As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2024.
Registration No. 333-
Colorado | | | 7812 | | | 84-1113527 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Jason M. Hille Foley & Lardner LLP 777 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 271-2400 | | | John D. Hogoboom, Esq. Lowenstein Sandler LLP 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 (646) 414-6846 |
Large accelerated filer | | | ☐ | | | Accelerated filer | | | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | | | ☒ | | | Smaller reporting company | | | ☒ |
| | | | Emerging growth company | | | ☐ |
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(1) | The number of shares of our Class A common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on 18,046,018 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of June 13, 2024, and excludes, as of that date, the following: |
• | 222,846 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, at a weighted-average exercise price of $8.19 per share; |
• | 1,325,492 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the vesting and settlement of outstanding restricted stock units; |
• | 603,701 shares of Class A common stock available for future issuance under our 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan, or the 2009 Plan, and 1,649,950 shares of Class A common stock available for future issuance under our 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan, or the 2019 Plan, and any automatic increases in the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under the 2009 Plan and the 2019 Plan; and |
• | 213,947 shares of our Class A common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the 2019 ESPP, and any automatic increases in the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under the 2019 ESPP. |
Title of Class of Common Stock | | | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | | | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership(1) | | | Percent of Class(2) | | | Percent of Class A Assuming Full Conversion of Class B Ownership(3) |
Class A | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(4) | | | 1,173,798 | | | 6.50% | | | 5.01% |
| | AWM Investment Company, Inc.(5) | | | 1,738,257 | | | 9.63% | | | 7.41% | |
| | Koller Capital LLC(6) | | | 1,267,763 | | | 7.03% | | | 5.41% | |
| | Nantahala Capital Management, LLC(7) | | | 915,029 | | | 5.07% | | | 3.90% | |
| | Flint Ridge Capital LLC(8) | | | 950,000 | | | 5.26% | | | 4.05% | |
| | John P. Szabo, Jr.(8) | | | 1,745,000 | | | 9.67% | | | 7.44% | |
| | Jirka Rysavy(9) | | | 6,028,845 | | | 25.71% | | | 25.71% | |
| | Paul Tarell | | | 152,802 | | | 0.85% | | | * | |
| | Kiersten Medvedich(10) | | | 44,806 | | | * | | | * | |
| | James Colquhoun | | | 1,033,203 | | | 5.73% | | | 4.41% | |
| | Paul Sutherland(11) | | | 303,227 | | | 1.68% | | | * | |
| | Kristin E. Frank(12) | | | 90,968 | | | * | | | * | |
| | Anaal Udaybabu | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| | Keyur Patel | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| | All directors and current executive officers as a group (7 persons) | | | 7,501,049 | | | 41.57% | | | 31.99% | |
Class B | | | Jirka Rysavy(9) | | | 1,400,000 | | | 25.93% | | | 5.97% |
| | Jirka Rysavy, LLC(9) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 74.07% | | | 17.06% | |
| | All directors and current executive officers as a group (7 persons) | | | 5,400,000 | | | 100.00% | | | N/A |
* | Indicates less than one percent ownership. |
— | Indicates zero beneficial ownership and zero percent of class. |
(1) | This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal shareholders directly to us or on Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed with the SEC. All beneficial ownership is direct and the beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power over the securities beneficially owned unless otherwise noted. Share amounts and percent of class include securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our Class A common stock and restricted stock units vesting within 60 days after May 31, 2024. Under the Option Agreement, we have the right to purchase the Subsidiary Shares for cash (a “Cash Election”). In the event that we make a Cash Election, no Resale Shares will be issued. As a result, the beneficial ownership information in the table above does not include the Resale Shares because the Benefiting Shareholders do not have an unconditional right to receive them within 60 days of May 31, 2024. |
(2) | This column represents a beneficial owner’s percentage of ownership for a respective class of our common stock. |
(3) | This column represents a beneficial owner’s percentage of ownership of our Class A common stock, assuming conversion of all 5,400,000 outstanding shares of our Class B common stock. One share of our Class B common stock is convertible into one share of our Class A common stock. |
(4) | According to a report on Schedule 13G filed jointly by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“AFI”) and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“CMIA”) with the SEC on February 14, 2024, AFI has shared voting power over 1,173,598 shares and shared dispositive power over 1,173,798 shares and CMIA has shared voting and shared dispositive power over 1,173,598 shares. The address for AFI is 145 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, and the address for CMIA is 290 Congress St., Boston, MA 02210. |
(5) | According to a report on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2024, AWM Investment Company, Inc. (“AWM”), the investment adviser to Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (“Cayman”), Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (“SSFQP”), and Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. (“SSPE”), has sole investment and sole dispositive power over 1,738,257 shares, consisting of 324,786 shares held by Cayman, 1,160,220 shares held by SSFQP and 253,251 shares held by SSPE. David M. Greenhouse and Adam |
(6) | According to a report on Schedule 13G filed jointly by Koller Capital LLC (“Koller Capital”), Koller Microcap Opportunities Fund LP (“Koller Microcap”) and Ross Koller with the SEC on April 18, 2024, each of Koller Capital, Koller Microcap and Ross Koller has shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 1,267,763 shares. The address for each of the filers is 1343 Main Street, Suite 413, Sarasota, FL 34236. |
(7) | According to a report on Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2024, Nantahala Capital Management, LLC (“Nantahala”) and its managing members, Wilmot B. Harkey and Daniel Mack, each have shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 915,029 shares held by funds and separately managed accounts under its control. The address for Nantahala is 130 Main St. 2nd Floor, New Canaan, CT 06840. |
(8) | According to a report on Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2024, Flint Ridge Capital LLC (“Flint Ridge”) is the general partner and investment adviser of Flint Ridge Partners L.P. (the “Fund”). Mr. John P. Szabo Jr. is the control person of Flint Ridge. The Fund filed jointly with the other filers but not as a member of a group and disclaims that it is a beneficial owner of any stocks covered by the Schedule 13G. Each filer disclaims beneficial ownership of the stock except to the extent of that person’s pecuniary interest therein. Flint Ridge has shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 950,000 shares. Mr. Szabo has sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 345,000 shares and shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 1,400,000 shares. The address for each of the filers is 1343 Main Street, Suite 704, Sarasota, FL 34236. |
(9) | The shares beneficially owned by Mr. Rysavy consist of 628,845 shares of our Class A common stock owned directly by Mr. Rysavy and 5,400,000 shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of our Class B common stock, of which 1,400,000 shares are owned directly by Mr. Rysavy and 4,000,000 shares are owned by Jirka Rysavy, LLC, of which Mr. Rysavy is the sole owner and manager. The information regarding the number of shares beneficially owned by Jirka Rysavy, LLC is solely based on a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 18, 2022. According to the Schedule 13D, Jirka Rysavy, LLC beneficially owns 4,000,000 shares of our Class B common stock. The address for Jirka Rysavy, LLC is 833 W. South Boulder Road, Louisville, CO 80027. |
(10) | Consists of 34,806 shares of our Class A common stock and 10,000 shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options that are currently exercisable. |
(11) | Consists of 254,291 shares of our Class A common stock and 48,936 shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options that are currently exercisable. |
(12) | Consists of 62,058 shares of our Class A common stock and 28,910 shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options that are currently exercisable. |
Benefiting Shareholders | | | Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering | | | Shares Offered by this Prospectus | | | Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering | | | Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering(1) |
Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P.(2) | | | 2,355,783(3) | | | 1,195,563(3) | | | 1,160,220 | | | 6.4% |
Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P.(2) | | | 659,465(4) | | | 334,679(4) | | | 324,786 | | | 1.8% |
Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P.(2) | | | 831,342(5) | | | 578,091(5) | | | 253,251 | | | 1.4% |
(1) | Percentage ownership is based on 18,046,018 shares of our Class A common stock outstanding as of June 13, 2024. |
(2) | AWM Investment Company, Inc. (“AWM”) is the investment adviser to the Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (“SSFQP”), the Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (“Cayman”) and the Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. (“SSFPE” and, collectively with SSFQP and Cayman, the “Funds”). As the investment adviser to the Funds, AWM holds sole voting and sole investment power over the shares of Class A common stock held by the Funds. David M. Greenhouse and Adam Stettner are the principal owners of AWM and are deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A common stock held by the Funds. Messrs. Greenhouse and Stettner disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. |
(3) | Includes a maximum of 1,195,563 shares of Class A common stock that SSFQP would have the right to acquire under the Option Agreement assuming we make a Stock Election. Includes shares that would be issuable to SSFQP upon the exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants that SSFQP would receive in the event we make a Stock Election in lieu of shares of Class A common stock that would cause SSFQP and its affiliates to become the beneficial owner of more than 9.99% of our Class A common stock. |
(4) | Includes a maximum of 334,679 shares of Class A common stock that Cayman would have the right to acquire under the Option Agreement assuming we make a Stock Election. Includes shares that would be issuable to Cayman upon the exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants that Cayman would receive in the event we make a Stock Election in lieu of shares of Class A common stock that would cause Cayman and its affiliates to become the beneficial owner of more than 9.99% of our Class A common stock. |
(5) | Includes a maximum of 578,091 shares of Class A common stock that SSFPE would have the right to acquire under the Option Agreement assuming we make a Stock Election. Includes shares that would be issuable to SSFPE upon the exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants that SSFPE would receive in the event we make a Stock Election in lieu of shares of Class A common stock that would cause SSFPE and its affiliates to become the beneficial owner of more than 9.99% of our Class A common stock. |
• | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
• | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
• | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
• | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
• | privately negotiated transactions; |
• | short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC; |
• | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
• | broker-dealers may agree with the Benefiting Shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
• | a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
• | any other method permitted by applicable law. |
• | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on March 29, 2024; |
• | our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 29, 2024, to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023; |
• | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed on May 6, 2024; |
• | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2024 and May 21, 2024; and |
• | the description of our Class A common stock contained in our registration on Form 8-A filed on October 1, 1999 pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
Item 13. | Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
Expenses of Issuance and Distribution | | | $ Amount to be Paid |
SEC registration fee | | | $1,403.47 |
Accounting fees and expenses | | | 40,000.00 |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 60,000.00 |
Printing and engraving expenses | | | 15,000.00 |
Total Expenses of Issuance and Distribution | | | $116,403.47 |
Item 14. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Item 15. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities |
Item 16. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
(a) | Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the signature pages hereto, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. |
(b) | Financial Statement Schedules. None. |
Item 17. | Undertakings |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement; |
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering; |
(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
(5) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the |
(6) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
Exhibit No. | | | Description |
| | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Gaiam, Inc. (now known as Gaia, Inc.) dated October 24, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Gaia’s Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2016). | |
| | Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Gaiam, Inc. (now known as Gaia, Inc.) dated August 4, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Gaia’s Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2016). | |
| | Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Gaia, Inc., dated July 14, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Gaia’s Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2016). | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Gaia, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Gaia’s Form 8-K filed May 1, 2023). | |
| | Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Gaia, Inc., effective May 20, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Gaia’s Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024). | |
| | Form of Gaia, Inc. Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Gaia’s Form S-8 filed April 29, 2019). | |
| | Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Gaia’s Form 10-K filed February 24, 2020). | |
| | Opinion of Foley & Lardner, LLP. | |
| | Gaiam, Inc. (now known as Gaia, Inc.) 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated January 15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of Gaia’s proxy statement filed March 13, 2009). | |
| | Form of Employee Stock Option Agreement, under Gaia’s 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of Gaia’s Form 10-K filed March 16, 2010). | |
| | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Awards Agreement under Gaia’s 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Gaia’s Form 8-K filed July 8, 2016). | |
| | Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of Gaia’s Form 10-K filed March 31, 2014). | |
| | Gaia, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated April 25, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of Gaia’s proxy statement filed March 8, 2019). | |
| | Gaia, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, dated April 25, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of Gaia’s proxy statement filed March 8, 2019). | |
| | Form of Employee Stock Option Agreement, under Gaia’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Gaia’s Form 10-K filed February 24, 2020 (No. 000-27517)). | |
| | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Awards Agreement under Gaia’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Gaia’s Form 10-K filed February 24, 2020). | |
| | Master Lease dated as of September 9, 2020, between Boulder Road LLC, as lessee, and Boulder Road LLC and Westside Boulder, LLC, tenants in common, as lessors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Gaia’s Form 8-K filed September 10, 2020). | |
| | Loan Agreement dated as of December 28, 2020, between Boulder Road LLC and Westside Boulder Road, LLC, as borrower, and Great Western Bank, as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Gaia’s Form 8-K filed January 4, 2021). | |
| | Unconditional Guaranty of Payment dated as of December 28, 2020, between Gaia, Inc., as guarantor and Great Western Bank, as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Gaia’s Form 8-K filed January 4, 2021). | |
| | Credit and Security Agreement by and among Gaia, Inc., as Borrower, The Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party hereto, and KeyBank National Association, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Gaia’s Form 8-K filed August 26, 2022). | |
| | Option Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2024, by and among Gaia, Inc. and the investors named on the signature pages thereto. | |
| | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2024, by and among Gaia, Inc. and the investors named on the signature pages thereto. |
Exhibit No. | | | Description |
| | Form of Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrant. | |
| | List of Gaia, Inc. Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 of Gaia’s Form 10-K filed March 29, 2024). | |
| | Consent of Armanino LLP, independent registered accounting firm. | |
| | Consent of Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| | Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| | Gaia, Inc. Compensation Recovery Policy, adopted November 20, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 of Gaia’s Form 10-K filed March 29, 2024). | |
| | Filling Fee Table |
* | Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
** | Filed herewith. |
| | GAIA, INC. | |
| | (Registrant) | |
| | ||
| | /s/ James Colquhoun | |
| | James Colquhoun | |
| | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
| | /s/ James Colquhoun | |
June 17, 2024 | | | James Colquhoun |
| | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| | ||
| | /s/ Ned Preston | |
June 17, 2024 | | | Ned Preston |
| | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
| | ||
| | /s/ Jirka Rysavy | |
June 17, 2024 | | | Jirka Rysavy |
| | Executive Chairman and Director | |
| | ||
| | /s/ Kristin Frank | |
June 17, 2024 | | | Kristin Frank |
| | Director | |
| | ||
| | /s/ Keyur Patel | |
June 17, 2024 | | | Keyur Patel |
| | Director | |
| | ||
| | /s/ Paul Sutherland | |
June 17, 2024 | | | Paul Sutherland |
| | Director | |
| | ||
| | /s/ Anaal Udaybabu | |
June 17, 2024 | | | Anaal Udaybabu |
| | Director |