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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 30, 2022
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Winc, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-41055
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45-2988960
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1751 Berkeley St, Studio 3
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Santa Monica,
California
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90404
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(800)
297-1760
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(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
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
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WBEV
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NYSE American LLC
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 1.03 Bankruptcy or Receivership.
On November 30, 2022, Winc, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the
“Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions (collectively, the
“Bankruptcy Petitions”) for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”). Following the
filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions, the Debtors anticipate filing a
variety of “first day” motions for approval of various forms of
customary relief, including authority to: (a) continue using their
existing cash management system, (b) pay prepetition wages,
compensation and employee benefits, (c) use cash collateral, (d)
maintain existing insurance policies and pay related obligations,
(e) pay certain prepetition taxes, (f) provide adequate assurance
of payment to their utility providers, (g) pay prepetition claims
of certain vendors, and (h) enter into debtor in possession
financing.
The Debtors anticipate continuing their operations in the ordinary
course of business as debtors-in-possession while pursuing a sale
of substantially all of their assets pursuant to a competitive
bidding and auction process.
Item 2.04 Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct
Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement.
The filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions constitutes an event of
default that accelerated the obligations of the Company under that
certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2020, by and
among the Company, BWSC, LLC and Banc of California, N.A., as
successor-by-merger to Pacific Mercantile Bank (“Banc of
California”), as amended (the “Credit Agreement”).
The Credit Agreement provides that, as a result of the filing of
the Bankruptcy Petitions, the principal, accrued interest due
thereunder and other fees and expenses required to be paid pursuant
to the terms thereof shall be immediately due and payable, and Banc
of California’s revolving credit commitment and other obligations
shall immediately terminate. Any efforts to enforce such payment
obligations under the Credit Agreement are automatically stayed as
a result of the filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions, and Banc of
California’s rights of enforcement in respect of the Credit
Agreement are subject to the applicable provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 30, 2022, the Company entered into a confidential,
non-binding agreement with a potential stalking horse bidder (the
“Bidder”) for substantially all of the Company’s assets. In
connection with a definitive asset purchase agreement, anticipated
to be executed as soon as possible, the Bidder would be designated
as the stalking horse bidder, subject to higher or otherwise better
offers in an open auction process.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Trading in Winc’s
Securities
The Company’s securityholders are cautioned that trading in the
Company’s securities during the pendency of the Company’s chapter
11 cases will be highly speculative and will pose substantial
risks. The chapter 11 cases may result in holders of the Company's
securities receiving no value for their interests. Because of such
a possibility, the trading prices for the Company’s securities may
bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by
holders thereof in the Company’s chapter 11 cases. Accordingly, the
Company urges extreme caution with respect to existing and future
investments in its securities.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) contains
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends for
such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor
provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Exchange Act. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,”
“continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “would,”
“project,” “plan,” “potentially,” “preliminary,” “likely,” and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. All statements contained in this Current Report other
than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding the Company’s plans to sell
substantially all of its assets pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code; the expected timing and terms of any agreement
with the potential stalking horse bidder; the Company’s intention
to continue operations during the Chapter 11 proceedings; the
Company’s ability to conduct its business in an uninterrupted
manner during the Chapter 11 proceedings; and other statements
regarding the Company’s strategy and future operations, performance
and prospects. Forward-looking statements are predictions,
projections and other statements about future events that are based
on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are
subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual
future events to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements in this Current Report, including but not limited to:
(i) the Company’s ability to obtain timely approval of the Court
with respect to motions filed in the Chapter 11 proceedings; (ii)
objections to the pleadings filed that could protract the Chapter
11 proceedings; (iii) the Court’s rulings in the Chapter 11
proceedings, including the outcome of the Chapter 11 proceedings
generally; (iv) the Company’s ability to obtain a timely sale of
all of its assets; (v) the length of time that the Company will
operate under Chapter 11 and the continued availability of
operating capital during the pendency of the Chapter 11
proceedings; (vi) the Company’s ability to continue to operate its
business during the pendency of the Chapter 11 proceedings; (vii)
employee attrition and the Company’s ability to retain senior
management and other key personnel due to the distractions and
uncertainties; (viii) the effectiveness of the overall
sale
process pursuant to the Chapter 11 proceedings and any additional
strategies the Company may employ to address its liquidity and
capital resources; (ix) the actions and decisions of creditors and
other third parties that have an interest in the Chapter 11
proceedings; (x) increased legal and other professional costs
necessary to execute the Company’s restructuring; (xi) the
Company’s ability to maintain relationships with suppliers,
customers, employees and other third parties and regulatory
authorities as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings; (xii) the
trading price and volatility of the Company’s common stock and the
effects of the expected delisting from The NYSE American; (xiii)
litigation and other risks inherent in a bankruptcy process; (xiv)
the impact of uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern on its liquidity and prospects; and
(xv) risks related to the Company’s plans to effect the disposition
of its assets pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additionally, the
Chapter 11 proceedings may result in holders of the Company’s
securities receiving no value for their interests. Because of such
a possibility, the value of these securities is highly speculative
and may pose substantial risks. Trading prices for the Company’s
securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual
recovery, if any, by holders thereof in the Chapter 11 proceedings.
Accordingly, the Company urges extreme caution with respect to
existing and future investments in its securities.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those
described under the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” and elsewhere in the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on
November 14, 2022, as may be updated in the Company’s other
periodic filings with the SEC. Moreover, the Company operates in a
very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge
from time to time. It is not possible for management to predict all
risks, nor can the Company assess the impact of all factors on the
Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements
the Company may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and
assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this Current
Report may not occur or continue, and actual results could differ
materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the
date of this Current Report. Except as required by applicable law,
the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of these
forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this
Current Report or to conform these statements to actual results or
revised expectations. Any forward-looking statements do not reflect
the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers,
dispositions, restructurings, joint ventures, partnerships or
investments the Company may make.
These forward-looking statements are based upon information
available to the Company as of the date of this Current Report, and
while the Company believes such information forms a reasonable
basis for such statements, such information may be limited or
incomplete, and statements should not be read to indicate that the
Company has conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all
potentially available relevant information. These statements are
inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly
rely upon these statements.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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WINC, INC.
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Date:
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December 1, 2022
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By:
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/s/ Brian Smith
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Brian Smith
President and Interim Chief Executive Officer
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