UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October ~~September 23~~4, 2024 (September 1730, 2024)

SMART FOR LIFE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		001-41290		81-5360128
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

990 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 505, Miami, FL		33132
990 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 505, Miami, FL		33132
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(786) 749-1221

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		SMFL		~~The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC~~N/A(1)

(1)

On September 17, 2024, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notified the Company that a hearings panel had determined to delist the Company’s common stock from The Nasdaq Capital Market. Trading of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq was suspended at the open of trading on September 19, 2024. Nasdaq will file a Form 25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the common stock from Nasdaq. The deregistration of the common stock under Section 12(b) of the Act will be effective 90 days, or such shorter period as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may determine, after filing of the Form 25. The common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink Market maintained by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol “SMFL.”

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging Growth Company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 31.01 ~~Notice~~Entry ofinto ~~Delisting or Failure to Satisfy~~ a ~~Continued~~Material ~~Listing~~Definitive ~~Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing~~Agreement.

~~As previously~~Signing disclosed, on December 5, 2023, Smart for Life, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notification letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the Nasdaq stockholders’ equity requirement of ~~$2,500,000~~Securities orPurchase the alternative criteria for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), given that the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023 evidenced stockholders’ equity of $951,836, and that the staff of Nasdaq had determined to delist the Company’s securities from Nasdaq unless the Company requested an appeal of the determination. Based on the foregoing, the Company timely requested a hearing before a Nasdaq hearings panel, which was held on March 12, 2024.Agreement

~~As previously~~On ~~disclosed~~September 30, ~~the~~2024, ~~Company~~Smart ~~received~~for ~~additional~~Life, ~~notification~~Inc. ~~letters from Nasdaq notifying~~ (the “Company”) ~~that~~entered itinto ~~was~~a ~~not~~securities inpurchase ~~compliance with~~agreement (the ~~requirement~~“Purchase toAgreement”) ~~hold~~with anHyperion, L.L.C. ~~annual~~(“Hyperion”) ~~meeting~~and ofOnline ~~shareholders~~Publishing ~~since~~& ~~the~~Marketing, ~~Company~~LLC ~~did~~(“OPM”), ~~not~~and ~~hold~~their anrespective ~~annual~~owners (together, ~~meeting~~the in“Sellers”), ~~2023~~pursuant ~~and~~to ~~that~~which the Company ~~was~~agreed ~~delinquent~~to inacquire ~~filing~~all ~~its~~of ~~Annual Report on Form 10-K for~~ the ~~year~~issued ~~ended~~and ~~December~~outstanding ~~31,~~limited liability ~~2023,~~membership ~~its~~interests ~~Quarterly~~of ~~Report~~Hyperion onand ~~Form~~OPM ~~10-Q for~~from the ~~quarter~~Sellers ~~ended~~for ~~March~~an ~~31,~~aggregate ~~2024~~purchase ~~and~~price ~~its~~of ~~Quarterly~~$2,500,000. ~~Report~~At onClosing ~~Form~~(as ~~10-Q~~defined below), ~~for~~Hyperion ~~the~~and ~~quarter~~OPM ~~ended~~must ~~June~~be ~~30,~~debt-free ~~2024,~~and ~~all of which~~ the ~~hearings panel~~Company ~~would~~also ~~consider~~has incommitted ~~rendering~~to afund ~~determination regarding~~ the ~~Company’s~~immediate ~~continued~~working ~~listing~~capital onrequirements ~~Nasdaq~~of Hyperion.

~~On September~~The ~~17,~~Purchase ~~2024,~~Agreement ~~the~~contains ~~Company~~customary ~~received~~representations, warranties aand ~~notification~~covenants, ~~letter~~including ~~from~~a ~~Nasdaq~~covenant ~~notifying the Company~~ that the ~~hearings~~Sellers ~~panel~~will ~~had~~not ~~determined to~~compete ~~delist~~with the ~~Company’s~~business ~~shares~~of ~~from~~Hyperion ~~The~~and ~~Nasdaq~~OPM ~~Capital~~for ~~Market~~a ~~effective~~period as of five ~~September~~(5) ~~19,~~years ~~2024~~following ~~due~~the toClosing. ~~its~~The ~~failure~~Purchase toAgreement ~~comply~~also ~~with the~~contains ~~hearing~~mutual ~~panel’s~~indemnification ~~decision.~~for ~~Following~~breaches ~~such~~of ~~delisting,~~representations ~~the~~or ~~Company’s~~warranties and ~~common~~failure ~~stock~~to isperform ~~now~~covenants ~~quoted~~or onobligations ~~the~~contained ~~OTC~~in ~~Markets~~the ~~under ticker~~Purchase ~~symbol “SMFL~~Agreement.”

1The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing”) is subject to customary closing conditions, including, without limitation, the completion of accounting and legal due diligence investigations; a financing contingency; and the receipt of all authorizations, consents and approvals of all governmental authorities and third parties; the release of any liens against any of the assets of Hyperion and OPM; and delivery of all documents required for the transfer of the equity interests of Hyperion and OPM to the Company.

~~SIGNATURES~~Exercise of Purchase Option

~~Pursuant~~As previously disclosed, on January 29, 2024, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with First Health FL LLC (the “Buyer”) and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Ceautamed Worldwide, LLC (“Ceautamed”), along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, Wellness Watchers Global, LLC (“Wellness Watchers”) and Greens First Female LLC (together with Ceautamed and Wellness Watchers, the “Subsidiaries”), pursuant to which the ~~requirements~~Company agreed to sell all assets of the ~~Securities~~Subsidiaries ~~Exchange~~to ~~Act~~the Buyer, which upon consummation of ~~1934,~~the transaction was 51% owned by certain affiliates of the ~~registrant~~Buyer ~~has~~and ~~duly~~49% ~~caused~~owned ~~this~~by ~~report~~the Company, subject to bea ~~signed~~purchase option onwhich ~~its~~may ~~behalf~~be exercised by such affiliates of the Buyer (the “Option”). On October 1, 2024, such affiliates of the ~~undersigned~~Buyer ~~hereunto~~elected ~~duly~~to ~~authorized~~exercise the Option, effective as of October 2, 2024, paid to the Company the Option price of $1.00, and the Company delivered the remaining 49% interest in the Buyer to such affiliates (the “Disposition”).

Date: September 23, 2024	SMART FOR LIFE, INC.
	/s/ Darren C. Minton
	Name:	Darren C. Minton
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 regarding the exercise of the Option is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro forma financial information

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information giving effect to the Disposition is filed as Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2024, among Smart for Life, Inc., Joseph X. Xiras, Stuart Benson and Ryan Benson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2024)
99.1		Smart for Life, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 4, 2024	SMART FOR LIFE, INC.

	/s/ Darren C. Minton
	Name:	Darren C. Minton
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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