As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2020
Registration No. 333-240316
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AYRO, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 98-0204758 | |
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
900 E. Old Settlers Boulevard, Suite 100
Round Rock, Texas 78664
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
AYRO, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Rodney C. Keller, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
AYRO, Inc.
900 E. Old Settlers Boulevard, Suite 100
Round Rock, Texas 78664
(Name and address of agent for service)
512-994-4917
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Rick A. Werner, Esq.
Matthew L. Fry, Esq.
Haynes and Boone, LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10112
Telephone: (212) 659-7300
Facsimile: (212) 884-8234
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 | [X] | Smaller reporting company | [X] | |
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. [ ]
EXPLANATORY NOTE
AYRO, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-240316) for the sole purpose of filing Exhibit 23.4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the Prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement and accordingly Part I has not been included herein.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | Filed
with |
Incorporated by Reference herein from Form or Schedule |
Filing Date | ||||
4.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective May 28, 2020 | Form 8-K (Exhibit 3.2) |
05/29/20 | |||||
4.2 | Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective May 28, 2020 | Form 8-K (Exhibit 3.3) |
05/29/20 | |||||
4.3 | Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective May 28, 2020 | Form 8-K (Exhibit 3.4) |
05/29/20 | |||||
5.1* | Opinion of Haynes and Boone, LLP | |||||||
23.1* | Consent of Haynes and Boone, LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) | |||||||
23.2* | Consent of Friedman LLP, independent registered public accounting firm | |||||||
23.3* | Consent of Plante & Moran, PLLC, independent registered public accounting firm | |||||||
23.4 | Consent of EisnerAmper LLP, independent registered public accounting firm | X | ||||||
24.1* | Power of Attorney | |||||||
99.1* | AYRO, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan |
* Previously filed.
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-8 and has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Austin, State of Texas, on August 12, 2020.
AYRO, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Rodney C. Keller, Jr. | |
Name: | Rodney C. Keller, Jr. | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive 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/ Rodney C. Keller, Jr. | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | August 12, 2020 | ||
Rodney C. Keller, Jr. | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Curtis Smith | Chief Financial Officer | August 12, 2020 | ||
Curtis Smith | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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* | Chairman of the Board of Directors | August 12, 2020 | ||
Joshua Silverman | ||||
* | Director | August 12, 2020 | ||
Mark Adams | ||||
* | Director | August 12, 2020 | ||
George Devlin | ||||
* | Director | August 12, 2020 | ||
Sebastian Giordano | ||||
* | Director | August 12, 2020 | ||
Zvi Joseph | ||||
* | Director | August 12, 2020 | ||
Greg Schiffman |
* By: | /s/ Rodney C. Keller, Jr. | |
Rodney C. Keller, Jr. | ||
As Attorney-in-Fact |