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Safety Shot Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Apr 1, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Apr 1, 2024

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1 -Organization and Business Operations

Safety Shot Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOT) was formerly known as Jupiter Wellness Inc. In August 2023 the Company acquired certain assets of GBB Drink Lab Inc which included the blood alcohol detox drink Safety Shot, an over-the-counter drink that can lower blood alcohol content to allow recovery from the effects of alcohol at a rate faster than would occur normally. Concurrently with the purchase, the Company changed its name to Safety Shot, Inc. and changed its NASDAQ trading symbol to SHOT. The Company launched Safety Shot in December 2023.

Safety Shot has a well-established clinical development infrastructure and fits within the Company’s existing over-the-counter and prescription-grade health and wellness products. The Company will continue its current products line as an operating division and is committed to supporting health and wellness by developing innovative solutions to a range of conditions. We take pride in our research and development of over-the-counter (OTC) products and intellectual property, which aim to address some of the most prevalent health and wellness concerns today. Our product pipeline includes a diverse range of products, such as hair loss treatments, eczema creams, vitiligo solutions, and sexual wellness products, that cater to different health and wellness needs. We are dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest scientific research and technology, ensuring that our products are effective, safe, and meet the highest industry standards.

To achieve our mission, we rely on a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals who are committed to advancing our vision of health and wellness. Our team includes scientists, researchers, product developers, and business experts who collaborate to create new products and enhance existing ones. We also partner with industry leaders and organizations to leverage the latest technologies and expand our reach.

We generate revenue through various channels, including the sales of our OTC and consumer products, as well as licensing royalties. Our products are available through various retailers and e-commerce platforms, making them accessible to a broad customer base. Additionally, we collaborate with other companies to license our intellectual property, creating additional revenue streams and expanding our global presence.

Going Concern Consideration

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had accumulated deficits of $65,680,715 and $50,597,674, respectively, and cash flow used in operations of $10,715,314 and $6,448,078 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its expansion and development plans. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had $3,833,349 and $1,477,552, respectively, in cash and working capital of $4,303,687 and $2,245,979, respectively. These conditions have raised doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as noted by our auditors, M&K CPAS, PLLC.

Note 2 –Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Jupiter Wellness Investments, Inc., a Florida corporation, and for the period from January 1, 2022 to August 14, 2023, SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong private limited company, which was sold effective August 14, 2923. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Debt Extinguishment and Modification

Any changes or modification to debt instruments must be examined to determine if the modification has any significant effect. If the changes or modifications are material, the change or modification must be accounted for as an extinguishment. If determined to be an extinguishment, the change or modification to the original debt is derecognized and a new debt is recognized. Any difference in the fair value is recognized as a gain or loss on extinguishment.

Deconsolidation

The Company will use Deconsolidation Accounting upon the loss of control of a subsidiary determined to be less than 50% owned. Upon deconsolidation, the Company will no longer present the subsidiary’s assets, liabilities, and results of operations in its consolidated financial statements. If the Company owns more than 20% but less than 50% the Company will continue to report under the Equity Method.

Discontinued Operations

The Company adopted the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08Discontinued Operations requiring entities to reclassify assets and liabilities of a discontinued operation for all comparative periods presented in the statement of financial position. Effective August 14, 2023, the Company sold SRM Entertainment Ltd, (“SRM”) a wholly owned subsidiary. Financial statements preceding the effective date of the sale have been reclassified to reflect the respective SRM assets and liabilities as being held for sale and the operations of SRM are reflected a discontinued operation.

Equity Method for Investments

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, which the Company exerts significant influence but does not control or otherwise consolidate, are accounted for using the equity method. Equity method investments are initially recorded at cost. These investments are included in investment in joint ventures in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s share of the profits and losses from these investments is reported in loss from equity method joint venture in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company monitors its investments for other-than-temporary impairment by considering factors such as current economic and market conditions and the operating performance of the investees and records reductions in carrying values when necessary.

Asset Purchases

The Company accounts for an acquisitive transaction determined to be an asset purchase based on the cost accumulation and allocation method, under which the costs to purchase the asset or set of assets are allocated to the assets acquired. No goodwill is recorded in connection with an asset purchase.

Investments in Marketable Securities

The Company’s Marketable Securities are considered Held-For-Trading (“HFT”) or Trading Assets. HTF- Trading securities are valued at their fair value when purchased/sold, and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded periodically on financial reporting dates as other income or loss.

Emerging Growth Company Status

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash and equivalents for purposes of the statement of cash flows. There wereno cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Inventory

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company periodically reviews the value of items in inventory and provides write-downs or write- offs of inventory based on its assessment of market conditions. Write-downs and write-offs are charged to cost of goods sold. Inventory is based upon the average cost method of accounting. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company had expired inventory write-downs of $23,794. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company determined that certain of our inventory items were either slow moving, expired or discontinued. As a result, the Company wrote-off a total of $152,432 of inventory, consisting of raw materials of $23,623, finished goods of $123,094 and packaging of $5,715 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Investments Held-to-Maturity

Investments that the Company’s management has the “positive intent and ability” to hold through maturity are classified and accounted for as hold-to- maturity investments (“HTM”). HTM investments are carried at amortized cost in the financial statements. For investments classified as HTM, no unrealized gains and losses will be recognized in financial statements.

Assets and liabilities Held for Sale

On December 9, 2022, The Company entered into a stock exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with SRM Entertainment, Inc. (“SRM”) to govern the separation of SRM from the Company. On May 26, 2023, we amended and restated the Exchange Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement”) to include additional information regarding the distribution and the separation of SRM the Company. The separation as set forth in the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement with Jupiter closed August 14, 2023. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, on May 31, 2023, SRM issued to the Company 6,500,000 shares of SRM Common Stock (representing 79.3% of SRM’s outstanding shares of Common Stock) in exchange for 2 ordinary shares of SRM Ltd owned by the Company (representing all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of SRM) (the “Share Exchange”). On August 14, 2023, SRM consummated its Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), pursuant to which it sold 1,250,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.00 per share. In connection with the Share Exchange and SRM’s IPO, the Company distributed 2,000,000 shares of SRM’s common stock to the Company’s stockholders and certain warrant holders (out of the 6.5 million shares issued in May 2023) which occurred on the effective date of the Registration Statement but prior to the closing of the IPO. Following such distribution, the Company owns 4.5 million of the 9,450,000 shares of common stock outstanding and SRM is now a minority owned subsidiary of the Company.

The Company has reclassified all of the assets and liabilities of SRM held prior to the Share Exchange as assets and liabilities held for sale.

At December 31, 2023, the Company had no assets or liabilities held for sale. At December 31, 2022, the Company had current assets held for sale totaling $611,316, long term assets held for sale totaling $1,242,803 and liabilities held for sale totaling $593,192.

The following table presents the major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations of Communications reported in the consolidated balance sheets:

December 31,
2023 · 2022
Cash$-$453,516
Inventory-290,200
Account receivable-621,090
Prepaid expenses and deposits-697,725
Investment in Affiliate-7,699
Loan to SRM-(1,458,914)
Total current asset held for sale-611,316
Intangible assets-291,533
Goodwill-941,937
FF&E-9,333
Assets held for sale-1,242,803
Total assets$-$1,854,119
Accounts Payable$-$378,804
Accrued liabilities-214,388
Total current Liabilities$-$593,192

The following table presents the components of discontinued operations in relation to Communications reported in the consolidated statements of operations:

For the Year ended December 31,
20232022
Sales$3,901,162$6,076,116
Cost of Sales3,064,3764,845,217
Gross profit836,7861,230,899
Operating expense636,937887,495
Other (income) expense461,377(768)
Total expenses1,098,314886,727
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations$(261,528)$344,172

Trading Securities

Securities that the Company intends to sell are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are carried at fair value with gains and losses recognized in current period earnings.

Net Loss per Common Share

Net income (loss) per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. If applicable, diluted earnings per share assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all common stock instruments such as options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per share. As such, options, warrants, convertible securities, and preferred stock are not considered in the calculations, as the impact of the potential common shares would be to decrease the loss per share.

For the Year Ended December 31,
20232022
Numerator:
Net (loss)$(15,083,041)$(15,223,028)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share - Weighted- average common shares issued and outstanding during the period30,877,80422,106,703
Denominator for diluted earnings per share30,877,80422,106,703
Basic (loss) per share$(0.49)$(0.69)
Diluted (loss) per share$(0.49)$(0.69)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates its revenue from the sale of its products directly to the end user or through a distributor (collectively the “customers”).

The Company recognizes revenues by applying the following steps in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:

●identify the contract with a customer;
●identify the performance obligations in the contract;
●determine the transaction price;
●allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and

The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when goods or products are shipped on a FOB shipping point basis as title passes when shipped. Our products are generally paid in advance of shipment or standard net 30 days and we offer no specific right of return, refund or warranty related to our products except for cases of defective products of which there have been none to date.

Accounts Receivable and Credit Risk

Accounts receivable are generated from sales of the Company’s products. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful collections, which is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognizedno allowance for doubtful collections.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

We evaluate long-lived assets (including intangible assets) for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flow the asset is expected to generate.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill is tested for impairment at a minimum on an annual basis. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If the reporting unit does not pass the qualitative assessment, then the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using market and discounted cash flow approaches. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The discounted cash flow approach uses expected future operating results. Failure to achieve these expected results may cause a future impairment of goodwill at the reporting unit.

We conducted an evaluation of our goodwill as of December 31, 2022 and there wasno impairment in the year ended December 31, 2022. Dring the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company spun-off its wholly-owned subsidiary SRM Entertainment Ltd. which was the source for its goodwill. As a result, the Company hadno goodwill at December 31, 2023. (see Note 8).

Intangible assets consist of patents and trademarks, purchased customer contracts, purchased customer and merchant relationships, purchased trade names, purchased technology, and non-compete agreements. Intangible assets are amortized over the period of estimated benefit using the straight-line method and estimated useful lives ranging from one to twenty years. No significant residual value is estimated for intangible assets. We evaluate long-lived assets (including intangible assets) for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flow the asset is expected to generate.

The Company’s evaluation of its long-lived assets resulted in an impairment expense of $1,450,000 during the year ended December 31, 2022 andno impairment during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Foreign Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, while revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Cumulative gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and translation for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were not material.

Research and Development

The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and developments costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. Company-sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses of $100,591 and $1,637,117 for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation costs to employees under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant- date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share-based compensation arrangements include stock options and warrants. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant.

On October 24, 2018, the inception date, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-07 “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” These amendments expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to non-employees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. Since the Company was incorporated on October 24, 2018, the evaluation was performed for 2018 tax year which would be the only period subject to examination. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material changes to its financial position. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.

The Company’s deferred tax asset at December 31, 2023 and 2022 consists of net operating loss carry forwards calculated using federal and state effective tax rates equating to approximately $8,658,484 and $6,674,042 less a valuation allowance in the amount of approximately$8,658,484 and $6,674,042.

Related parties

The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.

Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a. affiliates of the Company; b. entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825-10-15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c. trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d. principal owners of the Company; e. management of the Company; f. other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g. other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.

The consolidated financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a. the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.

Reclassifications

Certain current and prior period balances have been adjusted to reflect current period presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, which simplifies the accounting for non-employee share-based payment transactions. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The standard will be effective for us in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020, although early adoption is permitted (but no sooner than the adoption of Topic 606). The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.

In February 2016, Topic 842, “Leases” was issued to replace the leases requirements in Topic 840, “Leases”. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. Topic 842 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be retrospectively applied. The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.

Note 3 -Accounts Receivable

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had accounts receivable of $5,585 and $26,440, respectively.

Note 4 -Prepaid Expenses and Deposits

At December 31, 2023, the Company had prepaid expenses and deposits of $1,469,733, consisting of $1,073,823 of raw materials related to a two million can Safety Shot beverage production run, prepaid insurance of $56,335 and other prepaids of $339,575. At December 31, 2022 the Company had $116,389 of had prepaid expenses and deposits.

Note 5 -Inventory

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had inventory of $795,824 and $151,204, consisting of finished goods, raw materials and packaging supplies.

Note 6-**Marketable Securities **

At December 31, 2022, the Company had invested $2,908,300 in Jupiter Wellness Sponsor LLC (“JWSL”), a limited liability company formed for the sole purpose of sponsorship of Jupiter Wellness Acquisition Corp. (“JWAC”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) and an unconsolidated subsidiary. Mr. Brian John, our CEO, is the managing member of JWSL and was the Chief Executive Officer of JWAC.

JWAC filed a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on May 2, 2023. JWAC’s stockholders approved JWAC’s business combination with Chijet Inc. and its affiliates including Chijet Motor Company Inc. (collectively “Chijet”), at its Special Meeting of Stockholders held on May 2, 2023 and closed the transaction on June 1, 2023. As a result, on June 27, 2023, the Company received a total of 1,662,434 shares of restricted common stock of Chijet (Nasdaq: CJET) in exchange for its Loans. In August 2023, the Company received 96,000 additional shares of ChiJet due to downside protection clauses in the business combination agreements.

In May 2023, the Company purchased 48,000 shares of JWAC (now Chijet) common stock for $508,800 and in September and October 2023, the Company purchased an additional 18,200, shares for $36,330.

During the year ended December 31, 2023 the Company sold 271,679 ChiJet shares for a realized gain of $238,834.

At December 31, 2023 the Company, the Company held 1,200,821 common shares of Chijet (the “CJET Shares”) are considered trading securities and are categorized as marketable securities on the balance sheet. At December 31, 2023 the CJET Shares had a combined fair market value of $842,976 had a combined unrealized loss of $1,511,488 which is included in other income/loss.

In connection with the Chijet transaction, our CEO Brian John is “entitled to a twenty percent (20%) bonus based on the net profits realized from any investment made by the Company.” At June 30, 2023 the Company had recorded a contingent liability of $233,377 payable to Brian in this regard. Subsequent to June 30, 2023, Mr. John agreed to receive 267,500 shares of restricted ChiJet shares in lieu of any bonuses payments related to the transaction.

Note 7-Investment in and Loans to Affiliates

On December 9, 2022, The Company entered into a stock exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with SRM Entertainment, Inc. (“SRM”) to govern the separation of SRM from the Company. On May 26, 2023, we amended and restated the Exchange Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement”) to include additional information regarding the distribution and the separation of SRM the Company. The separation as set forth in the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement with Jupiter closed August 14, 2023. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, on May 31, 2023, SRM issued to the Company 6,500,000 shares of SRM Common Stock (representing 79.3% of SRM’s outstanding shares of Common Stock) in exchange for 2 ordinary shares of SRM Ltd owned by the Company (representing all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of SRM) (the “Share Exchange”). On August 14, 2023, SRM consummated its Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), pursuant to which it sold 1,250,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.00 per share. In connection with the Share Exchange and SRM’s IPO, the Company distributed 2,000,000 shares of SRM’s common stock to the Company’s stockholders and certain warrant holders (out of the 6.5 million shares issued in May 2023) which occurred on the effective date of the Registration Statement but prior to the closing of the IPO. Following such distribution, the Company owns 4.5 million of the 9,450,000 shares of common stock outstanding and SRM is now a minority owned subsidiary of the Company. SRM.

At December 31, 2022, the Company had an outstanding unsecured, non-interest bearing loan receivable balance of $1,482,673 from SRM Entertainment, Ltd, its wholly owned subsidiary. On September 1, 2022, the loan was converted to a six percent (6%) interest-bearing promissory note (the “Note”) due on the earlier of: (i) September 30, 2023 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial public offering of its securities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company accrued $55,847 interest expense on the Note. The total balance of $1,538,520 ($1,482,673 note and $55,847 interest) due Jupiter was paid from proceeds SRM’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on August 14, 2023.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company began discussions with Colorado-based Elite Health Partners Inc. (“Elite”) regarding a license and sale of its legacy Jupiter Wellness assets. In connection with these discussions the Company advanced Elite $200,000. At December 31, 2023, the Company determined that the advance should be impaired.

At December 31, 2022, the Company had loans totaling $9,073 to an affiliate. There wereno loans at December 31, 2023.

Note 8-Note Receivable

On December 8, 2021, the Company issued a Secured Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the amount of $10,000,000 to Next Frontier Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“NFP”) and entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) for the Company to acquire NFP. The Note has a term of six months and interest at eight percent (8%). On January 6, 2022 the Company issued an additional Secured Promissory Note to NFP under the same terms for up to $5,000,000, of which $1,000,000 was funded on January 7, 2022.

In February 2022, NFP terminated the SPA and in March 2022, the Company issued a Notice of Default on the NFP Note. As a result, the Company has determined that the Notes have been impaired and has taken an impairment charge of $10,000,000 against the 2021 earnings and $1,000,000 against the 2022 earnings.

Note 9-Intangible Assets

SRM Entertainment

In connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment, Limited (“SRM Ltd), the Company allocated the purchase price to intangible assets as follows:

Distribution Agreements$437,300
Goodwill941,937
Total$1,379,237

The Distribution Agreements have an estimated life ofsix years and Goodwill has an indefinite life and will be reviewed at each subsequent reporting period to determine if the assets have been impaired.

Effective August 14, 2023 the Company spun-off 52% of SRM Ltd formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary, into a public company in exchange for shares of SRM Inc. common stock. The fair value of the 4,609,166 shares of common stock SRM Inc. received (net of dividend shares to the Company’s shareholders) was $1,521,025. As a result, the Company will no longer consolidate SRM Ltd in its financial statements and the intangible assets have been de-consolidated. The deconsolidation produced a loss to the Company of $409,549. The Company currently owns 48% of SRM Inc. (see Note 6 above) and will use the equity method of accounting for its ownership in SRM Inc. The Company recorded $864,418 as its share of SRM losses from the date of separation to December 31, 2023.

Summary of deconsolidation loss:

Goodwill and Intangibles$1,042,151
Net assets of SRM Ltd at deconsolidation189,866
Equity of SRM Ltd698,557
Effect of deconsolidation1,930,574
Fair value of Consideration(1,521,025)
Loss on deconsolidation$(409,549)

Summary of Changes to Equity Method Investment

Fair value of Consideration$1,521,025
Equity in SRM losses(864,418)
Balance$657,183

Licensing agreements

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into two licensing agreements for the rights to use certain patented technologies. The Company paid a total of $675,000 for the rights, consisting of $150,000 in cash and $525,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. In early 2022, the Company terminated one of the licensing agreements and as a result, the company considered the terminated license to be impaired and took a charge of $300,000 to 2021 earnings. During 2022, the Company evaluated the remaining license agreement and determined that its carrying value had been impaired and took a charge of $375,000 to 2022 earnings. The balance of Intellectual property at December 31, 2022 was $0.

Clinical Research Agreement

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company entered into a Clinical Research Agreement to research new treatments for post COVID-19 syndrome and symptoms and other projects which include treatments for respiratory diseases (such as influenza), herpes, eczema, and other skin indications. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had paid $1,500,000 of the approximate $3,000,000 budget. The payments were being amortized over 24 months, the respective term of the research. During 2022, the Company evaluated the remaining research agreement and determined that its carrying value had been impaired and took a charge of $1,075,000 to 2022 earnings. The balance at December 31, 2022 was $0.

Safety Shot Acquisition

On July 10, 2023, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “APA”) with GBB Drink Lab, Inc. (“GBB”) under the terms of which the Company acquired certain assets of GBB (the “Purchased Assets”) which included the patents for a blood alcohol detox drink Safety Shot, an over-the-counter drink that can lower blood alcohol content to allow recovery from the effects of alcohol at a rate faster than would occur normally. The purchase price was 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, valued at $2,468,500, plus $200,000 in cash and additional amounts based upon achieving certain benchmarks. At the time of purchase GBB had no employees, no revenues and no operations and reported its only asset was intellectual property. Using guidance provided under the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-01,*Clarifying the Definition of a business,*the transaction was accounted for as a single asset purchase and the entire purchase price of $2,668,500 was allocated to the patents. The APA also contains two earn-out provisions that entitle GBB to additional consideration for the Purchased Assets in the maximum amount of $5,500,000 as follows: (i) in the event that during the Earn-Out Period, the Company receives cash proceeds of at least $11,000,000 from exercises of the Company’s $1.00 Warrants at an exercise price of $1.00 per Common Share (“Milestone 1”), the Company shall pay to the Seller $2,500,000 payable in cash; and (ii) in the event that during the Earn-Out Period, the Company receives cash proceeds of at least $14,000,000 from exercises of the Company’s outstanding July 2021 Warrants at an exercise price of $1.40 per Common Share (“Milestone 2” and collectively with Milestone 1, the “Earn-Out Milestones” and individually, an “Earn-Out Milestone”), the Company shall pay to the Seller an additional $3,000,000 in cash. In December 2023, the Company paid an additional $2,000,000 under the earn-our provisions which was allocated to the patents. As of March 30, 2024, GBB is entitled to an additional payment of $175,000 un der Milestone (i).

The patents will be amortized over twelve years (the remaining 12-year life of the patents). During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized $157,443 of amortization expense.

Summary of transaction and carrying value:

Purchase price:Allocation of Purchase price:
Cash$2,200,000Patents$4,668,500
Fair value of stock issued2,468,500Amortization(55,593)
$4,668,500Balance$4,559,552

Note 10 -Accrued Interest and Other Accrued Liabilities

At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had accrued interest on the convertible notes below of $269,152 and $110,905, respectively.

At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had accrued liabilities totaling $60,450 and $41,326, respectively.

Note 11 -Convertible Notes Payable

On April 20, 2022, the Company entered into a $1,500,000 Loan Agreement and a $500,000 Loan Agreement (collectively the “Agreements”). Pursuant to the Agreements, the Company issued two Convertible Promissory Notes in the principal amounts of $1,500,000 and $500,000 (the “Notes”). In connection with the Notes the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants for 1,100,000 shares and 360,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”). The Notes originally had a maturity date of October 20, 2022, but has been extended to January 31, 2024. In connection with the Notes, the Company issued a total of 250,000 shares as Origination Shares valued at fair market value of $277,500. There is no beneficial conversion feature since the conversion price is greater then the fair value of the shares.

The Notes have an original issuance discount of five percent (5%), $10,000 in legal fees, an interest rate of eight percent (8%), and a conversion price of $2.79 per share, subject to an adjustment downward if the Company is in default of the terms of the Notes. The Warrants have a five (5) year term, an exercise price of $2.79 per share, have a cashless conversion feature until such time as the shares underlying the Warrants are included in an effective registration and certain anti-dilution protection.

The fair value of origination shares and warrants issued in connection with the 2022 Note totals $984,477.

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 on the Notes totals $154,521. Total interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022, totaled $1,286,368 which includes $1,104,477 amortization of the origination shares and warrants discounts in connection with the Notes.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Notes were amended to change the conversion price of the Notes and exercise price of all outstanding warrants was reduced to $0.93 pursuant to down round protection provisions in the loan and warrant agreements and to extend the Notes to January 31, 2024. The change on the Notes conversion rate was a change from $2.79 and the change to the outstanding warrants exercise price was on 500,000 warrants with $6.00 price,1,460,000 at $2.79 and 800,000 at $1.00. The amendment is considered a material modification of the Notes and the Company has used extinguishment accounting to account for the change. The fair value of the additional shares underlying the Note conversion and warrant exercise using the reduced conversion and exercise price was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of the conversion feature totals $923,603 and the fair value of the warrants totals $196,730. The total loss on extinguishment of $1,120,333 has been included in other gains and losses.

In December 2023, the $500,000 Note was converted into 537,634 shares of the Company’s common stock as payment of the principal in full.

The following table sets forth a summary of the principal balances of the Company’s convertible promissory notes activity for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

Principal Balance, December 31, 2021 · $ · -
Issuance of the Notes2,000,000
Principal Balance, December 31, 2022$2,000,000
Conversion of one of the notes(500,000)
Principal Balance, December 31, 2023$1,500,000

Note 12 -Covid-19 SBA Loans

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company applied for and received $55,700 under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (“EIDL”), which is administered through the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). During 2021, the SBA notified the Company that the terms of the EIDL are a term of 30 years and an interest rate of 3.75%. The balance of the EIDL at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $48,974 and $47,533, respectively.

Note 13 -Capital Structure

Preferred Stock - The Company is authorized to issue a total of 100,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.001. No shares of preferred stock are issued and outstanding.

Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue a total of 100,000,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 45,634,154 and 22,338,888 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

Year ended December 31, 2022 issuances

Treasury Shares Purchased

In November 2021, the Company engaged Oppenheimer & Co. to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock from the public market. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company purchased 2,825,617 shares of its common stock for $2,880,045 from the public market and cancelled all of these repurchased shares.

Share and warrants issued in connection with convertible debt

During the year ended December 31, 2022, The Company issued 250,000 shares (the “Origination Shares”) in connection with the issuance of two convertible promissory notes (see Note 11 - Convertible Notes Payable) with a total face value of $2,000,000. The Origination Shares were valued at fair market value of $277,500.

Shares issued for services

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company entered into six Consulting Agreements under the terms of which the Company issued 925,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were issued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the agreements. The Company recognized a total of $1,054,125 as stock-based compensation in the year ended December 31, 2022 in connection with these issuances. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had not issued 300,000 of these shares which are included in common stock payable.

Management return and cancellation of shares

On September 28, 2022, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that, because the Company made certain share issuances outside of a shareholder approved equity compensation plan, Nasdaq had determined that the Company did not comply with Listing Rule 563(I). On July 26, 2022, the Company submitted a final compliance plan to Nasdaq consisting of the following corrective actions: (1) on July 20, 2022, the Company’s four executive officers (Messrs. John, Miller, and McKinnon and Dr. Wilson), all of whom are on the Company’s Board of Directors except for Mr. McKinnon, each cancelled 2,750 options issued to them in August 2021 pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Forfeiture Agreement. The cancellation of the 11,000 options in total enabled the issuance of 11,000 shares to a non-executive employee that took place in 2021 to be reallocated to be accounted for as if it was originally issued under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company’s Board of Directors passed a resolution on July 25, 2022, making the corresponding change to the Company’s books and records with regard to the 11,000 shares; and (2) on July 26, 2022, the same four executive officers, returned, and the Company cancelled, a total of 56,496 shares of common stock issued to them in 2021 outside of a shareholder approved equity compensation plan. Following the remedial measures, the Company was informed that the Company has regained compliance with the Rule and that this matter is now closed.

Year ended December 31, 2023 issuances:

Shares issued in Public Offering

Concurrently to the PIPE Agreement and Offering of Stock Warrants (see Note 13 below), the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “RD Agreement”) with certain purchasers, pursuant to which on January 23, 2023,4,315,787 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), at a price of $0.70 per share were issued to the purchasers (the “RD Offering”). The Common Stock was issued pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 28, 2022 (File No. 333- 267644) and declared effective on November 9, 2022. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from both the PIPE Offering and the RD Offering were approximately $4.1 million, with the purchase price of one share, one 3-year warrant and one 5-year warrant as $0.95. The net proceeds were $3,450,675.

Shares issued for services

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into Consulting Agreements under the terms of which the Company issued 1,675,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were issued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the issuance of the shares. The Company recognized $677,925 as stock-based compensation in the year ended December 31, 2023.

Shares issued for stock payable

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 300,000 shares which were included in Common Stock Payable at December 31, 2022 with a fair value of $192,000. In connection with two Consulting Agreements, the Company had not issued 450,000 shares with a fair value of 440,230 which are included in common stock payable.

Shares issued for purchase of assets

In July 2023, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement for the purchase of intellectual property relating to Safety Shot (see Note 9). The purchase price included the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock.

Shares issued for exercise of warrants related to promissory notes

In August 2023, the Company issued a total of 1,200,000 shares upon exercise of warrants related to the Promissory Notes described in Note 11. The Company received $1,118,400 for the exercise.

Shares issued for exercise of warrants related to the Pipe transaction

Beginning in August 2023, the certain holders of warrants related to the Company’s IPO and PIPE transaction above, exercised a portion of their warrant holdings and the Company issued a total 10,266,845 shares of its common stock upon exercise. The Company received $8,887,837 for the exercise.

Shares issued for conversion of promissory note

In December 2023, a $500,000 convertible promissory note was converted into 537,634 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock.

The following table sets forth the issuances of the Company’s shares of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 as follows:

Balance December 31, 202124,046,001
Shares issued for services925,000
Loan origination shares for promissory note250,000
Shares repurchased from the market(2,825,617)
Management shares cancelled(56,496)
Balance December 31, 202222,338,888
Public offering4,315,787
Shares issued for stock payable300,000
Shares issued for services1,675,000
Stock issued for asset purchase5,000,000
Stock issued for conversion of warrants related to Notes1,200,000
Stock issued in connection with note conversion537,634
Stock issued for conversion of warrants related to IPO10,266,845
Balance December 31, 202345,634,154

Common Stock Payable

During the year ended 2021, the Company entered into two consulting agreement which call for a cash component and a stock component and during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company entered into another consulting agreement which called for a cash component and a stock component. At December 31, 2022, the Company had accrued a total of $477,000 in stock payable relating to the consulting agreements.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 300,000 shares for valued at $192,000 from stock payable and entered into two agreements for inducement for $326,730 and three agreements for services totaling $113,500. The balance at December 31, 2023 was $725,230.

Note 14 -Warrants and Options

Warrants

Convertible Note Warrants: During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company issued a total of 2,760,000 warrants with an exercise price of between $1.00 and $6.00 with five-year terms, in connection with promissory notes.

Reporting DateRelative Fair ValueTerm (Years)Exercise PriceMarket Price on Grant DateVolatility PercentageRisk-free Rate
5/5 to 5/28/21$308,23156.00$3.78-3.99283-280%0.0217
04/20/22$706,9775$2.79$1.11281%0.0287
11/11/22$937,2075$1.00$1.28211%0.0432

PIPE Warrants: On January 19, 2023, in a private placement, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE Agreement”) with certain purchasers, for the issuance of 9,260,361 common stock warrants (the “PIPE Offering”) at a price of $0.125 per warrant, comprised of two common stock warrants (the “Common Warrants,”), each to purchase up to one share of Common Stock per Common Warrant with an exercise price of $1.00 per share, with (a)4,315,787 Common Warrants being immediately exercisable for three years following 6 months from the closing of the PIPE Offering, and (b)4,315,787 Common Warrants being immediately exercisable for five years following 6 months from the closing of the PIPE Offering. On February 15, 2023, the Company filed an S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-269794) covering the underlying shares of the Warrants.

Reporting DateRelative Fair ValueTerm (Years)Exercise PriceMarket Price on Grant DateVolatility PercentageRisk-free Rate
01/23/23$2,311,6143$1.00$0.65287%0.0388
01/23/23$2,602,9965$1.00$0.65371%0.0361

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into four Investor Relations Consulting Agreements under the terms of which the Company issued a total of 1,000,000 five-year warrants, with an exercise price between $1.00 and $1.40. The Company recorded an expense of $364,960 in connection with this issuance.

Reporting DateRelative Fair ValueTerm (Years)Exercise PriceMarket Price on Grant DateVolatility PercentageRisk-free Rate
08/10-08/21/23$364,9605$1.00 -1.40$0.87-1.18151%0.0421-0465
10/05/23$545,7035$1.00-6.00$1.05152%.0468

The following tables summarize all warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related changes during the period.

Exercise price is the weighted average for the respective warrants at end of period.

Number of WarrantsExercise Price
Balance at December 31, 202113,698,125$1.96
Warrants issued in connection with Convertible Notes1,460,000.093
Warrants issued in connection with Convertible Notes800,000.093
Balance at December 31, 202215,958,126$1.81
Warrants issued in Public Offering9,260,554.093
Warrants issued for services1,000,0001.23
Warrants exercised in connection with Convertible notes(1,200,000)
Warrants exercised in connection with PIPE(10,266,845)
Balance at December 31, 202314,751,835$2.73
Warrants Exercisable at December 31, 202314,751,835$2.73

Stock Options

In 2022, the Company issued a total of 3,250,000 options with an exercise price between $0.76 and $0.84 each with a five-year term to its Officers, Directors, and employees. The Company recorded an expense of $2,048,270 in connection with the Officers’, Directors’, and employees’ issuance.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company entered into an Investor Relations and other Consulting Agreement under the terms of which the Company issued 300,000 two-year options, immediately vested, with an exercise price of $1.00. The Company recorded an expense of $142,169 in connection with this issuance.

The fair value of these options was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date.

Reporting DateNumber of OptionsTerm (Years)Exercise PriceGrant DateMarket Price on Volatility PercentageFair Value
01/01/22300,0002$1.00$0.80126%$142,169
12/30/20223,250,0005$0.76 - 0.84$0.77166%$2,048,270

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into five employment and director agreements under the terms of which the Company issued 400,000 five-year options, with quarterly vesting, with an exercise price between $0.49 and $1.13 and 50,000 three-year options, immediately vesting with an exercise price of $0.46. The total fair value of the options $202,638. The fair value of the options is being amortized over the vesting period. The Company recognized $39,444 expense for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date.

Reporting DateNumber of OptionsTerm (Years)Exercise PriceGrant DateMarket Price on Volatility PercentageFair Value
7/10-8/18/23450,0003-5$0.46-1.13$0.46-1.13158-160 %$271,547

At December 31, 2023 the Company had 7,965,166 options outstanding.

Note 15 -Commitments and Contingencies

The Company entered into a new office lease Effective July 1, 2021. The primary term of the lease is five years with one renewal option for an additional three years. Minimum annual lease payments for the primary term and one renewal are as follows:

Primary PeriodAmountAmount During Renewal PeriodAmount
July 1 to June 30, 2022$180,456July 1 to June 30, 2027$240,662
July 1 to June 30, 2023$201,260July 1 to June 30, 2028$247,882
July 1 to June 30, 2024$224,330July 1 to June 30, 2029$255,319
July 1 to June 30, 2025$229,312
July 1 to June 30, 2026$233,653

Under the new standard for lease reporting, the Company recorded a Right of Use Asset (“ROU”) and an offsetting lease liability of $870,406 representing the present value of the future payments under the lease calculated using an 8% discount rate (the current borrowing rate of the company). The ROU and lease liability are amortized over the five-year life of the lease. The unamortized balances at December 31, 2023 were ROU asset of $479,027, current portion of the lease liability of $214,752 and non-current portion of lease liability of $304,907. At December 31, 2022, the unamortized balances were ROU asset of $643,977, the current portion of the lease liability was $164,170 and non-current portion of the lease liability was $519,659.

Additionally, the Company recognized accreted interest expense of $49,010 and $60,626 and rent expense of $213,960 and $231,790 for the lease during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising from contracts or other matters from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation where the ultimate disposition or resolution could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

On August 6, 2020, the Company, Messrs. John and Miller and certain affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York against Robert Koch, Bedford Investment Partners, LLC, Kaizen Advisors, LLC and certain other unnamed defendants. The lawsuit alleged that Mr. Koch and the other defendants were attempting to extort the Company and Messrs. John and Miller to issue the defendants shares of the Company’s common stock which they claim are owed to them. The Company asserted that they have no oral or written agreement with Mr. Koch or any of his affiliates that entitle him to shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s complaint seeks actual damages in the amount of $5,000,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000,000. In response, Mr. Koch and Bedford Investment Partners, LLC (together, the “Koch Parties”) filed their answer and counterclaim, repeating the same claims that caused the Company to file the lawsuit, and claiming damages of over $10 million. On October 6, 2020, the Company moved for judgment on the pleadings to dismiss the defendants’ counterclaim in its entirety. On April 24, 2021, the Company’s motion was granted, and all counterclaims were dismissed with prejudice, except the breach-of-contract and unjust enrichment claims. On June 04, 2021, the Koch Parties filed a Second Amended Counterclaim, re-alleging their previous breach-of-contract and unjust enrichment counterclaims. On June 25, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss defendants’ Second Amended Counterclaim, which the parties briefed in summer 2021. On February 14, 2022, the court dismissed all of the Koch Parties’ counterclaims except to the extent that they alleged unjust enrichment against Jupiter and Mr. John. On March 22, 2022, the Parties engaged in a Settlement Conference before The Honorable Sarah L. Cave, which did not resolve the case. On March 25, 2022, The Honorable Lewis J. Liman granted Jupiter and Mr. John permission to move for summary judgment dismissing the Koch Parties’ unjust enrichment counterclaim; the parties briefed that motion in spring 2022. On January 30, 2023, Judge Liman largely granted Jupiter and Mr. Koch’s motion, eliminating all of the Koch Parties’ remedy theories except for their restitution claim for transferring the domain www.cbdbrands.net to Jupiter. In doing so, Judge Liman suggested that a jury could find that the Koch Parties would be fully compensated if the parties simply unwound the domain transfer, or that the jury might quantify the website’s value by looking to the amounts that the Koch Parties had paid for other, similar websites: between $12.17 and $65.98. After Judge Liman issued this order, the Parties settled all claims and Jupiter and Mr. John filed a proposed order of dismissal of all claims with prejudice. Under the order, Jupiter did not pay any amount in settlement of the claims. On February 17, 2023, Judge Liman so-ordered that proposed order and closed the case.

On November 30, 2023, Intracoastal Capital, LLC (“Intracoastal”) filed a lawsuit against the Company in the New York County Supreme Court, alleging that (i) the Company is in breach of a common stock warrant issued to Intracoastal on or about July 26, 2021, and (ii) that the Company should be ordered by the court to deliver to Intracoastal 330,619 free trading shares of Company common stock (the “Litigation”). The Litigation seeks compensatory damages in an amount no less than $2 million, in addition to liquidated damages and attorney’s fees.

The Company answered Intracoastal’s complaint on or about January 26, 2024. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against Intracoastal’s claims and does not believe that the Litigation’s ultimate disposition or resolution will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

On December 8, 2023, the Company filed a lawsuit against Capybara Research (“Capybara”), Igor Appelboom (“Appelboom,” and together with Capybara Research, the “Capybara Parties”) and Accretive Capital LLC d/b/a Benzinga (“Capybara Parties and Accretive, together, the “Capybara Defendants”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Company’s complaint alleges that (i) the Capybara Parties are liable for securities fraud to the Company for making false representations that were made to manipulate the price of the Company’s common stock to the benefit of the Capybara Parties, and (ii) the Capybara Defendants are liable for tortious interference with prospective business relations to the Company by misleading the investing public to—absent a legitimate basis and, instead, for the benefit of the Capybara Defendants—take short positions against Company common stock to wrongfully depress the price of the same. On March 18, 2024, the United District Court for the Southern District of New York, awarded the Company a Default Judgment in its lawsuit against Capybara Research and Igor Appelboom for Securities Fraud and Tortious Interference for the defendants’ defamatory, unfounded and malicious article titled,Safety Shot Exposed $SHOT, Boca Raton Snake Oil: Unraveling the Fraud behind the Drink and Its Dubious Origins. In a separate settlement agreement, Defendant Accreative Capital LLC d/b/a Benzinga, agreed to retract and remove the defamatory story from its website and cease from any future publication.

On March 18, 2024, the United District Court for the Southern District of New York, awarded the Company a Default Judgment in its lawsuit against Capybara Research and Igor Appelboom for Securities Fraud and Tortious Interference for the defendants’ defamatory, unfounded and malicious article titled, Safety Shot Exposed $SHOT, Boca Raton Snake Oil: Unraveling the Fraud behind the Drink and Its Dubious Origins. In a separate settlement agreement, Defendant Accreative Capital LLC d/b/a Benzinga, agreed to retract and remove the defamatory story from its website and cease from any future publication.

On September 5, 2023, “Sabby” Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. filed a lawsuit against the Company in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York case captioned Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. v. Jupiter Wellness, Inc., No.1:23-cv-07874-KPF (the “Litigation”). Sabby’s initial complaint in the Litigation alleges that the Company’s delayed spin-off and distribution of the common stock of “SRM” Entertainment. Inc. give rise to claims of breach-of-contact, promissory estoppel, and negligent misrepresentation. On November 10, 2023, Jupiter sought judicial permission to move to dismiss Sabby’s complaint, arguing that Sabby had no legal right to the delayed distribution occurring on the original record date, and that regardless, no law requires the Company to compensate Sabby for the costs of covering its short position against the Company. In response, the Court allowed the parties to bypass that dismissal motion briefing so long as Sabby filed an amended complaint by December 15, 2023.

Sabby seeks compensatory damages estimated to exceed $500,000 The Company has filed a motion to dismiss Sabby’s amended complaint and is awaiting the Court’s ruling. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against Sabby’s claims and does not believe that the Litigation’s ultimate disposition or resolution will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

On February 9, 2024, “Sabby” Volatility Warrant Master Find Ltd. sued the Company in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York, case captioned, Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. v. Safety Shot, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-920-NRB (the “Litigation”). Sabby’s initial complaint alleges that the Company has improperly refused to honor Sabby’s exercise of a Warrant to acquire 2,105,263 shares of common stock. On March 8, 2024, Sabby filed an amended complaint. The Company’s answer to the amended complaint is due on March 29, 2024. Sabby seeks “liquidated and compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial,” including compensatory damages “estimated to be at least $750,000,” liquidated damages “estimated to be at least $600,000,” specific performance, attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against Sabby’s claims and does not believe that the Litigation’s ultimate disposition or resolution will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

On January 16, 2024, 3i LP (“3i”), filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York, case captioned, 3i LP v. Safety Shot, Inc. No. 650196/24 (the “Litigation”). The case stems from the Company’s alleged denial of 3i’s attempt to exercise certain warrants and states causes of action for actual damages and liquidated damages in an amount of approximately $380,000. The Company filed its answer to the complaint on or about March 7, 2024. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously against Sabby’s claims and does not believe that the Litigation’s ultimate disposition will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

On January 19, 2024, Coachella Music Festival, LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company in the federal district court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:24-cv-537 (the “Litigation”). The Litigation asserts causes of action for Trademark Infringement under 15 U.S.C. Section 1114; False Designation of Origin under 15 U.S.C. Section 1125; False Advertising under 15 U.S.C. Section 1125; violations of Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code Sections 17200 & 17500; Inducement of Trespass; Conversion; and Trespass to Chattels. The Litigation seeks injunctive relief, profits resulting from the Company’s alleged infringement, the value of a Coachella beverage sponsorship, costs of corrective advertising, attorney’s fees and punitive damages. On or about February 26, 2024, the parties reached a settlement in this matter. As part of the settlement, the Company agreed to terminate all activities in connection with the Festival, and stipulated to the entry of a permanent injunction and final judgment and a monetary payment that does not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

On January 10, 2024, Bigger Capital fund, L.P. (“Bigger”), filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Supreme Court for the State of New York, Case No. 650148/2024 (the “Litigation”). The Litigation stems from the Company’s warrant to purchase 1,656,050 shares of Company common stock issued to Bigger Capital on July 20, 2021, and asserts causes of action for Breach of Contract, Specific Performance and Declaratory Relief. The Litigation seeks compensatory damages of $3 million, liquidated damages in an estimated amount of $4 million, specific performance, attorney’s fees and declaratory relief. On or about March 4, 2024, the Company filed its answer to Bigger’s complaint. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously against Bigger’s claims and does not believe that the Litigation’s ultimate disposition or resolution will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

On or about January 18, 2024, Alta Partners, LLC, (“Alta”) filed a lawsuit against the Company in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York, case captioned, Alta Partners, LLC v. Safety Shot, Inc. No. 24-cv-373 (S.D.N.Y.) (the “Litigation”). The Litigation stems from the Company’s warrant to purchase shares of Company common stock and asserts causes of action for Breach of Contract Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing (in the alternative) and violation of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. The Litigation seeks compensatory general and liquidated damages in an amount to be proven at trial. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously against Alta’s claims and does not believe that the Litigation’s ultimate disposition or resolution will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

The Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising from contracts or other matters from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation where the ultimate disposition or resolution could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Note 17 -Subsequent Events`

Subsequent to December 31, 2023, the Company issued a total of 3,586,119 shares of its common stock, consisting of 500,000 shares for services and the balance upon conversion of warrants.

Subsequent to December 31, 2023, The Company became involved in certain legal and litigation matters which are included and detailed inLegal Proceedingsabove.

On February 22, 2024 the Company announced it has signed an agreement to license and sell its legacy Jupiter Wellness assets to Colorado-based Elite Health Partners Inc. The Company’s Jupiter Wellness assets include a portfolio of over-the-counter commercialized products as well as product candidates in development for indications including skin care, hair growth, and women’s health. Currently a private company, Elite Health plans to file a registration statement for an IPO by Q3 2024 and subsequently become a publicly listed company. Upon its IPO, Elite Health will acquire the licensed Jupiter Wellness assets for a consideration of 40% of Elite Health’s outstanding shares that Safety Shot plans to dividend to its shareholders.

In accordance with ASC Topic 855-10, the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to December 31, 2023 to the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any additional material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements.

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