UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
ABT Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Idaho | 35-2429779 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 396 S. Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA | 91101 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818)-302-0100
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value (Title of Class)
Name of exchange on which each class is to be registered: N/A
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Item 1. | Business | 1 |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 7 |
| Item 2. | Financial Information | 7 |
| Item 3. | Description of Property | 14 |
| Item 4. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 14 |
| Item 5. | Directors and Executive Officers | 15 |
| Item 6. | Executive Compensation | 17 |
| Item 7. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 18 |
| Item 8. | Legal Proceedings | 18 |
| Item 9. | Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matter | 19 |
| Item 10. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities | 19 |
| Item 11. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered | 21 |
| Item 12. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers | 22 |
| Item 13. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 23 |
| Item 14. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 23 |
| Item 15. | Financial Statements and Exhibits | 23 |
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Our Corporate History and Background
ABT Holdings, Inc. previously known as ABT Mining Co. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the state of Idaho in 1957 under the original name of Abot Mining Company. The Company’s legal name was changed to ABT Mining Co. Inc. with the State of Idaho on March 1, 2007. Effective August 14, 2015, the Company’s legal name is now ABT Holdings, Inc., which was amended with the State of Idaho on August 14, 2015 pursuant to Section 53-504 of Idaho Code and by the Articles of Incorporation.
The Company’s overall business strategy is to operate as a diversified holding company, which is primarily engaged in investing, acquiring, developing, operating and growing various revenue generating businesses.
The Company filed a Company Related Corporate Action Notification with FINRA to implement a 1-for-2,300 reverse split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”) with all the fractional shares rounded to the nearest whole, as authorized at a special meeting of shareholders held on April 16, 2015. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at the opening of trading on the OTC Pink Marketplace on May 19, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). As of the Effective Date, every 2,300 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were combined into one issued share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Total cash payments made by the Company to stockholders in lieu of fractional shares was not material.
On May 27, 2015, the Company expanded its asset and business portfolio with the acquisition of a mobile app asset, known as the AutoClaim App and Autoclaim.com domain name. The AutoClaim Mobile App provides series of benefits to auto insurance claim industry at an operational and strategic level including but not limited to improving customer service, streamlining data management for effective decision making on claims, improving capital efficiency by correctly managing claims portfolio and many other benefits.
On August 11, 2015, the name of the Company was changed from ABT Mining Co. Inc. to ABT Holdings, Inc.
On August 27, 2015, the Company acquired 76% of the outstanding equity of Scoobeez, Inc., a California Corporation, an “On Demand” door-to-door logistics and real time delivery service company that primarily utilizes cars along with scooters and motorcycles to facilitate “Same Day” deliveries. Pursuant to the acquisition, the Company issued convertible notes in an aggregate amount of $1,200,000, and paid $96,000 in cash, for a total purchase price of $1,296,000.
On September 28, 2015, the Company decided not to engage in the exploration, discovery and production of precious and semi-precious metals and metal properties. The Company rescinded its option agreement on its Aztlan 8 B mining claim in Nayarit, Mexico. The Company is no longer involved in any mining activities.
Recent Developments
Common Stock
The Company’s authorized common stock consists of 1,200,000,000 common shares with par value of $0.0001 and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.001 per share.
The Company filed a Company Related Corporate Action Notification with FINRA to implement a 1-for-2,300 reverse split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”) with all the fractional shares rounded to the nearest whole, as authorized at a special meeting of shareholders held on April 16, 2015. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at the opening of trading on the OTC Pink Marketplace on May 19, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). As of the Effective Date, every 2,300 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were combined into one issued share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Total cash payments made by the Company to stockholders in lieu of fractional shares was not material.
On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 150,000,000 common shares and a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $500,000 to Shahan Ohanessian pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement related to our acquisition of the AutoClaim software and domain name.
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On August 27, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 76% equity (the "Purchased Shares") of Scoobeez Inc., a California Corporation and its related businesses for cash and stock. The total fair value at the date of acquisition is recorded as $1,296,000. On January 22, 2016 the Company settled Benjamin Art’s note with a face value of $720,000 and rescinded 15% equity interest of Benjamin Art in Scoobeez for a cash settlement of $125,000. On March 31, 2016, the Company issued 1,800,000 shares to Grigori Sedrakyan for a settlement amount against a Convertible Promissory Note of $540,000 related to the purchase agreement.
On January 1, 2016, the Company agreed to issue 319,784 shares to a CorProminence, LLC in lieu of marketing and consulting services provided by the Consultant for period from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016. The shares are issued as of March 31, 2016.
On February 1, 2016, the Company issued Peter Rosenthal Irrevocable Trust (IDIT) 10/31/12, 797,500 share in exchange for a purchase price of One Hundred and Thirty-Four Thousand and Eight Hundred and Fifty dollars ($134,850).
On February 1, 2016, the Company issued Barbara C. Rosenthal Irrevocable Trust (IDIT) 10/31/12, 797,500 shares for a purchase price of One Hundred and Thirty-Four Thousand and Eight Hundred and Fifty dollars ($134,850).
On April 21, 2016, the Company issued 2,400,000 shares to a non-affiliated third party for an investment of $350,000.
On April 21, 2016, the Company issued 560,000 shares to The Silard Family Trust as a settlement related to a former licensee partner of the Company.
On June 30, 2016, the Company issued 5,100,000 shares as a final settlement to a noteholder against a Convertible Promissory Note for approximately $150,000.
On June 30, 2016, the Company issued 975,000 shares as a final settlement to Peter Rosenthal in relation to any and all promissory notes dated September 21, 2015, September 24, 2015 and October 1, 2015.
On July 23, 2016, the Company issued 67,300 shares to unrelated parties for certain settlement related to a former licensee partner of the Company.
Preferred Stock
On March 3, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company created and authorized 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $.001 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). On October 7, 2016, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and by the majority shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of authorized Series A Preferred Stock from 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 authorized shares. The stated value of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be par value, $.001. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have ten thousand (10,000) votes for every one vote of common stock. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible on a one for fifteen (15) basis with the common shares of the Company at any time after the date of issuance of such shares at the office of this Company into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company.
On March 6, 2015, the Company issued 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Imran Firoz for services rendered.
On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Shahan Ohanessian pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, whereby the Company acquired all rights, intellectual property rights and domain name for our AutoClaim software.
On December 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock from 1 for 100 shares to 1 for 15 shares.
As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company has 167,984,622 and 154,617,538 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
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Products and Services
On-Demand Delivery Business – Scoobeez, Inc.
On August 27, 2015, the Company entered the mobile app driven hyper-efficient logistics industry through the acquisition of Scoobeez, Inc. ("Scoobeez”), a California Corporation incorporated in September 2014. Scoobeez began its operations to serve the Greater Los Angeles Area by providing local (five-mile radius) messaging and courier services. The Company is the majority shareholder in Scoobeez and manages its day-to-day operations.
Since August 2015, Scoobeez has made a paradigm shift in its business model by delivering last mile delivery solutions to major enterprises. Major online and traditional retailers, and on-demand app companies are seeking immediate customized door-to-door capabilities in hopes of winning loyalty from online shoppers. Scoobeez is merging their online and store operations with its creative delivery system to complete the full cycle of e-commerce.
Scoobeez services consist of an On Demand/One to Two Hours and Same Day/Next Day door-to-door logistics and real-time delivery services that primarily utilizes cars along with scooters and motorcycles to facilitate same day deliveries. Scoobeez generates revenues primarily when customers place an order for delivery through its website, its mobile application or one of its listed phones numbers.
At the end of December 31, 2015, Scoobeez operated in Northern and Southern California, and Nevada. Scoobeez has pre-existing contractual arrangements (“Main Contract”) with on-demand mobile apps, retailers, e-tailers, logistic companies, and carriers. These entities are engaged in the business of transporting products, including groceries, food from restaurants, alcohol, and other product lines carried by supermarket chains and retail warehouses to their customers/end-users from delivery stations, sort centers, fulfillment centers, and other distribution points, including merchant locations.
Scoobeez has contract agreements with large enterprise client(s), whereby Scoobeez (also known as the Delivery Service Provider, “DSP”) provides last mile logistics necessary to deliver packages to Enterprise Client’s customers. Scoobeez receives fees for services which are usually directly tied to planned routes. These routes are the number of deliveries in each area that Enterprise Client plans for a single person and Vehicle for delivery on a specific shift and day and that in turn is assigned by Scoobeez to a person and Vehicle for delivery on a specific shift and day.
Scoobeez trains its drivers ("Delivery Associates") for approximately two full weeks consisting of in-house presentations, as well as working full-length shifts during which they perform numerous practice deliveries and dry runs. At the fulfillment centers, Scoobeez dispatchers work side by side with Enterprise Client’s dispatchers in assigning work to and monitoring the Delivery Associates.
For On Demand/One to Two Hour Delivery, each Delivery Associate stationed at the fulfillment centers receives a route planner slip ranging from 1 to 2-hour routes, number of the assigned packages, the sequence of deliveries, estimated transit time between deliveries, and customers’ names and addresses. After finishing one window’s deliveries, Delivery Associates return to the fulfillment center (or merchant location) to receive their assignments for the next delivery window. The only material variation for Delivery Associates stationed at merchant locations is that they receive their assignments via the Mobile App, instead of at the warehouse. Delivery Associates perform all of the delivery jobs in their personal vehicles.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, Scoobeez launched its Same Day/Next Day Delivery. Under this business segment, each Delivery Associate usually uses Scoobeez’ rented, leased or owned cargo vans. In some cases, Delivery Associate may use their personal vans. The Delivery Associates typically receives a route planner slip ranging from 6 to 10-hour routes, number of the assigned packages ranging from 80 to 120 packages, sequence of deliveries, estimated transit time between deliveries, and customers’ names and addresses. See Note 6 for additional information.
As of January 15, 2016, Scoobeez reclassified all its Delivery Associates as W-2 employees. Delivery Associates compensation now includes overtime, double-time, an hourly reimbursement rate and tips, and employee drivers are provided with pay stubs listing the pay period, hours worked, the rate of pay, tips, and tax withholdings. See Note 14 for accrual of potential contingencies related to the Delivery Associates' previous classification as independent contractors.
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In certain scenarios, Scoobeez subcontracts part or all of the Main Contract to a qualified Service Provider, who desires to perform services, including offering messenger, preferred delivery and courier services. As part of the subcontract, Scoobeez often charges a Preferred Service Provider (“PSP”) fee to the Service Provider in the range of $200,000 to $300,000 paid at the time of signing the subcontract. This fee allows the Service Provider the first right of refusal in the event Scoobeez desires to offer new Logistics Service Agreements in the Authorized Territory.
Software Technology Assets - AutoClaim App and Autoclaim.com Domain Name
On May 27, 2015, the Company expanded its asset and business portfolio with the acquisition of an in-process mobile app asset, known as the AutoClaim App and the Autoclaim.com domain name. The AutoClaim App is a free mobile app that enables users to document vehicle accidents and manage the insurance claim process while giving them access to accident-related service providers. The AutoClaim App also provides users with non-accident and accident-related discounts and offers (collectively known as deals) for automobile-related products and services.
The AutoClaim App provides a series of benefits to auto insurance claim industry at an operational and strategic level including but not limited to improving customer service, streamlining data management for effective decision making on claims, improving capital efficiency by correctly managing claims portfolio and many other benefits.
The Company intends to generate revenues from the AutoClaim assets through:
| ● | Accident vendor referral services, through listings of accident service providers | |
| ● | Automobile-related discounts and deals from local, regional, and national vendors and service providers | |
| ● | User-data-based deals (weather-related, extended warranty, insurance, car lease or purchase) from local, regional, and national vendors | |
| ● | Customized white label mobile accident documentation systems for insurance companies, municipalities, governments and enterprises with large fleet vehicles | |
| ● | Data warehousing and management |
The auto accident market represents an opportunity for providing mobile accident documentation connectivity to insurance carriers, auto accident-related vendors, and vehicle maintenance providers. The key features of the AutoClaim App include:
| ● | A step-by-step guide and checklist for documenting an auto accident. | |
| ● | A step-by-step guide and checklist for submitting an insurance claim. | |
| ● | A comprehensive accident follow-up-management platform. | |
| ● | Connectivity to insurance carriers. | |
| ● | A claims tracking system. |
Access to a wide range of accident service providers and vendors, including vehicle repair shops, chiropractors, attorneys, and others, within the accident vicinity and in the home base of users to assist them through the claim process.
The commercial version of the AutoClaim App can significantly reduce the time and paperwork required in expediting the insurance claim documentation process. When commercial drivers are equipped with the AutoClaim App, they can quickly and easily document all post- accident events at the scene of the accident such as instant photographic exchange of all parties’ driver license & insurance, and registration documents thus eliminating information exchange errors. The App further records the time and pictures of the accident location, vehicle damage and injuries to all parties. The App will also make documents available for live viewing at the headquarters and management offices of respected companies nationwide.
As of the date of this filing, the Company has not earned any revenues in connection with the AutoClaim App.
Discontinued Exploration of Mining Option
Prior to September 28, 2015, the Company was an exploration stage company with a main focus in Nayarit, Mexico from December 11, 2011, which did not realize any revenues from its planned operations. It was primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.
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On September 28, 2015, the Company decided not to engage in the exploration, discovery and production of precious and semi-precious metals and metal properties. The Company rescinded its option agreement on its Aztlan 8 B mining claim in Nayarit, Mexico. The Company is no longer involved in any mining activities at this point. Please refer to Note 9 for additional information.
The Company’s executive office is located at 396 S. Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. The Company’s telephone number is (818)-302-0100.
Emerging Growth Company Status
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding advisory “say-on-pay” votes on executive compensation and shareholder advisory votes on golden parachute compensation. We will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenues of $1 billion or more; (ii) the last date of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common stock under this registration statement; (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt; and (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Exchange Act. We will be deemed a large accelerated filer on the first day of the fiscal year after the market value of our common equity held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million, measured on January 1 st .
We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive to the extent we rely on the exemptions available to emerging growth companies. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. An emerging growth company can therefore delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
A Company that elects to be treated as an emerging growth company shall continue to be deemed an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which it had total annual gross revenues of $1,000,000,000 (as indexed for inflation), (ii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common stock under this registration statement; (iii) the date on which it has, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than $1,000,000,000 in non-convertible debt; or (iv) the date on which is deemed to be a ‘large accelerated filer’ as defined by the SEC, which would generally occur upon it attaining a public float of at least $700 million.
However, we are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.
Competition
The product delivery service industry, as it relates to our Scoobeez service, is highly competitive. We anticipate that the intensity of competition in the future will increase.
We compete with a number of entities in providing services and products related to product delivery services. Such competitor entities include: (1) a variety of large corporations, including companies that have established loyal customer and user bases over several decades; (2) local companies that have the same or a similar business plan as we do; and (3) a variety of other product delivery companies with which we either currently or may, in the future, compete.
Many of our current and potential competitors are well established and have longer operating histories in the product delivery services industry, significantly greater financial and operational resources, and name recognition than we have. As a result, these competitors may have greater credibility with both existing and potential customers and users. They also may be able to acquire or develop more services and products than us, which could negatively affect our ability to develop a customer and user base, which would negatively affect our ability to generate revenue.
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Competition as it relates to our AutoClaim product is difficult to determine, due to the lack of viable competitors in the online autoclaim application space. There are large nationwide insurance companies that are now producing phone application software that allows its customers to file claims online, including providing accident photos, as well as claim and insurance information related to the accident. However, our AutoClaim product not only allows individuals to document vehicle accidents, but it also allows for a complete accident documentation management system for businesses that employ fleets of vehicles, such as taxi companies, trucking companies and delivery companies. In addition, our AutoClaim product would allow government agencies and municipalities to create an accident documentation and management system in order to efficiently monitor all accidents involving government vehicles being used by each such agency. We also intend to allow our AutoClaim software to be used by insurance companies, in order to allow them to monitor all AutoClaim cases for their customers who are using our software.
Due to fact that AutoClaim will obtain basic user information, such as insurance policy expiration date, vehicle mileage, and age of vehicle, it can generate product and service offers tailored to the anticipated needs of users. Due to the versatility of our AutoClaim software, we believe that our product will be able to compete and generate market share in the online accident reporting software industry.
Market Penetration
The potential market for On-Demand Delivery industry is very large, as it has the potential to change the way we shop fundamentally. It integrates the convenience of online retail with the immediacy and instant satisfaction of bricks-and-mortar stores. Online retailers are expected to benefit from reduced delivery time and professional delivery service as immediate product access improves higher inventory turnover, makes the greater choice, higher convenience and lower prices of online shopping. On the other hand, Bricks-and-mortar retailers have an opportunity to combine their existing local infrastructure with an e-commerce channel to offer same-day delivery on a broad scale. A multichannel approach could enable them to win back customers who are becoming increasingly focused on online shopping.
The Company plans to market its On-Demand services and technology via:
| ● | Word-of-mouth | |
| ● | Direct Marketing | |
| ● | Social media | |
| ● | App stores | |
| ● | National and local media | |
| ● | Strategic Partnerships | |
| ● | Blogs, and forums |
Intellectual Property
The Company currently holds seven trademarks, consisting of Carwash On Demand, (Registration No. 86909435), Carwash Anywhere (Registration No. 86909437), Locksmith On Demand (Registration No. 86909483), Don’t Drive Without It (Registration No. 86909446), On Demand Deliveries (Registration No. 86909443), Real Time Deliveries (Registration Number 86909449) and Scoobeez.com (Registration No. 86429104). Any encroachment upon the company’s proprietary information, including the unauthorized use of its brand name or trademarks, the use of a similar name by a competing company or a lawsuit initiated either by our Company or against our Company for infringement upon proprietary information or improper use of a trademark, may affect our ability to create brand name recognition, cause customer confusion and/or have a detrimental effect on its business due to the cost of defending any potential litigation related to infringement. Litigation or proceedings before the U.S. or International Patent and Trademark Offices may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trademarks, trade secrets and domain name and/or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Any such litigation or adverse proceeding could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could seriously harm our business operations and/or results of operations.
Government Regulations
To the best of its knowledge, there are currently no known existing or probable government regulations that may adversely affect the Company’s business, as the company operates in the online sector, specifically related to cellular phone applications, as well as product delivery services. However, if the regulations related to cellular phone applications and software or product delivery services change or become regulated by a federal or state agency, it could affect the amount of revenue generated by our Company, as we may need to use revenue or working capital to comply with any new regulations.
The Company will be subject to local and international laws and regulations that relate directly or indirectly to its operations, such as the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and the Idaho Corporations Act. It will also be subject to common business and tax rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of its business, such as the United States Internal Revenue Tax Code, and the Idaho State Tax Code. The Company will also be subject to proprietary regulations such as United States Trademark and Patent Law as it applies to the intellectual property of third parties. The Company believes that the effects of existing or probable governmental regulations will be additional responsibilities of the management of the Company to ensure that the Company is in compliance with securities regulations as they apply to the Company’s products as well as ensuring that the company does not infringe on any proprietary rights of others with respect to its products. The Company will also need to maintain accurate financial records in order to remain complaint with securities regulations as well as any corporate tax liability it incurs.
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Employees
As of the date of this registration, the Company has 198 full time employees. The Company has 1,973 part time employees. There are currently no employment agreements with our officers and directors, and although the Company does not believe this will occur, our officers and directors may choose to terminate their employment at any time. The Company’s activities are managed by the Company’s Directors and Officers.
The officers of the Company have the same powers and duties with respect to the management of the business affairs for the Company and the oversight of the day-to-day management operations for the Company as officers of a business would have. They perform such other reasonable duties (taking into consideration the person’s position in the Company) as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time. They are obligated to use best efforts to serve the Company faithfully and promote its best interests and shall devote all of his or her business time, attention and services to the faithful and competent discharge of such duties.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information called for by Item 304 of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Forward Looking Statements
The following information specifies certain forward-looking statements of the management of the Company. Forward looking statements are statements that estimate the happening of future events and are not based on historical fact. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as may, shall, could, expect, estimate, anticipate, predict, probable, possible, should, continue, or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. The forward-looking statements specified in the following information statement have been compiled by our management on the basis of assumptions made by management and considered by management to be reasonable. Our future operating results, however, are impossible to predict and no representation, guaranty, or warranty is to be inferred from those forward-looking statements.
The assumptions used for purposes of the forward-looking statements specified in the following information represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives require the exercise of judgment. To the extent that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from anticipated or projected results, and, accordingly, no opinion is expressed on the achievability of those forward-looking statements. We cannot guaranty that any of the assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements specified in the following information are accurate, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding our anticipated financial and operating results, our liquidity, goals and plans. All forward-looking statements in this Registration Statement are based on information available to us as of the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements in this Registration Statement are based on information available to us as of the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with the section entitled “Selected Financial Data” and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Registration Statement. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Registration Statement, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results may differ materially from those described below.
Company History and Summary
ABT Holdings, Inc. previously known as ABT Mining Co. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the state of Idaho in 1957 under the original name of Abot Mining Company. The Company’s legal name was changed to ABT Mining Co. Inc. with the State of Idaho on March 1, 2007. Effective August 14, 2015, the Company’s legal name is now ABT Holdings, Inc., which was amended with the State of Idaho on August 14, 2015 pursuant to Section 53-504 of Idaho Code and by the Articles of Incorporation.
The Company’s overall business strategy is to operate as a diversified holding company, which is primarily engaged in investing, acquiring, developing, operating and growing various revenue generating businesses.
The Company filed a Company Related Corporate Action Notification with FINRA to implement a 1-for-2,300 reverse split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”) with all the fractional shares rounded to the nearest whole, as authorized at a special meeting of shareholders held on April 16, 2015. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at the opening of trading on the OTC Pink Marketplace on May 19, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). As of the Effective Date, every 2,300 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were combined into one issued share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Total cash payments made by the Company to stockholders in lieu of fractional shares was not material.
On August 27, 2015, the Company acquired 76% of the outstanding equity of Scoobeez, Inc., a California Corporation, an “On Demand” door-to-door logistics and real time delivery service company that primarily utilizes cars along with scooters and motorcycles to facilitate “Same Day” deliveries. Pursuant to the acquisition, the Company issued convertible notes in an aggregate amount of $1,200,000, and paid $96,000 in cash, for a total purchase price of $1,296,000. Scoobeez services consist of an On Demand/One to Two Hours and Same Day/Next Day door-to-door logistics and real-time delivery services that primarily utilizes cars along with scooters and motorcycles to facilitate same day deliveries. Scoobeez generates revenues primarily when customers place an order for delivery through its website, its mobile application or one of its listed phones numbers.
On May 27, 2015, the Company expanded its asset and business portfolio with the acquisition of a mobile app asset, known as the AutoClaim App and Autoclaim.com domain name. Pursuant to the acquisition, the Company issued 150,000,000 common shares, 18,400,000 Series A Preferred Stock and a promissory note in the amount of $500,000 for a total acquisition price of $774,000. The AutoClaim Mobile App provides series of benefits to auto insurance claim industry at an operational and strategic level including but not limited to improving customer service, streamlining data management for effective decision making on claims, improving capital efficiency by correctly managing claims portfolio and many other benefits. The Company has launched the AutoClaim App, but as of the date of this filing, no revenue has been generated from the AutoClaim App.
On September 28, 2015, the Company decided not to engage in the exploration, discovery and production of precious and semi-precious metals and metal properties. The Company rescinded its option agreement on its Aztlan 8 B mining claim in Nayarit, Mexico. The Company is no longer involved in any mining activities.
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Overview
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) or Plan of Operations includes the following sections:
| ● | Plan of Operations | |
| ● | Results of Operations | |
| ● | Liquidity and Capital Resources | |
| ● | Capital Expenditures | |
| ● | Going Concern | |
| ● | Critical Accounting Policies | |
| ● | Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements |
Plan of Operations
Our current target market for operations is the United States. However, our AutoClaim application allows for scaling for international use. Presently all our sales are generated in the United States.
Our targeted market expansion efforts include further development of our AutoClaim application, including developing platforms for personal use, business use, government and municipality use, as well as specialized web portals for use by insurance companies.
We will also continue to provide our Scoobeez services related to product delivery in order to supplement our revenue stream, and provide additional research and development capital for our AutoClaim product.
How We Generate Revenue
We recognize revenues in accordance with the guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104 “Revenue Recognition”.
Under SAB 104, four conditions must be met before revenue can be recognized: (i) there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or service has been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collection is reasonably assured.
Depending on the extent of our future growth, we may experience significant strain on our management, personnel, and information systems. We will need to implement and improve operational, financial, and management information systems. In addition, we are implementing new information systems that will provide better record-keeping, customer service and billing. However, there can be no assurance that our management resources or information systems will be sufficient to manage any future growth in our business, and the failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
The Company generated $18,523,407 in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to revenue of $520,778 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in our revenue was due to our acquisitions of the Scoobeez products on August 27, 2015. In addition, the current period includes a full nine months of operations while the comparable prior period includes approximately one month of services.
Cost of Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $14,999,679, which compares with Cost of Revenues of $200,070 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015. At the end of the third quarter, the increase in our cost of revenues was mainly related to Company expanding its services in twenty-two distribution centers. The Company was active in eleven (11) On Demand/One - Two hours and eleven (11) Same Day/Next Day distribution centers in the State of California, Illinois, and Texas. The Company has over 2,000 Delivery Associates at the end of the period ended September 30, 2016, compared to approximately 200 Delivery Associates for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
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Operating expenses, which consisted of sales and marketing costs, as well as general and administrative expenses, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, were $7,525,008. This compares with operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 of $349,539. The increase in our operating expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2016 is related to an increase in our general and administrative expenses due to our AutoClaim and Scoobeez acquisitions, which required an increased level of employee support, which increased our payroll and overhead expenses, as well as an increase in our sales and marketing efforts related to the Scoobeez products.
As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $8,263,489 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This compares with a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, of $685,429. The increase in our net loss for the nine month period ended September 30, 2016, is due to a substantial increase in our operating expenses, as well as our cost of revenue during the period. By the end of first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company plans to implement its proprietary On-Demand technology for onboarding, scheduling, and dispatching, which should improve operational efficiency and reduce on-going expenses. The Company also plans to increase its Same Day Delivery business, where Delivery Associates use their vehicles. The Same Day business has higher margins, and lower capital expenditure required to start each distribution center compared to the Next Day Delivery business.
For the Years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
The Company generated $5,011,551 in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015, which compares with revenue of $0 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase in our revenue was due to our acquisitions of the Scoobeez products.
Cost of Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $3,638,600, which compares with Cost of Revenues of $0 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase in our cost of goods sold is related to our acquisition of the Scoobeez products, specifically with respect to dispatcher fees, as well as freight and delivery expenses.
Operating expenses, which consisted of sales and marketing costs, as well as general and administrative expenses, for the year ended December 31, 2015, were $1,153,927. This compares with operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2014 of $521,279. The increase in operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015 is related to is related to an increase in our general and administrative expenses due to our AutoClaim and Scoobeez acquisitions, which required an increased level of employee support, which increased our payroll and overhead expenses.
As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $1,218,783 for the year ended December 31, 2015. This compares with a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2014 of $532,619. The change in our net loss is directly related to our increased expenses during the period due to our Scoobeez and AutoClaim acquisitions.
Scoobeez, on a standalone basis, from Inception through August 26, 2015
Scoobeez, on a standalone basis, generated $114,248 in revenue from inception through August 26, 2015. Scoobeez had $79,192 in cost of revenues, resulting in gross profit of $35,056 from inception through August 26, 2015. The operating expenses for Scoobeez were $44,947, consisting of sales and marketing costs, as well as general and administrative expenses, for the period from inception through August 26, 2015. Scoobeez had a net loss of $9,891 for the period from inception through August 26, 2015.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2016 we had cash or cash equivalents of $38,217. As of December 31, 2015 we had cash or cash equivalents of $1,094,696.
Net cash used in operating activities was $1,356,357 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This compares to net cash from operating activities of $201,522 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in our net cash used in operating activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2016 was primarily due to an increase in our accounts receivable during the period. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,104,569 for the year ended December 31, 2015, which compares to net cash used in operating activities of $19,893 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The change in our net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2015 was primarily due to the fact that we generated revenue during the year, and had an increase in our liabilities due to deferred expenses and a settlement liability.
Cash flows used in investing activities was $60,555 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and $103,853 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in cash used in investing activities was due to increased purchases of property and equipment as well as the issuance of a note receivable. Cash flows used in investing activities was $189,897 for the year ended December 31, 2015 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase in our cash used in investing activities was due to increases in purchased property and equipment, as well as increased deposits and purchases of investments.
Cash flows provided by financing activities was $920,433 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, which compares to cash flows provided by financing activities of $24,572 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in our cash flows provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was primarily due to proceeds from merchant financing, and proceeds from sales of our common stock. Cash flows provided by financing activities was $180,024 for the year ended December 31, 2015, which compares to cash flows provided by financing activities of $19,795 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase in our cash flows provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2015 was due to proceeds from notes payable as well as a line of credit.
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As of September 30, 2016, our total assets were $6,750,183 and our total liabilities were $9,647,109. As of December 31, 2015, our total assets were $4,596,037 and our total liabilities were $5,629,730. As of December 31, 2014, our total assets were $0 and our total liabilities were $683,188.
Financing – We expect that our current working capital position, together with our expected future cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our operations in the ordinary course of business, anticipated capital expenditures, debt payment requirements and other contractual obligations for at least the next twelve months, through February of 2018. If our operations are not sufficient to fund our operations, we may have to raise capital through the sale of debt or equity, and we cannot guarantee that the terms of such debt or equity sales will be favorable to the Company.
We have no present agreements or commitments with respect to any material acquisitions of other businesses, products, product rights or technologies or any other material capital expenditures. However, we will continue to evaluate acquisitions of and/or investments in products, technologies, capital equipment or improvements or companies that complement our business and may make such acquisitions and/or investments in the future. Accordingly, we may need to obtain additional sources of capital in the future to finance any such acquisitions and/or investments. We may not be able to obtain such financing on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Even if we are able to obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in the case of equity financing.
Acquisitions
On May 27, 2015, the Company expanded its asset and business portfolio with the acquisition of a mobile app asset, known as the AutoClaim App and Autoclaim.com domain name. On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 150,000,000 Common Shares, 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $500,000 to Shahan Ohanessian pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.
On August 27, 2015, the Company acquired 76% of the outstanding equity of Scoobeez, Inc., a California Corporation, an “On Demand” door-to-door logistics and real time delivery service company that primarily utilizes cars along with scooters and motorcycles to facilitate “Same Day” deliveries. Pursuant to the acquisition, the Company issued convertible notes in an aggregate amount of $1,200,000, and paid $96,000 in cash, for a total purchase price of $1,296,000.
Fiscal year end
Our fiscal year end is December 31.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Commission has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and which require us to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below. We also have other key accounting policies that are significant to understanding our results.
The following are deemed to be the most significant accounting policies affecting us.
Revenue Recognition
On-Demand Delivery Business
In general, the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company considers a signed agreement, a binding contract with the customer or other similar documentation reflecting the terms and conditions under which products or services will be provided to be persuasive evidence of an arrangement.
The Company generates local revenues primarily when customers place an order for delivery through our website, our mobile application or one of the Company’s listed phone numbers. Revenues are generally recognized as soon as our Delivery Associate ("DA") makes the delivery.
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Scoobeez generates revenues from the Enterprise Client when the Enterprise Client’s customer or end-user places an order on the platform through their mobile applications for a two-hour delivery or one-hour delivery, and those order requests (“Deliverables”) are delivered by Scoobeez’s DAs in coordination with Scoobeez’s Dispatcher or Enterprise Client’ designees from delivery stations, sort centers, fulfillment centers, and/or other distribution points (including merchant locations) (collectively known as the “Distribution Points”). These deliverables are accepted by Scoobeez Monday through Sunday, 365 days a year, at times and days designated by our Enterprise Client. Revenue is recognized once delivery is made.
Tips received by our DAs are reimbursed by the Enterprise Client and paid out to DAs. The Company recognizes these tips as flow throw income and expenses.
In certain scenarios, Scoobeez subcontracts (“Logistics Services Agreement - LSA”) the Main Contract to a Service Provider, who desires to perform services, including offering messenger, preferred delivery and courier services to such persons as it shall be directed by Scoobeez. The PSP fee for this limited Authorized Territory in this Agreement will generally range from $200,000 to $300,00 paid at the time of signing the Agreement. This fee allows the Service Provider the first right of refusal in the event Scoobeez desires to offer new Logistics Service Agreements in the Authorized Territory. The initial payments are recorded as deferred revenues, and license revenues are recognized over the terms of the agreement on a straight-line basis, generally 3 – 5 years.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 605-45, Principal Agent Considerations, the gross sales of the Service Provider will be included/consolidated with the Company’s revenues. The amount of revenue recorded by the Company is based on the entire amount generated from the reports between Scoobeez and Enterprise Client or other similar business or enterprise customers. The contractual rates with the Service Provider will be paid to the Service Provider and will be recorded as Cost of Sales. The administrative costs incurred for processing the transactions and providing support services are included in General and Administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Other costs of revenue consist of mainly the labor costs of dispatchers and drivers.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results may differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements. The more significant estimates and assumptions by management include among others: property and equipment, foreign currency transactions and translations, and common stock valuation. The current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in these estimates and assumptions.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes under an asset and liability approach. This process involves calculating the temporary and permanent differences between the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which would be recorded on our balance sheets in accordance with ASC 740, which established financial accounting and reporting standards for the effect of income taxes. We must assess the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. Changes in our valuation allowance in a period are recorded through the income tax provision on the statement of operations.
From the date of our inception we adopted ASC 740-10-30. ASC 740-10 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740-10, the impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, ASC 740-10 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. As a result of the implementation of ASC 740-10, we recognized no material adjustment in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits.
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Intangible Assets
Acquired intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their useful lives unless the lives are determined to be indefinite. Acquired intangible assets are carried at cost, less accumulated amortization. For intangible assets purchased in a business combination or received in a nonmonetary exchange, the estimated fair values of the assets received (or, for non-monetary exchanges, the estimated fair values of the assets transferred if more clearly evident) are used to establish the cost basis, except when neither of the values of the assets received or the assets transferred in non-monetary exchanges are determinable within reasonable limits. Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach are used to measure fair value. Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets is computed over the useful lives of the respective assets.
Non-Cash Equity Transactions
Shares of equity instruments issued for non-cash consideration are recorded at the fair value of the consideration received based on the market value of services to be rendered, or at the value of the stock given, considered in reference to contemporaneous cash sale of stock.
Future Contractual Obligations and Commitment
We incur contractual obligations and financial commitments in the normal course of our operations and financing activities. Contractual obligations include future cash payments required under existing contracts, such as debt and lease agreements. These obligations may result from both general financing activities and from commercial arrangements that are directly supported by related operating activities.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2016, we have not entered into any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement with an entity unconsolidated under which it has:
| ● | a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to the unconsolidated entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit; | |
| ● | liquidity or market risk support to such entity for such assets; | |
| ● | an obligation, including a contingent obligation, under a contract that would be accounted for as a derivative instrument; or | |
| ● | an obligation, including a contingent obligation, arising out of a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that is held by, and material to us, where such entity provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to or engages in leasing, hedging, or research and development services with us. |
Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our results of operations.
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ITEM 3. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
The Company currently operates out of its office located at 396 S. Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101, which is leased on one year terms for rent of $7,047 per month. We also operate out of a second office space located at 3720 Verdugo Road, Montrose, CA 91020, which is leased on a five year term expiring March 31, 2021 for rent of $10,000 per month.
ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the total number of shares owned beneficially by the Company directors, officers and key employees, individually and as a group, and the present owners of 5% or more of its total outstanding shares. The stockholders listed below have direct ownership of their shares and possess sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares.
Common Stock
| Name of Beneficial Owner | No. of Shares Beneficially Owned | Number of Securities Underlying Options That Are Unexercised |
Percentage
Ownership (1)(2) |
Percentage of Combined Voting Power of Common and Preferred Stock | ||||||||||||
| Officers and Directors: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shahan Ohanessian, President and Director (3) | 150,000,000 | 0 | 89.30 | % | 92 | % | ||||||||||
| Imran Firoz, CFO and Director (4) | 282,609 | 0 | 0.00 | % | 7.90 | % | ||||||||||
| Lance Brinker, Director | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||
| Mahesh Shetty, Director | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||
| Shoushana Ohanessian | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||
| All Officers and | ||||||||||||||||
| Directors as a Group (4 persons) | 150,282,609 | 0 | 89.50 | % | 99.90 | % | ||||||||||
| Five Percent Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||
| Hillair Capital Investment, L.P. (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | All ownership is beneficial and of record, unless indicated otherwise based on 167,984,266 shares outstanding as of the date of this registration statement. The address for all officers and directors is 396 S. Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. |
| (2) | The Beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown |
| (3) | Shahan Ohanessian owns 150,000,000 shares of common stock, and 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which carry voting rights of 10,000 shares of common stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held. Including the common and Series A Preferred Stock, Mr. Ohanessian possesses the combined voting power of 184,150,000,000 shares of common stock, which is equal to 92% of the combined voting power of the common and preferred stock. |
| (4) | Imran Firoz owns 282,609 shares of common stock, and 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which carry voting rights of 10,000 shares of common stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held. Including the common and Series A Preferred Stock, Mr. Firoz possesses the combined voting power of 16,000,282,609 shares of common stock, which is equal to 7.9% of the combined voting power of the common and preferred stock. |
| (5) | Includes 2,021,200 shares of Series A Preferred stock, as well as a warrant to purchase up to 5,568,000 common stock. Hillair Capital Investment, L.P. is controlled by Sean McAvoy, and its address is 345 Lorton Avenue, Suite 303, Burlingame, CA 94010. |
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Preferred Stock
There are currently 25,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred stock authorized, par value $0.001 per share, with 22,021,200 shares currently issued and outstanding. 1,600,000 Series A Preferred Shares are held by Imran Firoz, our CFO and a member of the board of directors, and 18,400,000 Series A Preferred shares are held by Shahan Ohanessian, our President and a member of our board of directors. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock carries voting rights of 10,000 shares of common stock, and each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 15 shares of common stock.
ITEM 5. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Directors and officers
Our executive officers and directors of the Company are follows:
| Name | Date of Appointment | Position(s) | ||||
| Shahan Ohanessian | 27-May-15 | Director and President | ||||
| Imran Firoz | 27-May-15 | Director and CFO | ||||
| Lance Brinker | 18-Jan-17 | Director | ||||
| Mahesh Shetty | 17-Jan-17 | Director | ||||
| Shoushana Ohanessian | 7-Oct-16 | Director |
The following are brief biographies of the officers and directors:
Shahan Ohanessian , Mr. Ohanessian was appointed to serve as an officer and director of the Company on May 27, 2015_has more than 25 years of marketing experience at several software and business development companies, Mr. Ohanessian leads the Company with strong marketing, management and organizational skills. Prior to joining ABT, Mr. Ohanessian lead one of the first online claims management companies in 2001. The start-up company started in one location in Southern California and grew to nationwide offices managing more than 4,000 vendors and handling 1000’s of claim. Mr. Ohanessian also led online video streaming and encoding companies from start up to huge revenue. Mr. Ohanessian studied computer science and engineering at University of Southern California.
Imran Firoz, Mr. Firoz worked as the President, CEO and Director of the Company from December 28, 2011 to May 27, 2015. Effective May 27, 2015, Mr. Firoz was appointed as the CFO and Director of the Company. Firoz has a proven track record in the areas of investment banking, strategic planning & corporate development, M&A, financial restructuring and risk management. He has been responsible for guiding due diligence efforts, implementing financial controls, putting in practice compliance guidelines and planning disaster recovery strategy in early stage and growth companies. From January 2016, Mr. Firoz is the Director and Founder of Forex Development Corporation, a US based, fully integrated forex technology service company that delivers prime brokerage solutions to forex market participants. From February 2014 to date, Mr. Firoz is a Managing Director of Match-Trade Technologies L.L.C, a financial technology company. From February 2011 to December 2011, Mr. Firoz worked as an interim CEO/CFO of XnE, Inc. From July 2007 to date, Mr. Firoz is a Managing Partner of Marque 3 LLC, a management consulting company based in Pasadena, California, where he has served as a management consultant/adviser to senior executives of several companies. Mr. Firoz was the Chief Financial Officer of Master Capital Group Corp. from November 2004 until May 2007 where he provided financial oversight to accounting & finance department of the company and advised the Board of Directors on financial implications of business activities. In January 2002, Mr. Firoz served on numerous transactions including as a key member of lead M&A advisory team with National Bank Financial (NBF, Canada) on the $10 billion three-way mega gold merger of Newmont-Normandy-Franco-Nevada and during the same period he was a member of NBF’s investment banking team that advised Treasurer of Hydro One on the restructuring and sale of Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation debt of $2.9 billion in the Canadian public debt markets. Mr. Firoz started his career as a Chemical Engineer with Tata Chemicals Limited in December 1994 until September 1997, where he led several cross functional teams to manage commissioning activities, plant operations and other technical projects for Ammonia Plant. From October 1997 to July 1999, Mr. Firoz worked as a Senior Process Engineer with Saudi Methanol Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) where he was responsible for technical services and making improvement in plant safety management. Mr. Firoz received his MBA in April 2001 from Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada and graduated in July 1993 with Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from Aligarh University, India. Mr. Firoz is a Certified Financial Risk Manager from Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), New Jersey since January 2003.
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Lance Brinker joined ABT Holdings, Inc. as the Director in January 2017. Mr. Brinker, a former divisional head of UPS brings over 25 years of experience in all package delivery and logistics services with UPS. In the United States, UPS delivers and picks up more than 15 million packages each day and has 345,000 employees. From February 2005 to July 2010, Mr. Brinker was the Divisional Head at UPS and was responsible for all Feeder, Package, Labor, Airlines and Safety operations in a large portion of the State of Texas. He presided over ten division-level managers and led over nearly 3,000 UPS employees. During his 25 year career with UPS, he worked in many departments gaining a well-rounded knowledge of the transportation and logistics business with rotations in Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Quality, and Safety. With a heavy emphasis in Industrial Engineering, Mr. Brinker led the implementation of a computerized dispatch system for a seven-state area in north central United States. From February 2007 to date, Mr. Brinker is the founder and CEO of LS Ranch LLC.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Letourneau University in December of 1993. AOS Culinary Arts Degree from Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY in May of 1975 earning classification of CEC (Certified Executive Chef).
Mahesh Shetty was appointed as a director of the Company on January 17, 2017. From December 2015 to December 2016, Mr. Shetty served as the Chief Restructuring Officer and Chief Financial Officer for PFO Global, Inc., an innovative manufacturer and commercial provider of advanced prescription lenses. From 2008 to 2015, Mr. Shetty served as the Partner, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer at Encore Enterprises, a private equity real estate firm with over $750 million in assets. He had management oversight and responsibility for all of Encore Enterprise’s finance, risk management, human resources, and technology. Prior to joining Encore Enterprises, Mr. Shetty was the Chief Financial Officer of North American Technologies Group, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed manufacturing company focused on the transportation industry. Mr. Shetty began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and has served in executive finance and operational leadership roles with Fortune 500 and mid-size private and public companies in the manufacturing, technology, and service industries.
Mr. Shetty earned a bachelor’s degree majoring in banking, economics, and accounting and a French minor from Osmania University, India and received his Master of Business Administration, summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”), a Certified Information Technology Professional, a Chartered Global Management Accountant, and a Chartered Accountant. Mr. Shetty serves on the Board and is the treasurer of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, serves on the Board of Financial Executives International, Dallas Chapter, the largest chapter in the U.S., and as Chairman of the U.S. India Chamber of Commerce DFW. He also serves on the board of EZlytix, a private cloud based business intelligence software company, and on the board of BIG Logistics, a private logistics company.
Shoushanna Ohanessian was appointed as the Director of ABT Holdings on October 7, 2016. From December 2015, Mrs. Ohanessian has served in a leadership role at Scoobeez, Inc. a subsidiary of ABT Holdings. She has led Scoobeez operations in launching new locations in California, Texas, Illinois and Nevada. Mrs. Ohanessian is involved in multiple management roles at Scoobeez including overseeing the onboarding of new drivers, managing staff and creating systems and procedures to ensure the “Perfect Delivery Experience” for all Scoobeez customers. Before joining Scoobeez, from February 2004 to July 2007, Mrs. Ohanessian directed the launch of CutDeals, Inc., a daily discount online site with over 14 locations in the US, including California, Nevada, New York, Missouri, Main, Chicago, Oregon and several other states. As the lead manager, Mrs. Ohanessian duties included the initial training of all new locations, creating the standards of each location’s systems and procedures to ensure successes.
Family Relationships
Shahan Ohanessian and Shoushanna Ohanessian are married.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
During the past ten years, none of our officers, directors, promoters or control persons have been involved in any legal proceedings as described in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.
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Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, will require our executive officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial statements of beneficial ownership, reports of changes in ownership and annual reports concerning their ownership of the our common stock and other equity securities, on Form 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish our company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.
Board Committee
The Company does not have a formal Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee. As the Company’s business expands, the directors will evaluate the necessity of an Audit Committee.
Code of Ethics
The Company has not adopted a code of ethics to apply to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller, or persons performing similar functions.
ITEM 6. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth for the two years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the interim period through September 30, 2016, the compensation awarded to, paid to, or earned by, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer. Certain columns were excluded as the information was not applicable.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our named executive officers and directors during 2014, 2015 and 2016.
| Compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive | Non-Qualified Deferred | All Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahan | 2014 | $ | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohanessian | 2015 | $ | 90,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 90,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (President) | 2016 | $ | 105,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 105,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imran Firoz | 2014 | $ | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (CFO) | 2015 | $ | 90,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 90,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | $ | 134,438 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 134,438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
None.
Summary Compensation Table
None of our directors were compensated for services rendered as directors of the Company.
Option Grants. No option grants have been exercised by the executive officers or directors.
Aggregated Option Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Option Value. There have been no stock options exercised by the executive officers or directors.
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Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) Awards. There have been no awards made to a named executive officers or directors.
Compensation of Directors
Directors are permitted to receive fixed fees and other compensation for their services as directors. The Board of Directors has the authority to fix the compensation of directors. No amounts have been paid to, or accrued to, our director in such capacity.
Other than disclosed above, no other board members received compensation in any form for their services as board members.
Corporate Governance
The Company does not have a compensation committee and it does not have an audit committee financial expert. It does not have a compensation committee because its Board of Directors consists of only two directors and there is no compensation at this time. There is no independent audit committee financial expert because it is believed the cost related to retaining a financial expert at this time is prohibitive in the circumstances of the Company. Further, because there are only development stage operations occurring at the present time, it is believed the services of a financial expert are not warranted.
Employment Agreements
None.
ITEM 7. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Director independence and related transactions:
On May 27, 2015, the Company expanded its asset and business portfolio with the acquisition of a mobile app asset, known as the AutoClaim App and Autoclaim.com domain name. The AutoClaim Mobile App provides series of benefits to auto insurance claim industry at an operational and strategic level including but not limited to improving customer service, streamlining data management for effective decision making on claims, improving capital efficiency by correctly managing claims portfolio and many other benefits. On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 150,000,000 Common Shares, 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $500,000 to Shahan Ohanessian pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.
None of our directors are considered to be “Independent Directors”.
ITEM 8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On October 27, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed in Superior Court for the State of California in County of Los Angeles against the Company, Scoobeez, and Amazon alleging that delivery drivers or drivers’ associates for the new Amazon Prime Now service have been wrongfully paid as independent contractors. As of February 2, 2017, all parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit for $720,000 and are pending the final settlement documents to be signed.
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ITEM 9. MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Quotations for the common stock of the Company are included in the under the symbol “ABOT.” The following table sets forth for the respective periods indicated the prices of the common stock as quoted on the OTC Markets. Such prices are based on inter-dealer bid and ask prices, without markup, markdown, commissions, or adjustments and may not represent actual transactions.
| Quarter Ended: |
High
($) |
Low
($) |
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| 30-Jun-14 | $ | 1.63 | $ | 1.63 | ||||
| 30-Sep-14 | $ | 1.16 | $ | 1.16 | ||||
| 31-Dec-14 | $ | 0.7 | $ | 0.7 | ||||
| 31-Mar-15 | $ | 1.4 | $ | 1.4 | ||||
| 30-Jun-15 | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.51 | ||||
| 30-Sep-15 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.23 | ||||
| 31-Dec-15 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
| 31-Mar-16 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.65 | ||||
| 30-Jun-16 | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.66 | ||||
| 30-Sep-16 | $ | 0.3 | $ | 0.28 | ||||
| 30-Dec-16 | $ | 0.3998 | $ | 0.3 | ||||
As of the date of this registration statement, there are approximately 1,658 holders of record of our common stock.
Since inception, no dividends have been paid on the common stock. The Company intends to retain any earnings for use in its business activities, so it is not expected that any dividends on the common stock will be declared and paid in the foreseeable future.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
As of the date of this registration statement, the Company has no equity compensation plans.
ITEM 10. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Common Stock
The Company’s authorized common stock consists of 1,200,000,000 common shares with par value of $0.0001 and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.001 per share.
On January 7, 2014, the Company sold 13,043 shares to a non-affiliated third party for a purchase price of $10,000.
The Company filed a Company Related Corporate Action Notification with FINRA to implement a 1-for-2,300 reverse split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”) with all the fractional shares rounded to the nearest whole, as authorized at a special meeting of shareholders held on April 16, 2015. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at the opening of trading on the OTC Pink Marketplace on May 19, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). As of the Effective Date, every 2,300 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were combined into one issued share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Total cash payments made by the Company to stockholders in lieu of fractional shares was not material.
On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 150,000,000 common shares, 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $500,000 to Shahan Ohanessian pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement related to our acquisition of the AutoClaim software and domain name.
On May 28, 2015, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares to a non-affiliated noteholder to convert $1,000 in principal of a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $150,000.
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On June 1, 2015, the Company issued 1,250,000 shares to a non-affiliated noteholder to convert $500 in principal of a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $65,000.
On July 27, 2015, the Company issued 550,000 shares to a non-affiliated noteholder to convert $275 in principal of a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $150,000.
On August 18, 2015, the Company issued 300,000 shares to a non-affiliated noteholder to convert $150 in principal of a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $150,000.
On August 6, 2015, the Company issued 20,000 shares to a non-affiliated noteholder as a settlement amount against a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $175,000.
On August 6, 2015, the Company issued 15,000 shares to a non-affiliated noteholder as a settlement amount against a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $95,000.
On August 6, 2015, the Company issued 15,000 shares to a non-affiliated noteholder as a settlement amount against a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $50,000.
On August 27, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 76% equity (the "Purchased Shares") of Scoobeez Inc., a California Corporation and its related businesses for cash and stock. The total fair value at the date of acquisition is recorded as $1,296,000. On January 22, 2016, the Company settled Benjamin Art’s note with a face value of $720,000 and rescinded 15% equity interest of Benjamin Art in Scoobeez for a cash settlement of $125,000. On March 31, 2016, the Company issued 1,800,000 shares to Grigori Sedrakyan for a settlement amount against a Convertible Promissory Note of $540,000 related to the purchase agreement.
On January 1, 2016, the Company agreed to issue 319,784 shares to a non-affiliated third party in lieu of marketing and consulting services provided by the Consultant for period from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016. The shares are issued as of March 31, 2016,.
On February 1, 2016, the Company issued to a non-affiliated third party, 797,500 share in exchange for a purchase price of One Hundred and Thirty-Four Thousand and Eight Hundred and Fifty dollars ($134,850).
On February 1, 2016, the Company issued to a non-affiliated third party, 797,500 shares for a purchase price of One Hundred and Thirty-Four Thousand and Eight Hundred and Fifty dollars ($134,850).
On April 21, 2016, the Company issued 2,400,000 shares to a non-affiliated third party for an investment of $350,000.
On April 21, 2016, the Company issued 560,000 shares to The Silard Family Trust as a settlement related to a former licensee partner of the Company.
On June 30, 2016, the Company issued 5,100,000 shares as a final settlement to a noteholder against a Convertible Promissory Note for $150,000.
On June 30, 2016, the Company issued 975,000 shares as a final settlement to Peter Rosenthal in relation to any and all promissory notes dated September 21, 2015, September 24, 2015 and October 1, 2015.
On July 23, 2016, the Company issued 67,300 shares to unrelated parties for certain settlement related to a former licensee partner of the Company.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 8,425,000 shares of common stock to certain notes holders as payment against certain convertible notes payable and other note payable. The shares were fair valued at $5,345,250.
On January 30, 2017, the Company issued a combined Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (“CN”) for $8,584,000 with Hillair Capital Investment L.P. (“Lender”). This CN combines previous Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (“CN”) for $5,800,000 issued on October 7, 2016. This CN has a quarterly interest only payment that bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, and matures January 1, 2019.
For CN dated January 30, 2017, the Company issued a Securities Purchase Agreement to the lender, which consists of issuing 371,200 of Series and warrants to purchase up to 5,568,000 Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.50, exercisable on or before the expiration date.
For CN dated October 7, 2016, the Company issued a Securities Purchase Agreement to the lender, which consists of issuing 1,650,000 of Series and warrants to purchase up to 11,600,000 Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.50, exercisable on or before the expiration date.
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Preferred Stock
On March 3, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company created and authorized 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $.001 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The stated value of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be par value, $.001. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have ten thousand (10,000) votes for every one vote of common stock. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible on a one for one hundred (100) basis with the common shares of the Company at any time after the date of issuance of such shares at the office of this Company into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company.
On October 7, 2016, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and by the majority shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of authorized Series A Preferred Stock from 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 authorized shares.
On March 06, 2015, the Company issued 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Imran Firoz for services rendered.
On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Shahan Ohanessian pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, whereby the Company acquired all rights, intellectual property rights and domain name for our AutoClaim software.
On December 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock from 1 for 100 shares to 1 for 15 shares.
On January 30, 2017, the Company issued a total of 2,021,200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock Hillair Capital Investment, L.P. pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement related to an $8,584,000 investment.
ITEM 11. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Common Stock
The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 1,200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The holders of Company common stock (i) have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available therefore, when, as and if declared by its Board of Directors; (ii) are entitled to share in all of its assets available for distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of its affairs; (iii) do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights; and (iv) are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which stockholders may vote. As of the date of this registration, there are 167,986,266 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding.
Voting Rights of Common Stock
Directors of the Company are elected at the annual meeting of stockholders by a plurality of the votes cast at the election. Holders of shares of the Company’s common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, if they so choose, and, in such event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of its directors. Stockholders have no pre-emptive rights.
Cash Dividends
As of the date of this prospectus, the company has not paid any cash dividends to stockholders. The declaration of any future cash dividend will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon the earnings of the Company, if any, its capital requirements and financial position, the general economic conditions, and other pertinent conditions. It is the Company’s present intention not to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in its business operations.
The payment of dividends, if any, in the future rests within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend, among other things, upon our earnings, capital requirements and financial condition, as well as other relevant factors. We have not paid any dividends since our inception and do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, but intend to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business.
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Preferred Stock
The Company has 25,000,000 authorized shares of $0.001 par value Preferred Stock, designated as Series A Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock carries voting rights of 10,000 shares of common stock, and is also convertible into 15 shares of common stock.
The Board may issue additional shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and fix the rights, preferences and privileges thereof, including voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences, number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series, without further vote or action by the stockholders. Although the Company presently has no intention to do so without stockholder approval, the Board may issue Preferred Stock with voting and conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of Common Stock. Currently, our officers and directors have sufficient voting power to undertake any actions requiring shareholder approval unilaterally, without seeking shareholder approval from any of the Company’s shareholders. Any such provision may be deemed to have a potential anti-takeover effect, and the issuance of Preferred Stock in accordance with such provision may delay or prevent a change of control of the Company. All outstanding shares of Preferred Stock are fully paid and non-assessable.
Transfer Agent
Columbia Stock Transfer Company, 1869 E. Seltice Way, #292, Post Falls, ID 83854, telephone: (208)-777-8998, has been appointed as the Company’s transfer agent.
Additional Information
This registration statement and all other filings of ABT Holdings, Inc. when made with the Securities and Exchange Commission may be viewed and downloaded at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. ABT Holdings, Inc. will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Act of 1934 automatically 60 days after filing of this registration statement.
ITEM 12. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the small business issuer pursuant to the By-Laws of the company, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act, and is, therefore unenforceable.
Title 29 of the Idaho Statutes, which regulates Corporations, requires that a corporation indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he was a director of the corporation. In addition, Idaho allows for indemnification for an officer or director who conducted himself in good faith, and reasonably believed that his conduct was in the best interests of the corporation, and that his conduct was at least not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Idaho also allows for officer indemnification to the same extent as a director, and if the officer is not also a director, a corporation may indemnify such person except for liability in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, and liability arising out of conduct that resulted in a receipt of a financial benefit to which he is not entitled, an intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or the shareholders, or an intentional violation of criminal law. In addition, Idaho allows for indemnification on a broader scale if included in a corporation’s articles of incorporation. Our articles and bylaws are silent on the issue of indemnification, however, we plan to comply with both the mandatory and permissible indemnification described in Title 29 of the Idaho Statutes.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or other control person in connection with the securities of the Company, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it, is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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ITEM 13. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The Company is a smaller reporting company in accordance with Regulation S-X.
ITEM 14. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
There are no disagreements with the findings of the Company’s present accountants.
ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Set forth below are the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, as well as the unaudited financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2016 for the Company. Also included is the standalone Scoobeez, Inc. financial statements and footnotes for the period from inception to August 26, 2015. The financial statements are attached to this report and are filed as a part thereof.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
(UNAUDITED)
|
Pages |
|
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | F-2 |
| Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited) | F-3 |
| Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | F-4 |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited) | F-5 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | F-6 |
| F- 1 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
| September 30 | December 31, | |||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 38,217 | $ | 1,094,696 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 4,117,946 | 1,180,844 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 48,923 | 36,390 | ||||||
| Current assets | 4,205,086 | 2,311,930 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 541,474 | 304,710 | ||||||
| Acquired intangible assets, net | 168,030 | 233,778 | ||||||
| Other assets | 411,099 | 321,125 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 1,424,494 | 1,424,494 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 6,750,183 | $ | 4,596,037 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,696,328 | $ | 526,173 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 2,556,670 | 681,035 | ||||||
| Merchant financing (net of discount of $305,000 and $0, respectively) | 595,161 | - | ||||||
| Line of credit | 385,000 | 385,000 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue - current | 145,000 | 155,000 | ||||||
| Lease obligation - current | 134,130 | 99,575 | ||||||
| Notes payable - current | 529,330 | 32,951 | ||||||
| Convertible notes payable - current | - | 784,500 | ||||||
|
Related party notes payable - noncurrent |
55,154 | 229,413 | ||||||
| Unearned license fees | - | 150,000 | ||||||
| Settlement liability | 720,000 | 700,000 | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 8,816,773 | 3,743,647 | ||||||
| Notes payable - noncurrent | - | 152,685 | ||||||
| Convertible notes payable - noncurrent | - | 628,575 | ||||||
| Related party notes payable - current | - | 60,000 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue - noncurrent | 451,672 | 576,252 | ||||||
| Lease incentive liability | 278,097 | 290,774 | ||||||
| Lease obligations | 52,567 | 129,797 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 48,000 | 48,000 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 9,647,109 | 5,629,730 | ||||||
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) |
- | - | ||||||
| Stockholders' Deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $0.001, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 20,000,000 issued and outstanding | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.0001, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 167,984,622 and 154,617,538 shares issued and outstanding, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively | 16,798 | 15,462 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 11,868,930 | 5,198,555 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (14,639,018 | ) | (6,702,038 | ) | ||||
| Total parent stockholders' deficit | (2,733,290 | ) | (1,468,021 | ) | ||||
| Noncontrolling interest | (163,636 | ) | 434,328 | |||||
| Total stockholders' deficit | (2,896,926 | ) | (1,033,693 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ | 6,750,183 | $ | 4,596,037 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F- 2 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2016 |
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 |
|||||||
| Revenues | $ | 18,523,407 | $ | 520,778 | ||||
| Cost of revenues | 14,999,679 | 200,070 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 3,523,728 | 320,708 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| General and administrative (includes stock based compensation of $19,187 and $76,500, respectively) | 6,302,087 | 348,371 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 1,093,649 | 651 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
195,020 |
7,823 |
||||||
| Total operating expenses | 7,525,008 | 349,539 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (4,001,280 | ) | (28,831 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (361,020 | ) | (114,168 | ) | ||||
| Other expense | (20,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Other income | 5,000 | 2,419 | ||||||
| Gain (loss) on settlement of debt | (3,846,189 | ) | 310,243 | |||||
| Loss from impairment of asset | (40,000 | ) | (774,000 | ) | ||||
| Total other expense | (4,262,209 | ) | (575,506 | ) | ||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (8,263,489 | ) | (604,337 | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | 81,092 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,263,489 | ) | $ | (685,429 | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | (326,509 | ) | 15,800 | |||||
| Net loss attributable to controlling interest | $ | (7,936,980 | ) | $ | (701,229 | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 161,819,266 | 71,330,359 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABTMINING CO.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
(UNAUDITED)
| Preferred stock | Common stock | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Parent Stockholders' | Non-controlling | Total Stockholders' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | interest | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2015 | 20,000,000 | $ | 20,000 | 154,617,538 | $ | 15,462 | $ | 5,198,555 | $ | (6,702,038 | ) | $ | (1,468,021 | ) | $ | 434,328 | $ | (1,033,693 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued for cash | - | - | 3,995,000 | 400 | 619,300 | - | 619,700 | - | 619,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued for PSP cancellation fee | - | - | 627,300 | 63 | 445,320 | - | 445,383 | - | 445,383 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued for services | - | - | 319,784 | 31 | 19,156 | - | 19,187 | - | 19,187 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of additional interest in subsidiary | - | - | - | - | 237,231 | - | 237,231 | (271,455 | ) | (34,224 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued for debt settlements | - | - | 8,425,000 | 842 | 5,344,408 | - | 5,345,250 | - | 5,345,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributed capital | - | - | - | - | 4,960 | - | 4,960 | - | 4,960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (7,936,980 | ) | (7,936,980 | ) | - | (7,936,980 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (326,509 | ) | (326,509 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2016 (unaudited) | 20,000,000 | $ | 20,000 | 167,984,622 | $ | 16,798 | $ | 11,868,930 | $ | (14,639,018 | ) | $ | (2,733,290 | ) | $ | (163,636 | ) | $ | (2,896,926 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F- 4 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| Nine months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||
|
September 30,
2016 |
September 30,
2015 |
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| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,263,489 | ) | $ | (685,429 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 195,020 | 7,723 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 326,427 | 76,688 | ||||||
| Loss (gain) on settlement of debt | 3,846,189 | (310,243 | ) | |||||
| PSP license cancellation cost | 198,992 | - | ||||||
| Loss from impairment of asset | 40,000 | 774,000 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 19,187 | 76,500 | ||||||
| Bad debt | 200,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (2,937,102 | ) | (644,792 | ) | ||||
| Prepaids and other current assets | (12,533 | ) | (9,500 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | 3,161,547 | (243 | ) | |||||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,898,985 | 214,818 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | (29,580 | ) | 662,000 | |||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (1,356,357 | ) | 201,522 | |||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Other assets | (129,974 | ) | (10,000 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (293,032 | ) | (19,272 | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash received | - | (34,581 | ) | |||||
| Acquisition of additional interest in subsidiary | (34,224 | ) | - | |||||
| Issuance of note receivable | (200,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | ||||
| Payments received on note receivable | - | 60,000 | ||||||
| Advances to shareholder | 36,675 | - | ||||||
| NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (620,555 | ) | (103,853 | ) | ||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Contributed capital | 4,960 | 12,640 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sales of common stock | 619,700 | - | ||||||
| Proceeds from merchant financing | 1,259,082 | - | ||||||
| Payments on merchant financing | (990,348 | ) | - | |||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | 500,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Payments on notes payable | (6,746 | ) | (108,068 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from convertible notes payable | - | - | ||||||
| Payments on convertible notes payable | (135,776 | ) | - | |||||
| Payments on related party notes payable | (214,760 | ) | - | |||||
| Payments on lease obligation | (115,679 | ) | - | |||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 920,433 | 24,572 | ||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | (1,056,479 | ) | 122,241 | |||||
| CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 1,094,696 | - | ||||||
| CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 38,217 | $ | 122,241 | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE: | ||||||||
| CASH PAID FOR: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | 13,444 | $ | - | ||||
| Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Conversions of notes payable into common stock | $ | - | $ | 33,425 | ||||
| Debt settled through the issuance of common stock | $ | 869,837 | $ | - | ||||
| Common stock issued rescinded | $ | - | $ | 1,000,000 | ||||
| Preferred shares issued for asset | $ | - | $ | 178,100 | ||||
| Common shares issued for asset | $ | - | $ | 95,900 | ||||
| Related party note payable issued for asset | $ | - | $ | 507,500 | ||||
| Convertible notes payable issued for acquisition of company | $ | - | $ | 1,260,000 | ||||
| Cancellation of PSP license settled through issuance of common stock | $ | 246,391 | $ | - | ||||
| Property and equipment purchased with financing agreement | $ | 73,004 | $ | 46,697 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F- 5 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
ABT Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), previously known as ABT Mining Co., was incorporated under the laws of the state of Idaho in 1957 under the original name of Abot Mining Company. The Company’s legal name was changed to ABT Mining Co. Inc. on March 1, 2007. Effective August 14, 2015, the Company’s legal name was changed to ABT Holdings, Inc.
The Company’s overall business strategy is to operate as a diversified holding company, which is primarily engaged in investing, acquiring, developing, operating and growing various businesses that will generate attractive returns, and provide significant free cash flow to the Company in order to maximize value of its shareholders. Consequently, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company decided to take a more diversified approach to its current and future operations, which include, but are not limited to, acquisitions of advanced technology driven assets and businesses that improve value and productivity in critical areas of the value chain, enhance the life of end-users and customer experiences, and positively impact local and global commerce as it is rolled out in the domestic and international markets.
The Company’s target portfolio companies are designed to be market leaders in their respective sectors by providing critical products and services that enable them to re-imagine the current revenue model, improve customer service, and streamline the decision-making process.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements includes the accounts of ABT Holdings, Inc. and Scoobeez, Inc. ("Scoobeez"), excluding the 9% non-controlling interest at September 30, 2016. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated statements of operations include the results of entities acquired from the date of the acquisition for accounting purposes.
The summary of significant accounting policies presented below is designed to assist in understanding the Company's unaudited condensed financial statements. Such unaudited condensed financial statements and accompanying notes are the representations of the Company's management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") in all material respects, and have been consistently applied in preparing the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying interim consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016, the consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for the periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the related information contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. These unaudited interim financial statements and notes have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2016, and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016 or any other interim period or for any other future year.
Non-Controlling Interests
Non-controlling interests represent the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. The Company’s accompanying consolidated financial statements include all assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses at their consolidated amounts, which include the amounts attributable to the Company and the non-controlling interest. The Company recognizes as a separate component of equity and earnings the portion of income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests based on the portion of the entity not owned by the Company.
The Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") authoritative guidance regarding non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements. The guidance requires the Company to clearly identify and present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the Company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section. It also requires the amounts of consolidated net earnings attributable to the Company and to the non-controlling interests to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2016, the Company owned 91% of Scoobeez and 9% is owned by the former individual shareholders; see Note 5 for additional information.
| F- 6 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Financial Statement Preparation and Use of Estimates
The Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosures at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. Estimates include revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts, website and internal-use software development costs, goodwill, depreciable lives of property and equipment, recoverability of intangible assets with finite lives and other long-lived assets, legal contingencies and stock-based compensation. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash includes demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and that are so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. The Company’s cash equivalents include only investments with original maturities of three months or less. The Company regularly maintains cash in excess of federally insured limits at financial institutions.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable primarily represents the amount due from one customer for which almost all of our revenues are generated. Receivables from this customer are due on a net 30 days basis. At September 30, 2016, the Company has determined that no allowance is required. Bad debt expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was not significant.
Advertising
The Company recognizes advertising expenses when incurred. The Company incurred approximately $102,800 and $3,700 in advertising costs for the nine months September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of each type of asset which ranges from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the life of the asset or the corresponding lease agreement, whichever is shorter. Major improvements are capitalized, while expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed when incurred. Upon retirement or disposition, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are credited or charged to income.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized using the straight-line method over their useful lives and are reviewed for impairment. The Company evaluates intangible assets and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that they may not be recoverable, or at least annually. Recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset group. If this comparison indicates impairment, the amount of impairment to be recognized is calculated as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the asset group, generally measured by discounting estimated future cash flows. There were no impairment indicators present during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired business over the fair value of the assets acquired at the date of acquisition. Absent any special circumstances that could require an interim test, the Company has elected to test for goodwill impairment at September 30 of each year.
The Company tests for impairment using a two-step process. The first step of the goodwill impairment test identifies if there is potential goodwill impairment. If step one indicates that an impairment may exist, a second step is performed to measure the amount of the goodwill impairment, if any, by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying amount, a write-down is recorded. The Company determined there was no goodwill impairment during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
| F- 7 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity. In addition, the fair value of liabilities should include consideration of non-performance risk including our own credit risk.
In addition to defining fair value, the standard expands the disclosure requirements around fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of the three levels which is determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:
Level 1 – inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
Level 2 – inputs are based upon significant observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.
The carrying value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, which consist of cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, advances from related parties and notes payable, approximate their fair value due to the short maturity of such instruments. The Company does not have any level 2 or 3 financial instruments. Unless otherwise noted, it is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, exchange, or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.
Lease Incentive Receivable and Liability
For the Company’s operating leases, the Company recognizes rent expenses on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases. Accordingly, the Company records the difference between cash rent payments and the recognition of rent expenses as a lease incentive liability in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has landlord-funded leasehold improvements that are recorded as lease incentive receivable which are being amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the non-cancelable terms of the operating leases.
Revenue Recognition
On-Demand Delivery Business
In general, the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company considers a signed agreement, a binding contract with the customer or other similar documentation reflecting the terms and conditions under which products or services will be provided to be persuasive evidence of an arrangement.
The Company generates local revenues primarily when customers place an order for delivery through our website, our mobile application or one of the Company’s listed phone numbers. Revenues are generally recognized as soon as our Delivery Associate ("DA") makes the delivery.
Scoobeez generates revenues from the Enterprise Client when the Enterprise Client’s customer or end-user places an order on the platform through their mobile applications for a two-hour delivery or one-hour delivery, and those order requests (“Deliverables”) are delivered by Scoobeez’s DAs in coordination with Scoobeez’s Dispatcher or Enterprise Client’ designees from delivery stations, sort centers, fulfillment centers, and/or other distribution points (including merchant locations) (collectively known as the “Distribution Points”). These deliverables are accepted by Scoobeez Monday through Sunday, 365 days a year, at times and days designated by our Enterprise Client. Revenue is recognized once delivery is made.
Tips received by our DAs are reimbursed by the Enterprise Client and paid out to DAs. The Company recognizes these tips as flow throw income and expenses.
| F- 8 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
In certain scenarios, Scoobeez subcontracts (“Logistics Services Agreement - LSA”) the Main Contract to a Service Provider, who desires to perform services, including offering messenger, preferred delivery and courier services to such persons as it shall be directed by Scoobeez. The PSP fee for this limited Authorized Territory in this Agreement will generally range from $200,000 to $300,00 paid at the time of signing the Agreement. This fee allows the Service Provider the first right of refusal in the event Scoobeez desires to offer new Logistics Service Agreements in the Authorized Territory. The initial payments are recorded as deferred revenues, and license revenues are recognized over the terms of the agreement on a straight-line basis, generally 3 – 5 years.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 605-45, Principal Agent Considerations, the gross sales of the Service Provider will be included/consolidated with the Company’s revenues. The amount of revenue recorded by the Company is based on the entire amount generated from the reports between Scoobeez and Enterprise Client or other similar business or enterprise customers. The contractual rates with the Service Provider will be paid to the Service Provider and will be recorded as Cost of Sales. The administrative costs incurred for processing the transactions and providing support services are included in General and Administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Other costs of revenue consist of mainly the labor costs of dispatchers and drivers.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Cash
The Company maintains its cash balances at a single financial institution. The balance may at times exceed insured limits.
Revenues
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company has one significant customer. Revenues generated from this single customer represented approximately 98% and 93% of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Approximately 100% of accounts receivable was due from this single customer at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The loss of this customer would have a significant impact on the Company's operations.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is currently involved in certain legal proceedings. The Company discloses a loss contingency if there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss has been incurred. The Company records its best estimate of a loss related to pending legal proceedings when the loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Where a range of loss can be reasonably estimated with no best estimate in the range, the Company records the minimum estimated liability. As additional information becomes available, the Company assesses the potential liability related to pending legal proceedings and revises its estimates and updates its disclosures accordingly. The Company’s legal costs associated with defending itself are recorded to expense as incurred.
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share
The Company follows ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, to account for earnings per share. Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) calculations are determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. During periods when common stock equivalents, if any, are anti-dilutive, they are not considered in the computation. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had 300 million potentially dilutive shares related to 20 million preferred shares which were excluded from the diluted net loss per share as the effects would have been anti-dilutive. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had approximately 778.4 million potentially dilutive shares related to four convertible notes and 20 million preferred shares which were excluded from the diluted net loss per share as the effects would have been anti-dilutive.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-17, Income Taxes – Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The purpose of the standard is to simplify the presentation of deferred taxes on a classified balance sheet. Under current GAAP, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are separated into current and noncurrent amounts in the balance sheet. The amendments in ASU 2015-17 require that all deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent in the balance sheet. The ASU is effective beginning in the first quarter of 2017, but with early adoption permitted, and may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2015-17 on a retrospective basis effective in the fourth quarter of 2015. The adoption of ASU 2015-17 impacted the presentation of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and certain disclosures, but did not have an impact on the results of operations or cash flow fair values. See Note 16 for further details.
| F- 9 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, including most industry-specific requirements. ASU 2014-09 establishes a five-step revenue recognition process in which an entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2018. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2014 - 09 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company currently anticipates applying the modified retrospective approach when adopting the standard.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern, which requires management to evaluate, at each annual and interim reporting period, whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued and provide related disclosures. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and interim periods thereafter. The guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. ASU 2015-03 requires an entity to present such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of debt issuance costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 840), to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The amendments in this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for a public entity. Early adoption of the amendments in this standard is permitted for all entities and the Company must recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effect this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Other
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.
NOTE 3. GOING CONCERN
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company reported a net loss of approximately $8,300,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and an accumulated deficit of approximately $14,600,000 at September 30, 2016. These factors raise substantial doubt for the Company to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern may be dependent on the success of management’s plans discussed below. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
To the extent the Company’s operations are not sufficient to fund the Company’s capital requirements, the Company may attempt to enter into a revolving loan agreement with financial institutions or attempt to raise capital through the sale of additional capital stock or through the issuance of debt. In October 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $5,800,000 with an investment company, which was used to fund operations and pay debts. The Company intends to continue its efforts in growing its facilities service operations, as well as raising funds through private placement offering and debt financing.
| F- 10 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 4. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS AND OTHER assetS
At September 30, 2016, other current assets consist mainly of approximately $49,000 advances to employees for hardship reasons. The advances to employees bear no interest and are due on demand.
At September 30, 2016, other assets consist of approximately $275,000 in lease incentive receivable (see Note 12 for additional information), $60,000 in rent security deposits and $76,000 of prepaid expenses.
NOTE 5. Acquisition of business
On August 27, 2015, the Company entered into a formal agreement to purchase 76% of outstanding equity (the "Purchased Shares") of Scoobeez for $36,000 in cash, a $60,000 short term note payable and $1,200,000 in convertible promissory notes totaling $1,296,000 in consideration. Scoobeez is an “On Demand” door-to-door logistics and delivery service company that primarily utilizes scooters and motorcycles along with cars to facilitate “Same Day” deliveries.
The excess of the consideration transferred in the acquisition over the net amounts assigned to the fair value of the assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which represents the opportunity to expand the on-demand delivery services and enhance the breadth and depth of the Company’s networks. The goodwill related to this acquisition of $1,424,494 is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes through amortization over 15-year period.
There were no acquisition-related costs incurred to effect the acquisition and no such costs have been expensed during the period. The Company conducted its own internal valuation analysis and no finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees were paid out. The general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining acquisition documentation; and costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities were incurred by the Company.
The assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Scoobeez were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the closing dates of August 27, 2015. The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation of acquisition-date fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired in connection with the Scoobeez acquisition:
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,419 | ||
| Loan receivable from officer | 14,640 | |||
| Customer relationships | 119,000 | |||
| Non-compete | 55,000 | |||
| Trademarks | 89,000 | |||
| Goodwill | 1,424,494 | |||
| Accounts payable | (340 | ) | ||
| Total purchase price plus cash acquired | 1,703,213 | |||
| Cash acquired | (1,419 | ) | ||
| Fair value of non-controlling interest | (407,213 | ) | ||
| Fair value of notes payable issued | (1,260,000 | ) | ||
| Net cash paid | $ | 34,581 |
The estimated fair values of the intangible assets acquired was determined based upon a third-party valuation using a combination of the income and cost approaches to measure the fair value of the customer relationships, non-competes and trademarks. The fair value of the non-competes was measured based on variation of income approach, typically a “with-without” enterprise cash flow analysis. The fair value of the trademarks was measured based on the relief from royalty method. The income approach, specifically the residual earnings method, was used to value the customer relationships.
| F- 11 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The fair value of non-controlling interest is calculated by multiplying the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired from Scoobeez by the non-controlling percentage:
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,419 | ||
| Loan receivable from officer | 14,640 | |||
| Customer relationships | 119,000 | |||
| Non-compete | 55,000 | |||
| Trademarks | 89,000 | |||
| Goodwill | 1,418,000 | |||
| Accounts payable | (340 | ) | ||
| Total fair value of net identifiable assets | 1,696,719 | |||
| Non-controlling interest percentage of ownership | 24 | % | ||
| Fair value of non-controlling interest | $ | 407,213 |
On January 22, 2016, the Company purchase an additional 15% of outstanding equity of Scoobeez for $34,224 in cash in consideration. The fair value of non-controlling interest was reduced proportionally based on the fair value of the additional interest acquired in the amount of $271,455.
The results of operations of Scoobeez have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since August 28, 2015. The total amount of revenues and net income from the acquisitions included in the Company’s operating results since the respective acquisition dates through September 30, 2015 were $520,778 and $109,835, respectively.
The following unaudited pro forma information presents a summary of the operating results of the Company for the nine months September 30, 2015 as if the acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2015:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| Revenues | $ | 635,026 | ||
| Net loss | (695,320 | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share – basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | |
| Weight average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 71,330,359 | |||
NOTE 6. Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months September 30, 2016 were as follows:
| Goodwill | Accumulated Impairment Losses | Net Book Value | ||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 1,424,494 | $ | - | $ | 1,424,494 | ||||||
| Acquisitions | - | - | ||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2016 | $ | 1,424,494 | $ | - | $ | 1,424,494 | ||||||
The components of acquired intangible assets as of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015 were as follows:
| 30-Sep-16 | 31-Dec-15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | $ | 119,000 | $ | (42,970 | ) | $ | 76,028 | $ | 119,000 | $ | (13,222 | ) | $ | 105,778 | ||||||||||
| Non-compete | 55,000 | (19,861 | ) | 35,139 | 55,000 | (6,111 | ) | 48,889 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trademarks | 89,000 | (32,139 | ) | 56,861 | 89,000 | (9,889 | ) | 79,111 | ||||||||||||||||
| Acquired intangible assets, net | $ | 263,000 | $ | (94,970 | ) | $ | 168,030 | $ | 263,000 | $ | (29,222 | ) | $ | 233,788 | ||||||||||
Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $65,748, and $7,306 for the nine months September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
| F- 12 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded additions to acquired intangible assets of $263,000 as a result of the acquisition of Scoobeez. The components of the acquired intangibles assets added during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Nine Months Ended | Amortization | |||||||
| 30-Sep-15 | Period | |||||||
| (years) | ||||||||
| Customer and vendor relationships | $ | 119,000 | 3 | |||||
| Non-compete | 55,000 | 3 | ||||||
| Trademarks | 89,000 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 263,000 | ||||||
Estimated future amortization expense of acquired intangible assets as of September 30, 2016, was as follows:
| 2016 (3 months) | $ | 21,919 | ||
| 2017 | 87,667 | |||
| 2018 | 58,444 | |||
| Total | $ | 168,030 |
As of September 30, 2016, the estimated remaining weighted-average useful life of the Company’s acquired intangibles was 1.9 years. The Company recognizes amortization expense for acquired intangibles on a straight-line basis.
NOTE 7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, property and equipment consisted of:
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | $ | 40,652 | $ | 8,757 | ||||
| Office equipment | 422,435 | 276,095 | ||||||
| Vehicles | 14,600 | 14,600 | ||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 212,357 | 25,073 | ||||||
| 690,044 | 324,525 | |||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | (148,570 | ) | (19,815 | ) | ||||
| Total | $ | 541,474 | $ | 304,710 | ||||
During the nine months September 30, 2016 and 2015, depreciation expense was $129,272 and $517, respectively. As of September 30, 2016, equipment purchased under capital leases had a cost of approximately $321,000 and accumulated depreciation of approximately $111,000.
NOTE 8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, the Company has accrued officers’ compensation due to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in the amount of $478,933 and $286,733, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company received cash advances of $36,676 from its Chief Executive Officer. This amount was reflected in the note payable due to the same Officer. See Note 10.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company advanced a total of $15,000 to its Chief Executive Officer. This amount was offset against the note payable due to the same Officer. See Note 10.
NOTE 9. LINE OF CREDIT
On November 30, 2015, the Company obtained a $400,000 revolving line of credit from Premier Business Bank to be used to fund operations. The line of credit has a maturity date of November 3, 2016 with a variable interest rate equal to the Wall Street Journal's prime rate plus 1.50% (5.00% at September 30, 2016); and a floor of 4.75% per annum. At September 30, 2016, the Company has drawn $385,000 on the line of credit. In addition, the line of credit is secured by all of the Company’s real and personal property (tangible or intangible) and contains various financial and non-financial covenants. As of September 30, 2016, the Company is in compliance with these covenants. Subsequent to September 30, 2016, a related party paid off the line of credit on behalf of the Company. The Company is in the process of formalizing a new agreement with the related party for the debt amount.
| F- 13 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 10. NOTES PAYABLE
Convertible Notes Payable
On December 31, 2013, the Company issued a non-interest bearing convertible promissory note ("CPN") of $150,000, due December 31, 2013, as payment for the accrued salary due to its Chief Financial Officer at that time. This CPN was then assigned to a third-party on the same day. This CPN could be converted at any time and had a conversion price of $0.0005 per share and did not provide for adjustment to the fixed conversion price based on split ratio. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the third party converted $1,425 of the CPN into 2,850,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. On June 30, 2016, the Company issued 5,100,000 shares of common stock as a final settlement of all amounts due under the CPN in the amount of $148,575. The shares were fair valued at $3,366,000 and the excess of fair value over the debt amount of $3,217,425 was recorded as loss on settlement of debt. The value of the shares was based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the settlement.
On October 1, 2014, the Company issued a CPN of $65,000 to an individual for consulting services related to marketing and website development. This CPN bore interest at a rate of 7.7% per annum and was due September 30, 2015. This CPN could be converted at any time and had a conversion price of $0.0004 per share and did not provide for adjustment to the fixed conversion price based on split ratio. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the noteholder converted $500 of the CPN into 1,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company determined a beneficial conversion feature existed at the date of issuance and recorded $16,250 as a debt discount during the year ended December 31, 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company amended the terms of the note to adjust the conversion price to a variable conversion price of 45% of the lowest trading price in the preceding 10 days, with a conversion price floor of $0.0004. As the modification was significant, it was treated as an extinguishment for accounting purposes. A new beneficial conversion feature was recorded on the date of modification in the amount of $64,500. Due to the short-term nature of the convertible promissory note, the discount was amortized using the straight-line method. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount of $76,688 as interest expense related to this note during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. On January 19, 2016, the Company settled all amounts due with principal of $64,500 and accrued interest of $6,545 under this CPN through a cash payment of $45,000 and issued 550,000 shares of common stock. The shares were fair valued at $57,750 and the excess of fair value over the CPN and accrued interest amount of $31,705 was recorded as loss on settlement of debt. The value of the shares was based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the settlement.
On October 10, 2014, the Company issued a CPN of $175,000 to an individual for consulting services related to identifying and evaluating mining projects in Mexico. This CPN bore interest at a rate of 9.875% per annum and was due October 9, 2015. This CPN could be converted at any time and had a conversion price of $2.07 and provides for adjustment to fixed conversion price based on split ratio. On August 6, 2015, the Company settled the CPN by issuing 20,000 shares of its common stock to the consultant, and the remaining principal balance of $162,400 and accrued interest of $13,506 has been forgiven by the noteholders and recorded as a gain from forgiveness of debt.
On October 30, 2014, the Company issued a CPN of $95,000 to an individual for consulting services. This CPN bore interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum and was due October 29, 2015. This CPN could be converted at any time and had a conversion price of $2.30 and provided for adjustment to fixed conversion price based on split ratio. On August 6, 2015, the Company settled the CPN by issuing 15,000 shares of its common stock as payment of to the consultant, and the remaining principal balance of $85,550 and accrued interest of $5,854 has been forgiven by the noteholders and recorded as a gain on settlement of debt.
On November 14, 2014, the Company issued a CPN of $50,000 to an individual for consulting services. The CPN bore interest at 6.5% per annum and was due November 13, 2015. This CPN could be converted at any time and had a conversion price of $1.61 and provided for adjustment to fixed conversion price based on split ratio. On August 6, 2015, the Company settled the CPN by issuing 15,000 shares of its common stock as payment of $9,450 to the consultant, and the remaining principal balance of $40,550 and accrued interest of $2,383 has been forgiven by the noteholders and recorded as a gain on settlement of debt.
| F- 14 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
On August 27, 2015, with connection with the acquisition of Scoobeez, the Company issued two non-interest bearing convertible promissory notes “Notes” of $720,000 and $480,000, due August 26, 2016, to the two owners of Scoobeez in exchange for a total ownership interest of 76%. These Notes could be converted at or after the maturity date of the Notes, and the conversion price was based on the trailing 7-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Company's common stock. The conversion price at the date of issuance was $0.53. The balance of these Notes as of December 31, 2015 was $1,200,000. If the Notes were held to maturity, derivative accounting will apply. On January 22, 2016, the Company settled one of the individuals Notes with a face value of $720,000 and rescinded his 15% equity interest in Scoobeez for a cash settlement of $125,000, of which $90,776 was applied to the note and $34,224 was applied to the equity interest. The remaining amount of the note of $629,224 was recorded as gain on settlement of debt. As a result of this settlement, Company’s ownership interest in Scoobeez increased to 91%. On March 31, 2016, the Company issued 1,800,000 common shares to the other individual as a settlement amount against the combined Notes of $540,000 (CNP of $480,000 and notes payable of $60,000). The shares were fair valued at $1,278,000 based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the settlement, and the excess of fair value over the debt amount of $738,000 was recorded as loss on settlement of debt.
Debt Financing
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company obtained several merchant loans that total approximately $1,900,000 with several lenders to be used to fund operations. These loans include origination fees and have a maturity date of that ranges from 3 to 4 months with annual interest rates ranging from 12% to 33% and are secured by the Company’s accounts receivable. The net amount received by the Company was approximately $1,300,000 and approximately $600,000 was recorded as debt discount. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, approximately $300,000 of the debt discount was amortized and recorded as interest expense. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company made payments of approximately $990,000. At September 30, 2016, the merchant loan net of the unamortized debt discount was approximately $600,000. These loans contain various financial and non-financial covenants. As of September 30, 2016, the Company is in compliance with these covenants.
Subsequent to September 30, 2016, the Company obtained several additional merchant loans with similar terms as noted in the above paragraph that total approximately $3,500,000 with several lenders to be used to fund operations.
On October 7, 2016, the Company issued a Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (“CN”) for $5,800,000 with Hillair Capital Investment L.P. (“Lender”). This CN has a quarterly interest only payment that bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, and matures October 1, 2018. This CN can be converted at any time after the Original issue date until this debenture is no longer outstanding and has a conversion price of $0.50 and provides for adjustment to the fixed conversion price based on split ratio and stock dividends distributions, as well as for certain subsequent issuances of equity and convertible instruments as well as for revenue adjustments. The adjustment provisions contain a conversion price floor of $0.01. The Company also issued a Securities Purchase Agreement to the lender, which consists of issuing 1,650,000 of series A preferred stock and a warrant to purchases up to 11,600,000 of Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.50, exercisable on or before the expiration date. The exercise price of the warrants is subject to the same adjustment provisions as the CN. The warrants expire five (5) years from October 7, 2016. In addition, the NC is secured by all of the Company’s real and personal property (tangible or intangible) and contains various financial and non-financial covenants. The Company is still determining the accounting impact of this transaction.
| F- 15 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Notes Payable – related parties
The Company’s notes payable to related parties consist of the following:
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| 0% note payable to Executive Officer, principal due on demand | $ | 36,675 | $ | - | ||||
| 6% note payable to the CEO, principal and accrued interest due on demand | 18,479 | 229,413 | ||||||
| 0% note payable to a related individual, principal due on demand | - | 60,000 | ||||||
| Total notes payable to related parties | 55,154 | 289,413 | ||||||
| Less: current | (55,154 | ) | (229,413 | ) | ||||
| Notes payable to related parties, non-current | $ | - | $ | 60,000 | ||||
Notes Payable
The Company’s notes payable consist of the following:
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| 6% notes payable to a third-party, principal and accrued interest are due on demand | $ | 27,386 | $ | 26,205 | ||||
| 14% notes payable to an individual, principal and accrued interest are due in July 2017 | 501,944 | - | ||||||
| 10% notes payable to an individual, principal and accrued interest are due in July 2016 | - | 102,685 | ||||||
| Two 0% notes payable to an individual, issued for services, principal due in 2016 | - | 50,000 | ||||||
| 8% notes payable to a third-party, with $175 monthly payments with a maturity of September 30, 2019, balance satisfied in full in February 2016 | - | 6,746 | ||||||
| Total loans payable | 529,330 | 185,637 | ||||||
| Less: current | (529,330 | ) | (32,951 | ) | ||||
| Loans payable, non-current | $ | - | $ | 152,685 | ||||
On June 30, 2016, the Company issued 975,000 shares as a final settlement to the noteholder in relation to his promissory notes above totaling $150,000 and accrued interest of $5,217. The shares were fair valued at $643,500 based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the settlement, and the excess of fair value over the debt amount of $488,284 was recorded as a loss on settlement of debt.
NOTE 11. UNEARNED LICENSE FEE AND DEFERRED REVENUE
As of December 31, 2015, the Company had executed PSP license agreements for authorized territories of San Francisco, California for $270,000 in license fees; San Diego, California for $200,000; and Las Vegas, Nevada for $300,000 in license fees. These license agreements contain an initial term of five years. In May 2016, the Company cancelled the PSP license agreements with authorized territories of Nevada (“Licensee”). In connection with the cancellation, the Company issued the Licensee 627,300 common shares. The shares were fair valued at $445,383 based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the settlement. The unrecognized portion of the deposit in the amount of $255,000 was netted against a net receivable balance due from the licensee in the amount of $8,609. The excess of fair value of the shares over the settlement amount of $198,992 was expensed within general and administrative expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company entered into verbal agreement with the licensee of authorized territories of San Francisco (“SF”) for an additional PSP license agreement for the Berkeley area for $250,000. This license agreement contains the same terms as the San Francisco license. In January 2017, the Company entered into a verbal agreement with the licensee to cancel both of these PSP license agreements. The Company is working with the licensee to draft a cancelling agreement that will take place in the first quarter of 2017. The unrecognized portion of the deposit will be netted against receivables due from the SF and any remaining amount due will be repaid.
| F- 16 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The Licensee shall have an exclusive right within the scope of this agreement to perform the services using the Scoobeez system in the authorized territory. The Company will provide training, marketing or other support to the licensee.
The Company recorded the total license fee received as deferred revenue and will earn and record as license revenue over the initial period of 5 years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $129,583 and $5,000, respectively in PSP license agreement revenues. Deferred revenue was $596,672 as of September 30, 2016.
As of December 31, 2015, the Company had signed a future license agreement with two individuals for the right to become a future licensee when it becomes available. The deposit amount received under this agreement was $150,000. The Company record the total amount of $150,000 as unearned license fees at December 31, 2015. In February 2016, the Company cancelled the future license agreements with the two individuals for the right to become a future licensee. The Company paid back the deposit amount of $150,000.
NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Office Facility and Other Operating Leases
The Company has various operating lease agreements for its office facilities which expire at various dates through March 2021. The terms of the lease agreements provide for rental payments on a graduated basis. The Company can, after the initial lease term, renew its leases for an additional five years under right of first offer terms at fair value at the time of renewal. The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The lease agreement for the facility located at 3710 Verdugo Rd. Montrose California, has provided for an option to purchase the facility for $1,750,000, from April 1, 2016 through January 5, 2019. Pursuant to the terms of this lease, the landlord will also reimburse $275,000 to the Company as a tenant allowance for the Company’s tenant improvements which is reflected within other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2016. As of September 30, 2016, the Company has not commenced any lease hold improvements and has not received any reimbursement. On November 17, 2016, the Company exercised the option and completed the purchase of the facility for $1,395,000. The initial option purchase price was reduced by the leasehold incentive amount of $275,000 and an additional discount of $80,000. On November 22, 2016, the Company sold the same facility to a third-party for $1,615,000. The Company is still determining the impact of this transaction.
On April 29, 2016, the Company signed a one-year commercial lease agreement for facility located at 396 S. Pasadena Ave, Pasadena California, which will expire in May 2017. The terms of the lease provide for equal monthly lease payments of approximately $7,047.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company signed several commercial lease agreements for facilities located in various states. The terms of the lease agreements provide for equal monthly lease payments.
Rental expense was approximately $175,000 and $2,500 for the nine months September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company signed two operating vehicle lease agreements for its officers, which expire in July 2017. The terms of the lease agreements provide for equal monthly lease payments of approximately $1,800. The Company made approximately $16,000 in lease payments for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
Future minimum lease payments under the Company’s operating lease agreements that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of September 30, 2016, were as follows:
| Year Ending December 31, | Annual Rent | |||
| 2016 (3 months) | $ | 47,000 | ||
| 2017 | 176,000 | |||
| 2018 | 168,000 | |||
| 2019 | 149,000 | |||
| 2020 | 130,000 | |||
| Thereafter | 33,000 | |||
| Total | $ | 703,000 | ||
| F- 17 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Equipment Capital Leases
During the nine months ended September 30, 2106 and year ended December 31, 2015, the Company capitalized approximately $73,000 and $248,000, respectively, of office equipment with a two year, interest free, monthly lease installment payment plan, which expire at various dates through 2017 and 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid approximately $115,600, and $18,600 in lease payments and the remaining lease obligation as of September 30, 2016, was approximately $186,600.
Future minimum lease payments under the Company’s capital lease agreements as of September 30, 2016, were as follows:
| Year Ending December 31, | Annual Rent | |||
| 2016 (3 months) | $ | 36,700 | ||
| 2017 | 129,800 | |||
| 2018 | 20,100 | |||
| Total | $ | 186,600 | ||
Employment Agreement
Effective May 27, 2015, the Company is obligated to pay its Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer a salary of $15,000 each per month with increases each succeeding year should the agreement be approved annually by the Company. There are also provisions for performance based bonuses. These agreements have not been formalized. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded $271,638 and $160,000, respectively, in officer compensation.
Pending Litigation
On October 27, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed in Superior Court for the State of California in County of Los Angeles against the Company, Scoobeez, and Amazon alleging that delivery drivers or drivers’ associates for the new Amazon Prime Now service have been wrongfully paid as independent contractors. The Company is required to assess the appropriateness of the consolidated financial statement disclosures regarding this pending litigation. The Company's ability to assess this contingent liability depends upon receiving information from the Company's attorneys. As of February 2, 2017, all parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit for $720,000 and are pending the final settlement documents to be signed. Based on this status, the Company initially record a contingent liability of $700,000 in the estimated amount as of December 31, 2015 and increased the amount to actual as of September 30, 2016.
The following factors were considered in determining whether accrual and/or disclosure is required with respect to pending or threatened litigation and actual or possible claims and assessments:
| ● | The period in which the underlying cause of the pending or threatened litigation or of the actual or possible claim or assessment occurred from date of hire of plaintiffs to date of conversion to employee. |
| ● | The degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome as per Company is probable, hence the Company has accrued the loss and disclosed the contingency. |
| ● | The ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of loss equal to is approximately as per Management’s estimate. |
The Company reviews these provisions at least quarterly and adjusts them accordingly to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and updated information.
NOTE 13. STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Authorized Shares
As of September 30, 2016, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share and 1,200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had 167,984,622 common shares issued and outstanding and 20 million preferred shares issued and outstanding.
| F- 18 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
On March 3, 2015, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and by the majority shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company created and authorized 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Company with a par value of $0.001 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The stated value of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be the par value, $0.001. The holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have ten thousand (10,000) votes for every one vote of common stock. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible on a one for one hundred (100) basis with the common shares of the Company at any time after the date of issuance of such shares at the office of this Company into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company.
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of this Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the holder of Series A Preferred Stock may at his sole option elect to receive, prior and in preference senior to any distribution of any of the assets of this Corporation to the holders of common stock or other classes of preferred stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to $0.001 for the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
On December 21, 2015, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and by the majority shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock from one for 100 to one for 15.
Reverse Split
The Company filed a Company Related Corporate Action Notification with FINRA to implement a 1-for- 2,300 reverse split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”) with all the fractional shares rounded to the nearest whole, as authorized at a special meeting of shareholder held on April 16, 2015. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at the opening of trading on the OTC Pink Marketplace on May 19, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). As of the Effective Date, every 2,300 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were combined into one issued share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Total cash payments made by the Company to stockholders in lieu of fractional shares was not material. All share and per share amounts relating to the common stock, and the conversion ratios of preferred stock included in the financial statements and notes have been restated to reflect the reverse stock split.
Common Stock
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 8,425,000 shares of common stock to certain notes holders as payment against certain convertible notes payable and other note payable. The shares were fair valued at $5,345,250, and the excess of fair value over the debt amount of $4,475,413 was recorded as a loss on settlement of debt. See Note 10 for additional information.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, certain shareholders contributed capital in the amount of $4,960 to the Company.
On January 1, 2016, the Company agreed to issue 319,784 shares to a consultant in lieu of marketing and consulting services provided by the consultant for period from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016. The shares were fair valued at $19,187 and recorded as consulting expense.
On February 1, 2016, the Company issued 1,595,000 restricted common shares to two individuals at a purchase price of $0.17 per share for total proceeds of $269,700.
On April 21, 2016, subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement by and between a third party, the Company issued 2,400,000 shares for an investment of $350,000. The Securities were issued with a restrictive legend.
On April 21, 2016, the Company issued 560,000 shares to a third party for certain settlement related to Scoobeez and Scoobeez NV LLC, a former licensee partner of Scoobeez. The shares were fair value at $397,600. See Note 11 for additional information.
On July 23, 2016, the Company issued 67,300 shares to unrelated parties for certain settlement related to Scoobeez and Scoobeez NV LLC, a former licensee partner of Scoobeez. the shares were fair value at $47,783. See Note 11 for additional information.
| F- 19 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 7, 2016, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and by the majority shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of authorized Series A Preferred Stock from 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 authorized shares.
The Company purchased the lease facility located at 3710 Verdugo Rd. Montrose California. Please refer to Note 12 for more details.
Debt Financing
On January 30, 2017, the Company issued a combined Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (“CN”) for $8,584,000 with Hillair Capital Investment L.P. (“Lender”). This CN combines previous Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (“CN”) for $5,800,000 issued on October 7, 2016. This CN has a quarterly interest only payment that bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, and matures January 1, 2019.
For CN dated January 30, 2017, the Company issued a Securities Purchase Agreement to the lender, which consists of issuing 371,200 of Series and warrants to purchase up to 5,568,000 Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.50, exercisable on or before the expiration date.
For CN dated October 7, 2016, the Company issued a Securities Purchase Agreement to the lender, which consists of issuing 1,650,000 of Series and warrants to purchase up to 11,600,000 Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.50, exercisable on or before the expiration date.
Please refer to Note 10 for conversion and other similar provisions.
| F- 20 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of
DECEMBER 31, 2015 & 2014
Together with
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
| Pages | |
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-23 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015, and 2014 | F-24 |
| Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 | F-25 |
| Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 | F-26 |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 | F-27 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | F-28 |
| F- 22 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
ABT Holdings, Inc.
Pasadena, California
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of ABT Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as ABT Mining Co.) and subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”), as of December 31, 2015, and 2014 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company has determined that it is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included the consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of ABT Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2015, and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
dbb mckennon
Newport Beach, California
December 14, 2016
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 1,094,696 | $ | - | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,180,844 | - | ||||||
| Other current assets | 36,390 | - | ||||||
| Total current assets | 2,311,930 | - | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 304,710 | - | ||||||
| Acquired intangible assets, net | 233,778 | - | ||||||
| Other assets | 321,125 | - | ||||||
| Goodwill | 1,424,494 | - | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 4,596,037 | $ | - | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 526,173 | $ | - | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 681,035 | 127,650 | ||||||
| Line of credit | 385,000 | - | ||||||
| Deferred revenue - current | 155,000 | - | ||||||
| Lease obligations - current | 99,575 | - | ||||||
| Notes payable - current | 32,951 | 24,726 | ||||||
| Convertible notes payable - current | 784,500 | 522,812 | ||||||
| Related party notes payable - current | 229,413 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Unearned license fees | 150,000 | - | ||||||
| Settlement liability | 700,000 | - | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 3,743,647 | 683,188 | ||||||
| Notes payable - noncurrent | 152,685 | - | ||||||
| Convertible notes payable - noncurrent | 628,575 | - | ||||||
| Related party notes payable - noncurrent | 60,000 | - | ||||||
| Deferred revenue - noncurrent | 576,252 | - | ||||||
| Deferred rent and lease incentive liability - noncurrent | 290,774 | - | ||||||
| Lease obligations - noncurrent | 129,797 | - | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 48,000 | - | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 5,629,730 | 683,188 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | - | - | ||||||
| Stockholders' Deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $0.001 20,000,000 shares authorized, 2015 and 2014, respectively | 20,000 | - | ||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.0001, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 154,617,538 and 467,538 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively | 15,462 | 46 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 5,198,555 | 3,772,906 | ||||||
| Stock issuable | - | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (6,702,038 | ) | (5,456,140 | ) | ||||
| Total parent stockholders' deficit | (1,468,021 | ) | (683,188 | ) | ||||
| Noncontrolling interest | 434,328 | - | ||||||
| Total stockholders' deficit | (1,033,693 | ) | (683,188 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ | 4,596,037 | $ | - | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F- 24 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | 5,011,551 | $ | - | ||||
| Cost of revenues | 3,638,600 | - | ||||||
| Gross profit | 1,372,951 | - | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,115,027 | 521,279 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 38,900 | - | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,153,927 | 521,279 | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 219,024 | (521,279 | ) | |||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (125,690 | ) | (11,340 | ) | ||||
| Other expense | (699,995 | ) | - | |||||
| Gain from extinguishment of debt | 310,243 | - | ||||||
| Loss from asset acquisition | (774,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Total other expense | (1,289,442 | ) | (11,340 | ) | ||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (1,070,418 | ) | (532,619 | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | 148,365 | - | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,218,783 | ) | $ | (532,619 | ) | ||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 27,115 | - | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to controlling interest | $ | (1,245,898 | ) | $ | (532,619 | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (1.14 | ) | ||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 92,323,291 | 467,538 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F- 25 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014
| Additional | Common | Total Parent | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock | Common stock | Paid-in | Stock | Accumulated | Stockholders' | Noncontrolling | Stockholders' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Issuable | Deficit | Deficit | interest | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2013 | - | $ | - | 454,495 | $ | 45 | $ | 3,744,862 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | (4,923,521 | ) | $ | (178,614 | ) | $ | - | $ | (178,614 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued for cash | - | - | 13,043 | 1 | 9,999 | - | - | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discount on convertible note | - | - | - | - | 16,250 | - | - | 16,250 | - | 16,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributed capital | - | - | - | - | 1,795 | - | - | 1,795 | - | 1,795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | (532,619 | ) | (532,619 | ) | - | (532,619 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2014 | - | - | 467,538 | 46 | 3,772,906 | 1,000,000 | (5,456,140 | ) | (683,188 | ) | - | (683,188 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued for asset (domain) | - | - | 150,000,000 | 15,000 | 80,900 | - | - | 95,900 | - | 95,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Series A shares issued for asset | 18,400,000 | 18,400 | - | - | 159,700 | - | - | 178,100 | - | 178,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Series A shares issued for services | 1,600,000 | 1,600 | - | - | 74,900 | - | - | 76,500 | - | 76,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary - value of 24% not owned by ABT Holdings, Inc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 407,213 | 407,213 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversions of notes payable into common stock | - | - | 4,150,000 | 416 | 33,009 | - | - | 33,425 | - | 33,425 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rescinded common shares | - | - | - | - | 1,000,000 | (1,000,000 | ) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributed capital | - | - | - | - | 12,640 | - | - | 12,640 | - | 12,640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficial conversion feature in notes payable | - | - | - | - | 64,500 | - | - | 64,500 | - | 64,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to controlling interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | (1,245,898 | ) | (1,245,898 | ) | - | (1,245,898 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27,115 | 27,115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2015 | 20,000,000 | $ | 20,000 | 154,617,538 | $ | 15,462 | $ | 5,198,555 | $ | - | $ | (6,702,038 | ) | $ | (1,468,021 | ) | $ | 434,328 | $ | (1,033,693 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F- 26 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,218,783 | ) | $ | (532,619 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 49,037 | - | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 76,688 | 4,062 | ||||||
| Gain on forgiveness of debt | (310,243 | ) | - | |||||
| Loss from asset acquisition | 774,000 | - | ||||||
| Stock based compensation | 76,500 | - | ||||||
| Bad debt | 40,000 | - | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (1,180,844 | ) | - | |||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | (21,750 | ) | - | |||||
| Accounts payable | 525,834 | - | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 649,104 | 508,664 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 731,252 | - | ||||||
| Deferred rent and lease incentive liability | 15,774 | - | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 48,000 | - | ||||||
| Settlement liability | 700,000 | - | ||||||
| Unearned license fee | 150,000 | - | ||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 1,104,569 | (19,893 | ) | |||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Other assets | (46,125 | ) | - | |||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (69,191 | ) | - | |||||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash received | (34,581 | ) | - | |||||
| Issuance of note receivable | (100,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Payments received on note receivable | 60,000 | - | ||||||
| NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (189,897 | ) | - | |||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Contributed capital | 12,640 | 1,795 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sales of common stock | - | 10,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds from line of credit | 385,000 | - | ||||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | 120,000 | - | ||||||
| Payments on notes payable | (20,554 | ) | - | |||||
| Proceeds from related party notes payable | - | 8,000 | ||||||
| Payments on related party notes payable | (298,400 | ) | - | |||||
| Payments on lease obligation | (18,662 | ) | - | |||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 180,024 | 19,795 | ||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | 1,094,696 | (98 | ) | |||||
| CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | - | 98 | ||||||
| CASH AT END OF YEAR | $ | 1,094,696 | $ | - | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE: | ||||||||
| CASH PAID FOR: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Notes payable issued for services | $ | 50,000 | $ | 385,000 | ||||
| Conversions of notes payable into common stock | $ | 33,425 | $ | - | ||||
| Common stock rescinded | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | - | ||||
| Preferred shares issued for asset | $ | 178,100 | $ | - | ||||
| Common shares issued for asset | $ | 95,900 | $ | - | ||||
| Related party notes payable issued for asset | $ | 507,500 | $ | - | ||||
| Convertible notes payable issued for acquisition of company | $ | 1,260,000 | $ | - | ||||
| Property and equipment purchased with financing agreement | $ | 248,034 | $ | - | ||||
| Lease incentive receivable | $ | 275,000 | $ | - | ||||
| Acquisition of Scoobeez, Inc. (see Note 6) | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F- 27 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
ABT Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), previously known as ABT Mining Co., was incorporated under the laws of the state of Idaho in 1957 under the original name of Abot Mining Company. The Company’s legal name was changed to ABT Mining Co. Inc. on March 1, 2007. Effective August 14, 2015, the Company’s legal name was changed to ABT Holdings, Inc.
The Company’s overall business strategy is to operate as a diversified holding company, which is primarily engaged in investing, acquiring, developing, operating and growing various businesses that will generate attractive returns, and provide significant free cash flow to the Company to maximize the value to its shareholders. Consequently, during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company decided to take a more diversified approach to its current and future operations, which include, but are not limited to, acquisitions of advanced technology driven assets and businesses that improve value and productivity in critical areas of the value chain, enhance the life of end-users and customer experiences, and positively impact local and global commerce as it is rolled out in the domestic and international markets.
The Company’s target portfolio companies are designed to be market leaders in their respective sectors by providing critical products and services that enable them to re-imagine the current revenue model, improve customer service, and streamline the decision-making process.
Software Technology Assets - AutoClaim App and Autoclaim.com Domain Name
On May 27, 2015, the Company expanded its asset and business portfolio with the acquisition of an in-process mobile app asset, known as the AutoClaim App and the Autoclaim.com domain name. The AutoClaim App is a free mobile app that enables users to document vehicle accidents and manage the insurance claim process while giving them access to accident-related service providers. The AutoClaim App also provides users with non-accident and accident-related discounts and offers (collectively known as deals) for automobile-related products and services.
The AutoClaim App provides a series of benefits to auto insurance claim industry at an operational and strategic level including but not limited to improving customer service, streamlining data management for effective decision making on claims, improving capital efficiency by correctly managing claims portfolio and many other benefits.
The Company intends to generate revenues from the AutoClaim assets through:
| ● | Accident vendor referral services, through listings of accident service providers | |
| ● | Automobile-related discounts and deals from local, regional, and national vendors and service providers | |
| ● | User-data-based deals (weather-related, extended warranty, insurance, car lease or purchase) from local, regional, and national vendors | |
| ● | Customized white label mobile accident documentation systems for insurance companies, municipalities, governments and enterprises with large fleet vehicles | |
| ● | Data warehousing and management |
The auto accident market represents an opportunity for providing mobile accident documentation connectivity to insurance carriers, auto accident-related vendors, and vehicle maintenance providers. The key features of the AutoClaim App include:
| ● | A step-by-step guide and checklist for documenting an auto accident. | |
| ● | A step-by-step guide and checklist for submitting an insurance claim. | |
| ● | A comprehensive accident follow-up-management platform. | |
| ● | Connectivity to insurance carriers. | |
| ● | A claims tracking system. |
Access to a wide range of accident service providers and vendors, including vehicle repair shops, chiropractors, attorneys, and others, within the accident vicinity and in the home base of users to assist them through the claim process.
The commercial version of the AutoClaim App can significantly reduce the time and paperwork required in expediting the insurance claim documentation process. When commercial drivers are equipped with the AutoClaim App, they can quickly and easily document all post- accident events at the scene of the accident such as instant photographic exchange of all parties’ driver license & insurance, and registration documents thus eliminating information exchange errors. The App further records the time and pictures of the accident location, vehicle damage and injuries to all parties. The App will also make documents available for live viewing at the headquarters and management offices of respected companies nationwide.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company has not earned any revenues in connection with the AutoClaim App.
| F- 28 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On-Demand Delivery Business – Scoobeez, Inc.
On August 27, 2015, the Company entered the mobile app driven hyper-efficient logistics industry through the acquisition of Scoobeez, Inc. ("Scoobeez”), a California Corporation incorporated in September 2014. Scoobeez began its operations to serve the Greater Los Angeles Area by providing local (five-mile radius) messaging and courier services. The Company is the majority shareholder in Scoobeez and manages its day-to-day operations.
Since August 2015, Scoobeez has made a paradigm shift in its business model by delivering last mile delivery solutions to major enterprises. Major online and traditional retailers, and on-demand app companies are seeking immediate customized door-to-door capabilities in hopes of winning loyalty from online shoppers. Scoobeez is merging their online and store operations with its creative delivery system to complete the full cycle of e-commerce.
Scoobeez services consist of an On Demand/One to Two Hours and Same Day/Next Day door-to-door logistics and real-time delivery services that primarily utilizes cars along with scooters and motorcycles to facilitate same day deliveries. Scoobeez generates revenues primarily when customers place an order for delivery through its website, its mobile application or one of its listed phones numbers.
At the end of December 31, 2015, Scoobeez operated in Northern and Southern California, and Nevada. Scoobeez has pre-existing contractual arrangements (“Main Contract”) with on-demand mobile apps, retailers, e-tailers, logistic companies, and carriers. These entities are engaged in the business of transporting products, including groceries, food from restaurants, alcohol, and other product lines carried by supermarket chains and retail warehouses to their customers/end-users from delivery stations, sort centers, fulfillment centers, and other distribution points, including merchant locations.
Scoobeez has contract agreements with large enterprise client(s), whereby Scoobeez (also known as the Delivery Service Provider, “DSP”) provides last mile logistics necessary to deliver packages to Enterprise Client’s customers. Scoobeez receives fees for services which are usually directly tied to planned routes. These routes are the number of deliveries in each area that Enterprise Client plans for a single person and Vehicle for delivery on a specific shift and day and that in turn is assigned by Scoobeez to a person and Vehicle for delivery on a specific shift and day.
Scoobeez trains its drivers ("Delivery Associates") for approximately two full weeks consisting of in-house presentations, as well as working full-length shifts during which they perform numerous practice deliveries and dry runs. At the fulfillment centers, Scoobeez dispatchers work side by side with Enterprise Client’s dispatchers in assigning work to and monitoring the Delivery Associates.
For On Demand/One to Two Hour Delivery, each Delivery Associate stationed at the fulfillment centers receives a route planner slip ranging from 1 to 2-hour routes, number of the assigned packages, the sequence of deliveries, estimated transit time between deliveries, and customers’ names and addresses. After finishing one window’s deliveries, Delivery Associates return to the fulfillment center (or merchant location) to receive their assignments for the next delivery window. The only material variation for Delivery Associates stationed at merchant locations is that they receive their assignments via the Mobile App, instead of at the warehouse. Delivery Associates perform all of the delivery jobs in their personal vehicles.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, Scoobeez launched its Same Day/Next Day Delivery. Under this business segment, each Delivery Associate usually uses Scoobeez’ rented, leased or owned cargo vans. In some cases, Delivery Associate may use their personal vans. The Delivery Associates typically receives a route planner slip ranging from 6 to 10-hour routes, number of the assigned packages ranging from 80 to 120 packages, sequence of deliveries, estimated transit time between deliveries, and customers’ names and addresses. See Note 6 for additional information.
As of January 15, 2016, Scoobeez reclassified all its Delivery Associates as W-2 employees. Delivery Associates compensation now includes overtime, double-time, an hourly reimbursement rate and tips, and employee drivers are provided with pay stubs listing the pay period, hours worked, the rate of pay, tips, and tax withholdings. See Note 14 for accrual of potential contingencies related to the Delivery Associates' previous classification as independent contractors.
In certain scenarios, Scoobeez subcontracts part or all of the Main Contract to a qualified Service Provider, who desires to perform services, including offering messenger, preferred delivery and courier services. As part of the subcontract, Scoobeez often charges a Preferred Service Provider (“PSP”) fee to the Service Provider in the range of $200,000 to $300,000 paid at the time of signing the subcontract. This fee allows the Service Provider the first right of refusal in the event Scoobeez desires to offer new Logistics Service Agreements in the Authorized Territory.
| F- 29 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Discontinued Exploration of Mining Option
Prior to September 28, 2015, the Company was an exploration stage company with a main focus in Nayarit, Mexico from December 11, 2011, which did not realize any revenues from its planned operations. It was primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.
On September 28, 2015, the Company decided not to engage in the exploration, discovery and production of precious and semi-precious metals and metal properties. The Company rescinded its option agreement on its Aztlan 8 B mining claim in Nayarit, Mexico. The Company is no longer involved in any mining activities at this point. Please refer to Note 9 for additional information.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements includes the accounts of ABT Holdings, Inc and Scoobeez, excluding the 24% non-controlling interest. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated statements of operations include the results of entities acquired from the date of the acquisition for accounting purposes.
Non-Controlling Interests
Non-controlling interests represent the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. The Company’s accompanying consolidated financial statements include all assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses at their consolidated amounts, which include the amounts attributable to the Company and the non-controlling interest. The Company recognizes as a separate component of equity and earnings the portion of income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests based on the portion of the entity not owned by the Company.
The Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") authoritative guidance regarding non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements. The guidance requires the Company to clearly identify and present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the Company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section. It also requires the amounts of consolidated net earnings attributable to the Company and to the non-controlling interests to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations. At December 31, 2015, the Company owned 76% of Scoobeez and 24% is owned by the former individual shareholders; see Note 6 for additional information.
Financial Statement Preparation and Use of Estimates
The Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosures at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. Estimates include revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts, website and internal-use software development costs, goodwill, depreciable lives of property and equipment, recoverability of intangible assets with finite lives and other long-lived assets, legal contingencies and stock-based compensation. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash includes demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and that are so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. The Company’s cash equivalents include only investments with original maturities of three months or less. The Company regularly maintains cash in excess of federally insured limits at financial institutions.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable primarily represents the amount due from one customer for which almost all of our revenues are generated. Receivables from this customer are due on a net 30 days basis. At December 31, 2015, the Company has determined that no allowance is required. Bad debt expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was not significant.
Advertising
The Company recognizes advertising expenses when incurred. The Company incurred approximately $15,800 and $150 in advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of each type of asset which ranges from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the life of the asset or the corresponding lease agreement, whichever is shorter. Major improvements are capitalized, while expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed when incurred. Upon retirement or disposition, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are credited or charged to income.
| F- 30 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized using the straight-line method over their useful lives and are reviewed for impairment. The Company evaluates intangible assets and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that they may not be recoverable, or at least annually. Recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset group. If this comparison indicates impairment, the amount of impairment to be recognized is calculated as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the asset group, generally measured by discounting estimated future cash flows.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired business over the fair value of the assets acquired at the date of acquisition. Absent any special circumstances that could require an interim test, the Company has elected to test for goodwill impairment at September 30 of each year.
The Company tests for impairment using a two-step process. The first step of the goodwill impairment test identifies if there is potential goodwill impairment. If step one indicates that an impairment may exist, a second step is performed to measure the amount of the goodwill impairment, if any, by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying amount, a write-down is recorded. The Company determined there was no goodwill impairment during the year ended December 31, 2015.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity. In addition, the fair value of liabilities should include consideration of non-performance risk including our own credit risk.
In addition to defining fair value, the standard expands the disclosure requirements around fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of the three levels which is determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:
Level 1 – inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
Level 2 – inputs are based upon significant observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.
The carrying value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, which consist of cash, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, related parties and other notes payable, approximate their fair value due to the short maturity of such instruments. The Company does not have any level 2 or 3 financial instruments. Unless otherwise noted, it is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, exchange, or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.
Lease Incentive Receivable and Liability
For the Company’s operating leases, the Company recognizes rent expenses on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases. Accordingly, the Company records the difference between cash rent payments and the recognition of rent expenses as a lease incentive liability in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has landlord-funded leasehold improvements that are recorded as lease incentive receivable which are being amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the non-cancelable terms of the operating leases.
| F- 31 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Revenue Recognition
On-Demand Delivery Business
In general, the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company considers a signed agreement, a binding contract with the customer or other similar documentation reflecting the terms and conditions under which products or services will be provided to be persuasive evidence of an arrangement.
The Company generates local revenues primarily when customers place an order for delivery through our website, our mobile application or one of the Company’s listed phone numbers. Revenues are generally recognized as soon as our Delivery Associate ("DA") makes the delivery.
Scoobeez generates revenues from the Enterprise Client when the Enterprise Client’s customer or end-user places an order on the platform through their mobile applications for a two-hour delivery or one-hour delivery, and those order requests (“Deliverables”) are delivered by Scoobeez’s DAs in coordination with Scoobeez’s Dispatcher or Enterprise Client’ designees from delivery stations, sort centers, fulfillment centers, and/or other distribution points (including merchant locations) (collectively known as the “Distribution Points”). These deliverables are accepted by Scoobeez Monday through Sunday, 365 days a year, at times and days designated by our Enterprise Client. Revenue is recognized once delivery is made.
Tips received by our DAs are reimbursed by the Enterprise Client and paid out to DAs. The Company recognizes these tips as flow throw income and expenses.
In certain scenarios, Scoobeez subcontracts (“Logistics Services Agreement - LSA”) the Main Contract to a Service Provider, who desires to perform services, including offering messenger, preferred delivery and courier services to such persons as it shall be directed by Scoobeez. The PSP fee for this limited Authorized Territory in this Agreement will generally range from $200,000 to $300,00 paid at the time of signing the Agreement. This fee allows the Service Provider the first right of refusal in the event Scoobeez desires to offer new Logistics Service Agreements in the Authorized Territory. The initial payments are recorded as deferred revenues, and license revenues are recognized over the terms of the agreement on a straight-line basis, generally three to five years.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 605-45, Principal Agent Considerations, the gross sales of the Service Provider will be included/consolidated with the Company’s revenues. The amount of revenue recorded by the Company is based on the entire amount generated from the reports between Scoobeez and Enterprise Client or other similar business or enterprise customers. The contractual rates with the Service Provider will be paid to the Service Provider and will be recorded as Cost of Sales. The administrative costs incurred for processing the transactions and providing support services are included in General and Administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Other costs of revenue consist of mainly the labor costs of dispatchers and drivers.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Cash
The Company maintains its cash balances at a single financial institution. The balance may at times exceed insured limits.
Revenues
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company has one significant customer. Revenues generated from this single customer represented approximately 97% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015. Approximately 100% of accounts receivable was due from this single customer at December 31, 2015. The loss of this customer would have a significant impact on the Company's operations.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Legal Proceedings
The Company is currently involved in certain legal proceedings. The Company discloses a loss contingency if there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss has been incurred. The Company records its best estimate of a loss related to pending
legal proceedings when the loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Where a range of loss can be reasonably estimated with no best estimate in the range, the Company records the minimum estimated liability. As additional information becomes available, the Company assess the potential liability related to pending legal proceedings and revises its estimates and updates its disclosures accordingly. The Company’s legal cost associated with defending itself are recorded to expense as incurred.
Impairment of Long Lived Assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment in accordance with the applicable FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. Under the standard, long-lived assets are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. An impairment charge is recognized for the amount, if any, when the carrying value of the asset exceeds the fair value.
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated based upon the temporary differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates that are applicable in a given year.
The Company utilizes a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions (“tax contingencies”). The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately forecast actual outcomes. The Company includes interest and penalties related to tax contingencies in the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations. Management of the Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company records stock based compensation in accordance with the guidance in ASC 505, Equity and ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation which requires the Company to recognize expenses related to the fair value of its employee stock option awards. This eliminates accounting for share-based compensation transactions using intrinsic value and requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. The Company recognizes the cost of all share-based awards on a graded vesting basis over the vesting period of the award.
The Company accounts for equity instruments issued in exchange for the receipt of goods or services from other than employees at the estimated fair market value of the consideration received or the estimated fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of equity instruments issued for consideration other than employee services is determined on the earliest of a performance commitment or completion of performance by the provider of goods or services.
Convertible Debentures
Accounting for convertible instruments (ASC 470-20), convertible instruments (primarily convertible debt and convertible preferred stock) should be further analyzed when the embedded conversion feature is not bifurcated pursuant to ASC 815, including ASC 815-40, because there may be further accounting for the conversion option.
The cash conversion guidance in ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, is considered when evaluating the accounting for convertible debt instruments (this includes certain convertible preferred stock that is classified as a liability) to determine whether the conversion feature should be recognized as a separate component of equity. The cash conversion guidance applies to all convertible debt instruments that upon conversion may be settled entirely or partially in cash or other assets where the conversion option is not bifurcated and separately accounted for pursuant to ASC 815.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
If the conversion features of conventional convertible debt provide for a rate of conversion that is below market value, this feature is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt discount
pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. In those circumstances, the convertible debt is recorded net of the discount related to the BCF and the Company amortizes the discount to interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest method.
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share
The Company follows ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, to account for earnings per share. Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) calculations are determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during
the year. Diluted earnings per share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. During periods when common stock equivalents, if any, are anti-dilutive, they are not considered in the computation. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had approximately 778.4 million potential dilutive shares related to four convertible notes and 20 million preferred shares which were excluded from the diluted net loss per share as the effects would have been anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had approximately 462.7 million potential dilutive shares related to five convertible notes which were excluded from the diluted net loss per share as the effects would have been anti-dilutive.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-17, Income Taxes – Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The purpose of the standard is to simplify the presentation of deferred taxes on a classified balance sheet. Under current GAAP, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are separated into current and noncurrent amounts in the balance sheet. The amendments in ASU 2015-17 require that all deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent in the balance sheet. The ASU is effective beginning in the first quarter of 2017, but with early adoption permitted, and may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2015-17 on a retrospective basis effective in the fourth quarter of 2015. The adoption of ASU 2015-17 impacted the presentation of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and certain disclosures, but did not have an impact on the results of operations or cash flow fair values. See Note 16 for further details.
In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments, which eliminates the requirement to account for adjustments identified during the measurement-period in a business combination retrospectively. Instead, the acquirer must recognize measurement-period adjustments during the period in which they are identified, including the effect on earnings of any amounts that would have been recorded in previous periods had the purchase accounting been completed at the acquisition date. ASU 2015-16 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2016 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2015-16 is expected to eliminate costs related to retrospective application of any measurement-period adjustments that may be identified, but otherwise is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other – Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement, which provides guidance on accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement. Under ASU 2015-05, if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the software license element should be accounted for consistent with the purchase of other software licenses. If the cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, it should be accounted for as a service contract. ASU 2015-05 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2016 and may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company has elected to apply ASU 2015-05 prospectively; however, its adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, including most industry-specific requirements. ASU 2014-09 establishes a five-step revenue recognition process in which an entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2018.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2014 - 09 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company currently anticipates applying the modified retrospective approach when adopting the standard.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern, which requires management to evaluate, at each annual and interim reporting period, whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued and provide related disclosures. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and interim periods thereafter. The guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. ASU 2015-03 requires an entity to present such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of debt issuance costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 840), to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The amendments in this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for a public entity. Early adoption of the amendments in this standard is permitted for all entities and the Company must recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effect this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.
NOTE 3. MANAGEMENT'S PLANS
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern may be dependent on the success of management’s plans discussed below. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
To the extent the Company’s operations are not sufficient to fund the Company’s capital requirements, the Company may attempt to enter into a revolving loan agreement with financial institutions or attempt to raise capital through the sale of additional capital stock or through the issuance of debt. During the period from January 1, 2016 through the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements, the Company issued 3,995,000 shares of its common stock for net cash proceeds of approximately $620,000. In addition, in June 2016, the Company issued a promissory note in the amount of $500,000 with an individual. The Company intends to continue its efforts in growing its facilities service operations, as well as raising funds through private placement offering and debt financing. See Note 17 for additional issuances and borrowings.
NOTE 4. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS AND OTHER assetS
At December 31, 2015, other current assets consist mainly of approximately $12,750 in advances to employees and $13,600 in advances to the former officer of Scoobeez, as well as $10,000 in prepaid rent. These advances bear no interest and are due on demand.
On September 1, 2015, the Company advanced $100,000 to a third party through an unsecured promissory note that was due on October 1, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, $40,000 remained outstanding on the note. This was written off as uncollectible during the year ended December 31, 2015.
At December 31, 2015, other assets consist of approximately $46,000 in rent security deposits and $275,000 in lease incentive receivable; see Note 14 for additional information.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5. Acquisition of software technology asset
On May 27, 2015, the Company entered into two agreements with Shahan Ohanessian (the “Seller”) whereby, the Company acquired all powers and privileges of the AutoClaim Domain and AutoClaim App including but not limited to make, have made, use, or sell under patent law; to copy, adapt, distribute, display, and perform under copyright law; and to use and disclose under trade secret law, embodied in or comprising the AutoClaim Domain and AutoClaim App. The Company also has retained the services of the Seller to exploit the AutoClaim App and seek other opportunities for expansion into other APP product and services. The Company also has retained the services of the Seller to exploit the AutoClaim App and seek other opportunities for expansion into other App product and services.
In connection with these agreements, the Company issued 150,000,000 common shares, 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and a Promissory Note in the amount of $500,000. The Company valued the common shares and Series A Preferred Stock at $274,000 based upon a third-party valuation in which used the cost approach to determine the fair value. This cost approach took into consideration what it would cost the Company to develop the assets to the point in which they were purchased. At the time of purchase, the AutoClaim App required additional development.
Under ASC 805, a business combination occurs when an entity obtains control of a business by acquiring its net assets, or some or all of its equity interests. A business generally will consist of the following three elements: (1) inputs, (2) processes applied to those inputs and (3) outputs that are used to generate a return to investors. This transaction does not fall under the business combination accounting treatment, as the assets purchased do not constitute a business as they lack the three elements and activities, and has been accounted as an asset purchase. The products referred to above have never generated revenues.
Due to several factors, including industry competition, additional costs to be incurred to complete the assets for market, as well as marketing and sales, the uncertainty of future cash flows to be derived from these assets, and the continuing involvement of the Seller, the value of the consideration issued in connection with the above transactions was expensed on the acquisition date.in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company continues to pursue the development and launch of AutoClaim App as discussed in Note 1 and below.
AutoClaim App Development
The AutoClaim App was completed in June 2016. The completion included but not limited to: back office reporting and analytics, user management, listing management, permission/app management, payment integration with various merchant services, membership system for featured and advertising, iOS and Android application, and data integration, where the Company has integrated all the information with over 55,000 listings for the local deal section.
The AutoClaim App was submitted to Apple and Google Play in June 2016 and was approved in the month of July 2016. The soft launch of the AutoClaim App was successfully completed in July 2016 as the AutoClaim App was placed in the Apple and Google Play for beta testers with limited access and can be downloaded by invite only. The Company is currently evaluating user experience and usability of key features of the AutoClaim App.
The Company is currently developing a highly interactive website for the AutoClaim App and preparing marketing and sales strategy. The AutoClaim App is expected to be officially launched to the public in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and shall be available for free download from Apple Store and Google Play. The Company expects to earn recurring advertising rebates, commission, and/or subscription fees from accident service providers, including tow trucks, body shops, doctors, auto repair shops, windshield repair vendors, attorneys, marketing agencies, and others.
NOTE 6. Acquisition of business
On August 27, 2015, the Company entered into a formal agreement to purchase 76% of outstanding equity of Scoobeez for $36,000 in cash, a $60,000 short term note payable and $1,200,000 in convertible promissory notes totaling $1,296,000 in consideration.
The excess of the consideration transferred in the acquisition over the net amounts assigned to the fair value of the assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which represents the opportunity to expand the on-demand delivery services and enhance the breadth and depth of the Company’s networks. The goodwill related to this acquisition of $1,424,494 is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes through amortization over 15-year period.
There were no acquisition-related costs incurred to effect the acquisition and no such costs have been expensed during the period. The Company conducted its own internal valuation analysis and no finder's fees, advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees were paid out. The general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining acquisition documentation, and costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities were incurred by the Company.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Scoobeez were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the closing dates of August 27, 2015. The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation of acquisition-date fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired in connection with the Scoobeez acquisition:
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,419 | ||
| Loan receivable from officer | 14,640 | |||
| Customer relationships | 119,000 | |||
| Non-compete | 55,000 | |||
| Trademarks | 89,000 | |||
| Goodwill | 1,424,494 | |||
| Accounts payable | (340 | ) | ||
| Total purchase price plus cash acquired | 1,703,213 | |||
| Cash acquired | (1,419 | ) | ||
| Fair value of non-controlling interest | (407,213 | ) | ||
| Fair value of notes payable issued | (1,260,000 | ) | ||
| Net cash paid | $ | 34,581 |
The estimated fair values of the intangible assets acquired was determined based upon a third-party valuation using a combination of the income and cost approaches to measure the fair value of the customer relationships, non-competes and trademarks. The fair value of the non-competes was measured based on variation of income approach, typically a “with-without” enterprise cash flow analysis. The fair value of the trademarks was measured based on the relief from royalty method. The income approach, specifically the residual earnings method, was used to value the customer relationships.
The initial fair value of non-controlling interest was calculated by multiplying the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired from Scoobeez by the non-controlling percentage:
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,419 | ||
| Loan receivable from officer | 14,640 | |||
| Customer relationships | 119,000 | |||
| Non-compete | 55,000 | |||
| Trademarks | 89,000 | |||
| Goodwill | 1,418,000 | |||
| Accounts payable | (340 | ) | ||
| Total fair value of net identifiable assets | 1,696,719 | |||
| Non-controlling interest percentage of ownership | 24 | % | ||
| Fair value of non-controlling interest | $ | 407,213 |
The results of operations of Scoobeez have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since August 28, 2015. The total amount of revenues and net income from the acquisitions included in the Company’s operating results since the respective acquisition dates through December 31, 2015 were $5,011,551 and $112,981, respectively.
The following unaudited pro forma information presents a summary of the operating results of the Company for the year ended December, 2015 as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2015:
| Year Ended | ||||
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December 31,
2015 |
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| Revenues | $ | 5,116,196 | ||
| Net loss | (1,233,507 | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 92,323,291 | |||
Unaudited pro forma information was not provided for the year ended December 31, 2014 as Scoobeez did not have any significant operations prior to 2015. The unaudited pro forma revenues and net income are not intended to represent or be indicative of the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition that would have been reported had the acquisitions been completed as of the beginning of the periods presented and should not be taken as indicative of the Company’s future consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Scoobeez, Inc. – Growth in On-Demand Delivery Business
As of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements, Scoobeez currently operates in Northern and Southern California, Illinois, Texas and Nevada.
For its On Demand/One to Two Hour Delivery services, the Company is operating and contracting for 10 distribution points/locations at the end of September 30, 2016. These locations are San Francisco, CA, Redondo Beach, CA, Santa Monica, CA, Irvine, CA, Silver Lake, CA, San Diego, CA, Berkeley, CA, Sacramento, CA, Chicago, IL, Las Vegas, NV.
For its Same Day/Next Day Delivery services, the Company is operating and contracting for 23 distribution points/locations at the end of September 30, 2016. These locations are Alsip, IL, Chicago, IL, Lisle, IL, Farmers Branch, TX, Garland, TX, Ft. Worth, TX, Inglewood, CA, Buena Park, CA (A), Commerce, CA, Irvine (2), CA, Riverside, CA, Hawthorne, CA, Miami (2), FL, Miami Gardens, FL, San Diego, CA, Carlsbad, CA, San Jose, CA, San Leandro, CA, San Francisco, CA, Richmond, CA and San Antonio, TX.
NOTE 7. Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
| Goodwill | Impairment Losses | Net Book Value | ||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
| Acquisitions | 1,424,494 | - | 1,424,494 | |||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 1,424,494 | $ | - | $ | 1,424,494 | ||||||
The components of acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2015, were as follows:
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | ||||||||||
| Customer Relationships | $ | 119,000 | $ | (13,222 | ) | $ | 105,778 | |||||
| Non-compete | 55,000 | (6,111 | ) | 48,889 | ||||||||
| Trademarks | 89,000 | (9,889 | ) | 79,111 | ||||||||
| Acquired intangible assets, net | $ | 263,000 | $ | (29,222 | ) | $ | 233,778 | |||||
There were no acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2014.
Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $29,222 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded additions to acquired intangible assets of $263,000 as a result of the acquisition of Scoobeez. The components of the acquired intangibles assets added during the year ended December 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Year Ended | ||||||||
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December 31,
2015 |
Amortization Period (Years) | |||||||
| Customer and vendor relationships | $ | 119,000 | 3 | |||||
| Non-compete | 55,000 | 3 | ||||||
| Trademarks | 89,000 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 263,000 | ||||||
Estimated future amortization expense of acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2015, will be follows for the years ending:
| 2016 | $ | 87,667 | ||
| 2017 | 87,667 | |||
| 2018 | 58,444 | |||
| Total | $ | 233,778 |
As of December 31, 2015, the estimated remaining weighted-average useful life of the Company’s acquired intangibles was 2.8 years. The Company recognizes amortization expense for acquired intangibles on a straight-line basis.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
At December 31, 2015 and 2014, property and equipment consisted of the following:
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December 31,
2015 |
December 31,
2014 |
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| Furniture and fixtures | $ | 8,757 | $ | - | ||||
| Office equipment | 276,095 | - | ||||||
| Vehicles | 14,600 | - | ||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 25,073 | - | ||||||
| 324,525 | - | |||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | (19,815 | ) | - | |||||
| Total | $ | 304,710 | $ | - | ||||
During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, depreciation expense was $19,815 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, equipment purchased under capital leases had a cost of $248,034 and accumulated depreciation of $15,681.
NOTE 9. DISCONTINUED EXPLORATION OF MINING OPTION
On December 6, 2011, the Company entered into an option agreement with Rising Star Mining for the exploration and development of Aztlan 8B property in Nayarit, Mexico, and valued its investment at the total of the cash paid of $50,000 and the market price of its stock to be issued on the date of the agreement, or 20,000,000 shares at the closing price of $0.05, for a total value of $1,050,000. In 2012, the Company invested a total of $35,000 in cash for additional rights to receive profits on reprocessing of silver tailings and grounded ore from previous production runs.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company reevaluated its Mining Investment in Aztlan 8B and determined that the Mining Investment amount exceeded the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated after the exploration and development of the asset. The Company assessed that Company’s right to explore Aztlan 8B project will expire by the end of December 31, 2013 with no expectation of renewal. The Company further estimated that it is not in its best interest to budget for further exploration or evaluation expenditure in the area. At December 31, 2013, the Company wrote off the investment of $1,085,000 as non-collectable and worthless and recorded an impairment loss in the same amount. The book value of the investment was zero at December 31, 2013.
On September 28, 2015, the Company informed Rising Star that it will no longer be involved in mining activities and rescinded and cancelled all agreements and discussions with Rising Star for exploration and development of mining projects in Nayarit, Mexico. The Company is no longer obligated to issue the common stock equal to $1,000,000 or to make any payments in relation to the development of mining properties. The $1,000,000 stock issuable has been removed and adjusted to the Additional Paid in Capital account. There were no significant activity, assets, or liabilities as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 related to these mining activities that would necessitate the presentation of discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE 10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company received advances from the Chief Financial Officer totaling $8,000. These advances did not bear interest and were due on demand. The Company paid the outstanding amount owed in September 2015.
As of December 31, 2015, and 2014, the Company has accrued officers’ compensation due to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in the amount of $186,733 and $121,233, respectively.
As of December 31, 2015, the Company advanced a total of $190,400 to its Chief Executive Officer. This amount was offset against the note payable due to the same Officer. See Note 12.
On December 31, 2013, the Company issued a non-interest bearing convertible promissory note of $150,000, due December 31, 2013, as payment for the accrued salary of its Chief Financial Officer. Please see Note 12 for more details.
On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 150,000,000 Common Shares and a Promissory Note in an amount of $500,000 to its Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement. Please see Notes 5 and 12 for more details.
On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to its Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement. Please see Note 5 for more details.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 11. LINE OF CREDIT
On November 30, 2015, the Company obtained a $400,000 revolving line of credit from Premier Business Bank to be used to fund operations. The line of credit has a maturity date of November 3, 2016 with a variable interest rate equal to the Wall Street Journal's prime rate plus 1.50% (5.00% at December 31, 2015); and a floor of 4.75% per annum. At December 31, 2015, the Company has drawn $385,000 on the line of credit. In addition, the line of credit is secured by all of the Company’s real and personal property (tangible or intangible) and contains various financial and non-financial covenants. As of December 31, 2015, the Company is in compliance with these covenants.
NOTE 12. NOTES PAYABLE
Convertible Notes Payable
On December 31, 2013, the Company issued a non-interest bearing convertible promissory note ("CPN") of $150,000, due December 31, 2013, as payment for the accrued salary due to its Chief Financial Officer at that time. This CPN was then assigned to a third-party on the same day. This CPN can be converted at any time and has a conversion price of $0.0005 per share and does not provide for adjustment to the fixed conversion price based on split ratio. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the third party converted $1,425 of the CPN into 2,850,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The balance of the CPN as of December 31, 2015, was $148,575. On June 30, 2016, the Company issued 5,100,000 shares as a final settlement of all amounts due under the CPN.
On October 1, 2014, the Company issued a CPN of $65,000 to an individual for consulting services related to marketing and website development. This CPN bears interest at a rate of 7.7% per annum and was due September 30, 2015. This CPN can be converted at any time and has a conversion price of $0.0004 per share and does not provide for adjustment to the fixed conversion price based on split ratio. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the noteholder converted $500 of the CPN into 1,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The balance of the CPN as of December 31, 2015, was $64,500. The Company determined a beneficial conversion feature existed at the date of issuance and recorded $16,250 as a debt discount during the year ended December 31, 2014. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company amended the terms of the note to adjust the conversion price to a variable conversion price of 45% of the lowest trading price in the preceding 10 days, with a conversion price floor of $0.0004. As the modification was significant, it was treated as an extinguishment for accounting purposes. A new beneficial conversion feature was recorded on the date of modification in the amount of $64,500. Due to the short-term nature of the convertible promissory note the discount was amortized using the straight-line method. The Company recorded amortization of debt discount of $76,688 and $4,062 as interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The unamortized debt discount was $0 and $12,188 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. On January 19, 2016, the Company settled all amounts due under this CPN through a cash payment of $45,000.
On October 10, 2014, the Company issued a CPN of $175,000 to an individual for consulting services related to identifying and evaluating mining projects in Mexico. This CPN bore interest at a rate of 9.875% per annum and was due October 9,
2015. This CPN could be converted at any time and had a conversion price of $2.07 and provides for adjustment to fixed conversion price based on split ratio. On August 6, 2015, the Company settled the CPN by issuing 20,000 shares of its common stock to the consultant, and the remaining principal balance of $162,400 and accrued interest of $13,506 has been forgiven by the noteholders and recorded as a gain from forgiveness of debt.
On October 30, 2014, the Company issued a CPN of $95,000 to an individual for consulting services. This CPN bore interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum and was due October 29, 2015. This CPN could be converted at any time and had a conversion price of $2.30 and provides for adjustment to fixed conversion price based on split ratio. On August 6, 2015, the Company settled the CPN by issuing 15,000 shares of its common stock as payment of to the consultant, and the remaining principal balance of $85,550 and accrued interest of $5,854 has been forgiven by the noteholders and recorded as a gain from forgiveness of debt.
On November 14, 2014, the Company issued a CPN of $50,000 to an individual for consulting services. The CPN bore interest at 6.5% per annum and was due November 13, 2015. This CPN could be converted at any time and had a conversion price of $1.61 and provides for adjustment to fixed conversion price based on split ratio. On August 6, 2015, the Company settled the CPN by issuing 15,000 shares of its common stock as payment of $9,450 to the consultant, and the remaining principal balance of $40,550 and accrued interest of $2,383 has been forgiven by the noteholders and recorded as a gain from forgiveness of debt.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On August 27, 2015, with connection with the acquisition of Scoobeez, the Company issued two non-interest bearing convertible promissory notes (“Notes”) of $720,000 and $480,000, due August 26, 2016, to the two owners of Scoobeez in exchange for a total ownership interest of 76%. These Notes can be converted at or after the maturity date of the Notes, and the conversion price is based on the trailing 7-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Company's common stock. The conversion price at the date of issuance was $0.44. The balance of these Notes as of December 31, 2015, was $1,200,000. If the Notes were held to maturity, derivative accounting would apply. On January 22, 2016, the Company settled one of the individuals Notes with a face value of $720,000 and rescinded his 15% equity interest in Scoobeez for a cash payment of $125,000. As a result of this settlement, Company’s ownership interest in Scoobeez increased to 89.41%. On March 31, 2016, the Company issued 1,800,000 common shares to the other individual as a settlement amount against the combined notes of $540,000, which included the $480,000 Note above and the $60,000 note to related party below.
Related Party Notes Payable
The Company’s notes payable to related parties consist of the following:
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December 31,
2015 |
December 31,
2014 |
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| 0% note payable to Chief Financial Officer, principal due on demand | $ | - | $ | 8,000 | ||||
| 6% note payable to the Chief Executive Officer, principal and accrued interest are due on May 27, 2016 | 229,413 | - | ||||||
| 0% note payable to related individual, principal due on demand | 60,000 | - | ||||||
| Total related party notes payable | $ | 289,413 | $ | 8,000 | ||||
| Less: current | (229,413 | ) | (8,000 | ) | ||||
| Related party notes payable, non-current | $ | 60,000 | $ | - | ||||
As noted above, the $60,000 related party note payable was settled subsequent to year-end through the issuance of common shares. In addition, the note payable to the Chief Executive Officer was repaid in full.
Notes Payable
The Company’s notes payable consist of the following:
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December 31,
2015 |
December 31,
2014 |
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| 6% note payable to a third party, principal and accrued interest due on demand | $ | 26,205 | $ | 24,726 | ||||
| 10% note payable to an individual, principal and accrued interest due on July 17, 2016, satisfied on June 30, 2016 | 102,685 | - | ||||||
| 0% note payable to an individual, issued for services, principal due on July 1, 2016, satisfied on June 30, 2016 | 50,000 | - | ||||||
| 8% note payable to a third party, with $175 monthly payments with a maturity of September 30, 2019, balance satisfied in full in February 2016 | 6,746 | - | ||||||
| Total loans payable | $ | 185,636 | $ | 24,726 | ||||
| Less: current | (32,951 | ) | (24,726 | ) | ||||
| Loans payable, non-current | $ | 152,685 | $ | - | ||||
On June 30, 2016, the Company issued 975,000 shares as a final settlement to one of the noteholders in relation to his promissory notes above in the principal amounts of $102,685 and $50,000, totaling $152,685, thus reported as noncurrent in the accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 2015.
NOTE 13. UNEARNED LICENSE FEE AND DEFERRED REVENUE
During the year end December 31, 2015, the Company executed PSP license agreements for authorized territories of San Francisco, California for $275,000 in license fees; San Diego, California for $200,000; and Las Vegas, Nevada for $300,000 in license fees. These license agreements contain an initial term of five years. The PSP license agreement with Nevada was cancelled in May of 2016; please see Note 17 for more details.
The Licensee shall have an exclusive right within the scope of this agreement to perform the services using the Scoobeez system in the authorized territory. The Company will provide training, marketing or other support to the licensee.
The Company recorded the total license fee received as deferred revenue and will earn and record the fee as license revenue over the initial period of five years. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recognized $43,748 in PSP license agreement revenues. Deferred revenue was $731,252 as of December 31, 2015.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In connection with these license agreements, the licensees have agreed to reimburse the Company for certain expenses paid for by the Company on their behalf. The amounts due to the Company are netted against the amounts due to the licensees from the Company for the contractual rate earned for the subcontracted services. As of December 31, 2015, the net amount due to the three licensees is approximately $510,000, of which approximately $449,000 and $61,000 is included within accounts payable and accrued liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying balance sheet.
During the year end December 31, 2015, the Company signed a future license agreement with two individuals for the right to become a future licensee when it becomes available. The deposit amount received under this agreement was $150,000. The Company recorded the total amount of $150,000 as unearned license fees at December 31, 2015. This agreement was later cancelled in February 2016. The Company paid back the deposit amount of $150,000.
NOTE 14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Office Facility and Other Operating Leases
The Company has various operating lease agreements for its office facilities which expire at various dates through March 2021. The terms of the lease agreements provide for rental payments on a graduated basis. The Company can, after the initial lease term, renew its leases for an additional five years under right of first offer terms at fair value at the time of renewal. The lease agreement for the facility located at 3710 Verdugo Rd., Montrose, California, has provides for an option to purchase the facility for a price ranging from $1,700,000 to $1,775,000, from April 1, 2016 through January 5, 2019, depending on the date of exercise. The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Pursuant to the terms of one of these leases, the landlord will reimburse $275,000 to the Company as a tenant allowance for the Company’s tenant improvements which is reflected within other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, the Company has not commenced any leasehold improvements and has not received any reimbursement.
Rental expense was $27,600 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company signed two operating vehicle lease agreements for its officers, which expire in July 2017. The terms of the lease agreements provide for equal monthly lease payments of approximately $1,800. The Company made approximately $8,800 in lease payments for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Future annual minimum lease payments under the Company’s operating lease agreements that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2015, were as follows:
| Year Ending December 31, | ||||
| 2016 | $ | 154,000 | ||
| 2017 | 176,000 | |||
| 2018 | 168,000 | |||
| 2019 | 149,000 | |||
| 2020 | 130,000 | |||
| Thereafter | 33,000 | |||
| Total | $ | 810,000 | ||
Equipment Capital Leases
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company capitalized approximately $248,000 of office equipment with a two year, interest free, monthly lease installment payment plan, which expire at various dates through 2017 and 2018. No interest was imputed on the lease as the amount would not be material. During the year ended December 31, 2105, the Company paid approximately $18,600 in lease payments and the remaining lease obligation as of December 31, 2015, was approximately $229,000.
Future annual minimum lease payments under the Company’s capital lease agreements as of December 31, 2015, were as follows:
| Year Ending December 31, | ||||
| 2016 | $ | 100,000 | ||
| 2017 | 99,000 | |||
| 2018 | 30,000 | |||
| Total | $ | 229,000 | ||
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Employment Agreement
Effective May 27, 2015, the Company is obligated to pay its Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer a salary of $15,000 each per month with increases each succeeding year should the agreement be approved annually by the Company. There are also provisions for performance based bonuses. These agreements have not been formalized.
Pending Litigation
On October 27, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed in Superior Court for the State of California in County of Los Angeles against the Company, Scoobeez, and Amazon alleging that delivery drivers or drivers’ associates for the new Amazon Prime Now service have been wrongfully paid as independent contractors. The Company is required to assess the appropriateness of the consolidated financial statement disclosures regarding this pending litigation. The Company's ability to assess this contingent liability depends upon receiving information from the Company's attorneys. The Company has not received a detailed assessment from its attorney in order to further estimate these liabilities. As of October 10, 2016, all parties have verbally agreed to settle the lawsuit for approximately $700,000 and are pending the final settlement documents to be signed. Based on this status, the Company has record a contingent liability in the estimated amount as of December 31, 2015, which has been included within other expense in the accompanying statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The following factors were considered in determining whether accrual and/or disclosure is required with respect to pending or threatened litigation and actual or possible claims and assessments:
| ● | The period in which the underlying cause of the pending or threatened litigation or of the actual or possible claim or assessment occurred from date of hire of plaintiffs to date of conversion to employee. |
| ● | The degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome as per Company is probable, hence the Company has accrued the loss and disclosed the contingency. |
| ● | The ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of loss equal to is approximately as per Management’s estimate. |
The Company reviews these provisions at least quarterly and adjusts them accordingly to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and updated information.
NOTE 15. STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Authorized Shares
As of December 31, 2015, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share and 1,200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 154,617,538 common shares issued and outstanding and 20,000,000 preferred shares issued and outstanding.
On March 3, 2015, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and by the majority shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company created and authorized 20,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company with a par value of $0.001 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The stated value of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be the par value, $0.001. The holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have 10,000 votes for every one vote of common stock. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible on a one for 100 basis with the common shares of the Company at any time after the date of issuance of such shares at the office of this Company into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company.
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of this Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the holder of Series A Preferred Stock may at his sole option elect to receive, prior and in preference senior to any distribution of any of the assets of this Corporation to the holders of common stock or other classes of preferred stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to $0.001 for the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
On December 21, 2015, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and by the majority shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock from one for 100 to one for 15.
Reverse Split
The Company filed a Company Related Corporate Action Notification with FINRA to implement a 1-for- 2,300 reverse split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”) with all the fractional shares rounded to the nearest whole, as authorized at a special meeting of shareholder held on April 16, 2015. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at the opening of trading on the OTC Pink Marketplace on May 19, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). As of the Effective Date, every 2,300 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were combined into one issued share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Total cash payments made by the Company to stockholders in lieu of fractional shares were not material. All share and per share amounts relating to the common stock, and the conversion ratios of preferred stock included in the financial statements and footnotes have been restated to reflect the reverse stock split.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Preferred Stock
On March 6, 2015, the Company issued 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to its Chief Financial Officer for services rendered valued at $76,500. The fair value of the Series A Preferred Stock at the time was based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock multiplied by the as-converted common stock equivalents of the Series A Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2015, the 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented 8% of the issued and outstanding shares.
On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 18,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to its current Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement; whereby the Company acquired under the terms specified in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the right, title, interest, and benefit of proprietary technology known as the AutoClaim App from the Chief Executive Officer, also known as the “Technology Rights”. The fair value of the Series A Preferred Stock determined by an independent valuation specialist was recorded at $178,100. See Note 5.
Common Stock
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company issued 13,043 shares of common stock to one investor for cash of $10,000. The price per share was $0.77.
On May 27, 2015, the Company issued 150,000,000 common shares to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, whereby the Company acquired all powers and privileges of the AutoClaim Domain assets. The fair value of the common shares determined by an independent valuation specialist was recorded at $95,900. Please refer to Note 5 for more details.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued 4,150,000 shares of common stock to satisfy convertible totaling $33,425.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, certain shareholders contributed capital in the amount of $12,640 to the Company.
Note 16. Income Taxes
Income taxes are calculated using the asset and liability method of accounting. Deferred income taxes are computed by multiplying statutory rates applicable to estimated future year differences between the financial statement and tax basis carrying amounts of assets and liabilities.
The income tax provision is summarized as follows:
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Current: | ||||||||
| Federal | $ | 79,087 | $ | - | ||||
| State | 21,278 | - | ||||||
| 100,365 | - | |||||||
| Deferred: | ||||||||
| Federal | (328,000 | ) | (44,000 | ) | ||||
| Valuation allowance | 376,000 | 44,000 | ||||||
| Total tax expense | $ | 148,365 | $ | - | ||||
The tax effects of significant items comprising the Company’s deferred taxes are as follows:
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Accrued officers' compensation | $ | 97,000 | $ | 39,000 | ||||
| Settlement liability | 238,000 | - | ||||||
| Loss on impairment of asset | 170,000 | - | ||||||
| Net operating losses | 41,000 | 119,000 | ||||||
| 546,000 | 158,000 | |||||||
| Less: valuation allowance | (534,000 | ) | (158,000 | ) | ||||
| 12,000 | - | |||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (60,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ | (48,000 | ) | $ | - | |||
| F- 44 |
ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company has federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards of approximately $121,000 and $351,000 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company allocated $6,366 of its NOL carry forwards towards current income. The federal net operating loss carry forwards begin to expire in 2025. A 34% statutory federal income tax rate was used for the calculation of the deferred tax assets and liabilities. Management has established a valuation allowance equal to the estimated deferred tax asset due to uncertainties related to the ability to realize these tax assets. The valuation allowance increased by approximately $376,000 and $44,000 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
As a result of the May 27, 2015 share issuances discussed in Note 15, a significant change in ownership was deemed to have taken place. The NOL carry forwards may be significantly limited under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) as a result of this change in ownership. The limitation imposed by Section 382 would place an annual limitation
on the amount of the NOL carry forwards that can be utilized. As a result, the net operating losses prior to this change in ownership have been reduced based on the Company's calculation.
The following is a reconciliation of income taxes computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate to the income taxes reported in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Federal statutory income tax rate | (34 | )% | (34 | )% | ||||
| State income taxes | 2 | % | - | % | ||||
| Permanent differences | 6 | % | 25 | % | ||||
| Temporary differences | 38 | % | 8 | % | ||||
| Net operating losses and other | (32 | )% | (7 | )% | ||||
| Increase in valuation allowance | 35 | % | 8 | % | ||||
| Effective tax rate | 15 | % | - | % | ||||
For the years ended December 31, 2015, the Company did an analysis of its ASC 740 position and has not identified any uncertain tax positions as defined under ASC 740. Should such position be identified in the future and should the Company owe interest and penalties as a result of this, these would be recognized as interest expense and other expense, respectively, in the financial statements.
The Company has identified the United States Federal tax returns as its “major” tax jurisdiction. The United States Federal return years 2013 through 2015 are still subject to tax examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service; however, we do not currently have any ongoing tax examinations. The Company is subject to examination by the California Franchise Tax Board for the years ended 2012 through 2015 and currently does not have any ongoing tax examinations.
NOTE 17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 29, 2016, the Company signed a one-year commercial lease agreements for facility located at 396 S. Pasadena Ave, Pasadena California, which will expire in May 2017. The terms of the lease agreements provide for equal monthly lease payments of approximately $7,047.
In May 2016, the Company cancelled the PSP license agreements with authorized territories of Nevada. The Company issued common shares in relation to the settlement; see below for more details.
On October 7, 2016, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and by the majority shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of authorized Series A Preferred Stock from 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 authorized shares.
On November 17, 2016, the Company purchased its Montrose facility for a total purchase price including fees of approximately $1,410,000. On November 22, 2016, the Company sold the facility for approximately $1,615,000.
Common Stock Issuance
On January 1, 2016, the Company agreed to issue 319,829 shares to a consultant in lieu of marketing and consulting services provided by the consultant for period from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016.
On February 1, 2016, the Company issued 1,595,000 restricted common shares to two individuals at a purchase price of $0.17 per share for total proceeds of $269,700.
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ABT HOLDINGS, INC.
( FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABT MINING CO.)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On April 21, 2016, subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement by and between one of the owners of the Nevada licensee partner, the Company issued 2,400,000 shares for an investment of $350,000. The Securities were issued with a restrictive legend.
On April 21, 2016, the Company issued 560,000 shares to a third party for certain settlement related to Scoobeez and Scoobeez NV LLC, a former licensee partner of Scoobeez.
On July 23, 2016, the Company issued 67,300 shares to unrelated parties for certain settlement related to Scoobeez and Scoobeez NV LLC, a former licensee partner of Scoobeez.
Debt Financing
In June 2016, the Company entered into a letter of intent with a financial institution for a $6,000,000 revolving line of credit, secured by the Company's assets. The final agreement has not yet been executed, and the Company has not yet drawn down any funds on the line.
The Dolan Loan Agreement was entered into as of the July 20, 2016, by and between one of the owners of the Nevada licensee partner (the “Lender”), and the Company. All borrowings under the agreement is evidenced by a promissory note to the Lender, in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000. The note shall be payable over a one-year term, in 12 annual installments of interest only, with all outstanding principal and interest due and payable on the first anniversary of the date of the note. Interest on that portion of the unpaid principal balance attributable to each such borrowing shall accrue from the date of such borrowing at 14% as of the date of such borrowing.
Subsequent to year ended December 31, 2015, the Company obtained several merchant loans that total approximately $2,800,000 with several lenders to be used to fund operations. These loans have a maturity date of that ranges from 3 to 4 months with financing costs ranging from 19% to 85% of the loan amounts and are secured by the Company’s accounts receivable. These loans contain various financial and non-financial covenants. As of the date of issuance, the Company is in compliance with these covenants.
On October 7, 2016, the Company issued a Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (“CN”) for $5,800,000 with Hillair Capital Investment L.P. (“Lender”). This CN has a quarterly interest only payment that bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, and matures October 1, 2018. This CN could be converted at any time after the Original issue date until this debenture is no longer outstanding and has a conversion price of $0.50 and provides for adjustment to the fixed conversion price based on split ratio and stock dividends distributions, as well as for certain subsequent issuances of equity and convertible instruments as well as for revenue adjustments. The adjustment provisions contain a conversion price floor of $0.01. The Company also issued a Securities Purchase Agreement to the lender, which consists of issuing 1,650,000 of series A preferred stock and a warrant to purchases up to 11,600,000 of Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.50, exercisable on or before the expiration date. The exercise price of the warrants is subject to the same adjustment provisions as the CN. The warrants expire five (5) years from October 7, 2016. In addition, the NC is secured by all of the Company’s real and personal property (tangible or intangible) and contains various financial and non-financial covenants.
See also Notes 12, 13 and 14 for additional subsequent events.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events which occurred after December 31, 2015 through December 14, 2016, the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements.
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SCOOBEEZ, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the Period Ended
August 26, 2015
Together with
Independent Auditors’ Report
| F- 47 |
| Table of Contents | |
| INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT | F-49 |
| Balance Sheet | F-50 |
| Statement of Operations | F-51 |
| Statement of Stockholders’ Equity | F-52 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | F-53 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | F-54 |
| F- 48 |
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
ABT Holdings, Inc.
Pasadena, California
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Scoobeez, Inc. (the “Company”) which comprise the balance sheet as of August 26, 2015, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for the period from September 23, 2014 (“Inception”) through August 26, 2015, and the related notes to the financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Scoobeez, Inc. as of August 26, 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
dbb mckennon
Newport Beach, California
February 14, 2017
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SCOOBEEZ, INC.
Balance Sheet
| August 26, | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| Assets | ||||
| Current Assets | ||||
| Cash | $ | 276 | ||
| Accounts receivable | 4,976 | |||
| Prepaid expenses | 340 | |||
| Due from related party | 15,640 | |||
| Total Assets | $ | 21,232 | ||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 5,648 | ||
| Total Liabilities | 5,648 | |||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 4) | ||||
| Stockholders' Equity | ||||
| Common stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 25,000 shares issued and outstanding | - | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | 25,475 | |||
| Accumulated deficit | (9,891 | ) | ||
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 15,584 | |||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 21,232 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCOOBEEZ, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
| From Inception to | ||||
| August 26, | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| Revenues | $ | 114,248 | ||
| Cost of revenues | 79,192 | |||
| Gross profit | 35,056 | |||
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| General and administrative | 43,289 | |||
| Sales and marketing | 1,658 | |||
| Total operating expenses | 44,947 | |||
| Net loss | $ | (9,891 | ) | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCOOBEEZ, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Deficit
| Common Stock |
Additional
Paid-In |
Accumulated | Total Stockholders' | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at Inception | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||
| Shares issued to founders | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Shareholder contributions | - | - | 25,475 | - | 25,475 | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | (9,891 | ) | (9,891 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Balance at August 26, 2015 | 25,000 | $ | - | $ | 25,475 | $ | (9,891 | ) | $ | 15,584 | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCOOBEEZ, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| From Inception to | ||||
| August 26, | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (9,891 | ) | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||
| Accounts receivable | (4,976 | ) | ||
| Prepaid expenses | (340 | ) | ||
| Accounts payable | 5,648 | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (9,559 | ) | ||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||
| Advances to related party | (15,640 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (15,640 | ) | ||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||
| Shareholder contributions | 25,475 | |||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 25,475 | |||
| Net increase in cash | 276 | |||
| Cash, beginning of period | - | |||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 276 | ||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||
| Interest | $ | - | ||
| Income taxes | $ | - | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCOOBEEZ, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
NOTE 1. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Scoobeez, Inc. ("Scoobeez” or the “Company”), is a California Corporation incorporated in September 2014 (“Inception”). Scoobeez began its operations to serve the Greater Los Angeles Area by providing local (five-mile radius) messaging and courier services. Scoobeez business model is particularly dependent on independent contractors, which are used in addition to its dedicated founders. The nature of Scoobeez business, with its on-demand, often unscheduled and unique delivery model, requires a varying number of drivers on any given day and time of day to complete a set service.
Scoobeez services consist of On Demand/One to Two Hours and Same Day/Next Day door-to-door logistics and real-time delivery services that primarily utilizes cars along with scooters and motorcycles to facilitate same day deliveries. Scoobeez handles everything from legal documents, important medications, food and produce, office supplies and other customized requests. Scoobeez operates its services from Glendale, California covering most of Los Angeles and Orange County.
While several Scoobeez’ customers use traditional courier services, certain customers critically depend on Scoobeez for expedited same-day or less than 24-hour delivery on a daily basis. These customers, including but not limited to pharmacies, restaurants, automobile parts, and law firms, must deliver confidential documents on very strict deadlines and use Scoobeez to ensure rapid delivery. These are just a few examples of Scoobeez’ primary customer markets.
Until the acquisition of Scoobeez by ABT Holdings, Inc. on August 27, 2015, Scoobeez had continued to expand through local growth in the areas mentioned above with brand recognition through social media and online campaigns. On August 27, 2015, the Company entered into a formal agreement with ABT Holdings, Inc., whereby ABT Holdings. Inc. agreed to purchase 76% of the outstanding equity of Scoobeez for $36,000 in cash, a $60,000 short term note payable and $1,200,000 in convertible promissory notes totaling $1,296,000 in consideration. Following the acquisition, Scoobeez became a subsidiary of ABT Holdings, Inc.
For accounting purposes, this transaction will be treated as a forward-acquisition, whereby the assets acquired, and liabilities assumed of Scoobeez will be reported at fair value, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations. The excess of the consideration transferred in the acquisition over the net amounts assigned to the fair value of the assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which represents the opportunity to expand the on-demand delivery services and enhance the breadth and depth of the Company’s networks.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Financial Statement Preparation and Use of Estimates
The Company’s financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosures at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. Estimates include revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts, and depreciable lives of property and equipment. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash includes demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and that are so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. The Company’s cash equivalents include only investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity. In addition, the fair value of liabilities should include consideration of non-performance risk including our own credit risk.
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SCOOBEEZ, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
In addition to defining fair value, the standard expands the disclosure requirements around fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of the three levels which is determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:
Level 1 – inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
Level 2 – inputs are based upon significant observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.
The carrying value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair value due to the short maturity of such instruments. The Company does not have any level 2 or 3 financial instruments.
Revenue Recognition
On-Demand Delivery Business
In general, the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company considers a signed agreement, a binding contract with the customer or other similar documentation reflecting the terms and conditions under which products or services will be provided to be persuasive evidence of an arrangement.
Scoobeez generates revenues primarily when customers place an order for delivery through its website, its mobile application or one of its listed phones numbers. Often Scoobeez charges its clients a base fee, with additional fees based on the time of the day, number of stops, number of miles and type of vehicle used. For short distances, Scoobeez may charge its customers on a per drop basis. Scoobeez maintains ongoing contractual and non-contractual relationships with its customers. These deliveries are accepted by Scoobeez Monday through Sunday, 365 days a year, at times and days designated by customers. Revenue is recognized once delivery is made and confirmation obtained from the customer.
Costs of revenue consist of mainly the labor costs of dispatchers and drivers.
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated based upon the temporary differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates that are applicable in a given year.
The Company utilizes a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions (“tax contingencies”). The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately forecast actual outcomes. The Company includes interest and penalties related to tax contingencies in the provision for income taxes in the statement of operations. Management of the Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months.
The Company has identified the United States Federal tax returns as its “major” tax jurisdiction. As of the date of this filing the Company has not filed its 2015 federal or state tax return. Further, the United States Federal return years 2014 through 2015 are still subject to tax examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service; however, we do not currently have any ongoing tax examinations. The Company is subject to examination by the California Franchise Tax Board for the years ended 2014 through 2015 and currently does not have any ongoing tax examinations.
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SCOOBEEZ, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Cash
The Company maintains its cash balances at a single financial institution. The balance may at times exceed insured limits.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is currently involved in certain legal proceedings. The Company discloses a loss contingency if there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss has been incurred. The Company records its best estimate of a loss related to pending legal proceedings when the loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Where a range of loss can be reasonably estimated with no best estimate in the range, the Company records the minimum estimated liability. As additional information becomes available, the Company assess the potential liability related to pending legal proceedings and revises its estimates and updates its disclosures accordingly. The Company’s legal cost associated with defending itself are recorded to expense as incurred.
NOTE 3. DUE FROM RELATED PARTY
As of August 26, 2015, the Company advanced a total of $15,640 to its Chief Executive Officer. These advances bear no interest and are due on demand.
NOTE 4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Office Facility Lease
The Company has an operating lease agreement for its office facilities which expires on June 30, 2019. The terms of the lease agreements provide for rental payments on a graduated basis. The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Rental expense was $29,050 from Inception to August 26, 2015, of which $23,800 was paid for directly by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and recorded as additional shareholder contributions.
Future annual minimum lease payments under the Company’s operating lease agreements that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of August 26, 2015, were as follows:
| Year Ending December 31, | ||||
| 2015 (four months) | $ | 13,804 | ||
| 2016 | 42,234 | |||
| 2017 | 43,500 | |||
| 2018 | 44,804 | |||
| 2019 | 22,962 | |||
| Total | $ | 167,304 | ||
NOTE 5. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Authorized Shares
As of August 26, 2015, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value. As of August 26, 2015, the Company had 25,000 common shares issued and outstanding, which were issued to the two founders upon Inception.
During the period ended August 26, 2015, certain shareholders contributed capital in the amount of $25,475 to the Company.
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(b) Exhibits
The following documents are included as exhibits to this report.
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Exhibit
Number |
Title of Document | |
| 3.1.1 | Articles of Incorporation 1957 | |
| 3.1.2 | Amended Articles of Incorporation 2007 | |
| 3.1.3 | Amended Articles of Incorporation March 2015 | |
| 3.1.4 | Amended Articles of Incorporation August 2015 | |
| 3.1.5 | Amended Certificate of Designation October 2016 | |
| 3.2 | Bylaws | |
| 10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement for Apps dated May 27, 2015 | |
| 10.2 | Asset Purchase Agreement for Domain dated May 27, 2015 | |
| 10.3 | Promissory Note for Autoclaim Asset Purchase Agreements | |
| 10.4 | Scoobeez Purchase Agreement | |
| 10.5 | Form of Debenture October 7, 2016 | |
| 10.6 | Form of Warrant October 7, 2016 | |
| 10.7 | Security Agreement October 7, 2016 | |
| 10.8 | Securities Purchase Agreement January 30, 2017 | |
| 10.9 | Form of Debenture January 30, 2017 | |
| 10.10 | Form of Warrant January 30, 2017 | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ABT Holdings, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| February 14, 2017 | By: | /s/ Shahan Ohanessian |
| Shahan Ohanessian | ||
| President | ||
| By: | /s/ Imran Firoz | |
| Imran Firoz | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 3.1.1
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Exhibit 3.1.2
Exhibit 3.1.3
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Exhibit 3.1.4
Exhibit 3.1.5
Exhibit 3.2
By-Laws of Abot Mining Co.
| ARTICLE I | OFFICES |
The principal office of the corporation will be located at:
| ARTICLE II | SHAREHOLDERS |
| SECTION 1: | ANNUAL MEETINGS |
The annual meeting of the shareholders will be held on the First day of July in each year, beginning with the year, at the hour of 3:00 o’clock p.m. for the purpose of electing Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.
If the day fixed for the annual meeting is a legal holiday in the State of Idaho, such meeting will be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of Directors is not be held on the day designated herein for any annual meeting of the shareholders, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors will cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the shareholders as soon thereafter as conveniently may be.
| SECTION 2: | SPECIAL MEETINGS |
Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors and must be called by the Chief Executive Officer at the request of the holders if not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote are at the meeting.
| SECTION 3 | PLACE OF MEETING |
The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Idaho as the place of meeting for any annual or special meeting of shareholders. If no designation is made, the place of meeting will be the principal office of the corporation.
| SECTION 4 | NOTICE OF MEETING |
Written or printed notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, must be delivered not less than ten or more than fifty days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, or the Secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice will be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the shareholder at the Shareholder’s address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
| SECTION 5 | QUORUM |
A majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum must be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
| SECTION 6 | PROXIES |
At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may vote by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by the Shareholder’s duly authorized attorney in fact. Such proxy must be filed with the Secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting. No proxy will be valid after eleven months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
| SECTION 7 | VOTING OF SHARE |
Subject to the provisions of Section 9, each outstanding share entitled to vote will be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.
| SECTION 8 | INFORMAL ACTION BY SHAREHOLDER |
Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting of a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, must be signed by shareholders owning a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock with respect to the subject matter thereof.
| ARTICLE III | BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| SECTION 1 | GENERAL POWERS |
The business and affairs of the corporation will be managed by its Board of Directors.
| SECTION 2 | NUMBER, TENURE, AND QUALIFICATIONS |
The number of Directors of the corporation must be at least one but not more than nine. Each director will hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until the Director’s successor has been elected and qualified.
| SECTION 3 | REGULAR MEETINGS |
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors will be held without other notice than this by-law immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of shareholders. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either within or without the State of Idaho, for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.
| SECTION 4 | SPECIAL MEETINGS |
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chief Executive Officer or any two Directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place either within or without the State of Idaho as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them.
| SECTION 5 | NOTICE |
Notice of any special meeting must be given at least four days previously thereto by written notice delivered personally or mailed to each Director at their customary business address. If mailed, such notice will be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Any Director may waive notice of any meeting. The attendance of a Director at a meeting will constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
| SECTION 6 | QUORUM |
A majority of the number of Directors fixed by Section 2 of this Article III will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, but if less than such majority is present at a meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.
| SECTION 7 | MANNER OF ACTING |
The act of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present will be the act of the Board of Directors.
| SECTION 8 | VACANCIES |
Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. A Director elected to fill a vacancy will be elected for the unexpired term of the predecessor in office.
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| SECTION 9 | COMPENSATION |
By resolution of the Board of Directors, the Directors may be paid their expenses, if any, for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors, and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors. No such payment may preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore.
| SECTION 10 | PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT |
A Director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors, at which action on any corporate matter is presumed to assent to the action taken unless the Director’s dissent will be entered in the minutes, of the meeting or unless the Director will file a written dissent to such action with the person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof, or will forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent will not apply to a Director who voted in favor of such action.
| SECTION 11 | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by the majority of the Directors fixed by the by-laws, may designate a committee of not less than two Directors which committee, in absence of a resolution of the Board of Directors limiting or restricting its authority will have and may exercise all of the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of all business and affairs of the corporation, except the Executive Committee may not fill vacancies in the Board of Directors or amend these by-laws. The Board of Directors may at any time remove any member of the Executive Committee with or without cause and may terminate or in any way in its sole discretion limit or restrict the authority of the Executive Committee. The Committee will keep a record of its proceedings and report such proceedings to the Board of Directors.
| ARTICLE IV | OFFICERS |
| SECTION 1 | NUMBER |
The officers of the corporation will be a Chief Executive Officer, one or more Vice Presidents (the number thereof, if any, to be determined by the Board of Directors), a Secretary, and a Chief Financial Officer, each of who will be elected by the Board of Directors. Any officers may be held by the same person, including the offices of Chief Executive Officer and Secretary.
| SECTION 2 | ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE |
The officers of the corporation to be elected by the Board of Directors will be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election will be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Each officer will hold office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the Officer’s death or until the Officer has resign or has been removed in the manner
hereinafter provided.
| SECTION 3 | REMOVAL |
Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors, whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal will be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent will not of itself create contract rights.
| SECTION 4 | VACANCIES |
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.
| SECTION 5 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
The Chief Executive Officer will be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, will in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. The Chief Executive Officer, when present, will preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates for shares of the corporation, and in general perform all duties incident to the office of Chief Executive Officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
| SECTION 6 | THE VICE PRESIDENT |
In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer or in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s death, inability or refusal to act, the Vice President (or in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and when so acting have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer. Any Vice President may sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certificates for shares of the corporation; and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the Vice President by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.
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| SECTION 7 | THE SECRETARY |
The Secretary will: (a) keep the minutes of the shareholders' and of the Board of Directors' meetings in one or more books provided for the purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation and see that the seal of which on behalf of the corporation under its seal is duly authorized; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder; (e) sign with the Chief Executive Officer, or a Vice President, certificates for shares of the corporation, the issuance of which has been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation; and (g) in general perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the Secretary by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.
| SECTION 8 | THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
The Chief Financial Officer will (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; (b) receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as selected in accordance with the provisions of Article V of these by-laws; and (c) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of the Chief Financial Officer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the Chief Financial Officer by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.
| SECTION 9 | SALARIES |
The salaries of the officers will be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors and no officer may be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that the officer is also a Director of the corporation.
| ARTICLE V | CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS, AND DEPOSITS |
| SECTION 1 | CONTRACTS |
The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract, to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
| SECTION 2 | LOANS |
No loans may be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness may be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
| SECTION 3 | CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC. |
All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation must be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents, of the corporation and in such manner as from time to time determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
| SECTION 4 | DEPOSITS |
All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed will be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the Board of Directors may select.
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| ARTICLE VI | CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER |
| SECTION 1 | CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES |
Certificates representing shares of the corporation will be in such form as determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates will be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. All certificates for shares will be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, will be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer will be canceled and no certificates will be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares has been surrendered and canceled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate, a new one may be issued therefore upon such terms and indemnity to the corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe.
| SECTION 2 | TRANSFER OF SHARES |
Transfer of shares of the corporation will be made only on the stock transfer books of the corporation by the holder of record thereof or by a legal representative, who must furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or by an attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the corporation, and on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. The person in whose name shares stand on the books of the corporation will be deemed by the corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes.
| ARTICLE VII | FISCAL YEAR |
The fiscal year of the corporation will begin on the first day of January and end on the 31st day of December.
| ARTICLE VIII | DIVIDENDS |
The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by law.
| ARTICLE IX | SEAL |
The Board of Directors may provide a corporate seal which will be circular in form and have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and conditions provided by law.
| ARTICLE X | WAIVER OF NOTICE |
Whenever any notice is required to be given to any shareholder or director of the corporation under the provisions of these by-laws or under the provisions of the articles of incorporation or under the provisions of the laws of the State of Idaho, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, will be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.
| ARTICLE XI | AMENDMENTS |
These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted by majority vote of the Board of Directors at any regular of special meeting of the Board of Directors, or by a majority vote of the outstanding shares. The foregoing initial by-laws of the corporation were adopted by the Board of Directors on this day ___________
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Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this May 27, 2015 by and between :
SHAHAN OHANESSIAN (referred to hereafter as “Seller”),
AND :
ABT MINING CO., INC. a Idaho corporation (“Buyer”).
WHEREAS :
Buyer agrees to acquire under the terms specified herein the right, title, interest, and benefit of proprietary technology known as “AutoClaim App” from Seller, also known as Technology Rights; and
WHEREAS :
Buyer also agrees to acquire all powers and privileges of the AutoClaim App including but not limited to make, have made, use, or sell under patent law; to copy, adapt, distribute, display, and perform under copyright law; and to use and disclose under trade secret law, also known as Distribution Rights embodied in or comprising the AutoClaim App.; and
WHEREAS:
Buyer agrees to acquire the business model, all United States and foreign patents and patents application, all trade secrets, know-how, confidential or proprietary information, all trademarks, service marks and trade names, all market research and information, contact lists, marketing materials, business plans, notes, documents and other intellectual property rights and legal protections in every and all countries and jurisdictions owned or claimed by Seller, also known as Proprietary and Intellectual Property Rights.
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree to the following:
DEFINITIONS:
1. “ Business Day ” shall mean any calendar day (other than Saturday and Sunday) on which the banks in New York City, New York USA are open for and conducting business.
2. “ Reasonable Business Period ” shall mean that period of time necessary to complete any act or action that a reasonable person in the conduct of a commercial enterprise would require in the venue the act is required to be preformed, subject to unforeseen delays, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE emphasized.
3. “ Due Diligence Period ” shall apply to the calendar period following the date that the Letter of Intent was fully executed by the parties hereto and concluding the day of the Closing.
4. “ Effective Date ” Shall mean the transaction contemplated herein shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the date of Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the acknowledgements, promises, mutual covenants herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1 . PURCHASE AND SALE . Seller agrees to sell all their interest to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase all the Seller’s interest from Sellers subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, as follows:
(a) Buyer agrees to acquire under the terms specified herein the right, title, interest, and benefit of proprietary technology known as “AutoClaim App” from Seller, also known as Technology Rights; and
(b) Buyer also agrees to acquire all powers and privileges of the AutoClaim App including but not limited to make, have made, use, or sell under patent law; to copy, adapt, distribute, display, and perform under copyright law; and to use and disclose under trade secret law, also known as Distribution Rights embodied in or comprising the AutoClaim App.; and
(c) Buyer agrees to acquire the business model, all United States and foreign patents and patents application, all trade secrets, know-how, confidential or proprietary information, all trademarks, service marks and trade names, all market research and information, contact lists, marketing materials, business plans, notes, documents and other intellectual property rights and legal protections in every and all countries and jurisdictions owned or claimed by Seller, also known as Proprietary and Intellectual Property Rights.
Section 2 . PURCHASE PRICE . Buyer agrees to pay to Seller the following for the Assets known collectively as AutoClaim App:
Buyer shall issue to Seller or his nominees Eighteen Million Four Hundred Thousand (18,400,000) shares of Series A Preferred Stock of Buyer with a 1 for 100 conversion and a 1 for 10,000 voting right representing 92% of the issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock.
Section 3 . CLOSING.
3.1 Date of Closing. The closing of the transaction (the Closing) shall be held at Irvine, California or such other place as the parties may agree on or before May 27, 2015 subject to any extension by section 3.2 below. At the Closing, Sellers shall assign and transfer to Buyer evidence of owner ship in Seller, right and title to all assets, and all equity in Seller free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Buyer shall provide all stock certificates in proper format subject to the terms of this agreement.
3.2 Extension of Closing. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1 to the contrary, Buyer shall be entitled to an extension of the Closing date of up to Fifteen (15) days.
3.3 Effective Date Cooperation. The parties acknowledge that from the date of the Letter of Intent through the Closing and after the Effective Date, cash may be received by one party but belong to another party and/or trade payables and receivables may be paid by one party yet be the responsibility of another party. The parties agree to cooperate, document on the running accounting statement any such monies, credits and /or debits, and give the non-receiving party notice, within fifteen (15) days, of receipt of any post Effective Date cash or accrual of any trade payables by a party for which payment is due to or from a party. Upon such reconciliation, either party owing money to another party shall pay the amount owed within fifteen (15) days of said reconciliation.
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Section 4 . REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
In order to induce the Buyer to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, Sellers, hereby represent and warrant to the Buyer as follows:
4.1 Authority. Sellers have full power and authority to enter into and perform their obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes, and all assignments, agreements and other instruments and documents to be executed and delivered by Sellers in connection with this Agreement will constitute, Seller’s legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against Sellers in accordance with their respective terms.
4.2 Ownership. Seller is the true and lawful beneficial and record owner/managers of all of Seller and Seller has good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of claims, pledges, liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances. Seller has full right and power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver title. Upon delivery of the Preferred and Common shares at Closing as contemplated in this Agreement, Seller will transfer to the Buyer valid and marketable title thereto.
4.3 Financial Statements. Other than as set forth and as disclosed herein Seller makes no representations regarding the financial conditions, business or affairs of Seller.
4.4 No Subsidiaries. Seller does not own, either directly or indirectly, or have any investment in, own, or otherwise control, any corporation or other entity, or is a party to any partnership agreement, joint venture, or similar agreement.
4.5 Other Business Names. Seller and their predecessors and any companies acquired by or merged into them have not used any other business names in the past calendar year.
4.6 Sites. Seller has complied in all material respects with all municipal, state and federal statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to its respective business, included but not limited to, zoning, building, environmental and occupational, safety and health regulations.
4.7 Leases. Seller is not in default under any lease or subject to obtaining neither necessary consent nor will they be in default as a result of the execution of this Agreement or closing of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.8 Tangible Personal Property. Seller is not in default under any such equipment leases and is not aware of any fact which, with notice and/or passage of time, would constitute such a default.
4.9 Intangible Personal Property. Seller has not received written notice of any claims or demands with respect to items of intangible personal property, and to Seller’s best knowledge, there are no claims or demands against Seller with respect to any of such items of intangible personal property. No proceedings have been instituted, or are pending against Seller, or to the knowledge of Seller, have been threatened against Seller to challenge the rights of Seller with respect to any such assets. Seller has not received written notice of any claims or demands relating to their right to use all trade names, trade secrets, or customer lists which they have used or which they are now using in connection with the business transacted by Seller. Seller has the unrestricted right to use, free from any rights or claims of others, all trade names, trade secrets, and customer lists which it has used or which it is now using in connection with its business.
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4.10 Assets and Inventory. As of the Effective Date, Seller will have good and marketable title in and to all of its assets and inventory, which is or will be free and clear of any security interests, consignments, liens, judgments, encumbrances, restrictions, or claims of any kind, other than as expressly provided in this Agreement.
4.11 Current Employees and Employment Practices. Seller represents that all employees of Seller are employees at will. No employment discrimination or unfair labor practice, charge or complaint against Seller has been filed, nor to the knowledge of Seller, is threatened to be filed with any court, agency or other entity having jurisdiction over Seller. To the knowledge of Seller, Seller has not been threatened by any former employee with any suit alleging wrongful termination or other discriminatory wrongful or tortuous conduct in connection with the employment relationship. None of the employees of Seller are represented by any labor organization or to the knowledge of Seller is there currently any union organizing activities with respect to such employees, nor has there been any such organizing activity within the past one (1) year. Seller has not engaged in any collective bargaining or similar agreement with any labor organization.
4.12 Insurance. Seller shall deliver prior to closing original or copies of any and all insurance policies which Seller has in effect covering itself or its employees, officers or directors, inventory, and equipment. Seller has had general liability insurance policies in full force and effect from the date Seller was formed through the Effective Date as part of the coverage afforded under a policy written to Seller.
4.13 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Seller represents that Seller is in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state, county, municipal, and governmental agency, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, orders or decrees applicable to the conduct of its business or to the assets owned, used, or occupied by Seller, and have not received notice or advice to the contrary. Neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will (a) violate an order, writ, injunction, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Seller or (b) require the consent, approval, authorization or permission of or the filing with or the notification of any federal, state, local or foreign government agency except that necessary to comply with the laws rules and regulations of the State of Arizona, and the United States.
4.14 Environmental Compliance.
Seller represents that:
(a)Seller is not in violation of any federal, state or local laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits or orders relating to or addressing the environment, heath, waste or safety (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), which shall include, but not be limited to, the use, handling or disposal of the record keeping, notification and recording requirements respecting any pollutant, hazardous substance, radioactive substance, toxic substance, solid waste, hazardous waste, medical waste, radioactive waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum derived substance or waste, asbestos, or any hazardous or toxic constituent thereof (collectively “Hazardous Substance”) or work place or worker safety and health, nor have they received any written notices alleging that they are in violation of any such Environmental Laws; nor are they subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding alleging any violation of any such Environmental Laws, federal, state or local laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits relating to the environment, health, medical waste or safety.
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(b) There is no pending lawsuit or administrative proceeding or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened claim alleging that Seller is liable under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any Environmental Law related to the on-site or off-site disposal of Hazardous Substances. Seller has not received written notice from any person, including but not limited to any federal, state, or local governmental agency, alleging that Seller is liable under any applicable Environmental Law, including without limitation, any Environmental Law, related to the on-site or off-site disposal of Hazardous Substances.
(c) To Seller’s knowledge, there have been no releases, spills or discharges of Hazardous Substances on or underneath any of the real property leased by Seller which are the responsibility of Seller, and Seller has not disposed of Hazardous Substances on, at or under such properties.
4.15 Taxes. Seller represents that no assessments or additional tax liabilities (including all federal, state and local taxes, charges, penalties and interest) have been proposed or to the best of Sellers knowledge threatened against Seller or any of its assets, and Seller has not executed any waiver of the statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of such tax liabilities. There are no federal, state or local tax liens upon any of Seller assets other than inchoate liens for taxes not yet due and payable. There is no pending, to the Sellers knowledge, threatened audits against Seller. All current tax returns for Seller have been timely filed and are complete and accurate. All returns, declarations, reports, estimates, information returns and statements (“Returns”) required to be filed under any federal, state, local or foreign authority by Sellers have been filed and were in all material respects (and, as to Returns not yet due and filed on the date hereof, will be) true, complete, correct and filed on a timely basis. All taxes due and owing, or required to be withheld or collected by Sellers have been fully paid. Seller has adequate reserves to pay all taxes not yet due, including any taxes resulting from the transactions contemplated hereunder.
Except as may be required by the Internal Revenue Service (or state taxing authority) to clearly reflect the income or loss of Seller or any members of its consolidated group, Seller will not take any action or fail to take any action that could have the effect of reducing the amount of any net operating loss or other tax attribute attributable to Seller pursuant to the Code or any similar law of any other taxing jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the filing of any amended return or the reattribution of any net operating losses or similar items from Seller, or any affiliate of Seller.
4.16 Litigation . Seller represents that there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or to their knowledge threatened against Seller which materially affect the ability of Seller to perform under this Agreement.
Section 5 . LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
5.1 Limitations on Representations and Warranties. The Seller shall not be deemed to have made to Buyer any representation or warranty other than those expressly made by the Seller hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and notwithstanding any otherwise express representations and warranties made by the Seller hereof, Seller makes no representation or warranty to Buyer with respect to:
(a) any projections, estimates, or budgets heretofore delivered to or made available to Buyer of future revenues, expenses or expenditures or future results of operations; or
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(b) except as expressly covered by a representation and warranty contained in Sellers Representations hereof, any other information of documents (financial or otherwise) made available to Buyer or its counsel, accountants or advisors with respect to Seller; notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sellers shall be liable if Sellers has knowingly furnished any other information or documents to Buyer which is materially incomplete or materially false.
5.2 Due Diligence Investigation. Buyer acknowledges that:
(a) Buyer will and does have the opportunity to visit with Seller and meet with the managing representatives of Seller to discuss the business and the assets, liabilities, financial condition, cash flow and operations of the business; and all materials and information requested by Buyer shall be provided to Buyer to Buyers reasonable satisfaction.
(b) Buyer acknowledges that it will make its own independent examination, investigation, analysis and evaluation of Seller. The Seller acknowledges that the Buyer will have full and complete access to all of the books, records and assets of Seller and the opportunity to personally inspect the assets, operations and talk with the personnel employed by Seller to the extent it has desired to do so with respect to this transaction.
(c) Buyer acknowledges that it will undertaken such due diligence, as time is of the essence, (including but not limited to a review of the assets, liabilities, books, records and contracts of Seller) as Buyer deems adequate, including that described above.
Section 6 . REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
In order to induce the Seller to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
6.1 Company Organization and Authority. Buyer is a corporation formed under the State of Idaho and has full power and authority to conduct Buyer’s business as now conducted and to enter into and perform Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes, and all agreements and other instruments and documents to be executed and delivered by Buyer will constitute, Buyer’s legal, valid law binding obligations, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms.
Buyer, by Buyer’s authorized representative’s signature in whom authority rest to bind the Buyer hereto, has authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the documents of transfer and assignment contemplated hereby and the consummation of all the transactions contemplated herein and the performance of all obligations of Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 7. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF SELLERS AND BUYER
7.1 Accounting; Cooperation of Parties. Buyer will assist Seller in the production of information for the preparation of financial statements and tax returns of Buyer that may become due of for which a taxing authority requires information with respect to this transaction.
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Section 8 . DELIVERIES OF SELLER AT CLOSING
The Seller shall deliver the following at the Closing:
8.1 Evidence of Ownership. Seller will deliver to the Buyer duly endorsed documents transferring ownership with respect to title of assets of Seller.
8.2 Consents and Approvals . Seller shall have obtained all consents and approvals required for the transfer of such ownership to the Buyer.
8.3 Sellers Documents. The Seller shall have caused to be delivered to Buyer, at or before Closing, the following:
(a) A list of all assets owned by Seller along with intellectual property owned by Seller being delivered to Buyer.
8.4 Other Assurances. The Seller shall have delivered to the Buyer such other and further certificates, assurances and documents as Buyer may reasonably request in order to evidence the accuracy of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Seller’s Representations, the performance of covenants and agreements to be performed by Sellers at or prior to the Closing, and the fulfillment of the conditions to Buyer’s obligation.
Section 9 . DELIVERIES OF BUYER AT CLOSING
The Buyer shall deliver the following at Closing:
9.1 Issuance of Stock Certificates. The Buyer shall issue the Preferred A and Common Stock Certificates as payment of the Purchase Price in the manner described in this Agreement.
9.2 Resolution of Board of Directors . Buyer shall deliver to the Seller the Agreed Board of Directors Resolution authorizing the acquisition of Sellers Assets and the appointment of Seller’s nominees to the Board of Directors of Buyer.
9.3 Execution of Convertible Notes . The Buyer shall execute the Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Seller.
9.2 Other Assurances. The Buyer shall have delivered to the Seller such other and further certificates, assurances and documents as Sellersmay reasonably request in order to evidence the accuracy of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Buyers Representations, and, the performance of covenants and agreements to be performed by Buyer at or prior to the Closing, and the fulfillment of the conditions to Seller’s obligations.
Section 10. INDEMNIFICATION
In addition to the indemnities included elsewhere in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree to indemnify and hold each other harmless as follows:
10.1 Indemnification by Seller. The Seller agrees to indemnify and hold the Buyer harmless at all times after the date of this Agreement from, against and in respect of:
(a) Any and all loss, liability, damage or deficiency resulting from any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of any covenants or agreements on the part of the Sellers contained herein or in any certificate or document furnished by the Sellers pursuant hereto and any loss or damage resulting from any claims, litigations, actions, suits, proceedings, judgments, counsel fees, costs and expenses incident to such misrepresentation, breach or non-fulfillment.
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10.2 Indemnification by the Buyer. The Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold the Sellers harmless at all times after the date of this Agreement from and against any and all loss, liability, damage or deficiency resulting from (i) any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of any covenants or agreements on the part of the Buyer contained herein or in any certificate or document furnished by the Buyer pursuant hereto and any loss or damage resulting from any claims, litigation, actions, suits, proceedings, judgments, counsel fees, costs and expenses incident to such misrepresentations, breach or non-fulfillment; and (ii) all liabilities arising out of or in connection with the operation of Seller after the Effective Date.
10.3 Third Party Claims. Should any claim be made by a person not a party to this Agreement with respect to any matter to which the foregoing indemnity relates, the party against whom such claim is asserted (the “Indemnified Party”) within a reasonable period of time, shall give written notice to the other party (the “Indemnifying Party”) of any such claim, and the Indemnifying Party shall thereafter defend or settle any such claim, at its sole expense, on its own behalf and with counsel of its selection. In such defense or settlement of any claims, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party to the maximum extent reasonably possible. Any payment resulting from such defense or settlement, together with the total expense thereof, shall be binding on Sellers and Buyer for the purpose of this paragraph.
10.4 Settlement . Notwithstanding t he foregoing, should any claim be made by a person not a party to this Agreement with respect to any matter to which the foregoing indemnity relates, the Indemnified Party, on not less than thirty (30) days’ notice to the Indemnifying Party, may make settlement of such claim, and such settlement shall be binding on the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party for the purpose of third party claims; provided, however, that if within said thirty (30) day period the Indemnifying Party shall have requested the Indemnified Party not to settle such claim and to deny such claim at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will promptly comply and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defense on its own behalf with counsel of its selection. Any payment or settlement resulting from such claim, together with the total expense thereof, shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser for the purpose of this paragraph.
10.5 Mediation. In the event of any claim or dispute between the parties arising out of this Agreement, the parties agree to resolve any such dispute or disagreement by submitting such dispute first to mediation pursuant to the following procedures:
The parties shall mediate any dispute or disagreement upon the written demand of any party with a mediator chosen by mutual agreement of all parties in disagreement, pursuant to the following terms and conditions. In the event the parties to the mediation are unable to agree on a mediator each party shall appoint one mediator and the two appointed mediators shall appoint a third.
(a) Best Efforts. The parties agree to use their best efforts to resolve their dispute by mediation before proceeding to other means.
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(c) Fess and Costs. The fees and costs of the mediation shall conform to the then current fee schedule of AMA. Fees and costs of the mediation shall be borne equally by Purchaser and the Seller and each party shall pay its own professional fees and costs regardless of the mediation decision.
Section 11 . FURTHER ASSURANCES; ACCESS AND INFORMATION;
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
11.1 Further Assurances. The Seller and Buyer all hereby covenant and agree that at any time and from time to time they will promptly execute and deliver to the others such further instruments and documents and take such further action as the parties may from time to time reasonably request in order to further carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement. Sellers and Buyer agree to execute and complete any and all Exhibits and supply any and all documentation necessary to complete the Agreement on or before Closing Date of this Agreement. Buyer and Seller agree to cooperate in the filing of applications, permits, forms, licenses, governing authority approvals, SEC filings, and any other documentation otherwise necessary to meet the Parties obligations under this Agreement and specifically the first sentence of this paragraph .
11.2 Access and Information. Buyer and its agents, attorneys, accountants and representatives have had full access to the respective properties, affairs, books, records, contracts and documents of Seller, including, without limitation, all contracts, leases, evidence of indebtedness and audit work papers of the internal auditors of the respective businesses, as Buyer has reasonably requested. Until the Closing, Buyer shall not disclose and shall cause its agents, attorneys, accountants and representatives not to disclose to any other party any confidential data or information secured, and, if the Closing does not occur as herein provided, Buyer will promptly return at Buyer’s expense, all books, records and other documents and papers obtained and all copies thereof.
11.3 Conditions Precedent. The obligations of the Sellers and Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) Approval of the material terms of this Agreement by the Board of Directors of Buyer;
(b) Any regulatory SEC or other state approval.
(c) In addition to the Certificates, Buyer has all operating authority, licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, consents, rights and privileges, as are necessary or appropriate to the operation of its business as now conducted and proposed to be conducted and which the failure to possess would have a material adverse effect on the assets, operations or financial condition of Quintessence.
(d) It is mutually and collectively agreed between all parties to this Agreement that;
(1) Any measure of lapse, interruption, and or impairments of any Licenses, material trademark, service mark, copyright, trade name, or any application with respect thereto, and any paragraph of this Agreement, may at the discretion of the Buyer constitute a suspension and or termination of this entire Agreement.
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(2) The parties hereto agree that the suspension and or termination of this Agreement is subject to the free will, and or right, and or obligation of either Sellers, Buyer to cure any and all lapse, interruption, and or impairments within a “reasonable business period.” This Agreement will be acknowledged as suspended, and not terminated, upon notice to all parties by the party intended to cure, together with any overt act to cure. Such notice to cure and lapse of time will constitute an adjustment of any time or calendar date period accordingly. Such notice constitutes the beginning of the “Reasonable Business Period”.
(3) Anything herein or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary and or notwithstanding, a failure to cure in the “Reasonable Business Period”, terminates this agreement at the option of the Buyer by operation of this section and clause, without further acts except that of notice, of any kind, to any party of this Agreement, and thereupon by operation of this paragraph terminated without future or past obligations or liability of any party.
Section 12 . NATURE AND SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS
12.1 All representations, warranties, and agreements made by the Sellers in this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly stated, and shall survive the Closing and any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of the Sellers as follows:
(1) The representations, warranties and covenants contained in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof shall survive forever;
(2) The representations, warranties, and covenants contained in Section 4.16 hereof shall survive for a period of six (6) months following the expiration of the relevant statue of limitations;
(3) The representations, warranties and covenants relating to all liabilities retained by Sellers or not specifically assumed by Buyer shall survive forever; and
(4) All other representations, warranties and covenants made hereunder by Sellers shall be effective for a period of twelve (12) calendar months following the Effective Date. Within said twelve calendar month period, Buyer must provide written notice to the Sellers of the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant, pursuant to which Buyer asserts a claim stating with particularity all material facts then known to Purchaser relating to such claim.
Section 13 . MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. Sellers and or Buyer, and or its successors and assigns are intended to be direct third-party beneficiaries of the covenants contained in this Agreement and may enforce the same in their own respective names, as applicable.
13.2 NOTICES; ADDRESSES. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or mailed, first class postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
To Sellers: Shahan Ohanessian – 225 S Lake Avenue, Suite 300 - Pasadena, CA 91101
To Buyer: ABOT Mining Co. – 301 Simplicity Avenue – Irvine, CA 92620
13.3 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, the parties hereto shall pay all of their own expenses relating to the transactions contemplated herein this Agreement of which shall include, without limitations, the fees and expenses of their respective legal counsel and financial advisors.
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13.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
13.5 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13.6 Assigns/Assignments. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto any and all successors, assigns, or other successors in interest of the Buyer, AS and the Sellers.
13.7 Public Announcement. No party will make any public announcements with respect to this transaction without the approval of the other parties, except as otherwise required by law, and SEC Rules and Regulations.
13.8 Confidentiality. Except to the extent the parties agree or are required by law to make information public, the parties agree to keep the terms of this Agreement confidential and not to disclose the contents of this Agreement to any party other than employees of a party who agree to maintain such confidentiality and the professional advisors and representatives of the parties.
13.9 Remedies. In the event that any party defaults or fails to perform any of the conditions or obligations of such party under this Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument executed in connection with this Agreement, or in the event that any such party’s representations or warranties contained herein or in any such other agreement, document or instrument are not true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, the other parties shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights and remedies available to them by or pursuant to this Agreement or at law or in equity, including specific performance.
13.10 Captions. The captions and headlines set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be constructed as part of this Agreement.
13.11 Merger Clause. This Agreement contains the final, complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof are merged herein.
13.12 Amendments. No change, amendment, qualification or cancellation hereof shall be effective unless in writing and executed by all of the parties hereto by their duly authorized officers.
13.13 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
13.14 Force Majeure . Neither party hereto shall be responsible for damages caused by the delay or failure to perform in whole or in part hereunder or noncompliance with any of the terms hereof when such delay, failure or noncompliance is caused by or results from acts of God, earthquakes, fires, floods, perils of sea, wars (declared or undeclared), terrorist acts, strikes, riots or any other causes beyond the control of the party who is in default or who is unable to comply with the terms of this Agreement, whether or not similar to those enumerated.
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13.15 Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the parties require.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Sellers and Buyer have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written.
Shahan Ohanessian
(“Seller”)
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| Shahan Ohanessian | ||
For ABT Mining Co., Inc.
(“Buyer”)
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| Imran Firoz | ||
| President | ||
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Exhibit 10.2
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this May 27, 2015 by and between :
SHAHAN OHANESSIAN (referred to hereafter as “Seller”),
AND :
ABT MINING CO., INC. a Idaho corporation (“Buyer”).
WHEREAS :
Buyer agrees to acquire under the terms specified herein the right, title, interest, and benefit of proprietary technology known as “AutoClaim Domain” from Seller, also known as Technology Rights; and
WHEREAS :
Buyer also agrees to acquire all powers and privileges of the AutoClaim Domain including but not limited to make, have made, use, or sell under patent law; to copy, adapt, distribute, display, and perform under copyright law; and to use and disclose under trade secret law, also known as Distribution Rights embodied in or comprising the AutoClaim Domain.; and
WHEREAS:
Buyer agrees to acquire the business model, all United States and foreign patents and patents application, all trade secrets, know-how, confidential or proprietary information, all trademarks, service marks and trade names, all market research and information, contact lists, marketing materials, business plans, notes, documents and other intellectual property rights and legal protections in every and all countries and jurisdictions owned or claimed by Seller, also known as Proprietary and Intellectual Property Rights.
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree to the following:
DEFINITIONS:
1. “ Business Day ” shall mean any calendar day (other than Saturday and Sunday) on which the banks in New York City, New York USA are open for and conducting business.
2. “ Reasonable Business Period ” shall mean that period of time necessary to complete any act or action that a reasonable person in the conduct of a commercial enterprise would require in the venue the act is required to be preformed, subject to unforeseen delays, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE emphasized.
3. “ Due Diligence Period ” shall apply to the calendar period following the date that the Letter of Intent was fully executed by the parties hereto and concluding the day of the Closing.
4. “ Effective Date ” Shall mean the transaction contemplated herein shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the date of Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the acknowledgements, promises, mutual covenants herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1 . PURCHASE AND SALE . Seller agrees to sell all their interest to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase all the Seller’s interest from Sellers subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, as follows:
(a) Buyer agrees to acquire under the terms specified herein the right, title, interest, and benefit of proprietary technology known as “AutoClaim Domain” from Seller, also known as AutoClaim Domain Rights; and
(b) Buyer also agrees to acquire all powers and privileges of the AutoClaim Domain including but not limited to make, have made, use, or sell under patent law; to copy, adapt, distribute, display, and perform under copyright law; and to use and disclose under trade secret law, also known as Distribution Rights embodied in or comprising the AutoClaim Domain.; and
(c) Buyer agrees to acquire the business model, all United States and foreign patents and patents application, all trade secrets, know-how, confidential or proprietary information, all trademarks, service marks and trade names, all market research and information, contact lists, marketing materials, business plans, notes, documents and other intellectual property rights and legal protections in every and all countries and jurisdictions owned or claimed by Seller, also known as Proprietary and Intellectual Property Rights.
Section 2 . PURCHASE PRICE . Buyer agrees to pay to Seller the following for the Assets known collectively as AutoClaim Domain:
Buyer shall issue an additional 150,000,000 shares of Buyer’s common stock to Seller and/or his nominees.
Buyer shall pay Seller a total of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) which shall be in the form of a Convertible Promissory Note for the Domain name known as www.autoclaim.com. Upon payment in full of the $500,000.00 Seller shall convey to Buyer the right and title to the www.autoclaim.com domain name.
Section 3 . CLOSING.
3.1 Date of Closing. The closing of the transaction (the Closing) shall be held at Irvine, California or such other place as the parties may agree on or before May 27, 2015 subject to any extension by section 3.2 below. At the Closing, Sellers shall assign and transfer to Buyer evidence of owner ship in Seller, right and title to all assets, and all equity in Seller free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Buyer shall provide all stock certificates in proper format subject to the terms of this agreement.
3.2 Extension of Closing. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1 to the contrary, Buyer shall be entitled to an extension of the Closing date of up to Fifteen (15) days.
3.3 Effective Date Cooperation. The parties acknowledge that from the date of the Letter of Intent through the Closing and after the Effective Date, cash may be received by one party but belong to another party and/or trade payables and receivables may be paid by one party yet be the responsibility of another party. The parties agree to cooperate, document on the running accounting statement any such monies, credits and /or debits, and give the non-receiving party notice, within fifteen (15) days, of receipt of any post Effective Date cash or accrual of any trade payables by a party for which payment is due to or from a party. Upon such reconciliation, either party owing money to another party shall pay the amount owed within fifteen (15) days of said reconciliation.
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Section 4 . REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
In order to induce the Buyer to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, Sellers, hereby represent and warrant to the Buyer as follows:
4.1 Authority. Sellers have full power and authority to enter into and perform their obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes, and all assignments, agreements and other instruments and documents to be executed and delivered by Sellers in connection with this Agreement will constitute, Seller’s legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against Sellers in accordance with their respective terms.
4.2 Ownership. Seller is the true and lawful beneficial and record owner/managers of all of Seller and Seller has good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of claims, pledges, liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances. Seller has full right and power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver title. Upon delivery of the Preferred and Common shares at Closing as contemplated in this Agreement, Seller will transfer to the Buyer valid and marketable title thereto.
4.3 Financial Statements. Other than as set forth and as disclosed herein Seller makes no representations regarding the financial conditions, business or affairs of Seller.
4.4 No Subsidiaries. Seller does not own, either directly or indirectly, or have any investment in, own, or otherwise control, any corporation or other entity, or is a party to any partnership agreement, joint venture, or similar agreement.
4.5 Other Business Names. Seller and their predecessors and any companies acquired by or merged into them have not used any other business names in the past calendar year.
4.6 Sites. Seller has complied in all material respects with all municipal, state and federal statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to its respective business, included but not limited to, zoning, building, environmental and occupational, safety and health regulations.
4.7 Leases. Seller is not in default under any lease or subject to obtaining neither necessary consent nor will they be in default as a result of the execution of this Agreement or closing of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.8 Tangible Personal Property. Seller is not in default under any such equipment leases and is not aware of any fact which, with notice and/or passage of time, would constitute such a default.
4.9 Intangible Personal Property. Seller has not received written notice of any claims or demands with respect to items of intangible personal property, and to Seller’s best knowledge, there are no claims or demands against Seller with respect to any of such items of intangible personal property. No proceedings have been instituted, or are pending against Seller, or to the knowledge of Seller, have been threatened against Seller to challenge the rights of Seller with respect to any such assets. Seller has not received written notice of any claims or demands relating to their right to use all trade names, trade secrets, or customer lists which they have used or which they are now using in connection with the business transacted by Seller. Seller has the unrestricted right to use, free from any rights or claims of others, all trade names, trade secrets, and customer lists which it has used or which it is now using in connection with its business.
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4.10 Assets and Inventory. As of the Effective Date, Seller will have good and marketable title in and to all of its assets and inventory, which is or will be free and clear of any security interests, consignments, liens, judgments, encumbrances, restrictions, or claims of any kind, other than as expressly provided in this Agreement.
4.11 Current Employees and Employment Practices. Seller represents that all employees of Seller are employees at will. No employment discrimination or unfair labor practice, charge or complaint against Seller has been filed, nor to the knowledge of Seller, is threatened to be filed with any court, agency or other entity having jurisdiction over Seller. To the knowledge of Seller, Seller has not been threatened by any former employee with any suit alleging wrongful termination or other discriminatory wrongful or tortuous conduct in connection with the employment relationship. None of the employees of Seller are represented by any labor organization or to the knowledge of Seller is there currently any union organizing activities with respect to such employees, nor has there been any such organizing activity within the past one (1) year. Seller has not engaged in any collective bargaining or similar agreement with any labor organization.
4.12 Insurance. Seller shall deliver prior to closing original or copies of any and all insurance policies which Seller has in effect covering itself or its employees, officers or directors, inventory, and equipment. Seller has had general liability insurance policies in full force and effect from the date Seller was formed through the Effective Date as part of the coverage afforded under a policy written to Seller.
4.13 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Seller represents that Seller is in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state, county, municipal, and governmental agency, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, orders or decrees applicable to the conduct of its business or to the assets owned, used, or occupied by Seller, and have not received notice or advice to the contrary. Neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will (a) violate an order, writ, injunction, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Seller or (b) require the consent, approval, authorization or permission of or the filing with or the notification of any federal, state, local or foreign government agency except that necessary to comply with the laws rules and regulations of the State of Arizona, and the United States.
4.14 Environmental Compliance.
Seller represents that:
(a)Seller is not in violation of any federal, state or local laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits or orders relating to or addressing the environment, heath, waste or safety (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), which shall include, but not be limited to, the use, handling or disposal of the record keeping, notification and recording requirements respecting any pollutant, hazardous substance, radioactive substance, toxic substance, solid waste, hazardous waste, medical waste, radioactive waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum derived substance or waste, asbestos, or any hazardous or toxic constituent thereof (collectively “Hazardous Substance”) or work place or worker safety and health, nor have they received any written notices alleging that they are in violation of any such Environmental Laws; nor are they subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding alleging any violation of any such Environmental Laws, federal, state or local laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits relating to the environment, health, medical waste or safety.
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(b) There is no pending lawsuit or administrative proceeding or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened claim alleging that Seller is liable under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any Environmental Law related to the on-site or off-site disposal of Hazardous Substances. Seller has not received written notice from any person, including but not limited to any federal, state, or local governmental agency, alleging that Seller is liable under any applicable Environmental Law, including without limitation, any Environmental Law, related to the on-site or off-site disposal of Hazardous Substances.
(c) To Seller’s knowledge, there have been no releases, spills or discharges of Hazardous Substances on or underneath any of the real property leased by Seller which are the responsibility of Seller, and Seller has not disposed of Hazardous Substances on, at or under such properties.
4.15 Taxes. Seller represents that no assessments or additional tax liabilities (including all federal, state and local taxes, charges, penalties and interest) have been proposed or to the best of Sellers knowledge threatened against Seller or any of its assets, and Seller has not executed any waiver of the statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of such tax liabilities. There are no federal, state or local tax liens upon any of Seller assets other than inchoate liens for taxes not yet due and payable. There is no pending, to the Sellers knowledge, threatened audits against Seller. All current tax returns for Seller have been timely filed and are complete and accurate. All returns, declarations, reports, estimates, information returns and statements (“Returns”) required to be filed under any federal, state, local or foreign authority by Sellers have been filed and were in all material respects (and, as to Returns not yet due and filed on the date hereof, will be) true, complete, correct and filed on a timely basis. All taxes due and owing, or required to be withheld or collected by Sellers have been fully paid. Seller has adequate reserves to pay all taxes not yet due, including any taxes resulting from the transactions contemplated hereunder.
Except as may be required by the Internal Revenue Service (or state taxing authority) to clearly reflect the income or loss of Seller or any members of its consolidated group, Seller will not take any action or fail to take any action that could have the effect of reducing the amount of any net operating loss or other tax attribute attributable to Seller pursuant to the Code or any similar law of any other taxing jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the filing of any amended return or the reattribution of any net operating losses or similar items from Seller, or any affiliate of Seller.
4.16 Litigation . Seller represents that there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or to their knowledge threatened against Seller which materially affect the ability of Seller to perform under this Agreement.
Section 5 . LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
5.1 Limitations on Representations and Warranties. The Seller shall not be deemed to have made to Buyer any representation or warranty other than those expressly made by the Seller hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and notwithstanding any otherwise express representations and warranties made by the Seller hereof, Seller makes no representation or warranty to Buyer with respect to:
(a) any projections, estimates, or budgets heretofore delivered to or made available to Buyer of future revenues, expenses or expenditures or future results of operations; or
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(b) except as expressly covered by a representation and warranty contained in Sellers Representations hereof, any other information of documents (financial or otherwise) made available to Buyer or its counsel, accountants or advisors with respect to Seller; notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sellers shall be liable if Sellers has knowingly furnished any other information or documents to Buyer which is materially incomplete or materially false.
5.2 Due Diligence Investigation. Buyer acknowledges that:
(a) Buyer will and does have the opportunity to visit with Seller and meet with the managing representatives of Seller to discuss the business and the assets, liabilities, financial condition, cash flow and operations of the business; and all materials and information requested by Buyer shall be provided to Buyer to Buyers reasonable satisfaction.
(b) Buyer acknowledges that it will make its own independent examination, investigation, analysis and evaluation of Seller. The Seller acknowledges that the Buyer will have full and complete access to all of the books, records and assets of Seller and the opportunity to personally inspect the assets, operations and talk with the personnel employed by Seller to the extent it has desired to do so with respect to this transaction.
(c) Buyer acknowledges that it will undertaken such due diligence, as time is of the essence, (including but not limited to a review of the assets, liabilities, books, records and contracts of Seller) as Buyer deems adequate, including that described above.
Section 6 . REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
In order to induce the Seller to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
6.1 Company Organization and Authority. Buyer is a corporation formed under the State of Idaho and has full power and authority to conduct Buyer’s business as now conducted and to enter into and perform Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes, and all agreements and other instruments and documents to be executed and delivered by Buyer will constitute, Buyer’s legal, valid law binding obligations, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms.
Buyer, by Buyer’s authorized representative’s signature in whom authority rest to bind the Buyer hereto, has authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the documents of transfer and assignment contemplated hereby and the consummation of all the transactions contemplated herein and the performance of all obligations of Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 7. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF SELLERS AND BUYER
7.1 Accounting; Cooperation of Parties. Buyer will assist Seller in the production of information for the preparation of financial statements and tax returns of Buyer that may become due of for which a taxing authority requires information with respect to this transaction.
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Section 8 . DELIVERIES OF SELLER AT CLOSING
The Seller shall deliver the following at the Closing:
8.1 Evidence of Ownership. Seller will deliver to the Buyer duly endorsed documents transferring ownership with respect to title of assets of Seller.
8.2 Consents and Approvals . Seller shall have obtained all consents and approvals required for the transfer of such ownership to the Buyer.
8.3 Sellers Documents. The Seller shall have caused to be delivered to Buyer, at or before Closing, the following:
(a) A list of all assets owned by Seller along with intellectual property owned by Seller being delivered to Buyer.
8.4 Other Assurances. The Seller shall have delivered to the Buyer such other and further certificates, assurances and documents as Buyer may reasonably request in order to evidence the accuracy of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Seller’s Representations, the performance of covenants and agreements to be performed by Sellers at or prior to the Closing, and the fulfillment of the conditions to Buyer’s obligation.
Section 9 . DELIVERIES OF BUYER AT CLOSING
The Buyer shall deliver the following at Closing:
9.1 Issuance of Stock Certificates. The Buyer shall issue the Preferred A and Common Stock Certificates as payment of the Purchase Price in the manner described in this Agreement.
9.2 Resolution of Board of Directors . Buyer shall deliver to the Seller the Agreed Board of Directors Resolution authorizing the acquisition of Sellers Assets and the appointment of Seller’s nominees to the Board of Directors of Buyer.
9.3 Execution of Convertible Notes . The Buyer shall execute the Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Seller.
9.2 Other Assurances. The Buyer shall have delivered to the Seller such other and further certificates, assurances and documents as Sellersmay reasonably request in order to evidence the accuracy of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Buyers Representations, and, the performance of covenants and agreements to be performed by Buyer at or prior to the Closing, and the fulfillment of the conditions to Seller’s obligations.
Section 10. INDEMNIFICATION
In addition to the indemnities included elsewhere in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree to indemnify and hold each other harmless as follows:
10.1 Indemnification by Seller. The Seller agrees to indemnify and hold the Buyer harmless at all times after the date of this Agreement from, against and in respect of:
(a) Any and all loss, liability, damage or deficiency resulting from any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of any covenants or agreements on the part of the Sellers contained herein or in any certificate or document furnished by the Sellers pursuant hereto and any loss or damage resulting from any claims, litigations, actions, suits, proceedings, judgments, counsel fees, costs and expenses incident to such misrepresentation, breach or non-fulfillment.
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10.2 Indemnification by the Buyer. The Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold the Sellers harmless at all times after the date of this Agreement from and against any and all loss, liability, damage or deficiency resulting from (i) any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of any covenants or agreements on the part of the Buyer contained herein or in any certificate or document furnished by the Buyer pursuant hereto and any loss or damage resulting from any claims, litigation, actions, suits, proceedings, judgments, counsel fees, costs and expenses incident to such misrepresentations, breach or non-fulfillment; and (ii) all liabilities arising out of or in connection with the operation of Seller after the Effective Date.
10.3 Third Party Claims. Should any claim be made by a person not a party to this Agreement with respect to any matter to which the foregoing indemnity relates, the party against whom such claim is asserted (the “Indemnified Party”) within a reasonable period of time, shall give written notice to the other party (the “Indemnifying Party”) of any such claim, and the Indemnifying Party shall thereafter defend or settle any such claim, at its sole expense, on its own behalf and with counsel of its selection. In such defense or settlement of any claims, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party to the maximum extent reasonably possible. Any payment resulting from such defense or settlement, together with the total expense thereof, shall be binding on Sellers and Buyer for the purpose of this paragraph.
10.4 Settlement . Notwithstanding t he foregoing, should any claim be made by a person not a party to this Agreement with respect to any matter to which the foregoing indemnity relates, the Indemnified Party, on not less than thirty (30) days’ notice to the Indemnifying Party, may make settlement of such claim, and such settlement shall be binding on the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party for the purpose of third party claims; provided, however, that if within said thirty (30) day period the Indemnifying Party shall have requested the Indemnified Party not to settle such claim and to deny such claim at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will promptly comply and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defense on its own behalf with counsel of its selection. Any payment or settlement resulting from such claim, together with the total expense thereof, shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser for the purpose of this paragraph.
10.5 Mediation. In the event of any claim or dispute between the parties arising out of this Agreement, the parties agree to resolve any such dispute or disagreement by submitting such dispute first to mediation pursuant to the following procedures:
The parties shall mediate any dispute or disagreement upon the written demand of any party with a mediator chosen by mutual agreement of all parties in disagreement, pursuant to the following terms and conditions. In the event the parties to the mediation are unable to agree on a mediator each party shall appoint one mediator and the two appointed mediators shall appoint a third.
(a) Best Efforts. The parties agree to use their best efforts to resolve their dispute by mediation before proceeding to other means.
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(c) Fess and Costs. The fees and costs of the mediation shall conform to the then current fee schedule of AMA. Fees and costs of the mediation shall be borne equally by Purchaser and the Seller and each party shall pay its own professional fees and costs regardless of the mediation decision.
Section 11 . FURTHER ASSURANCES; ACCESS AND INFORMATION;
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
11.1 Further Assurances. The Seller and Buyer all hereby covenant and agree that at any time and from time to time they will promptly execute and deliver to the others such further instruments and documents and take such further action as the parties may from time to time reasonably request in order to further carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement. Sellers and Buyer agree to execute and complete any and all Exhibits and supply any and all documentation necessary to complete the Agreement on or before Closing Date of this Agreement. Buyer and Seller agree to cooperate in the filing of applications, permits, forms, licenses, governing authority approvals, SEC filings, and any other documentation otherwise necessary to meet the Parties obligations under this Agreement and specifically the first sentence of this paragraph .
11.2 Access and Information. Buyer and its agents, attorneys, accountants and representatives have had full access to the respective properties, affairs, books, records, contracts and documents of Seller, including, without limitation, all contracts, leases, evidence of indebtedness and audit work papers of the internal auditors of the respective businesses, as Buyer has reasonably requested. Until the Closing, Buyer shall not disclose and shall cause its agents, attorneys, accountants and representatives not to disclose to any other party any confidential data or information secured, and, if the Closing does not occur as herein provided, Buyer will promptly return at Buyer’s expense, all books, records and other documents and papers obtained and all copies thereof.
11.3 Conditions Precedent. The obligations of the Sellers and Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) Approval of the material terms of this Agreement by the Board of Directors of Buyer;
(b) Any regulatory SEC or other state approval.
(c) In addition to the Certificates, Buyer has all operating authority, licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, consents, rights and privileges, as are necessary or appropriate to the operation of its business as now conducted and proposed to be conducted and which the failure to possess would have a material adverse effect on the assets, operations or financial condition of Quintessence.
(d) It is mutually and collectively agreed between all parties to this Agreement that;
(1) Any measure of lapse, interruption, and or impairments of any Licenses, material trademark, service mark, copyright, trade name, or any application with respect thereto, and any paragraph of this Agreement, may at the discretion of the Buyer constitute a suspension and or termination of this entire Agreement.
(2) The parties hereto agree that the suspension and or termination of this Agreement is subject to the free will, and or right, and or obligation of either Sellers, Buyer to cure any and all lapse, interruption, and or impairments within a “reasonable business period.” This Agreement will be acknowledged as suspended, and not terminated, upon notice to all parties by the party intended to cure, together with any overt act to cure. Such notice to cure and lapse of time will constitute an adjustment of any time or calendar date period accordingly. Such notice constitutes the beginning of the “Reasonable Business Period”.
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(3) Anything herein or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary and or notwithstanding, a failure to cure in the “Reasonable Business Period”, terminates this agreement at the option of the Buyer by operation of this section and clause, without further acts except that of notice, of any kind, to any party of this Agreement, and thereupon by operation of this paragraph terminated without future or past obligations or liability of any party.
Section 12 . NATURE AND SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS
12.1 All representations, warranties, and agreements made by the Sellers in this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly stated, and shall survive the Closing and any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of the Sellers as follows:
(1) The representations, warranties and covenants contained in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof shall survive forever;
(2) The representations, warranties, and covenants contained in Section 4.16 hereof shall survive for a period of six (6) months following the expiration of the relevant statue of limitations;
(3) The representations, warranties and covenants relating to all liabilities retained by Sellers or not specifically assumed by Buyer shall survive forever; and
(4) All other representations, warranties and covenants made hereunder by Sellers shall be effective for a period of twelve (12) calendar months following the Effective Date. Within said twelve calendar month period, Buyer must provide written notice to the Sellers of the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant, pursuant to which Buyer asserts a claim stating with particularity all material facts then known to Purchaser relating to such claim.
Section 13 . MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. Sellers and or Buyer, and or its successors and assigns are intended to be direct third-party beneficiaries of the covenants contained in this Agreement and may enforce the same in their own respective names, as applicable.
13.2 NOTICES; ADDRESSES. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or mailed, first class postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
| To Sellers: | Shahan Ohanessian – 225 S Lake Avenue, Suite 300 - Pasadena, CA 91101 |
| To Buyer: | ABT Mining Co., Inc. – 301 Simplicity Avenue – Irvine, CA 92620 |
13.3 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, the parties hereto shall pay all of their own expenses relating to the transactions contemplated herein this Agreement of which shall include, without limitations, the fees and expenses of their respective legal counsel and financial advisors.
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13.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
13.5 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13.6 Assigns/Assignments. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto any and all successors, assigns, or other successors in interest of the Buyer, AS and the Sellers.
13.7 Public Announcement. No party will make any public announcements with respect to this transaction without the approval of the other parties, except as otherwise required by law, and SEC Rules and Regulations.
13.8 Confidentiality. Except to the extent the parties agree or are required by law to make information public, the parties agree to keep the terms of this Agreement confidential and not to disclose the contents of this Agreement to any party other than employees of a party who agree to maintain such confidentiality and the professional advisors and representatives of the parties.
13.9 Remedies. In the event that any party defaults or fails to perform any of the conditions or obligations of such party under this Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument executed in connection with this Agreement, or in the event that any such party’s representations or warranties contained herein or in any such other agreement, document or instrument are not true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, the other parties shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights and remedies available to them by or pursuant to this Agreement or at law or in equity, including specific performance.
13.10 Captions. The captions and headlines set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be constructed as part of this Agreement.
13.11 Merger Clause. This Agreement contains the final, complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof are merged herein.
13.12 Amendments. No change, amendment, qualification or cancellation hereof shall be effective unless in writing and executed by all of the parties hereto by their duly authorized officers.
13.13 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
13.14 Force Majeure . Neither party hereto shall be responsible for damages caused by the delay or failure to perform in whole or in part hereunder or noncompliance with any of the terms hereof when such delay, failure or noncompliance is caused by or results from acts of God, earthquakes, fires, floods, perils of sea, wars (declared or undeclared), terrorist acts, strikes, riots or any other causes beyond the control of the party who is in default or who is unable to comply with the terms of this Agreement, whether or not similar to those enumerated.
13.15 Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the parties require.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Sellers and Buyer have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written.
| Shahan Ohanessian | ||
| (“Seller”) | ||
| By: | ||
| Shahan Ohanessian | ||
| For ABT Mining, Co., Inc. | ||
| (“Buyer”) | ||
| By: | ||
| Imran Firoz | ||
| President | ||
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Exhibit 10.3
PROMISSORY NOTE
| $500,000 | May 27, 2015 |
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, ABT Mining Co. Inc. , a Idaho corporation, trading on the OTC Markets under the symbol of “ABOT” (“Maker”), whose principal office is located at 301 Simplicity Avenue – Irvine, CA 92620, hereby promises to pay to the order of Shahan Ohanessian and or Shoushana Ohanessian, individuals (“Holder”), or to their assigns at 225 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 300 – Pasadena, CA 91101 or at such other place as Holder shall designate, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ( $500,000 ) plus interest at the rate of Six Percent (6%) Per Annum. Interest shall commence with the date hereof and shall continue in accordance with Paragraph 2 below. This note is created as part of the purchase of AutoClaim.com domain name.
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Investment Agreement. The following terms shall have the meanings herein specified:
“Event of Default” means an event specified in Section 4 hereof.
“Holder” means the Payee, and each endorsee, pledgee, assignee, owner and holder of this Note, as such; and any consent, waiver or agreement in writing by the then Holder with respect to any matter or thing in connection with this Note, whether altering any provision hereof or otherwise, shall bind all subsequent Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may treat the registered holder of this Note as the Holder for all purposes.
“Principal Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the initial paragraph.
“Person” means an individual, trust, partnership, firm, association, corporation or other organization or a government or governmental authority.
Words of one gender include the other gender; the singular includes the plural; and the plural includes the singular, unless the context otherwise requires.
2. Payment of this Note - Principal and Interest.
(a) Payment. The Holder shall receive full payment of the entire principal and accrued interest within One year (1) year of the execution of this Note.
(b) Loan Fee. There shall exist a loan fee of 1.5% of the principal loaned amount, due upon the execution of this Note.
(c) Prepayment. The Company may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time without penalty or premium.
(d) Payments. “Maker” shall make a minimum payments of twenty five thousand ($25,000) per month towards the reduction of the principal amount of the note. Payments shall be due and payable on the first of each month until the note is paid in full.
3. Term.
The Term of this Promissory Note shall be One (1) year from the date of execution of the Note.
4. Events of Default.
The existence of any of the following conditions shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) Nonpayment of the Note in accordance with Section 2.a above, if such breach remains unpaid and uncured for a period of ten (10) business days. Upon nonpayment of the Note for a period of 10 business days from the due date, Maker shall pay to Holder a late fee in an amount of One Percent (1%) of the balance of the Note.
5. Risks.
IN MAKING A DECISION TO LEND FUNDS HOLDER MUST RELY ON ITS OWN EXAMINATION OF THE ISSUER AND THE TERMS OF THE NOTE INSTRUMENT, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. A LOAN IN A COMPANY IS CONSIDERED TO BE HIGH RISK.
The Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this Promissory Note and of making an informed financial decision, and does not require a Company representative in evaluating the merits and risks, or has relied upon the advice of a Company representative.
The Holder has been given the opportunity to ask question of and to receive answers from persons acting on the Company’s behalf concerning the terms and conditions of this transaction and also has been given the opportunity to obtain any additional information which the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense. As a result, Holder is cognizant of the financial condition, capitalization, use of proceeds from this financing and the operations and financial condition of Company, has available full information concerning their affairs and has been able to evaluate the merits and risks of the Promissory Note.
6. Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. If any reorganization of the capital stock of the Company, or any consolidation or merger of the Company with another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation shall be effected, appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable to the surviving corporation. This paragraph shall not be construed to mean that the restricted common shares issued to Holder are non-dilutive. The restricted common shares received by Holder shall be subject to dilution.
7. Transfer. Transfer of this Note shall be subject to prior delivery by the proposed transferee to the Company of an opinion of counsel that such transfer is in compliance with all federal and all other applicable laws. In order to transfer this Note, the Holder, or its duly authorized attorney, shall surrender this Note at the office of the Company pursuant to Section 10 herein, accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the Holder hereof.
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8. Loss or Mutilation of Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, together with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company, in the case of loss, theft, or destruction, or the surrender and cancellation of this Note, in the case of mutilation, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note of like tenor and denomination as this Note.
9. Waivers. The failure of Holder to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Note shall not, absent an express written waiver signed by Holder specifying the provision being waived, be construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Note or any part hereof or the right of Holder thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Note shall be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. The Company waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of nonpayment and protest.
10. Notices. All notices or other communications to a party required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or by facsimile (receipt confirmed electronically) to such party (or, in the case of an entity, to an executive officer of such party) or shall be sent by a reputable express delivery service or by certified mail, postage prepaid with return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
If to “Holder” to:
| Attn: | Shahan Ohanessian and or Shoushana Ohanessian |
| Address: | 225 S Lake Avenue, Suite 300 |
| Pasadena, CA 91101 |
If to the “Maker” to:
ABT Mining Co. Inc.
301 Simplicity Avenue
Irvine, CA 92620
Or Other Company address should the company move or relocate
Any party may change the above specified recipient and/or mailing address by notice to all other parties given in the manner herein prescribed. All notices shall be deemed given on the day when actually delivered as provided above (if delivered personally or by facsimile, provided that any such facsimile is received during regular business hours at the recipient’s location) or on the day shown on the return receipt (if delivered by mail or delivery service).
11. Headings. The titles and headings to the Sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Note. This Note shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction hereof against the party causing this Note to be drafted.
12. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction. The legality, validity, enforceability and interpretation of this Note and the relationship of the parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws, except with respect to matters of law concerning the internal corporate affairs of any corporate entity which is a party to or the subject of this Agreement, and as to those matters the law of the jurisdiction under which the respective entity derives its powers shall govern. Any claim, cause of action, suit or demand allegedly arising out of or related to this Note, or the relationship of the parties, shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Washington, and the parties irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts and waive any objections they may have at any time to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue.
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13. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Attorneys Fees. This Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto. If this Note is not paid when due or if the Company breaches any provisions of this Note, in addition to all other amounts due herein, the Company promises to pay all costs of collection and all reasonable attorney fees and court costs incurred by Holder.
14. Assignment . This Note may not be assigned by the “Holder” to any party hereto without the prior written consent of the “Maker”.
15. Subordination. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is hereby expressly subordinated in right of payment to any present and future indebtedness of the Company to banks, equipment lessors and other financial institutions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has caused this Promissory Note to be signed in its name by the signature of its duly authorized representative.
ABT Mining Co.
| By: | Imran Firoz | |
| Its: | President |
ACCEPTED AND AGREED BY HOLDER AS OF THE FIRST DATE WRITTEN ABOVE:
| Signature: | ||
| Shahan Ohanessian | ||
| Signature: | ||
| Shoushana Ohanessian |
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Exhibit 10.4
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of August 24, 2015 by and among ABT Holdings, Inc. formerly known as ABT Mining Co. Inc., an Idaho corporation (the "Company"), Benjamin Art and Grigori Sedrakyan (collectively known as the “Member Shareholders” or “Sellers”), individuals residing in Glendale, California.
WHEREAS, Member Shareholders, on a fully diluted basis, collectively and directly own 100% of all issued and outstanding equity and membership interests ("Company Shares") in following entities - Scoobeez, a California Corporation, Scoobur LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, I Scooter Rental LLC, a Nevada Corporation, and Scoobeez Global, Inc., an Idaho Corporation (collectively known as “Scoobeez”);
WHEREAS, Sellers desire to sell, and the Company desires to purchase, free and clear of any and all liens (as defined herein), an aggregate of 76.00% of Company Shares in Scoobeez (Schedule II) for an aggregate purchase price of $1,296,000 (Schedule I), as set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the covenants, agreements and representations and warranties contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING
Section 1.1 Purchase and Sale . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Sellers agree to sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to the Company, and the Company agrees to purchase from Sellers, 76.00% Company Shares (the "Purchased Shares") of Scoobeez, free and clear of any and all mortgages, pledges, encumbrances, liens, security interests, options, charges, claims, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, title retention agreements, rights of first refusal or offer, limitations on voting rights, proxies, voting agreements, limitations on transfer or other agreements or claims of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively, "Liens"), in such amounts set forth on Schedule I hereto in respect of each Seller.
Section 1.2 Purchase Price . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, in consideration of the aforesaid sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery to the Company of the Purchased Shares, the Company shall pay to Sellers, for an aggregate amount in two convertible notes of one million and two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000, the “Convertible Notes” or “Notes”, Schedule I) with the first Convertible Note to be issued to Benjamin Art for seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($720,000) and the second Convertible Note to be issued to Grigori Sedrakyan for four hundred and eighty thousand dollars ($480,000), and the third cash to Grigori Sedrakyan or his nominated assignee for sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) to be paid in 360 days as per the schedule within this document and thirty six thousand dollars ($36,000) in cash to Sellers for a total purchase price of one million three hundred and twenty thousand ($1,296,000). The parties hereto intend that, immediately following the Agreement, Scoobeez will be a regular subsidiary of the Company.
Section 1.3 Expenses . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred by each party hereto in connection with the matters contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by the party incurring such fee or expense, including without limitation the fees and expenses of any investment banks, attorneys, accountants or other experts or advisors retained by such party.
Section 1.4 Closing . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place on August 27, 2015 (the "Closing Date"), provided that the obligations of the Sellers and the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be conditioned upon there being no injunction or other order, judgment, law, regulation, decree or ruling or other legal restraint or prohibition having been issued, enacted or promulgated by a court or other governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that would have the effect of prohibiting or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder.
Section 1.5 Closing Delivery .
(a) At or prior to the Closing Date, in accordance with Section 1.1 hereof, each Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, at an address to be designated in writing by the Company, the certificates representing the Purchased Shares to be purchased on the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule I hereto in respect of each Seller, duly and validly endorsed or accompanied by stock powers duly and validly executed in blank and sufficient to convey to the Company good, valid and marketable title in and to such Purchased Shares, free and clear of any and all Liens.
(b) On the Closing Date, upon confirmation from the Company that all documents have been delivered in accordance with Section 1.1 and Section 1.5(a) hereof, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Sellers the cash amounts not later than thirty days from the date of this Agreement set forth on Schedule I hereto in respect of each Seller, by wire transfer of available funds to such accounts, on behalf of Sellers, has specified in writing prior to such Closing Date.
(c) Each party hereto further agrees to execute and deliver such other instruments as shall be reasonably requested by a party hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
COVENANTS
Section 2.1 Public Announcement; Public Filings .
(a) Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue a press release as shall be mutually agreed by the Company and Sellers. No party hereto nor any of its respective Affiliates shall issue any press release or make any public statement relating to the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, any statement to any governmental or regulatory agency or accrediting body) that is inconsistent with, or are otherwise contrary to, the statements in the press release.
(b) Promptly following the date hereof, Sellers shall cause to be filed with the relevant State and regulatory authorities an amendment to their most recent Statement of Information, and prior to filing will provide the Company and its counsel a reasonably opportunity to review and comment upon such amendment.
Section 2.2 Confidentiality . Sellers shall not disclose and shall maintain the confidentiality of (and shall cause their respective Affiliates, directors, officers and employees to not disclose and to maintain the confidentiality of) any non-public information which relates to the business, legal or financial affairs of the Company (the "Confidential Information"). Sellers shall use at least the same degree of care to safeguard and to prevent the disclosure, publication or dissemination of the Confidential Information as they respectively employ to avoid unauthorized disclosure, publication or dissemination of their own information of a similar nature, but in no case less than reasonable care. In the event that a Seller (or any Affiliate, director, officer or employee) is requested or required (by oral question, interrogatory, request for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, Seller shall (a) notify the Company promptly so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and (b) cooperate with the Company in any effort the Company undertakes to obtain a protective order or other remedy. In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained, the applicable party shall disclose to the person compelling disclosure only that portion of the Confidential Information which such party is advised by counsel is legally required and shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment is accorded the Confidential Information so disclosed.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLERS
Each of Sellers hereby makes, severally with respect to itself or himself only and not with respect to any other such party, the following representations and warranties to the Company:
Section 3.1 Existence; Authority . Such Seller, as applicable, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Such Seller, as applicable, has all requisite competence, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Amendment, to perform its or his obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Amendment.
Section 3.2 Enforceability . This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Seller, as applicable, and, upon its execution and delivery, the Amendment will be duly and validly executed and delivered by such party, and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement and the Amendment will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Seller, as applicable, enforceable against such person in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and general equitable principles.
Section 3.3 Ownership . Such Seller is the beneficial owner of the Purchased Shares set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto, free and clear of any and all Liens. Such Seller has full power and authority to transfer full legal ownership of its respective Purchased Shares to the Company, and such Seller is not required to obtain the approval of any person or governmental agency or organization to effect the sale of the Purchased Shares.
Section 3.4 Good Title Conveyed . All Purchased Shares sold by such Seller hereunder, shall be free and clear of any and all Liens and good, valid and marketable title to such Purchased Shares will effectively vest in the Company at the Closing.
Section 3.5 Absence of Litigation . There is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of such Seller, as applicable, threatened against such party that could impair the ability of such Seller to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.6 Other Acknowledgments .
(a) Each of Sellers hereby represents and acknowledges, severally with respect to itself or himself only and not with respect to any other such party, that it or he is a sophisticated investor and that it or he knows that the Company may have material Confidential Information concerning the Company and its condition (financial and otherwise), results of operations, businesses, properties, plans and prospects and that such information could be material to Sellers' decision to sell the Purchased Shares or otherwise materially adverse to Sellers' interests. Each of Sellers acknowledges and agrees, severally with respect to itself or himself only and not with respect to any other such party, that the Company shall have no obligation to disclose to it or him any such information and hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all claims and causes of action it has or may have against the Company and their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives based upon, relating to or arising out of nondisclosure of such information or the sale of the Purchased Shares hereunder.
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(b) Each of Sellers further represents, severally with respect to itself or himself only and not with respect to any other such party, that it or he has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of the Company to make an informed decision regarding the sale of the Purchased Shares and has, independently and without reliance upon the Company, made its or his own analysis and decision to sell the Purchased Shares. With respect to legal, tax, accounting, financial and other considerations involved in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the sale of the Purchased Shares, such Seller, as applicable, is relying on the Company (or any agent or representative thereof). Such Seller, as applicable, has carefully considered and, to the extent it or he believes such discussion necessary, discussed with professional legal, tax, accounting, financial and other advisors the suitability of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the sale of the Purchased Shares. Each of Sellers, acknowledges, severally with respect to itself or himself only and not with respect to any other such party, that none of the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, subsidiaries or Affiliates has made or makes any representations or warranties, whether express or implied, of any kind except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Each of Sellers represents, severally with respect to itself only and not with respect to any other such party, that (1) the sale of the applicable Purchased Shares by such Seller (i) was privately negotiated in an independent transaction and (ii) does not violate any rules or regulations applicable to such Seller.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
The Company makes the following representations and warranties to Sellers:
Section 4.1 Existence; Authority . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Idaho. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
Section 4.2 Enforceability . This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, upon its execution and delivery, and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by Sellers, this Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and general equitable principles. The purchase of the Purchased Shares by the Company (i) was privately negotiated in an independent transaction and (ii) does not violate any rules or regulations applicable to the Company.
Section 4.3 Absence of Litigation . There is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against such party that could impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1 Survival . Each of the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements in this Agreement or pursuant hereto shall survive the Closing. Notwithstanding any knowledge of facts determined or determinable by any party by investigation, each party shall have the right to fully rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the other parties contained in this Agreement or in any other documents or papers delivered in connection herewith. Each representation, warranty, covenant and agreement of the parties contained in this Agreement is independent of each other representation, warranty, covenant and agreement. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no party has made any representation warranty, covenant or agreement.
Section 5.2 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given if so given) by hand delivery, cable, telecopy or mail (registered or certified, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties hereto addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
ABT Holdings, Inc.
225 S Lake Avenue, Suite 300,
Pasadena, CA 91101
Attention: Shahan Ohanessian
President and Secretary
If to any Seller, Benjamin Art and Grigori Sedrakyan
c/o Scoobeez
640 Irving Avenue,
Glendale, CA 91201
Section 5.3 Certain Definitions . As used in this Agreement, (a) the term "Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall include persons who become Affiliates of any person subsequent to the date hereof; and (b) the Company, and each Seller are referred to herein individually as a "party" and collectively as "parties."
Section 5.4 Specific Performance . The Company, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, acknowledge and agree that the other would be irreparably injured by a breach of this Agreement and that money damages are an inadequate remedy for an actual or threatened breach of this Agreement. Accordingly, the parties agree to the granting of specific performance of this Agreement and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach or threatened breach, without proof of actual damages, and further agree to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such remedy. Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for a breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity.
Section 5.5 No Waiver . Any waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Agreement. The failure of a party hereto to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
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Section 5.6 Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated by such holding. The parties agree that the court making any such determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration or area of, delete specific words or phrases in, or replace any such invalid or unenforceable provision with one that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of such invalid or unenforceable provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be appealed.
Section 5.7 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that this Agreement (and any of the rights, interests or obligations of any party hereunder) may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) except as set forth in Section 1.5(a). Any purported assignment of a party's rights under this Agreement in violation of the preceding sentence shall be null and void.
Section 5.8 Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement (including any Schedules and Exhibits hereto) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as expressly set forth herein, is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by the parties hereto or their respective permitted successors or assigns.
Section 5.9 Headings . The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 5.10 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of Idaho, without giving effect to choice of law principles thereof that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction
Section 5.11 Submission to Jurisdiction . Each of the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and service and venue in any federal or state court sitting in the State of Idaho for the purposes of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or with respect to this Agreement. Each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objections to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding relating to this Agreement in any federal or state court sitting in the State of Idaho, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
Section 5.12 Counterparts; Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or PDF electronic transmission, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
Section 5.13 Further Assurances . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees to execute such additional documents, to use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate or make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.14 Interpretation . The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement has been negotiated at arm's length and among parties equally sophisticated and knowledgeable in the matters covered hereby. Accordingly, any rule of law or legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that has drafted it is not applicable and is hereby waived.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.
| ABT Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as ABT Mining Co. Inc.) | ||
| By: | /s/ Shahan Ohanessian | |
| Name: Shahan Ohanessian | ||
| Title: President and Secretary | ||
| Seller of Purchased Shares of Scoobeez (Benjamin Art) | ||
| By: | /s/ Benjamin Art | |
| Name: Benjamin Art | ||
| Title: Owner of Scoobeez | ||
| Seller of Purchased Shares of Scoobeez (Grigori Sedrakyan) | ||
| By: | /s/ Grigori Sedrakyan | |
| Name: Grigori Sedrakyan | ||
| Title: Owner of Scoobeez | ||
Schedule I
Payments to Sellers
| Name of Seller | Issue Date | Convertible Note | Maturity Date | |||||||
| Benjamin Art | Closing Date | $ | 720,000 | $ | 720,000 | |||||
| Grigori Sedrakyan | Closing Date | $ | 480,000 | $ | 480,000 | |||||
| Grigori Sedrakyan or his Assignee | ||||||||||
| I. | Benjamin Art – Convertible Note, Face Value: $720,000 |
| II. | Grigori Sedrakyan – Convertible Note, Face Value: $480,000 |
| III. | Grigori Sedrakyan or his Assignee – Cash Consideration: $60,000 |
| IV. | Cash Consideration : The Company promises to pay to Scoobeez, a cash consideration of $36,000 no later than 30 days from the closing date of this Agreement. Sellers have the right to convert the Note into common stock of the Company equaling the face value of the after one year anniversary of this Agreement. |
| V. | Conversion Rights : Further, The Holder shall have the right on or after 365 days from the date of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this Note into fully paid and non- assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (the "Conversion Price") determined as provided herein (a "Conversion"); provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. |
Schedule II
Share Structure after Issuance of Purchased Shares
| Name of Seller | ABT’s Shares and O wnership % | Benjamin’s Shares and Ownership % | Grigori’s Shares and Ownership % | Total | ||||||||||||
| Scoobeez | 76.00 | % | 15.00 | % | 9.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||||||
| Scoobur LLC | 76.00 | % | 15.00 | % | 9.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||||||
| Scoobeez LLC | 76.00 | % | 15.00 | % | 9.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||||||
| I Scooter Rental LLC | 76.00 | % | 15.00 | % | 9.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||||||
| Scoobeez Global, Inc. | 76.00 | % | 15.00 | % | 9.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||||||
Exhibit 10.5
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF DEBENTURE
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
Original Issue Date: October 7, 2016
Original Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein): $0.50
Principal Amount: $5,800,000
8% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
DUE OCTOBER 1, 2018
This 8% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE is one of a series of duly authorized and validly issued 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debentures of ABT HOLDINGS, INC., an Idaho corporation (the “ Company ”), having its principal place of business at 225 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101, designated as its 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due October 1, 2018 (this debenture, the “ Debenture ” and, collectively with the other debentures of such series, the “ Debentures ”).
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to Hillair Capital Investments L.P or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of $5,800,000 on October 1, 2018 (the “ Maturity Date ”) or such earlier date as this Debenture is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:
Section 1 . Definitions . For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Debenture, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“ Bankruptcy Event ” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) thereof commences a case or other Proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or Proceeding that is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after commencement, (c) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or Proceeding is entered, (d) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within sixty (60) calendar days after such appointment, (e) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts, (g) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, (h) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.
“ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).
“ Buy-In ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).
“ Change of Control Transaction ” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of forty percent (40%) of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Debentures and the Securities issued together with the Debentures), (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three (3) year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (as defined below) (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (e) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.
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“ Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“ Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).
“ Conversion Schedule ” means the Conversion Schedule in the form of Schedule 1 attached hereto.
“ Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof.
“ Debenture Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“ Equity Conditions ” means, during the period in question, (a) the Company shall have duly honored all conversions and redemptions scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Notices of Conversion of the Holder, if any, (b) the Company shall have paid all liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder in respect of this Debenture, (c) all of the Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents (and shares issuable in lieu of cash payments of interest) may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements as determined by the counsel to the Company as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Holder, (d) the Common Stock is trading on a Trading Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents are listed or quoted for trading on such Trading Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Trading Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (e) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the shares then issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (f) there is no existing Event of Default and no existing event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default, (g) the issuance of the shares in question (or, in the case of an Optional Redemption or Periodic Redemption, the shares issuable upon conversion in full of the Optional Redemption Amount or Periodic Redemption Amount) to the Holder would not violate the limitations set forth in Section 4(d) herein, (h) there has been no public announcement of a pending or proposed Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control Transaction that has not been consummated, (i) the applicable Holder is not in possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes, or may constitute, material non-public information and (j) the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be issued in respect of such redemptions at issue, in each case as attributable to all holders of Debentures, is less than 20% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock traded on the principal Trading Market during the 20 Trading Days immediately prior to such payment date.
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“ Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).
“ Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“ Interest Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“ Late Fees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“ Mandatory Default Amount ” means the sum of (a) the greater of (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, divided by the Conversion Price on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (A) demanded (if demand or notice is required to create an Event of Default) or otherwise due or (B) paid in full, whichever has a lower Conversion Price, multiplied by the VWAP on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (x) demanded or otherwise due or (y) paid in full, whichever has a higher VWAP, or (ii) one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, and (b) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Debenture.
“ New York Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).
“ Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“ Optional Redemption ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Optional Redemption Amount ” means the sum of (a) one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the then outstanding principal amount of the Debenture, (b) accrued but unpaid interest and (c) all liquidated damages and other amounts due in respect of the Debenture.
“ Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Optional Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Optional Redemption Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
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“ Optional Redemption Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Original Issue Date ” means the date of the first issuance of the Debentures, regardless of any transfers of any Debenture and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Debentures.
“ Periodic Redemption ” means the redemption of this Debenture pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) hereof.
“ Periodic Redemption Amount ” means the sum of (i) as to each Periodic Redemption Date, $1,450,000, and (ii) accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and any other amounts then owing to the Holder in respect of this Debenture.
“ Periodic Redemption Date ” means January 1, 2018, April 1, 2018, July 1, 2018 and October 1, 2018.
“ Permitted Indebtedness ” means (a) the indebtedness evidenced by the Debentures, (b) the indebtedness existing on the Original Issue Date and set forth on Schedule 1, (c) lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness of up to $50,000, in the aggregate, incurred in connection with the acquisition of capital assets and lease obligations with respect to newly acquired or leased assets, (d) accounts payable to trade creditors and current operating expenses (other than for borrowed money) which are not aged more than 120 calendar days from the billing date or more than 30 days from the due date, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and paid within such time period, unless the same are being contested in good faith and by appropriate and lawful proceedings and such reserves, if any, with respect thereto as are required by GAAP and deemed adequate by Company’s independent accountants shall have been reserved, and (e) borrowings incurred in the ordinary course of business and not exceeding $50,000 individually or in the aggregate outstanding at any one time provided, however, that such Indebtedness shall be on an unsecured basis, subordinated in right of repayment and remedies to all of the payments owed to Holder hereunder and to all of Holder's rights pursuant to a subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) in principal amount of the then outstanding Debentures.
“ Permitted Lien ” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under subclause (a) thereunder and, (d) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under subclause (b) thereunder, provided that such Liens are not secured by assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than the assets so acquired or leased.
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“ Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2016 among the Company and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“ Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).
“ Successor Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
Section 2 . Interest .
a) Payment of Interest in Cash . The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture at the rate of 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning on July 1, 2017, and on each Periodic Redemption Date (as to that principal amount then being redeemed), and on each Conversion Date (as to that principal amount then being converted), and on each Optional Redemption Date (as to that principal amount then being redeemed) and on the Maturity Date (each such date, an “ Interest Payment Date ”) (if any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day), in cash. For the avoidance of doubt, the interest payment due on July 1, 2017 shall consist of all interest accrued from the Original Issue Date of this Debenture through July 1, 2017.
b) Interest Calculations . Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve thirty (30) calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. Interest shall cease to accrue with respect to any principal amount converted, provided that the Company actually delivers the Conversion Shares within the time period required by Section 4(c)(ii) herein. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Debenture (the “ Debenture Register ”).
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c) Late Fee . All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be paid hereunder shall entail a late fee at an interest rate equal to the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) per annum or the Maximum Rate (the “ Late Fees ”), which shall accrue daily from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including the date of actual payment in full.
d) Prepayment . Except as otherwise set forth in this Debenture, the Company may not prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Debenture without the prior written consent of the Holder.
Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges .
a) Different Denominations . This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.
b) Investment Representations . This Debenture has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.
c) Reliance on Debenture Register . Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Debenture, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Debenture is duly registered on the Debenture Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Debenture is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 4. Conversion .
a) Voluntary Conversion . At any time after the Original Issue Date until this Debenture is no longer outstanding, this Debenture shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “ Notice of Conversion ”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Debenture to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “ Conversion Date ”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted in which case the Holder shall surrender this Debenture as promptly as is reasonably practicable after such conversion without delaying the Company’s obligation to deliver the shares on the Share Delivery Date. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 4(a), following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
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b) Conversion Price . The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to $0.50, subject to adjustment herein (the “ Conversion Price ”).
c) Mechanics of Conversion .
i. Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount . The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price.
ii. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the six (6) month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, subject to applicable law, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Debenture, (B) a legal opinion of Company counsel as may be requested by the Holder to enable Holder to deposit the Conversion Share certificates in accounts with its prime broker (or other brokerage account), together with the instruction letter to the Transfer Agent and the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the Transaction Documents and any additional supporting documentation requested by the Holder (including, without limitation, any instruction letter to the Company’s transfer agent), and (C) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid interest. On or after the six (6) month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, subject to applicable law, the Company shall deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.
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iii. Failure to Deliver Certificates . If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates and the related legal opinion of Company counsel, the instruction letter to the Transfer Agent and the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the Transaction Documents are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Debenture delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
iv. Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages . The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Debenture shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Debenture shall have been sought and obtained, and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates and the related legal opinion of Company counsel, the instruction letter to the Transfer Agent and the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the Transaction Documents and other supporting documentation pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such certificates and the related legal opinion of Company counsel, the instruction letter to the Transfer Agent, the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the Transaction Documents and other supporting documentation are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
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v. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Debenture in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Debenture with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000, then under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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vi. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Debenture and payment of interest on this Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Debentures), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
vii. Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Debenture. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
viii. Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates; provided that, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Debenture and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares.
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d) Holder’s Conversion Limitations . The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Debenture, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Debenture beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Debentures or the Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Debenture is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Debenture may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this Section 4(d) and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission or OTC Disclosure & News Service, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Debenture, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture held by the Holder. The Holder, upon not less than sixty-one (61) days’ prior written notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d); provided , that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event shall exceed 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture and the provisions of this Section 4(d) shall continue to apply with respect to such increased or decreased Beneficial Ownership Limitation, as the case may be. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this Section 4(d) shall apply to a successor holder of this Debenture.
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Section 5 . Certain Adjustments .
a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of, or payment of interest on, the Debentures), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.
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b) Certain Adjustments .
i. Subsequent Equity Sales . If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “ Base Conversion Price ” and such issuances, collectively, a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 5(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance and in no event shall the Conversion Price be reduced to less than $0.01 pursuant to this Section 5(b). If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.
ii. Revenue Adjustment . In the event the revenue reported in either the Company’s audited financial statements filed with the Commission or Annual Report made available through the OTC Disclosure & News Service, as applicable, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed by March 31, 2017, is less than $20,000,000, then the Conversion Price will be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which such reported revenue is less than $20,000,000. For example, if the Company reports revenue of $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, then the Conversion Price then in effect will be reduced by twenty percent (20%).
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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Debenture is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Debenture, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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e) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Debenture, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Debenture is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Debenture following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder of this Debenture, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Debenture a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Debenture which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Debenture) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Debenture immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
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f) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to the Holder .
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Debenture Register, at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously (i) if prior to the Public Company Date, issue a press release disclosing the material, non-public information contained in such notice, or (ii) if after the Public Company Date, file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Debenture during the ten (10) Trading Day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
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Section 6 . Optional Redemption and Periodic Redemption .
a) Optional Redemption at Election of Company . Subject to the provisions of this Section 6(a), at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Company may deliver a notice to the Holder (an “ Optional Redemption Notice ” and the date such notice is deemed delivered hereunder, the “ Optional Redemption Notice Date ”) of its irrevocable election to redeem some or all of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture for cash in an amount equal to the Optional Redemption Amount on the tenth (10 th ) Trading Day following the Optional Redemption Notice Date (such date, the “ Optional Redemption Date ”, such ten (10) Trading Day period, the “ Optional Redemption Period ” and such redemption, the “ Optional Redemption ”). The Optional Redemption Amount is payable in full on the Optional Redemption Date. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Conversion tendered within five (5) Business Days of the date of delivery of the Optional Redemption Notice. The Company’s determination to pay an Optional Redemption in cash shall be applied ratably to all of the holders of the then outstanding Debentures based on their (or their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Debentures pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
b) Periodic Redemptions .
i. Mandatory Periodic Redemption . On each Periodic Redemption Date, the Company shall redeem the Periodic Redemption Amount (the “ Periodic Redemption ”). The Periodic Redemption Amount payable on each Periodic Redemption Date shall be paid in cash; provided , however , as to any Periodic Redemption and upon 20 Trading Days’ prior written irrevocable notice (the “ Periodic Redemption Notice ”), in lieu of a cash redemption payment the Company may elect to pay all or part of a Periodic Redemption Amount in Conversion Shares based on a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) the then Conversion Price or (ii) 90% of the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the applicable Periodic Redemption Date (subject to adjustment for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar event affecting the Common Stock during such 20 Trading Day period) provided, however, in the case of this clause (ii) the conversion price shall be equal to at least a $.01 discount to the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Periodic Redemption Date (the lowest of (i) or (ii), the “ Periodic Conversion Price ” and such 20 Trading Day period, the “ Periodic Conversion Period ”); provided , further , that the Company may not pay the Periodic Redemption Amount in Conversion Shares unless from the date the Holder receives the duly delivered Periodic Redemption Notice through and until the date such Periodic Redemption is paid in full, the Equity Conditions have been satisfied, unless waived in writing by the Holder. The Company’s determination to pay a Periodic Redemption in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof shall be applied ratably to all of the holders of the then outstanding Debentures based on their (or their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Debentures pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Holder may convert, pursuant to Section 4(a), any principal amount of this Debenture subject to a Periodic Redemption at any time prior to the date that the Periodic Redemption Amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and any other amounts then owing to the Holder are due and paid in full. Unless otherwise indicated by the Holder in the applicable Notice of Conversion, any principal amount of this Debenture converted during the period beginning on the delivery date of the applicable Periodic Redemption Notice until the date on which the Periodic Redemption Amount is paid in full shall be first applied to the principal amount subject to the Periodic Redemption Amount. Any principal amount of this Debenture converted during the during the period beginning on the delivery date of the applicable Periodic Redemption Notice until the date on which the Periodic Redemption Amount is paid in full in excess of the Periodic Redemption Amount shall be applied against the last principal amount of this Debenture scheduled to be redeemed hereunder, in reverse time order from the Maturity Date. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Conversion tendered up until such amounts are paid in full.
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ii. Additional Shares Issuable for certain Quarterly Redemption(s). In addition to the amounts and shares issuable pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) above, in the event that (x) Company elects or is required to pay the Periodic Redemption Amount in cash (y) the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the applicable Periodic Redemption Date (the “ Average Market Price ”) is greater than the then effective Conversion Price and (z) the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied during the Periodic Conversion Period, then on the applicable Periodic Redemption Date, the Company will deliver to the Holder a number of shares (the “ Additional Redemption Shares ”) derived from the following formula: A/B, where A equals the Average Market Price minus the then effective Conversion Price multiplied by the applicable Periodic Redemption Amount divided by the then effective Conversion Price and B equals the then effective Conversion Price. By way of an example, if the Quarterly Redemption Amount is $100, the Average Market Price is $1.00 and the then effective Conversion Price is $0.50, then, in addition to the amounts issued pursuant to Section 6(b)(i), the Company would issue the Holder 200 shares of Common Stock. In implementation of the foregoing, to the extent that an issuance of Additional Redemption Shares pursuant to this Section 6(b)(ii) would result in a Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Company shall initially issue only such number of shares up to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation with the remaining Additional Redemption Shares only being issued from time to time on the Trading Day that the Holder makes a representation to the Company that such issuance would not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.
c) Redemption Procedure . The payment of cash pursuant to an Optional Redemption or a Periodic Redemption shall be payable on the Optional Redemption Date or the Periodic Redemption Date, respectively. If any portion of the payment pursuant to an Optional Redemption or Periodic Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) per annum or the Maximum Rate until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if any portion of the Optional Redemption Amount or Periodic Redemption Amount remains unpaid after such date, the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Company given at any time thereafter, to invalidate such Optional Redemption or Periodic Redemption, ab initio , and, with respect to the Company’s failure to honor the Optional Redemption, the Company shall have no further right to exercise such Optional Redemption. The Holder may elect to convert the outstanding principal amount of the Debenture pursuant to Section 4 prior to actual payment in cash for any redemption under this Section 6 by the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company.
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Section 7 . Negative Covenants . As long as any portion of this Debenture remains outstanding, unless the holders of at least sixty-seven percent (67%) in principal amount of the then outstanding Debentures shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
a) other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;
b) other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;
c) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;
d) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to the Conversion Shares, Additional Redemption Shares, or Warrant Shares as permitted or required under the Transaction Documents;
e) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness, other than the Debentures if on a pro rata basis;
f) pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company;
g) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission or made available through the OTC Disclosure & News Service, as applicable, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval); or
h) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
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Section 8 . Events of Default .
a) “ Event of Default ” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
i. any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Debenture, including, without limitation, in connection with a Periodic Redemption, or (B) interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to a Holder on any Debenture, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date, Periodic Redemption Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within three (3) Trading Days;
ii. the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Debentures or the Purchase Agreement (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (x) below) which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) five (5) Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) ten (10) Trading Days after the Company has become or should have become aware of such failure;
iii. a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below);
iv. any representation or warranty made in this Debenture, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;
v. the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;
vi. the Company or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any Indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $15,000, whether such Indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;
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vii. the Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on a Trading Market and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon within five (5) Trading Days;
viii. the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or Fundamental Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of forty percent (40%) of its assets in one (1) transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction);
ix. the Company does not meet the current public information requirements under Rule 144 with respect to the Securities;
x. the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Debentures in accordance with the terms hereof;
xi. the electronic transfer by the Company of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation is no longer available or is subject to a “chill”;
xii. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $50,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days; or
xiii. a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company as to whether any Event of Default has occurred.
b) Remedies Upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing five (5) days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Debenture, the interest rate on this Debenture shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) per annum or the Maximum Rate. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Debenture to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Debenture until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 8(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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Section 9 . Miscellaneous .
a) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company at the address set forth above (or such other address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a)), its facsimile number or its email address, as applicable. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing on the books of the Company (or such other address as the Holder may specify for such purposes by notice to the Company delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a)), such Holder’s facsimile number or email address, as applicable. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second (2 nd ) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
b) Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Debenture ranks pari passu with all other Debentures now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.
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c) Lost or Mutilated Debenture . If this Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the principal amount of this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
d) Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Debenture shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all Actions or Proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “ New York Courts ”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Debenture and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the Action or Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Debenture or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Debenture, then the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.
e) Waiver . Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one (1) or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.
f) Severability . If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the Maximum Rate. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Debenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.
g) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief . The remedies provided in this Debenture shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Debenture and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Debenture. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Debenture.
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h) Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
i) Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Debenture and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
j) Secured Obligation . The obligations of the Company under this Debenture are secured by all assets of the Company and each Subsidiary pursuant to the Security Agreement.
k) Disclosure . Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Debenture, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day (i) if prior to the Public Company Date, issue a press release disclosing the material, non-public information contained in such notice, or (ii) if after the Public Company Date, file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due October 1, 2018 of ABT Holdings, Inc., an Idaho corporation (the “ Company ”), into shares of common stock (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.
By the delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts specified under Section 4 of this Debenture, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock.
Conversion calculations: $5,800,000 divided by $0.50 (Conversion or Strike Price)
Date to Effect Conversion:
Principal Amount of Debenture to be Converted: $5,800,000
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: 11,600,000
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Address for Delivery of Common Stock Certificates:
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Schedule 1
CONVERSION SCHEDULE
The 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debentures due on October 1, 2018 in the aggregate principal amount of $5,800,000 are issued by ABT Holdings, Inc., an Idaho corporation. This Conversion Schedule reflects conversions made under Section 4 of the above referenced Debenture.
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Exhibit 10.6
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF WARRANT
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
abt HOLDINGS, inc.
| Warrant Shares: 11,600,000 | Initial Exercise Date: October 7, 2016 |
This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, Hillair Capital Investments L.P. or its assigns (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ABT Holdings, Inc., an Idaho corporation (the “ Company ”), up to 11,600,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one (1) share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1 . Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of October 7, 2016, among the Company and the Purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2 . Exercise .
a) Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank or, if available, pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 2(a), following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”). In addition to the other adjustments provided herein, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Price of the Debentures as contemplated by Section 4(b) of the Debentures, the Exercise Price shall be reduced, and only reduced, to the lesser of (i) the then effective Exercise Price, as adjusted, or (ii) the Conversion Price, as adjusted under Section 4(b) of the Debentures, and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. The Company shall promptly notify each Holder of the applicable adjustment to the Exercise Price as a result of any Dilutive Issuance (as defined in the Debentures) (an “ Adjustment Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides an Adjustment Notice pursuant to this Section 2(b), each Holder shall receive Warrant Shares based upon the Exercise Price as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2(b), regardless of whether a Holder accurately refers to such price in any Notice of Exercise.
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c) Cashless Exercise . If at any time there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
| (A) | = | the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise; | |
| (B) | = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and | |
| (X) | = | the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).
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i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner of sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
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iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares by the Warrant Share Delivery Date pursuant to an exercise in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above, and if after such Warrant Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue multiplied by (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, then under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
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vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Assignment Form ”) duly executed by the Holder, and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books . The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations . The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission or made available through the OTC Disclosure & News Service, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e); provided , that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply with respect to such increased or decreased Beneficial Ownership Limitation, as the case may be. Any such increase or decrease in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this Section 2(e) shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this Section 2(e) shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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Section 3 . Certain Adjustments .
a) Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.
b) Certain Adjustments .
i. Subsequent Equity Sales . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “ Base Exercise Price ” and such issuances, collectively, a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Exercise Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance and in no event shall the Exercise Price be reduced to less than $0.01 pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i). If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3(b)(i), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Exercise Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Exercise Price in the Notice of Conversion.
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ii. Revenue Adjustment . In the event the revenue reported in the Company’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed by March 31, 2017, is less than $20,000,000, then the Exercise Price will be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which such reported revenue is less than $20,000,000. For example, if the Company reports revenue of $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, then the Exercise Price then in effect will be reduced by twenty percent (20%).
c) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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e) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one (1) or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one (1) or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within thirty (30) days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. “ Black Scholes Value ” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“ Bloomberg ”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of one hundred percent (100%) and the one hundred (100) day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction, and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
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f) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to Holder .
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up; provided , that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously (i) if prior to the Public Company Date, issue a press release disclosing the material, non-public information contained in such notice, or (ii) if after the Public Company Date, file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
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Section 4 . Transfer of Warrant .
a) Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with an Assignment Form with respect to this Warrant duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date the Holder delivers an Assignment Form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
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c) Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.
e) Representation by the Holder . The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered under or exempted from registration under the Securities Act.
Section 5 . Miscellaneous .
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
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d) Authorized Shares .
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
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f) Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies . The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment . This Warrant may only be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the prior written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
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(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase 11,600,000 Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] if permitted, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in Section 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
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(4) Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity : _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
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Exhibit 10.7
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 7, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), is among ABT HOLDINGS, INC., an Idaho corporation (the “ Company ”), all of the Subsidiaries of the Company (such subsidiaries , the “Guarantors” and together with the Company , the “ Debtors ”) and the holders of the Company’s 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture Due October 1, 2018, in the original aggregate principal amount of $5,800,000 (collectively and as they may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Debentures ”) signatory hereto, their endorsees, transferees and assigns (collectively, the “ Secured Parties ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Debentures), the Secured Parties have severally agreed to extend the loans to the Company evidenced by the Debentures;
WHEREAS, pursuant to a certain Subsidiary Guarantee, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Guarantee ”), the Guarantors have jointly and severally agreed to guarantee and act as surety for payment of such Debentures; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Parties to extend the loans evidenced by the Debentures, each Debtor has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Parties this Agreement and to grant the Secured Parties, pari passu with each other Secured Party and through the Agent (as defined in Section 18 hereof), a security interest in certain property of such Debtor to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the Company’s obligations under the Debentures and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Guarantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC (such as “account”, “chattel paper”, “commercial tort claim”, “deposit account”, “document”, “equipment”, “fixtures”, “general intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”, “letter-of-credit rights”, “proceeds” and “supporting obligations”) shall have the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.
(a) “ Collateral ” means the collateral in which the Secured Parties are granted a security interest by this Agreement and which shall include the following personal property of the Debtors, whether presently owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, wherever situated, and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof, including, without limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the Collateral and of insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith, and all dividends, interest, cash, notes, securities, equity interest or other property at any time and from time to time acquired, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the Pledged Securities (as defined below):
(i) All goods, including, without limitation, (A) all machinery, equipment, computers, motor vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats, ships, appliances, furniture, special and general tools, fixtures, test and quality control devices and other equipment of every kind and nature and wherever situated, together with all documents of title and documents representing the same, all additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, all parts therefor, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing and all other items used and useful in connection with any Debtor’s businesses and all improvements thereto; and (B) all inventory;
(ii) All contract rights and other general intangibles, including, without limitation, all partnership interests, membership interests, stock or other securities, rights under any of the Organizational Documents, agreements related to the Pledged Securities, licenses, distribution and other agreements, computer software (whether “off-the-shelf”, licensed from any third party or developed by any Debtor), computer software development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists, quality control procedures, grants and rights, goodwill, Intellectual Property and income tax refunds;
(iii) All accounts, together with all instruments, all documents of title representing any of the foregoing, all rights in any merchandising, goods, equipment, motor vehicles and trucks which any of the same may represent, and all right, title, security and guaranties with respect to each account, including any right of stoppage in transit;
(iv) All documents, letter-of-credit rights, instruments and chattel paper;
(v) All commercial tort claims;
(vi) All deposit accounts and all cash (whether or not deposited in such deposit accounts);
(vii) All investment property;
(viii) All supporting obligations; and
(ix) All files, records, books of account, business papers, and computer programs; and
(x) the products and proceeds of all of the foregoing Collateral set forth in clauses (i)-(ix) above.
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the “ Collateral ” shall include all investment property and general intangibles respecting ownership and/or other equity interests in each Guarantor, including, without limitation, the shares of capital stock and the other equity interests listed on Schedule H hereto (as the same may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof), and any other shares of capital stock and/or other equity interests of any other direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor obtained in the future, and, in each case, all certificates representing such shares and/or equity interests and, in each case, all rights, options, warrants, stock, other securities and/or equity interests that may hereafter be received, receivable or distributed in respect of, or exchanged for, any of the foregoing and all rights arising under or in connection with the Pledged Securities, including, but not limited to, all dividends, interest and cash.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an assignment of any asset which, in the event of an assignment, becomes void by operation of applicable law or the assignment of which is otherwise prohibited by applicable law (in each case to the extent that such applicable law is not overridden by Sections 9-406, 9-407 and/or 9-408 of the UCC or other similar applicable law); provided , however , that to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security interest in such asset and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security interest in the proceeds of such asset.
(b) “ Intellectual Property ” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, (ii) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any reissues, renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all licenses for any of the foregoing, and (vii) all causes of action for infringement of the foregoing.
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(c) “ Majority in Interest ” means, at any time of determination, the majority in interest (based on then-outstanding principal amounts of Debentures at the time of such determination) of the Secured Parties.
(d) “ Necessary Endorsement ” means undated stock powers endorsed in blank or other proper instruments of assignment duly executed and such other instruments or documents as the Agent (as that term is defined below) may reasonably request.
( e ) “ Obligations ” means all of the liabilities and obligations (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) due or to become due, or that are now or may be hereafter contracted or acquired, or owing to, of any Debtor to the Secured Parties, including, without limitation, all obligations under this Agreement, the Debentures, the Guarantee and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from any of the Secured Parties as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Obligations” shall include, without limitation: (i) principal of, and interest on the Debentures and the loans extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Debtors from time to time under or in connection with this Agreement, the Debentures, the Guarantee and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all amounts (including but not limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be payable but for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving any Debtor.
( f ) “ Organizational Documents ” means with respect to any Debtor, the documents by which such Debtor was organized (such as a certificate of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or articles of organization, and including, without limitation, any certificates of designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity) and which relate to the internal governance of such Debtor (such as bylaws, a partnership agreement or an operating, limited liability or members agreement).
( g ) “ Pledged Interests ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(j).
( h ) “ Pledged Securities ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(i).
(i) “ Senior Lender ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debenture.
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(i) “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and or any other applicable law of any state or states which has jurisdiction with respect to all, or any portion of, the Collateral or this Agreement, from time to time. It is the intent of the parties that defined terms in the UCC should be construed in their broadest sense so that the term “Collateral” will be construed in its broadest sense. Accordingly if there are, from time to time, changes to defined terms in the UCC that broaden the definitions, they are incorporated herein and if existing definitions in the UCC are broader than the amended definitions, the existing ones shall be controlling.
2. Grant of Security Interest in Collateral . As an inducement for the Secured Parties to extend the loans as evidenced by the Debentures and to secure the complete and timely payment, performance and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, each Debtor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably pledges, grants and hypothecates to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the Agent, a security interest in and to, a lien upon and a right of set-off against all of their respective right, title and interest of whatsoever kind and nature in and to, the Collateral (a “ Security Interest ” and, collectively, the “ Security Interests ”).
3. Delivery of Certain Collateral . Contemporaneously or prior to the execution of this Agreement, each Debtor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent (a) any and all certificates and other instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities, and (b) any and all certificates and other instruments or documents representing any of the other Collateral, in each case, together with all Necessary Endorsements. The Debtors are, contemporaneously with the execution hereof, delivering to Agent, or have previously delivered to Agent, a true and correct copy of each Organizational Document governing any of the Pledged Securities.
4. Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the Debtors . Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Secured Parties concurrently herewith (the “ Disclosure Schedules ”), which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, each Debtor represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Secured Parties as follows:
(a) Each Debtor has the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by each Debtor of this Agreement and the filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Debtor and no further action is required by such Debtor. This Agreement has been duly executed by each Debtor. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Debtor, enforceable against each Debtor in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity.
(b) The Debtors have no place of business or offices where their respective books of account and records are kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants) or places where Collateral is stored or located, except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto. Except as specifically set forth on Schedule A , each Debtor is the record owner of the real property where such Collateral is located, and there exist no mortgages or other liens on any such real property except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Debentures). Except as disclosed on Schedule A , none of such Collateral is in the possession of any consignee, bailee, warehouseman, agent or processor.
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(c) Except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Debentures) and except as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, the Debtors are the sole owner of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by any Debtor in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances, rights or claims, and are fully authorized to grant the Security Interests. Except as set forth on Schedule C attached hereto, there is not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority, agency or recording office an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that will be filed in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. Except as set forth on Schedule C attached hereto and except pursuant to this Agreement, as long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Debtors shall not execute and shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such office or agency any other financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).
(d) No written claim has been received that any Collateral or any Debtor’s use of any Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There has been no adverse decision to any Debtor’s claim of ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to any Debtor’s right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of any Debtor, threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or regulatory agency, arbitrator or other governmental authority.
(e) Each Debtor shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating to the Collateral at its principal place of business and its Collateral at the locations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and may not relocate such books of account and records or tangible Collateral unless it delivers to the Secured Parties at least 30 days prior to such relocation (i) written notice of such relocation and the new location thereof (which must be within the United States) and (ii) evidence that appropriate financing statements under the UCC and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to perfect the Security Interests to create in favor of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected and continuing perfected lien in the Collateral.
(f) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Parties a valid security interest in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Liens (as defined in the Debentures) securing the payment and performance of the Obligations. Upon making the filings described in the immediately following paragraph, all security interests created hereunder in any Collateral which may be perfected by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements shall have been duly perfected. Except for the filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements referred to in the immediately following paragraph, the recordation of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement (as defined in Section 4(p) hereof) with respect to copyrights and copyright applications in the United States Copyright Office referred to in paragraph (m), the execution and delivery of deposit account control agreements satisfying the requirements of Section 9-104(a)(2) of the UCC with respect to each deposit account of the Debtors, and the delivery of the certificates and other instruments provided in Section 3, no action is necessary to create, perfect or protect the security interests created hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the filing of said financing statements, the recordation of said Intellectual Property Security Agreement, and the execution and delivery of said deposit account control agreements, no consent of any third parties and no authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, (ii) the creation or perfection of the Security Interests created hereunder in the Collateral or (iii) the enforcement of the rights of the Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder.
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(g) Each Debtor hereby authorizes the Agent to file one or more financing statements under the UCC, with respect to the Security Interests, with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction deemed proper by it.
(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Debtors does not (i) violate any of the provisions of any Organizational Documents of any Debtor or any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator or any applicable law, rule or regulation applicable to any Debtor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing any Debtor’s debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which any Debtor is a party or by which any property or asset of any Debtor is bound or affected. If any, all required consents (including, without limitation, from stockholders or creditors of any Debtor) necessary for any Debtor to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder have been obtained.
(i) The capital stock and other equity interests listed on Schedule H hereto (the “ Pledged Securities ”) represent all of the capital stock and other equity interests of the Guarantors, and represent all capital stock and other equity interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. All of the Pledged Securities are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Securities, free and clear of any lien, security interest or other encumbrance except for the security interests created by this Agreement and other Permitted Liens (as defined in the Debentures).
(j) The ownership and other equity interests in partnerships and limited liability companies (if any) included in the Collateral (the “ Pledged Interests ”) by their express terms do not provide that they are securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC and are not held in a securities account or by any financial intermediary.
(k) Except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Debentures), each Debtor shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interests provided for hereunder as valid and perfected liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Secured Parties until this Agreement and the Security Interest hereunder shall be terminated pursuant to Section 14 hereof. Each Debtor hereby agrees to defend the same against the claims of any and all persons and entities. Each Debtor shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account of the Secured Parties. At the request of the Agent, each Debtor will sign and deliver to the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties at any time or from time to time one or more financing statements pursuant to the UCC in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Agent to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Debtor shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the Security Interests hereunder, and each Debtor shall obtain and furnish to the Agent from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the Security Interests hereunder.
( l ) No Debtor will transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (except for (i) non-exclusive licenses granted by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business and sales of inventory by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business and (ii) Permitted Liens) without the prior written consent of a Majority in Interest.
(m) Each Debtor shall keep and preserve its equipment, inventory and other tangible Collateral in good condition, repair and order and shall not operate or locate any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in any area excluded from insurance coverage.
(n) Each Debtor shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to the Collateral, including Collateral hereafter acquired, against loss or damage of the kinds and in the amounts customarily insured against by entities of established reputation having similar properties similarly situated and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by other such entities and otherwise as is prudent for entities engaged in similar businesses but in any event sufficient to cover the full replacement cost thereof. Each Debtor shall cause each insurance policy issued in connection herewith to provide, and the insurer issuing such policy to certify to the Agent, that (a) the Agent will be named as lender loss payee and additional insured under each such insurance policy; (b) if such insurance be proposed to be cancelled or materially changed for any reason whatsoever, such insurer will promptly notify the Agent and such cancellation or change shall not be effective as to the Agent for at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Agent of such notice, unless the effect of such change is to extend or increase coverage under the policy; and (c) the Agent will have the right (but no obligation) at its election to remedy any default in the payment of premiums within thirty (30) days of notice from the insurer of such default. If no Event of Default (as defined in the Debentures) exists and if the proceeds arising out of any claim or series of related claims do not exceed $100,000, loss payments in each instance will be applied by the applicable Debtor to the repair and/or replacement of property with respect to which the loss was incurred to the extent reasonably feasible, and any loss payments or the balance thereof remaining, to the extent not so applied, shall be payable to the applicable Debtor; provided, however, that payments received by any Debtor after an Event of Default occurs and is continuing or in excess of $100,000 for any occurrence or series of related occurrences shall be paid to the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if received by such Debtor, shall be held in trust for the Secured Parties and immediately paid over to the Agent unless otherwise directed in writing by the Agent. Copies of such policies or the related certificates, in each case, naming the Agent as lender loss payee and additional insured shall be delivered to the Agent at least annually and at the time any new policy of insurance is issued.
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(o) Each Debtor shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Parties promptly, in sufficient detail, of any material adverse change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Parties’ security interest, through the Agent, therein.
(p) Each Debtor shall promptly execute and deliver to the Agent such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Agent may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral including, without limitation, if applicable, the execution and delivery of a separate security agreement with respect to each Debtor’s Intellectual Property (“ Intellectual Property Security Agreement ”) in which the Secured Parties have been granted a security interest hereunder, substantially in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent, which Intellectual Property Security Agreement, other than as stated therein, shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof.
(q) Each Debtor shall permit the Agent and its representatives and agents to inspect the Collateral during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, and to make copies of records pertaining to the Collateral as may be reasonably requested by the Agent from time to time.
( r ) Each Debtor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.
(s) Each Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Parties in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral and of any other information received by such Debtor that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder.
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(t) All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured Parties by or on behalf of any Debtor with respect to the Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished.
(u) The Debtors shall at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect their respective valid existence and good standing and any rights and franchises material to its business.
(v) No Debtor will change its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number (if it has one), legal or corporate structure, or identity, or add any new fictitious name unless it provides at least 30 days prior written notice to the Secured Parties of such change and, at the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the Security Interests granted and evidenced by this Agreement.
(w) Except in the ordinary course of business, no Debtor may consign any of its inventory or sell any of its inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale without the consent of the Agent which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(x) No Debtor may relocate its chief executive office to a new location without providing 30 days prior written notification thereof to the Secured Parties and so long as, at the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the Security Interests granted and evidenced by this Agreement.
(y) Each Debtor was organized and remains organized solely under the laws of the state (or other jurisdiction in the case of a Debtor not organized in the United States) set forth next to such Debtor’s name in Schedule D attached hereto, which Schedule D sets forth each Debtor’s organizational identification number or, if any Debtor does not have one, states that one does not exist.
(z) (i) The actual name of each Debtor is the name set forth in Schedule D attached hereto; (ii) no Debtor has any trade names except as set forth on Schedule E attached hereto; (iii) no Debtor has used any name other than that stated in the preamble hereto or as set forth on Schedule E for the preceding five years; and (iv) no entity has merged into any Debtor or been acquired by any Debtor within the past five years except as set forth on Schedule E .
( aa ) At any time and from time to time that any Collateral consists of instruments, certificated securities or other items that require or permit possession by the secured party to perfect the security interest created hereby, the applicable Debtor shall deliver such Collateral to the Agent.
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(bb) Each Debtor, in its capacity as issuer, hereby agrees to comply with any and all orders and instructions of Agent regarding the Pledged Interests consistent with the terms of this Agreement without the further consent of any Debtor as contemplated by Section 8-106 (or any successor section) of the UCC. Further, each Debtor agrees that it shall not enter into a similar agreement (or one that would confer “control” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC) with any other person or entity [other than the Senior Lender].
( cc ) Each Debtor shall cause all tangible chattel paper constituting Collateral to be delivered to the Agent, or, if such delivery is not possible, then to cause such tangible chattel paper to contain a legend noting that it is subject to the security interest created by this Agreement. To the extent that any Collateral consists of electronic chattel paper, the applicable Debtor shall cause the underlying chattel paper to be “marked” within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC (or successor section thereto).
( dd ) If there is any investment property or deposit account included as Collateral that can be perfected by “control” through an account control agreement, the applicable Debtor shall cause such an account control agreement, in form and substance in each case satisfactory to the Agent, to be entered into and delivered to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
( ee ) To the extent that any Collateral consists of letter-of-credit rights, the applicable Debtor shall cause the issuer of each underlying letter of credit to consent to an assignment of the proceeds thereof to the Secured Parties.
( ff ) To the extent that any Collateral is in the possession of any third party, the applicable Debtor shall join with the Agent in notifying such third party of the Secured Parties’ security interest in such Collateral and shall use its best efforts to obtain an acknowledgement and agreement from such third party with respect to the Collateral, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
( gg ) If any Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, such Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Parties in a writing signed by such Debtor of the particulars thereof and grant to the Secured Parties in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
( hh ) Each Debtor shall immediately provide written notice to the Secured Parties of any and all accounts which arise out of contracts with any governmental authority and, to the extent necessary to perfect or continue the perfected status of the Security Interests in such accounts and proceeds thereof, shall execute and deliver to the Agent an assignment of claims for such accounts and cooperate with the Agent in taking any other steps required, in its judgment, under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or rule to perfect or continue the perfected status of the Security Interests in such accounts and proceeds thereof.
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(ii) Each Debtor shall cause each subsidiary of such Debtor to immediately become a party hereto (an “ Additional Debtor ”), by executing and delivering an Additional Debtor Joinder in substantially the form of Annex A attached hereto and comply with the provisions hereof applicable to the Debtors. Concurrent therewith, the Additional Debtor shall deliver replacement schedules for, or supplements to all other Schedules to (or referred to in) this Agreement, as applicable, which replacement schedules shall supersede, or supplements shall modify, the Schedules then in effect. The Additional Debtor shall also deliver such opinions of counsel, authorizing resolutions, good standing certificates, incumbency certificates, organizational documents, financing statements and other information and documentation as the Agent may reasonably request. Upon delivery of the foregoing to the Agent, the Additional Debtor shall be and become a party to this Agreement with the same rights and obligations as the Debtors, for all purposes hereof as fully and to the same extent as if it were an original signatory hereto and shall be deemed to have made the representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein as of the date of execution and delivery of such Additional Debtor Joinder, and all references herein to the “Debtors” shall be deemed to include each Additional Debtor.
( jj) Each Debtor shall vote the Pledged Securities to comply with the covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Debentures.
(kk) Each Debtor shall register the pledge of the applicable Pledged Securities on the books of such Debtor. Each Debtor shall notify each issuer of Pledged Securities to register the pledge of the applicable Pledged Securities in the name of the Secured Parties on the books of such issuer. Further, except with respect to certificated securities delivered to the Agent, the applicable Debtor shall deliver to Agent an acknowledgement of pledge (which, where appropriate, shall comply with the requirements of the relevant UCC with respect to perfection by registration) signed by the issuer of the applicable Pledged Securities, which acknowledgement shall confirm that: (a) it has registered the pledge on its books and records; and (b) at any time directed by Agent during the continuation of an Event of Default, such issuer will transfer the record ownership of such Pledged Securities into the name of any designee of Agent, will take such steps as may be necessary to effect the transfer, and will comply with all other instructions of Agent regarding such Pledged Securities without the further consent of the applicable Debtor.
(ll) In the event that, upon an occurrence of an Event of Default, Agent shall sell all or any of the Pledged Securities to another party or parties (herein called the “ Transferee ”) or shall purchase or retain all or any of the Pledged Securities, each Debtor shall, to the extent applicable: (i) deliver to Agent or the Transferee, as the case may be, the articles of incorporation, bylaws, minute books, stock certificate books, corporate seals, deeds, leases, indentures, agreements, evidences of indebtedness, books of account, financial records and all other Organizational Documents and records of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries; (ii) use its best efforts to obtain resignations of the persons then serving as officers and directors of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, if so requested; and (iii) use its best efforts to obtain any approvals that are required by any governmental or regulatory body in order to permit the sale of the Pledged Securities to the Transferee or the purchase or retention of the Pledged Securities by Agent and allow the Transferee or Agent to continue the business of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries.
(mm ) Without limiting the generality of the other obligations of the Debtors hereunder, each Debtor shall promptly (i) cause to be registered at the United States Copyright Office all of its material copyrights, (ii) cause the security interest contemplated hereby with respect to all Intellectual Property registered at the United States Copyright Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office to be duly recorded at the applicable office, and (iii) give the Agent notice whenever it acquires (whether absolutely or by license) or creates any additional material Intellectual Property.
( nn ) Each Debtor will from time to time, at the joint and several expense of the Debtors, promptly execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents, and take all such further action as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder and with respect to any Collateral or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
( oo ) Schedule F attached hereto lists all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, registered copyrights, and domain names owned by any of the Debtors as of the date hereof. Schedule F lists all material licenses in favor of any Debtor for the use of any patents, trademarks, copyrights and domain names as of the date hereof. All material patents and trademarks of the Debtors have been duly recorded at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and all material copyrights of the Debtors have been duly recorded at the United States Copyright Office.
( pp ) Except as set forth on Schedule G attached hereto, none of the account debtors or other persons or entities obligated on any of the Collateral is a governmental authority covered by the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or rule in respect of such Collateral.
(qq) Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the Company covenants that it shall promptly direct any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof to enter into a Subsidiary Guarantee in favor of the Secured Party, in the form attached as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement.
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5. Effect of Pledge on Certain Rights . If any of the Collateral subject to this Agreement consists of nonvoting equity or ownership interests (regardless of class, designation, preference or rights) that may be converted into voting equity or ownership interests upon the occurrence of certain events (including, without limitation, upon the transfer of all or any of the other stock or assets of the issuer), it is agreed that the pledge of such equity or ownership interests pursuant to this Agreement or the enforcement of any of Agent’s rights hereunder shall not be deemed to be the type of event which would trigger such conversion rights notwithstanding any provisions in the Organizational Documents or agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is party.
6. Defaults . The following events shall be “ Events of Default ”:
(a) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Debentures) under the Debentures;
(b) Any representation or warranty of any Debtor in this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;
(c) The failure by any Debtor to observe or perform any of its obligations hereunder for five (5) days after delivery to such Debtor of notice of such failure by or on behalf of a Secured Party unless such default is capable of cure but cannot be cured within such time frame and such Debtor is using best efforts to cure same in a timely fashion; or
(d) If any provision of this Agreement shall at any time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any Debtor, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Debtor, or by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any Debtor, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Debtor shall deny that any Debtor has any liability or obligation purported to be created under this Agreement.
7. Duty to Hold in Trust .
(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, each Debtor shall, upon receipt of any revenue, income , dividend, interest or other sums subject to the Security Interests, whether payable pursuant to the Debentures or otherwise, or of any check, draft, note, trade acceptance or other instrument evidencing an obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties and shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Parties, pro-rata in proportion to their respective then-currently outstanding principal amount of Debentures for application to the satisfaction of the Obligations (and if any Debenture is not outstanding, pro-rata in proportion to the initial purchases of the remaining Debentures).
(b) If any Debtor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any securities or other property (including, without limitation, shares of Pledged Securities or instruments representing Pledged Securities acquired after the date hereof, or any options, warrants, rights or other similar property or certificates representing a dividend, or any distribution in connection with any recapitalization, reclassification or increase or reduction of capital, or issued in connection with any reorganization of such Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries) in respect of the Pledged Securities (whether as an addition to, in substitution of, or in exchange for, such Pledged Securities or otherwise), such Debtor agrees to (i) accept the same as the agent of the Secured Parties; (ii) hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and (iii) to deliver any and all certificates or instruments evidencing the same to Agent on or before the close of business on the fifth business day following the receipt thereof by such Debtor, in the exact form received together with the Necessary Endorsements, to be held by Agent subject to the terms of this Agreement as Collateral.
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8. Rights and Remedies Upon Default .
(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Secured Parties, acting through the Agent, shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder and under the Debentures, and the Secured Parties shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without limitation, the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have the following rights and powers:
( i ) The Agent shall have the right to take possession of the Collateral and, for that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance of any person, any premises where the Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be placed and remove the same, and each Debtor shall assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at places which the Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Debtor’s premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Agent, without rent, all of such Debtor’s respective premises and facilities for the purpose of the Agent taking possession of, removing or putting the Collateral in saleable or disposable form.
( ii) Upon notice to the Debtors by Agent, all rights of each Debtor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise and all rights of each Debtor to receive the dividends and interest which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain, shall cease. Upon such notice, Agent shall have the right to receive, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any interest, cash dividends or other payments on the Collateral and, at the option of Agent, to exercise in such Agent’s discretion all voting rights pertaining thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to exercise all rights with respect to the Collateral as it were the sole and absolute owner thereof, including, without limitation, to vote and/or to exchange, at its sole discretion, any or all of the Collateral in connection with a merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other readjustment concerning or involving the Collateral or any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries.
(iii ) The Agent shall have the right to operate the business of each Debtor using the Collateral and shall have the right to assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or private sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions or stipulations, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such terms and conditions as the Agent may deem commercially reasonable, all without (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) advertisement or demand upon or notice to any Debtor or right of redemption of a Debtor, which are hereby expressly waived. Upon each such sale, lease, assignment or other transfer of Collateral, the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may, unless prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, purchase all or any part of the Collateral being sold, free from and discharged of all trusts, claims, right of redemption and equities of any Debtor, which are hereby waived and released.
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( iv ) The Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to notify any account debtors and any obligors under instruments or accounts to make payments directly to the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and to enforce the Debtors’ rights against such account debtors and obligors.
( v ) The Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may (but is not obligated to) direct any financial intermediary or any other person or entity holding any investment property to transfer the same to the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, or its designee.
( vi ) The Agent may (but is not obligated to) transfer any or all Intellectual Property registered in the name of any Debtor at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or Copyright Office into the name of the Secured Parties or any designee or any purchaser of any Collateral.
(b) The Agent shall comply with any applicable law in connection with a disposition of Collateral and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. The Agent may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties and may specifically disclaim such warranties. If the Agent sells any of the Collateral on credit, the Debtors will only be credited with payments actually made by the purchaser. In addition, each Debtor waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in advance of the enforcement of any of the Agent’s rights and remedies hereunder, including, without limitation, its right following an Event of Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to exercise its rights and remedies with respect thereto.
(c) For the purpose of enabling the Agent to further exercise rights and remedies under this Section 8 or elsewhere provided by agreement or applicable law, each Debtor hereby grants to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Debtor) to use, license or sublicense following an Event of Default, any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Debtor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.
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9. Applications of Proceeds . The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition of the Collateral hereunder or from payments made on account of any insurance policy insuring any portion of the Collateral shall be applied first, to the expenses of retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, and the like (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs incurred in connection therewith) of the Collateral, to the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Agent in enforcing the Secured Parties’ rights hereunder and in connection with collecting, storing and disposing of the Collateral, and then to satisfaction of the Obligations pro rata among the Secured Parties (based on then-outstanding principal amounts of Debentures at the time of any such determination), and to the payment of any other amounts required by applicable law, after which the Secured Parties shall pay to the applicable Debtor any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or other disposition of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Parties are legally entitled, the Debtors will be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the rate of 18% per annum or the lesser amount permitted by applicable law (the “ Default Rate ”), and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Secured Parties to collect such deficiency. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Debtor waives all claims, damages and demands against the Secured Parties arising out of the repossession, removal, retention or sale of the Collateral, unless due solely to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Parties as determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction.
10. Securities Law Provision . Each Debtor recognizes that Agent may be limited in its ability to effect a sale to the public of all or part of the Pledged Securities by reason of certain prohibitions in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other federal or state securities laws (collectively, the “ Securities Laws ”), and may be compelled to resort to one or more sales to a restricted group of purchasers who may be required to agree to acquire the Pledged Securities for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Debtor agrees that sales so made may be at prices and on terms less favorable than if the Pledged Securities were sold to the public, and that Agent has no obligation to delay the sale of any Pledged Securities for the period of time necessary to register the Pledged Securities for sale to the public under the Securities Laws. Each Debtor shall cooperate with Agent in its attempt to satisfy any requirements under the Securities Laws (including, without limitation, registration thereunder if requested by Agent) applicable to the sale of the Pledged Securities by Agent.
11. Costs and Expenses . Each Debtor agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder, including without limitation, any financing statements pursuant to the UCC, continuation statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto or any expenses of any searches reasonably required by the Agent. The Debtors shall also pay all other claims and charges which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent is reasonably likely to prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the Collateral or the Security Interests therein. The Debtors will also, upon demand, pay to the Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may incur in connection with the creation, perfection, protection, satisfaction, foreclosure, collection or enforcement of the Security Interest and the preparation, administration, continuance, amendment or enforcement of this Agreement and pay to the Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Secured Parties may incur in connection with (i) the enforcement of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Parties under the Debentures. Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the principal amount of the Debentures and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
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12. Responsibility for Collateral . The Debtors assume all liabilities and responsibility in connection with all Collateral, and the Obligations shall in no way be affected or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of any of the Collateral or its unavailability for any reason. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) neither the Agent nor any Secured Party (i) has any duty (either before or after an Event of Default) to collect any amounts in respect of the Collateral or to preserve any rights relating to the Collateral, or (ii) has any obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale, and (b) each Debtor shall remain obligated and liable under each contract or agreement included in the Collateral to be observed or performed by such Debtor thereunder. Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any such contract or agreement by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating to any of the Collateral, nor shall the Agent or any Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Debtor under or pursuant to any such contract or agreement, to make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Agent or any Secured Party in respect of the Collateral or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any such contract or agreement, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to the Agent or to which the Agent or any Secured Party may be entitled at any time or times.
13. Security Interests Absolute . All rights of the Secured Parties and all obligations of the Debtors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Debentures or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Debentures or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guarantee, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any action by the Secured Parties to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to a Debtor, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security Interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Parties shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. Each Debtor expressly waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Parties hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Parties, then, in any such event, each Debtor’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Each Debtor waives all right to require the Secured Parties to proceed against any other person or entity or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Parties may hold at any time, or to marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy. Each Debtor waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.
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14. Term of Agreement . This Agreement and the Security Interests shall terminate on the date on which all payments under the Debentures have been indefeasibly paid in full and all other Obligations have been paid or discharged; provided , however , that all indemnities of the Debtors contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Annex B hereto) shall survive and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement.
15. Power of Attorney; Further Assurances .
(a) Each Debtor authorizes the Agent, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Agent and its officers, agents, successors or assigns with full power of substitution, as such Debtor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with power, in the name of the Agent or such Debtor, to, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) endorse any note, checks, drafts, money orders or other instruments of payment (including payments payable under or in respect of any policy of insurance) in respect of the Collateral that may come into possession of the Agent; (ii) to sign and endorse any financing statement pursuant to the UCC or any invoice, freight or express bill, bill of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts, and other documents relating to the Collateral; (iii) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral; (iv) to demand, collect, receipt for, compromise, settle and sue for monies due in respect of the Collateral; (v) to transfer any Intellectual Property or provide licenses respecting any Intellectual Property; and (vi) generally, at the option of the Agent, and at the expense of the Debtors, at any time, or from time to time, to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments and to do all acts and things which the Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon the Collateral and the Security Interests granted therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement and the Debentures all as fully and effectually as the Debtors might or could do; and each Debtor hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding. The designation set forth herein shall be deemed to amend and supersede any inconsistent provision in the Organizational Documents or other documents or agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is a party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent on behalf of the secured Parties and each Secured Party is specifically authorized to execute and file any applications for or instruments of transfer and assignment of any patents, trademarks, copyrights or other Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office.
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(b) On a continuing basis, each Debtor will make, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record, as the case may be, with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule C attached hereto, all such instruments, and take all such action as may reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested by the Agent, to perfect the Security Interests granted hereunder and otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement, or for assuring and confirming to the Agent the grant or perfection of a perfected security interest in all the Collateral under the UCC.
(c) Each Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent as such Debtor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and instead of such Debtor and in the name of such Debtor, from time to time in the Agent’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including the filing, in its sole discretion, of one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the Collateral without the signature of such Debtor where permitted by law, which financing statements may (but need not) describe the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal property” or words of like import, and ratifies all such actions taken by the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding.
16. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be subject to the notice provision of the Purchase Agreement (as such term is defined in the Debentures).
17. Other Security . To the extent that the Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral or by the guarantee, endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, then the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take any other action with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies hereunder.
18. Appointment of Agent . The Secured Parties hereby appoint Hillair Capital Management LLC to act as their agent (“ Agent ”) for purposes of exercising any and all rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder. Such appointment shall continue until revoked in writing by a Majority in Interest, at which time a Majority in Interest shall appoint a new Agent, provided that Agent may not be removed as Agent unless Agent shall then hold less than $500,000 in principal amount of Debentures ; provided , further , that such removal may occur only if each of the other Secured Parties shall then hold not less than an aggregate of $2,900,001 in principal amount of Debentures. The Agent shall have the rights, responsibilities and immunities set forth in Annex B hereto.
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19. Miscellaneous .
(a) No course of dealing between the Debtors and the Secured Parties, nor any failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured Parties, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Debentures shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(b) All of the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties, and of the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, with respect to the Collateral, whether established hereby or by the Debentures or by any other agreements, instruments or documents or by law shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently.
(c) This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules hereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Debtors and by the Secured Parties holding 67% or more of the principal amount of Debentures then outstanding, or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought.
(d) If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(e) No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
(f) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company and the Guarantors may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Secured Party. Any Secured Party may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) to whom such Secured Party assigns or transfers any rights with respect to any Obligations, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to such transferred rights, by the provisions of this Agreement that apply to the “Secured Parties.”
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(g) Each party shall take such further action and execute and deliver such further documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
(h) Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, all questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, each Debtor agrees that all proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Debentures (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, each Debtor hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such proceeding is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(i) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
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(j) All Debtors shall jointly and severally be liable for the obligations of each Debtor to the Secured Parties hereunder.
(k) Each Debtor shall indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective partners, members, shareholders, officers, directors, employees and agents (and any other persons with other titles that have similar functions) (collectively, “ Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses, of any kind or nature, (including fees relating to the cost of investigating and defending any of the foregoing) imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee in any way related to or arising from or alleged to arise from this Agreement or the Collateral, except any such losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses which result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee as determined by a final, nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. This indemnification provision is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other indemnification provision in the Debentures, the Purchase Agreement (as such term is defined in the Debentures) or any other agreement, instrument or other document executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith.
(l) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to subject Agent or any Secured Party to liability as a partner in any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries that is a partnership or as a member in any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries that is a limited liability company, nor shall Agent or any Secured Party be deemed to have assumed any obligations under any partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of any such Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or otherwise, unless and until any such Secured Party exercises its right to be substituted for such Debtor as a partner or member, as applicable, pursuant hereto.
(m) To the extent that the grant of the security interest in the Collateral and the enforcement of the terms hereof require the consent, approval or action of any partner or member, as applicable, of any Debtor or any direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor or compliance with any provisions of any of the Organizational Documents, the Debtors hereby grant such consent and approval and waive any such noncompliance with the terms of said documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS]
Name of Investing Entity: __________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing entity : _________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________________
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SCHEDULE A
Principal Place of Business of Debtors
Locations Where Collateral is Located or Stored
SCHEDULE B
Existing Liens
SCHEDULE C
Filings
SCHEDULE D
Legal Names and Organizational Identification Numbers
SCHEDULE E
Names; Mergers and Acquisitions
SCHEDULE F
Intellectual Property
SCHEDULE G
Account Debtors
SCHEDULE H
Pledged Securities
ANNEX A
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT
FORM OF ADDITIONAL DEBTOR JOINDER
Security Agreement dated as of October 7, 2016 made by
ABT Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries party thereto
from time to time, as Debtors to and in favor of
the Secured Parties identified therein (the “ Security Agreement ”)
Reference is made to the Security Agreement as defined above; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in, or by reference in, the Security Agreement.
The undersigned hereby agrees that upon delivery of this Additional Debtor Joinder to the Secured Parties referred to above, the undersigned shall (a) be an Additional Debtor under the Security Agreement, (b) have all the rights and obligations of the Debtors under the Security Agreement as fully and to the same extent as if the undersigned was an original signatory thereto and (c) be deemed to have made the representations and warranties set forth therein as of the date of execution and delivery of this Additional Debtor Joinder. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE UNDERSIGNED SPECIFICALLY GRANTS TO THE AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE SECURED PARTIES A SECURITY INTEREST IN THE COLLATERAL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE SECURITY AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PROVISIONS SET FORTH THEREIN.
Attached hereto are supplemental and/or replacement Schedules to the Security Agreement, as applicable.
An executed copy of this Joinder shall be delivered to the Secured Parties, and the Secured Parties may rely on the matters set forth herein on or after the date hereof. This Joinder shall not be modified, amended or terminated without the prior written consent of the Secured Parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Joinder to be executed in the name and on behalf of the undersigned.
[None as of October 7, 2016]
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ANNEX B
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THE AGENT
1. Appointment . The Secured Parties (all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings provided in the Security Agreement to which this Annex B is attached (the “ Agreement ”)), by their acceptance of the benefits of the Agreement, hereby designate [_____] (“[_____]” or “ Agent ”) as the Agent to act as specified herein and in the Agreement. Each Secured Party shall be deemed irrevocably to authorize the Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of the Agreement and any other Transaction Document (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through its agents or employees.
2. Nature of Duties . The Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in the Agreement. Neither the Agent nor any of its partners, members, shareholders, officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for any action taken or omitted by it as such under the Agreement or hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, be responsible for the consequence of any oversight or error of judgment or answerable for any loss, unless caused solely by its or their gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction. The duties of the Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Agent shall not have by reason of the Agreement or any other Transaction Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Debtor or any Secured Party; and nothing in the Agreement or any other Transaction Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Agent any obligations in respect of the Agreement or any other Transaction Document except as expressly set forth herein and therein.
3. Lack of Reliance on the Agent . Independently and without reliance upon the Agent, each Secured Party, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries in connection with such Secured Party’s investment in the Debtors, the creation and continuance of the Obligations, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and the taking or not taking of any action in connection therewith, and (ii) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Company and its subsidiaries, and of the value of the Collateral from time to time, and the Agent shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Secured Party with any credit, market or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before any Obligations are incurred or at any time or times thereafter. The Agent shall not be responsible to the Debtors or any Secured Party for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith, or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or sufficiency of the Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or for the financial condition of the Debtors or the value of any of the Collateral, or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or the financial condition of the Debtors, or the value of any of the Collateral, or the existence or possible existence of any default or Event of Default under the Agreement, the Debentures or any of the other Transaction Documents.
4. Certain Rights of the Agent . The Agent shall have the right to take any action with respect to the Collateral, on behalf of all of the Secured Parties. To the extent practical, the Agent shall request instructions from the Secured Parties with respect to any material act or action (including failure to act) in connection with the Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and shall be entitled to act or refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of a Majority in Interest; if such instructions are not provided despite the Agent’s request therefor, the Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action, and if such action is taken, shall be entitled to appropriate indemnification from the Secured Parties in respect of actions to be taken by the Agent; and the Agent shall not incur liability to any person or entity by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) no Secured Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Agent as a result of the Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and the Debtors shall have no right to question or challenge the authority of, or the instructions given to, the Agent pursuant to the foregoing and (b) the Agent shall not be required to take any action which the Agent believes (i) could reasonably be expected to expose it to personal liability or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or applicable law.
5. Reliance . The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by the proper person or entity, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and its duties thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it and upon all other matters pertaining to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and its duties thereunder, upon advice of other experts selected by it. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Secured Party to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Debtors or is cared for, protected or insured or that the liens granted pursuant to the Agreement have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority.
6. Indemnification . To the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Debtors, the Secured Parties will jointly and severally reimburse and indemnify the Agent, in proportion to their initially purchased respective principal amounts of Debentures, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in performing its duties hereunder or under the Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in any way relating to or arising out of the Agreement or any other Transaction Document except for those determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from the Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Prior to taking any action hereunder as Agent, the Agent may require each Secured Party to deposit with it sufficient sums as it determines in good faith is necessary to protect the Agent for costs and expenses associated with taking such action.
7. Resignation by the Agent .
(a) The Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties under the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice (as provided in the Agreement) to the Debtors and the Secured Parties. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below.
(b) Upon any such notice of resignation, the Secured Parties, acting by a Majority in Interest , shall appoint a successor Agent hereunder.
(c) If a successor Agent shall not have been so appointed within said 30-day period, the Agent shall then appoint a successor Agent who shall serve as Agent until such time, if any, as the Secured Parties appoint a successor Agent as provided above. If a successor Agent has not been appointed within such 30-day period, the Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction or may interplead the Debtors and the Secured Parties in a proceeding for the appointment of a successor Agent, and all fees, including, but not limited to, extraordinary fees associated with the filing of interpleader and expenses associated therewith, shall be payable by the Debtors on demand.
8. Rights with respect to Collateral . Each Secured Party agrees with all other Secured Parties and the Agent (i) that such Secured Party shall not, and shall not attempt to, exercise any rights with respect to its security interest in the Collateral, whether pursuant to any other agreement or otherwise (other than pursuant to this Agreement), or take or institute any action against the Agent or any of the other Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or its rights hereunder (other than any such action arising from the breach of this Agreement) and (ii) that such Secured Party has no other rights with respect to the Collateral other than as set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Agreement. After any retiring Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of the Agreement including this Annex B shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent.
Exhibit 10.8
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of January 30, 2017, between ABT Holdings, Inc., an Idaho corporation (the “ Company ”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “ Purchaser ” and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Debentures (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“ Additional Redemption Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debentures.
“ Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. 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.
“ BHCA ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(oo).
“ Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.
“ Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“ Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
“ Closing Date ” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
“ Closing Statement ” means the Closing Statement in the form set forth on Annex A attached hereto.
“ Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“ Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“ Company Counsel ” means Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP, with offices located at 61 Broadway, 32 nd Floor, New York, NY 10016.
“ Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debentures.
“ Conversion Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debentures.
“ Debentures ” means the 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debentures due, subject to the terms therein, January 1, 2019, issued by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“ Disclosure Schedules ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
“ Disqualification Event ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(qq).
“ Evaluation Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).
“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“ Exempt Issuance ” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors; provided , however, that the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to this subsection (a) is 20,000,000 shares (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits and the like that occur after the date hereof), (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities and (d) the issuance of 324,800 Preferred Shares to the Purchasers.
“ Exercise Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Warrants.
“ FCPA ” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“ Federal Reserve ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(oo).
“ GAAP ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“ Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(bb).
“ Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(p).
“ Issuer Covered Person ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(qq).
“ Knowledge ” means, with respect to a specific Person, the actual or constructive knowledge of such Person (or if such Person is an entity, any director, manager or other executive officer of such Person), after due inquiry.
“ Legend Removal Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“ Liens ” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“ Material Adverse Effect ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
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“ Material Permits ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).
“ Maximum Rate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.
“ Money Laundering Laws ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(pp).
“ OFAC ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).
“ PC ” means Pryor Cashman LLP, with offices located at 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036.
“ Perfection Certificate ” means the Perfection Certificate executed by the Company and delivered to the Purchasers hereunder, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
“ Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“ Pledged Securities ” means any and all certificates and other instruments representing or evidencing all of the capital stock and other equity interests of the Subsidiaries.
“ Preferred Shares ” means those certain shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, issuable by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder.
“ Principal Amount ” means, as to each Purchaser, the amounts set forth below such Purchaser’s signature block on the signature pages hereto next to the heading “Principal Amount,” in United States Dollars, which shall equal such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount multiplied by 1.16.
“ Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“ Public Company Date ” means the date the Company (or any successor/surviving entity in a reverse merger or other business combination transaction) becomes subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.
“ Public Information Failure ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).
“ Public Information Failure Payments ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).
“ Purchaser Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.
“ Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
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“ Required Minimum ” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise in full of all Warrants or conversion in full of all Debentures, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein, and assuming that each of the Conversion Price and Exercise Price is at all times on and after the date of determination 75% of the then Conversion Price or Exercise Price, as applicable, on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination.
“ Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“ Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“ Securities ” means the Debentures, the Warrants, the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Additional Redemption Shares and the Warrant Shares.
“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Security Agreement ” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2016, among the Company and the Purchasers signatory thereto.
“ Security Documents ” shall mean the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the original Pledged Securities, along with medallion guaranteed executed blank stock powers to the Pledged Securities, the Perfection Certificate, and any other documents and filing required thereunder in order to grant the Purchasers a second priority security interest in the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries as provided in the Security Agreement, including all UCC-1 filing receipts.
“ Short Sales ” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
“ Subscription Amount ” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Debentures and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
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“ Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“ Subsidiary Guarantee ” means that certain Subsidiary Guarantee, dated October 7, 2016, by each Subsidiary in favor of the Purchasers party to the Security Agreement.
“ Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“ Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX or the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets, Inc. (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“ Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Debentures, the Warrants, the Security Documents, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“ Transfer Agent ” means Columbia Stock Transfer Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 1869 E Seltice Way #292, Post Falls, ID 83854 and a facsimile number of 855-664-3544, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“ Underlying Shares ” means the Conversion Shares, Warrant Shares and any shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, in each case without respect to any limitation or restriction on the conversion of the Debentures or the exercise of the Warrants.
“ Variable Rate Transaction ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(a).
“ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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“ Warrants ” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to five years, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto (the “ Warrants ”).
“ Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing . On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $2,320,000 in Principal Amount of the Debentures (corresponding to an aggregate Subscription Amount of up to $2,000,000). Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Debenture, Warrant, Preferred Shares, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of PC or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries .
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto;
(iii) a Debenture with a principal amount equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount multiplied by 1.16, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iv) a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the initial Principal Amount of the Debenture to be issued to such Purchaser divided by $0.50, with an exercise price per share equal to $0.50, subject to adjustment therein; and
(v) 160,000 Preferred Shares for every $1,000,000 of Principal Amount invested by such Purchaser.
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(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in writing by the Company.
2.3 Closing Conditions .
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have invested $500,000 into the Company in a manner acceptable to the Purchasers in their sole discretion, which such investment shall be subordinated to the Debenture to the satisfaction of the Purchasers;
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(v) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and
(vi) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless as of a specific date therein in which case as of such date):
(a) Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
(b) Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization as set forth on Schedule 3.1(b)(i) , with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary as set forth on Schedule 3.1(b)(ii) , except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
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(c) Authorization; Enforcement .
(i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(ii) With respect to the Subsidiary Guarantee, each of the Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by such agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Subsidiary Guarantees and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, and no further action is required by the respective Subsidiary, its managers or its members in connection therewith. The Subsidiary Guarantee has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the respective Subsidiaries and, when delivered in accordance with the terms thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the respective Subsidiary enforceable against such Subsidiary in accordance with its terms, except: (A) as limited by general equitable principals and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (C) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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(d) No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company and the Subsidiaries are not required to obtain any consent, waiver, approval, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement and (ii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).
(f) Issuance of the Securities . The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.
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(g) Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) , which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) , the Company has not issued any capital stock since June 30, 2016, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of June 30, 2016. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g) and as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities hereunder, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the Knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements . The Company has made available, through the OTC Disclosure & News Service, its unaudited financial statements for the Company for the past two fiscal years and its unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments and none of such financial statements, when made available, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments . Since the date of the latest unaudited financial statements made available through the OTC Disclosure & News Service: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ financial statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not altered their method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i) , no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j) Litigation . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(j), there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of, or adversely affects the performance by the Company or the Subsidiaries of their respective obligations under, any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.
(k) Labor Relations . No labor dispute exists or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the Knowledge of the Company, no director, manager or executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such director, manager or executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) Compliance . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under, in conflict with, or in violation or breach of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default under, result in the acceleration of or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under, in conflict with, or in violation or breach of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default, conflict, violation or breach has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Environmental Laws . The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“ Environmental Laws ”), (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Regulatory Permits . The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as they are presently conducted, except where the failure to possess such permits could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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(o) Title to Assets . The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(p) Intellectual Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as they are presently conducted and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest unaudited financial statements made available through the OTC Disclosure & News Service, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any Knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights, except where failure to do so could not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
(q) Insurance . The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged that are sufficient for compliance with all applicable laws and contracts to which each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is a party or by which each of them is bound, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. True and complete copies of such insurance policies have been made available to the Purchasers. Such insurance policies are in full force and effect and shall remain in full force and effect following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
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(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(r) , none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including, without limitation, any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls . The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(t) Certain Fees . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(t) , no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiaries to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section 3.1(t) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(u) Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market on which any securities of the Company are listed or designated.
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(v) Investment Company . The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(w) Registration Rights . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w) , no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiaries.
(x) Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.
(y) Application of Takeover Protections . The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s articles of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
(z) Disclosure . Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
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(aa) No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(bb) Solvency . Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder: (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive hereunder, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its existing debt). The Company has no Knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one (1) year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(bb) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Indebtedness ” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
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(cc) Tax Status . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.
(dd) No General Solicitation . Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(ee) Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the Knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any Person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.
(ff) Accountants . The Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ accounting firms are set forth on Schedule 3.1(ff) of the Disclosure Schedules. To the Knowledge and belief of the Company, each such accounting firm is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act.
(gg) Seniority . As of the Closing Date, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company or the Subsidiaries is senior to the Debentures in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than Indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property covered thereby).
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(hh) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers . There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the Subsidiaries, on one hand, and their respective accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, and the Company and the Subsidiaries are current with respect to any fees owed to their respective accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ ability to perform any of their respective obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
(ii) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
(jj) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity . Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.14 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one (1) or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Underlying Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
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(kk) Regulation M Compliance . The Company has not, and to its Knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
(ll) Stock Option Plans . Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
(mm) Office of Foreign Assets Control . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director, manager, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”).
(nn) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.
(oo) Bank Holding Company Act . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “ BHCA ”) or to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve ”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA or to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA or to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
(pp) Money Laundering . The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
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(qq) No Disqualification Events . With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any Affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer or other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “ Issuer Covered Person ”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “ Disqualification Event ”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.
(rr) Other Covered Persons . The Company is not aware of any Person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Regulation D Securities.
(ss) Notice of Disqualification Events . The Company will notify the Purchasers in writing, prior to the Closing Date, of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers . Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein in which case as of such date):
(a) Organization; Authority . Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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(b) Own Account . Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other Persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Purchaser Status . At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants or converts any Debentures it will be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of Such Purchaser . Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) General Solicitation . Such Purchaser is not, to such Purchaser’s Knowledge, purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f) Confidentiality . Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents (including the existence and terms of the Transaction Documents). For avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
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The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions .
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE] [CONVERTIBLE]] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
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The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the applicable Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, without limitation, if the Securities are subject to registration, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders thereunder.
(c) Certificates evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 without restrictions or (iv) if such legend is not required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder and shall pay all fees and expenses associated therewith. If all or any portion of a Debenture is converted or Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 or if such legend is not otherwise required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), or applicable law, it will, no later than three (3) Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such third (3 rd ) Trading Day, the “ Legend Removal Date ”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Underlying Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4.1. Certificates for Underlying Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.
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(d) In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, the greater of (i) as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend, and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend; and (ii) if the Company has not delivered such certificates by the Legend Removal Date and if, after the Legend Removal Date, such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds the product of (y) (A) such number of Underlying Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date, multiplied by (B) the lowest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Underlying Shares and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii).
(e) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.
4.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution . The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.
4.3 Furnishing of Information; Public Information .
(a) From and after the Public Company Date until such time that no Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(b) From and after the Public Company Date, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144 (i)(1)(i) or hereafter becomes such an issuer described in Rule 144 (i)(1)(i), and (y) the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “ Public Information Failure ”), then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate Subscription Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30 th ) day (pro-rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) are referred to herein as “ Public Information Failure Payments .” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3 rd ) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month (pro-rated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for any Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
4.4 Integration . The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction, unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.5 Conversion and Exercise Procedures . Each of the form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants and the form of Notice of Conversion included in the Debentures set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Debentures. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion form be required in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Debentures. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Warrants or convert their Debentures. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and conversions of the Debentures and shall deliver the applicable Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
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4.6 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity . The Company shall by 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. From and after the filing of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this Section 4.6.
4.7 Shareholder Rights Plan . No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.
4.8 Non-Public Information . Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.6, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or that the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees or agents, nor a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees or agents, not to trade on the basis of such material, non-public information; provided , that the Purchasers shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided in the Transaction Documents constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously (i) if prior to the Public Company Date, issue a press release disclosing the material, non-public information contained in such notice, or (ii) if after the Public Company Date, file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenants of this Section 4.8 in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
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4.9 Use of Proceeds . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9 attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, $719,412 of the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder shall be used to pay off in full Richmond Capital Group, LLC, who will provide a payoff letter to such affect.
4.10 Indemnification of Purchasers . Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling Persons (each, a “ Purchaser Party ”), harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations or warranties, or any failure to perform or comply with any covenants or agreements, made by the Company in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Documents or (b) any Proceeding instituted against any Purchaser Party, in any capacity, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such Proceeding is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations or warranties, or any failure of such Purchaser Party to perform or comply with any of its covenants or agreements, in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Documents, or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws, or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes actual fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). If any Action or Proceeding shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Action or Proceeding and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such Action or Proceeding there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one (1) such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (x) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (y) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, breach of any of the representations or warranties, or any failure to perform or comply with any of the covenants or agreements, made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.10 shall be made by periodic payments of the indemnity amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or other Persons and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to applicable law.
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4.11 Reservation and Listing of Securities .
(a) The Company shall maintain a reserve of the Required Minimum from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to timely fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents.
(b) If, on any date of determination, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use its best efforts to promptly amend the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the seventy-fifth (75 th ) calendar day after such date of determination.
(c) The Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market on which any of the Company’s securities are listed or designated, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing or quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing or quotation and (iv) maintain the listing or quotation of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.
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4.12 Subsequent Equity Sales .
(a) From the date hereof until such time as no Purchaser holds the Warrants, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or any combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “ Variable Rate Transaction ” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion price, exercise price or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.
4.13 Equal Treatment of Purchasers . No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents, unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to such Transaction Documents. Further, the Company shall not make any payment of principal or interest on the Debentures in amounts which are disproportionate to the respective principal amounts outstanding on the Debentures at any applicable time. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.13 constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.14 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality . Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf, will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchaser shall engage in any Short Sales with respect to the Common Stock until the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date (as defined in the Debentures) or (ii) such time as the Debentures have been fully converted into Common Stock.
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4.15 Form D; Blue Sky Filings . The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.
4.16 Accrued Salaries . Until such time as the Debentures are no longer outstanding, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall pay any salaries accrued up to and including the Closing Date.
4.17 Secured Obligation . For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries under the Transaction Documents are secured by the Security Agreement. Further, the term “Obligations” as defined in the Security Agreement shall include, without limitation: (i) principal of, and interest on the Debentures and the loans extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Purchasers from time to time under or in connection with this Agreement, the Debentures, the Subsidiary Guarantee and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all amounts (including but not limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be payable but for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Company or any Subsidiary.
4.18 Additional Investment Option .
(a) From the date of this Agreement until March 31, 2017, the Purchasers, subject to approval by the Company, shall have the right to purchase from the Company the same securities issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Transaction Documents, in an aggregate subscription amount (which shall be distributed amongst the Purchasers on a pro rata basis depending upon each such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount) up to $3,000,000.
(b) The Company and each Purchaser agree that if any Purchaser elects to purchase the same securities on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Transaction Documents, the transaction documents related to such additional investment shall not include any term or provision whereby such Purchaser shall be required to agree to any restrictions on trading as to any of the securities purchased thereunder or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release or the like under or in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser.
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4.19 Rollover of Prior Debenture . The Company and Purchaser hereby agree that the debenture previously issued to Purchaser on October 7, 2016 (the “ Prior Debenture ) shall be treated as though it is being reinvested on the terms set forth in these Transaction Documents with a Subscription Amount equal to $5,400,000, and the Debenture shall reflect such reinvestment.
4.20 Investment by CEO . Prior to February 9, 2017, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have invested an additional $250,000 into the Company in a manner acceptable to the Purchasers in their sole discretion, which investment shall be subordinated to the Debenture to the satisfaction of the Purchasers.
4.21 Exercise Price Adjustments .
(a) If Purchasers do not receive evidence of compliance with Section 4.20 herein by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on February 9, 2017, then without any further action, the exercise price of all warrants, including, but not limited to, the Warrants, beneficially owned by the Purchasers shall be reduced, and only reduced, to equal $0.20 per share.
(b) If the Company breaches Section 7(a) of the Debenture, then without any further action, the exercise price of all warrants, including, but not limited to, the Warrants, beneficially owned by the Purchasers shall be reduced, and only reduced, to equal $0.10 per share.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before February 3, 2017; provided , however , that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees and Expenses . At the Closing, the Company has agreed to reimburse Hillair Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Hillair ”), (i) the non-accountable sum of $60,000 for its due diligence expenses, plus expenses associated with background checks of management and directors (or director/management candidates) made by Hillair, (ii) its legal fees and expenses and (iii) reasonable travel expenses incurred by Hillair. The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser, prior to the Closing, a completed and executed copy of the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A . Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any conversion or exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
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5.3 Entire Agreement . The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4 Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or email address, respectively, as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or email address, respectively, as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2 nd ) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5 Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least sixty-seven percent (67%) in interest of the Securities then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought; provided , that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers, the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchase and holder of Securities and the Company.
5.6 Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.7 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by sale of a substantial portion or all of the assets, stock or other equity of the Company to, any other Person). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities; provided , that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”
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5.8 No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.
5.9 Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party hereto shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.10, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.
5.10 Survival . The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
5.11 Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
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5.12 Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided , however , that in the case of a rescission of a conversion of a Debenture or exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion or exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate conversion or exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Debenture or Warrant, as the case may be (including, issuance of a replacement debenture or warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
5.14 Replacement of Securities . If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.15 Remedies . In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action or Proceeding for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.16 Payment Set Aside . To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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5.17 Usury . To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any Action or Proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “ Maximum Rate ”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at such Purchaser’s election.
5.18 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Action or Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, each Purchaser and its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through PC. PC does not represent all of the Purchasers and only represents Hillair. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers.
5.19 Liquidated Damages . The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
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5.20 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.21 Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.22 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser : __________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________
Address for Notice to Purchaser:
Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Subscription Amount: _____________
Principal Amount (1.16 x Subscription Amoun t): _____________
Warrant Shares: _________________
EIN Number: _______________________
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Annex A
CLOSING STATEMENT
EXHIBIT A
Form of Debentures
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF WARRANT
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF COMPANY COUNSEL LEGAL OPINION
Exhibit 10.9
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF DEBENTURE
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
Original Issue Date: January 30, 2017
Original Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein): $0.50
Principal Amount: $8,584,000
8% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
DUE JANUARY 1, 2019
This 8% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE is one of a series of duly authorized and validly issued 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debentures of ABT HOLDINGS, INC., an Idaho corporation (the “ Company ”), having its principal place of business at 225 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101, designated as its 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due January 1, 2019 (this debenture, the “ Debenture ” and, collectively with the other debentures of such series, the “ Debentures ”).
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to Hillair Capital Investments L.P. or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of $8,584,000 on January 1, 2019 (the “ Maturity Date ”) or such earlier date as this Debenture is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:
Section 1 . Definitions . For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Debenture, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“ Bankruptcy Event ” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) thereof commences a case or other Proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or Proceeding that is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after commencement, (c) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or Proceeding is entered, (d) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within sixty (60) calendar days after such appointment, (e) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts, (g) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, (h) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.
“ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).
“ Buy-In ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).
“ Change of Control Transaction ” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of forty percent (40%) of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Debentures and the Securities issued together with the Debentures), (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three (3) year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (as defined below) (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (e) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.
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“ Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“ Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).
“ Conversion Schedule ” means the Conversion Schedule in the form of Schedule 1 attached hereto.
“ Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof.
“ Debenture Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“ Equity Conditions ” means, during the period in question, (a) the Company shall have duly honored all conversions and redemptions scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Notices of Conversion of the Holder, if any, (b) the Company shall have paid all liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder in respect of this Debenture, (c) all of the Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents (and shares issuable in lieu of cash payments of interest) may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements as determined by the counsel to the Company as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Holder, (d) the Common Stock is trading on a Trading Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents are listed or quoted for trading on such Trading Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Trading Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (e) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the shares then issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (f) there is no existing Event of Default and no existing event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default, (g) the issuance of the shares in question (or, in the case of an Optional Redemption or Periodic Redemption, the shares issuable upon conversion in full of the Optional Redemption Amount or Periodic Redemption Amount) to the Holder would not violate the limitations set forth in Section 4(d) herein, (h) there has been no public announcement of a pending or proposed Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control Transaction that has not been consummated, (i) the applicable Holder is not in possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes, or may constitute, material non-public information and (j) the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be issued in respect of such redemptions at issue, in each case as attributable to all holders of Debentures, is less than 20% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock traded on the principal Trading Market during the 20 Trading Days immediately prior to such payment date.
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“ Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).
“ Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“ Interest Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“ Late Fees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“ Mandatory Default Amount ” means the sum of (a) the greater of (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, divided by the Conversion Price on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (A) demanded (if demand or notice is required to create an Event of Default) or otherwise due or (B) paid in full, whichever has a lower Conversion Price, multiplied by the VWAP on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (x) demanded or otherwise due or (y) paid in full, whichever has a higher VWAP, or (ii) one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, and (b) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Debenture.
“ New York Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).
“ Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“ Optional Redemption ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Optional Redemption Amount ” means the sum of (a) one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the then outstanding principal amount of the Debenture, (b) accrued but unpaid interest and (c) all liquidated damages and other amounts due in respect of the Debenture.
“ Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Optional Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
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“ Optional Redemption Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Optional Redemption Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Original Issue Date ” means the date of the first issuance of the Debentures, regardless of any transfers of any Debenture and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Debentures.
“ Periodic Redemption ” means the redemption of this Debenture pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) hereof.
“ Periodic Redemption Amount ” means the sum of (i) as to each Periodic Redemption Date, $2,146,000, and (ii) accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and any other amounts then owing to the Holder in respect of this Debenture.
“ Periodic Redemption Date ” means April 1, 2018, July 1, 2018, October 1, 2018 and January 1, 2019.
“ Permitted Indebtedness ” means (a) the indebtedness evidenced by the Debentures, (b) the indebtedness existing on the Original Issue Date and set forth on Schedule 1, (c) lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness of up to $50,000, in the aggregate, incurred in connection with the acquisition of capital assets and lease obligations with respect to newly acquired or leased assets, (d) accounts payable to trade creditors and current operating expenses (other than for borrowed money) which are not aged more than 120 calendar days from the billing date or more than 30 days from the due date, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and paid within such time period, unless the same are being contested in good faith and by appropriate and lawful proceedings and such reserves, if any, with respect thereto as are required by GAAP and deemed adequate by Company’s independent accountants shall have been reserved, and (e) borrowings incurred in the ordinary course of business and not exceeding $50,000 individually or in the aggregate outstanding at any one time provided, however, that such Indebtedness shall be on an unsecured basis, subordinated in right of repayment and remedies to all of the payments owed to Holder hereunder and to all of Holder’s rights pursuant to a subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) in principal amount of the then outstanding Debentures.
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“ Permitted Lien ” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under subclause (a) thereunder and, (d) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under subclause (b) thereunder, provided that such Liens are not secured by assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than the assets so acquired or leased.
“ Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017 among the Company and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“ Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).
“ Successor Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
Section 2 . Interest .
a) Payment of Interest in Cash . The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture at the rate of 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning on October 1, 2017, and on each Periodic Redemption Date (as to that principal amount then being redeemed), and on each Conversion Date (as to that principal amount then being converted), and on each Optional Redemption Date (as to that principal amount then being redeemed) and on the Maturity Date (each such date, an “ Interest Payment Date ”) (if any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day), in cash. For the avoidance of doubt, the interest payment due on October 1, 2017 shall consist of all interest accrued from the Original Issue Date of this Debenture through October 1, 2017.
b) Interest Calculations . Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve thirty (30) calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. Interest shall cease to accrue with respect to any principal amount converted, provided that the Company actually delivers the Conversion Shares within the time period required by Section 4(c)(ii) herein. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Debenture (the “ Debenture Register ”).
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c) Late Fee . All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be paid hereunder shall entail a late fee at an interest rate equal to the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) per annum or the Maximum Rate (the “ Late Fees ”), which shall accrue daily from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including the date of actual payment in full.
d) Prepayment . Except as otherwise set forth in this Debenture, the Company may not prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Debenture without the prior written consent of the Holder.
Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges .
a) Different Denominations . This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.
b) Investment Representations . This Debenture has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.
c) Reliance on Debenture Register . Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Debenture, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Debenture is duly registered on the Debenture Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Debenture is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 4. Conversion .
a) Voluntary Conversion . At any time after the Original Issue Date until this Debenture is no longer outstanding, this Debenture shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “ Notice of Conversion ”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Debenture to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “ Conversion Date ”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted in which case the Holder shall surrender this Debenture as promptly as is reasonably practicable after such conversion without delaying the Company’s obligation to deliver the shares on the Share Delivery Date. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 4(a), following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
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b) Conversion Price . The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to $0.50 per share , subject to adjustment herein (the “ Conversion Price ”).
c) Mechanics of Conversion .
i. Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount . The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price.
ii. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the six (6) month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, subject to applicable law, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Debenture, (B) a legal opinion of Company counsel as may be requested by the Holder to enable Holder to deposit the Conversion Share certificates in accounts with its prime broker (or other brokerage account), together with the instruction letter to the Transfer Agent and the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the Transaction Documents and any additional supporting documentation requested by the Holder (including, without limitation, any instruction letter to the Company’s transfer agent), and (C) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid interest. On or after the six (6) month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, subject to applicable law, the Company shall deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.
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iii. Failure to Deliver Certificates . If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates and the related legal opinion of Company counsel, the instruction letter to the Transfer Agent and the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the Transaction Documents are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Debenture delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
iv. Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages . The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Debenture shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Debenture shall have been sought and obtained, and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates and the related legal opinion of Company counsel, the instruction letter to the Transfer Agent and the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the Transaction Documents and other supporting documentation pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such certificates and the related legal opinion of Company counsel, the instruction letter to the Transfer Agent, the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the Transaction Documents and other supporting documentation are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
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v. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Debenture in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Debenture with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000, then under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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vi. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Debenture and payment of interest on this Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Debentures), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
vii. Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Debenture. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
viii. Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates; provided that, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Debenture and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares.
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d) Holder’s Conversion Limitations . The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Debenture, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Debenture beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Debentures or the Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Debenture is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Debenture may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this Section 4(d) and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission or OTC Disclosure & News Service, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Debenture, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture held by the Holder. The Holder, upon not less than sixty-one (61) days’ prior written notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d); provided , that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event shall exceed 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture and the provisions of this Section 4(d) shall continue to apply with respect to such increased or decreased Beneficial Ownership Limitation, as the case may be. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this Section 4(d) shall apply to a successor holder of this Debenture.
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Section 5 . Certain Adjustments .
a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of, or payment of interest on, the Debentures), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.
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b) Certain Adjustments .
i. Subsequent Equity Sales . If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “ Base Conversion Price ” and such issuances, collectively, a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 5(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance and in no event shall the Conversion Price be reduced to less than $0.01 pursuant to this Section 5(b). If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.
ii. Revenue Adjustment . In the event the revenue reported in either the Company’s audited financial statements filed with the Commission or Annual Report made available through the OTC Disclosure & News Service, as applicable, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed by March 31, 2017, is less than $20,000,000, then the Conversion Price will be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which such reported revenue is less than $20,000,000. For example, if the Company reports revenue of $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, then the Conversion Price then in effect will be reduced by twenty percent (20%).
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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Debenture is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Debenture, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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e) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Debenture, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Debenture is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Debenture following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder of this Debenture, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Debenture a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Debenture which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Debenture) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Debenture immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
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f) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to the Holder .
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
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ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Debenture Register, at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously (i) if prior to the Public Company Date, issue a press release disclosing the material, non-public information contained in such notice, or (ii) if after the Public Company Date, file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Debenture during the ten (10) Trading Day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
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Section 6 . Optional Redemption and Periodic Redemption .
a) Optional Redemption at Election of Company . Subject to the provisions of this Section 6(a), at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Company may deliver a notice to the Holder (an “ Optional Redemption Notice ” and the date such notice is deemed delivered hereunder, the “ Optional Redemption Notice Date ”) of its irrevocable election to redeem some or all of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture for cash in an amount equal to the Optional Redemption Amount on the tenth (10 th ) Trading Day following the Optional Redemption Notice Date (such date, the “ Optional Redemption Date ”, such ten (10) Trading Day period, the “ Optional Redemption Period ” and such redemption, the “ Optional Redemption ”). The Optional Redemption Amount is payable in full on the Optional Redemption Date. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Conversion tendered within five (5) Business Days of the date of delivery of the Optional Redemption Notice. The Company’s determination to pay an Optional Redemption in cash shall be applied ratably to all of the holders of the then outstanding Debentures based on their (or their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Debentures pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
b) Periodic Redemptions .
i. Mandatory Periodic Redemption . On each Periodic Redemption Date, the Company shall redeem the Periodic Redemption Amount (the “ Periodic Redemption ”). The Periodic Redemption Amount payable on each Periodic Redemption Date shall be paid in cash; provided , however , as to any Periodic Redemption and upon 20 Trading Days’ prior written irrevocable notice (the “ Periodic Redemption Notice ”), in lieu of a cash redemption payment the Company may elect to pay all or part of a Periodic Redemption Amount in Conversion Shares based on a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) the then Conversion Price or (ii) 90% of the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the applicable Periodic Redemption Date (subject to adjustment for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar event affecting the Common Stock during such 20 Trading Day period) provided, however, in the case of this clause (ii) the conversion price shall be equal to at least a $.01 discount to the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Periodic Redemption Date (the lowest of (i) or (ii), the “ Periodic Conversion Price ” and such 20 Trading Day period, the “ Periodic Conversion Period ”); provided , further , that the Company may not pay the Periodic Redemption Amount in Conversion Shares unless from the date the Holder receives the duly delivered Periodic Redemption Notice through and until the date such Periodic Redemption is paid in full, the Equity Conditions have been satisfied, unless waived in writing by the Holder. The Company’s determination to pay a Periodic Redemption in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof shall be applied ratably to all of the holders of the then outstanding Debentures based on their (or their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Debentures pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Holder may convert, pursuant to Section 4(a), any principal amount of this Debenture subject to a Periodic Redemption at any time prior to the date that the Periodic Redemption Amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and any other amounts then owing to the Holder are due and paid in full. Unless otherwise indicated by the Holder in the applicable Notice of Conversion, any principal amount of this Debenture converted during the period beginning on the delivery date of the applicable Periodic Redemption Notice until the date on which the Periodic Redemption Amount is paid in full shall be first applied to the principal amount subject to the Periodic Redemption Amount. Any principal amount of this Debenture converted during the during the period beginning on the delivery date of the applicable Periodic Redemption Notice until the date on which the Periodic Redemption Amount is paid in full in excess of the Periodic Redemption Amount shall be applied against the last principal amount of this Debenture scheduled to be redeemed hereunder, in reverse time order from the Maturity Date. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Conversion tendered up until such amounts are paid in full.
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ii. Additional Shares Issuable for certain Quarterly Redemption(s). In addition to the amounts and shares issuable pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) above, in the event that (x) Company elects or is required to pay the Periodic Redemption Amount in cash (y) the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the applicable Periodic Redemption Date (the “ Average Market Price ”) is greater than the then effective Conversion Price and (z) the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied during the Periodic Conversion Period, then on the applicable Periodic Redemption Date, the Company will deliver to the Holder a number of shares (the “ Additional Redemption Shares ”) derived from the following formula: A/B, where A equals the Average Market Price minus the then effective Conversion Price multiplied by the applicable Periodic Redemption Amount divided by the then effective Conversion Price and B equals the then effective Conversion Price. By way of an example, if the Quarterly Redemption Amount is $100, the Average Market Price is $1.00 and the then effective Conversion Price is $0.50, then, in addition to the amounts issued pursuant to Section 6(b)(i), the Company would issue the Holder 200 shares of Common Stock. In implementation of the foregoing, to the extent that an issuance of Additional Redemption Shares pursuant to this Section 6(b)(ii) would result in a Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Company shall initially issue only such number of shares up to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation with the remaining Additional Redemption Shares only being issued from time to time on the Trading Day that the Holder makes a representation to the Company that such issuance would not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.
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c) Redemption Procedure . The payment of cash pursuant to an Optional Redemption or a Periodic Redemption shall be payable on the Optional Redemption Date or the Periodic Redemption Date, respectively. If any portion of the payment pursuant to an Optional Redemption or Periodic Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) per annum or the Maximum Rate until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if any portion of the Optional Redemption Amount or Periodic Redemption Amount remains unpaid after such date, the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Company given at any time thereafter, to invalidate such Optional Redemption or Periodic Redemption, ab initio , and, with respect to the Company’s failure to honor the Optional Redemption, the Company shall have no further right to exercise such Optional Redemption. The Holder may elect to convert the outstanding principal amount of the Debenture pursuant to Section 4 prior to actual payment in cash for any redemption under this Section 6 by the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company.
Section 7 . Negative Covenants . As long as any portion of this Debenture remains outstanding, unless the holders of at least sixty-seven percent (67%) in principal amount of the then outstanding Debentures shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
a) other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;
b) other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;
c) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;
d) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to the Conversion Shares, Additional Redemption Shares, or Warrant Shares as permitted or required under the Transaction Documents;
e) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness, other than the Debentures if on a pro rata basis;
f) pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company;
g) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission or made available through the OTC Disclosure & News Service, as applicable, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval); or
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h) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 8 . Events of Default .
a) “ Event of Default ” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
i. any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Debenture, including, without limitation, in connection with a Periodic Redemption, or (B) interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to a Holder on any Debenture, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date, Periodic Redemption Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within three (3) Trading Days;
ii. the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Debentures or the Purchase Agreement (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (x) below) which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) five (5) Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) ten (10) Trading Days after the Company has become or should have become aware of such failure;
iii. a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below);
iv. any representation or warranty made in this Debenture, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;
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v. the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;
vi. the Company or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any Indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $15,000, whether such Indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;
vii. the Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on a Trading Market and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon within five (5) Trading Days;
viii. the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or Fundamental Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of forty percent (40%) of its assets in one (1) transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction);
ix. the Company does not meet the current public information requirements under Rule 144 with respect to the Securities;
x. the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Debentures in accordance with the terms hereof;
xi. the electronic transfer by the Company of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation is no longer available or is subject to a “chill”;
xii. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $50,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days; or
xiii. a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company as to whether any Event of Default has occurred.
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b) Remedies Upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing five (5) days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Debenture, the interest rate on this Debenture shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) per annum or the Maximum Rate. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Debenture to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Debenture until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 8(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 9 . Miscellaneous .
a) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company at the address set forth above (or such other address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a)), its facsimile number or its email address, as applicable. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing on the books of the Company (or such other address as the Holder may specify for such purposes by notice to the Company delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a)), such Holder’s facsimile number or email address, as applicable. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second (2 nd ) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
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b) Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Debenture ranks pari passu with all other Debentures now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.
c) Lost or Mutilated Debenture . If this Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the principal amount of this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
d) Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Debenture shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all Actions or Proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “ New York Courts ”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Debenture and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the Action or Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Debenture or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Debenture, then the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.
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e) Waiver . Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one (1) or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.
f) Severability . If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the Maximum Rate. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Debenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.
g) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief . The remedies provided in this Debenture shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Debenture and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Debenture. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Debenture.
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h) Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
i) Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Debenture and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
j) Secured Obligation . The obligations of the Company under this Debenture are secured by all assets of the Company and each Subsidiary pursuant to the Security Agreement.
k) Disclosure . Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Debenture, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day (i) if prior to the Public Company Date, issue a press release disclosing the material, non-public information contained in such notice, or (ii) if after the Public Company Date, file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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(Signature Pages Follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
| ABT HOLDINGS, inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Shahan Ohanessian | |
| Name: SHAHAN OHANESSIAN | ||
| Title: CEO | ||
| Email Address: shahan@abtholdings.com , | ||
| shahan@scoobeez.com | ||
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due January 1, 2019 of ABT Holdings, Inc., an Idaho corporation (the “ Company ”), into shares of common stock (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.
By the delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts specified under Section 4 of this Debenture, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock.
Conversion calculations:
| Date to Effect Conversion: | |
| Principal Amount of Debenture to be Converted: | |
| Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: | |
| Signature: | |
| Name: | |
| Address for Delivery of Common Stock Certificates: | |
| Or | |
| DWAC Instructions: | |
| Broker No: ______________ | |
| Account No: ____________ |
Schedule 1
CONVERSION SCHEDULE
The 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debentures due on January 1, 2019 in the aggregate principal amount of $8,584,000 are issued by ABT Holdings, Inc., an Idaho corporation. This Conversion Schedule reflects conversions made under Section 4 of the above referenced Debenture.
Dated:
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Date of Conversion
(or for first entry, Original Issue Date) |
Amount of Conversion |
Aggregate Principal Amount Remaining Subsequent to Conversion
(or original Principal Amount) |
Company Attest | |||||
Exhibit 10.10
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF WARRANT
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
abt HOLDINGS, inc.
| Warrant Shares: 5,568,000 | Initial Exercise Date: January 30, 2017 |
This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, Hillair Capital Investments L.P. or its assigns (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ABT Holdings, Inc., an Idaho corporation (the “ Company ”), up to 5,568,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one (1) share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1 . Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of January 30, 2017, among the Company and the Purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2 . Exercise .
a) Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank or, if available, pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 2(a), following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”). In addition to the other adjustments provided herein, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Price of the Debentures as contemplated by Section 4(b) of the Debentures, the Exercise Price shall be reduced, and only reduced, to the lesser of (i) the then effective Exercise Price, as adjusted, or (ii) the Conversion Price, as adjusted under Section 4(b) of the Debentures, and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. The Company shall promptly notify each Holder of the applicable adjustment to the Exercise Price as a result of any Dilutive Issuance (as defined in the Debentures) (an “ Adjustment Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides an Adjustment Notice pursuant to this Section 2(b), each Holder shall receive Warrant Shares based upon the Exercise Price as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2(b), regardless of whether a Holder accurately refers to such price in any Notice of Exercise. In addition, in the event of a breach of Section 4.20 of the Purchase Agreement, then without any further action the Exercise Price shall be reduced, and only reduced, to equal $0.20 per share. Further, in the event of a breach of Section 7(a) of the Debenture, then without any further action the Exercise Price shall be reduced, and only reduced, to equal $0.10 per share.
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c) Cashless Exercise . If at any time there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
| (A) | = | the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise; | |
| (B) | = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and | |
| (X) | = | the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).
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d) Mechanics of Exercise .
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner of sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
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iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares by the Warrant Share Delivery Date pursuant to an exercise in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above, and if after such Warrant Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue multiplied by (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, then under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
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vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Assignment Form ”) duly executed by the Holder, and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books . The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations . The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission or made available through the OTC Disclosure & News Service, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e); provided , that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply with respect to such increased or decreased Beneficial Ownership Limitation, as the case may be. Any such increase or decrease in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this Section 2(e) shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this Section 2(e) shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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Section 3 . Certain Adjustments .
a) Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.
b) Certain Adjustments .
i. Subsequent Equity Sales . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “ Base Exercise Price ” and such issuances, collectively, a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Exercise Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance and in no event shall the Exercise Price be reduced to less than $0.01 pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i). If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3(b)(i), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Exercise Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Exercise Price in the Notice of Conversion.
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ii. Revenue Adjustment . In the event the revenue reported in the Company’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed by March 31, 2017, is less than $20,000,000, then the Exercise Price will be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which such reported revenue is less than $20,000,000. For example, if the Company reports revenue of $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, then the Exercise Price then in effect will be reduced by twenty percent (20%).
c) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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e) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one (1) or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one (1) or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within thirty (30) days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. “ Black Scholes Value ” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“ Bloomberg ”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of one hundred percent (100%) and the one hundred (100) day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction, and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
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f) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to Holder .
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up; provided , that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously (i) if prior to the Public Company Date, issue a press release disclosing the material, non-public information contained in such notice, or (ii) if after the Public Company Date, file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
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Section 4 . Transfer of Warrant .
a) Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with an Assignment Form with respect to this Warrant duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date the Holder delivers an Assignment Form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
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c) Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.
e) Representation by the Holder . The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered under or exempted from registration under the Securities Act.
Section 5 . Miscellaneous .
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
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d) Authorized Shares .
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
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f) Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies . The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment . This Warrant may only be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the prior written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
| ABT HOLDINGS, inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Shahan Ohanessian | |
| Name: SHAHAN OHANESSIAN | ||
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Title: CEO |
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
| To: | abt HOLDINGS, inc. |
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] if permitted, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in Section 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(4) Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity : _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
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| Holder’s Address: _________________ |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
ABT Holdings, Inc.
We hereby consent to the use, in this Registration Statement of ABT Holdings, Inc. on Form 10, of our report dated December 14, 2016, related to the consolidated financial statements of ABT Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years then ended. In addition, we consent to the use of our report dated February 14, 2017, related to the financial statements of Scoobeez, Inc. as of August 26, 2015, and for the period from September 23, 2014 to August 26, 2015.
We also consent to the references to us in the Experts section of the Registration Statement.
dbb mckennon
Newport Beach, California
February 14, 2017