F-1/A: Siyata Mobile Seeks to Raise Capital Through Best-Efforts Offering of Common Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants
Prospectus
Siyata Mobile Inc. announces a best-efforts offering of up to 7,000,000 common shares and/or pre-funded warrants to raise capital for general corporate purposes.
Summary
- Siyata Mobile Inc. is undertaking a best-efforts offering to sell up to 7,000,000 common shares and/or pre-funded warrants.
- The offering aims to raise capital for general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions and investments.
- The price is assumed to be $1.40 per common share, based on the last reported sale price on Nasdaq on June 13, 2024.
- Pre-funded warrants are offered to purchasers who would otherwise exceed beneficial ownership limits of 4.99% or 9.99%.
- The purchase price of each pre-funded warrant is $1.39, exercisable at $0.01 per share.
- Dominari Securities LLC is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
- The company has agreed to a 40-day lock-up period after the closing of the offering.
- The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which could include future acquisitions, investments in other companies, capital expenditures and working capital, payments towards the services of a third-party marketing agency, and other additional services.
- The company estimates net proceeds of up to $9,298,559 if all securities are sold, after deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses.
Sentiment
Score: 5
Explanation: The document is primarily factual, outlining the terms of a securities offering. While it highlights potential benefits, it also acknowledges risks and uncertainties, resulting in a neutral sentiment score.
Positives
- The offering provides capital for general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions and investments.
- The company has engaged a placement agent to assist with the offering.
- The company has agreed to a 40-day lock-up period after the closing of the offering.
Negatives
- The offering is on a best-efforts basis, so there is no guarantee that all securities will be sold.
- The offering may cause dilution to existing shareholders.
- The company has a history of operating losses and may never achieve or maintain profitability.
- The company's auditor has included a going concern explanatory paragraph in its report on the company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, expressing substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as an ongoing business for the next twelve months.
Risks
- The offering is on a best-efforts basis, so the company may not raise the amount of capital it needs.
- The offering may cause dilution to existing shareholders.
- The company has a history of operating losses and may never achieve or maintain profitability.
- The company's auditor has included a going concern explanatory paragraph in its report on the company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, expressing substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as an ongoing business for the next twelve months.
- The company relies on channel partners to generate a substantial majority of its revenues.
- The company is materially dependent on the adoption of its solutions by both the industrial enterprise and public sector markets.
- The company participates in a competitive industry, which may become more competitive.
- Defects in the company's products could reduce demand for its products and result in a loss of sales, delay in market acceptance and injury to its reputation.
- If the company's business does not grow as it expects, or if it fails to manage its growth effectively, its operating results and business would suffer.
- The company 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.
- The markets for the company's devices and related accessories may not develop as quickly as it expects, or may not develop at all.
- The company's future success is dependent on its ability to create independent brand awareness for its company and products with end customers.
- The company is dependent on the continued services and performance of a concentrated group of senior management and other key personnel.
- The company competes in a rapidly evolving market, and the failure to respond quickly and effectively to changing market requirements could cause its business and operating results to decline.
- If the company is unable to sell its solutions into new markets, its revenues may not grow.
- If the company is unable to attract, integrate and retain additional qualified personnel, its business could be adversely impacted.
- A security breach or other significant disruption of the company's information technology (IT) systems or those of its partners, suppliers or manufacturers, could have a negative impact on its operations, sales, and operating results.
- The company experiences lengthy sales cycles for its products and the delay of an expected large order could result in a significant unexpected revenue shortfall.
- The company has a limited history of contracting with third party manufacturers in Asia for the high-volume commercial production of its devices, and it may face manufacturing capacity constraints.
- The company's financial condition and results of operations as well as those of potential customers could be adversely affected by the Middle East War.
- The company relies on industry data and projections which may prove to be inaccurate.
- As the company works with multiple vendors for its components, if it fails to adequately forecast demand for its inventory and supply needs, it could incur additional costs or experience manufacturing delays.
- The company's dependence on third-party suppliers for key components of its products could delay shipment of its products and reduce its sales.
- Because the company relies on a small number of channel partners/customers for a large portion of its revenue, the loss of any of these customers would have a material adverse effect on its operating results and cash flows.
- The application development ecosystem supporting the company's devices and related accessories is new and evolving.
- Failure of the company's suppliers, subcontractors, distributors, resellers, and representatives to use acceptable legal or ethical business practices could negatively impact its business.
- The company's products are subject to risks associated with sourcing and manufacturing.
- The nature of the company's business may result in undesirable press coverage or other negative publicity.
- Changes in the availability of federal funding to support local public safety or other public sector efforts could impact its opportunities with public sector end customers.
- Economic uncertainties or downturns, or political changes, could limit the availability of funds available to its customers and potential customers.
- Natural or man-made disasters and other similar events may significantly disrupt the company's business.
- The company is exposed to risks associated with strategic acquisitions and investments.
- The company could be adversely impacted by changes in accounting standards and subjective assumptions, estimates and judgments by management related to complex accounting matters.
- The company is subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, economic sanctions, export control, and similar laws.
- The company is subject to a wide range of product regulatory and safety, consumer, worker safety and environmental laws and regulations.
- Changes in laws and regulations concerning the use of telecommunication bandwidth could increase the company's costs and adversely impact its business.
- The company is subject to a wide range of privacy and data security laws, regulations and other legal obligations.
- The company's use of open-source software could subject it to possible litigation or otherwise impair the development of its products.
- The company's inability to obtain and maintain any third-party license required to develop new products and product enhancements could seriously harm its business.
- The company also conducts its operations in Israel. Conditions in Israel, including the recent attack by Hamas and other terrorist organizations from the Gaza Strip and Israel's war against them, may affect its operations.
- It may be difficult to enforce a U.S. judgment against the company, its officers and directors named herein in Israel or the United States, or to assert U.S. securities laws claims in Israel or serve process on its officers and directors.
- Operating outside of the United States presents specific risks to the company, and it has substantial operations outside of the United States.
- This is a reasonable best efforts offering, in which no minimum number or dollar amount of securities is required to be sold.
- The company is selling a substantial number of its Common Shares to in this offering, which is expected to cause substantial dilution and could cause the price of its Common Shares to decline.
- Outstanding warrants and future sales of its Securities may further dilute the Common Shares and adversely impact the price of its Common Shares.
- There is no public market for the pre-funded warrants being offered in this offering.
- Since the company does not expect to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future, investors may be forced to sell their stock in order to obtain a return on their investment.
- The trading price of the company's Common Shares has been and is likely to continue to be highly volatile.
- If the company is not able to comply with the applicable continued listing requirements or standards of Nasdaq, Nasdaq could delist its Common Shares.
- Because the company is a foreign private issuer and is exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, you will have less protection than you would have if it were a domestic issuer.
- The company's executive officers and directors, and their affiliated entities, along with its two other largest stockholders, own a significant percentage of its stock and will be able to exert significant control over matters subject to stockholder approval.
- The company is governed by the corporate laws of British Columbia, Canada which in some cases have a different effect on shareholders than the corporate laws of the United States.
- U.S. holders of the company's shares may suffer adverse tax consequences if it is characterized as a passive foreign investment company.
- If the company fails to file its financial disclosures with the securities regulators in British Columbia on time, it could be subject to such regulator issuing a cease trade order that would affect the trading of its Common Shares in Canada, but not on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
- The company is an emerging growth company, and any decision on its part to comply only with certain reduced reporting and disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies could make its Common Shares less attractive to investors.
- The company incurs significant increased costs as a result of operating as a public company in the United States.
- If the company fails to maintain proper and effective internal controls, its ability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis could be impaired.
Future Outlook
The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which could include future acquisitions, investments in other companies, capital expenditures and working capital, payments towards the services of a third-party marketing agency, and other additional services.
Industry Context
The document mentions the shift from Land Mobile Radios (LMR) to Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) and cites VDC Research data indicating a 13.6% CAGR for the PoC market, projecting it to reach $7 Billion by 2027. This suggests Siyata is positioning itself to capitalize on this growing trend.
Comparison to Industry Standards
- The document mentions competitors in the rugged handset category such as Sonim Technologies, Kyocera, and Samsung.
- It also mentions competitors in the cellular boosters category such as Wilson Electronics, LLC, Nextivity Inc., and SureCall Company.
- The document claims that none of these competitors offer a unique solution like Siyata's SD7 Handset or an equivalent to its VK7 Vehicle Kit.
Management Changes
| Role | Previous Person | New Person | Effective Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman and Director | Peter Goldstein | Gary Herman | May 15, 2024 | Resignation |
Legal Proceedings
- On June 11, 2024, the company received a demand letter from a law firm representing a financial advisory firm seeking to collect $457,477 relating to an unpaid invoice for financial services allegedly rendered by such firm.
Stakeholder Impact
- Shareholders may experience dilution as a result of the offering.
- The company's ability to execute its business plan may be enhanced by the additional capital.
- The company's financial stability may be improved by the additional capital.
Next Steps
- The company will seek to complete the offering and receive the associated proceeds.
- The company will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions and investments.
- The company will seek to maintain its listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Key Dates
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| October 15, 1986 | Company incorporated as Big Rock Gold Ltd. |
| September 24, 2020 | Company effected a reverse share split of 1-for-145. |
| March 31, 2021 | ClearRF Nevada Inc. acquired all interests of Clear RF, LLC. |
| August 9, 2023 | Company effected a reverse share split of 1-for-100. |
| December 4, 2023 | Company effected a reverse share split of 1-for-7. |
| October 7, 2023 | Hamas militants attacked Israel, leading to war. |
| January 29, 2024 | Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor. |
| April 9, 2024 | Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor. |
| April 17, 2024 | Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with another institutional investor. |
| May 7, 2024 | Company entered into a securities purchase agreement for a registered direct offering. |
| May 10, 2024 | Closing of the May 2024 Offering. |
| May 15, 2024 | Mr. Peter Goldstein resigned from his position as the Chairman and Director of the Company. |
| June 5, 2024 | Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor. |
| June 5, 2024 | Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with another institutional investor. |
| June 13, 2024 | Last reported sale price of Common Shares on Nasdaq was $1.40 per share. |
| June 20, 2024 | Date of the prospectus. |
Keywords
common shares, pre-funded warrants, best-efforts offering, capital raise, Siyata Mobile, Dominari Securities, securities, offering
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