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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

 

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _________to _________

 

Commission File Number 001-40471

 

SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP, INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   34-1720075
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1314 E Las Olas Blvd. Suite 221 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(954) 745-5815

(Registrant’s telephone number, includingarea code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   SBEV   NYSE American LLC
Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share    SBEV-WT   NYSE American LLC

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-knownseasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not requiredto file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (i)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirementsfor the past 90 days. Yes No

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submittedelectronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is alarge accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. Seethe 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 markif the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standardsprovided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant hasfiled a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reportingunder Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued itsaudit report.

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b)of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction ofan error to previously issued financial statements.

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those errorcorrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’sexecutive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is ashell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No

 

The aggregate market value of the Registrant’scommon equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last businessday of the Registrant’s most recently completed second quarter was $[*].

 

On June 30, 2025, there were 1,899,876 shares of CommonStock issued and outstanding.  

 

 

 

SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP, INC.

 

FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
  PART I 1
     
Item 1. Business 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors 9
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 26
Item 2. Properties 27
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 27
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 27
     
  PART II 28
     
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 28
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 28
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 31
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data F-1
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 32
Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures 32
Item 9B. Other Information 32
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 32
     
  PART III 33
     
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 33
Item 11. Executive Compensation 40
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 43
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence 44
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 45
     
  PART IV 46
     
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 46
  Signatures 47

 

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PART I

 

Except as otherwise indicated,references to “we”, “us”, “our”, “Splash”, “SBG” and the “Company”refer to Splash Beverage Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

 

This AnnualReport on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” Forward-looking statements reflectour current view about future events. When used in this Report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”“expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions,as they relate to us or our management, identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statementscontained in this Report relating to our business strategy, our future operating results and liquidity and capital resources outlook.Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other futureconditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes incircumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees of assurance of future performance. We caution you therefore against relyingon any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-lookingstatements include, without limitation, our ability to raise capital to fund continuing operations; our ability to protect our intellectualproperty rights; the impact of any infringement actions or other litigation brought against us; competition from other providers and products;our ability to develop and commercialize products and services; changes in government regulation; our ability to complete capital raisingtransactions; and other factors (including the risks contained in the section of this Annual Report entitled “Risk Factors”)relating to our industry, our operations and results of operations. Actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed,estimated, expected, intended or planned.

 

Factorsor events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all ofthem. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, includingthe securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statementsto actual results.

 

Exceptas otherwise indicated, references to “we”, “us”, “our”, “Splash”, “SBG” andthe “Company” refer to Splash Beverage Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

 

Item 1. Business.

 

Company Overview

 

Splash is a portfolio company managingmultiple brands across several growth segments within the consumer beverage industry. Splash has built organizational capabilities andan infrastructure enabling it to incubate and/or acquire brands with the intention of efficiently accelerating them to higher volume andsales revenue. The management team has proven capabilities in building consumer franchises and marketing and distributing multiple brandsof beverages within the non-alcoholic and alcoholic segments. Manufacturing is typically outsourced to third party co-packers and distillers,or in select cases for a brand such as Copa DI Vino® wines, performed within our own facility in Oregon.

 

We believe the distribution landscapein the beverage industry is changing rapidly as tech-enabled e-commerce business models are thriving. Direct to consumer, office or homesolutions are projected to continue to gain traction in the future. Recognizing this opportunity Splash continues to shape its operatingmodel to be vertically integrated with our e-commerce platform, Qplash, which purchases local and regional brands for developing a directline of sales to boutique retail stores and consumers.

 

Splash’s wholly owned subsidiary, Splash Beverage Group II, Inc. was originallyincorporated in the State of Nevada under the name TapouT Beverages, Inc. for the purpose of acquiring the rights under a license agreementwith TapouT, LLC (Authentic Brands Group). In Q1 2024 the relationship between TapouT LLC and the Company was terminated.

 

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In December 2020, Splash BeverageGroup Inc. purchased the key assets of the Copa DI Vino® single serve wine company. The operations and IP for Copa DI Vino®are wholly owned by Splash and incorporated in the state of Nevada under the name Copa DI Vino® Wine Group Inc.

 

In addition, Splash has a jointventure with SALT Naturally Flavored Tequila and Pulpoloco sangria that comes in a biodegradable can.

 

The Company’s leadershipunderstands the importance of infusing beverage brands with strong popular culture and lifestyle elements that drive trial, belief and,most importantly, repeat purchases.

 

Our management team led by RobertNistico has over 28 years of experience in all levels of the three-tier distribution system used in the beverage industry working withbrands such as Red Bull and companies such as Gallo Winery and Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC Texas). Our President &CMO, Bill Meissner, has led major beverage brands including Sparkling Ice, Fuze, Sweet Leaf Tea and Jones Soda. Our CFO, William Devereux,has over 15 years of experience in finance, with an emphasis on investing, fundraising, corporate strategy, and mergers and acquisitions.Our Senior Vice President of Sales, James Allred, has over 25 years’ experience in the beverage industry, predominately with Anheuser-Busch.

 

Our Strategy

 

Our strategy is to combine thetraditional approach of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of beverages, with early-stage brands that have a reasonable levelof pre-existing brand awareness and market presence, or have attributes that we believe to be purely innovative. We believe this allowsus to break through the clutter of numerous brand introductions and dilute risk. We apply this philosophy regardless of whether the brandis 100% owned or a joint venture.

 

For acquisition or joint ventureconsideration, we prefer to work with brands that already have one or more of the following in place:

 

  Some level of preexisting brand awareness.

 

  Regional presence that can be expanded.

 

  Licensing an existing brand name.

 

  Add to an underdeveloped and/or growing category capitalizing on consumer trends.
     
  Innovation to an existing attractive category (such as flavored tequila).
     
  A near term clear path to profitability.

 

We believe this platform modelprovides us with two paths to success: one, developing our wholly owned core brands and two, the ability to tap into high growth, early-stagebrands ready to scale. This platform allows us to limit risk, and significantly reduce development expenses while simultaneously increasingefficiencies for all brands in our portfolio.

 

Our management team has over 80years of combined experience in the beverage industry, including decades of successful brand introductions by our management team (Gallo,Red Bull, Bacardi, Diageo, Sparkling Ice, Coca-Cola, FUZE Beverage, NOS Energy, PepsiCo, SoBe Beverages, AB InBev, Muscle Milk, MarleyBeverages), we believe our ability to break through the distribution and retail bottlenecks makes us an attractive joint venture partnerto many new brand owners.

 

Splash has the ability to fullyown a brand or be flexible to engage in business ventures structured with a revenue split, or an equity position.

 

The benefit to Splash in theseshared brand ownerships is the ability to avoid the development costs for new products. This model spreads our risk over several brands,contributes to our economies of scale, improves our relationship with distributors and reduces the overall cost of infrastructure.

 

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The Company also believes the distributionlandscape in the beverage category is changing rapidly. Tech-enabled business models are thriving and direct to consumer, office and homesolutions are projected to continue to gain traction as beverage alcohol regulations evolve. A core strategy for us is to optimize theearly success we’re seeing with the Qplash online platform, our consumer-packaged goods retail division and our first entry pointinto the growing e-commerce channel.

 

Products

 

During fiscal year 2024 we produced, distributed and marketed SALT Naturally FlavoredTequila (“SALT”), a 100% agave 80 proof line of flavored tequilas, Copa DI Vino® single serve wine by the glass,and also import Pulpoloco Sangria in 3 flavors.

 

The following is a descriptionof these products.

 

SALT Flavored Tequila

 

 

We oversee production, distribute,and market the following flavors under the brand name SALT Naturally Flavored Tequila:

 

  Citrus flavor

 

  Berry flavor

 

  Chocolate flavor

 

Vodka, rum, and brown spirits haveexperienced significant growth when flavors are introduced, and we expect this growth of flavors to continue, as the tequila categorycontinues to rapidly expand.

 

SALT is currently being distributedby various Anheuser-Busch & Miller-Coors distributorships, and other distributors in multiple U.S. states. Additionally, SALT is forsale in Mexico. SALT has also launched in Guatemala and Japan and efforts continue to grow the brand’s international presence.

 

SALT is a business venture betweenthe Company and SALT USA, LLC. All aspects of manufacturing, logistics, distribution and marketing are our responsibility.

 

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TapouT License Agreement

 

We have the rights under a LicenseAgreement with ABG TapouT (the “License Agreement”) to produce, market, sell and distribute TapouT sports beverages in NorthAmerica (including US Territories and Military Bases), United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Scandinavia, Peru, Colombia, Chileand Guatemala. The beverages covered by the License Agreement include sports drinks, energy drinks, energy shots, electrolyte chews, energybars, water, protein, and teas.

 

We pay a 6% royalty of net salesor a guaranteed minimum annual royalty of $660,000, whichever is greater. The License Agreement will expire on December 31, 2025, witha renewal option through December 31, 2028 at which time it will be reviewed and renegotiated if necessary.

 

We have the right to use the TapouT brand to market, advertise and promotefor sale our TapouT beverages and branded products. As part of the alliance, Splash commits to investing 2% of sales in marketing to theTapouT Performance Brand. TapouT provides marketing collateral for advertising and promotion and has influential relationships with selectcelebrities and athletic talent. TapouT agrees to use reasonable efforts to request its retained celebrities and/or athletes be presentat autograph signings, tradeshows and other similar events. In Q1 2024 the relationship between TapouT LLC and the Companywas terminated.  

 

Copa DI Vino® Wine Group, Inc. (CdV)and Related Financing

 

On December 24, 2020, the Companyentered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with CdV, pursuant to which the Company purchased certain assets and assumed certain liabilitiesthat comprise the CdV business for a total purchase price of $5,980,000, payable in the combination of $2,000,000 in cash, a $2,000,000convertible promissory note to CdV and a variable number of shares of the Company’s common stock based on an attainment of revenuehurdles.

 

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In conjunction with the acquisition,the Company also entered into a Revenue Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) by and among the Company,Robert Nistico, additional guarantor and each of the subsidiary guarantors from time-to-time party thereto (each a “Guarantor”,and, collectively, the “Guarantors”), and Decathlon Alpha IV, L.P. (the “Lender”). The Loan and Security Agreementprovided for a revenue-based credit facility of $1,578,237 (the “Gross Amount”) with the Lender (the “Credit Facility”).

 

Copa DI Vino® Wine Group, Inc.

 

 

Copa DI Vino® isthe leading producer of premium wine by the glass in the United States. The Copa DI Vino® product line is highly innovativeas a ready to drink wine glass capable of going anywhere without the need for a bottle, corkscrew or glass. The company also has a growingkeg wine business for on-premises restaurants and bars.

 

Through our acquisition of CopaDI Vino® Corporation, we are now able to offer nine varietals of wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Merlot, Chardonnay, WhiteZinfandel, Moscato, Red Blend, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon. In addition to its wine varietals, Copa DI Vino®also procures Pulpoloco, a sangria which is encased in an eco-friendly fiber based can from Spain. The rights to utilize this packagingfor multiple categories were conveyed to SBG in conjunction with the distribution rights.

 

 

E-commerce

 

“Qplash” is a whollyowned division of Splash. It is our first entry point into the growing e-commerce channel. The division sells beverages online throughwww.qplash.com, and third-party storefronts such as Amazon.com. Inside of the division, there are two primary customer groups:business to business retailers, which in turn offer the products to their customers, and business to consumer, selling direct to end users.The business-to-business program allows businesses to control inventory, order with payment terms, and offer the convenience of deliverydirectly to each store.

 

During fiscal year 2024, Qplashoffered over 1,500 listings and has warehouses that ship from both California and Pennsylvania.

 

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Our Competitive Strengths

 

We believe the following competitive strengthscontribute to the Company’s success and differentiate us from our competitors:

 

  An established distribution network through global sales channels;

 

  A hybrid distribution model that leverages multiple routes to market, including national chains, independent local markets, regional chains, and specialty food and C-Stores

 

  Long-term relationships with retailers and the establishment of chains;

 

  Premium customer service;

 

  Dynamic and sustainable product offerings of natural quality and freshness with health benefits;

 

  A highly experienced management team;

 

  Strategically selected, dedicated sales professionals;

 

  Qplash, our e-commerce platform, which provides us an integrated distribution platform for our non-alcoholic brands;

 

  Ability to execute and distribute across many geographies on behalf of our licensed brand portfolio;
     
  Strong brand awareness through partnerships and acquisitions of brands with pre-existing brand awareness, or viewed as truly innovative; and
     
  Celebrity and professional athlete endorsement of our brands.

 

Manufacturing and Co-packing

 

We are responsible for the manufacturingof Copa DI Vino® and SALT. The Copa DI Vino® product line is bottled at our manufacturing facility in TheDalles, Oregon. Pulpoloco is imported from Spain as a finished product.

 

Although we are responsible formanufacturing SALT, we do not directly manufacture these products, but instead outsource such manufacturing to third party bottlers andcontract packers and distillers.

 

SALT products are manufacturedin Mexico, under separate arrangements. Our co-packaging arrangements are terminable upon request and do not obligate us to produce anyminimum quantities of products within specified periods.

 

We purchase concentrates, flavors,dietary ingredients, cans, bottles, caps, labels, and other components and ingredients for our beverage products from our suppliers, whichare delivered to our manufacturing operations and various third-party bottlers and co-packers. In some cases, certain common suppliesmay be purchased by our various third-party bottlers and co-packers. Depending on the product, the third-party bottlers or packers addfiltered water and/or other ingredients (including dietary ingredients) for the manufacture and packaging of the finished products intoour approved containers in accordance with our formulas.

 

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Distribution

 

For our beverage-alcohol products,we operate within what is referred to as a “Three Tier Distribution System” where manufacturers are not permitted to selldirectly to retailers, but instead contract for local and regional distribution with independent distributors. These distributors typicallyhave geographic rights to distribute major beverage brands and call on every store in a given area such as major cities or regions. Ourmanagement team has extensive experience working within this channel and believes that we will be successful in building a strong networkof these distributors.

 

In addition to working with theseindependent distributors, we also have distribution arrangements with national retail accounts to distribute some of our products directlythrough their warehouse operations. Most notably, SBG executed a distribution agreement with AB-InBev, for distribution with their ownoperations, AB ONE. This provides SBG very effective distribution capabilities.

 

Intellectual Property

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, wewere granted a trademark for Copa DI Vino®. The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the trademark on March12, 2024, providing our company exclusive rights to use the trademark in connection with the product categories specified in this Form10-K.

 

Employees

 

We have 21 full-time employees,including non-officer employees and our executive officers. None of our employees are represented by a labor union. We have not experiencedany work stoppages and consider our relations with our employees to be good.

 

Listing on the NYSE American

 

Our common stock and warrants arelisted on the NYSE American exchange under the ticker symbols “SBEV” and “SBEV WT,” respectively.

 

Recent Developments

 

On February 7, 2025, Julius Ivancsitsresigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Ivancsits’s resignation as Chief Financial Officer was not because of anydisagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices, including accounting principlesand practices. Mr. Ivancsits effective date was February 18, 2025 and the Company thanksMr. Ivancsits for his service.

 

Simultaneously, on February 7,2025, Dr. John Paglia also notified the Board of his intention to resign as an independent director of the Company and as a member ofeach committee of the Board on which he served, effective as of March 7, 2025. Dr. Paglia’s resignation was not the result of anydispute or disagreement with the Company or the Company’s Board of Directors on any matter relating to the operations, policiesor practices of the Company. Dr. Paglia will be assisting the Company with its search for a new Audit Chair. The Company is grateful forhis service and his assistance in the search for his replacement.

 

OnMarch 20, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. William Devereux to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company,effective as of the same date.

 

Simultaneously, the Board of Directorsof the Company appointed Mr. Thomas Fore to serve as a Director of the Company, effective March 20, 2025.

 

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Effective March 27, 2025, the Boardof Directors of the Company approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized and issued and outstanding shares of CommonStock at a ratio of 1-for-40 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Company filed a Certificate of Change pursuant to Nevada RevisedStatutes Section 78.209 with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on March 26, 2025, to be effective March 27, 2025.

 

On April 7, 2025, NYSE AmericanLLC (“NYSE American”) publicly announced and provided a notice to the Company that NYSE Regulation has determined to commenceproceedings to delist the Company’s Common Stock and publicly trading Warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock, from NYSEAmerican. NYSE Regulation has determined that the Company is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to Section 1009(a) of the NYSE AmericanCompany Guide (the “Company Guide”) as the Company was unable to demonstrate that it had regained compliance with Sections1003(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of the Company Guide by the end of the maximum 18-month compliance plan period, which expired on April 6,2025.

 

On April 16, 2025, the Company, receivedan official notice of noncompliance (the “NYSE American Notice”) from NYSE Regulation stating that the Company is not in compliancewith NYSE American continued listing standards (the “Filing Delinquency Notification”) due to the failure to timely file theCompany’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Delinquent Report”) by the filing due date of April 15,2025 (the “Filing Delinquency”).

 

On June 9, 2025, the Company fileda Certificate of Designation (the “Certificate of Designation” and, collectively with the Subscription Agreement, the “IssuanceDocuments”) classifying and designating the Series A Preferred Shares with the Secretary of State of Nevada, which Certificate ofDesignation became effective on June 9, 2025.

 

On June 10, 2025, the Company enteredinto a Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Robert Nistico, the Company’sChief Executive Officer (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell one thousand (1,000) SeriesA Preferred Shares, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Shares”), to the Purchaser for an aggregate purchaseprice of $1,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The sale closed on June 10, 2025.

 

Effective June 25, 2025, SplashBeverage Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) withaccredited investors pursuant to which the Company sold and issued a total of 650 shares of newly designated Series A-1 Convertible RedeemablePreferred Stock (the “Series A-1”), together with one-year Class A Warrants to purchase a total of 162,500 shares of commonstock (the “A Warrants”) and five-year Class B Warrants to purchase a total of 162,500 shares of common stock (the “BWarrants” and together with the A Warrants, the “Warrants”) for total gross proceeds of $650,000. The Company intendsto use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

Effective June 25, 2025, the Companyentered into Securities Exchange Letter Agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”) with certain holders of promissory notes issuedby the Company pursuant to which such holders agreed to exchange a total of $12,671,434 of outstanding balance of such notes in exchangefor a total of 126,710 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “SeriesB”). The Company is engaging in the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement in order to exchange debt for equity inan effort to regain compliance with the shareholder equity requirements of the NYSE American. This debt exchange is one key step in meetingthe NYSE American continued listing requirements. The other key step is filing its tardy Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024and Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31 2025.

 

On June 26, 2025, the Company enteredinto an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Utopia Holdings Inc. as seller pursuant to which the Companyagreed to purchase exclusive water rights and related assets to an underground network of aquifers located in Costa Rica (the “Assets”)in exchange for 20,000 shares of a newly designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C”). On June 26, 2025,the Company issued such shares of Series C to the seller. Under the Acquisition Agreement, the seller agreed to deliver the Assets tothe Company, or $20 million in lieu thereof (the “Alternative Consideration”), and if the seller fails to deliver the Assetsor Alternative Consideration by December 31, 2025, the issuance of the Series C to the seller shall be cancelled.

 

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Corporate Information

 

Splash was originally incorporated in the State of Nevada under the name TapouTBeverages, Inc., for the purpose of acquiring the rights under a license agreement with TapouT, LLC (Authentic Brands Group) for the rightto use the TapouT brand in connection with manufacturing and selling certain beverages. In Q1 2024 the relationship between TapouT LLCand the Company was terminated.

 

Splash executed a reverse mergerwith a fully reporting, public entity called Canfield Medical Supply, Inc. and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canfield Medical SupplyInc. on March 31, 2020. At the time of the merger Canfield’s state of incorporation was Colorado. At the time of the merger Canfield’scommon stock was quoted on the OTCQB.

 

On July 31, 2021, we changed ourname from Canfield Medical Supply, Inc. to Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

 

On June 11, 2021, our common stockand warrants to purchase common stock began trading on the NYSE American under the symbols “SBEV” and SBEV WT,” respectively.

 

On November 8, 2021, we changedour state of incorporation from Colorado to Nevada.

 

Our principal offices are locatedat 1314 E. Las Olas Blvd, Suite 221, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. Our website address is www.splashbeveragegroup.com. We havenot incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K the information that can be assessed through our website and you shouldnot consider it to be part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Available Information

 

We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxystatements and other information with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These filings are available tothe public through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. All statements made in any of our securities filings, including allforward-looking statements or information, are made as of the date of the document in which the statement is included unless otherwisespecified, and we do not assume or undertake any obligation to update any of those statements or documents unless we are required to doso by law.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

You should carefully consider therisks described below as well as other information provided to you in this document, including information in the section of this documententitled “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward Looking Statements.” If any of the following risks actually occur, the Company’sbusiness, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected, the value of the Company’s CommonStock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

 

Risks Related to our Business

 

Our auditors have included an explanatory paragraphin their opinion regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to continue as a going concern, our securitieswill have little or no value.

 

Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP,our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, has included an explanatory paragraph intheir opinion that accompanies our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, indicatingthat our current liquidity position raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to improveour liquidity position, we may not be able to continue as a going concern.

 

We have sustained recurringlosses and we have had working capital and stockholders’ equity deficits. These prior losses and expected future losses havehad, and will continue to have, an adverse effect on our financial condition. In addition, continued operations and our ability tocontinue as a going concern may be dependent on our ability to obtain additional financing in the near future and thereafter, andthere are no assurances that such financing will be available to us at all or will be available in sufficient amounts or onreasonable terms. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Ifwe are unable to generate additional funds in the future through sales of our products, financing or from other sources ortransactions, we will exhaust our resources and will be unable to continue operations. If we cannot continue as a going concern, ourshareholders would likely lose most or all of their investment in us.

 

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Management recognizes that it maybe required to obtain additional resources via issuances of indebtedness or equity to successfully execute its business plans. No assurancescan be given that management will be successful in raising additional capital, if needed, or on acceptable terms. These conditions raisesubstantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. These financial statementsdo not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilitiesthat might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Material weaknesses in our internalcontrol over financial reporting may cause us to fail to timely and accurately report our financial results or result ina material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements.

 

A significant deficiencyand material weakness exists over our financial reporting. We continue to implement and evaluate theeffectiveness of additional policies and procedures to address identified control deficiencies in the design and operation ofour internal control over financial reporting, as further described in Item 9A of this Annual Report(“Controls and Procedures”). A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement ofour consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management identified a material weaknessin the Company’s internal controls related to dedicated services billing and revenue recognition, and has taken actions in2025 to have the material weakness remediated. To note, the significant deficiency and material weakness over our financialreporting or the discovery of additional significant deficiencies or a material weakness and their possible effect on our results,could have material and adverse effect on our stock price.

  

We have experienced recurring losses from operationsand negative cash flows from operating activities and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant operating losses in the future.

 

We have experienced recurring lossesfrom operations and negative cash flows from operating activities. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses related to ourongoing operations and generate operating losses for the foreseeable future. The size of our losses will depend, in part, on the rateof future expenditures, our ability to execute on our acquisition strategy and our ability to generate revenues. We incurred a net lossof $23.8 million   for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our accumulated deficit increased to $155.8million as of December 31, 2024, compared to the prior year’s deficit of $133.3million. 

 

We may encounter unforeseen expenses,difficulties, complications, delays, and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our financial condition. Our prior losses andexpected future losses have had, and will continue to have, an adverse effect on our financial condition. If our products do not achievesufficient market acceptance and our revenues do not increase significantly, we may never become profitable. Even if we achieve profitabilityin the future, we may not be able to sustain profitability in subsequent periods. Our failure to become and remain profitable would decreasethe value of our company and could impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, diversify our product offerings or continueour operations. A decline in the value of our company could cause you to lose all or part of your investment.

 

If we are not able to successfully execute onour future operating plans and objectives, our financial condition and results of operation may be materially adversely affected, andwe may not be able to continue as a going concern.

 

It is important that we meet oursales goals and increase sales going forward as our operating plan already reflects prior significant cost containment measures and maymake it difficult to achieve top-line growth if further significant reductions become necessary. If we do not meet our sales goals, ouravailable cash and working capital will decrease and our financial condition will be negatively impacted.

 

In order to be successful, we believethat we must, among other things:

 

  increase the sales volume and gross margins for our products and those that we will acquire;
     
  maintain efficiencies in operations;
     
  manage our operating expenses to sufficiently support operating activities;
     
  maintain fixed costs at or near current levels; and
     
  avoid significant increases in variable costs relating to production, marketing and distribution.

 

We may not be able to meetthese objectives, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. We have incurred significant operatingexpenses in the past and may do so again in the future and, as a result, will need to increase revenues in order to improve ourresults of operations. Our ability to increase sales will depend primarily on success in expanding our current markets, improvingour distribution base, entering into Direct-To-Retail (DTR) arrangements with national accounts, and introducing new brands,products or product extensions to the market. Our ability to successfully enter new distribution areas and obtain national accountswill, in turn, depend on various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including, but not limited to, the continued demandfor our brands and products in target markets, the ability to price our products at competitive levels, available positions withinthe retailer’s planograms, the ability to establish and maintain relationships with distributors in each geographic area ofdistribution and the ability in the future to create, develop and successfully introduce one or more new brands, products, andproduct extensions.

 

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Ourstrategic initiatives including acquisitions and divestitures may not be successful and may divert our management’s attention awayfrom operations and could create general customer uncertainty.

 

Ourgrowth strategy is based in part on growth through strategic initiatives including both acquisitions and divestitures, which poses a numberof risks. We may not be successful in identifying appropriate acquisition candidates, achieving targeted values as part of a disposition,consummating an acquisition or divestiture on satisfactory terms, integrating any newly acquired or expanded business with our currentoperations, or separating a divested business or commingled operation effectively. We may issue additional equity, incur long-term orshort-term indebtedness, spend cash or use a combination of these for all or part of the consideration paid in future acquisitions orexpansion of our operations, which may not be available to us on terms we find advantageous or acceptable, if at all. In addition, subjectto any requirements in the agreements governing our outstanding indebtedness, we may have significant discretion in how we employ theconsideration received in a divestiture and our management may not apply such consideration in a way that is ultimately accretive to ourbusiness.

 

The execution of our strategicinitiatives could entail repositioning or similar actions that in turn require us to record impairments, restructuring and other charges.Any such charges would reduce our earnings. We cannot guarantee that any future business acquisitions or divestitures will be pursuedor that any acquisitions or divestitures that are pursued will be consummated.

 

Additionally, any acquisitionor disposition (including the successful integration and separation of operations, products and personnel) may place a significant burdenon our management and other internal resources. The diversion of management’s attention, and any difficulties encountered in sucha process, could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results. Moreover, our customers may, in response to the announcementor consummation of a transaction, delay or defer purchasing decisions. If our customers delay or defer purchasing decisions, our revenuescould materially decline or any anticipated increases in revenue could be lower than expected.

 

Failure to Successfully Integrate AcquiredBusinesses, Its Products and Other Assets into the Company, or If Integrated, Failure to Further the Company’s BusinessStrategy, May Result in the Company’s Inability to Realize Any Benefit from Such Acquisition.

 

The consummation and integration of any acquiredbusiness, product or other assets into the Company may be complex and time-consuming and, if such businesses and assets are notsuccessfully integrated, the Company may not achieve the anticipated benefits, cost-savings or growth opportunities. Furthermore,these acquisitions and other arrangements, even if successfully integrated, may fail to further the Company’s business strategyas anticipated, expose the Company to increased competition or other challenges with respect to the Company’s productsor geographic markets, and expose the Company to additional liabilities associated with an acquired business, technologyor other asset or arrangement. When the Company acquires cannabis businesses, it may obtain the rights to applications for licensesas well as licenses; however, the procurement of such applications for licenses and licenses generally will be subject to governmentaland regulatory approval. There are no guarantees that the Company will successfully consummate such acquisitions, and even if the Companyconsummates such acquisitions, the procurement of applications for licenses may never result in the grant of a license by any state orlocal governmental or regulatory agency and the transfer of any rights to licenses may never be approved by the applicable state and/orlocal governmental or regulatory agency.

  

Demand for our productsmay be adversely affected by changes in consumer preferences or any inability on our part to innovate, market or distribute our productseffectively, and any significant reduction in demand could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our beverage portfolio is comprisedof a number of unique brands with reputations and consumer imagery that have been built over time. Our investments in marketing as wellas our strong commitment to product quality are intended to have a favorable impact on brand image and consumer preferences. If we donot adequately anticipate and react to changing demographics, consumer and economic trends, health concerns and product preferences, ourfinancial results could be adversely affected.

 

Additionally, failure to introducenew brands, products or product extensions into the marketplace as current ones mature and to meet the changing preferences of consumerscould prevent us from gaining market share and achieving long-term profitability. Product lifecycles can vary and consumer preferencesand loyalties change over time. Although we try to anticipate these shifts and innovate new products to introduce to our consumers, wemay not succeed. Consumer preferences also are affected by factors other than taste, such as health and nutrition considerations and obesityconcerns, shifting consumer needs, changes in consumer lifestyles, increased consumer information and competitive product and pricingpressures. Sales of our products may be adversely affected by negative publicity associated with these issues. If we do not adequatelyanticipate or adjust to respond to these and other changes in consumer preferences, we may not be able to maintain and grow our brandimage and our sales may be adversely affected.

 

Volatility in the price or availability of theinputs we depend on, including raw materials, packaging, energy and labor, could adversely impact our financial results.

 

The principal raw materials weuse include glass bottles, aluminum cans, PET, fiber-board, labels and cardboard cartons, flavorings and sweeteners. These component andingredient costs are subject to fluctuation. If there were to be substantial increases in the prices of our ingredients, raw materialsand packaging materials, to the extent that they cannot be recouped through increases in the prices of finished beverage products, wouldincrease our operating costs and could reduce our profitability. If our supply of these raw materials is impaired or if prices increasesignificantly, it could affect the affordability of our products and reduce sales.

  

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If we are unable to secure sufficientingredients or raw materials including glass, sugar, and other key supplies, we might not be able to satisfy demand on a short-term basis.

 

International trade disputes, including U.S.trade tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, could adversely impact our business.

 

International trade disputes, includingthreatened or implemented tariffs by the United States and threatened or implemented tariffs by foreign countries in retaliation, couldadversely impact our business. Many of our tenants sell imported goods and tariffs or other trade restrictions could increase costs forthese tenants. To the extent our tenants are unable to pass these costs on to their customers, our tenants could be adversely impacted.In addition, international trade disputes, including those related to tariffs, could result in inflationary pressures that directlyimpact our costs, such as costs for steel, lumber and other materials applicable to our redevelopment projects. Trade disputes could alsoadversely impact global supply chains which could further increase costs for us and our tenants or delay delivery of key inventories andsupplies.

 

Significant political, trade, regulatory developments,and other circumstances beyond our control, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Significant political, trade, orregulatory developments in the jurisdictions in which we sell our products, such as those stemming from the change in U.S. federal administration,are difficult to predict and may have a material adverse effect on us. Similarly, changes in U.S. federal policy that affect the geopoliticallandscape could give rise to circumstances outside our control that could have negative impacts on our business operations. For example,during the prior Trump administration, increased tariffs were implemented on goods imported into the U.S., particularly from China,Canada, and Mexico. On February 1, 2025, the U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, which were subsequently suspendedfor a period of one month, and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China. Historically, tariffs have led to increased trade and politicaltensions, between not only the U.S. and China, but also between the U.S. and other countries in the international community. In responseto tariffs, other countries have implemented retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. Political tensions as a result of trade policies couldreduce trade volume, investment, technological exchange, and other economic activities between major international economies, resultingin a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets. Any changes in political, trade,regulatory, and economic conditions, including, but not limited to, U.S. and China trade policies, could have a material adverse effecton our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Regulatory changes or actions may alter thenature of an investment in us or restrict the use of cryptocurrencies in a manner that adversely affects our business, prospects, or operations.

 

As cryptocurrencies have grown in both popularityand market size, governments around the world have reacted differently to cryptocurrencies; certain governments have deemed them illegal,and others have allowed their use and trade without restriction, while some jurisdictions, such as the United States, subject the mining,ownership and exchange of cryptocurrencies to extensive, and in some cases overlapping, unclear and evolving regulatory requirements.

 

In January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trumpissued an executive order forming a presidential working group to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, and leadersin both houses of the U.S. Congress have announced a bicameral working group with the objective of passing legislation to provide regulatoryclarity for the industry. Committees in both houses of the U.S. Congress have held hearings to ensure fair access to financial services,including for companies operating in the digital asset space. Additionally, President Trump and members of the U.S. Congress announcedthat they are studying the possibility of creating a national strategic digital asset reserve to include Bitcoin, and at least twelvestates have introduced legislation to create strategic Bitcoin reserves.

 

While these ongoing regulatory developments appearto be positive, and we anticipate greater regulatory certainty in the future, given the difficulty of predicting the outcomes of ongoingand future regulatory actions and legislative developments, it is possible that future developments could have a material adverse effecton our business, prospects, or operations.

 

Our business, operations, financial position and timelines, could be materially adversely affected by the continuing military action in Ukraine andthe war between Israel and Hamas.

 

As a result of the military action commenced in February2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Hamas commenced in October 2023, and related economicsanctions imposed or that may in the future be imposed by certain governments, our financial position and operations may be materiallyand adversely affected. As our ability to continue to operate will be dependent on raising debt and equity finance, any adverse impactto those markets as a result of these conflicts, including due to increased market volatility, decreased availability in third-party financingand/or a deterioration in the terms on which it is available (if at all), could negatively impact our business, results of operations,cash flows, financial condition, and/or prospects. The extent of any potential impact is not yet determinable, however.

 

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Changes in government regulation or failureto comply with existing regulations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our business and properties aresubject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations, including those governing the production, packaging, quality, labelingand distribution of beverage products. In addition, various governmental agencies have enacted or are considering additional taxes onsoft drinks and other sweetened beverages. Changes in existing laws or regulations could require material expenses and negatively affectour financial results through lower sales or higher costs.

 

We compete in an industry that is brand-conscious,so brand name recognition and acceptance of our products are critical to our success.

 

Our business is dependent uponawareness and market acceptance of our products and brands by our target markets. In addition, our business depends on acceptance by ourindependent distributors and retailers of our brands as beverage brands that have the potential to provide incremental sales growth. Ifwe are not successful in the revitalization and growth of our brand and product offerings, we may not achieve and maintain satisfactorylevels of acceptance by independent distributors and retail consumers. Any failure of our brand to maintain or increase acceptance ormarket penetration would likely have a material adverse effect on our revenues and financial results.

 

Our brands and brand images are keys to ourbusiness and any inability to maintain a positive brand image could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Our success depends on our abilityto maintain brand image for our existing products and effectively build up brand image for new products and brand extensions. We cannotpredict whether our advertising, marketing and promotional programs will have the desired impact on our products’ branding and onconsumer preferences. In addition, negative public relations and product quality issues, whether real or imagined, could tarnish our reputationand image of the affected brands and could cause consumers to choose other products. Our brand image can also be adversely affected byunfavorable reports, studies and articles, litigation, or regulatory or other governmental action, whether involving our products or thoseof our competitors.

 

Competition from traditional and large, well-financednon-alcoholic and alcoholic beverage manufacturers may adversely affect our distribution relationships and may hinder development of ourexisting markets, as well as prevent us from expanding our markets.

 

The beverage industry is highlycompetitive. We compete with other beverage companies not only for consumer acceptance but also for shelf space in retail outlets andfor marketing focus by our distributors, all of whom also distribute other beverage brands. Our products compete with all non-alcoholicand alcoholic beverages, most of which are marketed by companies with substantially greater financial resources than ours. Some of thesecompetitors are placing severe pressure on independent distributors not to carry competitive brands such as ours. We also compete withregional beverage producers and “private label” brands.

 

Increased competitor consolidations,market-place competition, particularly among branded beverage products, and competitive product and pricing pressures could impact ourearnings, market share and volume growth. If, due to such pressure or other competitive threats, we are unable to sufficiently maintainor develop our distribution channels, we may be unable to achieve our current revenue and financial targets. Competition, particularlyfrom companies with greater financial and marketing resources than ours, could have a material adverse effect on our existing markets,as well as on our ability to expand the market for our products.

 

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Legislative or regulatory changes that affectour products, including new taxes, could reduce demand for products or increase our costs.

 

Taxes imposed on the sale of certainof our products by federal, state and local governments in the United States, or other countries in which we operate could cause consumersto shift away from purchasing our beverages. Several municipalities in the United States have implemented or are considering implementingtaxes on the sale of certain “sugared” beverages, including non-diet soft drinks, fruit drinks, teas and flavored waters tohelp fund various initiatives. These taxes could materially affect our business and financial results.

 

Our reliance on distributors, retailers andbrokers could affect our ability to efficiently and profitably distribute and market our products, maintain our existing markets and expandour business into other geographic markets.

 

Our ability to maintain and expandour existing markets for our products, and to establish markets in new geographic distribution areas, is dependent on our ability to establishand maintain successful relationships with reliable distributors, retailers and brokers strategically positioned to serve those areas.Most of our distributors, retailers and brokers sell and distribute competing products, including non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages,and our products may represent a small portion of their businesses. The success of this network will depend on the performance of thedistributors, retailers and brokers of this network. There is a risk that the mentioned entities may not adequately perform their functionswithin the network by, without limitation, failing to distribute to sufficient retailers or positioning our products in localities thatmay not be receptive to our product. Our ability to incentivize and motivate distributors to manage and sell our products is affectedby competition from other beverage companies, some of which may have greater resources than we do. To the extent that our distributors,retailers and brokers are distracted from selling our products or do not employ sufficient efforts in managing and selling our products,including re-stocking the retail shelves with our products, our sales and results of operations could be adversely affected. Furthermore,such third-parties’ financial position or market share may deteriorate, which could adversely affect our distribution, marketingand sales activities.

 

Our ability to maintain and expandour distribution network and attract additional distributors, retailers and brokers will depend on a number of factors, some of whichare outside our control. Some of these factors include:

 

  the level of demand for our brands and products in a particular distribution area;

 

  our ability to price our products at levels competitive with those of competing products; and

 

  our ability to deliver products in the quantity and at the time ordered by distributors, retailers and brokers.

 

We may not be able to successfullymanage all or any of these factors in any of our current or prospective geographic areas of distribution. Our inability to achieve successwith regards to any of these factors in a geographic distribution area will have a material adverse effect on our relationships in thatparticular geographic area, thus limiting our ability to maintain or expand our market, which will likely adversely affect our revenuesand financial results.

 

It is difficult to predict the timing and amountof our sales because our distributors are not required to place minimum orders with us.

 

Our independent distributors andnational accounts are not required to place minimum monthly or annual orders for our products. In order to reduce their inventory costs,independent distributors typically order products from us on a “just in time” basis in quantities and at such times basedon the demand for the products in a particular distribution area. Accordingly, we cannot predict the timing or quantity of purchases byany of our independent distributors or whether any of our distributors will continue to purchase products from us in the same frequenciesand volumes as they may have done in the past. Additionally, our larger distributors and national partners may make orders that are largerthan we have historically been required to fill. Shortages in inventory levels, supply of raw materials or other key supplies could negativelyaffect us.

 

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If we do not adequately manage our inventorylevels, our operating results could be adversely affected.

 

We need to maintain adequate inventorylevels to be able to deliver products to distributors on a timely basis. Our inventory supply depends on our ability to correctly estimatedemand for our products. Our ability to estimate demand for our products is imprecise, particularly for new products, seasonal promotionsand new markets. If we materially underestimate demand for our products or are unable to maintain sufficient inventory of raw materials,we might not be able to satisfy demand on a short-term basis. If we overestimate distributor or retailer demand for our products, we mayend up with too much inventory, resulting in higher storage costs, increased trade spend and the risk of inventory spoilage. If we failto manage our inventory to meet demand, we could damage our relationships with our distributors and retailers and could delay or losesales opportunities, which would unfavorably impact our future sales and adversely affect our operating results. In addition, if the inventoryof our products held by our distributors and retailers is too high, they will not place orders for additional products, which would alsounfavorably impact our sales and adversely affect our operating results.

 

If we fail to maintain relationships with ourindependent contract manufacturers, our business could be harmed.

 

We do not manufacture SALT Tequila, Pulpoloco Sangria but instead outsourcethe manufacturing process to third-party bottlers and independent contract manufacturers (co-packers). We do not own the plants or themajority of the equipment required to manufacture and package these brands. Our ability to maintain effective relationships with contractmanufacturers and other third parties for the production and delivery of our beverage products in a particular geographic distributionarea is important to the success of our operations within each distribution area. We may not be able to maintain our relationships withcurrent contract manufacturers or establish satisfactory relationships with new or replacement contract manufacturers, whether in existingor new geographic distribution areas. The failure to establish and maintain effective relationships with contract manufacturers for adistribution area could increase our manufacturing costs and thereby materially reduce gross profits from the sale of our products inthat area. Poor relations with any of our contract manufacturers could adversely affect the amount and timing of product delivered toour distributors for resale, which would in turn adversely affect our revenues and financial condition. In addition, our agreements withour contract manufacturers are terminable at any time, and any such termination could disrupt our ability to deliver products to our customers.

 

The volatility of energy and increased regulationsmay have an adverse impact on our gross margin.

 

Over the past few years, volatilityin the global oil markets has resulted in variable fuel prices, which many shipping companies have passed on to their customers by wayof higher base pricing and increased fuel surcharges. If fuel prices increase, we expect to experience higher shipping rates and fuelsurcharges, as well as energy surcharges on our raw materials. It is hard to predict what will happen in the fuel markets in 2025 andbeyond. Due to the price sensitivity of our products, we may not always be able to pass such increases on to our customers.

 

Disruption within our supply chain, contractmanufacturing or distribution channels could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our ability, through our suppliers,business partners, contract manufacturers, independent distributors and retailers, to make, move and sell products is critical to oursuccess. Damage or disruption to our suppliers or to manufacturing or distribution capabilities due to weather, natural disaster, fireor explosion, terrorism, pandemics, labor strikes or other reasons, could impair the manufacture, distribution and sale of our products.Many of these events are outside of our control. Failure to take adequate steps to protect against or mitigate the likelihood or potentialimpact of such events, or to effectively manage such events if they occur, could adversely affect our business, financial condition andresults of operations.

 

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We rely upon our ongoing relationships withour key flavor suppliers. If we are unable to source our flavors on acceptable terms from our key suppliers, we could suffer disruptionsin our business.

 

We currently purchase our flavorconcentrate from various flavor concentrate suppliers, and continually develop other sources of flavor concentrate for each of our products.Generally, flavor suppliers hold the proprietary rights to their flavor-specific ingredients. Although we have the exclusive rights toflavor concentrates developed with our current flavor concentrate suppliers, and while we have the rights to the ingredients for our products,we do not have the list of ingredients for our flavor extracts and concentrates. Consequently, we may be unable to obtain these exactflavors or concentrates from alternative suppliers on short notice. If we have to replace a flavor supplier, we could experience disruptionsin our ability to deliver products to our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

If we are unable to attract and retain key personnel,our efficiency and operations would be adversely affected; in addition, management turnover causes uncertainties and could harm our business.

 

Our success depends on our abilityto attract and retain highly qualified employees in such areas as finance, sales, marketing and product development. We compete to hirenew employees, and, in some cases, must train them and develop their skills and competencies. We may not be able to provide our employeeswith competitive salaries, and our operating results could be adversely affected by increased costs due to increased competition for employees,higher employee turnover or increased employee benefit costs.

 

Changes to operations, policiesand procedures, which can often occur with the appointment of new personnel, can create uncertainty, may negatively impact our abilityto execute quickly and effectively, and may ultimately be unsuccessful. In addition, management transition periods are often difficultas the new employees gain detailed knowledge of our operations, and friction can result from changes in strategy and management style.Management turnover inherently causes some loss of institutional knowledge, which can negatively affect strategy and execution.

 

Further, to the extent we experienceadditional management turnover, our operations, financial condition and employee morale could be negatively impacted. In addition, competitionfor top management is high and it may take months to find a candidate that meets our requirements. If we are unable to attract and retainqualified management personnel, our business could suffer.

 

If we fail to protect our trademarks and tradesecrets, we may be unable to successfully market our products and compete effectively.

 

We rely on a combination of trademarkand trade secrecy laws, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property rights. Failure toprotect our intellectual property could harm our brand and our reputation, and adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. Further,enforcing or defending our intellectual property rights, including our trademarks,

 

copyrights, licenses and tradesecrets, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources. We regard our intellectual property, particularlyour trademarks and trade secrets to be of considerable value and importance to our business and our success, and we actively pursue theregistration of our trademarks in the United States and internationally. However, the steps taken by us to protect these proprietary rightsmay not be adequate and may not prevent third parties from infringing or misappropriating our trademarks, trade secrets or similar proprietaryrights. In addition, other parties may seek to assert infringement claims against us, and we may have to pursue litigation against otherparties to assert our rights. Any such claim or litigation could be costly. In addition, any event that would jeopardize our proprietaryrights or any claims of infringement by third parties could have a material adverse effect on our ability to market or sell our brands,profitably exploit our products or recoup our associated research and development costs.

 

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As part of the licensing strategyof our brands, we enter into licensing agreements under which we grant our licensing partners certain rights to use our trademarks andother designs. Although our agreements require that the use of our trademarks and designs is subject to our control and approval, anybreach of these provisions, or any other action by any of our licensing partners that is harmful to our brands, goodwill and overall image,could have a material adverse impact on our business.

 

If we encounter product recalls or other productquality issues, our business may suffer.

 

Product quality issues, real orimagined, or allegations of product contamination, even when false or unfounded, could tarnish our image and could cause consumers tochoose other products. In addition, because of changing government regulations or implementation thereof, or allegations of product contamination,we may be required from time to time to recall products entirely or from specific markets. Product recalls could affect our profitabilityand could negatively affect brand image.

 

Our business is subject to many regulations and noncompliance iscostly.

 

The production, marketing and saleof our beverages, including contents, labels, caps and containers, are subject to the rules and regulations of various federal, provincial,state and local health agencies. If a regulatory authority finds that a current or future product or production batch or “run”is not in compliance with any of these regulations, we may be fined, or production may be stopped, which would adversely affect our financialcondition and results of operations. Similarly, any adverse publicity associated with any noncompliance may damage our reputation andour ability to successfully market our products. Furthermore, the rules and regulations are subject to change from time to time and whilewe closely monitor developments in this area, we cannot anticipate whether changes in these rules and regulations will impact our businessadversely. Additional or revised regulatory requirements, whether labeling, environmental, tax or otherwise, could have a material adverseeffect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Significant additional labeling or warning requirementsmay inhibit sales of affected products.

 

Various jurisdictions may seekto adopt significant additional product labeling or warning requirements relating to the chemical content or perceived adverse healthconsequences of certain of our products. These types of requirements, if they become applicable to one or more of our products under currentor future environmental or health laws or regulations, may inhibit sales of such products. In California, a law requires that a specificwarning appear on any product that contains a component listed by the state as having been found to cause cancer or birth defects. Thislaw recognizes no generally applicable quantitative thresholds below which a warning is not required. If a component found in one of ourproducts is added to the list, or if the increasing sensitivity of detection methodology that may become available under this law andrelated regulations as they currently exist, or as they may be amended, results in the detection of an infinitesimal quantity of a listedsubstance in one of our beverages produced for sale in California, the resulting warning requirements or adverse publicity could affectour sales.

 

Litigation or legal could expose us to significantliabilities and damage our reputation.

 

We may become party to litigationclaims and legal proceedings. Litigation involves significant risks, uncertainties and costs, including distraction of management attentionaway from our business operations. We evaluate litigation claims and legal proceedings to assess the likelihood of unfavorable outcomesand to estimate, if possible, the amount of potential losses. Based on these assessments and estimates, we establish reserves and disclosethe relevant litigation claims or legal proceedings, as appropriate. These assessments and estimates are based on the information availableto management at the time and involve a significant amount of management judgment. Actual outcomes or losses may differ materially fromthose envisioned by our current assessments and estimates. Our policies and procedures require strict compliance by our employees andagents with all U.S. and local laws and regulations applicable to our business operations, including those prohibiting improper paymentsto government officials. Nonetheless, our policies and procedures may not ensure full compliance by our employees and agents with allapplicable legal requirements. Improper conduct by our employees or agents could damage our reputation or lead to litigation or legalproceedings that could result in civil or criminal penalties, including substantial monetary fines, as well as disgorgement of profits.

 

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Additionally, there has been publicattention directed at the beverage alcohol industry, which we believe is due to concern over problems related to harmful use of alcohol,including drinking and driving, underage drinking and health consequences from the misuse of alcohol. We could be exposed to lawsuitsrelating to product liability or marketing or sales practices with respect to our alcoholic products. Adverse developments in lawsuitsconcerning these types of matters or a significant decline in the social acceptability of beverage alcohol products that may result fromlawsuits could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We are subject to risks inherent in sales ofproducts in international markets.

 

Our operations outside of the UnitedStates, contribute to our revenue and profitability, and we believe that developing and emerging markets could present future growth opportunitiesfor us. However, there can be no assurance that existing or new products that we manufacture, distribute or sell will be accepted or besuccessful in any particular foreign market, due to local or global competition, product price, cultural differences, and consumer preferencesor otherwise. There are many factors that could adversely affect demand for our products in foreign markets, including our inability toattract and maintain key distributors in these markets; volatility in the economic growth of certain of these markets; changes in economic,political or social conditions, the status and renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement, imposition of new or increasedlabeling, product or production requirements, or other legal restrictions; restrictions on the import or export of our products or ingredientsor substances used in our products; inflationary currency, devaluation or fluctuation; increased costs of doing business due to compliancewith complex foreign and U.S. laws and regulations. If we are unable to effectively operate or manage the risks associated with operatingin international markets, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

Water scarcity and poor quality could negatively impact our costsand capacity.

 

Water is a main ingredient in substantiallyall of our products, is vital to the production of the agricultural ingredients on which our business relies and is needed in our manufacturingprocess. It also is critical to the prosperity of the communities we serve. Water is a limited resource in many parts of the world, facingunprecedented challenges from overexploitation, increasing demand for food and other consumer and industrial products whose manufacturingprocesses require water, increasing pollution and emerging awareness of potential contaminants, poor management, lack of physical or financialaccess to water, sociopolitical tensions due to lack of public infrastructure in certain areas of the world and the effects of climatechange. As the demand for water continues to increase around the world, and as water becomes scarcer and the quality of available waterdeteriorates, we may incur higher costs or face capacity constraints and the possibility of reputational damage, which could adverselyaffect our profitability or net operating revenues in the long run.

 

Fluctuations in quantity and quality of grapesupply could adversely affect our business.

 

A shortage in the supply of qualitygrapes may result from a variety of factors that determine the quality and quantity of our grape supply, including weather conditions,pruning methods, diseases and pests, the ability to buy grapes on long and short-term contracts and the number of vines producing grapes.Any shortage in grape production could cause a reduction in the amount of wine we are able to produce, which could reduce sales and adverselyimpact our results from operations. Factors that reduce the quantity of our grapes may also reduce their quality, which in turn couldreduce the quality or amount of wine we produce. Deterioration in the quality of our wines could harm our brand name, reduce sales andadversely impact our business and results of operations.

 

Contamination of our wines could harm our business.

 

We are subject to certain hazardsand product liability risks, such as potential contamination, through tampering or otherwise, of ingredients or products. Contaminationof any of our wines could force us to destroy wine held in inventory and could cause the need for a product recall, which could significantlydamage our reputation for product quality. We maintain insurance against certain of these kinds of risks, and others, under various insurancepolicies. However, the insurance may not be adequate or may not continue to be available at a price or on terms that are satisfactoryto us and this insurance may not be adequate to cover any resulting liability.

 

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Our business and operations would be adverselyimpacted in the event of a failure or interruption of our information technology infrastructure or as a result of a cybersecurity attack.

 

The proper functioning of our owninformation technology (IT) infrastructure is critical to the efficient operation and management of our business. We may not have thenecessary financial resources to update and maintain our IT infrastructure, and any failure or interruption of our IT system could adverselyimpact our operations. In addition, our IT is vulnerable to cyberattacks, computer viruses, worms and other malicious software programs,physical and electronic break-ins, sabotage and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our computer systems. We believethat we have adopted appropriate measures to mitigate potential risks to our technology infrastructure and our operations from these IT-relatedand other potential disruptions. However, given the unpredictability of the timing, nature and scope of any such IT failures or disruptions,we could potentially be subject to downtimes, transactional errors, processing inefficiencies, operational delays, other detrimental impactson our operations or ability to provide products to our customers, the compromising of confidential or personal information, destructionor corruption of data, security breaches, other manipulation or improper use of our systems and networks, financial losses from remedialactions, loss of business or potential liability, and/or damage to our reputation, any of which could have a material adverse effect onour cash flows, competitive position, financial condition or results of operations.

 

If we fail to comply with personal data protection and privacy laws,we could be subject to adverse publicity, government enforcement actions and/or private litigation, which could negatively affect ourbusiness and operating results.

 

In the ordinary course of our business,we receive, process, transmit and store information relating to identifiable individuals (“personal data”), primarily employees,former employees and consumers with whom we interact. As a result, we are subject to various U.S. federal and state and foreign laws andregulations relating to personal data. These laws have been subject to frequent changes, and new legislation in this area may be enactedin other jurisdictions at any time. These laws impose operational requirements for companies receiving or processing personal data, andmany provide for significant penalties for noncompliance. These requirements with respect to personal data have subjected and may continuein the future to subject the Company to, among other things, additional costs and expenses and have required and may in the future requirecostly changes to our business practices and information security systems, policies, procedures and practices. Our security controls overpersonal data, the training of employees and vendors on data privacy and data security, and the policies, procedures and practices weimplemented or may implement in the future may not prevent the improper disclosure of personal data by us or the third-party service providersand vendors whose technology, systems and services we use in connection with the receipt, storage and transmission of personal data. Unauthorizedaccess or improper disclosure of personal data in violation of personal data protection or privacy laws could harm our reputation, causeloss of consumer confidence, subject us to regulatory enforcement actions (including fines), and result in private litigation againstus, which could result in loss of revenue, increased costs, liability for monetary damages, fines and/or criminal prosecution, all ofwhich could negatively affect our business and operating results.

 

If our third-party service providers and businesspartners do not satisfactorily fulfill their commitments and responsibilities, our financial results could suffer.

 

In the conduct of our business,we rely on relationships with third parties, including cloud data storage and other information technology service providers, suppliers,distributors, contractors, joint venture partners and other external business partners, for certain functions or for services in supportof key portions of our operations. These third-party service providers and business partners are subject to similar risks as we are relatingto cybersecurity, privacy violations, business interruption, and systems and employee failures, and are subject to legal, regulatory andmarket risks of their own. Our third-party service providers and business partners may not fulfill their respective commitments and responsibilitiesin a timely manner and in accordance with the agreed-upon terms. In addition, while we have procedures in place for selecting and managingour relationships with third-party service providers and other business partners, we do not have control over their business operationsor governance and compliance systems, practices and procedures, which increases our financial, legal, reputational and operational risk.If we are unable to effectively manage our third-party relationships, or for any reason our third-party service providers or businesspartners fail to satisfactorily fulfill their commitments and responsibilities, our financial results could suffer.

 

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Our results of operations may fluctuate fromquarter to quarter for many reasons, including seasonality.

 

Our sales are seasonal, and weexperience fluctuations in quarterly results as a result of many factors. Companies similar to ours have historically generated a greaterpercentage of our revenues during the warm weather months of April through September. Timing of customer purchases will vary each yearand sales can be expected to shift from one quarter to another. As a result, management believes that period-to-period comparisons ofresults of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as any indication of future performance or resultsexpected for the fiscal year.

 

Changes in accounting standards and subjectiveassumptions, estimates and judgments by management related to complex accounting matters could significantly affect our financial results.

 

The U.S. GAAP and related pronouncements,implementation guidelines and interpretations with regard to a wide variety of matters that are relevant to our business, such as, butnot limited to, stock-based compensation, trade spend and promotions, and income taxes are highly complex and involve many subjectiveassumptions, estimates and judgments by our management. Changes to these rules or their interpretation or changes in underlying assumptions,estimates or judgments by our management could significantly change our reported results.

 

If we are unable to maintain effective disclosurecontrols and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, our stock price and investor confidence could be materially andadversely affected.

 

We are required to maintain bothdisclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting that are effective. Because of their inherent limitations,internal control over financial reporting, however well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable, and not absolute, assurancethat the controls will prevent or detect misstatements. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there is onlythe reasonable assurance that our controls will succeed in achieving their goals under all potential future conditions. The failure ofcontrols by design deficiencies or absence of adequate controls could result in a material adverse effect on our business and financialresults, which could also negatively impact our stock price and investor confidence.

 

We are dependent on a distiller in Mexico toprovide us with our finished SALT tequila product. Failure to obtain satisfactory performance from them or a loss of their services couldcause us to lose sales, incur additional costs, and lose credibility in the marketplace.

 

We depend on a distiller in Mexico,a company in Jalisco, for the production, bottling, labeling, capping and packaging of our finished tequila product. We do not have awritten agreement with our distiller in Mexico obligating it to produce our product. The termination of our relationship with our distillerin Mexico distiller or an adverse change in the terms of its services could have a negative impact on our business. If our distiller inMexico increases its prices, we may not have alternative sources of supply at comparable prices and may not be able to raise the pricesof our products to cover all, or even a portion, of the increased costs. In addition, if our distiller in Mexico fails to perform satisfactorily,fails to handle increased orders, or the loss of the services of our distiller in Mexico, along with delays in shipments of products,could cause us to fail to meet orders, lose sales, incur additional costs, and/or expose us to product quality issues. In turn, this couldcause us to lose credibility in the marketplace and damage our relationships with our customers and consumers, ultimately leading to adecline in our business and results of operations.

 

Regulatory decisions and changes in the legal,regulatory and tax environment where our tequila is produced and where we operate could limit our business activities or increase ouroperating costs and reduce our margins.

 

Our business is subject to extensiveregulation regarding production, distribution, marketing, advertising and labeling of beverage alcohol products in the U.S. and in Mexico,where our tequila is produced. We are required to comply with these regulations and maintain various permits and licenses. We are alsorequired to conduct business only with holders of licenses to import, warehouse, transport, distribute, and sell spirits. We cannot assureyou that these and other governmental regulations, applicable to our industry, will not change or become more stringent. Moreover, becausethese laws and regulations are subject to interpretation, we may not be able to predict when, and to what extent, liability may arise.Additionally, due to increasing public concern over alcohol-related societal problems,

 

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including driving while intoxicated, underage drinking,alcoholism and health consequences from the abuse of alcohol, various levels of government may seek to impose additional restrictionsor limits on advertising or other marketing activities promoting beverage alcohol products. Failure to comply with any of the currentor future regulations and requirements relating to our industry and products, could result in monetary penalties, suspension or even revocationof our licenses and permits. Costs of compliance with changes in regulations could be significant and could harm our business, as we mayfind it necessary to raise our prices in order to maintain profit margins, which could lower the demand for our products and reduce oursales and profit potential.

 

In addition, the distribution ofbeverage alcohol products is subject to extensive taxation both in the United States and internationally (and, in the United States, atboth the federal and state government levels), and beverage alcohol products themselves are the subject of national import and exciseduties in most countries around the world. An increase in taxation or in import or excise duties could also significantly harm our salesrevenue and margins, both through the reduction of overall consumption and by encouraging consumers to switch to lower-taxed categoriesof beverage alcohol.

 

We face substantial competition in the alcoholicand non-alcoholic beverage industry, and we may not be able to effectively compete.

 

Consolidation among spirits producers,distributors, wholesalers, or retailers could create a more challenging competitive landscape for our products. Consolidation at any levelcould hinder the distribution and sale of our products as a result of reduced attention and resources allocated to our brands, both duringand after transition periods, because our brands might represent a smaller portion of the new business portfolio. Expansion into new productcategories by other suppliers, or innovation by new entrants into the market, could increase competition in our product categories. Changesto our route-to-consumer models or partners in important markets could result in temporary or longer-term sales disruption, higher implementation-relatedor fixed costs, and could negatively affect other business relationships we might have with that partner. Distribution network disruptionor fluctuations in our product inventory levels with distributors, wholesalers, or retailers could negatively affect our results for aparticular period.

 

Our competitors may respond toindustry and economic conditions more rapidly or effectively than we do. Our competitors offer products that compete directly with oursfor shelf space, promotional displays, and consumer purchases. Pricing, (including price promotions, discounting, couponing, and freegoods), marketing, new product introductions, entry into our distribution networks, and other competitive behavior by our competitorscould adversely affect our sales margins, and profitability.

 

Our business operations may be adversely affectedby social, political and economic conditions affecting market risks and the demand for and pricing of our products. These risks include:

 

  Unfavorable economic conditions and related low consumer confidence, high unemployment, weak credit or capital markets, sovereign debt defaults, sequestrations, austerity measures, higher interest rates, political instability, higher inflation, deflation, lower returns on pension assets, or lower discount rates for pension obligations;

 

  Changes in laws, regulations, or policies - especially those that affect the production, importation, marketing, sale, or consumption of our beverage alcohol products;

 

Tax rate changes (including excise, sales, tariffs, duties, corporate, individual income, dividends, capital gains), or changes inrelated reserves, changes in tax rules or accounting standards, and the unpredictability and suddenness with which they can occur;

 

Dependence upon the continued growth of brand names;

 

Changes in consumer preferences, consumption, or purchase patterns - particularly away from tequila, and our ability to anticipateand react to them; bar, restaurant, travel, or other on-premise declines;

 

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Unfavorable consumer reaction to our products, package changes, product reformulations, or other product innovation;

 

Decline in the social acceptability of beverage alcohol products in our markets;

 

Production facility or supply chain disruption;

 

Imprecision in supply/demand forecasting;

 

Higher costs, lower quality, or unavailability of energy, input materials, labor, or finished goods;

 

Route-to-consumer changes that affect the timing of our sales, temporarily disrupt the marketing or sale of our products, or resultin higher implementation related or fixed costs;

 

Inventory fluctuations in our products by distributors, wholesalers, or retailers; Competitors’ consolidation or other competitiveactivities, such as pricing actions (including price reductions, promotions, discounting, couponing, or free goods), marketing, categoryexpansion, product introductions, or entry or expansion in our geographic markets;

 

Insufficient protection of our intellectual property rights;

 

Product recalls or other product liability claims; product counterfeiting, tampering, or product quality issues;

 

Significant legal disputes and proceedings; government investigations (particularly of industry or company business, trade or marketingpractices;

 

Failure or breach of key information technology systems;

 

Negative publicity related to our company, brands, marketing, personnel, operations, business performance or prospects; and

 

Business disruption, decline, or costs related to organizational changes, reductions in workforce, or other cost-cutting measures,or our failure to attract or retain key executive or employee talent.

 

Uncertainty in the financial markets and otheradverse changes in general economic or political conditions in any of the major countries in which we do business could adversely affectour industry, business and results of operations.

 

Global economic uncertainties,including foreign currency exchange rates, affect businesses such as ours in a number of ways, making it difficult to accurately forecastand plan our future business activities. There can be no assurance that economic improvements will occur, or that they would be sustainable,or that they would enhance conditions in markets relevant to us.

 

Our limited operating history makes it difficultto forecast our future results, making any investment in us highly speculative.

 

We have a limited operating history,and our historical financial and operating information is of limited value in predicting our future operating results. We may not accuratelyforecast customer behavior and recognize or respond to emerging trends, changing preferences or competitive factors facing us, and, therefore,we may fail to make accurate financial forecasts. Our current and future expense levels are based largely on our investment plans andestimates of future revenue. As a result, we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpectedrevenue shortfall, which could then force us to curtail or cease our business operations.

 

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Risks Related to Our Securities

 

An investment in our common stock is speculativeand there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.

 

An investment in our common stockis speculative and there is no assurance that investors will obtain any return on their investment. Investors will be subject to substantialrisks involved in an investment in the Company, including the risk of losing their entire investment.

 

Future sales of common stock, or the perceptionof such future sales, by some of our existing stockholders could cause our stock price to decline.

 

The market price of our commonstock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market or the perception that these salesmay occur. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell shares in thefuture at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate.

 

From time to time, certain of ourstockholders may be eligible to sell all or some of their common shares by means of ordinary brokerage transactions in the open marketpursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), subject to certain limitations.In general, pursuant to Rule 144, non-affiliate stockholders may sell freely after six months subject only to the current public informationrequirement. Affiliates may sell after six months subject to the Rule 144 volume, manner of sale (for equity securities), and currentpublic information and notice requirements.

 

Our Board of Directors may issue and fix the terms of shares of ourPreferred Stock without stockholder approval, which could adversely affect the voting power of holders of our Common Stock or any changein control of our Company.

 

Our Articles of Incorporation authorizethe issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, with par value $0.001 per share, with such designationrights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors is empowered, withoutshareholder approval, to issue shares of preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could adverselyaffect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock. In the event of such issuances, the preferred stock couldbe used, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of our company. Any suchissuance would be subject to terms and conditions of any current offering that may disallow any such issuance.

 

We have 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stockauthorized and outstanding with mirrored voting rights.

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

Pursuant to a certificate of designation filed withthe Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on June 10, 2025 (the “Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock”),one thousand (1,000) shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company(“Series A Preferred Stock”). The Certificate of Designation provides that each Series A Preferred Share will have twenty-fivethousand (25,000) votes and will vote together with the Company’s outstanding common shares, par value $0.001 (the “CommonShares”), as a single class, only with respect to the proposal related to the increase of authorized shares at the Special Meeting.The holder of the Series A Preferred Shares has granted an irrevocable proxy to certain officers of the Company to vote the Series A PreferredShares in accordance with the terms of the Issuance Documents, in connection with the Special Meeting. Per the terms of the Issuance Documents,if voted, the Series A Preferred Shares are required to vote on the applicable proposals in the same “mirrored” proportionaggregate votes cast “FOR” and “AGAINST” on the proposal to increase the authorized shares by the holders of theCommon Shares who properly vote on such proposal (but excluding any abstentions). Mr. Nistico, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer,directly beneficially owns such one thousand (1,000) share of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

The outstanding Series A Preferred Shares are requiredto be redeemed in whole, but not in part, upon the earliest of: (i) if such redemption is authorized and directed by the Board in itssole discretion, automatically and effective on such time and date specified by the Board in its sole discretion, (ii) automatically uponthe approval by the Company’s shareholders of the increase of the authorized shares at any meeting of shareholders or (iii) immediatelyprior to the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company Upon such redemption, the holder of the Series A PreferredShares will receive aggregate consideration equal to the Purchase Price.

 

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The Series A Preferred will vote as described aboveto increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock, which could result in substantial dilution to existing stockholders ifadditional shares are issued. The increase in authorized shares provides us with greater flexibility to issue additional equity securitiesfor various corporate purposes, including financings, equity compensation, or other strategic transactions. However, any such issuancesmay dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. In addition,the issuance of additional shares may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of the Company, which could discourageor delay takeover attempts that could benefit stockholders. There can be no assurance as to when or if any additional shares will be issuedor the terms on which such issuances may occur.

 

We have issued multiple classes of preferredstock in the Company that will result in dilution to existing stockholders upon their conversion

 

The issuance of common stock upon conversion of theour Series A-1 Preferred Stock, our Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, and our Series C Convertible Preferred Stock will result in immediateand substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders. Although holders may not receive shares of common stock exceeding 4.99%of our outstanding shares of common stock immediately after affecting such conversion, this restriction does not prevent holders fromreceiving shares up to the 4.99% limit, selling those shares, and then receiving the rest of the shares it is due, in one or more tranches,while still staying below the 4.99% limit. If holders choose to do this, it will cause substantial dilution to the then holders of ourcommon stock. Additionally, the continued sale of shares issuable upon successive conversions will likely create significant downwardpressure on the price of our common stock as holders sells material amounts of our common stock over time and/or in a short period oftime. This could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock and in turn result in holders receiving an ever-increasingnumber of additional shares of common stock upon conversion of its securities, and adjustments thereof, which in turn will likely leadto further dilution, reductions in the exercise/conversion price of holders securities and even more downward pressure on our common stock,which could lead to our common stock becoming devalued or worthless

 

The market price of our common stockhas been volatile over the year and may continue to be volatile.

 

The market price andtrading volume of our common stock has been volatile over the past year, and it may continue to be volatile.Over fiscal year 2024 and the date of this annual report, our common stock has traded as low as $0.96 and as high as $29.20per share. We cannot predict the price at which our common stock will trade in the future, and the price ofour common stock may decline. The price at which our common stock trades may fluctuate significantly andmay be influenced by many factors, including our financial results, developments generally affecting the coffee industry, general economic,industry and market conditions, the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock, fluctuations in coffee prices,investor perceptions of our business, reports by industry analysts, negative announcements by our customers, competitors or suppliersregarding their own performances, and the impact of other “Risk Factors” discussed in the Annual Report. 

  

Because certain principal stockholders own alarge percentage of our voting stock, other stockholders’ voting power may be limited.

 

As of December 31, 2024, our ten(10) largest shareholders own or controlled approximately 57% of our outstanding common stock . If those stockholders act together,they would have the ability to have a substantial influence on matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the electionand removal of directors and the approval of any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. As a result,our other stockholders may have little or no influence over matters submitted for shareholder approval. In addition, the ownership ofsuch stockholders could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of us, and consequently, adversely affect the price of our common stock.These stockholders may make decisions that are adverse to your interests.

 

We do not expect to pay dividends and investorsshould not buy our Common Stock expecting to receive dividends.

 

We do not anticipate that we willdeclare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, you will only realize an economic gain on your investment in ourcommon stock if the price appreciates. You should not purchase our common stock expecting to receive cash dividends. Therefore, our failureto pay dividends may cause you to not see any return on your investment even if we are successful in our business operations.

 

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There can be no assurances that our common stockwill not be subject to potential delisting if we do not continue to maintain the listing requirements of the NYSE American.

 

Since June 11, 2021, our commonstock has been listed on the NYSE American, under the symbol “SBEV”. The NYSE American has rules for continued listing, including,without limitation, minimum market capitalization and other requirements. Failure to maintain our listing (i.e., being de-listed fromthe NYSE American), would make it more difficult for shareholders to sell our common stock and more difficult to obtain accurate pricequotations on our common stock. This could have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock. Our ability to issue additional securitiesfor financing or other purposes, or otherwise to arrange for any financing we may need in the future, may also be materially and adverselyaffected if our common stock is not traded on a national securities exchange.

 

On October 6, 2023, the NYSE Americannotified the Company that we were not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of the continued listing standards set forth in the NYSE AmericanCompany Guide (the “Company Guide”), requiring a listed company to have stockholders’ equity of (i) at least $2.0 millionif it has reported losses from continuing operations or net losses in two of its three most recent fiscal years. The notice had no immediateimpact on the listing of our common stock, subject to our compliance with the other continued listing requirements. In accordance withapplicable NYSE American procedures, we submitted a plan of compliance (the “Plan”) advising of the definitive action(s) theCompany has taken, is taking, or would take, that would bring us into compliance with the continued listing standards within the 18 monthsof receipt of the notice. The NYSE American reviewed and accepted the Plan as a reasonable demonstration of an ability to conform to therelevant standards in the 18-month period. On December 20, 2023, we received a notification (the “Plan Letter”), with NYSEAmerican acceptance of the proposed plan and further deficiency notice. In the Plan Letter the NYSE American indicated that in additionto Section 1003(a)(i), the Company was also not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(ii) of the Company Guide, requiring a listed companyto have stockholders’ equity of at least $4.0 million if it has reported losses from continuing operations or net losses in threeof its four most recent fiscal years.

 

On June 5, 2024, the Company receivednotification from the NYSE American indicating that it is not in compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standardsunder Section 1003(a)(iii) of the Company Guide, requiring a listed company to have stockholders’ equity of $6 millionor more if the listed company has reported losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its five most recent fiscal years.

 

On April 7, 2025, Company, NYSEAmerican publicly announced and provided a notice to the Company that NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delistthe Company’s Common Stock and publicly trading Warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock, from NYSE American. NYSE Regulationhas determined that the Company is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to Section 1009(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide as theCompany was unable to demonstrate that it had regained compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of the Company Guide by theend of the maximum 18-month compliance plan period, which expired on April 6, 2025.

 

OnApril 16, 2025, the Company, received an official notice of noncompliance from NYSE Regulation stating that the Company isnot in compliance with NYSE American continued listing standards due to the failure to timely file the Company’s Form 10-K for theyear ended December 31, 2024 by the filing due date of April 15, 2025.

 

Our common stock will continueto be listed and traded on the NYSE American during the 18-month period, subject to the Company’s compliance with the other continuedlisting standards of the NYSE American and continued periodic review by the NYSE American of the Company’s progress with respectto its Plan. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to meet its goals set forth in the Plan. If we are unable to satisfythe NYSE American rules and listing standards, or are unable to make progress on our Plan, our securities could be subject to delisting.

 

If the NYSE American were to delistour securities from trading, we could face significant consequences, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

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a limited availabilityfor market quotations for our securities;

 

reduced liquidity withrespect to our securities;

 

a determination thatour common stock is a “penny stock,” which will require brokers trading in our common stock to adhere to more stringent rulesand possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our common stock;

 

limited amount of newsand analyst coverage; and

 

a decreased abilityto issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

Our common stock could be further diluted asthe result of the issuance of additional common stock, convertible securities, warrants or options.

 

Our issuance of additional commonstock, convertible securities, options and warrants could affect the rights of our stockholders, result in a reduction in the overallpercentage holdings of our stockholders, could put downward pressure on the market price of our common stock, could result in adjustmentsto conversion and exercise prices of outstanding notes and warrants, and could obligate us to issue additional common stock to certainof our stockholders.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.


None.

 

Item 1C. Cybersecurity

 

We have established policies and processes for assessing,identifying, and managing material risk from cybersecurity threats, and have integrated these processes into our overall risk managementsystems and processes. We routinely assess material risks from cybersecurity threats, including any potential unauthorized occurrenceon or conducted through our information systems that may result in adverse effects on the confidentiality, integrity, or availabilityof our information systems or any information residing therein.

 

We conduct periodic risk assessments to identify cybersecuritythreats, as well as assessments in the event of a material change in our business practices that may affect information systems that arevulnerable to such cybersecurity threats. These risk assessments include identification of reasonably foreseeable internal and externalrisks, the likelihood and potential damage that could result from such risks, and the sufficiency of existing policies, procedures, systems,and safeguards in place to manage such risks.

 

Following these risk assessments, we re-design, implement,and maintain reasonable safeguards to minimize identified risks; reasonably address any identified gaps in existing safeguards; and regularlymonitor the effectiveness of our safeguards. Primary responsibility for assessing, monitoring and managing our cybersecurity risks restswith the President who reports to our Chief Executive Officer, to manage the risk assessment and mitigation process.

 

We engage consultants, or other third parties in connectionwith our risk assessment processes. These service providers assist us to design and implement our cybersecurity policies and procedures,as well as to monitor and test our safeguards. We require each third-party service provider to certify that it has the ability to implementand maintain appropriate security measures, consistent with all applicable laws, to implement and maintain reasonable security measuresin connection with their work with us, and to promptly report any suspected breach of its security measures that may affect our company.

 

We have not encountered cybersecurity challenges thathave materially impaired our operations or financial standing.

 

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Governance

 

Our board of directors addresses the Company’scybersecurity risk management as part of its general oversight function. The board of directors’ audit committee is responsiblefor overseeing Company’s cybersecurity risk management processes, including oversight and mitigation of risks from cybersecuritythreats.

 

Our cybersecurity risk assessment and management processesare implemented and maintained by certain Company management, including the information technology team at the direction of our President.Our executive team including our Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer are responsible for hiring appropriate personnel,helping to integrate cybersecurity risk considerations into the Company’s overall risk management strategy, and communicating keypriorities to relevant personnel. This executive team is responsible for approving budgets, helping prepare for cybersecurity incidents,approving cybersecurity processes, and reviewing security assessments and other security-related reports.

 

Our cybersecurity incident response and vulnerabilitymanagement policies are designed to escalate certain cybersecurity incidents to members of management depending on the circumstances,including our Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, the Company’s incident response and vulnerabilitymanagement policies include reporting to the audit committee of the board of directors for certain cybersecurity incidents including significantbreaches to the Company’s networks or systems. The audit committee receives regular reports from the information technology teamconcerning the Company’s significant cybersecurity threats and risk and the processes the Company has implemented to address them.The audit committee also has access to various reports, summaries or presentations related to cybersecurity threats, risk and mitigation.

 

Item 2. Properties.

 

Splash’s physical offices are located at 1500Cordova Rd; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 and 1491 2nd Street, Sarasota FL 34236 while our business office is located at 1314 EastLas Olas Blvd, Suite 221, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Copa’s office/manufacturing facility is located at 901 E. 2nd Street;The Dalles, OR 97058. Currently, the Company does not own any real property.

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 

We are notcurrently a party to any pending legal proceedings that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial conditions.We may, however, be subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time.

 

The licensing agreement between TapouT LLC and the Company has been terminated.The parties are engaged in active and constructive settlement discussions pursuant to the terms of the agreement’s termination provisions.The Company anticipates that any final settlement will not exceed the amounts already recorded in its legal reserve and accrued accountspayable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity,Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

The Company’s Common Stock and tradeable warrantsare publicly traded on the NYSE American under the symbol “SBEV” and “SBEV WS”.

 

Aggregate Number of Holders of Common Stock

 

As of June 30, 2025, there were 1,899,876 shares ofCommon Stock issued and outstanding. As of June 30, 2025, at our transfer agent owners totaled approximately 281 holders of record ofour Common Stock.

 

Dividends

 

We have not declared any cash dividends on our commonstock since inception and do not anticipate paying such dividends in the foreseeable future. We plan to retain any future earnings foruse in our business operations. Any decisions as to future payment of cash dividends will depend on our earnings and financial positionand such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under EquityCompensation Plans

 

None.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The information required by this item with respectto securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is set forth in Part III, Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form10-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer.

 

There were no repurchases of our common stock duringthe year ended December 31, 2024.

 

Item 6. {Reserved}

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysisof Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following discussion and analysis should beread in conjunction with the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements filed herewith.This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains statements that are forward-looking.These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risk, uncertainties, and other factors. These statementsare often identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,”“intend,” “could,” “estimate,” or “continue,” and similar expressions or variations. Actualresults could differ materially because of the factors discussed in “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this Annual Report, and otherfactors that we may not know.

 

Business Overview

 

Canfield Medical Supply, Inc. (“CMS”)a company’s whose common stock was quoted on the OTCQB entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with SBG Acquisition Inc. (“MergerSub”), a Nevada Corporation wholly-owned by Canfield, and Splash Beverage Group, II Inc.. a Nevada corporation (“Splash”)pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Splash (the “Merger”) with Splash as the surviving company and a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Canfield. The Merger was consummated on March 31, 2020.

 

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As the owners and management of Splash had votingand operating control of CMS following the Merger, the Merger transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition (that is with Splashas the acquiring entity), followed by a recapitalization.

 

On July 31, 2020, CMS changed its name to Splash BeverageGroup, Inc. (“SBG”). On June 11, 2021, SBG’s common stock and warrant to purchase common stock began trading on theNYSE American under the symbols “SBEV” and SBEV WT,” respectively.

 

On November 8, 2021, SBG reincorporated into the Stateof Nevada and became a Nevada corporation.

 

Our principal offices are located at 1314 E. Las Olas Blvd, Suite 221,Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. Our website address is www.splashbeveragegroup.com. We have not incorporated by reference into this AnnualReport on Form 10-K the information that can be assessed through our website and you should not consider it to be part of this AnnualReport on Form 10-K.

 

Results of Operations for the Year Ended December31, 2024, compared to Year Ended December 31, 2023.

 

Revenue

 

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $4.2 million compared to revenues of $18.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Part of the $14.7` million decrease in sales was mainly due to a decrease in our beverage sales of $1.7 million. Additionally, revenues from our vertically integrated B2B and B2C e-commerce distribution platform called Qplash decreased approximately $13 million or 88.5% due to low inventory . Total sales declined due to limited liquidity to procure inventory to drive third-party sales.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31,2024 were $3.8 million compared to cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2023 of $13.3 million. The $9.5 million decreasein cost of goods sold was due to our decreased sales. The $8.4 million decrease in cost of goods sold   was driven by decreasedsales in the e-commerce and $1.1 million was driven by beverage business.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the year ended December 31,2024 were $16.4 million compared to $20.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in operating expenses was primarilydue to $1.7 million of marketing expense, $0.5 million of contracted services, $2.1 million of other general and administrative expensespartially offset by increases of the non-cash expenses related to share issuance of $1.2 million. The loss of intangible impairment of$4.2 million was recorded in the other general and administrative expenses.

 

Other Income/(Expense)

 

Other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024were $6.9 million compared to $5.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The other expense increased of $1.2 million is mainlydriven by an increase in interest expense. Interest expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $2.9 million compared to $1.9million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The $1.0 million increase in interest expense is due to new loans with a principal of $3.2million with higher interest rates. The Company also reserved   $0.3 million for legal settlement. Offset by a decrease inamortization of debt discount of $0.2 million and $0.03 million in other expenses.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generatefunds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. Significant factorsin the management of liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts receivable and accounts payable and capital expenditures.In addition, the Company has an active registration statement on Form S-3 to facilitate raising additional funds.

 

As of December 31, 2024, we had total cash of $15,346,as compared with $379,978 at December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to expenses relating to operating the business.

 

Net cash used for continuing operating activitiesduring the year ended December 31, 2024, was $8.0 million as compared to the net cash used by continuing operating activities for theyear ended December 31, 2023, of $10.2 million. The primary reason for the change in net cash used was due to an increase of $1.2 millionin non-cash share-based compensation, and a decrease of $1.6 million in losses of the business, offset by a decrease of $0.6 million inworking capital.

 

Net cash used for investing activities during theyear ended December 31, 2024, was $0.01 million as compared to the net cash used for investing activities during the year ended December31, 2023, of $0.01 million. The net cash used in the year 2024 was for machinery & equipment. 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during theyear ended December 31, 2024, was $7.5 million compared to $6.1 million provided from financing activities for the year ended December31, 2023. Company received $9.5 million and $6.6 million proceeds from the issuance of debt in years ending December 31, 2024 and 2023,respectively. No cash advance from shareholders in 2024, $0.2 million was received from a shareholder advance in the year ending December31, 2023. Principal repayment of debt of $2.0 million and $1.0 million were made in years ending December 31, 2024 and 2023 respectively.A cash advance from related party of $0.01 million and $0.4 million was received in 2024 and 2023 respectively.

 

In order to have sufficient cash to fund our operations,we will need to raise additional equity or debt capital. There can be no assurance that additional funds will be available when neededfrom any source or, if available, will be available on terms that are acceptable to us. We will be required to pursue sources of additionalcapital through various means, including debt or equity financings. Future financings through equity investments are likely to be dilutiveto existing stockholders. Also, the terms of securities we may issue in future capital transactions may be more favorable for new investors.Newly issued securities may include preferences, superior voting rights, the issuance of warrants or other derivative securities, andthe issuance of incentive awards under equity employee incentive plans, which may have additional dilutive effects. Further, we may incursubstantial costs in pursuing future capital and/or financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, printingand distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securitieswe may issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which will adversely impact our financial condition. Our ability to obtain neededfinancing may be impaired by such factors as the capital markets and our history of losses, which could impact the availability or costof future financings. If the amount of capital we are able to raise from financing activities together with our revenues from operations,is not sufficient to satisfy our capital needs, even to the extent that we reduce our operations accordingly, we may be required to curtailor cease operations.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of our consolidated financial statementsin conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates andassumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, as well as the disclosure of contingent assetsand liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonableunder the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Revenue

 

The Company faces significant judgmentin revenue recognition due to the complexities of the beverage industry’s competitive landscape and diverse distribution channels.Determining the timing of revenue recognition involves assessing factors such as control transfer, returns, allowances, trade promotions,and distributor sell-through data. Historical analysis, market trends assessment, and contractual term evaluations inform revenue recognitionjudgments. However, inherent uncertainties persist, underscoring the critical nature of revenue recognition as it significantly impactsfinancial statements and performance evaluation.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

The allowance for doubtful accounts is establishedbased on historical experience, current economic conditions, and specific customer collection issues. Management evaluates the collectabilityof accounts receivable on an ongoing basis and adjusts the allowance as necessary. Changes in economic conditions or customer creditworthinesscould result in adjustments to the allowance for doubtful accounts, impacting our reported financial results.

 

Inventory Valuation

 

We value inventory at the lower of cost or net realizablevalue. Estimating the net realizable value of inventory involves significant judgment, particularly when market conditions change rapidlyor when excess or obsolete inventory exists. Management regularly assesses inventory quantities on hand, future demand forecasts, andmarket conditions to determine whether write-downs to inventory are necessary.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

We measure certain financial assets and liabilitiesat fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurements involve significant judgment and estimation, particularly when observableinputs are limited or not available. Management utilizes valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow models, market comparables,and third-party appraisals to determine fair values.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosuresabout Market Risk.

 

Not applicable for smaller reporting companies.

 

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Item 8. Financial Statements and SupplementaryData.

 

Financial Statements   Page
  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 468)   F-2&3
  Consolidated Balance Sheets December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023   F-4
  Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31 2023   F-5
  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023   F-6
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Year Ended December 30, 2024 and 2023   F-7
  Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements   F-8

   

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 468)

 

Report of Independent RegisteredPublic Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SplashBeverage Group, Inc. at December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financialstatements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financialposition of the Company at December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December31, 2024 and 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Going Concern Uncertainty

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assumingthat the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has sufferedrecurring losses from operations and has an accumulated deficit and a working capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about itsability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 3. The consolidatedfinancial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’smanagement. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a publicaccounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independentwith respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securitiesand Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Thosestandards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free ofmaterial misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit ofits internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control overfinancial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control overfinancial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such proceduresincluded examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also includedevaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentationof the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matters

 

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period auditof the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accountsor disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments.

  

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Evaluation of Intangible Assets for Impairment

 

Description of the Matter

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, intangibleassets are tested for impairment at least annually or when events or circumstances indicate the fair value of the asset may be below itscarrying value. This analysis involves comparing events and circumstances such as general macroeconomic conditions, conditions specificto the industry and company specific factors. These fair value estimates are sensitive to significant assumptions and judgments, suchas projections of operating expenditures, discount rates, and future levels of revenue.

 

The Company has experienced a decline in its reported amounts of Beveragerevenue and the Beverage operating segment has experienced losses from operations for the past several years. These factors were considereda triggering event indicative of impairment, which resulted in an impairment assessment by management. Pursuant to current accountingguidance, management performed a quantitative analysis and concluded that its intangible assets were impaired and the Company recordedimpairment charges of approximately $4.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. At December 31, 2024, the Company’s intangibleasset balance was $0.

 

Auditing management’s annual impairment tests was complex becauseof the significant judgment required to evaluate management’s assumptions used to determine the fair value of the intangible assets.

 

How We Addressed the Matterin our Audit

 

Our audit procedures related to the evaluation of intangible assets forimpairment included the following, among others:

 

1.We evaluated managements significant accounting policies related to the impairment of intangible assets for reasonableness.

 

2.We evaluated management’s assessment of the grouping of long-lived assets for which separately identifiable cash flows can be determined.

 

3.With respect to the Company’s valuation of its intangible assets:

 

a.We assessed the qualifications and competence of management

 

b.We evaluated the methodologies used to determine the fair value of the Company’s intangible assets

 

c.We reperformed management’s quantitative analysis to assess the impact of intangible asset impairment

 

4.We assessed the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures regarding impairment assessments included in Note 2.

 

Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023

 

Encino, CA

 

July 11, 2025

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
           
   December 31, 2024  December 31, 2023
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $15,346   $379,978 
Accounts Receivable, net   396,855    890,631 
Prepaid Expenses   364,087    220,320 
Inventory   893,061    2,252,469 
Other receivables   234,770    233,850 
Total current assets   1,904,119    3,977,248 
           
Non-current assets:          
Deposit   48,922    49,446 
Goodwill       256,823 
Intangibles assets, net       4,459,309 
Investment in Salt Tequila USA, LLC   250,000    250,000 
Right of use assets   351,336    556,140 
Property and equipment, net   204,808    349,802 
Total non-current assets   855,066    5,921,520 
           
Total assets  $2,759,185   $9,898,768 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
           
Liabilities:          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $5,232,241   $4,444,286 
Right of use liability, current portion   305,167    262,860 
Related party notes payable   389,000    380,000 
Notes payable, net of discounts   9,632,505    7,748,518 
Shareholder advances   200,000    200,000 
Accrued interest payable   3,610,329    1,714,646 
Total current liabilities   19,369,242    14,750,310 
           
Long-term liabilities  :          
Notes payable, net of discounts   1,971,095    457,656 
Right of use liability, net of current portion   53,697    296,128 
Total long-term liabilities   2,024,792    753,784 
           
Total liabilities  $21,394,034   $15,504,094 
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued        
Common Stock, $0.001 par, 7,500,000 shares authorized, 1,669,835   and 1,108,253 shares issued and outstanding, at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively   1,670    1,108 
Additional paid in capital   137,114,578    127,744,932 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   81,180    (16,583)
Accumulated deficit   (155,832,277)   (133,334,783)
Total stockholders’ equity   (18,634,849)   (5,605,326)
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $2,759,185   $9,898,768 

 

The share amounts above have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the1 for 40 reverse stock split that took effect on March 27, 2025.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of theseconsolidated financial statements.

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

 

           
   2024  2023
Net revenues  $4,155,208   $18,850,152 
Cost of goods sold   (3,799,758)   (13,281,457)
Gross margin   355,450    5,568,695 
           
Operating expenses:          
Contracted services   928,377    1,402,572 
Salary and wages   3,672,759    5,003,392 
Non-cash share-based compensation   2,356,684    1,169,858 
Other general and administrative   8,693,459    10,786,011 
Sales and marketing   750,407    2,493,520 
Total operating expenses   16,401,686    20,855,353 
           
Loss from continuing operations   (16,046,236)   (15,286,658)
           
Other income/(expense):          
Other Income/expense   (2,552)   (30,328)
Interest income   1,991    2,634 
Interest expense   (3,702,611)   (1,856,777)
Legal reserve   (330,000)    
Amortization of debt discount   (3,677,143)   (3,832,628)
Total other expense   (7,710,315)   (5,717,099)
           
Provision for income taxes        
           
Net (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax   (23,756,551)   (21,003,757)
           
Net loss  $(23,756,551)  $(21,003,757)
Other comprehensive loss          
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)  $97,763   $3,889 
           
Total comprehensive loss  $(23,658,788)  $(20,999,868)
           
Loss per share - continuing operations          
Basic and Diluted   (17.68)   (19.79)
           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - continuing operations          
Basic and Diluted   1,338,428    1,061,241 

  

The share amounts above have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the1 for 40 reverse stock split that took effect on March 27, 2025.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of theseconsolidated financial statements.

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For the Years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023  

 

                               
   Common stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated Other Comprehensive  Accumulated  Total Stockholders’ Equity
   Shares  Amount  Capital  Income  Deficit  (Deficit)
Balances at December 31, 2022   1,027,138    1,027    121,672,606    (20,472)   (112,331,026)   9,322,135 
                               
Note discount created from issuance of common stock and warrants on convertible instruments   56,875    57    4,588,193            4,588,250 
Share based compensation           840,817            840,817 
Conversion of notes payable to common stock   11,323    11    230,332            230,343 
Issuance of common stock for services   12,917    13    412,984            412,997 
Accumulated Comprehensive Income - Translation               3,889        3,889 
Net loss                   (21,003,757)   (21,003,757)
Balances at December 31, 2023   1,108,252    1,108    127,744,932    (16,583)   (133,334,783)   (5,605,326)
                               
Balances at December 31, 2023   1,108,252    1,108    127,744,932    (16,583)   (133,334,783)   (5,605,326)
                               
Adoption of ASU 2020-06           (2,191,103)       1,259,057    (932,046)
Stock based compensation           1,424,745            1,424,745 
Issuance of common stock for convertible note   47,625    48    641,202             641,250 
Issuance of warrants on convertible instruments           4,327,247            4,327,247 
Issuance of common stock for services   55,458    55    721,634            721,689 
Conversion of notes payable to common stock   458,500    459    4,445,921             4,446,380 
Accumulated Comprehensive Income - Translation               97,763        97,763 
Net loss                      (23,756,551)   (23,756,551)
Balances at December 31, 2024   1,669,835    1,670    137,114,578    81,180    (155,832,277)   (18,634,849)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of theseconsolidated financial statements

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements Cash Flows
For the Year Ended December 30, 2024 and 2023   

 

           
   2024  2023
       
Net loss  $(23,756,551)  $(21,003,757)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   540,297    545,977 
ROU assets, net   4,680    3,474 
Amortization of debt discount   3,677,143    3,832,628 
Loss from intangible impairment   4,324,064     
Non-cash share based compensation   2,356,684    1,169,858 
Changes in working capital items:          
Accounts receivable, net   493,777    921,479 
Inventory, net   1,359,408    1,468,838 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (144,686)   238,241 
Deposits   524    (157)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   1,164,003    1,061,101 
Accrued Interest payable   1,976,738    1,573,055 
Net cash used in operating activities - continuing operations   (8,003,919)   (10,189,263)
           
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:          
Capital Expenditures   (3,235)   (14,113)
           
Net cash used in investing activities -– continuing operations   (3,235)   (14,113)
           
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:          
Cash advance (repayment) from shareholder       200,000 
Related party cash advance   9,000    380,000 
Proceeds from issuance of debt   9,545,300    6,610,681 
Principal repayment of debt   (2,009,541)   (1,042,961)
           
Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations   7,544,759    6,147,720 
           
Net cash effect of exchange rate changes on cash   97,763    3,889 
           
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents   (364,632)   (4,051,767)
           
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of year   379,978    4,431,745 
           
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of year  $15,346   $379,978 
           
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:          
Cash paid for Interest  $795,022   $243,087 
           
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities          
Convertible notes payable and accrued interest converted to common stock (452,914 shares)  $   $230,000 
Convertible notes payable and accrued interest converted to common stock (458,500 shares)  $4,428,040   $ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of theseconsolidated financial statements.

 

F-7

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 – Business Organization and Nature of Operations

 

Splash Beverage Group (“SBG” or “Splash”),formally Canfield Medical Supply, Inc. (“CMS”) was incorporated in the State of Ohio on September 3, 1992, and changeddomicile to Colorado on April 18, 2012. CMS was in the business of home health services, primarily the selling of durable medical equipmentand medical supplies to the public, nursing homes, hospitals and other end users.

 

On December 31, 2019, CMS entered into an Agreementand Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with SBG Acquisition Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Nevada Corporation whollyowned by CMS, and Splash Beverage Group, Inc. a Nevada corporation (“Splash”) pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with andinto Splash (the “Merger”) with Splash as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMS. The Merger was consummatedon March 31, 2020.

 

As the owners and management of Splash have votingand operating control of CMS following the Merger, the Merger transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition (that is with Splashas the acquiring entity), followed by a recapitalization.

 

As part of the recapitalization, previously issuedshares of SBG preferred stock have been reflected as shares of common stock that were received in the Merger. These common shares havebeen retrospectively presented as outstanding for all periods.

 

Splash specializes in the manufacturing process, distribution,and sales & marketing of various beverages across multiple channels. Splash operates in both the non-alcoholic and alcoholic beveragesegments. Additionally, Splash operates its own vertically integrated B-to-B and B-to-C E-commerce distribution platform called Qplash,further expanding its distribution abilities and visibility.

 

In July 2020 the Company filed a Certificate of Amendmentof Articles of Incorporation of CMS with the Secretary of State of the State of Colorado, pursuant to which the Company changed its namefrom CMS. to Splash Beverage Group, Inc. On July 31, 2020, we received approval from FINRA to change the Company’s name from CMSto Splash Beverage Group, Inc. Our new ticker symbol is SBEV.

 

On December 24, 2020, SBG consummated an Asset PurchaseAgreement (the “Copa APA”) with Copa DI Vino® Corporation (“CdV”), to purchase certain assets andassume certain liabilities that comprise the Copa DI Vino® business for a total purchase price of $5,980,000, payable inthe combination of $2,000,000 in cash (“Cash Consideration”), $2,000,000 convertible promissory note (the “ConvertibleNote”) to Seller and a variable number of shares of the Company’s common stock based on a attainment of revenue hurdles. CdVis one of the leading producers of premium wine by the glass in the United States with its primary offices and facilities in The Dalles,Oregon.

 

On February 2021, Management initiated a plan to divest its CMS business.As a result, the assets and operations of CMS have been retrospectively reflected as discontinued operations. On November 12, 2021 theCompany changed its state of Domicile from Colorado to Nevada.

 

In coordination with up listing to the NYSE onJune 11, 2021 the Company consummated a 1.0 for 3.0 reverse stock split. All common stock shares stated herein have been adjusted to reflectthe split.

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant AccountingPolicies

 

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

 

These consolidated financial statements include theaccounts of Splash and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Holdings and Splash Mex, and CdV. All intercompany balances have been eliminatedin consolidation.

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant AccountingPolicies, continued

 

Our investment in Salt Tequila USA, LLC is accountedfor at cost, as the company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence.

 

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to accountingprinciples generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the priorperiod financial statements to conform to the current period classifications. These reclassifications had no impact on net loss.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statementsin conformity with GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilitiesand disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts ofrevenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash Equivalents and Concentration of CashBalance

 

We consider all highly liquid securities with an originalmaturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. We had no cash equivalents at December 31, 2024 or December 31, 2023.

 

Our cash in uninsured foreign bank accounts was $4,817and $0 at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for DoubtfulAccounts

 

Accounts receivables are carried at their estimatedcollectible amounts and are periodically evaluated for collectability based on past credit history with clients and other factors. Weestablish provisions for losses on accounts receivable on the basis of loss experience, known and inherent risk in the account balance,and current economic conditions. At December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our accounts receivable amounts are reflected net of allowancesof $300,827 and $183,089 , respectively.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizablevalue, accounted for using the weighted average cost method. The inventory balances at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consistedof raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods held for distribution. The cost elements of inventory consist of purchase of products,transportation, and warehousing. We establish provisions for excess or inventory near expiration based on management’s estimatesof forecast turnover of inventories on hand and under contract. A significant change in the timing or level of demand for certain productsas compared to forecast amounts may result in recording additional provisions for excess or expired inventory in the future. Provisionsfor excess inventory are included in cost of goods sold and have historically been adequate to provide for losses on inventory. Wemanage inventory levels and purchase commitments in an effort to maximize utilization of inventory on hand and under commitments. Theamount of our reserve was $621,178 and $290,524 at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. 

 

Property and Equipment

 

We record property and equipment at cost when purchased.Depreciation is recorded for property, equipment, and software using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful livesof assets, which range from 3-20 years. Company management reviews the recoverability of all long-lived assets, including the relateduseful lives, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset might not be recoverable.

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant AccountingPolicies, continued

 

Depreciation expense totaled $148,229 and $153,908for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 respectively. Property and equipment consisted of the following: 

 

Schedule of property and equipment          
   2024  2023
Auto   45,420    45,420 
Machinery & equipment   1,165,313    1,160,578 
Buildings & Tanks   233,323    233,323 
Leasehold improvements   723,638    723,638 
Computer Software   5,979    5,979 
Office furniture & equipment   7,657    9,157 
Total cost   2,181,330    2,178,095 
Accumulated depreciation   (1,976,522)   (1,828,293)
Property, plant & equipment, net   204,808    349,802 

 

Excise taxes

 

The Company pays alcohol excise taxes based on productsales to both the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau(TTB). The Company also pays taxes to the State of Florida – Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. The Company is liablefor the taxes upon the removal of product from the Company’s warehouse on a per gallon basis. The federal tax rate is affected bya small winery tax credit provision which decreases based upon the number of gallons of wine production in a year rather than the quantitysold.

  

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Financial Accounting Standards (“FASB”)guidance specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable.Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchygives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) andthe lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments whose value is based on quoted market prices such as exchange-traded instruments and listed equities.

 

  Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (e.g., quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active).

 

  Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flows or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.

 

The liabilities and indebtedness presented on theconsolidated financial statements approximate fair values at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, consistent with recent negotiationsof notes payable and due to the short duration of maturities.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contractswith Customers (Topic 606). This guidance sets forth a five-step model which depicts the recognition of revenue in an amount that reflectswhat we expect to receive in exchange for the transfer of goods or services to customers.

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant AccountingPolicies, continued

 

We recognize revenue when our performance obligationsunder the terms of a contract with the customer are satisfied. Product sales occur once control of our products is transferred upon deliveryto the customer. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods and ispresented net of provisions for customer returns and allowances. The amount of consideration we receive and revenue we recognize varieswith changes in customer incentives we offer to our customers and their customers. Sales taxes and other similar taxes are excluded fromrevenue.

 

Distribution expenses to transport our products, andwarehousing expense after manufacture are accounted for in Other General and Administrative cost.

  

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Cost of goods sold include the costs of products,packaging, transportation, warehousing, and costs associated with valuation allowances for expired, damaged or impaired inventory. Thecost of transportation from production site to other 3rd party warehouses or customer is included in Other General and Administrativecost.

 

Other General and Administrative Expenses

 

Other General and Administrative expenses include Amazon selling fees, cost oftransportation from production site to other 3rd party warehouses or customers, insurance cost, consulting cost, legal andaudit fees, investor relations expenses, travel & entertainment expenses, occupancy cost and other cost.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

We account for stock-based compensation in accordancewith ASC 718,”Compensation - Stock Compensation”. Under the fair value recognition provisions, cost is measured atthe grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period, which is generallythe option vesting period. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options. We early adoptedASU 2018-07, “Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting”, which aligns accounting treatment for such awardsto non-employees with the existing guidance on employee share-based compensation in ASC 718.

 

We measure stock-based awards at the grant-date fairvalue for employees, directors and consultants and recognize compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period ofthe award. Determining the appropriate fair value of stock-based awards requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the fairvalue of our common stock, and for stock options and warrants, the expected life of the option and warrant, and expected stock price volatilityand exercise price. We used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value its stock-based awards. The assumptions used in calculatingthe fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the applicationof management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change and management uses different assumptions, stock-based compensation expensecould be materially different for future awards. The expected life of stock options/warrants were estimated using the “simplifiedmethod,” which calculates the expected term as the midpoint between the weighted average time to vesting and the contractual maturity,we have limited historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns. The simplified method is basedon the average of the vesting tranches and the contractual life of each grant. For stock price volatility, we use comparable public companiesas a basis for its expected volatility to calculate the fair value of award. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury noteswith a term approximating the expected life of the award. The estimation of the number of awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment,and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from the Company’s current estimates, such amounts are recognized asan adjustment in the period in which estimates are revised.

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant AccountingPolicies, continued

 

Income Taxes

 

We use the liability method of accounting for incometaxes as set forth in ASC 740,”Income Taxes”. Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on thetemporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using tax rates expected to be in effectduring the years in which the basis differences reverse. We record a valuation allowance when it is not more likely than not that thedeferred tax assets will be realized.

 

Company management assesses its income tax positionsand records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information availableat the reporting date. In accordance with ASC 740-10, for those tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a taxbenefit will be sustained, our policy is to record the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized uponultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information.

 

For those income tax positions where there is lessthan 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit will be recognized in the financial statements. Company managementhas determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023  . See note   13.

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

The net income (loss) per share is computed by dividingthe net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common outstanding. Warrants, stock options, and common stock issuableupon the conversion of the Company’s convertible debt or preferred stock (if any), are not included in the computation if the effectwould be anti-dilutive.

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding excludesanti-dilutive common stock equivalents, including warrants to purchase shares of common stock and warrants granted by our Board that havenot been exercised totaling 3,424,996.   

 

Advertising

 

We conduct advertising for the promotion of our products.In accordance with ASC 720-35, advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred. We recorded advertising expense of $486,942and $1,721,547   for the years ended December 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Goodwill and other intangibles

 

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition costover the fair value of the net assets acquired and is not subject to amortization. The Company reviews goodwill annually in the fourthquarter for impairment or when circumstances indicate carrying value may exceed the fair value. This evaluation is performed at the reportingunit level. If a qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than carrying value, a quantitativeanalysis is completed using either the income or market approach, or a combination of both. The income approach estimates fair value basedon expected discounted future cash flows, while the market approach uses comparable public companies and transactions to develop metricsto be applied to historical and expected future operating results.

 

At the time of acquisition, the Company estimatesthe fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets based upon the facts and circumstances related to the particular intangibleasset. Inherent in such estimates are judgments and estimates of future revenue, profitability, cash flows and appropriate discount ratesfor any present value calculations. The Company preliminarily estimates the value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets and thenfinalizes the estimated fair values during the purchase allocation period, which does not extend beyond 12 months from the date of acquisition.The Company’s amortization expense for acquired identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives was $392,068 for fiscalyears 2024 and 2023.

 

F-12

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc. 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwilland Other, the Company performed an impairment test for its Brand Name, Customer Relationships and license. Based on this assessment,the Company determined that the carrying value of the intangible asset exceeded its fair value, resulting in an impairment loss of $4.3million.

 

The impairment loss of $4.3 million was recorded in the statement of operationswithin Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. This impairment was primarily driven by the decline in the Company’ssales and was calculated using the present value of future cash flows.

 

                     
   December 31, 2024      
   Gross
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Loss on Impairment  Net Carrying Value
Finite:                    
                     
Goodwill  $256,823       $256,823   $0 
                    
Brands  $4,459,000   $1,189,071   $3,269,929   $0 
Customer Relationships   957,000    255,200    701,800   $0 
License   360,000    264,488    95,512   $0 
Total Intangible Assets  $6,032,823   $1,708,759   $4,324,064   $0 

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant AccountingPolicies, continued

 

Long-lived assets

 

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairmenton an annual basis, when relocating or closing a facility, or when events or changes in circumstances may indicate the carrying amountof the asset group, generally an individual warehouse, may not be fully recoverable. For asset groups held and used, including warehousesto be relocated, the carrying value of the asset group is considered recoverable when the estimated future undiscounted cash flows generatedfrom the use and eventual disposition of the asset group exceed the respective carrying value. In the event that the carrying value isnot considered recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized for the asset group to be held and used equal to the excess of the carryingvalue above the estimated fair value of the asset group. For asset groups classified as held-for-sale (disposal group), the carrying valueis compared to the disposal group’s fair value less costs to sell. The Company estimates fair value by obtaining market appraisalsfrom third party brokers or using other valuation techniques.

 

Foreign Currency Gain/Losses

 

Foreign subsidiaries’ functional currency isthe local currency of operations and the net assets of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates.Gain or losses from these translation adjustments are included in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive (loss)income as foreign currency translation gains or losses. Translation gains and losses that arise from the translation of net assets fromfunctional currency to the reporting currency, as well as exchange gains and losses on intercompany balances, are included in Other ComprehensiveIncome. The Company incurred a foreign currency translation net gain during the year ended December 31, 2024 of $97,763 and a foreigncurrency translation net gain during the year ended December 31, 2023 of $3,889

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Adoption of FASB ASU 2020-06

 

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity.” ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments and contracts by removing certain models that were previously required to be applied. The amendments are effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 effective January 1, 2024 and has removed the effects of any embedded conversion features from certain of our convertible instruments as of that date.

 

F-13

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 3 – Liquidity, Capital Resourcesand Going Concern Considerations

 

During 2024, the Company received $9.5 million fromissuance of debt.

 

The Company’s consolidated financialstatements have been prepared on the basis of US GAAP for a going concern, on the premise that the Company is able to meet itsobligations as they come due in the normal course of business. The Company sustained a net loss of approximately $22.9million and negative cash flows from operating activities of approximately $0.37million for the year ended December 31, 2024. To date the Company has generated cash flows from issuances of equity andindebtedness.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been preparedassuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As of July 11, 2025, the Companyhas incurred significant losses from operations and has experienced negative cash flows from operating activities. Additionally, the Company’scurrent liabilities exceed its current assets, and it has a working capital deficit.

 

Management’s plans in regard to these mattersinclude actions to sustain the Company’s operations, such as seeking additional funding to meet its obligations and implement itsbusiness plan. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in implementing its plans or in raising additional funds.These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The financial statements do not include any adjustmentsthat might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If the Company is unable to continue as a going concern, adjustments would benecessary to the carrying values of its assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses could be materially affected.

 

F-14

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 4 – Notes Payable, Related PartyNotes Payable, and Revenue Financing Arrangements

 

Notes payable are generally nonrecourse and securedby all Company owned assets.

 

               
   Interest
Rate
  December 31,
2024
  December 31,
2023
Notes Payable and Convertible Notes Payable               
                
In December 2020, the Company entered into a 56- month loan with a company in the amount of $1,578,237. The loan requires payments of 3.75% through November 2022 and 4.00% through September 2025 of the previous month’s revenue. Note is due September 2025. Note is guaranteed by a related party see note 7.   Variable   $195,927    371,693 
                
In April 2021, the Company entered into a six-month loan with an individual in the amount of $84,000. The loan had an original maturity of October 2021 with principal and interest due at maturity. The loan was extended to April 2025.   7%   168,000    168,000 
                
In May 2021, the Company entered into a six-month loan with two individuals totaling $60,000. The loan had an original maturity of October 2021 with principal and interest due at maturity. The loan was extended to April 2025.   7%   60,000    60,000 
                
In August 2022, the Company entered into a 56-months auto loan in the amount of $45,420.   2.35%   23,372    32,996 
                
In December 2022, the Company entered into various eighteen-month loans with individuals totaling in the amount of $3,000,000. The notes included 100% warrant coverage. One note $400,000 was converted. The remaining loans were extended to June 2025 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $1.00 per share.   12%   2,600,000    3,000,000 
                
In December 2022, the Company entered into an eighteen-month loan with an individual in the amount of $1,000,000. The notes included 100% warrant coverage. The loans   matured in June 2024 and was in default   12%   1,000,000    1,000,000 
                
In February 2023, the Company entered into a twelve-month loan with an entity in the amount of $2,000,000. The convertible note included the issuance of 1,500,000 shares of common stock. The loan matured   in February 2024 with conversion price of $0.85 per share and is non-interest bearing. The loan was extended to May, 2024. As of June 2024, the loan was fully converted.   %  $   $1,769,656 
                
In May 2023, the Company entered into various eighteen-month loans with individuals totaling in the amount of $800,000. The notes included 50% warrant coverage. The loans mature in November 2024 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $1.00 per share. The loans were extended to May 2025.   12%   800,000    800,000 
                
In June 2023, the Company entered into various eighteen-month loans with individuals totaling in the amount of $350,000. The notes included 50% warrant coverage. The loans mature in May 2025 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $1.00 per share, one of the loans was converted in December 2024.   12%   100,000    350,000 
                
In July 2023, the Company entered into a twelve-month loan with an individual in the amount of $750,000. The note included 50% warrant coverage. The loan matures in July 2024 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $1.00 per share. The loan was fully converted in September 2024.   12%       750,000 
                
In July 2023, the Company entered into a twelve-month loan with an individual in the amount of $100,000. The note included 50% warrant coverage. The loan originally matures in June 2024 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $1.00 per share. The loan was extended to June 2025.   12%  $100,000   $100,000 
                
In August 2023, the Company entered into a twelve-month loan with an individual in the amount of $300,000. The convertible note included the issuance of 150,000 shares of common stocks. The loan matures in August 2024 with principal due at maturity with conversion price of $0.85 per share and is non-interest bearing. Partial of the note was converted into common stock.   %   43,000    300,000 
                
In October 2023, the Company entered into a three-month loan with an individual in the amount of $500,000. The loan matures in January 2024 with principal and interest due at maturity. The loan was extended to February 2025   10%   500,000    500,000 
                
In October 2023, the Company entered into a loan with an individual in the amount of $196,725 The loan matures in March 2024. Note is guaranteed by a related party. As of March 2024, the loan was fully paid off.   %       91,785 
                
In October 2023, the Company entered into a loan with an individual in the amount of $130,000. The loan requires payment of 17% of daily Shopify sales.   %   66,278    88,431 
                
In October 2023, the Company entered into a eighteen-month loan with individuals totaling in the amount of $1,250,000. The note included 100% warrant coverage. The loan matures in April 2025 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $1.00 per share. Partial principal and 1st year interest were converted in September 2024 and December 2024. The loan was fully converted in January 2025    12%  $1,143,449   $1,250,000 
                
In December 2023, the Company entered into a 2.5-month loan with an individual in the amount of $450,000. The loan had a maturity of March 2024 with principal and interest due at maturity. The loan was extended to February 2025. The loan was fully converted in Decembre  2024.   10%       450,000 
                
In January 2024, the Company entered into a 18-month loan with an individual in the amount of $250,000. The note included 100% warrant coverage. The loan had a maturity of July 2025 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $0.50 per share.   12%   250,000     
                
In February 2024, the Company entered into a 18-month loan with an individual in the amount of $150,000. The note included 100% warrant coverage. The loan had a maturity of August 2025 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $0.40 per share.   12%   150,000     
                
In February 2024, the Company entered into a 6-month loan with an individual in the amount of $315,000. The note included 60% warrant coverage. The loan had a maturity of August 2024 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $0.38 per share. This was extended to July 2025.   12%  $315,000   $ 
                
In February 2024, the Company entered into a 18-month loan with an entity in the amount of $250,000. The note included 100% warrant coverage. The loan matures in August 2025 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $0.46 per share   12%   250,000     
                
In April 2024, the Company entered into a commercial financing agreement in the amount of $815,000 and will be paid weekly until the loan is paid in full.   The loan was in default.   %   357,127     
                
In May 2024, the Company entered into an eighteen-month loan with individuals totaling in the amount of $1,850,000. The note included warrant coverage . The loan matures in November 2026 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $0.40 per share   12%   1,850,000     
                
In June 2024, the Company entered into a revenue purchase agreement in the amount of $250,000. 4% of revenue will be paid weekly until the loan is paid in full.   Note is guaranteed by a related party   %   181,341     
                
In July 2024, the Company entered into a revenue purchase agreement in the amount of $178,250. The loan matures in May 2025. The loan was fully converted in January 2025.   22%   91,999     
                
In July 2024, the Company entered into a revenue purchase agreement in the amount of $120,750. The loan matures in April, 2025. The loan was fully converted in January 2025   22%  $120,750   $ 
                
In August 2024, the Company entered into a 5-year loan with individuals totaling in the amount of $500,000. The loan matures in September 2029 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $0.35 per share   9%   500,000     
                
In August 2024, the Company entered into a eighteen-month loan with individuals totaling in the amount of $1,500,000. The loan matures in February 2026 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $0.38 per share.   12%   1,500,000     
                
In September 2024, we entered into a merchant cash advance agreement in the amount of $325,000 to be paid weekly until the loan is paid in full.   %   82,261     
                
In September 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with individuals totaling in the amount of $590,000, there is no maturity date or interest, convertible into common stockat 25% discount to VWAP, proceeds to be used for acquisitions    %   590,000     
                
In October 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with individuals totaling in the amount of $950,000 there is no maturity date or interest, convertible into common stock at25% discount to VWAP, proceeds to be used for acquisitions    %   950,000     
                
In November 2024, we entered into a merchant cash advance agreement in the amount of $340,000 to be paid weekly until the loan is paid in full.   %   311,713     
                
In December 2024, we entered into a merchant cash advance agreement in the amount of $111,300 to be paid weekly until the loan is paid in full. Note is guaranteed by a related party   %  $111,300   $ 
                
In December 2024, the Company entered into a twelve-month loan with an individual in the amount of $500,000. The loan matures in December 2025 with principal and interest due at maturity.   12%   225,000     
                
                
    Total notes payable     $14,635,113   $11,082,561 
                
    Less notes discount    (3,031,513)   (2,876,387)
    Less current portion    (9,632,505)   (7,748,518)
                
    Long-term notes payable   $1,971,095   $457,656 

 

F-15

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 4 – Notes Payable, Shareholder Notes Payable, and RevenueFinancing Arrangements, continued

 

Interest expense on notes payable was $3,702,611   and$1,856,777 for the years ended December 31, 2024and 2023, respectively. Accrued interest was $3,610,329, and $1,714,646at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.The Company’s effective interest rate was 20.53%  for the year ended December 31, 2024.

 

The Company’s convertible note balancesare convertible into 505,257and 278,187 sharesof common stock for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. These amounts are reflective of the 1 for 40 reverse split. 

 

As of December 31, 2024,and December 31, 2023, the balance of the unamortized debt discount was $3,677,143and 28,474,946  respectively. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2024, which resulted in the reversal of the originalbeneficial conversion feature (BCF) amount to additional paid in capital for $2,191,103,reversal of the unamortized debt discount related to the beneficial conversion feature (BCF) for $932,047with the balance being recorded through retained earnings for $1,259,056.

 

Notes discount of $3,251,106   and $3,832,628  for the year ending December 31, 2024 and 2023 respectively is related to the discounted warrants and common shares issuedin connection with the notes.

 

In June 2025, the Company exchangedapproximately $12.67million of outstanding promissory notes for newly issued preferred equity. The Company is undertaking these transactions to exchange debt for equity as part of its effort to regain compliance with the shareholder equity requirements of the NYSE American.By exchanging debt for equity, the Company enhances balance sheet, reduces interest expense, and improves shareholder equityposition in furtherance of its goal of complying with exchange requirements. The exchange was the result of an agreement betweennote holders and the company. The Company is still assessing the accounting impacts of these exchanges.

 

            
  Interest Rate December
31, 2024
 December
31, 2023
Shareholder Notes Payable            
             
In April 2024, revised Feb 2023 shareholder advance inthe amount of $200,000. The annual interest rate is 12% with a conversion price of $0.35 per share.The revised note included 571,429 share of warrant coverage. The loan matures in July 2025 with interest due semiannually.  12%  200,000   200,000 
             
   Less current portion   (200,000)  (200,000)
             
   Long-term notes payable  $  $ 

 

Interest expense on related party notes payable was$24,000 and $20,400 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s convertiblenote balances are convertible into 553,631 shares of common stock 

 

F-16

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 5 – Licensing Agreement and RoyaltyPayable

 

The Company had a licensing agreement with ABG TapouT,LLC (“TapouT”), providing the Company with licensing rights to the brand “TapouT” (i)energy drinks, (ii) energybars, (iii) coconut water, (iv) electrolyte gum/chews, (v) energy shakes, (vi) powdered drink mix, (viii) water (including enhanced water),(vii) energy shots, (viii) teas, and (ix) sports drinks sold in the North America (including US Territories and Military Bases), UnitedKingdom, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Scandinavia, Peru, Colombia, Chile and Guatemala. The Company was required to pay a 6% royaltyon net sales, as defined, and are required to make minimum monthly payments of $55,000in 2024 and 2023. The licensing agreement between TapouT LLC and the Company was  terminated duringQ1 2024. The parties are engaged in active and constructive settlement discussions pursuant to the terms of the agreement’s terminationprovisions. The Company anticipates that any final settlement will not exceed the amounts already recorded in its legal reserve and accruedaccounts payable.

 

The Company has accrued guaranteed minimum royalty payments $55,000 for theyear ended in December 2024. The royalty expense $55,000 is included in general and administrative expenses. The licensing agreement betweenTapouT LLC and the Company has been terminated. The parties are engaged in active and constructive settlement discussions pursuant tothe terms of the agreement’s termination provisions. The Company anticipates that any final settlement will not exceed the amountsalready recorded in its legal reserve and accrued accounts payable. The Company has reserved $330,000 that is included in legal reservein the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensiveloss. 

 

In connection with the Copa Asset Purchase Agreement,we acquired the license to certain patents from 1/4 Vin SARL (“1/4 Vin”) On February 16, 2018, the Copa DI Vino®entered into three separate license agreements with 1/4 Vin SARL, (1/4 Vin). 1/4 Vin has the right to license certain patents andpatent applications relating to inventions, systems, and methods used in the Company’s manufacturing process. In exchange for notespayable, 1/4 Vin granted the Company a nonexclusive, royalty-bearing, non-assignable, nontransferable, terminable license which wouldcontinue until the subject equipment is no longer in service or the patents expire.

 

Note 6 – Stockholders’ Equity

 

Common Stock

 

The Company underwent a 1 for 40 reverse split ofits common stock on March 27, 2025. All share amounts and per share amounts are retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of the reversesplit.

 

On September 29, 2023, the Company entered into asecurities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors. Pursuant to such agreements, the Company sold: (i) senior convertiblenotes in the aggregate original principal amount of $1,250,000, convertible into up to 36,765 shares of common stock of the Company, parvalue $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), subject to adjustments as provided in the Notes, (ii) 15,625 shares of Common Stock(the “Commitment Shares”), (ii) warrants to acquire up to an aggregate of 31,250 additional shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”)at an exercise price of $34.0 per Warrant Share.

 

On May 1, 2024, the Company entered into a securitiespurchase agreement with certain accredited investors. Pursuant to such agreements, the Company sold: (i) senior convertible notes in theaggregate original principal amount of $1,850,000, convertible into up to 115,625 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustments as providedin the Notes, (ii) 23,125 shares of Common Stock (the “Commitment Shares”), (ii) warrants to initially acquire up to an aggregateof 115,625 additional shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”) at an exercise price of $34.0 per Warrant Share.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Companygranted share-based awards to certain consultants totaling 48,958 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $9.60, 16,250shares for extension of note, 466,000 shares on conversion of convertible instruments, 23,125 shares on debt discount and 7,250 sharesfor non-cash compensation.

 

F-17

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

A convertible promissory note was issued to shareholder on April 15, 2024for $200,000 at 12% with conversion price of $14.0 per share. The note included 14,286 share of warrant coverage. The loan matures inJuly 2025 with principal and interest due semi-annually. Accrued interest of $27,370 was paid prior to August 15, 2024.   

 

Preferred Stock

 

As of the date of this filing, the Company has issued four series of preferredstock: Series A, A-1, B, and C, each with distinct rights and preferences as outlined below. Note agreements were amended to beexchanged for Preferred B and the impact of those amendments is subject to further review.   

 

VotingRights

 

 Series A carries 25,000 votes per share but is limitedsolely to voting on the authorization of additional shares. It has no other voting rights. Series A is expected to be retired followingthe special meeting.
 Series A-1 carries 231 votes per share.
 Series B and Series C do not carry any voting rights.

 

Dividends

 

 Series A does not accrue dividends.
 Series A-1 and Series B carry a fixed 12% annual dividend, payable quarterly in arrears, in either cash or payment-in-kind (PIK) at the Company’s discretion. These dividends are mandatory and take priority over any dividends on common stock, regardless of whether common stock dividends are declared. 
 Series C does not accrue dividends.

 

Conversioninto Common Stock

 

  Series A is not convertible.
  Series A-1 is convertible into common stock at 80% of the VWAP, subject to a floor of $1.25 and a ceiling of $4.00. A-1 is convertible into a range of 162,500 to 520,000 common shares.
  Series B is also convertible at 80% of the VWAP, with a floor of $1.25 and a ceiling of $6.00, and is convertible into a range of 2,118,333 to 10,168,000 common shares.
  Series C is convertible at a fixed price of $3.00, resulting in the potential issuance   of 6,666,667 common shares upon conversion.

  

Redemption – at the sole discretion of the Company.

 

  Series A is redeemable by the Company after the special meeting for $1,000.
  Series A-1 and Series B are redeemable by the Company after two years from the date of issuance, for $650,000 and $12,700,000, respectively.  
  Series C is not redeemable.

  

Seniority

 

 Series B is the most senior class (Seniority Level 1).
 Series A-1 ranks junior to Series B (Seniority Level 2).
 Series C is the most junior class (Seniority Level 3).
 Series A is a governance-related instrument and does not participate in liquidation or dividend preferences.

 

F-18

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Stock Plans

 

A summary of the Company’s stock option planand changes during the year ended is as follows:

 

                
Plan Category  No. of Shares to be Issued Upon Exercise or Vesting of Outstanding Stock Options  Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Stock Options  Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities
Equity compensation plan approved by board of directors   216,212    29.60    44,534 
                
Total   216,212    29.60    44,534 

 

Please

 

In July 2020, the Board adopted the 2020 Stock IncentivePlan (the “2020 Plan”), which provides for the grant of Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights, PerformanceUnits and Performance Bonuses to consultants and eligible recipients. The total number of shares that may be issued under the 2020 planwas 42,146 at the time the 2020 plan was adopted as of December 31, 2024.

 

The 2020 Plan has an “evergreen” feature,which provides for the annual increase in the number of shares issuable under the plan by an amount equal to 5% of the number of issuedand outstanding common shares at year end, unless otherwise adjusted by the board. At January 1, 2023 and 2024, the number of shares issuableunder the 2020 plan increased by 51,357 and 74,607 shares, respectively.

 

In October 2023, the shareholders voted to increasethe number of shares issuable under the Plan to 7.5%.

 

At December 31, 2024 the number of shares authorizedunder the 2020 plan is 44,534.

 

Note 6 – Stockholders’ Equity, continued

 

The following is a summary of the Company’sstock option activity:

 

                     
Options  2024  2023
   Stock options  Weighted average  Stock options  Weighted average
Balance – January 01    106,475   $45.04    28,775   $44.80 
                      
Granted    112,125    14.80    86,025    45.20 
Exercises                 
Cancelled    2,388    30.8    8,325    45.2 
                      
Balance – December     216,212   $29.60    106,475   $45.20 
                      
Exercisable - December 31    176,520   $32.40    97,770   $44.80 

 

* These prices are reflective ofthe price modification made on April 24, 2023.

 

F-19

 

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc. 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

During 2023, the Company granted 84,400 options toemployees and directors at weighted average strike price of $45.20, weighted average expected life of 6.0 years, weighted average volatilityof 264.3%, weighted average risk-free rate of 3.6% and no dividend. On April 24, 2023, the Company modified the price of 103,350 optionsto $44.8 from a weighted average price of $102.40. The options have a weighted average expected life of 6.3 years, weighted average volatilityof 266.7%, weighted average risk-free rate of 3.6% and no dividend. Following ASC Topic 718 the Company recognized an incremental expensefrom the modification of the option pricing resulting in an expense of $7,348 that was reflected during 2023.

 

The Company determined the grant date fair value ofthe options granted using the Black Scholes Method using the following assumptions:

 

          
   December 31, 2024  December 31, 2023
Risk-free interest rates   4.64%   3.84%
Exercise price  $13.2021.60   $22.00 
Expected life   5 years    5 years 
Expected volatility   227% - 256%   228.34%
Expected dividends        

 

The fair value of stock options granted in 2024 hasbeen measured at 112,125 shares using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: exercise price $13.2 to $21.60,expected life 5 to 10 years, expected volatility 254%, expected dividends 0%, risk free rate 4.64%.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the fairvalue of options granted amounted to $1,646,200. As of December 31, 2024, the intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and exercisablewas $0. Stock compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $1,411,883 and $840,817, respectively.

 

Note 6 – Stockholders’ Equity, continued

 

At December 31, 2024, there was approximately $300,000unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options which will be recognized over the weighted average remaining years of 0.84.

 

The following is a summary of the Company’sWarrant activity and reflects the 1 for 40 reverse split.

 

            
Warrants   December 31, 2024  December 31, 2023
   Number of Warrants  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Number of Warrants  Weighted Average Exercise Price
             
Balance – beginning of the year   354,502   $62.76    358,597   $74.00 
                     
Granted   287,086    20.80    56,250    23.20 
Exercises           1,703    87.60 
Cancelled           58,642    92.80 
                     
Balance - end of the year   641,588   $43.79    354,502   $62.76 

  

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc. 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The fair value of warrants recognized in the periodhas been estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions.

 

          
   December 31, 2024  December 31, 2023
Risk-free interest rates   4.64%   3.84%
Exercise price  $10.034.0   $22.0 
Expected life    5 years    5 years 
Expected volatility   254%   254%
Expected dividends        

 

Note 7 – Related Parties

 

During the normal course of business, theCompany incurred expenses related to services provided by the CEO or Company expenses paid by the CEO, resulting in related partypayables. In conjunction with the acquisition of Copa di Vino, the Company also entered into a Revenue Loan and Security Agreement(the “Loan and Security Agreement”) by and among the Company, Robert Nistico, additional Guarantor and each of thesubsidiary guarantors from time-to-time party thereto (each a “Guarantor”, and, collectively, the“Guarantors”), and Decathlon Alpha IV, L.P. (the “Lender”). The Note Payable to Decathlon with a balance of$1,995,950at December 31, 2024 and $1,361,395at December 31, 2023.

 

There were related party advances from our chief executive officer in the amountof approximately $0.4 million outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and approximately $0.4 million as of December 31, 2023. This amountincludes a shareholder note payable in the amount of $0.2 million outstanding as of December 31, 2024. The annual interest rate of thenote is 12% with a conversion price of $14.0 per share. The note includes 14,285 shares of warrant coverage.

 

Note 8 – Investment in Salt Tequila USA,LLC

 

The Company has a marketing and distribution agreementwith SALT in Mexico for the manufacturing of our Tequila product line.

 

The Company has a 22.5% percentage interest in SALT Tequila USA, LLC (“SALT”),and has the right to increase its ownership to 37.5%. This investment is accounted for at cost as the Company does not have the abilityto exercise significant influence over SALT Tequila USA, LLC.

 

Note 9 – Lease

 

The Company has various operating lease agreementsprimarily related to real estate and office space. The Company’s real estate leases represent a majority of the lease liability.Lease payments are mainly fixed. Any variable lease payments, including utilities, and common area maintenance are expensed during theperiod incurred. Variable lease costs were immaterial for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. A majority of the real estate leasesinclude options to extend the lease. Management reviews all options to extend at the inception of the lease and account for these optionswhen they are reasonably certain of being exercised.

 

Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-linebasis over the lease term and is included in operating expense on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations andcomprehensive loss. Operating lease cost was $360,409 and $363,890 during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

The following table sets for the maturities of ouroperating lease liabilities and reconciles the respective undiscounted payments to the operating lease liabilities in the consolidatedbalance sheet at December 31, 2024

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc. 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

     
Undiscounted Future Minimum Lease Payments  Operating Lease
    
2025  $318,219 
2026   52,703 
2027   2,976 
Total   373,898 
Amount representing imputed interest   (15,034)
Total operating lease liability   358,864 
Current portion of operating lease liability   (305,167)
Operating lease liability, non-current  $53,697 

 

The table below presents information for lease costsrelated to our operating leases at December 31, 2024:

 

     
Operating lease cost:     
Amortization of leased assets  $337,228 
Interest of lease liabilities   23,181 
Total operating lease cost  $360,409 

 

The table below presents lease- related terms anddiscount rates at December 31, 2024:

 

       
Remaining term on leases     25 months  
Incremental borrowing rate     5.0 %

   

Note 10 – Segment Reporting

 

We have two reportable operating segments: (1) themanufacture and distribution of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, and (2) the retail sale of beverages and groceries online. Theseoperating segments are managed separately and each segment’s major customers have different characteristics. Segment Reporting isevaluated by our chief operating decision maker, which continues to be our chief executive officer.

 

          
Revenue  For the Year Ended, December 31,
2024
  For the Year Ended, December 31,
2023
Splash Beverage Group  $3,509,058   $5,072,479 
E-Commerce   646,150    13,777,673 
           
Total Revenues,  $4,155,208   $18,850,152 

 

Segment operating loss:  2024  2023
Splash Beverage Group  $(14,742,528)  $(13,669,371)
E-Commerce    (1,303,708)   (1,617,287)
           
Total segment operating loss   $(16,046,236)  $(15,286,658)

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc. 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Reconciliation of segment loss to corporate loss:   2024  2023
Other income/expense  $(2,552)  $(30,328)
Amortization of debt discount   (3,677,143)   (3,832,628)
Interest income & expense   (3,700,620)   (1,854,143)
Legal reserve   (330,000)    
           
Loss before income tax  $(23,756,551)  $(21,003,757)

  

Total Assets  December 31, 2024  December 31, 2023
Splash Beverage Group  $2,610,207   $9,188,213 
E-Commerce   148,978    710,555 
           
Total Assets  $2,759,185   $9,898,768 

 

Splash Beverage Group revenue decreased for the yearending December 31, 2024 versus December 31, 2023 by $1.6 million or 30% with the main contribution from the decrease in revenue comingfrom TapouT and Pulpoloco. The contribution after marketing expenses increased by $1.2 million for the year ending December 31, 2024 versusDecember 31, 2023 due to decreased sales partially offset by cost decreases and marketing expense.

 

E-Commerce revenue decreased for the year ending December31, 2024 versus December 31, 2023 by $8.9 million driven by low inventory. Contribution after Marketing expenses declined by $4.8 milliondue to decrease in sales.

 

Note 11 – Commitment and Contingencies

 

The Company is a party to asserted claims and aresubject to regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business. The results of such proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty,but the Company does not anticipate that the outcome, if any, arising out of any such matter will have a material adverse effect on itsbusiness, financial condition or results of operations.

 

On June 5, 2024, the Company received notificationfrom the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) indicating that it is not in compliance with the NYSE American’s continuedlisting standards under Section 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Company Guide”), requiring a listedcompany to have stockholders’ equity of $6 million or more if the listed company has reported losses from continuing operationsand/or net losses in its five most recent fiscal years. The Company is now subject to the procedures and requirements of Section 1009of the Company Guide. If the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards by April 6, 2025 or if the Company doesnot make progress consistent with the Plan during the plan period, the NYSE American may commence delisting procedures.

 

The licensing agreement between TapouT LLC and the Company was terminatedin Q1 2024. The parties are engaged in active and constructive settlement discussions pursuant to the terms of the agreement’s terminationprovisions. Based on the settlement discussions, the Company anticipates that any final settlement will not exceed the amounts alreadyrecorded in its legal reserve and accrued accounts payable.

 

Note 12 – Tax Provision

 

The Company has evaluated the positive and negativeevidence in assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets. This assessment included the evaluation of scheduled reversals ofdeferred tax liabilities, estimates of projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies to determine which deferred tax assetsare more likely than not to be realized in the future. Due to uncertainty about the Company’s ability to utilize its deferred taxassets, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.

 

At December 31, 2024, the Company’s net operatingloss carryforward for Federal income tax purposes was $99,567,157, which will be available to offset future taxable income. If not used,these carry forwards will begin to expire in 2032, except for the net operating losses generated January 1, 2018 and after, which amountedto $76,541,071, which can be carried forward indefinitely.

 

There was no income tax expense or benefit for theyears ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 due to the full valuation allowance recorded.

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 12 – Tax Provision, continued

 

The reconciliation of the income tax benefit is computedat the U.S. federal statutory rate as follows:

 

          
   2024  2023
       
Federal Statutory Tax Rate   21.00%   21.00%
Permanent Differences   (1.57)%   (0.89)%
Change in Valuation Allowance   (19.43)%   (20.11)%
Net deferred tax asset        

 

The tax effects of temporary differences which giverise to the significant portions of deferred tax assets or liabilities at December 31 are as follows:

 

          
   2024  2023
Deferred Tax Assets:          
Net Operating Losses  $31,444,821   $27,606,474 
Accrued Interest/Interest Expense Limitation   2,251,164    1,518,618 
Total deferred tax assets   33,695,985    29,125,092 
           
Deferred Tax Liabilities:          
Depreciation   (145,467)   (120,502)
Total deferred tax liabilities   (145,467)   (120,502)
           
Less: Valuation allowance   (33,550,518)   (29,004,590)
Total Net Deferred Tax Assets  $   $ 

 

The Company continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits,proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. The open tax years subject to examination with respect to theCompany’s operations are 2015 through 2024.

 

Note 13 – Subsequent Events

 

In January 2025, the Company entered into aconvertible promissory note with a loan company in the amount of $163,000.The note has a six-month 6 term, accrues interest at 12%and is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company with a discount rate of 35% of Market price.

 

In January 2025, the Company issued a 10-month promissorynote in the amount of $150,650, that accrues interest at 12% and is convertible into shares of common stock at a 25% discount to the currentmarket price.

 

In January 2025, the Company entered into a twelve-month loan with individualstotaling in the amount of $350,000. The note included warrant coverage of 35,000 5-year warrants with a $10 exercise price. The loan maturesin January 2026 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $10.0 per share

 

In January 2025, the Company entered into an eighteen-monthloan with individuals totaling $381,000. The note included warrant coverage of 38,100 5-year warrants with a $10 exercise price. The loanmatures in June 2026 with principal and interest due at maturity with conversion price of $10 per share

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc. 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

OnMarch 27, 2025, the Company implemented a 1.0 for 40.0 reverse stock split. All common stock shares, warrants, and conversion pricesstated herein have been adjusted to reflect the split. The purpose of this reverse split was to maintain the Company’s listingon the NYSE American.

 

In April 2025, the Companyissued a 5-year promissory note in the amount of 200,000, it accrues interest at 15%, and is convertible into shares of common stockat $1.25. The note also received 125,000 5-year warrants exercisable at $2.00, and 83,334 5-year warrants exercisable at $3.00.

InMay 2025, the Company issued 650 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in exchange for approximately $650,000. Series A-1 shares are convertibleinto common stock, subject to shareholder approval, and further discussed in Note 6. Investors of A-1 Shares also received 162,500 1-yearA Warrants exercisable into common stock at 80% of 5-day VWAP, and 162,500 5-year B Warrants exercisable into common stock at $4.00.The accounting treatment of this transaction is subject to further review and may be adjusted in the future.

 

InJune 2025, the Company issued 1000 shares of Preferred A Stock. Preferred A is super voting preferred, not convertible into common stock,and further discussed in Note 6.

 

InJune 2025, the Company issued 126,710 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for approximately $12.7 million in previously outstandingconvertible notes. The Series B shares are convertible into common stock, subject to shareholder approval and further discussed in Note6. The accounting treatment of this transaction is subject to further review and may be adjusted in the future.

 

InJune 2025, the Company acquired certain assets, including all contractual water rights to the aquifer located in Garabito, Puntarenas,Costa Rica. The Company issued 20,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock as consideration, at an initial stated value of $1000 per share.Management determined that the transaction is an asset acquisition under ASC 805, as substantially all of the fair value is concentratedin a single identifiable asset—the water rights—and no substantive processes were acquired. The preliminary fair value ofthe acquired assets has been estimated at approximately $20 million and is subject to revision. The Series C shares are convertible intocommon stock, subject to shareholder approval, and further discussed in Note 6

 

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accountingand Financial Disclosure.

 

None.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

(1) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We have adopted and maintaindisclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), thatare designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarizedand reported within the time periods required under the SEC’s rules and forms and that the information is gathered and communicatedto our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal FinancialOfficer), to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15, our ChiefExecutive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosurecontrols and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoingevaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that due to our limited resources our disclosure controlsand procedures are not effective in providing material information required to be included in our periodic SEC filings on a timely basisand to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings is accumulated and communicated to our management,including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure about our internalcontrol over financial reporting discussed below Following the 2022 evaluation by management of the effectiveness of the design and operationof our disclosure controls and procedures we implemented new controls and process in 2023.

 

(2) Management’s Report on Internal Controlover Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsiblefor establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for our company. Our internal control system was designedto, in general, provide reasonable assurance to our management and board regarding the preparation and fair presentation of publishedfinancial statements, but 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 becauseof changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Ourmanagement assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. Based on that assessment,our management has determined that as of December 31, 2024, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to materialweaknesses related to a limited segregation of duties due to our limited resources and the small number of employees, resulting in a lackof controls to ensure   maintenance of documentationsupporting transactions recorded in the Company’s accounting records. Management has determined that this control deficiency constitutesa material weakness which could result in material misstatements of significant accounts and disclosures that could result in a materialmisstatement to our interim or annual financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. In addition, due to limited staffing,we are not always able to detect minor errors or omissions in reporting.

 

This Annual Report does notinclude an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding management’s assessment of our internalcontrol over financial reporting pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC.

 

(3) Changes in Internal Control over FinancialReporting

 

There has been no change in our internal control overfinancial reporting other than items highlighted above, identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected,or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information.

 

None.

 

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

The following table sets forth our executive officersand directors, their ages and position(s) with the Company.

 

Name   Age   Position
         
Robert Nistico   61   Chief Executive Officer and Director
         
William Devereux(4)   50   Chief Financial Officer
         
Stacy McLaughlin(1)   43   Former Chief Financial Officer
         
Julius Ivancisits(2)   53   Former Chief Financial Officer
         
Ron Wall(5)   57   Former Chief Financial Officer
         
Fatima Dhalla(6)   70   Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
         
William Meissner   58   President, Chief Marketing Officer
         
Justin Yorke   58   Director
         
John Paglia(3)   57   Director
         
Thomas Fore   59   Director
         
Bill Caple   66   Director

 

(1)Ms. McLaughlin resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on March   29, 2024

 

(2)Mr. Ivancsits informed the Company of his intention to resign as Chief Financial Officer of the CompanyIon   February 7, 2025, to be effective as of February 18, 2025.

 

(3)Dr. Paglia informed the Company of his intention   to resign as a member of the Board, as wellas any other positions at the Company, on February 7, 2025, to be effective as of March 7, 2025.

 

(4)On March 20, 2025, William Devereux was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer

 

(5)Mr. Ron Wall resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on September 26, 2023

 

(6)Ms Fatima Dhalla resigned as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company on January19, 2024.

 

Directors are elected annuallyand hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company and until their successors are elected. Officers areelected annually by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and serve at the discretion of the Board.

 

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Robert Nistico, age 60, on March31, 2020 became the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Company. Since 2012, Mr. Nistico has served as the ChiefExecutive Officer and a member of the Board of Splash Beverage Group, Inc., prior to the Company’s acquisition by CMS. Mr. Nisticoalso served as the president of Viva Beverages, LLC from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Nistico was the fifth employee at Red Bull North America, Inc.where he worked from 1996 to 2007 and served as Vice President of Field Marketing and Sr. Vice President/General Manager. Mr. Nisticowas instrumental in building the Red Bull brand in North and Central America and the Caribbean from no revenues to $1.45 billion in annualrevenues. Earlier, he held the brand position of Regional Portfolio V.P and Division Manager for Diageo (formerly I.D.V. / Heublein),General Sales Manager for Republic National (formerly The Julius Schepps Company) and North Texas State Manager for The E & J GalloWinery (and a variety of other management positions for those companies). Mr. Nistico serves as a director of Apollo Brands. Mr. Nisticohas more than 27 years of experience in the beverage industry, including direct and indirect sales management, strategic brand management& marketing, finance, operations, production and logistics. Mr. Nistico holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado.

 

WilliamDevereux, age 50, on March 20, 2025 became our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Devereux was CFO at Hembal Labs and Akin AI, where he securedenterprise contracts, sourced a merger offer, and positioned companies for significant investment. Earlier, he was a Partner at DarumaCapital, where he played a key leadership role in managing a $2B portfolio. He also advised on M&A and regulatory matters at DamesPoint Partners and held leadership roles in investment strategy and corporate governance. An expert in corporate finance, capital allocation,and M&A strategy, William holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BS in Finance from the Universityof Florida.

 

JuliusIvancsits, age 53, became the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on April 24, 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ivancsits wasthe Chief Financial Officer of HEXO Corporation, from May 2022 to July 2023, assisting HEXO in its successful sale to Tilray brands in2023. He founded and has been serving as the managing director at endurance CFO Advisory Services since the HEXO sale. Prior to his timeat HEXO he served as the Chief Financial Officer at Goba Capital from 2021 until 2022, as the Chief Financial Officer at AlpHa MeasurementSolutions, LLC from 2019 until 2021, and as the Chief Financial Officer at Be Green Packaging from 2017 until 2019. He also served inmultiple roles at CPKelco with progressively increasing experience. Mr. Ivancsits has a BS in Business from Eastern Illinois University.

 

Stacy McLaughlin, age 43, becamethe Chief Financial Officer on January 24, 2024. Prior to serving as our Chief Financial Officer, Ms. McLaughlin was the Chief FinancialOfficer of Material Technologies, Corp. from 2022 to 2023. From 2013 to 2021, Ms. McLaughlin was the Vice President and Chief FinancialOfficer of Willdan Group, Inc. (Willdan), and prior to that, she was their Compliance Manager from 2010 to 2013. During her tenure atWilldan, she was responsible for accounting and finance functions, SEC reporting, investor relations, treasury, and managed a follow-onequity offering. Prior to Willdan, Ms. McLaughlin was, from 2009 to 2010, Senior Associate at Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corporationand, from 2004 to 2009, Senior Audit Associate at the public accounting firm KPMG LLP. Ms. McLaughlin has a Masters in Accounting fromthe University of Southern California and BS from the University of Arizona. Ms. McLaughlin is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

 

William Meissner, age 58, becamethe President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Company in May of 2020. Mr. Meissner is a proven leader with more than twenty years ofsuccess in growing consumer brand companies with both large multinational and medium sized entrepreneurial organizations. Meissner hasheld several other leadership and board director roles. Prior to Splash Meissner was a board director and CEO in a beverage vertical organizedby a mid-cap PE firm designed to acquire and build emerging brands, where he acquired two legacy tea brands from Nestle, Sweet Leaf Teaand Tradewinds Tea. Meissner served as CEO and Board Director or Genesis Today, Inc. a plant based superfood and supplement company, CEOand Board Director of a joint venture between Distant Lands Coffee Inc. and Caffitaly Systems s.p.a called Tazza Pronto Inc., CEO andBoard Director of Jones Soda Inc., President of Talking Rain Beverages, Inc., Chief Marketing Officer of Coca-Cola’s Fuze Beverages,Brand Director of PepsiCo’s SoBe Beverages and Category Manager of Nutritional Beverages for Tetra Pak Inc. Meissner has an MBAfrom the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.

 

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Thomas Fore, age 59, became anindependent director of the Board of the Company on March 20, 2025. Mr. Fore currently leads the real estate investment strategy for EpogeeCapital Management, a Boston-based Registered Investment Advisory, and for Wise Capital, an international investment fund with more than$500MM AUM. Previously, he served as the CEO of TideRock Media from 2011 to 2024. TideRock has produced more than 15 feature films forthe Sundance Labs Program and has worked with top Hollywood talent including: Elizabeth Banks, Richard Gere, Common, Danny Glover, andChristopher Columbus. TideRock co-founded the Sundance Investor’s Catalyst Lab in 2013 in order to provide education and resourcesto film investors. Thomas is a board member of My Pebble Inc., a private technology company which is involved in the effort to help companiesbecome carbon neutral, and is a graduate of Towson University (1991) and has retired from the Baltimore City Police Department as a DetectiveAgent in 2000.

 

Justin Yorke, age 58, became amember of the Board of the Company on March 31, 2020. Since March 31, 2020, Mr. Yorke has also served as the Company’s Secretary.Mr. Yorke has over 25 years of experience in finance. Based in Hong Kong for over 10 years, he managed funds for a private Swiss Bank,Darier Henstch from 1997 to 2000. Prior to that, from 1995 to 1997, Mr. Yorke managed funds for Peregrine Investments and from 1990 to1995 Unifund, Asia, Ltd, Hong Kong, a high net-worth family office headquartered Geneva, Switzerland. From 2000 to 2004, he was a partnerat Asiatic Investment Management, based in San Francisco. Since 2004, Mr. Yorke has been a partner in San Gabriel Advisors, LLC and ArroyoCapital Management, LLC and is the manager of the San Gabriel Fund, JMW Fund and Richland Fund. The funds are highly diversified in focuswith investment holdings, public, private equity and debt investments and real estate investments. He has a B.A. degree from UCLA. Mr.Yorke is the principal of WesBev LLC, which prior to the merger between CMS and our Company was the majority shareholder of the Company.He also is an acting director and audit committee chair of Processa Pharmaceuticals, (Nasdaq: PCSA). Mr. Yorke served as non-executiveChairman of Jed Oil and a Director/CEO at JMG Exploration.

 

Dr. Paglia, age 57, became a memberof the Board of the Company as an independent director on February 26, 2024. He is currently an independent director, Audit CommitteeChair and a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee of Simulations Plus, Inc., from 2014 to present.Mr. Paglia is also an independent director, Audit Committee Chair and a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance and CompensationCommittee of Aeluma, Inc., from 2021 to present. Additionally, Dr. Paglia is currently on the Advisory Board of multiple companies, includingSUM Ventures, Axxes Capital Inc., VitaNav Inc., and DigiLife Fund, among others. Dr. Paglia, a Professor of Finance, currently works atPepperdine University in various positions, which have included Senior Associate Dean and Executive Director, since 2000-present. Dr.Paglia has a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Business Administration fromGannon University, a Bachelor of Science from Gannon University, and is also a Certified Public Accountant and Charted Financial Analyst.

 

Bill Caple, age 66, has servedas an independent director of the Company since May 3, 2023. Over the past five years, Mr. Caple has primarily served as a consultanton corporate strategies, business development, corporate finance, and M&A. Mr. Caple is currently a board member of Covax Data, Inc.(“Covax”), where he also assists with establishing sales channels and business development for Covax’s cyber securityAI blockchain product and assisting the company raise growth capital. Mr. Caple also founded and runs CapleAdvisory, an international management consulting practice and investment banking firm, with a concentration in Asia. Previously,Mr. Caple served as a board member and C-suite executive of multiple hi-tech businesses, netting successfulexits and public offerings of his companies (e.g. OTG Software NASDAQ: OTGS, now part of Dell EMC and OpenText). The Company believesthat Mr. Caple is an asset to the Company because of his wealth of experience and success in corporate finance strategies, M&A, andbusiness development to round out the Board’s top-tier level of expertise in key subjects.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationshipsamong and between the issuer’s directors, officers, persons nominated or chosen by the issuer to become directors or officers, orbeneficial owners of more than ten percent of any class of the issuer’s equity securities.

 

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Com

 

Section 16(a) of the SecuritiesExchange Act requires that our directors and executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock (referredto herein as the “reporting persons”) file with the SEC various reports as to their ownership of and activities relating toour common stock. Such reporting persons are required by the SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports theyfile. Based solely on our review of copies of the reports filed with the SEC and the written representations of our directors and executiveofficers, we believe that all reporting requirements for fiscal year 2024 were complied with by each person who at any time during the2024 fiscal year was a director or an executive officer or held more than 10% of our common stock, except for the following: Julius Ivancsits,and Stacy McLaughlin each filed a late Form 3 report at the time of their appointments and on becoming insiders of the Company. JuliusIvancsits filed a late Form 4 report on May 6, 2024.

 

Committees of the Boardof Directors

 

Audit Committee

 

We have separately designatedan Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things, the appointment, compensation, removal and oversight ofthe work of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processof the Company, and reviewing related person transactions. During fiscal year 2024 our Audit Committee is comprised of John Paglia andBill Caple. Under NYSE listing standards and applicable SEC rules, all the directors on the audit committee must be independent. Also,as a smaller reporting company, we are only required to maintain an audit committee of two independent directors. Our Board has determinedthat John Paglia and Bill Caple are independent under NYSE listing standards and applicable SEC rules. John Paglia is the Chairpersonof the audit committee. Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our Board has determined that John Paglia qualifiesas an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules. The Audit Committee operates under a writtencharter adopted by the Board of Directors, which can be found on our website at www.splashbeveragegroup.com. During 2024, the Audit Committeeheld four meetings in person or through conference calls. The Company has replaced Dr. Paglia on the Audit Committee with Thomas Fore.

 

Compensation and Management Resources Committee

 

We have established a Compensationand Management Resources Committee of our Board of Directors. The purpose of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee is toassist the Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to executive compensation, succession planning for the Company’s executiveteam, and to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding employee benefit policies and programs, incentive compensation plansand equity-based plans.

 

During fiscal year 2024 the membersof our Compensation and Management Resources Committee were Bill Caple and John Paglia. Bill Caple is the chairperson of the Compensationand Management Resources Committee. As of March 7, 2025, Dr. Paglia is no longer be a member of the Compensation and Management ResourcesCommittee. The Company has replaced Dr. Paglia on the Compensation Committee with Thomas Fore.

 

Under NYSE listing standards, weare required to have at least two members of the compensation committee, all of whom must be independent directors. Our board of directorshas determined that each of John Paglia and Bill Caple is independent under NYSE listing standards. The Compensation and Management ResourcesCommittee is responsible for, among other things, (a) reviewing all compensation arrangements for the executive officers of the Companyand (b) administering the Company’s stock option plans. The Compensation and Management Resource Committee operates under a writtencharter adopted by the Board of Directors, which can be found on our website at www.splashbeveragegroup.com within the “InvestorInformation” section.

 

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The duties and responsibilitiesof the Compensation and Management Resources Committee in accordance with its charter are to review and discuss with management and theBoard the objectives, philosophy, structure, cost and administration of the Company’s executive compensation and employee benefitpolicies and programs; no less than annually, review and approve, with respect to the Chief Executive Officer and the other executiveofficers (a) all elements of compensation, (b) incentive targets, (c) any employment agreements, severance agreements and change in controlagreements or provisions, in each case as, when and if appropriate, and (d) any special or supplemental benefits; make recommendationsto the Board with respect to the Company’s major long-term incentive plans applicable to directors, executives and/or non-executiveemployees of the Company and approve (a) individual annual or periodic equity-based awards for the Chief Executive Officer and other executiveofficers and (b) an annual pool of awards for other employees with guidelines for the administration and allocation of such awards; recommendto the Board for its approval a succession plan for the Chief Executive Officer, addressing the policies and principles for selectinga successor to the Chief Executive Officer, both in an emergency situation and in the ordinary course of business; review programs createdand maintained by management for the development and succession of other executive officers and any other individuals identified by managementor the Compensation and Management Resources Committee; review the establishment, amendment and termination of employee benefits plans,review employee benefit plan operations and administration; and any other duties or responsibilities expressly delegated to the Compensationand Management Resources Committee by the Board from time to time relating to the Committee’s purpose.

 

The Compensation and ManagementResources Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company’s outside counsel to attend a meeting of theCompensation and Management Resources Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Compensation and Management ResourcesCommittee. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer does not attend any portion of a meeting where the Chief Executive Officer’sperformance or compensation is discussed, unless specifically invited by the Compensation and Management Resources Committee.

 

The Compensation and ManagementResources Committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate any compensation consultant to be used to assist in the evaluationof director, Chief Executive Officer or other executive officer compensation or employee benefit plans and has sole authority to approvethe consultant’s fees and other retention terms. The Compensation and Management Resources Committee also has the authority to obtainadvice and assistance from internal or external legal, accounting or other experts, advisors and consultants to assist in carrying outits duties and responsibilities and has the authority to retain and approve the fees and other retention terms for any external experts,advisors or consultants.

 

During 2024, the Compensation ManagementResources Committee held two meetings in person or through conference calls.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

The Nominating and Corporate GovernanceCommittee is responsible for overseeing the appropriate and effective governance of the Company, including, among other things, (a) nominationsto the Board of Directors and making recommendations regarding the size and composition of the Board of Directors and (b) the developmentand recommendation of appropriate corporate governance principles. During fiscal year 2024 the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committeeconsists of John Paglia and Bill Caple, each of whom is an independent director (as defined under Section 803 of the NYSE American LLCCompany Guide). The Chairperson of the committee is Bill Caple. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a writtencharter adopted by the Board of Directors, which can be found on our website at www.splashbeveragegroup.com within the “InvestorInformation” section. The Company is currently in the process of replacing Dr. Paglia.

 

The Nominating and Corporate GovernanceCommittee adheres to the Company’s bylaws provisions and Securities and Exchange Commission rules relating to proposals by stockholderswhen considering director candidates that might be recommended by stockholders, along with the requirements set forth in the committee’sPolicy with Regard to Consideration of Candidates Recommended for Election to the Board of Directors, also available on our website. TheNominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for identifying and selecting qualified candidatesfor election to the Board of Directors prior to each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders. In identifying and evaluatingnominees for director, the Committee considers each candidate’s qualities, experience, background and skills, as well as other factors,such as the individual’s ethics, integrity and values which the candidate may bring to the Board of Directors.

 

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During 2024, the Nominating andCorporate Governance Committee held two meetings in person or through conference calls.

 

Meetings of the Board of Directors same asabove

 

During 2024, the Board ofDirectors held six meetings. During 2024, each member of our Board of Directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate ofall meetings of our Board of Directors and of all meetings of committees of our Board of Directors on which such member served that wereheld during the period in which such director served.

 

The Board of Directors also approved certain actionsby unanimous written consent.

 

Director Independence

 

The NYSElisting standards require that a majority of our Board be independent. Our Board has determined that John Paglia and Bill Caple are “independentdirectors” as defined in the NYSE listing standards. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which onlyindependent directors are present. The Company is currently in the process of replacing Dr. Paglia.

  

Involvement in CertainLegal Proceedings

 

Our Directors and Executive Officers have not beeninvolved 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 Securities and Exchange Commission 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.

 

7. Such person was the 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:

 

i. Any federal orstate securities or commodities law or regulation; or

 

ii. Any law or regulationrespecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order ofdisgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or

 

iii. Any law orregulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

 

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8. Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Board leadership structureand role in risk oversight

 

The Board of Directors overseesour business and affairs and monitors the performance of management. In accordance with corporate governance principles, the Board ofDirectors does not involve itself in day-to-day operations. The directors keep themselves informed through discussions with the ChiefExecutive Officer and other key executives, visits to the Company’s facilities, by reading the reports and other materials thatwe send them and by participating in Board and committee meetings. Each director’s term will continue until the election and qualificationof his or her successor, or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The information set forth in Item 1C is incorporated hereinby reference.

  

Code of Ethics

 

We haveadopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers (including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief FinancialOfficer and any person performing similar functions) and employees. Our Code of Ethics is available at our website at www.splashbeveragegroup.com.

 

Clawback Policy

 

On September 20, 2023, the Board adopted the SplashBeverage Group Clawback Policy (the “Clawback Policy”), effective September 20, 2023, providing for the recovery of certainincentive-based compensation from current and former executive officers of the Company in the event the Company is required to restateany of its financial statements filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act in order to correct an error that is material to the previously-issuedfinancial statements, or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrectedin the current period. Adoption of the Clawback Policy was mandated by new Nasdaq listing standards introduced pursuant to Exchange ActRule 10D-1. The Clawback Policy is in addition to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which permits the SEC to order the disgorgementof bonuses and incentive-based compensation earned by a registrant issuer’s chief executive officer and chief financial officerin the year following the filing of any financial statement that the issuer is required to restate because of misconduct, and the reimbursementof those funds to the issuer. A copy of the Clawback Policy has been filed herewith, and can also be found at www.splashbeveragegroup.com.

 

Insider Trading Policy

 

The Company has adopted an insider trading policythat governs the purchase, sale, and/or other transactions of our securities by our directors, officers and employees. A copy of ourinsider trading policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. In addition,with regard to the Company’s trading in its own securities, it is the Company’s policy to comply with the federal securitieslaws and the applicable exchange listing requirements.

 

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth information for ourtwo most recently completed fiscal years ending December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 concerning all of the compensation awarded to,earned by the executive officers named below.

 

Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Other Stock Awards Option Awards   Nonequity Incentive Plan Compensation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation EarningsTotal
Robert Nistico, CEO 2024 $324,819   $13,800   $396,000     $734,619 
 2023 $333,125   $         $347,525 
                           
William Meissner, President and CMO 2024 $324,819   $9,200   $247,500     $581,519 
 2023 $333,125   $         $333,125 
                           
Ronald Wall, CFO(1) 2024 $   $         $ 
 2023 $249,438   $         $249,438 
                           
Fatima Dhalla, Interim CFO(2) 2024 $   $   $16,200     $16,200 
 2023 $55,950    $              $55,950 
                           
Stacy McLaughlin, Former CFO(3) 2024  $60,937     $              $60,937 
   2023  $     $              $ 
                                     
Julius Ivancsits, CFO(3)  2024  $209,280      $4,000       247,500          $460,780 
   2023  $     $              $ 
                                     
William Devereux  (4)  2024                       $ 
   2023                       $ 

  

(1) On September 26, 2023, Ronald Wall resigned asChief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

(2) Effective January 19, 2024, Fatima Dhalla, resignedas the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

(3) The individual listed was appointed during fiscalyear 2024 and received no compensation during the last completed fiscal year.

 

(4) The individual listed was appointed during fiscalyear 2025 and received no compensation during the last two completed fiscal year.

 

Employment Agreements

 

Except as described below, the Company does not haveany employment agreements in place with any of its executive officers. The board of directors reserves the right to increase the salaryof our executive officers, and/or to grant them equity awards, including stock, options or other equity securities, from time to time,as additional compensation or bonuses.

 

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Robert Nistico - CEO and Director


On March 12, 2012, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Robert Nistico, pursuant to which Mr. Nistico serves as ChiefExecutive Officer of the Company. Pursuant to Mr. Nistico’s employment agreement, the Company pays Mr. Nistico an annual salaryof $275,000. Mr. Nistico is also eligible to receive an annual bonus of 50% of his annual salary, and was granted an option to purchase350,000 shares of common stock. In the event Mr. Nistico terminates his employment with the Company he shall provide the Company a minimumof 45 days of written notice.

 

On December 9, 2019, the board of directors of theCompany extended Mr. Nistico’s employment agreement beginning December 1, 2019, and ending on November 30, 2024. Pursuant to theamendment, the Company increased Mr. Nistico’s base salary from $275,000 to $325,000.

 

William Devereux -- CFO

 

Pursuant to the terms ofan employment agreement dated February 21, 2025, the Company employed Mr. William Devereux as its Chief Financial Officer on a full-timebasis. Effective March 3, 2025, Mr. Devereux’s annual salary is $325,000. He is also entitled to a $60,000 signing bonus and discretionaryannual performance bonus of up to $162,500, upon achieving certain targets that are to be defined on an annual basis. Mr. Devereux isalso entitled to participate in all qualified plans, holidays and other employee benefits which the Company, in its sole discretion, maymaintain from time to time for the benefit of its employees in general. Pursuant to his employment agreement, granted 600,000 optionsto acquire shares of common stock of the Company, with such shares vesting in 200,000 share increments annually (with the first vest tooccur on March 3, 2025). Continued vesting of these options and the underlying shares is subject to Mr. Devereux’s employment remainingin good standing with the Company.

 

Julius Ivancsits –Former CFO

 

Pursuant to the terms ofan employment agreement dated April 22, 2024, the Company employed Mr. Julius Ivancsits as its Chief Financial Officer on a full-timebasis. Effective April 24, 2024, Mr. Ivancsits annual salary is $325,000. He is also entitled to a discretionary annual performance bonusof up to $162,500, upon achieving certain targets that are to be defined on an annual basis. Mr. Ivancsits is also entitled to participatein all qualified plans, holidays and other employee benefits which the Company, in its sole discretion, may maintain from time to timefor the benefit of its employees in general. Pursuant to his employment agreement, granted 750,000 options to acquire shares of commonstock of the Company, with such shares vesting in 250,000 share increments annually (with the first vest to occur on April 24, 2024).Continued vesting of these options and the underlying shares is subject to Mr. Ivancsits’ employment remaining in good standingwith the Company.

 

Stacy McLaughlin – Former CFO

 

Pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement datedJanuary 22, 2024, the Company employs Ms. Stacy McLaughlin as its Chief Financial Officer on a full-time basis. Effective January 24,2024, Ms. McLaughlin’s annual salary is $325,000. She is also entitled to an annual performance bonus of up to $162,500, upon achievingcertain targets that are to be defined on an annual basis. Ms. McLaughlin is also entitled to participate in all qualified plans, holidaysand other employee benefits which the Company, in its sole discretion, may maintain from time to time for the benefit of its employeesin general. On March 5, 2024, pursuant to her employment agreement, Ms. McLaughlin was granted 600,000 restricted shares of Common Stock.These shares will vest in tranches of 50,000 per quarter, until exhausted, with the first tranche vesting upon the completion of the firstquarter of 2024. Continued vesting of these shares is subject to Ms. McLaughlin’s employment remaining in good standing with theCompany. In the event that the company is acquired within the two years of January 24, 2024, the vesting schedule that the shares aresubject to will accelerate, contingent on Ms. McLaughlin’s employment being in good standing to the date on which the acquisitioncloses.

 

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William Meissner - CMO and President

 

On May 4, 2020, the Company entered into an employmentagreement with William Meissner, pursuant to which Mr. Meissner serves as President and Chief Marketing Officer of Company. Pursuant toMr. Meissner’s employment agreement, the Company pays Mr. Meissner an annual base salary of $325,000 and includes annual increasesbased on cost of living adjustments and performance at the discretion of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Meissner isalso eligible for a discretionary bonus, as determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, of up to 50% of Mr. Meissner’sbase salary. Mr. Meissner also received a grant of an option to purchase 666,667 shares of common stock under the Company’s equityincentive plan. The employment agreement with Mr. Meissner’s does not have a fixed termination date and permits the Company to terminateMr. Meissner upon twenty days prior written notice and grants Mr. Meissner the right to resign upon twenty days prior written notice.

 

Directors Compensation

 

 Directors Compensation

 

During the fiscal year ended December31, 2024, our directors were paid compensation in cash and options for serving as Directors of the Company. The awards below have beenadjusted for the 1 for 40 reverse split.

 

Name  Year  Fees Earned or Paid in Cash  All Other Compensation  Stock Awards  Option Awards  Total Compensation  
                
Thomas Fore(1)   2024                     
                               
Justin Yorke   2024                     
                               
Bill Caple   2024   $69,996           $161,500   $231,496 
                               
John Paglia   2024   $45,000           $318,000   $363,000 

  

(1)Mr. Fore was appointed as a director of the Company in 2025, and received no compensation during fiscalyear 2024.

 

Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans

 

There are no arrangements or plans in which we providepension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuantto which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be grantedat the discretion of the Board or a committee thereof.

 

Indebtedness of Directors, Senior Officers, ExecutiveOfficers and Other Management

 

None of our directors, executive officers or any associateor affiliate of our Company during the last two fiscal years is or has been indebted to our Company by way of guarantee, support agreement,letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding currently outstanding.

 

Equity Compensation Plan

 

On May 21, 2020, the Board adopted the 2020 Long-TermIncentive Compensation Plan (the “2020 Plan”), which provides for the grant of Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Stock AppreciationRights, Performance Units and Performance Bonuses to consultants and other eligible recipients. The Plan has been in effect since July1, 2020, for a period of ten years thereafter. The Plan continues to remain in effect until all matters relating to the payment of Awardsand administration of the Plan have been settled.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table has been adjusted for the 1 for40 reverse split and summarizes the total outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2024, for each Named Executive Officer:

 

Name  Grant
Date
  Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable  Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Un-Exercisable  Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options  Option
Exercise
Price
  Option
Expiration
Date
Robert Nistico  2/28/2020   3,975           $44.80   2/21/2025
Robert Nistico  10/16/2020   25,000           $44.80   10/15/2025
Robert Nistico  9/16/2021   13,250           $44.80   9/16/2031
Robert Nistico  4/18/2024   30,000           $13.20   4/18/2034
William Meissner  10/16/2020   10,417           $44.80   10/16/2025
William Meissner  9/16/2021   2,500           $44.80   9/16/2031
William Meissner  4/18/2024   18,750           $13.20   4/18/2034
Julius Ivancsits  4/22/2024   

6,250

    

12,500

       $13.20   4/22/2034
Fatima Dhalla  3/31/2024   

750

           $13.20  

3/31/2034

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Managementand Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The following table sets forthcertain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of July 9, 2025, for:

 

  each of our current directors and executive officers;
     
  all of our current directors and executive officers as a group; and
     
  each person, or group of affiliated persons, who beneficially owned more than 5% of our common stock.

 

Except as indicated by the footnotesbelow, we believe, based on information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and soleinvestment power with respect to all shares of common stock that they beneficially, subject to applicable community property laws. Unlessotherwise specified, the address for each of the persons named in the table is 1314 E Las Olas Blvd. Suite 221, Fort Lauderdale, Florida33301.

 

Our calculation of the percentageof beneficial ownership is based on 1,547,776 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2025. We have determined beneficial ownershipin accordance with the rules of the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose.Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), a beneficial owner of a security includes anyperson who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares: (i) votingpower, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to disposeor direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, personsshare the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person ifthe person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the informationis provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person or persons, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include theamount of shares beneficially owned by such person or persons (and only such person or persons) by reason of these acquisition rights.

 

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Name  Shares of Common
Stock
  Percentage of
Common Stock
Executive Officers and Directors          
Robert Nistico   36,752    2.20%
           
Justin Yorke(1)   137,153    8.21%
           
John Paglia        
           
William Meissner        
           
Julius Ivancsits        
           
Officers and Directors as a Group (5 individuals)   173,905    10.21%
5% or greater owners:          
LK Family Partnership   74,800    4.48%
           
Total   248,705    14.89%

 

C (1) Of which 82,431 shares are held by Richland Fund LLC, 34,950 shares are held by JMW Fund LLC and 19,772 shares are held by San Gabriel LLC. All funds are managed by Mr. Yorke.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under our Equity Compensation Plan

 

The following table gives information as of December31, 2024, the end of the most recently completed fiscal year, about shares of common stock that have been issued under our Splash BeverageGroup, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan. Under the 2020 Incentive Plan we have 8,648,486 options outstanding as of December 31, 2023. See Note6. On October 6, 2023, at our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders our stockholders approved an amendment to the 2020 Incentive Plan to:(1) increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock available by 1,500,000 shares to a total of 1,807,415 shares and (2) increasethe automatic annual increase in the number of shares under the 2020 Incentive Plan from 5% to 7.5% of the total number of shares of commonstock outstanding as of December 31st of the preceding fiscal year.

 

Plan Category  No. of Shares to be Issued Upon Exercise or Vesting of Outstanding Stock Options  Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Stock Options  Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
Equity compensation plan approved by board of directors   106,475   $32.40    42,146 
                
Total   106,475   $32.40    42,146 

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactionsand Director Independence.

 

The following is a descriptionof the transactions and series of similar transactions, since December 31, 2024, that we were a participant or will be a participant in,which:

 

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the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the smaller reporting company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years; and

 

any of our directors, executive officers, holders of more than 5% of our capital stock (which we refer to as “5% stockholders”) or any member of their immediate family had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than compensation arrangements with directors and executive officers.

 

During the normal course of business,we incurred expenses related to services provided by our CEO or Company expenses paid by our CEO, resulting in related party payables.In conjunction with the acquisition of Copa DI Vino®, the Company also entered into a Revenue Loan and Security Agreement(the “Loan and Security Agreement”) by and among the Company, Robert Nistico, additional Guarantor and each of the subsidiaryguarantors from time-to-time party thereto (each a “Guarantor”, and, collectively, the “Guarantors”), and DecathlonAlpha IV, L.P. (the “Lender”). The Loan and Security Agreement provided for a revenue-based credit facility of $1,578,237(the “Gross Amount”) with the Lender (the “Credit Facility”). There was $195,927 outstanding and $1,800,023 accruedinterest under this agreement as of December 31, 2024.

 

On April 2024, the Company alsoentered into a Merchant Cash Advance Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) by and among the Company, Robert Nistico,additional Guarantor and each of the subsidiary guarantors from time-to-time party thereto (each a “Guarantor”, and, collectively,the “Guarantors”), and Cobalt Funding Solutions (the “Lender”). The Loan and Security Agreement provided a loanof $815,000, with the gross and interest amount of $326,028] with the Lender (the “Credit Facility”). There was $455,335 outstandingunder this agreement as of December 31, 2024.

 

On September 2024 and November2024 the Company also entered into a Merchant Cash Advance Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) by and among theCompany, Robert Nistico, additional Guarantor and each of the subsidiary guarantors from time-to-time party thereto (each a “Guarantor”,and, collectively, the “Guarantors”), and with Timeless Funding LLC (the “Lender”). The Loan and Security Agreementprovided a loan of $325,000 and $340,000, with the gross and interest amount of $172,250 and $173,400 respectively with the Lender (the“Credit Facility”). There was $85,260 and $311,713 respectively outstanding under this agreement as of December 31, 2024.

 

There were related party advancesfrom our chief executive officer in the amount of $0.4 million outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and a shareholder note payable outstandingin the amount of $200,000 as of December 31, 2024.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

 

December 31, 2024

 

Audit - Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP $180,500 
Audit related -CohnReznick LLP $7,500 
Audit related - Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP   
Tax  32,000 
Total $220,000 

   

December 31, 2023

 

Audit - Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP  $40,000 
Audit - Daszkal Bolton, LLP and CohnReznick LLP   10,000 
Audited related    
Tax   29,000 
Total  $79,000 

  

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form10-K:

 

1. Financial Statements. See the Financial Statementsstarting on page F-1, of this Annual Report, which is incorporated into this Item by reference.

 

2. Exhibits. The exhibits listedin the Exhibit Index, which appears immediately following the signature page and is incorporated herein by reference, and filed as partof this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements ofSection 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by theundersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP, INC. (Registrant)
     

Date:July 11, 2025

By: /s/ Robert Nistico
  Name: Robert Nistico
    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements ofthe Securities Act of 1934 this Annual Report on Form 10-K was signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in thecapacities and on the dates stated:

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Robert Nistico   Chief Executive Officer and Director  

July 11, 2025

Robert Nistico   (Principle Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ William Devereux   Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer  

July 11, 2025

William Devereux   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Justin Yorke   Director, Secretary  

July 11, 2025

Justin Yorke        
         
/s/ Thomas Fore   Director   

July 11, 2025

 /sThomas Fore        
         
/s/ Bill Caple   Director  

July 11, 2025

Bill Caple        

  

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
     
1.1   Underwriting Agreement dated June 10, 2021 between Splash Beverage Group and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2021)
     
1.2   Underwriting Agreement dated February 14, 2022 between Splash Beverage Group and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2022)
     
1.3   Underwriting Agreement dated September 23, 2022, between Splash Beverage Group and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2022)
     
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 31, 2019 by and among Canfield Medical Supply, Inc., SBG Acquisition, Inc., and Splash Beverage Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated January 7, 2020)
     
2.2   Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 7, 2020)
     
3.1   Bylaws (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 filed with Form 8-K1 filed with the SEC on November 15, 2021)
     
3.2   Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form8-K filed with the SEC on November 15, 2021)
     
3.3   Articles of Merger filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.2 filed with Form8-K filed with the SEC on November 15, 2021)
     
3.4   Statement of Merger filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Colorado (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.3 filed with Form8-K filed with the SEC on November 15, 2021)
     
3.5   Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 22, 2022)
     
3.6   Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 13, 2025)
     
3.7   Certificate of Change filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada
     
3.8   Certificate of Designations, Preferences Rights and Limitations of the Series A-1 Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
     
3.9   Certificate of Designations, Preferences Rights and Limitations of the Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
     
3.10   Certificate of Designations, Preferences Rights and Limitations of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.3 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)

 

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4.1   Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 filed with the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022)
     
4.2   Form of Investor Warrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 filed with the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 15, 2021)
     
4.3   Warrant Agent Agreement between Splash Beverage Group Inc. and Equinity Trust Company dated as of June 15, 2001 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 filed with the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 15, 2021)
     
4.4   Description of Capital Stock *
     
4.5   Form of A Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
     
4.6   Form of B Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
     
10.1   2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the Schedule 14C Information Statement filed with the SEC on June 8, 2020)
     
10.2   Form of SBG Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.4 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 6, 2020)
     
10.3   Form of New Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 6, 2020)
     
10.4   Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 18, 2020)
     
10.5   Revenue Loan and Security Agreement dated (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2020)
     
10.6   Asset Purchase Agreement dated (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2020)
     
10.7   Convertible Promissory Note dated (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.3 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2020)
     
10.8   An Agreement Regarding Other Accounts Payable dated (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.4 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2020)
     
10.9   Martin Employment Agreement dated (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2020)
     
10.10   Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Confidential Information Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.6 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2020)
     
10.11   Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 21, 2021)
     
10.12   Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 21, 2021)

 

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10.13   Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2021)
     
10.14   Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2021)
     
10.15   Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2021)
     
10.16 Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2021)
   
10.17 Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021)
   
10.18 Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021)
   
10.19 Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2023)
   
10.20 Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2023)
   
10.21 Form of Promissory Note (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2023)
   
10.22 Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 16, 2023)
   
10.23 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 16, 2023)
   
10.24 Form of Investor Note (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 16, 2023)
   
10.25 Form of Second Investor Note (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 16, 2023)
   
10.26 Form of Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 16, 2023)
   
10.27 Form of Investor Note (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.6 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 16. 2023)
   
10.28 Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 6, 2023)
   
10.29 Form of Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 6, 2023)

 

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10.30 Form of Note (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 6, 2023)
   
10.31   Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.3 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 6, 2023)
     
10.32   Form of Waiver Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 18, 2023)
     
10.33   Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 18, 2023)
   
10.34

Employment Agreement dated March 12, 2012 with Robert Nistico (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.34 filed with Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024)

 

10.35

Employment Agreement dated May 4, 2020 with William Meissner(incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.35 filed with Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024)

   
10.36 Employment Agreement dated January 22, 2024 with Stacy McLaughlin (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2024)
   
10.37 Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement, dated June 10, 2025, Between Splash Beverage Group, Inc., and Robert Nistico (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 13, 2025)
   
10.38 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
   
10.39 Form of Securities Exchange Letter Agreement*** (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
   
10.40 Form of Registration Rights Agreement*** (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
   
10.41 Form of Side Letter Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
   
10.42 Acquisition Agreement*** (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025)
   
19.1 Splash Beverage, Inc., Insider Trading Policy
   
21.1 Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 21.1 filed with Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021)
   
23.1 Consent of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP*

 

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31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer*
   
31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer*
   
32.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
   
32.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
   
97.1 Clawback Policy of the Company (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 97.1 filed with Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024)
   
*101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document (filed herewith)
*101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (filed herewith)
*101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (filed herewith)
*101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (filed herewith)
*101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (filed herewith)
*101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase (filed herewith)
*104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document filed as Exhibit 101)

 

  * Filed herewith
  ** Furnished herewith
  *** Certain schedules, appendices and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff upon request.

 

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EXHIBIT 3.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 4.4

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following summarizes the material terms of thecapital stock of Splash Beverage Group, Inc. (“Splash,” “our Company,” “we” or “us”).Splash is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, and accordingly its internal corporate affairs are governedby Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) and by its articles of incorporation (our “articles of incorporation”) and its by-laws, whichare filed as exhibits to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of Nevada law and our articles of incorporationand by-laws, which are subject to future amendment in accordance with the provisions thereof. Our common stock is the only class of oursecurities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

Authorized Capital Stock

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 7,500,000shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. The number ofshares of our common stock and preferred stock issued and outstanding as of the date provided on the cover page of the Annual Report is[___] and [___] , respectively. Each class of our preferred stock’s outstanding share numbers are included in their correspondingsection below.

 

Common Stock

 

Voting Rights. Each outstanding share is entitledto one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders, and each fractional share is entitled to a correspondingfractional vote on each such matter. Cumulative voting of shares of stock of the Company is not allowed or authorized in the electionof the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Dividends. Dividends in cash, property or sharesmay be paid upon the stock, as and when declared by our Board of Directors, out of funds of the Company to the extent and in the mannerpermitted by law.

 

Other Rights. The holders of our common stockhave no preemptive rights and no rights to convert their common stock into any other securities, and our common stock is not subject toany redemption or sinking fund provisions.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Under our articles of incorporation and subject tothe limitations prescribed by law, our Board of Directors may have such classes and preference of shares of preferred stock as the Boardof Directors may determine from time to time.

 

When and if we issue additional shares of preferredstock, we will establish the applicable preemptive rights, dividend rights, voting rights, conversion privileges, redemption rights, sinkingfund rights, rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up and any other relative rights, preferences andlimitations for the particular preferred stock series.

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

The Certificate of Designationprovides that each Series A Preferred, par value $0.001 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), each share of Series A PreferredStock has twenty-five thousand (25,000) votes and will vote together with the Company’s outstanding common shares, par value $0.001(the “Common Shares”), as a single class, only with respect to the proposal related to the increase of authorized shares atthe Special Meeting.

 

The holder of the Series A PreferredShares has granted an irrevocable proxy to certain officers of the Company to vote the Series A Preferred Shares in accordance with theterms of the Issuance Documents, in connection with the Special Meeting. Per the terms of the Issuance Documents, if voted, the SeriesA Preferred Shares are required to vote on the applicable proposals in the same “mirrored” proportion aggregate votes cast“FOR” and “AGAINST” on the proposal to increase the authorized shares by the holders of the Common Shares whoproperly vote on such proposal (but excluding any abstentions).

 

 

 

The Series A Preferred Sharesare not convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of stock or other securities of the Company. Otherthan a right to receive a liquidation preference equal to the Purchase Price, the Series A Preferred Shares have no rights with respectto any distribution of assets of the Company, including upon a liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, change-of-control,dissolution or winding up of the Company, in each case whether voluntarily or involuntarily. The Series A Preferred Shares do not entitleits holder to receive dividends of any kind.

 

The outstanding Series A PreferredShares are required to be redeemed in whole, but not in part, upon the earliest of: (i) if such redemption is authorized and directedby the Board in its sole discretion, automatically and effective on such time and date specified by the Board in its sole discretion,(ii) automatically upon the approval by the Company’s shareholders of the increase of the authorized shares at any meeting of shareholdersor (iii) immediately prior to the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company Upon such redemption, the holderof the Series A Preferred Shares will receive aggregate consideration equal to the Purchase Price.

 

As of the filing date of theAnnual Report we had 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding.

 

Series A-1 Preferred Stock

 

Each share of Series A-1 preferred stock, par value$0.001 (the “Series A-1”) has a stated value of $1,000. Beginning on the date on which (i) the Company’s shareholdersapprove and the Company amends its Articles of Incorporation to increase in authorized common stock of the Company as and to the extentnecessary to permit full issuance of the shares underlying the securities together with other common stock equivalents, and (ii) the Company’sshareholders approve the issuance of the securities as may be required by the rules of the NYSE American (such date, “ShareholderApproval Date”) and for a period ending two years thereafter, each share of Series A-1 will be convertible into common stockby a conversion ratio equal to the stated value of the Series A-1 divided by the Series A-1 conversion price equal to the lowerof (i) $4.00 per share and (ii) 80% of the of the average of the five trading day volume weighted average prices of the Company’scommon stock as of the applicable conversion date, subject to a floor price of $1.25. Conversions of Series A-1 are subject to beneficialownership limitations.

 

Prior to the Shareholder Approval Date, holders ofSeries A-1 are entitled to a pro rata share of 10% of the total voting power (excluding the Series A-1) which is outstanding as of thedate of the initial issuance of Series A-1. Beginning on the Shareholder Approval Date, holders of Series A-1 shall be entitled to voteon an as-converted basis.

 

The holders of the Series A-1 are entitled to receiveannual dividends equal to 12% of the stated value per share payable quarterly in arrears in cash or in shares of common stock at the electionof the Company.

 

Two years after the issuance of the Series A-1, theCompany shall have the option to redeem all or any portion of the Series A-1 then outstanding, at a price per share equal to the statedvalue plus any unpaid dividends, subject to the holders’ right to convert prior to such a redemption.

 

As of the filing date of the Annual Report we had650 shares of Series A-1 outstanding

 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

Each share of Series B preferred stock, par value$0.001 (the “Series B”) has a stated value of $100. Beginning on the Shareholder Approval Date and for a period ending twoyears thereafter, each share of Series B will be convertible into common stock by a conversion ratio equal to the stated value ofthe Series B share divided by the Series B conversion price of $6.00 per share, subject to beneficial ownership limitations.

 

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, theSeries B shall not have any voting rights and shall not be entitled to vote on any matters brought before the shareholders of the Company.

 

 

 

The holders of the Series B are entitled to receiveannual dividends equal to 12% of the stated value per share payable quarterly in arrears in cash or in shares of common stock at the electionof the Company.

 

Two years after the issuance of the Series B, theCompany shall have the option to redeem all or any portion of the Series B then outstanding, at a price per share equal to the statedvalue plus any unpaid dividends, subject to the holders’ right to convert prior to such a redemption.

 

As of the filing date of the Annual Report we had126,704 shares of Series B outstanding

 

Series C Preferred Stock

 

Each share of Series C Preferred Stock, par value$0.001 (the “Series C”), has a stated value of $1,000. Beginning on the Shareholder Approval Date and for a period endingtwo years thereafter, each share of Series C will be convertible into common stock by a conversion ratio equal to the stated valueof the Series C share divided by the Series C conversion price of $3.00 per share, subject to beneficial ownership limitations.

 

The Series C is junior in rank to the Series A-1 andB, has a stated value of $1,000 per share, is convertible at a fixed conversion price of $3.00 per share beginning on the ShareholderApproval Date, does not have dividend or voting rights and is not redeemable.

 

As of the filing date of the Annual Report we had20,000 shares of Series C outstanding.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Nevada Law, Our Articles of Incorporationand By-Laws

 

Nevada common law includes certain provisions, whichmay have the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control or in our management or encouraging persons considering unsolicited tenderoffers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts.These provisions include authorized blank check preferred stock, restrictions on business combinations, and the availability of authorizedbut unissued Common Stock.

 

Options and Warrants

 

As of the date provided on the cover page of the AnnualReport, the Company had [___] options outstanding and [___]  warrants outstanding.

 

Listing

 

Our common stock trades on the NYSE American underthe symbol “SBEV”.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

VStock Transfer is serving as our transfer agent andregistrar. They are located at 18 Lafayette Pl, Woodmere, NY 11598.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 19.1

 

Splash beveragegroup, Inc.

INSIDER TRADING POLICY

 

Adopted: July 10, 2025

 

SUMMARY

 

Splash beverage Group, Inc. (“SplashSplash”or the “Company”), has adopted formal policies and procedures to prevent insider trading violations by its officers, directors,employees and related individuals. The following summary is presented in question and answer format. The following information is asummary only. All persons subject to the insider trading policy must read the entire policy.

 

What is the insider trading policy?

 

The insider trading policy containsrules applicable to our officers, directors, employees, consultants and vendors, and related individuals, concerning trading in stockor other securities of Splash and companies with whom Splash does business. Among other things, the policy prohibits trading in Splashsecurities while in possession of inside information.

 

What is “inside information?”

 

Inside information is material,non-public information concerning Splash or any other public company with whom Splash does business. The policy contains many examplesof types of material, non-public information.

 

Who is subject to the insider trading policy?

 

The policy covers the officers,directors, employees, consultants and vendors of Splash and all of its subsidiaries. The policy also covers family members of these personsand others who have or may have access to inside information, including family members whose investments are controlled or influencedby these persons.

 

Who is the compliance officer and what does hedo?

 

The Company’s Chief FinancialOfficer is currently the compliance officer under this insider trading policy. The compliance officer is responsible for ensuring compliancewith the policy, and his duties include pre-approving all trades by persons subject to the pre-approval requirements described below.

 

Who are Section 16 Insiders?

 

Section 16 is part of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934. It requires certain senior officers, directors and large stockholders to file reports with the Securities and ExchangeCommission about their share holdings and trades. The Section 16 Insiders are listed on Exhibit A to the policy. Section 16 Insidersare considered “Access Personnel” under the policy. Exhibit A will be automatically amended whenever the Splash Boardof Directors changes the designation of Section 16 insiders.

 

Who are Access Personnel?

 

Access Personnel include the Section16 Insiders and other persons who, by virtue of their position, are likely to have access to material non-public information on a morefrequent basis than other Covered Persons. The Access Personnel are listed on Exhibit B to the policy. Exhibit B may beupdated from time to time by the compliance officer.

 

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Is anyone else considered Access Personnel?

 

Occasionally, the compliance officermay designate additional persons as Access Personnel on a temporary basis if they gain access to inside information. The compliance officerwill inform people in writing if they become Access Personnel, and will inform them when they are no longer deemed Access Personnel.

 

What special restrictions apply to Access Personnel?

 

Access Personnel are subject toone or both of the following restrictions:

 

  1. No trading in Splash securities during times of the year called blackout periods.

 

  2. Required approval of the compliance officer prior to trading in Splash securities, even outside of the blackout periods.

 

Exhibit B lists the restrictionsapplicable to each Access Personnel. Such restrictions may be changed from time to time.

 

What is the blackout period?

 

The blackout period during whichcertain Access Personnel cannot trade in Splash securities begins fifteen (15) calendar days before the last trading day of a fiscal quarter,and ends at the commencement of trading on the third trading day following public release of the Company’s annual or quarterly financialresults. Splash may extend the blackout period or implement different blackout periods at any time by giving written notice to all AccessPersonnel. In addition, Splash may waive compliance with a blackout period if all material information concerning the Company has beenpublicly disclosed or is known by both parties to the proposed transaction. It is important to remember that even outside of the blackoutperiod, Covered Persons are prohibited from buying, selling or otherwise transferring Splash securities if they are aware of materialnon-public information.

 

What are the pre-clearance requirements?

 

Certain Access Personnel must obtainthe written permission of the compliance officer prior to engaging in any trade in Splash securities. Approval may take up to two businessdays, so Access Personnel subject to this restriction should plan in advance. When Access Personnel request permission to make a trade,the compliance officer will complete a pre-clearance checklist and if the trade is approved, will give written permission for the trade.The written permission will expire at the end of the second trading day following the date of written permission unless a longer periodis granted in the sole discretion of the compliance officer. Any such permission will automatically expire without advance notice uponthe commencement of a blackout period.

 

What is the restriction on market limit orders?

 

Market limit orders are open ordersplaced with a broker which are to be executed only if the securities reach a certain price. A market limit order may continue indefinitely,or it may expire at a set time. In order to prevent Access Personnel from accidentally engaging in a trade when trading is not allowed,Access Personnel subject to pre-clearance requirements may not enter any market limit orders with their brokers for Splash securitiesexcept market limit orders which expire within the time allowed for trading after receiving written permission to trade from the complianceofficer.

 

Access Personnel subject to blackoutperiods may not enter into any market limit orders with their brokers for Splash securities other than orders which expire before thecommencement of the next blackout period. The above restrictions are not applicable to approved Rule 10b5-1 plans (see below).

 

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Does the policy have exceptions for Rule 10b5-1plans?

 

The Company will in certain casespermit persons subject to this policy to enter into “blind trusts” or advance trading plans, and thereby avoid the prohibitionsin the policy on trading while in possession of inside information. All such plans by Access Personnel will require approval by the complianceofficer, which approval must be obtained in advance of any trade that would otherwise be subject to the policy.

 

I am not listed as Access Personnel. Does the policyapply to me?

 

Yes. While people who are not AccessPersonnel are not subject to the blackout periods or pre-clearance requirements, all employees and consultants of Splash and its subsidiariesare prohibited from trading while in possession of inside information.

 

Can I sell Splash shares short?

 

No. Selling shares short is abet that the price of Splash common stock will go down. We cannot have a situation where any of our employees or consultants would benefitfinancially at the expense of our existing stockholders. The same policy applies to acquiring any derivative security (such as a put option)whose value would increase if the stock price goes down. Section 16 Insiders are prohibited by law, as well as by the policy, from sellingshort.

 

What about my options issued pursuant to one ofSplash’s stock option or employee stock purchase plans?

 

You may exercise options issuedby Splash for cash, and you may complete purchases under a tax-qualified employee stock purchase plan, during blackout periods and evenif you possess inside information. The special exceptions for exercise of an option and for employee stock purchase plan purchases donot apply to the sale of the Splash common stock you receive on exercise or purchase. All sales of Splash common stock are subject tothe policy. Unless you have sufficient cash to pay the exercise price and you intend to hold the shares you acquire upon exercise of anoption, you should determine whether you are permitted to sell the shares before you exercise the option.

 

Can I pledge my securities in a margin accountor to secure another type of loan?

 

Access Personnel may not hold securitiesof Splash in a margin account. Access Personnel may not pledge securities to secure other loans without special permission from the complianceofficer. Permission for pledges may be granted only at a time when you are permitted to trade in Splash securities.

 

What are the penalties for violation of the policy?

 

Violation of the policy may exposethe violator to severe criminal and civil penalties. Splash will consider disciplinary action, up to and including termination, of anyperson who violates the policy.

 

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Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

INSIDER TRADING POLICY

Dated: March 17, 2025

 

Splash Beverage Group, Inc. (“Splash”or the “Company”), has implemented an Insider Trading Policy (the “Policy”) to provide guidelines to officers,directors, employees and related individuals of the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to transactions in the Company’s securities.The Policy is designed to prevent insider trading or the appearance of impropriety, to satisfy the Company’s obligation to reasonablysupervise the activities of Company personnel, and to help Company personnel avoid the severe consequences associated with violationsof insider trading laws.

 

Introductory Information

 

Definition of Inside Information

 

“Inside Information”means material, non-public information. Information is material if a reasonable investor would consider it important to the total mixof information available about the Company. Information is non-public if it has not been explicitly disclosed by the Company in a pressrelease or report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or by another manner involving broad disclosure to the investingpublic. Information remains non-public until it has been so disclosed and the market has had time to absorb and evaluate the information.

 

Examples of types of informationthat will frequently be material include:

 

  operating or financial results,

 

  changes in earnings estimates,

 

  significant changes in sales volumes, market share, product pricing, mix of sales, strategic plans, or liquidity,

 

  the gain or loss of a substantial customer or supplier,

 

  a pending or proposed merger, acquisition or tender offer,

 

  a significant sale of assets or the disposition of a subsidiary,

 

  execution of a business contract that is important to the company financially, strategically or otherwise,

 

  the award or cancellation of significant licenses or sales contracts,

 

  significant policy changes by the Company’s vendors or third party service providers,

 

  major management changes,

 

  public or private financing transactions,

 

  plans for substantial capital investment,

 

  significant write-offs or increases in reserves,

 

  impending bankruptcy or financial liquidity problems,

 

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  a significant cybersecurity breach,

 

  significant regulatory approvals or challenges,

 

  a change in state or federal law relating to the Company’s industry,

 

  a change in federal enforcement practices with respect to participants in the Company’s industry,

 

  pending or threatened litigation of potential significance to the company, or settlement or other resolution of ongoing litigation,

 

  significant new platform features or changes to existing platform features,

 

  delays in product development or problems with quality control,

 

  a stock split or other recapitalization,

 

  a change in dividend policy,

 

  a redemption or purchase by the Company of its securities, and

 

  any other information which is likely to have a significant impact on the Company.

 

Either positive or negativeinformation may be material.

 

In general, information that islikely to affect the market price of a security is likely to be considered material.

 

If your securities transactionsbecome the subject of scrutiny, they will be viewed after-the-fact with the benefit of hindsight. As a result, Covered Persons shouldgive careful thought to whether any facts and circumstances exist that could raise suspicions about the propriety of the proposed transactionafter the fact; for example, as to whether information that the covered person has become aware of may be construed as “material”and “nonpublic.”

 

You should contact the ComplianceOfficer identified below if you are considering a transaction in Company securities shortly after public disclosures of material informationby the Company.

 

Other Definitions

 

“Access Personnel”include the Section 16 Insiders, and other persons who, by virtue of their position, are likely to have access to Inside Information ona more frequent basis than other Covered Persons. Access Personnel are listed on Exhibit B to this Policy. The compliance officermay from time to time designate certain persons not listed on Exhibit B as Access Personnel for purposes of this Policy if theygain access to Inside Information even for a limited period of time. The compliance officer will update Exhibit B from time totime as appropriate. All persons who, temporarily or permanently, become Access Personnel for purposes of this Policy will be given writtennotice.

 

“Blackout Period” appliesto certain Access Personnel designated on Exhibit B, and is described below under the heading “Specific Procedures Applicableto Access Personnel.”

 

“Compliance Officer”is the insider trading compliance officer appointed pursuant to this Policy. The Compliance Officer is currently the Company’s ChiefFinancial Officer, but may be changed at any time by the Company with written notice to all Covered Persons.

 

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“Covered Persons” aredescribed below under the heading “Applicability of Policy to Covered Persons.”

 

“Section 16 Insiders”are the executive officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries who are subject to the reporting and liability provisionsof Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Section 16 Insiders are listed on Exhibit A to this Policy. ExhibitA will be updated automatically whenever the Board changes the designation of Section 16 insiders.

 

Transactions Covered by the Policy

 

This Policy applies to all transactionsin the Company’s securities, including common stock, options for common stock and other securities the Company may issue from timeto time, such as preferred stock, warrants and convertible debentures, as well as to derivative securities relating to the Company’sstock, whether or not issued by the Company (such as exchange-traded options). It applies to all officers of the Company, all membersof the Company’s Board of Directors, and all employees of, and consultants, contractors and vendors to, the Company and its subsidiaries,and will continue to apply to such persons for a period of ninety (90) days after their separation from the Company. It also applies tofamily members of such persons, and to others, to the extent such persons come to have access to Inside Information. Persons subject tothis Policy are referred to as “Covered Persons.”

 

Any person who possesses InsideInformation regarding the Company is a Covered Person for so long as the information is non-public.

 

Bona fide gifts are generally nottransactions subject to the Policy, unless the person making the gift has reason to believe that the recipient intends to sell Companysecurities while the Covered Person is restricted from trading under the Policy (including outside of a Blackout Period if the CoveredPerson is aware of material non-public information).

 

Transactions in mutual funds thathold Company securities are generally not transactions subject to the Policy. However, transactions in mutual funds may be prohibitedunder the Policy if a Covered Person becomes aware of material non-public information which might materially affect the value of the mutualfund as a whole.

 

Covered Persons are expected touse good judgment and contact the Compliance Officer in advance of a transaction if they have any doubt about whether a transaction iscovered by the Policy.

 

Application of Policy After Relationship Terminates

 

If you are subject to a BlackoutPeriod imposed by this Policy and your relationship terminates during a Blackout Period (or if you otherwise leave while in possessionof Inside Information), you will continue to be subject to the Policy, and specifically to the ongoing prohibition against trading, untilthe later of the end of the Blackout Period or the commencement of trading on the second trading day following public announcement ofany Inside Information of which you are aware.

 

If a Blackout Period is extended,or if a Blackout Period does not end on its normal date as the result of the commencement of a subsequent Blackout Period prior to thetermination of the prior Blackout Period, the Compliance Officer may in his discretion waive the applicability of the extended or newBlackout Period to a person whose relationship with the Company has terminated during the prior Blackout Period, if the Compliance Officerdetermines that such person has not had access to any Inside Information relating to the extended or new Blackout Period.

 

The Company may institute stop-transferinstructions to its transfer agent in order to enforce this provision.

 

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The Company’s Policy

 

It is the policy of the Companythat any Covered Person who possesses Inside Information about the Company may not buy or sell securities of the Company nor engage inany other action to take advantage of, or pass on to others, that information. This includes posting of Inside Information in chat-roomsor via other electronic communications. This Policy also applies to information relating to any other company, including customers, vendorsor suppliers of the Company, obtained in the course of employment by or service to the Company.

 

Illegality of Insider Trading

 

It is illegal for any Covered Personto trade in the securities of the Company using material, non-public information about the Company. It is also illegal for any CoveredPerson to give Inside Information to others who may trade on the basis of that information.

 

Specific Policies Applicable to All Covered Persons

 

The Company intends to comply withthe spirit as well as the letter of the insider trading laws. The Company’s policy is to avoid even the appearance of improper conducton the part of anyone employed by or associated with the Company, whether or not the conduct is literally in violation of the law.

 

1. Trading on Inside Information.No Covered Person and no member of the immediate family or household of any such person, may trade or otherwise engage in any transactioninvolving a purchase or sale of the Company’s securities, including but not limited to, any offer to purchase or offer to sell,during any period commencing with the date that he or she possesses Inside Information concerning the Company, and ending when all materialinformation known to such person has been available to investors generally for at least htwo (2) business days. Transactions that maybe necessary or justifiable for independent reasons (such as the need to raise money for an emergency expenditure) are no exception. Eventhe appearance of an improper transaction must be avoided to preserve our reputation for adhering to the highest standards of conduct.

 

2. Tipping. No Covered Personmay disclose (“tip”) Inside Information to any other person (including family members) where such information may be usedby such person to his or her profit by trading in the securities of companies to which such information relates. No Covered Person mayrecommend the purchase or sale of any Company securities, or pass on to any person any material non-public information concerning theCompany, whether or not the Covered Person has any information regarding such person’s intention to engage in any transaction involvingCompany securities.

 

3. Confidentiality of Non-publicInformation; Prohibition on Electronic Posting of Confidential Information. Non-public information relating to the Company is theproperty of the Company and the unauthorized disclosure of such information is forbidden. Covered Persons are prohibited from postingconfidential information relating to the Company, including but not limited to material non-public information, in internet chat rooms,on online message boards, on social media and social networking websites or through the use of any other form of electronic communication.

 

4. No Short Sales. Becauseshort sales represent a bet that the Company’s stock price will decline, the Company prohibits all Covered Persons from shortingthe Company’s stock. The Company also prohibits Covered Persons from acquiring any security or position which would increase invalue if the Company’s stock price declines, such as a put option. Short sales by Section 16 Insiders are prohibited by law as wellas by this Policy. Any questions as to whether a transaction is a prohibited short sale should be raised with the Compliance Officer.

 

5. Publicly-Traded Options.Given the relatively short term of publicly-traded options, transactions in options may create the appearance that a Covered Person istrading based on material non-public information and focus a Covered Person’s attention on short-term performance at the expenseof the Company’s long-term objectives. Accordingly, transactions in put options, call options or other derivative securities, onan exchange or in any other organized market, are prohibited by the Policy.

 

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6. Hedging Transactions.Hedging or monetization transactions can be accomplished through a number of possible mechanisms, including financial instruments suchas prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds. Such hedging transactions may permit a Covered Person to continueto own Company securities obtained through employee benefit plans or otherwise, but without the full risks and rewards of ownership. Whenthat occurs, the Covered Person may no longer have the same objectives as the Company’s other shareholders. Any person wishing toenter into such an arrangement must first submit the proposed transaction, all agreements therefor and a written explanation of the purposeof the proposed transaction to the Compliance Officer for approval. The Compliance Officer may accept, reject or condition such transactionin his or her sole discretion.

 

7. Margin Accounts and Pledges.Securities held in a margin account may be sold by the broker without the customer’s consent if the customer fails to meet a margincall. Similarly, securities pledged as collateral for a loan may be sold in foreclosure if the borrower defaults on the loan or, in manyinstances, if the value of the collateral declines. Because a margin sale or foreclosure sale may occur at a time when the pledgor isaware of material non-public information regarding the Company, Covered Persons are prohibited from holding securities of the Companyin a margin account or pledging such securities as collateral for a loan. An exception to this prohibition may be permitted in certainlimited circumstances with the advance written approval of the Compliance Officer. The Compliance Officer may accept, reject or conditionsuch transaction in its sole discretion.

 

8. Securities of Other Companies.The foregoing provisions also apply to trading in the securities of other companies, including the Company’s customers, vendorsand suppliers, if any Covered Person becomes aware of material non-public information relating to such companies in the course of performinghis or her duties for the Company. Covered Persons are prohibited from disclosing any material non-public information concerning othercompanies that they gain as part of their employment.

 

9. Expert Networks. “Expertnetworks” are firms that connect investment firms and others seeking information about specific industries, companies, productsor business situations with outside experts who are able to provide information on such topics. Covered Persons may not act as consultantsor employees of expert network firms or any similar enterprises unless the engagement has been approved in writing by the Compliance Officer.

 

Transactions by Family Members and Others

 

The Policy applies to family membersand domestic partners of Covered Persons who reside in the same household with the Covered Person and family members who do not live inthe Covered Person’s household but whose transactions in Company securities are directed by a Covered Person or are subject to aCovered Person’s influence or control (collectively, “Family Members”). Family Members generally include spouse, domesticpartner, children and stepchildren, a child away at college and grandchildren, and may include parents, stepparents, grandparents, siblingsand in-laws. Questions as to which persons are subject to the restrictions of the Policy should be directed to the Compliance Officer.Each Covered Person is responsible for the transactions in Company securities of these other persons and therefore should make them awareof the need to confer with him or her before trading in Company securities.

 

Transactions by Entities Affiliated with a Covered Person

 

The Policy applies to any entitieswhose transactions in Company securities are influenced or controlled by a Covered Person, including corporations, partnerships or trusts(collectively, “Controlled Entities”). Transactions by these Controlled Entities will be treated for the purposes of the Policyas if they are for the account of the affiliated Covered Person.

 

Potential Criminal and Civil Liability and/or DisciplinaryAction

 

Penalties for trading on or communicatingmaterial non-public information are severe and may be applied against the individual involved in unlawful conduct, as well as againstthe Company and controlling persons of the Company. A person can be subject to some or all of the penalties noted below even if he orshe does not personally benefit from the violation. Penalties include:

 

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1. Liability for Insider Trading.Covered Persons may be subject to penalties of up to $5,000,000 and up to twenty years in jail for engaging in transactions in securitiesat a time when they have knowledge of Inside Information regarding the subject company.

 

2. Liability for Tipping.Covered Persons may also be liable for improper transactions by any person (commonly referred to as a “tippee”) to whom theyhave disclosed Inside Information regarding the Company or to whom they have made recommendations or expressed opinions on the basis ofsuch information as to trading in the Company’s securities. The SEC has imposed large penalties even when the disclosing persondid not profit from the trading. The SEC, the stock exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority use sophisticated electronicsurveillance techniques to uncover insider trading.

 

3. DisciplinaryActions. Covered Persons who violate this Policy will be subject to disciplinary action by the Company, which may include, inaddition to other sanctions, ineligibility for future participation in the Company’s equity incentive plans or termination ofemployment.

 

4. Stop Transfer Order.The Company may in its discretion impose or maintain stop transfer orders on securities held by Covered Persons during a Blackout Period.

 

You should be aware that stockmarket surveillance techniques have become extremely sophisticated and are being improved all the time. The chance that federal authoritiesor exchange regulators will detect even small-level trading is a significant one.

 

Individual Responsibility

 

Every Covered Person has the individualresponsibility to comply with this Policy against insider trading, regardless of whether the Company has implemented a Blackout Periodapplicable to the Covered Person. Appropriate judgment should be exercised in connection with any trade or other restrictions in the Company’ssecurities.

 

A Covered Person may, from timeto time, have to forego a proposed transaction in the Company’s securities even if he or she planned to make the transaction beforelearning of the Inside Information and even though the Covered Person believes he or she may suffer an economic loss or forego an anticipatedprofit by waiting. Covered Persons who have anticipated needs for liquidity should strongly consider adopting a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

 

Applicability of Policy to Inside Information RegardingOther Companies

 

This Policy also applies to InsideInformation relating to other companies, including the Company’s customers, vendors or suppliers (“business partners”),when that information is obtained in the course of employment with, or other services performed on behalf of, the Company. Civil and criminalpenalties, and termination of employment, may result from trading on inside information regarding the Company’s business partners.All employees should treat Inside Information about the Company’s business partners with the same care required with respect toinformation related directly to the Company.

 

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Specific Procedures Applicable to Access Personnel

 

Blackout Period

 

To ensure compliance with thisPolicy and applicable federal and state securities laws, it is the Company’s policy that certain Access Personnel designated onExhibit B refrain from conducting any transactions involving the purchase or sale of the Company’s securities during a “BlackoutPeriod.” The Blackout Period begins on the day which is fifteen (15) calendar days before the last trading day of a fiscal quarter,and ends at the commencement of trading on the third trading day following public release of the Company’s annual or quarterly financialresults. The Compliance Officer may extend the Blackout Period, or adopt additional Blackout Periods, in his or her sole discretion. TheCompliance Officer may waive compliance with a Blackout Period if, following consultation with the Board of Directors and the Company’slegal counsel, the Compliance Officer concludes that all material information concerning the Company has been publicly disclosed or, inthe case of a proposed private transaction in the Company’s securities, that neither party to such transaction is in possessionof Inside Information which is not also known by the other party.

 

The safest period for trading inthe Company’s securities, assuming the absence of Inside Information, is generally the first ten days after the expiration of theBlackout Period for the prior quarter.

 

It is important to remember that,even if outside the Blackout Period, no Covered Person may trade in Company securities while in possession of Inside Information. Tradingin the Company’s securities outside of a Blackout Period should not be considered a “safe harbor,” and all Access Personneland other Covered Persons should use good judgment at all times. You should contact the Compliance Officer in advance of a transactionif you have any questions regarding a particular securities transaction.

 

Pre-Clearance of Trades

 

Certain Access Personnel of theCompany must comply with the Company’s pre-clearance process prior to engaging in any trade at any time in the Company’s securities.Such Access Personnel must contact the Compliance Officer, at least two (2) business days prior to commencing any trade in the Company’ssecurities.

 

The Compliance Officer will completea pre-clearance checklist in the form attached as Exhibit C to this Policy and if the trade is approved, will give written permissionfor the trade in the form attached as Exhibit D to this Policy. The written permission will expire at the end of the second tradingday following the date of written permission or the beginning of the Blackout Period, whichever is earlier. Accordingly, Access Personnelshould not request permission to trade unless there is an intention to execute the trade immediately following receipt of written permission.The Compliance Officer is under no obligation to approve a transaction submitted for pre-clearance, and may determine not to permit thetransaction in his or her sole discretion.

 

Further Restrictions

 

As circumstances dictate, the Companymay restrict trading by Access Personnel during otherwise open trading window periods. For example, the Company may restrict trading byAccess Personnel during an ongoing cybersecurity investigation until the Company determines whether the incident is “material”.In such event, the Compliance Officer will notify particular individuals that they should not engage in any transactions involving theCompany’s securities until such further restrictions are lifted by further notice. The notice need not state the reason for thefurther restrictions. Access Personnel who receive such notice should not disclose to others the existence of such further restrictions.Generally, these further restricted periods will end upon the earlier of the circumstances no longer being material or the open of marketon the second trading day following the Company’s public disclosure of such circumstances or their resolution.

 

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Restriction on Market Limit Orders

 

In order to prevent Access Personnelfrom accidentally engaging in a trade when trading is not allowed, Access Personnel subject to Blackout Periods may not enter into anymarket limit orders with their brokers for securities of the Company other than orders which expire no later than the commencement ofthe next Blackout Period. Access Personnel subject to pre-clearance requirements are subject to the additional restriction that they maynot enter any market limit orders for securities of the Company except market limit orders which expire within the time allowed for tradingafter receiving written permission to trade from the Compliance Officer. All other market limit orders by Access Personnel for securitiesof the Company are prohibited. This paragraph does not however apply to approved Rule 10b5-1 plans.

 

Margin Accounts and Pledges

 

A pledge of securities may be considereda sale under the securities laws. In addition, securities held in a margin account or pledged as collateral for a loan may be sold bythe broker without the customer’s consent if the customer fails to meet a margin call. Similarly, securities pledged (or hypothecated)as collateral for a loan may be sold in foreclosure if the borrower defaults on the loan. Because the initial pledge may be a sale, anda later margin sale or foreclosure sale may occur at a time when the pledgor is aware of Inside Information or otherwise is not permittedto trade in securities of the Company, Access Personnel are prohibited from holding Company securities in a margin account or pledgingCompany securities for a loan. An exception to this prohibition may be granted where a person wishes to pledge Company securities as collateralfor a loan (not including margin debt), if such person is otherwise permitted to transact in Company securities at the time of the pledge,and if such person clearly demonstrates the financial capacity to repay the loan without resort to the pledged securities. Any personwho wishes to pledge Company securities as collateral for a loan must submit a request for approval to the Compliance Officer at leasttwo weeks prior to the proposed execution of documents evidencing the proposed pledge.

 

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Exception for Pre-Arranged Trading Programs
(Rule 10b5-1)

 

Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Actallows a person to trade while aware of material non-public information if the trade was executed pursuant to a plan satisfying the requirementsof Rule 10b5-1 (a “trading plan”) that was established at a time when the person was not aware of material non-public information.Rule 10b5-1 is a complicated rule that requires sophisticated planning and should not be relied upon without the advice of one’sown legal counsel or personal financial adviser.

 

Specific Requirements

 

Trades in Company securities thatare executed pursuant to an approved trading plan are not subject to the prohibitions in the Policy, including Blackout Periods or pre-clearancerequirements for Access Personnel. Trading plans must meet the following requirements:

 

  1. Pre-Approval. For a Rule 10b5-1 plan to serve as an adequate defense against an allegation of insider trading, a number of legal requirements must be satisfied. Accordingly, anyone wishing to establish a Rule 10b5-1 plan must first receive approval from the Compliance Officer.

 

  2. Material Non-public Information and Special Blackouts. An individual desiring to enter into a Rule 10b5-1 plan must enter into the plan at a time when he or she is not aware of any material nonpublic information about the Company or otherwise subject to a special trading blackout

 

  3. Open Trading Window. A Rule 10b5-1 plan may only be adopted during an open trading window (i.e., outside of a Blackout Period).

 

  4. 30-Day Waiting Period. Rapid transaction executions subsequent to plan adoption may create an appearance of impropriety and call into question whether a plan adopter had material non-public information at the time of plan adoption. To avoid even the appearance of impropriety, the Company requires a waiting period of 30 days between the date the Rule 10b5-1 plan is adopted and the date of the first possible transaction under the plan.

 

Trading plans may not be instituted,amended or terminated, and deviations from such plans may not be made during a Blackout Period or at a time when a Covered Person is awareof material non-public information. Any amendment or termination of an approved trading plan requires the advance approval of the ComplianceOfficer. The Compliance Officer may circulate from time to time criteria for clearance of trading plans. Section 16 Insiders must provideprompt notice to the Compliance Officer of all transactions under trading plans to facilitate filings required under Section 16(a) ofthe Exchange Act. Such filings are generally due within two (2) business days of a trade. The Company reserves the right to bar any transactionsin Company securities, even those pursuant to trading plans previously approved, if the Compliance Officer or the Board of Directors,in consultation with the Compliance Officer, determines that such a bar is appropriate under the circumstances.

 

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Exception for Stock Options and Employee StockPurchase Plans

 

The Policy does not apply to theexercise of an employee stock option acquired pursuant to the Company’s plans, or to the exercise of a tax withholding right pursuantto which a person has elected to have the Company withhold shares subject to an option to satisfy tax withholding requirements. The Policydoes apply, however, to any sale of stock as part of a broker-assisted cashless exercise of an option and to any other market sale forthe purpose of generating the cash needed to pay the exercise price of an option.

 

Purchases of Company stock througha 401(k) plan or employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) resulting from your periodic contribution of money to the plan pursuantto your payroll deduction election are also exempt from this Policy, since the other party to those transactions is the Company itselfand the price is determined by the terms of the option agreement or the plan. The trading restrictions do apply, however, to electionsyou may make to (a) begin participation or change participation levels in any ESPP or Company stock fund in the 401(k) plan, (b) sellany shares purchased under the ESPP, and (c) initiate an intra-plan transfer of an existing account balance into or out of the Companystock fund in the 401(k) plan.

 

Additional Information - Directors and ExecutiveOfficers

 

Directors and executive officersof the Company must also comply with the reporting obligations and limitations on short-swing transactions set forth in Section 16 ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The practical effect of these provisions is that Section 16 Insiders who purchase andsell the Company’s securities within a six-month period must disgorge all profits to the Company whether or not they had knowledgeof any Inside Information. Under these provisions, and so long as certain other criteria are met, in most cases neither the receipt ofan option under the Company’s option plans, nor the exercise of that option is deemed a purchase under Section 16; however, thesale of any such shares is a sale under Section 16. The exercise of options by Section 16 Insiders, although not subject to short-swingliability, must be disclosed on a Form 4 filed within two business days after the exercise occurs. The participation by executiveofficers in a tax-qualified employee stock purchase plan will not generally result in a Section 16 short-swing liability or reportingobligations; however the sale of any shares acquired is subject to Section 16 reporting and short-swing liability. Generally, all otherpurchases and sales of Company securities by Section 16 Insiders must be disclosed on a Form 4 filed within two business days afterthe transaction occurs. Moreover, no officer or director may ever make a short sale of the Company’s stock. The Company hasprovided, or will provide, separate memoranda and other appropriate materials to its officers and directors regarding compliance withSection 16 and its related rules.

 

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Certification

 

Covered Persons will be required to certify their understandingof and compliance with this Policy on an annual basis, in the form attached as Exhibit E to this Policy.

 

Inquiries

 

Please direct your questions asto any of the matters discussed in the Policy to the Compliance Officer.

 

Duties of Compliance Officer

 

The duties of the Compliance Officerinclude the following:

 

  1. Pre-clearance of all transactions involving the Company’s securities by Access Personnel designated for pre-clearance on Exhibit B in order to determine compliance with the Policy, insider trading laws, Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

  2. Assistance in the preparation of Section 16 reports (Forms 3, 4 and 5) for all Section 16 Insiders.

 

  3. Performance of cross-checks of available materials, which may include Forms 3, 4 and 5, Forms 144, officers and directors questionnaires, and reports received from the Company’s stock administrator and transfer agent, to determine trading activity by officers, directors and others who have, or may have, access to Inside Information.

 

  4. Circulation of the Policy to all Covered Persons on an annual basis, and provision of the Policy and other appropriate materials to any officers, directors or others who have, or may have, access to Inside Information.

 

  5. Reviewing proposed Rule 10b5-1 plans of Covered Persons.

 

  6. Assisting the Company’s Board of Directors in implementation of the Policy.

 

  7. Updating from time to time, as applicable, the list of Access Personnel on Exhibit B of the Policy.

 

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EXHIBIT A

SECTION 16 INSIDERS

 

Name Title
RobertNistoco ChiefExecutive Officer, and Director
WilliamDevereux ChiefFinancial Officer
WilliamMeissner ChiefMarketing Officer
ThomasFore Director
BillCaple Director
JustinYorke Director

 

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EXHIBIT B

ACCESS PERSONNEL

 

All Section 16 Insiders listedon Exhibit A are Access Personnel, and subject to pre-clearance requirements and Blackout Periods. In addition, the following personsare Access Personnel, and are subject to the indicated restrictions:

 

Name Title Blackout Periods Pre-Clearance
       
       
       

 

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EXHIBIT C

INSIDER TRADING COMPLIANCE PROGRAM - PRE-CLEARANCE CHECKLIST

 

  Individual Proposing To Trade:    
  Compliance Officer:    
  Proposed Trade:    
  Date:    

 

NoBlackout. Confirm that the trade will not be made during a “Blackout Period.” ☐

 

Section16 Compliance. Confirm, if the individual is an officer or director subject to Section 16, that the proposed trade will not giverise to any potential liability under Section 16 as a result of matched past (or intended future) transactions. Also, ensure that a Form4 has been or will be completed and will be filed within two (2) business days of the trade. ☐

 

ProhibitedTrades. Confirm that the proposed transaction is not a short sale, put, call or other prohibited transaction. ☐

 

Rule144 Compliance. To the extent applicable confirm that:

 

Thecurrent public information requirement has been met. ☐

 

Sharesto be sold are not restricted or, if restricted, the holding period has been met. ☐

 

Volumelimitations are not exceeded (confirm the individual is not part of an aggregated group). ☐

 

Themanner of sale requirements have been met. ☐

 

TheNotice on Form 144 has been completed and filed. ☐

 

Rule10b-5 Concerns. Confirm that:

 

Theindividual has been reminded that trading is prohibited when in possession of any material information regarding the Company that hasnot been adequately disclosed to the public. ☐

 

TheCompliance Officer has discussed with the insider any information known to the individual or the Compliance Officer which might be consideredmaterial, so that the individual has made an informed judgment as to the presence of inside information. ☐

 

   
Signature of Compliance Officer  

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

PERMISSION TO TRADE

 

_________ is hereby permitted tobuy/sell [circle one] shares of the common stock of Splash Beverage Group, Inc.

 

[Include the following if salesto be made by affiliates pursuant to Rule 144. The securities must be sold in a broker’s transaction, and you may not solicitor arrange for the solicitation of an order to buy the securities you are selling, or make any payment in connection with the offer andsale to any person other than the broker who executes an order to sell the securities.]

 

The permission to sell will expireon the close of trading on _________, 20__.

  

  Very truly yours,
   
   
  Signature of Compliance Officer

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

 

I represent that I have read, and promise to comply with, the Splash BeverageGroup, Inc., Insider Trading Policy.

 

   
  Name:
  Date:

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTINGFIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statementson Form S-3 (No. 333-259865), Form S-3 (No. 333-271394) and Form S-8 (No. 333-248109) of Splash Beverage Group, Inc. of our report datedJuly 11, 2025, relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements of Splash Beverage Group, Inc., which appears in this AnnualReport on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our report relating to the consolidated financial statements contains an explanatoryparagraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

/s/ Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP

 

Encino, California

July 11, 2025

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, RobertNistico, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Splash Beverage Group, Inc.;

 

2. Basedon my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to makethe statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period coveredby this report;

 

3. Basedon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respectsthe financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Exchange ActRules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designedsuch disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensurethat material information relating to the registrant is made known to us by others within the registrant, particularly during the periodin which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designedsuch internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for externalpurposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluatedthe effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;and

 

(d) Disclosedin this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’smost recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financialreporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performingthe equivalent functions):

 

(a) Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internalcontrol over financial reporting.

 

Date: July 11, 2025

 

/s/ Robert Nistico  
Robert Nistico  
Chief Executive Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACTOF 2002

 

I, William Devereux, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annualreport on Form 10-K of Splash Beverage Group, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge,this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge,the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’sother certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controlsand procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material informationrelating to the registrant is made known to us by others within the registrant, particularly during the period in which this report isbeing prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal controlover financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonableassurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordancewith generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectivenessof the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report anychange in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscalquarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’sother certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

(a) All significant deficienciesand material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adverselyaffect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

July 11, 2025

 

/s/ William Devereux  
William Devereux,  
Chief Financial Officer  
(Principal Financial and Accounting Office)  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER

 PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEYACT OF 2002

 

In connectionwith the Form 10-K of Splash Beverage Group, Inc., a company duly formed under the laws of Nevada (the “Company”), for thefiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”),Robert Nistico, CEO and Chairman of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the bestof his knowledge, that:

 

(1) TheReport fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) Theinformation contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of theCompany.

 

Date:July 11, 2025/s/Robert Nistico
 Robert Nistico
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEFFINANCIAL OFFICER

 PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEYACT OF 2002

 

In connectionwith the Form 10-K of Splash Beverage Group, Inc., a company duly formed under the laws of Nevada (the “Company”), for thefiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”),William Devereux CFO of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of her knowledge,that:

 

(1) TheReport fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) Theinformation contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of theCompany.

 

Date:July 11, 2025/s/William Devereux
  WilliamDevereux

Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)