As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2021

 

Registration No. 333-260180

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Amendment No. 1 to

 

FORM S-3

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   46-3355876
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2311 East Locust Court

Ontario, CA 91761

(626) 272-3883

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

 

Nevada Business Center, LLC

701 S. Carson St. Suite 200

Carson City, NV 89701

(775) 887-8853

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

 

Copies to:

 

Gilbert J. Bradshaw, Esq.

William L. Horn, Esq.

Wilson Bradshaw LLP

18818 Teller Avenue, Suite 115

Irvine, CA 92612

Tel: (917) 830-6517

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: ¨

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: þ

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register addi- tional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer: ¨ Accelerated filer: ¨ Non-accelerated filer: þ Smaller reporting company: þ
      Emerging growth company: þ

 

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

 

   

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Focus Universal Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-260180) (the “Registration Statement”) to file Exhibit 4.2. Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature page, and Exhibit 4.2. The remainder of the Registration Statement is unchanged and therefore has not been included in this Amendment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

PART II — INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following table sets forth the expenses expected to be incurred by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby.

 

SEC Registration   $9,270 
Legal Fees and Expenses    * 
Accounting Fees    * 
Miscellaneous    * 
Total   $* 

* These fees and expenses are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances, and accordingly cannot be estimated as of the date of this prospectus

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides that directors and officers of Nevada corporations may, under certain circumstances, be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and other liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by them as a result of any suit brought against them in their capacity as a director or officer, if they acted in good faith and in a manner that they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes also provides that directors and officers of Nevada corporations also may be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with a derivative suit if they acted in good faith and in a manner that they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made without court approval if such person was adjudged liable to the corporation.

 

Article VIII of our amended and restated articles of incorporation provides that we shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada, indemnify our directors, officers and certain other persons. Article 9 of our amended and restated bylaws provides that our directors, officers and certain other persons shall be indemnified and held harmless by us to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

On April 9, 2021, we renewed our public company management liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”) which indemnifies directors for certain liabilities in the insurance coverage amount of $5 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 16. Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
     
1.1   Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
3.1   Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the SEC on December 26, 2013.
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws, as filed with the SEC on October 22, 2019.
4.1   Form of Common Stock Certificate.*
4.2   Form of Indenture.**
4.3   Form of Debt Security.*
4.4   Form of Warrant.*
4.5   Form of Warrant Agreement.*
4.7   Form of Unit Agreement.*
5.1   Opinion of Wilson Bradshaw LLP, as filed with the SEC on October 8, 2021.
23.1   Consent of BF Borgers CPA PC, as filed with the SEC on October 8, 2021.
23.2   Consent of Wilson Bradshaw LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1   Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page to this registration statement).
25.1   Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Indenture.***

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* To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of a particular class or series of securities.

** Filed herewith.

*** To be filed, if applicable, pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
   
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
   
  (i)   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
       
  (ii)   To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
       
  (iii)   To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
       
  provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
       
(2) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
   
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
   
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
       
  (A)   Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
       
  (B)   Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Providedhowever, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
         

 

 

 

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(5)  

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

 

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

       
  (i)   Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
       
  (ii)   Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
       
  (iii)  

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

  (iv)   Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
       
(b)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
     
(c)   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
     
(d)   That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933:
     
  (i)  

the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of the registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(l) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be a part of the registration statement as of the time it was declared effective; and

 

  (ii)   each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
     
(e)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (the “Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
         

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ontario, State of California, on October 14, 2021.

 

  FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC.
     
  By:   /s/ Duncan Lee                           
    Duncan Lee
    Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
         
/s/ Desheng Wang   Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Director   October 14, 2021
Desheng Wang   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Duncan Lee   Chief Financial Officer   October 14, 2021
Duncan Lee   (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)    
         
*   Director and Chairman   October 14, 2021
Edward Lee        
         
*   Director   October 14, 2021
Jennifer Gu        
         
*   Director   October 14, 2021
Michael Pope        
         
*   Director   October 14, 2021
Sheri Lofgren        
         
*   Director   October 14, 2021
Greg Butterfield        
         
*   Director   October 14, 2021
Carine Clark        

 

*The undersigned hereby signs this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 on behalf of each of the indicated persons for whom he is attorney-in-fact on October 14, 2021 pursuant to a power of attorney filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-260180) filed with the SEC on October 8, 2021.

 

By: /s/ Duncan Lee
  Duncan Lee
  Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

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