Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s
Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time communicated to the Company’s management,
including its Chief Executive Officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure
based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e). The Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to provide a reasonable level of assurance of reaching the Company’s desired disclosure control
objectives. In designing periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and evaluating
the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated,
can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its
judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The Company’s certifying officers have
concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in reaching that level of assurance.
At
the end of the period being reported upon, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of
the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer
and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the material information
required to be included in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
our principal executive and financial officer, recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities
and Exchange Commission rules and forms relating to the Company.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over
financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness
to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree or
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
With
the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), our management conducted
an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 based on the framework in
Internal Control— Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
Based on the assessment and those criteria, management believes that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2024.
This
Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal
control over financial reporting as smaller reporting companies are not required to include such report and EGC’s are exempt from
this requirement entirely until they are no longer an EGC. Management’s report is not subject to attestation by the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm.
Limitations
on the Effectiveness of Controls
Management
has confidence in its internal controls and procedures. The Company’s management believes that a control system, no matter how
well designed and operated can provide only reasonable assurance and cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the internal
control system are met, and no evaluation of internal controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of
fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. Further, the design of an internal control system must reflect the fact that there
are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitation
in all internal control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issuers and instances of fraud,
if any, within the Company have been detected.
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Changes
in Internal Controls
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal year ended December
31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Internal
control systems, no matter how well designed and operated, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even a system which is determined to
be effective cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues have been detected or prevented. Our systems of internal controls
are designed to provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None .
Item
9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTION THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
Not
applicable.
PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our
directors and executive officers and their respective ages as of the date of this Form 10-K are as follows:
Name
Age
Position(s)
Richard
Miller
57
Chief
Executive Officer
Douglas
O. McKinnon
74
Chief
Financial Officer
Christopher
Marc Melton
53
Independent
Director
Gary
Herman
60
Independent
Director
Hans
Haywood
57
Independent
Director
The
following describes the business experience of each of our directors and executive officers, including other directorships held in reporting
companies:
Richard
Miller, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman , has served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since November
2020. Previously, Mr. Miller served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (n/k/a Safety Shot, Inc.) from November
2018 until November 2020. Prior to his service to Safety Shot, Mr. Miller served as president of Caro Consulting, Inc. a
consulting firm that advises emerging growth companies. Over the last twenty years Mr. Miller has provided strategic advice to
hundreds of companies across diverse industries. He has assisted C Level executives with expanding, financing and other challenges
emerging companies face. Mr. Miller co-founded of Teeka Tan Suncare Products in 2004 and oversaw the development, design and launch
of a diverse sun care product line along with the public offering of the company. He is an advocate for school safety and local
schools through his grass roots group My School Counts.
Douglas
O. McKinnon, Chief Financial Officer, has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2022. Mr. McKinnon previously served
as Chief Financial Officer of Safety Shot from August 2019 to April 2022 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of AppYea, Inc. since
March 2016. Mr. McKinnon has also served as a Director of Surna, Inc. since March, 2014 and as Surna’s Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer since April, 2014. Prior to Surna, Inc., Mr. McKinnon served as Chief Executive Officer of 1st Resource Group,
Inc. for four years. Mr. McKinnon’s 35+ year professional career includes financial, advisory and operation experience across a
broad spectrum of industry sectors, including oil and gas, technology, and communications. He has served in C-level positions in both
private and public sectors, including Chairman and CEO of an American-Stock-Exchange traded company, VP - Chief Administrative Officer
of a $12-billion market cap Nasdaq-traded company for which the management team raised over $2.2 billion, CFO of several publicly-held
US, Canadian and Australian companies, and CEO/CFO of various other private enterprises. As an entrepreneur, Mr. McKinnon has been involved
in organizations ranging from start-up companies using venture capital funding to publicly traded institutional backed companies. Additionally,
Mr. McKinnon has extensive merger and acquisition, and turnaround experience.
Christopher
Marc Melton, Director, has served as one of our directors since April 2022. Mr. Melton has served as director of SG Blocks, Inc.
since November of 2011 and currently serves as the Audit Committee Chairman. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Melton was a Portfolio Manager for
Kingdon Capital Management (“Kingdon”) in New York City, where he ran in excess of $1 Billion book in media, telecom, and
Japanese investment. Mr. Melton opened Kingdon’s office in Japan, where he set up a Japanese research company. From 1997 to 2000,
Mr. Melton served as a Vice President at JPMorgan Investment Management as an equity research analyst, where he helped manage $1 Billion
plus in REIT funds under management. Mr. Melton was a Senior Real Estate Equity Analyst at RREEF Funds in Chicago from 1995 to 1997.
Mr. Melton is Principal and co-founder of Callegro Investments, a specialist land investor. He currently serves on several Public and
Private Boards as well as Chairman of the Audit Committee of a Nasdaq listed company.
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Gary
Herman has served on our Board since 2022. Mr. Herman is a seasoned investor with many years of investment and business experience.
From 2005 to 2020 he co-managed Strategic Turnaround Equity Partners, LP (Cayman) and its affiliates. From January 2011 to August 2013,
he was a managing member of Abacoa Capital Management, LLC, which managed Abacoa Capital Master Fund, Ltd., focused on a Global-Macro
investment strategy. From 2005 to 2020, Mr. Herman was affiliated with Arcadia Securities LLC, a New York-based broker-dealer. From 1997
to 2002, he was an investment banker with Burnham Securities, Inc. From 1993 to 1997, he was a managing partner of Kingshill Group, Inc.,
a merchant banking and financial firm with offices in New York and Tokyo. Mr. Herman has a B.S. from the University at Albany with a
major in Political Science and minors in Business and Music. Mr. Herman has many years of experience serving on the boards of public
and private companies. He presently sits on the boards of Siyata Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYTA), LQR House, Inc. (NASDAQ: LQR), SusGlobal
Energy Corp. (OTCQB: SNRG) and XS Financial, Inc. (CSE: XS). We believe Mr. Herman’s extensive board and investment experience
makes him well-qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.
Hans
Haywood, Director , has served as a director of the Company since April 2022 and is currently a principal of HKA Capital Advisors,
a platform from which to offer consulting services and develop proprietary trading algorithms, which he founded in 2010. From May 2011
to April 2018 Mr. Haywood was the Co-Chief Investment Officer and a Director of Tempest Capital AG, a Zurich-based family office/private
equity fund, responsible for structuring and making activist investments in the technology and natural resource sectors. From May 2009
to March 2011, Mr. Haywood was the Chief Investment Officer of Panda Global Advisors, an emerging markets oriented Global Macro fund
with a focus on liquid assets, sovereign credit, interest rates, foreign exchange, equity and commodities, which he founded in 2011.
From July 2005 to December 2007, Mr. Haywood was a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager for Sailfish Capital Partners, a multi-strategy
fund, where he co-founded and managed the fund’s global Emerging Markets strategy. From December 1997 to June 2005, he was a Managing
director at Credit Suisse where he managed the firm’s proprietary credit portfolio and was jointly responsible for the creation
of the firm’s customer-oriented trading platform. Mr. Haywood received a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial
College, University of London in 1990. Mr. Haywood has served as a board member of SRM since December 2022. We believe Mr. Haywood’s
extensive management and board experience makes him well-qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.
Term
of Office
Our
Board is elected annually by our stockholders. Each director shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until
his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Family
Relationships
There
are no family relationships among and between the issuer’s directors, officers, persons nominated or chosen by the issuer to become
directors or officers, or beneficial owners of more than ten percent of any class of the issuer’s equity securities.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and officers, and the persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our Common Stock,
to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Copies of all filed reports are required to be furnished to us pursuant
to Rule 16a-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based solely on the reports received by us and on the representations of the reporting
persons, we believe that these persons have complied with all applicable filing requirements during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Board
Composition
Director
Independence
Our
business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board, which consist of five members. Under Nasdaq rules, independent directors
must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, Nasdaq rules require
that each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees be independent, subject to
certain phase-ins for newly-public companies. Under Nasdaq rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director”
if, in the opinion of that company’s board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the
exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
Audit
committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. In order to be
considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee may not, other than in his or her capacity as a
member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee (1) accept, directly or indirectly, any
consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or (2) be an affiliated person of
the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.
Our
Board has undertaken a review of its composition, the composition of its committees and the independence of each director. Based upon
information requested from and provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, including family
relationships, our Board has determined that Messrs. Melton, Herman and Haywood do not have any relationships that would interfere with
the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of these directors is “independent”
as that term is defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing requirements and rules of Nasdaq. In making
this determination, our Board considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with our company and
all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of
our capital stock by each non-employee director.
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In
making this determination, our Board considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with us and all
other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our
capital stock by each non-employee director.
Board
Committees
Our
Board has established Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporative Governance Committees. Our Board may establish other committees
to facilitate the management of our business. The composition and functions of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating
and corporate governance committee are described below. The charter of each committee is available on our corporate website at https://corporate.srmentertainment.com/corporate-governance.
Members will serve on committees until their resignation or removal from the Board or until otherwise determined by our Board.
Audit
Committee
Our
audit committee consists of Mr. Melton, Mr. Herman and Mr. Haywood, with Mr. Melton serving as the chairman. Our Board has determined
that Mr. Melton is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC regulations. Our Board has also determined
that each member of our audit committee can read and understand fundamental financial statements in accordance with applicable requirements.
In arriving at these determinations, the Board has examined each audit committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of
their employment in the corporate finance sector. The functions of this committee include:
● selecting
a qualified firm to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our
financial statements;
● helping
to ensure the independence and performance of the independent registered public accounting
firm;
● discussing
the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm,
and reviewing, with management and the independent accountants, our interim and year-end
operating results;
● developing
procedures for employees to submit concerns anonymously about questionable accounting or
audit matters;
● reviewing
our policies on risk assessment and risk management;
● reviewing
related party transactions;
● obtaining
and reviewing a report by the independent registered public accounting firm at least annually,
that describes our internal quality-control procedures, any material issues with such procedures,
and any steps taken to deal with such issues when required by applicable law; and
● approving
(or, as permitted, pre-approving) all audit and all permissible non-audit services, other
than de minimis non-audit services, to be performed by the independent registered public
accounting firm.
Compensation
Committee
Our
compensation committee consists of Messrs. Melton, Haywood and Herman with Mr. Herman serving as the chairman. The functions of the compensation
committee will include:
● reviewing
and approving, or recommending that our Board approve, the compensation of our executive
officers;
● reviewing
and recommending that our Board approve the compensation of our directors;
● reviewing
and approving, or recommending that our Board approve, the terms of compensatory arrangements
with our executive officers;
● administering
our stock and equity incentive plans;
● selecting
independent compensation consultants and assessing conflict of interest compensation advisers;
● reviewing
and approving, or recommending that our Board approve, incentive compensation and equity
plans; and
● reviewing
and establishing general policies relating to compensation and benefits of our employees
and reviewing our overall compensation philosophy.
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Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
Our
nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Messrs. Melton and Haywood and Herman, with Mr. Herman serving as the chairman.
The functions of the nominating and governance committee will include:
● identifying
and recommending candidates for membership on our Board;
● including
nominees recommended by stockholders;
● reviewing
and recommending the composition of our committees;
● overseeing
our code of business conduct and ethics, corporate governance guidelines and reporting; and
● making
recommendations to our Board concerning governance matters.
The
nominating and corporate governance committee also annually reviews the nominating and corporate governance committee charter and the
committee’s performance.
Board
Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
Our
Board is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes. Our Board receives and reviews periodic reports from management,
auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate regarding our assessment of risks. Our Board focuses on the most significant
risks we face our general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks we undertake are consistent with our Board’s appetite
for risk. While our Board oversees our risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe
this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks we face and that our Board leadership structure
supports this approach.
Our
amended and restated bylaws provide our Board with flexibility in its discretion to combine or separate the positions of Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The Board currently does not separate the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board and both positions are held by Richard Miller. Our Chief Executive Officer is responsible for setting the strategic direction of
the Company and the day-to-day leadership and performance of the Company and as the Chairman he sets the agenda for the Board meetings,
presides over meetings of the Board and tries to reach a consensus on Board decisions. The Board believes it should be able to freely
select the Chairman of the Board based on criteria that it deems to be in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders, and
therefore one person may serve as both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
Code
of Ethics
We
have adopted a code of ethics and conduct applicable to all of our directors, officers, employees and all persons performing similar
functions. We expect that any amendments to the code, or any waivers
of its requirements, will be disclosed in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Insider Trading Policy
The
Company has adopted an insider trading policy that governs the purchase, sale and other dispositions of our securities that
applies to our officers and directors, as well as our employees that have regular access to material, non-public information about the
Company in the normal course of their duties. We believe that our insider trading policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance
with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and listing standards applicable to us. A copy of our insider trading policy is filed
as Exhibit 19.1 to this Form 10-K.
Corporate
Governance Guidelines
We
have adopted corporate governance guidelines that serve as a flexible framework within which our Board and its committees operate.
These guidelines cover a number of areas including the size and composition of the Board, Board membership criteria and director qualifications,
director responsibilities, Board agenda, roles of the chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
meetings of independent directors, committee responsibilities and assignments, Board member access to management and independent advisors,
director communications with third parties, director compensation, director orientation and continuing education, evaluation of senior
management and management succession planning.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
To
our knowledge, our directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
1. any bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
2. any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
3.being
subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently
or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or
to be associated with any person practicing in banking or securities activities;
4. being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a Federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
5. being subject of, or a party to, any Federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any Federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
6. being subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
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ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following tables set forth
certain information about compensation paid, earned or accrued for services by paid to our principal executive officer and our two
other most highly compensated executive officers during the fiscal years indicated below (the “Named Executive Officers” or
“NEO”).
Stock
Option
All Other
Total
Name and Principal
Salary
Bonus
Awards
Awards
Compensation
Compensation
Position
Year
($)
($)
($) (3)
($) (3)
($) (4)
($)
Richard Miller (1)(4)
2023
$ 175,000
$ 50,000
$ -
$ -
$ 25,000
$ 250,000
Chief Executive Officer
2024
$ 201,979
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 25,000
$ 226,979
Douglas O. McKinnon (2)(4)
2023
$ 61,875
$ 25,000
$ -
$ -
$ 12,500
$ 99,375
Chief Financial Officer
2024
$ 181,500
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 25,000
$ 206,500
Taft Flitner
2023
$ 100,000
$ 68,717
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 168,617
President
2024
$ 103,000
$ 80,382
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 183,382
1. Mr.
Miller was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023.
2. Mr.
McKinnon was appointed Chief Financial Officer on August 14, 2023.
3. There
were no equity incentive plan compensation, option awards, nor stock awards in 2024 and 2023.
4. Mr.
Miller and Mr. McKinnon were each paid $25,000 for Director fees in 2024.
Employment
Agreements with Named Executive Officers
Richard
Miller
We
entered into an employment agreement with Richard Miller on September 10, 2024, pursuant to which we employ Mr. Miller as Chief Executive
Officer. The agreement has a term of three years which automatically renews unless either party sends written notice of termination no
less than 90 days prior to the then term and provides for an annual base salary (“Base”) of $225,000 and a Restricted Share
Award (“RSA”) equal to the base salary on January 1 of the initial term and renewal term thereafter. The base salary will
increase 10% annually over the previous year’s salary.
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In addition to the foregoing RSA grants, the Company
shall make the following bonus and equity incentive grants to Mr. Miller with the following values upon the completion of the following
goals: (a) the Company shall pay Mr. Miller a bonus as follows: 1% of any revenues up to $5M; plus 1% of the second $5M
in revenues; plus 2% of the third $5M in revenues; plus 2% of the fourth $5M in revenues; plus
2% of all revenues in excess of $20M; provided, that: (i) the bonus is subject to a cap of $2M; and (ii) the bonus may be paid, at the
election of Mr. Miller, in cash or shares of common stock (calculated at the fair market value of such shares as determined by the Board);
and (b) when the compensation committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) makes a written determination that the
Company’s market capitalization, based on the closing price on a national securities exchange on 30 (thirty) consecutive trading
days, exceeds the thresholds set forth below, the Company shall make the following equity incentive grants:
Market Capitalization Goals
Value of RSA or Options to be Awarded
$ 50,000,000
$ 250,000
$ 100,000,000
$ 500,000
$ 500,000,000
$ 1,000,000
Each additional
$ 500,000,000
$ 1,000,000
Upon
any termination of Mr. Miller’s employment with the Company for any reason, except for a termination for cause, the Mr. Miller
shall be entitled to (a) a payment equal to the greater of (i) two (2) years’ worth of the then-existing base and the last
year’s bonus or (ii) the Base payable through the remaining initial term, and (b) retain the benefits set forth in Article IV
of Mr. Miller’s employment agreement for the remainder of the initial term or renewal term, as then applicable.
The
agreement also contains the following material provisions: eligible to participate in pension and other retirement plans, group life
insurance, hospitalization, surgical and major medical coverage, sick leave, disability and salary continuation, vacation and holidays,
long-term disability, and other fringe benefits and entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary business expenses. Mr.
Miller agreed to non-compete and non-solicit terms under his agreement.
Douglas
McKinnon
We
entered into an employment agreement with Douglas McKinnon on January 22, 2025, pursuant to which we employ Mr. McKinnon as Chief Financial
Officer. The agreement has a term of three years which automatically renews unless either party sends written notice of termination no
less than 90 days prior to the then term and provides for an annual base salary of $215,000 and a Restricted Share Award (“RSA”)
equal to the base salary on January 1 of the Initial Term and renewal term thereafter. The base salary will increase 10% annually over
the previous year’s salary.
In
addition to the foregoing RSA grants, the Company shall make the following bonus and equity incentive grants to Mr, McKinnon as
follows: (a) as determined on a calendar year basis, that management’s goals have been met which includes the target
objectives of the CEO. The target bonus for the Mr. McKinnon shall be equal to 75% of the bonus paid to the CEO as determined by the
Compensation Committee; and (b) when the Compensation Committee makes a written determination that the Company’s market
capitalization, based on the closing price on a national securities exchange on 30 (thirty) consecutive trading days, exceeds the
thresholds set forth below, the Company shall make the following equity incentive grants:
Market Capitalization Goals
Value of RSA or Options to be Awarded
$ 50,000,000
$ 250,000
$ 100,000,000
$ 500,000
$ 500,000,000
$ 1,000,000
Each additional
$ 500,000,000
$ 1,000,000
Upon any termination of Mr. McKinnon’s employment
with the Company for any reason, except for a termination for cause, the Mr. McKinnon shall be entitled to (a) a payment equal to the
greater of (i) two (2) years’ worth of the then-existing base and the last year’s bonus or (ii) the Base payable through the
remaining initial term , and (b) retain the benefits set forth in Article IV of Mr. McKinnon’s employment agreement for the remainder
of the initial term or renewal term, as then applicable.
The
agreement also contains the following material provisions: eligible to participate in pension and other retirement plans, group life
insurance, hospitalization, surgical and major medical coverage, sick leave, disability and salary continuation, vacation and holidays,
long-term disability, and other fringe benefits and entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary business expenses. Mr.
McKinnon agreed to non-compete and non-solicit terms under his agreement.
Taft
Flittner
We
entered into an employment agreement with Taft Flittner on January 1, 2023, pursuant to which we employ Mr. Flittner as President. The
agreement replaced the previous employment agreement Mr. Flittner had with Safety Shot dated July 22, 2021. This agreement provides
for an annual base salary of $100,000 and fifty thousand (50,000) ISO options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock
pursuant to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The ISO options will vest in annually tranches and be fully vested two years from the date
of the agreement. The option’s strike price will be the closing price on the date of issuance. Mr. Flittner shall receive an annual
bonus(s’) based on a percentage of EBITDA, growth and other factors which will be determined by the Board.
The
agreement also contains the following material provisions: eligible to participate in pension and other retirement plans, group life
insurance, hospitalization, surgical and major medical coverage, sick leave, disability and salary continuation, vacation and holidays,
cellular telephone and all related costs and expenses, long-term disability, and other fringe benefits and entitled to reimbursement
for all reasonable and necessary business expenses. Mr. Flittner agreed to non-compete and non-solicit terms under his agreement.
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Director
Compensation
The
following table sets forth the amounts paid to Directors during the years ended
December
31, 2024 and 2023.
Directors
2024
2023
Richard Miller
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
Douglas O. McKinnon
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
Christopher Marc Melton
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
Gary Herman
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
Hans Haywood
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table as of March 31, 2025 sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our
voting securities by (i) any person or group beneficially owning more than 5% of any class of voting securities; (ii) our directors;
(iii) each of our named executive officers; and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group as of March 31, 2025. The
information presented below regarding beneficial ownership of our voting securities has been presented in accordance with the rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, a
person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the
voting of the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. A person is deemed to own beneficially any
security as to which such person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within 60 days through the
conversion or exercise of any convertible security, warrant, option or other right. More than one person may be deemed to be a
beneficial owner of the same securities. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all listed stockholders is c/o SRM
Entertainment, Inc., 941 W Morse Blvd., Suite 100, Winter Park, FL 32789.
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Shares of
% of Shares of
Common Stock
Common Stock
Beneficially
Beneficially
Name of Beneficial Owner
Owned
Owned
Directors and Officers:
Richard Miller (1)
900,000
3.3 %
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Douglas McKinnon (2)
436,388
1.3 %
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Taft Flitner (3)
450,000
1.7 %
President
Deborah McDaniel-Hand (4)
300,000
1.1 %
Vice President of Production, Development and Operations
Gary Herman (5)
70,000
*
Director
Hans Haywood (5)
70,000
*
Director
Christopher Melton (5)
70,000
*
Director
Officers and Directors, as a group (7 persons)
2,296,388
7.4 %
Safety Shot, Inc.
2,347,142
12.9 %
Jordan Schur
1,750,000
9.6 %
* Less than 1% ownership
(1) Includes
300,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(2) Includes
200,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(3) Includes
150,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(4) Includes
100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(5) Includes
70,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
Securities Authorized for
Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
On March 21, 2023, our Board of
Directors and majority shareholders, respectively, approved the SRM Entertainment, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”),
to be administered by our Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the 2023 Plan, we are authorized to grant options and other equity awards
to officers, directors, employees and consultants. The purchase price of each share of common stock purchasable under an award issued
pursuant to the 2023 Plan, shall be determined by our Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, at the time of grant, but shall
not be less than 100% of the fair market of such share of common stock on the date the award is granted, subject to adjustment. Our Compensation
Committee shall also have sole authority to set the terms of all awards at the time of grant. Pursuant to the 2023 Plan, a maximum of
1,500,000 shares of our common stock shall be set aside and reserved for issuance, subject to adjustments as may be required in accordance
with the terms of the 2023 Plan. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company granted a total of 995,000 options to officers,
directors and employees of the Company and 50,000 options to a consultant under the 2023 Plan.
At the annual meeting held on December
4, 2024, the stockholders approved the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”), to be administered by
our Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the 2024 Plan, we are authorized to grant options and other equity awards to officers, directors,
employees and consultants. The purchase price of each share of common stock purchasable under an award issued pursuant to the 2024 Equity
Plan, shall be determined by our Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, at the time of grant, but shall not be less than 100%
of the fair market of such share of common stock on the date the award is granted, subject to adjustment. Our Compensation Committee shall
also have sole authority to set the terms of all awards at the time of grant. Pursuant to the 2024 Plan, a maximum of 2,250,000 shares
of our common stock shall be set aside and reserved for issuance, subject to adjustments as may be required in accordance with the terms
of the 2024 Plan. At December 31, 2024 no options or other equity awards had been granted under the 2024 Plan.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The
Company has established policies and other procedures regarding approval of transactions between the Company and any employee, officer,
director, and certain of their family members and other related persons. These policies and procedures are generally not in writing but
are evidenced by long standing principles adhered to by our Board. The disinterested members of the Board review, approve and ratify
transactions that involve “related persons” and potential conflicts of interest. Related persons must disclose to the disinterested
members of the Board any potential related person transactions and must disclose all material facts with respect to such transaction.
All such transactions will be reviewed by the disinterested members of the Board and, in their discretion, approved or ratified. In determining
whether to approve or ratify a related person transaction the disinterested members of the Board will consider the relevant facts and
circumstances of the transaction, which may include factors such as the relationship of the related person with the Company, the materiality
or significance of the transaction to the Company and the related person, the business purpose and reasonableness of the transaction,
whether the transaction is comparable to a transaction that could be available to the Company on an arms-length basis, and the impact
of the transaction on the Company’s business and operations.
Since
the beginning of fiscal year 2024, the Company did not have any transactions to which it has been a participant that involved amounts
that exceeded or will exceed the lesser of (i) $120,000 or (ii) one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end
for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of the Company’s directors, executive officers or any other “related
person” as defined in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees totalling $68,274 and $65,000 were paid to M&K CPAS during the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,
respectively.
No
other fees were paid to M&K CPAS.
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PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Incorporated by Reference
Filed
or Furnished
Number
Exhibit
Description
Form
Exhibit
Filing
Date
Herewith
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of SRM Entertainment, Inc.
S-1
3.1
05/26/2023
3.2
Bylaws of SRM Entertainment, Inc.
S-1
3.2
05/26/2023
3.3
Amendment to the Bylaws of SRM Entertainment, Inc.
S-1
3.3
05/26/2023
4.1
Description of Securities
X
4.2
Form of Common Stock Certificate of SRM Entertainment, Inc.
S-1
4.1
05/26/2023
4.3
Form of Representative’s Warrant
S-1
4.2
07/28/2023
4.4
Secured Promissory Note, issued September 3, 2024
8-K
4.1
09/06/2024
4.5
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
8-K
4.1
12/06/2024
10.1
Share Exchange Agreement between Jupiter Wellness, Inc. and SRM Entertainment, Inc. dated December 9, 2022
S-1
10.1
05/26/2023
10.2
Employment Agreement between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and Richard Miller dated January 1, 2023 †
S-1
10.2
05/26/2023
10.3
Employment Agreement between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and Taft Flittner dated January 1, 2023†
S-1
10.3
05/26/2023
10.4
Employment Agreement between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and Deborah McDaniel-Hand dated January 1, 2023†
S-1
10.4
05/26/2023
10.5
License Agreement between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and LAFIG Belgium s.a. dated July 28, 2022
S-1
10.5
05/26/2023
10.6
License Agreement between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and Zoonicorn, LLC dated July 17, 2022
S-1
10.6
05/26/2023
10.7
License Agreement between SRM Entertainment, Inc., Taylored Concepts, LLC and ProToyTypes, LLC dated September 1, 2021
S-1
10.7
05/26/2023
10.8
Addendum to License Agreement between SRM Entertainment, Inc., Taylored Concepts, LLC and ProToyTypes, LLC dated June 18, 2022
S-1
10.8
05/26/2023
10.9
2023 Equity Incentive Plan†
S-1
10.9
05/26/2023
10.10
Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement between Jupiter Wellness, Inc. and SRM Entertainment, Inc. dated May 26, 2023
S-1
10.10
05/26/2023
10.11
Employment Agreement between Jupiter Wellness, Inc., formerly known as CBD Brands, Inc., and Douglas O. McKinnon dated August 5, 2019†
S-1
10.11
07/18/2023
10.12
Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated August 3, 2023, between Jupiter Wellness, Inc. and SRM Entertainment, Inc.
8-K
10.1
08/16/2023
10.13
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated September 3, 2024, by and between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and Suretone Entertainment, Inc.
8-K
10.1
09/06/2024
10.14
Employment Agreement, dated September 10, 2024, by and between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and Richard Miller†
8-K
10.1
09/13/2024
10.15
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and the Investors
8-K
10.1
10/22/2024
10.16
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 5, 2024
8-K
10.1
12/06/2024
10.17
Placement Agency Agreement dated December 5, 2024, by and between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and D. Boral Capital LLC
8-K
10.2
12/06/2024
10.18
SRM Entertainment, Inc.’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan†
8-K
10.1
12/10/2024
10.19
Employment Agreement, dated January 22, 2025, by and between SRM Entertainment, Inc. and Douglas McKinnon†
8 - K
10.1
01/28/2025
14.1
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
10-K
14.1
04/01/2024
19.1
Insider Trading Policy
X
21.1
List of Subsidiaries
S-1
21.1
05/26/2023
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
X
31.1
Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
X
31.2
Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
X
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 #
X
32.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 #
X
97.1
SRM Entertainment, Inc. Compensation Recovery Policy
10-K
97.1
04/01/2024
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Management
or compensatory plan or arrangement.
#
This
certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange
Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the day of March 31, 2025.
SRM
Entertainment Inc.
By:
/s/
Richard Miller
Richard
Miller
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
In
accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Richard Miller
Director
and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
March 31, 2025
Richard
Miller
/s/
Douglas McKinnon
Director
and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
March 31, 2025
Douglas
McKinnon
/s/
Gary Herman
Director
March 31, 2025
Gary
Herman
/s/
Hans Haywood
Director
March 31, 2025
Hans
Haywood
/s/
Christopher Melton
Director
March 31, 2025
Christopher
Melton
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SRM
ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 2738 )
F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
F-3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
F-5
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
F-6
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Stockholders of SRM Entertainment, Inc.
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SRM Entertainment, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, statement of changes in shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the two-year
period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023,
and the results of its consolidated operations and its cash flows for the two-year period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in the
Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered net losses from operations in current and prior periods and the Company
has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its expansion and development plans, which raises substantial
doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are discussed in the notes to
the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis
for Opinion
These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, audits of its internal control over financial reporting. As part
of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical
Audits Matters
The
critical audits matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audits of the consolidated financial statements
that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audits committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are
material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The
communication of critical audits matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole,
and we are not, by communicating the critical audits matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audits matters or on the
accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Revenue
transactions and Improper Revenue Recognition
As
discussed in the Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company generates its revenue from the sales of its products directly to the
end user and recognizes revenue when goods or products are shipped on a FOB shipping point. Understanding when the performance obligation
has been completed can sometimes require significant judgement. We tested the Company’s support for all of the material revenue
sources and the timing in which the Company completed the related performance obligation.
/s/
M&K CPAS, PLLC
www.mkacpas.com
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.
The
Woodlands, Texas
March 31, 2025
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SRM
Entertainment, Inc
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As
of December 31, 2024 and 2023
2024
2023
December 31,
2024
2023
Assets
Cash
$ 1,352,373
$ 2,980,741
Account receivable
794,158
707,035
Inventory
783,800
307,005
Prepaid expenses and deposits
488,746
468,687
Other current assets
43,380
34,144
Total current assets
3,462,457
4,497,612
Intangible assets (net of amortization) – Related Party
2,796,567
-
Fixed assets, net of depreciation
48,279
45,462
Total assets
$ 6,307,303
$ 4,543,074
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
$ 263,993
$ 126,451
Accrued and other liabilities
252,359
292,425
Secured loan from Related Party
500,000
-
Total liabilities
1,016,352
418,876
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized of which none are issued
-
-
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized 15,956,977 and 9,765,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
1,596
977
Additional paid-in capital
10,195,598
4,805,117
Accumulated earnings (deficit)
( 5,697,241 )
( 1,357,896 )
Common Stock Payable
790,998
676,000
Total Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
5,290,951
4,124,198
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
$ 6,307,303
$ 4,543,074
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SRM
Entertainment, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
2024
2023
December 31,
2024
2023
Revenue
Sales
$ 4,311,382
$ 5,760,533
Cost of Sales
3,456,151
4,443,083
Gross profit
855,231
1,317,450
Operating expense
General and administrative expenses
5,190,028
3,354,382
Operating loss
( 4,334,797 )
( 2,036,932 )
Other income / (expense)
Interest income
27,621
38,920
Interest expense
( 32,169 )
( 55,847 )
Total other income (expense)
( 4,548 )
( 16,927 )
Net (loss)
$ ( 4,339,345 )
$ ( 2,053,859 )
Net (loss) per share:
Basic
$ ( 0.37 )
$ ( 0.27 )
Weighted average number of shares
Basic
11,623,191
7,688,523
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SRM
Entertainment, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Shares
Amount
Payable
Capital
Earnings
Total
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Retained
Shares
Amount
Payable
Capital
Earnings
Total
Balance, December 31, 2022
6,500,000
$ 650
$ -
$ ( 699,207 )
$ 695,963
$ ( 2,594 )
Shares issued for services
315,500
32
-
612,768
-
612,800
Shares to be issued for services
-
-
676,000
-
676,000
Fair value of Director options granted
-
-
-
73,702
-
73,702
Net proceeds from public offering
1,250,000
125
-
5,168,325
-
5,168,450
Acquisition of SRM Entertainment Inc (Nevada)
1,700,000
170
-
( 350,471 )
-
( 350,471 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
( 2,053,859 )
( 2,053,859 )
Balance December 31, 2023
9,765,500
$ 977
$ 676,000
$ 4,805,117
$ ( 1,357,896 )
$ 4,124,198
Balance
9,765,500
$ 977
$ 676,000
$ 4,805,117
$ ( 1,357,896 )
$ 4,124,198
Shares issued under S-3 Registration Statement
3,291,477
329
452,748
2,048,178
-
2,501,255
Shares payable for Services
-
-
16,250
-
-
16,250
Shares issued for Services
1,200,000
120
-
1,260,880
-
1,261,000
Shares issued for common stock payable
200,000
20
( 354,000 )
353,980
-
-
Fair value of Options granted
-
-
-
584,593
-
584,593
Shares issued for Asset purchase from a related party
1,500,000
150
-
1,142,850
-
1,143,000
Net loss
-
-
-
-
( 4,339,345 )
( 4,339,345 )
Balance, December 31,
2024
15,956,977
$ 1,596
$ 790,998
$ 10,195,598
$ ( 5,697,241 )
$ 5,290,951
Balance
15,956,977
$ 1,596
$ 790,998
$ 10,195,598
$ ( 5,697,241 )
$ 5,290,951
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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S.R.M.
Entertainment Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
2024
2023
December 31
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss)
$ ( 4,339,345 )
$ ( 2,053,859 )
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to operating activities
Stock based compensation
1,277,250
1,288,800
Fair value of Officer, Director and Employee options
584,593
73,702
Depreciation and amortization
116,880
6,651
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
( 87,123 )
( 85,945 )
Inventory
( 476,795 )
( 16,805 )
Prepaid expenses
( 20,059 )
161,210
Accounts payable
137,542
( 252,353 )
Accrued expenses
( 40,066 )
78,037
Other assets
( 9,236 )
33,685
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
( 2,856,359 )
( 766,877 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for fixed assets
( 23,264 )
( 42,780 )
Acquisition of SRM Entertainment, Inc. (Nevada)
-
( 350,176 )
Cash paid on intangible asset purchase from a related party
( 250,000 )
Cash (used in) investing activities
( 273,264 )
( 392,956 )
Financing activities:
Net cash received from initial IPO
-
5,168,325
Loans to affiliates
-
7,699
Net cash received from S-3 Offering
2,501,255
-
Cash payment on a promissory note issued in connection with an intangible asset purchase from a related party
( 1,000,000 )
( 1,488,966 )
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
1,501,255
3,687,058
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
( 1,628,368 )
2,527,225
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
2,980,741
453,516
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
$ 1,352,373
$ 2,980,741
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest
$ -
$ 55,847
Cash paid for income taxes
$ -
$ -
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS
Promissory Note issued in connection with an intangible asset purchased from a related party
$ 1,500,000
$ -
Common stock issued for intangible assets
$ 1,143,000
$ -
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SRM
Entertainment, Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Note
1 - Organization and Business Operations
General
Overview
SRM
Entertainment, Inc. (“SRM Inc”) is a Nevada corporation and was incorporated on April 22, 2022 . SRM. Entertainment Limited
(“SRM Ltd”), is a limited company incorporated in the Hong Kong, now a Special Administrative Region of the People’s
Republic of China, on January 23, 1981 and formerly owned by Jupiter Wellness, Inc.. Effective August 14, 2023, SRM Inc acquired SRM
Ltd. The acquisition of SRM Ltd by SRM Inc has been accounted for as a Reverse Acquisition (see Basis of Presentation below). The combined
SRM Inc and SRM Ltd are collectively referred to as the Company or SRM.
On
December 9, 2022, we entered into a stock exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (“Jupiter”)
to govern the separation of our business from Jupiter. On May 26, 2023, we amended and restated the Exchange Agreement (the “Share
Exchange”) to include additional information regarding the distribution and the separation of our business from Jupiter. The separation
as set forth in the Share Exchange with Jupiter closed August 14, 2023. Pursuant to the Share Exchange, on May 31, 2023, we issued 6,500,000
shares of our Common Stock to Jupiter (the “Issue Share”) in exchange for 2 ordinary shares of SRM Ltd (representing all
of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of SRM Ltd). Jupiter divided 2,000,000 of the Issue Shares to Jupiter’s shareholders.
At December 31, 2024, Jupiter held 2,613,342 shares of the company’s common stock. Subsequent to the separation, Jupiter changed
its name to Safety Shot, Inc.
The
Company’s principal business is the design, manufacture, and sale of toys to premier theme parks.
Going
Concern Consideration
As
of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had accumulated deficits of $ 5,697,241 and $ 1,357,896 , respectively and cash flow used in
operations of $ 2,856,359 and $ 766,877 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company has incurred and expects to continue
to incur significant costs in pursuit of its expansion and development plans. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had $ 1,352,373
and $ 2,980,741 , respectively, in cash and working capital of $ 2,446,105 and $ 4,078,736 , respectively. These conditions have raised
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as noted by our auditors, M&K CPAS, PLLC.
Note
2 - Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The acquisition
of SRM Ltd and SRM Inc occurred on August 14, 2023. The financial statements are prepared using Reverse Acquisition Accounting and as
such, for legal purposes SRM Inc was the acquiring company and for GAAP accounting, SRM Ltd was the acquiring company. Therefore, the
financial statements are presented using the historical financial statements of SRM Ltd. The combined SRM Inc and SRM Ltd are collectively
referred to as the Company.
Emerging
Growth Company Status
The
Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage
of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth
companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and
exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden
parachute payments not previously approved.
Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting
standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do
not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting
standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements
that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of
such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public
or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies
adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which
is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult
or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07, enhancing segment reporting
requirements under ASC 280. This ASU aims to provide investors with more detailed information about a public entity’s reportable
segments, including those with a single reportable segment. The Key Provisions include:
1.
Enhanced Expense Disclosures: Public entities must now disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the
chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included in each reported measure of segment profit or loss.
2.
Disclosure of Other Segment Items: Entities are required to disclose an amount for “other segment items” by reportable
segment, representing the difference between reported segment revenues and the sum of significant segment expenses and the reported
measure of segment profit or loss. A qualitative description of the composition of these other segment items is also required.
3.
Interim Reporting Requirements: All annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets, including the
new disclosures introduced by ASU 2023-07, must now be provided in interim periods as well.
4.
Single Reportable Segment Entities: Public entities with a single reportable segment are explicitly required to provide all segment
disclosures mandated by ASC 280, including those introduced by ASU 2023-07. This clarification ensures that users receive
comprehensive information about the entity’s operations and performance.
5.
Disclosure of CODM Information: Entities must disclose the title and position of the CODM and explain how the CODM uses the reported
measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing performance and allocating resources.
These
amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2024. The Company adopted the ASU for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash and equivalents for purposes
of the statement of cash flows. There were no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Accounts
Receivable and Credit Risk
Accounts
receivable are generated from sales of the Company’s products. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful collections, which
is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. For the years
ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not recognize any allowance for doubtful collections
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Inventory
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company periodically reviews the value of items in inventory and provides write-downs
or write-offs of inventory based on its assessment of market conditions. Write-downs and write-offs are charged to cost of goods sold.
Inventory is based upon the average cost method of accounting.
Fixed
Assets and Other Assets
Fixed
assets are stated at cost at the date of purchase. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated
useful lives of the assets or the lease term.
The
Company purchases molds for the manufacture some of its products and are included in other assets at cost. Certain agreements call for
the manufacturer to reimburse the Company for the cost of the molds upon first shipment of products produced using the molds and the
costs of these molds are removed from other assets upon reimbursement. Molds that are not subject to reimbursement are reclassified to
fixed assets and depreciated when the products are in production.
Net
Loss per share of Common Stock
Net
income (loss) per share of Common Stock is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic
net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
during the period. If applicable, diluted earnings per share assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all Common Stock instruments
such as options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per
share. As such, options, warrants, convertible securities, and preferred stock are not considered in the calculations, as the impact
of the potential shares of Common Stock would be to decrease the loss per share.
Schedule of Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock
2024
2023
For the Years Ended December 31,
2024
2023
Numerator
Net income (loss)
$ ( 4,339,345 )
$ ( 2,053,859 )
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share - Weighted- average common issued and outstanding during the period
11,623,191
7,688,523
Denominator for diluted earnings per share
11,623,191
7,688,523
Basic (loss) per share
$ ( 0.37 )
$ ( 0.27 )
Diluted (loss) per share
$ ( 0.37 )
$ ( 0.27 )
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to
their short-term nature.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company generates its revenue from the sale of its products directly to the end user (the “customer”).
The
Company recognizes revenues by applying the following steps in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 606 “Revenue
from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods
or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange
for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to
be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:
● identify
the contract with a customer;
● identify
the performance obligations in the contract;
● determine
the transaction price;
● allocate
the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and
● recognize
revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.
The
Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when goods or products are shipped on a FOB shipping point basis as title passes
upon shipment. Our products are generally paid in advance of shipment or standard net 30 days and we offer no specific right of return,
refund or warranty related to our products except for cases of defective products of which there have been none to date.
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Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
We
evaluate long-lived assets (including intangible assets) for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted
future net cash flow the asset is expected to generate.
Foreign
Currency Translation
Assets
and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, while revenue and expense accounts
are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates.
Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and translation for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the cumulative
translation gains and losses as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 were not material.
Stock
Based Compensation
The
Company recognizes compensation costs to employees under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation”
(“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements
based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required
to provide services. Share based compensation arrangements include stock options and warrants. As such, compensation cost is measured
on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the
option grant.
The
Company has adopted ASU No. 2018-07 “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment
Accounting.” These amendments expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based
payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for
share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned.
Income Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax
assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities
and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation
allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC
740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes
a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination
by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
period, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain
tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. The Company believes that its income tax positions and
deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material changes to its financial
position. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component
of income tax expense.
The
Company’s deferred tax asset at December 31, 2024 and 2023 consist of net operating loss carry forwards calculated using effective
tax rates ( 16.5 %) equating to approximately $ 1,377,232 and $ 497,655 , respectively, less a valuation allowance in the amount of approximately
$ 1,377,232 and $ 497,655 . Because of the Company’s lack of earnings history, the deferred tax asset has been fully offset by a valuation
allowance in the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Segment Reporting
The Company operates as a single reportable segment.
The Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) (our CEO, Richard Miller) reviews the financial performance of the company on a consolidated
basis and makes decisions regarding resource allocation at that level. The
CODM has determined that all of the revenue, costs and expenses are attributable to the Company’s principal business with the exception
of certain general and administrative expenses related to being a public company. As a result, the company has determined that
it operates in a single operating segment in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 280, Segment Reporting . The
Company’s principal business is the design, manufacture, and sale of toys to premier theme parks. Revenues from external customers
are derived from e-commerce, distributors, and direct to retail consumers.
Related
parties
The
Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure
of related party transactions.
Pursuant
to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a. affiliates of the Company; b. entities for which investments in their equity securities
would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15,
to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c. trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing
trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d. principal owners of the Company; e. management of the Company;
f. other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies
of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and
other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership
interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting
parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
On
September 3, 2024, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Suretone Entertainment,
Inc. (“Seller”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire certain assets (the “Assets”) from the Seller,
for an aggregate purchase price of $ 2,893,000 (the “Purchase Price”). Jordan Schur, the owner and Chief Executive Officer
of Seller, is the President and board member of Safety Shot, Inc.(“Safety Shot”). Prior to the transaction, Safety Shot held
34.27 % of the Company’s common stock. (See Note 7. Intangible Assets – Related Party)
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The
financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense
allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the
preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a. the
nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts
were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding
of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which
income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding
period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent,
the terms and manner of settlement.
Note
3 – Inventory
On
December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had inventory of finished goods of $ 783,800 and $ 307,005 , respectively.
Note
4 - Accounts Receivable
At
December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had accounts receivable of $ 794,158 and $ 707,035 , respectively.
Note
5 - Prepaid Expenses and Deposits
At
December 31, 2024, the Company had prepaid expenses and deposits of $ 488,746 , consisting of deposits on orders of $ 396,489 , prepaid
insurance of $ 33,382 and other prepaid expenses of $ 58,875 . At December 31, 2023, the Company had prepaid expenses and deposits of $ 468,687 ,
consisting of deposits on orders of $ 376,636 , prepaid insurance of $ 33,929 and other prepaid expenses of $ 58,122
Note
6 – Fixed Assets and Other Assets
At
December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had fixed assets totaling $ 48,279 and $ 45,462 , net of depreciation of $ 29,431 and $ 8,984 , respectively
as follows:
Schedule
of Fixed Assets Net
2024
2023
Asset
Molds & tooling
$ 56,425
$ 43,161
Computer equipment and software
21,285
11,285
Fixed assets, gross
77,710
54,446
Accumulated depreciation
( 29,431 )
( 8,984 )
Total assets, net of depreciation
$ 48,279
$ 45,462
At
December 31, 2024 and 2023 other assets consisting of non-depreciable molds totaled $ 43,380 and $ 34,144 , respectively.
Note
7 – Intangible Assets and Secured Note – Related Party
On
September 3, 2024, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Suretone Entertainment, Inc. (“Suretone” or
“Seller”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire the movie titled “The Kid” (directed by Vincent D’Onofrio
and starring Ethan Hawke and Shris Pratt) and certain other assets (the “Assets”) related to “The Kid” from the
Seller, for an aggregate purchase price of $ 2,893,000 (the “Purchase Price”). Jordan Schur, the owner and Chief Executive
Officer of Suretone, is a board member and President of Safety Shot. Prior to the transaction, Safety Shot held 34.27 % of the Company’s
common stock.
In
consideration for the purchased Assets, the Company paid the Purchase Price which consisted of: (i) payment of $ 250,000 in cash on September
3, 2024; (ii) issuance of 1,500,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share (valued at $ 0.762
per share which, was the market per share value of the Company’s common stock); and (iii) issuance of a secured promissory note
in the original amount of $ 1,500,000 (the “Secured Note”). The Secured Note’s term is one year with an interest rate
of 8 %. On October 21, 2024, the Company paid $ 500,000 and on December 13, 2024, the Company paid an additional $ 500,000 of the principal
balance of the Secured Note leaving a principal balance of $ 500,000 at December 31, 2024. During 2024, the Company recorded $ 31,655 of
interest expense. On January 2, 2025, the Company paid $ 250,000 of the principal leaving a balance of $ 250,000 .
The
Assets are being amortized over a ten -year period. Amortization expense totaled $ 96,433 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Note
8 – Loans from Safety Shot and Secured Note
As
of December 31, 2021, the Company had an outstanding unsecured, non-interest bearing loan balance of $ 1,502,621 to Safety Shot, Inc.
(formerly known as Jupiter Wellness, Inc.), its Parent. On September 1, 2022, the loan was converted to a six percent ( 6 %) interest-bearing
promissory note (the “Note”) due on the earlier of: (i) September 30, 2023 or (ii) the date on which Maker consummates an
initial public offering of its securities. During 2022, the Company paid $ 50,000 to Jupiter related to the Note consisting of $ 19,948
principal reduction and $ 30,052 interest, leaving a Note balance of $ 1,482,673 at December 31, 2022. The total balance of $ 1,538,520
($ 1,482,673 Note and $ 55,847 interest) due Jupiter was paid from proceeds of the Company’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”)
on August 14, 2023 (see IPO included in Note 9 below).
Note
9 – Initial Public Offering
Pursuant
to the IPO, the Company sold 1,250,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $ 5.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company
of approximately $ 6.25 million. Net proceeds to the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses
paid by the Company, were $ 5,168,325 . All shares sold in the IPO were registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, declared effective
by the SEC on August 14, 2023. EF Hutton acted as lead book-running manager for the offering and Dominari Securities LLC acted as co-manager
for the offering. The underwriters did not exercise their option to purchase up to an additional 187,500 shares of common stock. The
Company paid the underwriters an underwriting discount of eight percent ( 8 %) of the amount raised in the offering. Additionally, as partial
consideration for services rendered in connection with the offering, the Company issued EF Hutton warrants to purchase an aggregate of
57,500 shares of Company common stock, representing 4.0 % of the aggregate shares sold in the offering. The warrants are exercisable at
$ 6.00 per share, which represents 120 % of the initial public offering price per share in the IPO, at any time and from time to time,
in whole or in part, commencing on February 10, 2024, 180 days from the effective date of the Registration Statement, and expiring on
August 14, 2028. The Company has applied the net proceeds from the IPO for the development of licensed goods, expansion of SRM products,
increased deposits, accounts receivable and inventory, marketing, advertising, and trade shows, general administrative expenses, repayment
of a promissory note payable to Jupiter Wellness, and general corporate purposes.
Note
10 - Capital Structure
Reverse
Merger - On December 9, 2022, The Company entered into a stock exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with
Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (“Jupiter”) to govern the separation of our business from Jupiter. On May 26, 2023, we amended and
restated the Exchange Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement”) to include additional information regarding
the distribution and the separation of our business from Jupiter. The separation as set forth in the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement
with Jupiter closed August 14, 2023. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, on May 31, 2023, we issued to Jupiter 6,500,000
shares of our Common Stock (representing 79.3 % of our outstanding shares of Common Stock) in exchange for 2 ordinary shares of SRM Ltd
(representing all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of SRM Ltd) (the “Share Exchange”). Pursuant to the Share
Exchange, we acquired from Jupiter by operation of law all assets and assumed all liabilities comprising our business, which were owned
and held by SRM Ltd. Jupiter distributed 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Jupiter’s stockholders and certain
warrant holders (out of the 6.5 million shares issued in May 2023) and this occurred on the effective date of the Registration Statement
but prior to the closing of the IPO. Following such distribution, Jupiter Wellness owns 4.5 million of the 9,450,000 shares of common
stock outstanding and SRM Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
The
financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”)
and pursuant to the rules and regulations of US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The merger of SRM Ltd and SRM
Inc occurred on August 14, 2023. The financial statements are prepared using Reverse Acquisition Accounting and as such, for legal purposes
SRM Inc was the acquiring company and for GAAP accounting, SRM Ltd was the acquiring company. Therefore, the financial statements are
presented using the historical financial statements of SRM Ltd including the 6,500,000 shares of common stock issued to Jupiter.
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Initial
Public Offering - On August 14, 2023, the Company consummated its IPO, pursuant to which it sold 1,250,000 shares of its common
stock at a price of $ 5.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $ 6.25 million. Net proceeds to the Company,
after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses paid by the Company, were approximately $ 5.2 million. All
shares sold in our IPO were registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-272250), as amended (the “Registration
Statement”), declared effective by the SEC on August 14, 2023. EF Hutton acted as lead book-running manager for the offering and
Dominari Securities LLC acted as co-manager for the offering. The underwriters did not exercise their option to purchase up to an additional
187,500 shares of common stock. The Company paid the underwriters an underwriting discount of eight percent ( 8 %) of the amount raised
in the offering. Additionally, as partial consideration for services rendered in connection with the offering, the Company issued EF
Hutton warrants to purchase an aggregate of 57,500 shares of Company common stock, representing 4.0 % of the aggregate shares sold in
the offering. The warrants are exercisable at $ 6.00 per share, which represents 120 % of the initial public offering price per share in
the IPO, at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing on February 10, 2024, 180 days from the effective date of
the Registration Statement, and expiring on August 14, 2028.
Preferred
Stock – The Company has 10,000,000 shares, $ 0.0001 par value, of Preferred Stock authorized of which none are issued
Common
Stock – The Company has 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $ 0.0001 authorized. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the
Company had 15,956,977 and 9,765,000 shares, respectively, of its common stock issued and outstanding
At
December 31, 2023, the Company had 9,765,000 shares of its common stock issued and outstanding, consisting of the following:
The
Company issued 1,700,000 Founder shares at par value.
The
Company issued 6,500,000 shares in connection with the Exchange Agreement described above.
The
Company issued 1,250,000 shares in connection with its IPO as described above.
The
Company entered into four Consulting Agreements (the “Agreements”) under the terms of which the Company issued 315,500 shares
of its common stock valued at $ 612,800 . The shares were valued at the market rate of the Company’s stock on the date of the Agreements.
At
December 31, 2024, the Company had 15,956,977 shares of its common stock issued and outstanding. Shares issued during 2024 consisted
of the following:
The
Company issued 200,000 shares of the Common Stock Payable at December 31, 2024.
The
Company entered into Consulting Agreements (the “Agreements”) with four consultants under the terms of which the Company
issued 1,200,000 shares of its common stock valued at $ 1,261,000 . The shares were valued at the market rate of the Company’s stock
on the date of the Agreements.
The
Company issued 1,500,000 shares in connection with the Asset purchase described above. The shares were valued at $ 1,143,000 which was
the market rate of the Company’s stock on the date of the Agreement.
The
Company issued a total of 3,291,477 shares in connection with the Company’s Form S-3 Registration Statement (the “Registration”).
The shares were issued at a negotiated price which generated net proceeds to the Company of $ 2,501,255 .
Common
Stock Payable
During
the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement that called for the issuance of 400,000 shares valued
at $ 676,000 . At December 31, 2023, these shares had not been issued and are included in Common Stock Payable. The shares were valued
at the market rate of the Company’s stock on the date of the Agreements.
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued 200,000
shares of the Common Stock Payable at December 31, 2024 valued at $ 354,000 .
In connection with the sale of 1,580,000
shares under the Registration as described above, the purchaser pre-funded the purchase of 712,133
shares valued at $ 452,748 .
Additionally, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement that called for the issuance of 25,000
shares valued at $ 16,250
(calculated using the market rate per share on date of the Agreement) which shares had not been issued at December 31,
2024.
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Note
11 – Options
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company granted a total of 995,000 options to Officers, Directors and Employees with an exercise
price of $ 1.21 , a five -year term and are exercisable immediately. The Company recorded an expense of $ 573,548 in connection with these
options. Additionally, the Company granted 50,000 options with an exercise price of $ 0.63 to a consultant, of which 25,000 are immediately
vested and 25,000 are vested six months from the date of the agreement. The Company recorded an expense of $ 11,045 related to the vested
options.
During
the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company granted a total of 90,000 options to three of its Directors with an exercise price of $ 1.61
and a five -year term. The Company recorded an expense of $ 73,702 in connection with the Directors’ issuance.
The
fair value of these options was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions
for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date.
Schedule
of Fair Value Option Assumption
Market
Number
Price on
of
Term
Exercise
Grant
Volatility
Fair
Reporting Date
Options
(Years)
Price
Date
Percentage
Value
10/24/2023
90,000
2.5
$ 1.61
$ 1.61
85.8 %
$ 73,702
02/21/2024
995,000
2.5
$ 1.21
$ 1.21
62.6 %
$ 573,548
12/31/2024
25,000
5
$ 0.63
$ 0.63
86.4 %
$ 11,045
Note
12 - Commitments and Contingencies
Legal
Proceedings
The
Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising from contracts or other matters from time to time in the ordinary course
of business. Management is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation where the ultimate disposition or resolution could have
a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Note
13 – Subsequent Events
On January 2, 2025, the Company paid $ 250,000 of the
principal of the promissory note (see (note 7) leaving a balance of $ 250,000 .
Subsequent
to December 31, 2024, the Company issued 1,237,133 shares of its common stock as follows: (a) 712,133 shares in an offering pursuant
to the Company’s S-3 Registration; (b) 25,000 shares related to a consulting agreement for services; and (c) 500,000 shares related
to an investment.
The
Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to December 31, 2024, to the date these financial statements were issued and has determined
that it does not have any material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements.
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