Reed's, Inc. has appointed Shufen Deng to its board of directors effective July 7, 2023. Ms. Deng replaces Leon Zaltzman on the Board, who has transitioned to a Board Observer position. Ms. Deng brings more than 30 years of legal and capital markets experience to Reed’s and is the sole shareholder and director of D&D Source of Life Holding Ltd. (“D&D”), the Company’s largest shareholder.

As announced on May 31, 2023, Reed’s closed a series of financing transactions, led by a $3.0 million strategic investment from D&D. In conjunction with the financing, Reed’s entered into an alliance with D&D to import innovative beverage products into the US market, as well as to export Reed’s robust portfolio of better-for-you products into Asia.