UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2023 (December 11, 2023)
DIGITAL
ALLY, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada |
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001-33899 |
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20-0064269 |
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or other Jurisdiction |
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Identification
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14001
Marshall Drive, Lenexa, KS 66215
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(913)
814-7774
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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of each class |
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Trading
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Name
of exchange on which registered |
Common
stock, $0.001 par value |
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DGLY |
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The
Nasdaq Capital Market LLC |
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
8.01 Other Events.
Amendment
As
previously disclosed, on June 1, 2023, Digital Ally, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kustom Entertainment, Inc. (“Kustom
Entertainment”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Clover
Leaf Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, “Clover Leaf”), CL Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser, Yntegra Capital Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Purchaser Representative”), Kustom Entertainment, and Digital Ally, Inc (“Digital Ally”). In connection
with the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Digital Ally, Clover Leaf and the Purchaser Representative entered into a
Lock-Up Agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) as of June 1, 2023.
On
December 11, 2023, Clover Leaf, the Purchaser Representative, and Digital Ally entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Lock-Up Agreement
(the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties agreed to reduce the percentage of Restricted Securities
(as defined in the Lock-up Agreement) from 85% to 80%.
Except
as stated above, the Amendment does not result in any other substantive changes to the Lock-Up Agreement.
A
copy of the Amendment is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the
foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Press
Release
On
December 12, 2023, Kustom Entertainment also issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the Amendment. A copy
of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Additional
Information and Where to Find It
In
connection with the business combination between Clover Leaf and Kustom Entertainment (the “Business Combination”), Clover
Leaf has filed a proxy statement and registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Proxy/Registration Statement”) with the SEC
(as defined herein), which includes a preliminary proxy statement to be distributed to holders of Clover Leaf’s common stock in
connection with Clover Leaf’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Clover Leaf’s stockholders with respect to the Business
Combination and other matters as described in the Proxy/Registration Statement, as well as, a prospectus relating to the offer of the
securities to be issued to Kustom Entertainment’s stockholder in connection with the Business Combination. After the Proxy/Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, Clover Leaf will mail a definitive proxy statement, to its stockholders. Before making
any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of Clover Leaf and other interested parties are urged to read the proxy
statement and/or prospectus, any amendments thereto and any other documents filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety when they
become available because they will contain important information about the Business Combination and the parties to the Business Combination.
Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and definitive proxy statement/prospectus
(when available) and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by Clover Leaf through
the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: 1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1420, Miami, FL 33131.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1955. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Digital Ally’s, Clover Leaf’s
and Kustom Entertainment’s expectations with respect to the proposed Business Combination between Clover Leaf and Kustom Entertainment,
including statements regarding the benefits of the Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Business Combination, the implied
valuation of Kustom Entertainment, the products offered by Kustom Entertainment and the markets in which it operates, and Kustom Entertainment’s
projected future results. Words such as “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,”
“may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,”
“will likely result,” and similar expressions are intended to indentify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions
and, as a result, are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the
expected results. Most of these factors are outside of Digital Ally’s, Clover Leaf’s and Kustom Entertainment’s control
and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause actual future events to differ materially from the expected results, include, but
are not limited to: (i) the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely
affect the price of Digital Ally’s and Clover Leaf’s securities, (ii) the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed
by Clover Leaf’s business combination deadline, even if extended by its stockholders, (iii) the potential failure to obtain an
extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Clover Leaf; (iv) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation
of the Business Combination, including the adoption of the agreement and plan of merger (“Merger Agreement”) by the stockholders
of Clover Leaf, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement,
(vi) the failure to obtain any applicable regulatory approvals required to consummate the Business Combination, (vii) the receipt of
an unsolicited offer from another party for an alternative transaction that could interfere with the Business Combination, (viii) the
effect of the announcement or pendency of the Business Combination on Kustom Entertainment’s business relationships, performance,
and business generally, (ix) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by,
among other things, competition and the ability of the post-combination company to grow and manage growth profitability and retain its
key employees, (x) costs related to the Business Combination, (xi) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against
Kustom Entertainment or Clover Leaf following the announcement of the proposed Business Combination, (xii) the ability to maintain the
listing of Clover Leaf’s securities on the Nasdaq prior to the Business Combination, (xiii) the ability to implement business plans,
forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed Business Combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities,
(xiv) the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which Kustom Entertainment operates,
(xv) the risk that demand for Kustom Entertainment’s services may be decreased due to a decrease in the number of large-scale sporting
events, concerts and theater shows, (xvi) the risk that any adverse changes in Kustom Entertainment’s relationships with buyer,
sellers and distribution partners may adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations, (xvii) the risk that
changes in Internet search engine algorithms and dynamics, or search engine disintermediation, or changes in marketplace rules could
have a negative impact on traffic for Kustom Entertainment’s sites and ultimately, its business and results of operations, (xviii)
the risk that any decrease in the willingness of artists, teams and promoters to continue to support the secondary ticket market may
result in decreased demand for Kustom Entertainment’s services, (xix) the risk that Kustom Entertainment is not able to maintain
and enhance its brand and reputation in its marketplace, adversely affecting Kustom Entertainment’s business, financial condition
and results of operations, (xx) the risk of the occurrence of extraordinary events, such as terrorist attacks, disease epidemics or pandemics,
severe weather events and natural disasters, (xxi) the risk that because Kustom Entertainment’s operations are seasonal and its
results of operations vary from quarter to quarter and year over year, its financial performance in certain financial quarters or years
may not be indicative of, or comparable to, Kustom Entertainment’s financial performance in subsequent financial quarters or years,
(xxii) the risk that periods of rapid growth and expansion could place a significant strain on Kustom Entertainment’s resources,
including its employee base, which could negatively impact Kustom Entertainment’s operating results, (xxiii) the risk that Kustom
Entertainment may never achieve or sustain profitability, (xxiv) the risk that Kustom Entertainment may need to raise additional capital
to execute its business plan, which many not be available on acceptable terms or at all; (xxv) the risk that third-parties suppliers
and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations, (xxvi) the risk that Kustom Entertainment is unable to secure
or protect its intellectual property, (xxvii) the risk that the post-combination company’s securities will not be approved for
listing on Nasdaq or if approved, maintain the listing and (xxviii) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the
proxy statement and/or prospectus to be filed relating to the Business Combination. There may be additional risks that Digital Ally and
Kustom Entertainment presently do not know or that Digital Ally and Kustom Entertainment currently believe are immaterial that could
also cause results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Digital Ally, Kustom Entertainment
and Clover Leaf assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
The
foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Recipients should carefully consider such factors, with respect to the proposed Business
Combination, and the other risks and uncertainties described and to be described in the “Risk Factors” section of Clover
Leaf’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 14, 2023 and subsequent
periodic reports filed by Clover Leaf with the SEC, the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement and other documents filed or to be
filed by Clover Leaf from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements with respect to the
proposed Business Combination. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Recipients are cautioned not to put
undue reliance on forward-looking statements with respect to the proposed Business Combination, and neither Kustom Entertainment nor
Clover Leaf assume any obligation to, nor intend to, update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Neither Kustom Entertainment nor Clover Leaf gives any assurance that either
Kustom Entertainment or Clover Leaf, or the combined company, will achieve its expectations.
Participants
in the Solicitation
Clover
Leaf and Kustom Entertainment and their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers and other members of
management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Clover Leaf with respect
to the Business Combination. Information about the directors and executive officers of Clover Leaf is set forth in its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 14, 2023. Additional information regarding the participants
in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included
in the proxy statement and/or prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the Business Combination when
they become available. Stockholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the proxy statement and/or prospectus
carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. When available, these documents can be obtained
free of charge from the sources indicated above.
No
Offer or Solicitation
This
communication shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of
the proposed Business Combination. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities
shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or an exemption therefrom.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
December 12, 2023
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Digital
Ally, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/
Stanton E. Ross |
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Name: |
Stanton
E. Ross |
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Title: |
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
This Amendment to Lock-Up
Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of December 11, 2023, by and between Clover Leaf Capital
Corp., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, the “Purchaser”), Yntegra Capital Investments LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser Representative”) and Digital Ally, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the “Holder”).
WHEREAS, the Lock-Up
Agreement (“Lock-Up Agreement”) was made and entered into as of June 1, 2023 in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger made and entered into as of June 1, 2023, by and among the Purchaser, CL Merger Sub.,
a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser, the Purchaser Representative, Kustom Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”) and the Holder;
WHEREAS, Section 2(h)
of the Lock-Up Agreement provides that the Lock-Up Agreement may be amended by execution of a written instrument signed by the Purchaser,
the Purchaser Representative and the Holder; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser,
the Purchaser Representative and the Holder desire to amend the Lock-Up Agreement as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Amendment and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendments
to the Lock-Up Agreement.
Recitals. The third WHEREAS clause
of the Lock-Up Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
“WHEREAS, pursuant to the
Merger Agreement, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by Holder thereunder, the parties desire to enter into this
Agreement, pursuant to which (eighty percent (80%) of all securities received by the Holder as Merger Consideration in the Merger at the
Closing, together with any securities paid as dividends or distributions with respect to such securities or into which such securities
are exchanged or converted (the “Restricted Securities”), shall become subject to limitations on disposition
as set forth herein.”
2. No
Other Modification. Except as specifically amended by the terms of this Amendment, all terms and conditions set forth in the Lock-Up
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, as applicable.
3. Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any
rule or principle that might refer the governance or construction of this Amendment to the Laws of another jurisdiction.
4. Entire
Agreement. This Amendment contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
contained therein and may not be contradicted by evidence of any alleged oral agreement. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the same definition ascribed thereto in the Lock-Up Agreement.
5. Further
Assurances. Each party to this Amendment agrees to perform any further acts and execute and deliver any documents that may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Amendment.
6. Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, together, shall constitute
one and the same instrument. Facsimile, .pdf and other electronic execution and delivery of this consent is legal, valid and binding for
all purposes.
7. Headings.
The descriptive headings of the various provisions of this Amendment are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed
to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have duly executed this Amendment to be effective for all purposes as of the date first above written.
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CLOVER LEAF CAPITAL CORP. |
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/s/ Felipe MacLean |
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Felipe MacLean |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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YNTEGRA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC, |
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/s/ Felipe MacLean |
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Felipe MacLean |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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DIGITAL ALLY, INC. |
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/s/ Stanton E. Ross |
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Name: |
Stanton E. Ross |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature
Page to Amendment to Lock-Up Agreement]
Exhibit
99.1
Kustom
Entertainment Inc. and Clover Leaf Capital Corp. Amend the Lock-Up Agreement in their Proposed Business Combination
KANSAS
CITY, KS and MIAMI, FL, December 12, 2023 — Digital Ally, Inc. (Nasdaq: DGLY) (“Digital Ally”) and
Clover Leaf Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: CLOE) (“CLOE”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and Kustom
Entertainment, Inc. (“Kustom Entertainment”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Ally, today announced that CLOE and Kustom
Entertainment have entered into an amendment to the Lock-Up Agreement (“Amended Lock-Up Agreement”) in connection with the
proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) between CLOE and Kustom Entertainment announced June 2, 2023.
The
original Lock-Up Agreement (“Original Lock-Up Agreement”) was made and entered into as of June 1, 2023 in connection with
the proposed Business Combination, in which Digital Ally, would immediately distribute 15% of all securities received as merger consideration
in the merger at the closing. Under the Amended Lock-Up Agreement entered into December 11, 2023, Digital Ally will now immediately distribute
20% of all securities received as merger consideration in the Business Combination at the closing, with 80% being subject to the 6-month
lock-up period.
“We
are excited to announce this recent Amendment that will provide our shareholders with an even greater immediate distribution at the closing
of this merger. As we continue to work to create a new publicly traded company in the live entertainment industry, we continue to focus
on our shareholders and providing them with the best value,” said Stan Ross, current CEO of Digital Ally and future CEO of Kustom
Entertainment. “Executing the Amended Lock-Up Agreement increases the immediate distribution to shareholders from 15% to 20% of
all securities received as merger consideration at closing, which provides a greater immediate value for our shareholders. We continue
to be excited about the completion of this transaction, and moved one step closer with the filing of our S-4/A last week with the SEC.
We will continue to keep our shareholders informed throughout this process, and continue to strive towards maximizing their shareholder
value.”
This
Amended Lock-Up Agreement follows the recent filing of the S-4/A Registration Statement Amendment with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, indicating continued progress toward the previously announced merger with CLOE.
The
combined company will be known as Kustom Entertainment and will operate under the same management team as Kustom Entertainment, which
is currently led by Stanton E. Ross, the current CEO of Digital Ally. The transaction contemplates an equity value of $125 million for
Kustom Entertainment. The combined company is expected to have an implied initial pro forma equity value of approximately $222.2 million,
with the proposed business combination expected to provide approximately $14 million in gross proceeds from the cash held in trust by
CLOE, assuming no redemptions. Additionally, Digital Ally will now distribute to its shareholders 20% of the shares obtained in Kustom
Entertainment immediately following the closing of the merger and intends to distribute the balance of such shares following a six-month
lock-up period.
Kustom
Entertainment is comprised of TicketSmarter, Inc. (“TicketSmarter”) and Kustom 440, Inc. (“Kustom 440”), both
currently wholly owned subsidiaries. Both TicketSmarter and Kustom 440 will combine their management teams and focus on concerts, entertainment
and garnering additional ticketing partnerships in 2023 and beyond. Kustom 440 and TicketSmarter will use their existing sponsorships
and sports property partnerships to develop alternative entertainment options for consumers.
About
Kustom Entertainment, Inc.
Kustom
Entertainment, Inc., a recently formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Ally, will provide oversight to currently wholly-owned subsidiaries
TicketSmarter and Kustom 440.
TicketSmarter
offers tickets to more than 125,000 live events ranging from concerts to sports and theatre shows. TicketSmarter is the official ticket
resale partner of over 35 collegiate conferences, over 300 universities, and hundreds of events and venues nationally. TicketSmarter
is a primary and secondary ticketing solution for events and high-profile venues across North America. For more information on TicketSmarter,
visit www.Ticketsmarter.com.
Established
in late 2022, Kustom 440 is an entertainment division of Kustom Entertainment, Inc., whose mission it is to attract, manage and promote
concerts, sports and private events. Kustom 440 is unique in that it brings a primary and secondary ticketing platform, in addition to
its well-established relationships with artists, venues, and municipalities. For more information on Kustom 440, visit www.Kustom440.com.
About
Clover Leaf Capital Corp.
Clover
Leaf Capital Corp. is a newly organized blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset
acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
For
more information, contact:
Stanton
E. Ross, CEO
Info@kustoment.com
Info@cloverlcc.com
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1955. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, CLOE’s and Kustom Entertainment’s
expectations with respect to the proposed business combination between CLOE and Kustom Entertainment, including statements regarding
the benefits of the transaction, the anticipated timing of the transaction, the implied valuation of Kustom Entertainment, the products
offered by Kustom Entertainment and the markets in which it operates, and Kustom Entertainment’s projected future results. Words
such as “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,”
“strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,”
“will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar
expressions are intended to indentify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other
statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to significant risks
and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside
CLOE’s and Kustom Entertainment’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause actual future events to differ
materially from the expected results, include, but are not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely
manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of CLOE’s securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed
by CLOE’s business combination deadline, even if extended by its stockholders, (iii) and the potential failure to obtain an extension
of the business combination deadline if sought by Clover Leaf; (iv) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the
transaction, including the adoption of the agreement and plan of merger (“Merger Agreement”) by the stockholders of CLOE,
(v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (vi) the
failure to obtain any applicable regulatory approvals required to consummate the business combination; (vii) the receipt of an unsolicited
offer from another party for an alternative transaction that could interfere with the business combination, (viii) the effect of the
announcement or pendency of the transaction on Kustom Entertainment’s business relationships, performance, and business generally,
(ix) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition
and the ability of the post-combination company to grow and manage growth profitability and retain its key employees, (x) costs related
to the business combination, (xi) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Kustom Entertainment or CLOE following
the announcement of the proposed business combination, (xii) the ability to maintain the listing of CLOE’s securities on the Nasdaq
prior to the business combination, (xiii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion
of the proposed business combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (xiv) the risk of downturns and the possibility
of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which Kustom Entertainment operates, (xv) the risk that demand for Kustom Entertainment’s
services may be decreased due to a decrease in the number of large-scale sporting events, concerts and theater shows, (xvi) the risk
that any adverse changes in Kustom Entertainment’s relationships with buyer, sellers and distribution partners may adversely affect
the business, financial condition and results of operations, (xvii) the risk that Changes in Internet search engine algorithms and dynamics,
or search engine disintermediation, or changes in marketplace rules could have a negative impact on traffic for Kustom Entertainment’s
sites and ultimately, its business and results of operations; (xviii) the risk that any decrease in the willingness of artists, teams
and promoters to continue to support the secondary ticket market may result in decreased demand for Kustom Entertainment’s services;
(xix) the risk that Kustom Entertainment is not able to maintain and enhance its brand and reputation in its marketplace, adversely affecting
Kustom Entertainment’s business, financial condition and results of operations, (xx) the risk of the occurrence of extraordinary
events, such as terrorist attacks, disease epidemics or pandemics, severe weather events and natural disasters, (xxi) the risk that because
Kustom Entertainment’s operations are seasonal and its results of operations vary from quarter to quarter and year over year, its
financial performance in certain financial quarters or years may not be indicative of, or comparable to, Kustom Entertainment’s
financial performance in subsequent financial quarters or years; (xxii) the risk that periods of rapid growth and expansion could place
a significant strain on Kustom Entertainment’s resources, including its employee base, which could negatively impact Kustom Entertainment’s
operating results; (xxiii) the risk that Kustom Entertainment may never achieve or sustain profitability; (xxiv) the risk that Kustom
Entertainment may need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which many not be available on acceptable terms or at
all; (xxv) the risk that third-parties suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations, (xxvi) the
risk that Kustom Entertainment is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property, (xxvii) the risk that the post-combination company’s
securities will not be approved for listing on Nasdaq or if approved, maintain the listing and (xxviii) other risks and uncertainties
indicated from time to time in the proxy statement and/or prospectus to be filed relating to the business combination, including those
under the “Risk Factors” section therein and in CLOE’s other filings with the SEC. The foregoing list of factors is
not exhaustive. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, and Kustom Entertainment and CLOE assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Important
Information and Where to Find It
In
connection with the transaction, CLOE has filed a proxy statement and/or registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Proxy/Registration
Statement”) with the SEC, which includes a preliminary proxy statement to be distributed to holders of CLOE’s common stock
in connection with CLOE’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by CLOE’s stockholders with respect to the transaction and
other matters as described in the Proxy/Registration Statement, as well as, a prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be
issued to Kustom Entertainment’s stockholder in connection with the transaction. After the Proxy/Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the SEC, CLOE will mail a definitive proxy statement, to its stockholders. Before making any voting or investment
decision, investors and security holders and other interested parties are urged to read the proxy statement and/or prospectus, any amendments
thereto and any other documents filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain
important information about CLOE, Kustom Entertainment and the transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies
of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and definitive proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by CLOE through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov,
or by directing a request to: 1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2520, Miami, FL 33131.
Participants
in Solicitation
CLOE
and Kustom Entertainment and their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers and other members of management
and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the transaction. Information about the directors
and executive officers of CLOE is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with
the SEC on April 14, 2023. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct
and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the proxy statement and/or prospectus and other relevant
materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the transaction when they become available. Stockholders, potential investors and other
interested persons should read the proxy statement and/or prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or
investment decisions. When available, these documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
No
Offer or Solicitation
This
press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of
the proposed business combination. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities
shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or an exemption therefrom.
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