As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2021

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2023

Registration No. [---]



Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Creative Realities, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

41-1967918

(State or jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

 

13100 Magisterial Drive, Suite 100

Louisville, KY 40223

(502) 791-8800

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,

of registrant’s principal executive offices and principal place of business)

 

Will Logan

Chief Financial Officer

13100 Magisterial Drive, Suite 100

Louisville, KY 40223

(502) 791-8800

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone

number,
including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Bradley A. Pederson, Esq.

Maslon LLP

3300 Wells Fargo Center

90 South 7th Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Telephone: (612) 672-8200

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time on or after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

 

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of securities to be registered Amount to be
registered (1)
  

Proposed maximum
offering
price per
security

  

Proposed
maximum

aggregate
offering
price

  

Amount of
registration
fee

 
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share  2,197,350  $1.95(2) $4,350,753.00(2) $474.67 

(1)There is also being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as shall be issuable pursuant to Rule 416 to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(2)Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The maximum price per shares of common stock and the maximum aggregate offering price are based on the average of the $2.12 (high) and $1.84 (low) sale price of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 29, 2021, which date is within five business days prior to filing this Registration Statement.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6), the securities being registered hereunder include $46,168,698 of unsold securities which remain unsold as of the date hereof (collectively, the Unsold Securities) previously registered by the Registrants registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 238275), which was originally filed with the Commission on May 15, 2020, and declared effective by the Commission on May 26, 2023 (the Prior Registration Statement). The aggregate filing fee paid in connection with such Unsold Securities was $5,992.70. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, (i) the registration fee applicable to the Unsold Securities is being carried forward to this registration statement and will continue to be applied to the Unsold Securities, and (ii) the offering of the Unsold Securities registered on the Prior Registration Statement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this registration statement. Accordingly, the Registrant is not paying a registration fee with the filing of this registration statement. If the registrant sells any of the Unsold Securities pursuant to the Prior Registration Statement after the date of the initial filing, and prior to the date of effectiveness, of this registration statement, the registrant will file a pre-effective amendment to this registration statement, which will reduce the number of Unsold Securities included on this registration statement.

 

 


 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to completion, dated April 2, 2021May 25, 2023

 

PROSPECTUS

$46,168,698

 

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Creative Realities, Inc.

2,197,350 Shares of Common Stock

Preferred Stock
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

We may offer from time to time securities described in this prospectus separately or together in any combination. We may offer and sell such securities in one or more offerings with a total aggregate principal amount or initial purchase price not to exceed $46,168,698. These securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our other securities. This prospectus provides a general description of these securities. We will provide you with specific information about the offering and terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as any documents incorporated by reference, before buying any of the securities being offered.

 

This prospectus relatesmay not be used to offer or sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

We may offer and sell these securities on a continuous or delayed basis, at prices and on terms to be determined at the proposed resaletime of any particular offering, directly to purchasers, through agents, dealers or other dispositionunderwriters as designated from time to time, or through a combination of up to 2,197,350 sharesthese methods. See “Plan of common stock, $0.01 par value per share,Distribution.” The prospectus supplement for each offering will describe in detail the plan of Creative Realities, Inc. (the “Company”) by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus. We are not selling any shares of common stock under this prospectusdistribution for that offering and will not receiveset forth the names of underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, ofinvolved in the offering and any applicable discounts or commissions payable to them. Net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of common stock by the selling stockholders.securities also will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

The selling stockholders or their pledgees, assignees or successors-in-interest may offer and sell orUnless otherwise disposestated in a prospectus supplement, none of the shares of common stock described in this prospectus from time to time through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The selling stockholdersthese securities will bear all commissions and discounts, ifbe listed on any attributable to the sales of such shares. We will bear all other costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the such shares. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 12 for more information about how the selling stockholders may sell or dispose of its shares of common stock.

securities exchange. Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CREX.” The last reported per share price for our common stock was $1.83,$2.56, as quoted on The NASDAQ Capital Market on March 31, 2021.May 23, 2023. As of May 23, 2023, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates (our “public float”) was $14,068,290.56. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell securities in a public primary offering in reliance on such General Instruction with a value exceeding one-third of our public float during any 12-month period. 

 

Investing in our common stocksecurities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our common stock, youYou should considerreview carefully the risks that we haveand uncertainties described on page 8 of this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors” andheading Risk Factors contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is                        , 2021.2023.

 


 

Table of Contents

 

 

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About this Prospectus

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Prospectus Summary

The Company

1

Risk Factors

82

Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

93

Use of Proceeds

5

Dilution

6

Description of Capital Stock

7

Description of Debt Securities

10
Selling Stockholders

Description of Warrants

1117
Certain Provisions of Minnesota Law, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws20

Plan of Distribution

1222

Legal Matters

1423

Experts

1423

Where You Can Find More Information

1423

Important Information Incorporated by Reference

1524

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (the “SEC”), pursuant to whichor the selling stockholders may,Commission, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, from time to time, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer and sell or otherwise disposesecurities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the terms of the securities covered by this prospectus. You should not assumeapplicable offering. The prospectus supplement may include a discussion of risks or other special considerations applicable to us or the offered securities. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement, and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you, may also add, update or change the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you must rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. We urge you to carefully read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Information by Reference” before buying any of the securities being offered. THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OF SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, along with the information contained in any related free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representation. The information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent toonly as of the date set forth on the front cover of this prospectus or thatthe document, and any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent toaccurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus is delivered or securities are sold or otherwise disposedregardless of on a later date. It is important for you to read and consider all information contained in this prospectus, including the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, in making your investment decision. You should also read and consider the information in the documents to which we have referred you under the captions “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Important Information Incorporated by Reference” in this prospectus.

Neither we nor the selling stockholders have authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitationtime of an offer to buy any of our securities other than the securities covered hereby, nor does this prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. Persons who come into possessiondelivery of this prospectus, in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about,any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and to observe, any restrictions as to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus applicable toprospects may have changed since those jurisdictions.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.dates.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Creative Realities,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” refer collectively to Creative Realities, Inc.

 

This prospectus does not constitute, and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials related to an offering of securities described in this prospectus will not constitute, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the offered securities in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

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THE COMPANY

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARYThis summary contains basic information about us. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, especially the risks of investing in our securities discussed under Risk Factors. Some of the statements contained in this prospectus, including statements under this summary and Risk Factors are forward-looking statements and may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. We note that our actual results and future events may differ significantly based upon a number of factors. You should not put undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this document, which speak only as of the date on the cover of this prospectus.

 

The followingCompany Overview

Creative Realities, Inc. (“Creative Realities”, or the “Company”) provides digital solutions to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments by providing innovative digital signage solutions for key market segments and use cases, including:

● Retail

● Entertainment and Sports Venues

● Restaurants, including quick-serve restaurants (“QSR”)

● Convenience Stores

● Financial Services

● Automotive

● Medical and Healthcare Facilities

● Mixed Use Developments

● Corporate Communications, Employee Experience

● Digital out of Home (DOOH) Advertising Networks

We serve market-leading companies, so there is a summarygood chance that if you leave your home today to shop, work, eat or play, you will encounter one or more of whatour digital signage experiences. Our solutions are increasingly visible because we believehelp our enterprise clients achieve a wide range of business objectives including:

● Increased brand awareness/engagement

● Improved customer support

● Enhanced employee productivity and satisfaction

● Increased revenue and profitability

● Improved guest experience

● Increased customer/guest engagement

Through a combination of organically grown platforms and a series of strategic acquisitions, including our recent acquisition of Reflect Systems, Inc. in February 2022, the Company assists clients to bedesign, deploy, manage, and monetize their digital signage networks. The Company sources leads and opportunities for its solutions through its digital and content marketing initiatives, close relationships with key industry partners, equipment manufacturers, and the direct efforts of its in-house industry sales experts. Client engagements focus on consultative conversations that ensure the Company’s solutions are positioned to help clients achieve their business objectives in the most important aspectscost-effective manner possible.

Corporate Organization

We originally incorporated and organized as a Minnesota corporation under the name “Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.” in March 2003 and focused on our expertise in digital media marketing solutions, including digital signage, interactive kiosks, mobile, social media and web-based media solutions. We acquired the interactive marketing technology business that we currently operate in a 2014 merger with Creative Realities, LLC. Shortly after that merger, we changed our corporate name from “Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.” to “Creative Realities, Inc.” On October 15, 2015, we acquired the systems integration and marketing technology business of our business and the offering ofConeXus World Global, LLC. On November 20, 2018, we acquired Allure Global Solutions, Inc., an enterprise software development company. On February 17, 2022, we acquired Reflect Systems, Inc.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described under this prospectus. We urge you to read this entirethe heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus includingsupplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the more detailed financial statements, notes to the financial statements and other informationdocuments that are incorporated by reference from our other filings withinto this prospectus and the SEC.applicable prospectus supplement, before deciding whether to purchase any of the securities being offered. Each of the risk factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our securities. You should not put undue reliance onsecurities, and the forward-looking statements in this document, which speak only asoccurrence of the date on the cover of this prospectus.

Company Overview

Creative Realities, Inc. is a Minnesota corporation that provides innovative digital marketing technology solutions to a broad range of companies, individual brands, enterprises, and organizations throughout the United States and in certain international markets. We have expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies across approximately 15 vertical markets, as well as the related media management and distribution software platforms and networks, device and content management, product management, customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. Our technology and solutions include: digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; content creation, production and scheduling programs and systems; a comprehensive series of recurring maintenance, support, and field service offerings; interactive digital shopping assistants, advisors and kiosks; and, other interactive marketing technologies such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing and web-based media that enable our customers to transform how they engage with consumers.

Our main operations are conducted directly through Creative Realities, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiary Creative Realities Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation. Our other wholly owned subsidiaries are effectively dormant: Creative Realities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ConeXus World Global, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, and Allure Global Solutions, Inc., a Georgia corporation.

We generate revenue by:

consulting with our customers to determine the technologies and solutions required to achieve their specific goals, strategies, and objectives;

designing our customers’ digital marketing experiences, content, and interfaces;

engineering the systems architecture delivering the digital marketing experiences we design – both software and hardware – and integrating those systems into a customized, reliable, and effective digital marketing experience;

managing the efficient, timely and cost-effective deployment of our digital marketing technology solutions for our customers;

delivering and updating the content of our digital marketing technology solutions using a suite of advanced media, content, and network management software products; and

maintaining our customers’ digital marketing technology solutions by: providing content production and related services; creating additional software-based features and functionality; hosting the solutions; monitoring solution service levels; and responding to and/or managing remote or onsite field service maintenance, troubleshooting and support calls.

These activities generate revenue through bundled-solution sales; consulting services, experience design, content development and production, software development, engineering, implementation, and field services; software subscription license fees; and maintenance and support services related to our software, managed systems and solutions.


We currently market and sell our technology and solutions primarily through our sales and business development personnel, but we also utilize agents, strategic partners, and lead generators who provide us with access to additional sales, business development and licensing opportunities.

Our digital marketing technology solutions have application in a wide variety of industries. The industries in which we sell our solutions are established and include automotive, apparel & accessories, banking, baby/children, beauty, CPG, department stores, digital out-of-home (“DOOH”), electronics, fashion, fitness, foodservice/quick service restaurant (“QSR”), financial services, gaming, luxury, mass merchants, mobile operators, and pharmacy retail; however, the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of technology-enabled experiences involving combinations of digital marketing technologies is relatively new and evolving. Moreover, a number of participants in these industries have only recently started considering or expanding the adoptionany of these types of technologies, solutions and experiences asrisks might cause you to lose all or part of their overall marketing strategies. As a result, we remain without an established history of profitability.

We believe thatyour investment. Moreover, the adoption and evolution of digital marketing technology solutions will increase substantially in years to come inrisks described are not the industries in which we currently focus and in others; however, adoption has not yet accelerated to the extent we expected, in part due to delays in capital expenditures from our current and potential customer base as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also believe that adoption of our solutions depends not only upon the services and solutionsones that we provide but also upon the cost of hardware used to process and display content. While the costs of hardware configurations and software media players have historically decreased and we believe they will continue to do so at an accelerating rate, flat panel displays and players typically constitute a large portion of the expenditure customers make relative to the entire cost of implementing a digital marketing system implementation and can be a barrier to customer deployment. As a result, we believe that the broader adoption of digital marketing technology solutions is likely to increase, although we cannot predict the rate at which such adoption will occur.

Another key component of our business strategy, given the evolving dynamics of the industry in which we operate, is to acquire and integrate other operating companies in the industry in conjunction with pursuing our organic growth objectives. We believe that the selective acquisition and successful integration of certain companies will: accelerate our growth in targeted vertical and operating markets; enable us to cost-effectively aggregate multiple customer bases onto a single business and technology platform; provide us with greater operating scale on a consolidated basis; enable us to leverage a common set of processes and tools, and cost efficiencies company-wide; and ultimately result in higher operating profitability and cash flow from operations. Our management team evaluates acquisition opportunities on an ongoing basis. Our management team and Board of Directors have broad experience with the execution, integration, and financing of acquisitions. We believe that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected our smaller competitors, and as a result, there may exist acquisition opportunities in the future. We also believe that, based on the foregoing, we can successfully serve as a consolidator of multiple business and technology platforms serving similar markets.

In addition to our historical product offerings and solutions, in April 2020, we announced the joint launch of an AI-integrated non-contact temperature inspection kiosk known as the “Thermal Mirror” with our partner, InReality, LLC for use by businesses as COVID-19 related workplace restrictions are reduced or eliminated. The Thermal Mirror involves the development, marketing and sale of a new product to new customers involving a joint effort with InReality compared to our historical products and services. The product also uses hardware and technologies that have not been used with our other customers. Throughout 2020, the Company and InReality continued to develop incremental use cases and subsequently launched a suite of Safe Space Solutions products addressing this market, each of which operate consistently with our primary business model in that they represent a sale of hardware and a SaaS-based subscription license services contract.


Business Strategy

We believe that our existing business model is highly scalable and can be expanded successfully as we continue to grow organically and integrate our recent merger transactions, acquire and integrate other companies which operate directly in our target markets, strengthen our operational practices and procedures, further streamline our administrative office functions, and continue to capitalize on various marketing programs and activities.

Industry Background

We believe certain digital marketing technology industry trends are creating the opportunity for retailers, brands, venue-operators, enterprises, non-profits and other organizations to create innovative shopping, marketing, and informational experiences for their customers and other stakeholders in various venues worldwide. These trends include: (i) the expectations of technology-savvy consumers; (ii) addressing on-line competitors by improving physical experiences; (iii) accelerating decline in the cost of hardware configurations (primarily flat panel displays) and software media players; (iv) the continued evolution of mobile, social, software and hardware technologies, applications and tools; (v) increasing sophistication of social networking platforms; (vi) increasingly complex customer requirements related to their specific digital marketing technology and solution objectives; and (vii) customers challenging service providers with the delivery of a satisfactory consumer experience with the traditional pressure on reducing installation and ongoing operating costs. 

As a result, a growing number of retailers, brands, venue-operators and other organizations have identified the need and opportunity to implement increasingly cost-effective and “sales-lifting” digital marketing, and interactive experiences to market to their customers. These experiences include creating unique and customized experiences for targeted, timely offerings and relevant promotions; improving engagement resulting in increased sales; and increasing shopping basket size. We believe our clients consider capitalizing on these industry trends to be increasingly critical to any successful “store of the future” retail and brand sales environment, especially where sales staff turnover is high, training outcomes are inconsistent and product knowledge is low.

Companies are accomplishing their strategies by implementing various digital marketing technology solutions, which: are implemented in multiple forms and types of configurations and locations; attempt to achieve any of a broad range of individual or combination of objectives; contain various levels of targeting; have the ability to instantly manage single or multiple locations remotely from a customer’s desktop or other connected device at each location; and are built to deliver or contain a standard or customized experience unique to and within the customer’s environment. Examples of such solutions include:

Digital Merchandising Systems, which aim to inform and interact with customers through various types of content in an integrated experience, improve in-store customer experiences and increase overall sales, upsells, and/or cross-sales;

Digital Sales Assistants, which aim to replace or augment existing sales resources and the level of interactive and informational sales assistance inside the store;

Digital Way-Finders, which aim to help customers navigate their way around individual retail stores and multi-store locations or venues, or within individual brand categories;

Digital Kiosks, which aim to provide data, specialized and customized broadcasts, promotional information and coupons, train, and other forms of information and interaction with customers in a variety of deployment forms, types, configurations and experiences;

Digital Menu-Board Systems, which aim to enable various types of restaurant operators the ability to remotely and on a scheduled basis, update and modify menu information, promotions, and other forms of content dynamically; and

Dynamic Digital Signage which aims to deliver and manage in-store marketing and advertising campaigns, specialized and customized broadcasts, and various other forms of messaging targeting customers in a particular experience or environment.


Our Markets

We currently market and sell our marketing technology solutions through our direct sales force, inside sales team, and word-of-mouth referrals from existing customers. Select strategic partnerships and lead generation programs also drive business to the Company through targeted business development initiatives. We market to companies that seek digital marketing solutions across multiple connected devices and who specifically seek or could benefit from enhancements to the customer experience offered in their stores, venues, brands or organizations. In addition to our direct sales force, we market our Safe Space Solutions suite of products through a network of distribution and reseller partners through which we have expanded our market presence and reach. Distributors operate on either a consignment or direct drop ship approach and no revenue is recognized until a sale is made and product is delivered.

Our digital marketing technology solutions have application in a wide variety of industries. The industries in which we sell our solutions are established and include automotive, apparel & accessories, banking, baby/children, beauty, CPG, department stores, digital out-of-home (“DOOH”), electronics, fashion, fitness, foodservice/quick service restaurant (“QSR”), financial services, gaming, luxury, mass merchants, mobile operators, and pharmacy retail; however, the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of technology-enabled experiences involving combinations of digital marketing technologies is relatively new and evolving. Moreover, a number of participants in these industries have only recently started considering or expanding the adoption of these types of technologies, solutions and experiences as part of their overall marketing strategies. 

Seasonality

A portion of our customer activity is influenced by seasonal effects related to traditional end of calendar year peak retail sales periods, traditional spring stadium/venue opening seasons, and certain other factors that arise from our target customer base. Nevertheless, our revenues can be materially affected by the launch of new markets, the timing of production rollouts, and other factors, any of which have the ability to reduce or outweigh certain seasonal effects.

Effect of General Economic Conditions on our Business

We believe that demand for our services will increase in part because of new construction and remodeling activities of pre-existing retail, convenience store, stadium and event venues. While we do see reductions in retail footprints across the U.S., we see a continued focus on integration of digital into the retail marketplace and a focus on digital refreshes within the retail space to stay relevant in an evolving e-commerce marketplace. Recent general economic improvements generally make it easier for our customers to justify decisions to invest in digital marketing technology solutions. A change in the macroeconomic trend in the U.S. could have a negative impact on our customers’ ability and/or willingness to advance their digital initiatives.

Regulation

We are subject to regulation by various federal and state governmental agencies. Such regulation includes radio frequency emission regulatory activities of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, the consumer protection laws of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, product safety regulatory activities of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and environmental regulation in areas in which we conduct business. Some of the hardware components that we supply to customers may contain hazardous or regulated substances, such as lead. A number of U.S. states have adopted or are considering “takeback” bills addressing the disposal of electronic waste, including CRT style and flat panel monitors and computers. Electronic waste legislation is developing. Some of the bills passed or under consideration may impose on us, or on our customers or suppliers, requirements for disposal of systems we sell and the payment of additional fees to pay costs of disposal and recycling. Presently, we do not believe that any such legislation or proposed legislation will have a materially adverse impact on our business.


Our Thermal Mirror and other Safe Space Solutions products are utilized by employers, in part, to evaluate the temperature of their respective employees or guests to their facilities. Consequently, regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as state regulations related to consumer and employee privacy rights, may apply to the sale and use of such devices within the United States. Similarly, because the devices are sold in Canada, regulations related to consumer and employee privacy in provinces where such regulations exist may apply to the sale and use of such devices in those provinces in Canada. Presently, we do not believe that any such legislation or proposed legislation will have a materially adverse impact on our business.

Competition 

While we believe there is presently no direct competitor with the comprehensive offering of technologies, solutions and services we provide to our customers, there are multiple individual competitors who offer pieces of our solutions. These include digital signage software companies such as Stratacache, Four Winds Interactive, and Reflect Systems; marketing services companies such as Sapient Nitro or digital signage systems integrators such as SageNet. Some of these competitors may have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do and may be able to respond more rapidly than we can to new or emerging technologies or changes in customer requirements. We believe that our sales and business development capabilities, network operations / field service management capabilities, our comprehensive offering of digital marketing technology and solutions, brand awareness, and proprietary processes are the primary factors affecting our competitive position.

Territories

We sell products and services primarily throughout North America.

Employees

We have approximately 75 employees as of March 31, 2021. We do not have any employees that operate under collective-bargaining agreements.

Description of the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement with Slipstream Communications, LLC

On March 7, 2021, the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”) entered into an Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) to refinance their preexisting debt facilities with Slipstream Communications, LLC (“Slipstream”). The debt facilities are fully secured by all assets of the Borrowers. The maturity date (“Maturity Date”) on all indebtedness under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was extended to March 31, 2023. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (i) provides a $1,000 of availability under a line of credit (the “Line of Credit”), (ii) consolidates our previously existing term and revolving line of credit facilities into a new term loan (the “New Term Loan”) having an aggregate principal balance of approximately $4,550 (including a 3.0% issuance fee capitalized into the principal balance), (iii) increases the previously outstanding special convertible term loan (the “Convertible Loan”) to approximately $2,280 (including a 3.0% issuance fee capitalized into the principal balance), and (iv) extinguishes the previously outstanding obligations owed with respect to a $264 existing disbursed escrow loan in exchange for shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares”), valued at $2.718 per share (the trailing 10-day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”)) as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the date of execution of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement). The Line of Credit and Convertible Loan accrue interest at 10% per year, and the New Term Loan accrues interest at 8% per year. All dollar amounts set forth in this paragraph are in thousands.

The New Term Loan requires no principal payments until the Maturity Date, and interest payments are payable on the first day of each month until the Maturity Date. All interest payments owed prior to October 1, 2021 are payable as PIK payments, or increases to the principal balance only.

The Line of Credit and Convertible Loan require payments of accrued interest payable on the first day of each month through April 1, 2022. All such interest payments made prior to October 1, 2021 are payable as PIK payments, or increases to the principal balances under the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan only. No principal payments are owed under the Line of Credit or Convertible Loan until April 1, 2022, at which time all principal and interest on each of the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan will be paid in monthly installments until the Maturity Date to fully amortize outstanding principal by the Maturity Date.


All payments of interest (other than PIK payments) and principal on the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan may be paid, in the Borrowers’ sole discretion, in shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Payment Shares,” and together with the Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares, the “Shares”). The Payment Shares will be valued on a per-Share basis at 70% of the VWAP of the Company’s shares of common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the 10 trading days immediately prior to the date such payment is due; provided that the Payment Shares shall not be valued below $0.50 per Share (the “Share Price”).

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement limits the Company’s ability to issue Shares as follows (the “Exchange Limitations”): (1) The total number of Shares that may be issued under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will be limited to 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock on the date the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was signed (the “Exchange Cap”), unless stockholder approval is obtained to issue shares in excess of the Exchange Cap; (2) if Slipstream and its affiliates (the “Slipstream Group”) beneficially own the largest ownership position of shares of Company common stock immediately prior to the proposed issuance of Payment Shares and such shares are less than 19.99% of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock, the issuance of such Payment Shares will not cause the Slipstream Group to beneficially own in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock after such issuance unless stockholder approval is obtained for ownership in excess of 19.99%; and (3) if the Slipstream Group does not beneficially own the largest ownership position of shares of Company common stock immediately prior to the proposed issuance of Payment Shares, the Company may not issue Payment Shares to the extent that such issuance would result in Slipstream Group beneficially owning more than 19.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock unless (A) such ownership would not be the largest ownership position in the Company, or (B) stockholder approval is obtained for ownership in excess of 19.99%.

The closing of the refinancing transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement occurred on March 12, 2021.

The Borrowers agreed to, within 30 days of the closing date of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, file a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC to procure an approval of the transactions contemplated herein from its majority stockholders for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b), (c) and (d), and to thereafter use their commercially reasonable efforts to file a definitive proxy statement to cause to be held a shareholder meeting for such approval.

The Borrowers agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to have declared effective within 45 days of closing date of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Effectiveness Date”) a registration statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of the Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares and the Payment Shares. 

The issuance of the Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares was not, and any future issuance of the Payment Shares will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). For these issuances, the Company relied on the exemption from federal registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, based on the Company’s belief that the offer and sale of such common stock did not involve a public offering.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which has been incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”


Corporate Organization

Our principal offices are located at 13100 Magisterial Drive, Ste 100, Louisville, Kentucky 40223, and our telephone number at that office is (502) 791-8800.

We originally incorporated and organized as a Minnesota corporation under the name “Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.” in March 2003. Our business initially focused on the provision of expertise in digital media marketing solutions to customers, including digital signage, interactive kiosks, mobile, social media and web-based media solutions. We acquired the assets and business of Broadcast International, Inc., a Utah corporation and public registrant, through a merger transaction that was effective as of August 1, 2014. Then on August 20, 2014, we consummated a merger transaction with Creative Realities, LLC, a privately owned Delaware limited liability company, in which we issued a majority of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. In that merger transaction, we acquired the interactive marketing technology business of Creative Realities that we currently operate. Shortly after that merger, we changed our corporate name from “Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.” to “Creative Realities, Inc.” On October 15, 2015, we acquired the assets and business of ConeXus World Global, LLC, a privately-owned Kentucky limited liability company for which we issued preferred and common stock. In that merger transaction, we acquired the systems integration and marketing technology business of ConeXus World that we currently operate. On May 23, 2016, we dissolved Broadcast International, Inc. On November 20, 2018, we acquired Allure Global Solutions, Inc. (“Allure”), an enterprise software development.

Risk Factors

Our business is subject to numerous risks. For a discussion of the risks you should consider before purchasing shares of our common stock, see “Risk Factors” on page 8 of this prospectus. 

The Offering

This prospectus relates to the proposed resale or other disposition from time to time of up to 2,197,350 shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value per share, by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus. Such shares are comprised of the Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares and the Payment Shares described above under the caption “Prospectus Summary - Description of the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement with Slipstream Communications, LLC.” See “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution.”

The selling stockholders may offer to sell the shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices or at negotiated prices. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CREX.”

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock in this offering.


RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before purchasing the securities offered by this prospectus, you should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and additional information (i) contained herein or in any applicable prospectus supplement, (ii) set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2021, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and (iii) set forth in our future filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

For a description of these reports and documents, and information about where you can find them, see “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Important Information Incorporated by Reference.” The risks and uncertainties in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus are those that we currently believe may materially impact the Company and could result in the loss of all or a portion of your investment in our common stock.face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are currently deemed immaterial couldmay also materially and adversely affectsignificantly impair our financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects.operations.

 


NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain, and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain, and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

 

the adequacy of funds for future operations;

 

 

future expenses, revenue and profitability;

 

 

the ability to timely realize the revenues included in our future guidance and backlog reports;

our ability of the Company to obtain and retain adequate cash and continue as a going concern;

trends affecting financial condition and results of operations;

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ability to convert proposals into customer orders under mutually agreed upon terms and conditions;

 

 

general economic conditions and outlook, including those as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

 

the ability of customers to pay for products and services received;

 

 

the impact of changing customer requirements upon revenue recognition;

 

 

customer cancellations;

 

 

the availability and terms of additional capital;

 

 

industry trends and the competitive environment;

 

 

the impact of the company’s financial condition upon customer and prospective customer relationships;

 

 

potential litigation and regulatory actions directed toward our industry in general;

 

 

the ultimate control of our management and our Board of Directors by our controlling shareholder, Slipstream Funding, LLC;

our reliance on certain key personnel in the management of our businesses;

 

 

employee and management turnover;

 

 

the existence of material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting;

 

 

the inability to successfully integrate the operations of acquired companies; and

 

 

the ability to remain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market; and

the fact that our common stock is presently thinly traded in an illiquid market.

 

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “intend,” “could”, “would”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “projects”, “predicts”, “potential” “propose,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 


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These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus and in our reports filed from time to time under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act. We encourage you to read these filings as they are made. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of the document containing the applicable statement.

 

You should read this prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference herein, and any prospectus supplement that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in the foregoing documents by these cautionary statements.

 

Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events or developments. Thus, you should not assume that our silence over time means that actual events are bearing out as expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.

 


USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will not receive anyretain broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stocksecurities offered by this prospectus. Unless we indicate otherwise in this offering. The selling stockholdersthe applicable prospectus supplement or in any related free writing prospectus we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering, we anticipate that any net proceeds will receive all of the proceeds from this offering. However, to the extent we elect to issue Payment Shares to the selling stockholder to satisfy our obligations to pay interest and/or principal on the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan, as permitted under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, such issuances will reduce the amounts we would otherwise be required to pay in cash. See “Prospectus Summary - Description of the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement with Slipstream Communications, LLC.” We expect to use any such excess cash primarilyused for working capital and general corporate purposes. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus our intended use for the net proceeds received from the sale of securities sold pursuant to that prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.


SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

DILUTION

 

ThisWe will set forth in a prospectus relates tosupplement the proposed resale or other disposition from time to timefollowing information regarding any material dilution of up to 2,197,350the equity interests of investors purchasing securities in an offering under this prospectus:

the net tangible book value per share of our equity securities before and after the offering;

the amount of the increase in such net tangible book value per share attributable to the cash payments made by purchasers in the offering; and

the amount of the immediate dilution from the public offering price which will be absorbed by such purchasers.


DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

Our authorized capital consists of 116,666,666 shares of our commoncapital stock, $0.01 par value per share, by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus. Such shares are comprised of the Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares66,666,666 shares of common stock and the Payment Shares. For information regarding the issuance50,000,000 shares of such shares, and the relationship between the selling stockholder. See “Prospectus Summary - Descriptionpreferred stock. As of the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement with Slipstream Communications, LLC.”

The selling stockholder listed in the table below may from time to time offer and sell any or allMay 25, 2023, there were 7,409,027, shares of our common stock set forth below pursuantand no shares of our preferred stock issued and outstanding. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CREX”.

The following description summarizes the material terms of our capital stock. This summary is, however, subject to this prospectus. When wethe provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws. For greater detail about our capital stock, please refer to selling stockholders in this prospectus, we meanour articles of incorporation and bylaws. The following description summarizes the persons listed inmaterial terms of our capital stock. This summary is, however, subject to the table below,provisions of our articles of incorporation and the pledgees, donees, permitted transferees, assignees, successorsbylaws. For greater detail about our capital stock, please refer to our articles of incorporation and others who later come to hold any of the selling stockholders’ interests in sharesbylaws. 

Common Stock

Voting.  The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each outstanding share of common stock owned by that shareholder on every matter properly submitted to the shareholders for their vote. Shareholders are not entitled to vote cumulatively for the election of directors.

Dividend Rights.  Subject to the dividend rights of the holders of any outstanding series of preferred stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends and other than throughdistributions of cash or any other right or property as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of our assets or funds legally available for such dividends or distributions.

Liquidation Rights.  In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, holders of our common stock would be entitled to share ratably in our assets that are legally available for distribution to shareholders after payment of liabilities. If we have any other preferred stock outstanding at such time, holders of that preferred stock may be entitled to distribution or liquidation preferences. In either such case, we must pay the applicable distribution to the holders of our preferred stock before we may pay distributions to the holders of our common stock.

Conversion, Redemption and Preemptive Rights. Holders of our common stock have no conversion, redemption, preemptive, subscription or similar rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Limited

See “Certain Provisions of Minnesota Law, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws” for a public sale.description of provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws which may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing changes in control.

Preferred Stock

Pursuant to our articles of incorporation, our board of directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Minnesota, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.

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We will fix the designations, voting powers, preferences and rights of the preferred stock of each series, as well as the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, in the certificate of designation relating to that series. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the Commission, the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of that series of preferred stock. This description will include:

the title and stated value;

the number of shares offered;

the liquidation preference per share;

the purchase price per share;

the dividend rate(s), period(s) and/or payment date(s) or method(s) of calculation for dividends;

whether dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate;

our right, if any, to defer payment of dividends and the maximum length of any such deferral period;

the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;

the provisions for a sinking fund, if any;

the provision for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights;

any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market;

the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock will be convertible into common stock, including the conversion price (or manner of calculation) and conversion period;

whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and the exchange period;

voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock;

preemptive rights, if any;

restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;

whether interests in the preferred stock will be represented by depositary shares;

a discussion of any material and/or special U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock;

the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;

any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the class or series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; and

any other specific terms, preferences, rights, limitations or restrictions of the preferred stock.

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Our board of directors could authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock with terms and conditions that could have the effect of discouraging a takeover or other transaction that might involve a premium price for holders of the shares or which holders might believe to be in their best interests. The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power, conversion or other rights of holders of common stock and reduce the likelihood that common stockholders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation. 

The laws of the State of Minnesota, the state of our incorporation, generally provide that the holders of outstanding shares of a class or series of preferred stock will have the right to vote separately as a class on any proposal involving a change in the rights or preferences of such class or series of preferred stock. This right is in addition to any voting rights that may be provided for in the applicable certificate of designation.

The transfer agent and registrar for any series of preferred stock will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.


DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

We may issue debt securities from time to time, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in an officers’ certificate or by a supplemental indenture. The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. The terms of any debt securities offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

Unless the context requires otherwise, whenever we refer to the indenture, we also are referring to any supplemental indentures that specify the terms of a particular series of debt securities.

We will issue the debt securities under an indenture that we will enter into with the trustee named in the indenture. The indenture will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. We have filed a form of the indenture as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and supplemental indentures and forms of debt securities containing the terms of the debt securities being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or will be incorporated by reference from reports that we file with the Commission.

 

The following table setssummaries of material provisions of the debt securities and the indenture are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture, including any supplemental indentures applicable to a particular series of debt securities. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements and any related free writing prospectuses related to the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as the complete indenture that contains the terms of the debt securities

General

The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue. It provides that we may issue debt securities up to the principal amount that we may authorize and may be in any currency or currency unit that we may designate. Except for the limitations on consolidation, merger and sale of all or substantially all of our assets contained in the indenture, the terms of the indenture do not contain any covenants or other provisions designed to give holders of any debt securities protection against changes in our operations, financial condition or transactions involving us.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of debt securities being offered, including:

the offering price;

the title;

any limit on the aggregate principal amount;

the person who shall be entitled to receive interest, if other than the record holder on the record date;

the date the principal will be payable;

the interest rate, if any, the date interest will accrue, the interest payment dates and the regular record dates;

the place where payments may be made;

any mandatory or optional redemption provisions;

if applicable, the method for determining how the principal, premium, if any, or interest will be calculated by reference to an index or formula;

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if other than U.S. currency, the currency or currency units in which principal, premium, if any, or interest will be payable and whether we or the holder may elect payment to be made in a different currency;

the portion of the principal amount that will be payable upon acceleration of stated maturity, if other than the entire principal amount;

any defeasance provisions if different from those described below under “Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance”;

any conversion or exchange provisions;

any obligation to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to a sinking fund;

whether the debt securities will be issuable in the form of a global security;

any applicable subordination provisions for any subordinated debt securities;

any deletions of, or changes or additions to, the events of default or covenants; and

any other specific terms of such debt securities.

Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be registered debt securities. Debt securities may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market rates.

Exchange and Transfer

Debt securities may be transferred or exchanged at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us.

We will not impose a service charge for any transfer or exchange, but we may require holders to pay any tax or other governmental charges associated with any transfer or exchange.

In the event of any potential redemption of debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:

issue, register the transfer of, or exchange, any debt security of that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; or

register the transfer of, or exchange, any debt security of that series selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion being redeemed in part.

We may initially appoint the trustee as the security registrar. Any transfer agent, in addition to the security registrar, initially designated by us will be named in the prospectus supplement. We may designate additional transfer agents or change transfer agents or change the office of the transfer agent. However, we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series.

Global Securities

The debt securities of any series may be represented, in whole or in part, by one or more global securities. Each global security will:

be registered in the name of a depositary that we will identify in a prospectus supplement;

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be deposited with the depositary or nominee or custodian; and

bear any required legends.

No global security may be exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities registered in the name of any person other than the depositary or any nominee unless:

the depositary has notified us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or has ceased to be qualified to act as depositary;

an event of default is continuing; or

the Company executes and delivers to the trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the global security is exchangeable.

As long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a global security, the depositary or nominee will be considered the sole owner and holder of the debt securities represented by the global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except in the above limited circumstances, owners of beneficial interests in a global security:

will not be entitled to have the debt securities registered in their names;

will not be entitled to physical delivery of certificated debt securities; and

will not be considered to be holders of those debt securities under the indenture.

Payments on a global security will be made to the depositary or its nominee as the holder of the global security. Some jurisdictions have laws that require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. These laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global security.

Institutions that have accounts with the depositary or its nominee are referred to as “participants.” Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to participants and to persons that may hold beneficial interests through participants. The depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of debt securities represented by the global security to the accounts of its participants.

Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be shown on and effected through records maintained by the depositary, with respect to participants’ interests, or any participant, with respect to interests of persons held by participants on their behalf.

Payments, transfers and exchanges relating to beneficial interests in a global security will be subject to policies and procedures of the depositary.

The depositary policies and procedures may change from time to time. Neither we nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for the depositary’s or any participant’s records with respect to beneficial interests in a global security.

Payment and Paying Agent

The provisions of this paragraph will apply to the debt securities unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement. Payment of interest on a debt security on any interest payment date will be made to the person in whose name the debt security is registered at the close of business on the regular record date. Payment on debt securities of a particular series will be payable at the office of a paying agent or paying agents designated by us. However, at our option, we may pay interest by mailing a check to the record holder. Except as described in the prospectus supplement, the corporate trust office of the trustee will be designated as our sole paying agent.

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We may also name any other paying agents in the prospectus supplement. We may designate additional paying agents, change paying agents or change the office of any paying agent. However, we will be required to maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series.

All moneys paid by us to a paying agent for payment on any debt security that remain unclaimed at the end of two years after such payment was due will be repaid to us. Thereafter, the holder may look only to us for such payment.

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets

Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may not consolidate with or merge into any other person, in a transaction in which we are not the surviving corporation, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our assets to, any person, unless:

the successor, if any, is a U.S. corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity;

the successor assumes our obligations on the debt securities and under the indenture;

immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

certain other conditions are met.

Events of Default

Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture will define an event of default with respect to any series of debt securities as one or more of the following events:

(1)

failure to pay principal of or any premium on any debt security of that series when due;

(2)

failure to pay any interest on any debt security of that series for 30 days when due;

(3)

failure to deposit any sinking fund payment when due;

(4)

failure to perform any other covenant in the indenture continued for 90 days after being given the notice required in the indenture;

(5)

our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and

(6)

any other event of default specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

An event of default of one series of debt securities is not necessarily an event of default for any other series of debt securities. 

If an event of default, other than an event of default described in clause (5) above, shall occur and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding securities of that series may declare the principal amount of the debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately.

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If an event of default described in clause (5) above shall occur, the principal amount of all the debt securities of that series will automatically become immediately due and payable. Any payment by us on subordinated debt securities following any such acceleration will be subject to the subordination provisions described below under “Subordinated Debt Securities.”

After acceleration, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration if all events of default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal, or other specified amount, have been cured or waived.

Other than the duty to act with the required care during an event of default, the trustee will not be obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers at the request of the holders unless the holders shall have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity. Generally, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee.

A holder will not have any right to institute any proceeding under the indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee, or for any other remedy under the indenture, unless:

(1)

the holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to the debt securities of that series;

(2)

the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made a written request and have offered reasonable indemnity to the trustee to institute the proceeding; and

(3)

the trustee has failed to institute the proceeding and has not received direction inconsistent with the original request from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series within 90 days after the original request.

Holders may, however, sue to enforce the payment of principal or interest on any debt security on or after the due date without following the procedures listed in (1) through (3) above.

Modification and Waiver

Except as provided in the next two succeeding paragraphs, the applicable trustee and we may make modifications and amendments to the indenture (including, without limitation, through consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, outstanding securities) and may waive any existing default or event of default (including, without limitation, through consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, outstanding securities) with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding securities of each series affected by the modification or amendment.

However, neither we nor the trustee may make any amendment or waiver without the consent of the holder of each outstanding security of that series affected by the amendment or waiver if such amendment or waiver would, among other things:

change the amount of securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

change the stated maturity of any debt security;

reduce the principal on any debt security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund;

reduce the principal of an original issue discount security on acceleration of maturity;

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reduce the rate of interest or extend the time for payment of interest on any debt security;

make a principal or interest payment on any debt security in any currency other than that stated in the debt security;

impair the right to enforce any payment after the stated maturity or redemption date;

waive any default or event of default in payment of the principal of, premium or interest on any debt security (except certain rescissions of acceleration); or

waive a redemption payment or modify any of the redemption provisions of any debt security.

Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder of outstanding securities, we and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture:

to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of debt securities of any series as permitted by the indenture;

to provide for uncertificated securities in addition to or in place of certificated securities;

to provide for the assumption of our obligations to holders of any debt security in the case of a merger, consolidation, transfer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets;

to make any change that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights under the indenture of any such holder;

to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; or

to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts by more than one trustee.

The consent of holders is not necessary under the indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.

Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance

We may be discharged from our obligations on the debt securities of any series that have matured or will mature or be redeemed within one year if we deposit with the trustee enough cash to pay all the principal, interest and any premium due to the stated maturity date or redemption date of the debt securities.

The indenture contains a provision that permits us to elect:

to be discharged from all of our obligations, subject to limited exceptions, with respect to any series of debt securities then outstanding; and/or

to be released from our obligations under certain covenants and from the consequences of an event of default resulting from a breach of certain covenants, including covenants as to payment of taxes and maintenance of corporate existence.

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To make either of the above elections, we must deposit in trust with the trustee enough money to pay in full the principal and interest on the debt securities. This amount may be made in cash and/or U.S. government obligations. As a condition to either of the above elections, we must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel that the holders of the debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the action. 

If any of the above events occurs, the holders of the debt securities of the series will not be entitled to the benefits of the indenture, except for the rights of holders to receive payments on debt securities or the registration of transfer and exchange of debt securities and replacement of lost, stolen or mutilated debt securities.

Subordinated Debt Securities

If the trustee or any holder of the notes receives any payment or distribution of our assets in contravention of the subordination provisions on subordinated debt securities before all senior indebtedness is paid in full in cash, property or securities, including by way of set-off, or other payment satisfactory to holders of senior indebtedness, then such payment or distribution will be held in trust for the benefit of holders of senior indebtedness or their representatives to the extent necessary to make payment in full in cash or payment satisfactory to the holders of senior indebtedness of all unpaid senior indebtedness.

In the event of our bankruptcy, dissolution or reorganization, holders of senior indebtedness may receive more, ratably, and holders of subordinated debt securities may receive less, ratably, than our other creditors (including our trade creditors). This subordination will not prevent the occurrence of any event of default under the indenture.

Notices

Notices to holders will be given by mail to the addresses of the holders in the security register.

Governing Law

The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed under, the law of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is applicable.


DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

General

We may issue warrants for the purchase of our debt securities, preferred stock or common stock, or any combination thereof. Warrants may be issued independently or together with our debt securities, preferred stock or common stock and may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement. We may enter into a warrant agreement with a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address and other information regarding the selling stockholderwarrant agent in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus relating to a particular series of warrants. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants. The warrant agent will not have any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.

This summary of certain provisions of the warrants is not complete. For the terms of a particular series of warrants, you should refer to the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus for that series of warrants and the warrant agreement for that particular series. The terms of any warrants we offer under a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may differ from the terms we describe below.

Debt Warrants

The prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus relating to a particular issue of warrants to purchase debt securities will describe the terms of the debt warrants, including the following:

the title of the debt warrants;

the offering price for the debt warrants, if any;

the aggregate number of the debt warrants;

the designation and terms of the debt securities, including any conversion rights, purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants;

if applicable, the date from and after which the debt warrants and any debt securities issued with them will be separately transferable;

the principal amount of this prospectus baseddebt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a debt warrant and the exercise price for the warrants, which may be payable in cash, securities or other property;

the dates on information providedwhich the right to usexercise the debt warrants will commence and expire;

if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the debt warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

whether the debt warrants represented by the selling stockholder,debt warrant certificates or debt securities that may be issued upon exercise of the debt warrants will be issued in registered or bearer form;

information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;

if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations;

the antidilution provisions of the debt warrants, if any;

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the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the debt warrants;

any provisions with respect to the holder’s right to require us to repurchase the warrants upon a change in control or similar event; and

any additional terms of the debt warrants, including procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the debt warrants.

Debt warrant certificates will be exchangeable for new debt warrant certificates of different denominations. Debt warrants may be exercised at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.

Prior to the exercise of their debt warrants, holders of debt warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise and will not be entitled to payment of principal or any premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce covenants in the indenture.

Equity Warrants

The prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus relating to a particular series of warrants to purchase our common stock or preferred stock will describe the terms of the warrants, including the namefollowing:

the title of the selling stockholder, warrants;

the offering price for the warrants, if any;

the aggregate number of warrants;

the designation and terms of the common stock or preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants;

if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security;

if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities issued with the warrants will be separately transferable;

the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned byor preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the selling stockholder asexercise price for the warrants;

the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants shall commence and expire;

if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;

if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations;

the antidilution provisions of the warrants, if any;

the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants;

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any provisions with respect to holder’s right to require us to repurchase the warrants upon a change in control or similar event; and

any additional terms of the warrants, including procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the warrants.

Holders of equity warrants will not be entitled:

to vote, consent or receive dividends;

to receive notice as stockholders with respect to any meeting of stockholders for the election of our directors or any other matter; or

to exercise any rights as stockholders of the Company.

Exercise of Warrants

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The warrants may be exercised as set forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus relating to the warrants offered. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus relating to the warrants offered thereby. After the close of thisbusiness on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate or agreement, as applicable, properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent, if any, or any other office, including ours, indicated in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, we will, as soon as practicable, issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate or agreement are exercised, a new warrant certificate or agreement will be issued for the remaining warrants.

Governing Law

Unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, the numberwarrants and warrant agreements will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such sharesthe State of New York.

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants

Each warrant agent, if any, will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action its right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants.


CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF MINNESOTA LAW,

THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

The following is a description of certain provisions of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, our articles of incorporation and our corporate bylaws that may discourage an unfriendly attempt to obtain control of the selling stockholder may offer pursuant to this prospectus, the number of sharesCompany. This summary does not purport to be beneficially ownedcomplete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the selling stockholder following the saleMinnesota Business Corporation Act, our articles of shares covered by this prospectus,incorporation and the percentage of our issued and outstanding common stock to be beneficially owned by the selling stockholder following the sale of all shares covered by this prospectus.corporate bylaws.

 

Selling Securityholder Name Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
Before
Offering
  Total Shares
of Common
Stock Offered
by Selling
Securityholder
  

Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned

After
Offering (1)

  

Percentage
of Beneficial
Ownership
of Common
Stock After

Offering (1)

 
Slipstream Communications, LLC(2)  6,726,350   2,197,350   6,629,206   40.44%

Minnesota Business Combination Act

 

 InvestmentWe are subject to the Minnesota Business Combination Act, Section 302A.673 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act. Subject to certain qualifications and exceptions, the statute prohibits an “interested shareholder” of certain Minnesota corporations that are termed “issuing public corporations” (which definition Creative Realities satisfies) from effecting any “business combination” with the corporation for a period of four years from the date the shareholder becomes an “interested shareholder” unless the corporation’s Board of Directors approved the business combination prior to the shareholder becoming an “interested shareholder” or otherwise approved the shareholder becoming an “interested shareholder.”

An “interested shareholder” is defined to include (i) any beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power over shares held by Slipstream Communications, LLC may be deemed to beof the outstanding voting stock of the corporation, or (ii) any affiliate or associate of the corporation, that, within the prior four-year period has at any time directly or indirectly controlledbeneficially owned 10% or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding stock of the corporation.

The term “business combination” is defined broadly to include, among other things:

the merger, consolidation or share exchange of the corporation with the interested shareholder or any corporation that is, or after the merger, consolidation or share exchange would be, an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder (subject to certain exceptions);

the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition to or with an interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, of assets of the corporation or any subsidiary (i) having an aggregate market value of 10% or more of the corporation’s consolidated assets, (ii) having an aggregate market value of 10% or more of the market value of all outstanding shares of the corporation, or (iii) representing 10% or more of the earning power or net income of the corporation determined on a consolidated basis (subject to certain exceptions); or

the issuance or transfer to an interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder of 5% or more of the aggregate market value of the outstanding stock of the corporation (subject to certain exceptions).

The statute is designed to protect minority shareholders by Craig Cogut, Chairmanprohibiting transactions in which an acquirer could favor itself at the expense of minority shareholders. The statute’s prohibition on the issuance or transfer to an interested shareholder of 5% or more of the aggregate market value of the outstanding stock of a corporation is subject to an exemption for shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of rights offered on a pro rata basis to all shareholders, such as this rights offering.

Bylaws

Certain provisions of our corporate bylaws could have anti-takeover effects. These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and Chief Executive Officerstability in the composition of Pegasus Capital Advisors, LLC (“Pegasus Capital Advisors”). Dennis McGill, a memberour corporate policies formulated by our Board of Directors. In addition, these provisions also are intended to ensure that our Board of Directors serves aswill have sufficient time to act in what our Board of Directors believes to be in the best interests of our Company and our shareholders. Nevertheless, these provisions could delay or frustrate the removal of incumbent directors or the assumption of control of us by the holder of a large block of common stock, and could also discourage or make more difficult a merger, tender offer, or proxy contest, even if such event would be favorable to the interest of our shareholders. These provisions are summarized below.

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Advance Notice Provisions for Raising Business or Nominating Directors. Sections 2.2 and 3.3 of our bylaws contain advance-notice provisions relating to the ability of shareholders to raise business at a shareholder meeting and make nominations for directors to serve on our Board of Directors. These advance-notice provisions generally require shareholders to raise business within a specified period of time prior to a meeting in order for the business to be properly brought before the meeting. Similarly, our bylaws prescribe the timing of submissions for nominations to our Board of Directors and the certain of factual and background information respecting the nominee and the shareholder making the nomination.

Limited Shareholder Action in Writing. Our bylaws provide that shareholder action can be taken only at an consultantannual or special meeting of shareholders and Operating Advisorcannot be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting by fewer than all shareholders entitled to Pegasus Capital Advisors,vote. This provision is consistent with the ChairmanMinnesota Business Corporation Act, which does not allow for fewer than all shareholders of a public corporation to take action other than at an actual meeting of the Boardshareholders.

Number of Managers for Gemini Financial Services Corporation (an insurance company majority-owned by an affiliateDirectors and Vacancies. Our bylaws provide that the number of Pegasus Capital Advisors) and a memberdirectors shall initially consist of seven persons, with the precise number of directors comprising the board of directors of Healthe, Inc. (a company to which Pegasus Capital Advisors or its affiliate is a significant shareholder).


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering the shares issued or toshall be issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as described under the caption “Prospectus Summary – Description of the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement with Slipstream Communications, LLC” above, to permit the resale of these sharesdetermined from time to time afterby the dateboard itself. The prescribed number of this prospectus. We willdirectors comprising the board may be increased (but not receive anydecreased) by a majority of the proceeds fromdirectors then serving on the saleboard. The bylaws also provide that our board has the right, except as may be provided in the terms of any series of preferred stock created by resolutions of the board, to fill vacancies, including vacancies created by any decision of our board to increase the number of directors comprising the board.

Articles of Incorporation Blank-Check Preferred Stock Power

Under our articles of incorporation, our board has the authority to fix by resolution the terms and conditions of one or more series of preferred stock and provide by resolution for the issuance of shares of such shares by the selling stockholders. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register such shares.series.

 

We believe that the availability of our preferred stock, in each case issuable in series, and additional shares of common stock could facilitate certain financings and acquisitions and provide a means for meeting other corporate needs which might arise. The selling stockholders andauthorized shares of our preferred stock, as well as authorized but unissued shares of common stock, will be available for issuance without further action by our shareholders, unless shareholder action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which any series of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assigneesour stock may then be listed, or except as may be provided in the terms of any preferred stock created by resolution of our board.

These provisions give our board the power to approve the issuance of a series of preferred stock, or additional shares of common stock, that could, depending on its terms, either impede or facilitate the completion of a merger, tender offer or other successors-in-interesttakeover attempt. For example, the issuance of new shares of preferred stock might impede a business combination if the terms of those shares include voting rights which would enable a holder to block business combinations or, alternatively, might facilitate a business combination if those shares have general voting rights sufficient to cause an applicable percentage vote requirement to be satisfied.


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell all or a portion of the shares held by them and offered herebysecurities from time to time directlypursuant to underwritten public offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods. We may sell the securities to or through underwriters or dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers. We may distribute securities from time to time in one or more transactions:

at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;

at market prices prevailing at the times of sale;

at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or

at negotiated prices.

A prospectus supplement or supplements (and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:

the name or names of the underwriters, broker-dealersif any;

the purchase price of the securities or agents. Ifother consideration therefor, and the shares are sold throughproceeds, if any, we will receive from the sale;

any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;

any agency fees or broker-dealers,underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation;

any public offering price;

any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and

any securities exchange or market on which the selling stockholderssecurities may be listed.

Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement will be responsibleunderwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.

If underwriters are used in the sale, they will acquire the securities for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The sharestheir own account and may be soldresell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale,public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuant to one or moresale. The obligations of the following methods:

on any national securities exchange or quotation service on whichunderwriters to purchase the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

in the over-the-counter market;

in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

privately negotiated transactions;

short sales made after the date the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;

broker-dealers may agree with a selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares owned by them and, if the selling stockholders default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholder(s) under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares in other circumstances in which case the pledgees, assignees or successors-in-interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.


In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

If the selling stockholders effect transactions by selling shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved).

The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the common stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.

The selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will beconditions set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendmentthe applicable underwriting agreement. We may offer the securities to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.

In orderpublic through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. Subject to comply withcertain conditions, the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock mayunderwriters will be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with. 

There can be no assurance that the selling stockholders will sell any orobligated to purchase all of the shares registered pursuant tosecurities offered by the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

The selling stockholderssupplement, other than securities covered by any over-allotment option. Any public offering price and any other person participatingdiscounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may change from time to time. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, andprospectus supplement, naming the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, tounderwriter, the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and salesnature of any securities by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares.such relationship.

 

We may sell securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities and we will describe any commissions we will pay all expensesthe agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, our agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of the registration of the shares including, without limitation, SEC filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, the selling stockholders will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any.its appointment.

 


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We have agreedmay authorize agents or underwriters to indemnifysolicit offers by certain types of institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the selling stockholderspublic offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.

We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Agents and stateunderwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

All securities laws, relatingwe may offer, other than common stock, will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters may make a market in these securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot guarantee the registrationliquidity of the shares offered by this prospectus.trading markets for any securities.

 

We have will agreeAny underwriter may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to keeppurchase the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until such timeunderlying security so long as the shares offeredstabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum price. Syndicate-covering or other short-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities, either through exercise of the over-allotment option or in the open market after the distribution is completed, to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the selling stockholders have been solddealer are purchased in a stabilizing or covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the shares offered byprice of the selling stockholderssecurities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated underdiscontinue any of the Securities Act without restriction or limitation (including, without limitation, volume restrictions).activities at any time.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of any securities offered from time to time by this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement will be passed upon by Maslon LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota. If legal matters in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement are passed upon by counsel to underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, such counsel will be named in the prospectus supplement related to such offering.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated balance sheetfinancial statements of Creative Realities, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020,2022 and 2021, and for each of the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows fortwo years in the year thenperiod ended December 31, 2022, incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, have been audited by Deloitte &and Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is incorporated herein by reference.report. Such financial statements have been soare incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The consolidated balance sheet of Creative Realities, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, have been audited by EisnerAmper LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is incorporated herein by reference, which report includes an explanatory paragraph that refers to Creative Realities, Inc.’s change in accounting for leases. Such financial statements have been incorporated herein in reliance on the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We are a reporting company and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.Commission. The SECCommission maintains a websitean Internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us. The address ofCommission. Our Commission filings are available on the SEC website is www.sec.gov.Commission’s Internet site.

 

The representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were made as of an earlier date. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

 

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We maintain an Internet site at http://www.cri.com. Information found on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus or part of any prospectus supplement.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows usWe are allowed to “incorporateincorporate by reference”reference information into this prospectus, whichcontained in documents that we file with the Commission. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately withthose documents and that the SEC. Youinformation in this prospectus is not complete and you should read the information incorporated by reference because it is an important part of this prospectus.for more detail. Information in this prospectus supersedes information incorporated by reference that we filed with the SECCommission prior to the date of this prospectus, while information that we file later with the SECCommission will automatically update and supersede the information in this prospectus.

We incorporate by reference into this prospectusthe documents listed below and any future filings we will make with the Commission under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (i) after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement, and (ii) from the informationdate of this prospectus but prior to the termination of the offering of the securities covered by this prospectus (other than Current Reports or documents listed below that we have filed with the SEC:portions thereof furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K):

 

 

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020,2022, which was filed with the SECCommission on March 10, 2021;30, 2023;

 

 

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, which was filed with the Commission on May 15, 2023;

Current Reports on Form 8-K (or amendment(s) thereto) filed on February 13, 2023, February 15, 2023, March 24, 2023, March 28, 2023, May 19, 2023, and May 25, 2023;

our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the SEC on January 7, 2021, January 15, 2021, February 3, 2021, February 19, 2021,May 1, 2023, to the extent incorporated by reference into the Form 10-K; andMarch 4, 2021.

 

 

The description of the Company’s common stock incorporated into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SECCommission on November 14, 2018 by reference to the description under the caption “Description of Securities – Common Stock” in the prospectus forming a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,, as amended (Registration No. 333-225876), which was filed with the SECCommission on October 31, 2018.

 

We also incorporate by reference any future filings (other than current reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary) made with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including those made after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement, until we file a post-effective amendment that indicates the termination of the offering of the common stock made by this prospectus and will become a part of this prospectus from the date that such documents are filed with the SEC. Information in such future filings updates and supplements the information provided in this prospectus. Any statements in any such future filings will automatically be deemed to modify and supersede any information in any document we previously filed with the SEC that is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference to the extent that statements in the later filed document modify or replace such earlier statements.

We will provide at no cost to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered a copy of any or all of the documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus, including exhibits that are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents. You may request a copy of such documents at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address or telephone number:

 

Creative Realities, Inc.

Attention: Corporate Secretary
13100 Magisterial Drive, Suite 100

Louisville, KY 40223

(502) 791-8800

 


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PART II

 

$46,168,698

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Creative Realities, Inc.

Common Stock

Preferred Stock
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

______________________

PROSPECTUS

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, 2023


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses Of Issuance And Distribution.

 

The following table sets forth the estimated costsfees and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions,compensation, payable by us in connection with the offeringregistration of securities being registered. The selling stockholders will not bear any portion of such expenses.hereunder. All the amounts shown are estimates except for the SECCommission registration fee. The assumed amount has been used to demonstrate the expenses of an offering and does not represent an estimate of the amount of securities that may be registered or distributed because such amount is unknown at this time.

 

SEC registration fee $474.67 

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee

 

$

5,993

(1)
Legal fees and expenses $10,000  

$

*

 
Accounting fees and expenses $20,000  

$

*

 

Printing and engraving expenses

 

$

*

 
Miscellaneous expenses $2,000  

$

*

 

Blue sky fees and expenses

 

$

*

 
Total $32,474.67  

$

*

 

(1)

Reflects the registration fee previously paid in connection with unsold securities pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

*

These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the amount of expenses of any offering of securities.

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The registrant is subject to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 302A, the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the “Corporation Act”). Section 302A.521 of the Corporation Act provides in substance that, unless prohibited by its articles of incorporation or bylaws, a Minnesota corporation must indemnify an officer or director who is made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of the former or present official capacity of the person against judgments, penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding, if certain criteria are met. These criteria, all of which must be met by the person seeking indemnification, are as follows: (a) such person has not been indemnified by another organization or employee benefit plan for the same judgments, penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding with respect to the same acts or omissions; (b) such person must have acted in good faith; (c) no improper personal benefit was obtained by such person and such person satisfied certain statutory conflicts of interest provisions, if applicable; (d) in the case of a criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful; and (e) in the case of acts or omissions occurring in such person’s performance in an official capacity, such person must have acted in a manner such person reasonably believed was in the best interests of the corporation or, in certain limited circumstances, not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. In addition, Section 302A.521, subd. 3, requires payment by the registrant, upon written request, of reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition in certain instances. A decision as to required indemnification is made by a majority of the disinterested directors present at a meeting at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated committee of disinterested directors, by special legal counsel, by the disinterested shareholders, or by a court.

 

The registrant also maintains a director and officer insurance policy to cover the registrant, its directors and its officers against certain liabilities. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

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Item 16. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

3.1

1.1*

 

Form of Underwriting Agreement

3.1

Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to registrant’sregistrant’s Amendment No. 1 to Form SB-2 filed on October 12, 2006).

3.2

 

Articles of Incorporation, as amendedAmendment filed September 15, 2014 with the Minnesota Secretary of State to change the name of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’sregistrant’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2014)

3.3

 

Articles of Amendment Filedfiled with the Minnesota Secretary of State on October 17, 2018 (incorporate14, 2014 to increase the authorized capital stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.33.1 to the registrant’s registration statementregistrant’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on Form S-1 filed October 17, 2018)16, 2014)

3.4

 

Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State on October 30, 3015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the registrant’sregistrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on February 11, 2016)

3.5

 

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2014)

3.6Articles of Amendment (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2014)
3.7Articles of Amendment Filed on October 17, 2018 with the Minnesota Secretary of State to effect reverse stock split (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant’sregistrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed October 17,22, 2018)

3.8

3.6

 

Statement of Cancellation of Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State on March 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’sregistrant’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2019)

3.9

3.7

 

Statement of Cancellation of Certificate of Designation of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State on March 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’sregistrant’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2019)

3.10

3.8

 

Articles of Amendment to effect reverse stock split and reduction of authorized capital filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State on March 22, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2023)

3.9

Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to the registrant’sregistrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 2, 2011)

4.1

 

Specimen certificate evidencing shares of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the registrant’sRegistrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-136972), filed with the SEC on August 29, 2006).

4.2

4.2*

 

Specimen certificate evidencing shares of Preferred Stock

4.3*

Form of Debt Security

4.4+

Form of Indenture between the registrant and one or more trustees to be named

4.5*

Form of Warrant

4.6*

Form of Warrant Agreement

4.7

Description of Registrant’sRegistrant’s Securities (incorporated by reference to the registrant’sExhibit 4.14 of Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K filed withfor the SEC on March 13, 2020)fiscal year ended 12/31/2019)

4.3

5.1+

 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement by and among the Company, its subsidiaries and Slipstream Communications, LLC (incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2021)
5.1

Opinion of Maslon LLP

23.1

23.1+

 Consent of EisnerAmper LLP
23.2

Consent of Deloitte & ToucheTouch LLP

23.2

23.2+

 

Consent of Maslon LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)

24.1

24.1+

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

25.1**

Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1

107+

Filing Fee Table

___________

To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

** 

To be filed pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 at the time of an offering of debt securities.

Filed herewith

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 (a)(1)

(a)

(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 (i)

(i)

to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

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 (ii)

(ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

 (iii)

(iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;statement.

provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of this chapter that is part of the registration statement.

  (2)

(2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

  (3)

(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

  (5)

(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 (i)

(i)

Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

   
 

(ii)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), 424(b)(5), or 424(b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), 415(a)(1)(vii), or 415(a)(1)(x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

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  (6)

(6)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, thesecurities:

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 (i)

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

   
 

(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

   
 

(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

   
 

(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 (b)

(b)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

   
 (h)

(h)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(j)

If and when applicable, the registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Louisville, state of Kentucky, on April 2, 2021.May 25, 2023.

 

 CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.
  
 /s/ Richard Mills

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

 Richard Mills
 

/s/ Richard Mills

Richard Mills

Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Richard Mills and Will Logan, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

     

/s/ Richard Mills

 

Director, Chief Executive Officer

 April 2, 2021

May 25, 2023

Richard Mills

 

(principal executive officer)

  
     

/s/ Dennis McGill

 

Chairman of the Board

 April 2, 2021

May 25, 2023

Dennis McGill

    
     

/s/ Will Logan

 

Chief Financial Officer

 April 2, 2021

May 25, 2023

Will Logan

 

(principal accounting and financial officer)

  
     

/s/ Donald A. Harris

 

Director

 April 2, 2021

May 25, 2023

Donald A. Harris

    
     

/s/ Stephen Nesbit

 

Director

 April 2, 2021

May 25, 2023

Stephen Nesbit

    
     

/s/ David Bell

 

Director

 April 2, 2021

May 25, 2023

David Bell

    

 

 

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