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DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.
1400 Lavaca Street,
Austin, Texas 78701

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on October 13, 2022
9:30 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time)

To Our Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. (“DGBI,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, to be held on October 13, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The Meeting will be a virtual meeting via live audiocast that stockholders will telephone into. You will have an equal opportunity to participate in the Meeting regardless of your geographic location. You will not be able to attend the Meeting physically. Registered stockholders and duly appointed proxyholders may connect to the audiocast meeting by dialing one of the following telephone numbers where they can participate and vote during the meeting live audiocast: 877-407-6176 (Toll-Free) or 201-689-8451 (Toll).

The annual meeting of stockholders is being held for the following purposes (the “Proposal” or collectively “Proposals”):

To elect five (5) nominees to our board of directors;

To approve an amendment to the Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) from 200,000,000 to 1,000,000,000, and in conjunction therewith, to increase the aggregate number of authorized shares to 1,010,000,000 shares;

To approve amendments to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “2020 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2020 Plan by 40,000,000 shares;

To approve for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule Section 5635(d) the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock underlying convertible notes issued by us in October and November 2021 without giving effect to the exchange cap in such senior secured convertible notes in an amount that may be equal to or exceed 20% of our Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of such senior secured convertible notes;

To approve the issuance of more than 20% of our Common Stock pursuant to a purchase agreement with Oasis Capital, LLC, for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d);

To approve the amendment of the Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock at an exchange ratio between 1-for-50 and 1-for-150, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors;

To approve, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), the issuance of shares of common stock as partial consideration for our acquisition of all of the outstanding membership interests of Sunnyside, LLC;

To ratify the appointment of dbbmckennon as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022;

To approve the adjournment of the Meeting by the chairman thereof to a later date, if necessary, under certain circumstances, including for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies in favor of the foregoing Proposals, in the event the Company does not receive the requisite stockholder vote to approve the Proposals; and

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To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

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Proposals 3, 4, 5 and 7 are dependent upon approval of Proposals 2 and 6. It is important for you to note that in the event that the Proposals 2 and 6 are not approved, the Company will not (i) consummate the acquisition of Sunnyside, LLC, (ii) be able to allow the conversion of outstanding convertible notes and (iii) have the ability to draw down amount under its equity line of credit.

Only holders of our common stock of record at the close of business on September 8, 2022 will be entitled to vote and participate at the Meeting and any postponements, adjournments or continuations thereof. A list of stockholders will be available at our offices at 1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701 for a period of at least 10 days prior to the Meeting and will also be available at the Meeting.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on October 13, 2022: The 2022 Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 are also available at https://ir.digitalbrandsgroup.co

You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting virtually via live audiocast that stockholders will telephone into. REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS AND DULY APPOINTED PROXYHOLDERS SHALL CONNECT TO THE AUDIOCAST MEETING BY DIALING ONE OF THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS BELOW WHERE YOU CAN PARTICIPATE AND VOTE DURING THE MEETING LIVE AUDIOCAST:

Participant Dial-In Numbers: 866-605-1828 or 201-389-0846

If you encounter any technical difficulties with the virtual meeting platform on the meeting day, please call Event Tech Support: 201-689-7835 or 877-407-0626.

However, if you do not expect to attend or if you plan to attend but desire the proxy holders to vote your shares, please promptly date and sign your proxy card and return it in the enclosed postage paid envelope or you may also instruct the voting of your shares over the Internet, by mail, by fax or by e-mail by following the instructions on your proxy card. Voting by written proxy, over the Internet, by mail, by fax or by e-mail will not affect your right to vote virtually via the Internet in the event you find it convenient to attend.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor:

Kingsdale Advisors
745 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10151
North American Toll Free Phone: 1-866-581-0512
Call Collect Outside North America: 416-867-2272
Email: contactus@kingsdaleadvisors.com

By order of the Board of Directors

John Hilburn Davis IV
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: , 2022
Austin, Texas

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DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.
1400 Lavaca Street
Austin, TX 78701

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
OCTOBER 13, 2022 AT 9:30 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME)

This proxy statement is being furnished by Digital Brands Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”) to be held virtually via live audiocast on October 13, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). We anticipate that this proxy statement and the form of proxy relating to our Meeting will be mailed to our stockholders commencing on or about September 16, 2022. The Meeting will be a virtual meeting via live audio webcast that stockholders will telephone into. You will not be able to attend the Meeting physically. Registered stockholders and duly appointed proxyholders may connect to the audiocast meeting by dialing one of the following telephone numbers where they can participate and vote during the meeting live audiocast: 877-407-6176 (Toll-Free) or 201-689-8451 (Toll). If you encounter any technical difficulties with the virtual meeting platform on the meeting day, please call Event Tech Support: 201-689-7835 or 877-407-0626.

The purpose of the Meeting is to seek stockholder approval of the following Proposals:

To elect five (5) nominees to our board of directors;

To approve the issuance of more than 20% of our Common Stock pursuant to a purchase agreement with Oasis Capital, LLC, for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d);

To ratify the appointment of dbbmckennon as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022;

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To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Solicitation of Proxies

Our board of directors (“Board”) is soliciting the enclosed proxy. We will bear the cost of this solicitation of proxies. Solicitations will be made by mail. We have retained Kingsdale Advisors to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of $12,500, plus reimbursement of related expenses. In addition to solicitation by mail and by Kingsdale Advisors, our directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies on behalf of the Company, without additional compensation, by telephone, facsimile, mail, on the Internet or virtually via the Internet. We may reimburse banks, brokerage firms, other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred in sending proxy materials to beneficial owners of our stock.

Annual Report

Our annual report to stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, will be concurrently provided to each stockholder at the time we send this proxy statement and the enclosed proxy and is not to be considered a part of the proxy-soliciting material.

Stockholders may also request a free copy of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 by writing to Secretary, Digital Brands Group Inc., 1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701.

Alternatively, stockholders may access our 2021 Form 10-K on the Company’s website located at https://ir.digitalbrandsgroup.co/sec-filings/all-sec-filings. We will also furnish any exhibit to our 2021 Form 10-K if specifically requested.

How to participate in and vote at the meeting

Registered stockholders and duly appointed proxyholders may connect to the audiocast meeting by dialing one of the telephone numbers below where you can participate and vote during the meeting live audiocast:

Participant Dial-In Numbers: 866-605-1828 or 201-389-0846

If you are a stockholder who owns shares through a broker and you intend to vote at the Meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other holder of record of your shares to be entitled to vote those shares virtually at the Meeting.

You will not be able to attend the Meeting physically. The audiocast provides our stockholders rights and opportunities equivalent to an in-person meeting of stockholders. If you encounter any technical difficulties with the virtual meeting platform on the meeting day, please call Event Tech Support: 201-689-7835 or 877-407-0626.

Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, we recommend that you also vote by proxy as described below so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to participate in the Meeting.

How to vote without participating in the Meeting

Your vote is important. If you hold your shares as a record holder, your shares can be voted at the Meeting only if you are present virtually at the Meeting or your shares are represented by proxy. Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy in advance. You may vote your shares by using one of the following methods:

By mail. You may vote by mail by marking your proxy card, and then date, sign and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided; or

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By Internet. You may vote electronically by accessing the website located at http://www.vstocktransfer.com/proxy and following the on-screen instructions; or

By Fax. You may vote by fax by marking your proxy card, and then date, sign and return it to (646) 536-3179; or

By Email. you may vote by e-mail by marking your proxy card, and then date, sign and return it to vote@vstocktransfer.com.

Please have your proxy card in hand when going online. If you instruct the voting of your shares electronically, you do not need to return your proxy card.

If you hold your shares beneficially in “street name” through a nominee (such as a bank or stock broker), then the proxy materials are being forwarded to you by the nominee and you may be able to vote by the Internet as well as by mail, fax and e-mail based on the instructions you receive from your nominee. You should follow the instructions you receive from your nominee to vote these shares in accordance with the voting instructions you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee.

Record Date, Voting; Quorum

Record Date, Voting

Only holders of record of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) at the close of business on September 8, 2022 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. Stockholders may not cumulate their votes. As of August 9, 2022, 53,642,759 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding. Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record at the close of business on the Record Date.

Quorum

The presence, virtually via the live audiocast or by proxy, of holders of at least 331∕3% of our outstanding Common Stock will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present and entitled to vote for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. If a quorum is not present at the Meeting, we expect that the meeting will be adjourned or postponed to solicit additional proxies. Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy or vote virtually via the live audiocast at the Meeting.

Counting of Votes

If a proxy in the accompanying form is duly executed and returned, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted as directed. All properly executed proxies delivered pursuant to this solicitation, and not revoked, will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the directions given. If you sign and return your proxy card without giving specific voting instructions, your shares will be voted as follows:

FOR the five (5) nominees to our board of directors;

FOR approval of an amendment to the Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) from 200,000,000 to 1,000,000,000, and in conjunction therewith, to increase the aggregate number of authorized shares to 1,010,000,000 shares;

FOR approval of amendments to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2020 Plan by 40,000,000 shares;

FOR approval for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule Section 5635(d) the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock underlying convertible notes issued by us in October and

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November 2021 without giving effect to the exchange cap in such senior secured convertible notes in an amount that may be equal to or exceed 20% of our Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of such senior secured convertible notes;

FOR approval of the issuance of more than 20% of our Common Stock pursuant to a purchase agreement with Oasis Capital, LLC, for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d);

FOR approval the amendment of the Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock at an exchange ratio between 1-for-50 and 1-for-150, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors;

FOR approval for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), the issuance of shares of common stock as partial consideration for our acquisition of all of the outstanding membership interests of Sunnyside, LLC;

FOR ratification of the appointment of dbbmckennon as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022;

FOR approval of the adjournment of the Meeting by the chairman thereof to a later date, if necessary, under certain circumstances, including for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies in favor of the foregoing Proposals, in the event the Company does not receive the requisite stockholder vote to approve the Proposals.

Proposals 3, 5 and 7 are dependent upon approval of Proposals 2 and 6. It is important for you to note that in the event that the Proposals 2 and 6 are not approved, the Company will not (i) consummate the acquisition of Sunnyside, LLC, (ii) be able to allow the conversion of outstanding convertible notes and (iii) have the ability to draw down amount under its equity line of credit.

With respect to any other item of business that may properly come before the Meeting, the proxy holders may vote the proxy in their discretion.

Representatives of our transfer agent will assist us in the tabulation of the votes.

Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

An abstention is the voluntary act of not voting by a stockholder who is present at a meeting and entitled to vote. A broker “non-vote” is a proxy submitted by a broker that does not indicate a vote for some or all of the proposals because the broker does not have discretionary voting authority on certain types of proposals that are non-routine matters and has not received instructions from its customer regarding how to vote on a particular proposal. Brokers that hold shares of common stock in “street name” for customers that are the beneficial owners of those shares may generally vote on routine matters. However, brokers generally do not have discretionary voting power (i.e., they cannot vote) on non-routine matters without specific instructions from their customers. Proposals are determined to be routine or non-routine matters based on the rules of the various regional and national exchanges of which the brokerage firm is a member.

Refer to each proposal for a discussion of the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes.

Revocability of Proxy

Any proxy given may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by notifying the Secretary of Digital Brands Group, Inc. in writing of such revocation, by duly executing and delivering another proxy bearing a later date (including an electronic vote), or by attending the Meeting and voting virtually via the live audiocast.

Interest of Executive Officers and Directors

None of the Company’s executive officers or directors has any interest in any of the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting, except (i) to the extent that the executive officers and directors are eligible to receive

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awards under the 2020 Plan and (ii) with respect to each director, to the extent that a director is named as a nominee for election as a director to the Board.

Householding

“Householding” is a program, approved by the SEC, which allows companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports by delivering only one package of stockholder proxy materials to any household at which two or more stockholders reside. If you and other residents at your mailing address own shares of our common stock in street name, your broker or bank may have notified you that your household will receive only one copy of our proxy materials. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be “householding” materials to your address, “householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in “householding” and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement, or if you are receiving multiple copies of the proxy statement and wish to receive only one, please notify your broker if your shares are held in a brokerage account. If you hold shares of our common stock in your own name as a holder of record, “householding” will not apply to your shares.

Postponement or Adjournment of Meeting

If a quorum is not present or represented, our bylaws permit the stockholders entitled to vote at the Meeting, either attending virtually via the live audiocast or represented by proxy, to adjourn the Meeting to another time or place (whether or not a quorum is present). Notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present virtually via the live audiocast and vote at such meeting, are announced at the Meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Company may transact any business which might have been transacted at the Meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting will be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

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PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Board Size and Structure

Our board of directors currently consists of five (5) directors. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the number of directors on our board of directors shall be fixed exclusively by resolution adopted by our board of directors or by our stockholders. At each annual meeting, directors shall be elected by the stockholders for a term of one (1) year. Each director shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

When considering whether directors have the experience, qualifications, attributes or skills, taken as a whole, to enable our board of directors to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of our business and structure, the board of directors focuses primarily on each person’s background and experience as reflected in the information discussed in each of the directors’ individual biographies set forth below. We believe that our directors provide an appropriate mix of experience and skills relevant to the size and nature of our business.

Pursuant to Delaware law and our Certificate of Incorporation, directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.

Nominees for Election

John Hilburn Davis, IV, Mark T. Lynn, Trevor Pettennude, Jameeka Green Aaron and Huong “Lucy” Doan have been nominated by the board of directors to stand for election at the Annual Meeting. If elected by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, John Hilburn Davis, IV, Mark T. Lynn, Trevor Pettennude, Jameeka Green Aaron and Huong “Lucy” Doan will serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting to be held in 2022 (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) and the election and qualification of their successors or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected, and management has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve. If, however, prior to the Annual Meeting, the board of directors should learn that any nominee will be unable to serve for any reason, the proxies that otherwise would have been voted for this nominee will be voted for a substitute nominee as selected by the board of directors. Alternatively, the proxies, at the board of directors’ discretion, may be voted for that fewer number of nominees as results from the inability of any nominee to serve. The board of directors has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve.

Information About Board Nominees

The following pages contain certain biographical information for the nominees for director, including all positions currently held, their principal occupation and business experience for the past five years, and the names of other publicly-held companies of which such nominee currently serves as a director or has served as a director during the past five years.

Nominees

The following table sets forth the names and ages of our director nominees:

Name	Age	Position
John Hilburn Davis, IV	49	Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of the Board, Director Nominee
Mark T. Lynn	37	Director Nominee
Trevor Pettennude	54	Director Nominee
Jameeka Green Aaron	41	Director Nominee
Huong “Lucy” Doan	53	Director Nominee

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Each nominee has consented to being named as a nominee in this proxy statement and has indicated his or her availability and willingness to serve if elected. In the event that any nominee becomes unavailable or unable to serve as a director, prior to the voting, the proxy holders will refrain from voting for the unavailable nominee and will vote for a substitute nominee in the exercise of their best judgment, or the Board may determine to reduce the size of the Board to the number of nominees available.

Directors are nominated by our Board based on the recommendations of the Nominating and Governance Committee. As discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement, in evaluating director nominees, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers characteristics that include, among others, integrity, business experience, financial acumen, leadership abilities, familiarity with our businesses and businesses similar or analogous to ours, and the extent to which a candidate’s knowledge, skills, background and experience are already represented by other members of our Board. You can find information about director nominees below under the section “Board of Directors and Executive Officers.”

Vote Required

You may vote in favor of any or all of the nominees or you may also withhold your vote as to any or all of the nominees. According to the Company’s Bylaws Section 2.15, nominations for the election of Directors may be made by (i) the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or (ii) any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of Directors. When a quorum is present, the elections of directors are determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote at the election. “Plurality” means that the nominees receiving the largest number of votes cast are elected as directors up to the maximum number of directors to be elected at the meeting. If stockholders do not specify the manner in which their shares represented by a validly executed proxy solicited by the Board are to be voted on this proposal, such shares will be voted in favor of the nominees. If you hold your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct your broker how to vote in the election of directors, a broker non-vote will occur and, no votes will be cast on your behalf. It is therefore critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in the election of directors. Withheld votes will be excluded entirely from the vote and will have no effect on the outcome. Broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.

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PROPOSAL NO. 2

APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO 1,000,000,000 AND IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH, TO INCREASE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES TO 1,010,000,000 SHARES

On August 12, 2022, the Board adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to Article FOURTH of our Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock by 800,000,000 shares, or from 200,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares and in conjunction therewith, to increase the aggregate number of authorized shares to 1,010,000,000 shares. The following discussion is qualified by the text of the Charter Amendment, which is set forth in Appendix A attached to this proxy statement. The Board believes that the Charter Amendment is necessary to maintain flexibility to issue shares of Common Stock for future corporate needs.

The additional authorized shares of Common Stock to be authorized by the Charter Amendment would have rights identical to our current issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. Issuance of the additional shares of Common Stock would not affect the rights of the holders of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, except for effects incidental to any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, such as dilution of earnings per share and voting rights.

If the Charter Amendment is approved by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, then it will become effective upon filing of a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State, which filing is expected to occur promptly following the Annual Meeting. The Board reserves the right, notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Charter Amendment and without further action by our stockholders, not to proceed with the Charter Amendment at any time before it becomes effective.

Capitalization

Our Certificate of Incorporation currently authorizes up to 210,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 200,000,000 are shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of August 9, 2022, we had no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding and the Charter Amendment does not affect the number of authorized shares of preferred stock.

As of August 9, 2022, we estimate that the following shares of Common Stock were issued or reserved for future issuance:

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53,642,759 shares were issued and outstanding;

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555,930 shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options; and

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4,837,799 shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants.

Further, as described in Proposals 3, 4, 5 and 7, we propose to issue the following number of shares:

Under Proposal 3, we propose to increase the number of shares issuable further to our 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan to 40,000,000;

Under Proposal 4, we propose to lower the floor conversion price of outstanding convertible notes to $0.05 which would result in the possible issuance of up to 160,640,420 shares further to the full conversion of such notes;

Under Proposal 5, we propose to approve the possible issuance of up to $17.5 million of shares under an equity line of credit with a floor price of $0.13 which would result in the possible issuance of up to 134,615,385 shares further to the full purchases further to said agreement; and

Under Proposal 7, we propose to approve the issuance of up to a maximum of 142,105,263 shares of common stock as partial consideration for our acquisition of all of the outstanding membership interests of Sunnyside, LLC.

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Accordingly, on August 31, 2022, in consideration of the foregoing, the Board approved the Charter Amendment in substantially the form set forth in Appendix A and has recommended that our stockholders do the same.

On August 31, 2022, the Company filed a certificate of designation (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, effective as of the time of filing, designating the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Certificate of Designation provides that the Preferred Stock will have 250,000,000 votes per share of Preferred Stock and will vote together with the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as a single class exclusively with respect to any proposals to amend the Charter to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock and to amend the Charter to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Preferred Stock will be voted, without action by the holder, on any such proposal in the same proportion as shares of Common Stock are voted. The Preferred Stock otherwise has no voting rights except as otherwise required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. As of August 31, 2022, one (1) share of the Company’s Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding. The outstanding share of Preferred Stock will be redeemed in whole, but not in part, at any time: (i) if such redemption is ordered by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion or (ii) automatically upon the approval of Proposals 2 and 6.

Reasons for the Charter Amendment

The additional shares of authorized Common Stock under the Charter Amendment are necessary to satisfy the share requirements set forth in Proposals 3, 4, 5 and 7 and are needed to provide us with appropriate flexibility to utilize equity for business and financial purposes that the Board determines to be in our company’s best interests on a timely basis without the expense and delay of a stockholders’ meeting. The currently remaining authorized Common Stock is not sufficient to permit us to respond to potential business opportunities or to pursue important objectives designed to enhance stockholder value, or to recruit and retain employees, directors, officers and consultants. In particular, without additional authorized shares of Common Stock, we cannot satisfy the share requirements set forth in Proposals 3, 4, 5 and 7 and will be severely restricted in our ability to pursue the additional financing required to support and grow our business.

The additional authorized shares of Common Stock under the Charter Amendment will provide us with essential flexibility to use our Common Stock, without further stockholder approval (except to the extent such approval may be required by law or by applicable exchange listing standards) for any proper corporate purposes, including, without limitation, raising capital through one or more future public offerings or private placements of equity securities, expanding our business and product pipeline, acquisition transactions, entering into strategic relationships, providing equity-based compensation and/or incentives to employees, consultants, officers and directors, effecting stock dividends or for other general corporate purposes. Having an increased number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock would allow us to take prompt action with respect to corporate opportunities that develop, without the delay and expense of convening a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of approving an increase in our capitalization. The Board will determine whether, when and on what terms the issuance of shares of Common Stock may be warranted in connection with any of the foregoing purposes.

If the Charter Amendment is not approved by our stockholders, we cannot satisfy the share requirements set forth in Proposals 3, 4, 5 and 7 and our business development and financing alternatives will be limited by the lack of sufficient unissued and unreserved authorized shares of Common Stock, and stockholder value may be harmed, perhaps severely, by this limitation. In addition, our success depends in part on our continued ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified management, and if the Charter Amendment is not approved by our stockholders, the lack of sufficient unissued and unreserved authorized shares of Common Stock to provide future equity incentive opportunities that our Compensation Committee deems appropriate could adversely impact our ability to achieve these goals. In summary, if our stockholders do not approve the Charter Amendment, we may not be able to access the capital markets, conduct strategic business development initiatives, add to our product pipeline, attract, retain and motivate employees and others required to make our business successful, and pursue other business opportunities integral to our growth and success, all of which could severely harm our company and our future prospects.

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Possible Effects of the Amendment

The increase in authorized shares of our Common Stock under the Charter Amendment will not have any immediate effect on the rights of existing stockholders. However, because the holders of our Common Stock do not have any preemptive rights, future issuance of shares of Common Stock or securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock could have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share, book value per share, voting rights of stockholders and could have a negative effect on the price of our Common Stock.

The Board has not proposed the increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock with the intent of using the additional shares to prevent or discourage any actual or threatened takeover of our company. Under certain circumstances, however, the additional authorized shares could be used in a manner that has an anti-takeover effect. For example, the additional shares could be used to dilute the stock ownership or voting rights of persons seeking to obtain control of our company or could be issued to persons allied with the Board or management and thereby have the effect of making it more difficult to remove directors or members of management by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of persons seeking to effect such a removal. Accordingly, if the Charter Amendment is approved by stockholders, the additional shares of authorized Common Stock may render more difficult or discourage a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, the assumption of control by a holder or group of holders of a large block of Common Stock, or the replacement or removal of one or more directors or members of management.

Vote Required

You may vote in favor of or against this proposal or you may abstain from voting. Approval of the Charter Amendment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of the Company entitled to vote on this proposal, voting together as a single class, assuming the presence of a quorum. It is therefore critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in Proposal No. 2. If stockholders do not specify the manner in which their shares represented by a validly executed proxy solicited by the Board are to be voted on this proposal, such shares will be voted in favor of the approval of the Amendment. As of August 31, 2022, one (1) share of the Company’s Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding. the share of Preferred Stock has 250,000,000 votes per share and votes together with the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock as a single class exclusively with respect to any proposals to amend the Charter to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock and to amend the Charter to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The outstanding share of Preferred Stock will be redeemed in whole, but not in part, at any time: (i) if such redemption is ordered by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion or (ii) automatically upon the approval of Proposals 2 and 6.

Proposal No. 2 is a routine matter. Brokers and other nominees that do not receive instructions are generally entitled to vote on this proposal. An abstention from voting by a stockholder present virtually via the live audiocast or represented by proxy at the meeting or a broker non-vote by a broker who elects to non-vote instead of using its voting discretion has the same legal effect as a vote “against” the matter, although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

If the stockholders do not approve the Amendment, the increase in authorized shares of Common Stock will not be implemented. Proposal No. 6 is dependent upon approval Proposal No.2 and Proposal Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 7 are dependent upon approval Proposal Nos. 2 and 6. It is important for you to note that in the event that the Proposal Nos. 2 and 6 are not approved, the Company will not (i) consummate the acquisition of Sunnyside, LLC, (ii) be able to allow the conversion of outstanding convertible notes and (iii) have the ability to draw down amount under its equity line of credit.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO 1,000,000,000 AND IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH, TO INCREASE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES TO 1,010,000,000 SHARES

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PROPOSAL NO. 3

APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. 2020 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

On December 30, 2020, the Board and our stockholders approved the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “2020 Plan”). On August 12, 2022, the Board, based on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved the following amendments to the 2020 Plan, subject to stockholder approval:

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an increase in the maximum number of shares that may be delivered under the 2020 Plan by an additional 37,300,000 shares, from 3,300,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares (which such increase is in addition to any shares granted previously under the Prior Plans that are forfeited, expire or are canceled after the effective date of the 2020 Plan without delivery of shares or which result in the forfeiture of the shares back to the Company to the extent that such shares would have been added back to the reserve under the terms of the Prior Plans); and

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a corresponding increase in the maximum number of shares that may be delivered with respect to incentive stock options granted under the 2020 Plan by an additional 37,300,000 shares, from 3,300,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares;

(collectively, the “Plan Amendments”). A copy of the 2020 Plan, with the proposed to be amendment, is attached to this proxy statement in Appendix B.

Purpose

Equity compensation is an important component of our executive, employee, consultant and director compensation programs. We believe it best aligns employee, consultant and director compensation with stockholder interests and motivates participants to achieve long-range goals tied to the success of the Company. The 2020 Plan permits shares of our Common Stock to be awarded as employee incentive compensation, allowing the Board to attract and retain key employees, provide them competitive compensation, adapt to evolving compensation practices and account for our growth.

Key Reasons to Vote for this Proposal:

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Equity awards are a key part of our compensation program. We believe that equity compensation has been, and will continue to be, a critical component of our compensation package because it (i) contributes to a culture of ownership among our employees and other service providers, (ii) aligns our employees’ interests with the interests of our other stockholders, and (iii) preserves our cash resources. It has been our practice to grant equity broadly throughout the organization, not just to executive officers and directors. We compete for talent in an extremely competitive industry, often with larger companies with greater resources. We believe that our ability to compensate with equity awards is essential to our efforts to attract and retain top talent. Equity awards are an essential part of our compensation package, are central to our employment value proposition, and are necessary for us to continue competing for top talent as we grow.

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Equity awards incentivize the achievement of key business objectives and increases in stockholder value. Our equity program primarily consists of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted stock units, performance awards, other stock-based awards and short-term cash incentive awards. We believe that equity awards have been and will continue to be critical to our success and that they play an important role in incentivizing employees across our company to achieve our key business objectives and drive increases in stockholder value. The 2020 Plan promotes the long-term financial interest of our company, including the growth in value of our company’s equity and enhancement of long-term stockholder return.

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The 2020 Plan provides necessary flexibility to the Board. Specifically, the 2020 Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified and incentive stock options, full value awards, and cash incentive awards. The flexibility inherent in the plan permits the Board to change the type, terms and conditions of awards as circumstances may change. We believe that this flexibility and the resulting ability to more affirmatively adjust the nature and amounts of executive compensation are particularly important for a public company such as ours, given the volatility of the public markets and reactions to economic

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and world events, especially given the current COVID-19 pandemic. Equity compensation, which aligns the long-term interests of both executives and our stockholders, is an important tool for the Board which without the stockholder approval of this Proposal 4 will not be available to our Board in any meaningful way.

Need for Additional Shares

In setting the number of additional shares to be available for issuance under the Plan Amendments, we considered the significant number of additional shares and warrants issued in our May 2022 stock offering, in addition to our estimated number of shares to be outstanding further to Proposals 4, 5 and 7 as well as estimated going forward competitive usage needs for existing employees and potential new hires for approximately the next one to three years, with such timing dependent on a variety of factors, including the price of our shares and hiring activity during the next few years, forfeitures of outstanding awards, and noting that future circumstances may require us to change our current equity grant practices. We cannot predict our future equity grant practices, the future price of our shares or future hiring activity with any degree of certainty at this time, and the share reserve under the 2020 Plan could last for a shorter or longer time.

Based on these considerations, an additional 37,300,000 shares are being proposed to be made available for issuance under the 2020 Plan, which the Board believes represents an appropriate increase at this time.

If the Plan Amendments are approved, and if the Charter Amendment is approved, potential additional issuances authorized under the 2020 Plan as of August 12, 2022, assuming that Proposals 4, 5 and 7 are also approved and the maximum number of shares under such Proposals are then issued, would represent 7.1% of our outstanding common stock as of August 9, 2022. While we acknowledge the potential dilutive effect of stock-based compensatory awards, the Board believes that the performance and motivational benefits that can be achieved from offering such awards outweigh this potential dilutive effect.

The Board believes that the ability to provide equity compensation to our executives and other employees and consultants has been, and will continue to be, essential to our ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate talented employees. The Board believes that equity-based compensation is a key feature of a competitive compensation program. Further, equity-based compensation awards help align our employees’ and consultants’ interests with those of our stockholders.

General Terms of the 2020 Plan

The following summary of the 2020 Plan is not a comprehensive description of all provisions of the 2020 Plan and should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the complete text of the 2020 Plan, which is attached as Appendix B to this proxy statement and is marked to show the proposed Plan Amendments.

An aggregate of 40,000,000 shares of our common stock is reserved for issuance and available for awards under the 2020 Plan, including incentive stock options granted under the 2020 Plan. The 2020 Plan administrator may grant awards to any employee, director, and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. To date, 2,732,000 grants have been made under the 2020 Plan and 588,000 shares remain eligible for issuance under the Plan.

The 2020 Plan is currently administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board as the Plan administrator. The 2020 Plan administrator has the authority to determine, within the limits of the express provisions of the 2020 Plan, the individuals to whom awards will be granted, the nature, amount and terms of such awards and the objectives and conditions for earning such awards. The Board may at any time amend or terminate the 2020 Plan, provided that no such action may be taken that adversely affects any rights or obligations with respect to any awards previously made under the 2020 Plan without the consent of the recipient. No awards may be made under the 2020 Plan after the tenth anniversary of its effective date.

Awards under the 2020 Plan may include incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted shares of common stock, restricted stock Units, performance share or Unit awards, other stock-based awards and cash-based incentive awards.

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Stock Options

The 2020 Plan administrator may grant to a participant options to purchase our common stock that qualify as incentive stock options for purposes of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (“incentive stock options”), options that do not qualify as incentive stock options (“non-qualified stock options”) or a combination thereof. The terms and conditions of stock option grants, including the quantity, price, vesting periods, and other conditions on exercise will be determined by the 2020 Plan administrator. The exercise price for stock options will be determined by the 2020 Plan administrator in its discretion, but non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of one share of our company’s common stock on the date when the stock option is granted. Additionally, in the case of incentive stock options granted to a holder of more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock on the date of grant, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of one share of common stock on the date the stock option is granted. Stock options must be exercised within a period fixed by the 2020 Plan administrator that may not exceed ten years from the date of grant, except that in the case of incentive stock options granted to a holder of more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock on the date of grant, the exercise period may not exceed five years. At the 2020 Plan administrator’s discretion, payment for shares of common stock on the exercise of stock options may be made in cash, shares of our common stock held by the participant or in any other form of consideration acceptable to the 2020 Plan administrator (including one or more forms of “cashless” or “net” exercise).

Stock Appreciation Rights

The 2020 Plan administrator may grant to a participant an award of SARs, which entitles the participant to receive, upon its exercise, a payment equal to (i) the excess of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the exercise date over the SAR exercise price, times (ii) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the SAR is exercised. The exercise price for a SAR will be determined by the 2020 Plan administrator in its discretion; provided, however, that in no event shall the exercise price be less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

Restricted Shares and Restricted Units

The 2020 Plan administrator may award to a participant shares of common stock subject to specified restrictions (“restricted shares”). Restricted shares are subject to forfeiture if the participant does not meet certain conditions such as continued employment over a specified forfeiture period and/or the attainment of specified performance targets over the forfeiture period. The 2020 Plan administrator also may award to a participant Units representing the right to receive shares of common stock in the future subject to the achievement of one or more goals relating to the completion of service by the participant and/or the achievement of performance or other objectives (“restricted Units”). The terms and conditions of restricted share and restricted Unit awards are determined by the 2020 Plan administrator.

Performance Awards

The 2020 Plan administrator may grant performance awards to participants under such terms and conditions as the 2020 Plan administrator deems appropriate. A performance award entitles a participant to receive a payment from us, the amount of which is based upon the attainment of predetermined performance targets over a specified award period. Performance awards may be paid in cash, shares of common stock or a combination thereof, as determined by the 2020 Plan administrator.

Other Stock-Based Awards

The 2020 Plan administrator may grant equity-based or equity-related awards, referred to as “other stock- based awards,” other than options, SARs, restricted shares, restricted Units, or performance awards. The terms and conditions of each other stock-based award will be determined by the 2020 Plan administrator. Payment under any other stock-based awards will be made in common stock or cash, as determined by the 2020 Plan administrator.

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Cash-Based Awards

The 2020 Plan administrator may grant cash-based incentive compensation awards, which would include performance-based annual cash incentive compensation to be paid to covered employees. The terms and conditions of each cash-based award will be determined by the 2020 Plan administrator.

Eligibility

All employees and directors of, and consultants and other persons providing services to, our company or any of its subsidiaries (or any parent or other related company, as determined by the Compensation Committee) are eligible to become Participants in the 2020 Plan, except that non-employees may not be granted incentive stock options.

United States Income Tax Considerations

The following is a brief description of the U.S. federal income tax treatment that will generally apply to awards under the 2020 Plan based on current U.S. income taxation with respect to Participants who are U.S. citizens or residents. Participants subject to taxation in other countries should consult their tax advisor (including Participants in Israel).

Non-Qualified Options Stock Appreciation Rights. The grant of a non-qualified option and stock appreciation rights will not result in taxable income to the Participant. The Participant will realize ordinary income at the time of exercise in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the Company shares acquired pursuant to a nonqualified option, or underlying the exercise of a stock appreciation right, over the exercise price for such shares. Gains or losses realized by the Participant upon disposition of such shares will be treated as capital gains and losses, with the basis in such Company shares equal to the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise and the holding period beginning the day after exercise.

Incentive Stock Options. The grant of an incentive stock option will not result in taxable income to the Participant. The exercise of an incentive stock option will not result in taxable income to the Participant provided that the Participant was, without a break in service, an employee of our company or a subsidiary during the period beginning on the date of the grant of the option and ending on the date three months prior to the date of exercise (one year prior to the date of exercise if the Participant is “disabled,” as that term is defined in the Code).

The excess of the fair market value of the Company shares at the time of the exercise of an incentive stock option over the exercise price is an adjustment that is included in the calculation of the Participant’s alternative minimum taxable income for the tax year in which the incentive stock option is exercised. For purposes of determining the Participant’s alternative minimum tax liability for the year of disposition of the shares acquired pursuant to the incentive stock option exercise, the Participant will have a basis in those shares equal to the fair market value of the Company shares at the time of exercise.

If the Participant does not sell or otherwise dispose of the Company shares within two years from the date of the grant of the incentive stock option or within one year after the transfer of such Company shares to the Participant, then, upon disposition of such Company shares, any amount realized in excess of the exercise price will be taxed to the Participant as capital gain. A capital loss will be recognized to the extent that the amount realized is less than the exercise price.

If the above holding period requirements are not met, the Participant will generally realize ordinary income at the time of the disposition of the shares, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of the fair market value of the Company shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price, or (ii) the excess, if any, of the amount realized upon disposition of the shares over the exercise price. If the amount realized exceeds the value of the shares on the date of exercise, any additional amount will be capital gain. If the amount realized is less than the exercise price, the Participant will recognize no income, and a capital loss will be recognized equal to the excess of the exercise price over the amount realized upon the disposition of the shares.

Full Value Awards. Full value awards include restricted stock awards and performance shares. A Participant who has been granted a full value award will not realize taxable income at the time of grant,

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provided that the Company shares subject to the award are subject to restrictions that constitute a “substantial risk of forfeiture” for U.S. income tax purposes. Upon the vesting of Company shares subject to an award, the holder will realize ordinary income in an amount equal to the then fair market value of those shares. However, the Participant may make an election under Section 83 of the Code to recognize ordinary income based on the fair market value of the shares on the grant date, rather than the vesting date. If there is no “substantial risk of forfeiture” of the shares on the grant date, the fair market value of the shares is immediately taxable to the Participant. Gains or losses realized by the Participant upon disposition of such shares will be treated as capital gains and losses, with the basis in such shares equal to the fair market value of the shares at the time of vesting, and the holding period beginning at vesting. Dividends paid to the holder during the restriction period, if so provided, will also be compensation income to the Participant.

Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards, Restricted stock units and performance units are not taxable to the Participant on the grant date. The Participant will have taxable income equal to the fair market value of the shares issued on the share delivery date, or upon any cash paid in lieu of the deliver of shares. Likewise, taxable income results from a cash-based award upon the Participant’s actual or constructive receipt of any cash payout.

Withholding of Taxes. We may withhold amounts from Participants to satisfy withholding tax requirements. Except as otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee, Participants may satisfy withholding requirements through cash payment, by having Company shares withheld from awards or by tendering previously owned Company shares to us to satisfy tax withholding requirements.

Change In Control. Any acceleration of the vesting or payment of awards under the 2020 Plan in the event of a change in control of us may cause part or all of the consideration involved to be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under the Code, which may subject the Participant to a 20 percent excise tax and preclude deduction by a subsidiary or may otherwise result in a cut back based on employment arrangements with a Participant.

ERISA. The 2020 Plan is not subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and is not intended to be qualified under Section 401 of the Code.

Tax Advice

The preceding discussion is based on U.S. federal income tax laws and regulations presently in effect, which are subject to change, and the discussion does not purport to be a complete description of the U.S. federal income tax aspects of the 2020 Plan. A Participant may also be subject to state and local taxes in connection with the grant of awards under the 2020 Plan. In addition, a number of Participants reside outside the U.S. and are subject to taxation in other countries or may be subject to U.S. federal income tax in a manner not described above. The actual tax implications for any Participant will depend on the legislation in the relevant tax jurisdiction for that Participant and their personal circumstances.

Consequences of Not Approving This Proposal

If we do not obtain stockholder approval at the Meeting, the Board may seek stockholder approval at a future meeting.

Vote Required

You may vote in favor of or against this proposal or you may abstain from voting. Approval of Proposal 3 requires the affirmative vote of the total votes cast in person (virtually via live audiocast) or represented by proxy on the matter, assuming the presence of a quorum. In addition, Proposal No. 3 is dependent upon approval of Proposals 2 and 6.

Proposal No. 3 is a non-routine matter. If stockholders do not specify the manner in which their shares represented by a validly executed proxy solicited by the Board are to be voted on this proposal, such shares will be voted in favor of the approval of this proposal. If you own shares through a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must instruct your bank, broker or other holder of record how to vote on Proposal No. 3 in order for them to vote your shares so that your vote can be counted. If you hold your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct your broker how to vote on Proposal No. 3, a broker non-vote will occur

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PROPOSAL NO. 4

TO APPROVE FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH NASDAQ LISTING RULE SECTION 5635(D) THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDERLYING CONVERTIBLE NOTES ISSUED BY US IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2021WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE EXCHANGE CAP IN SUCH CONVERTIBLE NOTES IN AN AMOUNT THAT MAY BE EQUAL TO OR EXCEED 20% OF OUR COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH CONVERTIBLE NOTES

General

On August 27, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Oasis Capital, LLC (“Oasis Capital”) further to which Oasis Capital purchased a Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “Oasis Note”), with an interest rate of 6% per annum, having a face value of $5,265,000 for a total purchase price of $5,000,000, secured by all of our assets. The Oasis Note, in the principal amount of $5,265,000, bears interest at 6% per annum and is due and payable 18 months from the date of issuance, unless sooner converted. The Note is convertible at the option of Oasis Capital into shares of our common stock at a conversion price (the “Oasis Conversion Price”) which is the lesser of (i) $3.601, and (ii) 90% of the average of the two lowest volume-weighted average prices during the five consecutive trading day period preceding the delivery of the notice of conversion. Oasis Capital is not permitted to submit conversion notices in any thirty day period having conversion amounts equaling, in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000. If the Oasis Conversion Price set forth in any conversion notice is less than $3.00 per share, we, at our sole option, may elect to pay the applicable conversion amount in cash rather than issue shares of our common stock. In connection with the issuance of the Oasis Note, we entered into a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”) pursuant to which we agreed to grant Oasis Capital a security interest in substantially all of our assets to secure the obligations under the Oasis Note and a registration rights agreement with Oasis Capital (the “RRA”).

On October 1, 2021, we entered into an Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement with FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund, LLC (“FirstFire”) and Oasis Capital further to which FirstFire purchased a Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “First FirstFire Note”), with an interest rate of 6% per annum, having a face value of $1,575,000 for a total purchase price of $1,500,000, secured by all of our assets. The First FirstFire Note, in the principal amount of $1,575,000, bears interest at 6% per annum and is due and payable 18 months from the date of issuance, unless sooner converted. The First FirstFire Note is convertible at the option of FirstFire into shares of our common stock at a conversion price (the “First FirstFire Conversion Price”) which is the lesser of (i) $3.952, and (ii) 90% of the average of the two lowest volume-weighted average prices during the five consecutive trading day period preceding the delivery of the notice of conversion. FirstFire is not permitted to submit conversion notices in any thirty day period having conversion amounts equaling, in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000. If the First FirstFire Conversion Price set forth in any conversion notice is less than $3.00 per share, we, at our sole option, may elect to pay the applicable conversion amount in cash rather than issue shares of our common stock. In connection with the issuance of the First FirstFire Note, we, Oasis Capital and FirstFire amended the Security Agreement to grant FirstFire a similar security interest in substantially all of our assets to secure the obligations under the First FirstFire Note. We, Oasis Capital and FirstFire also amended the RRA to join FirstFire as a party thereto and to include the shares of our common stock issuable under the First FirstFire Note as registrable securities.

On November 16, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with FirstFire further to which FirstFire purchased a Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “Second FirstFire Note” and together with the First FirstFire Note, the “FirstFire Notes”), with an interest rate of 6% per annum, having a face value of $2,625,000 for a total purchase price of $2,500,000. The Second FirstFire Note is convertible at the option of FirstFire into shares of our common stock at a conversion price (the “Second FirstFire Conversion Price”) which is the lesser of (i) $4.28, and (ii) 90% of the average of the two lowest volume-weighted average prices during the five consecutive trading day period preceding the delivery of the notice of conversion. FirstFire is not permitted to submit conversion notices in any thirty day period having conversion amounts equaling, in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000. If the Second FirstFire Conversion Price set forth in any conversion notice is less than $3.29 per share, we, at our sole option, may

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elect to pay the applicable conversion amount in cash rather than issue shares of our common stock. In connection with the Second FirstFire Note, we issued (a) 30,000 additional shares of common stock to FirstFire and (b) 100,000 additional shares of common stock to Oasis Capital, as set forth in the waivers and consents (the “Waivers”), dated November 16, 2021 executed by each of FirstFire and Oasis Capital (collectively, the “Waiver Shares”). In addition, we entered into an amendment to the RRA, dated November 16, 2021. The RRA, as amended, provides that we shall file a registration statement registering the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the FirstFire Notes, and the Waiver Shares by November 30, 2021 and use our best efforts to cause such registration statement to be effective with the SEC no later than 120 days from the date of the FirstFire Note. We filed such registration statement in December 2021 and it became effective in January 2022.

The Oasis Note, the First FirstFire Note and the Second FirstFire Notes are together the “Convertible Notes”.

Exchange Cap

The Convertible Notes shall not be convertible to the extent the conversion would result in the Company issuing more shares of Common Stock than permitted under the rules of the Nasdaq until such time as we shall have obtained stockholder approval (the “Exchange Cap”), which we are seeking pursuant to this proposal. An aggregate of 2,700,000 shares have been issued to each of Oasis and FirstFire (including the Waiver Shares) further to agreements covering said Notes — this is equal to 20% of the Company’s shares outstanding on August 27, 2001.

Proposed Amendment

On August 9, 2022, Oasis, FirstFire and the Company agreed to amend the terms of the Convertible Notes to allow conversion in excess of the Exchange Cap but at a conversion price no lower than $0.05 per share — the amendment is conditioned upon stockholder approval as described below.

Why does the Company need Stockholder Approval?

Our Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq and, as such, we are subject to the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) is referred to as the “NASDAQ 20% Rule.” In order to comply with the NASDAQ 20% Rule and to satisfy conditions under the SPA, we are seeking stockholder approval for elimination of the Exchange Cap to permit the potential issuance of more than 20% of our outstanding Common Stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes.

The NASDAQ 20% Rule requires that an issuer obtain stockholder approval prior to certain issuances of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock at a price less than the greater of market price or book value of such securities (on an as exercised basis) if such issuance equals 20% or more of the Common Stock or voting power of the issuer outstanding before the transaction in relation to the Private Placement.

Without the Exchange Cap, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes could exceed 20% of our outstanding Common Stock on the date we issued the Convertible Notes and could potentially be issued at a price less than the greater of the book value or market of the shares on the applicable date. Therefore, the Exchange Cap was added to the provisions of the Convertible Notes, which restrict the Convertible Notes from being convertible into shares of Common Stock in excess of 19.9% of our outstanding Common Stock on the date we issued the Convertible Notes.

To meet the requirements of the NASDAQ 20% Rule, we need stockholder approval under the Nasdaq Listing Rules to remove the Exchange Cap provisions under the Convertible Notes to permit the potential issuance of more than 20% of our outstanding Common Stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes (the “CN Nasdaq 20% Cap Removal Proposal”).

What is the Effect on Current Stockholders if the CN Nasdaq 20% Cap Removal Proposal is Approved?

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upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes in excess of 20% of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date we issued the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the SPA.

Effect of Elimination of Exchange Cap

If stockholders approve the CN Nasdaq 20% Cap Removal Proposal, current stockholders may experience significant dilution of their current equity ownership in the Company. The Convertible Notes may be converted into shares of Common Stock at the election of the holder of the Convertible Notes.

If all conversions of principal amounts currently due and owing under the Convertible Notes are made at the conversion floor price of $0.05 per share, then the Company could potentially issue up to a maximum of approximately 160,640,420 shares of Common Stock representing 30.45% of our outstanding common stock as of August 9, 2022, assuming that Proposals 3, 5 and 7 are also approved and the maximum number of shares under such Proposals are then issued, based on 53,642,759 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on August 9, 2022.

What is the Effect on Current Stockholders if the CN Nasdaq 20% Cap Removal Proposal is not Approved?

Repayment of the Convertible Notes in Cash

If the CN Nasdaq 20% Cap Removal Proposal is not approved, to the extent that conversion of the Convertible Notes by the holders or by the Company pursuant to their terms would result in the issuance of more than 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock at the time the Company issued the Convertible Notes, the Company would be unable to convert the Convertible Notes into shares and would be forced to pay cash to meet its obligations under the terms of the Convertible Notes.

Failure of the stockholders to approve the CN Nasdaq 20% Cap Removal Proposal will prohibit the ability of Company’s management to elect to make payments further to the Convertible Notes in shares of Common Stock, which would result in utilizing the Company’s available cash to make payments under the Convertible Notes instead of funding its business operations and would materially negatively impact the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Potential Future Dilution

If the Company cannot issue shares of Common Stock in direct settlement of amounts under the Convertible Notes because of the Exchange Cap, and the Company does not otherwise have sufficient available cash to meet such obligations, the Company will seek to raise additional capital through the issuance of shares of Common Stock or preferred stock, which issuances may be at prices more dilutive to stockholders than the terms permitting conversion of installment amounts into shares under the Convertible Notes. To the extent that the Company engages in such transactions to raise additional capital, the current stockholders could be substantially diluted.

Potential Event of Default

If this proposal is not approved, and if the Company does not have sufficient funds to make cash payments for the installment amounts and cannot raise such funds prior to an installment date, then the Company may default under the Convertible Notes. Occurrence of an event of default by the Company would have significant negative consequences for the Company and its stockholders. An event of default would harm the Company’s financial condition, force the Company to reduce or cease operations or could result in the Company declaring bankruptcy and the holders of the Convertible Notes seizing some or all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries which currently secure the Convertible Notes.

We are not seeking the approval of our stockholders to authorize our issuance of the Convertible Notes, as we have already issued the Convertible Notes, which are binding obligations on us. The failure of our stockholders to approve the proposal will not negate the existing terms of the documents relating to the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes will remain outstanding and the terms of the Convertible Notes will remain binding obligations of the Company.

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Where can I find more information regarding the Convertible Notes?

The above descriptions set forth the material terms of the Convertible Notes. A more detailed description of the Convertible Notes, the Securities Purchase Agreement and related transaction documents can be read in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-Ks as filed with the SEC on October 6, 2021, November 19, 2021, and November 23, 2021.

Vote Required; Board of Directors Recommendation

You may vote in favor of or against this proposal or you may abstain from voting. Approval of this Proposal No. 4 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast in person (virtually via the live audiocast) or represented by proxy on the proposal, assuming the presence of a quorum. In addition, Proposal No. 4 is dependent upon approval of Proposals 2 and 6.

Proposal No. 4 is a non-routine matter. If stockholders do not specify the manner in which their shares represented by a validly executed proxy solicited by the Board are to be voted on this proposal, such shares will be voted in favor of the approval of this proposal. If you own shares through a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must instruct your bank, broker or other holder of record how to vote on Proposal No. 4 in order for them to vote your shares so that your vote can be counted. If you hold your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct your broker how to vote on Proposal No. 4, a broker non-vote will occur and, no votes will be cast on your behalf. It is therefore critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in Proposal No. 4. Broker non-votes and abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL, FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH NASDAQ LISTING RULE SECTION 5635(D) THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDERLYING CONVERTIBLE NOTES ISSUED BY US IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2021 WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE EXCHANGE CAP IN SUCH CONVERTIBLE NOTES IN AN AMOUNT THAT MAY BE EQUAL TO OR EXCEED 20% OF OUR COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH CONVERTIBLE NOTES

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PROPOSAL NO. 5

APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF MORE THAN 20% OF OUR COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH OASIS CAPITAL, LLC, FOR PURPOSES OF NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635(d)

Overview

On August 27, 2021, we entered into what is sometimes termed an equity line of credit arrangement with Oasis Capital. Specifically, we entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Oasis Capital is committed to purchase up to $17,500,000 of our common stock over the 24-month term of the Equity Purchase Agreement. The Equity Purchase Agreement permits us to “put” up to $17,500,000 in shares of our common stock to Oasis Capital over a 36 month period of time at a price no less than $3.00; we are not obligated to request any portion of the $17,500,000.

In connection with the execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement, we issued Oasis Capital $350,000 of its shares of common stock, or 126,354 shares (the “Commitment Shares”) at a per share price which was based on the closing sale price per share on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the trading date prior to issuance (the “Issuance Reference Date”). On the earlier of (i) the date that is nine months from the date of execution, and (ii) the date that the Equity Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the “Reference Date”), if the closing sale price per share on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the trading date preceding the Reference Date is higher than the closing sale price on the Issuance Reference Date, then Oasis Capital shall return to us a portion of the Commitment Shares equal to the amount of Commitment Shares required to be issued on the execution date minus the amount of Commitment Shares that would have been required to have been issued if the closing sale price per share on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the trading date preceding the Reference Date had been used to calculate the amount of Commitment Shares issuable on the execution date.

As of the date of this proxy statement, we have not drawn down any portion of this commitment, leaving the entire $17,500,000 available under the equity line of credit, and for which we have agreed, pursuant to the registration rights agreement (the “Oasis Equity RRA”), to register the shares of common stock issuable further to the equity line of credit with the SEC, before any such issuances. We filed such registration statement in December 2021 and it became effective in January 2022.

During the 24-month term of the Equity Purchase Agreement, we may request a drawdown on the equity line of credit by delivering a “put notice” to Oasis Capital stating the dollar amount of shares we intend to sell to Oasis Capital. We may make either an Option 1 or Option 2 request to Oasis Capital. Under Option 1, the purchase price Oasis Capital is required to pay for the shares is the lesser of (i) the lowest traded price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the Clearing Date, which is the date on which Oasis Capital receives the put shares as DWAC shares in its brokerage account, or (ii) the average of the three lowest closing sale prices of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the period of twelve (12) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Clearing Date. The maximum amount we may request in an Option 1 request is $500,000. Under Option 2, the purchase price Oasis Capital is required to pay for the shares is the lesser of (i) 93% of the one (1) lowest traded price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the period of five (5) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the put date, or (ii) 93% of the VWAP on the Clearing Date, or (iii) 93% of the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the Clearing Date. The maximum amount we may request in an Option 2 request is $2,000,000.

We are not entitled to request a drawdown unless each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a)a registration statement is and remains effective for the resale of securities in connection with the equity line of credit; (b)the trading of our common stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC, the Nasdaq Capital Market or FINRA, or otherwise halted for any reason, and our common stock shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market; (c)we have complied with its obligations and are otherwise not in breach or default of any agreement related to the equity line of credit; (d)no statute, regulation, order, guidance, decree, writ, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, threatened or endorsed by any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the SEC, which prohibits

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the consummation of or which would materially modify or delay any of the transactions contemplated by the equity line of credit; (e)our common stock must be DWAC eligible and not subject to a “DTC chill”; (f)all reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by us with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934 (other than Forms 8-K) shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings; (g)to the extent the issuance of the put shares requires shareholder approval under the listing rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, we have or will seek such approval; and (h)the lowest traded price of the common stock in the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the respective put date must exceed $3.00.

If any of the events described in clauses (a) through (h) above occurs after we make a drawdown request, then Oasis Capital shall have no obligation to fund that drawdown.

The equity line of credit terminates when Oasis Capital has purchased an aggregate of $17,500,000 of our common stock or August 30, 2024, whichever occurs first.

Under the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, Oasis Capital may not own more than 9.99% of our issued and outstanding stock at any one time.

The net proceeds under the Equity Purchase Agreement to us will depend on the frequency and prices at which we sell shares of our Common Stock to Oasis Capital. We expect that any proceeds received by us from such sales to Oasis Capital will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The above descriptions set forth the material terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement. A more detailed description of the Equity Purchase Agreement and related transaction documents can be read in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 31, 2021.

Proposed Amendment

On August 9, 2022, Oasis, and the Company agreed to amend the terms of the Equity Purchase agreement to permit the Company to “put” up to $17,500,000 in shares of its common stock to Oasis Capital over a 36 month period of time at a price no less than $0.13; the Company is not obligated to request any portion of the $17,500,000 — the amendment is conditioned upon stockholder approval as described below.

If this proposal is not approved, the Company would not be able to draw down on the Equity Purchase Agreement the effect of which the Company may not have sufficient funds to continue to make required payments under its debt obligations and fund the day to day operations of its business. A lack of capital would harm the Company’s financial condition, force the Company to reduce or cease operations or could result in the Company declaring bankruptcy.

Why We Need Stockholder Approval

Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) requires shareholder approval for certain transactions, other than public offerings, involving the issuance of 20% or more of the total pre-transaction shares outstanding at less than the applicable Minimum Price (as defined in Listing Rule 5635(d)(1)(A)).

Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, the aggregate number of shares that we are permitted to sell to Oasis Capital may in no case exceed 19.99% of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Exchange Cap”), or 5,282,131 shares, unless (i) stockholder approval is obtained to issue more, in which case the Exchange Cap will not apply; provided that at no time shall Oasis Capital, together with its affiliates, beneficially own more than 9.99% of our Common Stock. Under the terms of the proposed amendment, Oasis, the Company to “put” up to $17,500,000 in shares of its common stock to Oasis Capital over a 36 month period of time at a price no less than $0.13; the Company is not obligated to request any portion of the $17,500,000.

If stockholders approve the Proposal, current stockholders may experience significant dilution of their current equity ownership in the Company. If all “puts” are made at the floor price of $0.13 per share, then the Company could potentially issue up to a maximum of approximately 134,615,385 shares of Common Stock representing 25.52% of our outstanding common stock as of August 9, 2022, assuming that

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Proposals 3, 4 and 7 are also approved and the maximum number of shares under such Proposals are then issued, based on 53,642,759 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on August 9, 2022.

In order to retain maximum flexibility to issue and sell up to the maximum of $17.5 million of our Common Stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement, we are therefore seeking stockholder approval for the sale and issuance of Common Stock in connection with the Equity Purchase Agreement to satisfy the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).

Possible Effects of Disapproval of this Proposal

Our Board is not seeking the approval of our stockholders to authorize our entry into the Securities Purchase Agreement. Unless the Company obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by Nasdaq, the Company will be prohibited from issuing shares of Common Stock upon conversion and exercise of such, if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without breaching our obligations under the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

If this Proposal No. 5 is not approved by our stockholders, we will not be able to issue and sell the maximum number of shares available pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. Our ability to successfully implement our business plans and ultimately generate value for our stockholders is dependent on our ability to maximize capital raising opportunities. If we were unsuccessful in raising additional capital, we would be required to curtail our plans to expand our manufacturing and sales capabilities and instead reduce operating expenses, dispose of assets, as well as seek extended terms on our obligations, the effect of which would adversely impact future operating results..

Vote Required; Board of Directors Recommendation

You may vote in favor of or against this proposal or you may abstain from voting. Approval of this Proposal No. 5 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast in person (virtually via the live audiocast) or represented by proxy on the proposal assuming the presence of a quorum. In addition, Proposal No. 5 is dependent upon approval of Proposals 2 and 6.

Proposal No. 5 is a non-routine matter. If stockholders do not specify the manner in which their shares represented by a validly executed proxy solicited by the Board are to be voted on this proposal, such shares will be voted in favor of the approval of this proposal. If you own shares through a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must instruct your bank, broker or other holder of record how to vote on Proposal No. 5 in order for them to vote your shares so that your vote can be counted. If you hold your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct your broker how to vote on Proposal No. 5, a broker non-vote will occur and, no votes will be cast on your behalf. It is therefore critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in Proposal No. 5. Broker non-votes and abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL, APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF MORE THAN 20% OF OUR COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH OASIS CAPITAL, LLC, FOR PURPOSES OF NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635(d)

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PROPOSAL NO. 6

APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY’S SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF THE COMPANY’S OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK AT AN EXCHANGE RATIO BETWEEN 1-for-50 AND 1-FOR-150, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

General

Our Board of Directors has approved an amendment to our certificate of incorporation, which would effect a reverse stock split, or Reverse Stock Split, of all issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock, at a ratio determined by our Board of Directors in the future ranging between 1-for-50 to 1-for-150, inclusive. Our Board of Directors has recommended that the proposed amendment be presented to our stockholders for approval. Our stockholders are being asked to approve the proposed amendment pursuant to Proposal No. 6 to effect a Reverse Stock Split of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. Accordingly, effecting a Reverse Stock Split would reduce the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.

By approving Proposal No. 6, our stockholders will: (a) approve an amendment to our Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to which any whole number of outstanding shares of Common Stock between and including 50 and 150 could be combined into one share of Common Stock; (b) authorize our Board of Directors to determine the exact ratio of the Reverse Stock Split within a range of 1-for-50 to 1-for-150, inclusive, at a future point in time; and (c) authorize our Board of Directors to file such amendment.

APPROVAL OF REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF OUR COMMON STOCK (PROPOSAL NO. 6)

Our Board of Directors has adopted and is recommending that our stockholders approve an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to effect a Reverse Stock Split. The text of the proposed form of Certificate of Amendment to our Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which we refer to as the Second Certificate of Amendment, is attached hereto as Appendix C.

We are proposing that our Board of Directors have the discretion to select the Reverse Stock Split ratio from within a range between and including 1-for-50 and 1-for-150, rather than proposing that stockholders approve a specific ratio at this time, in order to give our Board of Directors the flexibility to implement a Reverse Stock Split at a ratio that reflects the Board’s then-current assessment of the factors described below under “Criteria to be Used for Determining the Reverse Stock Split Ratio to Implement.” If Proposal No. 6 is approved, we will file the Second Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the Reverse Stock Split will be effective at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date of filing of the Second Certificate of Amendment with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or such later date as is chosen by the Board of Directors and set forth in the Second Certificate of Amendment. Except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares as described below, each of our stockholders will hold the same percentage of our outstanding Common Stock immediately following the Reverse Stock Split as such stockholder holds immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split.

To maintain our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. By potentially increasing our stock price, the Reverse Stock Split would reduce the risk that our Common Stock could be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market. To continue our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we must comply with Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, which requirements include a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share. On May 31, 2022, we were notified by the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department that we do not comply with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement as our Common Stock had traded below the $1.00 minimum bid price for 30 consecutive business days.

The Board of Directors has considered the potential harm to us and our stockholders should Nasdaq delist our Common Stock from The Nasdaq Capital Market following a transfer from The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(ii). Delisting could adversely affect the liquidity of our Common Stock since alternatives, such as the OTC Bulletin Board and the pink sheets, are generally considered to be less efficient markets. An investor likely would find it less convenient to sell, or to obtain accurate quotations in seeking to buy, our Common Stock on an over-the-counter market. Many investors

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likely would not buy or sell our Common Stock due to difficulty in accessing over-the-counter markets, policies preventing them from trading in securities not listed on a national exchange or for other reasons. In addition, the delisting of our Common Stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market would restrict our ability to sell shares of our Common Stock under our equity purchase agreement with Oasis Capital — See “Proposal No. 5”.

The Board of Directors believes that the proposed Reverse Stock Split is a potentially effective means for us to maintain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid requirement and to avoid, or at least mitigate, the likely adverse consequences of our Common Stock being delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market by producing the immediate effect of increasing the bid price of our Common Stock.

To potentially improve the marketability and liquidity of our Common Stock. Our Board of Directors believes that the increased market price of our Common Stock expected as a result of implementing a Reverse Stock Split could improve the marketability and liquidity of our Common Stock and encourage interest and trading in our Common Stock.

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Stock Price Requirements: We understand that many brokerage houses, institutional investors and funds have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers or by restricting or limiting the ability to purchase such stocks on margin. Additionally, a Reverse Stock Split could help increase analyst and broker interest in our Common Stock as their internal policies might discourage them from following or recommending companies with low stock prices.

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Stock Price Volatility: Because of the trading volatility often associated with low-priced stocks, many brokerage houses and institutional investors have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers. Some of those policies and practices may make the processing of trades in low-priced stocks economically unattractive to brokers.

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Transaction Costs: Investors may be dissuaded from purchasing stocks below certain prices because brokers’ commissions, as a percentage of the total transaction value, can be higher for low-priced stocks.

Criteria to be Used for Determining the Reverse Stock Split Ratio to Implement

In determining which Reverse Stock Split ratio to implement, if any, following receipt of stockholder approval of Proposal No. 6, our Board of Directors may consider, among other things, various factors, such as:

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The then-prevailing trading price and trading volume of our Common Stock tock and the expected impact of the Reverse Stock Split on the trading market for our Common Stock in the short- and long-term;

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Our ability to maintain our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market;

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Which Reverse Stock Split ratio would result in the least administrative cost to us;

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Prevailing general market and economic conditions; and

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Whether and when our Board of Directors desires to have the additional authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will result from the implementation of a Reverse Stock Split available to provide the flexibility to use our Common Stock for business and/or financial purposes, as well as to accommodate the shares of our Common Stock to be authorized and reserved for future equity awards.

Effects of Reverse Stock Split

After the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split, each stockholder will own a reduced number of shares of Common Stock. However, the Reverse Stock Split will affect all of our stockholders uniformly

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and will not affect any stockholder’s percentage ownership interests in the Company, except to the extent that the Reverse Stock Split results in any of our stockholders owning a fractional share as described below. Voting rights and other rights and preferences of the holders of our Common Stock will not be affected by a Reverse Stock Split (other than as a result of the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares). For example, a holder of 2% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock immediately prior to a Reverse Stock Split would continue to hold 2% (assuming there is no impact as a result of the payment of cash in lieu of issuing fractional shares) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock immediately after such Reverse Stock Split. The number of stockholders of record will not be affected by a Reverse Stock Split (except to the extent that any stockholder holds only a fractional share interest and receives cash for such interest after such Reverse Stock Split).

The principal effects of a Reverse Stock Split will be that:

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Depending on the Reverse Stock Split ratio selected by the Board of Directors, each 50 to 150 shares of our Common Stock owned by a stockholder will be combined into one new share of our Common Stock;

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No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split; instead, holders of Common Stock who would otherwise receive a fractional share of Common Stock pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split will receive cash in lieu of the fractional share as explained more fully below;

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The total number of authorized shares of our Common Stock will remain at 200,000,000, resulting in an effective increase in the authorized number of shares of our Common Stock, subject to the approval of Proposal 2;

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The total number of authorized shares of our preferred stock will remain at 10,000,000;

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Based upon the Reverse Stock Split ratio selected by the Board of Directors, proportionate adjustments will be made to the per share exercise price and/or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or vesting of all then outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and warrants, which will result in a proportional decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise or vesting of such stock options, restricted stock units and warrants, and, in the case of stock options and warrants, a proportional increase in the exercise price of all such stock options and warrants; and

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The number of shares then reserved for issuance under our equity compensation plans will be reduced proportionately based upon the Reverse Stock Split ratio selected by the Board of Directors.

After the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split, our Common Stock would have a new committee on uniform securities identification procedures, or CUSIP number, a number used to identify our Common Stock.

Our Common Stock is currently registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, and we are subject to the periodic reporting and other requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The implementation of any proposed Reverse Stock Split will not affect the registration of our Common Stock under the Exchange Act. Our Common Stock would continue to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “DBGI” immediately following the Reverse Stock Split, although it is likely that Nasdaq would add the letter “D” to the end of the trading symbol for a period of twenty trading days after the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split to indicate that the Reverse Stock Split had occurred.

Effective Date

The proposed Reverse Stock Split would become effective at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date of filing of a Second Certificate of Amendment with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or such later date as is chosen by the Board of Directors and set forth in the Second Certificate of Amendment, which date we refer to in this Proposal No. 6 as the Reverse Split Effective Date. Except as explained below with respect to fractional shares, effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Reverse Split Effective Date, shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior thereto will be

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combined, automatically and without any action on the part of us or our stockholders, into a lesser number of new shares of our Common Stock in accordance with the Reverse Stock Split ratio determined by our Board of Directors within the limits set forth in this Proposal No. 6.

Cash Payment In Lieu of Fractional Shares

No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, in lieu of any fractional shares to which a stockholder of record would otherwise be entitled as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, we will pay cash (without interest) equal to such fraction multiplied by the average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market during regular trading hours for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Reverse Split Effective Date (with such average closing sales prices being adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split). After the Reverse Stock Split, a stockholder otherwise entitled to a fractional interest will not have any voting, dividend or other rights with respect to such fractional interest except to receive payment as described above.

As of August 9, 2022, there were 3,610 stockholders of record of our Common Stock. Upon stockholder approval of this Proposal No. 6, and upon effectiveness of the Second Certificate of Amendment effecting the Reverse Stock Split, stockholders owning, prior to the Reverse Stock Split, less than the number of whole shares of Common Stock that will be combined into one share of Common Stock in the Reverse Stock Split would no longer be stockholders. For example, if a stockholder held 50 shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split and the Reverse Stock Split ratio selected by the Board was 1-for-50, then such stockholder would cease to be a stockholder of the Company following the Reverse Stock Split and would not have any voting, dividend or other rights except to receive payment for the fractional share as described above. Based on our stockholders of record as of August 9, 2022, and assuming a Reverse Stock Split ratio of 1-for-50, we expect that cashing out fractional stockholders would not reduce the number of stockholders of record. In addition, we do not intend for this transaction to be the first step in a series of plans or proposals of a “going private transaction” within the meaning of Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act.

Record and Beneficial Stockholders

If this Proposal No. 6 is approved by our stockholders, and upon effectiveness of the Second Certificate of Amendment effecting the Reverse Stock Split, stockholders of record as of the record date holding all of their shares of our Common Stock electronically in book-entry form under the direct registration system for securities will be automatically exchanged by the exchange agent and will receive a transaction statement at their address of record indicating the number of new post-split shares of our Common Stock they hold after the Reverse Stock Split along with payment in lieu of any fractional shares. Non-registered stockholders holding Common Stock through a bank, broker or other nominee should note that such banks, brokers or other nominees may have different procedures for processing the Reverse Stock Split and making payment for fractional shares than those that would be put in place by us for registered stockholders. If you hold your shares with such a bank, broker or other nominee and if you have questions in this regard, you are encouraged to contact your nominee.

If this Proposal No. 6 is approved by our stockholders and, upon effectiveness of the Second Certificate of Amendment effecting the Reverse Stock Split, stockholders of record holding some or all of their shares in certificate form will receive a letter of transmittal from the Company or its exchange agent, as soon as practicable after the Reverse Split Effective Date. Our transfer agent is expected to act as “exchange agent” for the purpose of implementing the exchange of stock certificates. Holders of pre-Reverse Stock Split shares will be asked to surrender to the exchange agent certificates representing pre-Reverse Stock Split shares in exchange for post-Reverse Stock Split shares and payment in lieu of fractional shares (if any) in accordance with the procedures to be set forth in the letter of transmittal. No new post-Reverse Stock Split share certificates will be issued. The Post-Reverse Stock Split shares will be issued in book entry form. Post-Reverse Stock Split book entry shares will only be issued to a stockholder once such stockholder has surrendered such stockholder’s outstanding certificate(s).

STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY PRE-SPLIT STOCK CERTIFICATE AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATES UNTIL THEY ARE REQUESTED TO DO SO.

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Accounting Consequences

The par value per share of our Common Stock would remain unchanged at $0.001 per share after the Reverse Stock Split. As a result, on the Reverse Stock Split Effective Date, the stated capital on our balance sheet attributable to the Common Stock would be reduced proportionally, based on the actual Reverse Stock Split ratio, from its present amount, and the additional paid-in capital account would be credited with the amount by which the stated capital would be reduced. The net income or loss per share of Common Stock would be increased because there would be fewer shares of Common Stock outstanding. Additionally, as of the Reverse Stock Split Effective Date, Unum will adjust and proportionately decrease the number of shares of Common Stock subject to, and adjust and proportionately increase the exercise price of, all stock options to acquire Common Stock. The Reverse Stock Split would be reflected retroactively in certain of our consolidated financial statements. We do not anticipate that any other accounting consequences would arise as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.

No Appraisal Rights

Our stockholders are not entitled to dissenters’ or appraisal rights under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware with respect to the proposed amendment to our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a Reverse Stock Split.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations of the Reverse Stock Split

The following discussion summarizes certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations of the Reverse Stock Split that would be expected to apply generally to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of our Common Stock. This summary is based upon current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, existing Treasury Regulations under the Code and current administrative rulings and court decisions, all of which are subject to change or different interpretation. Any change, which may or may not be retroactive, could alter the tax consequences to us or our stockholders as described in this summary. No ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, has been or will be requested in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the statements and conclusions set forth below or a court would not sustain any such challenge.

No attempt has been made to comment on all U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Stock Split that may be relevant to particular U.S. Holders, including holders: (i) who are subject to special tax rules such as dealers, brokers and traders in securities, mutual funds, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, insurance companies, banks or other financial institutions or tax-exempt entities; (ii) who acquired their shares in connection with stock options, stock purchase plans or other compensatory transactions; (iii) who hold their shares as a hedge or as part of a hedging, straddle, “conversion transaction”, “synthetic security”, integrated investment or any risk reduction strategy; (iv) who are partnerships, limited liability companies that are not treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes, S corporations, or other pass-through entities or investors in such pass-through entities; (v) who do not hold their shares as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally, property held for investment within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code); (vi) who hold their shares through individual retirement or other tax-deferred accounts; or (vii) who have a functional currency for United States federal income tax purposes other than the U.S. dollar.

In addition, the following discussion does not address state, local or foreign tax consequences of the Reverse Stock Split, the Medicare tax on net investment income, U.S. federal estate and gift tax, the alternative minimum tax, the rules regarding qualified small business stock within the meaning of Section 1202 of the Code, or any other aspect of any U.S. federal tax other than the income tax. The discussion assumes that for U.S. federal income tax purposes the Reverse Stock Split will not be integrated or otherwise treated as part of a unified transaction with any other transaction. Furthermore, the following discussion does not address the tax consequences of transactions effectuated before, after or at the same time as the Reverse Stock Split, whether or not they are in connection with the Reverse Stock Split.

For purposes of this discussion, a U.S. Holder means a beneficial owner of our Common Stock who is: (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under the

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laws of the United States or any subdivision thereof; (iii) an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust (other than a grantor trust) if (A) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) it has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK ARE ADVISED AND EXPECTED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT IN LIGHT OF THEIR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT UNDER STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS.

Tax Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split

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The Reverse Stock Split is intended to be treated as a tax deferred “recapitalization” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The remainder of the discussion assumes the Reverse Stock Split will qualify as a recapitalization.

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No gain or loss will be recognized by us as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.

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A U.S. Holder who receives solely a reduced number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split will generally recognize no gain or loss. A U.S. Holder who receives cash in lieu of a fractional share interest will generally recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the portion of the tax basis of the pre-Reverse Stock Split shares allocated to the fractional share interest and (ii) the cash received.

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A U.S. Holder’s basis in the U.S. Holder’s post-Reverse Stock Split shares will be equal to the aggregate tax basis of such U.S. Holder’s pre-Reverse Stock Split shares decreased by the amount of any basis allocated to any fractional share interest for which cash is received.

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The holding period of our stock received in the Reverse Stock Split will include the holding period of the pre-Reverse Stock Split shares exchanged.

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For purposes of the above discussion of the basis and holding periods for shares of the stock received in the Reverse Stock Split, U.S. Holders who acquired different blocks of our stock at different times for different prices must calculate their basis, gains and losses, and holding periods separately for each identifiable block of such stock exchanged, converted, canceled or received in the Reverse Stock Split. U.S. Holders who acquired different blocks of our stock at different times for different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of the tax basis and holding period of such shares.

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Any gain or loss recognized by a U.S. Holder as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will generally be a capital gain or loss and will be long term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the shares of our stock exchanged is more than one year.

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Certain U.S. Holders may be required to attach a statement to their tax returns for the year in which the Reverse Stock Split is consummated that contains the information listed in applicable Treasury Regulations. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the applicable reporting requirements.

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Any cash payments for fractional shares made to U.S. Holders in connection with the Reverse Stock Split may be subject to backup withholding on a U.S. Holder’s receipt of cash, unless such U.S. Holder furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and certifies that such U.S. Holder is not subject to backup withholding or such U.S. Holder is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. In the event any amount is withheld under the backup withholding rules, the U.S. Holder should consult with its own tax advisors as to whether the U.S. Holder is entitled to any credit, refund or other benefit with respect to such backup withholding and the procedures for obtaining such credit, refund or other benefit.

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Possible Effects of Disapproval of this Proposal

Proposal No. 6 is dependent upon approval Proposal No.2 and Proposal Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 7 are dependent upon approval Proposal Nos. 2 and 6. If this Proposal No. 6 is not approved by our stockholders, we will not be able to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market which would have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise additional funds. Our ability to successfully implement our business plans and ultimately generate value for our stockholders is dependent on our ability to maximize capital raising opportunities. If we were unsuccessful in raising additional capital, we would be required to curtail our plans to expand our manufacturing and sales capabilities and instead reduce operating expenses, dispose of assets, as well as seek extended terms on our obligations, the effect of which would adversely impact future operating results.

Vote Required; Board of Directors Recommendation

You may vote in favor of or against this proposal or you may abstain from voting. Approval of this Proposal No. 6 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of the Company entitled to vote on the proposal, voting together as a single class, assuming the presence of a quorum. As of August 31, 2022, one (1) share of the Company’s Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding. the share of Preferred Stock has 250,000,000 votes per share and votes together with the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock as a single class exclusively with respect to any proposals to amend the Charter to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock and to amend the Charter to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The outstanding share of Preferred Stock will be redeemed in whole, but not in part, at any time: (i) if such redemption is ordered by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion or (ii) automatically upon the approval of Proposals 2 and 6.

Proposal No. 6 is a non-routine matter. If stockholders do not specify the manner in which their shares represented by a validly executed proxy solicited by the Board are to be voted on this proposal, such shares will be voted in favor of the approval of this proposal. If you own shares through a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must instruct your bank, broker or other holder of record how to vote on Proposal No. 6 in order for them to vote your shares so that your vote can be counted. If you hold your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct your broker how to vote on Proposal No. 6, a broker non-vote will occur and, no votes will be cast on your behalf. It is therefore critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in Proposal No. 6. An abstention from voting by a stockholder present virtually via the live audiocast or represented by proxy at the meeting or a broker non-vote has the same legal effect as a vote “against” the matter, although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY’S SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF THE COMPANY’S OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK AT AN EXCHANGE RATIO BETWEEN 1-for-50 AND 1-FOR-150, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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PROPOSAL NO. 7

APPROVAL FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635 (A) THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AS PARTIAL CONSIDERATION FOR OUR ACQUISITION OF ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS OF SUNNYSIDE, LLC

In January 2022, DBG signed an agreement with the holders (“Sellers”), of all of the outstanding membership interests in Sunnyside, LLC (“Sundry”) pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Sundry (such transaction, the “Acquisition”). On June 17, 2022, DBG into an Amended and Restated Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with the Sellers (the “Agreement”).

Our Board of Directors is proposing for approval by our stockholders, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), the issuance of shares of common stock to securityholders of Sunnyside, LLC ( “Sundry”) as partial consideration in the acquisition, which amount will be in excess of 20% of our outstanding common stock as of the Record Date.

Nasdaq Listing Rules — Requirement for Approval

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and we are subject to the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. Although we are not required to obtain stockholder approval of the merger agreement or the mergers themselves, we are required under Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(a) to seek stockholder approval of the proposed issuance of the acquisition consideration, as such issuance is in an amount in excess of 20% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the Record Date.

Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a) requires stockholder approval prior to the issuance of securities “in connection with” the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company, where due to the present or potential issuance of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock), other than a public offering for cash, the common stock to be issued (a) constitutes voting power in excess of 20% of the outstanding voting power prior to the issuance or (b) is or will be in excess of 20% of the outstanding common stock prior to the issuance. Further to the Agreement, based upon an assumed issuance price of $0.13 per share, the closing price of the company’s common stock as reported by Nasdaq on August 9, 2022, the Company would issue a maximum of 142,105,263 shares of common stock representing 26.94% of our outstanding common stock as of August 9, 2022, assuming that Proposals 3, 4 and 5 are also approved and the maximum number of shares under such Proposals are then issued.

No individual, group or other entity is expected to own, or have the right to acquire, 20% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock or voting power of the Company as a result of the acquisition.

It is important that you understand that we are not required to, nor are we seeking, stockholder approval of the acquisition of Sundry, or the related merger and merger agreement. Rather, we are seeking stockholder approval for the purposes of complying with the Nasdaq Listing Rules relating to the issuance of shares of common stock as partial consideration for the acquisition of Sundry.

Potential Effects of this Proposal

If this proposal is approved, our existing stockholders will experience substantial dilution upon the issuance of the acquisition consideration.

Approval of this proposal is critical in our ability to satisfy our obligations under the Agreement. If this proposal is not approved, we would be unable to complete the merger under the current terms of the Agreement and Sundry will remain a separate legal entity.

Interests of Directors and Executive Officers

Our directors and executive officers have no substantial interests, directly or indirectly, in the matters set forth in this Proposal No. 7.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER

The discussion in this proxy statement of the merger is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix D and incorporated into this proxy statement by reference.

General Description of the Acquisition and Agreement

Pursuant to the Agreement, Sellers, as the holders of all of the outstanding membership interests of Sundry, will exchange all of such membership interests for (i) $5 million in cash, which will be paid at Closing (as defined below), of which $2.5 million is paid to each of George Levy and Matthieu Leblan; (ii) at the Sellers’ option at Closing, either (a) $7 million dollars paid in the Company’s common stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Buyer Shares”), at $0.19 per share, which is the per share closing price of the Buyer Shares on Nasdaq on June 17, 2022 (the “Issuance Price”); or (b) $7 million in cash, to each of the Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi pro rata in accordance to the percentage set forth in the Agreement; and (iii) $20 million paid in Buyer Shares at a per share price equal to the Issuance Price issued to each of the Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi pro rata in accordance to the percentage set forth in the Agreement. $2.0 million of the stock to be issued paid at the closing will be deposited into escrow to cover possible indemnification obligations under the Agreement.

The obligations of each of the Company and Sundry to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement are subject to specified conditions including, among other matters, the approval by Company stockholders of the issuance of shares in the Agreement pursuant to the rules of Nasdaq.

The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company, the Sellers and Sundry. The closing of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and there is no assurance that we will be able to complete the acquisition.

The obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement are subject to certain closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) no governmental entity has issued an order or taken any other action that making the transactions contemplated by the Agreement illegal; (ii) no governmental entity has issued an order or taken any other action restraining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Agreement; (iii) DBG shall have initiated a proxy solicitation for a shareholder vote to approve the issuance of Buyer Shares and the employment offer letters to George Levy and Matthew Leblan; and (iv) DBG shall have cash or rights under existing borrowing facilities that together are sufficient to pay the cash payable at Closing pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

The Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances prior to the closing, including, but not limited to the following:

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by mutual consent of DBG and the Seller’s Representative;

(ii)

by either the Seller’s Representative or Buyer in writing if any governmental entity has issued an order or taken any other action enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and such order or other action has become final and nonappealable;

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by either DBG or Sundry if a breach or default by the Sellers or Sundry or DBG in the performance of any of its material obligations under this Agreement occurs and is not cured within thirty days;

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by either Sundry or DBG in writing, if the closing has not occurred on or prior to October 15, 2022.

If any Party terminates this Agreement for any reason other than a termination of the Agreement by mutual consent of DBG and the Seller’s Representative pursuant to the Agreement, DBG will be liable to pay to the Seller’s Representative a fee of $100,000, and to the Sellers — Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi (pro rata in accordance to the percentage set forth in the Agreement), a total fee of $2,500,000 paid in Buyer Shares at a per share price equal to the Issuance Price.

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Each Seller has agreed to indemnify and defend DBG and each of its officers, managers, members, agents, and representatives from and against all losses arising out of (i) any inaccuracy of representations and warranties of the Sellers and Sundry; and (ii) any breach of any covenant or other agreement contained in the Agreement. The Company has also agreed to indemnify and hold harmless each Seller and each of his/her representatives, jointly and severally from and against all losses arising out of (i) any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty contained in the Agreement; and (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of DBG contained in the Agreement.

Under applicable Nasdaq Capital Market rules, no more than 20% of our common stock, measured as of the date of the closing, may be issued in connection with the acquisition of the membership interests in Sundry.

Please note that as of the date of this proxy statement, the Company has not arranged for nor entered into any agreements with any potential sources of financing to pay the required amounts under the aforementioned Agreement. Unless and until the Company arranges for such financing, whether through financing arrangements with third parties or through the sale of equity or debt either privately or publicly, the Company will be unable to fulfill its obligations further to the aforementioned Agreement. As stated above, if the acquisition of Sundry is not closed by October 15, 2022, the Agreement terminates. For each of these reasons, there exists a substantial doubt that the Company will be able to effect the acquisition of Sundry under the current provisions of the aforementioned acquisition agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, since the Company entered into the Agreement as stated above, the acquisition can be deemed “probable” under rules applicable to a company subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and therefore financial statements of Sundry are presented in this proxy statement along with unaudited pro forma financial statements giving effect to the proposed acquisition of Sundry as of January 1, 2020. However, despite the presentation of this financial information in this proxy statement, there can be no assurance that the acquisition of Sundry will in fact occur and shareholders are cautioned not to place any reliance on any pro forma financial information set forth herein giving effect to such acquisition.

Our Reasons for the Acquisition

We believe the acquisition is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders because the acquisition is expected to be accretive to EBITDA immediately upon completion. Also we believe the acquisition should drive more brand awareness and customer demand, which should fuel future growth across its platform, brands, and customers. In addition we believe the acquisition should create meaningful synergies between all our portfolio brands, significantly lowering customer acquisition costs and increasing customer retention, annual spend per customer and lifetime value per customer.

Sundry is an omnichannel women’s lifestyle apparel brand inspired by Mattieu Leblan’s upbringing and ocean lifestyle. Founded in 2011, Sundry offers distinct collections of women’s clothing, including dresses, shirts, sweaters, skirts, shorts, athleisure bottoms and other accessory products. Sundry’s products are coastal casual and consist of soft, relaxed and colorful designs that feature a distinct French chic, resembling the spirits of the French Mediterranean and the energy of Venice Beach in Southern California.

RISK FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION

Much like investment in our securities, approval of the issuance of shares further to the acquisition involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the following risks in addition to the risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the SEC which are incorporated herein by reference, before you decide whether to purchase any of our securities. These risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We have and expect to incur substantial costs related to the acquisition.

We have incurred and expect to incur a number of non-recurring costs associated with the acquisition and related transactions. These costs include legal, financial advisory, accounting, consulting and other advisory fees and other related costs. Some of these costs are payable regardless of whether or not the acquisition is completed.

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The acquisition may be more difficult, costly, or time-consuming than expected, and we may not realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition.

The anticipated benefits of the acquisition may not be realized fully or at all and integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses. An inability to realize the full extent of the anticipated benefits of the acquisition, as well as any delays encountered in the integration process, could have an adverse effect upon our operating results following the completion of the acquisition.

Failure to complete the acquisition could negatively impact the Company.

If the acquisition is not completed for any reason, there may be various adverse consequences and we may experience negative reactions from the financial markets and from our suppliers, other vendors and employees. Additionally, if the merger agreement is terminated, the market price of our common stock could decline to the extent that current market prices reflect a market assumption that the acquisition will be beneficial and will be completed.

The Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms and the acquisition may not be completed.

The Agreement is subject to a number of conditions which must be fulfilled in order to complete the acquisition. Those conditions include approval of the issuance of shares of common stock by our stockholders. Each party’s obligation to complete the acquisition is also subject to certain additional customary conditions. These conditions to the closing may not be fulfilled in a timely manner or at all, and, accordingly, the acquisition may not be completed.

SUNDRY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

For information about Sundry’s operations and financial condition, see (i) the unaudited balance sheets of Sundry as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, which are attached hereto as Appendix E, (ii) the audited balance sheets of Sundry as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related statements of operations, members’ equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, which are attached hereto as Appendix F, and (iii) unaudited pro forma combined balance sheets of DBG and Sundry as of June 30, 2022 and unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, which are attached hereto as Appendix G.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF SUNDRY

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of the relevant entities and the pro forma financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report. This discussion and analysis contains forward- looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Sundry’s actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

Overview

Sundry captures coastal casual style with a certain French Chic. Sundry is primarily a wholesale brand that we intend to transition to a digital, direct-to-consumer brand.

Net Revenue

Sundry sells its products directly to customers. Sundry also sells its products indirectly through wholesale channels that include third-party online channels and physical channels such as specialty retailers and department stores.

Cost of Net Revenue

Sundry’s cost of net revenue includes the direct cost of purchased and manufactured merchandise; inventory shrinkage; inventory adjustments due to obsolescence including excess and slow-moving inventory and lower of cost and net realizable reserves; duties; and inbound freight.

Operating Expenses

Sundry’s operating expenses include all operating costs not included in cost of net revenues and sales and marketing. These costs consist of general and administrative, fulfillment and shipping expense to the customer.

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of all payroll and payroll-related expenses, professional fees, insurance, software costs, occupancy expenses related to Sundry’s stores and to Sundry’s operations at its headquarters, including utilities, depreciation and amortization, and other costs related to the administration of its business.

Sundry’s fulfillment and shipping expenses include the cost to operate its warehouse including occupancy and labor costs to pick and pack customer orders and any return orders; packaging; and shipping costs to the customer from the warehouse and any returns from the customer to the warehouse.

Sales and Marketing

Sundry’s sales and marketing expense primarily includes digital advertising; photo shoots for wholesale and direct-to-consumer communications, including email, social media and digital advertisements; and commission expenses associated with sales representatives.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Results of Operations

The following table presents our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022			2021
Net revenues		$	9,449,734		$	13,765,815
Cost of net revenues			4,948,290			8,410,619
Gross profit			4,501,444			5,355,196
Operating expenses			4,170,137			4,301,578
Operating income			331,307			1,053,618
Other income (expenses)			(36,867)			652,104
Income before provision for income taxes			294,440			1,705,722
Provision for income taxes			(800)			(800)
Net income		$	293,640		$	1,704,922

Net Revenues

Revenue decreased by $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease was due to less e-commerce and wholesales sales as consumers and companies were affected by macronemic conditions.

Gross Profit

Sundry’s gross profit decreased by $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the corresponding decreases in revenues, offset by better margins in 2022.

Sundry’s gross margin was 47.6% and 38.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in margin was due to write-downs of inventory in the spring of 2021.

Operating Expenses

Sundry’s operating expenses decreased by $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales and marketing expenses, partially offset by increased personnel costs in general and administrative departments.

Other Income / Expenses

Other expenses consist of interest expense. In 2021, the Company recorded other income pertainting to PPP forgiveness.

Net Income

Sundry had a net income of $0.3 million in 2022 compared to a net income of $1.7 million in 2021. The decrease in net income was primarily due to lower gross profit and other income recorded in 2021.

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Cash Flow Activities

The following table presents selected captions from Sundry’s statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022			2021
Net cash provided by operating activities:
Net income		$	293,640		$	1,704,922
Non-cash adjustments			27,000			(653,742)
Change in operating assets and liabilities			(3,916)			(59,207)
Net cash provided by operating activities			316,724			991,973
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			18,982			(5,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			272,700			(734,363)
Net change in cash		$	608,406		$	252,611

Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities

Sundry’s cash provided by operating activities was $0.3 million in 2022 compared to cash provided by $1.0 million in 2021. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by lower net income in 2022, partially offset by non-cash adjustments.

Cash Flows Provided By Investing Activities

In 2022, Sundry received proceeds funds from a deposit.

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

Sundry’s cash provided by financing activities was $0.3 million in 2022, consisting of $1.0 million in related party advances partially offset by $0.5 million in related party repayments, $0.2 million factor repayments and $0.1 million in member distributions. Sundry’s cash used in financing activities was $0.7 million in 2021, consisting of $0.6 million in proceeds from loans, factor repayments of $0.2 million and distributions of $1.2 million.

Year Ended December 31, 2021 compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

The following table presents Sundry’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Net revenues		$	22,800,825		$	19,897,696
Cost of net revenues			13,638,553			8,525,612
Gross profit			9,162,271			11,372,084
Operating expenses			8,657,442			7,625,335
Operating income			504,829			3,746,749
Other income (expense)			1,249,881			(45,527)
Income before provision for income taxes			1,754,710			3,701,222
Provision for income taxes			800			800
Net income		$	1,753,911		$	3,700,422

Net Revenues

Revenue increased by $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The increase was due to due to recovered customer demand after COVID-19.

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Gross Profit

Sundry’s gross profit decreased by $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to increased product and global shipping costs Sundry’s gross margin was 40.2% and 57.2% for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Operating Expenses

Sundry’s operating expenses increased by $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The increase was primarily due to increased headcount and personnel costs in all departments, including general and administrative and sales.

Other Expenses

Other expenses primarily consist of interest expense. In 2022, we recorded $1.3 million in other income pertaining to PPP forgiveness.

Net Loss

Sundry had net income of $1.8 million in 2021 compared to $3.7 million in 2022. The decrease of $1.9 million was primarily due to lower gross profit and increased general and administrative expenses, partially offset by other income in 2022.

Cash Flow Activities

The following table presents selected captions from Sundry’s statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Net cash provided by operating activities:
Net income		$	1,753,911		$	3,700,422
Non-cash adjustments		$	(1,255,981)		$	149,618
Change in operating assets and liabilities		$	421,928		$	(1,880,989)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	919,859		$	1,969,051
Net cash used in investing activities		$	—		$	(11,430)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		$	(1,236,063)		$	(1,429,829)
Net change in cash		$	(316,204)		$	527,792

Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities

Sundry’s cash provided by operating activities was $0.9 million in 2021 compared to cash provided of $2.0 million in 2020. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by the lower net income and non-cash items, partially offset by cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by Sundry’s net loss in 2022.

Cash Flows Provided By Investing Activities

In 2020, Sundry purchased a nominal amount of property and equipment.

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

Sundry’s cash used in financing activities was $1.2 million in 2021, consisting of $1.9 million in member distributions partially offset by loan proceeds of $0.4 million and factor advances of $0.1 million. Sundry’s cash used in financing activities was $1.4 million in 2020, consisting of $2.0 million in member distributions and factor repayments of $0.3 million, partially offset by loan proceeds of $0.8 million.

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COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

For information about the Company’s operations and financial condition, see (i) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and the related notes thereto, which appear in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30 , 2022, (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related notes thereto, which appear in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and (iii) unaudited pro forma combined balance sheets of DBG and Sundry as of June 30, 2022 and unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, which are attached hereto as Appendix G. For management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of the Company, please refer to the section titled “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the 8-Ks filed on August 2, 2022 (two filings) and August 31, 2022, which disclosures are incorporated by reference herein.

Possible Effects of Disapproval of this Proposal

If this Proposal No. 7 is not approved by our stockholders, we will not be able to close the acquisition of Sundry. Our ability to successfully implement our business plans and ultimately generate value for our stockholders is dependent on our ability to effect acquisitions and maximize capital raising opportunities. If we were unsuccessful in closing the acquisition, this would have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise additional capital and effect future acquisitions, the effect of which would adversely impact future operating results.

Vote Required; Board of Directors Recommendation

You may vote in favor of or against this proposal or you may abstain from voting. Approval of this Proposal No. 7 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast in person (virtually via the live audiocast) or represented by proxy on the proposal assuming the presence of a quorum. In addition, Proposal No. 7 is dependent upon approval of Proposal Nos. 2 and 6.

Proposal No. 7 is a non-routine matter. If stockholders do not specify the manner in which their shares represented by a validly executed proxy solicited by the Board are to be voted on this proposal, such shares will be voted in favor of the approval of this proposal. If you own shares through a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must instruct your bank, broker or other holder of record how to vote on Proposal No. 7 in order for them to vote your shares so that your vote can be counted. If you hold your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct your broker how to vote on Proposal No. 7, a broker non-vote will occur and, no votes will be cast on your behalf. It is therefore critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in Proposal No. 7. Broker non-votes and abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635(A) THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AS PARTIAL CONSIDERATION FOR OUR ACQUISITION OF ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS OF SUNNYSIDE, LLC

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PROPOSAL NO. 8

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has recommended the reappointment of dbbmckennon, LLC (“dbbmckennon”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. dbbmckennon also served as the auditor for the Company for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The stockholders are being requested to ratify the reappointment of dbbmckennon at the Meeting. If the selection is not ratified, it is contemplated that the appointment of dbbmckennon for 2022 may be permitted to stand in view of the difficulty and the expense involved in changing independent auditors on short notice, unless the Audit Committee finds other compelling reasons for making a change. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if they determine that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Company anticipates that a representative of dbbmckennon will attend the Meeting. The representative will have an opportunity to make a statement and to respond to appropriate stockholder questions.

Vote Required

You may vote in favor of or against this proposal or you may abstain from voting. The affirmative vote of a majority of shares present virtually via the live audiocast or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter, assuming the presence of a quorum, is required to ratify the appointment of dbbmckennon as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. If stockholders do not specify the manner in which their shares represented by a validly executed proxy solicited by the Board are to be voted on this proposal, such shares will be voted in favor of the appointment of dbbmckennon as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Proposal No. 8 is a routine matter. Brokers and other nominees that do not receive instructions are generally entitled to vote on the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm. Broker non-votes by a broker who elects to non‑vote instead of using its voting discretion and abstentions will have no effect on the result of the vote although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF DBBMCKENNON, LLC

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Audit Fees. The aggregate fees, including expenses, billed by our principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements during each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $241,398 and $119,540, respectively.

Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees, including expenses, billed by our principal accountant for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements not reported under “Audit Fees” above during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $62,418 and $ 24,454, respectively.

Tax Fees. The aggregate fees, including expenses, billed by our principal accountant for services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $0 and $0, respectively.

All Other Fees. The aggregate fees, including expenses, billed for all other products and services provided by our principal accountant during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $85,703 and $81,250, respectively.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy

Our audit committee is responsible for approving or pre-approving all auditing services (including comfort letters and statutory audits) and all permitted non-audit services by the independent auditor and

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PROPOSAL NO. 9

ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow our Board of Directors to adjourn the Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented to our stockholders in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Proposals. In no event will our Board of Directors adjourn the Special Meeting beyond November 7, 2022.

Vote Required

Assuming a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present virtually via the live audiocast or represented by proxy entitled to vote, on the matter is required to approve the Adjournment Proposal. Broker non-votes and abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE TO APPROVE THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Management is responsible for the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and the financial reporting process. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards and to issue reports thereon. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes. The Audit Committee has established a mechanism to receive, retain and process complaints on auditing, accounting and internal control issues, including the confidential, anonymous submission by employees, vendors, customers and others of concerns on questionable accounting and auditing matters.

In connection with these responsibilities, the Audit Committee met with management and the independent registered public accounting firm to review and discuss the December 31, 2021 audited consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee also discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required by Statement on Auditing Standards Update No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU section 380), as adopted by the PCAOB in Rule 3200T. In addition, the Audit Committee received the written disclosures from the independent registered public accounting firm required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committee has discussed the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence from the Company and its management.

Based upon the Audit Committee’s discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, and the Audit Committee’s review of the representations of management and the independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee recommended that the Board of Directors include the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2021 filed with the SEC.

The Audit Committee also has appointed, subject to stockholder ratification, dbbmckennon, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

Respectfully submitted,

Audit Committee
Trevor Pettennude, Chair
Jameeka Green Aaron
Huong “Lucy” Doan

The Report of the Audit Committee should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates the Report of the Audit Committee therein by reference.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

Our Board does not have a policy on whether or not the role of the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman should be separate or, if it is to be separate, whether the Chairman should be selected from the non-employee directors or be an employee. The Board believes it is in the best interests of the Company to make that determination based on the membership of the Board and the position and direction of the Company. The Board currently has determined that having John Hilburn Davis, IV serve as our Chairman and our Chief Executive Officer makes the best use of his experience, expertise and extensive knowledge of the Company and its industry, as well as fostering greater communication between the Company’s management and the Board.

The Board as a whole is responsible for consideration and oversight of the risks we face and is responsible for ensuring that material risks are identified and managed appropriately. Certain risks are overseen by committees of the Board and these committees make reports to the full Board, including reports on noteworthy risk-management issues. Members of the Company’s senior management team regularly report to the full Board about their areas of responsibility and a component of these reports is the risks within their areas of responsibility and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. Additional review or reporting on risks is conducted as needed or as requested by the Board or one of its committees.

Directors

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our current directors and director nominees:

NAME	AGE	POSITION
John Hilburn Davis, IV	49	Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of the Board, Director Nominee
Mark T. Lynn	37	Director Nominee
Trevor Pettennude(1)	54	Director Nominee
Jameeka Green Aaron(1)	41	Director Nominee
Huong “Lucy” Doan(1)	53	Director Nominee

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Member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee

Each of our directors, who are our current nominees, was nominated based on the assessment of our Nominating Committee and our Board that he or she has demonstrated relevant business experience, excellent decision-making ability, good judgment, and personal integrity and reputation. Our Board consists of, and seeks to continue to include, persons whose diversity of skills, experience and background are complementary to those of our other directors.

Nominees for Director for the year ending December 31, 2023

The persons listed below have been nominated for election as the directors of the Company’s Board. Unless otherwise directed by stockholders within the limits set forth in the bylaws, the proxy holders will vote all shares represented by proxies held by them for the election of the nominees.

John Hilburn Davis IV, “Hil”, has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2019 and a Director since November 2020.He joined DSLTD to overhaul its supply chain in March 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Davis founded two companies, BeautyKind and J.Hilburn. He founded and was CEO of BeautyKind from October 2013 to January 2018. He also founded and was CEO of J.Hilburn from January 2007 to September 2013, growing it from $0 to $55 million in revenues in six years. From 1998 to 2006 Mr. Davis worked as an equity research analyst covering consumer luxury publicly traded companies at Thomas Weisel Partners, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Citadel Investment Group. He graduated from Rhodes College in 1995 with a BA in Sociology and Anthropology. On December 16, 2021, Mr. Davis

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filed for personal bankruptcy through the filing of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in Texas federal court. We believe that Mr. Davis is qualified to serve as a director because of his operational and historical expertise gained from serving as our Chief Executive Officer, and his experience within various businesses, including apparel.

Mark T. Lynn has been a director of our company since inception and serve as our Co-Chief Executive Officer from September 2013 to the October 2018. Prior to joining us, until September 2011 he was Co-Founder of WINC, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce company which was then the fastest growing winery in the world, backed by Bessemer Venture Partners. Prior to Club W, Mr. Lynn co-founded a digital payments company that was sold in 2011. He holds a digital marketing certificate from Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program. Mr. Lynn’s extensive corporate and leadership experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Trevor Pettennude is a seasoned financial services executive. In 2013, Mr. Pettennude became the CEO of 360 Mortgage Group, where he oversees a team of 70 people generating over $1 billion of annual loan volume. He is also the founder and principal of Banctek Solutions, a global merchant service company which was launched in 2009 and which processes over $300 million of volume annually. Mr. Pettennude’s extensive corporate and leadership experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Jameeka Green Aaron became a director of our company in May 2021. Ms. Aaron is the Chief Information Security Officer at Auth0. Ms Aaron is responsible for the holistic security and compliance of Auth0’s platform, products, and corporate environment. Auth0 provides a platform to authenticate, authorize, and secure access for applications, devices, and users. Prior to her current role Ms. Aaron was the Chief Information Officer Westcoast Operations at United Legwear and Apparel. Her 20+ years of experience include serving as the Director of North American Technology and Director of Secure Code and Identity and Access Management at Nike, and as Chief of Staff to the CIO of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. Ms. Aaron is also a 9-year veteran of the United States Navy. Ms. Aaron’s dedication to service has extended beyond her military career. She is committed to advancing women and people of color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields she is an alumni of the U.S. State Department’s TechWomen program and the National Urban League of Young Professionals. Ms. Aaron currently sits on the board of the California Women Veterans Leadership Council, is an advisor for U.C. Riverside Design Thinking Program, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Born in Stockton, California, Ms. Aaron holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Ms. Aaron’s extensive corporate and leadership experience qualifies her to serve on our board of directors.

Huong “Lucy” Doan became a director of our company in December 2021. Ms. Doan is a seasoned finance and strategy executive who brings expertise working with some of the world’s best-known brands. Since 2018, Ms. Doan serves as advisor to CEOs and founders of high-growth DTC, ecommerce and retail brands, in apparel and consumer products. In this capacity, she provides strategic guidance to successfully scale businesses while driving profitability, with focus on operational excellence and capital resource planning. In 2019, she became a board member of Grunt Style, a patriotic apparel brand. Prior, Ms. Doan spent 20 years in senior executive roles at Guitar Center, Herbalife International, Drapers & Damons, and Fox Television, where she built high performance teams to drive execution of business plans and growth strategies. Ms. Doan’s extensive corporate and leadership experience qualifies her to serve on our board of directors.

Executive Officers

The following table provides certain information regarding the executive officers of the Company:

NAME	AGE	POSITION
John Hilburn Davis IV	49	Chief Executive Officer
Laura Dowling	42	Chief Operating Officer
Reid Yeoman	39	Chief Financial Officer

Information about John Hilburn Davis, IV, our Chief Executive Officer and President, is set forth above under “Nominees for Director.”

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Laura Dowling has served as our Chief Marketing Officer since February 2019. Prior to that she was the Divisional Vice President of Marketing & PR, North America at Coach from February 2016 to August 2018. At Coach Ms. Dowling led a team of 25 and was held accountable for $45 million profit and loss. From August 2011 to February 2016, she was the Director of Marketing & PR at Harry Winston and from March 2009 to August 2011 she was the Director of Wholesale Marketing at Ralph Lauren. Ms. Dowling holds both a Master’s degree (2002) and Bachelor’s degree (2001) in Communications & Media Studies with a Minor in French from Fordham University.

Reid Yeoman has served as our Chief Financial Officer since October 2019. Mr. Yeoman is a finance professional with a core Financial Planning & Analysis background at major multi-national Fortune 500 companies — including Nike & Qualcomm. He has a proven track record of driving growth and expanding profitability with retail. From November 2017 to September 2019, Mr. Yeoman served as CFO/ COO at Hurley — a standalone global brand within the Nike portfolio — where he managed the full profit and loss/Balance Sheet, reporting directly to Nike and oversaw the brand’s logistics and operations. He is a native Californian and graduated with an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in 2013 and a BA from UC Santa Barbara in 2004.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships between any of the directors or executive officers of the Company.

Corporate Governance and Board Matters

Vacancies

Directors are elected for a term of one year and hold office until their successors are elected and qualify. Any vacancy on the Board for any cause, including an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in accordance with Delaware Law. If one or more directors resigns from the Board, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, have the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies with the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in the filling of the other vacancies.

Director Independence

We are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) and accordingly, we have applied Nasdaq listing standards in determining the “independence” of the members of our Board. Based on Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules, and after reviewing the relationships with members of our Board, our Board has determined, with the assistance of the Nominating and Governance Committee, that Trevor Pettennude, Jameeka Aaron and “Lucy” Doan qualify as independent directors and therefore the Board consists of a majority of “independent directors”. In addition, we are subject to the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq relating to the membership, qualifications, and operations of the audit, as discussed below. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews with the Board at least annually the qualifications of new and existing members of the Board, considering the level of independence of individual members, together with such other factors as the Board may deem appropriate, including overall skills and experience. The Nominating and Governance Committee also evaluates the composition of the Board as a whole and each of its committees to ensure the Company’s on-going compliance with Nasdaq independence standards.

Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings

In 2021 our Board held ten meetings. No incumbent director who was also a director during fiscal year 2021 attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of such Board meetings. The Company’s policy is to encourage, but not require, Board members to attend annual stockholder meetings.

Committees and Corporate Governance

The current standing committees of our Board of Directors are the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Each committee is comprised entirely of

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directors who are “independent” within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5605(a)(2) and all applicable SEC rules and regulations. The members of the committees and a description of the principal responsibilities of each committee are described below.

Our Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Corporate Governance Guidelines include items such as criteria for director qualifications, director responsibilities, committees of the Board, director access to officers and employees, director compensation, evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer, annual performance evaluation and management succession. The Board has chosen not to impose term limits or mandatory retirement age with regard to service on the Board in the belief that continuity of service and the past contributions of the members of the Board who have developed an in-depth understanding of the Company and its business over time bring a seasoned approach to the Company’s governance. Each director is to act on a good faith basis and informed business judgment in a manner such director reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the Company.

A copy of each committee charter and our Corporate Governance Guidelines can be found on our website at https://ir.digitalbrandsgroup.co/corporate-governance/governance-documents by clicking “Investor Relations -Governance” and is available in print upon request to the Secretary of Digital Brands Group Inc., 1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701.

The Audit Committee

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors consists of three directors, who are independent pursuant to the Director Independence Standards of NASDAQ and other SEC rules and regulations applicable to audit committees. The following directors are currently members of the Audit Committee: Trevor Pettennude, Jameeka Green Aaron and Hong Doan. Trevor Pettennude serves as the chairman. The Board has determined that Trevor Pettennude qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as such term is defined by Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Audit Committee has held 3 meetings during fiscal year 2021.

The audit committee’s responsibilities include:

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appointing, approving the compensation of, and assessing the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm;

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pre-approving auditing and permissible non-audit services, and the terms of such services, to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm;

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reviewing the overall audit plan with our independent registered public accounting firm and members of management responsible for preparing our financial statements;

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reviewing and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and related disclosures as well as critical accounting policies and practices used by us;

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coordinating the oversight and reviewing the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting;

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establishing policies and procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting-related complaints and concerns;

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recommending, based upon the audit committee’s review and discussions with management and our independent registered public accounting firm, whether our audited financial statements shall be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K;

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monitoring the integrity of our financial statements and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they relate to our financial statements and accounting matters;

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preparing the audit committee report required by SEC rules to be included in our annual proxy statement;

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reviewing all related person transactions for potential conflict of interest situations and approving all such transactions; and

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reviewing quarterly earnings releases.

The Board has determined that each current member of the Audit Committee satisfies the independence requirements under Nasdaq listing standards and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act and is a person whom the Board has determined has the requisite financial expertise required under the applicable requirements of Nasdaq. In arriving at this determination, the Board examined each Audit Committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their employment in the corporate finance sector. The Board has also determined that Trevor Pettennude qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in applicable SEC rules.

The Compensation Committee

The compensation committee’s responsibilities include:

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annually reviewing and recommending to the board of directors the corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer;

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evaluating the performance of our Chief Executive Officer in light of such corporate goals and objectives and based on such evaluation: (i) recommending to the board of directors the cash compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, and (ii) reviewing and approving grants and awards to our Chief Executive Officer under equity-based plans;

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reviewing and recommending to the board of directors the cash compensation of our other executive officers;

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reviewing and establishing our overall management compensation, philosophy and policy;

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overseeing and administering our compensation and similar plans;

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reviewing and approving the retention or termination of any consulting firm or outside advisor to assist in the evaluation of compensation matters and evaluating and assessing potential and current compensation advisors in accordance with the independence standards identified in the applicable Nasdaq Capital Market rules;

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retaining and approving the compensation of any compensation advisors;

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reviewing and approving our policies and procedures for the grant of equity-based awards;

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reviewing and recommending to the board of directors the compensation of our directors; and

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preparing the compensation committee report required by SEC rules, if and when required, to be included in our annual proxy statement.

None of the members of our compensation committee has at any time during the prior three years been one of our officers or employees. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or compensation committee.

The Compensation Committee consists of Jameeka Green Aaron, chairman, Trevor Pettennude, and Hong Doan. Our Board has determined that each current member of the Compensation Committee is independent under Nasdaq listing standards, a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and an “outside director” as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code. The Compensation Committee has held four meetings in 2021.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the members of the Compensation Committee were officers or employees of the Company during 2021 nor did they have any relationship with us requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. None of our current executive officers served as a member of the board of directors or the compensation committee of any other entity that has or has had one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board or Compensation Committee.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s responsibilities include:

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developing and recommending to the board of directors’ criteria for board and committee membership;

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establishing procedures for identifying and evaluating board of director candidates, including nominees recommended by stockholders; and

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reviewing the composition of the board of directors to ensure that it is composed of members containing the appropriate skills and expertise to advise us.

The Nominating and Governance Committee consists of Trevor Pettennude, Jameeka Green Aaron and Hong Doan and is chaired by Hong Doan. The Board has determined that each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee is independent under Nasdaq listing standards. The Nominating and Governance Committee has held four meetings in 2021.

The Director Nomination Process

The Nominating and Governance Committee considers nominees from all sources, including stockholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee has the authority to lead the search for individuals qualified to become members of the Company’s Board and to select or recommend nominees to the Board to be presented for stockholder approval. The committee may use its network of contacts to compile a list of potential candidates, but may also engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm.

The Board consists of a majority of directors who (i) qualify as “independent” directors within the meaning of Nasdaq listing standards, as the same may be amended from time to time; and (ii) are affirmatively determined by the Board to have no material relationship with the Company, its parents or its subsidiaries (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company, its parents or its subsidiaries). The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews with the Board at least annually the qualifications of new and existing Board members, considering the level of independence of individual members, together with such other factors as the Board may deem appropriate, including overall skills and experience. Our Board has determined not to establish term limits with regard to service as a director in the belief that continuity of service and the past contributions of directors who have developed an in-depth understanding of the Company and its business over time bring a seasoned approach to the Company’s governance. The committee will select individuals who have high personal and professional integrity, have demonstrated ability and sound judgment, and are effective, in conjunction with other director nominees, in collectively serving the long-term interests of our stockholders, together with such other factors as the board may deem appropriate, including overall skills and experience.

Although the Company does not have a policy regarding diversity, the value of diversity on the Board is considered and the particular or unique needs of the Company shall be taken into account at the time a nominee is being considered. The Nominating and Governance Committee seeks a broad range of perspectives and considers both the personal characteristics (gender, ethnicity, age) and experience (industry, professional, public service) of directors and prospective nominees to the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee will recommend to the Board nominees as appropriate based on these principles.

Director Nominations. Director nominees provided by stockholders to the Nominating and Governance Committee are evaluated by the same criteria used to evaluate potential nominees from other sources. Section 2.15 of our Bylaws provides specific procedures for shareholders to nominate directors. The procedures are as follows: Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation may be made by (i) the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or (ii) any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of Directors.

Should you have any questions regarding these procedures or would like to receive a full copy of our Bylaws, you may do so by contacting the Company’s Secretary at 1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701.

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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. This code of ethics applies to our directors, executive officers and employees. This code of ethics is publicly available in the corporate governance section of the Investor Relations page of our website located at https://ir.digitalbrandsgroup.co/corporate-governance/governance-documents and in print upon request to the Secretary at Digital Brands Group Inc., 1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX, 78701. If we make amendments to the code of ethics or grant any waiver that the SEC requires us to disclose, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website.

Stockholder Communication with Our Board of Directors

Stockholders who wish to contact any of our directors either individually or as a group may do so by writing to them c/o Stockholder Relations, Digital Brands Group, Inc., 1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701, or by telephone at (209) 651 -0172 specifying whether the communication is directed to the entire Board or to a particular director. Your letter should indicate that you are a Digital Brands Group, Inc. stockholder. Letters from stockholders are screened, which includes filtering out improper or irrelevant topics, and depending on subject matter, will be forwarded to (i) the director(s) to whom addressed or appropriate management personnel, or (ii) not forwarded.

Director Compensation

No obligations with respect to compensation for non-employee directors have been accrued or paid for 2020 or 2021.

Going forward, our board of directors believes that attracting and retaining qualified non-employee directors will be critical to the future value growth and governance of our company. Our board of directors also believes that any compensation package for our non-employee directors should be equity-based to align the interest of these directors with our stockholders. On the effective date of the offering, each of our director nominees will be granted options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price equal to the price of the shares of common stock in this offering. The options will vest over a one year period of time. We may in the future grant additional options to our non-employee directors although there are no current plans to do so. We do not currently intend to provide any cash compensation to our non-employee directors.

Directors who are also our employees will not receive any additional compensation for their service on our board of directors.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Our policies with respect to the compensation of our executive officers is administered by the Compensation Committee. The compensation policies are intended to provide for compensation that is sufficient to attract, motivate, and retain executives and potentially other individuals and to establish an appropriate relationship between executive compensation and the creation of stockholder value.

Summary Compensation Table

The summary compensation table below shows certain compensation information for services rendered in all capacities for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Other than as set forth herein, no executive officer’s salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 in any of the applicable years. The following information includes the dollar value of base salaries, bonus awards, the number of stock options granted and certain other compensation, if any, whether paid or deferred.

Name and Principal Position	Fiscal Year	Salary(1)			Bonus			Option Awards			All Other Compensation(2)			Total
John “Hil” Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer	2021		$	350,000		$	—			3,704,483		$	233,184		$	4,287,667
	2020		$	222,500		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	222,500
Laura Dowling, Chief Marketing Officer	2021		$	300,000		$	—		$	691,135		$	—		$	991,135
	2020		$	258,231		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	258,231
Reid Yeoman, Chief Financial Officer	2021		$	250,000		$	—		$	176,623		$	—		$	426,623
	2020		$	225,000		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	225,000

(1)

2021 salaries represent gross pay per the respective employment contracts, not actual salaries paid to officer during 2021.

(2)

Upon closing of the Company’s initial public offering on , 127,278 shares of common stock were issued to the CEO as conversion of an outstanding note payable and related accrued interest, accrued compensation and other consideration. As of a result of the transaction, the Company recorded an additional $233,184 in stock compensation expense, which is included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Employment Agreements

In December 2020, we entered into an offer letter with Mr. Davis, our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board. The offer letter provides for an annual base salary of $350,000 effective October 1, 2020, and for Mr. Davis to be appointed to our board effective November 30, 2020. Effective January 1, 2021, Mr. Davis is also eligible to receive an annual bonus with a target of 175%, and with a range from 0% to a maximum of 225%, of his base salary based upon achievement of Company and individual goals. He is also eligible to participate in employee benefit plans that we offer to our other senior executives. In the event of a termination of his employment after June 30, 2021, Mr. Davis is eligible for severance benefits as may be approved by the Board. Mr. Davis is subject to our recoupment, insider trading and other company policies, a perpetual non-disclosure of confidential information covenant, a non-disparagement covenant and a non-solicitation of employees covenant. Mr. Davis’ offer letter also provided for an option grant exercisable for up to 2,144,000 shares of our common stock to him at a per share exercise price equal to the IPO price, of which 75% of the options vested on the effective date of the IPO and 25% of the options vest in accordance with the vesting schedule provided in the Company’s 2020 Stock Plan. Mr. Davis is an at- will employee and does not have a fixed employment term.

In December 2020, we entered into an offer letter with Ms. Dowling, our Chief Marketing Officer. The offer letter provides for an annual base salary of $300,000 effective upon the closing of the IPO. Effective January 1, 2021, Ms. Dowling is also eligible to receive an annual bonus with a target of 100%, and with a range from 0% to a maximum of 125%, of her base salary based upon achievement of Company and individual

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goals. She is also eligible to participate in employee benefit plans that we offer to our other senior executives. In the event of a termination of her employment after June 30, 2021, Ms. Dowling is eligible for severance benefits as may be approved by the Board. Ms. Dowling is subject to our recoupment, insider trading and other company policies, a perpetual non-disclosure of confidential information covenant, a non- disparagement covenant and a non-solicitation of employees covenant. Ms. Dowling’s offer letter also provided for an option grant exercisable for up to 288,000 shares of our common stock to her at a per share exercise price equal to the IPO price, of which 75% of the options vested on the effective date of the IPO and 25% of the options vest in accordance with the vesting schedule provided in the Company’s 2020 Stock Plan. Ms. Dowling is an at-will employee and does not have a fixed employment term.

In December 2020, we entered into an offer letter with Mr. Yeoman, our Chief Financial Officer. The offer letter provides for an annual base salary of $250,000 effective upon the closing of the IPO. Effective January 1, 2021, Mr. Yeoman is also eligible to receive an annual bonus with a target of 50%, and with a range from 0% to a maximum of 75%, of his base salary based upon achievement of Company and individual goals. He is also eligible to participate in employee benefit plans that we offer to our other senior executives.

In the event of a termination of his employment after June 30, 2021, Mr. Yeoman is eligible for severance benefits as may be approved by the Board. Mr. Yeoman is subject to our recoupment, insider trading and other company policies, a perpetual non-disclosure of confidential information covenant, a non- disparagement covenant and a non-solicitation of employees covenant. Mr. Yeoman’s offer letter also provided for an option grant 128,000 shares of our common stock to him at a per share exercise price equal to the IPO price, of which 75% of the options vested on the effective date of the IPO and 25% of the options vest in accordance with the vesting schedule provided in the Company’s 2020 Stock Plan. Mr. Yeoman is an at-will employee and does not have a fixed employment term.

2020 Incentive Stock Plan

We have adopted a 2020 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “2020 Plan”). An aggregate of 3,300,000 shares of our common stock is reserved for issuance and available for awards under the 2020 Plan, including incentive stock options granted under the 2020 Plan. The 2020 Plan administrator may grant awards to any employee, director, and consultants of the company and its subsidiaries. To date, 2,732,000 grants have been made under the 2020 Plan and 568,000 shares remain eligible for issuance under the Plan.

Stock Options

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within a period fixed by the 2020 Plan administrator that may not exceed ten years from the date of grant, except that in the case of incentive stock options granted to a holder of more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock on the date of grant, the exercise period may not exceed five years. At the 2020 Plan administrator’s discretion, payment for shares of common stock on the exercise of stock options may be made in cash, shares of our common stock held by the participant or in any other form of consideration acceptable to the 2020 Plan administrator (including one or more forms of “cashless” or “net” exercise).

Stock Appreciation Rights

Restricted Shares and Restricted Units

Performance Awards

Other Stock-Based Awards

The 2020 Plan administrator may grant equity-based or equity-related awards, referred to as “other stock-based awards,” other than options, SARs, restricted shares, restricted Units, or performance awards. The terms and conditions of each other stock-based award will be determined by the 2020 Plan administrator. Payment under any other stock-based awards will be made in common stock or cash, as determined by the 2020 Plan administrator.

Cash-Based Awards

2013 Stock Plan

Eligibility and Administration

Our employees, outside directors and consultants are eligible to receive nonstatutory options or the direct award or sale of shares under our 2013 Stock Plan, while only our employees are eligible to receive grants of ISOs under our 2013 Stock Plan. A person who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock, of the outstanding common stock of our parent or subsidiary,

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is not eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the exercise prices is at least 110% of the fair market value of a share on the grant date and such ISO is not exercisable after five years from the grant date. The 2013 Stock Plan may be administered by a committee of the board of directors, and if no committee is appointed, then the board of directors. The board of directors has the authority to make all determinations and interpretations under, prescribe all forms for use with, and adopt rules for the administration of, the 2013 Stock Plan, subject to its express terms and conditions. The number of shares authorized by the 2013 Stock Plan is 1,196,356 shares.

Shares Available and Termination

In the event that shares previously issued under the 2013 Stock Plan are reacquired, such shares will be added to the available shares for issuance under the 2013 Stock Plan. In the event that shares that would have otherwise been issuable under the 2013 Stock Plan were withheld in payment of the purchase price, exercise price, or withholding taxes, such shares will remain available for issuance under the 2013 Stock Plan. In the event that an outstand option or other right is cancelled or expired, the shares allocable to the unexcised portion of the option or other right will be added to the number of shares available under the 2013 Stock Plan.

The 2013 Stock Plan will terminate automatically 10 years after the later of (i) the date when the board of directors adopted the 2013 Stock Plan or (ii) the date when the board of directors approved the most recent increase in the number of shares reserved under the 2013 Stock Plan that was also approved by our stockholders.

Awards

The 2013 Stock Plan provides for the grant of shares of common stock and options, including ISO intended to qualify under Code Section 422 and non-statutory options which are not intended to qualify. All awards under the 2013 Stock plan will be det forth in award agreements, which will detail the terms and conditions of the awards, including any applicable vesting and payment terms and post-termination exercise limitations.

As of December 31, 2021, there were options to purchase 3,895,103 shares of our common stock at exercise prices between $0.94 and $4.15.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Related Person Transactions — Digital Brands Group, Inc.

On May 18, 2021, the effective date of our initial public offering (the “IPO”), we granted stock options to acquire up to an aggregate of 2,672,000 shares to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer at a per share exercise price equal to the initial public offering price of the shares.

Related Person Transactions

DBG uses Banctek Solutions, a registered independent sales organization (ISO) of FirstData as its back- end payment processor. Trevor Pettennude is majority owner of Banctek Solutions. We started to use Banctek Solutions services prior to Mr. Pettennude’s involvements with DBG. Total expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were approximately $14,000 and $25,000 respectively, and included in sales and marketing in the consolidated statements of operations.

As of December 31, 2021, due to related parties includes advances from the former officer, Mark Lynn, who also serves as a director, totaling $104,568, and accrued salary and expense reimbursements of $126,706, to current officers. Upon closing of the IPO, 25,080 shares of common stock were issued to directors as conversion of balances owed.

The current CEO, John Hilburn Davis IV, previously advanced funds to the Company for working capital. These prior advances were converted to a note payable totaling $115,000. Upon closing of the IPO, 127,278 shares of common stock were issued to the CEO as conversion of the outstanding note payable and related accrued interest, accrued compensation and other consideration. As of a result of the transaction, the Company recorded an additional $233,184 in stock compensation expense, which is included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

A portion of the net proceeds of the IPO were used to pay salary and expenses to Laura Dowling, our Chief Marketing Officer, and Mark Lynn, a director. In addition, each of Mark Lynn, John “Hil” Davis, and Trevor Pettennude converted certain amounts owed to them into shares of common stock at the effective date of the IPO at a 30% discount to the IPO price as part of the debt conversion.

As of December 31, 2021, H&J had an outstanding note payable of $299,489 owned by the H&J Seller. The note matures on July 10, 2022 and bears interest at 12% per annum.

At the time of the Stateside acquisition, Moise Emquies was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Stateside acquisition was unanimously approved by all of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors (other than Moise Emquies who recused himself).

On August 30, 2021, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “MIPA”) with Moise Emquies pursuant to which we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of MOSBEST, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Stateside” and such transaction, the “Stateside Acquisition”). Pursuant to the MIPA, the seller, as the holder of all of the outstanding membership interests of Stateside, exchanged all of such membership interests for $5.0 million in cash and a number of shares of our common stock equal to $5.0 million, or 1,101,538 shares (the “Shares”), which number of Shares was calculated in accordance with the terms of the MIPA. Of such amount, $375,000 in cash and a number of Shares equal to $375,000, or 82,615 shares (calculated in accordance with the terms of the MIPA), is held in escrow to secure any working capital adjustments and indemnification claims.

The Stateside Acquisition closed on August 30, 2021. Upon closing of the Stateside Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the MIPA, Stateside became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

On August 31, 2022, Digital Brands Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with John Hilburn Davis IV, its Chief Executive Officer, who is an accredited investor (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell one (1) share of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), to the Purchaser for $25,000.00 in cash. The sale closed on August 31, 2022.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The table below contains information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of August 9, 2022 by (i) each person who is known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each of our executive officers, (iii) each of our directors and director nominees; and (iv) all of our directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities in question. Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock held by them.

Shares of common stock issuable pursuant to a stock option, warrant or convertible note that is currently exercisable or convertible, or is exercisable or convertible within 60 days after the date of determination of ownership, are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the holder of the stock option, warrant or convertible note but are not treated as outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each officer, director and director nominee in the following table is c/o Digital Brands Group, Inc., 1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701. Each stockholder’s percentage of ownership in the following table is based upon, as applicable, the following shares outstanding as of the Record Date:

Name of Beneficial Owner	Number of Shares Beneficially Owned		Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned
Executive Officers and Directors
John “Hil” Davis(1)		1,713,641		3.5%
Laura Dowling(2)		334,667		*
Reid Yeoman(3)		114,000		*
Mark Lynn(4)		507,386		1.0%
Trevor Pettennude(5)		328,625		*
Jameeka Aaron(6)		15,000		*
Huong “Lucy” Doan(7)		20,000		*
All executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group (7 persons)(8)		3,033,319		%
Additional 5% Stockholders
Drew Jones(9)		2,192,771		4.5%
2736 Routh Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
Moise Emquies		1,046,462		2.1%
Norwest Venture Partners XI, LP		664,151		1.4%
Norwest Venture Partners XII, LP		664,151		1.4%

Less than one percent.

(1)

Represents options exercisable at $4.00 per share.

(2)

Represents options to acquire up to 300,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $4.00 per share and options to acquire up to 34,667 shares of common stock, exercisable at $3.28 per share.

(3)

Represents options to acquire up to 96,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $4.00 per share and options to acquire up to 18,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $3.28 per share.

(4)

Includes options to acquire up to 321,011 shares of common stock exercisable between $1.56 and $3.28 per share.

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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2023 ANNUAL MEETING

Proposals to Be Included in Proxy Statement

If a stockholder would like us to consider including a proposal in our proxy statement and form of proxy relating to our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders pursuant Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, a written copy of the proposal must be delivered no later than May 19, 2023 (the date that is 120 calendar days before the one year anniversary of the date of the proxy statement released to stockholders for this year’s annual meeting of stockholders). If the date of next year’s annual meeting is changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of this year’s meeting, then the deadline is a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail proxy materials. Proposals must comply with the proxy rules relating to stockholder proposals, in particular Rule 14a-8 under Exchange Act, in order to be included in our proxy materials.

Proposals to Be Submitted for Annual Meeting

Stockholders who wish to submit a proposal for consideration at our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, but who do not wish to submit the proposal for inclusion in our proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, must, in accordance with our bylaws, must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not less than 60 days (August 4, 2023) nor more than 90 days (July 5, 2023) prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders. The proposal must comply with the notice procedures and information requirements set forth in our bylaws, and the stockholder making the proposal must be a stockholder of record at the time of giving the notice and is entitled to vote at the meeting. Any stockholder proposal that is not submitted pursuant to the procedures set forth in our bylaws will not be eligible for presentation or consideration at the next annual meeting.

In the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, then notice must be delivered no later than 70 days prior to the date of such meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Public announcement means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable news service or in a document publicly filed by the company with the SEC pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Mailing Instructions

In each case, proposals should be delivered to 1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701, Attention: Secretary. To avoid controversy and establish timely receipt by us, it is suggested that stockholders send their proposals by certified mail return receipt requested.

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Appendix A

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Digital Brands Group, Inc. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed on January 20, 2013. The Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed on May 18, 2021 (the “Current Certificate”).

SECOND: Pursuant to Section 242(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) the Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted by unanimous written consent dated August 31, 2022, and a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon and a majority of the outstanding stock of each class entitled to vote as a class has approved by affirmative vote at a meeting held on October 13, 2022, the amendment to the Current Certificate set forth in this Certificate of Amendment.

THIRD: Pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL, the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article Fourth of the Current Certificate is hereby amended and restated as follows:

Upon this Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Amendment”) becoming effective pursuant to the DGCL, the total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 1,010,000,000 consisting of: 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”); and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).

FOURTH: This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

[Signature page follows.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer this day of , 2022.

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.

By:

Name:

John Hilburn Davis IV

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

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Appendix B

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.
2020 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE I

PURPOSE AND ADOPTION OF THE PLAN

1.01. Purpose. The purpose of the Digital Brands Group, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) is to assist in attracting and retaining highly competent employees, directors and consultants to act as an incentive in motivating selected employees, directors and consultants of Digital Brands Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries to achieve long-term corporate objectives.

1.02. Adoption and Term. The Plan has been duly adopted and approved to be effective as of the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering. The Plan shall remain in effect until the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, or until terminated by action of the Board, whichever occurs sooner.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Plan, capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

2.01. Affiliate means an entity in which, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, the Company has at least a fifty percent (50%) ownership interest or, where permissible under Section 409A of the Code, at least a twenty percent (20%) ownership interest; provided, however, for purposes of any grant of an Incentive Stock Option, “Affiliate” means a corporation which, for purposes of Section 424 of the Code, is a parent or subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly.

2.02. Award means any one or a combination of Non-Qualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options described in Article VI, Stock Appreciation Rights described in Article VI, Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units described in Article VII, Performance Awards described in Article VIII, other stock-based Awards described in Article IX, short-term cash incentive Awards described in Article X or any other Award made under the terms of the Plan.

2.03. Award Agreement means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant or a written acknowledgment from the Company to a Participant specifically setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award granted under the Plan.

2.04. Award Period means, with respect to an Award, the period of time, if any, set forth in the Award Agreement during which specified target performance goals must be achieved or other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement must be satisfied.

2.05. Beneficiary means an individual, trust or estate who or which, by a written designation of the Participant filed with the Company, or if no such written designation is filed, by operation of law, succeeds to the rights and obligations of the Participant under the Plan and the Award Agreement upon the Participant’s death.

2.06. Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.07. Change in Control means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of, any one of the following events:

(a) The acquisition in one or more transactions, other than from the Company, by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, an Affiliate or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of a number of Company Voting Securities in excess of 25% of the Company Voting Securities unless such acquisition has been approved by the Board;

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(b) Any election has occurred of persons to the Board that causes two-thirds of the Board to consist of persons other than (i) persons who were members of the Board on the effective date of the Plan and (ii) persons who were nominated for elections as members of the Board at a time when two-thirds of the Board consisted of persons who were members of the Board on the effective date of the Plan, provided, however, that any person nominated for election by a Board at least two-thirds of whom constituted persons described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) or by persons who were themselves nominated by such Board shall, for this purpose, be deemed to have been nominated by a Board composed of persons described in clause (i);

(c) The consummation (i.e. closing) of a reorganization, merger or consolidation involving the Company, unless, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective beneficial owners of the Outstanding Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 75% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Outstanding Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation, as the case may be;

(d) The consummation (i.e. closing) of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, unless, following such sale or disposition, all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective beneficial owners of the Outstanding Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition, following such sale or disposition beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 75% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or trustees, as the case may be, of the entity purchasing such assets in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Outstanding Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition, as the case may be; or

(e) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

2.08. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. References to a section of the Code shall include that section and any comparable section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes said section.

2.09. Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

2.10. Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

2.11. Company means Digital Brands Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

2.12. Company Voting Securities means the combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors to the Board.

2.13. Date of Grant means the date designated by the Committee as the date as of which it grants an Award, which shall not be earlier than the date on which the Committee approves the granting of such Award.

2.14. Dividend Equivalent Account means a bookkeeping account in accordance with under Section 11.17 and related to an Award that is credited with the amount of any cash dividends or stock distributions that would be payable with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to such Awards had such shares been outstanding shares of Common Stock.

2.15. Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2.16. Exercise Price means, with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right, the amount established by the Committee in the Award Agreement which is to be subtracted from the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise in order to determine the amount of the payment to be made to the Participant, as further described in Section 6.02(b).

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2.17. Fair Market Value means, as of any applicable date: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or is authorized for quotation on the Nasdaq Capital Market System (“NASDAQ”), the closing sales price of the Common Stock on the exchange or NASDAQ, as the case may be, on that date, or if no price was reported for that date, on the next preceding date for which a price was reported; or (iii) if (i) does not apply, the last reported bid price published in the “pink sheets” or displayed on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”), Electronic Bulletin Board, as the case may be; or (iii) if none of the above apply, the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined under procedures established by the Committee.

2.18. Incentive Stock Option means a stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

2.19. Merger means any merger, reorganization, consolidation, exchange, transfer of assets or other transaction having similar effect involving the Company.

2.20. Non-Qualified Stock Option means a stock option which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

2.21 Non-Vested Share means shares of the Company Common Stock issued to a Participant in respect of the non-vested portion of an Option in the event of the early exercise of such Participant’s Options pursuant to such Participant’s Award Agreement, as permitted in Section 6.06 below.

2.22. Options means all Non-Qualified Stock Options and Incentive Stock Options granted at any time under the Plan.

2.23. Outstanding Common Stock means, at any time, the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

2.24. Participant means a person designated to receive an Award under the Plan in accordance with Section 5.01.

2.25. Performance Awards means Awards granted in accordance with Article VIII.

2.26. Performance Goals means net sales, units sold or growth in units sold, return on stockholders’ equity, customer satisfaction or retention, return on investment or working capital, operating income, economic value added (the amount, if any, by which net operating income after tax exceeds a reference cost of capital), EBITDA (as net income (loss) before net interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization), expense targets, net income, earnings per share, share price, reductions in inventory, inventory turns, on-time delivery performance, operating efficiency, productivity ratios, market share or change in market share, any one of which may be measured with respect to the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries and divisions and either in absolute terms or as compared to another company or companies, and quantifiable, objective measures of individual performance relevant to the particular individual’s job responsibilities.

2.27. Plan has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.01.

2.28. Purchase Price, with respect to Options, shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).

2.29. Restricted Shares means Common Stock subject to restrictions imposed in connection with Awards granted under Article VII.

2.30. Restricted Stock Unit means a unit representing the right to receive Common Stock or the value thereof in the future subject to restrictions imposed in connection with Awards granted under Article VII.

2.31. Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule.

2.32. Stock Appreciation Rights means awards granted in accordance with Article VI.

2.33 Termination of Service means the voluntary or involuntary termination of a Participant’s service as an employee, director or consultant with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, including death, disability, retirement or as the result of the divestiture of the Participant’s employer or any similar

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transaction in which the Participant’s employer ceases to be the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. Whether entering military or other government service shall constitute Termination of Service, or whether and when a Termination of Service shall occur as a result of disability, shall be determined in each case by the Committee in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

3.01. Committee.

(a) Duties and Authority. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee and the Committee shall have exclusive and final authority in each determination, interpretation or other action affecting the Plan and its Participants. The Committee shall have the sole discretionary authority to interpret the Plan, to establish and modify administrative rules for the Plan, to impose such conditions and restrictions on Awards as it determines appropriate, and to make all factual determinations with respect to and take such steps in connection with the Plan and Awards granted hereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Committee may delegate such of its powers and authority under the Plan as it deems appropriate to a subcommittee of the Committee or designated officers or employees of the Company. In addition, the full Board may exercise any of the powers and authority of the Committee under the Plan. In the event of such delegation of authority or exercise of authority by the Board, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the delegate of the Committee or the Board. Actions taken by the Committee or any subcommittee thereof, and any delegation by the Committee to designated officers or employees, under this Section 3.01 shall comply with Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated under such statutory provisions, or the successors to such statutory provisions or regulations, as in effect from time to time, to the extent applicable.

(b) Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board or the Committee, or an officer or employee of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with the Plan shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such individual in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnification shall not apply to any loss, cost, liability, or expense that is a result of his or her own willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, conferred in a separate agreement with the Company, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

ARTICLE IV

4.01. Number of Shares Issuable. The total number of shares initially authorized to be issued under the Plan shall be 61,112,700 shares (pre-split, 3,300,000 shares approximately post-split) of Common Stock. The foregoing share limit shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.07. The shares to be offered under the Plan shall be authorized and unissued Common Stock, or issued Common Stock that shall have been reacquired by the Company.

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surrendered by the Participant may again be subject to new Awards under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock surrendered to or withheld by the Company in payment or satisfaction of the Purchase Price of an Option or tax withholding obligation with respect to an Award shall be available for the grant of new Awards under the Plan. In the event of the exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights, whether or not granted in tandem with Options, only the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued in payment of such Stock Appreciation Rights shall be charged against the number of shares of Common Stock available for the grant of Awards hereunder.

ARTICLE V

PARTICIPATION

5.01. Eligible Participants. Participants in the Plan shall be such employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may designate from time to time. The Committee’s designation of a Participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive Awards or grants in any other year. The designation of a Participant to receive Awards or grants under one portion of the Plan does not require the Committee to include such Participant under other portions of the Plan. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent in selecting Participants and in determining the type and amount of their respective Awards.

ARTICLE VI

STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

6.01. Option Awards.

(a) Grant of Options. The Committee may grant, to such Participants as the Committee may select, Options entitling the Participant to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company in such number, at such price, and on such terms and subject to such conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, as may be established by the Committee. The terms of any Option granted under this Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.

(b) Purchase Price of Options. Subject to the requirements applicable to Incentive Stock Options under Section 6.01(d), the Purchase Price of each share of Common Stock which may be purchased upon exercise of any Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee.

(c) Designation of Options. The Committee shall designate, at the time of the grant of each Option, the Option as an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option; provided, however, that an Option may be designated as an Incentive Stock Option only if the applicable Participant is an employee of the Company on the Date of Grant.

(d) Special Incentive Stock Option Rules. No Participant may be granted Incentive Stock Options under the Incentive Plan (or any other plans of the Company) that would result in Incentive Stock Options to purchase shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the Date of Grant) of more than $100,000 first becoming exercisable by the Participant in any one calendar year. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Incentive Plan to the contrary, the Exercise Price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Incentive Stock Option as of the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option; provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any person who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock (including stock owned by application of the constructive ownership rules in Section 424(d) of the Code) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, unless at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted the price of the Option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Incentive Stock Option and the Incentive Stock Option by its terms is not exercisable for more than five years from the Date of Grant.

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and no adjustment shall be made for dividends in cash or other property or distributions or other rights with respect to any such Common Stock for which the record date is prior to the date on which the Participant or a transferee of the Option shall have become the holder of record of any such shares covered by the Option; provided, however, that Participants are entitled to share adjustments to reflect capital changes under Section 11.07.

6.02. Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Stock Appreciation Right Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant to any Participant one or more Stock Appreciation Rights. Such Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either independent of or in tandem with Options granted to the same Participant. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with Options may be granted simultaneously with, or, in the case of Non-Qualified Stock Options, subsequent to, the grant to such Participant of the related Option; provided however, that: (i) any Option covering any share of Common Stock shall expire and not be exercisable upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the same share, (ii) any Stock Appreciation Right covering any share of Common Stock shall expire and not be exercisable upon the exercise of any related Option with respect to the same share, and (iii) an Option and Stock Appreciation Right covering the same share of Common Stock may not be exercised simultaneously. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right with respect to a share of Common Stock, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over (B) the Exercise Price of such Stock Appreciation Right established in the Award Agreement, which amount shall be payable as provided in Section 6.02(c).

(b) Exercise Price. The Exercise Price established under any Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee, but in the case of Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with Options shall not be less than the Purchase Price of the related Option. Upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with options, the number of shares subject to exercise under any related Option shall automatically be reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Option or portion thereof which are surrendered as a result of the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Rights.

(c) Payment of Incremental Value. Any payment which may become due from the Company by reason of a Participant’s exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid to the Participant as determined by the Committee (i) all in cash, (ii) all in Common Stock, or (iii) in any combination of cash and Common Stock. In the event that all or a portion of the payment is made in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock delivered in satisfaction of such payment shall be determined by dividing the amount of such payment or portion thereof by the Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date. No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued to make any payment in respect of Stock Appreciation Rights; if any fractional share would be issuable, the combination of cash and Common Stock payable to the Participant shall be adjusted as directed by the Committee to avoid the issuance of any fractional share.

6.03. Terms of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Conditions on Exercise. An Award Agreement with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may contain such waiting periods, exercise dates and restrictions on exercise (including, but not limited to, periodic installments) as may be determined by the Committee at the time of grant. In the event the Committee grants an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that would be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may include such additional terms, conditions and restrictions on the exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right as the Committee deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(b) Duration of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate upon the first to occur of the following events:

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(ii) Termination of the Award in the event of a Participant’s disability, Retirement, death or other Termination of Service as provided in the Award Agreement; or

(iii) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, ten years from the Date of Grant (five years in certain cases, as described in Section 6.01(d)); or

(iv) Solely in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option, upon the expiration of the related Option.

(c) Acceleration or Extension of Exercise Time. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right (but shall not be obligated), exercisable on or at any time after the Date of Grant, to permit the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (i) prior to the time such Option or Stock Appreciation Right would become exercisable under the terms of the Award Agreement, (ii) after the termination of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right under the terms of the Award Agreement, or (iii) after the expiration of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

6.04. Exercise Procedures. Each Option and Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be exercised under such procedures and by such methods as the Board may establish or approve from time to time. The Purchase Price of shares purchased upon exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid in full in cash by the Participant pursuant to the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the Committee may (but shall not be required to) permit payment to be made (a) by delivery to the Company of shares of Common Stock held by the Participant, (b) by a “net exercise” method under which the Company reduces the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate Exercise Price, or (c) such other consideration as the Committee deems appropriate and in compliance with applicable law (including payment under an arrangement constituting a brokerage transaction as permitted under the provisions of Regulation T applicable to cashless exercises promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board, unless prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). In the event that any Common Stock shall be transferred to the Company to satisfy all or any part of the Purchase Price, the part of the Purchase Price deemed to have been satisfied by such transfer of Common Stock shall be equal to the product derived by multiplying the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise times the number of shares of Common Stock transferred to the Company. The Participant may not transfer to the Company in satisfaction of the Purchase Price any fractional share of Common Stock. Any part of the Purchase Price paid in cash upon the exercise of any Option shall be added to the general funds of the Company and may be used for any proper corporate purpose. Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, any Common Stock transferred to the Company as payment of all or part of the Purchase Price upon the exercise of any Option shall be held as treasury shares.

6.05. Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, no accelerated vesting of any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding on the date of such Change in Control shall occur.

6.06 Early Exercise. An Option may, but need not, include a provision by which the Participant may elect to exercise the Option in whole or in part prior to the date the Option is fully vested. The provision may be included in the Award Agreement at the time of grant of the Option or may be added to the Award Agreement by amendment at a later time. In the event of an early exercise of an Option, any shares of Common Stock received shall be subject to a special repurchase right in favor of the Company with terms established by the Board. The Board shall determine the time and/or the event that causes the repurchase right to terminate and fully vest the Common Stock in the Participant. Alternatively, in the sole discretion of the Board, one or more Participants may be granted stock purchase rights allowing them to purchase shares of Common Stock outright, subject to conditions and restrictions as the Board may determine.

ARTICLE VII

RESTRICTED SHARES AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

7.01. Award of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may grant to any Participant an Award of Restricted Shares consisting of a specified number of shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant subject to such terms, conditions and forfeiture and transfer restrictions, whether

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based on performance standards, periods of service, retention by the Participant of ownership of specified shares of Common Stock or other criteria, as the Committee shall establish. The Committee may also grant Restricted Stock Units representing the right to receive shares of Common Stock in the future subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions, whether based on performance standards, periods of service, retention by the Participant of ownership of specified shares of Common Stock or other criteria, as the Committee shall establish. The terms of any Restricted Share and Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted under this Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with this Plan.

7.02 Restricted Shares.

(a) Issuance of Restricted Shares. As soon as practicable after the Date of Grant of a Restricted Share Award by the Committee, the Company shall cause to be transferred on the books of the Company, or its agent, Common Stock, registered on behalf of the Participant, evidencing the Restricted Shares covered by the Award, but subject to forfeiture to the Company as of the Date of Grant if an Award Agreement with respect to the Restricted Shares covered by the Award is not duly executed by the Participant and timely returned to the Company. All Common Stock covered by Awards under this Article VII shall be subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions contained in the Plan and the Award Agreement entered into by the Participant. Until the lapse or release of all restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Shares, the share certificates representing such Restricted Shares may be held in custody by the Company, its designee, or, if the certificates bear a restrictive legend, by the Participant. Upon the lapse or release of all restrictions with respect to an Award as described in Section 7.02(d), one or more share certificates, registered in the name of the Participant, for an appropriate number of shares as provided in Section 7.02(d), free of any restrictions set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement shall be delivered to the Participant.

(b) Stockholder Rights. Beginning on the Date of Grant of the Restricted Share Award and subject to execution of the Award Agreement as provided in Section 7.02(a), the Participant shall become a stockholder of the Company with respect to all shares subject to the Award Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including, but not limited to, the right to vote such shares and the right to receive dividends; provided, however, that any Common Stock distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any Restricted Shares as to which the restrictions have not yet lapsed, shall be subject to the same restrictions as such Restricted Shares and held or restricted as provided in Section 7.02(a).

(c) Restriction on Transferability. None of the Restricted Shares may be assigned or transferred (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or to an inter vivos trust with respect to which the Participant is treated as the owner under Sections 671 through 677 of the Code, except to the extent that Section 16 of the Exchange Act limits a Participant’s right to make such transfers), pledged or sold prior to lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto.

(d) Delivery of Shares Upon Vesting. Upon expiration or earlier termination of the forfeiture period without a forfeiture and the satisfaction of or release from any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, or at such earlier time as provided under the provisions of Section 7.04, the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Shares shall lapse. As promptly as administratively feasible thereafter, subject to the requirements of Section 11.05, the Company shall deliver to the Participant or, in case of the Participant’s death, to the Participant’s Beneficiary, one or more share certificates for the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock, free of all such restrictions, except for any restrictions that may be imposed by law.

(e) Forfeiture of Restricted Shares. Subject to Sections 7.02(f) and 7.04, all Restricted Shares shall be forfeited and returned to the Company and all rights of the Participant with respect to such Restricted Shares shall terminate unless the Participant continues in the service of the Company or an Affiliate as an employee until the expiration of the forfeiture period for such Restricted Shares and satisfies any and all other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee shall determine the forfeiture period (which may, but need not, lapse in installments) and any other terms and conditions applicable with respect to any Restricted Share Award.

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(f) Waiver of Forfeiture Period. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VII to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive the forfeiture period and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under appropriate circumstances (including the death, disability or Retirement of the Participant or a material change in circumstances arising after the date of an Award) and subject to such terms and conditions (including forfeiture of a proportionate number of the Restricted Shares) as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

7.03. Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Payments shall be made to Participants with respect to their Restricted Stock Units as soon as practicable after the Committee has determined that the terms and conditions applicable to such Award have been satisfied or at a later date if distribution has been deferred. Payments to Participants with respect to Restricted Stock Units shall be made in the form of Common Stock, or cash or a combination of both, as the Committee may determine. The amount of any cash to be paid in lieu of Common Stock shall be determined on the basis of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date any such payment is processed. As to shares of Common Stock which constitute all or any part of such payment, the Committee may impose such restrictions concerning their transferability and/or their forfeiture as may be provided in the applicable Award Agreement or as the Committee may otherwise determine, provided such determination is made on or before the date certificates for such shares are first delivered to the applicable Participant.

(b) Shareholder Rights. Until the lapse or release of all restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Stock Units, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued in respect of such Awards and no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by such Award of Restricted Stock Units.

(c) Waiver of Forfeiture Period. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 7.03 to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive the forfeiture period and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under appropriate circumstances (including the death, disability or retirement of the Participant or a material change in circumstances arising after the date of an Award) and subject to such terms and conditions (including forfeiture of a proportionate number of shares issuable upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units constituting an Award) as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

(d) Deferral of Payment. If approved by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant may elect to defer the amount payable with respect to the Participant’s Restricted Stock Units in accordance with such terms as may be established by the Committee, subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

7.04 Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, no acceleration of the termination of any of the restrictions applicable to Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall occur in the event of a Change in Control.

ARTICLE VIII

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

8.01. Performance Awards.

(a) Award Periods and Calculations of Potential Incentive Amounts. The Committee may grant Performance Awards to Participants. A Performance Award shall consist of the right to receive a payment (measured by the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock, increases in such Fair Market Value during the Award Period and/or a fixed cash amount) contingent upon the extent to which certain predetermined performance targets have been met during an Award Period. The Award Period shall be two or more fiscal or calendar years as determined by the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion and under such terms as it deems appropriate, may permit newly eligible Participants, such as those who are promoted or newly hired, to receive Performance Awards after an Award Period has commenced.

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(b) Performance Targets. Subject to Section 11.18, the performance targets applicable to a Performance Award may include such goals related to the performance of the Company or, where relevant, any one or more of its Subsidiaries or divisions and/or the performance of a Participant as may be established by the Committee in its discretion. The performance targets established by the Committee may vary for different Award Periods and need not be the same for each Participant receiving a Performance Award in an Award Period.

(c) Earning Performance Awards. The Committee, at or as soon as practicable after the Date of Grant, shall prescribe a formula to determine the percentage of the Performance Award to be earned based upon the degree of attainment of the applicable performance targets.

(d) Payment of Earned Performance Awards. Subject to the requirements of Section 11.05, payments of earned Performance Awards shall be made in cash or Common Stock, or a combination of cash and Common Stock, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may define, and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, such terms and conditions with respect to the payment of earned Performance Awards as it may deem desirable.

8.02. Termination of Service. In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service during an Award Period, the Participant’s Performance Awards shall be forfeited except as may otherwise be provided in the applicable Award Agreement.

8.03. Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, no accelerated vesting of any Performance Awards outstanding on the date of such Change in Control shall occur.

ARTICLE IX

OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

9.01. Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards. Other stock-based awards, consisting of stock purchase rights (with or without loans to Participants by the Company containing such terms as the Committee shall determine), Awards of Common Stock, or Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, may be granted either alone or in addition to or in conjunction with other Awards under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Awards shall be made, the number of shares of Common Stock to be granted pursuant to such Awards, and all other conditions of the Awards. Any such Award shall be confirmed by an Award Agreement executed by the Committee and the Participant, which Award Agreement shall contain such provisions as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of this Plan with respect to such Award.

9.02. Terms of Other Stock-Based Awards. In addition to the terms and conditions specified in the Award Agreement, Awards made pursuant to this Article IX shall be subject to the following:

(a) Any Common Stock subject to Awards made under this Article IX may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which the shares are issued, or, if later, the date on which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period lapses; and

(b) If specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award under this Article IX shall be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, interest or dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to the Common Stock or other securities covered by the Award; and

(c) The Award Agreement with respect to any Award shall contain provisions dealing with the disposition of such Award in the event of a Termination of Service prior to the exercise, payment or other settlement of such Award, whether such termination occurs because of Retirement, disability, death or other reason, with such provisions to take account of the specific nature and purpose of the Award.

ARTICLE X

SHORT-TERM CASH INCENTIVE AWARDS

10.01. Eligibility. Executive officers of the Company who are from time to time selected by the Committee will be eligible to receive short-term cash incentive awards under this Article X.

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10.02. Awards.

(a) Performance Targets. The Committee shall establish objective performance targets based on specified levels of one or more of the Performance Goals. Such performance targets shall be established by the Committee no later than 90 days following the commencement of the applicable performance period.

(b) Amounts of Awards. In conjunction with the establishment of performance targets for a fiscal year or such other short-term performance period established by the Committee, the Committee shall adopt an objective formula (on the basis of percentages of Participants’ salaries, shares in a bonus pool or otherwise) for computing the respective amounts payable under the Plan to Participants if and to the extent that the performance targets are attained. To the extent such formula is based on percentages of a bonus pool, such percentages shall not exceed 100% in the aggregate.

(c) Payment of Awards. Awards will be payable to Participants in cash each year upon prior written certification by the Committee of attainment of the specified performance targets for the preceding fiscal year or other applicable performance period.

(d) Negative Discretion. Notwithstanding the attainment by the Company of the specified performance targets, the Committee shall have the discretion, which need not be exercised uniformly among the Participants, to reduce or eliminate the award that would be otherwise paid.

(e) Guidelines. The Committee may adopt from time to time written policies for its implementation of this Article X.

(f) Non-Exclusive Arrangement. The adoption and operation of this Article X shall not preclude the Board or the Committee from approving other short-term incentive compensation arrangements for the benefit of individuals who are Participants hereunder as the Board or Committee, as the case may be, deems appropriate and in the best of the Company.

ARTICLE XI

TERMS APPLICABLE GENERALLY TO AWARDS
GRANTED UNDER THE PLAN

11.01. Plan Provisions Control Award Terms. Except as provided in Section 11.16, the terms of the Plan shall govern all Awards granted under the Plan, and in no event shall the Committee have the power to grant any Award under the Plan which is contrary to any of the provisions of the Plan. In the event any provision of any Award granted under the Plan shall conflict with any term in the Plan as constituted on the Date of Grant of such Award, the term in the Plan as constituted on the Date of Grant of such Award shall control. Except as provided in Section 11.03 and Section 11.07, the terms of any Award granted under the Plan may not be changed after the Date of Grant of such Award so as to materially decrease the value of the Award without the express written approval of the holder.

11.02. Award Agreement. No person shall have any rights under any Award granted under the Plan unless and until the Company and the Participant to whom such Award shall have been granted shall have executed and delivered an Award Agreement or received any other Award acknowledgment authorized by the Committee expressly granting the Award to such person and containing provisions setting forth the terms of the Award.

11.03. Modification of Award After Grant. No Award granted under the Plan to a Participant may be modified (unless such modification does not materially decrease the value of the Award) after the Date of Grant except by express written agreement between the Company and the Participant, provided that any such change (a) shall not be inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, and (b) shall be approved by the Committee.

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Beneficiary may exercise the Participant’s rights to the extent they are exercisable under the Plan following the death of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act with respect to Participants subject to such Section, the Committee may grant Non-Qualified Stock Options that are transferable, without payment of consideration, to immediate family members of the Participant or to trusts or partnerships for such family members, and the Committee may also amend outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options to provide for such transferability.

11.05. Taxes. The Company shall be entitled, if the Committee deems it necessary or desirable, to withhold (or secure payment from the Participant in lieu of withholding) the amount of any withholding or other tax required by law to be withheld or paid by the Company with respect to any amount payable and/or shares issuable under such Participant’s Award, or with respect to any income recognized upon a disqualifying disposition of shares received pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, and the Company may defer payment or issuance of the cash or shares upon exercise or vesting of an Award unless indemnified to its satisfaction against any liability for any such tax. The amount of such withholding or tax payment shall be determined by the Committee and shall be payable by the Participant at such time as the Committee determines in accordance with the following rules:

(a) The Participant shall have the right to elect to meet his or her withholding requirement (i) by having withheld from such Award at the appropriate time that number of shares of Common Stock, rounded down to the nearest whole share, whose Fair Market Value is equal to the amount of withholding taxes due, (ii) by direct payment to the Company in cash of the amount of any taxes required to be withheld with respect to such Award or (iii) by a combination of shares and cash.

(b) In the case of Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee may impose such limitations and restrictions as it deems necessary or appropriate with respect to the delivery or withholding of shares of Common Stock to meet tax withholding obligations.

11.06. Surrender of Awards; Authorization of Repricing. Any Award granted under the Plan may be surrendered to the Company for cancellation on such terms as the Committee and the holder approve. Without requiring shareholder approval, the Committee may substitute a new Award under this Plan in connection with the surrender by the Participant of an equity compensation award previously granted under this Plan or any other plan sponsored by the Company, including the substitution or grant of (i) an Option or Stock Appreciation Right with a lower exercise price than the Option or Stock Appreciation Right being surrendered, (ii) a different type of Award upon the surrender or cancellation of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price above the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock on the date of such substitution or grant, or (iii) any other Award constituting a repricing of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

11.07. Adjustments to Reflect Capital Changes.

(a) Recapitalization. In the event of any corporate event or transaction (including, but not limited to, a change in the Common Stock or the capitalization of the Company) such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, separation, partial or complete liquidation, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split up, spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, a combination or exchange of Common Stock, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure, number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, or any similar corporate event or transaction, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under this Plan, shall make equitable and appropriate adjustments and substitutions, as applicable, to or of the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Purchase Price or Exercise Price for such shares, the number and kind of shares available for future issuance under the Plan and the maximum number of shares in respect of which Awards can be made to any Participant in any calendar year, and other determinations applicable to outstanding Awards. The Committee shall have the power and sole discretion to determine the amount of the adjustment to be made in each case.

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corporation), for their assumption by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary, for the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards for such Awards, for accelerated vesting and accelerated expiration, or for settlement in cash or cash equivalents.

(c) Options to Purchase Shares or Stock of Acquired Companies. After any Merger in which the Company or an Affiliate shall be a surviving corporation, the Committee may grant substituted options under the provisions of the Plan, pursuant to Section 424 of the Code, replacing old options granted under a plan of another party to the Merger whose shares or stock subject to the old options may no longer be issued following the Merger. The foregoing adjustments and manner of application of the foregoing provisions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any such adjustments may provide for the elimination of any fractional shares which might otherwise become subject to any Options.

11.08. No Right to Continued Service. No person shall have any claim of right to be granted an Award under this Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

11.09. Awards Not Includable for Benefit Purposes. Payments received by a Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall not be included in the determination of benefits under any pension, group insurance or other benefit plan applicable to the Participant which is maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as may be provided under the terms of such plans or determined by the Board.

11.10. Governing Law. All determinations made and actions taken pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by the laws of Delaware and construed in accordance therewith.

11.11. No Strict Construction. No rule of strict construction shall be implied against the Company, the Committee, or any other person in the interpretation of any of the terms of the Plan, any Award granted under the Plan or any rule or procedure established by the Committee.

11.12. Compliance with Rule 16b-3. It is intended that, unless the Committee determines otherwise, Awards under the Plan be eligible for exemption under Rule 16b-3. The Board is authorized to amend the Plan and to make any such modifications to Award Agreements to comply with Rule 16b-3, as it may be amended from time to time, and to make any other such amendments or modifications as it deems necessary or appropriate to better accomplish the purposes of the Plan in light of any amendments made to Rule 16b-3.

11.13. Captions. The captions (i.e., all Section headings) used in the Plan are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Plan, and shall not be deemed to limit, characterize or affect in any way any provisions of the Plan, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed as if no captions have been used in the Plan.

11.14. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision in the Plan and every Award at any time granted under the Plan shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan or any Award at any time granted under the Plan shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, then (a) such provision shall be deemed amended to accomplish the objectives of the provision as originally written to the fullest extent permitted by law and (b) all other provisions of the Plan and every other Award at any time granted under the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

11.15. Amendment and Termination.

(a) Amendment. The Board shall have complete power and authority to amend the Plan at any time; provided, however, that the Board shall not, without the requisite affirmative approval of stockholders of the Company, make any amendment which requires stockholder approval under the Code or under any other applicable law or rule of any stock exchange which lists Common Stock or Company Voting Securities. No termination or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Participant to whom any Award shall theretofore have been granted under the Plan, adversely affect the right of such individual under such Award.

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(b) Termination. The Board shall have the right and the power to terminate the Plan at any time. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the termination of the Plan, but the termination of the Plan shall not have any other effect and any Award outstanding at the time of the termination of the Plan may be exercised after termination of the Plan at any time prior to the expiration date of such Award to the same extent such Award would have been exercisable had the Plan not terminated.

11.16. Foreign Qualified Awards. Awards under the Plan may be granted to such employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who are residing in foreign jurisdictions as the Committee in its sole discretion may determine from time to time. The Committee may adopt such supplements to the Plan as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the applicable laws of such foreign jurisdictions and to afford Participants favorable treatment under such laws; provided, however, that no Award shall be granted under any such supplement with terms or conditions inconsistent with the provision set forth in the Plan.

11.17. Dividend Equivalents. For any Award granted under the Plan, the Committee shall have the discretion, upon the Date of Grant or thereafter, to establish a Dividend Equivalent Account with respect to the Award, and the applicable Award Agreement or an amendment thereto shall confirm such establishment. If a Dividend Equivalent Account is established, the following terms shall apply:

(a) Terms and Conditions. Dividend Equivalent Accounts shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and as shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Such terms and conditions may include, without limitation, for the Participant’s Account to be credited as of the record date of each cash dividend on the Common Stock with an amount equal to the cash dividends which would be paid with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by the related Award if such shares of Common Stock had been owned of record by the Participant on such record date.

(b) Unfunded Obligation. Dividend Equivalent Accounts shall be established and maintained only on the books and records of the Company and no assets or funds of the Company shall be set aside, placed in trust, removed from the claims of the Company’s general creditors, or otherwise made available until such amounts are actually payable as provided hereunder.

11.18 Adjustment of Performance Goals and Targets. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall have the authority to adjust any Performance Goal, performance target or other performance-based criteria established with respect to any Award under the Plan if circumstances occur (including, but not limited to, unusual or nonrecurring events, changes in tax laws or accounting principles or practices or changed business or economic conditions) that cause any such Performance Goal, performance target or performance-based criteria to be inappropriate in the judgment of the Committee.

11.19 Legality of Issuance. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan or any applicable Award Agreement to the contrary, the Committee shall have the sole discretion to impose such conditions, restrictions and limitations (including suspending exercises of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights and the tolling of any applicable exercise period during such suspension) on the issuance of Common Stock with respect to any Award unless and until the Committee determines that such issuance complies with (i) any applicable registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Committee has determined that an exemption therefrom is available, (ii) any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, (iii) any applicable Company policy or administrative rules, and (iv) any other applicable provision of state, federal or foreign law, including foreign securities laws where applicable.

11.20 Restrictions on Transfer. Regardless of whether the offering and sale of Common Stock under the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or have been registered or qualified under the securities laws of any state, the Company may impose restrictions upon the sale, pledge, or other transfer of such Common Stock (including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates) if, in the judgment of the Company and its counsel, such restrictions are necessary or desirable to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, the securities laws of any state, the United States or any other applicable foreign law.

11.21 Further Assurances. As a condition to receipt of any Award under the Plan, a Participant shall agree, upon demand of the Company, to do all acts and execute, deliver and perform all additional documents, instruments and agreements which may be reasonably required by the Company, to implement the provisions and purposes of the Plan.

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DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. 2020 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

Adopted by Stockholders [ ], 2022

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) is effective as of [ ], 2020, and is incorporated into and made a part of that certain Digital Brands Group, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”) of Digital Brands Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the definitions given to them in the Plan.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.15(a) of the Plan, the Board may amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and will need to obtain the approval of the Company’s stockholders to comply with applicable laws; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to increase the aggregate number of shares which may be authorized for grant and issuance under the Plan by 37,300,000 shares, from 3,300,000 authorized for issuance under the Plan to 40,000,000 authorized for issuance under the Plan, and the Company has obtained the requisite approval of the Company’s stockholders to effect such increase:

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

Amendment to Section 4.01. Section 4.01 of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“4.01. Number of Shares Issuable. The total number of shares authorized to be issued under the Plan shall be 40,000,000 shares of Common Stock and all such shares may be issued as Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. The foregoing share limit shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.07. The shares to be offered under the Plan shall be authorized and unissued Common Stock, or issued Common Stock that shall have been acquired by the Company.”

Further Assurances. The Company shall execute and deliver such further instruments and perform such further acts as shall be required from time to time to carry out the intent and purposes of this Amendment.

Effect on the Agreement. On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Plan to “the Plan,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” or words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Plan as amended hereby. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect and the Plan, as amended by this Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California (without regard to the internal conflict of laws provisions of such State).

Headings. The headings and captions in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not define, limit or otherwise affect any of the terms or provisions hereof.

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Appendix C

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

SECOND: Pursuant to Section 242(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) the Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted by unanimous written consent dated [•], and a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon and a majority of the outstanding stock of each class entitled to vote as a class has approved by affirmative vote at a meeting held on October 13, 2022, the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation set forth in this certificate of amendment (“Certificate of Amendment”).

THIRD: Pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL, the following subsection (a) hereby is added after the first paragraph of Article Fourth of the Certificate of Incorporation:

(a) Effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the date of filing this Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, every [•] ([•]) issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation will be combined into and automatically become one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock of the Corporation (the “Reverse Stock Split”) and the authorized shares of the Corporation shall remain as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. No fractional share shall be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split; all shares of Common Stock that are held by a stockholder will be aggregated and each fractional share resulting from such aggregation held by a stockholder shall be cancelled. In lieu of any interest in a fractional share to which a stockholder would otherwise be entitled as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, such holder shall be entitled to receive a cash amount equal to the value of such fractional share based on the closing price of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split.

FOURTH: The effective time of the amendment herein certified shall be 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [•], 20 .

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AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), effective as of June 17, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among Moise Emquies, an individual, George Levy, an individual, Matthieu Leblan, an individual, and Carol Ann Emquies, an individual (each a “Seller” and together the “Sellers”), Digital Brands Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), Sunnyside, LLC, a California limited liability company (the “Company”) and George Levy solely in his capacity as the Sellers’ Representative. Sellers and Buyer are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Sellers own all of the issued and outstanding membership interests (the “Membership Interests”) in the Company;

WHEREAS, further to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement effective as of January 18, 2022 (the “Agreement”), the Sellers agreed to transfer to Buyer, and Buyer wished to acquire from Sellers, the Membership Interests, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; and

WHEREAS, the Buyer and the Sellers desire to amend and restate the Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall apply to capitalized terms (or phrases) defined below and used throughout this Agreement:

“Action” means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena or investigation of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or otherwise, whether at law or in equity.

“Aggregate Gross Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

“Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Ancillary Documents” means the Note(s), the Escrow Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Assignment Agreements.

“Arbitration Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.12(b).

“Assignment Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b)(i)(A).

“Audited Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).

“Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05.

“Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05.

“Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(a).

“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in New York City, New York, are authorized or required by Law to be closed for business.

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“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Buyer Fundamental Representation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

“Buyer Indemnifiable Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03.

“Buyer Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.

“Buyer Shares” means the common stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share, of Buyer.

“Buyer’s Accountants” means dbbmckennon, independent registered public accounting firm.

“Buyer’s Knowledge” or any other similar knowledge qualification, means the actual knowledge of John Hilburn Davis IV, Reid Yeomon and Laura Dowling.

“Calculation Time” means 11:59 p.m. on the calendar day prior to the Closing Date.

“Calculation Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

“Cash Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a)(ii).

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.

“CIT Group” means The CIT Group/Commercial Services Inc.

“Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05.

“Claim Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05.

“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

“Closing Cash Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b).

“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

“Closing Net Working Capital” means the Net Working Capital as of the Calculation Time.

“Closing Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b).

“Closing Share Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a)(iii).

“Closing Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“Company Fundamental Representation” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

“Company’s Knowledge” or any other similar knowledge qualification, means the actual knowledge of each of Moise Emquies, George Levy and Matthieu Leblan.

“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

“Contracts” means all contracts, leases, deeds, mortgages, licenses, instruments, notes, commitments, undertakings, indentures, joint ventures and all other agreements, commitments and legally binding arrangements, whether written or oral.

“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Company, the Sellers and Buyer concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

“Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13.

“Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13(a).

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“Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the U.S.

“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Employment Offer Letters” means those forms of Employment Offer Letters to be executed by the Buyer with each of George Levy and Matthew Leblan and which are attached hereto as Exhibit A.

“Encumbrance” means any charge, claim, community property interest, pledge, condition, equitable interest, lien (statutory or other), option, security interest, mortgage, easement, encroachment, right of way, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership.

“Environmental Claim” means any Action, Governmental Order, lien, fine, penalty, or, as to each, any settlement or judgment arising therefrom, by or from any Person alleging liability of whatever kind or nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs of enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from: (a) the presence, Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials; or (b) any actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or term or condition of any Environmental Permit.

“Environmental Law” means any applicable Law, and any Governmental Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Authority: (a) relating to pollution (or the cleanup thereof), the protection of natural resources, endangered or threatened species, human health or safety or the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater or subsurface strata); or (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of any Hazardous Materials; and shall include, without limitation, the following (including the implementing regulations and any state analogs): CERCLA; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.

“Environmental Notice” means any written directive, notice of violation or infraction, or notice respecting any Environmental Claim relating to actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or any term or condition of any Environmental Permit.

“Environmental Permit” means any Permit, letter, clearance, consent, waiver, closure, exemption, decision or other action required under or issued, granted, given, authorized by or made pursuant to Environmental Law.

“Equipment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(b).

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ERISA Affiliate” means all employers (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with the Company or any of its Affiliates as a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

“Escrow Account” means the account established by the Parties with the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

“Escrow Agent” means a third-party to be mutually acceptable by the Parties to act as Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.

“Escrow Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement to be entered into by Buyer, Sellers’ Representative and Escrow Agent at Closing, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

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“Escrow Holdback” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(iii)(A).

“Final Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13(d).

“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05.

“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.

“Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority and the IRS, including any compromise or settlement agreement.

“Hazardous Materials” means (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or manmade, that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, or words of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls.

“Indebtedness” means, without duplication and with respect to the Company, all (a) indebtedness for borrowed money, including the Loan Amount; (b) accounts payable; (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (d) long or short-term obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (e) obligations under any interest rate, currency swap or other hedging agreement or arrangement; (f) capital lease obligations; (g) reimbursement obligations under any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transactions; (h) guarantees made by the Company on behalf of any third party in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (g); and (i) any unpaid interest, prepayment penalties, premiums, costs and fees that would arise or become due as a result of the prepayment of any of the obligations referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (h).

“Indemnified Party” means any Party entitled to indemnification pursuant to Article VIII.

“Indemnifying Party” means any Party required to provide indemnification pursuant to Article VIII.

“Independent Accounting Firm” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c).

“Initial Closing Cash Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a)(i).

“Intellectual Property” means any and all rights in, arising out of, or associated with any of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (a) issued patents and patent applications (whether provisional or non-provisional), including divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions, reissues, reexaminations, extensions or restorations of any of the foregoing, and other indicia of invention ownership (including certificates of invention, petty patents, and patent utility models) issued by any Governmental Authority (“Patents”); (b) trademarks, service marks, brands, certification marks, logos, trade dress, trade names and other similar indicia of source or origin, together with the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by, and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals of any of the foregoing (“Trademarks”); (c) copyrights and works of authorship, whether or not copyrightable, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals of any of the foregoing (“Copyrights”); (d) internet domain names and social media account or user names (including “handles”), whether or not Trademarks, all associated web addresses, URLs, websites and web pages, social media sites and pages, and all content and data thereon or relating thereto, whether or not Copyrights; (e) mask works and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals thereof; (f) industrial designs, and all Patents, registrations, applications for registration and renewals thereof; (g) trade secrets, know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable), discoveries, improvements, technology, business and technical information, databases, data compilations and collections, tools, methods, processes, techniques and other confidential

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and proprietary information and all rights therein (“Trade Secrets”); (h) computer programs, operating systems, applications, firmware and other code, including all source code, object code, application programming interfaces, data files, databases, protocols, specifications and other documentation thereof; (i) rights of publicity; and (j) all other intellectual or industrial property and proprietary rights.

“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

“Issuance Price” means the per share closing price of the Buyer Shares on Nasdaq on the Effective Date.

“Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, constitution, treaty, common law, judgment, decree, other requirement or rule of law of any Governmental Authority.

“Lease Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.09(c).

“Leased Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.09(c).

“Liability” and “Liabilities” have the meanings set forth in Section 4.06.

“Loan Amount” means the outstanding principal plus accrued but unpaid interest on that certain loan in the principal amount of $500,000 from Moise Emquies to the Company.

“Losses” means losses, damages, Liabilities, deficiencies, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers, but excluding punitive and consequential damages.

“Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to the specified Party, any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is individually or in the aggregate materially adverse to (a) the business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Company or (b) the ability of the Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a timely basis; provided, however, that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to:

(i) general economic or political conditions;

(ii) general conditions generally in any industry, location or market in which the specified Party operates;

(iii) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, or the escalation or worsening thereof;

(iv) any earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires, weather conditions, pandemic, epidemics or human health crises (including COVID-19 and its derivations);

(v) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards, regulations or principles (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing);

(vi) changes or proposed changes in applicable Law (or the interpretation or enforcement thereof);

(vii) any failure, in and of itself, to meet projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, free cash flow, earnings or other financial operating metrics for any period;

(viii) the announcement and performance of this Agreement, including any resulting impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any third parties; or

(ix) any action taken by the specified Party that is required by this Agreement to be taken by the specified Party.

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Effect has occurred to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has had a disproportionately adverse effect on the Company relative to other participants in the industry in which the Company conducts its business.

“Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08(a).

“Material Customers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(a).

“Material Suppliers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(b).

“Membership Interests” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“Nasdaq” means the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation market and securities exchange or any successor national securities exchange or trading market in the U.S.

“Net Working Capital” means, as of any time, an amount (which may be positive or negative) equal to (1) the sum of cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and inventory of the Company as of such time and the cost of obtaining the Directors & Officers insurance tail policy set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i)(C), each as set forth on Schedule A hereto under the heading “Current Assets” and no other assets, minus (2) the sum of accounts payable of the Company as of such time, determined in accordance with GAAP, and, without duplication, payroll liabilities and sales tax payable, each as set forth on Schedule A hereto under the heading “Current Liabilities” and no other liabilities; provided, that the categories of items set forth herein and in Schedule A may not be amended or modified and there can be no deviations from the categories of items set forth in Schedule A for calculating the Net Working Capital unless mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Sellers’ Representative.

“Objections Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).

“Organizational Documents” means (a) in the case of a Person that is a corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation and its bylaws, regulations or similar governing instruments required by the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or organization; (b) in the case of a Person that is a partnership, its articles or certificate of partnership, formation or association, and its partnership agreement (in each case, limited, limited liability, general or otherwise); (c) in the case of a Person that is a limited liability company, its articles or certificate of formation or organization, and its limited liability company agreement or operating agreement; and (d) in the case of a Person that is none of a corporation, partnership (limited, limited liability, general or otherwise), limited liability company or natural person, its governing instruments as required or contemplated by the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.

“Party” and “Parties” have the meanings set forth in the preamble.

“Permits” means all permits, licenses, franchises, approvals, authorizations, registrations, certificates, variances and similar rights obtained, or required to be obtained, from any Governmental Authority.

“Permitted Encumbrances” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.09(a).

“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.

“Pro Rata Share” means with respect to each Seller, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi the Pro Rata Share (expressed as a percentage) set forth on Schedule B.

“Real Property” means the real property owned, leased or subleased by the Company, together with all buildings, structures and facilities located thereon.

“Release” means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into by Buyer and each of the Sellers at Closing, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

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“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors/managing members, managers, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.

“Representative Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(b).

“Restricted Business” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05(b).

“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(b).

“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Seller Fundamental Representation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

“Seller Indemnifiable Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(b).

“Seller Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03.

“Seller Membership Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

“Sellers’ Representative” shall be George Levy.

“Specified Seller” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(b).

“Target Closing Net Working Capital” means Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000).

“Tax,” “Taxes” or “Taxable” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, registration, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real or personal), real property gains, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties.

“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return, or statement or other document relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

“U.S.” means the United States of America.

“Working Capital Deficiency Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(d).

ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE

Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Sellers, all of Sellers’ right, title, and interest in and to the Membership Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances, for the consideration specified in Section 2.02.

(b) No later than one (1) Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company will deliver to Buyer a written statement (the “Calculation Statement”) setting forth the Company’s good faith estimate of the Closing Net Working Capital and the amount (if any) by which Closing Net Working Capital exceeds the Target Closing Net Working Capital or the amount (if any) by which Target Closing Net Working Capital exceeds Closing Net Working Capital as of Closing. The Company shall provide Buyer with the opportunity to review and provide comments to the Calculation Statement, which the Company shall consider in good faith but shall be under no obligation to incorporate such comments.

Section 2.02 Purchase Price.

(a) Aggregate Gross Purchase Price. Buyer’s aggregate base purchase price for the Membership Interests (the “Aggregate Gross Purchase Price”), subject to the adjustments set forth in this Agreement, is as follows:

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(i) Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) (the “Initial Closing Cash Payment”) paid in cash of which Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) is paid to each of George Levy and Matthieu Leblan;

(ii) At the Sellers’ option at the Closing, either (i) Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) paid in Buyer Shares at a per share price equal to the Issuance Price (the “Sellers’ Option”) or (ii) Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) in cash, issued or paid, as the case may be, to each of the Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi pro-rata based on their Pro Rata Share (together with the Initial Closing Cash Payment, the “Cash Payment”); provided, however, that the Sellers’ Representative shall deliver to Buyer a notice, in accordance with Section 10.08 below, not later than five (5) days prior to Closing indicating the Sellers’ election with respect to the Sellers’ Option; and

(iii) Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) paid in Buyer Shares at a per share price equal to the Issuance Price issued to each of the Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi pro-rata based on their respective Pro Rata Share (the “Closing Share Payment”) .

(b) Closing Purchase Price. The purchase price to be paid at the Closing for the Membership Interests (the “Closing Purchase Price”), subject to the terms of and as provided for in this Agreement, shall be equal to the Cash Payment minus the Loan Amount due and payable at the Closing (the “Closing Cash Payment”) plus the Closing Share Payment.

Section 2.03 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Membership Interests contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place on a date no later than two (2) Business Days after the last of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VI has been satisfied or waived (other than conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the Closing), at the offices of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, 695 Town Center Drive, 14th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92646, or through the electronic exchange of executed documents and other closing deliveries via e-mail or facsimile transmission, or at such other time, on such other date and/or at such other place as Sellers and Buyer may mutually agree upon in writing (the day on which the Closing takes place being the “Closing Date”).

Section 2.04 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing.

(a) At the Closing, Buyer shall:

(i) Deliver to each of George Levy and Matthieu Leblan:

(A) from the Closing Cash Payment, immediately available funds in the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000), which amounts shall equal in the aggregate, the Initial Closing Cash Payment; and

(B) the Employment Offer Letters.

(ii) Pay, by wire transfer of immediately available funds (in accordance with wire instructions provided by the Sellers’ Representative), on behalf of the Company, the Loan Amount that is outstanding at the Closing.

(iii) Deliver to Sellers:

(A) in the event that the Sellers opt for cash further to Section 2.02(a)(ii), immediately available funds to Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi (pro rata in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share) , in the aggregate amount equal to the balance of the Closing Cash Payment after payment in full of the Initial Closing Cash Payment in accordance with Section 2.04(a)(i)(A) by wire transfer to the bank accounts designated in writing by each of the Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing;

(B) the Ancillary Documents, each duly executed by Buyer to the extent Buyer is a party thereto; and

(C) Evidence of the procurement by Buyer of a Directors & Officers insurance tail policy of no less than six (6) years covering the Company’s officers and directors up to three hundred percent (300%) of the annual policy premium, the cost of which shall be borne by Buyer;

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(ii) Deliver to the Escrow Agent the Escrow Agreement; and

(iii) Deliver to Buyer’s transfer agent an instruction letter instructing such transfer agent to deliver the stock certificates set forth in Section 2.04(c) as soon as practicable following the Closing, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date.

(b) At the Closing, each of the Sellers shall:

(i) Deliver to Buyer:

(A) an assignment of the Membership Interests to Buyer in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer (the “Assignment Agreements”), duly executed by such Seller;

(B) written resignation, effective as of the Closing Date, of such Seller in his/her capacities as officer and manager of the Company, if applicable;

(C) a counterpart to each of the Ancillary Documents, duly executed by such Seller, and in the case of the Escrow Agreement, the Sellers’ Representative;

(D) counterparts to the release by Jenny Murphy of Sellers, the Company and Buyer in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer, duly executed by Jenny Murphy and each of the Sellers;

(E) counterparts to the release by Elodie Crichi of Sellers, the Company and Buyer in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer, duly executed by Elodie Crichi and each of the Sellers; a payoff letter with respect to the Loan Amount, which payoff letter shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parties; and

(ii) Deliver the Escrow Agreement to the Escrow Agent.

(c) As soon as practicable following the Closing, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause to be delivered:

(i) to each of the Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi, a stock certificate in the name of such party in the amounts calculated based on their respective Pro Rata Share representing in the aggregate a number of whole Buyer Shares (rounded down) in an amount equal to either (i) Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000) plus the balance of the Closing Cash Payment (after payment in full of the Initial Closing Cash Payment in accordance with Section 2.04(a)(i)(A)), in the event that the Sellers select the Seller Option further to Section 2.02(a)(ii) or Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000), in the event that the Sellers opt for cash further to Section 2.02(a)(ii), at a per share price equal to the Issuance Price;

(ii) to each of George Levy and Matthieu Leblan, further to the Employment Offer Letters, a stock certificate in the name of each of them representing in the aggregate a number of whole Buyer Shares (rounded down) in an amount equal to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) at a per share price equal to the Issuance Price: and

(iii) to the Escrow Agent, a stock certificate representing in the aggregate a number of whole Buyer Shares (rounded down), calculated using the Issuance Price, that equals an amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (the “Escrow Holdback”) representing the Buyer Shares to be held for the purpose of securing any adjustment pursuant to Section 2.05 and potential indemnification obligations of Sellers and the Company referenced in Article VII; provided, that on the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date, any remaining Escrow Holdback amount shall be released to the Sellers (pro rata in accordance with each Seller’s Pro Rata Share) pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

Section 2.05 Post-Closing Working Capital Adjustment.

(a) No later than April 15, 2023, Buyer will prepare and deliver to Sellers’ Representative an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2022 (the “Audited Balance

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS		D-1
ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE		D-7
Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale		D-7
Section 2.02 Purchase Price		D-7
Section 2.03 Closing		D-8
Section 2.04 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing		D-8
Section 2.05 Post-Closing Working Capital Adjustment		D-9
Section 2.06 Buyer Shareholder Consent		D-10
Section 2.07 Withholding Taxes		D-10
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS		D-11
Section 3.01 Ownership of Membership Interests		D-11
Section 3.02 Investment Representations		D-11
Section 3.03 Brokers		D-12
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY		D-12
Section 4.01 Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company		D-12
Section 4.02 Capitalization		D-12
Section 4.03 No Subsidiaries		D-13
Section 4.04 No Conflicts; Consents		D-13
Section 4.05 Financial Statements		D-13
Section 4.06 Undisclosed Liabilities		D-13
Section 4.07 Absence of Certain Changes, Events, and Conditions		D-13
Section 4.08 Material Contracts		D-14
Section 4.09 Title to Assets; Real Property		D-15
Section 4.10 [Reserved]		D-15
Section 4.11 Intellectual Property		D-15
Section 4.12 Inventory		D-15
Section 4.13 Accounts Receivable		D-15
Section 4.14 Customers and Suppliers		D-16
Section 4.15 Insurance		D-16
Section 4.16 Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders		D-16
Section 4.17 Compliance with Laws; Permits		D-16
Section 4.18 Environmental Matters		D-17
Section 4.19 Employee Benefit Matters		D-17
Section 4.20 Employment Matters		D-17
Section 4.21 Taxes		D-18
Section 4.22 Books and Records		D-18
Section 4.23 Brokers and Other Advisors		D-18
Section 4.24 Full Disclosure		D-18

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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER		D-18
Section 5.01 Organization and Authority of Buyer		D-18
Section 5.02 No Conflicts; Consents		D-19
Section 5.03 Investment Purpose		D-19
Section 5.04 Valid Issuance		D-19
Section 5.05 Brokers		D-19
Section 5.06 Legal Proceedings		D-19
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS		D-19
Section 6.01 Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing		D-19
Section 6.02 Access to Information		D-20
Section 6.03 No Solicitation of Other Bids		D-20
Section 6.04 Notice of Certain Events		D-21
Section 6.05 Commercially Reasonable Efforts		D-21
Section 6.06 Confidentiality		D-21
Section 6.07 Public Announcements		D-22
Section 6.08 Books and Records		D-22
Section 6.09 Further Assurances		D-22
Section 6.10 Non-Competition		D-22
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING		D-23
Section 7.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties		D-23
Section 7.02 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer		D-24
Section 7.03 Conditions to Obligations of Sellers		D-25
ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION		D-25
Section 8.01 Survival Period		D-25
Section 8.02 Indemnification by Sellers		D-26
Section 8.03 Indemnification by Buyer		D-26
Section 8.04 Limitations on Indemnification		D-26
Section 8.05 Indemnification Claims		D-27
Section 8.06 Defense of Third-Party Claims		D-27
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING		D-28
Section 9.01 Termination of Agreement		D-28
Section 9.02 Effect of Termination; Survival		D-29
Section 9.03 Reverse Termination Fee		D-29
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS		D-29
Section 10.01 Expenses		D-29
Section 10.02 Sellers’ Representative		D-30
Section 10.03 Headings		D-30
Section 10.04 Entire Agreement		D-31

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Section 10.05 Successors and Assigns		D-31
Section 10.06 Severability		D-31
Section 10.07 Amendment		D-31
Section 10.08 Notices		D-31
Section 10.09 Counterparts		D-31
Section 10.10 Third-Party Rights		D-32
Section 10.11 Exhibits and Schedules		D-32
Section 10.12 Governing Law		D-32
Section 10.13 Dispute Resolution		D-32
Section 10.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL		D-32
Section 10.15 Specific Performance		D-33