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in our common stock involves risk.
−Removed: Before deciding whether to invest in our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks
−Removed: and uncertainties described below.
+Added: Before deciding whether to invest in our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks and
+Added: uncertainties described below.
There may be other unknown or unpredictable economic, business, competitive, regulatory or other factors
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“Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
−Removed: have identified the following risks and uncertainties that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or
−Removed: results of operations in the future.
−Removed: Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also
−Removed: significantly impair our business operations.
−Removed: If any of these risks occur, our business, results of operations or financial condition
−Removed: could suffer, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment in our common stock.
−Removed: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic.
−Removed: The COVID-19 pandemic has created global economic
−Removed: turmoil and has potentially permanently impacted how many businesses operate and how individuals will socialize and shop in the future.
−Removed: The effect of the economic shutdown has impacted our business lines differently, some more severely than others.
−Removed: In most cases,
−Removed: we believe the negative economic trends and reduced sales will recover over time.
−Removed: Additionally, it is reasonably possible that estimates
−Removed: made in the financial statements have been, or will be, materially and adversely impacted in the near term as a result of these conditions,
−Removed: including losses on inventory;
−Removed: impairment losses related to goodwill and other long-lived assets and current obligations.
+Added: We have identified
+Added: the following risks and uncertainties that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations
+Added: in the future.
+Added: Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our
+Added: business operations.
+Added: If any of these risks occur, our business, results of operations or financial condition could suffer, the market
+Added: price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment in our common stock.
value of our intangible assets and investments may not be equal to their carrying values .
−Removed: of December 31, 2021, we had approximately $38.6 million of net intangible assets.
−Removed: Approximately $22.3 million is associated with
−Removed: the acquisition of Impact Biomedical, Inc.
+Added: As of December
+Added: 31, 2023, we had approximately $20.2 million of net intangible assets.
+Added: Approximately $18.9 million is associated with the
+Added: acquisition of Impact Biomedical, Inc.
The Company has completed valuations for certain developed technology assets acquired in the
−Removed: transaction as well the non-controlling interest portion of Impact BioMedical, Inc.
+Added: transaction as well as the non-controlling interest portion of Impact BioMedical, Inc.
and its subsidiaries.
−Removed: If licensing efforts are not
−Removed: successful, the values of these assets could be reduced.
−Removed: We are required to evaluate the carrying value of such intangibles and goodwill
−Removed: and the fair value of investments whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an intangible asset,
−Removed: including goodwill, and investment may not be recoverable.
−Removed: If any of our intangible assets, goodwill or investments are deemed to be
−Removed: impaired then it will result in a significant reduction of the operating results in such period.
+Added: If licensing efforts
+Added: are not successful, the values of these assets could be reduced.
+Added: We are required to evaluate the carrying value of such intangibles
+Added: and goodwill and the fair value of investments whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an
+Added: intangible asset, including goodwill, and investment may not be recoverable.
+Added: If any of our intangible assets, goodwill or
+Added: investments are deemed to be impaired then it will result in a significant reduction of the operating results in such period.
have secured indebtedness, and a potential risk exists that we may be unable to satisfy our obligations to pay interest and principal
thereon when due or negotiate acceptable extensions or settlements.
−Removed: have outstanding indebtedness (described below), most of which is secured by assets of various DSS subsidiaries and guaranteed by the
−Removed: Given our history of operating losses and our cash position, there is a risk that we may not be able to repay indebtedness when
−Removed: If we were to default on any of our other indebtedness that require payments of cash to settle such default and we do not receive
−Removed: an extension or a waiver from the creditor and the creditor were to foreclose on the secured assets, it could have a material adverse
−Removed: effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
−Removed: of December 31, 2021, we had the following significant amounts of outstanding indebtedness:
−Removed: unsecured promissory note between AMRE and LiquidValue
−Removed: Asset Management Pte Ltd.
−Removed: The note calls for interest to be paid annually on March 2 with interest fixed at 8.0% and matures on March
−Removed: The holder is a related party owned by the Chairman of the Company’s board of directors.
−Removed: under the Paycheck Protection Program for AMRE, which was established as part of CARES Act, and provides for loans to qualifying
−Removed: businesses for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses of the qualifying business.
−Removed: This loan calls for interest
−Removed: of 1.0% and has a maturity date of March 16, 2026.
−Removed: unsecured promissory note between AMRE and LiquidValue
−Removed: Asset Management Pte Ltd.
−Removed: The note calls for interest to be paid annually on October 29 with interest fixed at 8.0% and matures on
−Removed: October 29, 2024.
−Removed: The holder is a related party owned by the Chairman of the Company’s board of directors.
−Removed: master loan and security agreement between Premier and Bank of America, N.A (“BOA Note”).
+Added: We have outstanding
+Added: indebtedness (described below), most of which is secured by assets of various DSS subsidiaries and guaranteed by the Company.
+Added: history of operating losses and our cash position, there is a risk that we may not be able to repay indebtedness when due.
+Added: to default on any of our other indebtedness that require payments of cash to settle such default and we do not receive an extension or
+Added: a waiver from the creditor and the creditor were to foreclose on the secured assets, it could have a material adverse effect on our business,
+Added: financial condition, and operating results.
+Added: As of December 31,
+Added: 2023, we had the following significant amounts of outstanding indebtedness:
+Added: Packaging entered into master loan and security agreement (“BOA Note”) with Bank of America, N.A.
+Added: to secure financing approximating $3,710,000 to purchase a new Heidelberg XL 106-7+L printing press.
The aggregate principal balance
outstanding under the BOA Note shall bear interest at a variable rate on or before the loan closing.
−Removed: At closing, the interest rate
−Removed: shall be fixed for the duration of the Loan.
−Removed: loan agreement (“Shelton Agreement”) between AMRE Shelton, LLC., (“AMRE Shelton”) a subsidiary of AMRE, with
−Removed: Patriot Bank, N.A.
−Removed: (“Patriot Bank”).
−Removed: The Shelton Agreement contains monthly payments of principal and an initial interest
−Removed: 4.25%, matures on July 1, 2031, and has a balloon payment due at term end.
−Removed: $3,000,000 loan agreement with BMIC (“BMIC Loan”),
−Removed: between LVAM and BMIC with interest to be charged at a variable rate to be calculated at the maturity date.
−Removed: The BMIC Loan matures
−Removed: on October 12, 2022 and contains an auto renewal period of three months.
−Removed: net of deferred financing costs, loan agreement (“LifeCare Agreement”) between AMRE LifeCare Portfolio, LLC (“AMRE
−Removed: LifeCare”) a subsidiary of AMRE, and Pinnacle Bank (“Pinnacle”).
−Removed: The LifeCare Agreement has a variable interest
−Removed: rate that shall not fall below 4.28% and matures on November 2, 2023, but can be extended to November 2, 2024.
−Removed: the Shelton and LifeCare agreements contain various covenants which are tested annually as of December 31.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, and
+Added: December 31, 2022, the outstanding principal on the BOA Note was $2,932,000 and $3,406,000, respectively and had an interest rate
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, $491,000 was included in the current portion of long-term debt, net, and the remaining balance
+Added: of approximately $2,442,000 recorded as long-term debt, The BOA Note contains certain covenants that are analyzed annually.
+Added: December 31, 2023, Premier is in compliance with these covenants.
+Added: Shelton, LLC., (“AMRE Shelton”) a subsidiary of AMRE, entered into a loan agreement (“Shelton Agreement”)
+Added: with Patriot Bank, N.A.
+Added: (“Patriot Bank”) in an amount up to $6,155,000, with the amount financed approximating $5,105,000.
+Added: The Shelton Agreement contains monthly payments of principal and an initial interest of 4.25%.
+Added: The interest will be adjusted commencing
+Added: on July 1, 2026 and continuing for the next succeeding 5-year period shall be determined one month prior to the change date and shall
+Added: be an interest rate equal to two hundred fifty (250) basis points above the Federal Home Loan Bank Boston 5-Year/25-Year amortizing
+Added: advance rate, but in no event less than 4.25% for the term of 120 months with a balloon payment approximating $2,829,000 due at term
+Added: The net book value of these assets as of December 31, 2023 approximated $6,279,000.
+Added: loan agreement with BMIC (“BMIC Loan”), between LVAM and BMIC with interest to be charged at a variable rate to be calculated
+Added: at the maturity date.
+Added: The BMIC Loan matured on October 12, 2022 and both parties agree based on the language of the loan documents
+Added: that the loan will keep extending an additional 3 months until either party cancels the extension.
+Added: remaining principal balance, net of deferred financing costs, loan agreement (“LifeCare Agreement”) between AMRE LifeCare
+Added: Portfolio, LLC (“AMRE LifeCare”) a subsidiary of AMRE, and Pinnacle Bank (“Pinnacle”).
+Added: The LifeCare Agreement
+Added: has a variable interest rate which equated to 9.6% on December 31, 2023.
+Added: This note is due as of the date of this filing.
+Added: Winter Haven, LLC (“AMRE Winter Haven”) and Pinnacle Bank (“Pinnacle”) entered a term loan (“Pinnacle
+Added: Loan”) whereas Pinnacle lent to AMRE Winter Haven the principal sum of $2,990,000, maturing on March 7, 2024.
+Added: to be made in equal, consecutive installments based on a 25-year amortization period with interest at 4.28%.
+Added: The outstanding principal
+Added: and interest, net of debt issuance costs of $17,000, approximates $2,977,000 and is included in long-term debt, net on the accompanying
+Added: consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023.
+Added: This note is in default and demand was made for final payment to be made
+Added: by December 22, 2023.
+Added: This amount is past due.
+Added: Both the Winter
+Added: Haven and LifeCare agreements contain various covenants which are tested annually as of December 31.
For the year ended December 31,
−Removed: 31, 2021, AMRE Shelton and LifeCare were in compliance with the annual covenants.
+Added: 2023, AMRE Winter Haven and LifeCare were not in compliance with the annual covenants and these loans are in default.
significant amount of our revenue is derived by two customers.
−Removed: 2021, two customers accounted for approximately 41% of our consolidated revenue.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2021, these two customers
−Removed: accounted for approximately 48% of our trade accounts receivable balance.
−Removed: During 2020, these two customers accounted for approximately
−Removed: 38% of our consolidated revenue.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2020, these two customers accounted for 60% of our trade accounts receivable balance.
−Removed: If we were to lose these customers or if the amount of business we do with these two customers declines significantly, our business would
−Removed: be adversely affected.
+Added: As of December 31,
+Added: 2022, two customers accounted for approximately 14% and 6% of our consolidated revenue and these two customers accounted for approximately
+Added: 36% and 17% of our consolidated trade accounts receivable balance.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, two customers accounted for approximately
+Added: 20% and 11% of our consolidated revenue and 39% and 30% of our trade accounts receivable balance.
+Added: If we were to lose this customer
+Added: or if the amount of business we do with this customer declines significantly, our business would be adversely affected.
may face intellectual property infringement or other claims against us, our customers or our intellectual property that could be costly
to defend and result in our loss of significant rights.
−Removed: we have received patents with respect to certain of our core business technologies, there can be no assurance that these patents will
−Removed: afford us any meaningful protection.
−Removed: Although we believe that our use of the technology and products we have developed, and other trade
−Removed: secrets used in our operations do not infringe upon the rights of others, our use of the technology and trade secrets we developed may
−Removed: infringe upon the patents or intellectual property rights of others.
−Removed: In the event of infringement, we could, under certain circumstances,
−Removed: be required to obtain a license or modify aspects of the technology and trade secrets we developed or refrain from using the same.
−Removed: may not be able to successfully terminate any infringement in a timely manner, upon acceptable terms and conditions or at all.
−Removed: to do any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our operations and our financial condition.
−Removed: Moreover, if the patents,
−Removed: technology, or trade secrets we developed or use in our business are deemed to infringe upon the rights of others, we could, under
−Removed: certain circumstances, become liable for damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and our financial condition.
−Removed: As we continue to market our products, we could encounter patent barriers that are not known today.
−Removed: A patent search may not disclose
−Removed: all related applications that are currently pending in the United States Patent Office, and there may be one or more such pending applications
−Removed: that would take precedence over any or all of our applications.
−Removed: third parties may assert that our intellectual property rights are invalid, which could result in significant expenditures by us to refute
+Added: Although we have
+Added: received patents with respect to certain of our core business technologies, there can be no assurance that these patents will afford
+Added: us any meaningful protection.
+Added: Although we believe that our use of the technology and products we have developed, and other trade secrets
+Added: used in our operations do not infringe upon the rights of others, our use of the technology and trade secrets we developed may infringe
+Added: upon the patents or intellectual property rights of others.
+Added: In the event of infringement, we could, under certain circumstances, be required
+Added: to obtain a license or modify aspects of the technology and trade secrets we developed or refrain from using the same.
+Added: We may not be
+Added: able to successfully terminate any infringement in a timely manner, upon acceptable terms and conditions or at all.
+Added: Failure to do any
+Added: of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our operations and our financial condition.
+Added: Moreover, if the patents, technology,
+Added: or trade secrets we developed or use in our business are deemed to infringe upon the rights of others, we could, under certain circumstances,
+Added: become liable for damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and our financial condition.
+Added: As we continue to
+Added: market our products, we could encounter patent barriers that are not known today.
+Added: A patent search may not disclose all related applications
+Added: that are currently pending in the United States Patent Office, and there may be one or more such pending applications that would take
+Added: precedence over any or all of our applications.
+Added: Furthermore, third
+Added: parties may assert that our intellectual property rights are invalid, which could result in significant expenditures by us to refute
such assertions.
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which would adversely affect our financial results.
−Removed: We’ve acquired several patents in the bio-health field through our acquisition if Impact Biomedical, Inc.
−Removed: Our business plan includes
−Removed: plans to incur significant marketing, intellectual property development and sales costs for the bio-health related products.
−Removed: not able to develop and sell these new products, our financial results will be adversely affected.
+Added: We’ve acquired
+Added: several patents in the bio-health field through our acquisition if Impact Biomedical, Inc.
+Added: Our business plan includes plans to incur
+Added: significant marketing, intellectual property development and sales costs for the bio-health related products.
+Added: If we are not able to develop
+Added: and sell these new products, our financial results will be adversely affected.
results of our research and development efforts are uncertain and there can be no assurance of the commercial success of our products.
−Removed: believe that we will need to continue to incur research and development expenditures to remain competitive.
−Removed: The products we are currently
−Removed: developing or may develop in the future may not be technologically successful.
−Removed: In addition, the length of our product development cycle
−Removed: may be greater than we originally expected, and we may experience delays in future product development.
−Removed: If our resulting products are
−Removed: not technologically successful, they may not achieve market acceptance or compete effectively with our competitors’ products.
−Removed: markets in which we operate is highly competitive, and we may not be able to compete effectively, especially against established industry
+Added: We believe that we
+Added: will need to continue to incur research and development expenditures to remain competitive.
+Added: The products we are currently developing
+Added: or may develop in the future may not be technologically successful.
+Added: In addition, the length of our product development cycle may be greater
+Added: than we originally expected, and we may experience delays in future product development.
+Added: If our resulting products are not technologically
+Added: successful, they may not achieve market acceptance or compete effectively with our competitors’ products.
+Added: markets in which we operate are highly competitive, and we may not be able to compete effectively, especially against established industry
competitors with greater market presence and financial resources.
−Removed: markets are highly competitive and characterized by rapid technological change and product innovations.
−Removed: Our competitors may have advantages
−Removed: over us because of their longer operating histories, more established products, greater name recognition, larger customer bases, and
−Removed: greater financial, technical and marketing resources.
−Removed: As a result, they may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies
−Removed: and changes in customer requirements and devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products.
−Removed: Competition may also force
−Removed: us to decrease the price of our products and services.
−Removed: We cannot assure you that we will be successful in developing and introducing
−Removed: new technology on a timely basis, new products with enhanced features, or that these products, if introduced, will enable us to establish
−Removed: selling prices and gross margins at profitable levels.
+Added: Our markets are highly
+Added: competitive and characterized by rapid technological change and product innovations.
+Added: Our competitors may have advantages over us because
+Added: of their longer operating histories, more established products, greater name recognition, larger customer bases, and greater financial,
+Added: technical and marketing resources.
+Added: As a result, they may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in
+Added: customer requirements and devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products.
+Added: Competition may also force us to decrease
+Added: the price of our products and services.
+Added: We cannot assure you that we will be successful in developing and introducing new technology
+Added: on a timely basis, new products with enhanced features, or that these products, if introduced, will enable us to establish selling prices
+Added: and gross margins at profitable levels.
we are unable to respond to regulatory or industry standards effectively, our growth and development could be delayed or limited.
−Removed: future success will depend in part on our ability to enhance and improve the functionality and features of our products and services
−Removed: in accordance with regulatory or industry standards.
−Removed: Our ability to compete effectively will depend in part on our ability to influence
−Removed: and respond to emerging industry governmental standards in a timely and cost-effective manner.
−Removed: If we are unable to influence these or
−Removed: other standards or respond to these or other standards effectively, our growth and development of various products and services could
−Removed: be delayed or limited.
−Removed: in security, whether cyber or physical, and other disruptions and/or our inability to prevent or respond to such breeches, could diminish
+Added: Our future success
+Added: will depend in part on our ability to enhance and improve the functionality and features of our products and services in accordance with
+Added: regulatory or industry standards.
+Added: Our ability to compete effectively will depend in part on our ability to influence and respond to emerging
+Added: industry governmental standards in a timely and cost-effective manner.
+Added: If we are unable to influence these or other standards or respond
+Added: to these or other standards effectively, our growth and development of various products and services could be delayed or limited.
+Added: in security, whether cyber or physical, and other disruptions and/or our inability to prevent or respond to such breaches, could diminish
our ability to generate revenues or contain costs, compromise our assets, and negatively impact our business in other ways.
−Removed: face certain security threats, including threats to our information technology infrastructure, attempts to gain access to our proprietary
−Removed: or classified information, and threats to physical and cyber security.
−Removed: Our information technology networks and related systems are critical
−Removed: to the operation of our business and essential to our ability to successfully perform day-to-day operations.
−Removed: The risks of a security
−Removed: breach, cyber-attack, cyber intrusion, or disruption, particularly through actions taken by computer hackers, foreign governments and
−Removed: cyber terrorists, have increased as the number, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world
−Removed: have increased.
−Removed: Although we have acquired and developed systems and processes designed to protect our proprietary and/or classified information,
−Removed: they may not be sufficient and the failure to prevent these types of events could disrupt our operations, require significant management
−Removed: attention and resources, and could negatively impact our reputation among our customers and the public, which could have a negative impact
−Removed: on our financial condition, and weaken our results of operations and liquidity.
−Removed: operations in Asia are subject to unique risks and uncertainties, including tariffs and trade restrictions.
−Removed: operating facility in Asia, in addition to our investment in Alset International Limited, presents risks including, but not limited to,
−Removed: changes in share price of investments, changes in local regulatory requirements, changes in labor laws, local wage laws, environmental
−Removed: regulations, taxes and operating licenses, compliance with U.S.
−Removed: regulatory requirements, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,
−Removed: uncertainties as to application and interpretation of local laws and enforcement of contract and intellectual property rights, currency
−Removed: restrictions, currency exchange controls, fluctuations of currency, and currency revaluations, eminent domain claims, civil unrest, power
−Removed: outages, water shortages, labor shortages, labor disputes, increase in labor costs, rapid changes in government, economic and political
−Removed: policies, political or civil unrest, acts of terrorism, or the threat of boycotts, other civil disturbances and the possible impact of
−Removed: the imposition of tariffs as a result of the tariff dispute between the U.S.
+Added: We face certain security
+Added: threats, including threats to our information technology infrastructure, attempts to gain access to our proprietary or classified information,
+Added: and threats to physical and cyber security.
+Added: Our information technology networks and related systems are critical to the operation of
+Added: our business and essential to our ability to successfully perform day-to-day operations.
+Added: The risks of a security breach, cyber-attack,
+Added: cyber intrusion, or disruption, particularly through actions taken by computer hackers, foreign governments and cyber terrorists, have
+Added: increased as the number, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased.
+Added: we have acquired and developed systems and processes designed to protect our proprietary and/or classified information, they may not
+Added: be sufficient and the failure to prevent these types of events could disrupt our operations, require significant management attention
+Added: and resources, and could negatively impact our reputation among our customers and the public, which could have a negative impact on our
+Added: financial condition, and weaken our results of operations and liquidity.
+Added: investments in Asia are subject to unique risks and uncertainties, including tariffs and trade restrictions.
+Added: Our investment in Alset International Limited, presents risks including, but not limited to, changes in share
+Added: price of investments, changes in local regulatory requirements, changes in labor laws, local wage laws, environmental regulations, taxes
+Added: and operating licenses, compliance with U.S.
+Added: regulatory requirements, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, uncertainties as to
+Added: application and interpretation of local laws and enforcement of contract and intellectual property rights, currency restrictions, currency
+Added: exchange controls, fluctuations of currency, and currency revaluations, eminent domain claims, civil unrest, power outages, water shortages,
+Added: labor shortages, labor disputes, increase in labor costs, rapid changes in government, economic and political policies, political or
+Added: civil unrest, acts of terrorism, or the threat of boycotts, other civil disturbances and the possible impact of the imposition of tariffs
+Added: as a result of the tariff dispute between the U.S.
and China as well as any retaliating trade policies or restrictions.
−Removed: Any such disruptions could depress our earnings and have other material adverse effects on our business, financial condition and results
−Removed: of operations.
+Added: Any such disruptions
+Added: could depress our earnings and have other material adverse effects on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
growth in our business could make it difficult to manage our resources.
−Removed: business expansion could place a significant strain on our management, administrative and financial resources.
−Removed: Significant growth in
−Removed: our business may require us to implement additional operating, product development and financial controls, improve coordination among
−Removed: marketing, product development and finance functions, increase capital expenditures and hire additional personnel.
−Removed: There can be no assurance
−Removed: that we will be able to successfully manage any substantial expansion of our business, including attracting and retaining qualified personnel.
−Removed: Any failure to properly manage our future growth could negatively impact our business and operating results.
+Added: Future business expansion
+Added: could place a significant strain on our management, administrative and financial resources.
+Added: Significant growth in our business may require
+Added: us to implement additional operating, product development and financial controls, improve coordination among marketing, product development
+Added: and finance functions, increase capital expenditures and hire additional personnel.
+Added: There can be no assurance that we will be able to
+Added: successfully manage any substantial expansion of our business, including attracting and retaining qualified personnel.
+Added: Any failure to
+Added: properly manage our future growth could negatively impact our business and operating results.
we fail to retain certain of our key personnel and attract and retain additional qualified personnel, we might not be able to remain
competitive, continue to expand our technology or pursue growth.
−Removed: future success depends upon the continued service of certain of our executive officers and other key sales and research personnel who
−Removed: possess longstanding industry relationships and technical knowledge of our products and operations.
−Removed: Although we believe that our relationship
−Removed: with these individuals is positive, there can be no assurance that the services of these individuals will continue to be available to
−Removed: us in the future.
−Removed: There can be no assurance that these persons will agree to continue to be employed by us after the expiration dates
−Removed: of their current contracts.
−Removed: Direct Marketing business lines ability to attract and retain independent distributors;
−Removed: the ability of a distributor to successfully
−Removed: perform his or her role;
−Removed: and the potential adverse impact of the loss of a high-level distributor or a significant number of distributors
−Removed: for causes out of our control.
−Removed: depend on the skills and marketability of our independent distributors to promote our brand and to market and distribute our products
−Removed: and services.
−Removed: The direct selling industry generally experiences a relatively high rate of salesforce turnover and is very competitive.
−Removed: The success of our efforts to recruit and retain distributors may be affected by the competitive environment among direct-to-consumer
−Removed: companies, the conditions of the general labor market, including levels of employment, the occurrence of demographic and cultural changes
−Removed: in the workforce, and the extent to which our brand is recognized in the geographies in which we operate.
−Removed: Our inability to attract and
−Removed: retain qualified distributors in the future, the inability or failure of a distributor to fulfill his or her role, including his or her
−Removed: role to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to direct-to-consumer sales activities, the ineffectiveness of a distributor
−Removed: as a spokesperson for our brand and products, or the loss of a high-level distributor or a significant number of distributors for causes
−Removed: out of our control may adversely affect future sales of our products and services.
−Removed: This could have a material adverse effect on our financial
−Removed: condition, results of operations and cash flows.
+Added: Our future success
+Added: depends upon the continued service of certain of our executive officers and other key sales and research personnel who possess longstanding
+Added: industry relationships and technical knowledge of our products and operations.
+Added: Although we believe that our relationship with these individuals
+Added: is positive, there can be no assurance that the services of these individuals will continue to be available to us in the future.
+Added: can be no assurance that these persons will agree to continue to be employed by us after the expiration dates of their current contracts.
have identified weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting structure;
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information, which could lead to a decline in our stock price.
−Removed: 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of
−Removed: the end of each year, and to include a management report assessing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
−Removed: in each Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: We have had previously identified weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting following
−Removed: management’s annual assessment of internal controls over financial reporting and, as a result of that assessment, management had
−Removed: concluded our controls associated may not prevent or detect misstatements.
−Removed: Projections of any evaluation
−Removed: of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
−Removed: the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
−Removed: All internal control systems, no matter how well designed,
−Removed: have inherent limitations.
−Removed: Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect
−Removed: to financial statement preparation and presentation.
+Added: Section 404 of the
+Added: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of
+Added: each year, and to include a management report assessing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in each Annual
+Added: Report on Form 10-K/A.
+Added: We have had previously identified weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting following management’s
+Added: annual assessment of internal controls over financial reporting and, as a result of that assessment, management had concluded our controls
+Added: associated may not prevent or detect misstatements.
+Added: of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
+Added: conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
+Added: All internal control systems, no matter
+Added: how well designed, have inherent limitations.
+Added: Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance
+Added: with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
do not intend to pay cash dividends.
−Removed: do not intend to declare or pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
−Removed: We anticipate that we will retain any earnings
−Removed: and other cash resources for investment in our business.
−Removed: The payment of dividends on our common stock is subject to the discretion of
−Removed: our board of directors and will depend on our operations, financial position, financial requirements, general business conditions, restrictions
+Added: We do not intend
+Added: to declare or pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
+Added: We anticipate that we will retain any earnings and other
+Added: cash resources for investment in our business.
+Added: The payment of dividends on our common stock is subject to the discretion of our board
+Added: of directors and will depend on our operations, financial position, financial requirements, general business conditions, restrictions
imposed by financing arrangements, if any, legal restrictions on the payment of dividends and other factors that our board of directors
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to obtain or maintain intellectual property rights for such inventions would lead to the loss of our investments in such activities.
−Removed: of our business may include the development of new inventions and intellectual property that we would seek to monetize.
−Removed: However, this
−Removed: aspect of our business would likely require significant capital and would take time to achieve.
−Removed: Such activities could also distract our
−Removed: management team from our present business initiatives, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business.
−Removed: There is also
−Removed: the risk that these initiatives would not yield any viable new inventions or technology, which would lead to a loss our investments in
−Removed: time and resources in such activities.
−Removed: addition, even if we are able to develop new inventions, in order for those inventions to be viable and to compete effectively, we would
−Removed: need to develop and maintain, and we would heavily rely on, a proprietary position with respect to such inventions and intellectual property.
−Removed: However, there are significant risks associated with any such intellectual property we may develop principally including the following:
+Added: Part of our business
+Added: may include the development of new inventions and intellectual property that we would seek to monetize.
+Added: However, this aspect of our business
+Added: would likely require significant capital and would take time to achieve.
+Added: Such activities could also distract our management team from
+Added: our present business initiatives, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business.
+Added: There is also the risk that these initiatives
+Added: would not yield any viable new inventions or technology, which would lead to a loss of our investments in time and resources in such
+Added: In addition, even
+Added: if we are able to develop new inventions, in order for those inventions to be viable and to compete effectively, we would need to develop
+Added: and maintain, and we would heavily rely on, a proprietary position with respect to such inventions and intellectual property.
+Added: there are significant risks associated with any such intellectual property we may develop principally including the following:
applications we may file may not result in issued patents or may take longer than we expect to result in issued patents;
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of our patents may be complex, uncertain and very expensive.
−Removed: cannot be certain that patents will be issued as a result of any future applications, or that any of our patents, once issued, will provide
−Removed: us with adequate protection from competing products.
−Removed: For example, issued patents may be circumvented or challenged, declared invalid
−Removed: or unenforceable, or narrowed in scope.
−Removed: In addition, since publication of discoveries in scientific or patent literature often lags behind
−Removed: actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that it will be the first to make our additional new inventions or to file patent applications
−Removed: covering those inventions.
−Removed: It is also possible that others may have or may obtain issued patents that could prevent us from commercializing
−Removed: our products or require us to obtain licenses requiring the payment of significant fees or royalties in order to enable us to conduct
−Removed: our business.
−Removed: As to those patents that we may license or otherwise monetize, our rights will depend on maintaining our obligations to
−Removed: the licensor under the applicable license agreement, and we may be unable to do so.
−Removed: Our failure to obtain or maintain intellectual property
−Removed: rights for our inventions would lead to the loss of our investments in such activities, which would have a material and adverse effect
−Removed: on our business.
−Removed: patent application delays could cause delays in recognizing revenue from our internally generated patents and could cause us to miss
−Removed: opportunities to license patents before other competing technologies are developed or introduced into the market.
+Added: We cannot be certain
+Added: that patents will be issued as a result of any future applications, or that any of our patents, once issued, will provide us with adequate
+Added: protection from competing products.
+Added: For example, issued patents may be circumvented or challenged, declared invalid or unenforceable,
+Added: or narrowed in scope.
+Added: In addition, since publication of discoveries in scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries,
+Added: we cannot be certain that it will be the first to make our additional new inventions or to file patent applications covering those inventions.
+Added: It is also possible that others may have or may obtain issued patents that could prevent us from commercializing our products or require
+Added: us to obtain licenses requiring the payment of significant fees or royalties in order to enable us to conduct our business.
+Added: patents that we may license or otherwise monetize, our rights will depend on maintaining our obligations to the licensor under the applicable
+Added: license agreement, and we may be unable to do so.
+Added: Our failure to obtain or maintain intellectual property rights for our inventions would
+Added: lead to the loss of our investments in such activities, which would have a material and adverse effect on our business.
+Added: Moreover, patent
+Added: application delays could cause delays in recognizing revenue from our internally generated patents and could cause us to miss opportunities
+Added: to license patents before other competing technologies are developed or introduced into the market.
in the laws and regulations to which we are subject may increase our costs.
−Removed: are subject to numerous laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, environmental and health and welfare benefit regulations,
−Removed: as well as those associated with being a public company.
−Removed: These rules and regulations may be changed by local, state, provincial, national
−Removed: or foreign governments or agencies.
+Added: We are subject to
+Added: numerous laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, environmental and health and welfare benefit regulations, as well as those
+Added: associated with being a public company.
+Added: These rules and regulations may be changed by local, state, provincial, national or foreign governments
Such changes may result in significant increases in our compliance costs.
−Removed: Compliance with changes
−Removed: in rules and regulations could require increases to our workforce, and could result in increased costs for services, compensation and
−Removed: benefits, and investment in new or upgraded equipment.
+Added: Compliance with changes in rules and regulations
+Added: could require increases to our workforce, and could result in increased costs for services, compensation and benefits, and investment
+Added: in new or upgraded equipment.
in general economic conditions or acts of war and terrorism may adversely impact our business.
−Removed: for printing services is typically correlated with general economic conditions.
−Removed: The prolonged decline in United States economic conditions
−Removed: associated with the great recession adversely impacted our business and results of operations and may do so again.
−Removed: The overall business
−Removed: climate of our industry may also be impacted by domestic and foreign wars or acts of terrorism, which events may have sudden and unpredictable
+Added: Demand for printing
+Added: services is typically correlated with general economic conditions.
+Added: The prolonged decline in United States economic conditions associated
+Added: with the great recession adversely impacted our business and results of operations and may do so again.
+Added: The overall business climate
+Added: of our industry may also be impacted by domestic and foreign wars or acts of terrorism, which events may have sudden and unpredictable
adverse impacts on demand for our products and services.
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stock from the exchange.
−Removed: common stock is currently listed for trading on the NYSE American LLC Exchange (“NYSE American”), and the continued listing
−Removed: of our common stock on the NYSE American is subject to our compliance with a number of listing standards.
−Removed: our common stock were no longer listed on the NYSE American, investors might only be able to trade our shares on the OTC Bulletin Board
−Removed: ® or in the Pink Sheets ® (a quotation medium operated by Pink Sheets LLC).
−Removed: This would impair the liquidity of our common stock
−Removed: not only in the number of shares that could be bought and sold at a given price, which might be depressed by the relative illiquidity,
−Removed: but also through delays in the timing of transactions and reduction in media coverage.
+Added: Our common stock
+Added: is currently listed for trading on the NYSE American LLC Exchange (“NYSE American”), and the continued listing of our common
+Added: stock on the NYSE American is subject to our compliance with a number of listing standards.
+Added: If our common stock
+Added: were no longer listed on the NYSE American, investors might only be able to trade our shares on the OTC Bulletin Board ® or in the
+Added: Pink Sheets ® (a quotation medium operated by Pink Sheets LLC).
+Added: This would impair the liquidity of our common stock not only in the
+Added: number of shares that could be bought and sold at a given price, which might be depressed by the relative illiquidity, but also through
+Added: delays in the timing of transactions and reduction in media coverage.
we are delisted from the NYSE American, your ability to sell your shares of our common stock may be limited by the penny stock restrictions,
which could further limit the marketability of your shares.
−Removed: our common stock is delisted from the NYSE American, it could come within the definition of a “penny stock” as defined in
−Removed: the Exchange Act and could be covered by Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act.
−Removed: That rule imposes additional sales practice requirements on
−Removed: broker-dealers who sell securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors.
−Removed: For transactions covered by
−Removed: Rule 15g-9, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written
−Removed: agreement to the transaction prior to the sale.
−Removed: Consequently, Rule 15g-9, if it were to become applicable, would affect the ability or
−Removed: willingness of broker-dealers to sell our securities, and accordingly would affect the ability of stockholders to sell their securities
−Removed: in the public market.
−Removed: These additional procedures could also limit our ability to raise additional capital in the future.
+Added: If our common stock
+Added: is delisted from the NYSE American, it could come within the definition of a “penny stock” as defined in the Exchange Act
+Added: and could be covered by Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act.
+Added: That rule imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who
+Added: sell securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors.
+Added: For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, the broker-dealer
+Added: must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction
+Added: prior to the sale.
+Added: Consequently, Rule 15g-9, if it were to become applicable, would affect the ability or willingness of broker-dealers
+Added: to sell our securities, and accordingly would affect the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the public market.
+Added: additional procedures could also limit our ability to raise additional capital in the future.
our common stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, compliance with applicable state securities laws may be required for
certain offers, transfers and sales of the shares of our common stock.
−Removed: our common stock is listed on the NYSE American, we are not required to register or qualify in any state the offer, transfer or sale
−Removed: of the common stock.
−Removed: If our common stock is delisted from the NYSE American and is not eligible to be listed on another national securities
−Removed: exchange, sales of stock pursuant to the exercise of warrants and transfers of the shares of our common stock sold by us in private placements
+Added: Because our common
+Added: stock is listed on the NYSE American, we are not required to register or qualify in any state the offer, transfer or sale of the common
+Added: If our common stock is delisted from the NYSE American and is not eligible to be listed on another national securities exchange,
+Added: sales of stock pursuant to the exercise of warrants and transfers of the shares of our common stock sold by us in private placements
holders may not be exempt from state securities laws.
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our stock adversely, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
−Removed: trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about
−Removed: us or our business.
+Added: The trading market
+Added: for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business.
Our research coverage by industry and financial analysts is currently limited.
−Removed: Even if our analyst coverage increases,
−Removed: if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock, our stock price would likely decline.
−Removed: If one or more of these analysts
−Removed: cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in
−Removed: turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.
+Added: Even if our analyst coverage increases, if one or more
+Added: of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock, our stock price would likely decline.
+Added: If one or more of these analysts cease coverage
+Added: of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause
+Added: our stock price or trading volume to decline.
certain of our stockholders control a significant number of shares of our common stock, they may have effective control over actions
requiring stockholder approval.
−Removed: of March 14, 2022, our directors, executive officers and principal stockholders (those beneficially owning in excess of 5%), and their
−Removed: respective affiliates, beneficially own approximately 34% of our outstanding shares of common stock.
−Removed: As a result, these stockholders,
−Removed: acting together, could have the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election
−Removed: of directors and any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
−Removed: As such, these stockholders, acting together,
−Removed: could have the ability to exert influence over the management and affairs of our company.
−Removed: Accordingly, this concentration of ownership
−Removed: might harm the market price of our common stock by:
+Added: As of March 1,2024,
+Added: our directors, executive officers and principal stockholders (those beneficially owning in excess of 5%), and their respective affiliates,
+Added: beneficially own approximately 59% of our outstanding shares of common stock.
+Added: As a result, these stockholders, acting together, could
+Added: have the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and
+Added: any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
+Added: As such, these stockholders, acting together, could have
+Added: the ability to exert influence over the management and affairs of our company.
+Added: Accordingly, this concentration of ownership might harm
+Added: the market price of our common stock by:
delaying, deferring or preventing a change in corporate control;
−Removed: a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving us;
−Removed: or • discouraging a potential acquirer from making
−Removed: a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us.
+Added: impeding a merger, consolidation,
+Added: takeover or other business combination involving us;
+Added: or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting
+Added: to obtain control of us.
financing or future equity issuances may result in future dilution to our shareholders.
−Removed: expect that we will need to raise additional funds in the future to finance our internal growth, our merger and acquisition plans, investment
−Removed: activities, continued research and product development, and for other reasons.
−Removed: Any required additional financing may not be available
−Removed: on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
−Removed: If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, you may experience significant dilution
−Removed: of your ownership interest and the newly issued securities may have rights senior to those of the holders of our common stock.
−Removed: per share at which we sell additional securities in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share in this offering.
−Removed: Alternatively, if we raise additional funds by obtaining loans from third parties, the terms of those financing arrangements may include
−Removed: negative covenants or other restrictions on our business that could impair our operational flexibility and would also require us to fund
−Removed: additional interest expense.
−Removed: If adequate additional financing is not available when required or is not available on acceptable terms,
−Removed: we may be unable to successfully execute our business plan.
−Removed: 1B – UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
+Added: We expect that we
+Added: will need to raise additional funds in the future to finance our internal growth, our merger and acquisition plans, investment activities,
+Added: continued research and product development, and for other reasons.
+Added: Any required additional financing may not be available on terms acceptable
+Added: to us, or at all.
+Added: If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, you may experience significant dilution of your ownership
+Added: interest and the newly issued securities may have rights senior to those of the holders of our common stock.
+Added: The price per share at which
+Added: we sell additional securities in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share in this offering.
+Added: Alternatively,
+Added: if we raise additional funds by obtaining loans from third parties, the terms of those financing arrangements may include negative covenants
+Added: or other restrictions on our business that could impair our operational flexibility and would also require us to fund additional interest
+Added: If adequate additional financing is not available when required or is not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to
+Added: successfully execute our business plan.
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