UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PSQ Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 86-2062844 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
250 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 1300
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
PSQ Holdings, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Michael Seifert
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
PSQ Holdings, Inc.
250 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 1300
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(Name and address of agent for service)
(877) 776-2402
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service
Copies to:
Jonathan Talcott
E. Peter Strand Michael Bradshaw
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 689-2800
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |||
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 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. ☐
INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, PSQ Holdings, Inc. (the “Registrant” or the “Company”), is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) for the purpose of registering an additional 1,381,188 shares of the Registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), that may be issued pursuant to the Registrant’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) pursuant to an “evergreen” provision contained therein, as follows: on January 1, 2024, the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the 2023 Plan was increased by 1,381,188 shares to 5,769,884 shares, which increase is equal to 5% of the total number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class C common stock outstanding on December 31, 2023. These additional shares of Common Stock are securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration statement on Form S-8 has been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), which is described below. As disclosed above, these additional shares of Common Stock have become reserved for issuance as a result of the operation of the “evergreen” provision in the Plan, which provides that the total number of shares subject to the Plan will be increased each year on January 1; provided, however that the Registrant’s Board of Directors may act prior to January 1 of a given calendar year to provide that the increase for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock.
The Registrant previously registered shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan on a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-274668) filed with the Commission on September 25, 2023 (the “2023 Registration Statement”). Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement herby incorporates by reference the contents of the 2023 Registration Statement, except as set forth below.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed PSQ Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are hereby incorporated by reference into this registration statement (in each case excluding any information furnished and not filed according to applicable rules, such as information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K):
● | the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024; |
● | the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024 and March 14, 2024; and |
● | the description of the Company’s Common Stock set forth in the Company’s registration statement on Form 8-A12B/A filed with the SEC on July 20, 2023, and any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purposes of updating such description. |
All documents subsequently filed with the SEC by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement (in each case excluding any information furnished and not filed according to applicable rules, such as information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K) and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement, or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement, modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any statement contained in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
* | Filed herewith |
# | Denotes compensatory plan or arrangement |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of West Palm Beach, State of Florida, on March 19, 2024.
PSQ HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Michael Seifert | ||
Name: | Michael Seifert | ||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Seifert and Bradley Searle, and each of them acting alone, with full power of substitution, such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent for such person, with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent determines may be necessary or advisable or required to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules or regulations or requirements of the SEC in connection with this registration statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this registration statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this registration statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this registration statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities on March 19, 2024:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ Michael Seifert | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | |
Michael Seifert | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Bradley Searle | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
Bradley Searle | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
/s/ Omeed Malik | Director | |
Omeed Malik | ||
/s/ Nick Ayers | Director | |
Nick Ayers | ||
/s/ Blake Masters | Director | |
Blake Masters | ||
/s/ Davis Pilot III | Director | |
Davis Pilot III | ||
/s/ James Rinn | Director | |
James Rinn | ||
/s/ Kelly Loeffler | Director | |
Kelly Loeffler | ||
/s/ Dusty Wunderlich | Director | |
Dusty Wunderlich |
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