−Removed: Financial Statements
−Removed: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB Firm ID:
−Removed: Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
−Removed: Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
−Removed: Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
−Removed: Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
−Removed: Notes to Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
+Added: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
+Added: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB Firm ID:
+Added: Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
+Added: of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
+Added: of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
+Added: of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
+Added: to Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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on the Financial Statements
−Removed: have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Reed’s, Inc.
−Removed: (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the
−Removed: related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related
−Removed: notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
−Removed: In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly,
−Removed: in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and
−Removed: its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
−Removed: financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
−Removed: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
−Removed: financial statements based on our audits.
−Removed: We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
−Removed: (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
−Removed: securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
−Removed: conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
−Removed: Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
−Removed: reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
−Removed: is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: As part of our audits
−Removed: we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
−Removed: on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Reed’s, Inc.
+Added: “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit),
+Added: and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
+Added: our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31,
+Added: 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles
+Added: generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
+Added: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits.
+Added: We are a public
+Added: accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to
+Added: be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
+Added: federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations
+Added: of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
+Added: We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
+Added: Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
+Added: of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
+Added: The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit
+Added: of its internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control
+Added: over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
+Added: over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
−Removed: audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error
−Removed: or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
−Removed: Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
−Removed: the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
−Removed: Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
−Removed: estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
−Removed: We believe that our audits
−Removed: provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
+Added: misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
+Added: Such procedures
+Added: included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
+Added: Our audits also included
+Added: evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation
+Added: of the financial statements.
+Added: We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Audit Matters
−Removed: critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated
−Removed: or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that:
−Removed: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial
−Removed: statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments.
−Removed: The communication of critical audit matters
−Removed: does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit
−Removed: matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
+Added: The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from
+Added: the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and
+Added: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
+Added: subjective, or complex judgments.
+Added: The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements,
+Added: taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit
+Added: matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s inventory totaled $8.1 million.
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relation to inventory on hand, market conditions, and other factors.
−Removed: identified management’s assessment of net realizable value of inventory as a critical audit matter as a high degree of auditor
−Removed: judgment and increased auditor effort was required to evaluate the Company’s ability to sell certain products, taking into consideration
−Removed: a number of factors, such as estimating future customer demand, customer preferences, and the broader economy.
+Added: identified the evaluation of slow-moving and obsolete inventories at net realizable value as a critical audit matter because a high degree
+Added: of auditor judgment and effort was required to evaluate the Company’s ability to sell certain products.
primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
−Removed: evaluated management’s product demand forecast for reasonableness considering historical
−Removed: sales by product, and whether they were consistent with the historical data and evidence
−Removed: obtained in other areas of the audit.
−Removed: compared significant assumptions used by management to current industry and economic trends.
−Removed: developed an independent expectation of the net realizable value of inventory using historic
−Removed: inventory activity and compared our independent expectation to the amount recorded in the
+Added: obtained management’s analysis for estimated excess or obsolete inventories and evaluated the appropriateness of management’s
+Added: developed an independent expectation of the net realizable value of inventory using historic inventory activity and compared our
+Added: independent expectation to the amount recorded in the financial statements.
+Added: Evaluation of the Company’s
+Added: As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company recorded
+Added: a net loss of $13.2 and used cash in operations of $6.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024.
+Added: During 2024, management took
+Added: steps to convert high interest bearing debt to equity, and to raise additional equity.
+Added: Management believes that the Company’s ongoing
+Added: business, existing cash, and credit facilities are sufficient to fund operations for twelve months from the date of issuance of these
financial statements.
−Removed: of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern
−Removed: discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a net loss of $15,523 and
−Removed: used cash in operations of $4,266.
−Removed: Management believes that the Company’s ongoing business, existing cash, plus additional cash
−Removed: received subsequent to December 31, 2023, from investments with significant stockholders, is sufficient to fund operations for twelve
−Removed: months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.
−Removed: identified the evaluation of Management’s assessment of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as a critical
−Removed: audit matter due to the high degree of subjective auditor judgment required to evaluate the Company’s forecasted cash flows used
−Removed: in its going concern analysis due to uncertainty in certain assumptions, specifically forecasted sales, gross profit margins, and feasibility
−Removed: of the Company’s expense management activities
−Removed: primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
+Added: We identified the evaluation of Management’s
+Added: assessment of the Company’s ability fund its operations over the next twelve months as a critical audit matter due to the high degree
+Added: of subjective auditor judgment required to evaluate the Company’s forecasted cash flows used in its liquidity analysis due to uncertainty
+Added: in certain assumptions, specifically forecasted sales, gross profit margins, and feasibility of the Company’s expense management
+Added: The primary procedures we performed to address this
+Added: critical audit matter included:
obtained management’s cash flow forecast and evaluated the reasonableness of the cash
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and commitments.
+Added: considered the effects of the Company’s restructured debt and expected projected interest
+Added: and finance costs
performed sensitivity analyses on the forecasted revenue and operating margins used in the
Company’s cash flow forecast to evaluate the impact on the conclusions reached by management.
−Removed: considered the Company’s historical ability to raise capital, and tested subsequent
−Removed: event activity including, but not limited to, the receipt of subsequent proceeds from investments
−Removed: with significant stockholders.
+Added: considered the Company’s historical ability to raise financing and re-finance its debt,
+Added: if necessary.
assessed the appropriateness and sufficiency of the Company’s liquidity disclosures
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with the Company’s disclosures.
+Added: Liability Claims
+Added: As described in Notes 15 and 16 of the financial statements,
+Added: the Company is subject to periodic lawsuits, claims, vendor disputes and other matters (the “Claims”).
+Added: The Company accrues
+Added: an estimated reserve related to the resolution cost of these matters for which management believes a loss is probable of occurring, and
+Added: the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable.
+Added: Due to the uncertainty of potential costs to be incurred related to the Claims, and the
+Added: uncertainty of the ultimate outcome of each of the individual Claims, management applies significant judgments and estimates in determining
+Added: the probability that a loss has been incurred and the amount to accrue for such loss.
+Added: We identified the accrual and disclosure of the Claims
+Added: as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management when assessing the probability of a loss as well as the
+Added: ultimate resolution costs of the Claims.
+Added: Auditing management’s estimates and assumptions required a high degree of auditor judgment
+Added: and increased audit effort due to the impact these assumptions have on the accrued reserves and disclosures.
+Added: The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter
+Added: obtained management’s evaluation of the Claims for accrual and disclosure and management’s evaluation of the probability
+Added: that a loss has been incurred, and management’s estimate of the amount of the loss.
+Added: tested the accuracy and completeness of the initial agreements that served as the basis for management’s estimates of the
+Added: probability that a loss has been incurred, the amount of the loss, and any settlement activity.
+Added: evaluated the assumptions used by management to develop the estimate of the probability a loss has been incurred.
+Added: performed confirmation procedures with the Company’s external legal counsel to corroborate
+Added: management’s assertions regarding claim information, claim status, the probability
+Added: the Company has incurred a loss, and the estimated amount of any potential loss.
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004.
−Removed: Weinberg & Company, P.A.
+Added: /s/ Weinberg & Company,
+Added: & Company, P.A.
Angeles, California
in thousands, except share amounts)
−Removed: receivable, net of allowance of $ 860 and $ 252 , respectively
−Removed: from former related party
−Removed: expenses and other current assets
Current assets:
−Removed: and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $ 1,068 and $ 787 , respectively
−Removed: AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
−Removed: line of credit, net of capitalized financing costs of $ 201 and $ 363 , respectively
−Removed: to former related party
−Removed: portion of convertible notes payable, net of debt discount of $ 424 and $ 414 , respectively
−Removed: portion of lease liabilities
+Added: Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $ 859
+Added: and $ 860 , respectively
+Added: Inventory, net
+Added: Receivable from former related party
+Added: Prepaid expenses and other
+Added: current assets
+Added: Total current assets
+Added: Property and equipment, net of accumulated
+Added: depreciation of $ 636 and $ 1,068 , respectively
+Added: Intangible assets
+Added: LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
+Added: EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
−Removed: note payable, net of debt discount of $ 148 and $ 562 , respectively, less current portion
−Removed: liabilities, less current portion
−Removed: Stockholders’ deficit:
−Removed: A Convertible Preferred stock, $ 10 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 9,411 shares issued and outstanding
−Removed: stock, $ .0001 par value, 180,000,000 shares authorized;
+Added: Accounts payable
+Added: Accrued expenses
+Added: Revolving line of credit, net of capitalized
+Added: financing costs of $ 201
+Added: Senior secured loan, net of capitalized financing costs of $ 329
+Added: Payable to former related party
+Added: Current portion of convertible notes payable,
+Added: net of debt discount of $ 424
+Added: Current portion of lease
+Added: Total current liabilities
+Added: Convertible note payable, net of debt discount
+Added: of $ 148 less current portion
+Added: Lease liabilities, less
+Added: current portion
+Added: Commitments and Contingencies
+Added: Stockholders’ equity
+Added: Series A Convertible Preferred stock, $ 10 par
+Added: value, 500,000 shares authorized, 9,411 shares issued and outstanding
+Added: Common stock, $ .0001 par value, 180,000,000
+Added: shares authorized;
45,371,247 and 4,187,291 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
−Removed: paid in capital
−Removed: stockholders’ deficit
−Removed: liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
+Added: Additional paid in capital
+Added: Accumulated deficit
+Added: stockholders’ equity (deficit)
+Added: liabilities and stockholders’ equity
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Ended December 31,
−Removed: of goods sold
−Removed: write-offs associated with exited categories and major packaging and formula changes
+Added: Cost of goods sold
+Added: Inventory write-offs associated with exited
+Added: categories and major packaging and formula changes
Product quality hold write-down
−Removed: and handling expense
−Removed: and marketing expense
−Removed: and administrative expense
−Removed: for receivable with former related party
Operating expenses:
−Removed: from operations
+Added: Delivery and handling expense
+Added: Selling and marketing expense
+Added: General and administrative expense
+Added: Provision for receivable
+Added: with former related party
+Added: operating expenses
+Added: Loss from operations
+Added: Interest expense, net
on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
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per share – basic and diluted
−Removed: average number of shares outstanding – basic and diluted
+Added: Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic and diluted
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
+Added: OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
in thousands except share amounts)
−Removed: Preferred Stock
−Removed: Additional Paid In
−Removed: Stockholders’ Equity
+Added: Stockholders’
Balance, December 31, 2022
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Fair value of vested options
−Removed: Fair value of vested restricted shares granted to officers
+Added: Fair value of vested restricted shares granted
Repurchase of common stock
−Removed: Dividends on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Common shares issued for financing costs
−Removed: Common shares issued for interest payment
−Removed: Common shares issued pursuant to a rights offering, net of offering costs
+Added: Dividends on Series A Convertible Preferred
+Added: Preferred Stock
+Added: Common shares issued as compensation
+Added: Common shares issued for cash, net of offering
Balance, December 31, 2023
Fair value of vested options
−Removed: Fair value of vested restricted shares granted to officers
−Removed: Repurchase of common stock
−Removed: Common shares issued for financing costs
−Removed: Issuance of shares for dividends on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
−Removed: Common shares issued as compensation
−Removed: Common shares issued for cash, net of offering costs
+Added: Dividends on Series A Convertible Preferred
+Added: Preferred Stock
+Added: Issuance of shares for conversion of convertible
+Added: notes payable to related party
+Added: Capital contribution upon conversion of notes
+Added: Common shares issued for cash
+Added: Common shares issued upon conversion of SAFE
+Added: agreement with related entities
Balance, December 31,
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in thousands)
−Removed: December 31, 2023
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: Cash flows from operating activities:
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
−Removed: Loss on disposal of property & equipment
+Added: Cash flows from operating
+Added: Adjustments to reconcile
+Added: net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
+Added: Loss on disposal of property
Amortization of debt discount
−Removed: Amortization of prepaid financing costs
Fair value of vested options
−Removed: Fair value of vested restricted shares granted to directors and officers for services
−Removed: Common shares issued as financing costs
−Removed: Common shares issued for compensation
+Added: Fair value of vested restricted
+Added: shares granted to directors and officers for services
+Added: Common shares issued for
Product quality hold write-down
−Removed: Allowance for estimated credit losses
−Removed: Provision for receivable with former related party
+Added: Allowance for estimated
+Added: credit losses
+Added: Provision for receivable
+Added: with former related party
Inventory write down
−Removed: Accrued interest on convertible note
+Added: Accrued interest on convertible
Lease liability
−Removed: Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
+Added: Changes in operating assets
+Added: and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
−Removed: Prepaid expenses and other assets
−Removed: Decrease in right of use assets
+Added: Prepaid expenses and other
+Added: Decrease in right of use
Accounts payable
−Removed: Accrued expenses
−Removed: Net cash used in operating activities
−Removed: Cash flows from investing activities:
−Removed: Intangible asset trademark costs
−Removed: Purchase of property and equipment
−Removed: Sale of property and equipment
−Removed: Net cash used in investing activities
−Removed: Cash flows from financing activities:
+Added: Net cash used in operating
+Added: Cash flows from investing
+Added: Intangible asset trademark
+Added: Purchase of property and
+Added: of property and equipment
+Added: Net cash used in investing
+Added: Cash flows from financing
Proceeds from line of credit
−Removed: Payments on the line of credit
−Removed: Payment of debt issuance costs
−Removed: Proceeds from sale of common stock
−Removed: Proceeds from convertible note payable, net of expenses
−Removed: Payment of convertible note payable
−Removed: Amounts from former related party, net
−Removed: Repurchase of common stock
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities
+Added: Payments on the line of
+Added: Proceeds from sale of common
+Added: Proceeds from senior
+Added: secured loan payable,
+Added: net of expenses
+Added: Proceeds from convertible
+Added: note payable, net of expenses
+Added: Proceeds received from
+Added: SAFE agreement
+Added: Proceeds received from
+Added: rights offering
+Added: Payment of convertible
+Added: Amounts from former related
+Added: Payment of costs recorded
+Added: as debt discount
+Added: of common stock
+Added: cash provided by financing activities
Net increase in cash
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Cash at end of period
−Removed: Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
+Added: Supplemental disclosures
+Added: of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
−Removed: Non-cash investing and financing activities:
−Removed: Dividends on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
+Added: Non-cash investing and financing
+Added: Dividends on Series A Convertible Preferred
Common Shares issued for financing costs
−Removed: Common Shares issued for principal payment
−Removed: Common Shares issued for interest payment
+Added: Common Shares issued upon conversion of convertible
+Added: notes payable
+Added: Common Shares issued upon conversion of SAFE
+Added: Initial recognition of right of use asset and
+Added: operating lease liability upon execution of new lease
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a net loss of $ 13,152 and used cash in operations of $ 6,124 .
+Added: During 2024, the Company took significant steps to convert high interest debt to equity, raise additional equity,
+Added: and refinance its credit facility.
In accordance with
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As of the issuance date of these
−Removed: financial statements, management expects that the Company’s existing cash of $603, plus $4,100 of additional cash received subsequent
−Removed: to December 31, 2023, from investments with significant stockholders, will be sufficient to fund the Company’s current operating
−Removed: plan for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.
−Removed: The financial statements do not include any
−Removed: adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
+Added: financial statements, management expects that the Company’s existing cash of $ 10,391 will be sufficient to fund the Company’s
+Added: current operating plan for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.
+Added: The financial statements do
+Added: not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
assessment whether there is sufficient cash on hand, together with expected capital raises, to assure operations for a period of at least
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Trends – Market Conditions
−Removed: economy continued to grow throughout 2023, the higher inflation, the actions by the Federal Reserve to address inflation, and
−Removed: rising energy prices create uncertainty about the future economic environment which will continue to evolve and may impact our business
+Added: economy continued to grow throughout 2024 and 2023, inflation, actions by the Federal Reserve to address inflation,
+Added: fluctuations in energy prices, and the potential impacts of tariffs and geopolitical events create uncertainty about the future economic environment which will continue to evolve and may impact our business
in future periods.
−Removed: The Company has experienced supply chain challenges, including increased lead times, as well as inflation of raw materials,
+Added: We have experienced supply chain challenges, including increased lead times, as well as inflation of raw materials,
logistics and labor costs due to availability constraints and high demand.
−Removed: Although the Company regularly monitors companies in our supply
−Removed: chain, and use alternative suppliers when necessary and available, supply chain constraints could cause a disruption in our ability to
−Removed: obtain raw materials required to manufacture our products and adversely affect our operations.
−Removed: The Company has experienced moderation in inflation and anticipates this to continue throughout 2024.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company experienced moderation from the elevated freight costs experienced in 2022.
−Removed: cost of shipping and handling for year ended December 31, 2023, was $ 3.07 per case, as compared to $ 3.95 per case for the year ended
−Removed: December 31, 2022.
−Removed: Although the Company has experienced decreases in freight costs over the last three quarters, in the Company’s
−Removed: opinion there remains a volatile environment and the Company will continue to monitor pricing and availability in transportation.
−Removed: plans have been implemented to manage this risk.
−Removed: The Company has been negatively impacted by supply chain challenges impacting our ability
−Removed: to benefit from strong demand for, and increased sales of our product.
−Removed: The disruption caused by labor shortages, significant raw material
−Removed: cost inflation, logistics issues and increased freight costs, and ongoing port congestion, resulted in suppressed margins.
−Removed: Delisting and now trading on the OTCQX US Market
−Removed: August 16, 2021, the Company received a written notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”)
−Removed: that the bid price of the Company’s common stock had closed at less than $1 per share over the previous 30 consecutive business
−Removed: days and, as a result, did not comply with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”).
−Removed: January 27, 2023, the Company achieved compliance with the Bid Price Rule after effecting a 1:50 reverse split (see Reverse Stock Split
−Removed: However, after evaluating options to achieve compliance with the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Rule, the Company’s
−Removed: board of directors determined not to proceed with a dilutive capital raise.
−Removed: On February 14, 2023, the Company received a written notice
−Removed: that the Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications staff has determined that the Company’s securities were to be delisted from Nasdaq,
−Removed: and trading in the Company’s common stock was suspended from the Nasdaq Capital Market on February 16, 2023.
−Removed: On February 16, 2023,
−Removed: the Company’s common stock began being quoted for trading on the OTCQX US Market, operated by OTC Markets, Inc.
−Removed: and the Company continues to be a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
−Removed: January 25, 2023, the Company effectuated a 1-for-50 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value
−Removed: $ 0.0001 per share.
−Removed: authorized number of shares of common stock were not affected by the reverse stock split.
−Removed: No fractional shares were issued in connection
−Removed: with the reverse stock split, and there was no effect on total stockholders’ deficit.
−Removed: All common shares, stock options, stock
−Removed: warrants and per share amounts presented herein have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock splits for all periods
+Added: Although we regularly monitor companies in our supply chain,
+Added: and use alternative suppliers when necessary and available, supply chain constraints could cause a disruption in our ability to obtain
+Added: raw materials required to manufacture our products and adversely affect our operations.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2024, the average cost of shipping and handling was $ 2.75
+Added: per case, as compared to $ 3.07
+Added: per case for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Although the Company has experienced decreases in freight costs, in the Company’s opinion there remains a volatile environment and the Company will continue to monitor pricing and
+Added: availability in transportation.
+Added: Mitigation plans have been implemented to manage this risk.
+Added: The Company has been negatively impacted
+Added: by supply chain challenges affecting our ability to benefit from strong demand for, and increased sales of our product.
+Added: disruption caused by labor shortages, significant raw material cost inflation, logistics issues and increased freight costs, and
+Added: ongoing port congestion, has resulted in suppressed margins.
+Added: In 2024 the Company experienced moderation in inflation.
+Added: refer to Notes 6, 7 and 8 in the accompanying financial statements for a description of our line of credit, senior secured loan, and notes payable.
Significant Accounting Policies
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of deferred tax assets and the related valuation allowance, accruals for potential liabilities, assumptions made in valuing stock instruments
−Removed: issued for services, and assumptions used in the determination of the Company’s
+Added: issued for services, and assumptions used in the determination of the Company’s liquidity.
receivable are generally recorded at the invoiced amounts net of an allowance for credit losses, which
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is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis.
−Removed: Company regularly reviews inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our
−Removed: estimated forecast of product demand and our ability to sell the product(s) concerned.
−Removed: Demand for our products can fluctuate significantly.
−Removed: Factors that could affect demand for our products include unanticipated changes in consumer preferences, general market conditions or
−Removed: other factors, which may result in cancellations of advance orders or a reduction in the rate of reorders placed by customers.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: our management’s estimates of future product demand may be inaccurate, which could result in an understated or overstated provision
−Removed: required for excess and obsolete inventory.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, and 2022, inventory has been reduced by cumulative write-downs for
−Removed: inventory aggregating $ 1,434 and $ 479 , respectively.
+Added: The Company regularly reviews inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily
+Added: on our estimated forecast of product demand and our ability to sell the product(s) concerned.
+Added: Demand for our products can fluctuate
+Added: significantly.
+Added: Factors that could affect demand for our products include unanticipated changes in consumer preferences, general
+Added: market conditions or other factors, which may result in cancellations of advance orders or a reduction in the rate of reorders
+Added: placed by customers.
+Added: Additionally, our management’s estimates of future product demand may be inaccurate, which could result
+Added: in an understated or overstated provision required for excess and obsolete inventory.
+Added: At December 31, 2024, and 2023, inventory has
+Added: been reduced by allowances for write-downs for inventory aggregating $ 277
+Added: and $ 1,848 ,
+Added: respectively.
and Equipment
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of Potentially Dilutive Securities
−Removed: December 31, 2023
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: Common stock equivalent of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
+Added: Common stock equivalent of Series A Convertible
+Added: Preferred Stock
Convertible note payable
−Removed: Unvested restricted common stock
Anti-dilutive Securities
−Removed: Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into Common shares at the rate of 1:0.08 .
+Added: share of Preferred Stock can be converted into 0.08 shares of the Company’s common stock.
Value of Financial Instruments
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interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates.
−Removed: ASC 280, Segment Reporting, operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise where discrete financial information is available
−Removed: that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), in deciding how to allocate resources and in
−Removed: assessing performance.
−Removed: The Company has one component.
−Removed: Therefore, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is also the CODM, makes
−Removed: decisions and manages the Company’s operations as a single operating segment for the manufacture and distribution of its products.
+Added: Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer is the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and
+Added: evaluates performance and makes operating decisions about allocating resources based on internal financial data.
+Added: The Company has determined
+Added: that it operates in a single reportable segment, which consists of manufacturing carbonated beverages under Reed’s and Virgil’s
+Added: brand names and comprises the financial results of the Company.
+Added: The required segment information, including significant segment
+Added: expenses, is presented at Note 17 .
Concentrations
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To minimize the risk, the Company’s policy is to maintain cash balances with high quality financial institutions.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s largest two customers accounted for 24 % and 15 % of gross sales,
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s largest two customers accounted for 17 % and 16 % of gross sales,
−Removed: respectively.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s largest three customers accounted 19 %, 15 % and 11 % of gross
+Added: sales, respectively.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s largest two customers accounted for 24 % and 15 % of
+Added: gross sales, respectively.
For the years ending December 31, 2024 or 2023, no other customer accounted for more than 10% revenue.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, the Company had accounts receivable from three customers which comprised 24 %, 15 % and 11 % of
−Removed: its gross accounts receivable, respectively.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, the Company had accounts receivable from two customers which comprised
+Added: As of December 31, 2024, the Company had accounts receivable from two customers which comprised 17 % and 14 % of its gross
+Added: accounts receivable, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, the Company had accounts receivable from three customers which comprised
24 %, 15 % and 11 % of its gross accounts receivable, respectively.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023 or 2022, no other customers accounted for more than
−Removed: 10% of accounts receivable.
+Added: At December 31, 2024 or 2023, no other customers accounted for more
+Added: than 10% of accounts receivable.
Company utilizes co-packers to produce 100% of its products.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2023 and the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2022, the Company utilized six separate co-packers for most its production and bottling
−Removed: of beverage products in the United States.
−Removed: The Company has long-standing relationships with two different co-packers, and a third co-packing
−Removed: agreement with California Custom Beverage LLC (“CCB”), a former related party (see Note 13).
−Removed: Although there are other packers,
−Removed: a change in co-packers may cause a delay in the production process, which could ultimately affect operating results.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company utilized
+Added: nine separate co-packers for most its production and bottling of beverage products in the United States.
+Added: Although there are other co-packers, a change in co-packers may cause a delay in the production process,
+Added: which could ultimately affect operating results.
from vendors.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s largest vendor accounted for approximately 12 % of all
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s largest vendor accounted for approximately 12 % of all purchases.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, two vendors accounted for 10 % and 10 % of total accounts payable, respectively.
−Removed: As of December 31,
−Removed: 2022, no vendor accounted for more than 10 % of the total accounts payable.
+Added: During the year ended December.
+Added: 31, 2024, no vendor accounted for more than 10% of all purchases During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s largest vendor accounted for approximately 12 %
+Added: of all purchases.
+Added: As of December 31, 2024, no vendor accounted for more than 10 % of total accounts payable.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, two vendors
+Added: accounted for 10 % and 10 % of total accounts payable, respectively.
+Added: Reclassifications
+Added: prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation.
+Added: Collection from customers amounting
+Added: that was previously presented as a deduction from prepaid expenses at December 31, 2023 have been reclassified as an offset against
+Added: accounts receivable.
+Added: This reclassification had no effect on the reported results of operations or cash flows.
Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU
−Removed: 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280):
−Removed: Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure , which is intended to improve
−Removed: reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expense categories that
−Removed: are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included in each reported measure of a segment’s profit or
−Removed: The update also requires all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets to be provided in
−Removed: interim periods and for entities with a single reportable segment to provide all the disclosures required by ASC 280, Segment
−Removed: Reporting , including the significant segment expense disclosures.
−Removed: This standard will be effective for the Company on January 1,
−Removed: 2024 and interim periods beginning in fiscal year 2025, with early adoption permitted.
−Removed: The updates required by this standard should
−Removed: be applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements.
−Removed: The Company does not expect this standard to have a
−Removed: material impact on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
−Removed: September 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-04, Liabilities—Supplier
−Removed: Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50):
−Removed: Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations .
−Removed: The ASU requires buyers to disclose information
−Removed: about their supplier finance programs.
−Removed: Interim and annual requirements include the disclosure of outstanding amounts under the obligations
−Removed: as of the end of the reporting period, and annual requirements include a roll-forward of those obligations for the annual reporting period,
−Removed: as well as a description of payment and other key terms of the programs.
−Removed: This update is effective for annual periods beginning after
−Removed: December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years, except for the requirement to disclose roll-forward information, which
−Removed: is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023.
−Removed: The Company adopted ASU 2022-04 on January 1, 2023, and there was no
−Removed: material impact on our financial statements.
−Removed: May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04 “Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50),
−Removed: Compensation— Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic
−Removed: 815- 40) Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options”
−Removed: (“ASU 2021-04”).
−Removed: ASU 2021-04 provides guidance as to how an issuer should account for a modification of the terms or conditions
−Removed: or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option (i.e., a warrant) that remains equity classified after modification
−Removed: or exchange as an exchange of the original instrument for a new instrument.
−Removed: An issuer should measure the effect of a modification or
−Removed: exchange as the difference between the fair value of the modified or exchanged warrant and the fair value of that warrant immediately
−Removed: before modification or exchange and then apply a recognition model that comprises four categories of transactions and the corresponding
−Removed: accounting treatment for each category (equity issuance, debt origination, debt modification, and modifications unrelated to equity issuance
−Removed: and debt origination or modification).
−Removed: ASU 2021-04 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021,
−Removed: including interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: An entity should apply the guidance provided in ASU 2021-04 prospectively to modifications
−Removed: or exchanges occurring on or after the effective date.
−Removed: The Company adopted ASU 2021-04 effective January 1, 2022.
−Removed: The adoption of ASU
−Removed: 2021-04 did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statement presentation or disclosures.
−Removed: September 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments .
−Removed: ASU 2016-13 requires entities
−Removed: to use a forward-looking approach based on current expected credit losses (“CECL”) to estimate credit losses on certain types
−Removed: of financial instruments, including trade receivables.
−Removed: This may result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses.
−Removed: adopted this standard effective January 1, 2023 and there was no material impact of adopting this standard on the Company’s financial
−Removed: statements and related disclosures.
+Added: November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280):
+Added: Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure , which
+Added: is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expense
+Added: categories that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included in each reported measure of a segment’s
+Added: profit or loss.
+Added: The update also requires all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets to be provided
+Added: in interim periods and for entities with a single reportable segment to provide all the disclosures required by ASC 280, Segment Reporting ,
+Added: including the significant segment expense disclosures.
+Added: This standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2024.
+Added: of 2023-7 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
+Added: November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures
+Added: (Subtopic 220-40) Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.
+Added: The guidance in ASU 2024-03 requires public business entities to disclose
+Added: in the notes to the financial statements, among other things, specific information about certain costs and expenses including purchases
+Added: of inventory;
+Added: employee compensation;
+Added: and depreciation and amortization expense for each caption on the income statement where such expenses
+Added: are included.
+Added: The update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning
+Added: after December 15, 2027.
+Added: Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments may be applied prospectively to reporting periods after the
+Added: effective date or retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements.
+Added: We are currently evaluating the provisions of
+Added: this guidance and assessing the potential impact on our financial statement disclosures.
recent accounting pronouncements and guidance issued by the FASB, its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified
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consisted of the following (in thousands):
−Removed: December 31, 2023
−Removed: December 31, 2022
Raw materials and packaging
Finished products
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred inventory charges of totaling $ 1,848 , which represents $ 1,452 impairment charge
−Removed: related to major packaging and formula changes and $ 396 for the markdown of inventory related to exited categories.
−Removed: There were no such
−Removed: inventory charges during the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2024 the Company incurred $ 277
+Added: of inventory charges related to inventory obsolescence.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred inventory
+Added: charges of totaling $ 1,848 ,
+Added: which includes a $ 1,452
+Added: impairment charge related to major packaging and formula changes and $ 396
+Added: for the markdown of inventory related to exited categories.
Property and Equipment
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Schedule of Property and Equipment
−Removed: December 31, 2023
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: Right-of-use assets under operating leases
+Added: Right-of-use assets under operating
+Added: Leasehold improvements
Computer hardware and software
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Construction in progress
−Removed: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
+Added: Accumulated depreciation
+Added: and amortization
Net book value
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assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
−Removed: Summary of Intangible Assets
−Removed: December 31, 2023
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: assets are comprised of brand names acquired, specifically Virgil’s, and costs related to trademarks.
−Removed: They have been assigned an
−Removed: indefinite life, as we currently anticipate that they will contribute cash flows to the Company perpetually.
−Removed: These indefinite-lived intangible
−Removed: assets are not amortized but are assessed for impairment annually and evaluated annually to determine whether the indefinite useful life
−Removed: 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 is necessary, we compare the estimated fair value of our asset with its book value.
−Removed: If the carrying amount of the
−Removed: asset exceeds its fair value, as determined by the discounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset, an impairment loss is
−Removed: recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
−Removed: Based on management’s assessment, there were no indications of impairment at December
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company capitalized costs of $ 3 and $ 2 , respectively, pertaining to legal and other fees
−Removed: incurred in applying for international trademarks for Reeds and Virgil’s brands.
+Added: of Intangible Assets
+Added: assets are comprised of acquired brand names, specifically Virgil’s, and costs related to trademarks.
+Added: They have been
+Added: assigned an indefinite life, as we currently anticipate that they will contribute cash flows to the Company perpetually.
+Added: indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but are assessed for impairment annually and evaluated annually to determine
+Added: whether the indefinite useful life remains appropriate.
+Added: We first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely
+Added: than not that the asset is impaired.
+Added: If further testing is necessary, we compare the estimated fair value of our asset with its book
+Added: If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value, as determined by the discounted cash flows expected to be
+Added: generated by the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
+Added: Based on management’s assessment,
+Added: there were no indications of impairment at December 31, 2024.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company capitalized costs of $ 15 and $ 3 , respectively, pertaining to legal and other
+Added: fees incurred in applying for international trademarks for Reeds and Virgil’s brands.
Line of Credit
Company’s credit facility consisted of the following (in thousands):
−Removed: Schedule of Amount Outstanding Under Credit Facilities
−Removed: Line of credit – Alterna Capital Solutions
−Removed: capitalized financing costs
−Removed: In March, 2022, the Company entered into a financing agreement for a line of credit with Alterna Capital Solutions
−Removed: (“ACS”) The ACS line of credit is for a term of 3 years, provides for borrowings of up to $ 13,000 , and is secured by eligible
−Removed: accounts receivable and inventory, and are subject to a collateral sharing agreement with Whitebox, another secured lender (see Note 7).
−Removed: An over advance rider provides for up to $ 400 of additional borrowing above the collateralized base (the “Over Advance”) up
−Removed: to a total borrowing of $ 13,000 .
−Removed: As of December 2023, the remaining availability under the line of credit was $ 23 of current availability,
−Removed: and $ 3,041 of borrowing capacity available.
−Removed: based on receivables bears an interest of prime plus 4.75% but not less than 8.0% (13.25% at December 31, 2023 and 12.25% at December
−Removed: Borrowings based on inventory bears an interest of prime plus 5.25% but not less than 8.5% (13.90 % at December, 31, 2023
−Removed: and 12.90% at December 31, 2022).
−Removed: The additional over advance rider bears a rate of prime plus 12.75%, but not less than 16.00% (18.00%
−Removed: at December 31, 2023 and 18.00% at December 31, 2022).
−Removed: Additionally, the line of credit is subject to monthly monitoring fee of $1 with
−Removed: a minimum usage requirement on the credit facility .
−Removed: A loan balance of less than $ 1,500 will bear interest at a rate in line with account
−Removed: receivables advances plus the monthly monitoring fee of $ 1 .
−Removed: Company incurred $ 483 of direct costs of the transaction, consisting primarily of broker, bank and legal fees.
−Removed: These costs have been
−Removed: capitalized and are being amortized over the 3 -year life of the ACS agreement.
+Added: of Amount Outstanding Under Credit Facilities
+Added: Line of credit – Alterna
+Added: Capital Solutions
+Added: capitalized financing
+Added: March 28, 2022, the Company entered into a financing agreement for a line of credit with Alterna Capital Solutions
+Added: The ACS line of credit was for a term of 3
+Added: years, provided for borrowings of up to $ 13,000 , was secured by eligible accounts receivable and inventory, and was subject to a collateral sharing agreement with Whitebox
+Added: Advisors, LLC (“Whitebox”), another secured lender (see Note 7).
+Added: An over advance rider provided for up to $ 400
+Added: of additional borrowing above the collateralized base (the “Over Advance”) up to total borrowings of $ 13,000 .
+Added: As of December 2023, the remaining availability under the line of credit was $ 23
+Added: of current availability, and $ 3,041
+Added: of borrowing capacity available.
+Added: based on receivables accrued interest at a rate equal to prime plus 4.75% but not less than 8.00% (13.25% at December 31, 2023).
+Added: Borrowings based on inventory accrued interest at a rate equal to prime plus 5.25% but not less than 8.50% (13.90 % at December, 31,
+Added: The additional over advance rider accrued interest at a rate equal to prime plus 12.75%, but not less than 16.00% (18.00% at
+Added: December 31, 2023).
+Added: Additionally, the line of credit was subject to a monthly monitoring fee of $1 with a minimum usage requirement
+Added: on the credit facility.
+Added: Any loan balance of less than $ 1,500 accrued interest at a rate equal to account receivables advances plus the monthly monitoring fee of $ 1 .
+Added: November 14, 2024 the Company repaid the full outstanding principal amount of $ 6,569
+Added: of the line of credit.
+Added: Company incurred $ 483 of direct costs associated with the line of credit transaction, consisting primarily of broker, bank and legal fees.
+Added: These costs were
+Added: capitalized and amortized over the 3 -year life of the ACS agreement.
The unamortized debt discount balance was $ 201 at December
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2023, amortization of debt discount was $ 162 , and as of December 31, 2023, the remaining unamortized
−Removed: debt discount balance is $ 201 .
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2024, amortization of debt discount was $ 121 , and upon repayment of the outstanding principal amount, the remaining unamortized
+Added: debt discount of $ 81 was written off.
+Added: Senior Secured Loan Payable
+Added: of Secured Notes Payable
+Added: Secured Convertible Note Payable
+Added: Capitalized financing
+Added: On November 14, 2024, the Company entered into a
+Added: Senior Secured Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with certain funds affiliated with Whitebox, as
+Added: lenders, and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent.
+Added: The Loan Agreement provides a revolving
+Added: credit commitment in an aggregate amount of $ 10,000
+Added: (the “Senior Secured Loan”).
+Added: The Senior Secured Loan accrues interest at a per annum rate equal to 8.00 %
+Added: on the principal amount outstanding, payable quarterly in arrears.
+Added: The Senior Secured Loan also accrues an unused fee at a rate per
+Added: annum equal to 3.00% on the excess, if any, of the revolving credit commitment over the average principal amount outstanding from
+Added: time to time during the preceding fiscal quarter, payable quarterly in arrears.
+Added: The Senior Secured Loan is secured by substantially
+Added: all of the Company’s assets, including all intellectual property.
+Added: As of December 31, 2024, the principal amount outstanding on
+Added: the Senior Secured Loan was $ 9,900
+Added: and the remaining availability was $ 100 .
+Added: The financing agreement with Whitebox includes customary restrictions that
+Added: limit our ability to engage in certain types of transactions.
+Added: Additionally, the agreement contains a financial covenant that
+Added: requires us to meet a certain minimum cash balance and liquidity threshold as of the end of each month.
+Added: We were in compliance with the
+Added: terms of our agreement with Whitebox as of December 31, 2024.
+Added: Company incurred $ 376
+Added: of direct costs associated with the Senior Secured Loan transaction, consisting primarily of broker, bank and legal fees.
+Added: costs have been capitalized and are being amortized over the 1 -year
+Added: life of the agreement.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2024, amortization of debt discount was $ 47 .
+Added: The unamortized debt discount balance was $ 329
+Added: at December 31, 2024.
Secured Convertible Notes Payable
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of Secured Convertible Notes Payable
−Removed: Secured Convertible Note Payable
−Removed: Accrued interest (includes excess ABL fees of $ 2,176 and $ 648 )
−Removed: Capitalized financing costs
+Added: Secured Convertible “Original”
+Added: Note Payable (A)
+Added: Secured “Option” Notes Payable
+Added: Secured Convertible “Option”
+Added: Notes Payable
+Added: Accrued interest (includes excess ABL fees
+Added: of $ 2,176 and $ 648 )
+Added: Capitalized financing
Current portion
−Removed: Long term portion due through May, 2025
−Removed: May 2022, the Company issued $ 11,250 of convertible notes payable (the “Original Notes”) to entities affiliated with Whitebox
−Removed: Advisors, LLC (collectively, “Whitebox”).
−Removed: The Original Notes bear interest at 10% per annum (with 5% per annum payable in
−Removed: cash and 5% per annum payable in kind (“PIK”) by adding such PIK interest to the principal amount of the notes), are secured
−Removed: by substantially all of the Company’s assets (including all of its intellectual property) and are subject to a collateral sharing
−Removed: agreement with ACS, the Company’s existing secured lender (see Note 6).
−Removed: The Original Notes mature on May 9, 2025 .
−Removed: 2022, the Company issued an additional $ 2,500 of convertible notes payable (the “Option Notes”) to Whitebox.
−Removed: The Option Notes
−Removed: were due May 9, 2025, and were repaid in full in November 2022.
−Removed: The Original Notes together with the Option Notes are collectively referred
−Removed: to as the “Notes”.
−Removed: Upon conversion or early payment, holders of the Notes are entitled to receive an interest make-whole
−Removed: payment, as defined, equal to the sum of the remaining scheduled payments of interest on the Notes that would be due at maturity, payable,
−Removed: at the Company’s option, in cash or in shares of common stock.
−Removed: Effective August 11, 2022,
−Removed: the Notes were amended to add a 10 % fee for the amount that the Company’s line of credit with ACS (see Note 6) exceeds $ 6,000 ,
−Removed: as defined (the “Excess ABL Amount”).
−Removed: Effective June 30, 2023, the Excess ABL Amount was amended to $ 7,500 .
−Removed: Original Notes and Option Notes have an amortization feature which requires the Company to make monthly payments of principal of $ 200
−Removed: plus accrued interest, payable in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the Company, based on 90 % of
−Removed: the average prices of the Company’s common stock, as defined.
−Removed: During 2022, the Company made monthly amortization principal payments
−Removed: aggregating $ 800 , made up of $ 600 in cash, and the issuance of 32,362 shares of common stock valued at $ 200 .
−Removed: At December 31, 2022, the
−Removed: principal balance of the Notes was $ 10,450 .
−Removed: February 2023 and May 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of $ 4,050 of additional Option Notes to Whitebox that substantially have
−Removed: the same terms as the Original Notes, except the Option Notes issued in 2023 do not require any amortization payments, bear interest
−Removed: at 10% payable in cash, and were initially due four months after issuance and extended to November 28, 2023.
−Removed: The Company and Whitebox
−Removed: have tentatively agreed to extend the due date of the 2023 Option Notes to approximately April 30, 2024 (see Note 15).
−Removed: During 2023, Whitebox
−Removed: waived the requirement for the Company to pay the December 2022 to October 2023 monthly amortization payments on the Original Notes.
−Removed: The November 2023 amortization payment of $ 200 principal was paid, and the amortization payment for December 2023 was waived subsequent
−Removed: to December 31, 2023 (see Note 15).
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, the principal balance of the Notes was $14,300.
−Removed: 2022, the Company recorded interest of $ 3,023 , made up of $ 800 of interest on the Notes, $ 489 related to make whole interest on the 2022
−Removed: Option Notes repaid November 2022, and $ 1,734 related to the Excess ABL Amount fee.
−Removed: During 2022, the Company made interest payments of
−Removed: $ 1,892 , including the issuance of 229,871 shares of common stock valued at $ 1,261 , and at December 31, 2022, the balance of accrued interest
−Removed: was $ 1,052 .
−Removed: 2023, the Company recorded interest of $ 3,604 , made up of $ 1,428 of interest on the Notes, and $ 2,176 related to the Excess ABL Amount
−Removed: In addition, during 2023, accrued interest of $ 773 was paid.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, the balance of accrued interest was $ 3,883 .
−Removed: 2022, the Company incurred $ 1,320 of direct costs of the Notes transactions, consisting primarily of placement agent fees and other offering
−Removed: These costs were capitalized and are being amortized over the 3 -year life of the Notes.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022,
−Removed: amortization of debt discount was $ 344 , and as of December 31, 2022, the remaining unamortized debt discount balance is $ 976 .
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $ 299 of direct costs of issuing the 2023 Option Notes and issued 82,438 shares
−Removed: of the Company’s common stock valued at $ 273 as inducement for the aforementioned waiver.
−Removed: These costs have been capitalized and
−Removed: are being amortized over the shorter of the remaining term of the Notes or waiver period.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2023, amortization
−Removed: of debt discount was $ 976 , and as of December 31, 2023, the remaining unamortized debt discount balance is $ 572 .
−Removed: the Company experiences a fundamental change, as defined, such as a change of control, or the sale or disposition of all or substantially
−Removed: all of the Company’s asset, the holders of the Notes have the right to require the Company to repurchase the notes for cash at
−Removed: a repurchase price equal to 110 % (amended from 100%) of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, and among other amendments.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, the Original Notes and 2023
−Removed: Option Notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate of 0.0831 shares of the Company’s common stock per one dollar of principal
−Removed: converted, or approximately $12.04 per share, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments.
−Removed: In addition, if certain corporate events
−Removed: occur that constitute a make-whole fundamental change as defined, then the note holders are, under certain circumstances, are entitled
−Removed: to an increase in the conversion rate, limited to 0.12155 shares of Common Stock per one dollar of principal, or approximately $8.23 per
−Removed: Subsequent to December 31, 2023, the conversion rate of the Notes was amended (see Note 15).
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, the Notes, including accrued
−Removed: interest, are convertible into 1,514,055 shares of the Company’s common stock.
−Removed: The Company’s ability to settle conversions
−Removed: and make amortization payments and interest make-whole payments using shares of the Company’s common stock is subject to certain
−Removed: limitations set forth in the Notes.
−Removed: A holder may not convert or be issued shares of common stock to the extent such conversion or issuance
−Removed: would cause such holder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties and any group of which it is a member, to beneficially own
−Removed: a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 9.9% of the Company’s then outstanding common stock following such conversion
−Removed: The Company is subject to a registration rights agreement
−Removed: with Whitebox dated May 9, 2023 pursuant to which the Company registered for resale by holders all shares potentially issuable upon conversion
−Removed: of, or in satisfaction of amortization or interest make-whole payments with respect to the Notes.
−Removed: noted above, while the Company has been successful negotiating waivers and amendments under the Notes to extend various due dates and
−Removed: defer certain payments of interest and principal that were not paid when due, it may not be able to continue to do so in the future.
−Removed: If the Company is unable to service or repay the Notes and accrued interest at maturity and is otherwise unable to extend the maturity
−Removed: dates or refinance these obligations, the Company may default.
−Removed: A default would trigger acceleration under the Notes, and it is unlikely
−Removed: that the Company would have sufficient funds to make these payments.
−Removed: Upon a default, the holders of the Notes have the right to exercise
−Removed: their remedies to collect, including foreclosing on our assets.
−Removed: Leases Liabilities
+Added: Long term portion due
+Added: through May, 2025
+Added: May 2022, the Company issued $ 11,250
+Added: of convertible notes payable (the “Original Notes”) to entities affiliated with Whitebox.
+Added: Original Notes bear interest at 10% per annum (with 5% per annum payable in cash and 5% per annum payable in kind
+Added: (“PIK”) by adding such PIK interest to the principal amount of the notes), are secured by substantially all of the
+Added: Company’s assets (including all of its intellectual property) and are subject to a collateral sharing agreement with Alterna
+Added: Capital (ACS), the Company’s existing secured lender.
+Added: The Original Notes mature the earlier of September
+Added: 30, 2025 or the scheduled maturity of any unsecured indebtedness incurred by the Company that is junior in right of payment
+Added: to Note obligations.
+Added: At each of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the principal balance of the Original Notes was $ 0 and
+Added: $ 10,250 , respectively.
+Added: conversion or early payment, holders of the Original Notes are entitled to receive an interest make-whole payment, as defined, equal
+Added: to the sum of the remaining scheduled payments of interest on the Original Notes that would be due at maturity, payable, at the Company’s
+Added: option, in cash or in shares of common stock.
+Added: On August 1, 2022, the Original Notes were amended to add a 10 % fee (“Excess
+Added: ABL Fee’) commencing with the fiscal month ending October 31, 2022 for the amount that the Company’s line of credit with
+Added: ACS exceeds (i) (x) prior to November 30, 2024, $9,500 and (y) on and after November 30, 2024, $6,500, if the Company has not publicly
+Added: announced or is not actively pursuing a proposed transaction as a result of which the Company reasonably believes that its Common
+Added: Stock will be listed on a national securities exchange) or $9,500 otherwise, minus (ii) any amounts repaid to ACS pursuant to the
+Added: Option Notes (not to exceed $500) plus (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Original Notes voluntarily converted into Conversion
+Added: Consideration (as defined therein), in each case subject to the terms of the collateral sharing agreement;
+Added: provided that the sum
+Added: of the amounts in clauses (i), (ii) and (ii) above shall not exceed $10,500 minus any amounts repaid ACS as contemplated by the Option
+Added: Notes (not to exceed $500).
+Added: Original Notes have an amortization feature which requires the Company to make monthly payments of principal of $ 200 plus accrued
+Added: interest, payable in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the Company, based on 90 % of the average
+Added: prices of the Company’s common stock, as defined.
+Added: During 2023, Whitebox waived the requirement for the Company to pay the December
+Added: 2022 to October 2023 monthly amortization payments on the Original Notes.
+Added: The November 2023 amortization payment of $ 200 principal
+Added: was paid, and the amortization payment for December 2023 to May 2024 was waived.
+Added: The amortization period resumed on June 1, 2024.
+Added: the time of issuance of the Original Notes, the Company also granted the investors an option to purchase up to an additional $ 12,000
+Added: aggregate principal amount of “Option Notes”.
+Added: At December 31, 2023, the principal balance of the Option Notes was $ 4,050 .
+Added: August 1, 2024, the Company entered into an Option Exercise and Nineth Amendment (“Exercise and Amendment Agreement”)
+Added: to the Notes with Whitebox.
+Added: Pursuant to the Exercise and Amendment Agreement, holders of the Original Notes exercised an option to
+Added: purchase an aggregate of approximately $ 6,504 Option Notes, which consisted of (i) an exchange of $ 4,050 of existing notes, (ii)
+Added: additional cash proceeds to the Company of $ 1,400 , and (iii) an additional finance cost of $ 1,054 The Option Notes mature on the
+Added: earlier of December 15, 2024, and ninety one days before the schedule maturity of any unsecured indebtedness incurred by the Company
+Added: that is junior in right of payment to its Note obligations.
+Added: The Option Notes bear interest in arrears on the outstanding principal
+Added: amount at a rate of 11.13 % per annum, payable in cash.
+Added: The Option Notes may be prepaid without premium or penalty.
+Added: Unless $ 1,400
+Added: of the principal amount is prepaid, payment of any Option Note on the maturity date (or due to an acceleration (whether declared
+Added: or automatic)) shall be accompanied by an additional amount (such amount, the “MOIC Deficiency Amount”), if any, sufficient
+Added: to achieve a 1.13:1.00 multiple of invested capital since August 1, 2024 (the “MOIC”) on the aggregate principal amount
+Added: of the Option Notes being paid.
+Added: The MOIC Deficiency Amount shall be calculated based on (i) the sum of all fees, original issue discount,
+Added: interest, premiums, principal and other payments received in cash by the applicable holders in respect of the Option Notes since
+Added: August 1, 2024 (excluding any reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs or expenses reimbursed and any indemnification payments made to
+Added: the applicable Holders in respect of the Option Notes), as the numerator, and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Option Notes
+Added: on August 1, 2024, as the denominator.
+Added: October 10, 2024, Whitebox sold and assigned its entire interest in the $ 10,250 Secured Convertible Note Payable, interest
+Added: added to Original Note of $ 1,124 and the $ 6,504 Option Note Payable to the Company’s majority stockholder, D&D Source of
+Added: Life Holding LTD (“D&D”) including accrued interest of $ 4,600 in the aggregate amount of $ 22,478 .
+Added: December 31, 2023, the balance of accrued interest was $ 3,883 .
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded interest
+Added: of $ 3,409 , made up of $ 2,100 interest on the Notes, and $ 1,309 related to the excess ABL fees, made payments of $ 514 towards accrued
+Added: interest and $ 2,178 was added to principal.
+Added: At November 14, 2024, the balance of accrued interest was $ 4,600 .
+Added: November 19, 2024, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with D&D wherein outstanding principal of the convertible notes
+Added: amounting to $ 17,878 and accrued interest of $ 4,600 or an aggregate of $ 22,478 were converted into 22,478,074 shares of the Company’s
+Added: common stock (see Note 10).
+Added: December 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount was $ 572 .
+Added: During the period ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $ 237
+Added: of costs for the aforementioned waivers.
+Added: These costs have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the Notes or
+Added: waiver period.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2024, amortization of debt discount was $ 606 .
+Added: Upon conversion of the notes to common shares, the Company wrote-off the remaining unamortized debt discount balance of $ 203
+Added: to interest expense.
+Added: Lease Liabilities
Company determines whether a contract is, or contains, a lease at inception.
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Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not included on the balance sheets.
+Added: of December 31, 2023, operating lease liabilities pertaining to its former office facility totaled $ 207 .
+Added: In May 2024, the Company entered
+Added: into a long-term non-cancellable lease agreement for its new office facility that requires aggregate average monthly payments of $ 9 beginning
+Added: December 2024.
+Added: The lease terminates in November 2035.
+Added: The Company classified the lease as an operating lease and determined that the
+Added: value of the right of use asset and lease liability at the adoption date was $ 835 , respectively, using a discount rate of 8.00 %.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company made aggregate payments of $ 205 towards its operating lease liability.
+Added: As of December 31,
+Added: 2024, operating lease liabilities totaled $ 837 .
the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, lease costs totaled $ 134 and $ 178 , respectively.
−Removed: of December 31, 2022, operating lease liabilities totaled $ 394 .
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company made payments of
−Removed: $ 187 towards its operating lease liability.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, operating lease liabilities totaled $ 207 .
−Removed: of December 31, 2023, the weighted average remaining lease terms for an operating lease are 1.00 years.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, the
−Removed: weighted average discount rate for operating lease is 12.60 %.
minimum lease payments under the leases are as follows (in thousands):
of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Leases
−Removed: Years Ending December 31,
+Added: Ending December 31,
Total payments
−Removed: Amount representing interest
+Added: Amount representing
Present value of net minimum lease payments
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Non-current portion
−Removed: Stockholders’ Equity
−Removed: A Convertible Preferred Stock
+Added: Issuance of Common Stock
+Added: Issuance of common stock in accordance with SAFE
+Added: the first quarter of 2024, the Company received $ 4,097 in gross proceeds from three significant stockholders of the Company, D&D,
+Added: Union Square Park Partners LP, and John J.
+Added: Bello, the Company’s former Chairman, pursuant to Simple Agreements for Future Equity
+Added: (“SAFE”) investments.
+Added: The SAFE investments were to convert into the next equity financing of Reed’s on the same terms
+Added: and conditions as investors in Reed’s next equity financing at the lesser of $ 1.50 per share or the per share price in the financing.
+Added: D&D was given the right to designate a second independent director nominee to the board of directors of Reed’s and the company
+Added: agreed to limit the size of its board of directors to nine (9) for so long as D&D owns 25% or more of the equity securities of the
+Added: The Company initially recorded the SAFE investments as a liability at $ 5,490 which was reflected on its June 30, 2024 balance
+Added: sheet, and reflected a loss from change in fair value of SAFE investments of $ 1,393 .
+Added: On September 9, 2024, as part of a Securities Purchase
+Added: Agreement described below, the Company issued 2,731,205 shares of its common stock valued at $ 4,096 upon conversion of the SAFEs.
+Added: conversion of the SAFE instruments, the Company recorded a gain from change in fair value of SAFE investments of $ 1,393 during the year
+Added: ended December 31, 2024.
+Added: Other issuances of common stock for cash
+Added: On September 9, 2024, the Company entered into
+Added: a Securities Purchase Agreement with various purchasers for the issuance of 4,000,000 common shares for total consideration of $ 6,000 .
+Added: The various purchasers also held the investment in the Company’s SAFEs as described above.
+Added: In addition to the issuance of the 2,731,205
+Added: shares of common stock valued at $ 4,096 upon conversion of the SAFE described above, the Company issued an additional 1,268,795 common
+Added: shares to D&D for consideration of $ 1,903 .
+Added: On December 30, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities
+Added: Purchase Agreement with accredited investors.
+Added: The Company issues 14,705,882 shares of common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $ 10
+Added: The average price per share was $ 0.68 .
+Added: On May 25, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities
+Added: Purchase Agreement with D&D, as the lead investor, and certain of Reed’s affiliates pursuant to which the investors agreed to
+Added: purchase an aggregate of 1,566,732 shares of Reed’s common stock and warrants to purchase 313,346 shares of Common Stock.
+Added: price was $ 2.585 per share of Common Stock with the associated warrant.
+Added: The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting offering expenses,
+Added: was $ 4,016 .
+Added: The warrants are exercisable for a term of three years at an exercise price of $ 2.50 per share.
+Added: Common shares issued upon conversion of Notes Payable
+Added: On November 19, 2024, the Company issued 22,478,048
+Added: shares of its Common stock with a fair value of $ 20,232
+Added: to D&D upon conversion of Convertible Notes Payable and accrued interest of $ 22,478 .
+Added: The excess of the converted value of the convertible notes and accrued interest over the fair value of the shares issued of
+Added: was treated as a capital contribution.
+Added: Common stock repurchases
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased 274 shares of common stock from an officer for $ 1
+Added: based on the market value of share on the date repurchased.
+Added: The Company retired the shares.
+Added: Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) consists of $ 10 par value, 5 % non-cumulative, non-voting, participating
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redemption or voting, including any other security convertible into or exercisable for any senior preferred stock.
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company accrued dividends on the Preferred Stock of $ 5 and is included in accrued expenses
+Added: the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company accrued dividends on the Preferred Stock of $ 5 which is included in accrued expenses
in the accompanying balance sheets.
No shares of Series A preferred stock were converted into common stock in 2024 and 2023.
−Removed: of December 31, 2023, there were 180,000,000 shares authorized, and 4,187,291 shares of common stock outstanding.
−Removed: As of December 31,
−Removed: 2022, there were 180,000,000 shares authorized, and 2,519,485 shares of common stock outstanding.
−Removed: Stock Issuances
−Removed: May 25, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with D&D Source of Life Holding Ltd., as the lead investor,
−Removed: and certain of Reed’s affiliates pursuant to which the investors agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,566,732 shares of Reed’s
−Removed: common stock and warrants to purchase 313,346 shares of Common Stock.
−Removed: The purchase price was $ 2.585 per share of Common Stock with the
−Removed: associated warrant.
−Removed: The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting offering expenses, was $ 4,016 .
−Removed: The warrants are exercisable for
−Removed: a term of three years at an exercise price of $ 2.50 per share.
−Removed: May 25, 2023, in order to induce the lead investor to subscribe, the Company granted the lead investor certain preemptive rights and
−Removed: agreed to support the lead investor’s nomination of two board designees, one of which shall be an independent director.
−Removed: March 10, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors pursuant
−Removed: to which the investors agreed to purchase 371,892 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 185,946 shares
−Removed: of common stock in a private placement (including 64,963 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 32,482 shares
−Removed: of common stock to investors who are officers and directors of the Company).
−Removed: The warrants have an exercise price of $ 14.39 per share
−Removed: for a period of five years commencing six months from the closing date of March 11, 2022.
−Removed: The purchase price per share of common stock
−Removed: and associated warrant was $ 14.00 for certain investors and was $ 17.51 for investors who are officers and directors of the Company in
−Removed: compliance with the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
−Removed: The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting placement agent fees and other
−Removed: offering expenses, was approximately $ 5.0 million.
−Removed: The officers and directors of the Company purchased approximately $ 1.1 million of
−Removed: the securities in the offering.
−Removed: January 2022, the Company issued 2,000 shares of common stock valued at $ 37 to John J.
−Removed: Bello and Nancy E.
−Removed: Bello, as Co-Trustees of The
−Removed: John and Nancy Bello Revocable Living Trust as consideration for the $ 2,000 pledge of securities to Rosenthal (see Note 6).
−Removed: current Chairman and former Interim Chief Executive Officer of Reed’s, is a related party, and greater than 5 % beneficial owner
−Removed: of Reed’s common stock.
−Removed: stock repurchases
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased 274 shares of common stock from an officer for $ 1 based on the market value
−Removed: of share on the date repurchased.
−Removed: The Company retired the shares.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 265 shares of common stock from an officer for $ 2 based on the market value
−Removed: of share on the date repurchased.
−Removed: The Company retired the shares.
Share-Based Payments
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2020 Plan permits the grant of options and stock awards to our employees, directors and consultants.
−Removed: The options may constitute either
−Removed: “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or “non-qualified stock options”.
+Added: The options may constitute
+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.
−Removed: The exercise price of an option granted under the plan cannot be less than
−Removed: 100% of the fair market value per share of common stock on the date of the grant of the option.
−Removed: Options may not be granted under the
−Removed: plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the plan.
−Removed: Incentive stock options granted to a person owning more than 10%
−Removed: of the combined voting power of the common stock cannot be exercisable for more than five years .
−Removed: When an option is exercised, the purchase
−Removed: price of the underlying stock is received in cash, except that the plan administrator may permit the exercise price to be paid in any
−Removed: combination of cash, shares of stock having a fair market value equal to the exercise price, or as otherwise determined by the plan administrator.
−Removed: following table summarizes restricted stock activity during the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022:
−Removed: of Restricted Stock Activity
−Removed: Balance, December 31, 2021
−Removed: Balance, December 31, 2022
−Removed: Balance, December 31, 2023
−Removed: January 26, 2022, the board of directors of Reed’s, pursuant to a joint recommendation from its governance and compensation committees,
−Removed: set the cash compensation of its non-employee directors at $ 50,000
−Removed: for fiscal 2022, payable quarterly in accordance
−Removed: with the Company’s policies for non-employee director compensation.
−Removed: In addition, the Company granted 8,035
−Removed: restricted stock awards to five non-employee
−Removed: of these restricted stock awards vested on February
−Removed: 1, 2022, May 1, 2022, August 1, 2022, and November 1, 2022.
−Removed: The aggregate fair value of the stock awards was $ 150 based on the market
−Removed: price of our common stock price which was $ 16.00
−Removed: per share on the date of grants and is amortized
−Removed: as shares vest.
−Removed: total fair value of restricted common stock vesting during the year ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 was $ 3 and $ 158 , respectively,
−Removed: and is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, the amount
−Removed: of unvested compensation related to issuances of restricted common stock was $ 0 .
−Removed: When calculating basic loss per share, these shares
−Removed: are included in weighted average common shares outstanding from the time they vest.
−Removed: When calculating diluted net income per share, these
−Removed: shares are included in weighted average common shares outstanding as of their grant date.
+Added: exercise price of an option granted under the plan cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value per share of common stock on
+Added: the date of the grant of the option.
+Added: Options may not be granted under the plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of
+Added: Incentive stock options granted to a person owning more than 10% of the combined voting power of the common stock cannot
+Added: be exercisable for more than five years.
+Added: When an option is exercised, the exercise is received
+Added: in cash, except that the plan administrator may permit the exercise price to be paid in any combination of cash, shares of stock
+Added: having a fair market value equal to the exercise price, or as otherwise determined by the plan administrator.
+Added: April 29, 2024, the 2024 Inducement Plan (the “2024 Plan”) was approved by the compensation committee of our board of directors.
+Added: The 2024 Plan provides for the issuance
+Added: of up to 250,000 shares.
+Added: Options issued and forfeited under the 2024 plan contain an Evergreen provision and cannot be re-priced without
+Added: shareholder approval.
+Added: As of December 31, 2024, shares issuable under the 2024 Plan were 44,007 .
+Added: 2024 Plan permits the grant of options and stock awards to our employees, directors and consultants.
+Added: The options may constitute
+Added: either “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or “non-qualified
+Added: stock options”.
+Added: The Plan is currently administered by the board of directors.
+Added: exercise price of an option granted under the plan cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value per share of common stock on
+Added: the date of the grant of the option.
+Added: Options may not be granted under the plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of
+Added: Incentive stock options granted to a person owning more than 10% of the combined voting power of the common stock cannot
+Added: be exercisable for more than five years.
+Added: When an option is exercised, the excise price is received
+Added: in cash, except that the plan administrator may permit the exercise price to be paid in any combination of cash, shares of stock
+Added: having a fair market value equal to the exercise price, or as otherwise determined by the plan administrator.
of December 31, 2024, the Company has issued stock options to purchase an aggregate of 239,651 shares of common stock.
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Exercisable at December 31, 2024
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company approved options exercisable into 10,037 shares to be issued pursuant to Reed’s 2020
−Removed: Equity Incentive Plan.
−Removed: 10,037 options were issued to employees, 5,016 options vesting annually over a four -year vesting period, and 5,021
−Removed: options vesting based on performance criteria to be established by the board of directors.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company approved options exercisable into 205,669
+Added: shares to be issued pursuant to the 2024 Plan.
+Added: options were issued to employees, 148,714
+Added: vested immediately, 25,059
+Added: options vest annually over two to four -year
+Added: vesting periods, and 31,896
+Added: options vesting based on performance criteria
+Added: to be established by the board of directors.
stock options are exercisable at a price of $ 1.30 per share and expire in ten years .
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in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company approved options exercisable into 14,696 shares to be issued pursuant to Reed’s 2020
−Removed: Equity Incentive Plan.
−Removed: 14,696 options were issued to employees, 7,348 options vesting annually over a four -year vesting period, and 7,348
−Removed: options vesting based on performance criteria to be established by the board of directors.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company approved options exercisable into 10,037 shares to be issued pursuant to the 2020
+Added: 10,037 options were issued to employees, of which, 5,016 options vest annually over a four -year vesting period,
+Added: and 5,021 options vest based on performance criteria to be established by the board of directors.
stock options are exercisable at a price of $ 4.50 per share and expire in ten years .
−Removed: The total fair value of these options at grant
−Removed: date was approximately $ 122 , which was determined using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following average assumption:
+Added: The total fair value of these options at grant date
+Added: was approximately $ 32 , which was determined using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following average assumption:
stock price of $ 4.50 share, expected term of six years , volatility of 82 %, dividend rate of 0 %, and weighted average risk-free interest
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in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $ 490 and $ 701 of compensation expense relating to vested stock options.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, the aggregate amount of unvested compensation related to stock options was approximately $ 443 which will be
−Removed: recognized as an expense as the options vest in future periods through March 28, 2027.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $ 528
+Added: of compensation expense relating to vested stock options.
+Added: As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of unvested compensation
+Added: related to stock options was approximately $ 77
+Added: which will be recognized as an expense as the options vest in future periods through March 28, 2027.
of December 31, 2024, the outstanding and exercisable options have no intrinsic value.
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of Information Regarding Stock Options
−Removed: Options Outstanding
−Removed: Options Exercisable
−Removed: Range of Exercise Price
−Removed: 4.00 - $ 12.00
−Removed: 25.00 - $ 37.50
−Removed: 44.00 - $ 66.00
−Removed: 88.00 - $ 120.00
−Removed: 122.00 - $ 183.00
+Added: of Exercise Price
Stock Warrants
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of Warrant Activity
−Removed: -Average Exercise Price
−Removed: Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)
−Removed: Aggregate Intrinsic Value
+Added: Exercise Price
+Added: Weighted-Average
+Added: Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)
+Added: Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
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Exercisable at December 31, 2024
−Removed: May 25, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with D&D Source of Life Holding Ltd., as the lead investor,
+Added: May 25, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with D&D, as the lead investor,
and certain of Reed’s affiliates pursuant to which the investors agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,566,732 shares of Reed’s
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The warrants are exercisable for a term of three years at a per share exercise price of $ 2.50 .
−Removed: March 10, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors pursuant
−Removed: to which the investors agreed to purchase 371,892 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 185,946 shares
−Removed: of common stock in a private placement.
−Removed: The warrants have an exercise price of $ 14.39 per share for a period of five years commencing
−Removed: nine months from the closing date of March 11, 2022 (see Note 9).
of December 31, 2024, the outstanding and exercisable warrants have no intrinsic value.
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of Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable
−Removed: Warrants Outstanding
Warrants Exercisable
−Removed: Range of Exercise Price
−Removed: 14.39 - $ 32.20
+Added: of Exercise Price
the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, a reconciliation of the effective income tax rate to the U.S.
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Statutory Rate
−Removed: December 31, 2023
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: Federal statutory tax rate
−Removed: State rate, net of federal benefit
+Added: Federal statutory
+Added: rate, net of federal benefit
Federal and state tax rate
Effect of change in tax rate
−Removed: Valuation allowance
−Removed: Effective tax rate
of December 31, 2024 and 2023, significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
of Deferred Income Tax Assets
−Removed: December 31, 2023
−Removed: December 31, 2022
Deferred income tax asset:
−Removed: Net operating loss carryforwards
−Removed: Disqualified corporate interest expense
+Added: Net operating
+Added: loss carryforwards
+Added: Disqualified corporate interest
Stock-based compensation
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Inventory reserves
−Removed: Operating Leasr liability
−Removed: Asset impairment
+Added: Operating lease liability
Gross deferred tax assets
−Removed: Valuation allowance
Total deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
−Removed: Operating lease right-of-use asset
−Removed: Deferred finance costs
−Removed: Total deferred tax liabilities
−Removed: Net deferred tax asset (liability)
+Added: Operating lease right-of-use
+Added: finance costs
+Added: deferred tax liabilities
+Added: deferred tax asset (liability)
December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had available Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”s) to reduce
future taxable income.
−Removed: For Federal purposes the amounts available were approximately $ 98,000 ] and $ 92,000 , respectively.
−Removed: For state purposes
−Removed: approximately $[ 62,000 ]and $ 49,000 was available at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
−Removed: The Federal carryforward for NOLs arising
−Removed: in years prior to 2018 is approximately $[ 32,000 ], which expires on various dates through 2037.
+Added: For Federal purposes the amounts available were approximately $ 104,000
+Added: and $ 97,000 ,
+Added: respectively.
+Added: For state purposes approximately $ 66,000
+Added: was available at December 31, 2024 and 2023,
+Added: respectively.
+Added: The Federal carryforward for NOLs arising in years prior to 2018 is approximately $ 31,000 ,
+Added: which expires on various dates through 2037.
NOLs originating after 2017 of approximately $ 73,000 ,
can be carried forward indefinitely, but are only able to offset 80% of taxable income in future years.
−Removed: The state carryforward
−Removed: expires on various dates through 2043.
−Removed: Given the Company’s history of net operating losses, management has determined that it is
−Removed: more likely than not that the Company will not be able to realize the tax benefit of the carryforwards.
−Removed: Accordingly, the Company has
−Removed: not recognized a deferred tax asset for this benefit.
+Added: The state carryforward expires
+Added: on various dates through 2044.
+Added: Given the Company’s history of net operating losses, management has determined that it is more likely
+Added: than not that the Company will not be able to realize the tax benefit of the carryforwards.
+Added: Accordingly, the Company has not recognized
+Added: 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 carryforwards,
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−Removed: in 2019, CCB agreed to pay the Company a 5 % royalty through 2021 on certain private label sales made by CCB.
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred co-packing fees due to CCB of $ 1,957 and $ 3,718 , respectively, of which
−Removed: $ 259 and $ 2,205 , were payable to CCB as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had also recorded receivables
−Removed: from CCB of $ 1,382 and $ 1,315 , respectively, including royalty receivable of $ 297 , and the balance for charge backs of certain costs
−Removed: management determined were permittable under the co-packing agreement.
−Removed: December 31, 2022, CCB disputed that it owes $ 1,043 of the $ 1,315 recorded as receivable by the Company.
−Removed: The Company believes that it
−Removed: will prevail in this dispute, however, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, due to the uncertainty about the ultimate amount that will be
−Removed: settled, the Company has provided a reserve for $ 1,123 and $ 538 , respectively, based on management’s estimate.
+Added: in 2019, CCB agreed to pay the Company a 5 %
+Added: royalty through 2021 on certain private label sales made by CCB.
December 31, 2024 and 2023, accounts receivable due from and accounts payable due to CCB were as follows:
of Related Parties
−Removed: Accounts receivable, net of provision of $ 1,123 and $ 538 at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
−Removed: Accounts payable
−Removed: Net (payable) receivable
−Removed: In addition, on April 19, 2023, the Company received a letter from CCB demanding payment of various amounts, including
−Removed: the $ 452 and $ 2,025 outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
−Removed: The Company has determined that the probability of realizing
−Removed: any loss on the demand from CCB is remote and therefore has not recorded any additional accruals related to the demand.
+Added: Accounts receivable,
+Added: net of provision of $ 1,238
+Added: at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
+Added: (payable) receivable
+Added: addition, on April 19, 2023, the Company received a letter from CCB demanding payment of various amounts outstanding at December 31,
+Added: 2024 and 2023.
+Added: The Company has determined that the probability of realizing any loss on the demand from CCB is remote and therefore has
+Added: not recorded any additional accruals related to the demand.
+Added: During 2024, the Company
+Added: commenced arbitration proceedings with CCB in order to reach a settlement agreement, the arbitration is pending final judgement.
Commitments and Contingencies
−Removed: 2018, CCB assumed the monthly payments on our lease obligation for a Los Angeles manufacturing plant, and our release from the obligation
−Removed: by the lessor, however, is dependent upon CCB’s deposit of $ 1,200 of security with the lessor.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, $ 800 has
−Removed: been deposited with the lessor and Chris J.
−Removed: Reed has placed approximately 7,260 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at
−Removed: $ 12 that remain in escrow with the lessor.
+Added: May 1, 2023, the Company engaged an investment bank to explore financing options.
+Added: Subject to services provided by the investment bank,
+Added: we may have a remaining obligation not expected to exceed $ 1,500
+Added: related to this engagement.
+Added: Management believes it has provided an adequate provision for any amounts
+Added: due, if any, in the accompanying financial statements.
time to time, we are a party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
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impact on our financial position, liquidity, or results of operations.
+Added: Segment Information
+Added: Company operates and manages its business as one
+Added: reportable and operating segment as a manufacturer
+Added: of carbonated beverages under Reed’s and Virgil’s brand names.
+Added: The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet
+Added: as total assets.
+Added: Company’s CODM reviews financial information presented and decides how to allocate resources based on net income (loss).
+Added: (loss) is used for evaluating financial performance.
+Added: segment expenses include research and development, salaries, insurance, and stock-based compensation.
+Added: Operating expenses include
+Added: all remaining costs necessary to operate our business, which primarily include external professional services and other administrative
+Added: The following table presents the significant segment expenses and other segment items regularly reviewed by our CODM.
+Added: of Segment Information
+Added: Stock-based compensation
+Added: Selling and marketing
+Added: Freight and delivery
+Added: operating expenses
+Added: operating expenses
+Added: and other expenses, net
Subsequent Events
−Removed: Agreements for Future Equity (“SAFE”) investments
−Removed: the first quarter of 2024, the Company received $ 4.1
−Removed: million in gross proceeds from two significant
−Removed: Simple Agreements for Future Equity (“SAFE”) investments .
−Removed: the first quarter of 2024, the company received $ 4.1
−Removed: million in gross proceeds from three significant stockholders of the Company, D&D Source of Life Holding LTD
−Removed: (“D&D”) and Union Square Park Partners LLP, and John J.
−Removed: Bello, the Company’s Chairman, pursuant to Simple
−Removed: Agreements for Future Equity (“SAFE”) agreements.
−Removed: The SAFE investments will convert into the next equity financing of
−Removed: Reed’s on the same terms and conditions as investors in Reed’s next equity financing at the lesser of $ 1.50
−Removed: per share or the per share price in the financing.
−Removed: Until such time as the SAFE investments convert to equity the approximately
−Removed: million received is recorded as a liability.
−Removed: D&D was given the right to designate a second independent director nominee to the
−Removed: board of directors of Reed’s and the company agreed to limit the size of its board of directors to nine (9) for so long as
−Removed: D&D owns 25% or more of the equity securities of the company.
−Removed: Waiver, Deferral, and Amendment and Restatement of Secured Convertible Notes Payable
−Removed: February 12, 2024, Reed’s entered into a Limited Waiver, Deferral, and Amendment and Restatement Agreement (the “Waiver and
−Removed: Amendment”) with each holder of the Notes payable to Whitebox (see Note 7).
−Removed: Subject to the Waiver and Amendment, the holders agreed
−Removed: to temporarily waive certain events of default under the Notes, including the failure to pay Excess ABL Amounts and the failure to pay
−Removed: amortization payments due December 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024, and to waive the maturity date of the Option Notes originally due through
−Removed: November 28, 2023, to April 30, 2024.
−Removed: addition, as of the date of these financial statements, the Company and Whitebox have tentatively agreed to amend and restate the Notes
−Removed: in full to provide, among other things, the following:
−Removed: conversion price of the Original Notes will be amended to be between 125% and 145% of the effective
−Removed: price of the company’s subsequent equity offering, with the premium set based on the
−Removed: aggregate gross proceeds realized by the company in the offering and the conversion price
−Removed: subject to a cap of $7.50 per share.
−Removed: portion of the outstanding ABL accrued fees will be satisfied through payment of $ 132 in
−Removed: cash and the issuance of shares of the company’s common stock (up to the beneficial
−Removed: ownership limitation applicable to each holder) at a value per share equal to the lesser
−Removed: of $ 1.50 or the per share price of securities issued in the company’s subsequent equity
−Removed: The remaining balance of any outstanding accrued ABL fees will be added to the
−Removed: principal amount of the Notes.
−Removed: The $ 132 has not been paid nor any shares issued as of the
−Removed: date of these financial statements
−Removed: ● The maturity date of the Option Notes will be amended to March 31, 2025.
−Removed: conversion price of the Option Notes will be amended to 120% of the arithmetic average of the
−Removed: Daily VWAP for the five (5) VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the VWAP Trading
−Removed: Day immediately following the consummation of an
−Removed: equity offering undertaken for purposes of satisfying the terms and conditions of the Waiver
−Removed: and Amendment .
−Removed: Option Notes shall bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum, with 5% per annum payable in
−Removed: cash and 5% per annum payable “in kind” by adding such PIK interest
−Removed: to the unpaid principal amount.
−Removed: company shall have the right at any time prior to the date that is the 180 th day
−Removed: from the effective date to prepay the amended and restated Option Notes, in whole or in part,
−Removed: at a price equal to 102% of the principal amount plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon
−Removed: to the date of prepayment.
+Added: On February 4, 2025, the Company formed a new subsidiary, Reed’s
+Added: (Asia) Limited (BVI).
+Added: The new subsidiary (“Reed’s Asia”) was formed as an early part of the Company’s expansion
+Added: into new geographic markets in the Asia Pacific region.
+Added: On February 20, 2025, Reed’s Asia reached an agreement to acquire
+Added: 100 % of the outstanding common stock of Roci Labo Inc., a Japanese corporation (the “Reed’s Japan Transaction”).
+Added: On March 18, 2025, Reed’s Asia received Japanese government approval for the Reed’s Japan Transaction.
+Added: The new subsidiary,
+Added: operating as Reed’s Japan Co., Ltd (“Reed’s Japan”), was acquired as an early part of the Company’s strategic
+Added: expansion into new geographic markets in Japan.
+Added: The acquisition price for the Reed’s Japan Transaction was not material.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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