Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed
under the Exchange Act, such as this annual report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified
in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated
and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
We
do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and
procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the
disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there
are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure
controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all
our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated
goals under all potential future conditions.
As
of December 31, 2024, we conducted an evaluation, under supervision and with the participation of management, including the chief executive
officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant
to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2024.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined under Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 14d-14(f). Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
All
internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore,
even those systems determined to be effective can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial reporting reliability and
financial statement preparation and presentation. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject
to risk that controls become inadequate because of changes in conditions and that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate.
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Management
assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making the assessment,
management used the criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO – 2013) in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework. Based on its assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, our Company’s internal
control over financial reporting was effective.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under
the Exchange Act, during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item
9B. Other Information
(a)
None.
(b)
During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024, none of our officers or directors informed us of the adoption , modification or termination
of a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as those terms are defined in
Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
Item
9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not
applicable.
PART
III
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The
following table sets forth the names and ages of all of our directors and executive officers. Our Board of Directors is currently comprised
of seven members, who are elected annually to serve for one year or until their successor is duly elected and qualified, or until their
earlier resignation or removal. Executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors and are appointed by the Board of
Directors.
Name
Age
Position
Michael
Farkas
52
Chief
Executive Officer, Executive Chairman and Director
Joel
Kleiner
36
Chief
Financial Officer
Avi
Vaknin
46
Chief
Technology Officer
Daniel
Arbour
41
Director
Jack
Leibler
85
Director
Bennet
Kurtz
64
Director
Sean
Oppen
50
Director
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Executive
Biographies
The
principal occupations for the past five years (and, in some instances, for prior years) of each of our directors and executive officers
are as follows:
Michael
Farkas (Principal Executive Officer and Director)
Mr.
Farkas is the founder and former Executive Chairman and CEO of Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK), and is the founder and, since 1997,
managing director of The Farkas Group, a privately held investment firm. In addition, Mr. Farkas was also the Founder, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Atlas Group, where its subsidiary, Atlas Capital Services, a broker-dealer, successfully raised capital for
numerous public and private clients. Over the last 32 years, Mr. Farkas has established a successful track record as a principal investor
across a variety of industries. Since 2016, Mr. Farkas has served as CEO and director of Balance Labs Inc (OTC: BLNC)
Joel
Kleiner (Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer)
Mr.
Kleiner has been the Chief Financial Officer of NextNRG since August 2024. From October 2021 to December 2022, Mr. Kleiner served as
a Director of Finance at Torii Software, and from January 2023 to July 2024. Mr. Kleiner served as the VP of Finance at Torii Software
where he takes the lead in financial strategy and planning initiatives as a member of the leadership team, partnering with leaders to
develop and execute comprehensive financial plans aligned with corporate objectives. From June 2019 to March 2021, Mr. Kleiner served
as a controller of Stella Connect (which was acquired by Medallia Inc. in September of 2022) and from March 2021 to September 2021, he
served as the B2B SaaS Customer Feedback and Quality Assurance at Stella Connect. Mr. Kleiner has also previously served as a Financial
Analyst at the Government of Israel Ministry of Finance Economic Mission in the US from July 2013 to July 2015 and served as an Accounting
Technician at the Securities and Exchange Commission from January 2013 to June 2013. Mr. Kleiner is a Certified Public Accountant in
the state of New York.
Avi
Vaknin (Chief Technology Officer)
Vaknin
has extensive experience in developing startups and rapid growth in the technology market. Vaknin holds a bachelor’s degree in
computer science from the Hebrew University in Israel. After serving in the Israeli military, he worked at Intel Technology in Israel,
leading the training team and helping Intel Israel with the production of the Pentium CPU used in many devices today. This experience
honed his skills in cybersecurity and technology and gave him invaluable experience in the semiconductor industry. In 2004, Vaknin founded
Telx Technologies, a company specializing in advanced system design, cybersecurity, cloud computing, cloud telecom, and custom software
application programming.
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Daniel
Arbour (Director)
Mr.
Arbour has over 16 years of experience in building multi-disciplinary high performance work teams and working with board members to ensure
corporate and organizational deliverables are established. From 2018 to 2022, Mr. Arbour was the CEO of Shell TapUp, a mobile fueling
company, where he managed other executives and more than 300 employees in cross-functional roles.
Mr.
Jack Leibler (Director)
Mr.
Jack Leibler previously served as an adjunct professor at New York University. In 1964, Mr. Leibler graduated from Yale Law School and
was admitted to the state bar of New York in 1965. From 1965 to 1972, Mr. Leibler worked at various law firms. From 1972 to 1998, Mr.
Leibler was employed at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where he was involved in several large-scale programs. Upon retiring
from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Mr. Leibler began a consulting company, consulting large private interests through
2013. Since 2016, Mr. Leibler has been retired. Mr. Leibler’s term as a member of the Board will continue until its expiration
or renewal at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders or until his earlier resignation or removal.
Bennett
Kurtz (Director)
Mr.
Kurtz has been the president and chief executive officer of Kurtz Financial Group, a privately held venture capital/investment banking
firm, since July 2001. From January 2020 to March 2023, Mr. Kurtz was the CFO of First Phosphate Corp., he now serves as the chief administrative
officer. Mr. Kurtz’s term as a member of the Board will continue until its expiration or renewal at the Company’s next annual
meeting of shareholders or until his earlier resignation or removal.
Sean
Oppen (Director)
Mr.
Oppen has been a managing member of Strategic Exchange Management, LLC since 2002. Mr. Oppen has experience in evaluating international
investment and lending opportunities in small to medium size businesses.
Family
Relationships and Other Arrangements
There
are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers. Other than as set forth above, there are no arrangements or understandings
between or among our executive officers and directors pursuant to which any director or executive officer was or is to be selected as
a director or executive officer.
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Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
To
our knowledge, during the last ten years, none of our directors or executive officers (including those of our subsidiaries) have:
●
had
a bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at
the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
●
been
convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses;
●
been
subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction,
permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities
or banking activities;
●
been
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, or the Commodities
Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed,
suspended or vacated; and
●
been
the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization,
any registered entity, or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members
or persons associated with a member.
Director
Independence
Jack
Leibler, Bennet Kurtz, and Sean Oppen are each “independent” within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5605(b)(1).
The
definition of “independent director” included in the Stock Market Rules includes a series of objective tests, such as that
the director is not an employee of the Company, has not engaged in various types of specified business dealings with the Company, and
does not have an affiliation with an organization that has had specified business dealings with the Company. Consistent with the Company’s
corporate governance principles, the Board’s determination of independence is made in accordance with the Stock Market Rules, as
the Board has not adopted supplemental independence standards. As required by the Stock Market Rules, the Board also has made a subjective
determination with respect to each director that such director has no material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a
partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company), even if the director otherwise satisfies
the objective independence tests included in the definition of an “independent director” included in the Stock Market Rules.
To
facilitate this determination, annually each director completes a questionnaire that provides information about relationships that might
affect the determination of independence. Management provides the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and our Board with relevant
facts and circumstances of any relationship bearing on the independence of a director or nominee that is outside the categories permitted
under the director independence guidelines.
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Board
Leadership Structure
Our
Board believes it is important to retain flexibility in allocating the responsibilities of the CEO and Chairman of the Board in any way
that is in the best interests of our Company based on the circumstances existing at a particular point in time. Accordingly, we do not
have a strict policy on whether these roles should be served independently or jointly. Currently, we do not have anyone service as Chairman
of the Board. Mr. Levy currently serves as our Interim CEO.
We
do not have a separate Lead Independent Director.
The
Board’s Role in Risk Oversight
The
Board as a whole actively oversees management of the Company’s risks and looks to its audit committee, as well as senior management,
to support the Board’s oversight role. The Company’s Audit Committee assists with oversight of financial risks. The full
Board regularly receives information through committee reports and from members of senior management on areas of material risk to the
Company, including operational, financial, legal and regulatory, technical and strategic risks.
Meetings
and Committees of the Board of Directors
Our
business, property and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors provides management
oversight, helps guide the Company on strategic planning and approves the Company’s operating budgets. Our independent directors
meet regularly in executive sessions. Members of our Board are kept informed of our business through discussions with our Chief Executive
Officer and other officers and employees, by reviewing materials provided to them, by visiting our offices and by participating in meetings
of the Board and its committees.
Our
Board holds regularly scheduled quarterly meetings. In addition to the quarterly meetings, typically there is at least one other regularly
scheduled meeting and other communication each year.
Board
Committees
Our
Board has established an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
Each
of the above-referenced committees operates pursuant to a formal written charter. The charters for these committees, which have been
adopted by our Board, contain a detailed description of the respective committee’s duties and responsibilities and are available
on our website at https://nextnrg.com/ under the “Investors – Governance” tab.
Below
is a description of each committee of the Board of Directors. Each of the committees has authority to engage legal counsel or other experts
or consultants as it deems appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the
Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee meet the independence requirements under the
NASDAQ’s current listing standards and each member is free of any relationship that would interfere with his individual exercise
of independent judgment.
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The
Audit Committee
The
Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of the integrity of the Company’s accounting, auditing, and reporting
practices. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities include: (1) to select and retain the Company’s independent auditors, (2)
to approve all audit, and permitted non-audit and tax services that may be provided by the independent auditors, and establish policies
and procedures for pre-approval of permitted services by the Company’s independent auditors or other registered public accounting
firms on an on-going basis (3) to review and discuss with the Company’s independent auditors and management the Company’s
annual audited financial statements (including the related notes), (4) to recommend to the Board that the audited financial statements
and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section be included
in the Company’s Form 10-K and whether the Form 10-K should be filed with the SEC; and to produce the audit committee report required
to be included in the Company’s proxy statement, (5) to review and discuss with the Company’s independent auditors and management
the Company’s quarterly financial statements and the disclosure under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” section to be included in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q before the Form
10-Q is filed; and to review and discuss the Form 10-Q for filing with the SEC, (6) to review and discuss with management and the Company’s
independent auditors, the Company’s earnings press releases, and (7) to establish and oversee the Company’s anonymous complaint
policy contained within the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics regarding the confidential, anonymous submission by employees
of reports regarding questionable accounting practices, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and the investigation, disposition
and retention of such reports.
The
Audit Committee is comprised of three directors appointed by the Board of Directors. Each of the committee members who are currently
serving, Messrs. Leibler, Kurtz, and Oppen, satisfy the independence and financial management expertise requirements of NASDAQ’s
Audit Committee Policy.
The
Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kurtz is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of Section 407
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. For a description of Mr. Kurtz’s relevant experience, please
see his biographical information above.
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The
Compensation Committee
Our
Board formed a Compensation Committee comprised of members who are “Non-Employee Directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and “outside directors” within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. They are also “independent” directors within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5605(b)(1).
The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include: (1) to review and approve all corporate goals and objectives applicable
to the compensation of the CEO, evaluate annually the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and determine and approve the CEO’s
compensation level based on its evaluation, (2) to review and approve compensation of all other executive officers, (3) to review, approve
incentive compensation and equity based plans and administer the Company’s incentive compensation and equity based plans, (4) to
review and discuss with management the Company’s compensation discussion and analysis and recommend inclusion in the Company’s
annual report and proxy statement, (5) to review and approve any employment agreements, severance agreements or plans for the CEO and
other executive officers, (6) to determine stock ownership guidelines for the CEO or other executive officers and monitor compliance
with such guidelines, (7) to review and recommend to the Board for approval the frequency with which the Company will conduct Say-on-Pay
Votes and review and approve the proposals regarding the Say-on-Pay Vote and the frequency of the Say-on-Pay Vote to be included in the
Company’s proxy statement, and (8) to review all director compensation and benefits.
Mr.
Oppen serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and is joined by Messrs. Leibler and Kurtz.
Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee
Our
Board formed a Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The committee is required to be comprised of entirely “independent”
directors within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5605(b)(1). The responsibilities of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee include:
(1) to determine the qualifications, skills and other expertise required to be a director of the Company and recommend to the Board for
approval, a set of criteria to be considered in selecting nominees for directors (2) to identify and recommend candidates for nomination
as members of the Board of Directors and its committees, (3) to develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance guidelines,
(4) to develop and recommend to the Board for approval a set of corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company and to review
these principals annually, (5) to oversee the Company’s corporate governance practices and procedures, (6) to develop a process
for annual evaluations of the Board and its committees, (7) to review the Board’s committee structure and composition, (8) to identify,
and make recommendations regarding the selection of candidates to fill any vacancy on the Board, (9) to develop and recommend to the
Board for approval standards for determining whether a director has a relationship with the Company that would impair its independence,
(10) to review and discuss with management disclosure of the Company’s corporate governance practices, including information regarding
the operations of the Committee and other Board committees, director independence and the director nominations process, (11) to monitor
compliance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and (12) to develop and recommend to the Board for approval
a CEO succession plan.
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Mr.
Leibler currently serves as the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and is joined on the committee by Messrs.
Oppen and Kurtz.
The
Chair and members of each committee of the Board are summarized in the table below:
Name
Audit
Committee
Compensation
Committee
Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee
Bennett
Kurtz – (Independent)
Chair
Member
Member
Jack
Leibler – (Independent)
Member
Chair
Member
Sean
Oppen – (Independent)
Member
Member
Chair
Consideration
of Director Nominees
We
seek directors with the highest standards of ethics and integrity, sound business judgment, and the willingness to make a strong commitment
to the Company and its success. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee works with the Board on an annual basis to determine
the appropriate and desirable mix of characteristics, skills, expertise, and experience for the full Board and each committee, taking
into account both existing directors and all nominees for election as directors, as well as any diversity considerations and the membership
criteria applied by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Board,
which do not have a formal diversity policy, consider diversity in a broad sense when evaluating board composition and nominations; and
they seek to include directors with a diversity of experience, professions, viewpoints, skills, and backgrounds that will enable them
to make significant contributions to the Board and the Company, both as individuals and as part of a group of directors. The Board evaluates
each individual in the context of the full Board, with the objective of recommending a group that can best contribute to the success
of the business and represent stockholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment. In determining whether to recommend a director
for re-election, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee also considers the director’s attendance at meetings and participation
in and contributions to the activities of the Board and its committees.
The
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders, and its process for considering
such recommendations is no different than its process for screening and evaluating candidates suggested by directors, management of the
Company, or third parties.
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When
considering director candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee will evaluate multiple factors in assessing their qualification.
A candidate must have extensive and relevant leadership experience including an understanding of the complex challenges of enterprise
leadership. An appropriate candidate will have gained appropriate experience and education in some or all of the key areas below.
●
Relevant
Sector Experience. Director candidates will have gained their leadership experience in sectors directly relevant to the Company’s
business and/or served as the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer or other major operating or staff officer of a public
corporation, with a background in marketing, finance and/or business operations.
●
Operating
in a Regulated Industry – Director candidates will have experience working in a highly regulated industry, such as pharmaceutical,
medical device or health care.
●
Corporate
Governance Experience. Director candidates should have sufficient applicable experience to understand fully the legal and other responsibilities
of an independent director of a U.S.-based public company.
●
Education.
Generally, it is desirable that a Board candidate should hold an undergraduate degree from a respected college or university and
in relevant fields of study.
When
further considering director candidates, personal attributes and characteristics will be considered. Specifically, these should include
the following:
●
Personal.
Director candidates should be of the highest moral and ethical character. Candidates must exhibit independence, objectivity and be
capable of serving as representatives of the stockholders. The candidates should have demonstrated a personal commitment to areas
aligned with the Company’s public interest commitments, such as education, the environment and welfare of the communities in
which we operate.
●
Individual
Characteristics. Director candidates should have the personal qualities to be able to make a substantial active contribution to Board
deliberations. These qualities include intelligence, self-assuredness, a high ethical standard, inter-personal skills, independence,
courage, a willingness to ask the difficult question, communication skills and commitment. In considering candidates for election
to the Board of Directors, the Board should constantly be striving to achieve the diversity of the communities in which the Company
operates.
●
Availability.
Director candidates must be willing to commit, as well as have, sufficient time available to discharge the duties of Board membership.
Generally, therefore, the candidate should not have more than three other corporate board memberships.
●
Compatibility.
The Board candidate should be able to develop a good working relationship with other Board members and contribute to the Board’s
working relationship with the senior management of the Company.
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Implications
of Being a Controlled Company
The
Company is currently a “controlled company” within the meaning of the applicable rules of Nasdaq. Michael D. Farkas, the
Chief Executive Officer of NextNRG, is the holder (through NextNRG) and the beneficial owner of approximately 65.1% of the Company’s
common stock and therefore controls a majority of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock and accordingly, he
has the ability to determine all matters requiring approval by stockholders. After the closing of this offering and the closing of the
acquisition of NextNRG, Mr. Farkas will control approximately 75.2% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock, and, therefore
will control a majority of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock and accordingly, he will have the ability
to determine all matters requiring approval by stockholders. Additionally, at the closing of the acquisition of NextNRG, the Company
has agreed to appoint Mr. Farkas to the board of directors as Executive Chairman and to appoint him as the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company. Accordingly, after the closing of this offering and the closing of the acquisition of NextNRG, we will continue to be a
“controlled company” within the meaning of the applicable rules of Nasdaq and, as a result, we qualify for exemptions from
certain corporate governance requirements. If the Company relies on these exemptions, which it does not intend to do, its stockholders
will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such requirements. Under these rules, a
company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is
a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirements:
●
that
a majority of the board consists of independent directors;
●
for
an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees;
●
that
the controlled company has a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with
a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and
●
that
the controlled company has a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing
the committee’s purpose and responsibility.
While
the Company does not intend to rely on these exemptions, the Company may use these exemptions now or in the future. As a result, the
Company’s stockholders may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the Nasdaq
corporate governance requirements.
Code
of Conduct
The
Company has adopted a Code of Conduct, which is available on our website at https://ir.ezfl.com/governance-documents/ .
Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class
of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our common stock and
other equity securities. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with
copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
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To
the Company’s knowledge, based solely upon review of the copies of such reports filed with the SEC and written representations
that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable
to the Company’s officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock were satisfied
Item
11. Executive Compensation
Executive
Compensation Objectives and Practices
We
designed our executive officer compensation program to attract, motivate and retain key executives who drive our success. We strive to
have pay reflect our performance and align with the interests of long-term stockholders, which we achieve with compensation that:
●
Provides
executives with competitive compensation that maintains a balance between cash and stock compensation, encouraging our executive
officers to act as owners with an equity stake in our company;
●
Ties
a significant portion of total compensation to achievement of the Company’s business goals such as revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA
targets;
●
Enhances
retention by having equity compensation subject to multi-year vesting; and
●
Does
not encourage unnecessary and excessive risk taking.
We
evaluate both performance and compensation to ensure the Company maintains its ability to attract and retain superior employees in key
positions and compensation provided to key employees remains competitive relative to the compensation paid to similarly situated executives
of other companies our size.
Elements
of Executive Compensation
Our
compensation for senior executive officers generally consists of the following elements: base salary; performance-based incentive compensation
determined primarily by reference to objective financial operating criteria; long-term equity compensation in the form of stock options
and restricted stock; and employee benefits that are generally available to all our employees.
Base
Salary
The
Company provides named executive officers and other employees with base salary to compensate them for services rendered during the fiscal
year. It is our policy to set base salary levels taking into account a number of factors, such as annual revenue, the nature of the mobile
fueling business, the structure of other comparable companies’ compensation programs and the availability of compensation information.
When setting base salary levels, in a manner consistent with the objectives outlined above, the Board considers our performance, the
individual’s breadth of knowledge and performance and levels of responsibility. In determining salaries, we did not engage compensation
consultants.
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Annual
Performance-Based Incentive Compensation
Our
performance-based incentive compensation program is designed to compensate executives when financial performance goals are achieved.
Executives have the opportunity to earn annual cash compensation equal to a percentage of their base salary.
Long-Term
Incentive Compensation – Equity Compensation
Our
executive officers are eligible for stock awards. We believe that stock awards give executives a significant, long-term interest in our
success, help retain key executives in a competitive market, and align executive interests with stockholder interests and long-term performance
of the Company. We have granted options as well as restricted stock under our 2022 plan and 2020 Stock Incentive Plan. Stock awards also
provide each individual with an added incentive to manage the Company from the perspective of an owner with an equity stake in the business.
Moreover, the vesting schedule (which is generally three years for employees and one year for non-employee directors, although this may
vary at the discretion of the Compensation Committee) encourages a long-term commitment to the Company by our executive officers and
other participants. Each year the Compensation Committee reviews the number of shares owned by, or subject to options held by, each executive
officer, and additional awards are considered based upon the executive’s past performance, as well as anticipated future performance,
of the executive officer. The Compensation Committee continues to believe that equity compensation should be an important element of
the Company’s compensation package.
Typically,
we have awarded stock options and restricted stock to executives upon joining the Company and thereafter grants may be at the discretion
of the Board, a role that will be assumed by our compensation committee on a going forward basis. Generally, options are priced at the
closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of each grant, or, in the case of new employees, on such later date as
the employee joins the Company. We also have granted restricted stock to members of the Board of Directors and executive officers from
time to time.
We
do not have a formal written policy relating to the timing of equity awards. We encourage, but we do not require, that our executive
officers own stock in the Company.
Retirement
and Other Benefits
All
eligible employees in the United States are automatically enrolled in our 401(k) plan.
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Perquisites
and Other Personal Benefits
Limitation
on Deduction of Compensation Paid to Certain Executive Officers
Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, or Section 162(m) limits the Company deduction for federal income tax purposes to no more than $1
million of compensation paid to each of the named executive officers in a taxable year.
Compensation
of Chief Executive Officer
Mr.
Levy was appointed as the Company’s interim CEO on April 24, 2023 by the Board. For his position as interim CEO, Mr. Levy will
receive an annual base salary of $200,000, and subject to periodic review. He is eligible for additional cash and equity incentive compensation
at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
Mr.
Levy received a salary of $201,539 during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table shows information concerning compensation of our named executive officers during the years ended December 31, 2024 and
2023, respectively:
Executive Name
Year
Salary
Bonus
Option Awards
Stock Awards (1)
All Other Compensation (2)
Total
Yehuda Levy
2024
$ 196,154
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 46,465
$ 242,619
Interim Chief Executive Officer (3)
2023
$ 192,323
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 21,712
$ 214,035
Michael McConnell
2024
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Former Chief Executive Officer
2023
$ 52,918
$ -
$ 50,000
$ -
$ 1,285
$ 104,203
Michael Handelman
2024
$ 23,600
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 23,600
Chief Financial Officer (4)
2023
$ 11,050
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 11,050
Arthur Levine
2024
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Former Chief Financial Officer
2023
$ 170,049
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 14,430
$ 184,479
Avishai Vaknin
2024
$ 112,039
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 41,738
$ 153,777
Chief Technology Officer (5)
2023
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 832,000
$ 11,716
$ 843,716
Richard Dery
2024
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Former Chief Commercial Officer
2023
$ 77,740
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 12,544
$ 90,284
Michael DeVoe
2024
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Former Chief Operating Officer
2023
$ 23,365
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 23,365
1
Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of stock options, accounted for in accordance with ASC 718. The assumptions made in the
valuations of these option awards are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
2
During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company paid medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as made matching 401(k)
contributions on behalf of the named executives herein.
3
Mr.
Levy became the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer on April 24, 2023, prior to this, Mr. Levy served as the Company’s
Vice President of Operations In connection with the common control merger on February 13, 2025, Mr. Levy resigned his position.
4
Mr.
Handelman became the Company’s Chief Financial Officer on August 1, 2023. There is no formal agreement with Mr. Handelman, however,
he is paid $5,560 per quarter. In connection with the common control merger on February 13, 2025, Mr. Handelman resigned his position.
5
Mr.
Vaknin became the Company’s Chief Technology Officer on April 19, 2023. During 2023, in connection with Mr. Vaknin’s employment
agreement, the Company granted 130,000 shares of common stock having a fair value of $832,000 ($6.40/share), based upon the quoted
closing trading price. This award is subject to various vesting provisions over time.
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Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table shows information concerning compensation of our named executive officers during the years ended December 31, 2024 and
2023, respectively:
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Name
Grant Date
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Number of securities
underlying unexercised
unearned options
(#)
Option Exercise
Price
($)
Option Expiration
Date
Number of shares of stock
that have not vested
Market value of
shares of stock that
have not vested
($)
Equity incentive
plan awards:
number of unearned
Shares
(#)
Equity incentive
plan awards: market
or payout value of
unearned shares
($)
Avishai Vaknin (1)
April 19, 2023
$
-
$
-
-
$
-
65,000
$
166,400
1
The
Company granted 130,000 shares. At December 31, 2023, 80% or 104,000 shares were fully vested.
The balance of 26,000 shares are expected to vest in 2025 (10%) and 2026 (10%) ratably in
April of each year which is the employment anniversary. The grant date fair value of these
shares was $832,000. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized an expense
of $665,600, the remaining $166,400 is expected to be recognized in 2025 ($83,200) and 2026
($83,200), respectively.
COMPENSATION
AGREEMENTS
General
Overview
We
have entered into employment agreements with each of the named executive officers. These agreements include the named executive officer’s
initial base salary, an indication of eligibility for an annual cash incentive award opportunity and an opportunity for annual equity
grants. In addition, each of our named executive officers has executed a form of our standard confidential information and invention
assignment agreement.
Avishai
Vaknin (Chief Technology Officer)
Effective
April 19, 2023, Avishi Vaknin was appointed as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”). Mr. Vaknin will act
as CTO for three years. On April 19, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Vaknin (the “Agreement). In
lieu of a cash salary, Mr. Vaknin will be entitled to Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (“PBRS”). The amount of PBRS
issued to Mr. Vaknin will be up to 1,040,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, which issuance is subject to the
availability of such shares under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan. Vesting of the PBRS will be based on achievement of the
performance indicators (“Performance Indicators”) identified in Schedule I of the Agreement. Vesting will be deemed to occur
once the Board of Directors (the “Board”) certifies the achievement of each Performance Indicator. The Performance Indicators
must be achieved according to the timeline set forth in Schedule I or the portions of the PBRS attributable to those Performance Indicators
will be forfeited. Mr. Vaknin is eligible to participate in all of the Company’s benefit plans.
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On
the first anniversary of Mr. Vaknin’s employment, he will begin to receive a salary of $150,000 per year. On the second anniversary
of Mr. Vaknin’s employment, this amount will increase to $200,000 per year. No cash salary will be paid unless he meets all “time-based”
Performance Indicators set forth in Schedule I of the Agreement within the first year of employment with the Company. Upon presentation
of the appropriate documentation in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies, the Company will reimburse Mr.
Vaknin for the reasonable business expenses incurred in connection with his employment.
Beginning
on the six-month anniversary of Mr. Vaknin’s employment start date (“Employment Start Date”), upon meeting pre-determined
periodic Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) every calendar year, he will be eligible for a target annual cash bonus of up
to $150,000, as adjusted from time to time (pro-rated for the first year of employment). These KPIs will be mutually agreed upon between
the Board, or a committee thereof, and Mr. Vaknin within two months of the six-month anniversary of his Employment Start Date and within
two months of the beginning of each year thereafter (the “Cash Performance Bonus”). To qualify for the Cash Performance Bonus,
Mr. Vaknin must meet all or part of the KPI’s. A partial cash bonus will be available if some but not all KPIs are achieved or
other achievements outside of the KPIs are deemed to justify a cash bonus. The KPIs will be separate from the Performance Indicators
set forth in Schedule I of the Agreement.
Beginning
on the six-month anniversary of his Employment Start date as a “C” level executive of the Company, provided the Company has
sufficient available securities, Mr. Vaknin will be entitled to receive equity awards under the Company’s Incentive Plan, (the
“Incentive Plan”). The aggregate annual award value under the Incentive Plan will be equal to a target of up to $350,000
worth of Equity Awards, as adjusted from time to time, (the “Grant”), which will be pro-rated for the first year. A partial
Grant will be possible if some but not all KPIs are achieved or other achievements outside of the KPIs are deemed to justify a Grant.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of such Grant will be in the form of Restricted Common Stock (the “RCSs”) and the remaining seventy-five
percent (75%) of such Grant will be in the form of options to purchase the Company’s common stock (the “Stock Options”).
The number of Stock Options shall be calculated in accordance with the Company’s option valuation practices. The RCSs will vest
on the first anniversary of the day they were granted. The Stock Options will vest in equal one-third (1/3) increments on each anniversary
of the day they were granted. All Equity Awards will be granted to Mr. Vaknin, provided that: (1) at the end of each applicable vesting
date, he is still employed by the Company and (2) to the extent he satisfies any KPIs or other performance criteria established by the
Incentive Plan. All Stock Options that will be granted to you shall expire 5 years following their vesting. The KPIs will be separate
from the Performance Indicators set forth in Schedule I.
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The
Agreement may be terminated for Cause (defined below) by the Company before the expiration of the Term if, during the Term of the Agreement,
Mr. Vaknin (i) materially violates the provisions of the Non-Competition Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreements; (ii) is convicted
of, or pleads nolo contendere to, any crime involving misuse or misappropriation of money or other property of the Company or any felony;
(iii) exhibits repeated willful or wanton failure or refusal to perform his duties in furtherance of the Company’s business interest
or in accordance with the Agreement, which failure or refusal is not remedied by him within thirty (30) days after notice from the Company;
(iv) commits an intentional tort against the Company, which materially adversely affects the business of the Company; (v) commits any
flagrant act of dishonesty or disloyalty or any act involving gross moral turpitude, which materially adversely affects the business
of the Company; (vi) exhibits immoderate use of alcohol or drugs which, in the opinion of an independent physician selected by the Company,
impairs his ability to perform his duties hereunder; or (vii) materially fails to meet the timelines on the pre-determined Performance
Indicators on Schedule I (all of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) constituting reasons for termination for “Cause”),
provided that unsatisfactory business performance of the Company, or mere inefficiency, or good faith errors in judgment or discretion
by Mr. Vaknin will not constitute grounds for termination for Cause. In the event of a termination for Cause, the Company, may, by written
notice, immediately terminate his employment and, the Company will be obligated only to pay Mr. Vaknin the compensation due to him up
to the date of termination, all accrued, vested or earned benefits under any applicable benefit plan and any other compensation to which
he is entitled up to and ending on the date of his termination.
The
Company may terminate Mr. Vaknin’s employment without Cause. Should termination without cause occur by the Company or for Good
Reason by Mr. Vaknin, the Company will (i) continue payment of his base salary for 3 months (which shall not be adjusted for any remaining
employment term) and (ii) he will be entitled to COBRA benefits until the earlier of 3 months from the end of the month in which he is
terminated or eligibility for benefits with another employer. Good Reason (including following a change in control) means (i) reduction
in his base salary, (ii) material reduction in responsibilities or job title, or (iii) Company requiring Mr. Vaknin to relocate more
than 50 miles from the Company’s executive office.
In
the event of any termination of the Agreement with or without cause, all further vesting of Mr. Vaknin’s outstanding equity awards
or bonuses, as well as all payments of compensation by the Company to him will terminate immediately (except as to amounts already earned
and vested). Upon a termination without cause by the Company, 25% of the outstanding unvested PBRS will immediately vest.
Yehuda
Levy (Former Interim Chief Executive Officer)
Effective
April 24, 2023, Yehuda Levy was appointed as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Mr. Levy will act
as interim CEO until his successor is duly appointed. Mr. Levy is the founder of EzFill FL, LLC, which was sold to the Company in 2019.
Since then, Mr. Levy has served in various roles at the Company; most recently, he acted as the Company’s Vice-President of Operations.
On April 24, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Levy Agreement”) with Yehuda Levy. Pursuant to
the Levy Agreement, Mr. Levy will act as the Company’s interim CEO for an initial term of one year (“Term”), which
may be extended by the company and Mr. Levy in writing, if not extended then the term shall continue on a month-to-month basis. If a
full time CEO is chosen, Mr. Levy’s title shall be converted to Chief Operating Officer for the remainder of the term at the same
salary. For his position as interim CEO, Mr. Levy will receive an annual base salary of $200,000, less applicable taxes, deductions,
and withholdings, and subject to periodic review (“Base Salary”). Upon presentation of appropriate documentation in accordance
with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies, the Company will reimburse Mr. Levy for the reasonable business expenses incurred
in connection with his employment. He is eligible to participate in all of the Company’s benefit plans, at no cost to Mr. Levy.
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Upon
meeting pre-determined periodic Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) every calendar year, Mr. Levy will be eligible for a
target annual cash bonus of up to $50,000, as adjusted from time to time, which will be pro-rated for the first year. Mr. Levy’s
KPIs will be mutually agreed upon the Board, or a committee thereof, and Mr. Levy within two months of the six-month anniversary of his
Employment Start Date and within two months of the beginning of each year thereafter (the “Cash Performance Bonus”). To qualify
for the Cash Performance Bonus, Mr. Levy must meet all or a part of the KPIs. A partial cash bonus will be possible if some but not all
KPIs are achieved or other achievements outside of the KPI’s are deemed to justify a cash bonus.
As
a “C” level executive of the Company, and provided the Company has sufficient available securities Mr. Levy will be entitled
to receive equity awards under the Company’s Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). The aggregate annual award value
under the Incentive Plan will be equal to a target of up to $50,000 worth of Equity Awards, as adjusted from time to time, (the “Grant”),
which will be pro- rated for the first year. A partial Grant will be possible if some but not all KPIs are achieved or other achievements
outside of the KPIs are deemed to justify a Grant. Twenty-five percent (25%) of such Grant will be in the form of Restricted Common Stock
(the “RCSs”) and the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) of such Grant will be in the form of options to purchase the Company’s
common stock (the “Stock Options”). The number of Stock Options shall be calculated in accordance with the Company’s
option valuation practices. The RCSs will vest on the first anniversary of the day they were granted. The Stock Options will vest in
equal one-third (1/3) increments on each anniversary of the day they were granted. All Equity Awards will be granted to Mr. Levy, provided
that: (1) at the end of each applicable vesting date, he is still employed by the Company; and (2) to the extent he satisfy any KPIs
or other performance criteria established by the Incentive Plan. All Stock Options that will be granted to Mr. Levy will expire 5 years
following their vesting.
The
Levy Agreement may be terminated for Cause (as defined below) by the Company before the expiration of the Term provided for herein if,
during the Term of the Levy Agreement, Mr. Levy (i) materially violates the provisions of the Non-Competition Agreement or the Confidentiality
Agreements; (ii) is convicted of, or pleads nolo contendere to, any crime involving misuse or misappropriation of money or other property
of the Company or any felony; (iii) exhibits repeated willful or wanton failure or refusal to perform his duties in furtherance of the
Company’s business interest or in accordance with the Levy Agreement, which failure or refusal is not remedied by Mr. Levy within
thirty (30) days after notice from the Company; (iv) commits an intentional tort against the Company, which materially adversely affects
the business of the Company; (v) commits any flagrant act of dishonesty or disloyalty or any act involving gross moral turpitude, which
materially adversely affects the business of the Company; or (vi) exhibits immoderate use of alcohol or drugs which, in the opinion of
an independent physician selected by the Company, impairs Mr. Levy’s ability to perform his duties hereunder (all of the foregoing
clauses (i) through (vi) constituting reasons for termination for “Cause”), provided that unsatisfactory business performance
of the Company, or mere inefficiency, or good faith errors in judgment or discretion by Mr. Levy shall not constitute grounds for termination
for Cause hereunder. In the event of a termination for Cause, the Company may by written notice immediately terminate his employment
and, in that event, the Company will be obligated only to pay the compensation due to him up to the date of termination, all accrued,
vested or earned benefits under any applicable benefit plan and any other compensation to which Mr. Levy is entitled up to and ending
on the date of his termination.
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The
Company may terminate Mr. Levy’s employment without Cause. Upon Termination Without Cause by the Company or for Good Reason by
Mr. Levy, the Company will (i) continue payment of his Base Salary for 3 months (which shall not be adjusted for any remaining employment
term) and (ii) he will be entitled to COBRA benefits until the earlier of 3 months from the end of the month in which he is terminated
or eligibility for benefits with another employer. Good Reason (including following a change in control) shall mean (i) reduction in
Mr. Levy’s base salary, (ii) material reduction in responsibilities or job title, or (iii) Company requiring relocation more than
50 miles from the Company’s executive office.
In
the event of any termination of the Levy Agreement with or without cause, all further vesting of Mr. Levy’s outstanding equity
awards or bonuses, as well as all payments of compensation by the Company to him thereunder will terminate immediately (except as to
amounts already earned and vested).
Payments
Made Upon Termination
If
Mr. Vaknin’s employment with the Company is terminated without cause occur by the Company or for Good Reason by Mr. Vaknin, the
Company will (i) continue payment of his base salary for 3 months (which shall not be adjusted for any remaining employment term) and
(ii) he will be entitled to COBRA benefits until the earlier of 3 months from the end of the month in which he is terminated or eligibility
for benefits with another employer. Good Reason (including following a change in control) means (i) reduction in his base salary, (ii)
material reduction in responsibilities or job title, or (iii) Company requiring Mr. Vaknin to relocate more than 50 miles from the Company’s
executive office.
If
Mr. Levy’s employment with the Company is terminated without cause occur by the Company or for Good Reason by Mr. Vaknin by Mr.
Levy, the Company will (i) continue payment of his Base Salary for 3 months (which shall not be adjusted for any remaining employment
term) and (ii) he will be entitled to COBRA benefits until the earlier of 3 months from the end of the month in which he is terminated
or eligibility for benefits with another employer. Good Reason (including following a change in control) shall mean (i) reduction in
Mr. Levy’s base salary, (ii) material reduction in responsibilities or job title, or (iii) Company requiring relocation more than
50 miles from the Company’s executive office.
Term
and Termination
Under
Mr. Vaknin’s employment agreement, Mr. Vaknin will serve as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer for a term of three years
commencing on April 19, 2023.
Under
Mr. Levy’s employment agreement, Mr. Levy will serve as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer for a term of one year,
which may be extended by the company and Mr. Levy in writing, if not extended then the term shall continue on a month-to-month basis.
Upon the closing of the Share Exchange, Mr. Levy will resign as CEO and director, and his title shall be converted to Chief Operating
Officer for the remainder of the term at the same salary.
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Termination
by the Company for Cause
Mr.
Levy may be terminated by the Company immediately and without notice for “Cause.” “Cause” shall mean: (i) materially
violates the provisions of the Non-Competition Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreements; (ii) is convicted of, or pleads nolo contendere
to, any crime involving misuse or misappropriation of money or other property of the Company or any felony; (iii) exhibits repeated willful
or wanton failure or refusal to perform his duties in furtherance of the Company’s business interest or in accordance with the
agreement, which failure or refusal is not remedied by the Employee within thirty (30) days after notice from the Company; (iv) commits
an intentional tort against the Company, which materially adversely affects the business of the Company; (v) commits any flagrant act
of dishonesty or disloyalty or any act involving gross moral turpitude, which materially adversely affects the business of the Company;
or (vi) exhibits immoderate use of alcohol or drugs which, in the opinion of an independent physician selected by the Company, impairs
the Employee’s ability to perform his duties thereunder.
Termination
Without Cause or for Good Reason (including following Change in Control)
The
Company may terminate Mr. Levy’s employment without Cause. Upon Termination Without Cause by the Company or for Good Reason by
Mr. Levy, the Company will (i) continue payment of his Base Salary for 3 months (which shall not be adjusted for any remaining employment
term) and (ii) he will be entitled to COBRA benefits until the earlier of 3 months from the end of the month in which he is terminated
or eligibility for benefits with another employer. Good Reason (including following a change in control) shall mean (i) reduction in
Mr. Levy’s base salary, (ii) material reduction in responsibilities or job title, or (iii) Company requiring relocation more than
50 miles from the Company’s executive office.
Voluntary
Termination
In
the event of voluntary resignation on Mr. Levy’s part, all further vesting of his outstanding equity awards or bonuses, as well
as all payments of compensation by the Company to him thereunder will terminate immediately (except as to amounts already earned and
vested).
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Death
and Disability
In
the event of death during the Term, employment shall terminate immediately. If, during the Term, the executive shall suffer a “Disability”
within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Company may terminate employment. In the event employment
is terminated due to death or Disability, the executive (or the executive’s estate in case of death) shall be eligible to receive
the separation benefits (in lieu of any severance payments): all unpaid Base Salary amounts and any earned and unpaid bonus, and all
fully vested equity awards.
EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The
following table contains summary information as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 concerning the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan
and 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. All of the Plans were approved by the stockholders.
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security
Holders
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise
of
outstanding options, warrants and rights
Weighted-average exercise price of
outstanding options, warrants and rights
Number
of shares remaining available
for
future issuance under equity compensation plan
2022 Equity Incentive Plan
0
-
0
2023 Equity Incentive Plan
0
-
0
Director
Compensation Table
The
following table provides the total compensation for each person who served as a non-employee member of our Board of Directors during
fiscal year 2024 and 2023, including all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each person who served as a non-employee director
for some portion or all of fiscal year 2024 and 2023:
Name
1
Fees earned or
Paid in
Cash $
2
Stock
Awards ($)
Option
Awards ($)
Non-equity
incentive
plan
Compensation
($)
Nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
($)
All other
compensation
($)
Total
($)
Daniel Arbour
$ -
$ 130,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 130,000
Bennett Kurtz
$ 26,000
$ 130,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 156,000
Jack Leibler
$ 21,000
$ 130,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 151,000
Sean Oppen
$ 26,250
$ 130,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 156,250
$ 73,250
$ 520,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 593,250
1
Represents amounts accrued that remained unpaid as of December 31, 2024.
2
These stock awards had a grant date fair value of $130,000 each, payable in common stock. All awards were fully vested on the grant date.
The valuation of these awards was determined at the annual board meeting.
As it
pertains to stock based awards, the members shall not sell any shares of the Company’s common stock they receive for six-months (6)
from receipt of such shares. The agreement also provides that the Company will reimburse the director’s reasonable documented
expenses relating to the director’s attendance at meetings of the board and reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in connection
with the performance of the director’s duties as a member of the board. We do not provide any deferred compensation, health or other
personal benefits to our directors. We reimburse each director for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred to attend Board and
Committee meetings.
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Additionally, members are paid for their participation on various committees as follows:
Name
Committee
Position
Compensation
Bennett Kurtz
Audit
Chairman
$ 10,000
Jack Leibler
Audit
Member
$ 5,000
Sean Oppen
Audit
Member
$ 5,000
Sean Oppen
Compensation
Chairman
$ 7,500
Bennett Kurtz
Compensation
Member
$ 3,000
Jack Leibler
Compensation
Member
$ 3,000
Jack Leibler
Nominating/Governance
Chairman
$ 6,000
Sean Oppen
Nominating/Governance
Member
$ 5,000
Bennett Kurtz
Nominating/Governance
Member
$ 5,000
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership of the Company’s common stock, Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock as of March 25, 2025 by: (i) each executive officer and director; (ii) all executive
officers and directors of the Company as a group; and (iii) all those known by the Company to be beneficial owners of more than five
percent (5%) of its Common Stock.
Unless
otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, the Company believes that
each of the stockholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially
owned. Applicable percentages are, as adjusted per requirements by rules promulgated by the SEC, based on as of March 25, 2025: (i) 111,998,644
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding; (ii) 363,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding; and
(iii) 140,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
Name
Shares
of Common Stock Beneficially Owned
Series
A Preferred Stock
Series
B Preferred Stock
Total
Equivalent Shares
2
Percentage
Beneficial owners of more than 5%
Michael D. Farkas (3)
77,200,189
751,796 (4)
77,951,985
68.2 %
Arif Sarwat (5)
13,953,558
13,953,558
12.4 %
Executive Officers and Directors
Michael D. Farkas (3)
-
-
-
-
68.2 %
Avishai Vaknin, Chief Technology Officer
64,713
-
-
-
0.09 %
Joel Kleiner, Chief Financial Officer (6)
-
-
-
-
0.00 %
Daniel Arbour, Audit Committee
61,818
-
-
-
0.02 %
Bennett Kurtz (Independent Board Member)
55,157
-
-
-
0.02 %
Jack Leibler (Independent Board Member)
56,007
-
-
-
0.02 %
Sean Oppen (Independent Board Member)
56,007
-
-
-
0.04 %
All Officers and Directors as a Group (7 persons)
91,465,719
-
-
92,217,515
82.3 %
1
The
address of each of the officers and directors is 7 NW 183rd St., Miami, Florida 33169; the
address of Michael D. Farkas is 1221 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 900, Miami, FL 33131; the address
for York, New York 10005. Dr. Arif Sarwat is 407 Lincoln Road, Suite 9F, Miami Beach, Florida
33139.
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2
The
calculation in this column is based upon 111,998,644 shares of common stock outstanding on
March 25, 2025. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC
and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to the subject securities
within 60 days of March 25, 2025 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding
such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage beneficial ownership of such
person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage beneficial
ownership of any other person. Shares of common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable
3
Mr. Farkas is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Company. Based on 77,919,613 shares of Common
Stock held on an as converted basis, which includes (i) 64,118,596 shares of Common Stock held directly (including, without limitation,
42,372,880 Shares subject to vesting and forfeiture as provided for in the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement dated June 11,
2024, as amended on July 22, 2024 and on September 25, 2024 entered into among the Company, the members of Next Charging LLC and Michael
D. Farkas, as the representative of such members, (ii) 154,827 shares of Common Stock held by SIF Energy LLC, (iii) 26,578 shares of Common
Stock held by Balance Labs, Inc., (iv) 12,900,188 shares of Common Stock held by Inductive Holdings LLC, and (v) 719,424 shares of Common
Stock which may be issued upon the conversion of 140,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock held directly, each with a stated
value of $10.00 per share, at 70% of $2.78 (the minimum price on the date of issuance). Michael D. Farkas has voting and investment control
of the shares of common stock held by SIF Energy LLC, Balance Labs, Inc. and Inductive Holdings LLC.
4
Series
B Preferred stock (140,000 shares beneficially owned) includes equivalent common shares upon
conversion of this preferred stock to 719,424 shares of common stock plus an additional 32,372
shares of common stock related to accrued dividend shares.
5
Dr. Sarwat is Chief Technology Officer of NextNRG Holding Corp.
6
Joel
Kleiner became Chief Financial Officer on February 13, 2025, after the resignation by Michael Handelman.
Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Our
Audit Committee has responsibility for reviewing and, if appropriate, for approving any related party transactions that would be required
to be disclosed pursuant to applicable SEC rules.
Related
Party Agreement with Company owned by Daniel Arbour
On
February 15, 2023, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Mountain Views Strategy
Ltd (“Mountain Views”). Daniel Arbour (who as set forth above became a member of the Board on February 10, 2023) is the principal
and founder of Mountain Views. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mountain Views agrees to provide services as an outsourced chief
revenue officer. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company will pay Mountain Views $13,000 USD per month and cover other certain
expenses. The term of the Consulting Agreement is for twelve months from the Effective Date. However, either party may terminate the
Consulting Agreement on two weeks written notice to the other party.
Effective
May 15, 2023, the Company and Mountain Views Strategy Ltd. (“Mountain Views”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment
to the Consulting Agreement”) to the consulting services agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”). As previously reported
on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2023, Daniel Arbour,
who became a member of the Company’s Board of Directors on February 10, 2023, is the principal and founder of Mountain Views.
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The
Consulting Agreement was amended to revise the scope of services that will be provided and to bring the Consulting Fees to $5,000 per
month.
Related
Party Agreement with Company owned by Avishai Vaknin
On
April 19, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), the Company entered into a services agreement (the “Services Agreement”)
with Telx Computers Inc. (“Telx”). Mr. Avishai Vaknin is the Chief Executive Officer of Telx and its sole shareholder. Pursuant
to the Services Agreement, Telx agrees to provide the services listed in Exhibit A of the Services Agreement, which generally entails
overseeing all matters relating to the Company’s technology. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, the Company will pay Telx $10,000
per month and cover other pre-approved expenses. The term of the Services Agreement is for twelve months from the Effective Date however,
the Company may terminate the Services Agreement with written notice to the other party.
Notes
Payable Related Party
On
July 5, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “July Note”) for the sum of $440,000 (the “July
Loan”). The July Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $40,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original
principal amount of the July Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the July Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the
first nine months, afterward, the July Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
The
July Notes funds were disbursed in two payments. First, $200,000 (net of OID) was disbursed to the Company on the date the July Note
was executed and, the balance of $200,000 (net of OID) was disbursed to the Company on July 18, 2023. The July Note, along with accrued
interest, was due on September 5, 2023 (the “July Note Maturity Date”). The July Note Maturity Date will automatically be
extended for two month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to end of any two month period, that it does not wish
to extend the note, at which point the end of the then current two month period shall be the July Note Maturity Date.
If
the Company defaults on the July Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by
150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG has the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the July Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price will be the
average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
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On
August 2, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “First August Note”) for the sum of $440,000
(the “First August Loan”). The First August Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $40,000, which
is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the First August Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the First August Note has
a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the First August Note will begin to accrue interest on
the entire balance at 18% per annum.
The
First August Note’s funds were disbursed in four payments of $110,000 factoring in the OID. The payments were disbursed on August
2, 2023, August 10, 2023, August 18, 2023 and August 26, 2023. The First August Note, along with accrued interest, was due on October
2, 2023 (the “First August Note Maturity Date”). The First August Note Maturity Date will automatically be extended for two
month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to end of any two month period, that it does not wish to extend the
note, at which point the end of the then current two month period shall be the First August Note Maturity Date.
If
the Company defaults on the First August Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied
by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG has the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the First August Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price will
be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
On
August 23, 2023, Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Second August Note”) for the sum of $110,000 (the
“Second August Loan”). The Second August Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $10,000, which
is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Second August Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the Second August Note has
a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the Second August Note will begin to accrue interest on
the entire balance at 18% per annum.
The
Second August Note, along with accrued interest, was due on October 23, 2023 (the “Second August Note Maturity Date”). The
Second August Note Maturity Date will automatically be extended for two month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior
to end of any two month period, that it does not wish to extend the note, at which point the end of the then current two month period
shall be the Second August Note Maturity Date.
If
the Company defaults on the Second August Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied
by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) Next has the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the Second August Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price will
be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
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On
August 30, 2023, Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Third August Note”) for the sum of $165,000 (the
“Third August Loan”). The Third August Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is
10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Third August Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the Third August Note has a
fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the Third August Note will begin to accrue interest on the
entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless
the Third August Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the Third
August Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on October 30, 2023 (the “Third August Note Maturity Date”). The Third
August Note Maturity Date will automatically be extended for two month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to
the end of any two month period, that it does not wish to extend the Third August Note, at which point the end of the then current two
month period shall be the Third August Note Maturity Date.
If
the Company defaults on the Third August Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied
by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) Next will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal,
interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the Third August Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion
price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
On
September 6, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “First September Note”) for the sum of $220,000
(the “First September Loan”). The First September Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $20,000,
which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the First September Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the First September
Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the First September Note will begin to accrue
interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless
the First September Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the
First September Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on November 6, 2023 (the “First September Note Maturity Date”).
The First September Note Maturity Date will automatically be extended for two month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice,
prior to the end of any two month period, that it does not wish to extend the First September Note, at which point the end of the then
current two month period shall be the First September Note Maturity Date.
If
the Company defaults on the First September Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied
by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal,
interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the First September Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion
price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
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On
September 13, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Second September Note”) for the sum of $110,000
(the “Second September Loan”). The Second September Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $10,000,
which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Second September Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the Second September
Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the Second September Note will begin to accrue
interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless
the Second September Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the
Second September Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on November 13, 2023 (the “Second September Note Maturity Date”).
The Second September Note Maturity Date will automatically be extended for two month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice,
prior to the end of any two month period, that it does not wish to extend the Second September Note, at which point the end of the then
current two month period shall be the Second September Note Maturity Date.
If
the Company defaults on the Second September Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable,
multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid
principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion
price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
On
December 4, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “First December 2023 Note”) for the sum of
$220,000 (the “First December 2023 Loan”). The First December 2023 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”)
equal to $20,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the First December 2023 Loan. The unpaid principal balance
of the First December 2023 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per year for the first nine months, afterward, the First December
2023 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per year.
Unless
the First December 2023 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of
the First December 2023 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on February 4, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended
for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend
the First December 2023 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period shall be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the First December 2023 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable,
multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid
principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the First December 2023 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock.
The conversion price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
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On
December 13, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Second December 2023 Note”) for the sum of
$165,000 (the “Second December 2023 Loan”). The Second December 2023 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”)
equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Second December 2023 Loan. The unpaid principal balance
of the Second December 2023 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per year for the first nine months, afterward, the Second December
2023 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per year.
Unless
the Second December 2023 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of
the Second December 2023 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on February 13, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be
extended for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish
to extend the Second December 2023 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period shall be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the Second December 2023 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable,
multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid
principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the Second December 2023 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock.
The conversion price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
On
December 18, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Third December 2023 Note”) for the sum of
$110,000 (the “Third December 2023 Loan”). The Third December 2023 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”)
equal to $10,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Third December 2023 Loan. The unpaid principal balance
of the Third December 2023 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per year for the first nine months, afterward, the Third December
2023 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per year.
Unless
the Third December 2023 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of
the Third December 2023 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on February 18, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be
extended for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish
to extend the Third December 2023 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the Third December 2023 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable,
multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid
principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the Third December 2023 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock.
The conversion price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
On
December 20, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Fourth December 2023 Note”) for the sum of
$55,000 (the “Fourth December 2023 Loan”). The Fourth December 2023 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”)
equal to $5,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Fourth December 2023 Loan. The unpaid principal balance
of the Fourth December 2023 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per year for the first nine months, afterward, the Fourth December
2023 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per year.
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Unless
the Fourth December 2023 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of
the Fourth December 2023 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on February 20, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be
extended for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish
to extend the Fourth December 2023 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the Fourth December 2023 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable,
multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid
principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the Fourth December 2023 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock.
The conversion price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion.
On
December 27, 2023, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Fifth December 2023 Note”) for the sum of
$165,000 (the “Fifth December 2023 Loan”). The Fifth December 2023 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”)
equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Fifth December 2023 Loan. The unpaid principal balance
of the Fifth December 2023 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per year for the first nine months, afterward, the Fifth December
2023 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per year.
Unless
the Fifth December 2023 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of
the Fifth December 2023 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on December 27, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be
extended for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish
to extend the Fifth December 2023 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the Fifth December 2023 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable,
multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid
principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the Fifth December 2023 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock.
The conversion price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion. Subject to the adjustments
described in the Fifth December 2023 Note, the conversion price will be the greater of (a) $3.05; or (b) $0.50.
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On
January 5, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “January 2024 Note”) for the sum of $110,000
(the “January 2024 Loan”). The January 2024 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $10,000, which
is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the January 2024 Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the January 2024 Note has
a fixed rate of interest of 8% per year for the first nine months, afterward, the January 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on
the entire balance at 18% per year.
Unless
the January 2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the January
2024 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on March 5, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods,
unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the January 2024
Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the January 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied
by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal,
interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price will
be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion. Subject to the adjustments described in the January
2024 Note, the conversion price shall equal the greater of (a) $3.05; or (b) $0.50.
On
January 11, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered into a global amendment (“Global Amendment 1”) to the promissory notes
dated as of July 5, 2023; August 2, 2023; August 30, 2023; September 6, 2023; September 13, 2023; November 3, 2023; November 21, 2023;
December 4, 2023; December 13, 2023; December 18, 2023; and December 20, 2023 (each a “Note” and collectively the “Notes”).
Global
Amendment 1 revised Section 8, Events of Default, to add:
The
conversion price (as adjusted, the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) Trading
Day period prior to the conversion date; or (b) $1.75 (the “Floor Price”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Note the Lender and the Borrower agree that the total cumulative number of Common Shares issued to Lender hereunder together
with all other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”),
except that such limitation will not apply following Shareholder Approval. If the Borrower is unable to obtain Shareholder Approval to
issue Common Shares to the Lender in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, any remaining outstanding balance of this Note must be repaid in
cash at the request of the Lender.
Global
Amendment 1 also added Section 10.15, Adjustment Due to Stock Split by Borrower, which provides that the number of shares and the price
for any conversion under the Notes will be adjusted by the same ratios or multipliers of any reverse split the Company effects.
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Also
on January 11, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered into a global amendment (“Global Amendment 2”) to the promissory notes
dated as of December 27, 2023 and January 8, 2023.
Global
Amendment 2 revised Section 8, Events of Default, to remove the final paragraph and replace the paragraph with:
The
conversion price (as adjusted, the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) Trading
Day period prior to the conversion date; or (b) $1.75 (the “Floor Price”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Note the Lender and the Borrower agree that the total cumulative number of Common Shares issued to Lender hereunder together
with all other Transaction Documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”),
except that such limitation will not apply following Shareholder Approval. If the Borrower is unable to obtain Shareholder Approval to
issue Common Shares to the Lender in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, any remaining outstanding balance of this Note must be repaid in
cash at the request of the Lender.
On
January 16, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “January Next Note”) for the sum of $165,000
(the “January Next Loan”). The January Next Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $15,000, which
is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the January Next Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the January Next Note has
a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance
at 18% per annum.
Unless
the January Next Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the January
Next Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on March 16, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods,
unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period that it does not wish to extend the January Next
Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the January Next Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied
by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal,
interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the January Next Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion
price will be the average closing price over the 10 trading days ending on the date of conversion. Subject to the adjustments described
in the January Next Note, the conversion price will be the greater of (a) $3.05; or (b) $1.75.
Pursuant
to the January Next Note, the total cumulative number of shares issued to NextNRG may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule
5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following Shareholder Approval. If the Company
is unable to obtain Shareholder Approval to issue shares to NextNRG in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, any remaining outstanding balance
of this Note must be repaid in cash at NextNRG’s request.
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On
February 7, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “First February 2024 Note”) for the sum of
$165,000 (the “First February 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The First February 2024
Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of
the First February 2024 Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the First February 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum
for the first nine months, afterward, the First February 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless
the First February 2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of
the First February 2024 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on April 7, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended
for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend
the First February 2024 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the First February 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable,
multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid
principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the First February 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock.
The conversion price will equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or
$1.75.
On
February 20, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Second February 2024 Note”) for the sum of
$165,000 (the “Second February 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The Second February
2024 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount
of the Second February 2024 Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the Second February 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per
annum for the first nine months, afterward, the Second February 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18%
per annum.
Unless
the Second February 2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of
the Second February 2024 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on April 20, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended
for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend
the Second February 2024 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If
the Company defaults on the Second February 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable,
multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid
principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the Second February 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock.
The conversion price will be the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75.
The conversion price will not exceed $3.85 per share.
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On February 29, 2024,
the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Third February 2024 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 (the “Third
February 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs, which has an effective date of February 28, 2024.
The Third February 2024 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original
principal amount of the Third February 2024 Loan. The unpaid principal balance of the Third February 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest
of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the Third February 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance
at 18% per annum.
Unless the Third February
2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the Third February
2024 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on April 28, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods,
unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the Third February
2024 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults
on the Third February 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150%
will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the Third February 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price
will equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the conversion price will not exceed $5.13 per share. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares of common stock to
NextNRG.
On March 8, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “First March 2024 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 (the “First
March 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The First March 2024 Note has an original issue discount
(“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the First March 2024 Loan. The unpaid
principal balance of the First March 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the
First March 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless the First March
2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the First March 2024
Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on May 8, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods, unless
NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the First March 2024 Note,
at which point the end of the then current 2 month period shall be the maturity date.
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If the Company
defaults on the First March 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by
150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal,
interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the First March 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion
price will equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the conversion price will not exceed $5.13 per share. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares of common stock to
NextNRG.
On March 15, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Second March 2024 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 (the “Second
March 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The Second March 2024 Note has an original issue discount
(“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Second March 2024 Loan. The unpaid
principal balance of the Second March 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the
Second March 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless the Second March
2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the Second March 2024
Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on May 15, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods,
unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the Second March
2024 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults
on the Second March 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will
be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the Second March 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price
will equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the conversion price will not exceed $5.13 per share. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares of common stock to
NextNRG.
On March 26, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Third March 2024 Note”) for the sum of $110,000 (the “Third
March 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The Third March 2024 Note has an original issue discount
(“OID”) equal to $10,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Third March 2024 Loan. The unpaid
principal balance of the Third March 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the
Third March 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless the Third March
2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the Third March 2024
Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on May 26, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods,
unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the Third March 2024
Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period shall be the maturity date.
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If the Company defaults
on the Third March 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will
be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the Third March 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price
will equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the conversion price will not exceed $4.40 per share. The Company also agreed to issue 13,889 shares of common stock to
NextNRG.
On April 2, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “First April 2024 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 (the “First
April 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The First April 2024 Note has an original issue discount
(“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the First April 2024 Loan. The unpaid
principal balance of the First April 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the
First April 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless the First April
2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the First April 2024
Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on June 2, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods,
unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the Second April
2024 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period shall be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults
on the First April 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will
be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the First April 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price
will equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the conversion price will not exceed $5.00 per share. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares of common stock to
NextNRG.
On April 8, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Second April 2024 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 (the “Second
April 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The Second April 2024 Note has an original issue discount
(“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Second April 2024 Loan. The unpaid
principal balance of the Second April 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the
Second April 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
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Unless the Second April
2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the Second April 2024
Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on June 8, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods,
unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the Second April
2024 Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults
on the Second April 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will
be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the Second April 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price
shall be the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the conversion price will not exceed $7.00 per share. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares of common stock to
NextNRG.
On April 22, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “Third April 2024 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 (the “Third
April 2024 Loan”) to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The Third April 2024 Note has an original issue discount
(“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Third April 2024 Loan. The unpaid
principal balance of the Third April 2024 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months, afterward, the
Third April 2024 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless the Third April
2024 Note is otherwise accelerated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the Third April 2024
Note, along with accrued interest, will be due on June 22, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods,
unless NextNRG sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the Third April 2024
Note, at which point the end of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults
on the Third April 2024 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will
be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest,
penalties, and all other amounts under the Third April 2024 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price
will equal the greater of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the conversion price will not exceed $6.45 per share. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares of common stock to
NextNRG.
On May 15, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “May 15 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s
working capital needs. The May 15 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate
original principal amount of the loan. The unpaid principal balance of the May 15 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for
the first nine months, afterward, the May 15 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
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Unless the May 15 Note
is otherwise accelerated, or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the May 15 Note, along with
accrued interest, will be due on July 15, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends
10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the May 15 Note, at which point the end
of the then current 2 month period will be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults
on the May 15 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will be immediately
due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest, penalties, and
all other amounts under the May 15 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price shall equal the greater
of the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion
price will not exceed the closing price of the common stock on the date of the May 15 Note. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares
of its common stock to NextNRG.
On May 20, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “May 20 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s
working capital needs. The May 20 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate
original principal amount of the loan. The unpaid principal balance of the May 20 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for
the first nine months, afterward, the May 20 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless the May 20 Note
is otherwise accelerated, or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the May 20 Note, along with
accrued interest, will be due on July 20, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends
10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the May 20 Note, at which point the end
of the then current 2 month period shall be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults
on the May 20 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will be immediately
due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest, penalties, and
all other amounts under the May 20 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price will equal the greater of
the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion
price will not exceed the closing price of the common stock on the date of the May 20 Note. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares
of its common stock to NextNRG.
On May 22, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG executed a letter agreement under which NextNRG agreed that all outstanding Company notes held by NextNRG will not
automatically mature upon closing of this offering as previously contemplated.
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On May 28, 2024, the Company and NextNRG
entered into a promissory note (the “May 28 Note”) for the sum of $110,000 to be used for the Company’s working capital
needs. The May 28 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $10,000, which is 10% of the aggregate original principal
amount of the loan. The unpaid principal balance of the May 28 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for the first nine months,
afterward, the May 28 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless the May 28 Note
is otherwise accelerated, or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the May 28 Note, along with
accrued interest, will be due on July 20, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG sends
10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the May 28 Note, at which point the end
of the then current 2 month period shall be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults
on the May 28 Note, (i) the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will be immediately
due, and (ii) NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest, penalties, and
all other amounts under the May 28 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price will equal the greater of
the average VWAP over the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion
price will not exceed the closing price of the common stock on the date of the May 28 Note. The Company also agreed to issue 13,889 shares
of its common stock to NextNRG.
On June 10, 2024, the
Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “June 10 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s
working capital needs. The June 10 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $15,000, which is 10% of the aggregate
original principal amount of the loan. The unpaid principal balance of the June 10 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum for
the first nine months, afterward, the June 10 Note will begin to accrue interest on the entire balance at 18% per annum.
Unless the June 10 Note
is otherwise accelerated, or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the May 28 Note, along with
accrued interest, will be due on August 10, 2024. The maturity date will automatically be extended for 2 month periods, unless NextNRG
sends 10 days written notice, prior to the end of any 2 month period, that it does not wish to extend the June 10 Note, at which point
the end of the then current 2 month period shall be the maturity date.
If the Company defaults on the June 10 Note, (i)
the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will be immediately due, and (ii) NextNRG
will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under
the June 10 Note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price will equal the greater of the average VWAP over
the ten (10) trading day period prior to the conversion date; or $1.75. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion price will not exceed
the closing price of the common stock on the date of the June 10 Note. The Company also agreed to issue 20,800 shares of its common stock
to NextNRG.
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On June 24, 2024, the Company and NextNRG Holding
Corp. (formerly Next Charging, LLC) (“NextNRG”) entered into a promissory note (the “June 24 Note”) for the sum
of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The Company also issued 20,800 shares of its common stock to NextNRG
as commitment fee shares for the June 24 Note.
On July 5, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered
into a promissory note (the “July 5 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s working capital needs.
The Company also issued 20,800 shares of its common stock to NextNRG as commitment fee shares for the July 5 Note.
On July 10, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered
into a promissory note (the “July 10 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s working capital needs.
The Company also issued 20,800 shares of its common stock to NextNRG as commitment fee shares for the July 10 Note.
On July 22, 2024, the Company issued a promissory
note (the “July 22 Note”) to NextNRG for the sum of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s working capital needs. The
Company also issued 20,800 shares of its common stock to NextNRG as commitment fee shares for the July 22 Note.
On August 6, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered
into a promissory note (the “August 6 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s working capital needs.
The Company also issued 53,500 shares of its common stock to NextNRG as commitment fee shares for the August 6 Note.
On August 14, 2024, the Company and NextNRG entered
into a promissory note (the “August 14 Note”) for the sum of $165,000 to be used for the Company’s working capital needs.
The Company also issued 53,500 shares of its common stock to NextNRG as commitment fee shares for the August 14 Note.
Michael Farkas is the
chief executive officer of NextNRG and is the beneficial holder of approximately 68.14% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common
stock.
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Exchange Agreement with Related Party
On August 16, 2024, the Company entered into an
Exchange Agreement (the “Next Exchange Agreement”) by and between the Company and NextNRG. Pursuant to the terms and conditions
of the Next Exchange Agreement, the promissory notes of the Company listed in the table below which were then issued to NextNRG (as set
forth in the Next Exchange Agreement) were exchanged and converted into an aggregate of 3,525,341 shares of common stock of the Company.
Issue Date
Current Outstanding Principal Amount
Total Amount After Default
July 5, 2023
$ 440,000
$ 742,747
August 2, 2023
$ 440,000
$ 733,814
August 23, 2023
$ 110,000
$ 181,741
August 30, 2023
$ 165,000
$ 271,761
September 6, 2023
$ 220,000
$ 361,211
September 13, 2023
$ 110,000
$ 180,031
November 3, 2023
$ 165,000
$ 265,082
November 21, 2023
$ 220,000
$ 352,144
December 4, 2023
$ 220,000
$ 349,802
December 13, 2023
$ 165,000
$ 261,862
December 18, 2023
$ 110,000
$ 174,389
December 20, 2023
$ 55,000
$ 87,165
December 27, 2023
$ 165,000
$ 261,103
January 5, 2024
$ 110,000
$ 173,062
January 16, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 259,000
January 25, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 258,512
February 7, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 257,807
February 20, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 257,101
February 28, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 256,667
March 8, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 256,180
March 15, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 255,800
March 26, 2024
$ 110,000
$ 170,134
April 2, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 254,824
April 8, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 254,498
April 22, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 253,738
May 8, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 252,817
May 15, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 252,491
May 20, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 252,220
May 28, 2024
$ 110,000
$ 167,855
June 10, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 251,080
June 28, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 250,321
July 5, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 249,750
July 10, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 249,479
July 22, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 248,585
August 6, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 248,178
August 14, 2024
$ 165,000
$ 247,500
$ 6,215,000
$ 9,800,449
Michael Farkas is the chief executive officer
of NextNRG and is the beneficial holder of approximately 68.14% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
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Stock Purchase Agreement with Related
Party
On August 16, 2024, the Company entered into a
Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) by and between the Company and NextNRG Holding Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Next”).
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the SPA, at the Closing (as defined in the SPA), the Company agreed to issue and sell to Next,
and Next agreed to purchase from the Company, 140,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (“Series B Preferred
Stock”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per Share, and a resulting total purchase price of $1,400,000.
Michael Farkas is the chief executive officer
of NextNRG and is the beneficial holder of approximately 68.14% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
Entry into Material Definitive Agreement, as
amended, with Related Party
On August 10, 2023, the
Company, the shareholders (the “Next NRG Shareholders”) of NextNRG Holding Corp. (formerly Next Charging LLC (“NextNRG”))
and Michael Farkas, as the representative of the NextNRG Shareholders, entered into an exchange agreement, on November 2, 2023, the Company,
the NextNRG Shareholders, NextNRG, and Mr. Farkas entered into an amended and restated exchange agreement, and on June 11, 2024, the Company,
the NextNRG Shareholders, NextNRG and Mr. Farkas entered into a second amended and restated exchange agreement (as amended and restated,
the “Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire from the NextNRG Shareholders 100% of the shares
of NextNRG (the “NextNRG Shares”) in exchange for the issuance (the “Share Exchange”) by the Company to the NextNRG
Shareholders of an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The Exchange Agreement provides that in the event NextNRG
completes the acquisition of STAT-EI, Inc. (“SEI” or “STAT”), prior to the closing, then 28,000,000 shares will
vest on the closing date, and the remaining 12,000,000 shares will be subject to vesting or forfeiture and in the event NextNRG did not
complete such acquisition prior to the closing, then 14,000,000 shares would vest on the closing date, and the remaining 26,000,000 shares
would be subject to vesting or forfeiture (such shares subject to vesting or forfeiture, the “Restricted Shares”).
NextNRG completed the acquisition of SEI on January
19, 2024.
As an additional condition
to be satisfied prior to the closing, NextNRG is also required to take actions to record the assignment to itself of a patent mentioned
in the Exchange Agreement.
On July 22, 2024, the Company and the Shareholders’
Representative entered into the first amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (“First Amendment Agreement”)
to add a new section 2.10 to the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement. The new section 2.10 provides that, in the event that
the Company at any time prior to the Closing undertakes any forward split of the common stock, or any reverse split of the common stock,
any references to numbers of shares of common stock as set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement shall be deemed
automatically updated and amended at such time to equitably account therefor. Further, in the event the Company undertakes any forward
split of the common stock or any reverse split of the common stock following the Closing, any references to any of numbers of Exchange
Shares as set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement shall be deemed similarly automatically adjusted to the extent
still applicable, including, without limitation to the numbers of Exchange Shares vesting or being forfeited pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement.
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On September 25, 2024, the Company and the Shareholders’
Representative entered into the second amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (“Second Amendment Agreement”)
to change the number of the Company’s common stock shares to be issued to the NextNRG Shareholders by the Company in exchange for
100% of the shares of NextNRG to 100,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Second Amendment Agreement also provides that
in the event NextNRG completes the acquisition of STAT-EI, Inc. (“SEI” or “STAT”), prior to the closing, then
50,000,000 shares will vest on the closing date, and the remaining 50,000,000 shares will be subject to vesting or forfeiture (such shares
subject to vesting or forfeiture, the “Restricted Shares”). As noted above, NextNRG completed the acquisition of SEI on January
19, 2024, and thus 50,000,000 will vest on the closing date, and 50,000,000 Restricted Shares will be subject to vesting or forfeiture.
25,000,000 of the 50,000,000 Restricted Shares will vest, if at all, upon the Company commercially deploying the third solar, wireless
electric vehicle charging, microgrid, and/or battery storage system (such systems as more specifically defined under the Exchange Agreement)
and 25,000,000 of the 50,000,000 Restricted Shares will vest, if at all, upon the Company either reaching annual revenues exceeding $100
million, the Company completing projects with deployment costs greater than $100 million, or the Company completing a capital raise greater
than $25 million.
The Second Amendment Agreement also provides that
prior to the Closing, NextNRG may issue additional shares of NextNRG Stock to one or more additional persons and, in such event, such
persons will execute a joinder to the Exchange Agreement and will become a party thereto. In addition, prior to the Closing, subject to
the approval of the Shareholders’ Representative, certain shareholders of NextNRG may transfer their shares of NextNRG Stock to
persons who are currently shareholders of NextNRG or who would become new shareholders of NextNRG.
The Second Amendment Agreement also provides that
the Company will undertake such actions as needed to obtain the approval of the stockholders of the Company for the adoption and approval
of the Exchange Agreement, as amended, and the transactions contemplated thereby including the issuance of the Company’s common
stock thereunder.
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At closing, the Company
has agreed to appoint Mr. Farkas to the board of directors as Executive Chairman and to appoint him Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
At closing, the Company has also agreed to appoint Joel Kleiner, the Chief Financial Officer of NextNRG, as the Chief Financial Officer
of the Company. The closing of the transactions contemplated under the Exchange Agreement are subject to certain customary closing conditions,
including (i) that the Company file a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase its authorized
common stock from 50,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares (ii) the receipt of the requisite third-party consents, and (iii) compliance
with the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), which includes the filing of an Initial Listing Application
with Nasdaq and approval of such application by Nasdaq. In addition, while the stockholders of the Company have provided written consent
approving the Second Amendment Agreement in September 2024 pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5635, the effectiveness of such written consent was
dependent upon the dissemination of a definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C, which the Company completed in November 2024.
Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement, NextNRG will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Except as provided above,
there were no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or
any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in
which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Recent Promissory
Notes with Related Party
Promissory Note dated
December 2, 2024
On December 2, 2024,
the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “December 2 Note”) for the sum of $715,000 to be used for the
Company’s working capital needs. The December 2 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $65,000. The unpaid
principal balance of the December 2 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum. Unless the December 2 Note is otherwise accelerated,
or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the December 2 Note, along with accrued interest, will
be due and payable in full on December 2, 2025. If the Company defaults on the December 2 Note, the unpaid principal and interest sums,
along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will be immediately due. Upon default, NextNRG will have the right to convert
all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the December 2 Note into fully
paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price shall equal the greater of the average VWAP over
the five (5) Trading Day period prior to the conversion date; or $0.70 (the “Floor Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the conversion price shall not exceed the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date of
the December 2 Note. The Company and NextNRG have agreed that the total cumulative number of common stock issued to NextNRG under the
December 2 Note, together with all other transaction documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq
19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following shareholder approval. If the Company is unable to obtain shareholder
approval to issue common stock to Next in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, then any remaining outstanding balance of this December 2 Note
must be repaid in cash at the request of NextNRG. The December 2 Note contains a protection for NextNRG in the event the Company effectuates
a split of its common stock. In the event of a stock split, if the December 2 Note is issued and outstanding and has not been converted,
then the number of shares and the price for any conversion under the December 2 Note will be adjusted by the same ratios or multipliers
of, any such subdivision, split, reverse split.
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Promissory Note dated
December 3, 2024
On December 3, 2024,
the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “December 3 Note”) for the sum of $275,000 to be used for the
Company’s working capital needs. The December 3 Note has an original issue discount (“OID”) equal to $25,000. The unpaid
principal balance of the December 3 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum. Unless the December 3 Note is otherwise accelerated,
or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the December 3 Note, along with accrued interest, will
be due and payable in full on December 3, 2025. If the Company defaults on the December 3 Note, the unpaid principal and interest sums,
along with all other amounts payable, multiplied by 150% will be immediately due. Upon default, NextNRG will have the right to convert
all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the December 3 Note into fully
paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price shall equal the greater of the average VWAP over
the five (5) Trading Day period prior to the conversion date; or $0.70 (the “Floor Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the conversion price shall not exceed the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date of
the December 3 Note. The Company and Next have agreed that the total cumulative number of common stock issued to Next under this Note,
together with all other transaction documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”),
except that such limitation will not apply following shareholder approval. If the Company is unable to obtain shareholder approval to
issue common stock to Next in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, then any remaining outstanding balance of this December 3 Note must be
repaid in cash at the request of Next. The December 3 Note contains a protection for Next in the event the Company effectuates a split
of its common stock. In the event of a stock split, if the December 3 Note is issued and outstanding and has not been converted, then
the number of shares and the price for any conversion under the December 3 Note will be adjusted by the same ratios or multipliers of,
any such subdivision, split, reverse split.
Promissory Note dated
December 17, 2024
On December 17, 2024,
the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “December 17 Note”) for the sum of $580,000 to be used for the
Company’s working capital needs. The unpaid principal balance of the December 17 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum.
Unless the December 17 Note is otherwise accelerated, or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of
the December 17 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due and payable in full on December 17, 2025. As part of the promissory note,
the parties acknowledged that $379,755.39 of the Loan was sent directly to a third party as a down payment for the purchase of equipment.
If the Company defaults on the December 17 Note, the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts payable, multiplied
by 150% will be immediately due. Upon default, NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal,
interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the December 17 Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s
common stock. The conversion price shall equal the greater of the average VWAP over the five (5) Trading Day period prior to the conversion
date; or $0.70 (the “Floor Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion price shall not exceed the closing price
of the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date of the December 17 Note. The Company and NextNRG have agreed
that the total cumulative number of common stock issued to Next under this Note, together with all other transaction documents may not
exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following
shareholder approval. If the Company is unable to obtain shareholder approval to issue common stock to Next in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99%
Cap, then any remaining outstanding balance of this December 17 Note must be repaid in cash at the request of Next. The December 17 Note
contains a protection for NextNRG in the event the Company effectuates a split of its common stock. In the event of a stock split, if
the December 17 Note is issued and outstanding and has not been converted, then the number of shares and the price for any conversion
under the December 17 Note will be adjusted by the same ratios or multipliers of, any such subdivision, split, reverse split.
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Promissory Note, dated as of December 30, 2024
On December 30, 2024,
the Company and NextNRG entered into a promissory note (the “December 30 Note”) for the sum of $330,000 to be used for the
Company’s working capital needs, including without limitation the purchase of equipment. The unpaid principal balance of the December
30 Note has a fixed rate of interest of 8% per annum. Unless the December 30 Note is otherwise accelerated, or extended in accordance
with the terms and conditions therein, the balance of the December 30 Note, along with accrued interest, will be due and payable in full
on December 30, 2025. If the Company defaults on the December 30 Note, the unpaid principal and interest sums, along with all other amounts
payable, multiplied by 150% will be immediately due. Upon default, NextNRG will have the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding
and unpaid principal, interest, penalties, and all other amounts under the December 30 Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares
of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price shall equal the greater of the average VWAP over the five (5) Trading Day period
prior to the conversion date; or $0.70 (the “Floor Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion price shall not
exceed the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date of the December 30 Note. The Company
and NextNRG have agreed that the total cumulative number of common stock issued to Next under the December 30 Note, together with all
other transaction documents may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that
such limitation will not apply following shareholder approval. If the Company is unable to obtain shareholder approval to issue common
stock to NextNRG in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap, then any remaining outstanding balance of the December 30 Note must be repaid in
cash at the request of NextNRG. The December 30 Note contains a protection for NextNRG in the event the Company effectuates a split of
its common stock. In the event of a stock split, if the December 30 Note is issued and outstanding and has not been converted, then the
number of shares and the price for any conversion under the December 30 Note will be adjusted by the same ratios or multipliers of, any
such subdivision, split, reverse split.
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Michael Farkas is the
chief executive officer of NextNRG and is the beneficial holder of approximately 68.14% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common
stock.
Shareholder Approval
The holders of a majority
of the Company’s voting capital stock, by written consents in lieu of meetings delivered on January 15, 2025, pursuant to Section
228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Section 9 of Article II of our bylaws, provided approval for the following corporate actions
(the “Authorizations”):
(i)
the possible issuance of shares of the Company common stock with a then current value of $500,000 under that certain promissory note, dated as of January 15, 2025, by and between the Company and Alcourt LLC, in the event that such note is not repaid by April 15, 2025, this note was repaid in February 2025;
(ii)
the possible issuance of
$5,000,000 worth of shares of Company common stock under that certain promissory note, dated as of December 26, 2024, by and between
the Company and Gad International Ltd., as amended by that certain amendment to promissory note, dated as of January 15, 2025, in
the event that such promissory note is not repaid on or before February 23, 2025. The note was extended to March 23, 2025, and in
exchange for the extension of the maturity date, the Company paid a fee of $200,000; and
(iii)
the possible issuance of shares of Company common stock under those certain promissory notes by and between the Company and NextNRG Holding Corp., dated as of November 14, 2024, December 2, 2024, December 3, 2024, December 17, 2024 and December 30, 2024.
Such consents were obtained in compliance with
Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(a) and 5635(d), as applicable, which require in relevant part that the Company may not issue shares of its common
stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock) in other than public offerings or in connection an acquisition
without stockholder approval if the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued would be equal to or greater than 20% of the Company’s
issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the date of issuance. The Company has filed with the Commission a definitive information
statement under cover of Schedule 14C in respect of the Authorizations and expects to disseminate such information statement as soon as
reasonably practicable.
Director Independence
Jack Leibler, Bennet Kurtz, and Sean Oppen are
each “independent” within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5605(b)(1).
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Item 14. Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
Audit Fees
Audit fees consist of
fees for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K, the review of financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and for
services that are normally provided by the auditor in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. The aggregate fees
billed for professional services rendered by our former independent public accounting firm, M&K CPAs, PLLC, Houston, TX, for audit
and review services for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 were approximately $106,175. The aggregate fees billed for
professional services rendered by M&K CPAs, PLLC for audit and review services for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 was approximately
$83,096.
Tax Fees
Fees paid to M&K CPAs, PLLC associated with
tax compliance services were $0 in 2024 and $0 in 2023.
Fees paid to M&K CPAs, PLLC associated with
tax consultation services were $0 in 2024 and $0 in 2023.
All Other Fees
There were fees billed
for professional services rendered by our principal accountant, M&K CPAs, PLLC, associated with the Company’s S-1 filings, consents
and comfort letters approximating $37,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Administration of
the Engagement; Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services
The Company’s Audit
Committee Charter requires that the Audit Committee establish policies and procedures for pre-approval of all audit or permissible non-audit
services provided by the Company’s independent auditors. Our Audit Committee, approved, in advance, all work performed for the years
ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, by our principal accountant, M&K CPAs, PLLC. The Audit Committee may establish, either
on an ongoing or case-by-case basis, pre-approval policies and procedures providing for delegated authority to approve the engagement
of the independent registered public accounting firm, provided that the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular services
to be provided, the Audit Committee is informed about each service, and the policies and procedures do not result in the delegation of
the Audit Committee’s authority to management. In accordance with these procedures, the Audit Committee pre-approved all services
performed by M&K CPAs, PLLC.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
a) Financial Statements
1)
Financial statements for our Company are listed in the index under Item 8 of this document.
2)
All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not material or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
b) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
3.2
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
3.3
Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2021.
3.4
Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2024.
3.5
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form 8-K filed July 25, 2024).
3.6
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025).
3.7
Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, as filed on August 16, 2024, with the Department of State, Division of Corporations, of the State of Delaware. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 on Form 8-K filed August 20, 2024).
3.8
Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, as filed on August 16, 2024 with the Department of State, Division of Corporations, of the State of Delaware. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 on Form 8-K filed August 20, 2024).
3.9
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, as filed on August 16, 2024, with the Department of State, Division of Corporations, of the State of Delaware. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 on Form 8-K filed August 20, 2024).
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3.10
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, as filed on August 16, 2024, with the Department of State, Division of Corporations, of the State of Delaware (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 on Form 8-K filed August 20, 2024).
3.11
Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of February 13, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2025).
4.1
Form of Representatives Warrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
4.2
Description of Registrant’s Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2023).
4.3
Form of Representative’s Warrants (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2025).
10.1
Asset Purchase Agreement between Neighborhood Fuel, Inc. and Neighborhood Fuel Holdings, LLC, dated as of February 19, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.2
Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement between EzFill Fl, LLC and EzFill Holdings, Inc., dated as of April 9, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.3
Promissory Note, dated November 24, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.4
Promissory Note, dated June 25, 2021 issued to LH MA 2 LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.5
Promissory Note dated June 25, 2021 issued to the Farkas Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.6
Promissory Note dated July 26, 2021 issued to LH MA 2 LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
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10.7
Promissory Note dated July 26, 2021 issued to the Farkas Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.8
Promissory Note dated August 18, 2021 issued to the Farkas Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.9
Promissory Note dated August 19, 2021 issued to Hutton Capital Management, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.10
Securities-Based Line of Credit, Promissory Note, Security, Pledge and Guaranty Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2021.
10.11†
Employment Agreement between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Richard Dery. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.12†
Stock Incentive Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.13
Technology License Agreement between Fuel Butler, LLC and EzFill Holdings, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-256691), as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2021.
10.14
Securities-Based Line of Credit, Promissory Note, Security Pledge and Guaranty Agreement incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2021.
10.15
Separation Agreement and Release incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2022.
10.16†
Non Independent Board Member Letter Agreement incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2022.
10.17
Asset Purchase and Fuel Supply Agreement dated March 2, 2022 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2022.
10.18†
EZFill Holdings, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed June 7, 2022)
10.19
Material Services Agreement between South Florida Motorsports, LLC and EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 25, 2023)
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10.20
Consulting Agreement by and between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Lunar Project LLC dated January 27, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 27, 2023)
10.21†
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 27, 2023)
10.22
Consulting Agreement between Mountain Views Strategy Ltd. And EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed February 16, 2023)
10.23
Promissory Note between Farkas Group, Inc. and EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 10, 2023)
10.24
Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1,500,000 dated April 19, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 21, 2023)
10.25
Securities Purchase Agreement, between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC, dated April 19, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 21, 2023)
10.26
Security Agreement between EzFill Holdings Inc., and AJB Capital Investments, LLC dated April 19, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 21, 2023)
10.27†
Employment Agreement between Avishai Vaknin and EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 25, 2023)
10.28
Services Agreement between Telx Computers Inc. and EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 25, 2023)
10.29†
Employment Agreement between Yehuda Levy and EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 25, 2023)
10.30
Amended and Restated Promissory Note dated May 17, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed May 18, 2023)
10.31
Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 17, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed May 18, 2023)
10.32
Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement dated May 15, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Mountain Views Strategy Ltd. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed May 18, 2023)
10.33
Loan Agreement between Stripe, Inc. and EzFill Holdings, Inc. dated June 14, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed June 20, 2023)
10.34
Promissory Note between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed July 11, 2023)
10.35
Promissory Note between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed August 3, 2023)
10.36
Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 3, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed August 4, 2023)
10.37
Promissory Note between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG dated August 23, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed August 24, 2023)
10.38
Promissory Note between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG dated August 30, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed September 6, 2023)
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10.39
Promissory Note between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG dated September 6, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed September 7, 2023)
10.40
Promissory Note between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG dated September 13, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed September 15, 2023)
10.41
Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 18, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed September 21, 2023)
10.42
Securities Purchase Agreement effective October 25, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed November 3, 2023)
10.43
Promissory Note dated November 3, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed November 3, 2023)
10.44
Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 13, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed October 18, 2023)
10.45
Promissory Note dated October 13, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed October 18, 2023)
10.46
Second Amendment to the Security Agreement dated October 13, 2023 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed October 18, 2023)
10.47
Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement dated November 2, 2023 by and among EzFill Holdings, Inc., all members of NextNRG and Michael Farkas, an individual, as the representative of the members of NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed November 8, 2023)
10.48†
2023 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed June 6, 2023)
10.49
Promissory Note, dated December 4, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed December 6, 2023)
10.50
Promissory Note, dated December 13, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed December 14, 2023)
10.51
Promissory Note, dated December 18, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed December 18, 2023)
10.52
Promissory Note, dated December 20, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed December 22, 2023)
10.53
Promissory Note, dated December 27, 2023 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed December 27, 2023)
10.54
Promissory Note, dated January 5, 2024 (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 8, 2024)
10.55
Global Amendment 1 dated January 11, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 17, 2024)
10.56
Global Amendment 2 dated January 11, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 17, 2024)
10.57
Promissory Note dated January 16, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 17, 2024)
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10.58
Global Amendment dated January 17, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 17, 2024)
10.59
Promissory Note, dated January 25, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed January 31, 2024)
10.60
Promissory Note, dated February 7, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed February 12, 2024)
10.61
Global Amendment dated February 19, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed February 23, 2024)
10.62
Global Amendment dated February 19, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed February 23, 2024)
10.63
Promissory Note, dated February 20, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed February 23, 2024)
10.64
Promissory Note, dated February 28, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed March 6, 2024)
10.65
Promissory Note, dated March 8, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed March 14, 2024)
10.66
Promissory Note, dated March 15, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed March 18, 2024)
10.67
Promissory Note, dated March 26, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed March 28, 2024)
10.68
Promissory Note, dated April 2, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 9, 2024
10.69
Promissory Note, dated April 8, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 10, 2024)
10.70
Promissory Note, dated April 22, 2024, between EZFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed April 26, 2024)
10.71
Global Amendment dated May 9, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and AJB Capital Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed May 15, 2024)
10.72
Promissory Note dated May 15, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp.(incorporated by reference to 8-K filed May 21, 2024)
10.73
Promissory Note dated May 20, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp.(incorporated by reference to 8-K filed May 21, 2024)
10.74
Letter agreement between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed May 29, 2024)
10.75
Promissory Note dated May 28, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp.(incorporated by reference to 8-K filed June 3, 2024)
10.76
Promissory Note dated June 10, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp.(incorporated by reference to 8-K filed June 14, 2024)
10.77
Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (incorporated by reference to 8-K filed June 14, 2024)
10.78
Promissory Note dated June 24, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed June 28, 2024).
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10.79
Promissory Note dated July 5, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed July 10, 2024).
10.80
Promissory Note dated July 10, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed July 15, 2024) .
10.81
First Amendment dated July 22, 2024 to the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement dated June 11, 2024 by and among EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Michael Farkas, an individual, as the representative of the shareholders of NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed July 25, 2024).
10.82
Promissory Note dated July 22, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 on Form 8-K filed July 25, 2024).
10.83
Promissory Note dated August 6, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed August 12, 2024).
10.84
Promissory Note dated August 14, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2024).
10.85
Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and Next, dated as of August 16, 2024. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed August 20, 2024).
10.86
Exchange Agreement, by and between the Company and Next, dated as of August 16, 2024. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 on Form 8-K filed August 20, 2024).
10.87
Exchange Agreement, by and between the Company and AJB, dated as of August 16, 2024. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 on Form 8-K filed August 20, 2024).
10.88
Second Amendment dated September 25, 2024 to the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement dated June 11, 2024, as amended July 10, 2024, by and among EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Michael Farkas, an individual, as the representative of the shareholders of NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed September 27, 2024).
10.89
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated November 18, 2024, by and between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Yoshi, Inc. (previously filed)
10.90
Promissory Note dated December 2, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed December 5, 2024).
10.91
Promissory Note dated December 3, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 on Form 8-K filed December 5, 2024).
10.92
Letter of Understanding, dated as of December 12, 2024, by and between Shell Retail and Convenience Operations LLC d/b/a Shell TapUp and d/b/a/ Instafuel and EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed December 18, 2024).
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10.93
Promissory Note dated December 17, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed December 18, 2024).
10.94
Mobile Fueling Vendor Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2024, by and between Amazon Logistics, Inc. and EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed December 19, 2024).
10.95
Promissory Note dated December 26, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Gad International Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2025).
10.96
Promissory Note dated December 30, 2024 between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and NextNRG Holding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 on Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2025).
10.97
Purchase and Sale Agreement, License for Entry, and Bill of Sale, dated December 27, 2024, by and between Shell Retail and Convenience Operations LLC d/b/a Shell TapUp and d/b/a/ Instafuel and EzFill Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2025).
10.98
Promissory Note, dated as of January 15, 2025, by and between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Alcourt LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 21, 2025).
10.99
Amendment to Promissory Note, dated as of January 15, 2025, by and between EzFill Holdings, Inc. and Gad International Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on January 21, 2025).
19.1*
Insider Trading Policy
97.1
Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to 10-K filed April 1, 2024).
21*
List of Subsidiaries.
23.1*
Consent of M&K CPAs, PLLC
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.
31.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.
32.1**
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS*
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Link
101.DEF*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
Item
16. Form 10-K Summary.
None.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 27 th
day of March, 2025.
NEXTNRG, INC.
By:
/s/ Michael D. Farkas
Michael D. Farkas
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this Report
has been signed below by the following persons on March 27, 2025 on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.
By:
/s/ Michael D. Farkas
Michael D. Farkas
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ Joel Kleiner
Joel Kleiner
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
By:
/s/ Bennett Kurtz
Bennett Kurtz
Director
By:
/s/ Jack Leibler
Jack Leibler
Director
By:
/s/ Sean Oppen
Sean Oppen
Director
By:
/s/ Daniel Arbour
Daniel Arbour
Director
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