Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The
Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the symbol SHOT and its warrants are traded under the symbol
SHOTW.
The
following table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices for our common stock for each of the periods indicated as reported by
such marketplaces. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent
actual transactions.
Period
High
Low
2024 Fiscal Year:
Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2024
$ 1.35
$ 1.67
Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024
$ 1.77
$ 1.55
Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024
$ 2.46
$ 1.00
First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
$ 4.05
$ 1.95
2023 Fiscal Year:
Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023
$ 7.50
$ 1.04
Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023
$ 1.58
$ 0.32
Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023
$ 0.48
$ 0.27
First Quarter Ended March 31, 2023
$ 0.97
$ 0.28
We
consider our common stock to be thinly traded and, accordingly, reported sales prices or quotations may not be a true market-based valuation
of our common stock.
As
of March 30, 2025, there were 42 holders of record of our common stock, and no holders of record of our warrants.
Dividends
We
do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and we intend to retain all of our earnings,
if any, to finance our growth and operations and to fund the expansion of our business. Payment of any dividends will be made in the
discretion of our Board of Directors, after our taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results,
current and anticipated cash needs and plans for expansion. No dividends may be declared or paid on our common shares, unless a dividend,
payable in the same consideration or manner, is simultaneously declared or paid, as the case may be, on our shares of preferred stock,
if any.
Issuance
of Unregistered Securities
There were no sales of unregistered
securities during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 other than those transactions previously reported to the SEC on our quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
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Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
On
July 31, 2023 and January 17, 2024, our Board of Directors and majority shareholders, respectively, approved the Safety Shot, Inc. 2024
Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”), to be administered by our Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the 2024 Plan, we
are authorized to grant options and other equity awards to officers, directors, employees and consultants. The purchase price of each
share of common stock purchasable under an award issued pursuant to the 2024 Plan, shall be determined by our Compensation Committee,
in its sole discretion, at the time of grant, but shall not be less than 100% of the fair market of such share of common stock on the
date the award is granted, subject to adjustment. Our Compensation Committee shall also have sole authority to set the terms of all awards
at the time of the grant. Pursuant to the 2024 Plan, a maximum of 15,000,000 shares of our common stock shall be set aside and reserved
for issuance, subject to adjustments as may be required in accordance with the terms of the 2023 Plan.
On
October 31, 2023 and December 5, 2023, our Board of Directors and majority shareholders, respectively, approved the Safety Shot, Inc.
2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”), to be administered by our Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the 2023 Plan,
we are authorized to grant options and other equity awards to officers, directors, employees and consultants. The purchase price of each
share of common stock purchasable under an award issued pursuant to the 2023 Plan, shall be determined by our Compensation Committee,
in its sole discretion, at the time of grant, but shall not be less than 100% of the fair market of such share of common stock on the
date the award is granted, subject to adjustment. Our Compensation Committee shall also have sole authority to set the terms of all awards
at the time of the grant. Pursuant to the 2023 Plan, a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of our common stock shall be set aside and reserved
for issuance, subject to adjustments as may be required in accordance with the terms of the 2023 Plan.
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not
applicable to a smaller reporting company.
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