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| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2026-01-06 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2026-01-05 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | 333-292366 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-12-03 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-11 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-01 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | 333-288822 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-20 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-12 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-05 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | 333-287525 | Read Filing View |
| 2022-09-16 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2022-09-14 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2022-07-08 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2022-07-08 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-06-21 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-06-02 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-06-01 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-05-21 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-05-11 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-05-03 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-04-29 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-04-27 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-04-15 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-04-08 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-03-10 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2026-01-05 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | 333-292366 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-01 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | 333-288822 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-05 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | 333-287525 | Read Filing View |
| 2022-09-14 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2022-07-08 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-06-01 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-05-11 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-04-29 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-04-08 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-03-10 | SEC Comment Letter | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
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| 2026-01-06 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-12-03 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-11 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-20 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-12 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2022-09-16 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2022-07-08 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-06-21 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-06-02 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-05-21 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-05-03 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-04-27 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-04-15 | Company Response | UPEXI, INC. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
2026-01-06 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm upxi_corresp.htm January 6, 2026 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Crypto Assets 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Re: Upexi, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-292366 REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVENESS Requested Date: January 8, 2026 Requested Time: 4:30 pm, Eastern Time Ladies and Gentlemen: Upexi, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-292366), be accelerated pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, so that it is declared and becomes effective at 4:30 pm Eastern Time on January 8, 2026, or as soon thereafter as possible. Please contact our counsel Peter Campitiello of Lucosky Brookman LLP at (732) 395-4517 with any questions you may have regarding this request. In addition, the Company requests that you kindly notify Mr. Campitiello by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted. Sincerely yours, UPEXI, INC. /s/ Andrew Norstrud Andrew Norstrud Chief Financial Officer
2026-01-05 - UPLOAD - UPEXI, INC. File: 333-292366
January 5, 2026
Allan Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
Upexi, Inc.
3030 North Rocky Point Drive
Suite 420
Tampa, FL 33607
Re:Upexi, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed December 22, 2025
File No. 333-292366
Dear Allan Marshall:
This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration
statement.
Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Please contact Lulu Cheng at 202-551-3811 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Crypto Assets
cc:Peter Campitiello
2025-12-03 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm upxi_corresp.htm UPEXI, INC. 3030 ROCKY POINT DRIVE, SUITE 420 TAMPA, FL 33607 December 3, 2025 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Crypto Assets 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Re: Upexi, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-291879 REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVENESS Requested Date: December 5, 2025 Requested Time: 3:00 pm, Eastern Time Ladies and Gentlemen: Upexi, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-291879), be accelerated pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, so that it is declared and becomes effective at 3:00 pm Eastern Time on December 5, 2025, or as soon thereafter as possible. Please contact our counsel Peter Campitiello of Lucosky Brookman LLP at (732) 395-4517 with any questions you may have regarding this request. In addition, the Company requests that you kindly notify Mr. Campitiello by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted. Sincerely yours, UPEXI, INC. /s/ Allan Marshall Allan Marshall Chief Executive Officer
2025-08-11 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm upxi_corresp.htm August 11, 2025 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: David Gessert Re: Upexi, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed July 21, 2025 File No. 333-288822 To Whom It May Concern: Upexi, Inc. (the “ Company ” or “ we ”) hereby transmits its response to the comment letter received from the staff (the “ Staff ”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 5,2025 regarding the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 1, 2025 (the “ Registration Statement ”). For the Staff’s convenience, we have repeated below the Staff’s comment and have followed each comment with the Company’s response. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Business The Company's Solana Treasury Strategy, page 26 1. We note your disclosure that your strategy changed to include cryptocurrencies in early 2025 and that you refined your Cryptocurrency strategy and treasury policy to primarily hold Solana (SOL) on the balance sheet. Please provide a materially complete description of SOL and your treasury strategy. In that regard: · Provide a discussion of the material aspects of your treasury strategy and how you intend to generate profit through this strategy. · Describe the material aspects of your plans to stake the SOL you hold. · Describe the use case for SOL including its intended purpose, use and/or function. · Provide a discussion of SOL "tokenomics" discussing the past and current supply of SOL, how new SOL is created, any burn mechanism, the amount of SOL locked up and the related unlocking schedule, and any inflationary or deflationary mechanism. · Include a discussion of the Solana ecosystem and a description of the lifecycle of the SOL token. · Disclose whether you intend to use third-party custodians to store the SOL you hold and, if so, identify them and disclose the material terms of your custody arrangements. Please note we have updated the business summary in the amended registration statement to include the requested disclosure regarding Solana. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference, page 37 2. We note that you have not yet filed your Form 10-K for your most recently completed fiscal year, and therefore appear to be ineligible to incorporate by reference on Form S-1. Please amend your registration statement to include all disclosure required by Form S-1 or file your Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and update accordingly. Please refer to General Instruction VII.C. of Form S-1. We have amended the registration statement to include the disclosure which cannot be incorporated by reference until the Form 10-K for the 2025 fiscal year is filed. We thank the Staff for its review of the foregoing and the Registration Statement. If you have further comments, please feel free to contact our counsel Peter Campitiello at pcampitiello@lucbro.com or by telephone at (732) 395-4517. Very truly yours, UPEXI, INC. By: /s/ Allan Marshall Name: Allan Marshall Title: Chief Executive Officer cc: Peter Campitiello, Esq. 2
2025-08-01 - UPLOAD - UPEXI, INC. File: 333-288822
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> August 1, 2025 Allan Marshall President and Chief Executive Officer Upexi, Inc. 3030 North Rocky Point Drive, Suite 420 Tampa, FL 33607 Re: Upexi, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed July 21, 2025 File No. 333-288822 Dear Allan Marshall: We have conducted a limited review of your registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Business The Company's Solana Treasury Strategy, page 26 1. We note your disclosure that your strategy changed to include cryptocurrencies in early 2025 and that you refined your Cryptocurrency strategy and treasury policy to primarily hold Solana (SOL) on the balance sheet. Please provide a materially complete description of SOL and your treasury strategy. In that regard: Provide a discussion of the material aspects of your treasury strategy and how you intend to generate profit through this strategy. Describe the material aspects of your plans to stake the SOL you hold. Describe the use case for SOL including its intended purpose, use and/or function. August 1, 2025 Page 2 Provide a discussion of SOL "tokenomics" discussing the past and current supply of SOL, how new SOL is created, any burn mechanism, the amount of SOL locked up and the related unlocking schedule, and any inflationary or deflationary mechanism. Include a discussion of the Solana ecosystem and a description of the lifecycle of the SOL token. Disclose whether you intend to use third-party custodians to store the SOL you hold and, if so, identify them and disclose the material terms of your custody arrangements. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference, page 37 2. We note that you have not yet filed your Form 10-K for your most recently completed fiscal year, and therefore appear to be ineligible to incorporate by reference on Form S-1. Please amend your registration statement to include all disclosure required by Form S-1 or file your Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and update accordingly. Please refer to General Instruction VII.C. of Form S-1. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. Please contact David Gessert at 202-551-2326 or Sandra Hunter Berkheimer at 202- 551-3758 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Crypto Assets </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-06-20 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm upxi_corresp.htm UPEXI, INC. 3030 ROCKY POINT DRIVE, SUITE 420 TAMPA, FL 33607 June 20, 2025 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Re: Upexi, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-287525 REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVENESS Requested Date: June 23, 2025 Requested Time: 5:00 pm, Eastern Time Ladies and Gentlemen: Upexi, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-287525), be accelerated pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, so that it is declared and becomes effective at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on June 23, 2025, or as soon thereafter as possible. Please contact our counsel, Peter Campitiello of Lucosky Brookman LLP at (732) 395-4517 with any questions you may have regarding this request. In addition, the Company requests that you kindly notify Mr. Campitiello by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted. Sincerely yours, UPEXI, INC. /s/ Allan Marshall Allan Marshall Chief Executive Officer
2025-06-12 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm upxi_corresp.htm June 11, 2025 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Joe McCann Doris Stacey Gama Re: Upexi, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 22, 2025 File No. 333-287525 To Whom It May Concern: Upexi, Inc. (the “ Company ” or “ we ”) hereby transmits its response to the comment letter received from the staff (the “ Staff ”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 5,2025 regarding the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on May 22, 2025 (the “ Registration Statement ”). For the Staff’s convenience, we have repeated below the Staff’s comment and have followed each comment with the Company’s response. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Prospectus Summary, page 3 1. The prospectus summary should provide a brief overview of the key aspects of the offering. Refer to Regulation S-K, Item 503(a). We note your summary is limited to a discussion of your consumer products business; however, your recent press releases and investor presentations highlight that “the majority of value” is to come from a new treasury strategy that is enabled by the “smaller” nature of your consumer products operations. Accordingly, please revise the summary to reflect recent events and your strategy for creating value. Please also update your risk factors section to discuss the material risks associated with your new treasury strategy. Please note we have updated the business summary in the amended registration statement to include the requested disclosure and added risk factors related to the Company’s new treasury strategy. We thank the Staff for its review of the foregoing and the Registration Statement. If you have further comments, please feel free to contact our counsel Peter Campitiello at pcampitiello@lucbro.com or by telephone at (732) 395-4517. Very truly yours, UPEXI,S INC. By: /s/ Allan Marshall Name: Allan Marshall Title: Chief Executive Officer cc: Peter Campitiello, Esq.
2025-06-05 - UPLOAD - UPEXI, INC. File: 333-287525
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> June 5, 2025 Allan Marshall Chief Executive Officer Upexi, Inc. 3030 North Rocky Point Drive, Suite 420 Tampa, FL 33607 Re: Upexi, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 22, 2025 File No. 333-287525 Dear Allan Marshall: We have conducted a limited review of your registration statement and have the following comment. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Prospectus Summary, page 3 1. The prospectus summary should provide a brief overview of the key aspects of the offering. Refer to Regulation S-K, Item 503(a). We note your summary is limited to a discussion of your consumer products business; however, your recent press releases and investor presentations highlight that the majority of value is to come from a new treasury strategy that is enabled by the smaller nature of your consumer products operations. Accordingly, please revise the summary to reflect recent events and your strategy for creating value. Please also update your risk factors section to discuss the material risks associated with your new treasury strategy. June 5, 2025 Page 2 We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. Please contact Doris Stacey Gama at 202-551-3188 or Joe McCann at 202-551-6262 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences cc: Peter Campitiello, Esq. </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2022-09-16 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
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grvi_corresp.htmUpexi, Inc.
17129 US Hwy 19 N.
Clearwater, FL 33760
September 16, 2022
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
Upexi, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3, Filed September 9, 2022
File No. 333-267355
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Upexi, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective at 5:00 PM on September 20, 2022, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
The Company also requests the Commission confirm the effective date and time of the Registration Statement in writing.
Sincerely,
Upexi, Inc.
By: /s/ Allan Marshall
Name:
Allan Marshall
Title: Chief Executive Officer
2022-09-14 - UPLOAD - UPEXI, INC.
United States securities and exchange commission logo
September 14, 2022
Andrew Norstrud
Chief Financial Officer
Upexi, Inc.
17129 US Hwy 19 N.
Clearwater, FL 33760
Re:Upexi, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed September 9, 2022
File No. 333-267355
Dear Mr. Norstrud:
This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration
statement.
Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Please contact Conlon Danberg at 202-551-4466 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
cc: Clint J. Gage, Esq.
2022-07-08 - UPLOAD - UPEXI, INC.
United States securities and exchange commission logo
July 8, 2022
Allan Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
GROVE, INC.
17129 US Hwy 19 N.
Clearwater, FL 33760
Re:GROVE, INC.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed July 1, 2022
File No. 333-266000
Dear Mr. Marshall:
This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration
statement.
Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Please contact Margaret Schwartz at 202-551-7153 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
cc: Clint J. Gage, Esq.
2022-07-08 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm grvi_corresp.htmGrove, Inc. 17129 US Hwy 19 N. Clearwater, FL 33760 July 8, 2022 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F. Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Grove, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3, Filed July 1, 2022 File No. 333-266000 Ladies and Gentlemen: In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Grove, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective at 5:00 PM on July 12, 2022, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The Company also requests the Commission confirm the effective date and time of the Registration Statement in writing. Sincerely, Grove, Inc. By: /s/ Allan Marshall Name: Allan Marshall Title: Chief Executive Officer
2021-06-21 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
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Grove, Inc.
1710 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
June 21, 2021
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn:
Mr. Deanna Virginio
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
Re:
Grove, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-255266
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness
Dear Ms. Virginio:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the undersigned, Grove, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”), so that it may become effective at 4:30pm, Eastern time, on June 23, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Registrant understands that the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will consider this request for acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement as confirmation by the Registrant of its awareness of its responsibilities under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as they relate to the proposed public offering of the registered securities covered by the Registration Statement.
If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact our counsel, Mr. Mark Lee of Greenberg Traurig, LLP at (916) 868-0630 or by fax at (916) 448-1709. In addition, it would be greatly appreciated if you could please call Mr. Lee to notify him when the Registration Statement has been declared effective.
Sincerely,
Grove, Inc.
By: /s/ Andrew Norstrud
Andrew Norstrud
Chief Financial Officer
cc:
Allan Marshall, Grove, Inc.
Mark Lee, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1
June 21, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
Grove, Inc. (the “Company”)
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-2555266
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and as the representative of the several underwriters of the Company’s proposed public offering, we wish to advise you that we hereby join with the Company’s request that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective at 4:30pm EST on June 23, 2021, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we wish to advise you that we have distributed 400 copies of the preliminary prospectus, dated June 2, 2021, through the date hereof, to prospective underwriters, institutional investors, dealers and others.
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will continue to comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters and dealers that they have complied and will continue to comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2‑8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Very truly yours,
EF HUTTON
division of Benchmark Investments, LLC
By: /s/ Sam Fleischman
Name:
Sam Fleischman
Title: Supervisory Principal
2
2021-06-02 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
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June 2, 2021
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
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Office of Life Sciences
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Grove, Inc.
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Submitted on May 21, 2021
CIK No. 0001775194
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Grove, Inc. (the “Company”), we are hereby submitting to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-1, which amends the Registration Statement previously filed on April 15, 2021, and as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on May 3, 2021 and Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 filed on May 21, 2021. The Registration Statement has been revised to reflect the Company’s responses to the comment letter to the Registration Statement received on June 1, 2021 from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”).
For ease of review, we have set forth below each of the numbered comments of your letter in bold type followed by the Company’s responses thereto.
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 21, 2021
Capitalization, page 27
1. We note the statement on page F-36 that the convertible promissory notes issued during the three months ended March 31, 2021 will automatically convert in any initial public offering by the company. Please revise the pro forma column and related notes to reflect and discuss the conversion of any notes or preferred stock that is directly attributable to the initial public offering.
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Response:
In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the pro forma column and related notes accordingly.
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 39
2. Please revise to highlight the auditor's explanatory paragraph regarding your ability to continue as a going concern. Your disclosures should describe the potential consequences to your business if you are unable to raise additional financing.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure accordingly.
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 64
3. We note your disclosure that each of Robert Hackett, your President, and Nikolaos Voudouris, a greater than 5% shareholder of the Company, was an equity holder, managing member and/or officer of the HAVZ Consolidated companies that you acquired in May 2019. Please provide the disclosure required by Item 404 of Regulation S-K. Alternatively, please explain to us why such disclosure is not required.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure accordingly.
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 64
4. We note the revised disclosure on page 6 that Robert Hackett and Nikolaos Voudouris were both either an equity holder, managing member and/or officer of the four companies in the HAVZ Consolidation. Please identify and quantify their ownership or membership control percentages of each of the four entities along with Grove, Inc. at the time of the transaction on May 31, 2019. Describe to us in detail how you concluded that this transaction did not represent a reorganization of entities under common control under ASC 805-50-15-6 and 30-5 which would recognize the assets and liabilities transferred at their carrying amounts and not at fair value.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the reporting entity did not have common control at the measurement date of the acquisition and thus must apply fresh start reporting upon emergence from bankruptcy as it met both of the following criteria:
·
The reorganization value of the emerging entity immediately before the date of confirmation is less than the total of all post petition liabilities and allowed claims, which is sometimes referred to as being “balance sheet insolvent,” and
·
The holders of existing voting shares immediately before confirmation receive less than 50% of the voting shares of the emerging entity.
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Mr. Hackett and Mr. Voudouris each owned 50% of each of the four entities of HAVZ Consolidated at the time of the transaction on May 31, 2019. Mr. Hackett owned 20.69% and Mr. Voudouris owned 8.05% of the Company at the time of the acquisition of HAVZ Consolidated. Following the transaction, Mr. Hackett owned 20.69% and Mr. Voudouris owned 8.05% of the emerging entity, which requires application of fresh start reporting upon emergence from bankruptcy under ASC 852-10-45-20 and 45-21. Therefore, adjustments were made in the predecessor accounts upon emergence from bankruptcy and adoption of fresh start reporting, and goodwill and intangible assets were recognized.
As such, this transaction did not represent a reorganization of entities under common control under ASC 805-50-15-6 and 30-5 which would recognize the assets and liabilities transferred at their carrying amounts and not at fair value.
5. In this regard, please revise the filing clearly describe the nature of the related party relationship of the HAVZ Consolidation entities and provide all of the disclosures required by ASC 805-10-50-1.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the transaction was negotiated and conducted through bankruptcy court and with the vendors and debtors of HAVZ Consolidated, not negotiated directly with Mr. Hackett and Mr. Voudouris and they did not have control of the final transaction. As such this was not a related party transaction requiring disclosure under ASC 805-10-50-1.
We hope the foregoing answers are responsive to your comments. Please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (916) 868-0630 or by fax at (916) 448-1709 with any questions or comments regarding this correspondence.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mark Lee, Esq.
Mark Lee
of GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
cc: (via email): Allan Marshall; Andrew Norstrud
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2021-06-01 - UPLOAD - UPEXI, INC.
United States securities and exchange commission logo
June 1, 2021
Allan Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
Grove, Inc.
1710 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
Re:Grove, Inc.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed May 21, 2021
File No. 333-255266
Dear Mr. Marshall:
We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following
comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Unless we note
otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our May 11, 2021 letter.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed May 21, 2021
Capitalization, page 27
1.We note the statement on page F-36 that the convertible promissory notes issued during
the three months ended March 31, 2021 will automatically convert in any initial public
offering by the company. Please revise the pro forma column and related notes to reflect
and discuss the conversion of any notes or preferred stock that is directly attributable to
the initial public offering.
FirstName LastNameAllan Marshall
Comapany NameGrove, Inc.
June 1, 2021 Page 2
FirstName LastName
Allan Marshall
Grove, Inc.
June 1, 2021
Page 2
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 39
2.Please revise to highlight the auditor's explanatory paragraph regarding your ability to
continue as a going concern. Your disclosures should describe the potential consequences
to your business if you are unable to raise additional financing.
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 64
3.We note your disclosure that each of Robert Hackett, your President, and Nikolaos
Voudouris, a greater than 5% shareholder of the Company, was an equity holder,
managing member and/or officer of the HAVZ Consolidated companies that you acquired
in May 2019. Please provide the disclosure required by Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
Alternatively, please explain to us why such disclosure is not required.
Note 3. Acquisitions, page F-14
4.We note the revised disclosure on page 6 that Robert Hackett and Nikolaos Voudouris
were both either an equity holder, managing member and/or officer of the four companies
in the HAVZ Consolidation. Please identify and quantify their ownership or membership
control percentages of each of the four entities along with Grove, Inc. at the time of the
transaction on May 31, 2019. Describe to us in detail how you concluded that this
transaction did not represent a reorganization of entities under common control under
ASC 805-50-15-6 and 30-5 which would recognize the assets and liabilities transferred at
their carrying amounts and not at fair value.
5.In this regard, please revise the filing clearly describe the nature of the related party
relationship of the HAVZ Consolidation entities and provide all of the disclosures
required by ASC 805-10-50-1.
You may contact Tara Harkins at 202-551-3639 or Kevin Kuhar at 202-551-3662 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Deanna Virginio at 202-551-4530 or Jeffrey Gabor at 202-551-2544 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
cc: Mark Lee, Esq.
2021-05-21 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
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grove_corresp.htmGREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP ■ ATTORNEYS AT LAW ■ WWW.GTLAW.COM
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Mark Lee, Esq.
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May 21, 2021
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention:
Tara Harkins
Kevin Kuhar
Deanna Virginio
Jeffrey Gabor
ALBANY
AMSTERDAM
ATLANTA
AUSTIN
BERLIN¬
BOCA RATON
BOSTON
CHICAGO
DALLAS
DELAWARE
DENVER
Re:
Grove, Inc.
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Submitted on May 3, 2021
CIK No. 0001775194
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Grove, Inc. (the “Company”), we are hereby submitting to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-1, which amends the Registration Statement previously filed on April 15, 2021, and as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on May 3, 2021. The Registration Statement has been revised to reflect the Company’s responses to the comment letter to the Registration Statement received on May 11, 2021 from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”).
For ease of review, we have set forth below each of the numbered comments of your letter in bold type followed by the Company’s responses thereto.
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 3, 2021
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Recent Transactions, page 6
1. We note your response to prior comment 1. It appears that Mr. Hackett was a Managing Member and/or President of Steam Distribution, LLC, One Hit Wonder Holdings, LLC, One Hit Wonder, Inc., and HAVC, LLC when the companies filed petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Please provide the disclosure required by Items 401(f) and 404 of Regulation S-K and revise the disclosure on pages 57 and 60. Please also provide balancing disclosure in the Summary section, which clarifies Messrs. Hackett’s and Voudouris’ experience with the above referenced companies and involvement with their recent bankruptcy.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the disclosures accordingly.
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Use of Proceeds, page 26
2. We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 2, including that you intend to use certain of the proceeds for working capital and miscellaneous corporate purposes and that you intend to use a portion of the proceeds for acquisitions, but you do not have any current agreements, commitments or understandings for any specific acquisition. To the extent that you do not have a current specific plan for a significant portion of the proceeds, please include a statement to this effect, discuss the principal reasons for the offering and add risk factor disclosure. Refer to Item 504 of Regulation S-K.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure and added risk factor disclosure accordingly.
Government Regulation, Page 55
3. We note your response to prior comment 6 and your revised disclosure on page 42 that you “have no immediate plans to export any products to Europe.” Please tell us why your distribution activities are not subject to European regulations or expand your disclosure to include a discussion of the regulations that may apply to your products. Refer to Item 101(h)(4)(ix) of Regulation S-K. Please also clarify whether your reference to “customer” on page 42 means a channel partner such as reseller, distributor, or enduser customer.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company does not believe its distribution activities are subject to European regulations because it sold flavoring products to only one end user customer in the U.S., who in turn distributed those products to Europe on its own accord. The onus on any regulatory compliance was on that customer. The Company is not aware of, and has no knowledge of, any potential liability in the event that claims are brought regarding those flavoring products in Europe. The Company believes that the risk of liability resulting from those flavoring products is minor, because (a) the sales of such flavoring products represented 0.5% (approximately $40,000) of the Company’s total sales during the relevant fiscal year, which is an immaterial amount, (b) such flavoring products have since been discontinued, (c) the Company no longer sells any of its products to that end user customer, and (d) since that last sale, the Company has not sold any products to any customer that in turn exported or distributed such products to Europe. Furthermore, because the Company has no plans in the next two (2) or more years to distribute any products to Europe, the Company does not believe it is currently subject to any European regulations.
We hope the foregoing answers are responsive to your comments. Please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (916) 868-0630 or by fax at (916) 448-1709 with any questions or comments regarding this correspondence.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mark Lee, Esq.
Mark Lee
of GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
cc: (via email): Allan Marshall; Andrew Norstrud
2021-05-11 - UPLOAD - UPEXI, INC.
United States securities and exchange commission logo
May 11, 2021
Allan Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
Grove, Inc.
1710 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
Re:Grove, Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed May 3, 2021
File No. 333-255266
Dear Mr. Marshall:
We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following
comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Unless we note
otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our April 29, 2021 letter.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed May 3, 2021
Recent Transactions, page 6
1.We note your response to prior comment 1. It appears that Mr. Hackett was a Managing
Member and/or President of Steam Distribution, LLC, One Hit Wonder Holdings, LLC,
One Hit Wonder, Inc., and HAVC, LLC when the companies filed petition under Chapter
11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Please provide the disclosure required by Items
401(f) and 404 of Regulation S-K and revise the disclosure on pages 57 and 60. Please
also provide balancing disclosure in the Summary section, which clarifies Messrs.
Hackett's and Voudouris' experience with the above referenced companies and
involvement with their recent bankruptcy.
FirstName LastNameAllan Marshall
Comapany NameGrove, Inc.
May 11, 2021 Page 2
FirstName LastName
Allan Marshall
Grove, Inc.
May 11, 2021
Page 2
Use of Proceeds, page 26
2.We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 2, including that you intend
to use certain of the proceeds for working capital and miscellaneous corporate purposes
and that you intend to use a portion of the proceeds for acquisitions, but you do not have
any current agreements, commitments or understandings for any specific acquisition. To
the extent that you do not have a current specific plan for a significant portion of
the proceeds, please include a statement to this effect, discuss the principal reasons for the
offering and add risk factor disclosure. Refer to Item 504 of Regulation S-K.
Government Regulation, page 55
3.We note your response to prior comment 6 and your revised disclosure on page 42 that
you “have no immediate plans to export any products to Europe.” Please tell us why
your distribution activities are not subject to European regulations or expand your
disclosure to include a discussion of the regulations that may apply to your products.
Refer to Item 101(h)(4)(ix) of Regulation S-K. Please also clarify whether your reference
to “customer” on page 42 means a channel partner such as reseller, distributor, or end-
user customer.
You may contact Tara Harkins at 202-551-3639 or Kevin Kuhar at 202-551-3662 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Deanna Virginio at 202-551-4530 or Jeffrey Gabor at 202-551-2544 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
cc: Mark Lee, Esq.
2021-05-03 - CORRESP - UPEXI, INC.
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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP ■ ATTORNEYS AT LAW ■ WWW.GTLAW.COM
1201 K Street, Suite 1100 | Sacramento, CA 95814
Mark Lee, Esq.
Tel +1 916.868.0630
Fax +1 916.448.1709
leema@gtlaw.com
May 3, 2021
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Tara Harkins
Kevin Kuhar
Deanna Virginio
Jeffrey Gabor
Re: Grove, Inc.
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
CIK No. 0001775194
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Grove, Inc. (the “Company”), we are hereby submitting to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”), which amends the Registration Statement previously filed on April 15, 2021. The Registration Statement has been revised to reflect the Company’s responses to the comment letter to the Registration Statement received on April 29, 2021 from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”).
For ease of review, we have set forth below each of the numbered comments of your letter in bold type followed by the Company’s responses thereto.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed April 15, 2021
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Recent Transactions, page 6
1. Please file the HAVZ Consolidated acquisition agreement as an exhibit to the registration statement or tell us why you are not required to do so. Refer to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has filed the acquisition agreement as Exhibit 2.2.
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AMSTERDAM
ATLANTA
AUSTIN
BERLIN¬
BOCA RATON
BOSTON
CHICAGO
DALLAS
DELAWARE
DENVER
FORT LAUDERDALE
HOUSTON
LAS VEGAS
LONDON*
LOS ANGELES
MEXICO CITY+
MIAMI
MILAN**
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
ORANGE COUNTY
ORLANDO
PHILADELPHIA
PHOENIX
ROME**
SACRAMENTO
SAN FRANCISCO
SEOUL∞
SHANGHAI
SILICON VALLEY
TALLAHASSEE
TAMPA
TEL AVIV^
TOKYO¤
WARSAW~
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
WEST PALM BEACH
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* OPERATES AS A
SEPARATE UK REGISTERED LEGAL ENTITY
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GREENBERG TRAURIG, S.C.
* * STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
∞ OPERATES AS
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
FOREIGN LEGAL CONSULTANT OFFICE
^ A BRANCH OF
GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A.,
FLORIDA, USA
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Use of Proceeds, page 26
2. We note your response to prior comment 2. With respect to the proceeds you expect to receive from the offering, please revise to identify the principal purposes for which you plan to use the proceeds and the approximate amount intended to be used for each such purpose. For instance, we note that your disclosure on page 25 indicates that you intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund, among other purposes, new and ongoing research and development expenses and hiring of additional personnel.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the disclosure has been revised accordingly.
Dilution, page 28
3. We note your response to comment 4 and that you disclose that your net tangible book value is $(1,947,363) and $(.16) per share of common stock as of December 31, 2020. As previously requested, please tell us how you calculated these amounts considering that you have total assets of $10,019,396, which is comprised of $2,208,261 of intangible assets and $2,413,815 of goodwill, and $7,696,625 of total liabilities as of December 31, 2020. Revise as necessary.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the disclosure of net tangible book value as of December 31, 2020 has been revised accordingly.
Consolidated pro-forma unaudited financial statements for the three months and six months 2019, page 34
4. We note your response to prior comment 5. Please revise to remove the consolidated pro forma unaudited financial statements for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2019 presented here and for the year ended June 30, 2019 presented on page 37. Refer to the guidance in Rule 11-02(c)(2)(i) and Rule 8-05 of Regulation S-X.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the consolidated pro forma unaudited financial statements for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and for the year ended June 30, 2019 have been removed accordingly.
Consolidated pro-forma unaudited financial statements, page 37
5. We note your response to prior comment 5. Please revise the disclosure to explain how you determined the adjustment for amortization expense associated with the fair value of definite lived intangible assets of approximately $333,068 per year as well as providing supporting calculations in the disclosure for your pro forma basic loss per common share for the year ended June 30, 2020. Refer to Rule 11-02(a) of Regulation S-X.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the disclosure has been revised to include detail regarding amortization and the calculation of pro forma basic loss per common share.
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Government Regulation, page 55
6. We note your response to prior comment 7. We also note your disclosure that you continue to search for a quality distribution partner familiar with European regulations and distribution processes. To the extent that you plan to expand the distribution of your products into Europe, please expand your disclosure to include a discussion of the regulations that may apply to your products. Refer to Item 101(h)(4)(ix) of Regulation SK. Alternatively, please explain to us why such disclosure is not required.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company does not have immediate plans to expand to Europe and therefore the disclosure has been deleted.
MANAGEMENT
Employment Agreements, page 59
7. Please expand your disclosure to describe the material terms of your employment agreement with Mr. Hackett and file the agreement as an exhibit to the registration statement or tell us why you are not required to do so. See Item 402(o) and Item 601(b)(10)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the disclosure has been revised to include a description of the material terms of Mr. Hackett’s employment agreement and the employment agreement has been filed as Exhibit 10.7.
Experts, page 78
8. We note your response to comment 19 in our letter dated March 10, 2021. As outlined in your response to that comment, please amend your filing prior to effectiveness to include a letter from your former auditor as Exhibit 16.1.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has filed a letter from its former auditor as Exhibit 16.1.
Note 15. Segment Information, page F-23
9. Please revise your reportable segments’ measures of profit or loss to reconcile to your consolidated income before income taxes. Please note that this also applies to your disclosures on page F-39. Refer to the guidance in ASC 280-10-50-30(b).
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, Note 15 has been revised to correct the typographical error.
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Note 16. Subsequent Events
Other Subsequent Events, page F-25
10. We note you refer to $1 million of convertible promissory notes issued in February and March 2020. As referenced on page F-40, it appears these notes were issued in February and March 2021. Please revise or advise to clarify.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, Note 16 has been revised to correct the typographical error.
Note 14. Segment Information, page F-39
11. We note your response to prior comment 11. As previously noted, your segment disclosures do not agree to your unaudited condensed financial statements included on pages F-27. For instance, we note that your total loss from operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 included here is incorrect. Please revise.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, Note 14 has been revised accordingly.
Exhibits
12. Prior to requesting effectiveness, please obtain and amend your filing to include a currently dated consent from your auditors for Infusionz LLC's audit report located on page F-42.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company will file updated consents from its auditors prior to effectiveness in a pre-effective amendment.
We hope the foregoing answers are responsive to your comments. Please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (916) 868-0630 or by fax at (916) 448-1709 with any questions or comments regarding this correspondence.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mark Lee, Esq.
Mark Lee
of GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
cc: (via email): Allan Marshall; Andrew
Norstrud
Greenberg Traurig, LLP ■ ATTORNEYS AT LAW ■ WWW.GTLAW.COM
2021-04-29 - UPLOAD - UPEXI, INC.
United States securities and exchange commission logo
April 29, 2021
Allan Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
Grove, Inc.
1710 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
Re:Grove, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed April 15, 2021
File No. 333-255266
Dear Mr. Marshall:
We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments. In
some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed April 15, 2021
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Recent Transactions, page 6
1.Please file the HAVZ Consolidated acquisition agreement as an exhibit to the registration
statement or tell us why you are not required to do so. Refer to Item 601(b)(2) of
Regulation S-K.
Use of Proceeds, page 26
2.We note your response to prior comment 2. With respect to the proceeds you expect to
receive from the offering, please revise to identify the principal purposes for which you
plan to use the proceeds and the approximate amount intended to be used for each such
purpose. For instance, we note that your disclosure on page 25 indicates that you intend
FirstName LastNameAllan Marshall
Comapany NameGrove, Inc.
April 29, 2021 Page 2
FirstName LastName
Allan Marshall
Grove, Inc.
April 29, 2021
Page 2
to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund, among other purposes, new and ongoing
research and development expenses and hiring of additional personnel.
Dilution, page 28
3.We note your response to comment 4 and that you disclose that your net tangible book
value is $(1,947,363) and $(.16) per share of common stock as of December 31, 2020. As
previously requested, please tell us how you calculated these amounts considering that
you have total assets of $10,019,396, which is comprised of $2,208,261 of intangible
assets and $2,413,815 of goodwill, and $7,696,625 of total liabilities as of December 31,
2020. Revise as necessary.
Consolidated pro-forma unaudited financial statements for the three months and six months
2019, page 34
4.We note your response to prior comment 5. Please revise to remove the consolidated pro
forma unaudited financial statements for the three months and six months ended
December 31, 2019 presented here and for the year ended June 30, 2019 presented on
page 37. Refer to the guidance in Rule 11-02(c)(2)(i) and Rule 8-05 of Regulation S-X.
Consolidated pro-forma unaudited financial statements, page 37
5.We note your response to prior comment 5. Please revise the disclosure to explain how
you determined the adjustment for amortization expense associated with the fair value of
definite lived intangible assets of approximately $333,068 per year as well as providing
supporting calculations in the disclosure for your pro forma basic loss per common share
for the year ended June 30, 2020. Refer to Rule 11-02(a) of Regulation S-X.
Government Regulation, page 55
6.We note your response to prior comment 7. We also note your disclosure that you
continue to search for a quality distribution partner familiar with European regulations and
distribution processes. To the extent that you plan to expand the distribution of your
products into Europe, please expand your disclosure to include a discussion of the
regulations that may apply to your products. Refer to Item 101(h)(4)(ix) of Regulation S-
K. Alternatively, please explain to us why such disclosure is not required.
MANAGEMENT
Employment Agreements, page 59
7.Please expand your disclosure to describe the material terms of your employment
agreement with Mr. Hackett and file the agreement as an exhibit to the registration
statement or tell us why you are not required to do so. See Item 402(o) and Item
601(b)(10)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K.
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Grove, Inc.
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Experts, page 78
8.We note your response to comment 19 in our letter dated March 10, 2021. As outlined in
your response to that comment, please amend your filing prior to effectivenss to include a
letter from your former auditor as Exhibit 16.1.
Note 15. Segment Information, page F-23
9.Please revise your reportable segments’ measures of profit or loss to reconcile to your
consolidated income before income taxes. Please note that this also applies to your
disclosures on page F-39. Refer to the guidance in ASC 280-10-50-30(b).
Note 16. Subsequent Events
Other Subsequent Events, page F-25
10.We note you refer to $1 million of convertible promissory notes issued in February and
March 2020. As referenced on page F-40, it appears these notes were issued in February
and March 2021. Please revise or advise to clarify.
Note 14. Segment Information, page F-39
11.We note your response to prior comment 11. As previously noted, your segment
disclosures do not agree to your unaudited condensed financial statements included on
pages F-27. For instance, we note that your total loss from operations for the three and six
months ended December 31, 2020 included here is incorrect. Please revise.
Exhibits
12.Prior to requesting effectiveness, please obtain and amend your filing to include a
currently dated consent from your auditors for Infusionz LLC's audit report located on
page F-42.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration
statement.
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Allan Marshall
Grove, Inc.
April 29, 2021
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You may contact Tara Harkins at 202-551-3639 or Kevin Kuhar at 202-551-3662 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Deanna Virginio at 202-551-4530 or Jeffrey Gabor at 202-551-2544 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
cc: Mark Lee, Esq.
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April 26, 2021
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Tara Harkins
Kevin Kuhar
Deanna Virginio
Jeffrey Gabor
Re: Grove, Inc.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed on April 15, 2021
CIK No. 0001775194
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Grove, Inc. (the “Company”), in connection with a Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-1 filed on April 15, 2021 and previously submitted to the Commission on a confidential basis pursuant to 17 C.F.R. § 200.83 on February 11, 2021 and March 25, 2021, we are hereby submitting to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) the Company’s response to comment 13 of the comment letter to the Registration Statement received on March 10, 2021 (the “Letter”) from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”).
For ease of review, we have set forth below comment 13 of the Letter in bold type followed by the Company’s response thereto.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 15, 2021
Stock Based Compensation, page 41
13. Once you have an estimated offering price or range, please explain to us how you determined the fair value of the common stock underlying your equity issuances and the reasons for any differences between the recent valuations of your common stock leading up to the IPO and the estimated offering price. This information will help facilitate our review of your accounting for equity issuances, including stock compensation and beneficial conversion features. Please discuss with the staff how to submit your response.
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Response: The equity issuances of the Company to date have been based on recent stock issuances of common stock at a fair value of $1.53 per share (post reverse split). Such fair value of the shares of common stock has been used for the Company’s internal valuation of equity transactions as considered and approved by the board of directors, including issuance of stock options and issuance of shares of common stock as consideration in connection with acquisition transactions.
The Company estimates that the initial public offering price of shares of its common stock will be between $5.00 and $6.00, which cannot be used under ASC 450-30-25-1, as it would significantly increase the value of the Company as a contingency gain in value. Based on ASC 718-10-30-3, which states that “…the cost of goods obtained or services received in exchange for awards of share-based compensation generally shall be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued…”, because the equity transactions were incurred prior to the date of the anticipated initial public offering, the previous cash offering price is deemed to be the best estimate for the fair value of those equity transactions.
We hope the foregoing answers are responsive to your comment. Please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (916) 868-0630 or by fax at (916) 448-1709 with any questions or comments regarding this correspondence.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mark Lee, Esq.
Mark Lee
of GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
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Tel +1 916.868.0630
Fax +1 916.448.1709
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April 15, 2021
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Tara Harkins
Kevin Kuhar
Deanna Virginio
Jeffrey Gabor
Re: Grove, Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Confidentially Submitted on March 25, 2021
CIK No. 0001775194
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Grove, Inc. (the “Company”), we are hereby submitting to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-1 (“Amendment No. 2”). The Company previously submitted a draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 on a confidential basis pursuant to Rule 83 on February 11, 2021 (the “Draft Submission”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, submitted on March 25, 2021 (“Amendment No. 1”). The Registration Statement has been revised to reflect the Company’s responses to the comment letter to Amendment No. 1 received on April 8, 2021 from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”).
For ease of review, we have set forth below each of the numbered comments of your letter in bold type followed by the Company’s responses thereto.
Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 submitted March 25, 2021
Our Company, page 3
1. We note your response to prior comment 3. Please clarify whether such growth estimates over the next five years depends on favorable U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance or legislation from Congress.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the disclosure has been updated to clarify that the growth estimates are dependent on favorable guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or legislation from Congress.
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Use of Proceeds, page 26
2. We note your response to prior comment 9. Please explain to us why you have presented your use of proceeds based on percentage of the offering sold. In this regard, we note that you contemplate a firm commitment underwritten offering. Additionally, we note that you intend to use a portion of the proceeds for acquisition investments. To the extent you plan to use the proceeds to finance acquisitions of other businesses, please revise your disclosure to include the nature of the businesses to be sought. Refer to Instruction 6 to Item 504 of Regulation S-K.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has removed the presentation of use of proceeds based on percentage of the offering sold and included information regarding the nature of the businesses to be acquired.
Capitalization, page 27
3. We note your response to comment 10. Please revise your capitalization table to include a mathematically accurate total for pro forma stockholders' equity and total capitalization. Also, revise the first sentence of this section to be labelled as of December 31, 2020 rather than as of September 30, 2020.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the capitalization table has been updated and the first sentence of the section has been revised to reference December 31, 2020.
Dilution, page 28
4. We note that you disclose that your net tangible book value and pro forma net tangible book value per share is $5,143,000 and $15,143,000 as of December 31, 2020. Please tell us how you calculated these amounts considering that you have total assets of $10,019,396, which is comprised of $2,208,261 of intangible assets and $2,413,815 of goodwill, and $7,696,625 of total liabilities as of December 31, 2020. Revise as necessary.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, this disclosure has been revised.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Consolidated pro-forma unaudited financial statements for the three months and six months 2019, page 35
5. We note your responses to comment 27 and 28 and that you present summary consolidated pro forma unaudited results of operations for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2019. You similarly provide a presentation on page 38 of summary unaudited consolidated pro forma results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. In consideration of Rule 8-05 of Regulation S-X, revise your filing to provide a condensed pro forma statement of income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 related to the Infusionz acquisition consummated on July 1, 2020 that complies with the presentation, and disclosure of pro forma financial information requirements of Rule 11-01 through Rule 11-03 of Regulation S-X. This includes both sets of historical income statements, a column of pro forma adjustments recorded and supporting footnote information.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the filing has been revised to include the referenced pro forma statements and related information.
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Description of Business, page 43
6. We note your response to prior comment 14. We also note your disclosure on page F-39 relating to your significant customers for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020. To the extent you are dependent on one or a few major customers, please identify the customers, describe the material terms of your agreements with such customers and file the agreements as exhibits to your registration statement. Please also include risk factor disclosure, if appropriate.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, additional disclosure regarding significant customers has been added. An additional risk factor disclosure has also been included on page [__].
Government Regulation, page 56
7. We note your response to prior comment 16. Please revise to clarify whether your flavoring products are subject to EU regulations. To the extent applicable, please expand your disclosure to discuss any foreign regulations applicable to your business.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure to address any applicable foreign regulations.
Note 15, Segment Information, page F-23
8. We note your response to prior comment 22. As previously requested, please explain to us and revise the filing to disclose why you do not allocate any general and administrative expenses to your product segment category as part of the measurement of segment profit. Refer to the introductory paragraph of ASC 280-10-50-29 and 50-29(b).
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, general and administrative expense has been fully allocated between the two segments, Products and Trade Show, with most of the general and administrative expenses being allocated to the product segment category. There are no unallocated general and administrative expenses and the footnotes have been updated to reflect the full allocation of general and administrative expense.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16. Subsequent Events , page F-24
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9. We note your response to comment 25 that you have adjusted the shares related to the reverse stock split throughout the filing. However, we do not see where you have adjusted the shares throughout your audited financial statements retroactively for the reverse stock split. As previously requested, please revise the entire filing to present all share information on a post reverse stock split basis to comply with ASC 260-10-55-12 and SAB Topic 4C.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the financial statements have been updated to reflect the reverse stock split.
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 14. Segment Information, page F-39
10. We note on pages F-23 through F-23 that you present an "other" category in your segment presentation and do not include this category in your segment presentation here. Please explain to us if you have had a change in your segment reporting structure. If so, please provide the disclosures required by ASC 280-10-50-34 through 50-36 related to this change in segment presentation.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, this presentation has been revised to remove the “other” category.
11. We note that your segment disclosures here do not reconcile to your unaudited condensed financial statements included on pages F-26 and F-27. For instance, we note on page F-27 that your total revenue for the six months ended is $7,102,336 rather than $9,308,422. Please revise.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the total revenue has been corrected.
We hope the foregoing answers are responsive to your comments. Please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (916) 868-0630 or by fax at (916) 448-1709 with any questions or comments regarding this correspondence.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP ■ ATTORNEYS AT LAW ■ WWW.GTLAW.COM
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mark Lee, Esq.
Mark Lee
of GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
cc: (via email): Allan Marshall; Andrew Norstrud
Greenberg Traurig, LLP ■ ATTORNEYS AT LAW ■ WWW.GTLAW.COM
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April 8, 2021
Allan Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
Grove, Inc.
1710 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
Re:Grove, Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Submitted March 25, 2021
CIK No. 0001775194
Dear Mr. Marshall:
We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following
comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting
an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on
EDGAR. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not
believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your
amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional
comments.
Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 submitted March 25, 2021
Our Company, page 3
1.We note your response to prior comment 3. Please clarify whether such growth estimates
over the next five years depends on favorable U.S. Food and Drug Administration
guidance or legislation from Congress.
Use of Proceeds, page 26
2.We note your response to prior comment 9. Please explain to us why you have presented
your use of proceeds based on percentage of the offering sold. In this regard, we note that
you contemplate a firm commitment underwritten offering. Additionally, we note that you
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intend to use a portion of the proceeds for acquisition investments. To the extent you plan
to use the proceeds to finance acquisitions of other businesses, please revise your
disclosure to include the nature of the businesses to be sought. Refer to Instruction 6 to
Item 504 of Regulation S-K.
Capitalization , page 27
3.We note your response to comment 10. Please revise your capitalization table to include a
mathematically accurate total for pro forma stockholders' equity and total capitalization.
Also, revise the first sentence of this section to be labelled as of December 31, 2020 rather
than as of September 30, 2020.
Dilution , page 28
4.We note that you disclose that your net tangible book value and pro forma net tangible
book value per share is $5,143,000 and $15,143,000 as of December 31, 2020. Please tell
us how you calculated these amounts considering that you have total assets
of $10,019,396, which is comprised of $2,208,261 of intangible assets and $2,413,815 of
goodwill, and $7,696,625 of total liabilities as of December 31, 2020. Revise as necessary.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Consolidated pro-forma unaudited financial statements for the three months and six months
2019, page 35
5.We note your responses to comment 27 and 28 and that you present summary
consolidated pro forma unaudited results of operations for the three months and six
months ended December 31, 2019. You similarly provide a presentation on page 38 of
summary unaudited consolidated pro forma results of operations for the year ended June
30, 2020 and 2019. In consideration of Rule 8-05 of Regulation S-X, revise your filing to
provide a condensed pro forma statement of income for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2020 related to the Infusionz acquisition consummated on July 1, 2020 that complies with
the presentation, and disclosure of pro forma financial information requirements of Rule
11-01 through Rule 11-03 of Regulation S-X. This includes both sets of historical income
statements, a column of pro forma adjustments recorded and supporting footnote
information.
Description of Business, page 43
6.We note your response to prior comment 14. We also note your disclosure on page F-39
relating to your significant customers for the three and six months ended December 31,
2020. To the extent you are dependent on one or a few major customers, please identify
the customers, describe the material terms of your agreements with such customers and
file the agreements as exhibits to your registration statement. Please also include risk
factor disclosure, if appropriate.
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Comapany NameGrove, Inc.
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Allan Marshall
Grove, Inc.
April 8, 2021
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Government Regulation, page 56
7.We note your response to prior comment 16. Please revise to clarify whether your
flavoring products are subject to EU regulations. To the extent applicable, please expand
your disclosure to discuss any foreign regulations applicable to your business.
Note 15. Segment Information, page F-23
8.We note your response to prior comment 22. As previously requested, please explain to
us and revise the filing to disclose why you do not allocate any general and administrative
expenses to your product segment category as part of the measurement of segment profit.
Refer to the introductory paragraph of ASC 280-10-50-29 and 50-29(b).
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16. Subsequent Events , page F-24
9.We note your response to comment 25 that you have adjusted the shares related to
the reverse stock split throughout the filing. However, we do not see where you have
adjusted the shares throughout your audited financial statements retroactively for the
reverse stock split. As previously requested, please revise the entire filing to present all
share information on a post reverse stock split basis to comply with ASC 260-10-55-12
and SAB Topic 4C.
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 14. Segment Information, page F-39
10.We note on pages F-23 through F-23 that you present an "other" category in your segment
presentation and do not include this category in your segment presentation here. Please
explain to us if you have had a change in your segment reporting structure. If so, please
provide the disclosures required by ASC 280-10-50-34 through 50-36 related to this
change in segment presentation.
11.We note that your segment disclosures here do not reconcile to your unaudited condensed
financial statements included on pages F-26 and F-27. For instance, we note on page F-27
that your total revenue for the six months ended is $7,102,336 rather than $9,308,422.
Please revise.
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Allan Marshall
Grove, Inc.
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You may contact Tara Harkins at 202-551-3639 or Kevin Kuhar at 202-551-3662 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Deanna Virginio at 202-551-4530 or Jeffrey Gabor at 202-551-2544 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
cc: Mark Lee, Esq.
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March 10, 2021
Allan Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
Grove, Inc.
1710 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
Re:Grove, Inc.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Submitted February 11, 2021
CIK No. 0001775194
Dear Mr. Marshall:
We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments. In
some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 submitted February 11, 2021
Summary, page 3
1.We note your use of "nutraceutical." The term "nutraceutical" has no meaning in FDA
rules and regulations. To the extent you use the term, you should clearly define the term
the first time it is used and briefly explain why it is an accurate descriptor.
2.We note your statements that hemp-based products have "various health benefits," that
the growth of the market is due to "increased incidences of diseases such as epilepsy and
other sleep disorders," that your primary products "combat pain, depression, and anxiety"
and also "provide better calm and sleep to the end user." Products that are intended for use
in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease and/or intended to
affect the structure or any function of the body are considered drugs under the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and subject to FDA approval. Please revise to describe the
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regulatory status of these products, or revise to avoid unsubstantiated therapeutic claims.
3.Please revise to provide the basis for your statements that the "market for hemp-derived
products is expected to increase exponentially over the next five years," that "Grove is
well positioned to be a dominant player in the hemp industry", that "you offer the
industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of CBD products," that you have a "leading
market position in the CBD industry trade show," and that you are the "Leader in CBD
Product Research and Development."
Recent Transactions, page 6
4.Please file the acquisition agreements referenced as exhibits to the registration statement.
Refer to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Alternatively, please explain to us why such
disclosure is not required.
Risk Factors
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our competitive position could be
harmed, page 14
5.Please expand your disclosure to state that you do not currently have any patents,
trademarks or copyrights.
There is limited availability of clinical studies, page 20
6.Please remove statements regarding your belief that all of your products are safe when
taken as directed. Determinations of safety are solely within the authority of the FDA.
Laws and regulations affecting the CBD industry are evolving under the Farm Bill, page 21
7.We note your disclosure that the 2018 Farm Bill. Please revise your disclosure to clarify
the scope of the 2018 Farm Bill, including restrictions applicable to hemp and
requirements for any hemp-derived cannabinoid product to be excluded from Schedule 1
of the Controlled Substances Act. Additionally, please discuss restrictions applicable to
the use of cannabis-derived products in clinical research and development.
8.Please expand your risk factor disclosure to discuss at length the current concerns of the
FDA regarding products that contain cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds,
including CBD. We note in particular that the FDA has deemed
marketing food containing CBD or labeling it as a dietary supplement to be illegal. Also
disclose any material risks relating to state or foreign regulations on your business. Please
include similar disclosure in the Summary and Business sections where you discuss
the 2018 Farm Bill.
Use of Proceeds, page 26
9.With reference to Item 504 of Regulation S-K, please revise to identify the principal
purposes and the approximate amount intended to be used for each such purpose. For
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instance, we note that your disclosure on page 24 indicates that you intend to use the net
proceeds from this offering to fund, among other purposes, new and ongoing research and
development expenses and hiring of additional personnel.
Capitalization, page 27
10.Please address the following in your capitalization table:
•Revise to incorporate indebtness, including long-term debt and notes payable, as part
of your capitalization.
•Include a mathematically accurate total for capitalization at the bottom of the table.
•Ensure the pro forma amount are consistent with the offering, we note that you
assumed $5.00 per share which is not finalized in the prospectus.
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 40
11.We note your disclosure on page F-34 that the Company and Infusionz each entered into a
Paycheck Protection Program loan in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Please
describe the material terms of each PPP loan. Alternatively, please explain to us why such
disclosure is not required.
12.We note your disclosure that certain factors raise substantial doubt about your ability to
continue as a going concern and that there is no assurance that the Company will be able
to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with existing cash on hand and/or
the private placement of Common Stock. Please expand your disclosure to describe the
potential consequences to your business if you are unable to raise additional financing.
Stock Based Compensation, page 42
13.Once you have an estimated offering price or range, please explain to us how you
determined the fair value of the common stock underlying your equity issuances and the
reasons for any differences between the recent valuations of your common stock leading
up to the IPO and the estimated offering price. This information will help facilitate our
review of your accounting for equity issuances, including stock compensation and
beneficial conversion features. Please discuss with the staff how to submit your response.
Description of Business, page 43
14.We note your disclosure on page 21 that a significant amount of your net sales, in certain
markets, is dependent on a few key distributors and their extensive sales networks and that
the loss or inactivity of one or more of these key distributors who generate a significant
amount of your net sales could have a material adverse effect on your business, results of
operations and financial condition. To the extent your business is substantially dependent
on such distributors, please identify the distributors, describe the material terms of your
agreements with such distributors and file the agreements as exhibits to your registration
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statement. Alternatively, please explain to us why such disclosure is not required.
Our Products, page 44
15.Please revise to clarify whether your primary products are all commercial products or
whether any are currently still in development, including the current status of
development. In this regard, we note your statements that you cannot assure investors that
you will successfully market and sell your "planned" products.
Government Regulation, page 56
16.We note your disclosure that you currently export to several European countries and have
begun searching for a quality distribution partner familiar with European regulations and
distribution processes. Please expand your disclosure to discuss any foreign regulations
applicable to your business.
Management
Employment Agreements, page 60
17.Please file your employment agreements with each of your executive officers
as exhibits to the registration statement. See Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 65
18.Please disclose the name of the related person as required by Item 404(a)(1) of Regulation
S-K.
Experts, page 79
19.Based on the change in your auditor, please provide the disclosures required by Item 304
of Regulation S-K, including a letter from your former auditor agreeing or disagreeing
with your disclosures, filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Refer to Item 11(i)
of Form S-1.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue, page F-10
20.We note from page 16 and throughout the filing that you provide services to your
customers and that COVID has limited your ability to visit customer sites to perform
services related to your products. Please tell us and revise your filing to disclose the
nature of the services that you provide to your customers that accompany your products.
Within your discussion, please explain how you are accounting for these services under
ASC 606.
21.We note that you recognized $1.3 million in trade show revenue during fiscal 2020 but
that you cancelled your 2020 trade show. Please revise throughout the filing to state, if
true, that you cancelled your November 2020 trade show and clarify that you held the
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November 2019 show.
Note 15. Segment Information, page F-23
22.Please tell us and revise the filing to disclose why you do not allocate any general and
administrative expenses to your product segment category. Additionally, describe and
disclose the specific types of material amounts included in the "other" category and not
allocated to the reportable segments' profit or loss and assets for each period presented.
Refer to ASC 280-10-50-29 through 50-31.
23.We note your disclosure on pages 44-53 related to your different type of products. Please
revise the filing to disclose your revenue by product pursuant to ASC 280-10-50-40 for
each reporting period presented.
24.We note the line item Sales and marketing in the June 30, 2020 reconciliation is not
mathematically accurate. Please revise.
Note 16. Subsequent Events, page F-24
25.We note that your board of directors approved a reverse stock split of your outstanding
common stock with a record date of February 5, 2021. Please revise the filing to comply
with ASC 260-10-55-12 and SAB Topic 4C.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Acquisitions, page F-31
26.We note that you acquired Infusionz LLC for $3.4 million, which will consist of an
estimated $3 million in shares of common stock and $350,000 in cash. Please address the
following with reference to ASC 805 and revise the filing as appropriate:
•Clarify if the agreement guarantees a specified number of common shares, the fair
value of common shares to be issued or a combination of both.
•Provide calculations describing how the number of common shares to be issued will
be determined.
•Describe the time frame for the delivery of common shares. We note for example that
additional shares were issued on November 1, 2020.
•Describe how you accounted for and valued the common shares issued on November
1, 2020.
•Clarify what the balance sheet account Acquisition payable represents and how the
value was determined.
27.Please revise to disclose the information required by ASC 805-10-50-2(h), including the
supplemental pro forma information.
Infusionz LLC's Financial Statements , page F-39
28.Considering the significance of the Infusionz acquisition consummated on July 1, 2020,
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please tell us, and revise if necessary, how you considered the requirements for pro forma
financial statements under Rule 8-05 of Regulation S-X.
General
29.Please provide us with copies of all written communications, as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act, that you, or anyone authorized to do so on your behalf, present to
potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether or not they
retain copies of the communications.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration
statement.
You may contact Tara Harkins at (202) 551-3639 or Kevin Kuhar at (202) 551-3662 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Deanna Virginio at (202) 551-4530 or Jeffrey Gabor at (202) 551-2544 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
cc: Mark Lee, Esq.