Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
21 September 2022 - 5:13PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
BERGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wyoming |
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27-1338257 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12 Daniel Road E.
Fairfield, NJ 07007
(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)
Bergio
International, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
(973) 227-3230
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company and “emerging
growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being
filed for the purpose of registering 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) OF THE
PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be contained
in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the introductory note to Part I of Form
S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I have been or will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as required
by Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act.
Item 1. Plan Information.
Information required by Part I of Form S-8 to
be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information
specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the eligible employees and consultants as specified by Commission Rule 428(b)(1).
Such documents need not be and are not filed with the Commission either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses
or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration
statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Incentive
Compensation Plan Annual Information.
Upon written or oral request, any of the documents
incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in this Section
10(a) Prospectus) and any other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees and consultants pursuant to Rule 428(b) are available
without charge by contacting:
Bergio International, Inc.
12 Daniel Road E.
Fairfield, NJ 07007
(973) 227-3230
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information
to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Registration Statement,
and later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede this information. We hereby incorporate by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents previously filed with the SEC:
| (a) | Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2022; |
| (b) | Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July
12, 2021; |
| (c) | Our Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed
with the SEC on July 22, 2022; and |
| (d) | the description of our common stock contained in our Registration
Statement on S-1 filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) on March 31, 2021, including any amendment
or reports filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions. |
In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained herein shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document
which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Under no circumstances shall any information furnished
under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation provides
for the elimination of liability of directors as permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).
Section 102(b)(7) allows a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the
personal liability of a director for violations of the director’s fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director’s
duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends
or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Our Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation provide
for indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents as permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL. Section 145 provides that a
corporation may indemnify any persons, including officers and directors, who are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened,
pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or
other enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner
he/she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and had no reasonable cause to believe his/her
conduct was unlawful.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of our Company 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) we will,
unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
On February 19, 2020, the Company redomiciled
from Delaware to Wyoming. The provisions described above contained in the Company’s Bylaws or the Company’s original Certificate
of Incorporation filed in Delaware remain the same.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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3.1 |
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Articles of Incorporation, as amended (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2008) |
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3.2 |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 22, 2009) |
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3.3 |
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Bylaws, as amended (as filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2008) |
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3.4 |
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Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Bergio International Inc. Series A Preferred Stock, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 2, 2011 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2011) |
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3.5 |
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated November 29, 2012 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012) |
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3.6 |
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated January 14, 2014 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 30, 2014) |
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3.7 |
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated February 26, 2014 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2014) |
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3.8 |
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated April 3, 2014 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 8, 2014) |
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3.9 |
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated October 14, 2014 (as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 16, 2014) |
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5.1 + |
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Opinion of Stout Law Group, PA |
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23.1 + |
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm BF Borgers CPA PC |
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23.2+ |
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Consent of Stout Law Group, PA (contained in the Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) |
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99.1 + |
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Bergio International, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan |
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107 |
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Filing Fee Table |
+ - Filed herewith
The exhibits filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein are
set forth in the Exhibit Index filed as part of this registration statement.
Item 9. Undertakings.
| (a) | The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes: |
| (1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) To include any prospectus
required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(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, any 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) (§230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration
Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(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; Provided, however, That (A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of
this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S–8 (§239.16b of this chapter), and 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 (15 U.S.C. 78m or
78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
| (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) | 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. |
| (b) | The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes that, for 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 the 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) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fairfield,
State of New Jersey, on the 21st day of September, 2022.
Bergio International, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Berge Abajian |
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Berge Abajian |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/
Berge Abajian |
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Chief
Executive Officer and
Chairman |
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September
21, 2022 |
Berge
Abajian |
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