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DIGITAL ALLY, INC

Date Filed : Jan 24, 2023

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Asfiled with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2023

 

RegistrationNo. 333-              

 

 

 

UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON,D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORMS-1

 

REGISTRATIONSTATEMENT

UNDERTHE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

DIGITALALLY, INC.

(Exactname of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nevada   3663   20-0064269

 (State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

14001Marshall Drive
Lenexa, Kansas 66215
(913) 814-7774

 

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

 

 

 

StantonE. Ross
Chief Executive Officer
DIGITAL ALLY, Inc.
14001 Marshall Drive
Lenexa, Kansas 66215
(913) 814-7774
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

 

Copiesto:

 

David E. Danovitch
Aaron M. Schleicher
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(212)660-3060
     

Peter Jaslow

Gerald Guarcini

Ballard Spahr LLP

1735 Market Street, 51st Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 665-8500

 

 

 

Approximatedate of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement is declared effective.

 

Ifany of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under theSecurities Act of 1933, check the following box: ☒

 

Ifthis Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check thefollowing box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the sameoffering. ☐

 

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

 

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

 

Indicateby check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, 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: ☒   Smaller reporting company: ☒
  Emerging growth company: ☐

 

Ifan emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complyingwith any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

Theregistrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until theregistrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effectivein accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such dateas the Securities and Exchange Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theinformation in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statementfiled with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is notsoliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

 

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 24, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITALALLY, INC.

 

Upto              Shares of Common Stock

 

Upto              Pre-Funded Warrants

 

Up to             Warrants

 

Weare offering on a reasonable best-efforts basis: (i)           shares of common stock ofDigital Ally, Inc. (the “Common Stock”) and (ii)           warrants (“Warrants”)to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $           per share. The Warrantsare immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the original issuance date. We are offering the Common Stock and Warrantsat an assumed combined purchase price of $          , which is equal to the closing priceof our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on January   , 2023. The actual public offering price will be determined betweenus, A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (whom we refer to herein as “placement agent”) and the investors in the offering, andmay be at a discount to the current market price of our Common Stock. Therefore, the assumed combined public offering price used throughoutthis prospectus may not be indicative of the final offering price.

 

We are offering to certain purchasers whose purchase of CommonStock in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficiallyowning more than 4.99% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunityto purchase, if any purchaser so chooses, Pre-Funded Warrants, in lieu of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise result in suchpurchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding shares of CommonStock. The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Warrant is $       (which is equalto the combined public offering price per share of Common Stock and accompanying Warrant to be sold in this offering, minus $0.001,the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant). The Pre-Funded Warrants are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any timeuntil all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. For each Pre-Funded Warrant we sell, the number of shares of Common Stockwe are offering will be decreased on a one-for-one basis. Because we will issue a Warrant for each share of Common Stock and for eachPre-Funded Warrant sold in this offering, the number of Warrants sold in this offering will not change as a result of a change in themix of shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants sold.

 

Our shares of CommonStock (or Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu thereof) and Warrants can only be purchased together in this offering, but will be issued separately.Shares of Common Stock issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants are also being offered by thisprospectus. These securities are being sold in this offering to certain purchasers under a securities purchase agreement between us andthe purchasers.

 

Ourshares of Common Stock are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “DGLY.” On January 23, 2023, the last reportedsale price of our shares of Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $0.29 per share.

 

As stated above, the public offering price for our securitiesin this offering will be determined at the time of pricing, and may be at a discount to the then current market price. The assumed combinedpublic offering price used throughout this prospectus may not be indicative of the final offering price. The final public offering pricewill be determined through negotiation between us and investors based upon a number of factors, including our history and our prospects,the industry in which we operate, our past and present operating results, the previous experience of our executive officers and the generalcondition of the securities markets at the time of this offering. There is no established public trading market for the Warrants or Pre-FundedWarrants, and we do not expect markets to develop. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrantswill be limited. In addition, we do not intend to list the Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market, any other nationalsecurities exchange or any other trading system.

 

Investingin our securities involves substantial risks. Please read carefully the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page8 of this prospectus, as well as the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before buying any ofour securities.

 

We have retainedthe placement agent to act as our sole placement agent in connection with the securities offered by this prospectus. The placement agentis not purchasing or selling any of these securities nor is it required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of securities, buthas agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to sell the securities offered by this prospectus. We may not sell all of the securitiesin this offering. We have agreed to pay the placement agent the placement agent fees set forth in the table below.

 

There is no minimum number of securities or minimum aggregateamount of proceeds for this offering to close. We expect this offering to be completed not later than two business days following thecommencement of this offering and we will deliver all securities to be issued in connection with this offering delivery versus payment(“DVP”)/receipt versus payment (“RVP”) upon receipt of investor funds received by us. Accordingly, neither wenor the placement agent have made any arrangements to place investor funds in an escrow account or trust account since the placementagent will not receive investor funds in connection with the sale of the securities offered hereunder.

 

   Per Share and Accompanying Warrant   Per Pre-Funded Warrant and Accompanying Warrant   Total 
Public offering price  $              $              $            
Placement Agent Fees(1)  $   $   $ 
Proceeds, before fees and expenses, to us(2)  $   $   $ 

 

(1)Represents a cash fee equal to      % of the aggregate purchase price paid by investors in this offering. Wehave also agreed to reimburse the placement agent for its accountable offering-related legal expenses in an amount up to $   and pay the placement agent a non-accountable expense allowance of $    . See “Plan of Distribution”beginning on page 43 of this prospectus for a description of the compensation to be received by the placement agent.

 

(2)Does not include proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants in cash, if any.

 

Neitherthe Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passedupon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

Deliveryof the securities is expected to be made on or about                      ,2023.

 

SolePlacement Agent

 

A.G.P.

 

Thedate of this prospectus is             , 2023

 

 

 

 

TABLEOF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS 1
INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA 1
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 2
THE OFFERING 5
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA 7
RISK FACTORS 8
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 24
USE OF PROCEEDS 25
DILUTION 26
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 27
DIVIDEND POLICY 32
CAPITALIZATION 33
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 34

CERTAIN RELATIONS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

40
DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING 40

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

43
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS 45
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK 46
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES 48
LEGAL MATTERS 54
EXPERTS 54
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE 54
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 54

 

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ABOUTTHIS PROSPECTUS

 

Youshould rely only on the information that we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any related free writing prospectusthat we may authorize to be provided to you and the other information to which we refer you. We have not authorized anyone to provideyou with different or additional information. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to representanything not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize tobe provided to you. If anyone provides you with different or additional information, you should not rely on it. You should assume thatthe information in this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the cover of the documentand that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference,regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus, or any sale of a security. Our business,financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

Weurge you to carefully read this prospectus, together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading“Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

Inthis prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context requires otherwise, we use the terms “Digital Ally,” “Company,”“we,” “us” and “our” or similar references to refer to Digital Ally, Inc., a Nevada corporation,together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

INDUSTRYAND MARKET DATA

 

Marketdata and certain industry data and forecasts used throughout this prospectus were obtained from sources we believe to be reliable, includingmarket research databases, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications and surveys. Wehave relied on certain data from third-party sources, including internal surveys, industry forecasts and market research, which we believeto be reliable based on our management’s knowledge of the industry. Forecasts are particularly likely to be inaccurate, especiallyover long periods of time. In addition, we do not necessarily know what assumptions regarding general economic growth were used in preparingthe third-party forecasts we cite. Statements as to our market position are based on the most currently available data. While we arenot aware of any misstatements regarding the industry data presented in this prospectus, our estimates involve risks and uncertaintiesand are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

 

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PROSPECTUSSUMMARY

 

Thissummary contains basic information about us and this offering. Because it is a summary, it does not contain all of the information thatyou should consider before deciding to invest in our securities. Before you decide to invest in our securities, you should readthis entire prospectus carefully, any related free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with the offeringand the documents incorporated by reference herein, including the information included under the heading titled “Risk Factors.”

 

OurCompany

 

TheCompany has recently expanded beyond its legacy business digital video recording system for use in the law enforcement and security marketsto two new reportable operating segments. Currently, the Company’s reportable operating segments are: 1) the Video Solutions Segment,2) the Revenue Cycle Management Segment and 3) the Ticketing Segment. The Video Solutions Segment is our legacy business that producesdigital video imaging, storage products, disinfectant and related safety products for use in law enforcement, security and commercialapplications. This segment includes both service and product revenues through our subscription models offering cloud and warranty solutions,and hardware sales for video and health safety solutions. The Revenue Cycle Management Segment provides working capital and back-officeservices to a variety of healthcare organizations throughout the country, as a monthly service fee. The Ticketing Segment acts as anintermediary between ticket buyers and sellers within our secondary ticketing platform, Ticketsmarter.com, and we also acquire ticketsfrom primary sellers to then sell through various platforms.

 

VideoSolutions Operating Segment

 

Withinthe Video Solutions reportable operating segment we supply technology-based products utilizing our portable digital video and audio recordingcapabilities for the law enforcement and security industries and for the commercial fleet and mass transit markets. We have the abilityto integrate electronic, radio, computer, mechanical, and multi-media technologies to create positive solutions to our customers’requests. Our products include: the EVO-HD, DVM-800 and DVM-800 Lite, which are in-car digital video systems for law enforcement andcommercial markets; the FirstVu body-worn camera line, consisting of the FirstVu Pro, FirstVu II, and the FirstVu HD; our patented andrevolutionary VuLink product, which integrates our body-worn cameras with our in-car systems by providing hands-free automatic activationfor both law enforcement and commercial markets; the FLT-250, DVM-250, and DVM-250 Plus, which are our commercial line of digital videomirrors that serve as “event recorders” for the commercial fleet and mass transit markets; FleetVu, EVO Web, and VuVaultare our cloud-based evidence management systems.

 

RevenueCycle Management Operating Segment

 

Weentered the revenue cycle management operating segment late in the second quarter of 2021 with the formation of our wholly owned subsidiary,Digital Ally Healthcare, Inc. and its majority-owned subsidiary Nobility Healthcare, LLC (“Nobility Healthcare”). NobilityHealthcare completed its first acquisition on June 30, 2021, when it acquired a private medical billing company, and a second acquisitionon August 31, 2021 upon the completion of its acquisition of another private medical billing company, in which we will assist in providingworking capital and back-office services to healthcare organizations throughout the country. Our assistance consists of insurance andbenefit verification, medical treatment documentation and coding, and collections. Through our expertise and experience in this field,we aim to maximize our customers’ service revenues collected, leading to substantial improvements in their operating marginsand cash flows.

 

TicketingOperating Segment

 

Weentered into the ticketing operating segment through the formation of our wholly owned subsidiary, TicketSmarter, Inc. (“TicketSmarter”)and its completed acquisitions of Goody Tickets, LLC and TicketSmarter, LLC, on September 1, 2021. TicketSmarter provides ticket sales,partnerships, and mainly, ticket resale services through its online ticketing marketplace for live events, TicketSmarter.com. TicketSmarteroffers tickets for over 125,000 live events through its platform, for a wide range of events, including concerts, sporting events, theatres,and performing arts, throughout the country.

 

 

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CorporateInformation

 

Wewere incorporated in Nevada on December 13, 2000. We conduct our business from 14001 Marshall Drive, Lenexa, Kansas 66215. Ourtelephone number is (913) 814-7774. Our website address is www.digitalallyinc.com. The information contained in, or accessible through,our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or the registration of which it forms a part and is intended for informationalpurposes only. You should not consider such website information to be a part of this prospectus and such registration statement.

 

RecentDevelopments

 

Spin-off

 

OnDecember 8, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to pursue a separation into two independent,publicly-traded companies to optimize investment and capital allocation, accelerate growth, and unlock shareholder value (the “Spin-off”).Upon completion of the Spin-off, the Company’s stockholders will own equity in two focused and streamlined businesses.

 

DigitalAlly, Inc. will continue to be a provider of video solution technology for law enforcement agencies, commercial fleets, and situationalevent security solutions. Digital Ally will also continue to provide working capital and back-office services to a variety of healthcareorganizations throughout the country through its revenue cycle management subsidiary.

 

Forthe year ending December 31, 2022, these standalone businesses are expected to generate approximately $15-$17 million in annualrevenues. We believe that Digital Ally, as a stand-alone entity, will be well-positioned to accelerate organic growth in its large andattractive end markets, benefit from favorable secular trends, and begin to apply discipline and focus throughout the company to enhanceprofitability and continue to drive growth, new product development and expansion.

 

Asan independent company, we believe that Digital Ally, Inc. will have greater strategic focus and operational flexibility, while buildingon its recent momentum and emphasizing the improvement of its profit margins and profitability. Additionally, the Company expects tobenefit from dedicated resources and management, with an attention to brand building, innovation, and extended opportunities domesticallyas well as internationally. As Digital Ally has continued to build its portfolio of subscriptions and customers that are already in place,we believe that we can continue to maintain stable sales through our deferred revenue model; however, there will be an equal expectationfor growth and expansion across several high-growth adjacent markets.

 

Uponcompletion of the Spin-off, Digital Ally, Inc. willbe led by Brody J. Green, who will serve as Chief Executive Officer. The Company intends to continue to be listed on theNASDAQ under its current ticker symbol, “DGLY”.

 

KustomEntertainment, Inc. will be a multi-disciplinary entertainment company, anchored by a premier ticketing technology business, which webelieve is poised to achieve substantial scaling opportunities, through its TicketSmarter, Inc. subsidiary, which offers unique primaryand secondary ticketing products to the market. Additionally, Kustom Entertainment’s offerings will include a distinctive eventmarketing and production company, with numerous customization options for events, festivals, and concerts, through its Kustom 440, Inc.,subsidiary.

 

 

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Forthe year ending December 31, 2022, these standalone businesses are expected to achieve approximately $20-22 million inannual revenues. We believe that this business can achieve above-average growth by exploiting its relationships in the sporting and entertainmentindustries that are intended to support its primary ticketing-related opportunities, along with the expectation of the full deploymentof the Kustom 440 brand and its line of service offerings. Kustom Entertainment, Inc. will be able to differentiate itself through itsability to provide event services of all sizes, ranging from corporate events to multi-day festivals. Furthermore, the ability to offervenue, ticketing, marketing, and production capabilities will make this company a unique and attractive option for many partners andinvestors.

 

Withthe planned separation, TicketSmarter is expected to enhance its leadership position in the national secondary ticketing marketplace,while also building a stronger position in the primary ticketing market. Furthermore, as Kustom 440 was formed in mid-2022, the eventmarketing and production business will be fully able to execute and produce the planned events throughout 2023, as production and investmentshave already begun.

 

KustomEntertainment, Inc. will be led by Stanton E. Ross, who will serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer. Kustom Entertainment’sshares are expected to be listed on a national exchange under a ticker symbol to be determined and announced at a later date.

 

PreliminaryFinancial Results

 

Wehave not yet completed our closing procedures for the year ended December 31, 2022. Presented below are certain estimated preliminaryfinancial results for the year ended December 31, 2022. These amounts are based on the information available to us at this time. We haveprovided estimated ranges, rather than specific amounts, because these results are preliminary and subject to change. As such, our actualresults may differ from the estimated preliminary results presented in this prospectus and will not be finalized until after we completeour normal year-end accounting procedures, which will occur after the consummation of this offering. Our preliminary results set forthbelow reflect our management’s best estimate of the impact of events during the year.

 

Theseestimates should not be viewed as a substitute for our full interim or annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accountingprinciples generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these preliminaryfinancial results. These estimated preliminary results should be read in conjunction with the “Risk Factors” section andour consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

Thepreliminary financial results included in this prospectus have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, our management. RBSMLLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has not audited, reviewed, compiled or applied agreed-upon procedureswith respect to the preliminary financial results and key operating metrics. Accordingly, RBSM LLP does not express an opinion or anyother form of assurance with respect thereto.

 

Thefollowing are our estimated preliminary financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

  We expect preliminary unaudited revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 to be in the range of $           million to $           million, as compared to approximately $21.4 million for the same period in 2021.
  We expect preliminary unaudited net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 to be in the range of $           million to $           million, as compared to approximately $25.5 million for the same period in 2021.

 

RiskFactors Summary

 

Ourbusiness is subject to numerous risks, as more fully described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” immediately followingthis prospectus summary. You should read these risks in full before you invest in our securities. The following is a summary of suchrisks.

 

We have been notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC of our failure to comply with certain continued listing requirements and, if we are unable to regain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements and standards of Nasdaq, our Common Stock could be delisted from Nasdaq. Additionally, if our Common Stock has a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for any ten consecutive trading days, our Common Stock may be subject to immediate delisting from Nasdaq.
   
The market price for our Common Stock is particularly volatile given our status as a relatively unknown company with a small and thinly traded public float, and lack of profits, which could lead to wide fluctuations in the share price of our Common Stock. You may be unable to sell any shares of Common Stock that you hold at or above your purchase price, which may result in substantial losses to you.
   
There is no public market for the Pre-Funded Warrants or the Warrants being offered in this offering. Holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants will have no rights as a common stockholder until they acquire shares of our Common Stock.
   
Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering, you may not agree with how we use the proceeds and the proceeds may not be invested successfully.
   
You may experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value per share of Common Stock sold in this offering or that may be issued upon the exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants sold in this offering.
   
 This is a best efforts offering, no minimum amount of securities is required to be sold, and we may not raise the amount of capital we believe is required for our business plans.
   
We have incurred losses in recent years.
   
We face risks related to health epidemics and other outbreaks, which could significantly disrupt our operations and could have a material adverse impact on us, and the recent coronavirus outbreak has and could continue to materially and adversely affect our business.
     
  We are operating in a developing market and there is uncertainty as to market acceptance of our technology and products.
     
  We expend significant resources in anticipation of a sale due to our lengthy sales cycle and may receive no revenue in return.
     
  We are uncertain of our ability to protect technology through patents.
     
  We are a party to several lawsuits both as a plaintiff and as a defendant in which we may ultimately not prevail, resulting in losses and which may cause our stock price to decline.
     
  We may need to raise additional capital in the future, and if we are unable to secure adequate funds on terms acceptable to us, we could be unable to execute our business plan.
     
  We are dependent on key personnel.
     
  Our historical and pro forma financial information is not necessarily representative of the results that we would have achieved as a business should the Spin-off have had occurred and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.
     
  There can be no assurance that our review of the Spin-off will result in a transaction satisfactory to holders of our common stock or any change at all.
     
  The Company may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the Spin-off, and the Spin-off may materially and adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
     
  After the Spin-off, certain members of management, directors and holders of Common Stock will hold stock in both Digital Ally and Kustom Entertainment, Inc., and as a result may face actual or potential conflicts of interest.
     
  The allocation of intellectual property rights and data between the Company and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. as part of the Spin-off, the shared use of certain intellectual property rights and data following the Spin-off and restrictions on the use of intellectual property rights, could adversely impact our reputation, our ability to enforce certain intellectual property rights that are important to us and our competitive position.
     
  Without obtaining adequate capital funding or improving our financial performance, we may not be able to continue as a going concern.

  

 

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THEOFFERING

 

Securities offered by us   Up to            shares of Common Stock in the aggregate represented by: (i)           shares of Common Stock, or Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to         shares of Common Stock (sales of Pre-Funded Warrants, if sold, would reduce the number of shares of Common Stock that we are offering on a one-for-one basis) and (ii) Warrants to purchase up to          shares of Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock and Pre-funded Warrant will be sold together with one Warrant.
     
Pre-funded Warrants offered by us   Weare offering to certain purchasers whose purchase of shares of Common Stock in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser,together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% of our outstanding shares of Common Stockimmediately following the closing of this offering, the opportunity to purchase, if such purchasers so choose, Pre-Funded Warrants, inlieu of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise result in any such purchaser’s beneficial ownership, together with its affiliatesand certain related parties, exceeding 4.99% (or, at the election of such purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding shares of Common Stockimmediately following the consummation of this offering. The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Warrant is $      (which is equal to the combined public offering price per share of Common Stock and accompanying Warrant to be sold in this offering, minus $0.001,the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant). Each Pre-Funded Warrant is immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time untilit has been exercised in full. For each Pre-Funded Warrant we sell, the number of shares of Common Stock we are offering will be decreasedon a one-for-one basis. This offering also relates to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants soldin this offering.
     
Warrants   Each share of Common Stock will be sold together with one Warrant. Each Warrant has an exercise price per share equal to $        and expires on the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date. Because we will issue a Warrant for each share of Common Stock and for each Pre-Funded Warrant sold in this offering, the number of Warrants sold in this offering will not change as a result of a change in the mix of shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants sold. This offering also relates to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants sold in this offering.
     
Reasonable best efforts   We have agreed to issue and sell the securities offered hereby to the purchasers through the placement agent. The placement agent is not required to buy or sell any specific number or dollar amount of the securities offered hereby, but it will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase the securities offered by this prospectus. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 43 of this prospectus.

 

 

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Common Stock outstanding immediately after the offering                     shares (assuming the exercise of all Pre-Funded Warrants sold in this offering).
     
Use of proceeds   We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for new product development, general corporate purposes including legal and marketing matters, and other working capital purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” for a more complete description of the intended use of proceeds from this offering.
     
Nasdaq Stock Market symbol   DGLY
     
Transfer agent   Securities Transfer Corporation, , 2901 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 380, Plano, Texas 75093.
     
Risk factors   Investing in our securities involves substantial risks. Please read carefully the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8 of this prospectus, as well as the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before buying any of our securities.

 

Thenumber of shares of our Common Stock that will be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above is based on 55,103,405shares outstanding as of January 19, 2023, and includes or excludes the following as of such date:

 

excludes up to 1,079,000 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options with a weighted average exercise price of $2.29 per share;
   
includes 1,775,750 shares of our Common Stock subject to forfeiture pursuant to outstanding non-vested restricted stock grants; and
   
excludes up to 1,349,178 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants outstanding, having a weighted average exercise price of $3.01 per share.

 

Unlessotherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes or gives effects to:

 

The exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants sold in this offering; and
   
No exercise of the Warrants sold in this offering.

 

 

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summaryconsolidated financial data

 

Thefollowing summary consolidated financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 has been derived from our auditedconsolidated financial statements and the related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,which is incorporated by reference herein. The following summary consolidated financial data as of September 30, 2022 and forthe nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 has been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the relatednotes included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, which is incorporated by referencein this prospectus. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statement data has been prepared on a basis consistent withwhich our audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared, except income taxes for the interim period which are based onthe estimated effective tax for the full year. These interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for thefull year.

 

Youshould read this table in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”and our consolidated financial statements and related notes and the other financial and statistical information included in our AnnualReport on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended September30, 2022, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. See the section in this prospectus entitled “Incorporation ofCertain Information by Reference” for more information regarding documents incorporated by reference herein. The summary consolidatedfinancial and other data provided below does not purport to indicate results of operations as of any future date or for any future period.

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  

Year Ended

December 31,

 
   2022   2021   2021   2020 
Statement of Operations Data  (unaudited, $)   $   $ 
Net revenues   28,130,392    9,669,323    21,413,434    10,514,868 
Gross profit   4,254,198    3,473,254    5,663,774    4,062,594 
Operating loss   (20,031,610)   (9,081,553)   (14,760,910)   (7,663,651)
Income (loss) before income tax expenses   (9,299,498)   24,388,307    25,530,961    (2,625,881)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders   (9,568,134)   24,408,170    25,474,508    (2,625,881)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders: Basis and diluted   (0.19)   0.49    0.51    (0.12)

 

  

As of

September 30,

  

As of

December 31,

 
   2022   2021   2020 
Balance Sheet Data  (unaudited, $)   $   $ 
Cash and cash equivalents   6,295,391    32,007,792    4,361,758 
Total assets   68,397,464    82,989,197    20,797,527 
Total liabilities   20,352,356    27,125,958    6,441,021 
Total stockholders’ equity   48,045,108    55,863,239    14,356,506 

 

Netloss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted, has been derived from our audited financial statements containedin our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

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RiskfactorS

 

Investingin our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and all of the informationcontained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before deciding whether to purchase the securities offered hereby. Our business, financial condition,results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected by these risks.

 

RisksRelated to This Offering and our Securities

 

Themarket price for our Common Stock is particularly volatile given our status as a relatively unknown company with a small and thinly tradedpublic float, and lack of profits, which could lead to wide fluctuations in the share price of our Common Stock. You may be unable tosell any shares of Common Stock that you hold at or above your purchase price, which may result in substantial losses to you.

 

Themarket for our Common Stock is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to the shares of larger, more establishedcompanies that trade on a national securities exchange and have large public floats, and we expect that the share price of our Common Stock will continue to be more volatile than the shares of such larger, more established companies for the indefinite future. The volatilityin the share price of our Common Stock is attributable to a number of factors. First, as noted above, our Common Stock is, compared tothe shares of such larger, more established companies, sporadically and thinly traded. The price for our shares of share price of ourCommon Stock could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of shares of our Common Stock is sold on themarket without commensurate demand. Secondly, an investment in our securities is a speculative or “risky” investment dueto our lack of profits to date. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing allor most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares of share price ofour Common Stock on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a larger, more establishedcompany that trades on a national securities exchange and has a large public float. Many of these factors are beyond our control andmay decrease the market price of our Common Stock regardless of our operating performance.

 

Holdersof the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants will not be entitled to any rights with respect to our Common Stock but will be subjectto all changes made with respect to our Common Stock.

 

Holdersof the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants will not be entitled to any rights with respect to our Common Stock (including, withoutlimitation, voting rights and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on our Common Stock), but holders of the Pre-FundedWarrants and Warrants will be subject to all changes affecting our Common Stock. For example, if an amendment is proposed to ourarticles of incorporation, as amended (“Charter”), requiring stockholder approval and the record date for determiningthe stockholders of record entitled to vote on the amendment occurs prior to the relevant holder acquiring shares of our Common Stockas a result of exercise of such holder’s Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants, such holder will not be entitled to vote on theamendment, although such holder will nevertheless be subject to any changes in the powers, preferences or special rights of our CommonStock.

 

Thereis no public market for the Pre-Funded Warrants or the Warrants being offered in this offering.

 

Thereis no established public trading market for the Pre-Funded Warrants or the Warrants being offered in this offering, and we do not expecta market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply to list the Pre-Funded Warrants or the Warrants on any securities exchangeor nationally recognized trading system, including Nasdaq. Without an active market, the liquidity of the Pre-Funded Warrants or theWarrants will be limited.

 

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ThePre-Funded Warrants and the Warrants are speculative in nature.

 

Followingthis offering, the market value of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants, if any, is uncertain and there can be no assurance thatthe market value of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants will equal or exceed their imputed public offering price. In the eventthat our Common Stock price does not exceed the exercise price of the Warrants during the period when such Warrants are exercisable,such Warrants may not have any value. Furthermore, each Warrant will expire five years from its date of issuance.

 

Wehave been notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC of our failure to comply with certain continued listing requirements and, if we areunable to regain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements and standards of Nasdaq, our Common Stock could be delistedfrom Nasdaq. Additionally, if our Common Stock has a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for any ten consecutive trading days, our CommonStock may be subject to immediate delisting from Nasdaq.

 

OurCommon Stock is currently listed on Nasdaq. In order to maintain that listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continuedlisting requirements and standards, including those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’equity, minimum share price, and certain corporate governance requirements. There can be no assurances that we will be able to complywith the applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

 

OnJuly 7, 2022, we received a written notification from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The NasdaqStock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying us that we were not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement forcontinued listing on Nasdaq, as set forth under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”), becausethe closing bid price of our Common Stock was below $1.00 per share for the previous thirty (30) consecutive business days. We were granted180 calendar days, or until January 3, 2023 (the “First Compliance Period”), to regain compliance with the MinimumBid Price Requirement. In order to regain compliance, the closing bid price of our Common Stock must be at least $1 per share fora minimum of 10 consecutive business days during the First Compliance Period. The Company’s Common Stock has not regained compliancewith the Minimum Bid Price Requirement as of January 3, 2023. On December 29, 2022, the Company requested an extension of an additional180 days in which to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.

 

OnJanuary 4, 2023, the Company received notice (the “Second Notice”) from Nasdaq indicating that, while the Company has notregained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, Staff has determined that the Company is eligible for an additional 180-dayperiod, or until July 3, 2023 (the “Second Compliance Period”), to regain compliance. Staff’s determination was basedon (i) our meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of our publicly held shares and all other initial listing standardsfor The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and (ii) our providing written notice to Nasdaqof our intent to cure the deficiency during the Second Compliance Period, if necessary, by effecting a reverse stock split. If at anytime during the Second Compliance Period, the closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock is at least $1 per share for at leasta minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company with written confirmation of compliance with the Minimum BidPrice Requirement and the matter will be closed. If compliance cannot be demonstrated by the end of the Second Compliance Period, Staffwill provide written notification that the Common Stock will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal Staff’s determinationto a hearings panel. We can give no assurance that the Company will regain or demonstrate compliance by July 3, 2023. 

 

Additionally,pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iii) (the “$0.10 Rule”), our Common Stock may be subject to immediate delistingfrom Nasdaq if our Common Stock has a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for any ten (10) consecutive trading days. In the event thatwe are in violation of the $0.10 Rule, Nasdaq will issue a Staff Delisting Determination with the potential opportunity for us to appealthat determination.

 

Therecan be no assurances that we will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. Nor can there be assurances thatwe will maintain compliance with the $0.10 Rule, particularly if the price of our Common Stock declines as a result of this offering.If we are unable to regain or maintain compliance with these Nasdaq requirements, our Common Stock will be delisted from Nasdaq.

 

Inthe event that our Common Stock is delisted from Nasdaq, as a result of our failure to comply with the Minimum Bid Price Requirementor the $0.10 Rule, or due to our failure to continue to comply with any other requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq, and is noteligible for listing on another exchange, trading in the shares of our Common Stock could be conducted in the over-the-counter marketor on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as the Pink Sheets or the OTC Bulletin Board. In such event,it could become more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate price quotations for, our Common Stock, and it would likely be moredifficult to obtain coverage by securities analysts and the news media, which could cause the price of our Common Stock to decline further.Also, it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital if we are not listed on a national exchange.

 

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Inthe event that our Common Stock is delisted from Nasdaq, U.S. broker-dealers may be discouraged from effecting transactions in sharesof our Common Stock because they may be considered penny stocks and thus be subject to the penny stock rules.

 

TheSEC has adopted a number of rules to regulate a “penny stock” that restricts transactions involving stock which is deemedto be penny stock. Such rules include Rules 3a51-1, 15g-1, 15g-2, 15g-3, 15g-4, 15g-5, 15g-6, 15g-7, and 15g-9 under the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These rules may have the effect of reducing the liquidity of penny stocks.“Penny stocks” generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 per share (other than securities registeredon certain national securities exchanges or traded on Nasdaq if current price and volume information with respect to transactions insuch securities is provided by the exchange or system). Our shares of Common Stock have in the past constituted, and may again in thefuture constitute, a “penny stock” within the meaning of the rules. The additional sales practice and disclosure requirementsimposed upon U.S. broker-dealers may discourage such broker-dealers from effecting transactions in shares of our Common Stock, whichcould severely limit the market liquidity of such shares of Common Stock and impede their sale in the secondary market.

 

AU.S. broker-dealer selling a penny stock to anyone other than an established customer or “accredited investor” (generally,an individual with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or an annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with his or her spouse)must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and must receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transactionprior to sale, unless the broker-dealer or the transaction is otherwise exempt. In addition, the “penny stock” regulationsrequire the U.S. broker-dealer to deliver, prior to any transaction involving a “penny stock”, a disclosure schedule preparedin accordance with SEC standards relating to the “penny stock” market, unless the broker-dealer or the transaction is otherwiseexempt. A U.S. broker-dealer is also required to disclose commissions payable to the U.S. broker-dealer and the registered representativeand current quotations for the securities. Finally, a U.S. broker-dealer is required to submit monthly statements disclosing recent priceinformation with respect to any “penny stock” held in a customer’s account and information with respect to the limitedmarket in “penny stocks”.

 

Youshould be aware that, according to the SEC, the market for “penny stocks” has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraudand abuse. Such patterns include (i) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related tothe promoter or issuer; (ii) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading pressreleases; (iii) “boiler room” practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperiencedsales persons; (iv) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (v) the wholesale dumpingof the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, resulting in investor losses.Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in aposition to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within theconfines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities.

 

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Ifand when a larger trading market for our Common Stock develops, the market price of our Common Stock is still likely to be highly volatileand subject to wide fluctuations, and you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the price at which you acquired them.

 

Themarket price of our Common Stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number of factorsthat are beyond our control, including, but not limited to:

 

variations in our revenues and operating expenses;
   
actual or anticipated changes in the estimates of our operating results or changes in stock market analyst recommendations regarding our Common Stock, other comparable companies or our industry generally;
   
market conditions in our industry, the industries of our customers and the economy as a whole;
   
actual or expected changes in our growth rates or our competitors’ growth rates;
   
developments in the financial markets and worldwide or regional economies;
   
announcements of innovations or new products or services by us or our competitors;
   
announcements by the government relating to regulations that govern our industry;
   
sales of our Common Stock or other securities by us or in the open market;
   
changes in the market valuations of other comparable companies; and
   
other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control, including those resulting from such events, or the prospect of such events, including war, terrorism and other international conflicts, public health issues including health epidemics or pandemics, such as the recent outbreak of COVID-19, and natural disasters such as fire, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados or other adverse weather and climate conditions, whether occurring in the United States or elsewhere, could disrupt our operations, disrupt the operations of our suppliers or result in political or economic instability.

 

Inaddition, if the market for technology stocks or the stock market in general experiences loss of investor confidence, the trading priceof our Common Stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition or operating results. The trading priceof our shares of Common Stock might also decline in reaction to events that affect other companies in our industry, even if these eventsdo not directly affect us. Each of these factors, among others, could harm the value of your investment in our securities. In the past,following periods of volatility in the market, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against companies. Such litigation,if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which couldmaterially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

Ourability to use our net operating loss carry-forwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.

 

UnderSection 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change” (generallydefined as a greater than 50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three-year period), the corporation’s ability touse its pre-change net operating loss carry-forwards and other pre-change tax attributes (such as research tax credits) to offset itspost-change income may be limited. We may experience ownership changes in the future as a result of subsequent shifts in our stock ownership,including as a result of the completion of this offering when it is taken together with other transactions we may consummate in the succeedingthree-year period. As a result, if we earn net taxable income, our ability to use our pre-change net operating loss carry-forwards tooffset U.S. federal taxable income may be subject to limitations, which potentially could result in increased future tax liability tous.

 

Wedo not anticipate paying dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future; you should not buy our securities if you expect dividends.

 

Thepayment of dividends on our Common Stock will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors affectingus at such time as our Board may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our Common Stock may be less valuable becausea return on your investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates.

 

Wecurrently intend to retain our future earnings to support operations and to finance expansion and, therefore, we do not anticipate payingany cash dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

 

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Ourcharter documents and Nevada law could prevent a takeover that stockholders consider favorable and could also reduce the market priceof our Common Stock.

 

Provisionsof Nevada anti-takeover law (NRS 78.378 et seq.) could have the effect of delaying or preventing a third-party from acquiring us, evenif the acquisition arguably could benefit our stockholders. Various provisions of our by-laws may delay, defer or prevent a tender offeror takeover attempt of us that a stockholder might consider in his or her best interest. Our by-laws may be adopted, amended or repealedby the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of our outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote for the electionof directors, and except as provided by Nevada law, our Board shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylawsby a vote of not less than a majority of our directors. The interests of these stockholders and directors may not be consistent withyour interests, and they may make changes to the by-laws that are not in line with your concerns.

 

Subjectto applicable Nasdaq rules regarding the issuance of 20% or more of our Common Stock, our authorized but unissued shares of Common Stockare available for our Board to issue without stockholder approval. We may use these additional shares for a variety of corporatepurposes, however, faced with an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy context, tender offer, merger or other transactionour Board acting alone and without approval of our stockholders can issue large amounts of capital stock as part of a defenseto a take-over challenge.

 

Theexistence of the foregoing provisions and other potential anti-takeover measures could limit the price that investors might be willingto pay in the future for shares of our Common Stock. They could also deter potential acquirers of our company, thereby reducing the likelihoodthat you could receive a premium for your Common Stock in an acquisition.

 

Ifsecurities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if theychange their recommendations regarding our Common Stock adversely, our Common Stock price and trading volume could decline.

 

Thetrading market for our shares of Common Stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts maypublish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regardingour Common Stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, our share price would likely decline.If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibilityin the financial markets, which in turn could cause our Common Stock price or trading volume to decline.

 

Therequirements of being a U.S. public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

 

Asa U.S. public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act,the listing requirements of Nasdaq, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Compliance with these rules and regulationswill increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming, or costly, and increasedemand on our systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual and current reports with respectto our business and operating results.

 

Asa result of disclosure of information in this prospectus, and in the documents that we incorporate by reference herein and therein, aswell as in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition is more visible, which we believe may result inthreatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and operatingresults could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the timeand resources necessary to resolve them, could divert resources of our management and harm our business and operating results.

 

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Ourmanagement will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering, you may not agree with how we use the proceedsand the proceeds may not be invested successfully.

 

Ourmanagement will have broad discretion as to the use of the net proceeds from this offering and could use them for purposes other thanthose contemplated at the time of commencement of this offering. Accordingly, you will be relying on the judgment of our management regardingthe use of these net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceedsare being used appropriately. It is possible that, pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds in a way that does not yield a favorable,or any, return for us. The failure of our management to use such funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business,financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

 

Youmay experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value per share of the Common Stock sold in this offeringor that may be issued upon the exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants sold in this offering.

 

Ifthe price per share of our Common Stock being offered or that may be issued upon the exercise of any Pre-FundedWarrants is higher than the net tangible book value per share of our Common Stock, youwill suffer immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the Common Stock you purchase in this offeringor the Common Stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants you purchase in this offering. See the section entitled “Dilution”below for a more detailed discussion of the dilution you will incur if you invest in this offering.

 

Thisis a best efforts offering, no minimum amount of securities is required to be sold, and we may not raise the amount of capital we believeis required for our business plans.

 

Theplacement agent has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase the securities being offered in this offering.The placement agent has no obligation to buy any of the securities from us or to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific numberor dollar amount of the securities. There is no required minimum number of securities or amount of proceeds that must be sold as a conditionto completion of this offering. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to the closing of this offering,the actual offering amount, placement agent fees and proceeds to us are not presently determinable and may be substantially less thanthe maximum amounts set forth above. We may sell fewer than all of the securities offered hereby, which may significantly reduce theamount of proceeds received by us, and investors in this offering will not receive a refund in the event that we do not sell an amountof securities sufficient to fund for our operations as described in the “Use of Proceeds” section herein. Thus, we may notraise the amount of capital we believe is required for our operations in the short-term and may need to raise additional funds, whichmay not be available or available on terms acceptable to us.

 

Youmay experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings and other issuances of our Common Stock or other securities.In addition, this offering and future equity offerings and other issuances of our Common Stock or other securities may adverselyaffect our Common Stock price.

 

Inorder to raise additional capital, we may in the future offer additional shares of our Common Stock or other securities convertibleinto or exchangeable for our Common Stock at prices that may not be the same as the price per Common Stock (or Pre-Funded Warrant)and Warrant in this offering. We may not be able to sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share thatis equal to or greater than the price per Common Stock (or Pre-Funded Warrant) and Warrant paid by the investor in this offering,and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. The price pershare at which we sell additional shares of our Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock in future transactionsmay be higher or lower than the price per Common Stock (or Pre-Funded Warrant) and Warrant in this offering. You may incurdilution upon exercise of any outstanding stock options, warrants or upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock under our equityincentive programs. In addition, the sale of securities in this offering and any future sales of a substantial number of shares ofour Common Stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the price of our CommonStock. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of those shares of Common Stock or the availability of thoseshares for sale will have on the market price of our Common Stock.

 

Without obtainingadequate capital funding or improving our financial performance, we may not be able to continue as a going concern.

 

Our recurring losses from operationsand negative cash flows raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern without additional capital-raising activities.As a result, we have concluded that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Failure to secure additionalfunding may require us to modify, delay, or abandon some of our planned future expansion or development, or to otherwise enact operatingcost reductions available to management, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition,and ability to achieve our intended business objectives.

 

RisksRelated to Our Business and Operations

 

Wehave incurred losses in recent years.

 

Wehave had net losses for several years and had an accumulated deficit of $68,670,497 at December 31, 2021, which includes our net incomeof $25,474,508 for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to our net loss of $2,625,881 for the year ended December 31, 2020.As of September, 2022, had an accumulated deficit of $82,261,430, which includes net losses of $9,568,134 for the nine monthsended September 30, 2022. We have included disclosure of our liquidity plan and the substantial doubt about our ability to continue asa going concern in Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September, 2022. We have implemented several initiatives intendedto improve our revenues and reduce our operating costs with a goal of restoring profitability. If we are unsuccessful in this regard,it will have a material adverse impact on our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition.

 

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Wedo not have any revolving credit facilities and it may be difficult for us to enter into one.

 

Wehave no revolving credit facility to fund our operating needs should it become necessary. It will be difficult to obtain an institutionalline of credit facility given our recent operating losses and the current banking environment, which may adversely affect our abilityto finance our business, grow or be profitable. Further, even if we could obtain a new credit facility, in all likelihood it would notbe on terms favorable to us.

 

Ifwe are unable to manage our current business activities, our prospects may be limited and our future profitability may be adversely affected.

 

Weexperienced operating losses each year from 2009 to 2021, as well as through the nine months ended September 30, 2022.Our revenues have been unpredictable, which poses significant burdens on us to be proactive in managing production, personnel levelsand related costs. We will need to improve our revenues, margins, operations, financial and other systems to manage our business effectively,and any failure to do so may lead to inefficiencies and redundancies which reduce our prospects to return to profitability.

 

Weface risks related to health epidemics and other outbreaks, which could significantly disrupt our operations and could have a materialadverse impact on us, and the recent coronavirus outbreak could materially and adversely affect our business.

 

TheCOVID-19 pandemic has resulted in hundreds of millions of infections and millions of deaths worldwide, as of the date of filing of theregistration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and continues to spread across the globe, including throughout the lawenforcement and commercial fleets channels in the United States, the major market in which we operate. The COVID-19 pandemic or the outbreakof any other pandemic or epidemic could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.If COVID-19 worsens in the United States and Asia, or in any other regions in which we have material operations or sales, our businessactivities originating from affected areas, including sales, manufacturing and supply chain related activities, could be adversely affected.Although we have been deemed by the State of Kansas to be an “essential business”, our supply chain has been and continuesto be disrupted and our customers, in particular our commercial customers, have been and continue to be significantly impacted, whichhas in turn reduced our operations and activities. Disruptive activities from COVID-19 could still include the temporary closure of ourmanufacturing facilities and those used in our supply chain processes, restrictions on the export or shipment of our products, significantcutback of ocean container delivery from Asia, business closures in impacted areas, and restrictions on our employees’ and consultants’ability to travel and to meet with customers. Additionally, the recent decline in COVID-19 infection rates due to increased vaccinationrates in the U.S. and abroad has resulted in a reduction in sales of our Shield™ and ThermoVU™ products since the first quarterof 2021, which has continued through the second quarter of 2021. Recently, variants of COVID-19 have increased infectionand hospitalization rates which may lead to higher sales as the government and health authorities consider new actions and restrictionsto combat the spread of the new variants. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our results will depend on future developments,which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including vaccination and infection rates, new information which may emerge concerningthe severity of the virus and any other actions to contain it or treat its impact, among others. COVID-19 could also result in social,economic and labor instability in the countries in which we or our customers and suppliers operate.

 

Ifworkers at one or more of our offices or the offices of our suppliers or manufacturers become ill or are quarantined and in either orboth events are therefore unable to work, our operations could be subject to disruption. Further, if our manufacturers become unableto obtain necessary raw materials or components, we may incur higher supply costs or our manufacturers may be required to reduce productionlevels, either of which may negatively affect our financial condition or results of operations. In addition, the capital markets havebeen disrupted and our efforts to raise necessary capital will likely be adversely impacted by COVID-19. As a result, we cannot forecastwith any certainty when the disruptions caused by such pandemic will cease to impact our business and the results of our operations.The extent to which COVID-19 affectsour results will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including actions to contain COVID-19or address and treat its effects, among others.

 

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Thereare risks related to dealing with domestic governmental entities as customers.

 

Oneof the principal target markets for our products is the law enforcement community. In this market, the sale of products will be subjectto budget constraints of governmental agencies purchasing these products, which could result in a significant reduction in our anticipatedrevenues. Such governmental agencies have experienced budgetary pressures because of the recent recession and its impact on local sales,property and income taxes that provide funding for purchasing our products. These agencies also may experience political pressure thatdictates the way they spend money. Thus, even if an agency wants to acquire our products, it may be unable to purchase them due to budgetaryor political constraints, even if such agencies have the necessary funds, we may experience delays and relatively long sales cycles dueto their internal decision-making policies and procedures.

 

Thereare risks related to dealing with foreign governmental entities as customers.

 

Wetarget the law enforcement community in foreign countries for the sale of many of our products. While foreign countries vary, generallythe sale of our products will be subject to political and budgetary constraints of foreign governments and agencies purchasing theseproducts, which could result in a significant reduction in our anticipated revenues. Some foreign governments are experiencing budgetarypressures because of various reasons specific to them and their impact on taxes and tariffs that in many cases provide funding for purchasingour products. Law enforcement agencies within these countries also may experience political pressure that dictates the way they spendmoney. Thus, even if a foreign country or its law enforcement agencies want to acquire our products, it may be unable to purchase themdue to budgetary or political constraints. We cannot assure investors that such governmental agencies will have the necessary funds topurchase our products even though they may want to do so. Further, even if such agencies have the necessary funds, we may experiencedelays and relatively long sales cycles due to their internal decision-making policies and procedures.

 

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Internationallaw enforcement and other agencies that may consider using our products must analyze a wide range of issues before committing to purchaseproducts like ours, including training costs, product reliability and budgetary constraints. The length of our sales cycle may rangefrom a few months to a year or more. We may incur substantial selling costs and expend significant effort in connection with the evaluationof our products by potential customers before they place an order. Initial orders by foreign governments and agencies typically are fora small number of units that are used to evaluate the products. If these potential customers do not purchase our products, we will haveexpended significant resources and receive no revenue in return. In addition, we may be selected as the vendor of choice by these foreigncustomers but never receive the funding necessary to purchase our product due to political or economic reasons.

 

Weare marketing our DVM-250, DVM-250 Plus event recorder and FirstVU HD products to commercial customers, which is a relatively new saleschannel for us and we may experience problems in gaining acceptance.

 

Theprincipal target commercial market for our event recorder products is commercial fleet operators, such as taxi cabs, limousine services,transit buses, ambulance services and a variety of delivery services, and the principal target commercial market for our disinfectant/sanitizerand temperature monitoring products are healthcare centers and direct consumer businesses such as bars and restaurants. We have beenmarketing our FirstVU HD and EVO-HD to commercial customers for approximately one year and have been marketing our Shield™ andThermoVU™ products to commercial customers for approximately the same period of time. While we have continued to try to capitalizeon the existing market for our event recorder products, the markets for these newer products have represented relatively new sales channelsfor us and we may experience difficulty gaining acceptance of such products by the targeted customers. Our sales of such products willbe subject to budget constraints of both the large and small prospective customers, which could result in a significant reduction inour anticipated revenues. Certain of such companies have experienced budgetary and financial pressures for various reasons specific tothem or the applicable industries in which they operate, which may negatively impact their ability to purchase our products. Thus, evenif prospective customers want to acquire our products, they may be unable to do so because of such factors. Further, even if such companieshave the necessary funds, we may experience delays and relatively long sales cycles due to their internal decision-making policies andprocedures.

 

Weare operating in a developing market and there is uncertainty as to market acceptance of our technology and products.

 

Themarkets for our new and enhanced products and technology are developing and rapidly evolving. They are characterized by an increasingnumber of market entrants who have developed or are developing a wide variety of products and technologies, a number of which offer certainof the features that our products offer. Because of these factors, demand and market acceptance for new products are subject to a highlevel of uncertainty. There can be no assurance that our technology and products will become widely accepted. It is also difficult topredict with any assurance the future growth rate, if any, and size of the market. If a substantial market fails to develop, developsmore slowly than expected or becomes saturated with competitors or if our products do not achieve or continue to achieve market acceptance,our business, operating results and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.

 

Ourtechnology may also be marketed and licensed to device manufacturers for inclusion in the products and equipment they market and sellas an embedded solution. As with other new products and technologies designed to enhance or replace existing products or technologiesor change product designs, these potential partners may be reluctant to integrate our digital video recording technology into their systemsunless the technology and products are proven to be both reliable and available at a competitive price. Even assuming product acceptance,our potential partners may be required to redesign their systems to effectively use our digital video recording technology. The timeand costs necessary for such redesign could delay or prevent market acceptance of our technology and products. A lack of, or delay in,market acceptance of our digital video recording technology and products would adversely affect our operations. There can be no assurancethat we will be able to market our technology and products successfully or that any of our technology or products will be accepted inthe marketplace.

 

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Weexpend significant resources in anticipation of a sale due to our lengthy sales cycle and may receive no revenue in return.

 

Generally,law enforcement and other agencies and commercial fleet and mass transit operators that may consider using our products must analyzea wide range of issues before committing to purchase products like ours, including training costs, product reliability and budgetaryconstraints. The length of our sales cycle may range from several months to a year or more. We may incur substantial selling costs andexpend significant effort in connection with the evaluation of our products by potential customers before they place an order. Initialorders by agencies typically are for a small number of units that are used to evaluate the products. If these potential customers donot purchase our products, we will have expended significant resources and have received no revenue in return.

 

Defectsin our products could impair our ability to sell our products or could result in litigation and other significant costs.

 

Anysignificant defects in our products may result in, among other things, delay in time-to-market, loss of market acceptance and sales ofour products, diversion of development resources, and injury to our reputation, or increased warranty costs. Because our products aretechnologically complex, they may contain defects that cannot be detected prior to shipment. These defects could harm our reputationand impair our ability to sell our products. The costs we may incur in correcting any product defects may be substantial and could decreaseour profit margins. In 2018 and 2017, we had certain product quality issues with the DVM-800 and FirstVU HD, which adversely affectedour revenues and operating results however, these issues have been successfully mitigated at this time.

 

Inaddition, errors, defects or other performance problems could result in financial or other damages to our customers, which could resultin litigation. Product liability litigation, even if we prevail, would be time consuming and costly to defend. Our product liabilityinsurance may not be adequate to cover claims. Our product liability insurance coverage per occurrence is $1,000,000, with a $2,000,000aggregate for our general business liability coverage and an additional $1,000,000 per occurrence. Our excess or umbrella liability coverageper occurrence and in aggregate is $5,000,000.

 

Productdefects can be caused by design errors, programming bugs, or defects in component parts or raw materials. This is common to every productmanufactured which is based on modern electronic and computer technology. Because of the extreme complexity of digital in-car video systems,one of the key concerns is operating software robustness. Some of the software modules are provided to us by outside vendors under licenseagreements, while other portions are developed by our own software engineers. As with any software-dependent product, “bugs”can occur, even with rigorous testing before release of the product. The software included in our digital video rear view mirror productsis designed to be “field upgradeable” so that changes or fixes can be made by the end user by downloading new software throughthe internet. We intend to incorporate this technology into any future products as well, providing a quick resolution to potential softwareissues that may arise over time.

 

Aswith all electronic devices, hardware issues can arise from many sources. The component electronic parts that we utilize come from manysources around the world. We attempt to mitigate the possibility of shipping defective products by fully testing sub-assemblies and thoroughlytesting assembled units before they are shipped out to our customers. Because of the nature and complexity of some of the electroniccomponents used, such as microprocessor chips, memory systems, and zoom video camera modules, it is not technically or financially realisticto attempt to test every single aspect of every single component and their potential interactions. By using components from reputableand reliable sources, and by using professional engineering, assembly, and testing methods, we seek to limit the possibility of defectsslipping through. In addition to internal testing, we now have thousands of units in the hands of law enforcement departments and inuse every day. Over the past years of field use, we have addressed a number of subtle issues and made refinements requested by the end-user.

 

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Weare dependent on key personnel.

 

Oursuccess will be largely dependent upon the efforts of our executive officers, Stanton E. Ross and Thomas J. Heckman. We do not have employmentagreements with Messrs. Ross or Heckman, although we entered into retention agreements with such officers on December 23, 2008, whichwere amended in April 2018. The loss of the services of either of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on our businessand prospects. There can be no assurance that we will be able to retain the services of such individuals in the future. We have not obtainedkey-man life insurance policies on these individuals. We are also dependent to a substantial degree on our technical, research and developmentstaff. Our success will be dependent upon our ability to hire and retain additional qualified technical, research, management, marketingand financial personnel. We will compete with other companies with greater financial and other resources for such personnel. Althoughwe have not had trouble in attracting qualified personnel to date, there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain our presentpersonnel or acquire additional qualified personnel as and when needed.

 

Weare dependent on manufacturers and suppliers.

 

Wepurchase, and intend to continue to purchase, substantially all the components for our products and some entire products, from a limitednumber of manufacturers and suppliers, most of whom are located outside the United States. Our internal process is principally to assemblethe various components and subassemblies manufactured by our suppliers and test the assembled product prior to shipping to our customers.We do not intend to directly manufacture any of the equipment or parts to be used in our products. Our reliance upon outside manufacturersand suppliers, including foreign suppliers, is expected to continue, increase in scope and involves several risks, including limitedcontrol over the availability of components, and products themselves and related delivery schedules, pricing and product quality. Wemay be subject to political and social risks associated with specific regions of the world including those that may be subject to changesin tariffs that may have substantial effects on our product costs and supply chain reliability and availability. We may experience delays,additional expenses and lost sales if we are required to locate and qualify alternative manufacturers and suppliers.

 

Afew of the semiconductor chip components for our products are produced by a very small number of specialized manufacturers. Currently,we purchase one essential semiconductor chip from a single manufacturer who currently sources such chipsets from the Philippines, China,Taiwan and South Korea, among other countries. While we believe that there are alternative sources of supply, if, for any reason, weare precluded from obtaining such a semiconductor chip from this manufacturer, we may experience long delays in product delivery dueto the difficulty and complexity involved in producing the required component and we may also be required to pay higher costs for ourcomponents.

 

Whilewe do the final assembly, testing, packaging, and shipment of certain of our products in-house, a number of our component parts are manufacturedby subcontractors. These subcontractors include: raw circuit board manufacturers; circuit board assembly houses; injection plastic molders;metal parts fabricators; and other custom component providers. While we are dependent upon these subcontractors to the extent that theyare producing custom subassemblies and components necessary for manufacturing our products, we still own the designs and intellectualproperty involved. This means that the failure of any one contractor to perform may cause delays in production. However, we can mitigatepotential interruptions by maintaining “buffer stocks” of critical parts and subassemblies and by using multiple sourcesfor critical components. We also can move our subcontracting to alternate providers. Being forced to use a different subcontractor couldcause production interruptions ranging from negligible, such as a few weeks, to very costly, such as four to six months. Further, thefailure of a foreign manufacturer to deliver products to us timely, in sufficient quantities and with the requisite quality would havea material adverse impact on our business, operations and financial condition.

 

Theonly components that would require a complete redesign of our digital video electronics package are the chips manufactured by Texas InstrumentsIncorporated (“Texas Instruments”). While there are competitive products available, each chip has unique characteristicsthat would require extensive tailoring of product designs to use it. The Texas Instruments chip is the heart of our video processingsystem. If Texas Instruments became unwilling or unable to provide us with these chips, we would be forced to redesign our digital videoencoder and decoder systems. Such a complete redesign could take substantial time (over six months) to complete. We attempt to mitigatethe potential for interruption by maintaining continuous stocks of these chips to support several months’ worth of production.In addition, we regularly check on the end-of-life status of these parts to make sure that we will know well in advance of any decisionsby Texas Instruments to discontinue these parts. There are other semiconductors that are integral to our product design and which couldcause delays if discontinued, but not to the same scale as the Texas Instruments chips.

 

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Althoughwe have not historically had significant supply chain issues with these manufacturers, suppliers, and subcontractors, there can be noassurance that we will be able to retain our present relationships and should we lose these manufacturers, suppliers, and subcontractors,our business would be adversely affected.

 

Weare uncertain of our ability to protect technology through patents.

 

Ourability to compete effectively will depend on our success in protecting our proprietary technology, both in the United States and abroad.We have filed for at least 50 patents for protection in the United States and certain other countries to cover certain design aspectsof our products.

 

Wehave been issued at least 38 patents to date by the USPTO. In addition, we have at least 12 patent applications that are still underreview by the U.S. Patent Office and, therefore, we have not yet been issued all the patents that we applied for in the United States.No assurance can be given that any patents relating to our existing technology will be issued from the United States or any foreign patentoffices, that we will receive any patents in the future based on our continued development of our technology, or that our patent protectionwithin and/or outside of the United States will be sufficient to deter others, legally or otherwise, from developing or marketing competitiveproducts utilizing our technologies.

 

Ifour patents were to be denied as filed, we would seek to obtain different patents for other parts of our technology. If our main patent,which relates to the placement of the in-car video system in a rear-view mirror, were to be challenged and denied, it could potentiallyallow our competitors to build very similar devices. Currently, this patent is not being challenged. However, we believe that very fewof our competitors would be capable of this because of the level of technical sophistication and level of miniaturization required. Evenif we obtain patents, there can be no assurance that they will be enforceable to prevent others from developing and marketing competitiveproducts or methods. If we bring an infringement action relating to any future patents, it may require the diversion of substantial fundsfrom our operations and may require management to expend efforts that might otherwise be devoted to our operations. Furthermore, therecan be no assurance that we will be successful in enforcing our patent rights.

 

Further,if any patents are issued there can be no assurance that patent infringement claims in the United States or in other countries will notbe asserted against us by a competitor or others, or if asserted, that we will be successful in defending against such claims. If oneof our products is adjudged to infringe patents of others with the likely consequence of a damage award, we may be enjoined from usingand selling such product or be required to obtain a royalty-bearing license, if available on acceptable terms. Alternatively, if a licenseis not offered, we might be required, if possible, to redesign those aspects of the product held to infringe to avoid infringement liability.Any redesign efforts we undertake might be expensive, could delay the introduction or the re-introduction of our products into certainmarkets, or may be so significant as to be impractical.

 

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Weare uncertain of our ability to protect our proprietary technology and information.

 

Inaddition to seeking patent protection, we rely on trade secrets, know-how and continuing technological advancement to seek to achieveand thereafter maintain a competitive advantage. Although we have entered into or intend to enter into confidentiality and inventionagreements with our employees, consultants and advisors, no assurance can be given that such agreements will be honored or that we willbe able to effectively protect our rights to our unpatented trade secrets and know-how. Moreover, no assurance can be given that otherswill not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our tradesecrets and know-how.

 

Cyber-securityincidents, including data security breaches or computer viruses, could harm our business by disrupting our delivery of products or services,damaging our reputation or exposing us to liability.

 

Wereceive, process, and store, electronically, the data of our customers and others, much of which is confidential. Unauthorized accessto our computer systems or stored data could result in the theft, including cyber-theft, or improper disclosure of confidential information,and the deletion or modification of records could cause interruptions in our operations. These cyber-security risks increase when wetransmit information from one location to another, including over the internet or other electronic networks. Despite the security measureswe have implemented, our facilities, systems and procedures, and those of our third-party service providers, may be vulnerable to securitybreaches, acts of vandalism, software viruses, misplaced or lost data, programming or human errors or other similar events which maydisrupt our delivery of services or expose the confidential information of our customers and others. Any security breach involving themisappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure or use of confidential information of our customers or others, whether by usor a third party, could subject us to civil and criminal penalties, have a negative impact on our reputation, or expose us to liabilityto our customers, third parties or government authorities. We are not aware of such breaches to date. There can be no assurance thatwe will be able to effectively handle a failure of our information systems, or that we will be able to restore our operational capacityin a timely manner to avoid disruption to our business. Any of these developments could have a material adverse effect on our business,financial condition and results of operations.

 

Foreigncurrency fluctuations may affect our competitiveness and sales in foreign markets.

 

Therelative change in currency values creates fluctuations in our product pricing for potential international customers. These changes inforeign end-user costs may result in lost orders and reduce the competitiveness of our products in certain foreign markets. These changesmay also negatively affect the financial condition of some existing or potential foreign customers and reduce or eliminate their futureorders of our products. We also import selected components which are used in the manufacturing of some of our products. Although ourpurchase orders are in the United States dollar, weakness in the United States dollar could lead to price increases for the components.

 

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Ourrevenues and operating results may fluctuate unexpectedly from quarter to quarter, which may cause our stock price to decline.

 

Ourrevenues and operating results have varied significantly in the past and may continue to fluctuate significantly in the future due tovarious factors that are both in and outside our control. Thus, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating resultsmay not be meaningful in the short-term, and our performance in a particular period may not be indicative of our performance in any futureperiod.

 

Thedigital video recording market is characterized by new products and rapid technological change.

 

Themarket for our digital video recording technology products is characterized by rapidly changing technology and frequent new product introductions.Our future success will depend in part on our ability to enhance our existing technologies and products and to introduce new productsand technologies to meet changing customer requirements. We are currently devoting, and intend to continue to devote, significant resourcestoward the development of new digital video recording technology and products both as stand-alone products and embedded solutions inthird party products and systems. There can be no assurance that we will successfully complete the development of these technologiesand related products in a timely fashion or that our current or future products will satisfy the needs of the digital video recordingmarket. There can also be no assurance that digital video recording products and technologies developed by others will not adverselyaffect our competitive position or render our products or technologies non-competitive or obsolete.

 

Themarkets for our new branded Shield™ disinfectant/sanitizer and ThermoVU™ temperature monitoring solution are characterizedby new products and rapid technological change.

 

Themarkets for our new branded Shield™ disinfectant/sanitizer and ThermoVU™ temperature monitoring solution products are characterizedby rapidly changing technology and frequent new product introductions given the COVID-19 pandemic. Our future success will depend inpart on our ability to enhance our existing products and to introduce new products and technologies to meet changing customer requirements.We are currently devoting, and intend to continue to devote, significant resources toward the development of new applications for ourdisinfectant/sanitizer and temperature monitoring solutions and products both as stand-alone products and embedded solutions in thirdparty products and systems. Our current development activities include, among others, electrostatic sprayer systems to more efficientlydisburse our Shield™ disinfectant/sanitizer. There can be no assurance that we will successfully complete the development of thesetechnologies and related products in a timely fashion or that our current or future products will satisfy the needs of the market. Therecan also be no assurance that the disinfectant/sanitizer and temperature monitoring products and technologies developed by others willnot adversely affect our competitive position or render our products or technologies non-competitive or obsolete.

 

Wedepend on sales from our in-car video products and body-worn cameras and if these products become obsolete or not widely accepted, ourgrowth prospects will be diminished.

 

Wederived our revenues in 2020, 2021 and 2022 predominantly from sales of our in-car video systems, including the DVM-800,our largest selling product, and the FirstVu Pro body-worn camera, our second largest selling product. We expect to continue todepend on sales of these products during 2023, as well as our newly launched EVO-HD in-car system to gain traction in 2023.A decrease in the prices of, or the demand for our in-car video products, or the failure to achieve broad market acceptance of ournew product offerings, would significantly harm our growth prospects, operating results and financial condition.

 

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Weare a party to several lawsuits both as a plaintiff and as a defendant in which we may ultimately not prevail, resulting in losses andwhich may cause our stock price to decline.

 

Weare involved as a plaintiff and defendant in routine litigation and administrative proceedings incidental to our business from time totime, including customer collections, vendor and employment-related matters. See “Prospectus Summary” for additional information.We believe that the likely outcome of any other pending cases and proceedings will not be material to our business or financial condition.However, there can be no assurance that we will prevail in the litigation or proceedings or that we may not have to pay damages or otherawards to the other party.

 

Weare vulnerable to continued global economic uncertainty and volatility in financial markets.

 

Ourbusiness is highly sensitive to changes in general economic conditions as a seller of capital equipment to end users in dental professionalpractices. Financial markets inside the United States and internationally have experienced extreme disruption in recent times, including,among other things, extreme volatility in security prices, severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, and declining valuationsof investments. We believe these disruptions are likely to have an ongoing adverse effect on the world economy. A continued economicdownturn and financial market disruptions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.Also, the imposition of economic sanctions on Russia as a result of the conflict in Ukraine could prevent us from performing existingcontracts and pursuing new growth opportunities, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Wemay need to raise additional capital in the future, and if we are unable to secure adequate funds on terms acceptable to us, we couldbe unable to execute our business plan.

 

Evenafter this offering, we may need to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or debt securities in the public or privatemarkets, or through a collaborative arrangement or sale of assets. Additional financing opportunities may not be available to us, orif available, may not be on favorable terms. The availability of financing opportunities will depend, in part, on market conditions,and the outlook for our business. Any future issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities could resultin substantial dilution to our stockholders, and the securities issued in such a financing could have rights, preferences or privilegessenior to those of our Common Stock. In addition, if we raise additional funds through debt financing, we could be subject todebt covenants that place limitations on our operations. We could not be able to raise additional capital on reasonable terms, or atall, or we could use capital more rapidly than anticipated. If we cannot raise the required capital when needed, we may not be able tosatisfy the demands of existing and prospective customers, we could lose revenue and market share and we may have to curtail our capitalexpenditures.

 

Ifwe are unable to obtain sufficient capital in the future, we could have to curtail our capital expenditures. Any curtailment of our capitalexpenditures could result in a reduction in net revenue, reduced quality of our products, increased manufacturing costs for our products,harm to our reputation, or reduced manufacturing efficiencies and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditionand results of operations.

 

RisksRelating to the Spin-off

 

Ourhistorical and pro forma financial information is not necessarily representative of the results we would have achieved as a businessshould the Spin-off have had occurred, and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.

 

Thehistorical financial information included or incorporated by reference in the registration statements of which this prospectus formsa part refers to the business as operated by us before the Spin-off. The historical and pro forma financial information included or incorporatedby reference herein, as applicable, is derived fromthe consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Digital Ally, Inc., with the historical financial information includingeach of our three distinct business segments and the pro forma financial information giving effect to the Spin-off as if it occurredon the dates indicates. This pro forma financial information does not necessarily reflect the financial position, results of operationsand cash flows that the Company would have achieved as a business should the Spin-off have had occurred during the periods presentedor those that we will achieve in the future primarily.

 

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TheCompany may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the Spin-off, and the Spin-off may materially and adversely affect ourfinancial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

TheCompany may be unable to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits expected to result from the Spin-off, or such benefits maybe delayed or not occur at all. The Spin-off is expected to provide the following benefits, among others:

 

  The Spin-off will allow investors to separately value Digital Ally and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. based on each company’s unique investment identities, including the merits, strategy, performance and future prospects of their respective businesses. The Spin-off will also provide investors with two distinct and targeted investment opportunities.
     
  The Spin-off will allow each business to more effectively pursue its own distinct operating priorities and strategies and will enable the management of both companies to pursue unique opportunities for long-term growth and profitability.
     
  The Spin-off will permit each company to concentrate its financial resources solely on its own operations, providing greater flexibility to invest capital in its business at a time and in a manner appropriate for its distinct strategy and business needs. This will facilitate a more efficient allocation of capital based on each company’s profitability, cash flow and growth opportunities and allow each company to pursue an optimal mix of return of capital to stockholders, reinvestment in leading-edge technology and value-enhancing M&A opportunities.
     
  The Spin-off will create independent public companies that will afford each company direct access to capital markets and facilitate the ability to capitalize on its unique growth opportunities.
     
  The Spin-off will facilitate incentive compensation arrangements for employees and management that are more directly tied to the performance of each relevant company’s business and enhance employee hiring and retention by, among other things, improving the alignment of management and employee incentives with performance and growth objectives.

 

TheCompany may not achieve these and other anticipated benefits for a variety of reasons, including, among others, that the Spin-off willrequire significant amounts of management’s time and effort, which may divert management’s attention from operating and growingour business.

 

DigitalAlly or Kustom Entertainment, Inc. may fail to perform under the transaction agreements that will be executed as part of the Spin-off.

 

Inconnection with the Spin-off, Digital Ally and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. will enter into a Separation Agreement and a Tax Matters Agreement.The Separation Agreement and the Tax Matters Agreement will determine the allocation of assets and liabilities between the companiesfollowing the Spin-off for those respective areas and will include any necessary indemnifications related to liabilities and obligations.Digital Ally will rely on Kustom Entertainment, Inc. to satisfy its obligations under these agreements. If Kustom Entertainment, Inc.is unable to satisfy its obligations under these agreements, including its indemnification obligations, the Company could incur operationaldifficulties or losses.

 

Afterthe Spin-off, certain members of management, directors and holders of Common Stock will hold stock in both Digital Ally and Kustom Entertainment,Inc., and as a result may face actual or potential conflicts of interest.

 

Afterthe Spin-off, certain management and directors of each of Digital Ally and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. may own both Digital Ally CommonStock and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. common stock. This ownership overlap could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interestwhen our management and directors and Kustom Entertainment, Inc.’s management and directors face decisions that could have differentimplications for us and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. For example, potential conflicts of interest could arise in connection with the resolutionof any dispute between Digital Ally and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. regarding the terms of the agreements governing the Spin-off and ourrelationship with Kustom Entertainment, Inc. thereafter.

 

Inconnection with the Spin-off, Kustom Entertainment, Inc. will indemnify Digital Ally for certain liabilities, and we will indemnify KustomEntertainment, Inc. for certain liabilities. If we are required to pay under these indemnities to Kustom Entertainment, Inc., our financialresults could be negatively impacted. The Kustom Entertainment, Inc. indemnity may not be sufficient to hold us harmless from the fullamount of liabilities for which Kustom Entertainment, Inc. will be allocated responsibility, and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. may not beable to satisfy its indemnification obligations in the future.

 

Anyamounts we are required to pay pursuant to these indemnification obligations and other liabilities could require us to divert cash thatwould otherwise have been used in furtherance of our operating business. Further, the indemnity from Kustom Entertainment, Inc. may notbe sufficient to protect us against the full amount of such liabilities, and Kustom Entertainment, Inc. may not be able to fully satisfyits indemnification obligations. Moreover, even if we ultimately succeed in recovering from Kustom Entertainment, Inc. any amounts forwhich we are held liable, we may be temporarily required to bear these losses ourselves. Each of these risks could have a material adverseeffect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Transferor assignment to us of some contracts and other assets may require the consent of a third party. If such consent is not given, wemay not be entitled to the benefit of such contracts, investments, and other assets in the future.

 

Transferor assignment of some of the contracts and other assets in connection with the Spin-off may require the consent of a third party tothe transfer or assignment. Similarly, in some circumstances, we may be the joint beneficiaries of contracts, and may need toenter into a new agreement with the third party to replicate the existing contract or assign the portion of the existing contractrelated to our business. While we anticipate that most of these contract assignments and new agreements, if needed, will be obtained prior tothe Spin-off, we may not be able to obtain all required consents or enter into all such new agreements, as applicable, until afterexecution of the Spin-off. Some parties may use the requirement of a consent to seek more favorable contractual terms from us, whichcould include our having to obtain letters of credit or other forms of credit support. If we are unable to obtain such consents orsuch credit support on commercially reasonable and satisfactory terms, we may be unable to obtain some of the benefits, assets, andcontractual commitments that are intended to be allocated to us as part of the Spin-off. In addition, where we do not intend toobtain consent from third-party counterparties based on our belief that no consent is required, the third-party counterparties maychallenge the transaction on the basis that the terms of the applicable commercial arrangements require their consent. We may incursubstantial litigation and other costs in connection with any such claims and, if we do not prevail, our ability to use these assetscould be adversely impacted.

 

Wecannot provide assurance that all such required third-party consents and new agreements will be procured or put in place, as applicable,prior to the execution of the Spin-off. Consequently, we may not realize certain of the benefits that are intended to be allocated tous as part of the Spin-off.

 

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CAUTIONARYSTATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Thisprospectus and the information incorporated by reference herein contain various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which representour expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, whichdepend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and/or which include words such as “believes,” “plans,”“intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “may,” “will”or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance, ongoing strategies or prospects, and possiblefuture actions, including any potential strategic transaction involving us, which may be provided by our management, are also forward-lookingstatements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks,uncertainties, and assumptions about our company, economic and market factors, and the industry in which we do business, among otherthings. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-lookingstatements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Actual events and resultsmay differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. Factors that couldcause our actual performance, future results and actions to differ materially from any forward-looking statements include, but are notlimited to, those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and in any of our filings with the SEC pursuantto Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this prospectus and the informationincorporated by reference herein represent our views as of the date such statements are made. These forward-looking statements shouldnot be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date such statements are made.

 

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USEOF PROCEEDS

 

Weestimate that the net proceeds to us from the offering will be approximately $             million,assuming a combined public offering price of $            per shareof Common Stock and accompanying Warrant, and $            per Pre-FundedWarrant and accompanying Warrant, after deducting the placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us,assuming the exercise of all Pre-Funded Warrants sold in this offering. This estimate excludes the proceeds, if any, from the exerciseof the Warrants sold in the offering. If all of the Warrants sold in the offering were exercised for cash, we would receive additionalnet proceeds of approximately $             million. We cannot predict when orif these Warrants will be exercised. It is possible that these Warrants may expire and may never be exercised.

 

A$0.10 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $          per shareof Common Stock and accompanying Warrant (or $          per Pre-Funded Warrantand accompanying Warrant) would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $          million,assuming that the number of shares of Common Stock and accompanying Warrants (and Pre-Funded Warrants and accompanying Warrants)offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the placement agent feeand estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

Similarly,a one million increase (decrease) in the number of shares of Common Stock and accompanying Warrants (or Pre-Funded Warrantsand accompanying Warrants) offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the net proceedsto us by approximately $          million, assuming the combined public offeringprice of $          per share of Common Stock and accompanying Warrant (or $         per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Warrant) remains the same, and after deducting estimated placement agent feesand estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

Theprecise amount and timing of the application of such net proceeds will depend upon our funding requirements and the availability andcost of other funds. Our Board and management will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering,and it is possible that we may allocate the proceeds differently than investors in the offering may desire or that we may fail to maximizethe return on these proceeds. You will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of proceeds from this offering,and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately.

 

Weintend to use the proceeds of this offering for new product development, general corporate purposes including legal and marketing matters,and other working capital purposes.

 

Wemay temporarily invest the net proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing instruments or other investment-grade securities.

 

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DILUTION

 

Ifyou purchase securities in the offering, you will experience immediate dilution to the extent of the difference between the public offeringprice per share of Common Stock or that may be issued upon the exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants and our net tangible book valueper share immediately after the offering. Net tangible book value per share is equal to the amount of our total tangible assets, lesstotal liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock. As of September 30, 2022, our net tangiblebook value was approximately $29,814,570, or approximately $0.55 per share.

 

Proforma net tangible book value per share represents the amount of our total tangible assets as adjusted to take into account (i) net cashproceeds of approximately $15,000,000 from our private placement of Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Series B ConvertibleRedeemable Preferred Stock, which closed on October 19, 2022; and (ii) redemption of all shares of Series A Convertible RedeemablePreferred Stock and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to 105% of the stated value of each suchPreferred Stock on December 7, 2022. After giving effect to these transactions, our pro forma nettangible book value per share as of September 30, 2022 would have been approximately $              per share.

 

Aftergiving effect to the sale of                sharesof our Common Stock and Warrants to purchase up to                 sharesof Common Stock in the offering at an assumed combined public offering price per share of Common Stock and related Warrant of $            ,and after deducting the placement agent’s fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us, the pro forma as adjusted net tangiblebook value would have been approximately $            million, or $            pershare. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $            pershare to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $            pershare to new investors purchasing shares of Common Stock and the Warrants in this offering.

 

Thefollowing table illustrates this dilution on a per-share basis (unaudited):

 

Assumed public offering price per share of Common Stock  $    
Pro forma net tangible book value per share at September 30, 2022, before giving effect to this offering  $      
Increase (decrease) in pro forma as adjusted net tangible per share attributable to investors in this offering  $     
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share, as adjusted to give effect to this offering  $     
Dilution to pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share to investors in this offering  $      

 

Thedilution information discussed above is illustrative only and will change based on the actual public offering price and other terms ofthis offering determined at pricing. A $0.10 increase or decrease in the assumed public offering price of $          pershare of Common Stock and accompanying Warrant (and $               Pre-FundedWarrant and accompanying Warrant) would increase or decrease the pro forma, as adjusted net tangible book value per shareby approximately $          , and increase or decrease the pro forma, as adjustednet tangible book value per share to investors participating in this offering by approximately $          pershare, assuming the number of shares of Common Stock (and Pre-Funded Warrants) offered by us, as set forth on the coverpage of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the placement agent fee and estimated offering expenses payable byus.

 

The informationabove is as of January 19, 2023, and includes or excludes the following as of such date:

 

excludes up to 1,079,000 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options with a weighted average exercise price of $2.29 per share ;
   
includes 1,775,750 shares of our Common Stock subject to forfeiture pursuant to outstanding non-vested restricted stock grants; and
   
excludes up to 1,349,178 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants outstanding, having a weighted average exercise price of $3.01 per share.

 

Tothe extent that our outstanding options or warrants are exercised or converted, as applicable, you could experience furtherdilution. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of additional equity, the issuance of any of our shares ofCommon Stock could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

 

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UNAUDITEDPRO FORMA CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Theunaudited pro forma combined financial information of the Company gives effect to the Spin-off and related adjustments in accordancewith Article 8 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X. In May 2020, the SEC adopted Release No.33-10786 “Amendments to FinancialDisclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses,” or the Final Rule. The Final Rule was effective on January 1, 2021 andthe unaudited pro forma combined financial information herein is presented in accordance therewith.

 

Theunaudited pro forma combined financial information presented below have been derived from our historical combined financial statementsincluded in this prospectus. While the historical combined financial statements reflect the historical financial results of Digital Ally,Inc., these pro forma statements give effect to the separation of Kustom Entertainment, Inc. into an independent, publicly traded company.

 

Theunaudited pro forma combined balance sheet gives effect to the Spin-off and related transactions described below as if they hadoccurred on September 30, 2022. The unaudited pro forma adjustments to the combined statement of operations for the nine monthsended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021 assume that the Spin-off and related transactions occurred as of January1, 2021.

 

Theunaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021 andthe unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 have been prepared to reflect adjustments to the Company’shistorical combined financial information for the following transaction accounting and autonomous entity adjustments:

 

  the issuance of approximately 55,103,405 common shares of the Company as part of the Spin-off;
     
  the one-time expenses associated with the separation of the Company; and
     
  the impact of the aforementioned adjustments on the Company’s operations.

 

Thepro forma adjustments are based on available information and assumptions that management believes are reasonable given the informationthat is currently available. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are for informational purposes only and do not purportto represent what the Company’s financial position and results of operations actually would have been had the Spin-off occurred on the dates indicated, or to project the Company’s financial performance for any future period. The historicalaudited combined annual and unaudited combined interim financial statements of Digital Ally, Inc. have been derived from the consolidatedcompany’s historical accounting records and reflect certain allocations of expenses. All of the allocations and estimates in suchfinancial statements are based on assumptions that Digital Ally, Inc.’s management believes are reasonable. The historical combinedfinancial statements do not necessarily represent the financial position or results of operations of Digital Ally, Inc. had it been operatedas a standalone company during the periods or at the dates presented. As a result, autonomous entity adjustments have been reflectedin the unaudited pro forma combined financial information.

 

Theunaudited pro forma combined financial information should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysisof Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our historical audited combined annual and unaudited combined interim financialstatements and corresponding notes thereto incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

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DIGITALALLY, INC.

 

UNAUDITEDPRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

  

Digital Ally, Inc.

As reported

September 30, 2022

   Pro Forma
Adjustments
   Note  Digital Ally, Inc.
Post Spin-off
Pro Forma
 
                
Assets                  
Current assets:                  
Cash and cash equivalents  $6,295,391   $(5,467)  (a)  $6,289,924 
Accounts receivable – trade, net   2,744,354    (786,721)  (a)   1,957,633 
Other receivables (including $138,384 due from related parties – September 30, 2022)   5,448,545    (3,000,000)  (a)   2,448,545 
Inventories, net   10,963,916    (1,375,116)  (a)   9,588,800 
Prepaid expenses   9,227,985    (3,452,520)  (a)   5,775,465 
                   
Total current assets   34,680,191    (8,619,824)      26,060,367 
                   
Property, plant, and equipment, net   8,407,139    (1,258,112)  (a)(b)   7,149,027 
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net   18,230,538    (11,484,295)  (a)   6,746,243 
Operating lease right of use assets, net   846,521    (21,017)  (a)   825,504 
Other assets   6,233,075    (1,733,264)  (a)(c)   4,499,811 
                   
Total assets  $68,397,464   $(23,116,512)     $45,280,952 
                   
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                  
Current liabilities:                  
Accounts payable  $9,902,259   $(8,305,662)  (a)(d)  $1,596,597 
Accrued expenses   1,097,065    (121,787)  (a)   975,278 
Current portion of operating lease obligations   304,294    (21,017)  (a)   283,277 
Contract liabilities – current portion   2,049,704           2,049,704 
Debt obligations – current portion   569,934           569,934 
Warrant derivative liabilities               
Income taxes payable   11,796           11,796 
                   
Total current liabilities   13,935,052    (8,448,466)      5,486,586 
                   
Long-term liabilities:                  
Debt obligations – long term   671,887    -       671,887 
Operating lease obligation – long term   610,422    -       610,422 
Contract liabilities – long term   5,134,995    -       5,134,995 
                   
Total liabilities   20,352,356    -       11,903,890 
                   
Commitments and contingencies                  
                   
Stockholders’ Equity:                  
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 53,903,405 shares issued and outstanding – September 30, 2022   53,903    -       53,903 
Additional paid in capital   129,943,238    -       129,943,238 
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary   309,397    -       309,397 
Accumulated deficit   (82,261,430)   (14,668,046      (96,929,479)
                   
Total stockholders’ equity   48,045,108    (14,668,046      33,377,062 
                   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $68,397,464   $(23,116,512     $45,280,952 

 

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DIGITALALLY, INC.

 

UNAUDITEDPRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

  

Digital Ally, Inc.

As reported

Nine months

ended

September 30,

2022

   Pro Forma
Adjustments
   Notes  Digital Ally, Inc.
Post Spin-off Pro
Forma
 
Revenue:                  
Product  $7,682,614   $(3,593,577)  (a)  $4,089,037 
Service and other   20,447,778    (12,344,275)  (a)   8,103,503 
                   
Total revenue   28,130,392    (15,937,852)      12,192,540 
                   
Cost of revenue:                  
Product   8,154,984    (4,166,252)  (a)   3,988,732 
Service and other   15,721,210    (11,360,849)  (a)   4,360,361 
                   
Total cost of revenue   23,876,194    (15,527,101)      8,349,093 
                   
Gross profit   4,254,198    (410,751)      3,843,447 
                   
Selling, general and administrative expenses:                  
Research and development expense   1,654,395    -       1,654,395 
Selling, advertising and promotional expense   7,375,364    (5,449,874)  (a)(b)   1,925,490 
General and administrative expense   15,256,049    (5,165,533)  (a)(c)   10,090,516 
                   
Total selling, general and administrative expenses   24,285,808    (10,615,407)      13,670,401 
                   
Operating loss   (20,031,610)   10,204,656       (9,826,954)
                   
Other income (expense):                  
Interest income   116,928    -       116,928 
Interest expense   (39,766)   23,094   (a)   (16,672)
Other income (loss)   41,167    1,892   (a)   43,059 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration promissory notes   347,169    -       347,169 
Change in fair value of short-term investments   (84,818)   -       (84,818)
Change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities   6,726,638    -       6,726,638 
Gain on extinguishment of warrant derivative liabilities   3,624,794    -       3,624,794 
                   
Total other income   10,732,112    24,986       10,757,098 
                   
Income (loss) before income tax benefit   (9,299,498)   10,229,642       930,144 
Income tax benefit       -        
                   
Net income (loss)   (9,299,498)   10,229,642       930,144 
                   
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiary   (268,636)   -       (268,636)
                   
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $(9,568,134)  $10,229,642      $661,508 
                   
Net loss per share information:                  
Basic  $(0.19)  $0.20      $0.01 
Diluted  $(0.19)  $0.20      $0.01 
                   
Weighted average shares outstanding:                  
Basic   49,973,619    49,973,619       49,973,619 
Diluted   49,973,619    49,973,619       49,973,619 

 

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DIGITALALLY, INC.

 

UNAUDITEDPRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

FORTHE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021

 

  

Digital Ally, Inc. as

reported

   Pro Forma
Adjustments
   Notes 

Transaction

Accounting

Adjustments

  

Digital Ally, Inc.

Post Spin-off Pro Forma

 
Revenue:                       
Product  $9,180,287   $(2,787,237)  (a)  $   $6,393,050 
Service and other   12,233,147    (7,922,523)  (a)       4,310,624 
                        
Total revenue   21,413,434    (10,709,760)          10,703,674 
                        
Cost of revenue:                       
Product   8,635,047    (2,437,986)  (a)       6,197,061 
Service and other   7,114,612    (5,131,392)  (a)       1,983,220 
                        
Total cost of revenue   15,749,659    (7,569,378)          8,180,281 
                        
Gross profit   5,663,775    (3,140,382)          2,523,393 
                        
Selling, general and administrative expenses:                       
Research and development expense   1,930,784               1,930,784 
Selling, advertising and promotional expense   5,717,824    (3,630,679)  (a)(b)       2,087,145 
General and administrative expense   12,776,077    (3,333,876)  (a)(c)(d)   1,500,000    10,942,201 
                        
Total selling, general and administrative expenses   20,424,685    (6,964,556)      1,500,000    14,960,129 
                        
Operating loss   (14,760,910)   3,824,173       (1,500,000)   (12,436,737)
                        
Other income (expense):                       
Interest income   310,200               310,200 
Interest expense   (28,600)              (28,600)
Gain on extinguishment of debt   10,000               10,000 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration promissory notes   3,732,789    (3,700,000)  (a)       32,789 
Change in fair value of short-term investments   (101,645)              (101,645)
Change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities   36,664,907               36,664,907 
Warrant modification expense   (295,780)              (295,780)
                        
Total other income   40,291,871    (3,700,000)          36,591,871 
                        
Income (loss) before income tax benefit   25,530,961    124,173       (1,500,000)   24,155,134 
Income tax benefit                   
                        
Net income (loss)   25,530,961    124,173       (1,500,000)   24,155,134 
                        
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiary   (56,453)              (56,453)
                        
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $25,474,508   $124,173      $(1,500,000)  $24,098,681 
                        
Net loss per share information:                       
Basic  $0.51   $0.00      $(0.03)  $0.48 
Diluted  $0.51   $0.00      $(0.03)  $0.48 
                        
Weighted average shares outstanding:                       
Basic   50,222,289    50,222,289       50,222,289    50,222,289 
Diluted   50,222,289    50,222,289       50,222,289    50,222,289 

 

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Notesto Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data

 

1.Basis of Presentation

 

Theunaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are based on Digital Ally, Inc.’s historical financial statementsand the newly formed Kustom Entertainment, Inc., as adjusted to give effect to the Spin-off. The unaudited pro forma combinedstatements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021, respectively, give effect tothe Spin-off as if it had occurred on January 1, 2021. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022,gives effect to the Spin-off as if it had occurred on January 1, 2021. Kustom Entertainment, Inc. (“Spun-off Subsidiary”) has historically operated as part ofDigital Ally, Inc. (“the Company”) and not as a standalone company. Financial statements representing the historicaloperations have been derived from the Company’s historical accounting records and are presented on a carve-out basis.All revenues and costs as well as assets and liabilities directly associated with the business activity of the Spun-off Subsidiary are includedin the financial statements. The financial statements also include allocations of certain general, administrative, sales andmarketing expenses and cost of sales from the Company. However, amounts recognized by the Spun-off Subsidiary are not necessarilyrepresentative of the amounts that would have been reflected in the financial statements had the Spun-off Subsidiary operated independently ofthe Company. The Company allocations are discussed further in Note 2. As part of the Company, the Spun-off Subsidiary has historicallybeen dependent upon the Company for a majority of its working capital and financing requirements as the Company uses acentralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. Financial transactions relating to the Spun-off Subsidiary areaccounted for through the Company due to/from account.

 

2.Pro Forma Adjustments

 

Proforma adjustments are based on our preliminary estimates and assumptions that are subject to change. The following correspond to thefootnotes in the above financial statements.

 

BalanceSheet – September 30, 2022

 

  (a) Reflects the stand-alone financial balances of TicketSmarter, Inc., separate from the Company. As Kustom 440, Inc. and BirdVu Jets, Inc. did not have operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, they have no impact on the period’s balance sheet.
     
  (b) Reflects the allocation of $1.3 million in particular fixed assets, at net carrying value, to Kustom Entertainment, Inc. at the Spin-off date.
     
  (c) Reflects the allocation of $0.7 million in other assets to Kustom Entertainment, Inc. at the Spin-off date.
     
  (d) Reflects the allocation of $0.8 million in accounts payable to Kustom Entertainment, Inc. as of September 30, 2022. These payables shall be charged to and paid by Kustom Entertainment, thus shall be deemed to be the Spun-off Subsidiary’s liabilities.

 

Statementof Operations - Nine months ended September 30, 2022

 

  (a) Reflects the stand-alone statement of operations of TicketSmarter, Inc., separate from the Company. As Kustom 440, Inc. and BirdVu Jets, Inc. did not have operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, they have no impact on the period’s statement of operations.
     
  (b) Reflects the allocation of $2.1 million in advertising expenses to Kustom Entertainment, Inc. at the Spin-off date.
     
  (c) Reflects the allocation of $2.4 million in general and administrative expenses, mostly payroll and travel related, to Kustom Entertainment, Inc. at the Spin-off date.

 

Statementof Operations - Year ended December 31, 2021

 

  (a) Reflects the stand-alone statement of operations of TicketSmarter, Inc., separate from the Company. As Kustom 440, Inc. and BirdVu Jets, Inc. did not have operations during the year ended December 31, 2021, they have no impact on the period’s statement of operations.
     
  (b) Reflects the allocation of $2.1 million in advertising expenses to Kustom Entertainment, Inc. at the Spin-off date.
     
  (c) Reflects the allocation of $1.6 million in general and administrative expenses, mostly payroll and travel related, to Kustom Entertainment, Inc. at the Spin-off date.
     
  (d) Reflects the allocation of one half of the anticipated transactions costs, as if the Spin-off had occurred on January 1, 2021.

 

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DIVIDENDPOLICY

 

Todate, we have not declared or paid cash dividends on our shares of Common Stock. The holders of our Common Stock will be entitled tonon-cumulative dividends on the shares of Common Stock, when and as declared by our Board in its discretion. We intend toretain all future earnings, if any, for our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any futuredetermination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will be dependent upon our financial condition, resultsof operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and such other factors as our Board may deem relevant.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

Thefollowing table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2022:

 

on an actual basis;
   
on an adjusted basis after giving effect to (i) the receipt of net cash proceeds of approximately $15,000,000 from our private placement of Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, which closed on October 19, 2022, (ii) redemption of all shares of Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to 105% of the stated value of each such Preferred Stock on December 7, 2022, and (iii) the increase in the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares, uponfiling of a certificate of amendment to our articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on December 8,2022; and
   
on an as further adjusted basis, to give effect to the transactions described above and the sale of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock at the assumed combined public offering price of $       per share and accompanying Warrant, after deducting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, and assuming no sale of Pre-Funded Warrants and no exercise of the Warrants.

 

Youshould read the following table in conjunction with the sections entitled “Use of Proceeds” and “Management’sDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus and our unauditedconsolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended September30, 2022, incorporated herein by reference.

 

   As of September 30, 2022 
             
   Actual (unaudited)   As Adjusted   As further Adjusted 
Cash and cash equivalents  $6,295,391   $           $          
Liabilities:               
Current liabilities  $13,935,052   $   $  
                
Total liabilities  $20,352,356   $   $  
Stockholders’ equity:               
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized and 53,903,405 shares issued and outstanding – actual; 200,000,000 shares authorized,      shares issued and outstanding – as adjusted; and 200,000,000 shares authorized,   shares issued and outstanding – as further adjusted  $53,903   $   $ 
Additional paid-in capital  $129,943,238   $   $ 
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary  $309,397   $   $ 
Accumulated deficit  $(82,261,430)  $   $ 
Total stockholders’ equity  $48,045,108   $   $ 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $68,397,464   $   $  

 

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Executivecompensation

 

Thefollowing table presents information concerning the total compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”),Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) and collectively with the CEO andthe CFO, the “Named Executive Officers”) for services rendered to the Company in all capacities for the years ended December31, 2022 and 2021, as required by Item 402(m)(2) of Regulation S-K.

 

SummaryCompensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position  Year  Salary ($)   Bonus ($)   Stock awards ($)   Option awards
($) (1)
   All other compensation ($) (2)   Total ($) 
Stanton E. Ross  2021  $250,000   $250,000   $828,000(1)(3)  $   $30,805   $1,358,805 
Chairman, CEO and President  2022  $300,000   $100,000   $374,500(6)  $   $32,034   $806,534 
                                  
Thomas J. Heckman  2021  $230,000   $115,000   $414,000(1)(4)  $   $23,329   $782,329 
CFO, Treasurer and Secretary  2022  $120,000   $   $80,250(7)  $   $16,292   $216,542 
                                  
Peng Han (9)  2021  $165,000   $   $63,000(1)(5)  $   $5,428   $233,428 
COO  2022  $250,000   $   $107,000(8)  $   $10,576   $367,576 

 

(1)Represents aggregate grant date fair value pursuant to ASC Topic 718 for the respective year for stock options granted. Please referto Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements that appear in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April15, 2022, for a further description of the awards and the underlying assumptions utilized to determine the amount of grant date fairvalue related to such grants.

 

(2)Amounts included in all other compensation include the following items: the employer contribution to the Company’s 401(k) RetirementSavings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) on behalf of the named executive. We are required to provide a 100% matching contributionfor all who elect to contribute up to 3% of their compensation to the plan and a 50% matching contribution for all employees’ electivedeferral between 4% and 5%. The employee (i) is 100% vested at all times in the employee contributions and employer matching contributions;(ii) receives Company paid healthcare insurance; (iii) receives Company paid contributions to health savings accounts; and (iv) receivesCompany paid life, accident and disability insurance. See “All Other Compensation Table” below.

 

(3)Stock awards include the following restricted stock granted during 2021 to Mr. Ross: 300,000 shares at $2.76 per share that vest 50%on January 6, 2022 and 50% on January 6, 2023, subject to Mr. Ross remaining an employee of the Company at that point in time.

 

(4)Stock awards include the following restricted stock granted during 2021 to Mr. Heckman: 150,000 shares at $2.76 per share that vest 50%on January 6, 2022 and 50% on January 6, 2023, subject to Mr. Heckman remaining an employee of the Company at that point in time.

 

(5)Stock awards include the following restricted stock granted during 2021 to Mr. Han: 50,000 shares at $1.26 per share that vest ratablyover the two-year period ending September 20, 2023.

 

(6)Stock awards include the following restricted stock granted during 2022 to Mr. Ross: 350,000 shares at $1.07 per share that vest 50%on January 7, 2023 and 50% on January 7, 2024, subject to Mr. Ross remaining an employee of the Company at that point in time.

 

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(7)Stock awards include the following restricted stock granted during 2022 to Mr. Heckman: 75,000 shares at $1.07 per share that on January7, 2023, subject to Mr. Heckman remaining an employee of the Company at that point in time.

 

(8)Stock awards include the following restricted stock granted during 2022 to Mr. Han: 100,000 shares at $1.07 per share that vest 20% annuallyon the anniversary of January 7 from 2023 to 2027, subject to Mr. Han remaining an employee of the Company at that point in time.

 

(9)Mr. Han was appointed Chief Operating Officer on December 13, 2021, thus Mr. Han’s 2021 compensation was set by management priorto his appointment as a named executive officer of the Company.

 

AllOther Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position  Year   

401(k) Plan

contribution

by

Company

  

Company

paid

healthcare

insurance

  

Flexible &

health

savings

account

contributions

by Company

  

Company

paid life,

accident

&

disability

insurance

  

Other

Contractual

payments

  

Total

($)

 
Stanton E. Ross  2021    $8,606   $20,556   $1,100   $543   $-   $30,805 
Chairman, CEO and President  2022    $10,039   $20,319   $1,100   $576   $-   $32,034 
                                           
Thomas J. Heckman  2021    $9,138   $12,848   $800   $543   $-   $23,329 
CFO, Treasurer and Secretary  2022    $4,800   $10,021   $895   $576   $-   $16,292 
                                    
Peng Han (9)  2021    $4,885   $-   $-   $543   $-   $5,428 
COO  2022    $10,000   $-   $-   $576   $-   $10,576 

 

CompensationPolicy. Our executive compensation plan is based on attracting and retaining qualified professionals who possess the skills andleadership necessary to enable us to achieve earnings and profitability growth to satisfy its stockholders. We must, therefore, createincentives for these executives to achieve both our and individual performance objectives using performance-based compensation programs.No one component is considered by itself, but all forms of the compensation package are considered in total. Wherever possible, objectivemeasurements will be utilized to quantify performance, but many subjective factors still come into play when determining performance.

 

CompensationComponents. The main elements of its compensation package consist of base salary, stock options or restricted stock awards andbonus.

 

BaseSalary. The base salary for each executive officer is reviewed and compared to the prior year, with considerations given forincrease or decrease. The review is generally on an annual basis but may take place more often in the discretion of the CompensationCommittee.

 

OnJanuary 7, 2021, the Compensation Committee restored the annual base salaries of Stanton E. Ross, President and Chief Executive Officer,Thomas J. Heckman, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, at $250,000 and $230,000, respectively for 2021.

 

TheCompensation Committee plans to review the base salaries for possible adjustments on an annual basis. Base salary adjustments will bebased on both individual and our performances and will include both objective and subjective criteria specific to each executive’srole and responsibility with us.

 

StockOptions and Restricted Stock Awards. The Compensation Committee determined stock option and restricted stock awards based onnumerous factors, some of which include responsibilities incumbent with the role of each executive with us, tenure with us, as well asour performance. The vesting period of options and restricted stock is also tied, in some instances, to our performance directly relatedto certain executive’s responsibilities with us. The Compensation Committee determined that Messrs. Ross and Heckman were eligiblefor awards of stock options or restricted stock in 2021 based on their performance. Refer to the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards”table below for restricted stock awards made in 2021. The Committee also determined that Messrs. Ross, Heckman, and Han would be eligiblein 2022 for awards of restricted stock or stock options.

 

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Bonuses.The Compensation Committee determined to award bonuses to each of the executive officers in 2022 and 2021, as set forth in theforegoing table. Refer to the “Summary Compensation Table” above for the bonuses paid to Messrs. Ross and Heckman in 2021and 2020. In fiscal 2021, Messrs. Ross and Heckman were eligible for bonuses of up to $250,000 and $230,000, respectively. Mr. Ross wasawarded his full 2021 bonus of $250,000. The Compensation Committee reviews each executive officer’s performance on a quarterlybasis and determines what, if any, portion of the bonus he has earned and will be paid as of such point.

 

Other.In July 2008, we amended and restated our 401(k) Plan. The amended 401(k) Plan requires us to provide a 100% matching contributionfor employees who elect to contribute up to 3% of their compensation to the plan and a 50% matching contribution for employees’elective deferrals between 4% and 5%. We have made matching contributions for executives who elected to contribute to the 401(k) Planduring 2021. Each participant is 100% vested at all times in employee and employer matching contributions. As of December 31, 2021, atotal of 246,479 shares of our Common Stock were held in the 401(k) Plan. Mr. Heckman, as trustee of the 401(k) Plan, holds the votingpower as to the shares of our Common Stock held in the 401(k) Plan. We have no profit sharing plan in place for our employees. However,we may consider adding such a plan to provide yet another level of compensation to our compensation plan.

 

Thefollowing table presents information concerning the grants of plan-based awards to the Named Executive Officers during the year endedDecember 31, 2022:

 

Grantof Plant-Based Awards

 

Name  Grant date 

Date

approved by

Compensation

Committee

 

All other stock

awards: Number

of shares of stock

or units:
(#) (1)

(2)(3)

  

Exercise or base

price of option

awards

($/Share)

  

Grant date fair

value of stock

awards ($) (4)

 
Stanton E. Ross                     
Chairman, CEO and President  January 7, 2022  January 7, 2022   350,000(1)  $1.07   $374,500 
                      
Thomas J. Heckman                     
CFO, Treasurer and Secretary  January 7, 2022  January 7, 2022   75,000(2)  $1.07   $80,250 
                      
Peng Han                     
COO  January 7, 2022  January 7, 2022   100,000(3)  $1.07   $107,000 

 

(1)These restricted stock awards were made under the Digital Ally, Inc. Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans and vest over a two-yearperiod (50% on January 7, 2023 and 50% on January 7, 2024) contingent upon whether the individual is still employed by us at that point.

 

(2)These restricted stock awards were made under the Digital Ally, Inc. Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans and vest over a one-yearperiod contingent upon whether the individual is still employed by us at that point.

 

(3)These restricted stock awards were made under the Digital Ally, Inc. Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans and vest over a five-yearperiod (20% on each anniversary of January 7 from 2023 to 2027) contingent upon whether the individual is still employed by us at thatpoint.

 

(4)Stock awards noted represent the aggregate amount of grant date fair value as determined under ASC Topic 718. Please refer to Note 14to the consolidated financial statements that appear in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022, fora further description of the awards and the underlying assumptions utilized to determine the amount of grant date fair value relatedto such grants.

 

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EmploymentContracts; Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Arrangements

 

Wedo not have any employment agreements with any of our executive officers. However, on December 23, 2008, we entered into retention agreementswith the following executive officers: Stanton E. Ross and Thomas J. Heckman. In April 2018 we amended these agreements.

 

RetentionAgreements - Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control

 

Thefollowing table sets forth for each named executive officer potential post-employment payments and payments on a change in control andassumes that the triggering event took place on January 1, 2023 and that the amendments to the retention agreements of each person werein effect.

 

RetentionAgreement Compensation

 

Name 

Change in control

payment due based

upon successful

completion of

transaction

  

Severance payment

due based on

termination after

Change of

Control occurs

   Total 
Stanton E. Ross  $125,000   $500,000   $625,000 
Thomas J. Heckman  $115,000   $460,000   $575,000 
Total  $240,000   $960,000   $1,200,000 

 

Theretention agreements guarantee the executive officers’ specific payments and benefits upon a Change in Control of the Company.The retention agreements also provide for specified severance benefits if, after a Change in Control of the Company occurs, the executiveofficer voluntarily terminates employment for “Good Reason” or is involuntarily terminated without “Cause.”

 

Underthe retention agreements, a “Change in Control” means (i) one party alone, or acting with others, has acquired or gainedcontrol over more than 50% of the voting shares of the Company; (ii) the Company merges or consolidates with or into another entity orcompletes any other corporate reorganization, if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving entity’s securitiesoutstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not stockholders of theCompany immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; (iii) a majority of the Board of Directors is replacedand/or dismissed by the stockholders of the Company without the recommendation of or nomination by the Company’s current Boardof Directors; (iv) the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) is replaced and/or dismissed by stockholders withoutthe approval of the Board of Directors; or (v) the Company sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of theconsolidated assets of the Company and the Company does not own stock in the purchaser or purchasers having more than 50% of the votingpower of the entity owning all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company after such purchase.

 

“GoodReason” means either (i) a material adverse change in the executive’s status as an executive or other key employee of theCompany, including without limitation, a material adverse change in the executive’s position, authority, or aggregate duties orresponsibilities; (ii) any adverse change in the executive’s base salary, target bonus or benefits; or (iii) a request by the Companyto materially change the executive’s geographic work location.

 

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“Cause”means (i) the executive has acted in bad faith and to the detriment of the Company; (ii) the executive has refused or failed to act inaccordance with any specific lawful and material direction or order of his or her supervisor; (iii) the executive has exhibited, in regardto employment, unfitness or unavailability for service, misconduct, dishonesty, habitual neglect, incompetence, or has committed an actof embezzlement, fraud or theft with respect to the property of the Company; (iv) the executive has abused alcohol or drugs on the jobor in a manner that affects the executive’s job performance; and/or (v) the executive has been found guilty of or has plead nolocontendere to the commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person. Prior totermination for Cause, the Company shall give the executive written notice of the reason for such potential termination and provide theexecutive a 30-day period to cure such conduct or act or omission alleged to provide grounds for such termination.

 

Ifany Change in Control occurs and the executive continues to be employed as of the completion of such Change in Control, upon completionof such Change in Control, as payment for the executive’s additional efforts during such Change in Control, the Company shall paythe executive a Change in Control benefit payment equal to three months of the his base salary at the rate in effect immediately priorto the Change in Control completion date, payable in a lump sum net of required tax withholdings. If any Change in Control occurs, andif, during the one-year period following the Change in Control, the Company terminates the executive’s employment without Causeor the executive submits a resignation for Good Reason (the effective date of such termination or resignation, the “TerminationDate”), then:

 

a)The Company shall pay the executive severance pay equal to 12 months of his base salary at the higher of the rate in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date or the rate in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the event or events constituting Good Reason, payable on the Termination Date in a lump sum net of required tax withholdings, plus all other amounts then payable by the Company to the executive less any amounts then due and owing from the executive to the Company;
   
b)The Company shall provide continuation of the executive’s health benefits at the Company’s expense for 18 months following the Termination Date; and
   
c)The executive’s outstanding employee stock options shall fully vest and be exercisable for a 90-day period following the Termination Date.

 

Theexecutive is not entitled to the above severance benefits for a termination based on death or disability, resignation without Good Reasonor termination for Cause. Following the Termination Date, the Company shall also pay the executive all reimbursements for expenses inaccordance with the Company’ policies, within ten days of submission of appropriate evidence thereof by the executive.

 

Thefollowing table presents information concerning the outstanding equity awards for the Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 2022:

 

OutstandingEquity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

   Option Awards       Stock Awards 
Name 

Number of

securities

underlying

unexercised

options (#)

exercisable

(1)

  

Number of

securities

underlying

unexercised

options (#)

unexercisable

  

Equity

incentive

plan

awards:

Number of

securities

underlying

unexercised

unearned

options (#)

  

Option

exercise

price

($)

  

Option

expiration

date

  

Number

of

shares

or units

of stock

that

have

not

vested

(1)

  

Market

value

of

shares

or

units of

stock

that

have

not

vested

(2)

  

Equity

incentive

plan

awards:

Number

of

unearned

shares,

units or

other

rights

that have

not

vested

  

Equity

incentive

plan

awards:

Market

or

Payout

value of

unearned

shares,

units or

other

rights

that have

not

vested

 
Stanton E. Ross                                             
Chairman, CEO and President       -    -    -    -    500,000   $115,000    -   $      - 
                                              
Thomas J. Heckman                                             
CFO, Treasurer and Secretary   -    -    -    -    -    150,000   $34,500    -   $- 
                                              
Peng Han (9)                                             
COO   -    -    -    -    -    125,000   $28,750    -   $- 

 

(1)These stock option and restricted stock awards were made under the Digital Ally, Inc. Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans and vestover the prescribed period contingent upon whether the individual is still employed by the Company at that point.

 

(2)Market value based upon the closing market price of $0.23 on December 31, 2022.

 

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Thefollowing table presents information concerning the stock options exercised and the vesting of restricted stock awards during 2021 forthe Named Executive Officers for the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

   Option Exercises and Restricted Stock Vested 
   Option Awards   Stock Awards 
   Number of Shares acquired realized on exercise (#)  

Value realized

on exercise ($)

  

Number of

Shares

acquired on

vesting (#)

  

Value on

vesting ($)

 
Stanton E. Ross                    
Chairman, CEO and President   -   $-    150,000   $160,500(1)
                     
Thomas J. Heckman                    
CFO, Treasurer and Secretary   -   $-    75,000   $80,250(1)
                     
Peng Han                    
COO   6,625   $28,520    25,000   $15,000(2)

 

(1)Based on the closing market price of our Common Stock of $1.07 on January 7, 2022, the date of vesting for 150,000 shares of Common Stock for Mr. Ross, and 75,000 shares of Common Stock for Mr. Heckman.
   
(2)Based on the closing market price of our Common Stock of $0.60 on September 20, 2022, the date of vesting for 25,000 shares of Common Stock for Mr. Han.

 

Thenumber of stock options and restricted stock awards that an employee, director, or consultant may receive under our Plans (defined belowunder “Information Regarding Plans and Other Arrangements Not Subject to Security Holder Action”) is in the discretion ofthe administrator and therefore cannot be determined in advance. The Board of Directors’ policy in 2022 was to grant officers anaward of 350,000 restricted shares of Common Stock to our CEO/President and 75,000 restricted shares of Common Stock to our CFO/Treasurerand each non-employee director an award of options to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock, all subject to vesting requirements.

 

Thefollowing table sets forth (a) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to options granted under the Plans during the yearended December 31, 2022 and (b) the average per share exercise price of such options.

 

StockOptions and Restricted Stock Grants

 

Name of Individual or Group 

Number of Restricted

Shares of Common

Stock Granted

  

Number of

Options

Granted

  

Average per

Share Exercise

Price

 
Stanton E. Ross, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO & President   350,000    -   $- 
Leroy C. Richie, Director   -    -   $- 
Daniel F. Hutchins, Director   -    -   $- 
Michael J. Caulfield, Director   -    -   $- 
Thomas J. Heckman, Vice President, CFO, Treasurer & Secretary   75,000    -   $- 
Peng Han   100,000    -   $- 
                
All executive officers, as a group   525,000    -   $- 
All directors who are not executive officers, as a group   -    -   $- 
All employees who are not executive officers, as a group   110,000    -   $- 

 

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Certainrelations and related person transactions

 

Weengaged in no reportable transactions with related persons since the year ended December 31, 2020 that involved an amount that exceedsthe lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscalyears, other than the following:

 

DuringFebruary and April 2020, the Company borrowed a total of $319,000 from Mr. Ross, the Company’s Chairman, CEO & President underan unsecured promissory note bearing interest at 6% through its May 28, 2020 maturity date. The proceeds from the note were used forgeneral corporate purposes. The principal balance and related accrued interest were paid in full during the nine months ended September30, 2020. Total interest accrued and paid on this note was $5,236.

 

OnOctober 1, 2020, the Company advanced $250,000 to American Rebel Holdings, Inc. (“AREB”) under a secured promissory note.The CEO, President and Chairman of AREB is the brother of the Company’s CEO, President and Chairman. Such note bears interest at8% and is secured by all the tangible and intangible assets of the Company that are not currently secured by other indebtedness. TheCompany also received warrants to purchase 1,250,000 shares of AREB common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share with a five-yearterm. This note had an original maturity date of January 2, 2021; however, additional provisions within the note provided for an extensionof the maturity date for fourteen months due to AREB’s failure to raise $300,000 in new debt or equity financing prior to the originalmaturity date. Upon this extension, the AREB was obligated to make equal monthly payments of principal and interest over the extendedperiod of the note.

 

OnOctober 21, 2020, the Company advanced $250,000 to AREB under a second secured promissory note. Such note bears interest at 8% and issecured by inventory manufactured and revenue/accounts receivable derived from a specific purchase order. The Company also received warrantsto purchase 1,250,000 shares of AREB common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share with a five-year term. This note has a maturitydate of April 21, 2021, subject to full repayment upon AREB closing on debt or equity financings of at least $600,000, and the receiptof revenue from the sale of inventory sold under the specific purchase order serving as collateral. On March 1, 2021, the Company advancedan additional $117,600 to AREB on terms similar to the previously issued notes.

 

OnApril 21, 2021, the parties agreed to the terms of a Debt Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release regarding the following: (a) the securedpromissory note dated October 1, 2020; (b) the secured promissory note dated October 21, 2020; and (c) an advance made by the Companyon March 1, 2021. The parties arranged for a lump sum payment aggregating $639,956 to liquidate all outstanding debt including accruedinterest for the two delinquent notes and the advance which lump-sum payment was made on April 21, 2021. No gain or loss was determinedon this transaction.

 

DESCRIPTIONOF THE SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING

 

We are offering         shares of our Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrantswill be issued separately. Our shares of Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants are being offered together with Warrants to purchaseup to          shares of Common Stock. We are also registering the shares of Common Stock issuablefrom time to time upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants offered hereby.

 

Common Stock

 

Thematerial terms of our Common Stock are described under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in this prospectus.

 

Warrants

 

Durationand Exercise Price

  

EachWarrant offered hereby will have an initial exercise price equal to $       per share. The Warrants willbe immediately exercisable and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date. The exercise price and number of sharesof Common Stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate proportional adjustment in the event of share dividends, share splits,reorganizations or similar events affecting our shares of Common Stock and the exercise price.

 

Exercisability

 

TheWarrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part, by delivering to us a duly executed exercise noticeand, within the earlier of (i) two trading days and (ii) the number of trading days comprising the standard settlement period with respectto the shares of Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the notice of exercise thereafter, payment in full for the numberof shares of Common Stock purchased upon such exercise (except in the case of a cashless exercise as discussed below). A holder may notexercise any portion of the Warrant to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates and any other persons acting as a grouptogether with any such persons, would own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of the number of ordinary sharesoutstanding immediately after exercise (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”); provided that a holder with a BeneficialOwnership Limitation of 4.99%, upon notice to us and effective 61 days after the date such notice is delivered to us, may increase theBeneficial Ownership Limitation so long as it in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of ordinary shares outstanding immediately afterexercise.

 

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CashlessExercise

 

If,at the time a holder exercises its Warrants, a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of Common Stock underlyingthe Warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) is not then effective or available for theissuance of such shares, then in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in paymentof the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net numberof shares of Common Stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Warrants, which generally provides for a number of sharesof Common Stock equal to (A) (1) the volume weighted average price on (x) the trading day preceding the notice of exercise, if the noticeof exercise is executed and delivered on a day that is not a trading day or prior to the opening of “regular trading hours”on a trading day or (y) the trading day of the notice of exercise, if the notice of exercise is executed and delivered after the closeof “regular trading hours” on such trading day, or (2) the bid price on the day of the notice of exercise, if the noticeof exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a trading day and is delivered within two hours thereafter, less(B) the exercise price, multiplied by (C) the number of shares of Common Stock the Warrant was exercisable into, with such product thendivided by the number determined under clause (A) in this sentence.

 

FractionalShares

 

Nofractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon the exercise of the Warrants. Rather, we will, at our election, either pay a cashadjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price or round up to thenext whole share.

 

Transferability

 

Subjectto applicable laws, a Warrant may be transferred at the option of the holder upon surrender of the Warrant to us together with the appropriateinstruments of transfer and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon such transfer.

 

TradingMarket

 

Thereis no trading market available for the Warrants on any securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system. We do not intendto list the Warrants on any securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exerciseof the Warrants are currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “DGLY.”

 

Rightsas a Shareholder

 

Exceptas otherwise provided in the Warrants or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of the underlying shares of Common Stock, the holdersof the Warrants do not have the rights or privileges of holders of our shares of Common Stock, including any voting rights, until theyexercise their Warrants.

 

FundamentalTransaction

 

Inthe event of a fundamental transaction, as described in the Warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization orreclassification of our shares of Common Stock, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our propertiesor assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding shares of CommonStock, the holders of the Warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the Warrants the kind and amount of securities, cashor other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the Warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction.

 

Pre-FundedWarrants

 

Thefollowing summary of certain terms and provisions of Pre-Funded Warrants that are being offered hereby is not complete and is subjectto, and qualified in its entirety by, the provisions of the Pre-Funded Warrant, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registrationstatement of which this prospectus forms a part. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions of the form ofPre-Funded Warrant for a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Durationand Exercise Price

 

EachPre-Funded Warrant offered hereby will have an initial exercise price equal to $0.001 per share of Common Stock. The Pre-Funded Warrantswill be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The exercise priceand number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate proportional adjustment in the event of share dividends,share splits, reorganizations or similar events affecting our shares of Common Stock and the exercise price.

 

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Exercisability

 

ThePre-Funded Warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercisenotice and within the earlier of (i) two trading days and (ii) the number of trading days comprising the standard settlement period withrespect to the shares of Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the notice of exercise thereafter, payment in full forthe number of shares of Common Stock purchased upon such exercise (except in the case of a cashless exercise as discussed below). A holdermay not exercise any portion of the Pre-Funded Warrant to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates and any other personsacting as group together with any such persons, would own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of the numberof shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after exercise (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”); provided that aholder with Beneficial Ownership Limitation of 4.99%, upon notice to use and effective 61 days after the date such notice is deliveredto us may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation so long as it in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of ordinary shares outstandingimmediately after exercise.

 

CashlessExercise

 

ThePre-Funded Warrants may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of “cashless exercise” in which theholder shall be entitled to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of shares of Common Stock determinedaccording to a formula set forth in the Pre-Funded Warrants, which generally provides for a number of shares of Common Stock equal to(A)(1) the volume weighted average price on (x) the trading day preceding the notice of exercise, if the notice of exercise is executedand delivered on d ay that is not a trading day or prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” on a trading day or (y)the trading day of the notice of exercise, if the notice of exercise is executed and delivered after the close of “regular tradinghours” on such trading day, or (2) the bid price on the day of the notice of exercise, if the notice of exercise is executed during“regular trading hours” on a trading day and is delivered within two hours thereafter, less (B) the exercise price, multipliedby (C) the number of shares of Common Stock the Pre-Funded Warrant was exercisable into, with such product then divided by the numberdetermined under clause (A) in the this sentence.

 

FractionalShares

 

Nofractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Rather, we will, at our election, eitherpay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price or roundup to the next whole shares of Common Stock.

 

Transferability

 

Subjectto applicable laws, a Pre-Funded Warrant may be transferred at the option of the holder upon surrender of the Pre-Funded Warrant to ustogether with the appropriate instruments of transfer and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon such transfer.

 

TradingMarket

 

Thereis no trading market available for the Pre-Funded Warrants on any securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system. We donot intend to list the Pre-Funded Warrants on any securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system. The shares of Common Stockissuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants are currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “DGLY.”

 

Rightsas a Shareholder

 

Exceptas otherwise provided in the Pre-Funded Warrants or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of the underlying shares of Common Stock,the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants do not have the rights or privileges of holders of our ordinary shares represented by shares ofCommon Stock, including any voting rights, until they exercise their Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

FundamentalTransaction

 

Inthe event of a fundamental transaction, as described in the Pre-Funded Warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalizationor reclassification of our shares of Common Stock, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our propertiesor assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding shares of CommonStock, the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants the kind and amountof securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the Pre-Funded Warrants immediately priorto such fundamental transaction.

 

Pursuantto a warrant agency agreement to be entered into between us and Action Stock Transfer Corporation, as Warrant and Pre-Funded Warrantagent, the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants will be issued in book-entry form and shall initially be represented only by one or moreglobal warrants deposited with the warrant agent, as custodian on behalf The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, and registered in thename of Cede & Co., a nominee of DTC, or as otherwise directed by DTC.

 

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PLANOF DISTRIBUTION

 

A.G.P./AllianceGlobal Partners, which we refer to herein as the placement agent, located at 590 Madison Ave 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, has agreedto act as our exclusive placement agent in connection with this offering subject to the terms and conditions of the placement agencyagreement dated       , 2023. The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities offeredby this prospectus, nor is it required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities, but ithas agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of all of the securities offered hereby. Therefore, we will enterinto a securities purchase agreement directly with purchasers in connection with this offering and may not sell the entire amount ofsecurities offered pursuant to this prospectus.

 

Wewill deliver the securities being issued to the investors upon receipt of investor funds for the purchase of the securities offered pursuantto this prospectus. We expect to deliver the shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants being offered pursuant to thisprospectus on or about         , 2023.

 

Wehave agreed to indemnify the placement agent and specified other persons against specified liabilities, including liabilities under theSecurities Act and to contribute to payments the placement agent may be required to make in respect thereof.

 

Feesand Expenses

 

Thisoffering is being conducted on a “reasonable best efforts” basis and the placement agent has no obligation to buy any ofthe securities from us or to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities. We have agreed topay the placement agent fees set forth in the table below.

 

   Per Share and Accompanying Warrant   Per Pre-Funded Warrant and Accompanying Warrant   Total 
Public offering price  $              $               $     
Placement Agent Fees  $    $    $  
Proceeds, before fees and expenses, to us(1)  $    $    $  

 

(1)Does not include proceeds from the exercise of the warrants in cash. if any.

 

Wehave agreed to pay to the placement agent a cash fee equal to       % of the aggregate gross proceeds raisedin this offering. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual aggregatecash placement fee, if any, is not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the maximum amount set forth above.

 

Weestimate the total expenses payable by us for this offering to be approximately $      , which amount includes:(i) a placement agent’s fee of $       assuming the purchase of all of the securities we are offering;(ii) a non-accountable expense allowance payable to the placement agent of $       ; (iii) reimbursementof the accountable expenses of the placement agent of up to $       related to the legal fees of the placementagent being paid by us (none of which has been paid in advance); and (iv) other estimated expenses of approximately $      which include our legal, accounting, and printing costs and various fees associated with the registration and listing of our securities.

 

Theplacement agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(ii) of the Securities Act. and anycommissions received by it and any profit realized on the resale of the shares sold by it while acting as principal might be deemed tobe underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. As an underwriter, the placement agent would be required to complywith the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 4 l 5(a)(4) under the SecuritiesAct and Rule I 06-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and salesof securities by the placement agent acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations, the placement agent:

 

may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and
   
may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution.

 

Lock-UpAgreements

 

Ourdirectors and officers have entered into lock-up agreements. Under these agreements, these individuals have agreed, subject to specifiedexceptions, not to sell or transfer any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, ourshares of Common Stock during a period ending 90 days after the date of this prospectus, without first obtaining the written consentof the placement agent, subject to certain exceptions. Specifically, these individuals have agreed, in part, not to:

 

offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of Digital Ally’s securities or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock;
   
enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another. in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of our securities, in cash or otherwise;
   
make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any of our securities;
   
publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or disposition of, or to enter into any transaction, swap, hedge, or other arrangement relating to any of our securities.

 

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Notwithstandingthese limitations, our securities may be transferred under limited circumstances, including, without limitation, by gift. will or intestatesuccession.

 

Wehave agreed with the placement agent to be subject to a lock-up period of 90 days following the date of closing of the offering pursuantto this prospectus. This means that, during the applicable lock-up period, subject to certain limited exceptions, we may not, withoutthe prior written consent of the placement agent: (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuanceof any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents, or (ii) file any registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto,other than the preliminary prospectus or the prospectus related to this offering or a registration statement on Form S-8 in connectionwith any employee benefit plan. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, we have agreed to not issue any securities that are subjectto a price reset based on the trading prices of our shares of Common Stock or upon a specified or contingent event in the future, orenter into any agreement to issue securities at a future determined price for a period of 180 days following the closing date of thisoffering.

 

Determinationof Offering Price

 

Thepublic offering price of the securities we are offering was negotiated between us and the investors, in consultation with the placementagent based on the trading of our shares of Common Stock prior to the offering, among other things. Other factors considered in determiningthe public offering price of the securities we are offering include our history and prospects, the industry in which we operate, ourpast and present operating results, the stage of development of our business, our business plans for the future and the extent to whichthey have been implemented, the previous experience of our executive officers, general conditions of the securities markets at the timeof the offering and such other factors as were deemed relevant.

 

Listing

 

Ourshares of Common Stock are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “DGLY.” We do not plan to list thePre-Funded Warrants or Warrants on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other securities exchange or trading market.

 

DiscretionaryAccounts

 

Theplacement agent does not intend to confirm sales of the securities offered hereby to any accounts over which it has discretionary authority.

 

OtherActivities and Relationships

 

Theplacement agent and certain of its affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may includesecurities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment,hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The placement agent and certain of its affiliates have, from time to time, performed, andmay in the future perform, various commercial and investment banking and financial advisory services for us and our affiliates, for whichthey received or will receive customary fees and expenses.

 

Inthe ordinary course of their various business activities, the placement agent and certain of its affiliates may make or hold a broadarray of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (includingbank loans) for their own account and for the· accounts of their customers, and such investment and securities activities mayinvolve securities and/or instruments issued by us and our affiliates. If the placement agent or its affiliates enter into a lendingrelationship with us, they will routinely hedge their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies.The placement agent and its affiliates may hedge such exposure by entering into transactions that consist of either the purchase of creditdefault swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities or the securities of our affiliates, including potentially the CommonStock offered hereby. Any such short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Common Stock offered hereby. The placementagent and certain of its affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/orpublish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend toclients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

 

Thisprospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by the placement agent, and the placement agent may distributethis prospectus electronically.

 

Theforegoing does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms and conditions of the placement agency agreement or the securitiespurchase agreement, copies of which are attached to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where YouCan Find More Information”.

 

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PRINCIPALSTOCKHOLDERS

 

Asof January 19, 2023, there was no person, entity or group known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than fivepercent (5%) of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock based on a review of publicly available statements of beneficial ownershipfiled with the SEC and Company records.

 

Thefollowing table sets forth the beneficial ownership of shares of our Common Stock as of January 19, 2023, and as adjustedto reflect the sale of the securities offered by us in this offering (assuming the exercise of all Pre-Funded Warrants and no exerciseof Warrants), by (i) each current director and director nominee, (ii) each named executive officer and (iii) all current directors andexecutive officers as a group. The persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of ourCommon Stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws, where applicable. Percentage ownership isbased on 55,103,405 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of January 19, 2023. Shares underlying stock optionsor warrants exercisable within 60 days of January 19, 2023 are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentageownership of the person or persons holding such options or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for computingthe percentage ownership of any other persons.

 

Exceptas otherwise indicated, the address of each of the persons in this table is c/o Digital Ally, Inc., 14001 Marshall Drive, Lenexa, Kansas66215.

 

   Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to this Offering   Common Stock Beneficially Owned After this Offering
Name of Beneficial Owner(1)  Shares   %   Shares   %
Stanton E. Ross(2)   2,321,290    4.2%   2,321,290   %
Leroy C. Richie(3)   364,218    *    364,218   *
Daniel F. Hutchins(4)   357,700    *    357,700   *
Michael J. Caulfield(5)   327,855    *    327,855   *
Thomas J. Heckman(6)   1,533,745    2.8%   1,533,745   %
Peng Han(7)   275,625    *    275,625   *
All directors and exec. officers as a group (6 persons)   5,180,433    9.4%   5,180,433   %

 

*Represents less than 1%.
  
(1)Based on 55,103,405 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of January 19, 2023 and, with respect only to the ownership by all executive officers and directors as a group.
  
(2)Mr. Ross’s total shares of Common Stock include 525,000 restricted shares that are subject to forfeiture to us.
  
(3)Mr. Richie’s total shares of Common Stock include 325,000 shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of vested options.
  
(4)Mr. Hutchins’ total shares of Common Stock include 325,000 shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of vested options.
  
(5)Mr. Caulfield’s total shares of Common Stock include 325,000 shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of vested options.
  
(6)Mr. Heckman’s total shares of Common Stock include (i) 75,000 restricted shares that are subject to forfeiture to us and (ii) 462,397 shares of Common Stock held in the Company’s 401(k) Plan (on December 31, 2022) as to which Mr. Heckman has voting power as trustee of the 401(k) Plan.
  
(7)Mr. Han’s total shares of Common Stock include (i) 205,000 restricted shares that are subject to forfeiture to us and (ii) 6,625 shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of vested options.

 

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DESCRIPTIONOF CAPITAL STOCK

 

Thefollowing summary description sets forth some of the general terms and provisions of our capital stock. Because this is a summary description,it does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. For a more detailed description of our capital stock, you shouldrefer to the applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and our Charter and bylaws (“Bylaws”)as in effect at the time of any offering. Copies of our Charterand our Bylaws are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectusforms a part.

 

OurAuthorized Capital Stock

 

Underour Charter, we are authorized to issue 210,000,000 shares of capital stock consisting of (a) 200,000,000 shares of our Common Stock,par value $0.001 per share, and (b) 10,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Asof January 19, 2023, there were 55,103,405 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares ofour preferred stock were issued and outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

VotingRights. Each share of our Common Stock entitles the owner to one vote. There is no cumulative voting. A simple majority can electall of the directors at a given meeting, and the minority would not be able to elect any director at that meeting.

 

DividendRights. Each share of our Common Stock is entitled to receive an equal dividend, if one is declared. We cannot provide any assurancethat we will declare or pay cash dividends on our Common Stock in the future. Any future determination to declare cash dividends willbe made at the discretion of our Board, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, resultsof operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our Board may deem relevant. OurBoard may determine it to be necessary to retain future earnings (if any) to finance our growth. See “Risk Factors”and “Dividend Policy.”

 

Liquidation.If the Company is liquidated, then assets that remain (if any) after the creditors are paid and the owners of any securities with liquidationpreferences senior to the Common Stock are paid will be distributed to the owners of our Common Stock pro rata.

 

PreemptiveRights. Owners of our Common Stock have no preemptive rights. We may sell shares of our Common Stock to third parties without firstoffering such shares to current stockholders.

 

RedemptionRights. We do not have the right to buy back shares of our Common Stock except in extraordinary transactions, such as mergers andcourt approved bankruptcy reorganizations. Owners of our Common Stock do not ordinarily have the right to require us to buy their Common Stock. We do not have a sinking fund to provide assets for any buy back.

 

ConversionRights. Shares of our Common Stock cannot be converted into any other kind of stock except in extraordinary transactions, such asmergers and court approved bankruptcy reorganizations.

 

Nonassessability.All outstanding shares of our Common Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

 

Listing.Our Common Stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol “DGLY.”

 

PreferredStock

 

OurBoard is authorized to provide by resolution or resolutions from time to time for the issuance, out of the unissued shares of preferredstock, of one or more series of preferred stock, without stockholder approval, by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable lawof the State of Nevada (the “Preferred Stock Designation”), setting forth such resolution and, with respect to each suchseries, establishing the number of shares to be included in such series, and fixing the voting powers, full or limited, or no votingpower of the shares of such series, and the designation, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, ifany, of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The powers, designation, preferencesand relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of preferred stock, and the qualifications, limitationsand restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

 

Itis not possible to state the actual effect of any future series of preferred stock upon the rights of holders of the Common Stock becauseour Board has the power to determine the specific rights of the holders of any future series of preferred stock. Our Board’s authorityto issue preferred stock provides a convenient vehicle in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, but couldhave the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock. Accordingly, theissuance of the preferred stock may be used as an “anti-takeover” device without further action on the part of our stockholdersand may adversely affect the holders of the common stock.

 

Optionsand Warrants

 

Asof January 19, 2023, there were outstanding Common Stock options entitling the holders to purchase 1,079,000 shares ofCommon Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $2.29 per share with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 6.8years, and warrants entitling the holders to purchase up to 1,349,178 shares of Common Stock at a weighted average exerciseprice of $3.01 per share with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.3 years.

 

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NevadaAnti-Takeover Statutes

 

Nevadalaw provides that an acquiring person who acquires a controlling interest in a corporation may only exercise the voting rights of controlshares if those voting rights are conferred by a majority vote of the corporation’s disinterested stockholders at a special meetingheld upon the request of the acquiring person. If the acquiring person is accorded full voting rights and acquires control shares withat least a majority of all the voting power, then stockholders who did not vote in favor of authorizing voting rights for those controlshares are entitled to payment for the fair value of such stockholders’ shares. A “controlling interest” is an interestthat is sufficient to enable the acquiring person to exercise at least one-fifth of the voting power of the corporation in the electionof directors. “Control shares” are outstanding voting shares that an acquiring person or associated persons acquire or offerto acquire in an acquisition and those shares acquired during the 90-day period before the person involved became an acquiring person.

 

Theseprovisions of Nevada law apply only to “issuing corporations” as defined therein. An “issuing corporation” isa Nevada corporation that (a) has 200 or more stockholders, with at least 100 of such stockholders being both stockholders of recordand residents of Nevada, and (b) does business in Nevada directly or through an affiliated corporation. As of the date of this prospectussupplement, we do not have 100 stockholders of record that are residents of Nevada. Therefore, these provisions of Nevada law do notapply to acquisitions of our shares and will not so apply until such time as both of the foregoing conditions are satisfied. At suchtime as these provisions of Nevada law may apply to us, they may discourage companies or persons interested in acquiring a significantinterest in or control of our company, regardless of whether such acquisition may be in the interest of our stockholders.

 

Nevadalaw also restricts the ability of a corporation to engage in any combination with an interested stockholder for three years from whenthe interested stockholder acquires shares that cause the stockholder to become an interested stockholder, unless the combination orpurchase of shares by the interested stockholder is approved by the Board of Directors before the stockholder became an interested stockholder.If the combination was not previously approved, then the interested stockholder may only effect a combination after the three-year periodif the stockholder receives approval from a majority of the disinterested shares or the offer satisfies certain fair price criteria.

 

An“interested stockholder” is a person who is:

 

the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation; or

 

an affiliate or associate of the corporation and, at any time within three years immediately before the date in question, was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation.

 

OurCharter and Bylaws do not exclude us from these restrictions.

 

Theseprovisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of the Board of Directors and in thepolicies formulated by the Board of Directors and to discourage some types of transactions that may involve the actual or threatenedchange of control of our company. These provisions are designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited proposal for the potentialrestructuring or sale of all or a part of our company. However, these provisions could discourage potential acquisition proposals andcould delay or prevent a change in control of our company. They also may have the effect of preventing changes in our management.

 

TransferAgent

 

The transfer agent for our Common Stock is SecuritiesTransfer Corporation, 2901 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 380, Plano, Texas 75093.

 

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MATERIALU.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

 

Thefollowing is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the ownership and dispositionof shares of our Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants acquired in this offering. This discussion is for general information only and is nottax advice. Accordingly, all prospective holders of our Common Stock and Warrants should consult their own tax advisors with respectto the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Common Stockand Warrants. This discussion is based on current provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer toas the Code, existing and proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, current administrative rulings and judicial decisions,all as in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change or to differing interpretation, possibly withretroactive effect. Any change could alter the tax consequences described in this prospectus. We assume in this discussion that eachholder holds shares of our Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generallyproperty held for investment).

 

Thisdiscussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular holder in light of thatholder’s individual circumstances, does not address the alternative minimum or Medicare contribution taxes, and does not addressany aspects of U.S. state, local or non-U.S. taxes or any U.S. federal taxes other than income tax. This discussion also does not considerany specific facts or circumstances that may apply to a holder and does not address aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that maybe applicable to holders that are subject to special tax rules, including without limitation:

 

insurance companies;

 

tax-exempt organizations;

 

financial institutions;

 

brokers or dealers in securities;

 

regulated investment companies;

 

real estate investment trusts;

 

pension plans, individual retirement accounts and other tax deferred accounts;

 

persons that mark their securities to market;

 

controlled foreign corporations;

 

passive foreign investment companies;

 

“dual resident” corporations;

 

persons that receive our Common Stock or Warrants as compensation for the performance of services;

 

owners that hold our Common Stock or Warrants as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion transaction, synthetic security or other integrated investment;

 

owners that own, or are deemed to own, more than 5% of our capital stock (except to the extent specifically set forth below);

 

persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar; and

 

certain U.S. expatriates.

 

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Inaddition, this discussion does not address the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income taxpurposes, or persons who hold our Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants through partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federalincome tax purposes. A partner in a partnership or other pass-through entity that will hold our Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants shouldconsult his, her or its own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of our Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrantsor Warrants through a partnership or other pass-through entity, as applicable.

 

Asused in this prospectus, the term “U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants that is for U.S.federal income tax purposes:

 

a citizen or individual resident of the United States;

 

a corporation (or other entity properly classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state within the United States, or the District of Columbia;

 

an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

a trust, if (i) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more “United States persons” (as defined in the Code) have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) in the case of a trust that was treated as a domestic trust under the laws in effect before 1997, a valid election is in place under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to treat such trust as a domestic trust.

 

Theterm “non-U.S. holder” means any beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants that is not a U.S. holderand is not a partnership or other entity properly classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For the purposesof this prospectus, U.S. holders and non-U.S. holders are referred to collectively as “holders.” =There can be noassurance that the Internal Revenue Service, which we refer to as the IRS, will not challenge one or more of the tax consequencesdescribed herein. We have not obtained, nor do we intend to obtain, a ruling from the IRS with respect to the U.S. federal incometax consequences of the purchase, ownership or disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants.

 

Allocationof Purchase Price Between Each Share of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrant and Warrant

 

ForU.S. federal income tax purposes, a holder’s acquisition of the Warrants and Common Stockor Pre-funded Warrants, as applicable, is intended to be treated as the acquisition of an “investmentunit” consisting of                  shares ofCommon Stock (or                 Pre-funded Warrants, asapplicable) and a Warrant to acquire                 shares of our Common Stock, subjectto adjustment. The purchase price for each investment unit will be allocated between these components in proportion to theirrelative fair market values at the time the investment unit is purchased by the holder. This allocation of the purchase price foreach investment unit will establish the holder’s initial tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the common stock(or Pre-funded Warrant, as applicable) and the Warrant included in each investment unit. The separability of theshare of Common Stock (or Pre-funded Warrant, as applicable) and the Warrant included in each investment unit should notin itself result in the recognition of income or gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes. While uncertain, the IRS, by analogy tothe rules relating to the allocation of the purchase price to components of a unit consisting of debt and equity, may take theposition that this allocation is binding on you unless you explicitly disclose in a statement attached to your timely filed U.S.federal income tax return for the tax year that includes your acquisition date of the unit that your allocation of the purchaseprice is different than our allocation. This allocation is not binding, however, on the IRS or the courts. Each holder shouldconsult his, her or its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring an investment unit, and theallocation of the purchase price for an investment unit.

 

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Treatmentof Pre-Funded Warrants

 

Althoughit is not entirely free from doubt, a Pre-Funded Warrant should be treated as a share of our Common Stock for U.S. federal incometax purposes and a holder of Pre-Funded Warrants should generally be taxed in the same manner as a holder of Common Stock, asdescribed below.

 

Accordingly,no gain or loss should be recognized upon the exercise of a Pre-Funded Warrant and, upon exercise, the holding period of a Pre-FundedWarrant should carry over to the share of Common Stock received. Similarly, the tax basis of the Pre-Funded Warrant should carryover to the share of Common Stock received upon exercise, increased by the exercise price of $0.001 per share. Each holdershould consult his, her or its own tax advisor regarding the risks associated with the acquisition of Pre-Funded Warrants pursuant tothis offering (including potential alternative characterizations). The balance of this discussion generally assumes that the characterizationdescribed above will be respected for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

TaxConsequences to U.S. Holders

 

Exerciseor Expiration of Warrants

 

Subjectto the discussion below with respect to the cashless exercise of a Warrant, a U.S. holder will not recognize income, gain or loss onthe exercise of a Warrant. A U.S. holder’s tax basis in the Common Stock received upon the exercise of a Warrant will equalthe sum of (i) the initial tax basis of the Warrant exercised (as determined pursuant to the rules discussed above under “Allocationof Purchase Price Between Share of Common Stock or Pre-Funded Warrant and Accompanying Warrant”) and (ii) the exercise priceof the Warrant. The U.S. holder’s holding period for the Common Stock received upon exercise of a Warrant will begin onthe day after such exercise (or possibly on the date of exercise) and will not include the period during which the U.S. holder held theWarrant.

 

Ifa registration statement registering the issuance of the Common Stock underlying the Warrants under the Securities Act is noteffective or available the holder may, in its sole discretion, elect to exercise the Warrant through a cashless exercise. The tax consequencesof a cashless exercise of a Warrant are not clear under current U.S. tax law. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regardingthe tax consequences of a cashless exercise.

 

Ifa Warrant is allowed to lapse unexercised, a U.S. holder generally will recognize a capital loss equal to such holder’s tax basisin the Warrant. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to significant limitations.

 

Distributionson Our Common Stock

 

Wehave never paid cash dividends on our Common Stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.See “Dividend Policy.” If we do make distributions on our Common Stock to a U.S. holder, those distributions generallywill constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profitsas determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. If a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, theexcess will be treated as a tax-free return of the U.S. holder’s investment, up to such U.S. holder’s tax basis in the CommonStock. Any remaining excess will be treated as capital gain, subject to the tax treatment described below in “—Sale,Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Common Stock or Warrants.” Dividends paid by us generally will be eligiblefor the reduced rates of tax for qualified dividend income allowed to individual U.S. holders and for the dividends received deductionallowed to corporate U.S. holders, in each case assuming that certain holding period and other requirements are satisfied.

 

ConstructiveDistributions on Our Warrants

 

UnderSection 305 of the Code, an adjustment to the number of shares of Common Stock that will be issued on the exercise of our Warrants(whether Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants), or an adjustment to the exercise price of such Warrants, may be treated as a constructivedistribution to a U.S. Holder of the Warrants if, and to the extent that, such adjustment has the effect of increasing such U.S. Holder’sproportionate interest in our “earnings and profits” or assets, depending on the circumstances of such adjustment (for example,if such adjustment is to compensate for a distribution of cash or other property to holders of our Common Stock). Adjustmentsto the exercise price of a Warrant made pursuant to a bona fide reasonable adjustment formula that has the effect of preventing dilutionof the interest of the holder of the Warrant should generally not result in a constructive distribution. Any constructive distributionsgenerally would be subject to the tax treatment described above under “—Distributions on our Common Stock”.

 

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Sale,Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants

 

Uponthe sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants (whether Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants), aU.S. holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the disposition and the U.S. holder’stax basis in the Common Stock or Warrants sold or exchanged.

 

Anygain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding periodfor the Common Stock or Warrants exceeded one year at the time of the disposition. Certain U.S. holders (including individuals)are currently eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income taxation in respect of long-term capital gains. The deductibilityof capital losses is subject to significant limitations.

 

InformationReporting and Backup Withholding

 

Ingeneral, information reporting requirements may apply to distributions (whether actual or constructive) paid to a U.S. holder on ourCommon Stock or Warrants, and to the proceeds of the sale, exchange or other disposition of our Common Stock and Warrants,unless the U.S. holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding will apply to such payments if the U.S. holder fails to provide a taxpayeridentification number, a certification of exempt status or has been notified by the IRS that it is subject to backup withholding (andsuch notification has not been withdrawn). Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholdingrules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required informationis timely furnished to the IRS.

 

TaxConsequences to Non-U.S. Holders

 

Exerciseor Expiration of Warrants

 

Ingeneral, a non-U.S. holder will not be required to recognize income, gain or loss upon the exercise of a Warrant by payment of the exerciseprice. To the extent that a cashless exercise results in a taxable exchange, the consequences would be similar to those described belowunder “Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants”.

 

Theexpiration of a Warrant will be treated as if the non-U.S. holder sold or exchanged the Warrant and recognized a capital loss equal tothe non-U.S. holder’s basis in the Warrant. A non-U.S. holder will not be able to utilize a loss recognized upon expiration ofa Warrant against the Non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, however, unless the loss (i) is effectively connectedwith the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if an income tax treaty applies, is attributableto a “permanent establishment” or “fixed base” in the United States) or (ii) is treated as a U.S. source lossand the non-U.S. holder is present in the United States 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditionsare met.

 

Distributionson Our Common Stock

 

Wehave never paid cash dividends on our Common Stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.See “Dividend Policy.” If we do make distributions to holders of our Common Stock or if we are treated as making aconstructive distribution to holders of our Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants, those distributions generally will constitute dividendsfor U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S.federal income tax principles. If a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess will be treatedas a tax-free return of the non-U.S. holder’s investment, up to such non-U.S. holder’s tax basis in the Common Stock.Any remaining excess will be treated as capital gain, subject to the tax treatment described below in “—Sale, Exchange orOther Taxable Disposition of Our Common Stock or Warrants.”

 

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Distributions(including constructive distributions) made to a non-U.S. holder that are treated as dividends generally will be subject to withholdingof U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% of the gross amount or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treatybetween the United States and such holder’s country of residence, unless such dividends are effectively connected with a tradeor business conducted by a non U.S. holder within the United States (as discussed below). A non-U.S. holder of our Common Stockwho claims the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty between the United States and such holder’s country of residence generallywill be required to provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W- 8BEN-E (or successor form), as applicable, and satisfy applicablecertification and other requirements. Non-U.S. holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefitsunder a relevant income tax treaty. A non-U.S. holder that is eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. withholding tax under an income taxtreaty may be able to obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing the required information with the IRS.

 

Dividendsthat are treated as effectively connected with a trade or business conducted by a non-U.S. holder within the United States and, if anapplicable income tax treaty so provides, that are attributable to a “permanent establishment” or a “fixed base”maintained by the non-U.S. holder within the United States, generally are exempt from the 30% withholding tax if the non-U.S. holdersatisfies applicable certification and disclosure requirements.

 

U.S.effectively connected income, net of specified deductions and credits, is generally taxed at the same graduated U.S. federal income taxrates applicable to United States persons (as defined in the Code). Any U.S. effectively connected income received by a non-U.S. holderthat is a corporation may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may bespecified by an applicable income tax treaty between the United States and such holder’s country of residence.

 

ConstructiveDistributions on Our Warrants

 

Asdescribed above under “—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Constructive Distributions on our Warrants,” an adjustmentto the Warrants could result in a constructive distribution to a non-U.S. holder, which would be treated as described under “—Distributionson Our Common Stock” above. Any resulting withholding tax attributable to deemed dividends would be collected from otheramounts payable or distributable to the non-U.S. holder. Non U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the proper treatmentof any adjustments to the Warrants.

 

Inaddition, regulations governing “dividend equivalents” under Section 871(m) of the Code may apply to the Pre-Funded Warrants.Under those regulations, an implicit or explicit payment made to the holder of Pre-Funded Warrants that references a distribution onour Common Stock would generally be taxable to a non-U.S. holder in the manner described under “Distributions on our CommonStock” above. Such dividend equivalent amount would be taxable and subject to withholding whether or not there is actual paymentof cash or other property, and we may satisfy any withholding obligations by withholding from other amounts due to the non-U.S. holder.

 

Non-U.S.holders are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of Section 871(m) of the Code to the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Sale,Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants

 

Ingeneral, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to any U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon such holder’s sale, exchangeor other taxable disposition of shares of our Common Stock or Warrants (whether Pre-Funded Warrants or Warrants) unless:

 

the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business and, if an applicable income tax treaty so provides, is attributable to a “permanent establishment” or a “fixed base” maintained by such non-U.S. holder in the United States, in which case the non-U.S. holder generally will be taxed on such gain at the graduated U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to United States persons (as defined in the Code) and, if the non-U.S. holder is a foreign corporation, the branch profits tax described above in “—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders—Distributions on Our Common Stock” also may apply to such gain;

 

the non-U.S. holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the taxable disposition and certain other conditions are met, in which case the non-U.S. holder will be subject to a 30% tax (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty between the United States and such holder’s country of residence) on the net gain derived from the taxable disposition, which may be offset by certain U.S. source capital losses of the non-U.S. holder, if any; or

 

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we are, or have been, at any time during the five-year period preceding such taxable disposition (or the non-U.S. holder’s holding period, if shorter) a “U.S. real property holding corporation,” unless our Common Stock is regularly traded on an established securities market and the non-U.S. holder holds no more than 5% of our outstanding Common Stock, directly or indirectly, during the shorter of the 5-year period ending on the date of the taxable disposition or the period that the non-U.S. holder held our Common Stock. Generally, a corporation is a U.S. real property holding corporation only if the fair market value of its U.S. real property interests equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market value of its worldwide real property interests plus its other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. Although there can be no assurance, we do not believe that we are, or have been, a U.S. real property holding corporation, or that we are likely to become one in the future. No assurance can be provided that our Common Stock will be regularly traded on an established securities market for purposes of the rules described above.

 

InformationReporting and Backup Withholding

 

Wemust report annually to the IRS and to each non-U.S. holder the gross amount of the distributions paid on our Common Stock (andconstructive distributions on our Warrants) to such holder and the tax withheld, if any, with respect to such distributions. Non-U.S.holders may have to comply with specific certification procedures to establish that the holder is not a United States person (as definedin the Code) in order to avoid backup withholding at the applicable rate with respect to dividends on our Common Stock or Warrants.Dividends paid to non-U.S. holders subject to the U.S. withholding tax, as described above in “Non-U.S. Holders—Distributionson Our Common Stock,” generally will be exempt from U.S. backup withholding.

 

Informationreporting and backup withholding generally will apply to the proceeds of a disposition of our Common Stock and Warrants by a non-U.S.holder effected by or through the U.S. office of any broker, U.S. or foreign, unless the holder certifies its status as a non-U.S. holderand satisfies certain other requirements, or otherwise establishes an exemption. Generally, information reporting and backup withholdingwill not apply to a payment of disposition proceeds to a non-U.S. holder where the transaction is effected outside the United Statesthrough a non-U.S. office of a broker. However, for information reporting purposes, dispositions effected through a non-U.S. office ofa broker with substantial U.S. ownership or operations generally will be treated in a manner similar to dispositions effected througha U.S. office of a broker. Non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the information reportingand backup withholding rules to them.

 

Copiesof information returns may be made available to the tax authorities of the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides or is incorporatedunder the provisions of a specific treaty or agreement.

 

Backupwithholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a non-U.S. holder canbe refunded or credited against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that an appropriate claimis filed with the IRS.

 

ForeignAccounts

 

TheForeign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, generally imposes a 30% withholding tax on dividends(including constructive dividends)on, and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our Common Stock and Warrants if paid to a non-U.S. entity unless(i) if the non-U.S. entity is a “foreign financial institution,” the non-U.S. entity undertakes certain due diligence, reporting,withholding, and certification obligations, (ii) if the non-U.S. entity is not a “foreign financial institution,” the non-U.S.entity identifies certain of its U.S. investors, if any, or (iii) the non-U.S. entity is otherwise exempt under FATCA.

 

Withholdingunder FATCA generally will apply to payments of dividends (including constructive dividends) on our Common Stock and Warrants.

 

Anintergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify the requirements described in thissection. Under certain circumstances, a holder may be eligible for refunds or credits of the tax. Non-U.S. holders should consult theirown tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in our Common Stock or Warrants.

 

Thepreceding discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations is for informational purposes only. It is not tax advice. Prospectiveinvestors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the particular U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences ofpurchasing, holding and disposing of our Common Stock or Warrants, including the consequences of any proposed changes in applicablelaws.

 

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LEGALMATTERS

 

Sullivan& Worcester LLP will pass upon the validity of the securities being registered by the registration statement of which this prospectusis a part. Ballard Spahr LLP is acting as counsel to the placement agent in connection with certain legal matters relatedto this offering.

 

EXPERTS

 

Theconsolidated financial statements of Digital Ally, Inc. as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and2020, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Digital Ally, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December31, 2021 have been audited by RBSM LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report thereon, incorporatedherein by reference, and have been incorporated in this registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part in reliance uponsuch report and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

INCORPORATIONOF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

Weincorporate by reference the filed documents listed below (excluding those portions of any Current Report on Form 8-K that are not deemed“filed” pursuant to the General Instructions of Form 8-K), except as superseded, supplemented or modified by this prospectusor any subsequently filed document incorporated by reference herein as described below:

 

1.Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022 and its amendment 10-K/A, as filed with the SEC on April 29, 2022;

 

2.Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on May 20, 2022, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022 and for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022 and its amendment 10-Q/A, as filed with the SEC on December 9, 2022;

 

3.Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January 6, 2022, January 18, 2022, February 1, 2022, April 18, 2022, May 23, 2022, July 7, 2022, August 3, 2022, August 15, 2022, August 23, 2022, October 19, 2022, November 14, 2022, December 8, 2022, January 4, 2023 and January 11, 2023; and

 

4.The description of our Common Stock contained in (i) our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on December 28, 2007 under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, and (ii) Exhibit 4.6—Description of Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022.

 

Wealso incorporate by reference into this prospectus additional documents we may file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)of the Exchange Act: (i) on or after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a partand prior to effectiveness of the registration statement, and (ii) on or after the date of this prospectus but before the completionor termination of this offering (excluding any information not deemed “filed” with the SEC). Any statement contained in apreviously filed document is deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement containedin this prospectus or in a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes the statement, and anystatement contained in this prospectus is deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statementcontained in a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes the statement. 

 

Uponwritten or oral request, we will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of the prospectusis delivered a copy of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than exhibits to such documents unless suchexhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus). You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writingor telephoning us at the following address: Digital Ally, Inc., 14001 Marshall Drive, Lenexa, Kansas 66215, Attention: Investor Relations,telephone: (913) 814-7774. You may also access these documents on our website at www.digitalallyinc.com.

 

Informationon any Digital Ally, Inc. website, any subsection, page, or other subdivision of any Digital Ally, Inc. website, or any website linkedto by content on any Digital Ally, Inc. website, is not part of this prospectus and you should not rely on that information unless thatinformation is also in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

WHEREYOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

Weare subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and in accordance therewith file reports, proxy statements and otherinformation with the SEC. Our filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, as wellas at our website at www.digitalallyinc.com.

 

Informationon any Digital Ally, Inc. website, any subsection, page, or other subdivision of any Digital Ally, Inc. website, or any website linkedto by content on any Digital Ally, Inc. website, is not part of this prospectus and you should not rely on that information unless thatinformation is also in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

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INFORMATIONNOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

Thefollowing table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than the placement agent fees and expenses, payable by the registrant inconnection with the sale of common stock being registered. All amounts are estimates except for the SEC registration fee and the FinancialIndustry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, filing fee.

 

  

Amount to

be paid

 
SEC registration fee    
FINRA filing fee   * 
Legal fees and expenses   * 
Accounting fees and expenses   * 
Printing and engraving expenses   * 
Transfer agent and registrar fees   * 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses   * 
Total   * 

 

*Tobe filed by amendment

 

Item14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

UnderNevada law, a corporation may include in its articles of incorporation a provision that eliminates or limits the personal liability ofa director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, but no such provisionmay eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a) for any breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director, (b) for acts or omissionsnot in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, (c) for conduct violating the NRS, or(d) for any transaction from which the director will personally receive a benefit in money, property or services to which the directoris not legally entitled.

 

Section78.7502 of the NRS provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be madea party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employeeor agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of anothercorporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, finesand amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if theperson acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.

 

NRSSection 78.4502 also provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be madea party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favorby reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at therequest of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or otherenterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by the personin connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner which he or shereasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; provided, however, that indemnification may notbe made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustionof all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to theextent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application thatin view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the courtdeems proper.

 

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Anyindemnification pursuant to the above provisions may be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determinationthat indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made: (a)by the stockholders; (b) by the Board of Directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action,suit or proceeding; (c) if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceedingso orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (d) if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to theaction, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.

 

Ourarticles of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws provide, among other things, that a director or officer of thecorporation may be indemnified against expenses, liability, and loss (including attorneys’ fees inclusive of any appeal), judgments,fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding, whethercivil, criminal, or investigative, to the fullest extent permitted under the NGCL, unless it is ultimately determined by a court of competentjurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. Directors and officers of the corporation cannot be personallyliable for damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except (a) for acts of omissions involving intentional misconduct, fraud, or knowingviolation of law, or (b) the payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the NRS.

 

Insofaras indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be provided for directors, officers, employees, agents or personscontrolling an issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)is that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is therefore unenforceable. In the eventthat a claim for indemnification by such director, officer or controlling person of us in the successful defense of any action, suitor proceeding is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being offered, we will, unlessin the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction thequestion whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the finaladjudication of such issue.

 

Atthe present time, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director, officer, employee or other agent of ours in whichindemnification would be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding, which may result in a claimfor such indemnification.

 

ThePlacement Agent Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement provides for indemnification of us and our directors andofficers by the Placement Agent against certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1934 and the Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Item15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

Duringthe last three completed fiscal years and to date in the current fiscal year, we sold the following unregistered securities:

 

OnApril 17, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “April 2020 Purchase Agreement”) with two accreditedinvestors (the “April 2020 Investors”) providing for the issuance of (i) the Company’s 8% Senior Secured ConvertiblePromissory Notes due April 16, 2021 (the “April 2020 Notes”) with an aggregate principal face amount of $1,666,666, whichNotes are, subject to certain conditions, convertible into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”),at a price per share of $1.01 and (ii) five-year warrants (the “April 2020 Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of upto 1,237,624 shares of Common Stock (the “April 2020 Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $1.31 per share, subject tocustomary adjustments, which April 2020 Warrants are immediately exercisable upon issuance and on a cashless basis if the April 2020Warrant Shares have not been registered 180 days after the date of issuance. Pursuant to the April 2020 Purchase Agreement, an aggregateof $500,000 of principal amount of the April 2020 Notes and the underlying shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such April2020 Notes were registered in a registered direct offering. April 2020 Notes in an additional aggregate principal amount of $1,166,666and the April 2020 Warrants were issued to the April 2020 Investors in a concurrent private placement.

 

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OnJuly 1, 2020, the Company entered into a commission agreement with an individual who provides services for our Shield and ThermoVU productlines. Pursuant to such agreement, we issued a total of 10,000 shares of Common Stock valued at $30,700 based on the closing marketprice. The issuance was made pursuant to an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, asamended, including pursuant to Rule 506 thereunder. The individual is an “accredited investor” under Rule 506 and was madewithout any form of general solicitation and with full access to any information requested by the individual regarding the Company orthe securities issued to such individual.

 

OnSeptember 9, 2020, the Company’s board of directors approved the grant of options to purchase 255,000 shares of Common Stockat an exercise price of $2.09 per of which (i) options to purchase 30,000 shares of Common Stock were fully vested at thetime of grant and (ii) options to purchase 225,000 shares of Common Stock are subject to vesting ratably on a quarterly basisthrough May 1, 2021. In addition, on September 9, 2020, the Company’s board of directors approved the grant of 183,341 restrictedshares of Common Stock, which were fully vested at the time of grant. These grants were made to members of the Company’sboard of directors and employees pursuant to the Digital Ally, Inc. 2020 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan and were made pursuantto an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including pursuant to Rule 506thereunder. Such grant recipients were “accredited investors” under Rule 506 of the Securities Act and such grants were madewithout any form of general solicitation and with full access to any information requested by each recipient regarding the Company orsuch securities issued.

 

OnJanuary 14, 2021, the Company issued to two accredited investors (the “January 2021 Investors”) Common Stock purchasewarrants (collectively, the “January 2021 Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of Common Stockof the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), exercisable for at an initial exercise price of $3.25 pershare, subject to certain adjustments as provided in the January 2021 Warrants (the “January 2021 Issuance”).

 

Inaddition, on January 27, 2021, the Company issued to the January 2021 Investors Common Stock purchase warrants dated February 1, 2021(collectively, the “February 2021 Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 14,300,000 shares of Common Stock.Thereafter, and also as previously disclosed, on August 19, 2021, the Company entered into a Warrant Exchange Agreement with the January2021 Investors cancelling February 2021 Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 7,681,540 shares of Common Stock in consideration forthe issuance by the Company to the January 2021 Investors of new Common Stock purchase warrants (collectively, the “August 2021Exchange Warrants”) exercisable for an aggregate of up to 7,681,540 shares of Common Stock, an initial exercise price of $3.25per share, subject to certain adjustments as provided in the August 2021 Exchange Warrants. The Company also issued to the January 2021Investors Common Stock purchase warrants (collectively, the “August 2021 Replacement Warrants”) replacing the February 2021Warrants for the remaining shares of Common Stock exercisable thereunder, representing an aggregate of 6,618,460 shares of Common Stock,exercisable for at an initial exercise price of $3.25 per share, subject to certain adjustments as provided in the August 2021 ReplacementWarrants (the issuance of the August 2021 Exchange Warrants and the August 2021 Replacement Warrants, collectively, the “August2021 Issuance”).

 

OnSeptember 2, 2021, the Company, and TicketSmarter, LLC (“TicketSmarter”) on behalf of itself and its wholly owned subsidiaryGoody Tickets, LLC, and members of TicketSmarter (“Sellers”), entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “UPA”),pursuant to which, the Company purchased all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of TicketSmarter, for aggregate considerationof approximately $14.1 million,(subject to adjustment) including cash of approximately $8.9 million and 719,738 shares of Company Common Stock with a value of approximately $990,360, which consideration was paid at closing. Such consideration includes up to approximately$4.2 million structured as contingent payment (the “Contingent Payment”) in additional cash and shares of Common Stock ifTicketSmarter achieves certain EBITDA milestones prior to March 31, 2022, as set forth in the UPA.

 

TheUPA contains customary representations and warranties and covenants. The closing of the UPA and the acquisition also occurred on September2, 2021. Mr. Jeffrey Goodman and Mr. Michael Goodman, will be employed by Digital TicketSmarter as Chief Executive Officer and ChiefOperations Officer, respectively, and they each executed certain restricted stock grant agreements with the Company (collectively, the“Restricted Stock Grant Agreements”), whereby the Company issued 100,000 restricted shares of Common Stock and 50,000 sharesof Common Stock to Mr. Jeffrey Goodman and Mr. Michael Goodman, respectively, subject to the terms and provisions of the Company’s2020 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan. The restricted shares of Common Stock were valued based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the day of grant. The restricted shares of Common Stock will vest in equal installments over a five-yearperiod beginning on the first anniversary date each recipient began employment.

 

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Theissuance of the 719,738 restricted common shares and the total issuance of the 150,000 shares of restricted common stockto Jefferey Goodman and Michael Goodman were issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the SecuritiesAct of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) because Jefferey Goodman and Michael Goodman had a pre-existing relationshipwith the Company, there was no general solicitation made, and the investors represented their sophistication. Furthermore, the creditormade representations that the securities issued to extinguish the obligations were taken for investment purposes and not with a viewto resale.

 

OnAugust 23, 2022, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (collectively, the “New Warrant Exchange Agreements”) witheach of the January 2021 Investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to the Investors an aggregate of 6,075,000 shares ofCommon Stock in exchange for the cancellation by the January 2021 Investors of the January 2021 Warrants, the August 2021 Exchange Warrantsand the August 2021 Replacement Warrants. Each of the New Warrant Exchange Agreements provides that, for a period of 60 days, the Companywill not issue shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of Common Stock, or otherwise file any registration statementwith respect to the issuance of such securities, subject in each case to certain exceptions described more fully in the New Warrant ExchangeAgreements.

 

OnOctober 13, 2022 the Company, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “October 2022 Purchase Agreement”) with certaininstitutional investors (the “October 2022 Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a privateplacement (the “October 2022 Offering”), 1,400,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Redeemable PreferredStock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and 100,000 shares of the Company’s Series B ConvertibleRedeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”, and together with the Series A PreferredStock, the “Preferred Stock”), at an offering price of $9.50 per share, representing a 5% original issue discount to thestated value of $10.00 per share, for gross aggregate proceeds of $15 million in the October 2022 Offering, before the deduction of discounts,fees and offering expenses. The shares of Preferred Stock will, under certain circumstances, be convertible into shares of Common Stock,at the option of the holders of the Preferred Stock and, in certain circumstances, by the Company. The Purchase Agreement contains customaryrepresentations, warranties and agreements by the Company and the October 2022 Investors, and customary conditions to closing. The October2022 Offering closed on October 19, 2022.

 

Inconnection with the October 2022 Offering, the Company agreed to pay A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (the “Financial Advisor”)an aggregate cash fee equal to $750,000 and to reimburse the Financial Advisor for certain of its expenses in an amount not to exceed$135,000.

 

OnJanuary 10, 2023, the Company awarded an aggregate of 700,000 shares of restricted common stock to its employees which will vest pursuantto their respective vesting schedules provided that they remain employees on each such date.

 

Exceptas stated above, no underwriters were involved in the foregoing sales of securities. The issuances of the securities described abovewere deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or RegulationD promulgated under the Securities Act. The recipients of securities in such transactions represented their intention to acquire thesecurities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof and appropriate legendswere affixed to the stock certificates and option agreements issued in such transactions. All recipients had adequate access, throughtheir relationships with us, to information about us.

 

Item16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

Thefollowing documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement, including those exhibits incorporated herein by reference toone of our prior filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

Exhibit No.   Description 
1.1**   From of Placement Agent Agreement.
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger (13).
3.1(i)   Articles of Incorporation (13).
3.1(ii)   Articles of Merger (13).
3.1(iii)   Certificate of Amendment to Digital Ally, Inc.’s Articles of Incorporation (16).
3.1(iv)   Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (14).
3.1(v)   Form of Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (14).
3.2(i)   Bylaws (13).
4.1**   Form of Warrant.
4.2**   Form of Pre-Funded Warrant.
4.3**   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement issued in connection with this Offering.
4.4**   Form of Lock-Up Agreement.
5.1**   Opinion of Sullivan & Worcester LLP.
10.1   Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (1).
10.2   Form of Series A-1 Warrant (2).
10.3   Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (3).
10.4   Common Stock Purchase Warrant of Digital Ally, Inc (4).
10.5   Proceeds Investment Agreement, dated as July 31, 2018, by and between Digital Ally, Inc. and Brickell Key Investments LP (4).
10.6   Letter Agreement, dated as July 31, 2018, by and between Digital Ally, Inc. and Brickell Key Investments LP (4).
10.7   Digital Ally, Inc. 2018 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (5).
10.8   Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (6).
10.9   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, by and between the Company and the Investors (7).
10.10   Form of Placement Agency Agreement, dated January 27, 2021, by and between the Company and Kingswood Capital Markets, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc (8).
10.11   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2021, by and between the Company and the Investors (8).
10.12   Commercial Real Estate Sales Contract, dated February 24, 2021, between the Company and DDG Holding, LLC (9).
10.13   Form of Operating Agreement of Nobility Healthcare, LLC, dated June 1, 2021 (10).
10.14   Warrant Exchange Agreement, dated August 19, 2021, by and among the Company and the warrant holders who are signatories thereto (11).
10.15   Unit Purchase Agreement, dated September 2, 2021 (12).
10.16   Form of Exchange Agreement (13).
10.17   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement between Digital Ally, Inc. and the investors thereto (14).
10.18   Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and among Digital Ally, Inc. and the investors named therein (14).
10.19   2022 Digital Ally, Inc. Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (15).
10.20**   Form of Warrant Agency Agreement.
23.1*   Consent of RBSM LLP.
23.2**   Consent of Sullivan & Worcester LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*   Power of Attorney (included on signature page to registration statement).
107.1*   Filing fee table

 

* Filed herewith.
** To be filed by amendment

 

  (1) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form S-8 filed May 23, 2016.
  (2) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed August 25, 2017.
  (3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 4, 2018.
  (4) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed August 2, 2018.
  (5) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed August 20, 2018.
  (6) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed August 5, 2019.
  (7) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed January 12, 2021.
  (8) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed January 28, 2021.
  (9) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed May 3, 2021.
  (10) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed June 9, 2021.
  (11) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed August 19, 2021.
  (12) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed September 9, 2021.
  (13) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed August 23, 2022.
  (14) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed October 19, 2022.
  (15) Filed as Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed October 28, 2022.
  (16) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed 8-K filed December 8, 2022.

 

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Item17. 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 20 percent 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) of this section do not apply if the information required to be includedin a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrantpursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registrationstatement, 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 any 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 each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A (§230.430A of this chapter), shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, 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 first use, 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 date of first use.

 

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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 section 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 Act 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

(d)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

(1)For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

(2)For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuantto the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalfby the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lenexa, State of Kansas, on January 24, 2023.

 

  DIGITAL ALLY, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Stanton E. Ross
    Stanton E. Ross
    Chief Executive Officer

 

POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

KNOWALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned officers and directors of Digital Ally, Inc., a Nevada company, do hereby constituteand appoint Stanton E. Ross and Thomas J. Heckman as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitutionand re-substitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (includingpost-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement and any subsequentregistration statement filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which relates to thisRegistration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securitiesand Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every actand thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do inperson, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do orcause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuantto the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         

/s/ Stanton E. Ross

  Director and Chief   January 24, 2023
Stanton E. Ross   Executive Officer (principal
executive officer)
   
         

/s/ Thomas J. Heckman

  Chief Financial Officer, Secretary   January 24, 2023
Thomas J. Heckman   and Treasurer (principal financial
officer)
   
         

/s/ Leroy C. Richie

  Director   January 24, 2023
Leroy C. Richie        
         

/s/ Daniel F. Hutchins

  Director   January 24, 2023
Daniel F. Hutchins        
         

/s/ Michael J. Caulfiel

  Director   January 24, 2023
Michael J. Caulfield        

 

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