Item 1A. Risk Factors
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes
from the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the
SEC on March 21, 2025, except as set forth below.
The Company has
incurred net losses of $3.9 million and $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024,
respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company used $3.4 million and $0.1 million in operating
activities, respectively.
Our ability to continue as a going
concern is contingent upon successful execution of management’s intended plan over the next twelve months to improve our liquidity
and profitability, which includes, without limitation:
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Further reducing operating costs expense by taking additional restructuring actions to align cost with revenue
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Increasing revenue by introducing new products and acquiring new customers.
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Execute on strategic partnerships accretive to margins and operating cash
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Seeking additional capital through the issuance of equity securities or obtaining debt financing.
There can be no assurance that
any such measures will be successful. If we are not successful in improving our liquidity position and the profitability of our operations,
we may need to consider all strategic alternatives, including seeking additional debt or equity capital, reducing or delaying our business
activities and strategic initiatives, or selling assets, other strategic transactions and/or other measures, including receivership or,
to the extent available, bankruptcy protection. In addition, the perception that we may not be able to continue as a going concern may
cause vendors and customers to choose not to do business with us due to concerns about our ability to meet our contractual obligations.
If we seek additional financing to fund our operations and there remains substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern,
our financing sources may be unwilling to provide additional funding to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all. The consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this going concern uncertainty. Such adjustments
could be material.
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We have failed, and may continue to fail, to meet
the listing standards of Nasdaq, and as a result our Class A common stock may become delisted, which could have a material adverse effect
on the liquidity of our Class A common stock.
If we fail to continue to satisfy
the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, such as the corporate governance or public float requirements, or the minimum closing bid
price requirement, Nasdaq will take steps to de-list our Class A common stock. As a result of several factors, including but not limited
to our financial performance, market sentiment about the cannabis industry, volatility in the financial markets generally due to the tightening
of monetary policy by the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve Bank (the “Federal Reserve”) and other geopolitical
events, events such as the ongoing wars around the world, the per share price of our Class A common stock has declined below the minimum
bid price threshold required for continued listing. Such a de-listing would likely have a negative effect on the price of our Class A
common stock and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our Class A common stock when you wish to do so, as well as adversely affect
our ability to issue additional securities and obtain additional financing in the future.
On August 21, 2023, we received
a letter from the staff of Nasdaq indicating that we were not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) because the closing bid
price per share for our Class A common stock had closed below $1.00 for the previous 30 consecutive business days (the “Minimum
Bid Price Requirement”). We were given 180 days, or until February 20, 2024 to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
We also filed an application to transfer the listing of our Class A common stock from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market,
which transfer was approved and occurred on February 9, 2024. As a result of the transfer, we became eligible to request an additional 180-day compliance period.
On February 21, 2024, Nasdaq notified
us in writing that while we had not regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, we were eligible for an additional 180-day
compliance period, or until August 19, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. Nasdaq’s determination
was based on us having met the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable requirements
for initial listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and on our written notice to
Nasdaq of our intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
If we do not regain compliance
during the second 180-day period, then Nasdaq will notify us of its determination to delist our Class A common stock, at which point we
would have an opportunity to appeal the delisting determination to a hearings panel. We would remain listed on Nasdaq pending the hearings
panel’s decision. There can be no assurance that, if we do appeal the delisting determination by Nasdaq to the hearings panel, that
such appeal would be successful.
On January 24, 2024, Gina Collins
gave notice of her resignation from our Board of Directors and from each committee of the Board, effective immediately. Ms. Collins was
an independent director, and as a result of her resignation, we no longer comply with the majority independent board requirement of Nasdaq
as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1) because independent directors do not comprise a majority of the Board of Directors, and
Nasdaq’s audit committee requirements as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) because the Audit Committee of the Board
of Directors is not comprised of at least three independent directors.
On January 29, 2024, in accordance
with Nasdaq Listing Rules, we notified Nasdaq of Ms. Collins’ resignation and the resulting non-compliance. On January 30, 2024,
we received a notice from Nasdaq acknowledging the fact that we do not meet the requirements of such rules. In accordance with Nasdaq
Listing Rules 5605(b)(1)(A) and 5605(c)(4), to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, we have until the earlier of our next
annual stockholders meeting or January 24, 2025.
On
April 18, 2024, we received a notice from Nasdaq stating that because we had not yet filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2023, we were no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) requires
listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On May 21, 2024, we received a
notice from Nasdaq stating that because we had not yet filed our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2024, we were no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).
The Company had 60 calendar days
from April 18, 2024, or until June 17, 2024, to regain compliance by filing the Form 10-K and the
Form 10-Q or to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. We timely submitted the plan to regain
compliance to Nasdaq and Nasdaq granted us additional time to file the Form 10K and 10Q and with this filing will have filed both the
10K and 10Q within the additional time period granted.
On May
5, 2025, Greenlane Holdings, Inc. received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market
LLC (“Nasdaq”), stating that based on its review of the Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”), its staff has determined to delist the Company’s securities pursuant to its discretionary authority under
Listing Rule 5101. Specifically, as set forth in the letter, Nasdaq’s staff determined that the Company’s issuance of securities
pursuant to the securities purchase agreement dated February 18, 2025, particularly the Series B warrants exercisable on an alternate
cashless basis as described in the Company’s prior SEC filings, raises public interest concerns because the issuance resulted in
substantial dilution for its shareholders. Accordingly, as set forth in the letter, this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting
the Company’s securities from Nasdaq.
The
letter serves as a formal notification that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) will consider this matter in rendering
a determination regarding the Company’s continued listing on Nasdaq. Pursuant to Listing Rule 5810(d), the Company should present
its views with respect to this additional deficiency at its upcoming Panel hearing.
The
Company has submitted a compliance plan to the Panel. The Company is also in the process of applying for trading on the OTCQB market
maintained by OTC Markets Group Inc. to address the risk of delisting from Nasdaq in the event of an unfavorable Panel decision.
New
tariffs and the evolving trade policy dispute between the United States and China may adversely affect our business.
In
2018, the United States imposed significant tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from a number of countries, including China. These
tariffs and the evolving trade policy dispute between the United States and China may have a significant impact on the industries in
which we participate. Many of the products we sell, including without limitation, certain vaporizer products, aluminum grinders,
paper products and plastic products, are subject to tariffs and such tariffs, along with resultant price increases, may negatively
impact our pricing and customer demand for these products. In March and April 2025, the US announced a series of additional special
tariffs. The additional special tariffs coupled with tariffs already in effect as of the date of this filing include at least a 145%
tariff on substantially all products of Chinese origin. Some of these special tariffs on products of Chinese origin have been
temporarily paused at 30%. A “trade war” between the United States and China or other governmental action related to
tariffs or international trade agreements or policies has the potential to adversely impact demand for our products, our costs,
customers, suppliers and/or the United States economy or certain sectors thereof and, thus, to adversely impact our businesses and
results of operations.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
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