Current Report Filing (8-k)
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 11, 2019
REED’S,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-32501
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35-2177773
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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201
Merritt 7 Corporate Park, Norwalk, CT 06851
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address if changed since last report)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (310) 217-9400
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of Each Exchanged on Which Registered
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Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share
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REED
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR
§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging
growth company [ ]
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Effective October 11, 2019 (the “Effective
Date”), Reed’s Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Reed’s”), entered into a five-year manufacturing
and distribution agreement (the “Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement”) and a recipe development agreement
(the “Recipe Development Agreement”) with B
C Marketing Concepts Inc., dba Full Sail Brewing Company, an Oregon corporation (“Full Sail”) for the development,
marketing and distribution of ready-to-drink Reed’s Craft Ginger Mules. The Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement
continues for a five-year term and automatically renews for up to three additional two-year terms, unless either party provides
written notice of non-renewal at least 180 days prior to the applicable renewal period. Upon any termination of the Manufacturing
and Distribution Agreement, other than a termination by Reed’s as a result of Full Sail’s breach or default, then
Full Sail shall have the right to continue to manufacture the products for up to a 24-month period following such termination,
at fair market rates with respect to comparable products, on terms and conditions to bereasonably negotiated in good faith and
agreed to by the parties (“Post-Termination Co-Packing”). If a Post-Termination Co-Packing agreement is not reached,
then Reed’s shall be obligated to purchase or reimburse Full Sail, at its cost, for up to sixty (60) days inventory of Full
Sail supplies of ingredients and packaging materials which were reasonably procured by Full Sail in good faith in anticipation
of the continued manufacturing of products. The Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement provides for an exclusive license
of the Reed’s Ginger Beer brand to Full Sail and a royalty on sales of the co-developed products in the United States and
Canada, payable to Reed’s. Pursuant to the Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement, Reed’s will receive the
greater of 8% of net sales revenue or $1.76 per case for the first 500,000 cases sold per year and the greater of 6% of net sales
revenue or $1.32 per case for all case sales in excess of 500,000 cases sold per year. In addition, Reed’s will receive
12% of net sales revenue on all case sales to Costco San Diego during for the first 12 months of the term. Following the first
twelve months of the term, the royalty rate for subsequent sales to Costco San Diego will be included with the aforementioned
sales tiers, per the amount of applicable case sales for such each year. Minimum royalty amounts from the Effective Date
through December 31, 2020, January 1, 2021 to March 30, 2022 and April 1, 2022 to March 30, 2023 are expected to be $250,000,
$800,000 and $1,200,000, respectively, and subsequently increasing 5% in each year over the prior year’s minimum
royalty amount. Full Sail may, in its sole discretion, make up any minimum royalty shortage by paying to Reed’s a lump sum
cash payment for the first and the second years, as applicable. Reed’s may elect to terminate the agreement if Full Sail
does not pay or make up the minimum royalty requirement in the first or second years or in any subsequent year in which Full Sail
does not achieve the annual minimum royalty. The Recipe Development Agreement continues for the duration of the Manufacturing
and Distribution Agreement and provides for the development of ready to drink mule and hard ginger seltzer recipes. Full Sail
will be responsible for all costs relating to the development of the products, except for costs and expenses relating to the involvement
of Reed’s personnel and contractors. Pursuant to the Recipe Development Agreement, the parties agreed to develop a joint
Development Committee comprised of representatives of both Reed’s and Full Sail. The Development Committee shall meet regularly
to discuss and approve development milestones. The final recipes, deliverables and specifications for the products must be agreed
to in writing by at least one member of the Development Committee from each of Reed’s and Full Sail. Reed’s will
retain ownership of the products. The agreements contain customary representations and warranties, insurance requirements and
indemnification provisions.
The
foregoing description of the agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full
text of such agreements. The Company plans to file the Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement and the Recipe Development
Agreement with its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2019.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 15, 2019,
the Reed’s issued a press release announcing the entry into the Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement and the Recipe
Development Agreement with Full Sail. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference.
The information in this Current Report
on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific
reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This Current Report
on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended, including those relating
to the Company’s statements concerning the advantages of entering into the Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement and
the Recipe Development Agreement with Full Sail and other statements that are predictive in nature. These forward-looking statements
are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and
management’s current beliefs and assumptions.
These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including,
but not limited to, “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would”
and similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These statements relate to future events or our financial performance
and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements
to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Such factors include those set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prospective investors
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current
Report on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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REEDS,
INC.,
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a
Delaware corporation
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Dated:
October 15, 2019
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By:
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/s/
Iris Snyder
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Iris
Snyder
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Chief
Financial Officer
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