its core values, ensuring product quality, and demonstrating generosity by donating diapers and wipes to moms in need. This commitment has quickly set EveryLife apart, elevating both its brand and products. Since its launch in July 2023, EveryLife has been delivering high-performing and price-accessible products that align with the values of our consumers.
Additionally, the Company has built out PSQLink, which is generating revenues through Business-to-Business (“B2B”) sales by providing its customers with a digital marketing and CRM platform.
Financial Technology
Credova assists consumers, lenders, and retailers in offering point-of-sale financing products. Credova has developed and maintains an internet-based proprietary retail finance platform and related application programming interfaces (“APIs”) through which Credova, certain Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) insured financial institutions, other financial institutions authorized by Credova (each a “Financing Partner”), and merchants can dynamically offer certain financing products.
Credova’s offerings fall into four main categories: (i) Merchant-originated products; (ii) Bank Partner-originated closed-end installment loans; (iii) Credova-originated loan products; and (iv) Zero-interest installment products (“Pay-in-4”).
In addition to Credova, the Company is developing a payments stack, PSQPayments LLC (“PublicSquare Payments”), which will consist of a framework of technological components and services that the Company’s customers can utilize to manage their payment processes, which falls under the Financial Technology segment. As of June 30, 2024, there has been no revenue generated from PublicSquare Payments.
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Our Values
We are passionate about our mission and that passion guides everything we do. We believe that our platform is the leading widely accessible repository dedicated to empowering like-minded, patriotic Americans to discover and support companies that share their values. As a company, we strive to connect consumer members with a wide selection of values-aligned and patriotic business members from a wide variety of industries. In order for a new business to join our platform, a representative of that business must agree that the business will respect the following five core values (the “five core values”) that we strive to uphold and promote within our community:
● | We are united in our commitment to freedom and truth — that’s what makes us Americans. |
● | We will always protect the family unit and celebrate the sanctity of every life. |
● | We believe small business members and the communities who support them are the backbone of our economy. |
● | We believe in the greatness of the United States of America and will always fight to defend it. |
● | Our constitution is non-negotiable — government isn’t the source of our rights, so it can’t take them away. |
These five core values are the foundation of our vision, which connects the consumer members and business members who use our platform to promote their voice through their purchasing power, or ‘vote with their wallet’.
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Corporate Information
PSQ Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation. Our principal executive offices are located at 250 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 1300, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, and our telephone number is (877) 776-2402. Our principal website address is https://publicsq.com/. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”), as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. We may remain an EGC until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the consummation of our IPO, although if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time or if we have annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more in any fiscal year, we would cease to be an EGC as of December 31 of the applicable year. We also would cease to be an EGC if we issue more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. For so long as we remain an EGC, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not EGCs. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.
We are also a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company if either (1) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million or (2) our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies. For so long as we remain a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure and other requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.
Controlled Company Exemption
Michael Seifert, our Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, as a result of his ownership of all of the shares of our outstanding Class C Common Stock, owns 52.18% of our outstanding voting power for the election of directors as of the date of this prospectus. As a result, we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of applicable NYSE rules as of the date of this prospectus and, consequently, qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. Our stockholders do not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.
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An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully read and review the risk factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, the risk factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in any accompanying prospectus supplement, and any risk factors discussed in our other filings with the SEC which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement before investing in our securities. These risks and uncertainties are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently view as immaterial, may also materially and adversely affect us. If any of the risks or uncertainties described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any accompanying prospectus supplement or our other filings with the SEC or if any additional risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this prospectus may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, plans, prospects, financial results or strategies regarding us and the future held by our management team and the products and markets, future financial condition, expected future performance and market opportunities of our business. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this prospectus, forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “possible,” “predict,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target,” “designed to” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical facts. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements.
We caution readers of this prospectus that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of financial and performance metrics, projections of market opportunity and market share, potential benefits and the commercial attractiveness to our customers of products and services sold through our platform, the prospects of our recently launched direct-to-consumer (“D2C”) business and the potential success of our marketing and expansion strategies. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in the prospectus, and on the current expectations of our management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including:
● | changes in the competitive industries and markets in which we operate or plan to operate; |
● | changes in applicable laws or regulations affecting our business; |
● | our ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and to identify and realize additional opportunities; |
● | risks related to our limited operating history, the rollout and/or expansion of our business and the timing of our expected business milestones; |
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● | risks related to our potential inability to achieve or maintain profitability and generate significant revenue; |
● | current and future conditions in the global economy, including as a result of economic uncertainty, and its impact on us, our business and the markets in which we operate; |
● | our ability to retain existing advertisers and consumer and business members and attract new advertisers and consumer and business members; |
● | our potential inability to manage growth effectively; |
● | our ability to recruit, train and retain qualified personnel; |
● | estimates for the prospects and financial performance of our business may prove to be incorrect or materially different from actual results; |
● | risks related to future market adoption of our offerings; |
● | risks related to our marketing and growth strategies; |
● | the effects of competition on our business; |
● | our ability to meet the continued listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange; |
● | expectations with respect to our future operating and financial performance and growth, including when we will generate positive cash flow from operations; |
● | our ability to raise funding on reasonable terms as necessary to develop our products in the timeframe contemplated by our business plan; |
● | our ability to execute our anticipated business plans and strategy; and |
● | other risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, including those under the section entitled “Risk Factors.” |
If any of these risks materialize or any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that we presently do not know or that we currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect our expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this prospectus. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause our assessments to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this prospectus. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements may, and are likely to, differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements were based. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is reflective of future performance to any degree. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or a person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
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Unless otherwise specified in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of our securities for general corporate and working capital purposes. Additional details regarding the use of the net proceeds from any particular sale of our securities will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement. Pending their use, we intend to invest the net proceeds from the sale of our securities in high-quality, short-term, interest-bearing securities.
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The following is a summary of the material terms of our securities and is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities. We urge you to read our Charter and Bylaws in their entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of our securities.
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of (a) 540,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, consisting of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 40,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, and (b) 50,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share.
As of October 24, 2024, we have 29,451,684 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,213,678 shares of Class C Common Stock and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
Common Stock
Voting Rights
Class A Common Stock
Holders of shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders except as otherwise expressly provided by our Charter or as provided by law. Our Charter does not provide the Class A Common Stock with cumulative voting for the election of directors. Accordingly, holders of at least a majority of the voting power of then-outstanding shares of the Common Stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, will be able to elect all of our directors.
Class C Common Stock
Each share of our Class C Common Stock entitles its holder to a number of votes per share (rounded up to the nearest whole number) equal to (a) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote on the applicable matter as of the applicable record date plus 100, divided by (b) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock (the “Per Share Class C Voting Power”). The issued and outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock, as a group, are entitled to a number of votes equal to the Per Share Class C Voting Power multiplied by the total number of shares of Class C Common Stock outstanding (the “Aggregate Class C Voting Power”).
Each share of Class C Common Stock held by the PSQ Founder may be converted by the PSQ Founder at any time into one share of Class A Common Stock.
In the event that, the PSQ Founder transfers shares of Class C Common Stock to any person other than certain permitted transferees, such transferred shares will convert automatically into shares of Class A Common Stock having only one vote per share. All outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock will convert into Class A Common Stock (i) in the event the PSQ Founder is no longer at least one of an officer or director of PSQ, or dies or becomes incapacitated, or (ii) at such time as the total number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock falls below 50% of the total number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock.
Other than with respect to voting power, our Class C Common Stock has the same rights and privileges as our Class A Common Stock.
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Dividend Rights
Subject to preferences that may apply to any shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of shares of our Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available if our Board, in our discretion, determines to issue dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that our Board may determine. Stock dividends with respect to each class of our Common Stock may only be paid with shares of stock of the same class of common stock.
No Preemptive or Similar Rights
Our Common Stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to redemption or sinking fund provisions.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions
Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders would be distributed among the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of our Common Stock held by each such holder, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities and the preferential rights of and the payment of liquidation preferences, if any, on any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Registration Rights
On July 19, 2023, in connection with the Closing, we, the Colombier Sponsor and certain Private PSQ stockholders (the “New Investors” and together with the Colombier Sponsor, the “Investors”) entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, we are obligated to file one or more registration statements to register the resales of Class A Common Stock held by the Investors after the Closing, including Class A Common Stock that was issued upon conversion of Colombier Class B Common Stock, or issuable upon conversion of Class C Common Stock, and Earnout Shares. One or more Investors holding 20% of the aggregate number of registrable securities owned by all Investors are entitled under the Registration Rights Agreement to make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their registrable securities (up to a maximum of four demand registrations). The Registration Rights Agreement also provides such Investors with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.
Under the Registration Rights Agreement, we agreed to indemnify the Investors and certain persons or entities related to such Investors such as their officers, directors, employees and agents and each person who controls such Investor (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, of a material fact in any registration statement or prospectus pursuant to which the Investors sell their registrable securities, unless such liability arose from such Investor’s misstatement or alleged misstatement, or omission or alleged omission, and the Investors including registrable securities in any registration statement or prospectus agreed to indemnify us and certain persons or entities related to us such as our officers and directors and underwriters against all losses caused by their misstatements or omissions (or alleged misstatements or omissions) in those documents.
Preferred Stock
Our Charter provides that shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our Board is authorized to fix the voting powers, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. Our Board is able to, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting powers and other rights that could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of our Board to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or the removal of existing management. We have no preferred stock outstanding as of the date of this Prospectus. Although we do not currently intend to issue any shares of preferred stock, we cannot assure you that we will not do so in the future.
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Warrants
Public Warrants
Each Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the Closing of the Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. As of the date of this prospectus, we have 5,750,000 Public Warrants outstanding.
We will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to our satisfying our obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class A Common Stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Public Warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any warrant.
On October 12, 2023, a registration statement on Form S-1 was declared effective, covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and we intend to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A Common Stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If we fail to maintain a registration statement covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, warrant holders may exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A Common Stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but we will use our reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, we may call the warrants for redemption:
● | in whole and not in part; |
● | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by us, we may not exercise our redemption right if the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of the warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or we are unable to effect such registration or qualification.
We have established the last of the redemption criteria discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the Public Warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A Common Stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) as well as the $11.50 warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
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If we call the Public Warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise its warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their warrants on a “cashless basis,” our management will consider, among other factors, our cash position, the number of warrants that are outstanding and the dilutive effect on our stockholders of issuing the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of our warrants. If our management takes advantage of this option, all holders of Public Warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. If our management takes advantage of this option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the Public Warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a warrant redemption. We believe this feature is an attractive option to us if we do not need the cash from the exercise of the warrants. If we call our Public Warrants for redemption and our management does not take advantage of this option, the Colombier Sponsor and its permitted transferees would still be entitled to exercise their Private Warrants for cash or on a cashless basis using the same formula described above that other warrant holders would have been required to use had all warrant holders been required to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, as described in more detail below.
In the event we determine to redeem the Public Warrants, holders of our redeemable warrants would be notified of such redemption as described in our warrant agreement. Specifically, in the event that we elect to redeem all of the redeemable warrants as described above, we will fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by us not less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date to the registered holders of the redeemable warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner provided in the warrant agreement will be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such notice. In addition, beneficial owners of the redeemable warrants will be notified of such redemption via our posting of the redemption notice to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).
A holder of a Public Warrant may notify us in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
If the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Public Warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of Class A Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock) and (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of the Class A Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock, in determining the price payable for Class A Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
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In addition, if we, at any time while the Public Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Class A Common Stock on account of such shares of Class A Common Stock (or other shares of our capital stock into which the warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above or (b) certain ordinary cash dividends then the warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Class A Common Stock in respect of such event.
If the number of outstanding shares of our Class A Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Public Warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
Whenever the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants is adjusted, as described above, the warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which we are the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of our outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of us as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which we are dissolved, the holders of the Public Warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the warrants and in lieu of the shares of our Class A Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the warrants would have received if such holder had exercised that person’s warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of Class A Common Stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the warrant properly exercises the warrant within thirty days following public disclosure of such transaction, the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the warrant agreement based on per share consideration minus the Black-Scholes warrant value (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of the warrant. The purpose of such exercise price reduction is to provide additional value to holders of the Public Warrants when an extraordinary transaction occurs during the exercise period of the Public Warrants pursuant to which the holders of the Public Warrants otherwise do not receive the full potential value of the Public Warrants in order to determine and realize the option value component of the Public Warrant. This formula is to compensate the Public Warrant holder for the loss of the option value portion of the Public Warrant due to the requirement that the Public Warrant holder exercise the warrant within 30 days of the event. The Black-Scholes model is an accepted pricing model for estimating fair market value where no quoted market price for an instrument is available.
The Public Warrants and the Private Warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, and Colombier. You should review a copy of the Warrant Agreement, which has been publicly filed with the SEC and which you can find in the list of exhibits to this registration statement, for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the Warrants. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding Public Warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of Public Warrants.
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The Public Warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of Public Warrants being exercised. The Public Warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Class A Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of Class A Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Public Warrants, each holder will be entitled to one (1) vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Public Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder.
Private Warrants
Except as described below, the Private Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. Commencing 30 days after the Closing the Private Warrants (including the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Warrants) became transferable, assignable and salable. The Private Warrants will not be redeemable by us so long as they are held by the Colombier Sponsor or its permitted transferees. As of the date of this prospectus, we have 5,700,000 Private Warrants outstanding. The Sponsor Distributees, or their permitted transferees, have the option to exercise the Private Warrants on a cashless basis. If the Private Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor Distributees or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Public Warrants, and among other matters, be redeemable by us and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
If holders of the Private Warrants elect to exercise them on a cashless basis, they would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of warrant exercise is sent to the Warrant Agent.
Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
The transfer agent for our Common Stock and Warrant Agent for our Warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. We have agreed to indemnify Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company in its roles as transfer agent and Warrant Agent, its agents and each of its stockholders, directors, officers and employees against all claims and losses that may arise out of acts performed or omitted for its activities in that capacity, except for any liability due to any gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the indemnified person or entity.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Our Charter and the Bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another person from acquiring control over us. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our Board. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with an unfriendly or unsolicited acquirer outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging a proposal to acquire us because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
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Among other things, the Charter and Bylaws include provisions regarding:
● | the terms of the Class C Common Stock, which are held by the PSQ Founder, and provide the PSQ Founder with a majority of the voting power of our Common Stock on any vote of our stockholders, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board and also may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us; |
● | opting out of Section 203 of the DGCL to allow us to establish our own rules governing business combinations with interested parties; |
● | the ability of our Board to issue shares of preferred stock, including “blank check” preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms of those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without stockholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquirer; |
● | the limitation of the liability of, and the indemnification of, our directors and officers; |
● | the exclusive right of our Board to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of our Board or the resignation, death or removal of a director, which prevents stockholders from being able to fill vacancies on our Board; |
● | the requirement that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by our Board, the chairperson of our Board, or our chief executive officer, which could delay the ability of stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or to take action, including the removal of directors; |
● | controlling the procedures for the conduct and scheduling of Board and stockholder meetings; |
● | the requirement for the affirmative vote of holders of at least 75% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the voting stock, voting together as a single class, to amend, alter, change or repeal certain provisions of the Charter or any provision of the Bylaws, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board and also may inhibit the ability of an acquirer to effect such amendments to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt; |
● | the ability of our Board to amend the bylaws, which may allow our Board to take additional actions to prevent an unsolicited takeover and inhibit the ability of an acquirer to amend the bylaws to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt; |
● | advance notice procedures with which stockholders must comply to nominate candidates to our Board or to propose matters to be acted upon at a stockholders’ meeting, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board and also may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us; and |
● | our Board is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with each class serving staggered terms, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board and also may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us. |
These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in our Board or management.
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Charter and Restated Bylaw Provisions
Our Charter and Bylaws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers, or delaying or preventing changes in control of our management team or changes in our Board or our governance or policy, including the following:
Issuance of Undesignated Preferred Stock
Our Board has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock with rights, powers and preferences, including voting powers, designated from time to time by our Board. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock enables our Board to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise.
Exclusive forum for certain lawsuits
Our Charter requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that derivative actions brought in our name, actions against any of our current or former directors, officers, employees or stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty and certain other actions may be brought only in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware or if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the federal district court of the State of Delaware. Our Charter also requires, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the federal district courts of the United States to be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, a court may determine that these provisions are unenforceable, and to the extent they are enforceable, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors, officers, employees and stockholders although our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Notwithstanding, the Charter provides that the exclusive forum provision will be applicable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, (i) the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction, and (ii) unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Special meeting of stockholders
Our Bylaws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our Board, or our chief executive officer, or our Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of our Board, and may not be called by any other person.
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Advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations
Our Bylaws provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders, must provide timely notice of their intent in writing. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice will need to be received by our secretary at our principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. Pursuant to Rule 14A-8 of the Exchange Act, proposals seeking inclusion in our annual proxy statement must comply with the notice periods contained therein. Our Bylaws also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders’ meeting. These provisions may preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders.
No action by written consent
Our Charter provides that our stockholders are not entitled to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.
Board of Directors
Our Board is divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible and designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The term of the Class I Directors will expire at our 2027 annual meeting of the stockholders, the term of the Class II Directors shall expire at our 2025 annual meeting of the stockholders and the term of the Class III Directors will expire at our 2026 annual meeting of the stockholders. All directors elected at annual meetings of stockholders will be elected for terms ending on the third annual meeting of stockholders following the annual meeting of the stockholders at which such director was elected or until the election and qualification of their respective successors in office, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal. Our Charter and our Bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of our Board. Subject to the terms of any preferred stock, any or all of the directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote thereon. Any vacancy on our Board, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of our Board, may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of our directors then in office.
Listing of Securities
Our Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants are currently listed on the NYSE under the symbols “PSQH” and “PSQH.WS,” respectively.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
We may issue debt securities either separately, or together with, or upon the conversion or exercise of or in exchange for, other securities described in this prospectus. Debt securities may be our senior, senior subordinated or subordinated obligations and may be issued in one or more series. Unless otherwise expressly stated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, the debt securities will represent our general, unsecured obligations and will rank equally with all of our other unsecured indebtedness.
Any debt securities that we issue will be issued under an indenture that will be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, or other trustee that is qualified to act under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”), which we select to act as trustee. A copy of the form of indenture (the “Indenture”) has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Indenture may be modified by one or more supplemental indentures, which we will incorporate by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Any debt securities that we issue will include those stated in the Indenture (including any supplemental indentures that specify the terms of a particular series of debt securities) as well as those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA, as in effect on the date of the Indenture. The Indenture will be subject to and governed by the terms of the TIA.
The following description and any description in an accompanying prospectus supplement is a summary only and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and provisions of the indentures and any supplemental indentures that we file with the SEC in connection with an issuance of any series of debt securities. You should read all of the provisions of the indentures, including the definitions of certain terms, as well as any supplemental indentures that we file with the SEC in connection with the issuance of any series of debt securities. These summaries set forth certain general terms and provisions of the securities to which any accompanying prospectus supplement may relate. The specific terms and provisions of a series of debt securities and the extent to which the general terms and provisions may also apply to a particular series of debt securities will be described in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Copies of the Indenture may be obtained from us or the Trustee.
General
We may issue the debt securities in one or more series, with the same or various maturities, at par or at a discount. We will describe the particular terms of each series of debt securities in an accompanying prospectus supplement relating to that series, which we will file with the SEC. Please read the accompanying prospectus supplement relating to the series of debt securities being offered for specific terms including, when applicable:
● | the title of the debt securities of the series; |
● | the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at which debt securities of the series will be issued; |
● | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of that series of debt securities; |
● | whether such securities rank as senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities; |
● | the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the debt securities of the series shall be exchanged for or converted into other of our securities or securities of another person; |
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● | if the debt securities of the series will be secured by any collateral and, if so, a general description of the collateral and the terms and provisions of such collateral security, pledge or other agreements; |
● | the date or dates on which we will pay the principal of the debt securities of the series; |
● | the rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, at which debt securities of the series will bear interest, if any, or the method or methods, if applicable, used to determine those rates, the date or dates, if any, from which interest on the debt securities of the series will begin to accrue, or the method or methods, if any, used to determine those dates, the dates on which the interest, if any, on the debt securities of the series will be payable and the record dates for the payment of interest; |
● | the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of or interest, if any, of the debt securities of the series will be determined, if such amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a currency exchange rate, commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index; |
● | if other than the corporate trust office of the Trustee, the place or places where amounts due on the debt securities of the series will be payable and where the debt securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange and where notices and demands to or upon us in respect of the debt securities of the series may be served, and the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other means; |
● | if applicable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, we may, at our option, redeem debt securities of the series; |
● | the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the holders of debt securities may require us to repurchase or redeem debt securities of the series at the option of the holders of debt securities of the series; |
● | the provisions, terms and conditions, if any, with respect to any sinking fund or analogous provision; |
● | the authorized denominations in which the debt securities of the series will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; |
● | whether the debt securities of the series are to be issuable, in whole or in part, in bearer form (“bearer debt securities”); |
● | whether any fully regulated debt securities of the series will be issued in temporary or permanent global form (“global debt securities”) and, if so, the identity of the depositary for the global debt securities if other than The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”); |
● | any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents; |
● | the trustee for the debt securities; |
● | the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities of the series which will be payable upon acceleration of maturity, if other than the full principal amount; |
● | any addition to, or modification or deletion of, any covenant described in this prospectus or in the Indenture; |
● | any events of default, if not otherwise described below under “—Events of Default” and any change to the right of the holders to declare the principal of any debt securities due and payable; |
● | if other than U.S. dollars, the currency, currencies or currency units of denomination of the debt securities of the series, which may be any foreign currency, and if such currency denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency; |
● | if other than U.S. dollars, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the purchase price for the debt securities of the series will be payable, in which payments of principal and, if applicable, premium or interest on the debt securities of the series will be payable, and, if necessary, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined; |
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● | any listing of the debt securities on any securities exchange; |
● | any additions or deletions to the defeasance or the satisfaction and discharge provisions set forth herein; |
● | if and under what circumstances we will pay additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) on the debt securities of the series in respect of specified taxes, assessments or other governmental charges and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem the debt securities of the series rather than pay the Additional Amounts; |
● | the priority and kind of any lien securing the debt securities and a brief identification of the principal properties subject to such lien; |
● | additions or deletions to or changes in the provisions relating to modification of the Indenture set forth herein; and |
● | any other terms of the debt securities of the series (whether or not such other terms are consistent or inconsistent with any other terms of the Indenture). |
As used in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement relating to the offering of debt securities of any series, references to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the debt securities of the series include the payment of Additional Amounts, if any, required by the debt securities of the series to be paid in that context.
Debt securities may be issued as original issue discount securities to be sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount. In the event of an acceleration of the maturity of any original issue discount security, the amount payable to the holder upon acceleration will be determined in the manner described in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Certain U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to original issue discount securities will be described in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
If the purchase price of any debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or if the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any debt securities is payable in a foreign currency, the specific terms of those debt securities and the applicable foreign currency will be specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement relating to those debt securities.
The terms of the debt securities of any series may differ from the terms of the debt securities of any other series, and the terms of particular debt securities within any series may differ from each other. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the accompanying prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities, we may, without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of any series, reopen an existing series of debt securities and issue additional debt securities of that series.
Unless otherwise described in an accompanying prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities and except to the limited extent set forth below under “—Merger, Consolidation and Transfer of Assets,” there will be no limitation upon our ability to incur indebtedness or other liabilities or that would afford holders of debt securities protection in the event of a business combination, takeover, recapitalization or highly leveraged or similar transaction involving us. Accordingly, we may in the future enter into transactions that could increase the amount of our consolidated indebtedness and other liabilities or otherwise adversely affect our capital structure or credit rating without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of any series.
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Registration, Transfer and Payment
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, each series of debt securities will be issued in registered form only, without coupons.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities will be issued in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be payable and may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and, if applicable, for conversion into or exchange for other securities or property, at an office or agency maintained by us in the United States. However, we may, at our option, make payments of interest on any registered debt security by check mailed to the address of the person entitled to receive that payment or by wire transfer to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the United States. Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying prospectus supplement, no service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, redemption or repayment of debt securities, or for any conversion or exchange of debt securities for other securities or property, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with that transaction.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will not be required to:
● | issue, register the transfer of or exchange debt securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any mailing of a notice of a redemption for the debt securities of that series selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing; or |
● | register the transfer of or exchange any debt security, or portion of any debt security, selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any registered debt security being redeemed in part. |
Book-entry Debt Securities
The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global debt securities. Global debt securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary which, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the series, will be DTC. Global debt securities may be issued in either registered or bearer form and in either temporary or permanent form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for individual certificates evidencing debt securities, a global debt security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary to its nominee or by the nominee to the depositary, or by the depositary or its nominee to a successor depositary or to a nominee of the successor depositary.
We anticipate that global debt securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and that global debt securities will be registered in the name of DTC’s nominee, Cede & Co. All interests in global debt securities deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC will be subject to the operations and procedures of DTC and, in the case of any interests in global debt securities held through Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (“Euroclear”) or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream, Luxembourg”), the operations and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be. We also anticipate that the following provisions will apply to the depository arrangements with respect to global debt securities. Additional or differing terms of the depository arrangements may be described in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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DTC has advised that it is:
● | a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law; |
● | a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law; |
● | a member of the Federal Reserve System; |
● | a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and |
● | a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. |
DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among its participants of securities transactions, including transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, which eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, sometimes referred to in this prospectus as indirect participants, that clear transactions through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant either directly or indirectly. Indirect participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
Purchases of debt securities within the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the debt securities on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of the actual purchaser or beneficial owner of a debt security is, in turn, recorded on the direct and indirect participants’ records. Beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which they purchased the debt securities. Transfers of ownership interests in debt securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners.
Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the debt securities, except under the limited circumstances described below.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all debt securities deposited by participants with DTC will be registered in the name of DTC’s nominee, Cede & Co. The deposit of debt securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. will not change the beneficial ownership of the debt securities. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the debt securities. DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts the debt securities are credited. Those participants may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants are responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants and by direct and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any legal requirements in effect from time to time. Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC or its nominee. If less than all of the debt securities of a series are being redeemed, DTC will reduce the amount of the interest of each direct participant in the debt securities under its procedures.
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In any case in which a vote may be required with respect to the debt securities of any series, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will give consents for or vote the global debt securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC will mail an omnibus proxy to us after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns the consenting or voting rights of Cede & Co. to those direct participants to whose accounts the debt securities are credited on the record date identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy. Principal and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the global debt securities will be paid to Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit direct participants’ accounts on the relevant payment date unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payments on the payment date. Payments by direct and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the account of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” Those payments will be the responsibility of DTC’s direct and indirect participants and not of DTC, us, the Trustee or any underwriters or agents involved in the offering or sale of any debt securities. Payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, to DTC is our responsibility, disbursement of payments to direct participants is the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants.
Except under the limited circumstances described below, beneficial owners of interests in a global debt security will not be entitled to have debt securities registered in their names and will not receive physical delivery of debt securities. Accordingly, each beneficial owner must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights under the debt securities and the Indenture.
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. These laws may impair the ability to transfer or pledge beneficial interests in global debt securities.
DTC is under no obligation to provide its services as depositary for the debt securities of any series and may discontinue providing its services at any time. None of us, the Trustee or any underwriters or agents involved in the offering or sale of any debt securities will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its participants or indirect participants under the rules and procedures governing DTC. As noted above, beneficial owners of interests in global debt securities generally will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the debt securities. However, if:
● | DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary for the global debt securities of any series, or if at any time DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act (if so required by applicable law or regulation) and a successor depositary for the debt securities of such series is not appointed within 90 days of such event, as the case may be, or |
● | an event of default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to the debt securities of any series, |
we will prepare and deliver certificates for the debt securities of that series in exchange for beneficial interests in the global debt securities of that series. Any beneficial interest in a global debt security that is exchangeable under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence will be exchangeable for debt securities in definitive certificated form registered in the names and in the authorized denominations that the depositary shall direct. It is expected that these directions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from its participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the global debt securities.
Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear hold interests on behalf of their participating organizations through customers’ securities accounts in Clearstream, Luxembourg’s and Euroclear’s names on the books of their respective depositaries, which hold those interests in customers’ securities accounts in the depositaries’ names on the books of DTC. At the present time, Citibank, N.A. acts as U.S. depositary for Clearstream, Luxembourg and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. acts as U.S. depositary for Euroclear (the “U.S. Depositaries”).
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Clearstream, Luxembourg holds securities for its participating organizations (“Clearstream Participants”) and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream, Luxembourg provides to Clearstream Participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing.
Clearstream, Luxembourg is registered as a bank in Luxembourg, and as such is subject to regulation by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier and the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg, which supervise and oversee the activities of Luxembourg banks. Clearstream Participants are financial institutions including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations, and may include any underwriters or agents involved in the offering or sale of any debt securities or their respective affiliates. Indirect access to Clearstream, Luxembourg is available to other institutions that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream Participant. Clearstream, Luxembourg has established an electronic bridge with Euroclear as the operator of the Euroclear System (the “Euroclear Operator”) in Brussels to facilitate settlement of trades between Clearstream, Luxembourg and the Euroclear Operator.
Distributions with respect to global debt securities held beneficially through Clearstream, Luxembourg will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream Participants in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the U.S. Depositary for Clearstream, Luxembourg. Euroclear holds securities and book-entry interests in securities for participating organizations (“Euroclear Participants”) and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Euroclear Participants, and between Euroclear Participants and participants of certain other securities intermediaries through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of such participants or other securities intermediaries. Euroclear provides Euroclear Participants, among other things, with safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement, securities lending and borrowing, and related services. Euroclear Participants are investment banks, securities brokers and dealers, banks, central banks, supranationals, custodians, investment managers, corporations, trust companies and certain other organizations, and may include any underwriters or agents involved in the offering or sale of any debt securities or their respective affiliates. Non-participants in Euroclear may hold and transfer beneficial interests in a global debt security through accounts with a participant in the Euroclear System or any other securities intermediary that holds a book-entry interest in a global debt security through one or more securities intermediaries standing between such other securities intermediary and Euroclear.
Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”). The Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear Participants, and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear Participants.
Distributions on interests in global debt securities held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear Participants in accordance with the Terms and Conditions, to the extent received by the U.S. Depositary for Euroclear.
Transfers between Euroclear Participants and Clearstream Participants will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.
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Cross-market transfers between direct participants in DTC, on the one hand, and Euroclear Participants or Clearstream Participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, by its U.S. Depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (European time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. Depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in global debt securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day fund settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear Participants and Clearstream Participants may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S. Depositaries.
Due to time zone differences, the securities accounts of a Euroclear Participant or Clearstream Participant purchasing an interest in a global debt security from a direct participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear Participant or Clearstream Participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg as a result of sales of interests in a global debt security by or through a Euroclear Participant or Clearstream Participant to a direct participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg following DTC’s settlement date.
Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg are under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform the foregoing procedures and such procedures may be discontinued at any time without notice. None of us, the Trustee or any underwriters or agents involved in the offering or sale of any debt securities will have any responsibility for the performance by Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg or their respective participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
The information in this section concerning DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and their book-entry systems has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of that information.
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Redemption and Repurchase
The debt securities of any series may be redeemable at our option, or may be subject to mandatory redemption by us, as required by a sinking fund or otherwise. In addition, the debt securities of any series may be subject to repurchase or repayment by us, at the option of the holders. The accompanying prospectus supplement will describe the terms, the times and the prices regarding any optional or mandatory redemption by us or any repurchase or repayment at the option of the holders of any series of debt securities.
Conversion and Exchange
The terms, if any, on which debt securities of any series are convertible into or exchangeable for our common shares or any other securities or property will be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Such terms may include provisions for conversion or exchange, which may be mandatory, at the option of the holders or at our option. Unless otherwise expressly stated in the accompanying prospectus supplement, references in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement to the conversion or exchange of debt securities of any series for our common stock or other securities or property shall be deemed not to refer to or include any exchange of any debt securities of a series for other debt securities of the same series.
Merger, Consolidation and Transfer of Assets
Unless otherwise specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement, the Indenture provides that we will not, directly or indirectly, in any transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with another person (whether or not we are the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease or convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the property and assets of us and our subsidiaries taken as a whole, to another person unless:
● | we shall be the continuing entity or the resulting, surviving or transferee person shall (i) be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity organized and validly existing under the laws of any domestic or foreign jurisdiction and (ii) shall expressly assume by supplemental indenture reasonably satisfactory in form to the Trustee all of our obligations under the debt securities and the Indenture (including, without limitation, the obligation to convert or exchange any debt securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for other securities or property in accordance with the provisions of such debt securities and the Indenture); |
● | immediately after giving effect to a transaction described above, no event of default under the Indenture, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both would become an event of default under the Indenture, shall exist; and |
● | the Trustee shall have received the officers’ certificate and opinion of counsel called for by the Indenture. |
In the case of any such merger, consolidation, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition in which we are not the continuing entity and upon execution and delivery by the successor person of the supplemental indenture described above, such successor person shall succeed to, and be substituted for us and may exercise every right and power of us under the Indenture with the same effect as if such successor person had been named as us therein, and we shall be automatically released and discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the debt securities issued under that indenture.
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Events of Default
Unless otherwise specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement, any of the following events will be events of default with respect to the debt securities of any series:
● | default in payment of any interest on, or any Additional Amounts payable in respect of, any of the debt securities of a series when due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; |
● | default in payment of any principal of, or premium, if any, on, or any Additional Amounts, if any, payable in respect of any principal of or premium, if any, on, any of the debt securities of a series when due (whether at maturity, upon redemption, upon repayment or repurchase at the option of the holder or otherwise and whether payable in cash or common shares or other securities or property); |
● | default in the performance or breach of any covenant (other than those events defaults referenced in the first and second bullet points above) for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities of a series for 90 days after receipt of written notice of such default given by the Trustee or holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of such series; |
● | specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to us; or |
● | any other event of default established for the debt securities of that series. |
No event of default with respect to any particular series of debt securities necessarily constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series of debt securities.
The Indenture provides that the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may waive our compliance with the provisions described above under “—Merger, Consolidation and Transfer of Assets” and certain other provisions of the Indenture and, if specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement relating to such series of debt securities, any additional covenants applicable to the debt securities of such series. The Indenture also provides that holders of not less than a majority in aggregate of principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any series may waive an existing default or event of default with respect to the debt securities of such series, except a default in payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, or Additional Amounts, if any, or sinking fund payments, if any, on debt securities of that series or, in the case of any debt securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for other securities or property, a default in any such conversion or exchange, or a default in respect of a covenant or provision which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of the affected series. As used in this paragraph, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an event of default with respect to the debt securities of any series.
The Indenture also provides that if an event of default (other than an event of default specified in the fourth and fifth bullet points of the third preceding paragraph) occurs and is continuing with respect to any series of debt securities, either the Trustee or the holders of more than 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of that series then outstanding may declare the principal of, or if debt securities of that series are original issue discount securities, such lesser amount as may be specified in the terms of that series of debt securities, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately. The Indenture also provides that if an event of default specified in the fourth and fifth bullet points of the third preceding paragraph occurs with respect to any series of debt securities, then the principal of, or if debt securities of that series are original issue discount securities, such lesser amount as may be specified in the terms of that series of debt securities, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the debt securities of that series will automatically become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the debt securities of that series. However, upon specified conditions, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of a series then outstanding may rescind and annul an acceleration of the debt securities of that series and its consequences.
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Subject to the provisions of the TIA requiring the Trustee, during the continuance of an event of default under the Indenture, to act with the requisite standard of care, the Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of debt securities of any series unless those holders have offered the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, fees and expenses and liabilities which might be incurred in compliance with such request or direction. Subject to the foregoing, holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series issued under the Indenture have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee under the Indenture with respect to that series. The Indenture requires our annual filing with the Trustee of a certificate which states whether or not we are in default under the terms of the Indenture.
No holder of any debt securities of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under the Indenture, unless:
● | the holder gives written notice to the Trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to the debt securities of such series; |
● | the holders of more than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series make a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such event of default; |
● | the holder or holders offer to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, fees and expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; |
● | the Trustee for 90 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity fails to institute any such proceeding; and |
● | no direction inconsistent with such written request is given to the Trustee during such 90-day period by the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of such series. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture, the holder of a debt security will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on that debt security on the respective due dates for those payments and, in the case of any debt security which is convertible into or exchangeable for other securities or property, to convert or exchange, as the case may be, that debt security in accordance with its terms, and to institute suit for the enforcement of those payments and any right to effect such conversion or exchange, and this right shall not be impaired without the consent of the holder.
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Modification, Waivers and Meetings
From time to time, we and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series issued under the Indenture and affected by a modification or amendment, may modify, amend, supplement or waive compliance with any of the provisions of the Indenture or of the debt securities of the applicable series or the rights of the holders of the debt securities of that series under the Indenture. However, unless otherwise specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement, no such modification, amendment, supplement or waiver may, among other things:
● | change the amount of debt securities of any series issued under the Indenture whose holders must consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver; |
● | reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any debt securities issued under the Indenture; |
● | reduce the principal or change the stated maturity of the principal of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligations with respect to any debt securities issued under the Indenture; |
● | reduce the amount of principal of any original issue discount securities that would be due and payable upon an acceleration of the maturity thereof; |
● | waive any default or event of default in the payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any debt securities (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities by the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding series of such debt securities and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); |
● | change any place where or the currency in which debt securities are payable; |
● | make any changes to the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past defaults, rights of holders of debt securities to receive payment or limitations on amendments to the Indenture without the consent of all holders; or |
● | waive any redemption payment with respect to a debt security of such series; |
without in each case obtaining the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security issued under the Indenture affected by the modification or amendment.
From time to time, we and the Trustee, without the consent of the holders of any debt securities issued under the Indenture, may modify, amend, supplement or waive compliance with any provisions of the Indenture, among other things:
● | to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; |
● | to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities; |
● | to evidence the succession of another person to us under the Indenture and the assumption by that successor of our covenants, contained in the Indenture and in the debt securities; |
● | to add any additional events of default with respect to all or any series of debt securities; |
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● | to secure the debt securities of any series pursuant to the requirements of any covenant on liens in respect of such series or otherwise; |
● | to change or eliminate any provision of the Indenture, or to add any new provisions to the Indenture, provided that any such change, elimination or addition (A) shall (i) not apply to any debt securities outstanding on the date of such supplemental indenture or (ii) modify the rights of the holder of any debt security with respect to such provision in effect prior to the date of such supplemental indenture or (B) shall become effective only when no debt security of such series remains outstanding; |
● | to make any change that would provide additional rights or benefits to holders of the debt securities of such series or that does not adversely affect the holders’ rights under the Indenture in any material respect; |
● | to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; |
● | to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of debt securities of any series as permitted by the Indenture; |
● | to evidence and provide for the acceptance of the appointment of a successor trustee in respect of the debt securities of one or more series or to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as are necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the Indenture by more than one trustee; |
● | to add additional guarantors or obligors under the Indenture; or |
● | to conform any provision of the Indenture or any debt securities or security documents to the description thereof reflected in any prospectus (including this prospectus), accompanying prospectus supplement, offering memorandum or similar offering document used in connection with the initial offering or sale of such debt securities to the extent that such description was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the debt securities or security documents. |
Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, upon our direction, the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to any series of debt securities issued under the Indenture specified by us, subject to the survival of specified provisions of the Indenture (including the obligation to pay Additional Amounts, if any, and the obligation, if applicable, to exchange or convert debt securities of that series into other securities or property in accordance with their terms) when
● | either: |
o | all of the debt securities of such series that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed debt securities that have been replaced or paid and debt securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to us, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or |
o | all of the debt securities of such series that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year or have been called for redemption and we have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of such debt securities, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. government securities or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such debt securities not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption; |
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● | no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a default or event of default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit or the grant of any lien securing such borrowing or any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material instrument to which we are a party or by which we are bound (other than a breach, violation or default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit or the grant of any lien securing such borrowing or any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of liens in connection therewith); |
● | we have paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by us under the Indenture; and |
● | we have delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee for such debt securities to apply the deposited money toward the payment of such debt securities at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be. |
Unless otherwise provided in the accompanying prospectus supplement, we may elect with respect to any series of debt securities and at any time, to have our obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding debt securities of such series (“Legal Defeasance”). Legal Defeasance means that we shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the debt securities of such series, and the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect as to all outstanding debt securities of such series, except as to:
● | rights of holders of outstanding debt securities of such series to receive payments in respect of the principal of and interest, if any, on the debt securities of such series when such payments are due solely out of the trust funds referred to below; |
● | our obligations with respect to the debt securities of such series concerning issuing temporary debt securities of such series, registration of debt securities of such series, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities of such series, and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust; |
● | the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee for such debt securities of such series under the Indenture, and the obligations of us in connection therewith; and |
● | the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture. |
In addition, we may, at our option and at any time, elect to have our obligations released with respect to substantially all of the covenants under the Indenture, except as described otherwise in the Indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”), and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a default or event of default with respect to the debt securities of such series. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events of default will no longer constitute an event of default with respect to the debt securities of such series. Covenant Defeasance will not be effective until such bankruptcy events no longer apply. We may exercise our Legal Defeasance option regardless of whether we have previously exercised Covenant Defeasance.
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In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
● | we must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. government securities or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of and interest on the debt securities of such series on the stated date for payment or on the redemption date of the principal or installment of principal of or interest on the debt securities of such series; |
● | in the case of Legal Defeasance, we shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States confirming that: |
o | we have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or |
o | since the date of the issuance of the debt securities of such series, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law; |
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon this opinion of counsel shall confirm that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the holders and beneficial owners of debt securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
● | in the case of Covenant Defeasance, we shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the holders and beneficial owners of the debt securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; |
● | no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a default or event of default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit or the grant of any lien securing such borrowing or any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of liens in connection therewith); |
● | such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or by which we or any of our subsidiaries is bound (other than that resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit or the grant of any lien securing such borrowing or any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of liens in connection therewith); |
● | we shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by it with the intent of preferring the holders of debt securities of such series over any other of our creditors or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any of our creditors or others; and |
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● | we shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel (which opinion of counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that the conditions provided for in, in the case of the officers’ certificate, clauses (a) through (f) and, in the case of the opinion of counsel, clauses (b) and/or (c) and (e) of this paragraph have been complied with. |
If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the debt securities of such series when due, then our obligations and the obligations of our subsidiaries, if applicable, under the Indenture will be revived and no such defeasance will be deemed to have occurred.
Governing Law
The Indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Regarding the Trustee
We will identify the trustee with respect to any series of debt securities in the prospectus supplement relating to the applicable debt securities. The TIA limits the rights of a trustee, if the trustee becomes a creditor of ours to obtain payment of claims or to realize on property received by it in respect of those claims, as security or otherwise. Any trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with us and our subsidiaries from time to time. However, if a trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate the conflict upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Indenture or resign as trustee.
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee.
If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be required to use the degree of care and skill of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. The Trustee will become obligated to exercise any of its powers under the Indenture at the request of any of the holders of debt securities only after those holders have offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it.
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The following summarizes the general terms of stock and debt warrants that we may offer. The particular terms of any stock and debt warrants will be described in an accompanying prospectus supplement. The description below and in any accompanying prospectus supplement is not complete. You should read the form of warrant agreement and any warrant certificate that we will file with the SEC.
Warrants to Purchase Capital Stock
If we offer stock warrants, the prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the stock warrants, including:
● | The offering price, if any; |
● | If applicable, the designation and terms of any preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of preferred stock warrants; |
● | The number of shares of common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of one stock warrant and the initial price at which the shares may be purchased upon exercise; |
● | The dates on which the right to exercise the stock warrants begins and expires; |
● | U.S. federal income tax consequences; |
● | Call provisions, if any; |
● | The currencies in which the offering price and exercise price are payable; and |
● | If applicable, the antidilution provisions of the stock warrants. |
The shares of common stock or preferred stock we issue upon exercise of the stock warrants will, when issued in accordance with the stock warrant agreement, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Exercise of Warrants to Purchase Capital Stock
You may exercise stock warrants by surrendering to the stock warrant agent the stock warrant certificate, which indicates your election to exercise all or a portion of the stock warrants evidenced by the certificate. Surrendered stock warrant certificates must be accompanied by payment of the exercise price in the form of cash or check. The stock warrant agent will deliver certificates evidencing duly exercised stock warrants to the transfer agent. Upon receipt of the certificates, the transfer agent will deliver a certificate representing the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock purchased. If you exercise fewer than all the stock warrants evidenced by any certificate, the stock warrant agent will deliver a new stock warrant certificate representing the unexercised stock warrants.
No Rights as Stockholders
Holders of stock warrants are not entitled to vote, to consent, to receive dividends or to receive notice as stockholders with respect to any meeting of stockholders or to exercise any rights whatsoever as our stockholders.
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Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities
If we offer debt warrants, the accompanying prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the warrants, including:
● | The offering price, if any; |
● | The designation, aggregate principal amount and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants and the terms of the indenture under which the debt securities will be issued; |
● | If applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities with which the debt warrants are issued and the number of debt warrants issued with each debt security; |
● | If applicable, the date on and after which the debt warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; |
● | The principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one debt warrant, and the price at which the principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon exercise; |
● | The dates on which the right to exercise the debt warrants begins and expires; |
● | U.S. federal income tax consequences; |
● | Whether the warrants represented by the debt warrant certificates will be issued in registered or bearer form; |
● | The currencies in which the offering price and exercise price are payable; and |
● | If applicable, any antidilution provisions. |
You may exchange debt warrant certificates for new debt warrant certificates of different denominations and may present debt warrant certificates for registration of transfer at the corporate trust office of the debt warrant agent, which will be listed in an accompanying prospectus supplement.
Exercise of Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities
You may exercise debt warrants by surrendering the debt warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the debt warrant agent, with payment in full of the exercise price. Upon the exercise of debt warrants, the debt warrant agent will, as soon as practicable, deliver the debt securities in authorized denominations in accordance with your instructions and at your sole cost and risk. If less than all the debt warrants evidenced by the debt warrant certificate are exercised, the agent will issue a new debt warrant certificate for the remaining amount of debt warrants.
No Rights as Holders of Debt Securities
Warrantholders do not have any of the rights of holders of debt securities, except to the extent that the consent of warrantholders may be required for certain modifications of the terms of an indenture or form of the debt security, as the case may be, and the series of debt securities issuable upon exercise of the debt warrants. In addition, warrantholders are not entitled to payments of principal of and interest, if any, on the debt securities.
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We may issue or distribute rights to our stockholders for the purchase of shares of our Common Stock, preferred stock or debt securities. We may issue rights independently or together with other securities, and the rights may be attached to or separate from any offered or distributed securities and may or may not be transferrable by the stockholder receiving the rights. In connection with any offering of rights, we may enter into a standby underwriting, backstop or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which the underwriters or other persons may agree to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as rights agent, all as set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement relating to the particular issue of rights. The rights agent will act solely as an agent of the Company in connection with the certificates relating to the rights of such series and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.
The following summary of material provisions of the rights are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the certificates representing rights applicable to a particular series of rights. The terms of any rights offered or distributed under an accompanying prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. We urge you to read the accompanying prospectus supplement as well as the complete certificates representing the rights that contain the terms of the rights. The particular terms of any issue of rights will be described in an accompanying prospectus supplement relating to the issue, and may include:
● | in the case of a distribution of rights to our stockholders, the date for determining the stockholders entitled to the rights distribution; |
● | in the case of a distribution of rights to our stockholders, the number of rights issued or to be issued to each stockholder; |
● | the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock, preferred stock or debt securities purchasable upon exercise of such rights and the exercise price; |
● | the aggregate number of rights being issued; |
● | the extent to which the rights are transferrable; |
● | the date on which the holder’s ability to exercise such rights shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire; |
● | the extent to which the rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; |
● | a discussion of material federal income tax considerations; |
● | any other material terms of such rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the distribution, exchange and exercise of such rights; and |
● | if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting, backstop or purchase arrangement which may be entered into by the Company in connection with the offering, issuance or distribution of rights. |
Each right will entitle the holder of rights to purchase for cash the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock or the principal amount of debt securities at the exercise price provided in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the accompanying prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will be void and of no further force and effect.
Holders may exercise rights as described in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent or any other office indicated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the shares of Common Stock or preferred stock or principal amount of debt securities purchased upon exercise of the rights. If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed shares of Common Stock or preferred stock or principal amount of debt securities directly to persons, which may be to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby underwriting arrangements, as described in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Until any rights to purchase Common Stock or preferred stock are exercised, the holders of the any rights will not have any rights of holders of the underlying Common Stock or preferred stock, including any rights to receive dividends or payments upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up on the Common Stock or preferred stock, if any. Until any rights to purchase debt securities are exercised, the holder of any rights will not have any rights of holders of the debt securities that can be purchased upon exercise, including any rights to receive payments of principal, premium or interest on the underlying debt securities or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture.
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As may be specified in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more of our securities registered hereby. An accompanying prospectus supplement will describe:
● | The terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded separately; |
● | A description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units; and |
● | A description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units. |
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We may sell the securities from time to time pursuant to underwritten public offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods. We may sell the securities to or through underwriters or dealers, through agents, through broker-dealers, or directly to one or more purchasers. We may distribute securities from time to time in one or more transactions:
● | at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; |
● | at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
● | at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or |
● | at negotiated prices. |
We may also sell equity securities covered by this registration statement in an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Such offering may be made into an existing trading market for such securities in transactions at other than a fixed price, either:
● | on or through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange or quotation or trading service on which such securities may be listed, quoted or traded at the time of sale; and/or |
● | to or through a market maker otherwise than on the New York Stock Exchange or such other securities exchanges or quotation or trading services. |
Such at-the-market offerings, if any, may be conducted by underwriters acting as principal or agent.
A prospectus supplement or supplements (and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:
● | the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, if any; |
● | the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale; |
● | any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us; |
● | any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation; |
● | any public offering price; |
● | any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and |
● | any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed. |
Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
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If underwriters are used in the sale, they will acquire the securities for their own account and may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable underwriting agreement. We may offer the securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may change from time to time.
We may sell the securities directly, in which case no underwriters or agents would be involved, or we may sell the securities through agents designated by us from time to time. If agents are used in the sale of the securities, the agent will not purchase any securities for its own account but will arrange for the sale of the securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a “best efforts” basis for the period of its appointment. We may negotiate and pay agent’s fees or commissions for their services. If the securities are sold directly by us, we may sell the securities to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, with respect to any sale of those securities.
We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.
We may issue the securities as a dividend or distribution or in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders. If we offer securities in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders, then we may enter into a standby underwriting agreement with dealers, acting as standby underwriters. We may pay the standby underwriters a commitment fee for the securities they commit to purchase on a standby basis. If we do not enter into a standby underwriting arrangement, we may retain a dealer-manager to manage a subscription rights offering for us.
In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), all discounts, commissions or agency fees or other items constituting underwriting compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer will be disclosed in an accompanying prospectus supplement.
We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against civil liabilities related to this offering, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
All securities we offer, other than our Class A common stock and our public warrants which are listed on the NYSE under the symbols “PSQH” and “PSQH.WS,” respectively, will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters may make a market in these securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot guarantee the liquidity of the trading markets for any securities.
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Any underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids. Overallotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a stabilizing or covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time. These transactions may be effected on any exchange or over-the-counter market or otherwise.
Any underwriters who are qualified market makers on The New York Stock Exchange may engage in passive market making transactions in the securities on The New York Stock Exchange in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M, during the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of the securities. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded. Passive market making may stabilize the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. The accompanying prospectus supplement may provide that the original issue date for your securities may be more than one scheduled business day after the trade date for your securities. Accordingly, in such a case, if you wish to trade securities on any date prior to the first business day before the original issue date for your securities, you will be required, by virtue of the fact that your securities initially are expected to settle in more than one scheduled business day after the trade date for your securities, to make alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
The specific terms of any lock-up provisions in respect of any given offering will be described in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Any underwriters, dealers and agents, and their associates and affiliates may engage in transactions with, or perform services, including investment banking services, for us or one or more of our respective affiliates in the ordinary course of business for which they receive compensation. We will describe in an accompanying prospectus supplement the identity of any such underwriters, dealers and agents and the nature of any such relationships. If at the time of any offering made under this prospectus a member of FINRA participating in the offering has a “conflict of interest” as defined in FINRA Rule 5121, that offering will be conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions of FINRA Rule 5121.
The anticipated date of delivery of offered securities will be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement relating to each offer.
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The validity of the securities being offered hereby will be passed upon by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Washington, DC.
The consolidated financial statements of PSQ Holdings, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2023, incorporated by reference into this registration statement/prospectus have been audited by UHY LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon incorporated by reference herein and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, omits certain information, exhibits, schedules and undertakings set forth in the registration statement. For further information pertaining to us and the securities offered in this prospectus, reference is made to that registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents or provisions of any documents referred to in this prospectus are not necessarily complete, and in each instance where a copy of the document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, reference is made to the exhibit for a more complete description of the matters involved.
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.publicsq.com. The information found on, or that can be accessed from or that is hyperlinked to, our website is not part of this prospectus. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement through the SEC’s website, as provided herein.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the SEC, this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement are continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede some of the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement. This means that you must look at all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. Our periodic reports are filed with the SEC under SEC File Number 001-40457.
We hereby incorporate by reference the following documents:
● | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024; |
● | our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024 and August 14, 2024, respectively; |
● | those portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on April 15, 2024 that are incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023; |
● | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024, March 14, 2024 (as amended May 24, 2024), March 19, 2024, April 30, 2024, May 15, 2024 (Item 5.02 only), July 8, 2024, July 24, 2024 and August 14, 2024, in each case only to the extent filed and not furnished; and |
● | the description of our securities contained in Exhibit 4.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024. |
In addition, all documents we subsequently file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until the offering of the securities offered hereby is terminated or completed, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
Unless specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information that we may furnish to the SEC under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, including any related exhibits under Item 9.01, will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this prospectus.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
We will provide each person to whom a prospectus is delivered a copy of all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. You may obtain copies of these filings, at no cost, through the “Investors” section of our website (www.publicsq.com) and you may request a copy of these filings (other than an exhibit to any filing unless we have specifically incorporated that exhibit by reference into the filing), at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
General Counsel
250 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 1300
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Telephone: (877) 776-2402
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7,813,931 shares of Class A Common Stock
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December 4, 2024