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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):
December 07, 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed, on November 30, 2022, Winc, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), together with its
subsidiaries (collectively, the "Debtors"), filed voluntary
petitions (collectively, the "Chapter 11 Cases") for relief under
Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the
"Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The Debtors continue to operate
their business as debtors in possession under the jurisdiction of
the Bankruptcy Court.
As previously announced, at a hearing on December 6, 2022, the
Debtors received interim approval to enter into a
debtor-in-possession facility (the "DIP Facility") provided by
Project Crush Acquisition Corp LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company ("PCAC"), comprising a $5.0 million term loan, of which
$2.0 million will be available pending final approval by the
Bankruptcy Court, which will be
pari passu
with the Debtors' prepetition secured loan with Banc of California,
N.A.
On December 7, 2022, the Debtors entered into an asset purchase
agreement (the "Agreement") with PCAC, pursuant to which PCAC
agreed, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the
Agreement, to purchase certain specified assets of the Debtors
related to the Debtors' business and assume certain specified
liabilities of the Debtors (collectively, the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement, the "Transaction"). Under the
Agreement, PCAC has agreed to serve as a "stalking horse bidder,"
whereby the Agreement will serve as a baseline by which other
offers may be measured in a potential open auction process
conducted in accordance with the Code. The Agreement provides a
cash purchase price for the Transaction in an amount equal to $10.0
million to be paid at the closing of the Transaction, which amount
will be reduced by the aggregate amount of any unpaid and
outstanding obligations under the DIP Facility, as well as certain
fees, costs and expenses. The Transaction, including the
designation of PCAC as the stalking horse bidder, is subject to the
approval of the Bankruptcy Court.
Also on December 7, 2022, the Debtors filed a motion (the "Sale
Motion") with the Bankruptcy Court seeking (a) an order, among
other things, approving proposed bidding procedures and authorizing
the Debtors to schedule an auction to sell all or substantially all
of the Debtors' assets and scheduling a hearing to approve such
sale, and (b) one or more orders (collectively, the "Sale Order")
approving the Agreement and authorizing the Transaction pursuant to
Section 363 of the Code, subject to receiving a higher or better
offer. Pursuant to the Agreement, subject to Bankruptcy Court
approval, and as set forth in the proposed bidding procedures filed
with the Sale Motion, if two or more qualifying bids are received
on or before the proposed bid deadline of January 9, 2023, the
Debtors will conduct an auction on January 11, 2023.
The Agreement contains customary covenants, representations and
warranties of the parties. The completion of the Transaction is
subject to a number of customary conditions, including the entry of
the Sale Order by the Bankruptcy Court on or before January 16,
2023 (or such later time as is agreed by PCAC). If the Bankruptcy
Court approves the proposed bidding procedures, then, upon certain
sales, transfers or other dispositions of any of the assets
contemplated to be Transferred Assets (as defined in the Agreement)
to a party other than PCAC or an affiliate of PCAC, the Debtors
have agreed to pay to PCAC a break-up fee in an amount equal to
3.0% of the purchase price (i.e., $300,000), plus PCAC's reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, including attorneys and other professionals
and advisors fees incurred in connection with the Agreement, in an
amount not to exceed $200,000.
The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the
Agreement, a copy of which has been filed with the Bankruptcy Court
together with the Sale Motion and is also attached as Exhibit 10.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference
to this Item 1.01.
Item 1.03 Bankruptcy or Receivership.
The information set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report
on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item
1.03.
Cautionary Note Regarding Trading in Winc’s Securities
The Company’s securityholders are cautioned that trading in the
Company’s securities during the pendency of the 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 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 Code;
the expected timing and terms of any agreement, including any
agreement relating to debtor-in-possession financing with the
potential stalking horse bidder; the Company’s intention to
continue operations during the Chapter 11 Cases; the Company’s
ability to conduct its business in an
uninterrupted manner during the Chapter 11 Cases; the potential
auction process to be conducted for the sale of substantially all
of the Company's assets; 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 Bankruptcy Court with
respect to motions filed in the Chapter 11 Cases; (ii) objections
to the pleadings filed that could protract the Chapter 11 Cases;
(iii) the Bankruptcy Court’s rulings in the Chapter 11 Cases,
including the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases 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 Cases; (vi) the Company’s ability to
continue to operate its business during the pendency of the Chapter
11 Cases; (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 Cases 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 Cases; (x) increased legal and other professional costs
necessary to execute the Company’s sale efforts; (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 Cases; (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; (xv) risks arising from the
delisting of the Company's common stock from the NYSE American; and
(xvi) risks related to the Company’s plans to effect the
disposition of its assets pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Code. The
foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.
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 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.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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 12, 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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