Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item
5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market
Information
Our
common stock and warrants are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Markets under the symbol “STSS” and “STSSW”, respectively.
Our common stock and warrants commenced trading on April 14, 2022.
Holders
of Record
As
of March 25, 2025 there were 16,333,897 common shares issued and outstanding and approximately 142 shareholders of record. Because many of our
shares of common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, this number is not indicative of the total
number of stockholders represented by these stockholders of record.
Dividend
Policy
We
have not paid any and have no present intention of paying any dividends on our capital stock. Our current policy is to retain earnings,
if any, for use in our operations and in the development of our business. As a result, we anticipate that only appreciation of the price
of our common stock, if any, will provide a return to investors for at least the foreseeable future.
Use
of Proceeds from the Sale of Registered Securities
On
April 13, 2022, the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) was declared effective by the SEC pursuant to which the
Company issued and sold an aggregate of 3,750,000 units, each consisting of one share of common stock and two warrants, to purchase one
share of common stock for each whole warrant, with an initial exercise price of $4.25 per share and a term of five years. In addition,
the Company granted Aegis Capital Corp., as underwriter a 45-day over-allotment option to purchase up to 15% of the number of shares
included in the units sold in the offering, and/or additional warrants equal to 15% of the number of warrants included in the units sold
in the offering, in each case solely to cover over-allotments, which the Aegis Capital Corp. partially exercised with respect to 1,125,000
warrants on April 19, 2022. The IPO generated aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $16 million. After deducting underwriting discounts,
commissions and offering costs incurred by us of approximately $1.7 million the net proceeds from the offering were approximately $14.2
million. Aegis Capital Corp. acted as the underwriter of the offering. No offering costs were paid or are payable, directly, or indirectly,
to our directors or officers, to persons owning 10% or more of any class of our equity securities, or to any of our affiliates.
There
has been no material change in the expected use of the net proceeds from our IPO as described in our final prospectus filed with the
SEC on April 15, 2022. Upon receipt, the net proceeds from our IPO were held in cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2024, we
have used the net proceeds from the IPO for working capital, acquisition of the Hungary facility and capital expenditures.
On
December 5, 2024, the Company, entered into subscription agreements with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company
agreed to issue and sell to the investors 248,430 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the
Company at a price of $1.95 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of $484,438 before deducting placement agent fees and commissions
of $84,671 with net proceeds, after reflecting par value, have been recorded in Additional Paid in Captial of $399,742. The Shares issued
in the offering were offered at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A (the “Offering Statement”),
initially filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“Securities Act”), as most recently amended on November 18, 2024, and qualified on December 3, 2024.
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On
May 31 and June 13, 2024, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the
Company agreed to issue and sell to the investors 190,773 (pre reverse - 4,197,000) shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock,
par value $0.0001 per share of the Company at a price of $8.36 (pre reverse -$0.38) and received gross proceeds to the Company of $1.6M,
before expenses to the placement agent and other offering expenses of $298,000 with net proceeds, after reflecting par value, have been
recorded in Additional Paid in Capital of $1,296,903. The shares issued in the offering were offered at-the-market under Nasdaq rules
and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A (the “Offering Statement”), initially filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended on May 21, 2024, and qualified on May 30, 2024.
On
May 30, 2024, the Company offered warrant inducements (the “Inducement Agreement”) to certain warrant holders (the “Warrant
Holders”) which references the warrants registered for sale under both the registration statements on Form S-1 (file No. 333-263715)
and/or the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-275011) (collectively, the “Registration Statements”) for up
to a total of 499,932 (pre reverse - 10,998,524) warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share. Pursuant to the Inducement Agreement, the exercise price of the existing warrants was reduced from $14.08 (pre reverse -$0.64)
per share to $7.26 (pre reverse -$0.33) per share. In addition, for each warrant that was exercised, as a result of the Inducement Agreement,
the Company agreed to issue the Warrant Holders unregistered warrants with an exercise price of $9.90 (pre reverse - $0.45) per share
(“Inducement Warrants”). In the aggregate, 260,799 (pre reverse -5,737,573) warrants were exercised as a result of the Inducement
Agreement and accordingly, 260,799 Inducement Warrants were issued. The Company received gross proceeds of $1.9M before expenses to the
placement agent and other expenses of $285,000. The net proceeds, after reflecting par value, has been recorded in Additional Paid in
Capital of $978,955 and with respect to the Inducement Warrants, a liability under ASC 815 was recorded in the amount of $693,064. Certain
outstanding warrants, with an exercise price of $14.08 (pre reverse -$0.64), were reduced to $7.26 (pre reverse -$0.33) based on anti-dilution
terms in the respective warrant agreements.
On
September 29, 2023, the Company completed two simultaneous offerings and received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $5.6 million,
before expenses to the placement agent and other offering expenses of $716,000.
a.
The
first offering, the securities purchase agreement offering (the “Shelf Offering”) with institutional investors and the
Company resulted in the Company receiving net proceeds from the Shelf Offering and the sale of pre-funded of approximately $2.5 million,
includes the value of the pre-funded warrants recorded in APIC, net of $362,000 in fees relating to the placement agent and other
offering expenses. The Shelf Offering was priced at the market under Nasdaq rules. In connection with the Shelf Offering, the Company
issued 164,478 (pre reverse -3,618,521) shares of common at a purchase price of $14.08 per unit, adjusted to $7.26 (reverse effected)
at May 30, 2024, based on anti-dilution terms in the warrants and 36,636 (pre reverse -800,000) pre-funded warrants at $14.058 (pre
reverse -$0.639) per pre-funded warrants. The exercise price of the pre-funded warrants was $0.001 per share.
b.
The
second offering, the securities purchase agreement offering (“Private Placement”) with institutional investors and the
Company received net proceeds from the Private Placement of approximately $2.4 million, net of $354,000 in fees relating to the
placement agent and other offering expense. In connection with the Private Placement, the Company issued: (i) 117,340 (pre reverse -
2,581,479) PIPE Shares (or PIPE Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu thereof) and (ii) PIPE Warrants (non-trading) to purchase 397,727 (pre
reverse -8,750,003) shares of our common stock, at a combined purchase price of $23.63 (pre reverse - $1.074) per unit or $23.606
(pre reverse - $1.073) per pre-funded unit. The PIPE Warrants had a term of five and one-half (5.5) years from the issuance date and
were exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price, after effect of the October 2024 reverse split, of $14.08
adjusted to $7.26 at May 30, 2024, based on anti-dilution terms in the warrants. See Note 8(a) Warrants below for further
adjustment. The net proceeds, after reflecting par value, has been recorded in Additional Paid in Capital of $1.6 million and with
respect to the PIPE Warrants recorded as a liability under ASC 815 of $985,204. On October 16, 2023, the Company filed an S-1
(Resale) Registration Statement in connection with the Private Placement and on October 26, 2023 the S-1 went effective. The PIPE
Warrants were fully exercised in 2024. (See Note 10).
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On February 3, 2023, the Company
completed a securities purchase agreement (“Offering”) with institutional investors and received net proceeds from the Offering
of approximately $3.2 million, net of $600,000 in fees relating to the placement agent and other offering expenses. The Offering was priced
at the market under Nasdaq rules. In connection with the Offering, the Company issued 102,206 (pre reverse - 2,248,521) units at a purchase
price of $37.18 (pre reverse - $1.69) per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one non-tradable warrant (“Offering
Warrants”) exercisable for one share of common stock at a price, after effect of the October 2024 reverse split, of $34.32, adjusted
to $14.08 at September 29, 2023 and to $7.26 at May 30, 2024, based on anti-dilution terms in the warrants and a term of five years. See
Note 8(a) for further adjustment. The Offering Warrants have a term of five years from the issuance date. On February 13, 2023, the Company
filed an S-1 (Resale) Registration Statement in connection with the Offering and on April 14, 2023, an Amendment to the S-1 was filed
and went effective. (See Note 10)
The proceeds from Offerings in 2024 and 2023 were used to support working
capital, capital expenditures and production of inventory.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
On December 5, 2024, Sharps Technology, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”), entered into subscription agreements with certain institutional investors, pursuant to
which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investors 248,430 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock, par value $0.0001
per share of the Company at a price of $1.95 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of $484,438 before deducting placement agent
fees and commissions.
The Shares to be issued in the offering were offered
at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A (the “Offering Statement”), initially filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”), as most recently amended on November 18, 2024, and qualified on December 3, 2024.
On September 20, 2024, Sharps Technology, Inc.,
(the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the , initially filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as most recently amended on November 18,
2024, and qualified on December 3, 2024. “Securities Purchase Agreement”) and Senior
Secured Note (the “Note”) for an aggregate principal amount of $4,375,000.00, with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”),
for the issuance of approximately 5,700,006 unregistered shares of the Company’s Common Stock or pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded
Warrants”) in lieu of shares of Common Stock. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.0001,
subject to registration, and may be exercised at any time until exercised in full. For each Pre-Funded Warrant sold in the offering, the
number of shares of Common Stock in the offering will be decreased on a one-for-one basis. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company
were approximately $3.5 million, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company.
On May 31 and June 13, 2024, Sharps Technology, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the “Company”), entered into subscription agreements with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company
agreed to issue and sell to the investors 190,773 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the
Company at a price of $0.38 per share and received net proceeds to the Company of $1,297,000. The Shares issued in the offering were offered
at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A (the “Offering Statement”), initially filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), on May 21, 2024, and qualified on May 30, 2024.
The Shares to be issued in the offering were offered
at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A (the “Offering Statement”), initially filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), on May 21, 2024, and qualified on May 30, 2024.
During
2023, we completed two Private Placements and issued an aggregate of 4,830,000 shares being a) 2,248,521 relating to the February 2023
offering and b) 2,581,479 shares relating to the September 2023 offering.
During
2024, the Company issued 63,409 stock options at exercise prices ranging from $5.89 to $6.27.
During
2023, the Company issued 48,409 stock options at exercise prices ranging from $18.04 to $30.14.
The
above disclosures have been effected for the reverse stock split that was effective on October 16, 2024.
The
offers, sales, and issuances of the above securities were exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(a)(2)
of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering, or in reliance on Rule 701 promulgated under Section
3(b) of the Securities Act because the transactions were pursuant to compensatory benefit plans or contracts relating to compensation
as provided under Rule 701.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The
information required by this item with respect to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is set forth in
Part III, Item 11 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
We
did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other securities during our fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Certain
of our Officers and Directors purchased shares on the open market as reflected in their Section 16b filings (Form 4).
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6. [Reserved]
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