UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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THE PULSE BEVERAGE CORPORATION


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada

 

000-53586

 

36-4691531

 
 

(State or other

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer

 
  jurisdiction of incorporation)      

Identification No.)

 

 

11678 N. Huron Street

Northglenn, CO 80234


(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 382-5476


 

N/A


(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 

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THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT IS BEING PROVIDED TO

YOU BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PULSE BEVERAGE CORPORATION

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE

REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY

 

Pulse Beverage Corporation

11678 N. Huron Street

Northglenn, CO 80234 

INFORMATION STATEMENT

 

INTRODUCTION

 

This Information Statement is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is being furnished to the holders of common stock (the “Shareholders”) of Pulse Beverage Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or words of similar import), pursuant to Section 14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) to notify such Shareholders of a proposed amendment to our Articles of Incorporation. The Company proposed an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation that would increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 500,000,000 to 5,000,000,000 (the “Authorized Increase Amendment”).

 

The Board of Directors has fixed April 26, 2017, as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining those of our shareholders entitled to receive this Information Statement.

 

The Authorized Increase Amendment was unanimously adopted and approved on April 23, 2017 by written consent of our Board of Directors, and the Board recommended to Robert Yates, the holder of 4,211,333 shares of common stock of the Company and 300,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Majority Shareholder”) that he approve the Authorized Increase Amendment. As of April 21, 2017, the Majority Shareholder held 59.48% of the total voting power of all issued and outstanding voting capital of the Company. On April 23, 2017, the Majority Shareholder approved the Authorized Increase Amendment by written consent in lieu of a meeting in accordance with Nevada law. No other votes were required or necessary to adopt the Authorized Increase Amendment, and none is being solicited hereunder. See the captions “Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof” and “Vote Required for Approval,” herein.

 

The Authorized Increase Amendment will become effective on or after the opening of business on May 29, 2017, a date that is at least 21 days from the mailing of this Information Statement to our shareholders.

 

This Information Statement is first being mailed on or about May 8, 2017, to our shareholders and is being delivered to inform you of the corporate action described herein in accordance with Section 78.390 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and Rule 14c-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  We are not aware of any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holders or otherwise, that is in opposition to matters of action taken.  In addition, pursuant to the laws of Nevada, the actions taken by majority written consent in lieu of a special shareholder meeting do not create appraisal or dissenters’ rights. The entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by us.  

 

APPROXIMATE D ATE OF MAILING: May 8 , 2017 .

 

 
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WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND A PROXY.

 

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

 

Voting Securities

 

The securities that would have been entitled to vote if a meeting was required to have been held regarding the amendments to our Articles of Incorporation consist of shares of our common stock and our Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote and each share of our Series A Preferred Stock is has voting rights equal 1,000 votes per share on all matters presented for a vote to shareholders. The number of outstanding shares of our common stock at the close of business on April 21, 2017, the record date for determining our shareholders who would have been entitled to notice of and to vote on the amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, was 211,433,022 shares and the number of votes of the Series A Preferred Stock was 300,000,000 shares. As of April 21, 2017, the Majority Shareholder had 304,211,333 votes, or 59.48% of the votes.

 

Security Ownership of Principal Holders and Management

 

The following table sets forth certain information as of April 21, 2017, regarding current beneficial ownership of the shares of our common stock by: (i) each person known by us to own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our voting stock, (ii) each of our executive officers and directors, and (iii) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. Except as noted, each person has sole voting and sole investment or dispositive power with respect to the shares shown. The address for all officers and directors listed below is 11678 N. Huron Street, Northglenn, CO 80234, which is the principal executive office address of the Company. The information presented is based upon 196,867,991 outstanding shares of our common stock.

 

Ownership of Officers and Directors and Principal Shareholders

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

 

All Stock

Name of

Beneficial

 

 

Number of

Shares Owned

 

 

Percentage

 

 

Number of

Shares Owned

 

 

Percentage

 

 

Number of

 

 

Percentage

Owner

  (3)     Owned (3)     (3)     Owned (3)     Votes (3)     Owned (3)

Robert E. Yates, CEO

 

4,211,333

 

 

1.99%

 

 

300,000

 

 

100%

 

 

304,221,333

 

 

59.48%

Parley Sheya   613,333     0.29%     0     0%     613,333     0.12%

All executive officers and directors as a group (2 persons)

  4,824,666     2.28%     300,000     100%     304,824,666     59.60%

 

 

Changes in Control

 

There are no present contractual arrangements or pledges of our securities that may result in a change in control of the Company.

 

VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Nevada Law

 

Pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes, amendments to the Articles of Incorporation are required to be approved by a majority of our shareholders. This approval could be obtained either by the written consent of the holders of a majority of our issued and outstanding voting securities, or it could be considered by our shareholders at a special shareholders' meeting convened for the specific purpose of approving the name change. The Company's voting securities consist of common stock and Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote per share on any matter requiring shareholder vote and each share of Series A Preferred Stock has 1,000 votes per each share on any matters requiring shareholder vote.

 

 
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In order to eliminate the costs and management time involved in holding a special meeting, our Board of Directors voted to utilize the written consent of the majority shareholders. The elimination of the need for a meeting of shareholders to approve this action is made possible by Section 78.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as may be amended, which provides that the written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of voting capital stock, having no less than the minimum number of votes which would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present.

 

Resolutions to effect the amendments were unanimously adopted by our Board of Directors and the Majority Shareholder on April 23, 2017. The Majority Shareholder owns 59.48% of our outstanding voting securities. No other votes or consents are required or necessary to effect the amendments to our Articles of Incorporation.

 

Effective Date of Amendment

 

The effective date of the amendments to our Articles of Incorporation will be on the opening of business on May 29, 2017, or a date that is 21 days from the mailing of this Information Statement to our shareholders, subject to the filing of Articles of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the State of Nevada, Division of Corporations.

 

AMENDMENT TO OUR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES

 

The Authorized Increase Amendment is being sought to enhance corporate flexibility and to advance the Company’s business plan. Similarly, we believe that for us to successfully execute our business strategy we may need to raise investment capital and it may be preferable or necessary to issue and sell additional shares of our common stock to raise such capital, and/or to retain key personnel. Accordingly, in order to grant us the flexibility to issue our equity securities in the manner best suited for our Company, or as may be required by the capital markets, the Authorized Increase Amendment will increase the authorized shares of common stock to 5,000,000,000 shares. As of April 24, 2017 the Company did not have any definitive agreements, plans, proposals, or arrangements, written or otherwise, to issue shares of its common stock (aside from certain obligations to issue conversion shares pursuant to the terms of certain Convertible Notes outstanding, the details of which have been previously reported on Form 8K).

 

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The amendment to increase the authorized shares of common stock would not affect the number of preferred shares the Company is authorized to issue.

 

Management believes that this one time increase in authorized shares will allow the Company to have sufficient shares available now and in the foreseeable future to provide for raising additional capital for the benefit of our shareholders. By taking this one-time action now to increase the authorized common shares, it prevents us from possibly having to incur these same costs associated with increasing the authorized shares multiple times in the future as the needs may develop, saving our shareholders money in the future. By having taken this action, management now will have sufficient common shares available as the need develops but does not have to issue some, part, or any of the additional authorized shares at this time.

 

The action also satisfies a condition to the Company’s draw down of an additional $50,000 tranche of loan financing proceeds under a Convertible Promissory Note issued to Old Main Capital, as reported in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 6, 2017, and by this reference incorporated herein.

 

The Authorized Increase Amendment may have the effect of preventing or delaying the acquisition by third parties of a controlling interest in us, even though the Majority Shareholder owns approximately 59.48% of our currently outstanding voting securities. Our ability to issue a vastly increased number of voting securities may lead to an increase in the number of votes required in order to approve a future change in control and may make it substantially more difficult for third parties to gain control of us through a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or other transaction. The ability to prevent a change in control may deprive our shareholders of any benefits that may result from such a change in control, including the potential realization of a premium over the market price for our common stock that such a transaction may cause. Furthermore, the issuance of a large block of additional shares to parties who may be deemed “friendly” to our Board of Directors may make it more difficult to remove incumbent directors from office, even if such removal would benefit our common shareholders. Despite these potential anti-takeover effects, however, the Board of Directors believed that the financial flexibility afforded by any increase in our authorized common stock outweighed any potential disadvantages. Our management and our Board of Directors have no present intention to use the increased number of authorized common shares for any anti-takeover purpose.

 

 
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Our issuance of any additional shares of our common stock in the future may dilute both the equity interests and the earnings per share of our existing common shareholders. Such dilution may be substantial, depending on the number of shares issued. Any newly authorized shares of common stock will have voting and other rights identical to those of the currently authorized shares of common stock.

 

The cost of preparing, printing and mailing this Schedule 14C and all other costs in connection with amendment of the Articles will be paid by the Company.

 

DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS

 

There are no dissenters’ rights applicable with respect to the amendments to our Articles of Incorporation.

 

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

 

No director, executive officer, nominee for election as a director, associate of any director, executive officer or nominee or any other person has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in the amendments to our Articles of Incorporation, which is not shared by all other shareholders.

 

WHERE YOU CAN OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We file annual and special reports and other information with the SEC. Certain of our SEC filings are available over the Internet at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities:

 

Public Reference Room Office

100 F Street, N.E.

Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Callers in the United States can also call 1-202-551-8090 for further information on the operations of the public reference facilities.

 

DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS

 

If hard copies of the materials are requested, we will send only one Information Statement and other corporate mailings to stockholders who share a single address unless we received contrary instructions from any stockholder at that address. This practice, known as “householding,” is designed to reduce our printing and postage costs. However, the Company will deliver promptly upon written or oral request a separate copy of the Information Statement to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the Information Statement was delivered. You may make such a written or oral request by (a) sending a written notification stating (i) your name, (ii) your shared address and (iii) the address to which the Company should direct the additional copy of the Information Statement, to the Company at 11678 N. Huron Street, Northglenn, CO 80234.

 

If multiple stockholders sharing an address have received one copy of this Information Statement or any other corporate mailing and would prefer the Company to mail each stockholder a separate copy of future mailings, you may mail notification to, or call the Company at, its principal executive offices. Additionally, if current stockholders with a shared address received multiple copies of this Information Statement or other corporate mailings and would prefer the Company to mail one copy of future mailings to stockholders at the shared address, notification of such request may also be made by mail or telephone to the Company’s principal executive offices.

 

This Information Statement is provided to the holders of Common Stock of the Company only for information purposes in connection with the Actions, pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 14c-2 of the Exchange Act. Please carefully read this Information Statement.

 

 
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NOTICE

 

THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER OF OUR COMPANY HAS CONSENTED TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT TO OUR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION BY OWNING IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF OUR OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT UNDER NEVADA LAW, AND HAS DONE SO. NO FURTHER CONSENTS, VOTES OR PROXIES ARE NEEDED, AND NONE ARE REQUESTED.

 

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  

Date: April 23, 2017

/s/ Robert Yates

 

 

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