UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 2, 2018
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
STARCO BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-54892 (Commission File Number) | 27-1781753 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
250 26th Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, California (Address of principal executive offices) | 90402 (Zip code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 818-260-9370
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
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Section 3 Securities and Trading Markets
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On February 26, 2018, the Board of Directors of Starco Brands, Inc. (the Company) approved the issuance of an aggregate of 30,400,000 post-reverse shares of common stock to 16 third parties in consideration for services valued at $8,208. The Company relied on an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
On February 26, 2018, the Board of Directors also approved the issuance of an aggregate of 117,282,442 post-reverse shares of common stock to our directors and officers in consideration for services valued at $31,666. The Company issued 97,182,442 post-reverse shares to Ross Sklar, our President and Chief Executive Officer; 18,000,000 post-reverse shares to Sanford Lange; Chairman of the Board; 2,000,000 post-reverse shares to Martin Goldrod, Secretary/Treasurer and 100,000 post-reverse shares to Rachel Boulds, Chief Financial Officer. The Company relied on an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
After the shares are issued the Company will have 150,000,000 post-reverse shares issued and outstanding.
Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant
As a result of the issuance of post-reverse shares as described above, the beneficial ownership of our outstanding common stock has changed. The following table lists the beneficial ownership of our outstanding common stock by our management. We do not know of any person or group that own beneficially more than 5% of our voting common stock. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Based on these rules, two or more persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the same securities. Except as indicated by footnote, the persons named in the table below have sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 150,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 26, 2018.
MANAGEMENT
Title of Class | Name of Beneficial Owner | Amount of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Class |
Common Stock | Ross Sklar | 98,391,226 | 65.59 |
Common Stock | Sanford Lang | 18,263,193 (1) | 12.18 |
Common Stock | Martin Goldrod | 2,045,417 | 1.4 |
Common Stock | Rachel Boulds | 100,833 | Less than 1% |
Directors and executive officers as a group | 118,800,669 | 79.20 |
(1) Represents 18,263,193 shares held by Mr. Lang, 11,516 shares held by his spouse and 333 shares held by a child living with him.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 2, 2018 | STARCO BRANDS, INC. By: /s/ Ross Sklar Ross Sklar President and Chief Executive Officer |
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