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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Agreement |
On January 24, 2023, Verb Technology Company, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Aegis Capital Corp. (“Aegis”) as underwriter ( the “Underwriter”), relating to the offering, issuance and sale of up to 36,051,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, at a public offering price of $0.20 per share.
The offering closed on January 26, 2023. The Company’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The net proceeds to the Company for the offering was approximately $6.6 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
The offering of the securities described above was made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-264038), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2022, which was declared effective on April 14, 2022, and the base prospectus included therein, as supplemented by the preliminary prospectus filed with the SEC on January 24, 2023.
Aegis acted as sole underwriter for the offering. The underwriting commission was 6% of the gross proceeds of the offering. We reimbursed Aegis for certain of its expenses, in an amount of up to $75,000, including legal fees.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Company and its executive officers and directors have agreed not to sell or transfer any common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for common stock, for 60 days after the offering, without first obtaining the written consent of Aegis.
A copy of the form of Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1. The foregoing description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. A copy of the opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the common stock in the offering are attached as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 24, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated January 24, 2023, by and between the Company and Aegis Capital Corp. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP | |
23.1 | Consent of Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
99.1 | Press Release dated January 24, 2023 | |
99.2 | Press Release dated January 26, 2023 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 26, 2023 | Verb Technology Company, Inc. | |
By: | /s/ Rory J. Cutaia | |
Name: | Rory J. Cutaia | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |