Form 8-K - Current report

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2024

 

Hempacco Co., Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

001-41487		83-4231457
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

9925 Airway Road, San Diego, CA		92154
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001		HPCO		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company   ☐ 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

 

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. 

 

Hempacco Co., Inc. (the “Company”), filed a Certificate of Change with the State of Nevada to effect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s (a) authorized shares of common stock; and (b) issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), which was accepted for filing by the State of Nevada on or about March 4, 2024.

 

Reason for the Reverse Stock Split

 

The Reverse Stock Split is being effected solely to enable the Company to expeditiously restore compliance with the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Nasdaq”) and Nasdaq’s $1.00 minimum bid price requirements.

 

Effects of the Reverse Stock Split

 

Effective Date; Symbol; CUSIP Number. The Reverse Stock Split is expected to become effective and be reflected with the Nasdaq and in the marketplace at the open of business on March 13, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), whereupon the shares of common stock of the Company are expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis. In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, the Company’s shares of common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “HPCO” but will trade under a new CUSIP Number, 42371L205.

 

Split Adjustment; No Fractional Shares. The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock held by each shareholder will be converted automatically into the number of whole shares of common stock equal to (i) the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock held by such shareholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, divided by (ii) 10.

 

No fractional shares will be issued, and no cash or other consideration will be paid. Instead, the Company will issue one whole share of the post-Reverse Stock Split common stock to any shareholder who otherwise would have received a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.

 

Non-Certificated Shares; Certificated Shares. Stockholders who are holding their shares in electronic form at brokerage firms do not have to take any action as the effect of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically be reflected in their brokerage accounts.

 

Stockholders holding paper certificates may (but are not required to) send the certificates to the Company’s transfer agent at the address given below. The transfer agent will issue a new share certificate reflecting the terms of the Reverse Stock Split to each requesting shareholder.

 

Transfer Online, Inc.

512 SE Salmon Street

Portland, OR 97214

 

Please contact Transfer Online, Inc. for further information, related costs and procedures before sending any certificates.

 

State Filing. The Reverse Stock Split was effected by the Company filing a Certificate of Change (the “Certificate”) pursuant to Section 78.209 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”), with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, which was processed by the State of Nevada on or about March 4, 2024. A copy of the Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

No Stockholder Approval Required. Under Nevada law, because the Reverse Stock Split was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with NRS Section 78.207 of the NRS, no shareholder approval was required. Section 78.207 provides that the Reverse Stock Split may be implemented by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, without shareholder approval, if (i) both the number of authorized shares of common stock and the number of outstanding shares of common stock are proportionally reduced as a result of the Reverse Stock Split; (i) the Reverse Stock Split does not adversely affect any other class of stock of the Company; and (ii) the Company does not pay money or issue scrip to shareholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. As described herein, the Company has complied with these requirements.

 

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Capitalization. Prior to the Effective Date of the Certificate, the Company was authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of common stock (the Company’s authorized shares of common stock were reduced in the same ratio (1-for-10) as its outstanding common stock was reduced). As of March 4, 2024 (immediately prior to the Effective Date), there were 31,433,413 shares of common stock outstanding. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, there are expected to be approximately 3,143,342 shares of common stock outstanding (subject to adjustment due to the effect of rounding fractional shares into whole shares). The Reverse Stock Split will not have any effect on the stated par value of the common stock.

 

The Reverse Stock Split does not affect the Company’s authorized preferred stock. After the Reverse Stock Split, the Company’s authorized preferred Stock of 50,000,000 shares will remain unchanged. Additionally, the Reverse Stock Split will not affect the par value of the preferred stock.

 

Each shareholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company and proportional voting power remains virtually unchanged as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, except for minor changes and adjustments that will result from rounding fractional shares into whole shares. The rights and privileges of the holders of shares of common stock will be substantially unaffected by the Reverse Stock Split.

 

All options, warrants and convertible securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split (to the extent they do not provide otherwise) will be appropriately adjusted by dividing the number of shares of common stock into which the options, warrants and convertible securities are exercisable or convertible by 10 and multiplying the exercise or conversion price thereof by 10, as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. 

 

The information required by this Item 5.03 is set forth in Item 3.03 above, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01. Other Information. 

 

On March 8, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing an anticipated effective date of December 13, 2024 for the Reverse Stock Split. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. 

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Certificate of Change
99.1		Press Release Dated March 8, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

  

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunder duly authorized.

 

	HEMPACCO CO., INC.
Dated: March 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Sandro Piancone
		Sandro Piancone
		Chief Executive Officer

  

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Cover	Mar. 04, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Hempacco Co., Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001892480
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 04, 2024
Entity File Number	001-41487
Entity Tax Identification Number	83-4231457
Entity Address Address Line 1	9925 Airway Road
Entity Address City Or Town	San Diego
Entity Address State Or Province	CA
Entity Address Postal Zip Code	92154
City Area Code	619
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Local Phone Number	779-0715
Security 12b Title	Common Stock, par value $0.001
Trading Symbol	HPCO
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ

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