Siyata Mobile (SYTA) F-1/ARegistration statement (foreign) (amended)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2020

Registration No. 333-248254

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 3

to

FORM F-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Siyata Mobile Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Marc Seelenfreund

1001 Lenoir St Suite A-414

Montreal, QC H4C 2Z6

514-500-1181

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

Siyata Mobile Inc.

1001 Lenoir St Suite A-414

Montreal, QC H4C 2Z6

514-500-1181

Copies to:

Joseph Lucosky, Esq.

Lucosky Brookman LLP

101 Wood Avenue South

Woodbridge, New Jersey 08830

(732) 395-4400

Mitchell Nussbaum, Esq.

Angela Dowd, Esq.

Loeb & Loeb LLP

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

(212) 407-4000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after effectiveness of this registration statement.

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

Siyata Mobile Inc.

1,517,241 Units

Each Unit Consisting of

One Common Share and

One Warrant to Purchase One Common Share

This is the initial public offering in the United States of 1,517,241 units (the “Units”) of Siyata Mobile Inc., a British Columbia corporation. Each Unit consists of one common share, no par value, which we refer to as the “Common Shares”, and one warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price of $                 per share (with an exercise price no less than 100% of the price of each Unit sold in this offering). The Units have no stand-alone rights and will not be certified or issued as stand-alone securities. The Common Shares and Warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering. Each Warrant offered hereby is immediately exercisable on the date of issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance.

Our Common Shares are currently trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) under the symbol “SIM”, the OTCQX under the symbol “SYATF,” and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (the “FRA”) under the symbol “WK3D”. The public offering price and underwriting discount in respect of the Units corresponds to (an assumed public offering price per share of $7.25 per Unit.

We have applied to list our Common Shares and Warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “SYAT” and “SYATW”, respectively. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in listing our Common Shares and Warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Except as otherwise indicated, information in this prospectus, other than as set forth in our Financial Statements and the Notes thereto, reflect a one for one hundred and forty five (1-for-145) reverse split of our Common Shares, which we refer to as the “ Reverse Split,” as approved by our Board of Directors, to be effective immediately prior to the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and the pricing of this offering.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of losing your entire investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 to read about factors you should consider before buying our securities.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the federal securities laws and may elect to comply with reduced public company reporting requirements. Please read “Implications of Our Being an Emerging Growth Company” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus for more information.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

We have granted a 45-day option to the representative of the underwriters, exercisable one or more times in whole or in part, to purchase up to an additional 227,586 Common Shares and/or up to an additional 227,586 Warrants at a price from us at the public offering price of $7.24 per share of Common Shares and $0.01 per Warrant, respectively, less, in each case, the underwriting discounts payable by us, solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

The underwriters expect to deliver the securities against payment in New York, New York on or about               , 2020.

Sole Book-Running Manager

Maxim Group LLC

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Neither we nor any of the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than as contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses we have prepared. Neither we nor the underwriters take responsibility for, and provide no assurance about the reliability of, any information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this prospectus to “Siyata,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or similar terms refer to Siyata Mobile Inc. and its subsidiaries.

No action is being taken in any jurisdiction outside the U.S. to permit a public offering of our securities or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any such jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus in jurisdictions outside the U.S. are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions about this offering and the distribution of this prospectus applicable to those jurisdictions.

We obtained statistical data, market data and other industry data and forecasts used in this prospectus from market research, publicly available information and industry publications. While we believe that the statistical data, industry data and forecasts and market research are reliable, we have not independently verified the data.

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The financial information contained in this prospectus derives from our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and 2019. These financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus are collectively referred to as our audited consolidated financial statements herein and throughout this prospectus. Our audited consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB. Our fiscal year ends on December 31 of each year, so all references to a particular fiscal year are to the applicable year ended December 31. Following the completion of this offering, we will be required to file annual reports on Form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, under United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and although not required under the Exchange Act, we expect to publish unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements on a quarterly basis.

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should consider carefully the risks described below, together with all of the other information set forth in this prospectus, including the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected, which could cause the trading price of our securities to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have a history of operating losses and we may never achieve or maintain profitability.

We have a limited operating history and a history of losses from operations. As of December 31, 2019, we had an accumulated deficit of $32,779,519. Even assuming the sale of the common shares in this offering, without additional capital our existing cash and cash equivalents will be insufficient to fully fund our business plan. Our ability to achieve profitability will depend on whether we can obtain additional capital when we need it, complete the development of our technology, obtain required regulatory approvals and continue to develop arrangements with channel partners. There can be no assurance that we will ever achieve profitability.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, has raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We rely on our channel partners to generate a substantial majority of our revenues. If these channel partners fail to perform or if we cannot enter into agreements with channel partners on favorable terms, our operating results could be significantly harmed.

More than 60% of our revenues are generated through sales by our channel partners, which are primarily wireless carriers who sell our devices through their sales channels. To the extent our channel partners are unsuccessful in selling or do not promote our products, or we are unable to obtain and retain a sufficient number of high-quality channel partners, our business and operating results could be significantly harmed. Our channel partners are wireless carriers who have direct and indirect sales channels which we are leveraging to get to their customers. Our wireless carrier channel partners currently include:

While these arrangements are typically long term, they generally do not contain any firm purchase volume commitments. As a result, our channel partners are not contractually obligated to purchase from us any minimum number of products. We are generally required to satisfy any and all purchase orders delivered to us within specified delivery windows, with limited exceptions (such as orders significantly in excess of forecasts). If we are unable to efficiently manage our supply and satisfy purchase orders on a timely basis to our channel partners, we may be in breach of our sales arrangements and lose potential sales. If a technical issue with any of our covered products exceeds certain present failure thresholds for the relevant performance standard or standards, the channel partner typically has the right to cease selling the product, cancel open purchase orders and levy certain monetary penalties. If our products suffer technical issues or failures following sales to our channel partners, we may be subject to significant monetary penalties and our channel partners may cease making purchase orders, which would significantly harm our business and results of operations. In addition, our channel partners retain sole discretion in which of their stocked products to offer their customers. While we may offer limited customer incentives, we generally have limited to no control over which products our channel partners decide to offer or promote, which directly impacts the number of products that our partners will purchase from us.

Our channel partners may be unsuccessful in marketing, selling and supporting our solutions. They may also market, sell and support solutions that are competitive with ours, and may devote more resources to the marketing, sales and support of such products. They may have incentives to promote our competitors’ products in lieu of our products, particularly for our competitors with larger volumes of orders, more diverse product offerings and a longer relationship with our channel partners. As a result, our channel partners may stop selling our products completely. While we employ a small direct sales force, our channel partners have significantly larger sales teams who are not contractually obligated to promote any of our devices and often have multiple competing devices in stock to offer their customers. In addition, downstream sales by our channel partners often succeed due to attractive device prices and monthly rate plans, which we do not control. In certain cases, we may promote our own devices through customer incentives, however, there can be no assurance that any such incentives would contribute to increased purchases of our products. Further, given the impact of attractive pricing on ultimate sales, we generally must offer increased promotional funding or price reductions for our more expensive products. This promotional funding or price reductions operate to reduce our margins and significantly impact our profitability.

New sales channel partners may take several months or more to achieve significant sales. Our channel partner sales structure could subject us to lawsuits, potential liability and reputational harm if, for example, any of our channel partners misrepresents the functionality of our products or services to their customers, or violate laws or our corporate policies.

If we fail to effectively manage our existing or future sales channel partners, our channel partners fail to promote our products effectively, we are unable to meet our obligations under our sales arrangements or future agreements that we may enter into with wireless carrier customers have terms that are more favorable to the customer, our business and results of operations would be harmed.

We are materially dependent on the adoption of our solutions by both the industrial enterprise and public sector markets, and if end customers in those markets do not purchase our solutions, our revenues will be adversely impacted, and we may not be able to expand into other markets.

Our revenues have been primarily in the industrial enterprise market, and we are materially dependent on the adoption of our solutions by both the industrial enterprise and public sector markets. End customers in the public sector market may remain, for reasons outside our control, tied to Land Mobile Radio (LMR) solutions or other competitive alternatives to our phones. Sales of our products to these buyers may also be delayed or limited by these competitive conditions. If our products are not widely accepted by buyers in those markets, we may not be able to expand sales of our products into new markets, and our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely impacted.

We participate in a competitive industry, which may become more competitive. Competitors with greater resources and significant experience in high-volume product manufacturing may be able to respond more quickly and cost-effectively than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements.

We face significant competition in developing and selling our solutions. Our primary competitors in the non-rugged mobile device market include LG Corporation, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Our primary competitors in the rugged mobile device market include Sonim Technologies Inc., Bullitt Mobile Ltd., and Kyocera Corporation. We also face competition from large system integrators and manufacturers of private and public wireless network equipment and devices. Competitors in this space include Harris Corporation, JVC KENWOOD Corporation, Motorola Solutions, Inc., or MSI, and Tait International Limited. Within the Cellular Booster category, we have several direct competitors, including Wilson Electronics, LLC (“Wilson Electronics”), Nextivity, Inc. and SureCall Company.

We cannot assure we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors. Increased competition in mobile computing platforms, data capture products, or related accessories and software developments may result in price reductions, lower gross profit margins, and loss of market share, and could require increased spending on research and development, sales and marketing, and customer support. Some competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships with suppliers or companies that produce complementary products, which may create additional pressures on our competitive position in the marketplace.

Most of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources and experience than we do. In addition, because of the higher volume of components that many of our competitors purchase from their suppliers, they are able to keep their supply costs relatively low and, as a result, may be able to recognize higher margins on their product sales than we do. Many of our competitors may also have existing relationships with the channel partners who we use to sell our products, or with our potential customers. This competition may result in reduced prices, reduced margins and longer sales cycles for our products. Our competitors may also be able to more quickly and cost-effectively respond to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. The combination of brand strength, extensive distribution channels and financial resources of the larger vendors could cause us to lose market share and could reduce our margins on our products. If any of our larger competitors were to commit greater technical, sales, marketing and other resources to our markets, our ability to compete would be adversely impacted. If we are unable to successfully compete with our competitors, our sales would suffer and as a result our financial condition will be adversely impacted.

Defects in our products could reduce demand for our products and result in a loss of sales, delay in market acceptance and injury to our reputation, which would adversely impact our business.

Complex software, as well as multiple components, displays, plastics and assemblies used in our products may contain undetected defects that are subsequently discovered at any point in the life of the product. Defects in our products may result in a loss of sales, product malfunction, delay in market acceptance and potential injuries to our customers which can bring to injury in our reputation and increased warranty costs.

Additionally, our software may contain undetected errors, defects or bugs. Although we have not suffered significant harm from any errors, defects or bugs to date, we may discover significant errors, defects, or bugs in the future that we may not be able to correct or correct in a timely manner. It is possible that errors, defects or bugs will be found in our existing or future software and/or hardware products and related services with the potential for delays in, or loss of market acceptance of, our products and services, diversion of our resources, injury to our reputation, increased service and warranty expenses, and payment of damages.

Further, errors, defects or bugs in our solutions could be exploited by hackers or could otherwise result in an actual or perceived breach of our information systems. Alleviating any of these problems could require significant expense and could cause interruptions, delays or cessation of our product licensing, which would reduce demand for our products and result in a loss of sales, delay in market acceptance and injure our reputation and could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our independent registered public accountants have identified two material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. If we are unable to remediate these material weaknesses, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately, prevent fraud or file our periodic reports as a public company in a timely manner.

In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, our independent registered public accountants identified two material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The first material weakness related to insufficient audit support being available to support journal entry testing. specifically relating to an exchange of products initially sold in the 2017 fiscal year. The second material weakness is regarding informal policies surrounding internal controls and financial reporting for product returns

and intercompany transactions

We have taken steps to remediate these material weaknesses, and to further strengthen our accounting staff and internal controls, as follows:

We cannot be certain that these measures will successfully remediate the material weaknesses or that other material weaknesses and control deficiencies will not be discovered in the future. If our efforts are not successful or other material weaknesses or control deficiencies occur in the future, we may be unable to report our financial results accurately on a timely basis or help prevent fraud, which could cause our reported financial results to be materially misstated and result in the loss of investor confidence or delisting and cause the market price of our common shares to decline.

When we become listed on NASDAQ, we will be required to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the first fiscal year beginning after the effective date of this offering. Whether or not our management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is qualified if it is not satisfied with our controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed. However, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest formally to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until the later of the year following our first annual report required to be filed with the SEC or the date we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. Accordingly, you will not be able to depend on any attestation concerning our internal control over financial reporting from our independent registered public accountants for the foreseeable future.

If our business does not grow as we expect, or if we fail to manage our growth effectively, our operating results and business would suffer.

Our ability to successfully grow our business depends on a number of factors including our ability to:

As usage of our solutions grows, we will need to continue to make investments to develop and implement new or updated solutions, software, technologies, security features and cloud-based infrastructure operations. In addition, we will need to appropriately scale our internal business systems and our services organization, including the suppliers of our products and customer support services, to serve our growing customer base. Any failure of, or delay in, these efforts could impair the performance of our solutions and reduce customer satisfaction.

Further, our growth could increase quickly and place a strain on our managerial, operational, financial and other resources, and our future operating results depend to a large extent on our ability to successfully manage our anticipated expansion and growth. To manage our growth successfully, we will need to continue to invest in sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative functions and other areas. We are likely to recognize the costs associated with these investments earlier than receiving some of the anticipated benefits, and the return on these investments may be lower, or may develop more slowly, than we expect, which could adversely impact our operating results.

If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities or develop new solutions or upgrades to our existing solutions, satisfy customer requirements, maintain the quality and security of our solutions or execute on our business plan, any of which could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

As we work with multiple vendors for our components, if we fail to adequately forecast demand for our inventory and supply needs, we could incur additional costs or experience manufacturing delays, which could reduce our gross margin or cause us to delay or even lose sales.

Because our production volumes are based on a forecast of channel partner demand rather than purchase commitments from our major customers, there is a risk that our forecasts could be inaccurate and that we will be unable to sell our products at the volumes and prices we expect, which may result in excess inventory. We provide, and will continue to provide, forecasts of our demand to our third-party suppliers prior to the scheduled delivery of products to our channel partners. If we overestimate our requirements, our contract manufacturers may have excess component inventory, which could increase our costs. If we underestimate our requirements, our contract manufacturers may have inadequate component inventory, which could interrupt the manufacturing of our products and result in delays in shipments and revenues or even lost sales, or could incur unplanned overtime costs to meet our requirements, resulting in significant cost increases. For example, certain materials and components used to manufacture our products may reach end of life during any of our product’s life cycles, following which suppliers no longer provide such expired materials and components. This would require us to either source and qualify an alternative component, which could require a re-certification of the device by the wireless carriers and/or regulatory agencies, or forecast product demand for a final purchase of such materials and components that may reach end of life to ensure that we have sufficient product inventory through a product’s life cycle. If we overestimate forecasted demand, we would hold excess end-of-life materials and components resulting in increased costs. If we underestimate forecasted demand, we could experience delays in shipments and loss of revenues.

In addition, if we underestimate our requirements and the applicable supplier becomes insolvent or is no longer able to timely supply our needs in a cost-efficient manner or at all, we may be required to acquire components, which may need to be customized for our products, from alternative suppliers, including at significantly higher costs. If we cannot source alternative suppliers and/or alternative components, we may suffer delays in shipments or lost sales. Similarly, credit constraints at our suppliers could require us to accelerate payment of our accounts payable, impacting our cash flow. Further, lead times for materials and components that we order vary significantly and depend on factors such as the specific supplier, contract terms, customization needed for any particular component and demand for each component at a given time. Any such failure to accurately forecast demand and manufacturing and supply requirements, and any need to obtain alternative supply sources, could materially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may not be able to continue to develop solutions to address user needs effectively in an industry characterized by ongoing change and rapid technological advances.

To be successful, we must adapt to rapidly changing technological and application needs by continually improving our products, as well as introducing new products and services, to address user demands.

Our industry is characterized by:

Future success will depend on our ability to effectively and economically adapt in this evolving environment. We could incur substantial costs if we must modify our business to adapt to these changes, and may even be unable to adapt to these changes.

The markets for our devices and related accessories may not develop as quickly as we expect, or may not develop at all. Our dependence on our cellular carrier channel partners and their success in promoting Push to Talk over Cellular to their client base is key for the success of the business.

Our future success is substantially dependent upon continued adoption of devices and related accessories in the industrial enterprise and public sector markets, including the transition from LMR to Push to Talk over LTE networks. These market developments and transitions may take longer than we expect or may not occur at all, and may not be as widespread as we expect. If the market does not develop as we expect, our business, operating results and financial condition would be significantly harmed.

Our dependence on third-party suppliers for key components of our products could delay shipment of our products and reduce our sales.

We depend on certain suppliers for the delivery of components used in the assembly of our products. Our reliance on third-party suppliers creates risks related to our potential inability to obtain an adequate supply of components and reduced control over pricing and timing of delivery of components. In particular, we have little to no control over the prices at which our suppliers sell materials and components to us. Certain supplies of our components are available only from a single source or limited sources and we may not be able to diversify sources in a timely manner. We have experienced shortages in the past that have negatively impacted our results of operations and may experience such shortages in the future.

We also do not have long-term supply agreements with any of our suppliers. Our current contracts with certain suppliers may be canceled or not extended by such suppliers and, therefore, do not afford us with sufficient protection against a reduction or interruption in supplies. Moreover, in the event any of these suppliers breach their contracts with us, our legal remedies associated with such a breach may be insufficient to compensate us for any damages we may suffer.

Any interruption of supply for any material components of our products, or inability to obtain required components from our third-party suppliers, could significantly delay the production and shipment of our products and harm our revenues, profitability and financial condition.

Our future success is dependent on our ability to create independent brand awareness for our company and products with end customers, and our inability to achieve such brand awareness could limit our prospects.

We depend on wireless carriers to promote and distribute our products. While we intend to ramp up direct marketing and end-customer brand awareness initiatives in the future, our sales and marketing efforts have historically been predominantly focused on channel partners. To increase end-customer brand awareness, we intend to develop sales tools for key verticals within are target markets, increase usage of social media and expand product training efforts, among other things. As a result, we expect our sales and marketing expenses to increase in the future, primarily from increased sales personnel expenses, which will require us to cost-efficiently ramp up our sales and marketing capabilities and effectively target end customers. However, there can be no assurance that we will successfully increase our brand awareness or do so in a cost-efficient manner while maintaining market share within our existing sales channels. Our failure to establish stand-alone brand awareness with end customers of our products will leave us vulnerable to the marketing and selling success of others, including our channel partners, and these developments could have an adverse impact on our prospects. If we are unable to significantly increase the awareness of our brand and solutions with end customers in a cost-efficient manner, we will remain significantly dependent on our channel partners for sales of our products, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely impacted.

We are dependent on the continued services and performance of a concentrated group of senior management and other key personnel, the loss of any of whom could adversely impact our business.

Our future success depends in large part on the continued contributions of a concentrated group of senior management and other key personnel. In particular, the leadership of key management personnel is critical to the successful management of our company, the development of our solutions and our strategic direction. We also depend on the contributions of key technical personnel. Our senior management and key personnel are all employed on an at-will basis, which means that they could terminate their employment with us at any time, for any reason and without notice. The loss of any of our key personnel could significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our development and strategic objectives and harm our business.

We compete in a rapidly evolving market, and the failure to respond quickly and effectively to changing market requirements could cause our business and operating results to decline.

The mobile device market is characterized by rapidly changing technology, changing customer needs, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and services. In order to deliver a competitive mobile device, our solutions must be capable of operating in an increasingly complex network environment. As new wireless phones are introduced and standards in the mobile device market evolve, we may be required to modify our phones and services to make them compatible with these new products and standards. Likewise, if our competitors introduce new devices and services that compete with ours, we may be required to reposition our solutions or introduce new phones and solutions in response to such competitive pressure. We may not be successful in modifying our current devices or introducing new ones in a timely or appropriately responsive manner, or at all. If we fail to address these changes successfully, our business and operating results could be significantly harmed.

Because we rely on a small number of channel partners/customers for a large portion of our revenue, the loss of any of these customers would have a material adverse effect on our operating results and cash flows.

In 2019, we derived 49% of our revenue from a four customers/channel partners. Any termination of a business relationship with, or a significant sustained reduction in business from, one or more of these channel partners/customers could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and cash flows.

If dedicated public safety LTE networks are not deployed at the rate we anticipate or at all, demand for our solutions may not grow as expected.

A key part of our strategy is to further expand the use of our solutions over dedicated LTE networks in the public safety market. If the deployment of dedicated LTE networks is delayed or such networks are not adopted at the rate we anticipate, demand for our solutions may not develop as we anticipate, which would have a negative effect on our revenues.

If we are unable to sell our solutions into new markets, our revenues may not grow.

Any new market into which we attempt to sell our solutions may not be receptive. Our ability to penetrate new markets depends on the quality of our solutions, the continued adoption of our public safety solution by first responders, the perceived value of our solutions as a risk management tool and our ability to design our solutions to meet the demands of our customers. If the markets for our solutions do not develop as we expect, our revenues may not grow.

Our ability to successfully face these challenges depends on several factors, including increasing the awareness of our solutions and their benefits, the effectiveness of our marketing programs, the costs of our solutions, our ability to attract, retain and effectively train sales and marketing personnel, and our ability to develop relationships with wireless carriers and other partners. If we are unsuccessful in developing and marketing our solutions into new markets, new markets for our solutions might not develop or might develop more slowly than we expect, either of which would harm our revenues and growth prospects.

If we are unable to attract, integrate and retain additional qualified personnel, including top technical talent, our business could be adversely impacted.

Our future success depends in part on our ability to identify, attract, integrate and retain highly skilled technical, managerial, sales and other personnel. We face intense competition for qualified individuals from numerous other companies, including other software and technology companies, many of whom have greater financial and other resources than we do. Some of these characteristics may be more appealing to high-quality candidates than those we have to offer. In addition, new hires often require significant training and, in many cases, take significant time before they achieve full productivity. We may incur significant costs to attract and retain qualified personnel, including significant expenditures related to salaries and benefits and compensation expenses related to equity awards, and we may lose new employees to our competitors or other companies before we realize the benefit of our investment in recruiting and training them. Moreover, new employees may not be or become as productive as we expect, as we may face challenges in adequately or appropriately integrating them into our workforce and culture. If we are unable to attract, integrate and retain suitably qualified individuals who are capable of meeting our growing technical, operational and managerial requirements on a timely basis or at all, our business will be adversely impacted.

Volatility or lack of positive performance in our stock price may also affect our ability to attract and retain our key employees. Many of our senior management personnel and other key employees have become, or will soon become, vested in a substantial amount of stock or stock options. Employees may be more likely to leave us if the shares they own or the shares underlying their vested options have significantly appreciated in value relative to the original purchase prices of the shares or the exercise prices of the options, or, conversely, if the exercise prices of the options that they hold are significantly above the market price of our Common Shares. If we are unable to appropriately incentivize and retain our employees through equity compensation, or if we need to increase our compensation expenses in order to appropriately incentivize and retain our employees, our business, operating results and financial condition would be adversely impacted.

The application development ecosystem supporting our devices and related accessories is new and evolving.

The application development ecosystem supporting our devices and related accessories is new and evolving. Specifically, the number of application developers in the ecosystem supporting our devices and accessories is small. If the market or the application development ecosystem does not develop, timely or at all, demand for our products may be limited, and our business and results of operations will be significantly harmed.

The impact of potential changes in customs, tariffs, and trade policies in the United States and the potential corresponding actions by other countries, including recent trade initiatives announced by the U.S. presidential administration against China, in which we do business could adversely impact our financial performance.

The U.S. government has made proposals that are intended to address trade imbalances, which include encouraging increased production in the United States. These proposals could result in increased customs duties and tariffs, and the renegotiation of some U.S. trade agreements. We import a significant percentage of our products into the United States, and an increase in customs duties and tariffs with respect to these imports could negatively impact our financial performance. If such customs duties and tariffs are implemented, it also may cause U.S. trading partners to take actions with respect to U.S. imports or U.S. investment activities in their respective countries. Any potential changes in trade policies in the United States and the potential corresponding actions by other countries in which we do business could adversely impact our financial performance. Given the level of uncertainty over which provisions will be enacted, we cannot predict with certainty the impact of the proposals.

For example, in 2018, the U.S. presidential administration and Chinese government imposed significant tariffs on exports between the two countries. This evolving policy dispute between China and the United States is likely to have significant impact on the industries in which we participate, directly and indirectly, and no assurance can be given that any individual customer or significant groups of companies or a particular industry, will not be adversely impacted by any governmental actions taken by either China or the United States. In addition, we manufacture our mobile phones at our facility in Shenzhen, China, which could result in significant additional costs to us when shipping our products to various customers in the United States. It is not possible to predict with any certainty the outcome of the trade dispute between the United States and China, and prolonged or increased tariffs on imports from China to the United States would adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our products are subject to risks associated with sourcing and manufacturing.

We do not own or operate any of the manufacturing facilities for our products and rely on a concentrated number of independent suppliers to manufacture all of the products we sell. For our business to be successful, our suppliers must provide us with quality products in substantial quantities, in compliance with regulatory requirements, at acceptable costs and on a timely basis. Our ability to obtain a sufficient selection or volume of merchandise on a timely basis at competitive prices could suffer as a result of any deterioration or change in our supplier relationships or events that adversely affect our suppliers.

There can be no assurance we will be able to detect, prevent or fix all defects that may affect our products manufactured by our suppliers. Failure to detect, prevent or fix defects, or the occurrence of real or perceived quality or safety problems or material defects in our current and future products, could result in a variety of consequences, including a greater number of product returns than expected from customers and our wholesale partners, litigation, product recalls and credit, warranty or other claims, among others, which could harm our brand, results of operations and financial condition. Such problems could hurt our brand image, which is critical to maintaining and expanding our business. Any negative publicity or lawsuits filed against us related to the perceived quality and safety of our products could harm our brand and decrease demand for our products.

If one or more of our significant suppliers were to sever their relationship with us or significantly alter the terms of our relationship, including due to changes in applicable trade policies, we may not be able to obtain replacement products in a timely manner, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, if any of our primary suppliers fail to make timely shipments, do not meet our quality standards or otherwise fail to deliver us product in accordance with our plans, there could be a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our contractors and suppliers buy raw materials and are subject to wage rates that are oftentimes regulated by the governments of the countries in which our products are manufactured. The raw materials used to manufacture our products are subject to availability constraints and price volatility. There could be a significant disruption in the supply of raw materials from current sources or, in the event of a disruption, our suppliers might not be able to locate alternative suppliers of materials of comparable quality at an acceptable price or at all. Our business is dependent upon the ability of our unaffiliated suppliers to locate, train, employ and retain adequate personnel. Our unaffiliated suppliers have experienced, and may continue to experience in the future, unexpected increases in work wages, whether government-mandated or otherwise. Our suppliers may increase their pricing if their raw materials became more expensive. Our suppliers may pass the increase in sourcing costs to us through price increases, thereby impacting our margins. Material changes in the pricing practices of our suppliers could negatively impact our profitability.

In addition, we cannot be certain that our unaffiliated suppliers will be able to fill our orders in a timely manner. If we experience significant increases in demand, or reductions in the availability of materials, or need to replace an existing supplier, there can be no assurance additional supplies of raw materials or additional manufacturing capacity will be available when required on terms acceptable to us, or at all, or that any supplier would allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to meet our requirements. In addition, even if we are able to expand existing or find new manufacturing or sources of materials, we may encounter delays in production and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train suppliers in our methods, products, quality control standards and labor, health and safety standards. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in labor or wages, or the supply of materials or manufacture of our products, could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet wholesale partner and customer and consumer demand for our products and result in lower revenue and net income both in the short and long term.

Events that adversely impact our suppliers could impair our ability to obtain adequate and timely supplies. Such events include, among others, difficulties or problems associated with our suppliers’ business, the financial instability and labor problems of suppliers, merchandise quality and safety issues, natural or man-made disasters, inclement weather conditions, war, acts of terrorism and other political instability, economic conditions, transportation delays and shipment issues. Our suppliers may be forced to reduce their production, shut down their operations or file for bankruptcy. Our suppliers may consolidate, increasing their market power. The occurrence of one or more of these events could impact our ability to get products to our customers and/or wholesale partners, result in disruptions to our operations, increase our costs and decrease our profitability.

Global sourcing and foreign trade involve numerous factors and uncertainties beyond our control, including:

 Our sourcing operations may also be hurt by health concerns regarding the outbreak of viruses, widespread illness, infectious diseases, contagions and the occurrence of unforeseen epidemics (including the outbreak of the coronavirus and its potential impact on our financial results) in countries in which our merchandise is produced. Moreover, negative press or reports about internationally manufactured products may sway public opinion, and thus customer confidence, away from our products. Furthermore, changes in U.S. trade policies, including new restrictions, tariffs or other changes could lead to additional costs, delays in shipments, embargos and other uncertainties that could negatively impact our relationships with our international suppliers and materially adversely affect our business. These and other issues affecting our international suppliers or internationally manufactured merchandise could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, some of our suppliers may not have the capacity to supply us with sufficient merchandise to keep pace with our growth plans, especially if we need significantly greater amounts of inventory. In such cases, our ability to pursue our growth strategy will depend in part upon our ability to develop new supplier relationships.

A security breach or other significant disruption of our IT systems or those of our partners, suppliers or manufacturers, caused by cyberattacks or other means, could have a negative impact on our operations, sales, and operating results.

All IT systems are potentially vulnerable to damage, unauthorized access or interruption from a variety of sources, including but not limited to, cyberattacks, cyber intrusions, computer viruses, security breaches, energy blackouts, natural disasters, terrorism, sabotage, war, insider trading and telecommunication failures. A cyberattack or other significant disruption involving our IT systems or those of our outsource partners, suppliers or manufacturers could result in the unauthorized release of proprietary, confidential or sensitive information of ours or result in virus and malware installation on our devices. Such unauthorized access to, or release of, this information or other security breaches could: (i) allow others to unfairly compete with us, (ii) compromise safety or security, (iii) subject us to claims for breach of contract, tort, and other civil claims, and (iv) damage our reputation. Any or all of the foregoing could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We experience lengthy sales cycles for our products and the delay of an expected large order could result in a significant unexpected revenue shortfall.

The purchase of our products is often an enterprise-wide decision for prospective customers, which requires us to engage in sales efforts over an extended period of time and provide a significant level of education to prospective customers regarding the uses and benefits of such devices. Prospective customers, especially the wireless carriers that sell our products, often undertake a prolonged evaluation process that may take from several months to several years in certain cases. Consequently, if our forecasted sales from a specific customer are not realized, we may not be able to generate revenues from alternative sources in time to compensate for the shortfall. The loss or delay of an expected large order could also result in a significant unexpected revenue shortfall. Moreover, to the extent we enter into and deliver our products pursuant to significant contracts earlier than we expected, our operating results for subsequent periods may fall below expectations. We may spend substantial time, effort and money on our sales and marketing efforts without any assurance that our efforts will produce any sales. If we are unable to succeed in closing sales with new and existing customers, our business, operating results and financial condition will be harmed.

We have a limited history of high-volume commercial production of our devices, and we may face manufacturing capacity constraints.

We have limited history and experience in high-volume commercial production of our devices. Because of this limited production history, we face challenges in predicting our business and evaluating its prospects, which may result in breakdowns of our ability to timely supply our devices to our customers. Moreover, we face manufacturing capacity constraints that present further risks to our business. If overall demand of our devices increases in the future, we will need to expand our manufacturing capacity in a cost-efficient manner. Failing to meet customer demand due to our failure to successfully address these risks and challenges could adversely impact our reputation and future sales, which would significantly harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The unfavorable outcome of any future litigation, arbitration or administrative action could have a significant adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

From time to time we are a party to litigation, arbitration, or administrative actions. Our financial results and reputation could be negatively impacted by unfavorable outcomes to any future litigation or administrative actions, including those related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, or other anti-corruption laws. There can be no assurances as to the favorable outcome of any litigation or administrative proceedings. In addition, it can be very costly to defend litigation or administrative proceedings and these costs could negatively impact our financial results.

The nature of our business may result in undesirable press coverage or other negative publicity, which would adversely impact our brand identity, future sales and results of operations.

Our solutions are used to assist law enforcement and other public safety personnel in situations involving public safety. The incidents in which our solutions are deployed may involve injury, loss of life and other negative outcomes, and such events are likely to receive negative publicity. Such negative publicity could have an adverse impact on new sales or renewals or expansions of coverage areas by existing customers, which would adversely impact our financial results and business.

Changes in the availability of federal funding to support local public safety or other public sector efforts could impact our opportunities with public sector end customers.

Many of our public sector end customers rely to some extent on funds from the U.S. federal government in order to purchase and pay for our solutions. Any reduction in federal funding for local public safety or other public sector efforts could result in our end customers having less access to funds required to continue, renew, expand or pay for our solutions. For example, changes in policies with respect to “sanctuary cities” may result in a reduction in federal funds available to our current or potential end customers. Additionally, the recent U.S. government partial shutdown, and any future U.S. government shutdowns, could result in delayed public safety spending or re-allocation of funding into other areas of public safety. If federal funding is reduced or eliminated and our end customers cannot find alternative sources of funding to purchase our solutions, our business will be harmed.

Economic uncertainties or downturns, or political changes, could limit the availability of funds available to our customers and potential customers, which could significantly adversely impact our business.

Current or future economic uncertainties or downturns could adversely impact our business and operating results. Negative conditions in the general economy both in the United States and abroad, including conditions resulting from changes in gross domestic product growth, financial and credit market fluctuations, political deadlock, natural catastrophes, warfare and terrorist attacks in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region or elsewhere, could cause a decrease in funds available to our customers and potential customers and negatively affect the growth rate of our business.

These economic conditions may make it extremely difficult for our customers and us to forecast and plan future budgetary decisions or business activities accurately, and they could cause our customers to re-evaluate their decisions to purchase our solutions, which could delay and lengthen our sales cycles or result in cancellations of planned purchases. Furthermore, during challenging economic times or as a result of political changes, our customers may tighten their budgets and face constraints in gaining timely access to sufficient funding or other credit, which could result in an impairment of their ability to make timely payments to us. In turn, we may be required to increase our allowance for doubtful accounts, which would adversely impact our financial results.

We cannot predict the timing, strength or duration of any economic slowdown, instability or recovery, generally or within any particular industry, or the impact of political changes. If the economic conditions of the general economy or industries in which we operate worsen from present levels, or if recent political changes result in less funding being available to purchase our solutions, our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely impacted.

Failure of our suppliers, subcontractors, distributors, resellers, and representatives to use acceptable legal or ethical business practices, or to fail for any other reason, could negatively impact our business.

We do not control the labor and other business practices of our suppliers, subcontractors, distributors, resellers and third-party sales representatives, or TPSRs, and cannot provide assurance that they will operate in compliance with applicable rules, and regulations regarding working conditions, employment practices, environmental compliance, anti-corruption, and trademark a copyright and patent licensing. If one of our suppliers, subcontractors, distributors, resellers, or TPSRs violates labor or other laws or implements labor or other business practices that are regarded as unethical, the shipment of finished products to us could be interrupted, orders could be canceled, relationships could be terminated, and our reputation could be damaged. If one of our suppliers or subcontractors fails to procure the necessary license rights to trademarks, copyrights or patents, legal action could be taken against us that could impact the saleability of our products and expose us to financial obligations to a third party. Any of these events could have a negative impact on our sales and results of operations.

Moreover, any failure of our suppliers, subcontractors, distributors, resellers and TPSRs, for any reason, including bankruptcy or other business disruption, could disrupt our supply or distribution efforts and could have a negative impact on our sales and results of operations.

Natural or man-made disasters and other similar events may significantly disrupt our business, and negatively impact our operating results and financial condition.

Any of our facilities may be harmed or rendered inoperable by natural or man-made disasters, including earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, nuclear disasters, acts of terrorism or other criminal activities, infectious disease outbreaks, and power outages, which may render it difficult or impossible for us to operate our business for some period of time. Our facilities would likely be costly to repair or replace, and any such efforts would likely require substantial time. Any disruptions in our operations could negatively impact our business and operating results, and harm our reputation. In addition, we may not carry business insurance or may not carry sufficient business insurance to compensate for losses that may occur. Any such losses or damages could have a significant adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the facilities of significant vendors may be harmed or rendered inoperable by such natural or man-made disasters, which may cause disruptions, difficulties or significant adverse impact on our business.

We are exposed to risks associated with strategic acquisitions and investments.

We may consider strategic acquisitions of companies with complementary technologies or intellectual property in the future. Acquisitions hold special challenges in terms of successful integration of technologies, products, services and employees. We may not realize the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions or the benefits of any other acquisitions we have completed or may complete in the future, and we may not be able to incorporate any acquired services, products or technologies with our existing operations, or integrate personnel from the acquired businesses, in which case our business could be harmed.

Acquisitions and other strategic decisions involve numerous risks, including:

Financing for future acquisitions may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. If we identify an appropriate acquisition candidate for any of our businesses, we may not be able to negotiate the terms of the acquisition successfully, finance the acquisition or integrate the acquired business, products, service offerings, technologies or employees into our existing business and operations. Future acquisitions and divestitures may not be well-received by the investment community, which may cause the value of our stock to fall. We cannot ensure that we will be able to identify or complete any acquisition, divestiture or discontinued business in the future. Further, the terms of our indebtedness constrain our ability to make and finance additional acquisitions or divestitures.

If we acquire businesses, new products, service offerings or technologies in the future, we may incur significant acquisition-related costs. In addition, we may be required to amortize significant amounts of finite-lived intangible assets and we may record significant amounts of goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets that would be subject to testing for impairment. We have in the past and may in the future be required to write off all or part of the intangible assets or goodwill associated with these investments that could harm our operating results. If we consummate one or more significant future acquisitions in which the consideration consists of stock or other securities, our existing stockholders’ ownership could be significantly diluted. If we were to proceed with one or more significant future acquisitions in which the consideration included cash, we could be required to use a substantial portion of our cash and investments. Acquisitions could also cause operating margins to fall depending on the businesses acquired.

Our strategic investments may involve joint development, joint marketing, or entry into new business ventures, or new technology licensing. Any joint development efforts may not result in the successful introduction of any new products or services by us or a third party, and any joint marketing efforts may not result in increased demand for our products or services. Further, any current or future strategic acquisitions and investments by us may not allow us to enter and compete effectively in new markets or enhance our business in our existing markets and we may have to impair the carrying amount of our investments.

We could be adversely impacted by changes in accounting standards and subjective assumptions, estimates and judgments by management related to complex accounting matters.

Generally accepted accounting principles and related accounting pronouncements, implementation guidelines, and interpretations with regard to a wide range of matters that are relevant to our businesses, including, but not limited to, revenue recognition, asset impairment, inventories, customer rebates and other customer consideration, tax matters, and litigation and other contingent liabilities are highly complex and involve many subjective assumptions, estimates and judgments. Changes in these rules or their interpretation or changes in underlying assumptions, estimates or judgments could significantly change our reported or expected financial performance or financial condition. New accounting guidance may also require systems and other changes that could increase our operating costs and/or change our financial statements. For example, implementing future accounting guidance related to revenue, accounting for leases and other areas could require us to make significant changes to our accounting systems, impact existing debt agreements and result in adverse changes to our financial statements.

We face risks related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) which could significantly disrupt our research and development, operations, sales, and financial results.

Our business will be adversely impacted by the effects of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). In addition to global macroeconomic effects, the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and any other related adverse public health developments will cause disruption to our operations, research and development, and sales activities. Our third-party manufacturers, third-party distributors, and our customers have been and will be disrupted by worker absenteeism, quarantines and restrictions on employees’ ability to work, office and factory closures, disruptions to ports and other shipping infrastructure, border closures, or other travel or health-related restrictions. Depending on the magnitude of such effects on our activities or the operations of our third-party manufacturers and third-party distributors, the supply of our products will be delayed, which could adversely affect our business, operations and customer relationships. In addition, the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) or other disease outbreak will in the short-run and may over the longer term adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic downturn that will affect demand for our products and impact our operating results. There can be no assurance that any decrease in sales resulting from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) will be offset by increased sales in subsequent periods. Although the magnitude of the impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on our business and operations remains uncertain, the continued spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) or the occurrence of other epidemics and the imposition of related public health measures and travel and business restrictions will adversely impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. In addition, we have experienced and will experience disruptions to our business operations resulting from quarantines, self-isolations, or other movement and restrictions on the ability of our employees to perform their jobs that may impact our ability to develop and design our products in a timely manner or meet required milestones or customer commitments.

Risks Related to Government Regulation

We are subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, economic sanctions, export control, and similar laws. Non-compliance with such laws can subject us to criminal or civil liability and harm our business, revenues, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.S. domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the U.S. Travel Act, and other anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws in the countries in which we conduct activities. Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws have been enforced aggressively in recent years and are interpreted broadly to generally prohibit companies and their employees and third-party intermediaries from authorizing, offering, or providing, directly or indirectly, improper payments or benefits to recipients in the public or private sector. As we increase our international presence, we may engage with distributors and third-party intermediaries to market our solutions and to obtain necessary permits, licenses, and other regulatory approvals. In addition, we or our third-party intermediaries may have direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or state-owned or affiliated entities. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of these third-party intermediaries, our employees, representatives, contractors, partners and agents, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities.

The United States has imposed economic sanctions that affect transactions with designated foreign countries, nationals and others. In particular, the United States prohibits U.S. persons from engaging with individuals and entities identified as “Specially Designated Nationals,” such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers. These prohibitions are administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC. OFAC rules prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in, or facilitating a foreign person’s engagement in, transactions with or relating to the prohibited individual, entity or country, and require the blocking of assets in which the individual, entity or country has an interest. Blocked assets (e.g., property or bank deposits) cannot be paid out, withdrawn, set off or transferred in any manner without a license from OFAC. Other countries in which we operate, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also maintain economic and financial sanctions regimes.

Some of our solutions, including software updates and third-party accessories, may be subject to U.S. export control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations; however, the vast majority of our products are non-U.S.-origin items, developed and manufactured outside of the United States, and therefore not subject to these laws. For third-party accessories, we rely on manufactures to supply the appropriate export control classification numbers that determine our obligations under these laws.

We cannot assure you that our employees and agents will not take actions in violation of our policies and applicable law, for which we may be ultimately held responsible. As we increase our international presence, our risks under these laws, rules, and regulations may increase. Further, any change in the applicability or enforcement of these laws, rules, and regulations could adversely impact our business operations and financial results.

Detecting, investigating and resolving actual or alleged violations can require a significant diversion of time, resources, and attention from senior management. In addition, noncompliance with anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, or economic sanctions laws, rules, and regulations could subject us to whistleblower complaints, investigations, sanctions, settlements, prosecution, other enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, significant fines, damages, other civil and criminal penalties or injunctions, suspension and/or debarment from contracting with certain persons, the loss of export privileges, reputational harm, adverse media coverage, and other collateral consequences. If any subpoenas or investigations are launched, or governmental or other sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible civil or criminal litigation, our business, revenues, financial condition, and results of operations would be significantly harmed. In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and significant defense costs and other professional fees. Enforcement actions and sanctions could further harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to a wide range of product regulatory and safety, consumer, worker safety and environmental laws and regulations.

Our operations and the products we manufacture and/or sell are subject to a wide range of product regulatory and safety, consumer, worker safety and environmental laws and regulations. Compliance with such existing or future laws and regulations could subject us to future costs or liabilities, impact our production capabilities, constrict our ability to sell, expand or acquire facilities, restrict what solutions we can offer and generally impact our financial performance. Our products are designed for use in potentially explosive or hazardous environments. If our product design fails for any reason in such environments, we may be subject to product liabilities and future costs. In addition, some of these laws are environmental and relate to the use, disposal, remediation, emission and discharge of, and exposure to hazardous substances. These laws often impose liability and can require parties to fund remedial studies or actions regardless of fault. Environmental laws have tended to become more stringent over time and any new obligations under these laws could have a negative impact on our operations or financial performance.

Laws focused on the energy efficiency of electronic products and accessories, recycling of both electronic products and packaging, reducing or eliminating certain hazardous substances in electronic products, and the transportation of batteries continue to expand significantly. Laws pertaining to accessibility features of electronic products, standardization of connectors and power supplies, the transportation of lithium-ion batteries, and other aspects are also proliferating. There are also demanding and rapidly changing laws around the globe related to issues such as product safety, radio interference, radio frequency radiation exposure, medical related functionality, and consumer and social mandates pertaining to use of wireless or electronic equipment. These laws, and changes to these laws, could have a substantial impact on whether we can offer certain products, solutions, and services, and on what capabilities and characteristics our products or services can or must include.

These laws and regulations impact our products and could negatively impact our ability to manufacture and sell products competitively. In addition, we anticipate that we will see increased demand to meet voluntary criteria related to reduction or elimination of certain constituents from products, increasing energy efficiency and providing additional accessibility.

Changes in laws and regulations concerning the use of telecommunication bandwidth could increase our costs and adversely impact our business.

Our business depends on our ability to sell devices that use telecommunication bandwidth allocated to licensed and unlicensed wireless services, and that use of that bandwidth is subject to laws and regulations that are subject to change over time. Changes in the permitted uses of telecommunication bandwidth, reallocation of such bandwidth to different uses, and new or increased regulation of the capabilities, manufacture, importation, and use of devices that depend on such bandwidth could increase our costs, require costly modifications to our products before they are sold, or limit our ability to sell those products in to our target markets. In addition, we are subject to regulatory requirements for certification and testing of our products before they can be marketed or sold. Those requirements may be onerous and expensive. Changes to those requirements could result in significant additional costs and could adversely impact our ability to bring new products to market in a timely fashion.

We are subject to a wide range of privacy and data security laws, regulations and other legal obligations.

Personal privacy and information security are significant issues in the United States and the other jurisdictions in which we operate or make our products and applications available. The legislative and regulatory framework for privacy and security issues worldwide is rapidly evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. Our handling of data is subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including regulation by various government agencies, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, and various state, local and foreign agencies. We may collect personally identifiable information, or PII, and other data from our customers. We use this information to provide services to our customers and to support, expand and improve our business. We may also share customers’ PII with third parties as allowed by applicable law and agreements and authorized by the customer or as described in our privacy policy.

The U.S. federal and various state and foreign governments have adopted or proposed limitations on the collection, distribution, transfer, use and storage of PII. In the United States, the FTC and many state attorneys general are applying federal and state consumer protection laws as imposing standards for the online collection, use and dissemination of data. Many foreign countries and governmental bodies, including Canada, the European Union and other relevant jurisdictions, have laws and regulations concerning the collection and use of PII obtained from their residents or by businesses operating within their jurisdiction. These laws and regulations often are more restrictive than those in the United States. Laws and regulations in these jurisdictions apply broadly to the collection, use, storage, disclosure and security of data that identifies or may be used to identify or locate an individual, such as names, email addresses and, in some jurisdictions, Internet Protocol, or IP, addresses. Within the European Union, legislators have adopted the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, effective May 2018 which may impose additional obligations and risk upon our business and which may increase substantially the penalties to which we could be subject in the event of any non-compliance. We may incur substantial expense in complying with the obligations imposed by the governments of the foreign jurisdictions in which we do business or seek to do business and we may be required to make significant changes in our business operations, all of which may adversely impact our revenues and our business overall.

Although we are working to comply with those federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations and other legal obligations that apply to us, those laws, regulations, standards and obligations are evolving and may be modified, interpreted and applied in an inconsistent manner from one jurisdiction to another, and may conflict with one another, other requirements or legal obligations, our practices or the features of our products or applications. At state level, lawmakers continue to pass new laws concerning privacy and data security. Particularly notable in this regard is the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, which became effective on January 1, 2020. The CCPA will introduce significant new disclosure obligations and provide California consumers with significant new privacy rights. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with federal, state or foreign laws or regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations or other legal obligations, or any actual or suspected security incident, whether or not resulting in unauthorized access to, or acquisition, release or transfer of PII or other data, may result in governmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, private litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity and could cause our customers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse impact on our reputation and business. Any inability to adequately address privacy and security concerns, even if unfounded, or comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, industry standards, contractual obligations, or other legal obligations could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales and adversely impact our business.

We also expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws, regulations and industry standards concerning privacy, data protection and information security in the United States, the European Union and other jurisdictions, and we cannot yet determine the impact such future laws, regulations and standards may have on our business. New laws, amendments to or re-interpretations of existing laws and regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations and other obligations may require us to incur additional costs and restrict our business operations. Such laws and regulations may require companies to implement privacy and security policies, permit users to access, correct and delete personal information stored or maintained by such companies, inform individuals of security breaches that affect their personal information, and, in some cases, obtain individuals’ consent to use PII for certain purposes. In addition, a foreign government could require that any PII collected in a country not be disseminated outside of that country, and we are not currently equipped to comply with such a requirement.

The effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on our business have not yet been fully analyzed and could harm our results of operations.

On December 22, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Act that significantly reforms the Code. The Tax Act, among other things, includes changes to U.S. federal corporate income tax rate, imposes significant additional limitations on the deductibility of interest, allows for the accelerated expensing of capital expenditures, and puts into effect the migration from a “worldwide” system of taxation to a territorial system. We continue to analyze the impact that the Tax Act may have on our business. Notwithstanding the reduction in the U.S federal corporate income tax rate, the overall impact of the Tax Act is uncertain, and our business and financial condition could be harmed.

Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

If we are unable to successfully protect our intellectual property, our competitive position may be harmed.

Our ability to compete is heavily affected by our ability to protect our intellectual property. We rely on a combination of patent licenses, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary rights. We also enter, and plan to continue to enter, into confidentiality, invention assignment or license agreements with our employees, consultants and other parties with whom we contract, and control access to and distribution of our software, documentation and other proprietary information. The steps we take to protect our intellectual property may be inadequate, and it is possible that some or all of our confidentiality agreements will not be honored and certain contractual provisions may not be enforceable. Existing trade secret, trademark and copyright laws offer only limited protection. Unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our products or obtain and use information which we regard as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of our products is difficult, time consuming and costly, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. We cannot assure you that our means of protecting our proprietary rights will be adequate or that our competitors will not independently develop similar technology, the effect of either of which would harm our competitive position in the market. Furthermore, disputes can arise with our strategic partners, customers or others concerning the ownership of intellectual property.

Others may claim that we infringe on their intellectual property rights, which may result in costly and time-consuming litigation and could delay or otherwise impair the development and commercialization of our products.

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in litigation in the United States involving patents and other intellectual property rights, and because our products are comprised of complex technology, we are often involved in or impacted by assertions, including both requests to take licenses and litigation, regarding infringement of patent and other intellectual property rights of third parties. Third parties have asserted, and in the future may assert, intellectual property infringement claims against us and against our channel partners, end customers and suppliers. For example, we have been approached by Wilson Electronics about potential infringement of several of their patents involving cellphone boosters. Many of these assertions are brought by non-practicing entities whose principal business model is to secure patent licensing revenues from product manufacturing companies. Claims for alleged infringement and any resulting lawsuit, if successful, could subject us to significant liability for damages and invalidation of our intellectual property rights. Defending any such claims, with or without merit, including pursuant to indemnity obligations, could be time consuming, expensive, cause product shipment delays or require us to enter into a royalty or licensing agreement, any of which could delay the development and commercialization of our products or reduce our margins. If we are unable to obtain a required license, our ability to sell or use certain products may be impaired. In addition, if we fail to obtain a license, or if the terms of the license are burdensome to us, our operations could be significantly harmed.

Our use of open source software could subject us to possible litigation or otherwise impair the development of our products.

A portion of our technologies incorporates open source software, including open source operating systems such as Android, and we expect to continue to incorporate open source software into our platform in the future. Few of the licenses applicable to open source software have been interpreted by courts, and their application to the open source software integrated into our proprietary technology platform may be uncertain. If we fail to comply with these licenses, then pursuant to the terms of these licenses, we may be subject to certain requirements, including requirements that we make available the source code for our software that incorporates the open source software. We cannot assure you that we have not incorporated open source software in our software in a manner that is inconsistent with the terms of the applicable licenses or our current policies and procedures. If an author or other third party that distributes such open source software were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, we could incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations. Litigation could be costly for us to defend, have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition or require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our technology platform.

With respect to open source operating systems, if third parties cease continued development of such operating systems or restrict our access to such operating system, our business and financial results could be adversely impacted. We are dependent on third parties’ continued development of operating systems, software application ecosystem infrastructures, and such third parties’ approval of our implementations of their operating and system and associated applications. If such parties cease to continue development or support of such operating systems or restrict our access to such operating systems, we would be required to change our strategy for our devices. As a result, our financial results could be negatively impacted because a resulting shift away from the operating systems we currently use and the associated applications ecosystem could be costly and difficult.

Our inability to obtain and maintain any third-party license required to develop new products and product enhancements could seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

From time to time, we are required to license technology from third parties to develop new products or product enhancements. Third-party licenses may not be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we fail to renew any intellectual property license agreements on commercially reasonable terms, or any such license agreements otherwise expire or terminate, we may not be able to use the patents and technologies of these third parties in our products, which are critical to our success. We cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively control the level of licensing and royalty fees paid to third parties, and significant increase in such fees could have a significant and adverse impact on our future profitability. Seeking alternative patents and technologies may be difficult and time-consuming, and we may not be successful in finding alternative technologies or incorporating them into our products. Our inability to obtain any third-party license necessary to develop new products or product enhancements could require us to obtain substitute technology of lower quality or performance standards, or at greater cost, which could seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks relating to our locations in Israel and Canada and our international operations

Conditions in Israel could materially and adversely affect our business.

A number of our officers and directors are residents of Israel. Accordingly, political, economic and military conditions in Israel and the surrounding region may directly affect our business and operations. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have taken place between Israel and its neighboring countries, as well as terrorist acts committed within Israel by hostile elements. Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could adversely affect our operations and results of operations. During the summer of 2006, Israel was engaged in an armed conflict with Hezbollah, a Lebanese Islamist Shiite militia group and political party. In December 2008 and January 2009 there was an escalation in violence among Israel, Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and other groups, as well as extensive hostilities along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, which resulted in missiles being fired from the Gaza Strip into Southern Israel. During November 2012 and from July through August 2014, Israel was engaged in an armed conflict with a militia group and political party who controls the Gaza Strip, which resulted in missiles being fired from the Gaza Strip into Southern Israel, as well as at areas more centrally located near Tel Aviv and at areas surrounding Jerusalem. These conflicts involved missile strikes against civilian targets in various parts of Israel, including areas in which our employees and some of our consultants are located, and negatively affected business conditions in Israel. Since February 2011, Egypt has experienced political turbulence and an increase in terrorist activity in the Sinai Peninsula. Such political turbulence and violence may damage peaceful and diplomatic relations between Israel and Egypt, and could affect the region as a whole. Similar civil unrest and political turbulence has occurred in other countries in the region, including Syria, which shares a common border with Israel, and is affecting the political stability of those countries. Since April 2011, internal conflict in Syria has escalated and chemical weapons have been used in the region. Foreign actors have intervened and may continue to intervene in Syria. This instability and any intervention may lead to deterioration of the political and economic relationships that exist between the State of Israel and some of these countries and may lead to additional conflicts in the region. In addition, Iran has threatened to attack Israel and may be developing nuclear weapons. Iran also has a strong influence among extremist groups in the region, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and various rebel militia groups in Syria. These situations have escalated at various points in recent years and may escalate in the future to more violent events, which may affect Israel and us. Any armed conflicts, terrorist activities or political instability in the region could adversely affect business conditions and could harm our results of operations and could make it more difficult for us to raise capital. Parties with whom we do business have sometimes declined to travel to Israel during periods of heightened unrest or tension, forcing us to make alternative arrangements when necessary in order to meet our business partners face to face. In addition, the political and security situation in Israel may result in parties with whom we have agreements involving performance in Israel claiming that they are not obligated to perform their commitments under those agreements pursuant to force majeure provisions in such agreements.

Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts. Several countries still restrict business with the State of Israel and with Israeli companies. These restrictive laws and policies may have an adverse impact on our operating results, financial condition or the expansion of our business. A campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions has been undertaken against Israel, which could also adversely impact our business.

In addition, many Israeli citizens are obligated to perform several days, and in some cases more, of annual military reserve duty each year until they reach the age of 40 (or older, for reservists who are military officers or who have certain occupations) and, in the event of a military conflict, may be called to active duty. In response to increases in terrorist activity, there have been periods of significant call-ups of military reservists. It is possible that there will be military reserve duty call-ups in the future. Our operations could be disrupted by such call-ups, which may include the call-up of members of our management. Such disruption could materially adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

It may be difficult to enforce a U.S. judgment against us, our officers and directors named in this prospectus in Israel or the United States, or to assert U.S. securities laws claims in Israel or serve process on our officers and directors.

Not all of our directors or officers are residents of the United States and most of their and our assets are located outside the United States. Service of process upon us or our non-U.S. resident directors and officers may be difficult to obtain within the United States. We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel that it may be difficult to assert claims under U.S. securities laws in original actions instituted in Israel or obtain a judgment based on the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal securities laws. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on a violation of U.S. securities laws against us or our non-U.S. officers and directors because Israel may not be the most appropriate forum to bring such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not U.S. law is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact, which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure will also be governed by Israeli law. There is little binding case law in Israel addressing the matters described above. Additionally, Israeli courts might not enforce judgments obtained in the United States against us or our non-U.S. our directors and executive officers, which may make it difficult to collect on judgments rendered against us or our non-U.S. officers and directors.

Moreover, an Israeli court will not enforce a non-Israeli judgment if it was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases), if its enforcement is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel, if it was obtained by fraud or in the absence of due process, if it is at variance with another valid judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties, or if a suit in the same matter between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel at the time the foreign action was brought. For more information, see “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities.”

Because we are a corporation incorporated in British Columbia and some of our directors and officers are resident in Canada, it may be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce civil liabilities against us based solely upon the federal securities laws of the United States. Similarly, it may be difficult for Canadian investors to enforce civil liabilities against our directors and officers residing outside of Canada.

We are a corporation incorporated under the laws of British Columbia with our principal place of business in Montreal, Canada. Some of our directors and officers and the auditors or other experts named herein are residents of Canada and all or a substantial portion of our assets and those of such persons are located outside the United States. Consequently, it may be difficult for U.S. investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or our directors or officers or such auditors who are not residents of the United States, or to realize in the United States upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon civil liabilities under the Securities Act. Investors should not assume that Canadian courts: (1) would enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws or the securities or blue sky laws of any state within the United States or (2) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against us or such persons predicated upon the U.S. federal securities laws or any such state securities or blue sky laws.

Similarly, some of our directors and officers are residents of countries other than Canada and all or a substantial portion of the assets of such persons are located outside Canada. As a result, it may be difficult for Canadian investors to initiate a lawsuit within Canada against these non-Canadian residents. In addition, it may not be possible for Canadian investors to collect from these non-Canadian residents judgments obtained in courts in Canada predicated on the civil liability provisions of securities legislation of certain of the provinces and territories of Canada. It may also be difficult for Canadian investors to succeed in a lawsuit in the United States, based solely on violations of Canadian securities laws.

We have operations in China, which exposes us to risks inherent in doing business there.

We use multiple third-party suppliers and manufacturers based primarily in China. With the rapid development of the Chinese economy, the cost of labor has increased and may continue to increase in the future. Furthermore, pursuant to Chinese labor laws, employers in China are subject to various requirements when signing labor contracts, paying remuneration, determining the term of employees’ probation and unilaterally terminating labor contracts. Our results of operations will be materially and adversely affected if the labor costs of our third-party suppliers and manufacturers increase significantly. In addition, we and our manufacturers and suppliers may not be able to find a sufficient number of qualified workers due to the intensely competitive and fluid market for skilled labor in China.

Operating in China exposes us to political, legal and economic risks. In particular, the political, legal and economic climate in China, both nationally and regionally, is fluid and unpredictable. Our ability to operate in China may be adversely affected by changes in U.S. and Chinese laws and regulations such as those related to, among other things, taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, intellectual property, currency controls, network security, employee benefits, hygiene supervision and other matters. In addition, we may not obtain or retain the requisite legal permits to continue to operate in China, and costs or operational limitations may be imposed in connection with obtaining and complying with such permits. In addition, Chinese trade regulations are in a state of flux, and we may become subject to other forms of taxation, tariffs and duties in China. Furthermore, the third parties we rely on in China may disclose our confidential information or intellectual property to competitors or third parties, which could result in the illegal distribution and sale of counterfeit versions of our products. If any of these events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

The impact of potential changes in customs, tariffs, and trade policies in the United States and the potential corresponding actions by other countries, including recent trade initiatives announced by the U.S. presidential administration against China, in which we do business could adversely impact our financial performance.

The U.S. government has made proposals that are intended to address trade imbalances, which include encouraging increased production in the United States. These proposals could result in increased customs duties and tariffs, and the renegotiation of some U.S. trade agreements. We import a significant percentage of our products into the United States, and an increase in customs duties and tariffs with respect to these imports could negatively impact our financial performance. If such customs duties and tariffs are implemented, it also may cause U.S. trading partners to take actions with respect to U.S. imports or U.S. investment activities in their respective countries. Any potential changes in trade policies in the United States and the potential corresponding actions by other countries in which we do business could adversely impact our financial performance. Given the level of uncertainty over which provisions will be enacted, we cannot predict with certainty the impact of the proposals.

For example, in 2018, the U.S. presidential administration and Chinese government imposed significant tariffs on exports between the two countries. This evolving policy dispute between China and the United States is likely to have significant impact on the industries in which we participate, directly and indirectly, and no assurance can be given that any individual customer or significant groups of companies or a particular industry, will not be adversely impacted by any governmental actions taken by either China or the United States. In addition, we manufacture our mobile phones at our facility in Shenzhen, China, which could result in significant additional costs to us when shipping our products to various customers in the United States. It is not possible to predict with any certainty the outcome of the trade dispute between the United States and China, and prolonged or increased tariffs on imports from China to the United States would adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Operating outside of the United States presents specific risks to our business, and we have substantial operations outside of the United States.

Most of our employee base and operations are located outside the United States, primarily in Canada and Israel. Most of our software development, third-party contract manufacturing, and product assembly operations are conducted outside the United States.

Risks associated with operations outside the United States include:

Foreign currency fluctuations may reduce our competitiveness and sales in foreign markets.

The relative change in currency values creates fluctuations in product pricing for international customers. These changes in foreign end-customer costs may result in lost orders and reduce the competitiveness of our products in certain foreign markets. These changes may also negatively impact the financial condition of some foreign customers and reduce or eliminate their future orders of our products.

Our failure to manage any of these risks successfully could harm our international operations and adversely impact our business, operating results and financial condition.

Risks Related to this Offering and Our Securities

We do not know whether an active, liquid and orderly trading market will develop for our common shares or what the market price of our common shares will be and as a result it may be difficult for you to sell your common shares.

Prior to this offering there has been no public market for our common shares in the United States. Although we have applied to list our common shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, an active trading market for our shares may never develop or be sustained following this offering. You may not be able to sell your shares quickly or at the market price if trading in our common shares is not active. The initial public offering price for our common shares will be determined through negotiations with the underwriters, and the negotiated price may not be indicative of the market price of the common shares after the offering. As a result of these and other factors, you may be unable to resell your common shares at or above the initial public offering price. Further, an inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling our common shares and may impair our ability to enter into strategic partnerships or acquire companies or products by using our common shares as consideration.

We expect that our stock price will fluctuate significantly, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.

The trading price of our common shares is likely to be volatile and subject to wide price fluctuations in response to various factors, including:

These and other factors may cause the market price and demand for our common shares to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their common shares and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our common shares. If the market price of our common shares after this offering does not exceed the initial public offering price, you may not realize any return on your investment in us and may lose some or all of your investment. In addition, in the past, when the market price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock have often instituted securities class action litigation against the company that issued the stock. If any of our stockholders brought a lawsuit against us, we could incur substantial costs defending the lawsuit. Such a lawsuit could also divert the time and attention of our management from our business.

Warrants are speculative in nature. 

The warrants offered in this offering do not confer any rights of common share ownership on their holders, such as voting rights or the right to receive dividends, but rather merely represent the right to acquire common shares at a fixed price for a limited period of time. Specifically, commencing on the date of issuance, holders of the warrants may exercise their right to acquire the common shares and pay an exercise price of $  per share (with an exercise price no less than 100% of the public offering price of a Unit), prior to five years from the date of issuance, after which date any unexercised warrants will expire and have no further value. In addition, there is no established trading market for the warrants and we do not expect a market to develop.

Holders of the warrants will have no rights as a common shareholder until they acquire our common shares.

Until holders of the warrants acquire common shares upon exercise of the warrants, the holders will have no rights with respect to the common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Upon exercise of the warrants, the holder will be entitled to exercise the rights of a common shareholder as to the security exercised only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise. 

There is no established market for the warrants to purchase our common shares being offered in this offering.

There is no established trading market for the warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. Although we have applied to list the warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market there can be no assurance that there will be an active trading market for the warrants. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the warrants will be limited.

Provisions of the warrants offered by this prospectus could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.

In addition to the discussion of the provisions of our governing organizational documents, certain provisions of the warrants offered by this prospectus could make it more difficult or expensive for a third party to acquire us. The warrants prohibit us from engaging in certain transactions constituting “fundamental transactions” unless, among other things, the surviving entity assumes our obligations under the warrants. These and other provisions of the warrants offered by this prospectus could prevent or deter a third party from acquiring us even where the acquisition could be beneficial to you. 

Our planned reverse stock split may decrease the liquidity of our Common Shares.

The liquidity of our Common Shares may be affected adversely by the reverse stock split given the reduced number of Common Shares that will be outstanding following the reverse stock split. In addition, the reverse stock split may increase the number of stockholders who own odd lots (less than 100 shares) of our Common Shares, creating the potential for such stockholders to experience an increase in the cost of selling their Common Shares and greater difficulty effecting such sales.

Following the reverse stock split, the resulting market price of our Common Shares may not attract new investors, including institutional investors, and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Consequently, the trading liquidity of our Common Shares may not improve.

Although we believe that a higher market price of our Common Shares may help generate greater or broader investor interest, there can be no assurance that the reverse stock split will result in a Common Share price that will attract new investors, including institutional investors. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market price of our Common Shares will satisfy the investing requirements of those investors.

We may require additional capital to fund our business and support our growth, and our inability to generate and obtain such capital on acceptable terms, or at all, could harm our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

We intend to continue to make substantial investments to fund our business and support our growth. In addition, we may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new features or enhance our solutions, improve our operating infrastructure or acquire or develop complementary businesses and technologies. As a result, in addition to the revenues we generate from our business and the proceeds from this offering, we may need to engage in additional equity or debt financings to provide the funds required for these and other business endeavors. If we raise additional funds through future issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of holders of our Common Shares. Any debt financing that we may secure in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. We may not be able to obtain such additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly impaired, and our business may be adversely impacted. In addition, our inability to generate or obtain the financial resources needed may require us to delay, scale back, or eliminate some or all of our operations, which may have a significant adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Because we are a foreign private issuer and are exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, you will have less protection than you would have if we were a domestic issuer.

Nasdaq Listing Rules require listed companies to have, among other things, a majority of its board members be independent. As a foreign private issuer, however, we are permitted to, and we may follow home country practice in lieu of the above requirements, or we may choose to comply with the above requirement within one year of listing. The corporate governance practice in our home country does not require a majority of our board to consist of independent directors. Thus, although a director must act in the best interests of the Company, it is possible that fewer board members will be exercising independent judgment and the level of board oversight on the management of our company may decrease as a result. In addition, Nasdaq Listing Rules also require foreign private issuers to have a compensation committee, a nominating/corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors, and an audit committee with a minimum of three members. We, as a foreign private issuer, are not subject to these requirements. Nasdaq Listing Rules may require shareholder approval for certain corporate matters, such as requiring that shareholders be given the opportunity to vote on all equity compensation plans and material revisions to those plans, certain common share issuances. We intend to comply with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rules in determining whether shareholder approval is required on such matters and to appoint a nominating and corporate governance committee. We may, however, consider following home country practice in lieu of the requirements under Nasdaq Listing Rules with respect to certain corporate governance standards which may afford less protection to investors.

Although as a Foreign Private Issuer we are exempt from certain corporate governance standards applicable to US issuers, if we cannot satisfy, or continue to satisfy, the initial listing requirements and other rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, our securities may not be listed or may be delisted, which could negatively impact the price of our securities and your ability to sell them.

We will seek to have our securities approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market upon consummation of this offering. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time. Even if our securities are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

In addition, following this offering, in order to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we will be required to comply with certain rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, including those regarding minimum shareholders’ equity, minimum share price, minimum market value of publicly held shares, and various additional requirements. Even if we initially meet the listing requirements and other applicable rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, we may not be able to continue to satisfy these requirements and applicable rules. If we are unable to satisfy the Nasdaq Capital Market criteria for maintaining our listing, our securities could be subject to delisting.

If the Nasdaq Capital Market does not list our securities, or subsequently delists our securities from trading, we could face significant consequences, including:

If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis could be impaired.

After the closing of this offering, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.. Commencing with our fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, we must perform system and process evaluation and testing of our internal controls over financial reporting to allow management to report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting in our Form 20-F filing for that year, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This will require that we incur substantial additional professional fees and internal costs to expand our accounting and finance functions and that we expend significant management efforts. Prior to this offering, we have never been required to test our internal controls within a specified period, and, as a result, we may experience difficulty in meeting these reporting requirements in a timely manner.

During the evaluation and testing process of our internal controls, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective. We cannot assure you that there will not be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting in the future. Any failure to maintain internal control over financial reporting could severely inhibit our ability to accurately report our financial condition or results of operations. If we are unable to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm determines we have a material weakness or significant deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of our common shares could decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by Nasdaq, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, or other regulatory authorities. Failure to remedy any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, or to implement or maintain other effective control systems required of public companies, could also restrict our future access to the capital markets.

We will incur significant increased costs as a result of operating as a public company in the United States, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.

As a public company in the United States, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur previously. We will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which will require, among other things, that we file with the SEC annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules subsequently adopted by the SEC and Nasdaq to implement provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, impose significant requirements on public companies, including requiring establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls and changes in corporate governance practices. Further, in July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, was enacted. There are significant corporate governance and executive-compensation-related provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act that require the SEC to adopt additional rules and regulations in these areas. Recent legislation permits emerging growth companies to implement many of these requirements over a longer period and up to five years from the pricing of this offering. We intend to take advantage of this new legislation, but cannot assure you that we will not be required to implement these requirements sooner than planned and thereby incur unexpected expenses. Stockholder activism, the current political environment and the current high level of government intervention and regulatory reform may lead to substantial new regulations and disclosure obligations, which may lead to additional compliance costs and impact the manner in which we operate our business in ways we cannot currently anticipate.

We expect the rules and regulations applicable to public companies to substantially increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. If these requirements divert the attention of our management and personnel from other business concerns, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The increased costs will decrease our net income or increase our consolidated net loss, and may require us to reduce costs in other areas of our business or increase the prices of our products or services. For example, we expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to incur substantial costs to maintain the same or similar coverage. We cannot predict or estimate the amount or timing of additional costs we may incur to respond to these requirements. The impact of these requirements could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors, our board committees or as executive officers.

Our executive officers and directors, and their affiliated entities, along with our two other largest stockholders, own a significant percentage of our stock and will be able to exert significant control over matters subject to stockholder approval.

Upon consummation of this offering (based on shares outstanding as of September 1, 2020), our executive officers and directors, together with entities affiliated with such individuals, along with our largest shareholder, will beneficially own approximately 8.7% of our Common Shares (approximately 8.0% if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full). Accordingly, these stockholders may, as a practical matter, continue to be able to control the election of a majority of our directors and the determination of all corporate actions after this offering. This concentration of ownership could delay or prevent a change in control of the Company.

New investors in our securities will experience immediate and substantial dilution after this offering.

The initial public offering price of our Units will be substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of the outstanding common shares immediately after this offering. Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $7.25 per Unit (which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus) and our net tangible book value as of December 31, 2019, if you purchase our common shares in this offering you will pay more for your shares than the amounts paid by our existing stockholders for their shares and you will suffer immediate dilution of approximately $3.13 per share in pro forma net tangible book value. As a result of this dilution, investors purchasing common shares in this offering may receive significantly less than the full purchase price that they paid for the shares purchased in this offering in the event of a liquidation.

Immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, we expect to have approximately 0 outstanding stock options to purchase our common shares with exercise prices that are below the assumed initial public offering price of our common shares. To the extent that these options are exercised, there will be further dilution.

If a substantial number of shares become available for sale and are sold in a short period of time, the market price of our common shares could decline.

If our existing stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common shares in the public market following this offering and the expiration of the lock-up agreements, the market price of our common shares could decrease significantly. The perception in the public market that our existing stockholders might sell Common Shares could also depress our market price. Upon completion of this offering, we will have outstanding 2,530,445 common shares, upon the effectiveness of the 1-for-145 reverse stock split, assuming no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares, and options to purchase of our common shares, based on our shares and options to be outstanding as of immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. Our directors, executive officers and other holders of our common shares will be subject to the lock-up agreements described in “Underwriting” and the Rule 144 holding period requirements described in “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.” After all of these lock-up periods have expired and the holding periods have elapsed, up to 1,820,113 additional shares will be eligible for sale in the public market.  

In addition, certain holders of common shares will have the right, subject to certain exceptions and conditions, to require us to register their common shares under the Securities Act, and they will have the right to participate in future registrations of securities by us. Registration of any of these outstanding common shares would result in such shares becoming freely tradable without compliance with Rule 144 upon effectiveness of the registration statement. A decline in the price of shares of our common shares might impede our ability to raise capital through the issuance of additional shares of our common shares or other equity securities.

Since we do not expect to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future, investors in this offering may be forced to sell their stock in order to obtain a return on their investment.

We do not anticipate declaring or paying in the foreseeable future any cash dividends on our capital stock. Instead, we plan to retain any earnings to finance our operations and growth plans discussed elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their Common Shares after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any return on their investment. As a result, investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our Common Shares.

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. In the future, we would lose our foreign private issuer status if (1) more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are owned by U.S. residents and (2) a majority of our directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents, or we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to avoid loss of foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer.

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering, including for any of the purposes described in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds,” and you will not have the opportunity as part of your investment decision to assess whether the net proceeds will be used appropriately. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use. Our management might not apply our net proceeds in ways that ultimately increase the value of your investment. We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to expand marketing and brand enhancement related to our products, to fund our ongoing research and development activities, for personnel development and training and for resource management software development.

Our expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business condition. As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to be received upon the completion of this offering, or the amounts that we will actually spend on the uses set forth above. The amounts and timing of our actual use of the net proceeds will vary depending on numerous factors, including the commercial success of our systems and the costs of our research and development activities, as well as the amount of cash used in our operations. As a result, our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and investors will be relying on our judgment regarding the application of the net proceeds of this offering.

The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities. These investments may not yield a favorable return to our stockholders. If we do not invest or apply the net proceeds from this offering in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause our stock price to decline.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our securities will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on our company. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our company, the trading price for our securities would likely be negatively impacted. In the event securities or industry analysts initiate coverage, if one or more of the analysts who covers us downgrades our stock or publishes inaccurate or unfavourable research about our business, our stock price may decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of our company or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our securities could decrease, which might cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and views of future events, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions in this prospectus. These statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results and product and development programs. You must carefully consider any such statements and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

We describe certain material risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could affect our business, including our financial condition and results of operations, under “Risk Factors.” We base our forward-looking statements on our management’s beliefs and assumptions based on information available to our management at the time the statements are made. We caution you that actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should be careful about relying on any forward-looking statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this prospectus, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

Industry Data and Forecasts

This prospectus contains data related to the vehicle communications industry in the United States. These industry data include projections that are based on a number of assumptions which have been derived from industry and government sources which we believe to be reasonable. The vehicle communications industry may not grow at the rate projected by industry data, or at all. The failure of the industry to grow as anticipated is likely to have a material adverse effect on our business and the market price of our Common Shares. In addition, the rapidly changing nature of the vehicle communications industry subjects any projections or estimates relating to the growth prospects or future condition of our industries to significant uncertainties. Furthermore, if any one or more of the assumptions underlying the industry data turns out to be incorrect, actual results may, and are likely to, differ from the projections based on these assumptions.

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

We are incorporated under the laws of British Columbia. Some of our directors and officers, and some of the experts named in this prospectus, are residents of Canada, Israel or otherwise reside outside of the United States, and all or a substantial portion of their assets, and all or a substantial portion of our assets, are located outside of the United States. We have appointed an agent for service of process in the United States, but it may be difficult for shareholders who reside in the United States to effect service within the United States upon those directors, officers and experts who are not residents of the United States. It may also be difficult for shareholders who reside in the United States to realize in the United States upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon our civil liability and the civil liability of our directors, officers and experts under the United States federal securities laws. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors and officers are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our directors and officers may not be collectible within the United States. There can be no assurance that U.S. investors will be able to enforce against us, members of our board of directors, officers or certain experts named herein who are residents of Canada, Israel or other countries outside the United States, any judgments in civil and commercial matters, including judgments under the federal securities laws.

Service of process upon directors and officers which reside in Israel may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our Israeli directors and officers are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our Israeli directors and officers may not be collectible within the United States.

We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co., Advocates, our legal counsel in Israel that it may be difficult to assert U.S. securities laws claims in original actions instituted in Israel. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on a violation of U.S. securities laws because Israel is not the most appropriate forum in which to bring such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not U.S. law is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proven as a fact which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Matters of procedure will also be governed by Israeli law.

Subject to specified time limitations and legal procedures, Israeli courts may enforce a U.S. judgment in a civil matter which is non-appealable, provided that, among other things:

Even if such conditions are met, an Israeli court may not declare a foreign civil judgment enforceable if:

If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israeli court, it generally will be payable in Israeli currency, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency at the rate of exchange in force on the date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index plus interest at the annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $7.25 USD per Unit (the mid-point of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), we estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering, after deducting the underwriting discounts, non-accountable expense allowance and the estimated offering expenses payable by us, of approximately $       assuming the Underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option.

We plan to use the net proceeds we receive from this offering and any proceeds from the exercise of Warrants for general corporate purposes including: working capital (50%), growth strategies (10%), research and development (20%) and sales and marketing (20%).

The foregoing represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions to use and allocate the net proceeds of this offering. Our management, however, will have some flexibility and discretion to apply the net proceeds of this offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this offering differently than as described in this prospectus. To the extent that the net proceeds we receive from this offering are not immediately used for the above purposes, we intend to invest our net proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing bank deposits or debt instruments.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have never declared or paid any dividends on our common shares. We do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund business development and growth, and we do not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on a number of factors, including our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2019:

You should read this capitalization table in conjunction with “Use of Proceeds,” “Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

The number of common shares to be outstanding after this offering is based on common shares as of December 31, 2019 and excludes:

The pro forma as adjusted information set forth in the table above assumes that the Underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option.

DILUTION

If you invest in our Units in this offering, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share of common shares that is part of the Unit and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of common share immediately after this offering.

Our historical net tangible book value as of December 31, 2019 was $1.6 million, or $1.85 CAD per common share, on a 1-for-145 reverse stock split for the purposes of this registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Our historical net tangible book value is the amount of our total tangible assets less our liabilities. Historical net tangible book value per common share is our historical net tangible book value divided by the number of outstanding common shares as of December 31, 2019.

The pro forma net tangible book value of our ordinary shares as of December 31, 2019 was $3.70 CAD per common share Pro forma net tangible book value per share represents our total tangible assets less our total liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding common shares, after giving effect to the pro forma adjustments referenced under “Capitalization” and based on a 1-for-145 reverse stock split for the purposes of this registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

After giving effect to the sale of the Units that we are offering (attributing no value to the warrants) at an assumed initial public offering price of $7.25 USD per Unit, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our net tangible book value on a pro forma as adjusted basis as of December 31, 2019 would have been $7.26 CAD per common share). This amount represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $3.56 CAD per common share to our existing shareholders and an immediate dilution of $0.72 CAD per common share to new investors purchasing common shares in this offering. We determine dilution by subtracting the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering from the amount of cash that a new investor paid for a common share.

The following table illustrates this dilution:

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $USD 7.25 per unit, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the as adjusted net tangible book value per share by $0.80, and decrease dilution to new investors by $0.802 CAD per share, in each case assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The foregoing discussion and table do not take into account further dilution to new investors that could occur upon the exercise of outstanding warrants having a per share exercise or conversion price less than the per share offering price to the public in this offering.

If the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional common shares in this offering, the as adjusted net tangible book value after the offering would be $7.48 per share, the increase in net tangible book value to existing shareholders would be $3.78 per share, and the dilution to new investors would be $2.16 per share, in each case assuming an initial public offering price of $7.25 USD per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

The number of shares of our common shares to be outstanding after this offering is based on 146,914,485 (1,013,203 shares following the Reverse Split) of our common shares outstanding, on a 1-for-145 reverse stock split for the purposes of this registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as of September 21, 2020 and excludes:  

up to 75,862 common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants to be issued to the underwriter in connection with this offering, which will have an exercise price per share equal to 110% of the initial public offering price per share in this offering.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks, and assumptions associated with these statements. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus

CORPORATE Overview

Siyata Mobile Inc. is a leading global developer of innovative cellular based communications solutions over advanced 4G mobile networks under the Uniden® Cellular and Siyata brands. Siyata’s three product categories include In-Vehicle communications solutions for commercial fleet vehicles, rugged handheld mobile devices for industrial workers, and cellular amplifiers to boost the cellular signal inside homes, buildings, and vehicles.

Siyata In-Vehicle communications devices are specifically designed for professional vehicles such as trucks, vans, buses, emergency service vehicles, government cars and more. The Company’s innovative platform is designed to facilitate replacement of the current in vehicle, multi-device status quo with a single device (the flagship Uniden® UV350 4G device) that incorporates voice, Push-to- Talk over Cellular (“PoC”), data fleet management solutions and more. The UV350 also supports band 14 for FirstNet compatibility which is the US First Responders 4G LTE network with PoC capabilities that aims to replace aging two-way radio systems currently in use.

Siyata’s customer base includes cellular network operators and their dealers, as well as commercial vehicle technology distributors for fleets of all sizes in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and the Middle East.

Siyata launched its flagship 4G UV350 commercial vehicle smartphone device with Bell Mobility in late Q4 2018, with AT&T as well as with their first responder cellular network FirstNet in late Q2 and with Rogers Wireless and Verizon Wireless in Q4 2019. These are major milestones for the Company following Siyata’s seven years of experience perfecting in-vehicle cellular based technology, vehicle installations, software integration with various PTT solutions and intensive carrier certifications.

The two U.S Tier 1 cellular carriers that Siyata are working with, have distribution and sales channels many times larger than the existing sales channels of the Company. With an estimated 20 million commercial vehicles including 3.5 million first responder vehicles, according to the United States Department of Transportation, the Company sees the U.S market as its largest opportunity with a total addressable market over $20 billion. These Tier 1 cellular carriers have a keen interest in launching the UV350 as it allows for new SIM card activations in commercial vehicles and increased ARPU from existing customers with corporate and first responder fleets while targeting new customers with a unique, dedicated, multi-purpose in-vehicle smartphone.

In Q1 2020 Siyata Mobile Inc. signed a supply agreement with a leading global Land Mobile Radio (“LMR”) provider as an additional major channel for sales of the UV350.

Siyata launched the innovative CP250 tablet/DVR connected vehicle 4G device, which is built for cellular voice calls, Push-to-Talk Over Cellular (“PoC”), data, and navigation with a built-in DVR camera and more. This device was designed to be installed on the dash or mounted on a windshield, specifically for lighter commercial vehicles such as taxis, vans and delivery trucks. The 5” wide screen display tablet-based design ensures better communication capabilities for professional drivers. Sales of the CP250 device are focused in Europe, Australia and the Middle East.

In addition to its connected vehicle product portfolio, the Company develops, manufactures, markets, and sells 4G/LTE rugged handheld Push to Talk smartphone devices for industrial users. These rugged B2B environments are focused towards similar enterprise customers that Siyata sells its connected vehicle devices to and include first responders, construction workers, security guards, government agencies and various mobile workers in multiple industries.

Siyata also manufactures, markets, and sells Uniden® cellular signal boosters and accessories for homes, buildings, manufacturing facilities and vehicles with poor cell coverage across Canada and the United States. The vehicle vertical in this portfolio well complements the UV350 vehicle smartphone as the company begins to get sales of the UV350 bundled with its Uniden vehicle boosters.

The Company’s shares are listed on Tier 1 of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) under the symbol SIM, and as of July 25, 2017 on the NASDAQ Over the Counter Venture Exchange (“OTCQX”) under the symbol SYATF.

The corporate office of the Company is located at 1001 Lenoir Street, Montreal, Quebec H4C 2Z6 and the registered and records office is located at 2200 - 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8.

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to year ended December 31, 2018 

Results of Operations 

The following table sets forth in CAD $ a summary of the consolidated results of operations of the Company for the periods indicated, both in absolute amount and as a percentage of its total revenues.  

(1) Basic and diluted loss per share in 2019 is $0.09 per share ($12.85 loss per share following the Reverse Split based on 790,347 shares) and $ 0.12 in 2018 ($17.53 after taking into account the reverse split based on 657,700 shares and basic and diluted loss per share of $0.06 pre-reverse split based upon a weighted average common shares outstanding of 80,380,048 (basic and diluted loss per share of $9.13 based upon weighted average shares outstanding of 554,345

(2) Includes current and long-term debts and future purchase consideration  

SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS 

The following highlights and developments for the year ended December 31, 2019 and to the date of this MD&A: During the period reflected, the Company achieved various milestones such as: 

Licensing Agreement with Uniden® America Corp

Siyata Mobile has exclusive rights in North America to market and distribute their innovative devices under the Uniden® brand in categories of cellular amplifiers, connected vehicle cellular devices and rugged cellular products. Uniden brings strong brand recognition for Siyata’s devices and introduces a more unified brand to the current dealers, operators and future customers in North America.

The Company’s current license agreement with Uniden (the “Uniden Agreement”) has a 3-year term, commencing on January 1, 2020 and expiring on December 31, 2022. Minimum annual payments under the Uniden Agreement are $108,000 USD in 2020 and $120,000 USD in 2021 and 2022 (the “Minimum Royalty Payments”). At the end of each fiscal year, Siyata will pay Uniden 3% of any sales from the licensed products under the Uniden Agreement that exceeds the Minimum Royalty Payments for the fiscal year.

Licensing Agreement with Via Licensing

Effective June 8, 2018, the Company entered into two separate licensing agreements with Via Licensing Corporation to utilize worldwide patents related to the coding and decoding of “android” software as well as access and download within the “LTE/ 4G” network (the “Via Licensing Agreements”). This patent is for an initial period of 5 years and can be extended for a further 5-year term. Under the Via Licensing Agreement, the Company has the right at any time during the term on any extension hereof, to terminate these agreements upon providing 60 days advanced notice of termination. Under the Via Licensing Agreements, the quarterly royalty fees are based solely on product sales and is a percentage formula based upon the number of units sold, the country manufactured and the country location of the end customer. There are no minimum royalty fees payable under the Via Licensing Agreements.

Licensing Agreement with Wilson Electronics, LLC

Siyata entered into a royalty agreement with Wilson Electronics LLC on November 30, 2017, effective January 1, 2018 (the “Wilson Agreement”). Under the Wilson Agreement, we have licensed a patent for its cellular booster portfolio of products from Wilson Electronics, LLC, for the rights to the stand-alone cell phone radio signal booster on a worldwide basis. The Wilson Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration of all of the patents under the Wilson Agreement expire. Under the Wilson Agreement, Siyata will pay a royalty to Wilson Electronics LLC of 4.5% of the sales of booster products, payable quarterly.

Financing Initiatives

On August 29, 2019, Siyata completed a non-brokered private placement raising gross proceeds of $3,000,000 through the issuance of 7,500,000 units, (51,724 units after taking into account the affects of the assuming a 1-for-145 reverse stock split for the purposes of this registration statement of which this prospectus is a part (the “Reverse Split”)) at a price of $0.40 per unit ($58.00 CAD, according to the Reverse Split). Each unit consisted of one common share and one half share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable at a price of $0.60 CAD ($87.00 CAD (following the Reverse Split) for a period of two years. In conjunction with the placement, the Company was not required to pay agent’s fees.

On December 23, 2019, Siyata Entered into a brokered private placement financing raising CDN$7,866,000.00 through the issuance of 7,866,000 unsecured 12% per annum convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) maturing on December 23, 2021 at a price of CDN$1.00 (the “Issue Price”) per Convertible Debenture (the “Offering”). The Offering was completed through a syndicate with co-lead agents, PI Financial Corp. and Canaccord Genuity Corp. (collectively, the “Co-Lead Agents”), and with Paradigm Capital Inc. and Beacon Securities Limited (together with the Co-Lead Agents, the “Agents”). Each $1,000 of Convertible Debenture will be convertible into 2,222 common shares (15.3 common shares following the Reverse Split) in the capital of the Company (“Common Shares” and each is a “Common Share”) representing approximately CDN$0.45 (the “Conversion Price”) per Common Share, ($65.25 CAD following the Reverse Split) subject to adjustment in certain events. These convertible debentures are redeemable by the Company at 101% of the face value at any time after December 23, 2020. These debentures are convertible into Common Shares at the Conversion Price at the option of the holder at any time prior to the close of business on the earlier of: (i) the last business day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, and (ii) the date fixed for redemption in the event of a change of control. Each purchaser also received one (1) non-transferrable share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”) for each CDN $1.00 principal amount of Convertible Debentures purchased by such purchaser. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one further Common Share (each, a “Warrant Share”) at an exercise price of CDN $0.45 per Warrant Share ($65.25 CADS following the Reverse Split). The Warrants will expire on December 23, 2022.

Subsequent to the year end, the Company entered into a demand line of credit arrangement with the TD Bank to a maximum of $1,500,000. This line of credit is secured by a $4,000,000 first ranking lien on its wholly owned subsidiary, Signifi Mobile Inc.’s assets. Interest rate on the loan is TD Bank’s Canadian prime rate + 1.25%. The loan is further limited to the lessor of $1,500,000 or by the borrowing base which is 90% of insured receivables under 90 days, plus 80% of receivables over 90 days, plus 30% of inventory (up to a maximum of up to $400,000). A financial covenant requires that net tangible net worth cannot be less than $1,500,000 in Signifi Mobile Inc.

On June 23, 2020, the Company entered into a non-brokered private placement financing agreement with Accel Telecom Inc., a reporting insider. Accel subscribed for 1,330 senior unsecured 10% convertible debentures maturing one year from the issue date at an issue price of CDN$1,000 per Convertible Debenture for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately USD$1,000,000 (the “Convertible Debenture Offering”). Each Convertible Debenture is convertible, at the option of the holder, into 3,333 (23 following the Reverse Split) common shares in the capital of the Company at a price of CDN$0.30 per Common Share ($43.50 CAD following the Reverse Split), subject to adjustment in certain events and are redeemable at 101% of the face value at any time after the closing date. Accel also received 1,330,000 (9,172 following the Reverse Split) non-transferrable common share purchase warrants (each, a “Debenture Warrant”). Each Debenture Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share (each, a “Debenture Warrant Share”) at an exercise price of CDN$0.30 ($43.50 CAD following the Reverse Split) per Debenture Warrant Share for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of issue.

The Company entered into an agreement with an existing arm’s-length debenture holder to amend the terms of its outstanding convertible debentures due June 28, 2020 on equivalent terms as the Convertible Debentures Offering in the amount of CDN$250,000. No finders’ fees were paid in conjunction with the Convertible Debenture Offering.

On August 4, 2020, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement raising aggregate gross proceeds of $2,150,000 through the issuance of 21,500,000 units (148,276 units following the Reverse Split) (the “August 2020 Units”) at a price of $0.10 per August 2020 Unit ($14.50 following the Reverse Split). Each August 2020 Unit consisted of one common share in the capital of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each, a “August 2020 Warrant”). Each whole August 2020 Warrant is exercisable at a price of $0.18 ($26.10 CAD following the Reverse Split) for a period of two years. The Company paid a cash commission of $24,681.60 and issued 246,816 broker warrants (1,702 following the Reverse Split) on the same terms as the August 2020 Warrants to certain finders.

OUTLOOK

The Company is a global developer and provider of a vehicle mounted communications platform over advanced mobile networks. Customers include cellular operators and their dealers, commercial vehicle technology distributors and fleets of all sizes in Canada, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. The Company’s “Connected-Vehicle” devices and various accessories are specifically designed for enterprise customers and professional fleets such as trucks, vans, buses, ambulances, government cars and more. The Company aims to provide greater mobile connectivity for professional drivers and facilitate replacement of the current in-vehicle, multi device status quo with a single device that incorporates voice, data and fleet management solutions with the new suite of 4G UV350 and UV250 products. In addition, the Company develops, markets and sells rugged Push to Talk mobile devices, cellular amplifiers and various accessories for both consumer and enterprise customers with sales across North America, Europe and the Middle East to multiple retailers, distributors and cellular dealers.

Siyata has received device approval for its Uniden® UV350 from AT&T, Verizon and FirstNet in the US as well as at Tier 1 Canadian carriers, Bell Mobility and Rogers Wireless. Siyata offers a complete product offering including the UV350 device and multiple accessory peripherals as well as integration with multiple fleet applications which has resulted in initial purchase orders in the USA and Canada.

With over 20 million commercial and first responder vehicles in North America, per the U.S. Department of Transportation, this represents a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for Siyata which it began aggressively pursuing and capturing in 2019 and continues to do so. In addition, Siyata is working closely with Motorola’s Push to Talk software subsidiary Kodiak. The company already launched the UV350 in partnership with Motorola and plans to sell this device to multiple Kodiak partners in North America and globally. Siyata’s management believes that these key partnerships that have unlocked large scale sales opportunities for its products which it expects will continue in the coming years and will also result in a paradigm shift in our revenue base to predominantly the North American market.

In March 2020 the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which has continued to spread, and any related adverse public health developments, has adversely affected workforces, economies, and financial markets globally, potentially leading to an economic downturn.

The Company has experienced an increase of sales of its cellular boosters as more people are working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but its overall sales during the pandemic have remained similar to its sales in 2019 during this time period with a shift towards increased sales in North America in the first responder market. It is not possible for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the outbreak and its effects on the Company’s business or ability to raise funds. The Company plans to address any going concerns from the pandemic by continuing to increase its sales in North America which is a substantial larger market than the Company has sold in the past. In addition, its cellular distribution business shall remain strong during this time since more individuals will continue to work from home. The Company also expect that the proceeds from this offering will allow to cover any shortfall that the Company may incur until the pandemic is no longer a worldwide issue. In addition, the Company believes that its cellular booster business remains strong during the COVID-19 pandemic as more individuals continue to work from home, requiring improved cellular reception.

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates

Statement of compliance

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, including comparatives, have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and Interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”).

Basis of consolidation and presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for financial instruments classified as financial instruments at fair value through profit and loss, which are stated at their fair value. In addition, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, except for the statement of cash flows.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and its wholly controlled subsidiaries. Control exists when the Company has the power, directly or indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its direct wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries:

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the functional currency of the Company.

Foreign currency translation

Items included in the Company’s accompanying financial statements of each entity in the Company are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the “functional currency”) and has been determined for each entity within the Company. The functional currency of Siyata Mobile Inc. is the Canadian dollar which is also the functional currency of all its subsidiaries except Siyata Mobile Israel Ltd. which is the United States dollar. The functional currency determinations were conducted through an analysis of the consideration factors identified in IAS

The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.

Assets and liabilities of entities with a functional currency other than the Canadian dollar are translated into Canadian dollars at period end exchange rates. Income and expenses, and cash flows are translated into Canadian dollars using the average exchange rate. Exchange differences resulting from the translation of United States operations are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and accumulated in equity.

Transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency are translated at the exchange rates in effect on the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange in effect as at the statement of financial position date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the time of the acquisition of the assets or assumption of the liabilities. Foreign currency differences arising on translation are recognized in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

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Use of estimates and judgements

The preparation of the Company’s accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. Information about critical estimates in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements are, but not limited to the following:

Information about critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements are, but are not limited to, the following:

The following new accounting policies were adopted by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2019:

As of January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the following new accounting standards and interpretations on a modified retrospective approach:

IFRS 16, Leases

IFRS 16, Leases (“IFRS 16”), specifies how to recognize, measure, present, and disclose leases. The standard provides a single-lessee accounting model, requiring lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset and a liability representing its obligation to make lease payments (“lease obligation”), for all leases unless the Company elects to exclude leases when the lease term is twelve months or less, or the underlying asset has a low monetary value. Lessors continue to classify leases as operating or finance, with IFRS 16’s approach to lessor accounting substantially unchanged from its predecessor, IAS 17, Leases (“IAS 17”). The Company’s accounting policy under IFRS 16 is as follows:

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease based on whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach and therefore, the comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under IAS 17 Leases and IFRIC 4 to determine whether an arrangement contains a lease.

The Company as a lessee

The Company recognizes a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The ROU asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset or the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received.

The ROU asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the ROU asset or the lease term. The lease term includes consideration of an option to renew or to terminate if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option. Current office and car lease terms range from 6 months to 22 months. In addition, the ROU asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate. Lease payments include fixed, or in substance fixed, payments and variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or rate are not included in the measurement of the lease liability. The lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, or if the Company changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension, or termination option. When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the ROU asset, or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the ROU asset has been reduced to zero. 

Effective January 1, 2019 (date of initial application), the Company adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective transition approach. Accordingly, comparative figures as at and for the year ended December 31, 2018 have not been restated and continue to be reported under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4, Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease (“IFRIC 4”). 

The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient to grandfather the assessment of which transactions are leases on the date of initial application, as previously assessed under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4. The Company applied the definition of a lease under IFRS 16 to contracts entered into or modified on or after January 1, 2019. 

At transition, the Company used the following practical expedients when applying IFRS 16 to leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17: applied a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with similar characteristics; recognition exemption of short-term leases; recognition exemption of low-value leases; and used hindsight when determining the lease term if the contract contained options to extend or terminate the lease. 

When applying the modified retrospective transition approach, for leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4, on initial application, a lessee is permitted to measure the ROU asset, on a lease-by-lease basis, using one of two methods: (1) as if IFRS 16 had always been applied, using the incremental borrowing rate at the date of initial application; or (2) at an amount equal to the lease liability (subject to certain adjustments). For all leases, the Company applied the second method and recognized the ROU assets based on the corresponding lease liability. As at January 1, 2019, the Company recorded lease obligations of $407,776 and ROU assets of $407,776. When measuring lease liabilities, the Company discounted future lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate as at January 1, 2019. The weighted-average rate applied was 7.5%. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded $147,946 of depreciation of ROU assets, and $14,827 of interest accretion on discounted lease obligations as a result of the adoption of IFRS 16. 

The following table reconciles the Company’s operating lease commitments as at December 31, 2018, as previously disclosed in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements, to the lease obligations recognized on initial application of IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019: 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

The following table sets forth a summary of its results of operations for the periods indicated, both in absolute amount and as a percentage of its total revenues.

The following is an analysis of the Company’s operating results for the year ended December 31, 2019 and includes a comparison against the year ended December 31, 2018.

Revenues

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $13,019,792 compared to $14,220,542 for the same period in the previous year. This negative variance of ($1,200,750) (-8.4%) is due to the $1,154,000 in increase of sales in North America (representing a year over year increase of 32%) resulting from initial demand for our Uniden® UV350 4G In-vehicle product in North America in 2019 as a direct result of certification with Tier One mobile operators offset by the $2,441,000 decrease in sales in Europe and the Middle East, representing a 23% decrease year over year of Siyata’s 3G legacy products.

Since January 1, 2020, Siyata has grown its sales pipeline of opportunities for our 4G flagship UV350 device to include potential customers from many different vertical markets including school bus operators, utilities, First responder agencies, municipal vehicles, construction companies, transportation companies, and more. As of July 2020, we have proof of concept trials in progress with approximately 40 different companies which if we won every opportunity would equate to revenue of up to $20 million. We do not believe that we will win every opportunity, nor that every opportunity will deploy their entire fleet all at once, but we see growing demand for UV350 as we encourage more and more potential customers to begin proof of concept trials. We expect this demand will more than offset the decline in sales from our 3G legacy devices. 

Costs of Goods Sold

Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $9,732,577 compared to $12,161,044 for the same period in the previous year. The gross margin dollars for this period was $3,287,215 (25.26% of sales) compared to $2,059,498 (14.5%) of sales in the previous year, a positive variance of $1,227,717. The increase in gross margin dollars is due to the higher overall margins in the North American marketplace a result of sales of the Uniden® UV350 4G In-vehicle sold in 2019 offset by the lower sales volume of 8.4%.

Amortization and Depreciation

Amortization and depreciation costs for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,550,607 compared to $704,749 for the same period in the previous year. The negative variance of ($845,858) relates to the amortization required under IFRS 16 of $136,946 in 2019, not applied prior to 2019, as well as the increase in depreciation in the year in the UV350 on the new portfolio of 4G as well as the increase in amortization of the 3G remaining products in the amount of $88,005.

The amortization of product development costs of $950,383 over a 5-6 year useful life is broken down into three categories. The first category involves product development costs from the Company’s products that are not commercially ready for sale (4G products). These costs have not been amortized in 2019 and involve a total capitalized intangible cost of $1,800,377. The second category involves product development cost of fully amortized 3G products amounting to $2,924,423. No amortization was taken in the second category in 2019. The third category involves product development costs of 3G and 4G products that were amortized in 2019. The cost of these products totaled $7,094,605 in 2019; with $226,007 and $6,868,598 for 3G and 4G products, respectively. The amortization amount in 2019 was $950,383 consisting of $115,585 for 3G products with only two years left on the 5-year amortization and product development cost amortization for 4G products in 2019 of $834,798, based upon each of their useful lives of either 5- or 6-years.

Selling and Marketing Costs

Selling and marketing costs for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $4,723,236 compared to $5,449,031 for the same period in the previous year. This positive variance of $725,795 is due to an increase in selling salaries and commissions on the suite of new products in the amount of $544,000, the decrease in additional advertising and marketing costs of $1,289,000 due to the engaging of salaried employees to promote the new products in North America and globally including trial samples, tradeshows and targeted promotional activities and a marginal increase of $19,000 in travel related costs.

General and Administrative Costs

General and administrative costs for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $3,081,966 compared to $2,929,277 for the same period in the previous year. This negative variance of $152,689 relate to the negative variance in salaries in the year of $234,000 related to the increase in direct hires offset by the positive variance in lower management fees of $400,000, a negative variance in the increase in director and consulting fees of $450,000 in the year for management salaries and increase in the number of Directors, the positive variance in professional services of $128,000 relating to less consultants in the year, the slight negative variance in G&A travel of $12,000, the positive variance in office and general of $29,000 related to cost rationalization, a negative variance in regulatory and filing fees of $37,000 related to costs for both TSX.V and OTCQX additional fees, and a positive variance of $21,000 related to shareholder relations resulting from costs rationalization.

Research and Development

Research and Development costs for the year ended December 31, 2019 were 1,005,000 compared to zero in 2018. The Company engaged an independent outside valuator to measure the Recoverable Amount of the Intangibles. As a result of their findings, management expensed certain development costs incurred in the year so as not to exceed the net recoverable amount.

Impairment in Intangible Assets

Impairment in intangible resulted in $147,977 in Q4 2019 on the impairment of the E-wave license as compared to a $1,954,000 impairment in the prior year on the write down of the CP-200 rugged phone, a positive variance of $1,806,023.

Share-based Payments

Share-based payments for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,490,313 compared to $1,102,313 for the same period in the previous year which is a negative variance of $388,000 which relates to the valuation of stock options vested during the period.

Finance Expense

Finance expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,276,827 compared to an expense of compared to $975,468 for the same period in the previous year for a negative variance of $301,359. This negative variance resulted from the loss of $176,737 on the rollover of the 10.5% debenture, included in finance expenses, as well as the additional accrual in Q4 2019 on the 12% debenture of $41,923, plus the increase in amortization of the 10.5% debenture of an additional $82,699 in 2019.

Foreign Exchange Loss

Foreign exchange loss (income) for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $141,640 compared to foreign exchange income of ($46,507) for the same period in the previous year for a negative variance of ($188,147). This variance resulted from foreign currency fluctuations in the period.

Accreditation and Change in Value of Future Contingent Consideration

Accretion and change in value of future contingent consideration resulted in an expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $30,000 versus an expense of $519,148 for the same period in 2018, a positive variance of $489,148 which results that as of the end of Q2 2019, the Company did not have any contingent consideration and therefore had no accretion expense compared to a large accretion expense due to a fluctuating stock price in 2018 required for the future purchase consideration.

Net income (loss) for the period

The Company experienced a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 of ($10,160,351) as compared to net loss of ($11,527,981) for the same period in the previous year representing a positive variance of $1,367,630. This positive variance is due to the positive variances in gross margin of $1,227,717. Selling expenses of $725,795, accretion of $489,148 and impairment in the value of intangible assets of $1,806,023 offset by negative variances in, amortization of ($845,858), development costs of ($1,005,000), G&A of $152,689, share based compensation of ($388,000), finance expenses of ($301,359), and foreign exchange of ($188,147).

Loss and comprehensive loss for the period

As a result of the activities discussed above, the Company experienced a comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 of ($10,545,572) as compared to a comprehensive loss of ($10,658,899) for the same period in the previous year representing a positive variance of $113,327.

Adjusted EBITDA

For the year ended December 31, 2019 the adjusted EBITDA is negative ($4,517,987) versus negative ($6,318,810) in the same period in 2018 a positive variance of $1,800,823. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as the EBITDA adding back the share based compensation expense, the impairment of intangible assets and product development expenses.

The Company defines capital as consisting of shareholder’s equity (comprised of issued share capital, reserves, accumulated translation differences and deficit). The Company manages its capital structure to maximize its financial flexibility making adjustments to it in response to changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets and business opportunities. The Company does not presently utilize any quantitative measures to monitor its capital, but rather relies on the expertise of the Company’s management to sustain the future development of the business. Management reviews its capital management approach on an ongoing basis and believes that this approach, given the relative size of the Company, is reasonable. As at December 31, 2019, the Company is only subject to externally imposed capital requirements arising from the quarterly payments of interest on the debenture, and the monthly principal and interest payments from the BDC loan. The Company is also subject to a debt covenant in relation to the factoring agreement. At no time during the year was the Company in breach of the covenant.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Siyata Mobile Israel has a factoring facility with Israeli banks whereby the Bank advances funds to Siyata Mobile Israel and charges a fluctuating interest rate on the advanced funds until it is repaid by the borrowers’ customers. The Bank has a lien on these receivables. The factored receivables are all required to be insured in case of customer default with a financial institution.

The Company’s objective in managing liquidity risk is to maintain sufficient liquidity in order to meet operational and investing requirements at any point in time. The Company has historically financed its operations primarily through a combination of demand loans and the sale of share capital by way of private placements.

As at December 31, 2019 the Company had a cash balance of $3,465,371, compared to $2,420,205 in December 31, 2018. As at December 31, 2019, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $32,779,519, compared to $22,619,168 as of December 31, 2018, and working capital of $6,704,651, compared to $4,565,215 as of December 31, 2018.

The following table sets forth a summary of its cash flows for the periods indicated:

Cash (used in) provided by operating activities

Net cash flows used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2019 were ($8,544,227) compared with cash used of ($2,996,235) in the same period of the prior year. The increase in cash used of $5,547,992 in operating activities was primarily due to the increase in the non-cash working capital items by $6,132,430 consisting of an increase in trade and other receivables, prepaids, and advances to suppliers of $3,582,935, accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $2,338,667, due to related party of $1,064,675 net of inventory of negative $853,847 offset by the decrease in the loss net of non-cash items of $584,438.

Cash (used in) provided by investing activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $3,020,880 compared with $2,879,193 in the prior year, a negative variance of $141,687. This variance relates primarily to costs incurred for testing with multiple carriers in order to obtain device approval on their networks.

Cash used in financing activities:

Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $12,569,404 compared to $3,813,315 in December 31, 2018. This positive variance of $8,756,089 relates to the proceeds received from the issuance of the 12% convertible debenture for net proceeds of $3,778,634, exercise of 11,725,490 share purchase warrants (80,865 following the Reverse Split) for proceeds of $5,862,745 for the year end December 31, 2019, compared to $1,324,464 in the prior year, plus the proceeds received from the 7,500,000 share (51,724 shares following the Reverse Split) non-brokered private placement in the amount of $3,000,000, plus the exercise of 821,896 agents’ options (5,668 agent options following the Reverse Split) for proceeds of $328,758, compared to proceeds of $143,564 in December 31, 2018, offset by issue costs of $243,379 (2018-$375,423), offset by the proceeds from the exercise of stock options in the prior year of $410,000, ( 2019-$0) and offset by the proceeds of the BDC loan in the prior year of $250,000 and BDC principal payment increase of $14,000 over the prior year.  

The future success of the Company is now dependent on the continued success of its vehicle mounted communications products, its mobile rugged phones and its Booster systems in the market together with the ability to finance the necessary working capital, at agreeable terms, to support the growth of the business.

The Company had a debenture maturity balloon payment of $1,445,000 which was repaid on June 28, 2020. On June 23, 2020 the Company entered into a new debenture private placement of $1,580,000 with a 12% coupon with a maturity of June 22, 2021 which was used to pay off the above balloon payment. Of the total proceeds from this new debenture, $250,000 was related to one of the old debenture holders, re-investing their investment into the new debenture and thus this portion was deemed a non-cash transaction. The Company plans on using part of the proceeds of this offering, as well as its working capital to repay these debentures prior to maturity as well as any other material debt that the Company currently has outstanding.

Financial Instruments

Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values.

Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 – Inputs that are not based on observable market data.

The fair values of the Company’s cash, trade and other receivables, due from related party, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate carrying value, which is the amount recorded on the consolidated statement of financial position.

The following table illustrates the classification of the Company’s financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy as at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

The balance of future purchase consideration above is the current portion, plus the present value of the non-current portion presented on the consolidated statements of financial position.

The input used in Level 1 for the year ended and for the year ended December 31, 2018 is either the cash the Company is obligated to pay as an anniversary payment or the Company’s share price quoted on active markets, or a combination thereof, depending on which payment form is considered most probable to be chosen by the vendor.

The Company is exposed to varying degrees to a variety of financial instrument related risks:

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company places its cash with institutions of high credit worthiness. Management has assessed there to be a low level of credit risk associated with its cash balances.

The Company’s exposure to credit risk is influenced by the individual characteristics of each customer. However, management also considers the demographics of the Company’s customer base, including the default risk of the industry and country in which customers operate, as these factors may have an influence on credit risk. Approximately 15% of the Company’s revenues for 2019 (2018- 29%) are attributable to sales transactions with a single customer.

The Company has established a credit policy under which each new customer is analyzed individually for creditworthiness before the Company’s standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. The Company’s review includes external ratings, when available, and in some cases bank references. Purchase limits are established for each customer, which represent the maximum open amount without requiring approval from the Risk Management Committee; these limits are reviewed quarterly. Customers that fail to meet the Company’s benchmark creditworthiness may transact with the Company only on a prepayment basis.

More than 80% of the Company’s customers have been active with the Company for over four years, and no impairment loss has been recognized against these customers. In monitoring customer credit risk, customers are grouped according to their credit characteristics, including whether they are an individual or legal entity, whether they are a wholesale, retail or end-user customer, geographic location, industry, aging profile, maturity and existence of previous financial difficulties. Trade and other receivables relate to the Company’s wholesale customers. Customers that are graded as “high risk” are placed on a restricted customer list and monitored by the Company, and future sales are made on a prepayment basis.

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure, notwithstanding the carrying amount of security or any other credit enhancements.

The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade and other receivables at the reporting date by geographic region was as follows:

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation.

The Company examines current forecasts of its liquidity requirements so as to make certain that there is sufficient cash for its operating needs, and it is careful at all times to have enough unused credit facilities so that the Company does not exceed its credit limits and is in compliance with its financial covenants (if any). These forecasts take into consideration matters such as the Company’s plan to use debt for financing its activity, compliance with required financial covenants, compliance with certain liquidity ratios, and compliance with external requirements such as laws or regulation.

The Company uses activity-based costing to cost its products and services, which assists it in monitoring cash flow requirements and optimizing its cash return on investments. Typically, the Company ensures that it has sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses for a period of 90 days, including the servicing of financial obligations; this excludes the potential impact of extreme circumstances that cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters.

The Company has a factoring agreement with external funding. The increase in days-sales-outstanding in our trade receivables is due to a factoring arrangement which we use to expedite collection in Israel, where no such arrangement is in place for sales in North America. Receivables in Israel are collected 80-85% up-front from the factoring company, which are then presented on a net basis in the financial statements in accordance with IAS 32. In 2019, sales in the North American market increased to 36% of our sales, from 25% in the prior year, which accordingly increased our collection period due to the lack of a factoring arrangement for those receivables.

With the exception of employee benefits, the Company’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities have contractual terms of 90 days. The employment benefits included in accrued liabilities have variable maturities within the coming year.

Currency Risk

Currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The functional currency of Siyata Israel is the US dollar (“USD”). Revenues are predominantly incurred in the US dollar with expenses in the Israeli New Sheqel (“NIS”). As at December 31, 2019, the Company’s exposure to foreign currency risk with respect to financial instruments is as follows:

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in interest rates. The Company’s sensitively to interest rates is currently immaterial as the Company’s debt bears interest at fixed rates.

Price Risk

The Company is exposed to price risk with respect to equity prices. Equity price risk is defined as the potential adverse impact on the Company’s earnings due to movements in individual equity prices or general movements in the level of the stock market. The Company closely monitors individual equity movements, and the stock market to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken by the Company.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements, including arrangements that would affect its liquidity, capital resources, market risk support, and credit risk support or other benefits.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarized the contractual obligations of the Company as of December 31, 2019:

Future Financings

The Company may sell its common shares in order to fund its business growth. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to existing shareholders. There is no assurance that the Company will achieve sales of the equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund its growth in case it is necessary, or if the Company is able to do so, there is no guarantee that existing shareholders will not be substantially diluted. 

BUSINESS

The Problem

Businesses and organizations that rely on commercial vehicle fleets to carry out critical business functions and operations have historically used two-way radios (“Land Mobile Radios” or “LMR”) to communicate between drivers and headquarters. LMR communication devices have historically encountered several challenges. These devices are typically expensive, generally consisting of older and outdated technology. LMR devices are also limited in their range of communication, as local radio bandwidth is limited. Most devices are restricted to communications in one metro areas with limited connectivity with neighboring areas, agencies or companies, hindering headquarters’ ability to communicate with their vehicles. Occasionally, vehicles communicating through LMR will often encounter a communication “dead zone”, thus hindering these vehicles’ abilities to communicate during times of emergencies. They are single-purpose devices, allowing for communications through “push-to-talk” (“PTT”) broadcasting with limited additional features.

UV350 In-Vehicle Solution

The Uniden® UV350 (the “UV350”) is the world’s first and only smartphone with 4G/LTE capabilities specifically designed for in-vehicle usage, optimizing mobile communications for on the road commercial fleet vehicles. Unlike existing Land Mobile Radio (LMR) technology, that operates over radio signals, the UV350 operates over standard 4G cellular networks. The UV350 received United States Federal Communications Commission’s approval as a cellular device, Industry Canada’s approval, certification of PCS Type Certification Review Board (“PTCRB”), Google GMS certification, and Conformité Européenne (“CE”) and Emark certification. The UV350 and has been certified or approved for manufacturing or sale by several North American wireless carriers, or our “channel partners”, including AT&T, Bell Mobility, Rogers, Motorola Solutions and Verizon. The UV350’s reputation and approvals from industry leaders represent a barrier to entry for potential direct competitive devices, with North American carrier for in-vehicle devices for fleet communication.

AT&T, our largest channel partner, represented 15% of our revenues in 2019. AT&T did not enter into a master services agreement with the Company, but rather, enters into standard purchase order forms on a per order basis. We do does not obligate AT&T to fulfill any required minimum purchase orders. Our typical purchase order contracts with AT&T involve standard warranties and indemnification, insurance requirement and delivery terms. Each separate purchase order agreement can be terminated by AT&T within ten (10) days notice upon notice of and failure to cure any breach by the Company of such agreement.

The UV350 contains several unique features, including:

Our Rugged Handheld Solution

Siyata has entered into supply agreements with several North American wireless carriers. The Company believes that additional complementary PTT devices can be offered by Siyata to these wireless carriers. The rugged handheld market, smartphones designed specifically to withstand hardship and exposure, have relatively few competitors, and wireless carriers appear poised to expand their offerings in this category.

Siyata currently offers a rugged handheld clamshell device (UR7) outside of North America for customers who demand a cost-effective high performing PTT device. We recently launched an additional rugged device (UR5) which is intended to complement our commercial vehicle devices for the North American and international markets and will support popular Push-to-Talk apps. Key vertical markets for rugged handheld devices are construction job sites, warehouses, factories, hotels, retail stores, schools, landscaping crews, special events. Customers who would consider our rugged handheld devices are looking to increase the worker’s productivity, and to reduce their total cost of ownership compared to other devices.

Our Cellular Booster Solution

We offer a full line of cellular boosters, a device intended to form a wireless system to boost cellular reception, under the brand name Uniden®. We have entered into a partnership whereby Uniden America Corporation has granted the exclusive license to Siyata Mobile to market cellular signal boosters under the Uniden® brand name within the U.S. and Canada. As a world-wide leader in wireless communications, Uniden America Corporation, the North American subsidiary of Japan-based Uniden Corporation, manufactures and markets wireless consumer electronic products. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Uniden sells its products through dealers and distributors throughout North, Central and South America. Uniden Cellular booster kits solve issues of poor reception, dropped calls, lost data and transmission quality issues that users routinely experience on every cellular network. These easy-to-install cellular booster kits are designed for homes, cabins, offices, and buildings to improve the cellular signal reception indoors, allowing people to use their cellular phones indoors where they previously could not do so. We also offer models designed for vehicles, both wired and wireless boosters, to improve the cellular reception inside a vehicle that is driving in a weak cellular signal area. Uniden cellular signal boosters offer kits designed to offer cellphone coverage for difference distances, including kits for a small area of 1 or 2 rooms, and more expansive solutions that will cover over 100,000 sq. ft. Our cellular signal boosters are carrier agnostic to ensure the best signal integrity, supporting 2G, 3G, 4G and soon 5G (in development) technologies on all carriers operating in North America.

The Uniden® U60C 4G Cellular Booster and Uniden® U65C 4G Cellular Booster are user friendly devices that simply require plugging it into a power source and turning it on. The device will automatically adjust to provide the user with a boosted cellular signal in their trouble zone. These devices range in price starting from a retail price of $347 USD and up. The Uniden® U60P Cellular Booster, Uniden® U65P Cellular Booster, and Uniden® U70P Cellular Booster and available in 3G and 4G versions. These devices are just as easy to install as the consumer boosters but include additional features, such as manual gain control override, LCD status display and input signal display.

The Uniden® Link 4G Cradle Style Cellular Booster is used for single use case, Uniden® UM50 4G Cellular Booster works great in cars, vans, first responders, and any situation on the go where you need to expand your coverage zone. The Uniden® UM2M 4G Cellular Booster is our direct connect unit that works in vehicles connected to your in-vehicle phone or your cellular modem. These devices range in price starting from a retail price of $197 USD and up.

The Uniden® UM2M 4G Cellular Booster is our newest product in our line up and one of the most promising. We are very excited to launch this item as it is not only great for machine to machine application such as in vending and ATM machines, but this booster perfectly complements the company’s Uniden® UV350 In Vehicle Smartphone. This booster connects directly to the Uniden® UV350 In Vehicle Smartphone giving the device a much-expanded coverage zone. This is a complete solution that many customers need. The combination of Uniden® UV350 and Uniden® M2M 4G Cellular Booster gives our customer the ultimate enterprise class solution to enjoy crystal clear phone calls and lightning fast data speeds.

Industry

Communication, productivity and safety among task workers are the central requirements in business-critical and mission-critical environments. Organizations with remote and disparate workers—from police and firefighters to construction, oil rigs and manufacturing workers—require extremely durable communication solutions that provide reliable and secure voice, data and workflow applications.

The types of vehicles that we provide communication solutions to include school buses, utilities, oil and gas, waste management, snow plows, transportation, construction vehicles, and first responder vehicles. In North America there are, according to the United States Department of Transportation, over 20 million of such vehicles, representing a significant potential customer base for Siyata. Each of these types of vehicles demands superior in-vehicle communications solutions.

A cost-effective solution is essential for both government fleets, such as first responder police vehicles, and commercial enterprises, including construction companies. These industries are concerned with managing and controlling their capital expenditures and operating expenses and they adopt such mindset with their selection of communication devices for their staff and fleets.

These industries are also required to adhere to the current safety and operational requirements, while maintaining the flexibility to adjust to meet future relevant requirements. For example, currently, the fleet managers may only require PTT communications with the drivers, and the ability to track the location of their vehicles. However, latest industry trends require that drivers possess a driver emergency safety app or a workforce automation solution. A communications solution based on the UV350 contains built-in flexibility to adapt with customer demand. The UV350 is a highly connected Internet of Things (IoT) platform which supports downloadable Android apps for future functionality.

There is a demand within our targeted vertical markets to be connected with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). FirstNet is a nationwide high-speed broadband wireless network providing a single interoperable platform for law enforcement, firefighters, paramedics and other public safety officials in every state, county, locality and tribal area. AT&T has developed a 4G network for organizations or agencies in times of emergencies to communicate and coordinate response efforts. AT&T’s FirstNet network is reserved for “primary” first responder users such as police, fire, and ambulance, and it includes “extended primary” users such as utilities, snow plows, and yellow school buses, who are occasionally summoned for emergencies. The United States Government is increasingly encouraging first-responder organizations and agencies to transition to a FirstNet-based communications network to facilitate communications and coordination during emergencies.

According to the Smithsonian Institute, there approximately 500,000 yellow school buses in the United States. School buses primarily communicate through the existing legacy technology of two-way radios (LMR). Many county school districts own both their own fleet of buses and their own radio towers with two-way radio service coverage that is restricted to within in their county. However, occasionally, when school buses transport students outside their county for field trips and sports events, the drivers are unable to communicate with their dispatchers. The UV350 device addresses this problem since it uses the nationwide cellular networks. Moving from a solely PTT to a cellular-based system also precludes the necessity for counties and school districts to maintain older radio towers.

Our Strategy

Siyata’s primary focus is to increase sales of our UV350 In-Vehicle device in North America. With approximately 20 million potential commercial vehicles to pursue in North America, per the United States Department of Transportation, Siyata believes there is large growth potential in this market. Our strategy is to continue to partner with North American wireless carriers in order to interface with new potential customers and expand our customer base. Siyata sales are B2B and we will sell the hardware to the wireless carrier (or their distributors), who will in turn sell the hardware to the fleet vehicle customer.

Siyata already has established distribution relationships with several North American carriers and is also generating revenue from selected countries outside of North America. Siyata will continue to be strategic in selecting geographic markets with strong demand for our existing solutions. We will identify key distributors in those new markets who can assist us with establishing a market presence.

Siyata is also willing to consider strategic moves such as acquiring a complementary company if the right opportunity presents itself.

Our Pricing

For wireless carriers, they are free to price the device how they choose. In most cases for significant sales opportunities the carriers are willing to subsidize the cost of the device in order to secure the new activations with the associated monthly Average Revenue Per User (ARPU).

Even our unsubsidized full price is competitive compared to other hardware solutions, but when our device is subsidized, the capital and operational expense benefits to customers compared to other solutions are even greater.

Target Markets

Yellow School Buses

There are currently approximately 500,000 active yellow school buses in North America, per the Smithsonian Institute. The majority of these use a two-way LMR radio for voice communications between their dispatchers and the bus drivers. A small percentage of yellow school buses also use a tracking system so that the fleet manager at the local school district headquarters can identify where the buses are at any time. Challenges for school districts include controlling costs, maintaining legacy two-way radio devices and networks, and also the lack of communication with their drivers when buses are beyond the county borders for field trips and sports events. The US Government is also encouraging school districts to incorporate technology that is compatible with FirstNet. Siyata believes that UV350 In-Vehicle device with a Push-to-Talk over Cellular app, a Mobile Device Management (MDM) app, and an emergency response app such as CrisisGo, combined with Siyata’s Wired Palm Mic, Roof Mounted Antenna and In-line Cellular Booster provides a solution to these school districts. This will result in lower Capex and Opex, as well as increased driver safety, increased functionality, and much improved cellular coverage. If the School District selects FirstNet as its wireless carrier partner, then drivers can be assured of communicating with their dispatchers and with neighboring agencies in times of emergencies. This availability of the new FirstNet network is causing many school districts to reconsider their communications solutions, which will benefit Siyata. Siyata is conducting multiple trials and has already commenced sales in this sector.

Utility ‘Bucket Trucks’

Utility businesses in North America operate hundreds of thousands of vehicles, including bucket trucks used by workers to fix or install hydro-lines on utility poles. These trucks require the ability for their dispatchers to communicate with the workers in the truck. These trucks currently primarily incorporate a mix of two-way LMR radio and Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) to communicate. Many bucket trucks also utilize a second weatherproof speaker mounted in the back of the truck in order for dispatchers to communicate with elevated workers operating on hydro lines. Communicating with and relaying important information to workers operating on hydro lines can be challenging. Siyata has developed a custom solution for dispatchers to communicate with the truck, and also an extra amplifier which can power the Utility’s pre-installed second speaker, connected by a simple toggle switch. Siyata has conducted trials with this product with several utility trucks.

First Responder Vehicles

According to the Smithsonian Institute, there are approximately 3 million active First Responder vehicles in the US. Most police vehicles contain “P25” two-way radio devices for PTT voice communication. P25 devices are expensive, with each device costing thousands of USD, along with a ruggedized laptop computer for database lookups which can cost over $2,000 USD. The opportunity for Siyata in the near term is to augment, rather than to replace the P25 in vehicle two-way radio. Police agencies are traditionally less willing to abandon their legacy two-way radio technology. With the launch and growth of FirstNet, police agencies are beginning to adopt FirstNet compatible PTT over cellular devices to enable neighboring agencies to communicate during emergencies. While it is possible to enable P25 two-way radios to talk with PTT over cellular devices, the UV350 is a dedicated PTT over cellular solution which delivers strong audio quality and dependability for first responders. Siyata recognizes opportunities with police agencies in smaller rural communities where two-way radio coverage is more challenging. With Siyata’s roof mounted antenna and in-line cellular booster, the UV350 device can be the solution that allows rural police vehicles to communicate efficiently. Siyata is also currently conducting trials with several ambulance agencies.

Construction Vehicles

Construction companies present a strong customer base for Siyata’s suite of products. Companies operating trucks that deliver gravel or remove soil from construction sites traditionally have used commercial grade two-way LMR radios for voice communication. These vehicles occasionally also integrate technologies such as Automatic Vehicle Location devices so that headquarters can monitor the locations of their trucks. For metro-wide two-way radio coverage, these construction companies are typically paying a small two-way radio company between $20 and $40 USD per month per truck for the use of their towers and repeaters for voice communications between headquarters and their drivers. If the trucks need to travel outside the metro region then they are unable to communicate. The UV350 device delivers loud and clear audio communications while its relatively small footprint fits securely in vehicles. The UV350 can replace the two-way radio devices used in construction company vehicles to make driving simpler and safer. Siyata is currently conducting trials with several construction companies and has already begun sales in this vertical.

Competition

We do not believe that we have any direct competitors within the in-vehicle market category and we believe that no other Company offers an In-Vehicle Smartphone that is approved for sale in North America by wireless carriers. To date, we are not aware of any directly competing devices that are in development.

We have several indirect competitors. Customers could choose a handheld phone along with a professionally installed third party car kit. There are car kit providers who attempt to make their car kits compatible with popular handheld phone models. By comparison, the UV350 device offers enhanced audio quality, safety, and reception. Furthermore, the UV350 is always active and can be used in temperature extremes. Furthermore, the UV350 kit is one complete solution from one supplier, as opposed to buying separately from two different companies and assembling a phone and a car kit that offers no proven compatibility.

Our second indirect competitor are rugged tablets that can be placed in a mount. The UV350 device offers better audio quality, better safety, better cellular reception, and it is always on and ready to be used. Also, compared to a tablet, the UV350 can also make cellular calls including emergency 911 calls whereas the tablet cannot as it is a data only device.

Our third indirect competitor is an In-Vehicle Two-way Radio (LMR). Not only can the UV350 make phone calls which the LMR radio cannot, but the UV350 offers much better coverage due to using the cellular network as opposed to a limited two-way radio network. And the UV350 can support downloadable Android apps and can serve as a modem for IoT devices and as a Wi-Fi hotspot for further connectivity options and more.

Our fourth indirect competition is that Motorola Solutions has recently announced the TLK 150 In-Vehicle device which is a Push to Talk over Cellular device, compatible only with Motorola’s Wave PTT application and does not feature any downloadable apps (fleet management, GPS tracking, live video feed, etc) nor the ability to make a phone call over the wireless network. Motorola Solutions sells the TLK 150 In-Vehicle devices directly to customers and through its dealer channel, but not through wireless carriers

Within the Ruggedized handheld phone category, we have a few direct competitors, including Sonim Technologies, Inc., Kyocera Corporation and Bullet Mobile using the CAT brand who produce rugged handheld devices. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. also offer some of their consumer cellular devices in a more rugged form factor. There are also several Chinese companies who manufacture rugged devices but are less active in the North American markets.

Within the Cellular Booster category, we have several direct competitors, including Wilson Electronics, LLC, Nextivity Inc., and SureCall Company.

Employees

As of December 31, 2019, we had 20 full-time employees and no part-time employees. Ten (10) of our employees are located in Israel, with three performing sales functions, four performing research and development functions, and four performing operations. The other ten (10) employees are located in Canada, with six performing sales functions and four performing operations functions.

On December 31, 2018, we had 21 full-time employees and zero part-time employees. 10 of our employees are located in Israel, with three performing sales functions, two performing logistic functions, four performing operations and two performing marketing. 10 of our employees are located in Canada, with six performing sales functions and four performing operations functions. We enter into employment contracts with some of our full-time employees. In addition to salaries and benefits, we provide performance-based bonuses for some of our full-time employees.

Intellectual Property

We do not currently own any intellectual property, however the Company has entered into several licensing agreements for the use of a trademark and certain patents.

Uniden America Corporation

In December 2012, Signifi Mobile, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a license agreement with Uniden America Corporation, as amended (the “Uniden Agreement”). The Uniden Agreement provides for the Company to use the trademark “Uniden®”, along with associated designs and trade dress to distribute, market and sell its In-Vehicle device, cellular signal booster and accessories during its term in North America. The agreement includes renewal options up to December 31, 2022 and is subject to certain minimum royalties. The license agreement is amortized on a straight-line basis over its five-year term.

Wilson Electronics LLC

Effective January 1, 2018, Signifi Mobile Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement with Wilson Electronics, LLC to permit the Company to utilize several of Wilson Electronics’ patents related to cellphone boosters (the “Wilson Agreement”). The Wilson Agreement grants the Company an indefinite right to utilize its cellphone booster-related patents in exchange for paying Wilson Electronics, LLC a royalty fee for boosters sold by the Company. The Wilson Agreement remains in force until the Wilson patents on the Booster products expire.

Via Licensing Corporation

Effective June 8, 2018, the Company entered into two separate licensing agreements with Via Licensing Corporation to utilize worldwide patents related to the coding and decoding of “android” software as well as access and download within the “LTE/ 4G” network. This patent is for an initial period of 5 years and can be extended for a further 5-year term. The Company has the right at any time during the term on any extension hereof, to terminate these agreements upon providing 60 days advanced notice of termination. The quarterly royalty fees are based solely on product sales and is a percentage formula based upon the number of units sold, the country manufactured and the country location of the end customer. There are no minimum royalty fees payable according to the agreement.

eWave Mobile Ltd.

Effective October 1, 2017, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with eWave Mobile Ltd. (“eWave”) for the purchase of certain distribution rights and contracts in connection with the right to sell and distribute in Israel certain cellular devices for the push to talk market (the “eWave Supplies”) in exchange for $700,000 and the Company issuing an amount equal to USD$700,000 to the Company. Additionally, the Company shall pay eWave 50% of the net profit from all sales the Company earns from the eWave Supplies from 2017 – 2018, and then 25% thereafter.

Seasonality

The Company does not experience any effects of seasonality it its business. Our products are designed to function at full capacity under all weather conditions and therefore, we do not experience any shifts in our sales patterns.

Facilities

The Company’s headquarters are located at 1001 Lenoir Street, Suite A-414, Montreal, QC H4C 2Z6, with approximately 4,472 square feet of space. The Company entered into a lease agreement for its property for a five-year term, beginning on July 1, 2020 (the “Lease). The Lease is set to expire on May 31, 2024. Under the Lease, the Company pays Net Rent of $12.00 per square foot per annum, approximately $53,664 annum, payable in monthly equal installments.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in litigation or other legal proceedings incidental to our business. We are not currently a party to any litigation the outcome of which, if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows or financial condition.

MANAGEMENT

Set forth below is information concerning our directors, executive officers, and other key employees.

Marc Seelenfreund

Marc Seelenfreund is the Founder and CEO of Siyata Mobile Inc. since July 2015, when the reverse takeover of Teslin Resources created Siyata Mobile Inc. Marc Seelenfreund has over 20 years experience in the telecom and cellular arena as founder of a leading telecom distribution company representing multiple global telecom vendors. From August 2004 to July 2015 he was the CEO of Accel Telecom Inc. a key importer and integrator of advanced telecom equipment into the Israeli telecom market. Accel Telecom Inc’s products and services included importing and distribution of mobile devices, including smartphones and feature phones, integration of cloud software, and distribution and integration of networking equipment including routers and mobile broadband solutions. Marc Seelenfreund received a law degree from Bar Ilan University and is Chairman of Ono College.

Gerald Bernstein

Gerald Bernstein has been CFO of the Company since July 2016. Mr. Bernstein was previously the VP Finance from July 2015 until June 2016 of Pazazz Printing Inc. a printing and fulfillment service to ensure a seamless flow throughout projects including printing, graphic design, direct marketing, fulfillment and logistics. Previously, Mr. Bernstein served as the VP Finance from July 2013 until February 2015 of Amcor Holdings Inc., an international real estate development and management company. From September 2003 until July 2015, Mr. Bernstein was a self-employed certified public accountant consultant, working on various mandates in mortgage financing, tax planning, turnaround, process re-engineering and private equity due diligence. Mr. Bernstein holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from McGill University. Mr. Bernstein has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants since 1987.

Glenn Kennedy

Mr. Kennedy has over 25 years of sales experience in the telecommunications industry where he has managed sales nationally for Motorola Canada, HTC Communications Canada and Sonim Technologies; Glenn Kennedy is the VP Sales of Siyata Mobile Inc. since January 2017 including product certification, sales training and education to the marketplace. Previously Mr. Kennedy severed as the Director of Carrier Sales for Sonim Technologies working exclusively on the Rogers Wireless account from October 2015 until December 2016. Mr. Kennedy was the National Account Manager for HTC Communications Canada, working exclusively on the Bell Mobility account from August 2011 until August 2015. From April 2003 until May 2011, Mr. Kennedy was the National Account Manager for Motorola Mobility, working specifically on the Telus account. Mr. Kennedy has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Honors Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Gidi Bracha

Mr. Bracha has served as VP of Technology since 2011 and has spearheaded the development of Siyata’s various cellular products. Mr. Bracha has over 15 years of technological experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Bracha has served in various key positions at Cellcom, Israel’s leading cellular provider, including Head of Car Mobility Products and as a Director of Type Approvals. Mr. Bracha has served as an engineer in the Anti-Aircraft division of the air force in the IDF. Mr. Bracha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Business Management from the University of Derby.

Michael Kron

Michael Kron combines over twelve years in the communications industry. Mr. Krin has been the director of the Company since July 27, 2015. Since May 2017, Mr. Kron has been the Chairman and CEO of AnywhereCommerce Inc., where he works closely with technology start-ups serving as an incubator. Previously, he held the role of CFO at Anywhere Commerce Inc. since June 2008. He currently holds one public company board seat being Siyata. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has a B.Com. from Concordia University.

Stephen Ospalak

Mr. Stephen Ospalak combines over twenty-one years of experience in the communications industry. Mr. Ospalak has been the director of the Company since July 27, 2015. Mr. Ospalak has been a Managing Director of Breen Management Group, Inc. (BMG) since January 2009. Previously, Mr. Ospalak was the Vice President of Products and Service Marketing at TELUS Communications Inc. from September 1999 until November 2008. Mr. Ospalak we received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto and an Honors Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor.

Richard Hoy

Mr. Hoy combines over 30 years of experience in Telecom in senior management roles in sales, operations and marketing. Richard Hoy has been a director of Siyata Mobile Inc. since December 1, 2019. Since May 2019, Mr. Hoy has been the President of Catax Inc. Catax Inc. specialize in the areas of tax incentives, specifically SR&ED. From November 2014 to February 2019, Mr. Hoy served as the SVP of Operations for Ledcor, Inc., a diversified construction company working to design, build, transport, operate, and maintain projects all over North America. From May 2012 until October 2014, Mr. Hoy was the Managing Director and VP of Sales at TELUS, a Canadian national telecommunications company that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, healthcare, video, and IPTV television one of the largest wireless telecom providers in Canada. From May 2007 to April 2012 Richard was CEO of CompassPeak Inc. enabling organizations to achieve their business growth aspiration by defining the strategy, to developing the customer’s existing talent, through to taking full responsibility for the execution of targets via outsourced sales and management.

Brian Budd

Mr. Budd has extensive management and corporate development background with over 25 years of entrepreneurial and sales leadership experience in high tech and resource industries. Mr. Budd has been the director of the Company since July 27, 2015. Mr. Budd has been the managing director of Live Well Exercise Clinic since April 2018. From March 2009 until December 2015, Mr. Budd served as the VP Investor Relations, Director and President of North Country Gold, where he was responsible for fundraising activities, executing overall strategy and reporting progress to the board of directors. From January 2012 to April 2013, Mr. Budd was the CEO of Altiplano Minerals, an exploration company seeking assets in Mexico and South America. Mr. Budd has held several board of director positions in the past. He has been a member of the board of directors of Graphite One Resources Inc. (TSXV: GPH | OTCQXL GPHOF) since 2012. Mr. Budd received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia.

Family Relationships

None of our directors or executive officers has a family relationship as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past 10 years, been involved in any legal proceedings described in subparagraph (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

Board of Directors

Our board of directors will consist of five directors upon closing of this offering, three of whom shall be “independent” within the meaning of Section 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules and will meet the criteria for independence set forth in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.

Terms of Directors and Executive Officers

Each of our directors holds office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified unless the director was appointed by the board of directors, in which case such director holds office until the next following annual meeting of shareholders at which time such director is eligible for re-election. All of our executive officers are appointed by and serve at the discretion of our board of directors.

Qualification

There is currently no shareholding qualification for directors, although a shareholding qualification for directors may be fixed by our shareholders by ordinary resolution.

Insider Participation Concerning Executive Compensation

Marc Seelenfreund has been involved in all determinations regarding executive officer compensation since the inception of the Company. He will continue to make such decisions until the Compensation Committee is established immediately prior to the consummation of this offering.

Committees of the Board of Directors

We have established three committees under the board of directors: an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating and corporate governance committee. We will adopt a formal charter for each of the three committees prior to the closing of this offering. We have determined that Stephen Ospalak, Michael Kron, Richard Hoy and Brian Budd will satisfy the “independence” requirements of Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules and Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act. Each committee’s members and functions are described below.

Audit Committee. Our audit committee consists of Stephen Ospalak, Michael Kron and Brian Budd. Michael Kron is the chairperson of our audit committee. Our board also has determined that Michael Kron qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the SEC rules or possesses financial sophistication within the meaning of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. The audit committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements of our company. The audit committee is responsible for, among other things:

Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee consists of Stephen Ospalak, Michael Kron and Brian Budd. Stephen Ospalak is the chairperson of our compensation committee. The compensation committee assists the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present at any committee meeting during which his compensation is deliberated. The compensation committee is responsible for, among other things:

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Stephen Ospalak, Michael Kron, and Brian Budd. Brian Budd is the chairperson of our nominating and corporate governance committee. The nominating and corporate governance committee assists the board of directors in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of the board and its committees. The nominating and corporate governance committee are responsible for, among other things:

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Our board of directors has not yet adopted a code of business conduct and ethics because none of the markets that our Common shares is registered under requires us to have one. We plan on adopting a code of business conduct and ethics prior to this registration statement becoming effective.

Non-Employee Director Compensation

Prior to the closing of this offering, we expect to implement a formal policy pursuant to which our non-employee directors will be eligible to receive compensation for service on our board of directors and committees of our board of directors.

The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned during the year ended December 31, 2019 by our non-employee directors who served as directors during such year. Mr. Seelenfreund, our Chief Executive Officer, serves on our board of directors but did not receive compensation for his service as a director and the compensation paid to Mr. Seelenfreund as a consultant during the year ended December 31, 2019 is set forth in the “Executive Compensation” section below.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to compensation for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, earned by or paid to our chief executive officer and principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, and our other most highly compensated executive officers whose total compensation exceeded US$100,000 (the “named executive officers”).