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of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
−Removed: of Changes in Stockholders’
−Removed: Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
+Added: of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
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OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
−Removed: the Board of Directors and Stockholders
−Removed: Reed’s,
+Added: the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Reed’s, Inc.
on the Financial Statements
−Removed: have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Reed’s, Inc.
−Removed: (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019
−Removed: and 2018, the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’
−Removed: equity (deficit), and cash flows for the
−Removed: years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
−Removed: In our opinion,
−Removed: the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019
−Removed: and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles
−Removed: generally accepted in the United States of America.
−Removed: also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”),
−Removed: the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal
−Removed: Control –
−Removed: Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013
−Removed: framework) and our report dated March 18, 2020 expressed an adverse opinion thereon.
−Removed: financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
+Added: have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Reed’s, Inc.
+Added: (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019,
+Added: the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended,
+Added: and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
+Added: In our opinion, the financial statements
+Added: present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results
+Added: of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
+Added: the United States of America.
+Added: financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
−Removed: the Company’s financial statements based on our audits.
+Added: the Company’s financial statements based on our audits.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company
−Removed: Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company
+Added: Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company
in accordance with the U.S.
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to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error
+Added: The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
+Added: As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not
+Added: for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
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We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
−Removed: have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004.
+Added: Audit Matters
+Added: critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was
+Added: communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material
+Added: to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments.
+Added: The communication of
+Added: critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by
+Added: communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or
+Added: disclosures to which they relate.
+Added: described in Notes 2 and 3 to the financial statements, the Company’s inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net
+Added: realizable value, determined on first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis.
+Added: The Company also determines a reserve for slow
+Added: moving and potentially obsolete inventory equal to the difference between the cost of the inventory and the estimated net realizable
+Added: value of the inventory based on estimated reserve percentages, which consider historical usage, known trends, inventory age, and
+Added: market conditions.
+Added: At December 31, 2020, the balance of inventory and inventory reserves were $11.3 million and $0.2, respectively
+Added: identified the reserve for slow moving and potentially obsolete inventory as a critical audit matter, because of the significant
+Added: judgment by management in estimating the slow moving and potentially obsolete inventory reserve, and the high degree of auditor
+Added: judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions used
+Added: in developing the reserve.
+Added: primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
+Added: evaluated the reasonableness of the significant assumptions used by management including those related to forecasted inventory
+Added: usage by considering historic sales activity and sales forecast
+Added: tested the completeness, accuracy, and relevance of the underlying data used in management’s estimates of slow-moving
+Added: and potentially obsolete inventory.
+Added: tested the calculations and application of management’s methodologies related to the valuation estimates of slow-moving
+Added: and potentially obsolete inventory.
+Added: developed an independent expectation of the excess and potentially obsolete inventory reserve using historic inventory activity
+Added: and compared our independent expectation to the amount recorded in the financial statements.
+Added: evaluated management’s ability to accurately estimate the reserve by comparing actual write-off activity in the current
+Added: year to the excess and potentially obsolete reserve estimated by the Company in the prior year.
+Added: tested inventory write-off activity subsequent to December 31, 2020 to discern whether there were any indications that the
+Added: reserve for excess and potentially obsolete inventory may be understated.
+Added: described in Note 1 to the financial statements, Management believes, based on the Company’s operating plan, that projected
+Added: cash from operations and available line of credit financing is sufficient to fund operations for at least one year from the date
+Added: the Company’s December 31, 2020, financial statements are issued.
+Added: identified management’s evaluation of the Company’s liquidity as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments
+Added: required by management in developing assumptions in preparing the Company’s forecasted cash flows.
+Added: Addressing the matter
+Added: involved especially challenging auditor judgment and effort in performing procedures and evaluating evidence supporting management’s
+Added: funding requirements.
+Added: primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
+Added: Consideration
+Added: of positive and negative evidence impacting management’s forecasts, including market and industry trends.
+Added: Consideration
+Added: of the Company’s historical ability to raise capital.
+Added: the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used by management in preparing the forecasted cash flows by comparison
+Added: to prior period forecasts to actual results.
+Added: the sufficiency of the Company’s liquidity disclosure.
+Added: have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004.
Weinberg & Company, P.A.
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in thousands, except share amounts)
−Removed: receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and discounts of $375 and $623, respectively
+Added: receivable, net of allowance of $ 234 and $ 375 , respectively
from related party
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held for sale, net of impairment reserves of $96 and $96, respectively
−Removed: AND STOCKHOLDERS’
−Removed: EQUITY (DEFICIT)
+Added: AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
+Added: to related party
line of credit
−Removed: portion of leases payable
+Added: portion of note payable
+Added: portion of lease liabilities
current liabilities
+Added: liabilities, less current portion
payable, less current portion
note to a related party
−Removed: Stockholders’
−Removed: equity (deficit):
+Added: Stockholders’
A Convertible Preferred stock, $ 10 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 9,411 shares issued and outstanding
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paid in capital
−Removed: stockholders’
−Removed: equity (deficit)
−Removed: liabilities and stockholders’
−Removed: equity (deficit)
+Added: stockholders’ equity
+Added: liabilities and stockholders’ equity
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: REED’S,
OF OPERATIONS
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and administrative expense
−Removed: on sale or disposal of equipment
−Removed: on sale of manufacturing plant to related party
operating expenses
from operations
+Added: on extinguishment of debt
in fair value of warrant liability
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loss attributable to common stockholders
−Removed: per share –
−Removed: basic and diluted
+Added: per share – basic and diluted
Weighted average
−Removed: number of shares outstanding –
−Removed: basic and diluted
+Added: number of shares outstanding – basic and diluted
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: REED’S,
−Removed: OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’
−Removed: EQUITY (DEFICIT)
+Added: OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
in thousands except share amounts)
−Removed: Stock Issuable
−Removed: Stockholders’
+Added: Stockholders’ Equity
December 31, 2018
−Removed: value of vested options
−Removed: value of shares granted to Officer for services
−Removed: value of vested restricted shares granted to Directors and
−Removed: Officers for services
+Added: of vested options
+Added: value of vested restricted shares granted to Directors for services
+Added: value of vested restricted shares granted to a former officer for services
+Added: Fair value of vested restricted shares granted to Directors and officers for services
+Added: Fair value of vested restricted shares granted to Directors and officers for services, shares
on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
−Removed: shares issued to Directors pursuant to previous grants
−Removed: of modification of outstanding warrants
+Added: shares issued pursuant to the rights offerings, net of offering costs
+Added: Fair value of warrants issued on extinguishment of debt
+Added: Common shares issued on conversion of note payable
+Added: Common shares issued on conversion of note payable, shares
+Added: Exercise of options
+Added: Exercise of options, shares
December 31, 2019
−Removed: value of vested options
−Removed: value of vested restricted shares granted to Directors for
−Removed: value of vested restricted shares granted to a former officer for services
+Added: Balance, December 31, 2019
+Added: of vested options
+Added: value of vested restricted shares granted to Directors and officers for services
+Added: value of warrants issued on extinguishment of debt
on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
shares issued pursuant to the rights offerings, net of offering costs
+Added: shares issued on conversion of note payable
December 31, 2020
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: REED’S,
OF CASH FLOWS
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on termination of leases
−Removed: of discount on long-term financing obligation
−Removed: of capitalized financing costs
+Added: on extinguishment of debt
+Added: of debt discount
of right of use assets
−Removed: value of vested stock options issued to employees for
−Removed: value of shares granted for services
−Removed: value of vested restricted shares issued for services
−Removed: (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts
+Added: value of vested options
+Added: value of vested restricted shares granted to directors and officers for services
+Added: in accounts receivable allowance
(decrease) in inventory reserve
−Removed: (decrease) in fair value of warrant liability
+Added: in fair value of warrant liability
of interest on convertible note to a related party
−Removed: off intangible asset
in operating assets and liabilities:
expenses and other assets
−Removed: long-term obligations
cash used in operating activities
flows from investing activities:
+Added: Intangible asset trademark
from sale of property and equipment
of property and equipment
−Removed: cash provided by (used in) investing activities
+Added: cash used in investing activities
flows from financing activities:
−Removed: under line of credit
−Removed: of line of credit
+Added: under revolving line of credit
+Added: of revolving line of credit
Capitalization
of financing costs
−Removed: repayments on capital expansion loan
−Removed: repayments on bank notes
−Removed: repayments on long term financial obligation
−Removed: from officers
−Removed: of amounts due to officers
−Removed: repayments on capital lease obligation
+Added: from loan payable
+Added: from related party
+Added: of convertible note payable
+Added: repayments on finance lease obligation
from sale of common stock
−Removed: cash provided by (used in) financing activities
+Added: cash provided by financing activities
increase (decrease) in cash
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investing and financing activities:
+Added: accounts receivable related party and accounts payable related party
on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
−Removed: of lease asset and liability
−Removed: credits issued for fixed asset purchase
−Removed: value of warrant modification recorded as debt discount
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: REED’S,
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Operations and Liquidity
−Removed: (the “Company”) is the owner and maker of both Reed Craft Ginger Beer and Virgil’s Handcrafted Sodas.
−Removed: in 1989, Reed’s is America’s best-selling Ginger Beer brand and has been the leader and innovator in the ginger beer
−Removed: category for decades.
−Removed: Virgil’s is America’s best-selling independent, full line of natural craft sodas.
−Removed: The Reed’s
−Removed: portfolio is sold in over 30,000 retail stores nationwide.
−Removed: Reed’s Ginger Beers are unique due to the proprietary
−Removed: process of using fresh ginger root combined with a Jamaican inspired recipe of natural spices and fruit juices.
−Removed: The Company uses
−Removed: this same handcrafted approach in its award-winning Virgil’s line of great tasting, bold flavored craft sodas.
+Added: (the “Company”) is the owner and maker of both Reed Craft Ginger Beer and Reed’s Real Ginger
+Added: Ale and Virgil’s Handcrafted Sodas.
+Added: Established in 1989, Reed’s is America’s best-selling Ginger Beer
+Added: brand and has been the leader and innovator in the ginger beer category for decades.
+Added: Virgil’s is America’s
+Added: best-selling independent, full line of natural craft sodas.
+Added: The Reed’s Inc.
+Added: portfolio is sold in over 40,000
+Added: retail stores nationwide.
+Added: Reed’s Ginger Beers are unique due to the proprietary process of using fresh ginger root
+Added: combined with a Jamaican inspired recipe of natural spices and fruit juices.
+Added: Reed’s uses this same handcrafted
+Added: approach in its Reed’s Real Ginger Ale and Virgil’s line of great tasting, bold flavored craft sodas, including
+Added: its award-winning Virgil’s Root Beer.
+Added: Considerations
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a material net impact on our operating results.
+Added: In the future,
+Added: the pandemic may cause reduced demand for our products if, for example, the pandemic results in a recessionary economic environment
+Added: which negatively effects the consumers who purchase our products.
+Added: Based on the recent increase in demand for our products, we
+Added: believe that over the long term, there will continue to be strong demand for our products.
+Added: ability to operate without significant negative operational impact from the COVID-19 pandemic will in part depend on our ability
+Added: to protect our employees and our supply chain.
+Added: The Company has endeavored to follow the recommended actions of government and
+Added: health authorities to protect our employees.
+Added: Since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic and through the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2020, we maintained the consistency of our operations during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
+Added: We will continue to innovate
+Added: in managing our business, coordinating with our employees and suppliers to do our part in the infection prevention and remain
+Added: flexible in responding to our customers and suppliers.
+Added: However, the uncertainty resulting from the pandemic could result in an
+Added: unforeseen disruption to our workforce and supply chain (for example an inability of a key supplier or transportation supplier
+Added: to source and transport materials) that could negatively impact our operations.
+Added: December 31, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has not negatively impacted the Company’s liquidity position as of such date.
+Added: sales for the year ended December 31, 2020 were up 23% from the prior year period.
+Added: Through December 31, 2020, we continue to generate
+Added: cash flows to meet our short-term liquidity needs, and we expect to maintain access to the capital markets.
+Added: We have also not observed
+Added: any material impairments of our assets or a significant change in the fair value of our assets due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern.
assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
−Removed: ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a net loss of $16,112 and used cash in operations of $18,161.
−Removed: As of December 31,
−Removed: 2019, we had a cash balance of $913 with borrowing capacity of $3,235, stockholders’
−Removed: equity of $1,147 and a working capital
−Removed: Notwithstanding the net loss for 2019, management projects adequate cash from operations and available line of credit
−Removed: in 2020 to ensure continuation of the Company as a going concern.
−Removed: 2017, the Company performed a complete operational review and developed a detailed action plan to capture performance improvements,
−Removed: drive core brand growth, and become a premier “asset-light”
−Removed: sales and marketing organization.
−Removed: In September 2018, the
−Removed: Company completed the relocation of its headquarters to Norwalk, Connecticut.
−Removed: In December 2018, the Company sold its Los Angeles
−Removed: manufacturing plant to a related party (see Note 13), marking a fundamental shift in the nature of the Company’s operations
−Removed: and effectively eliminated our costs associated with excess manufacturing capacity.
−Removed: With the sale of our manufacturing plant,
−Removed: all of the Company’s production is subcontracted to co-packers, which assemble our products and charge us a fee, generally
−Removed: by the case, for the products they produce.
−Removed: October 2018, the Company entered into a financing agreement
−Removed: with Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., which replaced an existing credit facility (see Note 6).
−Removed: The Company’s
−Removed: annual debt service requirements, on an annualized basis, were reduced by approximately $1,500 as a result of the refinancing.
−Removed: The current credit facility is for a term of 2.5 years, and provides for borrowings of up to $13,000.
−Removed: As of December 31,
−Removed: 2019 and 2018, the Company had $3,235 and $1,201, respectively, of unused borrowing capacity under the financing agreement.
−Removed: February 20, 2019, the Company conducted a public offering of 7,733,750 shares of its common stock at $2.10 per share resulting
−Removed: in net proceeds to the Company of $14,867.
−Removed: October 25, 2019, the Company conducted a public offering of 13,416,667 shares of its common stock at $0.60 per share resulting
−Removed: in net proceeds to the Company of $7,474.
+Added: ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a net loss of $ 10,177
+Added: and used cash in operations of $ 9,496 .
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, we had a cash balance of $ 595 with
+Added: borrowing capacity of $ 5,166 ,
+Added: stockholders’ equity of $ 10,404
+Added: and a working capital of $ 9,528 .
+Added: Notwithstanding the net loss for 2020, management projects adequate cash from operations and available line of credit in 2021
+Added: to ensure continuation of the Company as a going concern for at least one year from the date the Company’s 2020 financial
+Added: statements are issued.
+Added: 2020, the Company conducted public offerings and sold 36.9 million of its common shares and received net proceeds of $ 16,564 (see
Historically,
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could differ from those estimates.
−Removed: Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for reserves of uncollectible accounts, inventory
−Removed: obsolescence, depreciable lives of property and equipment, analysis of impairments of recorded long-term tangible and intangible
−Removed: assets, realization of deferred tax assets, accruals for potential liabilities and assumptions made in valuing stock instruments
−Removed: issued for services and assumptions used in valuing warrant liabilities.
−Removed: Company evaluates the collectability of its trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors.
−Removed: In circumstances where the
−Removed: Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a specific reserve
−Removed: for bad debts is estimated and recorded, which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated amount the Company believes
−Removed: will ultimately be collected.
−Removed: In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded
−Removed: based on the Company’s historical losses and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable outstanding.
−Removed: allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and discounts is established through a provision reducing the carrying value of receivables.
−Removed: At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and discounts was $375 and $623, respectively.
−Removed: is stated at the lower of cost or the current estimated market value of the inventory.
−Removed: We regularly review our inventory quantities
−Removed: on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of product demand and
−Removed: our ability to sell the product(s) concerned.
−Removed: Demand for our products can fluctuate significantly.
−Removed: Factors that could affect demand
−Removed: for our products include unanticipated changes in consumer preferences, general market conditions or other factors, which may
−Removed: result in cancellations of advance orders or a reduction in the rate of reorders placed by customers.
−Removed: Additionally, our management’s
−Removed: estimates of future product demand may be inaccurate, which could result in an understated or overstated provision required for
−Removed: excess and obsolete inventory.
−Removed: At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the reserve for inventory obsolescence aggregated $646 and $197,
+Added: Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for reserves of uncollectible accounts
+Added: receivables, assumptions used in valuing inventories at net realizable value, impairment testing of recorded long-term tangible
+Added: and intangible assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, accruals for potential liabilities, assumptions made in
+Added: valuing stock instruments issued for services, and assumptions used in valuing warrant liabilities, and assumptions used in the
+Added: determination of the Company’s liquidity.
+Added: receivable are generally recorded at the invoiced amounts net of an allowance for expected losses.
+Added: The Company evaluates the collectability of its trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors.
+Added: In circumstances
+Added: where the Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a
+Added: specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded, which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated amount the
+Added: Company believes will ultimately be collected.
+Added: In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, bad
+Added: debt charges are recorded based on the Company’s historical losses and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts
+Added: receivable outstanding.
+Added: allowance for accounts receivable is established through a provision reducing the carrying value of receivables.
+Added: 31, 2020 and 2019, the allowance was $ 234
respectively.
+Added: is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis.
+Added: We regularly review our inventory quantities on hand and record
+Added: a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of product demand and our ability to sell
+Added: the product(s) concerned.
+Added: Demand for our products can fluctuate significantly.
+Added: Factors that could affect demand for our products
+Added: include unanticipated changes in consumer preferences, general market conditions or other factors, which may result in cancellations
+Added: of advance orders or a reduction in the rate of reorders placed by customers.
+Added: Additionally, our management’s estimates of
+Added: future product demand may be inaccurate, which could result in an understated or overstated provision required for excess and
+Added: obsolete inventory.
+Added: At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the reserve for inventory obsolescence aggregated $ 194 and $ 646 , respectively.
and Equipment
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Depreciation is calculated using accelerated and straight-line methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets
+Added: Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment and Related Depreciation
and Equipment Type
of Depreciation
−Removed: and office equipment
−Removed: to the sale of its manufacturing plant on December 31, 2018 (see Note 13), the Company depreciated buildings over 39 years and
−Removed: machinery over 5-12 years.
+Added: hardware and software
+Added: and equipment
assesses the carrying value of property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value
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an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value.
−Removed: For the years ended December 31, 2019
−Removed: and 2018, the Company determined there were no indicators of impairment of its property and equipment.
−Removed: assets are comprised of indefinite-lived brand names acquired, so classified because we anticipate that these brand names will
−Removed: contribute cash flows to the Company perpetually.
−Removed: Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but are assessed for impairment
−Removed: annually and evaluated annually to determine whether the indefinite useful life is appropriate.
−Removed: As part of our impairment test,
−Removed: we first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not the asset is impaired.
−Removed: If further testing
−Removed: is necessary, we compare the estimated fair value of our asset with its book value.
+Added: For the years ended December 31, 2020 and
+Added: 2019, the Company determined there were no indicators of impairment of its property and equipment.
+Added: assets are comprised of indefinite-lived brand names acquired, so classified because we anticipate that these brand names
+Added: will contribute cash flows to the Company perpetually.
+Added: Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but are assessed
+Added: for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that assets might be impaired, and
+Added: evaluated annually to determine whether the indefinite useful life is appropriate.
+Added: As part of our impairment test, we first
+Added: assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not the asset is impaired.
+Added: If further testing is
+Added: necessary, we compare the estimated fair value of our asset with its book value.
If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds
−Removed: its fair value, as determined by its discounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company determined there was no impairment of its indefinite-lived brand names.
−Removed: During our December 31, 2018 impairment testing, we determined that our Sonoma Sparkler trademark was unlikely to provide
−Removed: future benefit to the Company, because we do not currently offer Sonoma Sparkler products and we do not anticipate doing so in
−Removed: the foreseeable future.
−Removed: Accordingly, we reduced the book value of this asset to zero as of December 31, 2018, by recording an
−Removed: impairment charge of $229.
−Removed: Concentrations
−Removed: Company’s cash balances on deposit with banks are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
−Removed: Generally, the Company’s policy is to minimize borrowing costs by immediately applying cash receipts to borrowings
−Removed: against its credit facility.
−Removed: From time to time, however, the Company may be exposed to risk for the amounts of funds held in bank
−Removed: accounts in excess of the FDIC limit.
−Removed: To minimize the risk, the Company’s policy is to maintain cash balances with
−Removed: high quality financial institutions.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s largest two customers accounted for 12% and 11% of gross
−Removed: sales, respectively.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2018, the largest two customers accounted for 24% and 17% of gross sales,
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019, the Company had accounts receivable from one customer which comprised 14% of its gross
−Removed: accounts receivable.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2018, accounts receivable from two customers comprised 36% and 19% of total accounts receivable,
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the Company utilized four and three, respectively, separate,
−Removed: co-packers for most its production and bottling of beverage products in the eastern United States.
−Removed: With the December 31, 2018
−Removed: sale of its manufacturing plant, the Company no longer conducts a manufacturing operation, accordingly it utilizes co-packers
−Removed: to produce 100% of its products as of those dates.
−Removed: The Company has long-standing relationships with two different co-packers,
−Removed: and in conjunction with the sale of its manufacturing plant we entered into a third co-packing agreement with California
−Removed: Custom Beverage LLC (“CCB”), the purchaser of the plant (see Note 13).
−Removed: CCB is 100% owned by Chris Reed, founder
−Removed: of the Company and current Chief Information Officer and director.
−Removed: Although there are other packers, a change in co-packers may
−Removed: cause a delay in the production process, which could ultimately affect operating results.
−Removed: from vendors.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s largest three vendors accounted for approximately
−Removed: 12%, 11%, and 10% of all purchases, respectively.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s largest two vendors
−Removed: accounted for 16% and 13% of all purchases, respectively.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s largest three vendors accounted for 19%, 15% and 14% of the total accounts
−Removed: payable, respectively.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2018, one vendor accounted for 24% of total accounts payable.
−Removed: Value of Financial Instruments
−Removed: Company uses various inputs in determining the fair value of its financial assets and liabilities and measures these assets on
−Removed: a recurring basis.
−Removed: Financial assets recorded at fair value are categorized by the level of subjectivity associated with the inputs
−Removed: used to measure their fair value.
−Removed: Accounting Standards Codification Section 820 defines the following levels of subjectivity associated
−Removed: with the inputs:
−Removed: 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
−Removed: 2—Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
−Removed: 3—Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions.
−Removed: carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term bank
−Removed: loans, accounts payable, notes payable and other payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these
−Removed: The carrying values of capital lease obligations and long-term financing obligations approximate their fair values
−Removed: because interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates.
−Removed: of December 31, 2019, and 2018, the Company’s balance sheets included Level 2 liabilities comprised of the fair value
−Removed: of warrant liabilities aggregating $8 and $38, respectively (see Note 9).
−Removed: Company operates in one segment for the manufacture and distribution of our products.
−Removed: In accordance with the “Segment Reporting”
−Removed: Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer and President,
−Removed: who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company.
−Removed: guidance, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information
−Removed: quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the countries in which
−Removed: the entity holds material assets and reports revenue.
−Removed: All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment
−Removed: Reporting”
−Removed: due to their similar customer base and similarities in:
−Removed: economic characteristics;
−Removed: nature of products and services;
−Removed: and procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes.
−Removed: Since the Company operates in one segment, all financial information
−Removed: required by “Segment Reporting”
−Removed: can be found in the accompanying financial statements
+Added: its fair value, as determined by its discounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that
+Added: For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company determined there was no impairment
+Added: of its indefinite-lived brand names.
+Added: stock sales made by the Company to finance operations have been accompanied by the issuance of warrants.
+Added: Some of these warrant
+Added: agreements contain fundamental transaction provisions which may give rise to an obligation of the Company to pay cash to the warrant
+Added: holders in the event that a fundamental transaction occurs (such as a merger or change in control of the Company) and such
+Added: cash payment is elected by the holder.
+Added: For accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities
+Added: from Equity , those warrants with fundamental transaction terms are accounted for as liabilities given the terms may give rise
+Added: to an obligation of the Company to the warrant holders.
+Added: These liabilities are measured at fair value at each reporting period
+Added: and the change in the fair value is recognized in earnings in the accompanying Statements of Operations.
+Added: value is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest
+Added: rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or restricted stock, and future dividends.
+Added: Expense is recorded
+Added: based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model and based on actual experience.
+Added: The assumptions
+Added: used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model could materially affect the amount of expense recorded in future periods.
+Added: Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
+Added: The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services
+Added: to customers at the amount expected to be collected.
+Added: ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment
+Added: when considering the terms of contract(s), which include (1) identifying the contract or agreement with a customer, (2) identifying
+Added: our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction
+Added: price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.
+Added: and costs of sales are recognized when control of the products transfers to our customer, which generally occurs upon shipment
+Added: from our facilities.
+Added: The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at that time.
+Added: The Company does not have any significant contracts with customers requiring performance beyond delivery, and contracts with customers
+Added: contain no incentives or discounts that could cause revenue to be allocated or adjusted over time.
+Added: Shipping and handling activities
+Added: are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods and therefore represent a fulfillment activity rather than a promised
+Added: service to the customer.
+Added: of the Company’s products are offered for sale as finished goods only, and there are no performance obligations required
+Added: post-shipment for customers to derive the expected value from them.
+Added: Company does not allow for returns, except for damaged products when the damage occurred pre-fulfillment.
+Added: Damaged product returns
+Added: have historically been insignificant.
+Added: Because of this, the stand-alone nature of our products, and our assessment of performance
+Added: obligations and transaction pricing for our sales contracts, we do not currently maintain a contract asset or liability balance
+Added: for obligations.
+Added: We assess our contracts and the reasonableness of our conclusions on a quarterly basis.
of Goods Sold
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Plant costs include labor costs, production
−Removed: supplies, repairs and maintenance, direct inventory write-off charges and adjustments to the inventory reserve.
−Removed: Charges for labor
−Removed: and overhead allocated to finished goods are determined on a market cost basis, which may be lower than the actual costs incurred.
−Removed: Plant costs in excess of production allocations are expensed in the period incurred rather than added to the cost of finished
−Removed: goods produced.
+Added: supplies, repairs and maintenance, depreciation, direct inventory write-off charges and adjustments to the inventory reserve.
+Added: Charges for labor and overhead allocated to finished goods are determined on a market cost basis, which may be lower than the
+Added: actual costs incurred.
+Added: Plant costs in excess of production allocations are expensed in the period incurred rather than added to
+Added: the cost of finished goods produced.
Expenses not related to the production of our products are classified as operating expenses.
−Removed: Company terminated its manufacturing operation effective with the December 31, 2018 sale of its manufacturing plant.
and Handling Expense
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with product distribution after manufacture and are included as part of operating expenses.
+Added: costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling and marketing expense.
+Added: Advertising costs aggregated $ 1,518 and $ 2,570
+Added: for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
+Added: Compensation Expense
+Added: Company periodically issues stock options and restricted stock awards to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions
+Added: for services and for financing costs.
+Added: The Company accounts for such grants issued and vesting based on ASC 718, Compensation-Stock
+Added: Compensation whereby the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized for employees as compensation
+Added: expense on the straight-line basis over the vesting period.
+Added: Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the
+Added: same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for the services.
+Added: The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based
+Added: compensation within its Statements of Operations with classification depending on the nature of the services rendered.
+Added: fair value of the Company’s stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model, which uses certain
+Added: assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or restricted stock,
+Added: and future dividends.
+Added: Compensation expense is recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing
+Added: model and based on actual experience.
+Added: The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model could materially affect
+Added: compensation expense recorded in future periods.
Company uses an asset and liability approach for accounting and reporting for income taxes that allows recognition and measurement
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benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain.
−Removed: The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related
+Added: The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related
to income tax matters in income tax expense.
−Removed: Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), (“ASC 606”).
−Removed: The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at the amount
−Removed: expected to be collected.
−Removed: ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms
−Removed: of contract(s), which include (1) identifying the contract or agreement with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations
−Removed: in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance
−Removed: obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.
−Removed: Company does not have any significant contracts with customers requiring performance beyond delivery, and contracts with customers
−Removed: contain no incentives or discounts that could cause revenue to be allocated or adjusted over time.
−Removed: Shipping and handling activities
−Removed: are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods and therefore represent a fulfillment activity rather than a promised
−Removed: service to the customer.
−Removed: Revenue and costs of sales are recognized when control of the products transfers to our customer, which
−Removed: generally occurs upon shipment from our facilities.
−Removed: The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at that time.
−Removed: of the Company’s products are offered for sale as finished goods only, and there are no performance obligations required
−Removed: post-shipment for customers to derive the expected value from them.
−Removed: Company does not allow for returns, except for damaged products when the damage occurred pre-fulfillment.
−Removed: Damaged product returns
−Removed: have historically been insignificant.
−Removed: Because of this, the stand-alone nature of our products, and our assessment of performance
−Removed: obligations and transaction pricing for our sales contracts, we do not currently maintain a contract asset or liability balance
−Removed: for obligations.
−Removed: We assess our contracts and the reasonableness of our conclusions on a quarterly basis.
per Common Share
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The potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following:
+Added: of Potentially Dilutive Securities
note to a related party
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Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into Common shares at the rate of 1:4.
−Removed: costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling and marketing expense.
−Removed: Advertising costs aggregated $2,570 and $300
−Removed: for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
−Removed: Compensation Expense
−Removed: Company periodically issues stock options and restricted stock awards to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions
−Removed: for services and for financing costs.
−Removed: The Company accounts for such grants issued and vesting to employees based on ASC 718, whereby
−Removed: the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized as compensation expense on the straight-line basis over
−Removed: the vesting period.
−Removed: Such grants issued and vesting to non-employees are valued on the measurement date as determined at either
−Removed: a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity
−Removed: instruments is complete.
−Removed: In prior periods, the Company accounted for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to
−Removed: non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the FASB whereby the value of the stock compensation is based upon
−Removed: the measurement date as determined at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which
−Removed: the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete.
−Removed: On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards
−Removed: Update (ASU) 2018-07 which expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and
−Removed: services from nonemployees.
−Removed: The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation within its Statements of Operations
−Removed: with classification depending on the nature of the services rendered.
−Removed: The adoption of ASU 2018-07 had no cumulative effect on
−Removed: previously reported amounts.
−Removed: fair value of the Company’s stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model, which
−Removed: uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or restricted
−Removed: stock, and future dividends.
−Removed: Compensation expense is recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton Option
−Removed: Pricing model and based on actual experience.
−Removed: The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model could materially
−Removed: affect compensation expense recorded in future periods.
−Removed: stock sales made by the Company to finance operations have been accompanied by the issuance of warrants.
−Removed: Some of these warrant
−Removed: agreements contain fundamental transaction provisions which may give rise to an obligation of the Company to pay cash to the warrant
−Removed: For accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity , those warrants with
−Removed: fundamental transaction terms are accounted for as liabilities given the terms may give rise to an obligation of the Company to
−Removed: the warrant holders.
−Removed: These liabilities are measured at fair value at each reporting period and the change in the fair value is
−Removed: recognized in earnings in the accompanying Statements of Operations.
−Removed: value is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest
−Removed: rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or restricted stock, and future dividends.
−Removed: Expense is recorded
−Removed: based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model and based on actual experience.
−Removed: The assumptions
−Removed: used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model could materially affect the amount of expense recorded in future periods.
−Removed: February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: 2016-02, Leases.
−Removed: ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to record a right of use asset and a corresponding
−Removed: lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than twelve months.
−Removed: ASU 2016-02 is effective for all interim
−Removed: and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.
−Removed: Early adoption is permitted.
−Removed: A modified retrospective transition
−Removed: approach is required for lessees for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest period presented
−Removed: in the financial statements.
−Removed: Company adopted ASU 2016-02 effective October 1, 2018.
−Removed: As a result, we recorded right-of-use assets aggregating $862, and lease
−Removed: liabilities of the same amount, as of that date.
−Removed: In accordance with ASU 2016-02, the right-of-use assets are being depreciated
−Removed: over the life of the underlying leases, and monthly lease payments are being recorded as reductions to the lease liability and
−Removed: imputed interest expense.
−Removed: See Note 7 for additional information.
+Added: Value of Financial Instruments
+Added: Company uses various inputs in determining the fair value of its financial assets and liabilities and measures these assets on
+Added: a recurring basis.
+Added: Financial assets recorded at fair value are categorized by the level of subjectivity associated with the inputs
+Added: used to measure their fair value.
+Added: Accounting Standards Codification Section 820 defines the following levels of subjectivity associated
+Added: with the inputs:
+Added: 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
+Added: 2—Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
+Added: 3—Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions.
+Added: carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term bank
+Added: loans, accounts payable, notes payable and other payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these
+Added: The carrying values of capital lease obligations and long-term financing obligations approximate their fair values
+Added: because interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates.
+Added: of December 31, 2020, and 2019, the Company’s balance sheets included Level 2 liabilities comprised of the fair value of
+Added: warrant liabilities aggregating $ 0 and $ 8 , respectively (see Note 10).
+Added: Company operates in one segment for the manufacture and distribution of our products.
+Added: In accordance with the “Segment Reporting”
+Added: Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer and President,
+Added: who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company.
+Added: guidance, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information
+Added: quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the countries in which
+Added: the entity holds material assets and reports revenue.
+Added: All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment
+Added: Reporting” due to their similar customer base and similarities in:
+Added: economic characteristics;
+Added: nature of products and services;
+Added: and procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes.
+Added: Since the Company operates in one segment, all financial information
+Added: required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the accompanying financial statements.
+Added: Concentrations
+Added: Company’s cash balances on deposit with banks are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $ 250 .
+Added: Generally, the Company’s policy is to minimize borrowing costs by immediately applying cash receipts to borrowings against
+Added: its credit facility.
+Added: From time to time, however, the Company may be exposed to risk for the amounts of funds held in bank accounts
+Added: in excess of the FDIC limit.
+Added: To minimize the risk, the Company’s policy is to maintain cash balances with high quality financial
+Added: institutions.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s largest two customers accounted for 25 % and 12 % of gross
+Added: sales, respectively.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s largest two customers accounted for 12 % and
+Added: 11 % of gross sales, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, the Company had accounts receivable from one customer which comprised 23 % of its gross
+Added: accounts receivable.
+Added: As of December 31, 2019, the Company had accounts receivable from one customer which comprised 14 % of its
+Added: gross accounts receivable.
+Added: the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, the Company utilized six and four, respectively, separate, co-packers
+Added: for most its production and bottling of beverage products in the United States.
+Added: With the December 31, 2018 sale of its manufacturing
+Added: plant, the Company no longer conducts a manufacturing operation, accordingly it utilizes co-packers to produce 100 % of its products
+Added: as of those dates.
+Added: The Company has long-standing relationships with two different co-packers, and in conjunction with the sale
+Added: of its manufacturing plant we entered into a third co-packing agreement with California Custom Beverage LLC (“CCB”),
+Added: the purchaser of the plant (see Note 15).
+Added: CCB is 100 % owned by Chris Reed, founder of the Company and current Chief Information
+Added: Officer and director.
+Added: Although there are other packers, a change in co-packers may cause a delay in the production process, which
+Added: could ultimately affect operating results.
+Added: from vendors.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s largest two vendors accounted for approximately
+Added: 12 % and 11 % of all purchases, respectively.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s largest three vendors
+Added: accounted for approximately 12 %, 11 %, and 10 % of all purchases, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 20120 the Company’s largest two vendors accounted for 12 % and 10 % of the total accounts
+Added: payable, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s largest three vendors accounted for 19 %, 15 % and 14 % of the
+Added: total accounts payable, respectively.
Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: 2016-13, Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
−Removed: (“ASC 326”).
−Removed: The standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial
−Removed: assets, including accounts and notes receivables.
−Removed: The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss”
−Removed: with an “expected loss”
−Removed: model, under which companies will recognize allowances based on expected rather than incurred
−Removed: Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning
−Removed: of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective.
−Removed: The standard is effective for interim and annual reporting
−Removed: periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
−Removed: The adoption of ASU 2016-13 is not expected to have a material impact on the
−Removed: Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
+Added: June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments .
+Added: ASU 2016-13 requires entities
+Added: to use a forward-looking approach based on current expected credit losses (“CECL”) to estimate credit losses on certain
+Added: types of financial instruments, including trade receivables.
+Added: This may result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses.
+Added: ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2023, and early adoption is permitted.
+Added: The Company does not believe
+Added: the potential impact of the new guidance and related codification improvements will be material to its financial position, results
+Added: of operations and cash flows.
+Added: August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No.
+Added: 2020-06 (“ASU 2020-06”) “ Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options
+Added: (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40):
+Added: Accounting for Convertible
+Added: Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity .” ASU 2020-06 will simplify the accounting for convertible
+Added: instruments by reducing the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock.
+Added: the accounting models will result in fewer embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract as
+Added: compared with current GAAP.
+Added: Convertible instruments that continue to be subject to separation models are (1) those with embedded
+Added: conversion features that are not clearly and closely related to the host contract, that meet the definition of a derivative, and
+Added: that do not qualify for a scope exception from derivative accounting and (2) convertible debt instruments issued with substantial
+Added: premiums for which the premiums are recorded as paid-in capital.
+Added: ASU 2020-06 also amends the guidance for the derivatives scope
+Added: exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity to reduce form-over-substance-based accounting conclusions.
+Added: will be effective for the Company January 1, 2024.
+Added: Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than January 1, 2021, including
+Added: interim periods within that year.
+Added: Management is currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of ASU 2020-06 on the financial
+Added: statements, but currently does not believe ASU 2020-06 will have a significant impact on the Company’s accounting for its
+Added: convertible debt instruments.
+Added: The effect will largely depend on the composition and terms of the financial instruments at the
+Added: time of adoption.
recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on
−Removed: the Company’s present or future financial statements.
+Added: the Company’s present or future financial statements.
is valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, and net of reserves is comprised of the following
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and equipment is comprised of the following (in thousands):
+Added: of Property and Equipment
assets under operating leases
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hardware and software
+Added: and equipment
depreciation and amortization
−Removed: expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $24 and $86, respectively.
+Added: expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $ 88
+Added: respectively, and amortization of right-of-use assets for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $ 116
+Added: respectively.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company disposed of right-of-use assets under finance leases with a net book
+Added: value of $ 51
+Added: and terminated $ 51
+Added: of related finance leases (see Note 9).
+Added: Additionally,
+Added: during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company reclassified $ 6
+Added: of right-of-use assets under operating leases
+Added: to right-of-use assets under finance leases and disposed of fully depreciated computer hardware and software of $ 244
+Added: net book value.
held for sale consists of the following (in thousands):
+Added: of Equipment Held for Sale
held for sale
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Intangible Assets
−Removed: December 31, 2019 and 2018, intangible assets of $576
−Removed: are comprised of the Virgil’s brand name.
−Removed: The brand name has been assigned an indefinite life, as we currently
−Removed: anticipate that they will contribute cash flows to the Company perpetually.
−Removed: These indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized
−Removed: but are assessed for impairment annually and evaluated annually to determine whether the indefinite useful life remains appropriate.
−Removed: We first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired.
−Removed: If further testing
−Removed: is necessary, we compare the estimated fair value of our asset with its book value.
−Removed: If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds
−Removed: its fair value, as determined by the discounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset, an impairment loss is recognized
−Removed: in an amount equal to that excess.
−Removed: Based on management’s measurement, there were no indications of impairment at December
+Added: assets are comprised of brand names acquired, specifically Virgil’s, and costs related to trademarks.
+Added: They have been assigned
+Added: an indefinite life, as we currently anticipate that they will contribute cash flows to the Company perpetually.
+Added: These indefinite-lived
+Added: intangible assets are not amortized but are assessed for impairment annually and evaluated annually to determine whether the indefinite
+Added: useful life remains appropriate.
+Added: We first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the
+Added: asset is impaired.
+Added: If further testing is necessary, we compare the estimated fair value of our asset with its book value.
+Added: carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value, as determined by the discounted cash flows expected to be generated by the
+Added: asset, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
+Added: Based on management’s assessment, there
+Added: were no indications of impairment at December 31, 2020.
+Added: During the year ended December 31,
+Added: 2020, the Company capitalized costs of $ 39 pertaining to legal and other fees incurred in applying for international trademarks
+Added: for Reeds and Virgil’s brands.
+Added: assets consist of the following (in thousands):
+Added: of Intangible Assets
Line of Credit
−Removed: outstanding under the Company’s credit facilities are as follows (in thousands):
+Added: outstanding under the Company’s credit facilities are as follows (in thousands):
+Added: of Amount Outstanding Under Credit Facilities
finance costs
October 4, 2018, the Company entered into a financing agreement with Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc.
−Removed: The financing agreement
−Removed: provides a maximum borrowing capacity of $13,000.
−Removed: Borrowings are based on a formula of eligible accounts receivable
−Removed: and inventories (the “permitted borrowings”) plus advances (an “over-advance”) of up to $4,000
−Removed: in excess of permitted borrowings.
−Removed: At December 31, 2019, the unused borrowing capacity under the financing agreement
−Removed: The line of credit matures on April 20, 2021.
+Added: The financing agreement provides
+Added: a maximum borrowing capacity of $ 13,000 .
+Added: Borrowings are based on a formula of eligible accounts receivable and inventories (the
+Added: “permitted borrowings”) plus advances (an “over-advance” of up to $ 4,000 ) in excess of permitted borrowings.
+Added: At December 31, 2020, the unused borrowing capacity under the financing agreement was $ 5,166 .
+Added: The line of credit matures on March
+Added: 30, 2021 , with automatic yearly renewals thereafter until terminated.
under the Rosenthal financing agreement bear interest at the greater of prime or 4.75 %, plus an additional 2.0 % to 3.5 % depending
−Removed: upon whether the borrowing is based upon receivables, inventory or is an over-advance.
−Removed: The effective interest rate as of December
−Removed: 31, 2019 on outstanding borrowings was 7.1%.
−Removed: Additionally, the line of credit is subject to monthly facility and administration
−Removed: fees, and aggregate minimum monthly fees (including interest) of $4.
−Removed: line of credit is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.
+Added: on whether the borrowing is based upon receivables, inventory or is an over-advance.
+Added: Additionally, the line of credit is subject
+Added: to monthly facility and administration fees, and aggregate minimum monthly fees (including interest) of $ 4 .
+Added: line of credit is secured by substantially all of the assets, excluding intellectual property, of the Company.
+Added: over-advance is secured by all of Reed’s intellectual property collateral.
Additionally, any over-advance is guaranteed
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Doherty III and the Daniel J.
−Removed: III 2002 Family Trust, affiliates of Raptor/Harbor Reeds SPV LLC (“Raptor”).
−Removed: Raptor beneficially owns 14.9% of the
−Removed: Company’s outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2019.
−Removed: Doherty is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
−Removed: In the event of a default under the financing agreement, Raptor has a put option to purchase from Rosenthal the entire amount
−Removed: of any outstanding over-advance plus accrued interest, prior to Rosenthal declaring an event of default under the financing agreement.
−Removed: part of the financing agreement in 2018, the Company amended and restated a subordinated convertible non-redeemable
−Removed: secured note to Raptor, to provide for additional advances of up to $4,000 in the event that Raptor exercises its put option described
−Removed: above (see Note 8).
−Removed: Consequently, the exercise price of 750,000 of Raptor’s outstanding warrants to purchase the
−Removed: Company’s common stock was reduced from $1.50 to $1.10, resulting in an increase in the fair value of the warrants of $161.
−Removed: This amount has been reflected as a capitalized finance cost and is being amortized over the life of the financing agreement.
+Added: III 2002 Family Trust, affiliates of Raptor/Harbor Reeds SPV LLC (“Raptor”).
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, Raptor beneficially
+Added: owns 7.4 % of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
+Added: In the event of a default under the financing agreement, Raptor has
+Added: a put option to purchase from Rosenthal the entire amount of any outstanding over-advance plus accrued interest, prior to Rosenthal
+Added: declaring an event of default under the financing agreement.
financing agreement with Rosenthal includes customary restrictions that limit our ability to engage in certain types of transactions,
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We were in compliance with the terms of our agreement with Rosenthal as of December 31, 2020.
−Removed: 2018, the Company incurred $882 of direct costs in conjunction with the initial financing agreement, consisting primarily of broker,
−Removed: bank and legal fees, and $161 cost of warrant modification.
−Removed: The Company annually incurs an additional $130 of fees from the bank,
−Removed: which is equal to 1% of the $13,000 borrowing limit.
−Removed: These costs have been capitalized and recorded as a debt discount and are
−Removed: being amortized over the 2.5 year life of the Rosenthal agreement.
−Removed: Amortization of debt discount was $323 for the year ended December
−Removed: Leases Payable
−Removed: Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases, effective October 1, 2018.
−Removed: The standard requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset
−Removed: and a corresponding lease liability at the inception of the lease, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments.
−Removed: As a result, we recorded right-of-use assets aggregating $862 as of October 1, 2018, utilizing a discount rate of 12.60%.
−Removed: amount consists of new leases on the Company’s Norwalk office and certain office equipment of $730, and existing capitalized
−Removed: leases reclassified to right of use assets of $132.
−Removed: 2016-02 requires recognition in the statement of operations of a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is
−Removed: allocated over the lease term, generally on a straight-line basis.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019, the Company reflected accumulated
−Removed: amortization of right of use asset of $211 related to these leases, resulting in a net asset balance of $698.
−Removed: accordance with ASU 2016-02, the right-of-use assets are being amortized over the life of the underlying leases.
−Removed: of December 31, 2018, liabilities recorded under finance leases and operating leases were $133 and $719, respectively.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company made payments of $44 towards finance lease liability and $22 towards operating lease
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019, the liability under finance lease amounted to $89 and the liability under operating
−Removed: lease amounted to $697, of which $21 and $28 (aggregate of $49) are reflected as the current portion of leases
−Removed: payable on the accompanying balance sheet.
−Removed: of December 31, 2019, the weighted average remaining lease terms for operating lease and finance lease are 5.01 years and 1.00
−Removed: years, respectively.
−Removed: The weighted average discount rate for operating lease is 12.60% and 6.93% for finance lease.
−Removed: minimum lease payments under the leases are as follows (in thousands):
−Removed: Ending December 31,
−Removed: Amount representing interest
−Removed: value of net minimum lease payments
−Removed: Current portion
+Added: Company annually incurs an additional $ 130 of fees from the bank, which is equal to 1 % of the $13,000 borrowing limit.
+Added: have been capitalized and recorded as a debt discount and are amortized over the remaining life of the Rosenthal agreement.
+Added: of debt discount was $ 452 and $ 323 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
+Added: On December 31, 2020, the remaining
+Added: unamortized debt discount of $ 162 is included in prepaid expense and other current assets on the balance sheet.
Convertible Note to a Related Party
Convertible Note to a Related Party consists of the following (in thousands):
+Added: of Convertible Notes
Convertible Note Payable
April 21, 2017, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a secured, convertible, subordinated, non-redeemable
−Removed: note in the principal amount of $3,400 (the “Raptor Note”) and warrants to purchase 1,416,667 shares of common stock.
−Removed: The purchaser, Raptor/Harbor Reeds SPV LLC (“Raptor”), beneficially owned approximately 14.9% and 27.1% of the Company’s
−Removed: common stock at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
+Added: note in the principal amount of $ 3,400 (the “Raptor Note”) and warrants to purchase 1,416,667 shares of common stock.
Raptor Note bears interest at a rate of 12 % per annum, compounded monthly.
−Removed: It is secured by the Company’s assets, subordinate
+Added: It is secured by the Company’s assets, subordinate
to the first priority security interest of Rosenthal & Rosenthal (see Note 6).
−Removed: The note may not be prepaid and matures
−Removed: on April 21, 2021.
+Added: The note may not be prepaid and matures on
+Added: April 21, 2021 .
It may be converted, at any time and from time to time, into shares of common stock of the Company, at a revised
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for a term of two years.
−Removed: October 4, 2018, in connection with the execution of the Rosenthal financing agreement, the Company amended and restated the
−Removed: subordinated convertible non-redeemable secured note to Raptor, to provide for additional advances of up to $4,000.
−Removed: In consideration
−Removed: therefore, the exercise price of 750,000 of Raptor’s outstanding warrants was reduced from $1.50 to $1.10, resulting in
−Removed: an increase in the fair value of the warrants, determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, of
−Removed: This amount was recorded as a debt discount to the Rosenthal line of credit and is being amortized as interest expense over
−Removed: the life of the financing agreement (See Note 6).
−Removed: Warrants and Warrant Liability
−Removed: activity during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
−Removed: Weighted-Average
−Removed: Exercise Price
−Removed: Weighted-Average
−Removed: Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)
−Removed: Intrinsic Value
−Removed: at December 31, 2017
−Removed: at December 31, 2018
−Removed: at December 31, 2019
−Removed: at December 31, 2019
−Removed: outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, and their respective exercise price and expiration dates, are as follows:
−Removed: financing transactions and stock sales made by the Company have been accompanied by the issuance of warrants.
−Removed: Generally, we record
−Removed: the fair market value of the warrants, as determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, as a financing cost
−Removed: at date of issuance.
−Removed: There were no such financing costs recorded during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: of our warrant agreements, however, contain fundamental transaction provisions which may give rise to an obligation of the Company
−Removed: to pay cash to the warrant holders.
−Removed: For accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity ,
−Removed: warrants with such fundamental transaction provisions are accounted for as liabilities.
−Removed: A summary of transactions that impacted
−Removed: our warrant liabilities is provided below under “
−Removed: Warrant Liability ”.
−Removed: December 31, 2019, the aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable warrants was zero.
−Removed: The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable warrants is calculated as the difference between the exercise price
−Removed: of the warrant and the market price of the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 2019, which was $0.91.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2019, a total of 283,495 warrants were exercised, including 87,485 warrants that were exercised on
−Removed: a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 223,037 shares of our common stock.
−Removed: Aggregate proceeds to the Company were $365.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2019, warrants to acquire 200,000 shares of common stock expired.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2018, a total of 428,005 warrants were exercised, including 5,978 warrants that were exercised on
−Removed: a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 414,857 shares of our common stock.
−Removed: Aggregate proceeds to the Company were $831.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2018, no warrants to acquire common stock expired.
−Removed: stated above, certain of our warrant agreements contain fundamental transaction provisions which may give rise to an obligation
−Removed: of the Company to pay cash to the warrant holders.
−Removed: Such warrants are accounted for as liabilities at fair value.
−Removed: The fair value
−Removed: is remeasured at each reporting period, and the change in the fair value is recognized in earnings in the accompanying Statements
−Removed: of Operations.
−Removed: Following is a summary of the transactions described above that impacted our warrant liability.
+Added: December 11, 2020, the Company entered into a Satisfaction, Settlement and Release Agreement with Raptor satisfying all of its obligations
+Added: to Raptor as its junior secured lender.
+Added: In full satisfaction of the Raptor Note, including release of collateral, and termination of
+Added: related junior lender documentation, the Company (a) paid Raptor $ 4,250
+Added: in cash, (b) issued to Raptor a 5 -year
+Added: warrant with a fair value of $ 402
+Added: to purchase 1,000,000
+Added: shares of the Company common stock with
+Added: an exercise price of $ 0.64 4 per share, and (c) issued to Raptor 1,339,286
+Added: shares of Common Stock with a fair value of $ 857
+Added: upon conversion of $ 750
+Added: of the Raptor Note at a reduced per share conversion price of $ 0.56
+Added: The aggregate amount of the cash paid, the fair value of the warrants issued, and the fair value of shares issued
+Added: upon conversion of the Raptor Note was approximately $ 5,509 .
+Added: The carrying amount of the balance of the Raptor note, including accrued interest, was approximately $ 5,247 ,
+Added: resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $ 262
+Added: recorded on the statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2020.
+Added: April 20, 2020, the Company was granted a loan (the “PPP loan”) from City National Bank in the aggregate amount of
+Added: $ 770 , pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the CARES Act.
+Added: December 31, 2020, the note payable balance was $ 770 , of which $ 599 was reflected as the current portion of note payable.
+Added: PPP loan agreement is dated April 20, 2020, matures on April 20, 2022 , bears interest at a rate of 1 % per annum, with the first
+Added: six months of interest deferred, is payable monthly commencing on November 2020, and is unsecured and guaranteed by the U.S.
+Added: Business Administration.
+Added: We applied ASC 470, Debt , to account for the PPP loan.
+Added: Funds from the PPP loan may only be used
+Added: for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act, including qualifying payroll costs, qualifying group health care benefits,
+Added: qualifying rent and debt obligations, and qualifying utilities.
+Added: The Company believes it used the entire loan amount for qualifying
+Added: Under the terms of the PPP, certain amounts of the loan may be forgiven if they are used for qualifying expenses.
+Added: Company was in compliance with the terms of the PPP loan as of December 31, 2020.
+Added: the conditions outlined in the PPP loan program are adhered to by the Company, all or part of such loan could be forgiven.
+Added: Company believes that all or a substantial portion of the PPP loan is eligible for forgiveness.
+Added: The Company applied for full forgiveness
+Added: of the PPP loan on March 17, 2021.
+Added: As for the potential loan forgiveness, once the PPP loan is, in part or wholly, forgiven
+Added: and a legal release is received, the liability would be reduced by the amount forgiven and a gain on extinguishment would be recorded.
+Added: However, the Company cannot provide any assurance whether the PPP loan will ultimately be forgiven by the SBA.
+Added: Leases Liabilities
+Added: Company determines whether a contract is, or contains, a lease at inception.
+Added: Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s
+Added: right to use an underlying asset during the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make
+Added: lease payments arising from the lease.
+Added: Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based upon
+Added: the estimated present value of unpaid lease payments over the lease term.
+Added: Company leases its headquarters office , and certain office equipment
+Added: and automobiles.
+Added: Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not included on the balance sheets.
+Added: the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, lease costs totaled $ 181 and $ 181 , respectively.
+Added: of December 31, 2018, lease liabilities totaled $ 852 , made up of finance leases liabilities of $ 133 and operating
+Added: lease liabilities of $ 719 .
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company made payments of $ 44 towards its
+Added: finance lease liability and $ 22 towards its operating lease liability.
+Added: As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s lease
+Added: liabilities totaled $ 786 , made up of finance lease liabilities of $ 89 and operating lease liabilities of $ 697 .
+Added: During the year
+Added: ended December 31, 2020, the Company terminated $ 51 of finance leases, and made payments of $ 22 towards its finance lease
+Added: liability and $ 28 towards its operating lease liability.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, lease liabilities totaled $ 685 , made
+Added: up of finance lease liabilities of $ 16 and operating lease liabilities of $ 669 .
+Added: of December 31, 2020, the weighted average remaining lease terms for operating lease and finance lease are 4.00 years and 0.28
+Added: years, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average discount rate for operating lease is 12.60 % and 6.03 % for finance
+Added: minimum lease payments under the leases are as follows (in thousands):
+Added: of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Leases
+Added: Ending December 31,
+Added: Amount representing interest
+Added: value of net minimum lease payments
+Added: Current portion
+Added: Warrant Liability
+Added: sales of common stock made by the Company to finance operations have been accompanied by the issuance of warrants.
+Added: Some of these
+Added: warrant agreements contain fundamental transaction provisions which may give rise to an obligation of the Company to pay cash
+Added: to the warrant holders.
+Added: For accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity , those
+Added: warrants with fundamental transaction terms are accounted for as liabilities given the terms may give rise to an obligation of
+Added: the Company to the warrant holders.
+Added: These liabilities are measured at fair value at each reporting period and the change in the
+Added: fair value is recognized in earnings in the accompanying Statements of Operations.
fair value of the warrant liability was determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model at December 31, 2020 and
−Removed: 2018, using the following assumptions:
+Added: December 31, 2019, using the following assumptions:
+Added: of Warrant Liability Using Assumptions
free interest rate
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dividend yield
−Removed: Warrants containing fundamental transaction provisions
+Added: of Warrants containing fundamental transaction provisions
risk-free interest rate is based on rates established by the Federal Reserve Bank.
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does not expect to do so in the foreseeable future.
−Removed: following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the estimated fair value of the warrant liability during the years ended
+Added: following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the estimated fair value of the warrant liability during the year ended
December 31, 2020 and 2019:
+Added: of Warrant Liability
in fair value
−Removed: Stockholders’
+Added: Stockholders’ Equity
A Convertible Preferred Stock
−Removed: A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) consists of $10 par value, 5% non-cumulative, non-voting, participating
+Added: A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) consists of $ 10 par value, 5 % non-cumulative, non-voting, participating
preferred stock, with a liquidation preference of $ 10.00 per share.
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2019, there were 9,411 shares outstanding.
−Removed: Each share of Preferred Stock can be converted into four shares of the Company’s
+Added: Each share of Preferred Stock can be converted into four shares of the Company’s
common stock.
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In addition, the holders
−Removed: of the Preferred Stock are entitled to receive pro rata distributions of dividends on an “as converted”
+Added: of the Preferred Stock are entitled to receive pro rata distributions of dividends on an “as converted” basis with
the holders of our common stock.
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senior preferred stock.
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid dividends on the Preferred
−Removed: Stock through the issuance of 4,254 and 1,734 shares of its common stock, respectively, which based upon the then-current market
−Removed: price of the stock equated to dividends of $5 in each of the years.
−Removed: No shares of Series A preferred stock were converted into
−Removed: common stock in 2019 and 2018.
−Removed: Company’s common stock has a par value of $.0001.
−Removed: On October 20, 2019 our shareholders approved an increase in the authorized
−Removed: number of common shares from 70,000,000 to 100,000,000.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were 100,000,000 and 70,000,000
−Removed: shares authorized, respectively, and 47,595,206 and 25,729,461 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively.
−Removed: Stock Issued in Connection with Rights Offerings
−Removed: February 2019, the Company conducted a public offering of 7,733,750 shares of its common shares including 1,008,750 shares
−Removed: sold pursuant to the underwriters’
−Removed: full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments,
−Removed: at a public offering price of $2.10 per share.
−Removed: The net proceeds to the Company from this offering are $14,867, after deducting
−Removed: underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.
−Removed: Proceeds from the offering will provide capital to fund the
−Removed: growth of our business, new products, sales and marketing efforts, working capital, and for general corporate purposes.
−Removed: October 2019, the Company conducted a public offering of 13,416,667 shares of its common shares including 1,750,000 shares sold
−Removed: pursuant to the underwriters’
−Removed: full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments, at a
−Removed: public offering price of $0.60 per share.
−Removed: The net proceeds to the Company from this offering are $7,474, after deducting
−Removed: underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.
−Removed: Proceeds from the offering will provide capital to fund the
−Removed: growth of our business, new products, sales and marketing efforts, working capital, and for general corporate purposes.
−Removed: Stock Issuable
−Removed: December 31, 2017, the Company issued to its independent directors an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock valued at $1.70
−Removed: per share, or $680 in total, for services provided in 2017.
−Removed: These shares were reflected as Common Stock Issuable at December 31,
−Removed: 2017, and were issued during 2018.
+Added: the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid dividends on the Preferred Stock through the issuance of 4,530 and
+Added: 4,254 shares of its common stock, respectively, which based upon the then-current market price of the stock equated to dividends
+Added: of $ 5 in each of the years.
+Added: No shares of Series A preferred stock were converted into common stock in 2020 and 2019.
+Added: Company’s common stock has a par value of $ .0001 .
+Added: On December 21, 2020, our shareholders approved an increase in the authorized number of common shares from 100,000,000
+Added: to 120,000,000 .
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, there were 120,000,000
+Added: shares authorized with 86,317,096
+Added: As of December 31,
+Added: 2019, there were 100,000,000
+Added: shares authorized, and 47,595,206
+Added: shares of common stock outstanding.
+Added: Stock Issuance
+Added: November 2020, the Company conducted a public offering of 21,562,500 shares of its common shares at a public offering price of
+Added: $ 0.56 per share.
+Added: The net proceeds to the Company from this offering are $ 11,254 , after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions
+Added: and other offering expenses.
+Added: April 2020, the Company conducted a public offering of 15,333,334 shares of its common shares at a public offering price of $ 0.375
+Added: The net proceeds to the Company from this offering are $ 5,310 , after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions
+Added: and other offering expenses.
+Added: October 2019, the Company conducted a public offering of 13,416,667 shares of its common shares at a public offering price of
+Added: $ 0.60 per share.
+Added: The net proceeds to the Company from this offering are $ 7,474 , after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions
+Added: and other offering expenses.
+Added: February 2019, the Company conducted a public offering of 7,733,750 shares of its common shares at a public offering price of
+Added: $ 2.10 per share.
+Added: The net proceeds to the Company from this offering are $ 14,867 , after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions
+Added: and other offering expenses.
Share-Based Payments
believes that the ability to issue equity compensation, in order to incentivize performance by employees, directors, and consultants,
−Removed: is essential to the Company’s growth strategy.
−Removed: September 29, 2017, the 2017 Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) was approved by our shareholders.
+Added: is essential to the Company’s growth strategy.
+Added: September 29, 2017, the 2017 Compensation Plan (the “2017 Plan”) was approved by our shareholders.
Initially it provided
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be re-priced without shareholder approval.
−Removed: of December 31, 2019 and 2018, shares issuable under the Plan were 3,436,864 and 1,975,215, respectively
+Added: As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, shares issuable under the 2017 Plan were 1,168,258
+Added: and 3,436,864 , respectively.
+Added: With the shareholder approval of the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan on December 21, 2020, no further
+Added: shares will be issued from the 2017 Compensation Plan.
+Added: December 21, 2020, the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) was approved by our shareholders.
+Added: The 2020 Plan
+Added: provides for the issuance of up to 8,500,000 shares.
+Added: Options issued and forfeited under the 2020 plan contain an Evergreen provision
+Added: and cannot be re-priced without shareholder approval.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, shares issuable under the 2020 Plan were 3,874,048 .
2020 Plan permits the grant of options and stock awards to our employees, directors and consultants.
The options may constitute
−Removed: either “incentive stock options”
−Removed: within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or “non-qualified
−Removed: stock options”.
+Added: either “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or “non-qualified
+Added: stock options”.
The Plan is currently administered by the board of directors.
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price, or as otherwise determined by the plan administrator.
−Removed: Stock Issued to Officer for Services Rendered
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued 37,057 shares of its common stock to an officer of the Company as compensation
−Removed: for services rendered.
−Removed: The shares had an aggregate value on the date of issuance of $100, based on the market price of our common
−Removed: stock on the date of grant, which was recorded as compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2018 .
−Removed: no issuances of common stock for services for the year ended December 31, 2019.
following table summarizes restricted stock activity during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
+Added: of Non-vested Restricted Stock Activity
December 31, 2018
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December 31, 2019
−Removed: January and March 2018, the Company awarded an aggregate of 784,004 shares of restricted common stock to Valentin Stalowir, former
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to his employment agreement with the Company.
−Removed: The 784,004 restricted shares had
−Removed: an aggregate fair value of $1,291 based on the market price of our common stock on the dates of grant.
−Removed: Of the 784,004 restricted
−Removed: shares, 185,634 shares vested and were issued during 2018.
−Removed: On October 31, 2019, the Company entered into a Separation, Settlement
−Removed: and Release of Claims Agreement with Mr.
−Removed: Stalowir in connection with his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and the subsequent
−Removed: termination of his employment.
−Removed: As part of the Agreement, 442,002 shares of restricted common stock issued in 2018 vested and were
−Removed: issued, and the balance of 156,368 unvested shares of restricted common stock issued to Mr.
+Added: December 31, 2020
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 594,740 shares of restricted stock to a director and two executive employees.
+Added: 350,000 of these shares vested immediately, 94,740 shares vested in increments of 47,370 each over a two-month period of October
+Added: and November 2020, 75,000 shares will vest in increments of 18,750 each over four years from the date of grant, and 75,000 shares
+Added: will vest over four years based on performance criteria determined by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
+Added: shares remain subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
+Added: The aggregate fair value of the stock awards was $ 508 based
+Added: on the market price of our common stock price which ranged from $ 0.81 to $ 0.95 per share on the dates of grants and is amortized
+Added: as shares vest.
+Added: The total fair value of restricted common stock vesting during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $ 416
+Added: and $ 506 , respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.
+Added: of December 31, 2020, the amount of unvested compensation related to issuances of restricted common stock was $ 92 , which will
+Added: be recognized as an expense in future periods as the shares vest.
+Added: When calculating basic loss per share, these shares are included
+Added: in weighted average common shares outstanding from the time they vest.
+Added: When calculating diluted net income per share, these shares
+Added: are included in weighted average common shares outstanding as of their grant date.
+Added: 2018, the Company awarded an aggregate of 784,004 shares of restricted common stock to Valentin Stalowir, former Chief Executive
+Added: Officer of the Company, pursuant to his employment agreement with the Company.
+Added: The 784,004 restricted shares had an aggregate
+Added: fair value of $ 1,291 based on the market price of our common stock on the dates of grant.
+Added: Of the 784,004 restricted shares, 185,634
+Added: shares vested and were issued during 2018.
+Added: On October 31, 2019, the Company entered into a Separation, Settlement and Release
+Added: of Claims Agreement with Mr.
+Added: Stalowir in connection with his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and the subsequent termination
+Added: of his employment.
+Added: As part of the Agreement, 442,002 shares of restricted common stock issued in 2018 vested and were issued,
+Added: and the balance of 156,368 unvested shares of restricted common stock issued to Mr.
Stalowir in 2018 were forfeited.
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $374 and $667, respectively, as compensation expense related
−Removed: to the fair value of vested restricted shares.
−Removed: January 2018, the Company’s independent directors were awarded a total of 70,588 shares of restricted common stock, with
−Removed: an aggregate fair value of $120, based on the market price of our common stock on the dates of grant.
−Removed: The shares vested ratably
−Removed: and were issued over four quarters in 2018 and the total of $120 was recognized as compensation expense in 2018.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2019, there was no compensation expense related to these shares.
+Added: year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized $ 374 as compensation expense related to the fair value of vested restricted
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 46,035 shares of restricted stock to members of the board of directors.
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of 46,035 shares vested and were issued, and $ 132 was recognized as compensation expense.
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized a total $506 and $820, respectively, as compensation expense
−Removed: related to vesting of shares of restricted common stock.
−Removed: of December 31, 2019, there are no unvested shares of restricted common stock.
−Removed: option activity consists of the following:
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized a total $ 506 as compensation expense related to vesting of shares of
+Added: restricted common stock.
+Added: of December 31, 2020, the Company has issued stock options to purchase an aggregate of 9,417,898 shares of common stock.
+Added: The Company’s
+Added: stock option activity during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
+Added: of Stock Option Activity
Exercise Price
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forfeited or expired
+Added: ( 1,571,794 )
forfeited or expired
−Removed: at December 31, 2018
+Added: Outstanding at December
+Added: Outstanding at December
forfeited or expired
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at December 31, 2020
−Removed: aggregate intrinsic value was calculated as the difference between the closing market price as of December 31, 2019, which was
−Removed: $0.91, and the exercise price of the outstanding stock options.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company approved options to be issued pursuant to Reed’s 2017 Incentive Compensation
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company approved options exercisable into 4,625,952 shares to be issued pursuant to Reed’s
+Added: 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, and 2,267,800 shares to be issued pursuant to Reed’s 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan.
+Added: options were issued to employees including 3,279,376 options that vest annually over a four -year vesting period, and 3,279,376
+Added: options that will vest based on performance criteria to be established by the board.
+Added: In addition, 335,000 options granted to consultants,
+Added: board members, and former employees vest over various periods.
+Added: stock options are exercisable at a weighted average price $ 0.87 per share and expire in ten years.
+Added: The total fair value of these
+Added: options at grant date was approximately $ 3,561 , which was determined using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the
+Added: following average assumption:
+Added: average stock price of $0.87 per share, weight average expected term of 5.91 years, weighted average
+Added: volatility ranging from 76 %, dividend rate of 0 %, and weighted average risk-free interest rate of 0.48 %.
+Added: The fair value of the
+Added: options of $3,561 will be amortized as the options vest over a weighted average period of 2.67 years.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company approved options to be issued pursuant to Reed’s 2017 Incentive Compensation
Plan to certain current employees totaling 1,258,000 shares.
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dividend rate of 0 % and risk-free interest rate ranging from 1.39 % to 2.60 %.
−Removed: The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S.
−Removed: Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award;
−Removed: expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving
−Removed: consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant exercise behavior;
−Removed: the expected volatility is based upon historical
−Removed: volatility of the Company’s common stock;
−Removed: and the expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not
−Removed: paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future.
−Removed: options issued in 2019 with a fair value of $911 which will be amortized in future periods through September 30, 2023.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized $790 of compensation expense relating to vested stock options.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019, the amount of unvested compensation related to stock options was approximately $1,492 which will be recorded
−Removed: as an expense in future periods as the options vest.
+Added: the measurement of stock options granted in 2020 and 2019, the expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that
+Added: share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant
+Added: exercise behavior;
+Added: the expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Company’s common stock;
+Added: dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in
+Added: and the risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S.
+Added: Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding
+Added: with the expected term of the share option award.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $ 1,176 and $ 790 of compensation expense relating to vested stock
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of unvested compensation related to stock options was approximately $ 3,561
+Added: which will be recorded as an expense in future periods as the options vest.
+Added: of December 31, 2020, the outstanding options have an intrinsic value of $ 78 .
+Added: The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated as
+Added: the difference between the closing market price as of December 31, 2020, which was $ 0.59 , and the exercise price of the outstanding
+Added: stock options.
information regarding options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2020, is as follows:
+Added: of Information Regarding Stock Options
of Exercise Price
−Removed: $1.62 - $2.44
+Added: Stock Warrants
+Added: of December 31, 2020, the Company has issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,362,241 shares of common stock.
+Added: The Company’s
+Added: warrant activity during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
+Added: of Warrant Activity
+Added: Exercise Price
+Added: Weighted-Average
+Added: Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)
+Added: Intrinsic Value
+Added: at December 31, 2018
+Added: at December 31, 2019
+Added: at December 31, 2019
( 4,051,541 )
−Removed: December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had available Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”s)
+Added: at December 31, 2020
+Added: at December 31, 2020
+Added: December 11, 2020, the Company issued to Raptor a 5 -year warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company common stock with
+Added: an exercise price of $ 0.64 (see Note 7).
+Added: The fair value of the warrants granted was determined to be $ 402 .
+Added: The fair value of the
+Added: warrant was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions – stock price of $ 0.64 ;
+Added: exercise price of $ 0.64 ;
+Added: expected life of 5 years;
+Added: volatility of 79 %;
+Added: dividend rate of 0 % and discount rate of 0.51 %.
+Added: year ended December 31, 2020, warrants to acquire 4,051,541 shares of common stock expired.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding
+Added: warrants have no intrinsic value.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2019, a total of 283,495 warrants were exercised, including 87,485 warrants that were exercised on
+Added: a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 223,037 shares of our common stock.
+Added: Aggregate proceeds to the Company were $ 365 .
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2019, warrants to acquire 200,000 shares of common stock expired.
+Added: information regarding warrants outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2020, is as follows:
+Added: of Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable
+Added: of Exercise Price
+Added: December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had available Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”s)
to reduce future taxable income.
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For state purposes approximately $ 42,000 and $ 34,000 was available at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
−Removed: Federal carryforward expires on various dates through 2035 and the state carryforward expires in 2019.
−Removed: Given the Company’s
−Removed: history of net operating losses, management has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to
−Removed: realize the tax benefit of the carryforwards.
+Added: The Federal carryforward
+Added: for NOLs arising in years prior to 2018 is approximately $ 33,000 , which expires on various dates through 2037 .
+Added: NOLs for 2018,
+Added: 2019 and 2020 of approximately 33,000 , can be carried forward indefinitely, but are only able to offset 80% of taxable income
+Added: in future years.
+Added: The state carryforward expires on various dates through 2040 .
+Added: Given the Company’s history of net operating
+Added: losses, management has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to realize the tax benefit
+Added: of the carryforwards.
Accordingly, the Company has not recognized a deferred tax asset for this benefit.
to restrictions imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 382 regarding substantial changes in ownership of companies with loss
−Removed: carryforwards, the utilization of the Company’s NOL may be limited as a result of changes in stock ownership.
−Removed: incurred subsequent to the latest change in control are not subject to the limitation.
+Added: carryforwards, the utilization of the Company’s NOL may be limited as a result of changes in stock ownership.
+Added: NOLs incurred
+Added: subsequent to the latest change in control are not subject to the limitation.
Company recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be
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with the use of the NOLs and will recognize the appropriate deferred tax asset at that time.
−Removed: components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
−Removed: Deferred income tax asset:
−Removed: Net operating loss carryforwards
−Removed: Stock-based compensation
−Removed: Accounts receivable allowances
−Removed: Inventory reserves
−Removed: Operating lease liability
−Removed: asset impairment
−Removed: Gross deferred tax assets
−Removed: Total deferred tax assets
−Removed: Deferred tax liabilities:
−Removed: Operating lease right-of-use asset
−Removed: Deferred finance costs
−Removed: Total deferred
+Added: components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
+Added: of Deferred Income Tax Assets
+Added: income tax asset:
+Added: operating loss carryforwards
+Added: corporate interest expense
+Added: receivable allowances
+Added: lease liability
+Added: for asset impairment
+Added: deferred tax assets
+Added: deferred tax assets
tax liabilities:
−Removed: tax asset (liability)
+Added: lease right-of-use asset
+Added: finance costs
+Added: deferred tax liabilities
+Added: deferred tax asset (liability)
Reconciliation
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statutory rate is as follows:
+Added: of Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate to U.S.
+Added: Statutory Rate
statutory tax rate
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of change in tax rate
−Removed: Related Party Activities
−Removed: with California Custom Beverage, LLC, (“CCB”)
−Removed: December 31, 2018, the Company completed the sale of the Company’s Los Angeles manufacturing plant to California Custom
−Removed: Beverage, LLC, (“CCB”), an entity owned by Chris Reed, founder, Chief Innovation Officer and a member of our board
−Removed: of directors of Reed’s.
−Removed: The sales price consisted of $1,250 in cash, and CCB assumed our lease obligation on the California
−Removed: real property, which aggregated $1,300 at December 31, 2018.
−Removed: The Company recognized a gain of $180 on the sale, net of transaction
−Removed: costs and other customary adjustments.
−Removed: Our release from the obligation by the lessor, however, is dependent upon CCB’s deposit
−Removed: of $1,200 of security with the lessor (see Note 14).
−Removed: By the terms of the sale, CCB was to reimburse the Company for certain costs
−Removed: such as sales tax arising from the transaction and prepayments.
−Removed: Such costs aggregated $195, which is reflected as Receivable from
−Removed: Related Party on the accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, and was collected from CCB during the year ended December
−Removed: in 2019, we are to receive a 5% royalty on CCB’s private
−Removed: label sales to existing customers for three years and a 5% referral fee on CCB’s private label sales to referred customers
−Removed: for three years.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded royalty revenue from CCB of $128 which is recorded
−Removed: as a receivable at December 31, 2019.
−Removed: In addition, at December 31, 2019, the Company has outstanding receivable from CCB of $228
−Removed: consisting of inventory advances to CCB.
−Removed: 2018, we entered into a three-year co-packing agreement with CCB, whereby CCB produces Reed’s beverages in glass bottles
−Removed: at prevailing West Coast market rates.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases from CCB under our co-packing agreement
−Removed: amounted to $1,600, and at December 31, 2019, accounts payable to CCB totaled $182.
−Removed: December 31, 2019, CCB owes the Company a net of $174.
−Removed: amount will be collected or offset against purchases from CCB during 2020.
+Added: Related Party Transactions
+Added: December 31, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its Los Angeles manufacturing plant to California Custom Beverage, LLC (“CCB”),
+Added: an entity owned by Christopher J.
+Added: Reed, a related party, and CCB assumed the monthly payments on our lease obligation for the
+Added: Los Angeles manufacturing plant.
+Added: Our release from the obligation by the lessor, however, is dependent upon CCB’s deposit
+Added: of $ 1,200 of security with the lessor.
+Added: The deposit is secured by Mr.
+Added: Reed’s pledge of common stock to the lessor and guaranteed
+Added: personally by Mr.
+Added: Reed and his wife.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, $ 800 has been deposited with the lessor and Mr.
+Added: Reed has placed
+Added: approximately 363,000 pledged shares valued at $ 338 that remain in escrow with the lessor.
+Added: in 2019, we are to receive a 5 % royalty on CCB’s private label sales to existing customers for three years and a 5 % referral
+Added: fee on CCB’s private label sales to referred customers for three years.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019,
+Added: the Company recorded royalty revenue from CCB of $ 98 and $ 128 , respectively.
+Added: December 31, 2019, the Company had royalty revenue receivable from CCB of $ 128 .
+Added: In addition, at December 31, 2019, the Company
+Added: has outstanding receivable from CCB of $ 228 consisting of inventory advances to CCB.
+Added: The aggregate receivable from CCB at December
+Added: 31, 2019 was $ 356 .
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded royalty revenue receivable of $98, advanced inventory
+Added: and equipment of $ 381 , and reduced CCB receivable by $ 153 by offsetting CCB payable of $ 153 , leaving an aggregate receivable balance
+Added: of $ 682 at December 31, 2020.
+Added: December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had accounts payable due to CCB of $ 557 and $ 182 , respectively.
Martin, daughter of a director of the Company, was employed as Vice President of Marketing during the years ended December 31,
2020 and 2019.
−Removed: She was paid approximately $161 and $162, respectively, for her services.
−Removed: time to time, the Company issues stock-based awards to employees, officers, and other related parties as compensation for services
−Removed: See Note 11 for information as to such transactions during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
+Added: Martin was paid approximately $ 215 and $ 161 , respectively, for her services during the years ended December
+Added: 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Commitments and Contingencies
−Removed: December 31, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its Los Angeles manufacturing plant to CCB, an entity owned by Chris Reed,
−Removed: a related party (See Note 13).
−Removed: The sale included substantially all machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures of the manufacturing
−Removed: CCB assumed the monthly payments on our lease obligation effective immediately upon closing of the sale.
−Removed: Our release from
−Removed: the obligation by the lessor, however, is dependent upon CCB’s deposit of $1,200 of security with the lessor.
−Removed: As of December
−Removed: 31, 2019, $800 has been deposited with the lessor and Mr.
−Removed: Reed has placed approximately 363,000 shares of the Company’s
−Removed: common stock valued at $330 that he owns into escrow with the lessor.
−Removed: Reed expects to deposit the proceeds from the sale of
−Removed: the shares with the lessor in 2020, at which time we expect to be released from the lease obligation.
−Removed: From time to time, we are a party to claims
−Removed: and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
−Removed: Our management evaluates our exposure to these claims and proceedings
−Removed: individually and in the aggregate and provides for potential losses on such litigation if the amount of the loss is estimable
−Removed: and the loss is probable.
−Removed: We believe that there are no material litigation
−Removed: matters at the current time.
−Removed: Although the results of such litigation matters and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we
−Removed: believe that the final outcome of such claims and proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on our financial position,
−Removed: liquidity, or results of operations.
+Added: time to time, we are a party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
+Added: Our management evaluates
+Added: our exposure to these claims and proceedings individually and in the aggregate and provides for potential losses on such litigation
+Added: if the amount of the loss is estimable and the loss is probable.
+Added: believe that there are no material litigation matters at the current time.
+Added: Although the results of such litigation matters and
+Added: claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the final outcome of such claims and proceedings will not have a material
+Added: adverse impact on our financial position, liquidity, or results of operations.
Subsequent Events
−Removed: November 12, 2019, Nasdaq Listing Qualifications notified the Company that its common stock failed to maintain a minimum bid price
−Removed: of $1.00 over the previous 30 consecutive business days as required by the Listing Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.
−Removed: 23, 2020, Nasdaq Listing Qualifications notified the Company that it has determined that for 10 consecutive business days, from
−Removed: January 8 to January 22, 2020, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock was at $1.00 per share or greater.
−Removed: the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and the matter is now closed.
−Removed: February 24, 2020, the Company appointed Norman E.
−Removed: as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective March
−Removed: Prior to being appointed, Mr.
−Removed: Snyder was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
−Removed: February 24, 2020, the Company issued Norman E.
−Removed: Snyder, Jr., the Company’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, 150,000
−Removed: restricted common shares which vested 100% on March 1, 2020.
−Removed: In addition, on February 25, 2020, Mr.
−Removed: Snyder was also
−Removed: issued 446,000 options to purchase common stock of the Company, of which half are time based and vest 25% on each one year anniversary
−Removed: of the grant date and the remaining options are performance based with up to 25% vesting at the end of the first quarter of each
−Removed: fiscal year beginning in 2020.
−Removed: March 3, 2020, the Company issued Thomas Spisak, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, 150,000 restricted common shares
−Removed: which vest in equal increments of 18,750 on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date and the remainder will vest
−Removed: based on performance criteria determined by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
−Removed: In addition, Mr.
−Removed: also issued 150,000 options to purchase common stock of the Company, of which half will vest in equal increments of 18,750 on
−Removed: each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date and the remainder will vest based on performance criteria determined by
−Removed: the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
−Removed: These options will expire on March 2, 2030.
+Added: March 11, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to that certain Financing Agreement (see Note 6) dated October 4, 2018,
+Added: as amended or supplemented with its senior secured lender, Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc.
+Added: (“Rosenthal”) releasing
+Added: that irrevocable standby letter of credit by Daniel J.
+Added: Doherty, III and Daniel J.
+Added: Doherty, III 2002 Family Trust in the amount
+Added: of $ 1.5 million, which served as financial collateral for certain obligations of Reed’s under the Rosenthal credit facility,
+Added: with a $ 2 million dollar pledge of securities to Rosenthal by John J.
+Added: Bello and Nancy E.
+Added: Bello, as Co-Trustees of The John and
+Added: Nancy Bello Revocable Living Trust, under trust agreement dated December 3, 2012, evidenced by that certain Pledge Agreement to
+Added: Rosenthal (the “Bello Pledge”).
+Added: Bello, current Chairman and former Interim Chief Executive Officer of Reed’s, is a related party.
+Added: He is also a greater than
+Added: 5% beneficial owner of Reed’s common stock.
+Added: As consideration for the Bello Pledge, Mr.
+Added: Bello received 400,000 shares
+Added: of Reed’s restricted stock.
+Added: Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department notified the Company on December 2, 2020 that the bid price of our common stock has closed
+Added: at less than $ 1 per share over the previous 30 consecutive business days, and, as a result, did not comply with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2)
+Added: (“Bid Price Rule”).
+Added: On February 22, 2021, Nasdaq Listing Qualifications notified the Company, that for 10 consecutive
+Added: business days, from February 5, 2021 to February 19, 2021, the closing bid price of Reed’s common stock was $ 1.00 per share
+Added: Accordingly, Reed’s regained compliance with Listing Rule 550(a)(2) and the matter is now closed.
+Added: January 26, 2021, the board of directors of Reed’s, pursuant to a joint recommendation from its governance and compensation
+Added: committees, set the cash compensation of its non-employee directors at $ 50,000 for fiscal 2021, payable quarterly in accordance
+Added: with the company’s policies for non-employee director compensation and granted Restricted Stock Awards consisting of 49,180
+Added: shares of common stock to each of its non-employee directors.
+Added: The Restricted Stock Awards will vest in four equal increments on
+Added: a quarterly basis on each of February 1, 2021, May 1, 2021, August 1, 2021 and November 1, 2021, in accordance with the company’s
+Added: policies for non-employee director compensation.
+Added: to December 31, 2020, the Company issued 86,225 shares of common comprised of 6,000 shares issued on the exercise of stock options,
+Added: 61,475 shares of restricted stock issued to directors, and 18,750 shares of restricted stock issued to an executive on vesting.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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