Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market
Information
The
Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink marketplace of OTC Markets Group, Inc., under the
symbol “COPR.” There is currently a limited trading market for the Common Stock and there is no assurance that
a regular trading market will ever develop.
Holders
As
of May 15, 2024, there were 480 holders of record of Common Stock, based on information provided by the Company’s transfer agent.
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders.
Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive rights and no right to convert their Common Stock into any other securities. There are no
redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Common Stock.
Dividends
In
January 2022, the Company distributed a special dividend to its minority shareholders in connection with the Merger Agreement. Other
than the special distribution in January 2022, the Company does not pay dividends on shares of Common Stock and does not anticipate paying
such dividends in the foreseeable future. The declaration of any future cash dividends is at the discretion of the Board and depends
upon earnings, if any, capital requirements and financial position, the Company’s general economic conditions, and other pertinent
conditions.
Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities
On January 12, 2024, we entered into
Unit Subscription Purchase Agreements (“Subscription Agreements”) with purchasers for an aggregate of 23
(“Units”) at a price of $12,000 per Unit. Each Unit comprised of one (1) share of Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value
per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and (ii) 62,500 common stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”).
The rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock, include without limitation, the right of each holder thereof to convert
each share of Series A Preferred Stock into 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 par value per share
(“Common Stock”), as set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock (the
“Certificate of Designation”). The Warrant holders have the right to exercise the Warrants for three (3) years at an
exercise price of $0.24 per share of Common Stock. The Units were offered and sold in reliance upon exemptions from the registration
requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated
thereunder. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement to cover the re-sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, and upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Company intends to utilize the net
proceeds from the sale of the Units in the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Penny
Stock Regulations
Our
shares of common stock are subject to the “penny stock” rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and various rules under
this Act. In general terms, “penny stock” is defined as any equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share,
subject to certain exceptions. The rules provide that any equity security is considered to be a penny stock unless that security is registered
and traded on a national securities exchange meeting specified criteria set by the SEC, issued by a registered investment company, and
excluded from the definition on the basis of price (at least $5.00 per share), or based on the issuer’s net tangible assets or
revenues. In the last case, the issuer must meet one of the following requirements: (i) net tangible assets must exceed $3,000,000 if
the issuer has been in continuous operation for at least three years; or (ii) net tangible assets must exceed $5,000,000 if the issuer
has been in operation for less than three years; or (iii) the issuer’s average revenues for each of the past three years must exceed
$6,000,000.
Trading
in shares of penny stock is subject to additional sales practice requirements for broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other
than established customers and accredited investors. Accredited investors, in general, include individuals with assets in excess of $1,000,000
or annual income exceeding $200,000 (or $300,000 together with their spouse), and certain institutional investors. For transactions covered
by these rules, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of the security and must have received
the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase. Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock,
the rules require the delivery, prior to the first transaction of a risk disclosure document relating to the penny stock. A broker-dealer
also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, and current quotations for the
security. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stocks. These rules may restrict
the ability of broker-dealers to trade or maintain a market in our common stock, to the extent it is penny stock, and may affect the
ability of shareholders to sell their shares.
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6. [RESERVED].
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