ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “objective,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance or condition and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievement to differ materially from results expressed or implied in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

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The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated herein by reference are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on our business. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting our business will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and under similar headings in the documents that are incorporated by reference herein. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment.

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New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the effect of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

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The forward-looking statements made by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated herein by reference speak only as of the date of such statement. Except to the extent required under the federal securities laws and rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there is no assurance that the events or results suggested by the forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

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Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures we make in the documents that we file with the SEC.

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You should carefully consider the following risks in evaluating us and our business as well as the risks set forth in our Form 8-K for the Merger filed with the SEC on June 25, 2024. You should also refer to the other information set forth in this report, including the information set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, as well as in our consolidated financial statements the related notes. Our business prospects, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected by any of the following risks.

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Risks Related to Lyneer’s Business

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While Lyneer’s historical financial statements report net losses primarily as a result of its accounting for its acquisition by IDC in August 2021 and in 2024 for transaction costs in connection with the Merger, there can be no assurance of profitability post-Merger.

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Atlantic has reported a net loss of $59,778,563 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and net losses of $15,252,020 and $3,221,058 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The consolidated financial statements of Lyneer since August 31, 2021 reflect the post-acquisition activity of Lyneer since its acquisition by IDC. The loss for the six-months ended June 30, 2024, resulted primarily from: (i) selling, general and administrative costs of $28,894,187 due primarily to higher transaction costs related to the Merger, (ii) $43,000,000 of stock based compensation paid to the shareholders of Atlantic Acquisition Corp. for advisory services in connection with the Merger and (iii) $15,607,737 related to a potential settlement for legacy shareholders and stock compensation expense related to third parties as advisors to the Company. There can be no assurance that Lyneer will operate profitably in the future.

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Lyneer has a significant amount of debt obligations and its failure to restructure or pay such obligations when due could have a material adverse impact on Lyneer’s financial condition and long-term viability.

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In addition to the Merger Note to IDC, in the principal amount of $35 million, at the closing of the Merger, Lyneer’s existing debt obligations currently include all of the debt obligations of IDC as a co-borrower as all of the loan arrangements entered into by Lyneer and IDC provide that such parties are jointly and severally liable for the full amount of the indebtedness. While Lyneer is legally jointly and severally liable for IDC’s debt obligations, as of the date of the Merger, the Company deconsolidated its joint and several debt obligations as it is reasonably probable that IDC has the ability to repay their portion. At June 30, 2024, such indebtedness totaled approximately $104,045,357. The joint indebtedness of Lyneer and IDC is made up of a revolving credit facility and a term loan from their senior lenders and promissory notes that are payable to the two prior owners of Lyneer. Currently, and until such obligations are either repaid in full or restructured by the lenders to release Lyneer as an obligor on such indebtedness, if IDC cannot, or does not, repay any portion of the debt owed by IDC, Lyneer could be responsible for repaying all of the outstanding obligations and Lyneer’s current operations are not expected to be sufficient to make all of the necessary payments. Pursuant to an Allocation Agreement dated as of December 31, 2023, IDC agreed with Lyneer to assume responsibility for all payments under the term loan and the promissory notes payable to the two prior owners of Lyneer (the “Assumed Debt”), and all but $40,163,261 that was outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2024. However, until such time as Lyneer’s joint and several debt obligations are restructured, the agreement of IDC to assume all but Lyneer’s $40,163,261 of the joint indebtedness is being given effect solely for accounting purposes, although Lyneer will remain a joint and several obligor on such indebtedness and will be obligated to pay such indebtedness if IDC does not do so.

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In addition, under the Allocation Agreement, IDC and Prateek Gattani, IDC’s Chief Executive Officer and our Chairman of the Board, have agreed for IDC to work with Lyneer to implement a plan to refinance or otherwise satisfy the Assumed Debt and to restructure their revolving credit facility with current credit availability of up to $60,000,000 for which Lyneer is currently jointly and severally liable with IDC so that Lyneer will be obligated for only its portion under the facility. Lyneer intends to enter into a new revolving credit facility with its current lender or a new lender that will be supportable by Lyneer’s stand-alone borrowing base and is expected to be on terms similar to those of the existing agreement. It is contemplated that the new credit facility will provide credit availability to Lyneer of up to $40,000,000 and will replace Lyneer’s remaining obligations under the existing revolving credit facility. However, there can be no assurance that Lyneer will be able to support its continuing indebtedness, to generate revenues sufficient in amount to enable us to pay our indebtedness under the Merger Note, or to repay or refinance any such indebtedness when due. Lyneer’s failure to comply with its obligations under its existing indebtedness following the Merger, or to repay or refinance such indebtedness when due, including our indebtedness under the Merger Note, would likely have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and long-term viability.

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Lyneer will remain jointly and severally liable for the Assumed Debt until such indebtedness is restructured to remove Lyneer as an obligor or such indebtedness is paid in full.

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As described in the previous risk factor, notwithstanding the deconsolidation of debt for accounting purposes, Lyneer will remain legally jointly and severally liable as a co-borrower with IDC on all loan arrangements for which they are now jointly liable until such time as such loan arrangements are restructured or paid in full. The assets of Lyneer have been pledged to the senior lender under the revolving credit facility and, in connection with the closing of the Merger, were pledged to the lender under the term loan our equity interests in Lyneer, our sole operating subsidiary, as collateral for the repayment of such loan. In the event Lyneer or IDC is unable to restructure or repay their joint and several indebtedness by September 30, 2024, or there occurs any other event of default under the revolving credit facility or the term loan, including, but not limited to completion of an Initial Capital Raise (as defined) by September 15, 2024, the lenders under the revolving credit facility and the term loan will be able to foreclose upon the equity and assets of Lyneer, which could result in a loss of your investment. Notwithstanding the fact that IDC and Prateek Gattani have agreed to repay the joint and several indebtedness under the Allocation Agreement, in the event that IDC cannot or will not repay any of such indebtedness, Lyneer may be required to make such payments. In such event, IDC would then be required to repay Lyneer for the amounts paid on IDC’s behalf. The failure of IDC to either restructure the existing joint and several obligations to remove Lyneer as a co-borrower and/or to repay the joint and several indebtedness could have a material adverse impact on Lyneer’s financial condition and its long-term viability and the market price of our common stock.

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Lyneer has been in default under its principal credit facilities and outstanding promissory notes and any additional or future defaults by Lyneer under its credit facilities could have a material adverse impact on Lyneer’s financial condition and long-term viability.

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Lyneer has entered into several debt facilities under which it is jointly and severally liable for repayment with IDC. Lyneer was not in compliance with all of its covenants under its revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2023. Since July 2023, Lyneer has entered into forbearance agreements with its lenders pursuant to which it received waivers of its exiting events of default.

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On August 12, 2024, IDC and Lyneer entered into new limited consent and forbearance agreements with the lenders under which the lenders agreed, to waive all existing events of default and to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies and any Initial Capital Raise with respect to such events of default through September 30, 2024. However, if we are unable to complete an Initial Capital Raise of at least $20 million prior to September 15, 2024, or there occurs any other event of default under the revolving credit facility or the term loan, IDC and Lyneer will again be in default under their revolving credit facility and the note obligations, which would likely have a material adverse effect on Lyneer’s financial condition and long-term viability. Even if IDC pays in full the term loan and the promissory notes payable to the prior sellers of Lyneer and Lyneer is successful in restructuring its obligations under the revolving credit facilities, there can be no assurance that all conditions subsequent will be satisfied and that Lyneer will be able to comply with all of its obligations under such credit facilities. Any failure on the part of Lyneer to comply with its obligations under the credit facilities could result in a default which would be expected to have a material adverse impact on Lyneer’s financial condition and its long-term viability. See Part I. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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General Risks Affecting Our Business

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We will be required to raise additional funds prior to the maturity date of the Merger Note to repay such note and our other outstanding indebtedness and to support our future capital needs.

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We believe our cash on hand and cash generated from operations, will not be sufficient to pay the Merger Note and our other outstanding indebtedness in full when due and to fund our ongoing operations. As stated above, Lyneer has been in default under its principal credit facilities and outstanding promissory notes and any future defaults by Lyneer under its credit facilities could have a material adverse impact on Lyneer’s financial condition and long-term viability. Under the forbearance agreements dated August 12, 2024, we are required to seek at least $20 million future financing prior to September 15, 2024, and on or before September 30, 2024, to restructure the outstanding indebtedness that is the subject of such forbearance agreements. In addition, we are required to seek additional financing prior to September 30, 2024, the maturity date of the Merger Note, to repay the Merger Note when due. Thereafter, we will be required to seek financing to pay or refinance our other outstanding indebtedness.

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We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain additional funds on acceptable terms, or at all. Our ability to obtain additional financing will be subject to market conditions, our operating performance and investor sentiment, among other factors. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or equity-linked securities, our stockholders may experience dilution. Future debt financing, if available, may involve covenants restricting our operations or our ability to incur additional debt. Any debt or equity financing may contain terms that are not favorable to us or our stockholders.

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To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of those securities could result in substantial dilution for our current stockholders. The terms of any securities issued by us in future capital transactions may be more favorable to new investors, and may include preferences, superior voting rights and the issuance of warrants or other derivative securities, which may have a further dilutive effect on the holders of any of our securities then-outstanding. We may issue additional shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock in connection with hiring or retaining personnel, option or warrant exercises, future acquisitions or future placements of our securities for capital-raising or other business purposes. The issuance of additional securities, whether equity or debt, by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of our common stock to decline further and existing stockholders may not agree with our financing plans or the terms of such financings.

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In addition, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, securities law compliance fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which may adversely impact our financial condition.

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Furthermore, any additional debt or equity financing that we may need may not be available on terms favorable to us, or at all. If we are unable to obtain such additional financing on a timely basis, we may have to curtail our development activities and growth plans and/or be forced to sell assets, perhaps on unfavorable terms, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, and we ultimately could be forced to discontinue our operations and liquidate, in which event it is unlikely that stockholders would receive any distribution on their shares. Further, we may not be able to continue operating if we do not generate sufficient revenues from operations needed to stay in business.

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An aggregate of 48,728,813 shares of common stock were issued on June 18, 2024 in connection with the Merger and reported on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 25, 2024.

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

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Any material default in the payment of principal and interest with respect to indebtedness of the Company’s significant subsidiaries has been cured within 30 days of such default.

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Item 5. Other Information.

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There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 10, 2024 (our “Annual Report”), except for the risk factors relating to the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the Asset Sale Agreement set forth in our Information Statement dated August 10, 2023 filed with the SEC on August 10, 2023 (the “Information Statement”) and except as follows:

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Our securities were recently delisted by Nasdaq and our failure to relist our securities in the future, could limit investors’ ability to effect transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

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As previously reported, on September 8, 2023, we received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff ( the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) regarding compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(4) (the “Rule”), which required us to have a minimum of 500,000 publicly held shares, exclusive of shares held by officers, directors and 10% stockholders. On November 10, 2023, we received a letter from Nasdaq advising us that in light of our inability to meet the requirements of the Rule by October 31, 2023, Nasdaq had determined to delist our securities from Nasdaq and suspend trading in those securities effective at the open of trading on November 13, 2023. The letter further advised that Nasdaq will complete the delisting by filing a Form 25 Notice of Delisting with the Securities and Exchange Commission, after applicable appeal periods have lapsed. We have appealed the decision of Nasdaq and paid the applicable filing fee for such appeal. On November 17, 2023, Nasdaq advised us that the decision to delist our securities will be reviewed by the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council, and that we may submit a memorandum in support of our appeal no later than December 1, 2023.

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As previously disclosed, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, we have filed a registration statement on Form S-1 for the sale of our securities in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. As previously reported, we had intended to cure our Nasdaq listing deficiency by consummating the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Subsequent to the de-listing of our common stock from Nasdaq, we filed a listing application to list our common stock on the Cboe BZX Exchange Inc. (the “CBOE”) upon the closing of our public offering of equity securities in connection with the closing of the proposed Merger.

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There can be no assurance that our listing application to CBOE will be approved or that we will be able to list our securities on the CBOE. Even if our securities are listed on the CBOE following the Merger, we may be unable to maintain the listing of our securities in the future.

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If our listing application is not approved, there could be significant material adverse consequences to us, including:

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Our business involves significant risks. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the Annual Report and the Information Statement, together with all of the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as included in our Annual Report. The risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report, the Information Statement and this report are not the only ones we face. Additional risk and uncertainties that we are unaware of or that we deem immaterial may also become important factors that adversely affect our business. The realization of any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations, growth and future prospects as well as our ability to accomplish our strategic objectives. In that event, the market price of our common stock could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment.

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Sales of Unregistered Securities

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There have been no sales of unregistered securities within the period covered by this report that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 701 of Regulation S-K.

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Repurchases of Shares or of Company Equity Securities

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Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities

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