Form 1-A Issuer Information UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 1-A
REGULATION A OFFERING STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OMB APPROVAL

FORM 1-A

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1-A: Filer Information

Issuer CIK
0001419995
Issuer CCC
XXXXXXXX
DOS File Number
Offering File Number
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing? LIVE TEST
Would you like a Return Copy?
Notify via Filing Website only?
Since Last Filing?

Submission Contact Information

Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

1-A: Item 1. Issuer Information

Issuer Infomation

Exact name of issuer as specified in the issuer's charter
DNA Brands Inc.
Jurisdiction of Incorporation / Organization
COLORADO
Year of Incorporation
2007
CIK
0001419995
Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code
SERVICES-AUTO RENTAL & LEASING (NO DRIVERS)
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
26-0394476
Total number of full-time employees
1
Total number of part-time employees
1

Contact Infomation

Address of Principal Executive Offices

Address 1
6245 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY
Address 2
SUITE 504
City
FORT LAUDERDALE
State/Country
FLORIDA
Mailing Zip/ Postal Code
33308
Phone
561-654-5722

Provide the following information for the person the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff should call in connection with any pre-qualification review of the offering statement.

Name
John Lux
Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Country
Mailing Zip/ Postal Code
Phone

Provide up to two e-mail addresses to which the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff may send any comment letters relating to the offering statement. After qualification of the offering statement, such e-mail addresses are not required to remain active.

Financial Statements

Industry Group (select one) Banking Insurance Other

Use the financial statements for the most recent period contained in this offering statement to provide the following information about the issuer. The following table does not include all of the line items from the financial statements. Long Term Debt would include notes payable, bonds, mortgages, and similar obligations. To determine "Total Revenues" for all companies selecting "Other" for their industry group, refer to Article 5-03(b)(1) of Regulation S-X. For companies selecting "Insurance", refer to Article 7-04 of Regulation S-X for calculation of "Total Revenues" and paragraphs 5 and 7 of Article 7-04 for "Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues".

Balance Sheet Information

Cash and Cash Equivalents
$ 2537.00
Investment Securities
$ 0.00
Total Investments
$
Accounts and Notes Receivable
$ 0.00
Loans
$
Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E):
$ 265680.00
Property and Equipment
$
Total Assets
$ 55206.00
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
$ 107752.00
Policy Liabilities and Accruals
$
Deposits
$
Long Term Debt
$ 1906646.00
Total Liabilities
$ 2497246.00
Total Stockholders' Equity
$ -2442040.00
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ 55206.00

Statement of Comprehensive Income Information

Total Revenues
$ 395.00
Total Interest Income
$
Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues
$ 0.00
Total Interest Expenses
$
Depreciation and Amortization
$ 920.00
Net Income
$ -71585.00
Earnings Per Share - Basic
$ -0.00
Earnings Per Share - Diluted
$ -0.00
Name of Auditor (if any)
None

Outstanding Securities

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Common Stock
Common Equity Units Outstanding
122046461
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
23328Q109
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
OTC Pink

Preferred Equity

Preferred Equity Name of Class (if any)
Preferred Stock
Preferred Equity Units Outstanding
355000
Preferred Equity CUSIP (if any)
000000N/A
Preferred Equity Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
N/A

Debt Securities

Debt Securities Name of Class (if any)
None
Debt Securities Units Outstanding
0
Debt Securities CUSIP (if any):
000000N/A
Debt Securities Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
N/A

1-A: Item 2. Issuer Eligibility

Issuer Eligibility

Check this box to certify that all of the following statements are true for the issuer(s)

1-A: Item 3. Application of Rule 262

Application Rule 262

Check this box to certify that, as of the time of this filing, each person described in Rule 262 of Regulation A is either not disqualified under that rule or is disqualified but has received a waiver of such disqualification.

Check this box if "bad actor" disclosure under Rule 262(d) is provided in Part II of the offering statement.

1-A: Item 4. Summary Information Regarding the Offering and Other Current or Proposed Offerings

Summary Infomation

Check the appropriate box to indicate whether you are conducting a Tier 1 or Tier 2 offering Tier1 Tier2
Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the financial statements have been audited Unaudited Audited
Types of Securities Offered in this Offering Statement (select all that apply)
Equity (common or preferred stock)
Does the issuer intend to offer the securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)? Yes No
Does the issuer intend this offering to last more than one year? Yes No
Does the issuer intend to price this offering after qualification pursuant to Rule 253(b)? Yes No
Will the issuer be conducting a best efforts offering? Yes No
Has the issuer used solicitation of interest communications in connection with the proposed offering? Yes No
Does the proposed offering involve the resale of securities by affiliates of the issuer? Yes No
Number of securities offered
2500000
Number of securities of that class outstanding
122046461

The information called for by this item below may be omitted if undetermined at the time of filing or submission, except that if a price range has been included in the offering statement, the midpoint of that range must be used to respond. Please refer to Rule 251(a) for the definition of "aggregate offering price" or "aggregate sales" as used in this item. Please leave the field blank if undetermined at this time and include a zero if a particular item is not applicable to the offering.

Price per security
$ 0.0200
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of the issuer
$ 2500000.00
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of selling securityholders
$ 0.00
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to all the securities of the issuer sold pursuant to a qualified offering statement within the 12 months before the qualification of this offering statement
$ 0.00
The estimated portion of aggregate sales attributable to securities that may be sold pursuant to any other qualified offering statement concurrently with securities being sold under this offering statement
$ 0.00
Total (the sum of the aggregate offering price and aggregate sales in the four preceding paragraphs)
$ 2500000.00

Anticipated fees in connection with this offering and names of service providers

Underwriters - Name of Service Provider
Underwriters - Fees
$
Sales Commissions - Name of Service Provider
Sales Commissions - Fee
$
Finders' Fees - Name of Service Provider
Finders' Fees - Fees
$
Audit - Name of Service Provider
Audit - Fees
$
Legal - Name of Service Provider
John Lux, Esq.
Legal - Fees
$ 25000.00
Promoters - Name of Service Provider
Promoters - Fees
$
Blue Sky Compliance - Name of Service Provider
various
Blue Sky Compliance - Fees
$ 2500.00
CRD Number of any broker or dealer listed:
Estimated net proceeds to the issuer
$ 2500000.00
Clarification of responses (if necessary)

1-A: Item 5. Jurisdictions in Which Securities are to be Offered

Jurisdictions in Which Securities are to be Offered

Using the list below, select the jurisdictions in which the issuer intends to offer the securities

Selected States and Jurisdictions
COLORADO
NEW YORK

Using the list below, select the jurisdictions in which the securities are to be offered by underwriters, dealers or sales persons or check the appropriate box

None
Same as the jurisdictions in which the issuer intends to offer the securities
Selected States and Jurisdictions

1-A: Item 6. Unregistered Securities Issued or Sold Within One Year

Unregistered Securities Issued or Sold Within One Year

None

Unregistered Securities Issued

As to any unregistered securities issued by the issuer of any of its predecessors or affiliated issuers within one year before the filing of this Form 1-A, state:

(a)Name of such issuer
DNA Brands, Inc.
(b)(1) Title of securities issued
Convertible Note
(2) Total Amount of such securities issued
50000
(3) Amount of such securities sold by or for the account of any person who at the time was a director, officer, promoter or principal securityholder of the issuer of such securities, or was an underwriter of any securities of such issuer.
0
(c)(1) Aggregate consideration for which the securities were issued and basis for computing the amount thereof.
50000
(2) Aggregate consideration for which the securities listed in (b)(3) of this item (if any) were issued and the basis for computing the amount thereof (if different from the basis described in (c)(1)).

Unregistered Securities Issued

As to any unregistered securities issued by the issuer of any of its predecessors or affiliated issuers within one year before the filing of this Form 1-A, state:

(a)Name of such issuer
DNA Brands, Inc.
(b)(1) Title of securities issued
Convertible Note
(2) Total Amount of such securities issued
50000
(3) Amount of such securities sold by or for the account of any person who at the time was a director, officer, promoter or principal securityholder of the issuer of such securities, or was an underwriter of any securities of such issuer.
0
(c)(1) Aggregate consideration for which the securities were issued and basis for computing the amount thereof.
50000
(2) Aggregate consideration for which the securities listed in (b)(3) of this item (if any) were issued and the basis for computing the amount thereof (if different from the basis described in (c)(1)).

Unregistered Securities Issued

As to any unregistered securities issued by the issuer of any of its predecessors or affiliated issuers within one year before the filing of this Form 1-A, state:

(a)Name of such issuer
DNA Brands, Inc.
(b)(1) Title of securities issued
Convertible Note
(2) Total Amount of such securities issued
100000
(3) Amount of such securities sold by or for the account of any person who at the time was a director, officer, promoter or principal securityholder of the issuer of such securities, or was an underwriter of any securities of such issuer.
0
(c)(1) Aggregate consideration for which the securities were issued and basis for computing the amount thereof.
100000
(2) Aggregate consideration for which the securities listed in (b)(3) of this item (if any) were issued and the basis for computing the amount thereof (if different from the basis described in (c)(1)).

Unregistered Securities Issued

As to any unregistered securities issued by the issuer of any of its predecessors or affiliated issuers within one year before the filing of this Form 1-A, state:

(a)Name of such issuer
DNA Brands, Inc.
(b)(1) Title of securities issued
Convertible Note
(2) Total Amount of such securities issued
30000
(3) Amount of such securities sold by or for the account of any person who at the time was a director, officer, promoter or principal securityholder of the issuer of such securities, or was an underwriter of any securities of such issuer.
0
(c)(1) Aggregate consideration for which the securities were issued and basis for computing the amount thereof.
30000
(2) Aggregate consideration for which the securities listed in (b)(3) of this item (if any) were issued and the basis for computing the amount thereof (if different from the basis described in (c)(1)).

Unregistered Securities Act

(e) Indicate the section of the Securities Act or Commission rule or regulation relied upon for exemption from the registration requirements of such Act and state briefly the facts relied upon for such exemption
Securities Act Section 4(2)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 1-A

 

REGULATION A OFFERING CIRCULAR UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

DNA BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

6245 N. Federal Highway Suite 504

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

(561) 654-5722

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of issuer’s principal executive office)

 

URS Agents LLC

36 South 18th Avenue

Brighton, Colorado 80601

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

 

7371   26-0394476
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

 

This Offering Circular shall only be qualified upon order of the Commission, unless a subsequent amendment is filed indicating the intention to become qualified by operation of the terms of Regulation A.

 

 

 

 

     
 

 

PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR SUBJECT TO COMPLETION,

DATED AUGUST __, 2019

 

An Offering Statement pursuant to Regulation A relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this Preliminary Offering Circular is subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the Offering Statement filed with the Commission is qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. We may elect to satisfy our obligation to deliver a Final Offering Circular by sending you a notice within two business days after the completion of our sale to you that contains the URL where the Final Offering Circular or the Offering Statement in which such Final Offering Circular was filed may be obtained.

 

DNA Brands, Inc.

MAXIMUM OFFERING AMOUNT: $2,500,000

 

This is a public offering (the “Offering”) of securities of DNA Brands, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”). We are offering a maximum of One Hundred Twenty Five Million (125,000,000) shares (the “Maximum Offering”) of our common stock, par value $0.00001 (the “Common Stock”) at an offering price of Two Cents ($0.02) per share (the “Shares”) on a “best efforts” basis. This Offering will terminate on the earlier of (i) January 1, 2020; or (ii) the date on which the Maximum Offering is sold (in either case, the “Termination Date”). There is no escrow established for this Offering. We will hold closings upon the receipt of investors’ subscriptions and acceptance of such subscriptions by the Company. If, on the initial closing date, we have sold less than the Maximum Offering, then we may hold one or more additional closings for additional sales, until the earlier of: (i) the sale of the Maximum Offering or (ii) the Termination Date. There is no aggregate minimum requirement for the Offering to become effective, therefore, we reserve the right, subject to applicable securities laws, to begin applying “dollar one” of the proceeds from the Offering in accordance with the Use of Proceeds section of this Offering Circular (See section “Use of Proceeds”) and such other uses as more specifically set forth in this offering circular (“Offering Circular”). We expect to commence the sale of the Shares as of the date on which the offering statement of which this Offering Circular is a part (the Offering Statement) is qualified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

The Company’s Common Stock is listed on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCPNK”) under the symbol “DNAX,” and qualified Pink Current Information Tier. For further information, see “Plan of Distribution – Exchange Listing” of this Offering Circular.

 

Such Offering price and our valuation was determined by management in order to attract investors in this Offering. The valuation of our currently outstanding shares of Common Stock and the $0.02 per share Offering price of the Common Stock has been based upon the trading price and volume of trading of our Common Stock on the OTCPNK exchange and is not based on book value, assets, earnings or any other recognizable standard of value.

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced reporting requirements for this Offering Circular and future filing after this Offering.

 

Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider in connection with an investment in our Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

 

     
 

 

THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.

 

    Price to Public     Commissions     Proceeds to the Company  
Per Share   $ 0.02     $ 0.00     $ 0.02  
Maximum Offering   $ 2,500,000.00     $ 0.00     $ 2,500,000.00  

 

THE SECURITIES UNDERLYING THIS OFFERING STATEMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD UNTIL QUALIFIED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL, NOR SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY, ANY SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK IN ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH SALE IS PROHIBITED.

 

INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK, AND INVESTORS SHOULD NOT INVEST ANY FUNDS IN THIS OFFERING UNLESS THEY CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. SEE “RISK FACTORS” FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN RISKS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE PURCHASING ANY SHARES IN THIS OFFERING.

 

AN OFFERING STATEMENT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WHICH WE REFER TO AS THE COMMISSION. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THE OFFERING STATEMENT FILED WITH THE COMMISSION IS QUALIFIED. THIS PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR MAY THERE BE ANY SALES OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL BEFORE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE. WE MAY ELECT TO SATISFY OUR OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR BY SENDING YOU A NOTICE WITHIN TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF OUR SALE TO YOU THAT CONTAINS THE URL WHERE THE FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR OR THE OFFERING STATEMENT IN WHICH SUCH FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR WAS FILED MAY BE OBTAINED.

 

GENERALLY, NO SALE MAY BE MADE TO YOU IN THIS OFFERING IF THE AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY IS MORE THAN TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE GREATER OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME OR YOUR NET WORTH. DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS AND NON-NATURAL PERSONS. BEFORE MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES NOT EXCEED APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW RULE 251(D)(2)(I)(C) OF REGULATION A. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON INVESTING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER TO WWW.INVESTOR.GOV.

 

This Offering Circular follows the disclosure format prescribed by Part I of Form S-1 pursuant to the general instructions of Part II(a) (1)(ii) of Form 1-A.

 

The date of this Offering Circular is August __, 2019.

 

The Company has not determined if it will require these services or such selected service providers. The Company reserves the right to engage one or more FINRA-member broker-dealers or placement agents in its discretion. Does not include expenses of the Offering, including fees for administrative, accounting, audit and legal services, FINRA filing fees, fees for EDGAR document conversion and filing, and website posting fees, estimated to be as much as $25,000.

 

 

 

     
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS   1
OFFERING CIRCULAR SUMMARY   2
THE OFFERING   12
RISK FACTORS   13
USE OF PROCEEDS   37
DILUTION   38
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION & RESULTS OF OPERATIONS   39
OUR BUSINESS   50
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE   56
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION   58
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS & RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS   58
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT & CERTAIN SECURITY HOLDERS   59
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES   60
DIVIDEND POLICY   72
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE   72
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION   73
LEGAL MATTERS   75
EXPERTS   75
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION   75
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   F-1

 

We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our securities only in jurisdictions where such offers and sales are permitted. You should rely only on the information contained in this Offering Circular. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than the information contained in this Offering Circular. The information contained in this Offering Circular is accurate only as of its date, regardless of the time of its delivery or of any sale or delivery of our securities. Neither the delivery of this Offering Circular nor any sale or delivery of our securities shall, under any circumstances, imply that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this Offering Circular. This Offering Circular will be updated and made available for delivery to the extent required by the federal securities laws.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, data contained in this Offering Circular concerning the business of the Company are based on information from various public sources. Although we believe that these data are generally reliable, such information is inherently imprecise, and our estimates and expectations based on these data involve a number of assumptions and limitations. As a result, you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such data, estimates or expectations.

 

In this Offering Circular, unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “DNA Brands,” “we,” the “Company,” “our,” and “us” refer to the activities of and the assets and liabilities of the business and operations of DNA Brands, Inc.

 

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the statements under “Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” "Our Business" and elsewhere in this Offering Circular constitute forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate”, “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will” and “would” or the negatives of these terms or other comparable terminology.

 

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The cautionary statements set forth in this Offering Circular, including in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere, identify important factors that you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:

 

· Our ability to effectively operate our business segments;

 

· Our ability to manage our research, development, expansion, growth and operating expenses;

 

· Our ability to evaluate and measure our business, prospects and performance metrics;

 

· Our ability to compete, directly and indirectly, and succeed in the highly competitive and evolving ridesharing industry;

 

· Our ability to respond and adapt to changes in technology and customer behavior; and

 

· Our ability to protect our intellectual property and to develop, maintain and enhance a strong brand.

 

Although the forward-looking statements in this Offering Circular are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, taking into account all information currently available to us, we cannot guarantee future transactions, results, performance, achievements or outcomes. No assurance can be made to any investor by anyone that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements will be attained, or that deviations from them will not be material and adverse. We undertake no obligation, other than as may be required by law, to re-issue this Offering Circular or otherwise make public statements updating our forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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OFFERING CIRCULAR SUMMARY

 

This Offering Circular contains a fair summary of the material terms of documents summarized herein. All concepts, goals, estimates and business intentions are revealed and disclosed as such are known to management as of the date of this Offering Circular. Circumstances may change so as to alter the information presented herein at a later date. This material will be updated by Amendment to this document and by means of press releases and other communications to Shareholders. You should carefully read the entire Offering Circular, including the risks associated with an investment in the company discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of this Offering Circular, before making an investment decision. Some of the statements in this Offering Circular are forward-looking statements. See the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

As used in this Offering Circular, all references to “DNA Brands,” “capital stock,” “Common Stock,” “Shares,” “preferred stock,” “stockholders,” “shareholders” applies only to DNA Brands, Inc. As used in this Offering Circular, the terms “Company,” “we,” “our” or words of like import mean DNA Brands, Inc., and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. All references in this Offering Circular to “years” and “fiscal years” means the twelve-month period ended December 31.

 

Corporate History and Information

 

The Company was formed in the state of Colorado with the filing of Articles of Incorporation on May 23, 2007 with the name of Famous Products, Inc. At formation, the principal operations of the Company were as a full service, brand-marketing organization whose activities are centered around its client's products, principally in the liquor industry. Brand marketing builds the value of the brand by connecting it with target audiences to achieve strategic marketing objectives. It was comprised of one corporation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, Fancy Face Promotions, Inc., a Colorado corporation. All of our operations are conducted through this subsidiary. On January 22, 2008, the Company filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 reporting $26,648 in assets which however consisted mostly of cash, $24,170. The company’s operations however consisted mostly of providing services out of one principal location in the downtown Denver metropolitan area. These operations continued until July 7, 2010 when the Company changed to its current name, DNA Brands, Inc. Through to this name change event, though it was never profitable, the Company was current in its filings requirements with the SEC reporting on its assets and operations in its fiscal year reports for 2007, 2008 and 2009 (it has a fiscal year end date of Oct. 31). For its period ending Oct. 31, 2007, it reported losses of $47,850 from its operations. For its fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 2008, it reported total revenues of $35,825 but reported a net loss of $18,4883. For its fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 2009, it reported total revenues of $6,214 and had operating expenses of $33,3614.

 

On July 6, 2010, the Company changed its business plan acquiring Grass Roots Beverage Company, Inc. and all of the remaining assets, liabilities and contract rights of DNA Beverage Corporation, and the Company amended its name to DNA Brands, Inc. on July 7, 2010.

 

Our mailing address is DNA Brands, Inc., 6245 N. Federal Highway, Suite 504, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 and our telephone number is (561) 654-5722. Our website address is www.dnabrandsinc.com. The information contained therein or accessible thereby shall not be deemed to be incorporated into this Offering Circular.

 

 

 

 

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Business Overview

 

On March 25, 2019, we announced that we were shifting our primary corporate focus to the transportation/ridesharing industry with the signing of a fleet agreement with the rideshare platform, Ridesharerental.com (http://www.Ridesharerental.com) (the “Rideshare Platform”). As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company’s operating business segments will be primarily focused on our Fleet Agreement with Rideshare rental.com and the maintenance of a fleet of standard passenger vehicles to be made commercially available for rent to rent to Uber and Lyft drivers in the South Florida Region (“Fleet Management”). Initially concentrating in the South Florida region, DNA Brands is the First fleet operator in the State of Florida with www.RideshareRentals.com and anticipates covering the whole state by years end.

 

The Company’s Fleet Management business focuses on the maintenance of a fleet of standard passenger vehicles, to be subsequently rented directly to drivers in the ridesharing economy. The Fleet Management business and vehicles are made commercially available through the Rideshare Platform, which is available at www.ridesharerental.com. DNA Brands has obtained friendly financing in order to begin the fleet purchase process. The company fully intends to continue adding cars to its fleet monthly. The most significant portion of the use of proceeds of this offering will be to add additional vehicles to our Fleet Management business.

 

The Ridesharing Industry

 

At the most basic level, real-time ridesharing is a service that arranges one-time shared rides on very short notice. The internet-connected, global positioning system (“GPS”) enabled device automatically detects your current location, takes the home location that you have programmed in previously and searches the database for drivers traveling a similar route and willing to pick up passengers. According to Wikipedia.org, “real-time” ridesharing is defined as “a single, or recurring Rideshare trip with no fixed schedule, organized on a one-time basis, with matching of participants occurring as little as a few minutes before departure or as far in advance as the evening before a trip is scheduled to take place”.

 

The growth of the ridesharing economy has resulted in increasing consumer demand for ridesharing services, provided by transportation network companies (“TNC”) such as Lyft, DIDI, VIA, Juno, Gett and Uber, that offer a ridesharing economy service through mobile applications. Ridesharing apps connect people who need a ride with people who have a vehicle and time to drive - notably, not necessarily people who are licensed taxi drivers. Companies like Lyft, DIDI, VIA, Juno, Gett and Uber provide a smartphone app that lets consumers hail a ride, set their destination, and pay without leaving the app itself. The benefits to the consumer is ease of use, availability of rides, and sometimes lower prices than traditional taxis. Many companies require at least some sort of certification for the drivers and take a portion of the drivers’ fares. Drivers can choose when they work (though they can receive bonuses for logging a certain number of hours) and provide their own vehicles. Early entrants in the TNC app space, like Uber and Flywheel, were founded around 2009. Overall, the industry has raised more than $10 billion in venture funding.

 

We believe that we have strong economic prospects by virtue of the following dynamics of the industry:

 

· Continued Growth in Ridesharing Market. The ridesharing services market has grown faster, gone to more places and has produced robust growth and consumer traffic figures since commercial introduction in approximately 2009. The pace of growth is also picking up. It has been reported that Uber took six (6) years before it reached a billion rides in December of 2015, but it took only six (6) months for Uber to get to two billion rides. In the U.S., the number of users of ridesharing services is estimated to increase from 8.2 million in 2014 to 20.4 million in 2020, producing a compounded annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of approximately 13.92% over the seven-year period.

 

· Globalization of Ridesharing. In the same vein, ridesharing which started as an experiment in California has grown into a global marketplace over a short period of time. Asia has emerged as a geographical territory to drive future growth. For example, Didi Chuang, the Chinese ridesharing company, completed 1.43 billion rides just in 2015 and it now claims to have 250 million users in 360 Chinese cities. Ridesharing is also acquiring deep roots in both India and Malaysia, and is making advances in Europe and Latin America, despite regulatory pushback.

 

· Expanding Choices. Consumer options in ridesharing are expanding to attract an even larger audience, such as carpooling and private bus services. The expansion of consumer options has also attracted mass transit customers to more expensive luxury options. In addition, it has been reported that dominant TNC businesses are experimenting with pre-scheduled rides and multiple stops on single trip gain to meet customer needs. Our Fleet Management business and fleet of rental vehicles are designed to put more certified ridesharing vehicles on the roadways to meet the increasing consumer demand of the availability of ridesharing services.

 

 

 

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Our Opportunity

 

The increasing demand for ridesharing services has produced an increase in demand by TNC businesses for more ridesharing drivers and vehicles on the road at any given time. The growing demographic of ridesharing drivers, as determined on a global basis, has drawn ridesharing drivers to the ridesharing marketing to perform services for a host of private TNC businesses focused on ridesharing, such as Uber and Lyft. The Company believes that private ridesharing TNC businesses are hiring more than an estimated 50,000 drivers a month to keep pace with the current commercial demand for ridesharing services.

 

Complicating this matter further, many potential ridesharing drivers drawn to the ridesharing market are being rejected or turned away from driving for the private ridesharing TNCs on account of the fact that many potential ridesharing driver’s personal vehicles are failing to meet the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements imposed on all ridesharing drivers and vehicles by the private ridesharing TNCs. The Ridesharing Qualification Requirements include not only certain requirements on all ridesharing drivers and their respective vehicles (the “Driver Qualification Requirements”) but also additional vehicle safety tests, inspections and precautions on all ridesharing vehicles to be utilized by drivers under employment with the private ridesharing TNCs. Generally, the vehicle safety tests, inspections and precautions require all vehicles to pass a standard vehicle inspection test administered by the respective TNC employer (the “Vehicle Qualification Requirements”, together with the Driver Qualification Requirements, the “Ridesharing Qualification Requirements”). For more information see “Ridesharing Qualification Requirements”. The Company estimates that approximately 30%-50% of potential ridesharing drivers do not own or have access to a car or vehicle that will meet the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements. Further, the Company believes that this issue surrounding the Ridesharing Qualifications Requirements are exacerbating the problem and resulting in a shortfall of ridesharing drivers on the road at any given time. Private ridesharing TNCs have responded to this issue by actively pursuing programs to get eligible ridesharing drivers into qualified cars that meet the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements. The Company believes that the TNC line of business and immense capital requirements in developing a fleet management business to service the growing ridesharing industry on such a large scale will restrict the ability of the private ridesharing TNCs to dominate the ridesharing vehicle rental market. Additionally, under the general rules being enforced by the leading TNCs, TNCs are restricted from owning a fleet of vehicles or partaking in the fleet management business. Further, despite the financial resources and scale of the dominant TNCs in the ridesharing business, the Company believes that third-party vehicle rental providers are a necessity to the growth and service of a robust ridesharing market.

 

Our Concurrent and Recent Financing Activities.

 

DNA Brands Inc., Recent Financing Activities

 

In February 2011, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $500,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum and carries an annual transaction fee of $30,000, of which both are payable in quarterly installments commencing in May 2011. These costs are recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. In addition, as further inducement for loaning the Company funds, the Company issued 125,000 restricted shares of its common stock to the holder upon execution. The common shares were valued at $31,250, their fair market value, and recorded as discount to the debenture. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In June 2011, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $125,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity into 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. This beneficial conversion feature was valued at $90,750, using Black-Scholes methodology, and recorded as a discount to the debenture. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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In July and August 2011, the Company issued a series of secured convertible debentures to accredited investors aggregating $275,000 in gross proceeds. All proceeds from these debentures are to be utilized solely for the purpose of funding raw materials and inventory purchases through the use of an escrow agent. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, payable in monthly installments. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 80% of the average share price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 previous trading days prior to conversion, but not less than $0.70. In addition, as further inducement for loaning the Company funds, the Company issued the lenders 68,750 restricted shares of its common stock and 137,500 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.25 per share. As a result, the Company had to allocate fair market value to each the beneficial conversion feature, restricted shares and warrants. The common shares were valued at $30,938, their fair market value. The Company determined the fair market value of the warrants as $94,255 using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Since the combined fair market value allocated to the warrants and beneficial conversion feature cannot exceed the convertible debenture amount, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $149,807, the ceiling of its intrinsic value. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In February 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $75,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity into 280,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As further inducement, the Company issued the lender 280,000 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share. If unexercised, the warrants will expire on January 31, 2017. Using the Black-Scholes model, the warrants were valued at $63,620 and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. This discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In February and June 2012, the Company converted $524,950 of its loans payable to officers into convertible debentures. These debentures were offered by the Company’s officers to certain accredited investors and a majority portion of the proceeds therefrom were deposited with the Company. The debentures had no maturity date and bear no interest. Therefore these debentures were payable on demand and were originally classified as a current liability. The debentures were convertible at any time into 3,499,667 shares, or $0.15 per share of common stock. The Company determined that these terms created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black- Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $524,950, the ceiling of its intrinsic value. Due to the nature of the debentures, the full value of the beneficial conversion feature was immediately recorded as interest expense in the Company’s financial statements. In August 2012, these convertible debentures were converted into 3,499,666 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On April 9, 2012, the Company executed an Investment Banking and Advisory Agreement with Charles Morgan Securities, Inc., New York, NY (“CMI”), wherein CMI agreed to provide consulting, strategic business planning, financing on a “best efforts” basis and investor and public relations services, as well as to assist the Company in its efforts to raise capital through the issuance of debt or equity. The agreement provided for CMI to engage in two separate private offerings with the initial private placement offering up to $3.0 million and the second private placement offering up to an additional $3.0 million; each on a “best efforts” basis. In connection with this agreement the Company issued 750,000 shares valued at $0.25 per share or a total value of $187,500. This amount was fully amortized in the Company's financial statements as of December 31, 2012.

 

In July 2012, the Company received proceeds from convertible debentures totaling $182,668 in connection with the CMI agreement. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in cash or the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to the lesser of 75% of the average share price of the Company’s common stock for the five previous trading days prior to conversion or $0.35, but not less than $0.15. In the event that the Company offers or issues shares of its common stock at a share price less than $0.15, the floor conversion price will adjust to the new lower price. The Company determined that the terms of the debentures created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $160,813 and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debentures. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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On August 7, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture does not bear interest. As an inducement, the Company agreed to issue the lender 20,000 shares of its common stock. The common shares were valued at their trading price on the date of the agreement and recorded as interest expense in the Company’s results of operations. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. During the second quarter of 2013, the conversion terms of this note were modified and the note was converted into 1,500,000 shares of common stock.

 

On September 25, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture bears interest at 6% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the four previous trading days prior to and day of conversion, but not less than $0.0001. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. During the second quarter of 2013, the lender converted $23,000 of principal into 919,403 shares of common stock in accordance with the conversion terms of the debenture.

 

On November 1, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $80,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the average closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the 30 previous trading days prior to the day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $56,286, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company recorded $65,000 in gross proceeds from the issuance of three convertible debentures. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in cash at the time of maturity. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity into 216,667 shares of the Company’s common stock. As further inducement, the Company issued the lenders 216,667 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share. If unexercised, the warrants will expire on February 28, 2017. Using the Black-Scholes model, the warrants were valued at $69,455 and recorded as a discount up to the principal amount of the debentures. This discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. As of December 31, 2013, two of the debentures totaling $35,000 in principal value were converted into 316,667 shares of common stock. Some of the original conversion terms were modified prior to the notes’ conversions. The remaining $30,000 debenture is in default, as its maturity date was April 25, 2013.

 

On September 17, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture bears interest at 6% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the four previous trading days prior to and day of conversion, but not less than $0.0001. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On October 31, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $204,000. The debenture bears interest at 18% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the twenty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $204,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $53,000. The debenture bears interest at 8% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 58% of the average of the 3 lowest share closing bid prices of the Company’s common stock on the ten previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $48,533, its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $125,000. The debenture bears interest at 10% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest share closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the twenty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $125,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $80,000. The debenture bears no interest and is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the average share closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the thirty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $80,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 21, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $100,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest share intra-day price of the Company’s common stock on the ten previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $100,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

June 10, 2014, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $75,000 to Coventry Enterprises LLC bearing 8% interest per annum.

 

April 22, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year convertible debenture of $77,500, maturing April 22, 2015, to Tidepool Ventures Inc. Bearing 10% interest per annum. This note has a Conversion factor of 45% of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days to the market. (Representing a 55% discount to market price). This note was sold to World Market Ventures LLC and converted into common stock.

 

April 22, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year maturity convertible debenture of $110,000 to Iconic Holding LLC. Bearing 5% interest per annum, maturing April 22 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). $32,250 Was converted into Common stock for 2016. This note is in default.

 

May 2, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year convertible debenture to LG Capital funding LLC of $37,500 maturing May 2, 2015. Bearing 8% annual interest. This note has a conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

 

 

 

 

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June 10, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year maturity convertible debenture of $75,000 to Coventry Enterprises LLC bearing 8% interest per annum maturing June 10, 2015. This note has a conversion factor of 60% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 40% discount to market price). This note is in default. $63K, was converted into Common stock for the year 2016.

 

Oct. 7, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year Convertible Debenture to Coventry Enterprises LLC for $30,000. Bearing 8% per annum. Maturing Oct. 7, 2015. This note has a Conversion ratio with a 50% of market price. Market price is Calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

Jan. 14, 2016 the company issued a convertible debenture to Darren Marks for $25,000 bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Jan. 14, 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days (Representing a 60% discount to market). This note is in default.

 

Jan. 14, 2016 the company issued a convertible debenture to Darren Marks for $50,000 bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Jan. 14, 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

Jan. 14, 2016 the company issued a convertible debenture to Melvin Leiner for $50,000 bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Jan. 14, 2017. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

Feb. 1, 2016 the company issued a convertible debenture to Andrew Telsey for $30,000, bearing 8% Interest per annum. Maturing Feb. 1, 2017. This note has a conversion of 60% of market value. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 40% discount to market price). This Note is in default.

 

Feb. 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible Note to Darren Marks for $70,500, bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Feb. 1, 2017. This note has a conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market Price). This Note is in default.

 

Feb. 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible Note to Melvin Leiner for $106,632.70, bearing 8% interest, with a conversion ratio, of 40% market price. Maturing Feb. 1, 2017. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. Discount to market. (Representing a 60% discount to market price). This Note is in default.

 

April 16, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures group for $10,000 bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing April 16, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 45% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 55% discount to market.)

 

April 26, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Iconic Holdings LLC for $25,000 bearing 10% interest per annum Maturing April 26, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days.(Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

 

 

 

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June 10, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC for $3,000 bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing June 10, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing 50% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

June 29, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC of Eight thousand seven a fifty dollars ($8750) bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing June 29, 2017. This Note has a conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price iscalculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

August 12, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC $3,000 bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing August 12, 2017. This note has a conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price).

 

Sept 7, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Dr. Rutherford for $20,000 Bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing September 7, 2017. This note has a conversion of 50% discount of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

May 21, 2017, Company issued a convertible Promissory Note to Heidi Michitsch for One Hundred Thousand Dollars, bearing 9.875% interest ($100K).

 

November 24, 2017, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Mr. Fred Rosen for Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

On November 25, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Note for Twenty Thousand Dollars USD ($20,000) Dr. Thomas Rutherford, for funds loaned to the company.

 

On November 29, 2017, company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Mr. Joseph Gibson, for Five Thousand Dollars USD ($5,000) USD.

 

On or about November 30, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Dr. Doug Engers Five Thousand USD ($5K) for funds loaned to the Company.

 

On or about December 13, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Barry Romich of Ten Thousand dollars USD ($10,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

On or about December 15, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Mr. Kerry Goodman for One hundred Thousand Dollars USD ($100K, $50K cashed late December, $50K cashed early February).

 

On or about December 31, 2017, company issued a Convertible promissory Note payable to Ms. Heidi Michitsch of Six thousand Dollars USD ($6K) for Back Salaries Due, Q4 2017.

 

 

 

 

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On Dec. 31, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible promissory Note to CEO Adrian P. McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC in the amount of Thirty One Thousand, two hundred and Eighty USD ($31,280). This Promissory Note covers monies loaned to the company for the Token Talk Acquisition and Back Salaries owed to Mr. McKenzie over the given time period.

 

On or about August 13, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Note of Fifty Thousand Dollars USD in exchange for Fifty Thousand Dollar USD ($50,000) Loan to the Company, to the BA Romich Trust.

 

On or about August 13, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars USD ($50,000) as a Charitable donation to the Romich Foundation.

 

On or November 18, 2018, the Company issued a convertible promissory Note to Dr. Thomas Rutherford for One Hundred Thousand Dollars USD ($100,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

Our business and our ability to execute our business strategy are subject to a number of risks as more fully described in the section titled “Risk Factors.” These risks include, but are not limited to the following:

 

· Our limited operating history by which potential investors may measure our chances of achieving success in under our business model. In addition, our executive officers have a lack of experience in managing companies similar to the Company.

 

· Federal or state regulations concerning the ridesharing industry or adoption of new regulations that could have a material adverse effect on our business segments.

 

· Our ability to pay significant indebtedness.

 

· Our ability to effectively operate our business segments and respond to the highly competitive and rapidly evolving marketplace and regulatory environment in which we intend to operate.

 

· Our ability to manage our expansion, growth and operating expenses.

 

· Our management team’s lack of prior managerial experience within a highly competitive industry, such as the vehicle rental business or transportation industry, subjects our Company to certain qualitative risks and uncertainties.

 

· Our ability to compete, directly and indirectly, and succeed in the highly competitive and evolving ridesharing industry.

 

· No active market for our common stock exists or may develop, and you may not be able to resell your common stock at or above the initial public offering price.

 

· Our ability to protect our intellectual property and to develop, maintain and enhance a strong brand.

  

 

 

 

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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

 

· only two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure;

 

· reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements;

 

· no non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements; and

 

· exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

We may take advantage of these exemptions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company on the date that is the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of this Offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these exemptions. We have taken advantage of reduced reporting requirements in this Offering Circular. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different from the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock. In addition, we may delay the adoption of certain accounting standards and, therefore, will not be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

 

REGULATION A+

 

We are offering our Common Stock pursuant to recently adopted rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission mandated under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. These offering rules are often referred to as “Regulation A+.” We are relying upon “Tier 1” of Regulation A+, which allows us to offer of up to $20 million in a 12-month period.

 

In accordance with the requirements of Tier 1 of Regulation A+, we will be required to to update certain issuer information by electronically filing a Form 1-Z exit report with the Commission on EDGAR not later than 30 calendar days after termination or completion of an offering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Issuer:   DNA Brands, Inc.
     
Shares Offered:   A maximum of One Hundred Twenty Five Million (125,000,000) shares of our Common Stock (the “Maximum Offering”), at an offering price of Two Cents ($0.02) per share (the “Shares”).
     
Number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding before the Offering:   122,046,461 shares of Common Stock.
     
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Outstanding after the Offering:   147,046,361 shares of Common Stock if the Maximum Offering is sold.
     
Price per Share:   Two Cents ($0.02).
     
Listing:   Our shares of Common Stock are listed on Over the Counter Pink Sheets exchange under the symbol “DNAX.”
     
    There can be no assurance that the Company Common Stock sold in this Offering will be continue to be approved for listing on OTCPNK or other recognized securities exchange. For more information see the section “Risk Factors.”
     
Maximum Offering:   One Hundred Twenty Five Million (125,000,000) shares of our Common Stock (the “Maximum Offering”), at an offering price of Two Cents ($0.02) per share (the “Shares”), for total gross proceeds of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000).
     
Use of Proceeds:   If we sell all of the Shares being offered, our net proceeds (after our estimated Offering expenses) will be $2,500,000. We will use these net proceeds for the operation of our business segments, working capital and general corporate purposes, and such other purposes described in the “Use of Proceeds” section of this Offering Circular.
     
Risk Factors:   Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors”.

 

 

 

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this Offering Circular, before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our shares of common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

The discussions and information in this Offering Circular may contain both historical and forward-looking statements. To the extent that the Offering Circular contains forward-looking statements regarding the financial condition, operating results, business prospects, or any other aspect of our business, please be advised that our actual financial condition, operating results, and business performance may differ materially from that projected or estimated by us in forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify, in context, certain of the factors we currently believe may cause actual future experience and results to differ from our current expectations. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” above for a discussion of forward-looking statements and the significance of such statements in the context of this Offering Circular.

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMPANY

 

We have a limited operating history in the rideshare industry on which to judge our business prospects and management.

 

We have limited operating history as a rideshare company upon which to base an evaluation of our business and prospects. You must consider the risks and difficulties we face as a small operating company with limited operating history.

 

On March 25, 2019, we announced that we were shifting our primary corporate focus in the transportation/ridesharing industry towards the vehicle rental business with a focus on the maintenance of a fleet of standard passenger vehicles to be made commercially available for rent to rideshare drivers. We have limited operating history in the vehicle rental, fleet management and transportation industry.

 

If we do not successfully address these risks, our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition will be materially and adversely harmed. Operating results for future periods are subject to numerous uncertainties and we cannot assure you that the Company will achieve or sustain profitability. The Company’s prospects must be considered in light of the risks encountered by small operating companies with limited operating history, particularly companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. Operating results will depend upon many factors, including our success in attracting and retaining motivated and qualified personnel, our ability to establish short term credit lines or obtain financing from other sources, such as the contemplated Regulation A+ offering, our ability to develop and market new products, control costs, and general economic conditions. We cannot assure you that the Company will successfully address any of these risks.

 

We will need but may be unable to obtain additional funding on satisfactory terms, which could dilute our shareholders or impose burdensome financial restrictions on our business.

 

We have relied upon cash from financing activities and in the future, we hope to rely more predominantly on revenues generated from operations to fund all of the cash requirements of our activities. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to generate significant cash from our operating activities in the future to funds our continuing operations. Future financings may not be available on a timely basis, in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any debt financing or other financing of securities senior to the Common Stock will likely include financial and other covenants that will restrict our flexibility. Any failure to comply with these covenants would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations because we could lose our existing sources of funding and impair our ability to secure new sources of funding. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to generate any investor interest in its securities.

 

 

 

 

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We have a history of losses and we expect significant increases in our costs and expenses to result in continuing losses for at least the foreseeable future.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, we generated a loss of approximately ($622,915), bringing the accumulated deficit to approximately ($2,430,455) at December 31, 2018. Increases in costs and expenses may result in a continuation of losses for the foreseeable future. There can be no assurance that we will be commercially successful.

 

We have outstanding debt and lease commitments, which is secured by our assets and it may make it more difficult for us to make payments on the notes and our other debt and lease obligations.

 

As of December 31, 2018, we had outstanding indebtedness totaling approximately $1,943,146. Our debt commitments could have important consequences to you. For example, they could:

 

· make it more difficult for us to obtain additional financing in the future for our acquisitions and operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditures, debt service or other general corporate requirements;

 

· require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to the repayment of our debt and the interest associated with our debt rather than to other areas of our business;

 

· limit our operating flexibility due to financial and other restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt, creating liens on our properties, making acquisitions or paying dividends;

 

· make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the notes;

 

· place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and

 

· make us more vulnerable in the event of adverse economic and industry conditions or a downturn in our business.

 

Our ability to meet our debt service and lease obligations depends on our future financial and operating performance, which will be impacted by general economic conditions and by financial, business and other competitive factors, many of which are beyond our control. These factors could include operating difficulties, increased operating costs, competition, regulatory developments and delays in our business strategies. Our ability to meet our debt service and lease obligations may depend in significant part on the extent to which we can successfully execute our business strategy and successfully operate our business segments. We may not be able to execute our business strategy and our business operations may be materially impacted.

 

If our business does not generate sufficient cash flow from operations or future sufficient borrowings are not available to us under our credit agreements or from other sources we might not be able to service our debt and lease commitments, including the notes, or to fund our other liquidity needs. If we are unable to service our debt and lease commitments, due to inadequate liquidity or otherwise, we may have to delay or cancel acquisitions, sell equity securities, sell assets or restructure or refinance our debt. We might not be able to sell our equity securities, sell our assets or restructure or refinance our debt on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms or at all. In addition, the terms of our agreements with original equipment manufacturers or debt agreements may prohibit us from pursuing any of these alternatives.

 

 

 

 

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To service our debt, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.

 

Our ability to make payments on our debt, and to refinance our debt and fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This ability, to some extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

 

We do not believe that our cash flow from operating activities and our existing capital resources, including the liquidity provided by our credit agreements and lease financing arrangements, will be sufficient to fund our operations and commitments for the next twelve months. We cannot assure you, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to pay our debt or to fund our other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance some or all of our debt on or before maturity, sell assets, reduce or delay capital expenditures or seek additional equity financing. We cannot assure you that efforts to refinance any of our debt will be successful.

 

Our debt and other commitments expose us to a number of risks, including:

 

Cash requirements for debt and lease obligations. A significant portion of the cash flow we generate must be used to service the interest and principal payments relating to our various financial commitments, $1,943,146 of long-term debt as of December 31, 2018. A sustained or significant decrease in our operating cash flows could lead to an inability to meet our debt service requirements or to a failure to meet specified financial and operating covenants included in certain of our agreements. If this were to occur, it may lead to a default under one or more of our commitments. In the event of a default for this reason, or any other reason, the potential result could be the acceleration of amounts due, which could have a significant and adverse effect on us.

 

Availability. Because we finance the majority of our operating and strategic initiatives using a variety of commitments, including $1,943,146 in total notes payable and loan facilities, we are dependent on continued availability of these sources of funds. If these agreements are terminated or we are unable to access them because of a breach of financial or operating covenants or otherwise, we will likely be materially affected.

 

Interest rate variability. The interest rates we are charged on a substantial portion of our debt, including the Second Note payable, are variable, increasing or decreasing based on changes in certain published interest rates. Increases to such interest rates would likely result in significantly higher interest expense for us, which would negatively affect our operating results. Because many of our customers finance their vehicle purchases, increased interest rates may also decrease vehicle sales, which would negatively affect our operating results.

 

We face intense competition that may lead to downward pricing or an inability to increase prices.

 

The vehicle rental and used-vehicle sale industries are highly competitive and are increasingly subject to substitution. We believe that price is one of the primary competitive factors in the vehicle rental market and that technology has enabled cost-conscious customers, including business travelers, to more easily compare rates available from rental companies. If we try to increase our pricing, our competitors, some of whom may have greater resources and better access to capital than us, may seek to compete aggressively on the basis of pricing. In addition, our competitors may reduce prices in order to, among other things, attempt to gain a competitive advantage, capture market share, or to compensate for declines in rental activity. To the extent we do not match or remain within a reasonable competitive margin of our competitors’ pricing, our revenues and results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows could be materially adversely affected. If competitive pressures lead us to match any of our competitors’ downward pricing and we are not able to reduce our operating costs, then our margins, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.

 

 

 

 

 

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Further, we may in the future develop and launch other products or services that may be in direct competition with thevarious players in the ridesharing industry, such as Uber and Lyft, and all of whom have greater resources than us. There are low barriers to entry, and we expect that competition will intensify in the future. We believe that numerous factors, including price, offerings, reliability, client base, brand name and general economic trends will affect our ability to compete successfully. Our existing and future competitors may include many large companies that have substantially greater market presence and financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do. There can be no assurance that we will have the financial resources, technical expertise or marketing and support capabilities to compete successfully. Increased competition could result in significant competition, which in turn could result in lower revenues, which could materially adversely affect our potential profitability.

 

We face competition that may lead to downward pricing or an inability to increase prices.

 

The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and are increasingly subject to substitution. We believe that price is one of the primary competitive factors in the vehicle rental market and that the internet has enabled cost-conscious customers, including business travelers, to more easily compare rates available from rental companies. If we try to increase our pricing, our competitors, some of whom may have greater resources and better access to capital than us, may seek to compete aggressively on the basis of pricing. In addition, our competitors may reduce prices in order to attempt to gain a competitive advantage, capture market share, or to compensate for declines in rental activity. To the extent we do not match or remain within a reasonable competitive margin of our competitors’ pricing, our revenues and results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows could be materially adversely affected. If competitive pressures lead us to match any of our competitors’ downward pricing and we are not able to reduce our operating costs, then our margins, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows could be materially adversely impacted.

 

We face risks related to liabilities and insurance.

 

Our businesses expose us to claims for personal injury, death and property damage resulting from the use of the vehicles rented by us, and for employment-related injury claims by our employees. We cannot assure you that we will not be exposed to uninsured liability potentially resulting in multiple payouts or otherwise, liabilities in respect of existing or future claims exceeding the level of our insurance, availability of sufficient capital to pay any uninsured claims or the availability of insurance with unaffiliated carriers maintained on economically reasonable terms, if at all. While we have insurance for many of these risks, we retain risk relating to certain of these perils and certain perils are not covered by our insurance.

 

Regulatory issues. We are subject to a wide variety of regulatory activities, including:

 

Governmental regulations, claims and legal proceedings. Governmental regulations affect almost every aspect of our business, including the fair treatment of our employees, wage and hour issues, and our financing activities with customers. We could also be susceptible to claims or related actions if we fail to operate our business in accordance with applicable laws.

 

Vehicle Requirements. Federal and state governments in our markets have increasingly placed restrictions and limitations on the vehicles sold in the market in an effort to combat perceived negative environmental effects. For example, in the U.S., vehicle manufacturers are subject to federally mandated corporate average fuel economy standards which will increase substantially through 2025. Furthermore, numerous states, including California, have adopted or are considering requiring the sale of specified numbers of zero-emission vehicles. Significant increases in fuel economy requirements and new federal or state restrictions on emissions on vehicles and automobile fuels in the U.S. could adversely affect prices of and demand for the new vehicles that we sell.

 

Environmental regulations. We are subject to a wide range of environmental laws and regulations, including those governing: discharges into the air and water; the operation and removal of storage tanks; and the use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances. In the normal course of our operations we use, generate and dispose of materials covered by these laws and regulations. We face potentially significant costs relating to claims, penalties and remediation efforts in the event of non-compliance with existing and future laws and regulations.

 

 

 

 

 

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Accounting rules and regulations. The Financial Accounting Standards Board is currently evaluating several significant changes to generally accepted accounting standards in the U.S., including the rules governing the accounting for leases. Any such changes could significantly affect our reported financial position, earnings and cash flows. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission is currently considering adopting rules that would require us to prepare our financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, which could also result in significant changes to our reported financial position, earnings and cash flows.

 

Changes in ridesharing Vehicle Requirements. Federal and state governments in our markets have increasingly placed restrictions and limitations on the vehicles sold in the market in an effort to combat perceived negative environmental effects. For example, in the U.S., vehicle manufacturers are subject to federally mandated corporate average fuel economy standards which will increase substantially through 2025. Furthermore, numerous states, including California, have adopted or are considering requiring the sale of specified numbers of zero-emission vehicles. Significant increases in fuel economy requirements and new federal or state restrictions on emissions on vehicles and automobile fuels in the U.S. could adversely affect prices of and demand for the new vehicles that we sell.

 

Changes in the U.S. legal and regulatory environment that affect our operations, including laws and regulations relating to taxes, automobile related liability, insurance rates, insurance products, consumer privacy, data security, employment matters, licensing and franchising, automotive retail sales, cost and fee recovery and the banking and financing industry could disrupt our business, increase our expenses or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows.

 

We are subject to a wide variety of U.S. laws and regulations and changes in the level of government regulation of our business have the potential to materially alter our business practices and materially adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows, including our profitability. Those changes may come about through new laws and regulations or changes in the interpretation of existing laws and regulations.

 

Any new, or change in existing, U.S. law and regulation with respect to optional insurance products or policies could increase our costs of compliance or make it uneconomical to offer such products, which would lead to a reduction in revenue and profitability. If customers decline to purchase supplemental liability insurance products from us as a result of any changes in these laws or otherwise, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.

 

Certain proposed or enacted laws and regulations with respect to the banking and finance industries, including the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (including risk retention requirements) and amendments to the SEC's rules relating to asset-backed securities, could restrict our access to certain financing arrangements and increase our financing costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.

 

Inadequacy of capital.

 

The expected gross offering proceeds of a maximum of $2,500,000 may never be realized. While we believe that such proceeds will capitalize and sustain us to allow for the continued execution and operation of our business segments, if only a fraction of this Offering is sold, or if certain business segments financially underperform expectations, we may have inadequate funds to fully develop our business. Although we believe that the proceeds from this Offering will be sufficient to help sustain our development process and business operations, there is no guarantee that we will raise all the funds needed to adequately fund the operations of our business segments.

 

We may not be able to obtain adequate financing to continue our operations.

 

We will need to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-related, or debt securities or through obtaining credit from government or financial institutions. This capital will be necessary to our Fleet Management business. We cannot be certain that additional funds will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we cannot raise additional funds when we need them, our financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects would be materially and adversely affected.

 

 

 

 

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We may pursue strategic transactions which could be difficult to implement, disrupt our business or change our business profile significantly.

 

Any future strategic acquisition or disposition of assets or a business could involve numerous risks, including: (i) potential disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of management; (ii) difficulty integrating the acquired business or segregating assets and operations to be disposed of; (iii) exposure to unknown, contingent or other liabilities, including litigation arising in connection with the acquisition or disposition or against any business we may acquire; (iv) changing our business profile in ways that could have unintended negative consequences; and (v) the failure to achieve anticipated synergies.

 

If we enter into significant strategic transactions, the related accounting charges may affect our financial condition and results of operations, particularly in the case of an acquisition. The financing of any significant acquisition may result in changes in our capital structure, including the incurrence of additional indebtedness. A material disposition could require the amendment or refinancing of our outstanding indebtedness or a portion thereof.

 

We rely on our management team, which has little experience working together.

 

We depend on a small number of executive officers and other members of management to work effectively as a team, to execute our business strategy and operating business segments, and to manage employees and consultants. Our success will be dependent on the personal efforts of Howard Ullman and Adrian McKenzie, our president and CEO respectively, and such other key personnel. Any of our officers or employees can terminate his or her employment relationship at any time, and the loss of the services of such individuals could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects. Our management team has worked together for only a very short period of time and may not work well together as a management team.

 

Raising additional capital by issuing additional securities may cause dilution to our current and future shareholders.

 

We will need to, or desire to, raise substantial additional capital in the future. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, among others:

 

· Our degree of success in generating rental and fees from our Fleet Management business;
· The costs of establishing or acquiring sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities for our services;
· The extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products, or technologies, and other strategic relationships; and
· The costs of financing unanticipated working capital requirements and responding to competitive pressures.

 

If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, we will reduce the percentage of ownership of the then-existing shareholders, and the holders of those newly-issued equity or convertible debt securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those possessed by our then-existing shareholders. Additionally, future sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock, or other equity-related securities in the public market could depress the market price of our Common Stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity or equity-linked securities. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our Common Stock, or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our Common Stock at any given time.

 

If our management is unable to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and adjust the number and mix of vehicles used in our rental operations accordingly, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows could suffer.

 

Because vehicle costs typically represent our single largest expense and vehicle purchases are typically made weeks or months in advance of the expected use of the vehicle, our business is dependent upon the ability of our management to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and consumer preferences with respect to the mix of vehicles used in our rental operations. To the extent we do not purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles, or the right types of vehicles, to meet consumer demand, we may lose revenue to our competitors. If we purchase too many vehicles, our vehicle utilization could be adversely affected and we may not be able to dispose of excess vehicles in a timely and cost-effective manner. If our management is unable to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and determine the appropriate mix of vehicles used in our rental operations, including because of changes in the competitive environment or economic factors outside of our control, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows could suffer.

 

 

 

 

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Limitations of Director Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers and Employees.

 

Our Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability for any:

 

· breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
· act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
· unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or
· transactions for which the directors derived an improper personal benefit.

 

These limitations of liability do not apply to liabilities arising under the federal or state securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our bylaws also provide that we are obligated to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding. We believe that these bylaw provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. The limitation of liability in our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might provide a benefit to us and our stockholders. Our results of operations and financial condition may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

Risks of borrowing.

 

If we incur additional indebtedness, a portion of our future revenues will have to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on such indebtedness. Typical loan agreements also might contain restrictive covenants, which may impair our operating flexibility. Such loan agreements would also provide for default under certain circumstances, such as failure to meet certain financial covenants. Adefault under a loan agreement could result in the loan becoming immediately due and payable and, if unpaid, a judgment in favor of such lender which would be senior to our rights. A judgment creditor would have the right to foreclose on any of our assets resulting in a material adverse effect on our business, ability to generate revenue, operating results or financial condition.

 

Unanticipated obstacles to the operations of our business segments.

 

Many of our potential business endeavors are capital intensive and may be subject to statutory or regulatory requirements. The Board of Directors believes that the chosen operations and strategies are achievable in light of current economic and legal conditions with the skills, background, and knowledge of our principals and advisors. The Board of Directors reserve the right to make significant modifications to our stated strategies depending on future events.

 

Risks of operations.

 

Our operating results may be volatile, difficult to predict and may fluctuate significantly in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which may be outside of our control. Due to the nature of our target market, we may be unable to accurately forecast our future revenues and operating results. There are no assurances that we can generate significant revenue or achieve profitability. We anticipate having a sizeable amount of fixed expenses, and we expect to incur losses due to the execution of our business strategy, continued development efforts and related expenses. As a result, we will need to generate significant revenues while containing costs and operating expenses if we are to achieve profitability. We cannot be certain that we will ever achieve sufficient revenue levels to achieve profitability.

 

 

 

 

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Minimal employees or infrastructure.

 

We will have a small number of employees and we don’t have any operational infrastructure or prior operating history. We intent to rely on our management team, our advisors, third-party consultants, outside attorneys, advisors, accountants, auditors, and other administrators. The loss of services of any of such personnel may have a material adverse effect on our business and operations and there can be no assurance that if any or all of such personnel were to become unavailable, that qualified successors can be found, on acceptable terms.

 

Limitation on remedies; indemnification.

 

Our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time, provides that officers, directors, employees and other agents and their affiliates shall only be liable to the Company and its shareholders for losses, judgments, liabilities and expenses that result from the fraud or other breach of fiduciary obligations. Additionally, we intend to enter into corporate indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors consistent with industry practice. Thus, certain alleged errors or omissions might not be actionable by the Company. Our governing instruments also provide that, under the broadest circumstances allowed under law, we must indemnify its officers, directors, employees and other agents and their affiliates for losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by them in connection with the Company, including liabilities under applicable securities laws.

 

No dividends or return of profits.

 

We have not had any profits from any operations to date. We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our operations. As a result, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

We may fail to respond adequately to changes in technology and customer demands.

 

In recent years our industry has been characterized by rapid changes in technology and customer demands. For example, in recent years, industry participants have taken advantage of new technologies to improve vehicle utilization, decrease customer wait times and improve customer satisfaction. Our industry has also seen the entry of new competitors whose businesses and efforts continue to introduce various types of self-driving vehicles. Our ability to continually improve our current processes, products and offerings in response to changes in technology is essential in maintaining our competitive position and maintaining current levels of customer satisfaction. We may experience technical or other difficulties that could delay or prevent the development, introduction or marketing of new products or enhanced product offerings.

 

Force Majeure.

 

Our business is uniquely susceptible to unforeseen delays or failures that are caused by forces of nature and related circumstances. These factors are outside and beyond our control. Delay or failure may be due to any act of God, fire, war, terrorism, flood, strike, labor dispute, disaster, transportation or laboratory difficulties or any similar or dissimilar event beyond our control. We will not be held liable to any shareholder in the event of any such failure.

 

We may not be able to manage our growth effectively.

 

Our growth is expected to place, a significant strain on our managerial, operational and financial resources. As the number of our users, partners and other business partners grows, we must increasingly manage multiple relationships with various customers, strategic partners and other third parties. There can be no assurance that our systems, procedures or controls will be adequate to support our operations or that our management will be able to achieve the rapid execution necessary to successfully grow and scale our services, products and offerings. Our operating results will also depend on our ability to expand sales and marketing commensurate with the growth of our business and the ridesharing industry. If we are unable to manage growth effectively, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be adversely affected.

 

 

 

 

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Maintaining favorable brand recognition is essential to our success, and failure to do so could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows.

 

Our business is heavily dependent upon the favorable brand recognition that our “DNA Brands” brand names have in the markets in which they participate. Factors affecting brand recognition are often outside our control, and our efforts to maintain or enhance favorable brand recognition, such as marketing and advertising campaigns, may not have their desired effects. In addition, it may be difficult to monitor or enforce such requirements, particularly in foreign jurisdictions and various laws may limit our ability to enforce the terms of these agreements or to terminate the agreements. Any decline in perceived favorable recognition of our brands could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows.

 

Changes in U.S., global or regional economic conditions.

 

A decrease in economic activity in the United States or in other regions of the world in which we plan to offer our Fleet Management offerings and related services could adversely affect demand, thus reducing our ability to generate revenue. A decline in economic conditions could reduce our users interest in utilizing our products and services. In addition, an increase in price levels generally, or in price levels in a particular sector such as the fuel sector, could result in a shift in consumer demand away from ridesharing services, which could also adversely affect our revenues and, at the same time, increase our costs.

 

In the car rental business, a decline in economic activity typically results in a decline in both business and leisure travel and, accordingly, a decline in the volume of car rental transactions. In the equipment rental business, a decline in economic activity typically results in a decline in activity in non-residential construction and other businesses in which our equipment rental customers operate and, therefore, results in a decline in the volume of equipment rental transactions. In the case of a decline in car or equipment rental activity, we may reduce rental rates to meet competitive pressures, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. A decline in economic activity also may have a material adverse effect on residual values realized on the disposition of our revenue earning cars and/or equipment.

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

 

If our efforts to attract prospective customers to our Fleet Management business are not successful, or we fail to retain customers or continue attracting existing customers to our products and services, our growth prospects and revenue will be adversely affected.

 

Our ability to grow our business and generate revenue depends on retaining and expanding our total customer base, increasing revenue by effectively increasing the number of customers to our Fleet Management business. We must convince prospective customers of the benefits of our ridesharing vehicle rental services and equipment offerings and our existing users of the continuing value of our products and services. Our ability to attract new users and customers, retain existing users and customers. If we fail to keep pace with competing offerings or technological advancements to the ridesharing industry or our partner fails to offer compelling product offerings and state-of-the-art delivery for its Rideshare Platform to meet consumer demands, our ability to grow or sustain the reach of our product and service offerings, attract and retain users and customers may be adversely affected.

 

We have no control over the Vehicle Registration Requirements or such other ridesharing vehicle requirements imposed by the major TNC providers, and our business may be adversely affected in the event that TNC providers restrict or limit prospective ridesharing drivers from utilizing or registering rental vehicles with the TNC.

 

We rely on the major TNC businesses that drive and service the ridesharing economy, over whom we have no control, to impose the Vehicle Registration Requirements and permit prospective ridesharing drivers to utilize lease or rental vehicles, such as our product offerings, under their employment with the major TNC ridesharing services. We cannot guarantee that each major TNC business will always permit prospective ridesharing drivers to use third-party lease or rental vehicles under their employment agreement with the TNC.

 

 

 

 

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Our business may be adversely affected if our ability to rent vehicles maintained under our Fleet Management business is limited, impaired or delayed because of a modification to the Vehicle Registration Requirements or any similar prohibition that prevents prospective ridesharing drivers from renting our Fleet Management vehicles or other third-party vehicle rentals for use under the terms of the prospective ridesharing drivers agreement with such TNC businesses.

 

We face risks of increased costs of cars and of decreased profitability, including as a result of limited supplies of competitively priced cars.

 

Certain car manufacturers, such as Ford, have adopted strategies to de-emphasize sales to the car rental industry which they view as less profitable due to historical sales incentive and other discount programs that tended to lower the average cost of cars for fleet purchasers such as us. Reduced or limited supplies of equipment together with increased prices are risks that we also face in our equipment rental business. We cannot offer assurance that we will be able to pass on increased costs of cars or equipment to our rental customers. Failure to pass on significant cost increases to our customers would have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Fluctuations in fuel costs or reduced supplies could harm our business.

 

We could be adversely affected by limitations on fuel supplies, the imposition of mandatory allocations or rationing of fuel or significant increases in fuel prices. A severe or protracted disruption of fuel supplies or significant increases in fuel prices could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, either by directly interfering with our normal activities or by disrupting the air travel on which a significant portion of our car rental business relies.

 

The concentration of our reservations, accounting and information technology functions at a limited number of facilities in Florida creates risks for us.

 

We have concentrated our reservations functions for the United States in one office location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and we have concentrated our accounting functions for the United States in one office location in Los Angeles. In addition, our major information systems are centralized in our office location in Fort Lauderdale. A disruption of normal business at any of our principal office location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, whether as the result of localized conditions (such as a fire or explosion) or as the result of events or circumstances of broader geographic impact (such as an earthquake, storm, flood, epidemic, strike, act of war, civil unrest or terrorist act), could materially adversely affect our business by disrupting normal reservations, customer service, accounting and systems activities.

 

We face risks arising from our heavy reliance on communications networks and centralized information systems.

 

We rely heavily on information systems to accept reservations, process rental and sales transactions, manage our fleets of cars and equipment, account for our activities and otherwise conduct our business. We have centralized our information systems in one office location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and we rely on communications service providers to link our systems with the business locations these systems serve. A simultaneous loss of both facilities, or a major disruption of communications between the systems and the locations they serve, could cause a loss of reservations, interfere with our ability to manage our fleet, slow rental and sales processes and otherwise materially adversely affect our ability to manage our business effectively. Our systems back-up plans, business continuity plans and insurance programs are designed to mitigate such a risk, not to eliminate it. In addition, because our systems contain information about individuals and businesses, our failure to maintain the security of the data we hold, whether the result of our own error or the malfeasance or errors of others, could harm our reputation or give rise to legal liabilities leading to lower revenues, increased costs and other material adverse effects on our results of operations.

 

 

 

 

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The misuse or theft of information we possess could harm our reputation or competitive position, adversely affect the price at which shares of our common stock trade or give rise to material liabilities.

 

We possess non-public information with respect to individuals, including our customers and our current and former employees, and businesses, as well as non-public information with respect to our own affairs. The misuse or theft of that information by either our employees or third parties could result in material damage to our brand, reputation or competitive position or materially affect the price at which shares of our Common Stock trade. In addition, depending on the type of information involved, the nature of our relationship with the person or entity to which the information relates, the cause and the jurisdiction whose laws are applicable, that misuse or theft of information could result in governmental investigations or material civil or criminal liability. The laws that would be applicable to such a failure are rapidly evolving and becoming more burdensome.

 

If we acquire any businesses in the future, they could prove difficult to integrate, disrupt our business, or have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

We intend to pursue growth primarily through internal growth, but from time to time we may consider opportunistic acquisitions which may be significant. Any future acquisition would involve numerous risks including, without limitation:

 

· potential disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of management;

 

· difficulty integrating the acquired business; and

 

· exposure to unknown liabilities, including litigation against the companies we may acquire.

 

If we make acquisitions in the future, acquisition-related accounting charges may affect our balance sheet and results of operations. In addition, the financing of any significant acquisition may result in changes in our capital structure, including the incurrence of additional indebtedness. We may not be successful in addressing these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with any acquisitions.

 

We are subject to a number of risks related to other payment solution providers.

 

We will accept payments through various payment solution providers, such as telco integrated billings and prepaid codes vendors. These payment solution providers provide services to us in exchange for a fee, which may be subject to change. Furthermore, we rely on their accurate and timely reports on sales and redemptions. If such accurate and timely reports are not being provided, it will affect the accuracy of our reports to our licensors, and also affect the accuracy of our financial reporting.

 

Our business is seasonal in Florida, and a disruption in rental activity during our peak season could materially adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Certain significant components of our expenses, including real estate taxes, rent, utilities, maintenance and other facility- related expenses, the costs of operating our information systems and minimum staffing costs, are fixed in the short-run. Seasonal changes in our revenues do not alter those fixed expenses, typically resulting in higher profitability in periods when our revenues are higher and lower profitability in periods when our revenues are lower. The Company believes that the second and third quarters of the year will be stronger quarters due to their increased levels of leisure travel and construction activity. Any occurrence that disrupts rental activity during the second or third quarters could have a disproportionately material adverse effect on our liquidity and/or results of operations.

 

 

 

 

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Governmental regulation and associated legal uncertainties could limit our ability to expand our product offerings or enter into new markets and could require us to expend significant resources, including the attention of our management, to review and comply with such regulations.

 

Elements of the ridesharing industry are currently or will be regulated by Federal, state, city and/or local governments, and our ability to provide these services is and will continue to be affected by government regulations. The implementation of unfavorable regulations or unfavorable interpretations of existing regulations by courts or regulatory bodies with respect to the ridesharing industry or “Transportation Network Companies” (“TNC”) could require us to incur significant compliance costs, cause the development of the affected markets to become impractical and otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, in the future, we may elect to add services or products to our business plan that compete directly with ridesharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, which could expose us to additional regulations, compliance obligations and legal challenges. In addition, our business strategy involves expansion into regions around the world, many of which have different legislation, regulatory environments, tax laws and levels of political stability. Compliance with foreign legal, governmental, regulatory or tax requirements will place demands on our time and resources, and we may nonetheless experience unforeseen and potentially adverse legal, regulatory or tax consequences. It is intended that our business will assist with the processing of customer credit card transactions which would result in us receiving and storing personally identifiable information. This information is increasingly subject to legislation and regulations in numerous jurisdictions around the world. This legislation and regulation is generally intended to protect the privacy and security of personal information, including credit card information, that is collected, processed and transmitted in or from the governing jurisdiction. We could be adversely affected if government regulations require TNCs, and as a result, us to significantly change our business practices with respect to this type of information.

 

Manufacturer safety recalls could create risks to our business.

 

Our Fleet Management vehicles may be subject to safety recalls by their manufacturers. The Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015 prohibits us from renting vehicles with open federal safety recalls and to repair or address these recalls prior to renting or selling the vehicle. Any federal safety recall with respect to our vehicles would require us to decline to rent recalled vehicles until we can arrange for the steps described in the recall to be taken. If a large number of vehicles are the subject of a recall or if needed replacement parts are not in adequate supply, we may not be able to rent recalled vehicles for a significant period of time. Those types of disruptions could jeopardize our ability to fulfill existing contractual commitments or satisfy demand for our vehicles and could also result in the loss of business to our competitors. Depending on the severity of any recall, it could materially adversely affect our revenues, create customer service problems, reduce the residual value of the recalled vehicles and harm our general reputation.

 

If we are unable to purchase adequate supplies of competitively priced vehicles and the cost of the vehicles we purchase increases, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows may be materially adversely affected.

 

The price and other terms at which we can acquire vehicles vary based on market and other conditions. For example, certain vehicle manufacturers have in the past, and may in the future, utilize strategies to de-emphasize sales to the vehicle rental industry, which can negatively impact our ability to obtain vehicles on competitive terms and conditions. Consequently, there is no guarantee that we can purchase a sufficient number of vehicles at competitive prices and on competitive terms and conditions. If we are unable to obtain an adequate supply of vehicles, or if we obtain less favorable pricing and other terms when we acquire vehicles and are unable to pass on any increased costs to our customers, then our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows may be materially adversely affected.

 

If third parties claim that we infringe their intellectual property, it may result in costly litigation.

 

We cannot assure you that third parties will not claim our current or future products or services infringe their intellectual property rights. Any such claims, with or without merit, could cause costly litigation that could consume significant management time. As the number of product and services offerings in the ridesharing industry increases and functionalities increasingly overlap, companies such as ours may become increasingly subject to infringement claims. Such claims also might require us to enter into royalty or license agreements. If required, we may not be able to obtain such royalty or license agreements or obtain them on terms acceptable to us.

 

 

 

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Failure to comply with federal and state privacy laws and regulations, or the expansion of current or the enactment of new privacy laws or regulations, could adversely affect our business.

 

A variety of federal and state laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, sharing and security of consumer data. The existing privacy-related laws and regulations are evolving and subject to potentially differing interpretations. In addition, various federal, state and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies may expand current or enact new laws regarding privacy matters. Further, several states have adopted legislation that requires businesses to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect sensitive personal information and to provide notice to consumers in the event of a security breach. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with our posted privacy policies or with any data-related consent orders, Federal Trade Commission requirements or orders or other federal, state or international privacy or consumer protection-related laws, regulations or industry self- regulatory principles could result in claims, proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others or other liabilities, which could adversely affect our business. In addition, a failure or perceived failure to comply with industry standards or with our own privacy policies and practices could adversely affect our business. Federal and state governmental authorities continue to evaluate the privacy implications inherent in the use of third-party web “cookies” for behavioral advertising. The regulation of these cookies and other current online advertising practices could adversely affect our business.

 

Our business model is entirely dependent on the continued success and viability of the ridesharing industry and “transportation network companies”, and we may become subject to government regulation and legal uncertainties that could reduce demand for our products and services or increase the cost of doing business, thereby adversely affecting our ability to generate revenues.

 

The past year has seen a boom in the number of ridesharing companies that allow customers to order rides on demand using apps on their smartphones. Private drivers use their personal automobiles to pick up the customers and drive them to the desired destination in exchange for a negotiated fee. The passengers then write reviews, similar to other peer-to-peer online services. Large amounts of venture capital and private equity has been invested in a handful of these new companies, which have the potential to disrupt the traditional transportation industry. However, the ridesharing marketplace has come under increased scrutiny from governments and various interested groups (such as taxi drivers, taxi companies, environmentalists, etc.) have continuously opposed the proliferation of ridesharing services in recent years. Despite opposition from many of these interested groups and governmental agencies, on September 19, 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) voted unanimously to allow these ridesharing services to operate in California as a new category of business called “transportation network companies” (“TNC”).

 

In many states and possibly Florida, licenses will be issued to qualifying TNCs, subject to new regulations that require drivers to undergo criminal background checks and vehicle inspections, receive driver training, follow a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol, and carry insurance policies with a minimum of $1 Million in liability coverage. Some of the companies that are expected to receive new TNC licenses include Lyft (www.lyft.me), SideCar (www.side.cr) and UberX (www.uber.com). The CPUC has responded to rapidly evolving disruptive technology and its decision will likely set an example for cities and states across the country. Its decision is also expected to preempt ongoing efforts by some California cities to regulate or ban peer-to-peer ridesharing under their authority to license taxi companies. The City of Los Angeles, however, is currently considering a possible appeal of the CPUC decision and implementing additional regulations to TNC drivers, which have been referred to as “Bandit cabs” by some on the City Council. Other cities across the country are also now looking at new regulations for Rideshare companies.

 

 

 

 

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As can be gleaned from these recent events around the ridesharing industry, this new business model is not without its opponents. Some raise concerns about public safety and the potential for abuse or unintended consequences, while others question whether the new regulations require additional enforcement capability. The taxi industry, which is less than pleased to see this new competition, has criticized these ridesharing apps as operating essentially like unlicensed taxi cabs. Since the new technology uses GPS to measure the distance of a ride and the corresponding fee, the taxi industry believes that it works similarly to a taxi meter and should therefore comply with local taxi ordinances. Some of the primary concerns raised by skeptics include how liability will be allocated between the TNC and its independent contractor driver, and how the insurance industry will adapt to this new business. Proper hiring practices, training and oversight by the TNC also will be necessary to ensure public safety. The extent to which the TNCs will be inspected and the new regulations enforced is still unclear, but this will be an important means by which the public may judge the safety of this new industry. Based on the direction states and cities are heading with respect to the governance of TNCs or ridesharing services, and the ever increasing popularity and use of ridesharing services and TNCs, it is likely that a number of laws and regulations will become applicable to us or the TNCs which we rely upon for the operation of products and related services or may be adopted in the future with respect to mobile applications and/or TNCs covering issues such as: (i) liability, (ii) unionization, (iii) rules and standards for drivers, vehicles, and passenger safety, (iv) licensing and insurance requirements, and (v) environmental concerns, among others. It is difficult to predict how existing laws will be applied to our business and the new laws and regulations to which we and/or ridesharing services will likely become subject. If ridesharing services are not able to comply with these laws or regulations or if we become liable under these laws or regulations, we could be directly harmed, and we may be forced to implement new measures to sustain our operating business segments. We anticipate that scrutiny and regulation of the ridesharing industry will increase and we will be required to devote legal and other resources to addressing such regulation, either directly or indirectly. Changes to these laws intended to address these issues, including some recently proposed changes, could create uncertainty in the marketplace. Such uncertainty could reduce demand for our services or increase the cost of doing business due to increased costs of litigation or increased service or operating costs.

 

We may be subject to a number of risks related to credit card payments, including data security breaches and fraud that we or third parties experience or additional regulation, any of which could adversely affect our business financial condition and results of operations.

 

We may be subject to a number of risks related to credit card payments, including data security breaches and fraud that we or third parties experience or additional regulation, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We anticipate accepting payment from our users primarily through credit card transactions and certain online payment service providers. The ability to access credit card information on a real time-basis without having to proactively reach out to the consumer each time we process an auto-renewal payment or a payment for the purchase of a premium feature on any of our dating products is critical to our success. When we or a third party experiences a data security breach involving credit card information, affected cardholders will often cancel their credit cards. In the case of a breach experienced by a third party, the more sizable the third party's customer base and the greater the number of credit card accounts impacted, the more likely it is that our users would be impacted by such a breach. To the extent our users are ever affected by such a breach experienced by us or a third party, affected users would need to be contacted to obtain new credit card information and process any pending transactions. It is likely that we would not be able to reach all affected users, and even if we could, some users' new credit card information may not be obtained and some pending transactions may not be processed, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Even if our users are not directly impacted by a given data security breach, they may lose confidence in the ability of service providers to protect their personal information generally, which could cause them to stop using their credit cards online and choose alternative payment methods that are not as convenient for us or restrict our ability to process payments without significant user effort. Additionally, if we fail to adequately prevent fraudulent credit card transactions, we may face civil liability, diminished public perception of our security measures and significantly higher credit card-related costs, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Finally, the passage or adoption of any legislation or regulation affecting the ability of service providers to periodically charge consumers for recurring membership payments may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

  

 

 

 

 

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We depend on the continued growth and reliability of the internet, global positioning systems, ridesharing services and apps.

 

The recent growth in the use of apps and ridesharing services may cause periods of decreased performance for many ridesharing services, internet providers, apps and related service providers. If app and ridesharing usage continues to grow rapidly, the infrastructure these services are reliant upon (i.e. the internet, global positioning systems, and telecommunications networks and devices) may not be able to support these demands and therefore performance and reliability may decline. Decreased performance with respect to some or all of these critical components of our business model has also been attributed to illegal attacks by third parties. If outages or delays occur frequently or increase in frequency, or businesses are not able to protect themselves adequately from such illegal attacks, the market for mobile apps, ridesharing services and related technologies could grow more slowly or decline, which may reduce the demand for our Rideshare Platform and related services.

 

Our business is dependent upon consumers renting our Fleet Management vehicles, and using the related services of our partner’s Rideshare Platform and if we fail to obtain broad adoption, our business would be adversely affected.

 

Our success will depend on our ability to monetize our fleet of vehicles, which depends on our partner’s Rideshare Platform being fully functional and reliable as intended, and our customers adopting it as a ridesharing vehicle rental service provider. We do not know if the products and services will be successful over the long term and market acceptance may be hindered if our Rideshare platform doesn’t function efficiently and/or our user experience isn’t compelling and financially beneficial to our users. If consumers do not adopt and use our Rideshare Platform and related services, we will not be able to generate revenues and our financial condition will suffer as a result.

 

No assurances of protection for proprietary rights; reliance on trade secrets.

 

In certain cases, we may rely on trade secrets to protect intellectual property, proprietary technology and processes, which we have acquired, developed or may develop in the future. There can be no assurances that secrecy obligations will be honored or that others will not independently develop similar or superior products or technology. The protection of intellectual property and/or proprietary technology through claims of trade secret status has been the subject of increasing claims and litigation by various companies both in order to protect proprietary rights as well as for competitive reasons even where proprietary claims are unsubstantiated. The prosecution of proprietary claims or the defense of such claims is costly and uncertain given the uncertainty and rapid development of the principles of law pertaining to this area. We may also be subject to claims by other parties with regard to the use of intellectual property, technology information and data, which may be deemed proprietary to others.

 

We currently have a small sales and marketing organization. If we are unable to expand our direct sales force in Florida to promote our services and related products, the commercial appeal and brand awareness for our products and services may be diminished.

 

We currently have a small sales and marketing organization. The Company may expand the core sales and marketing team to oversee the sales and marketing of our “DNA Brands!” business. We will incur significant additional expenses and commit significant additional management resources to expand and grow our sales force. We may not be able to build on the expansion of these capabilities despite these additional expenditures. If we elect to rely on third parties to sell our products in the U.S., we may receive less revenue than if we sold our products directly. In addition, although we would intend to diligently monitor their activities, we may have little or no control over the sales efforts of those third parties. In the event we are unable to develop and expand our own sales force or collaborate with a third party to sell our products, we may not be able to operate our products and/or services which would negatively impact our ability to generate revenue. We may not be able to enter into any marketing arrangements on favorable terms or at all. If we are unable to enter into a marketing arrangement for our products, we may not be able to develop an effective sales force to successfully operate our products and/or services. If we fail to enter into marketing arrangements for our products and are unable to develop an effective sales force, our ability to generate revenue would be limited.

 

 

 

 

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RISKS RELATED TO THIS OFFERING

  

Our Offering differs significantly from an underwritten initial public offering.

 

This is not an underwritten initial public offering. This listing differs from an underwritten initial public offering in several significant ways, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

· There are no underwriters. Consequently, there will be no book building process and no price at which underwriters initially sold shares to the public to help inform efficient price discovery;
· There can be no assurance that we will be able to stay current with OTC Bulletin Board Pink Current Information requirements;
· There may be low trading volume of our Common Stock limiting their liquidity;
· We are not currently working with a market maker, therefore is no underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares to help stabilize, maintain, or affect the public price of our Common Stock;
· Given that there will be no underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares or otherwise underwriters in engaging in stabilizing transactions, there could be greater volatility in the public price of our Common Stock during the period immediately following qualification of this Offering; and
· We will not conduct a traditional “roadshow” with underwriters prior to the qualification of this Offering. As a result, there may not be efficient price discovery with respect to our ordinary shares or sufficient demand among investors immediately after our listing, which could result in a more volatile public price of our ordinary shares.

 

Such differences from an underwritten initial public offering could result in a volatile market price for our Common Stock and uncertain trading volume and may adversely affect your ability to sell your Common Stock.

 

The public price of our Common Stock may be volatile, and could, following a sale decline significantly and rapidly.

 

As this Offering is taking place via a process that is not an underwritten initial public offering, there will be no book building process and no price at which underwriters initially sold shares to the public to help inform efficient price discovery with respect to the opening trades on securities exchange markets. Following this Offering, the public price of our Common Stock on the OTCPNK exchange may lead to price volatility.

 

No minimum capitalization.

 

We do not have a minimum capitalization and we may use the proceeds from this Offering immediately following our acceptance of the corresponding subscription agreements. It is possible we may only raise a minimum amount of capital, which could leave us with insufficient capital to operate our business segments, potentially resulting in greater operating losses unless we are able to raise the required capital from alternative sources. There is no assurance that alternative capital, if needed, would be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

 

 

 

 

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We may not be able maintain a listing of our Common Stock.

 

To maintain our listing on the OTCPNK exchange, we must meet certain financial and liquidity criteria to maintain such listing. If we violate the maintenance requirements for continued listing of our Common Stock, our Common Stock may be delisted. In addition, our board may determine that the cost of maintaining our listing on a national securities exchange outweighs the benefits of such listing. A delisting of our Common Stock from the OTCPNK Market may materially impair our stockholders’ ability to buy and sell our Common Stock and could have an adverse effect on the market price of, and the efficiency of the trading market for, our Common Stock. In addition, in order to maintain our listing, we will be required to, among other things, file our regular quarterly reports on otcmarkets.com. The post-qualification amendment of the Offering Statement is subject to review by the SEC, and there is no guarantee that such amendment will be qualified promptly after filing. Any delay in the qualification of the post-qualification amendment may cause a delay in the trading of offering Shares. For all of the foregoing reasons, you may experience a delay between the closing of your purchase of shares of our Common Stock and the commencement of exchange trading of our Common Stock. In addition, the delisting of our Common Stock could significantly impair our ability to raise capital.

 

There may be significantly less trading volume and analyst coverage of, and significantly less investor interest in, our Common Stock, which may lead to lower trading prices for our Common Stock.

 

This Offering has not been reviewed by independent professionals.

 

We have not retained any independent professionals to review or comment on this Offering or otherwise protect the interest of the investors hereunder. Although we have retained our own counsel, neither such counsel nor any other counsel has made, on behalf of the investors, any independent examination of any factual matters represented by management herein. Therefore, for purposes of making a decision to purchase our Shares, you should not rely on our counsel with respect to any matters herein described. Prospective investors are strongly urged to rely on the advice of their own legal counsel and advisors in making a determination to purchase our Shares.

 

There has been no public market for our Common Stock prior to this Offering, and an active market in which investors can resell their shares may not develop.

 

Prior to this Offering, there has been no public market for our Common Stock. We cannot predict the extent to which an active market for our Common Stock will develop or be sustained after this Offering, or how the development of such a market might affect the market price of our Common Stock. The initial offering price of our Common Stock in this offering is based on a number of factors, including market conditions in effect at the time of the offering, and it may not be in any way indicative of the price at which our shares will trade following the completion of this offering. Investors may not be able to resell their shares at or above the initial offering price.

 

 

 

 

 

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The market price of our Common Stock may fluctuate, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

The offering price for our Common Stock is based on a number of factors. The price of our Common Stock may decline following this Offering. The stock market in general, and the market price of our Common Stock, will likely be subject to fluctuation, whether due to, or irrespective of, our operating results, financial condition and prospects. Our financial performance, our industry’s overall performance, changing consumer preferences, technologies and advertiser requirements, government regulatory action, tax laws and market conditions in general could have a significant impact on the future market price of our Common Stock. Some of the other factors that could negatively affect our share price or result in fluctuations in our share price includes:

 

· actual or anticipated variations in our periodic operating results;
· increases in market interest rates that lead purchasers of our Common Stock to demand a higher yield;
· changes in earnings estimates;
· changes in market valuations of similar companies;
· actions or announcements by our competitors;
· adverse market reaction to any increased indebtedness we may incur in the future;
· additions or departures of key personnel;
· actions by stockholders;
· speculation in the press or investment community; and
· our intentions and ability to list our Common Stock on a national securities exchange and our subsequent ability to maintain such listing.

 

We do not expect to declare or pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

We do not expect to declare or pay dividends in the foreseeable future, as we anticipate that we will invest future earnings in the development and growth of our business. Therefore, holders of our Common Stock will not receive any return on their investment unless they sell their securities, and holders may be unable to sell their securities on favorable terms or at all.

 

Sales of our Common Stock under Rule 144 could reduce the price of our stock.

 

In general, persons holding “restricted securities,” including affiliates, must hold their shares for a period of at least six (6) months, may not sell more than one percent (1%) of the total issued and outstanding shares in any ninety (90) day period, and must resell the shares in an unsolicited brokerage transaction at the market price. However, Rule 144 will only be available for resale in the ninety (90) days after the Company files its semi-annual reports on Form 1-SA and annual reports on Form 1-K, unless the Company voluntarily files interim quarterly reports on Form 1-U, which the Company has not yet decided to do. The availability for sale of substantial amounts of common stock under Rule 144 could reduce prevailing market prices for our securities.

 

Our failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could have an adverse impact on us.

 

We are required to establish and maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting. Failure to establish those controls, or any failure of those controls once established, could adversely impact our public disclosures regarding our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting may identify weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal controls over financial reporting or other matters that may raise concerns for investors. Any actual or perceived weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal control over financial reporting, disclosure of management's assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting or disclosure of our public accounting firm's attestation to or report on management's assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting may have an adverse impact on the price of our Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

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Management discretion as to the actual use of the proceeds derived from this Offering.

 

The net proceeds from this Offering will be used for the purposes described under “Use of Proceeds.” However, we reserve the right to use the funds obtained from this Offering for other similar purposes not presently contemplated which we deem to be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders in order to address changed circumstances or opportunities. As a result of the foregoing, our success will be substantially dependent upon the discretion and judgment of the Board of Directors with respect to application and allocation of the net proceeds of this Offering. Investors who purchase our Common Stock will be entrusting their funds to our Board of Directors, upon whose judgment and discretion the investors must depend.

 

The offering price of our Common Stock was arbitrarily determined and does not reflect the value of the company, our assets or our business.

 

The offering price of our Common Stock was arbitrarily determined by our management and is not based on book value, assets, earnings or any other recognizable standard of value. We arbitrarily established the offering price considering such matters as the state of our business development and the general condition of, and opportunities present in, the industry in which we operate. No assurance can be given that our Common Stock Shares, or any portion thereof, could be sold for the offering price or for any amount. If profitable results are not achieved from our operations, of which there can be no assurance, the value of our Common Stock sold pursuant to this Offering will fall below the offering price and become worthless. Prospective investors should not consider the offering price of the Common Stock as indicative of their actual value. The offering price bears little relationship to our assets, net worth, or any other objective criteria.

 

General securities investment risks.

 

All investments in securities involve the risk of loss of capital. No guarantee or representation is made that an investor will receive a return of its capital. The value of our Common Stock can be adversely affected by a variety of factors, including development problems, regulatory issues, technical issues, commercial challenges, competition, legislation, government intervention, industry developments and trends, and general business and economic conditions.

 

Multiple securities offerings and potential for integration of our offerings.

 

We are currently and will in the future be involved in one or more additional offers of our securities in other unrelated securities offerings. Any two or more securities offerings undertaken by us could be found by the SEC, or a state securities regulator, agency, to be “integrated” and therefore constitute a single offering of securities, which finding could lead to a disallowance of certain exemptions from registration for the sale of our securities in such other securities offerings. Such a finding could result in disallowance of one or more of our exemptions from registration, which could give rise to various legal actions on behalf of a federal or state regulatory agency and the Company.

  

Offering not reviewed by independent professionals.

 

We have not retained any independent professionals to review or comment on this Offering or otherwise protect the interest of the investors hereunder. Although we have retained our own counsel, neither such counsel nor any other counsel has made, on behalf of the investors, any independent examination of any factual matters represented by management herein. Therefore, for purposes of making a decision to purchase our Common Stock, you should not rely on our counsel with respect to any matters herein described. Prospective investors are strongly urged to rely on the advice of their own legal counsel and advisors in making a determination to purchase our Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

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We cannot guarantee that we will sell any specific number of Common Stock shares in this Offering.

 

There is no commitment by anyone to purchase all or any part of the Common Stock Shares offered hereby and, consequently, we can give no assurance that all of the Common Stock shares in this Offering will be sold. Additionally, there is no underwriter for this Offering; therefore, you will not have the benefit of an underwriter's due diligence efforts that would typically include the underwriter being involved in the preparation of this Offering Circular and the pricing of our Common Stock shares offered hereunder. Therefore, there can be no assurance that this Offering will be successful or that we will raise enough capital from this Offering to further our development and business activities in a meaningful manner. Finally, prospective investors should be aware that we reserve the right to withdraw, cancel, or modify this Offering at any time without notice, to reject any subscription in whole or in part, or to allot to any prospective purchaser fewer Common Stock Shares than the number for which he or she subscribed.

 

Investors will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of their investment, and will experience additional dilution in the future.

 

If you purchase our Common Stock in this Offering, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution because the price you pay will be substantially greater than the net tangible book value per share of the shares you acquire. Since we will require funds in addition to the proceeds of this Offering to conduct our planned business, we will raise such additional funds, to the extent not generated internally from operations, by issuing additional equity and/or debt securities, resulting in further dilution to our existing stockholders (including purchasers of our Common Stock in this Offering).

 

We may be unable to meet our current and future capital requirements from capital raised by this Offering.

 

Our capital requirements depend on numerous factors, including but not limited to the rate and success of our development efforts, marketing efforts, market acceptance of our products and services and other related services, our ability to establish and maintain our agreements with the ridesharing services currently operating, our ability to maintain and expand our user base, the rate of expansion of our user community, the level of resources required to develop and operate our products and services, information systems and research and development activities, the availability of software and services provided by third-party vendors and other factors. The capital requirements relating to development of our technology and the continued and expanding operations of our business segments will be significant. We cannot accurately predict the timing and amount of such capital requirements. However, we are dependent on the proceeds of this Offering as well as additional financing that will be required in order to operate our business segments and execute on our business plans. However, in the event that our plans change, our assumptions change or prove to be inaccurate, or if the proceeds of this Offering prove to be insufficient to operate our business segments, we would be required to seek additional financing sooner than currently anticipated. There can be no assurance that any such financing will be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Furthermore, any additional equity financing may dilute the equity interests of our existing shareholders (including those purchasing shares pursuant to this Offering), and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants with respect to dividends, raising future capital and other financial and operational matters. If we are unable to obtain additional financing as and when needed, we may be required to reduce the scope of our operations or our anticipated business plans, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

There may be little to no volume in the trading of our common stock, and you may not be able to resell your Common Stock at or above the initial public offering price.

 

There can no assurance that our Common Stock shares will maintain a sufficient trading market sufficient for the shares in this offering. If no active trading market for our Common Stock is sustained following this Offering, you may be unable to sell your shares when you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider attractive or satisfactory. The lack of an active market may also adversely affect our ability to raise capital by selling securities in the future or impair our ability to license or acquire other product candidates, businesses or technologies using our shares as consideration.

 

 

 

 

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The market price of our Common Stock may fluctuate significantly, and investors in our Common Stock may lose all or a part of their investment.

 

If a market for our Common Stock develops following this Offering, the trading price of our Common Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. The market prices for securities of transportation ridesharing companies have historically been highly volatile, and the market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as:

 

· actual or anticipated adverse results or delays in our research and development efforts;
· our failure to operate our business;
· unanticipated serious safety concerns related to our business;
· adverse regulatory decisions;
· legal disputes or other developments relating to proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters and our ability to obtain patent protection for our intellectual property, government investigations and the results of any proceedings or lawsuits, including patent or stockholder litigation;
· changes in laws or regulations applicable to our business and the ridesharing industry;
· our dependence on third parties;
· announcements of the introduction of new products by our competitors;
· market conditions in the ridesharing or transportation sectors;
· announcements concerning product development results or intellectual property rights of others;
· future issuances of our Common Stock or other securities;
· the addition or departure of key personnel;
· actual or anticipated variations in quarterly operating results;
· announcements of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by us or our competitors;
· our failure to meet or exceed the estimates and projections of the investment community;
· issuances of debt or equity securities;
· trading volume of our Common Stock;
· sales of our Common Stock by us or our stockholders in the future;
· overall performance of the equity markets and other factors that may be unrelated to our operating performance or the operating performance of our competitors, including changes in market valuations of similar companies;
· failure to meet or exceed any financial guidance or expectations regarding development milestones that we may provide to the public;
· ineffectiveness of our internal controls;
· general political and economic conditions;
· effects of natural or man-made catastrophic events;
· other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control; and
· publication of research reports about us or our industry or positive or negative recommendations or withdrawal of research coverage by securities analysts.

  

 

 

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Further, price and volume fluctuations result in volatility in the price of our common stock, which could cause a decline in the value of our Common Stock. Price volatility of our common stock might worsen if the trading volume of our Common Stock is low. The realization of any of the above risks or any of a broad range of other risks, including those described in these “Risk Factors,” could have a dramatic and material adverse impact on the market price of our Common Stock.

 

A sale of a substantial number of shares of the Common Stock may cause the price of our Common Stock to decline.

 

If our stockholders sell, or the market perceives that our stockholders intend to sell for various reasons, substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market, including shares issued in connection with the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, the market price of our Common Stock could fall. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate. We may become involved in securities class action litigation that could divert management’s attention and harm our business. The stock markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices for the Common Stock of pharmaceutical companies. These broad market fluctuations may cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a company following a decline in the market price of a company’s securities. We may become involved in this type of litigation in the future. Litigation often is expensive and diverts management’s attention and resources, which could adversely affect our business.

 

Our semi-annual operating results may fluctuate significantly.

 

We expect our operating results to be subject to semi-annual fluctuations. Our net loss and other operating results will be affected by numerous factors, including:

 

· variations in the level of expenses related to our business segments;
· any intellectual property infringement lawsuit in which we may become involved;
· regulatory developments affecting our business and industry; and
· our execution of any collaborative, licensing or similar arrangements, and the timing of payments we may make or receive under these arrangements.

  

If our quarterly operating results fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the price of our Common Stock could decline substantially. Furthermore, any quarterly fluctuations in our operating results may, in turn, cause the price of our Common Stock to fluctuate substantially.

 

Our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards may be subject to limitation.

 

Generally, a change of more than fifty percent (50%) in the ownership of a company’s stock, by value, over a three-year period constitutes an ownership change for U.S. federal income tax purposes. An ownership change may limit our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards attributable to the period prior to the change. As a result, if we earn net taxable income, our ability to use our pre-change net operating loss carryforwards to offset U.S. federal taxable income may become subject to limitations, which could potentially result in increased future tax liability for us.

 

The number of securities traded on an ATS may be very small, making the market price more easily manipulated.

 

While we understand that many ATS platforms have adopted policies and procedures such that security holders are not free to manipulate the trading price of securities contrary to applicable law, and while the risk of market manipulation exists in connection with the trading of any securities, the risk may be greater for our Common Stock because the ATS we choose may be a closed system that does not have the same breadth of market and liquidity as the national market system. There can be no assurance that the efforts by an ATS to prevent such behavior will be sufficient to prevent such market manipulation.

 

 

 

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The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our ability to attract and retain qualified board members.

 

As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we have not incurred as a private company, including costs associated with public company reporting requirements. We also will incur costs associated with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and related rules implemented or to be implemented by the SEC. The expenses incurred by public companies generally for reporting and corporate governance purposes have been increasing. We expect the rules and regulations associated with being a public company to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly, although we are currently unable to estimate these costs with any degree of certainty. These laws and regulations could also make it more difficult or costly for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including director and officer liability insurance, and we may be forced to accept constraints on policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These laws and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board, our board committees or as our executive officers and may divert management’s attention. Furthermore, if we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a public company, we could be subject to delisting of our Common Stock, fines, sanctions and other regulatory action and potentially civil litigation.

 

The preparation of our financial statements involves the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions, and our financial statements may be materially affected if such estimates, judgments or assumptions prove to be inaccurate.

 

Financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) typically require the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts. Often, different estimates, judgments and assumptions could reasonably be used that would have a material effect on such financial statements, and changes in these estimates, judgments and assumptions may occur from period to period over time. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are inherently uncertain and, if our estimates were to prove to be wrong, we would face the risk that charges to income or other financial statement changes or adjustments would be required. Any such charges or changes could harm our business, including our financial condition and results of operations and the price of our securities. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a discussion of the accounting estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are the most critical to an understanding of our consolidated financial statements and our business.

 

If securities industry analysts do not publish research reports on us, or publish unfavorable reports on us, then the market price and market trading volume of our Common Stock could be negatively affected.

 

Any trading market for our Common Stock will be influenced in part by any research reports that securities industry analysts publish about us. We do not currently have and may never obtain research coverage by securities industry analysts. If no securities industry analysts commence coverage of us, the market price and market trading volume of our Common Stock could be negatively affected. In the event we are covered by analysts, and one or more of such analysts downgrade our securities, or otherwise reports on us unfavorably, or discontinues coverage or us, the market price and market trading volume of our Common Stock could be negatively affected.

 

 

 

 

 

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Our management has broad discretion as to the use of certain of the net proceeds from this Offering.

 

We intend to use a significant portion of the net proceeds from this Offering (if we sell all of the shares being offered) for working capital and other general corporate purposes. However, we cannot specify with certainty the particular uses of such proceeds. Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds designated for use as working capital or for other general corporate purposes. Accordingly, you will have to rely upon the judgment of our management with respect to the use of these proceeds. Our management may spend a portion or all of the net proceeds from this Offering in ways that holders of our Common Stock may not desire or that may not yield a significant return or any return at all. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we may also invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value. Please see “Use of Proceeds” below for more information.

 

Our Common Stock could be subject to the “Penny Stock” rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission if it were publicly traded and may be difficult to sell.

 

Our shares of Common Stock are considered to be “penny stocks” because they are not registered on a national securities exchange or listed on an automated quotation system sponsored by a registered national securities association, pursuant to Rule 3a51- 1(a) under the Exchange Act. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks and that the broker or dealer receives from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the penny stock market, which sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination and that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.

 

The market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse.

 

Stockholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include:

 

· control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;
· manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;
· boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced salespersons;
· excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and
· the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequential investor losses.

  

The foregoing risk factors are not to be considered a definitive list of all the risks associated with an investment in our Offered Shares. This Offering Circular contains forward-looking statements that are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections about our business, our industry, and the industry of our clients. When used in this Offering Circular, the words “expects,” anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “believes” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The cautionary statements made in this Offering Circular should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this Offering Circular.

 

 

 

 

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Assuming the sale by us of the Maximum Offering of $2,500,000 and no estimated expenses, the total net proceeds to us would be $2,500,000, which we currently intend to use as set forth below. We expect from time to time to evaluate the acquisition of businesses, products and technologies for which a portion of the net proceeds may be used, although we currently are not planning or negotiating any such transactions. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to us from the sale of Common Stock. Accordingly, we will retain broad discretion over the use of these proceeds, if any. The following table represents management’s best estimate of the uses of the net proceeds received from the sale of Common Stock assuming the sale of, respectively, 100%, 75%, 50% and 25% of the Common Stock shares offered for sale in this Offering.

 

Percentage of Offering Sold

 

    100%     75%     50%     25  
Marketing & Customer Acquisition Incentives   $ 250,000     $ 187,500     $ 125,000     $ 62,5000  
Professional Services     375,000       281,250       187,5000       93,750  
Strategic Partnerships/Acquisitions     250,000       187,500       125,000       62,500  
Leased Vehicle Purchases     1,250,000       937,5000       625,000       312,500  
Miscellaneous Operating Expenses     375,000       281,250       187,5000       93,750  
TOTAL   $ 2,500,000     $ 1,875,000     $ 1,250,000     $ 625,000  

  

The amounts set forth above are estimates, and we cannot be certain that actual costs will not vary from these estimates. Our management has significant flexibility and broad discretion in applying the net proceeds received in this Offering. We cannot assure you that our assumptions, expected costs and expenses and estimates will prove to be accurate or that unforeseen events, problems or delays will not occur that would require us to seek additional debt and/or equity funding, which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. See “Risk Factors.”

 

This expected use of the net proceeds from this Offering represents our intentions based upon our current financial condition, results of operations, business plans and conditions. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to be received upon the closing of this Offering or the amounts that we will actually spend on the uses set forth above. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures may vary significantly depending on numerous factors. As a result, our management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds from this Offering.

 

We may also use a portion of the net proceeds for the investment in strategic partnerships and possibly the acquisition of complementary businesses, products or technologies, although we have no present commitments or agreements for any specific acquisitions or investments. Pending our use of the net proceeds from this Offering, we intend to invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment grade, interest bearing instruments and U.S. government securities.

 

 

 

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DILUTION

 

If you purchase shares in this Offering, your ownership interest in our Common Stock will be diluted immediately, to the extent of the difference between the price to the public charged for each share in this Offering and the net tangible book value per share of our Common Stock after this Offering.

 

On July 29, 2019 there were an aggregate of 122,046,461 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding. Our net book value as of March 31, 2019, was $(2,442,040) or $(0.02) per then-outstanding share of our Common Stock.

 

The following table illustrates the per share dilution to new investors discussed above, assuming the sale of, respectively, 100%, 75%, 50% and 25% of the shares offered for sale in this offering:

 

Funding Level   $ 2,500,000     $ 1,875,000     $ 1,250,000     $ 625,000  
Offering Price   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
Pro forma net tangle book value per Common Stock share before the Offering   $ -0.02     $ -0.02     $ -0.02     $ -0.02  
Increase in per common share attributable to investors in this Offering   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.01  
Pro forma net tangle book value per Common Stock share after the Offering   $ 0     $ 0     $ -0.01     $ -0.01  
Dilution to investors   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.03     $ 0.04  

 

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION & RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of our operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Offering Circular. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations, whose actual outcomes involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those stated in or implied by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” "Cautionary Statement regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and elsewhere in this Offering Circular. Please see the notes to our Financial Statements for information about our Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements.

 

Overview

 

DNA Brands, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “us,” “our,” “we,” the “Company” or “DNA”) was incorporated in the State of Colorado on May 23, 2007 under the name Famous Products, Inc. Prior to July 6, 2010 we were a beverage company. We are looking to reproduce, market and sell a proprietary line of five carbonated blends of DNA Energy Drink®, Citrus, Sugar Free Citrus, Original (a unique combination of Red Bull® and Monster® energy drinks), Cryo- Berry (a refreshing mix of cranberry and raspberry) and Molecular Melon (a cool and refreshing taste); as well as three milk based energy coffees with fortified with Omega 3. These flavors are Mocha, Vanilla Latte and Caramel Macchiato.

 

Our business commenced in May 2006 in the State of Florida under the name Grass Roots Beverage Company, Inc. (“Grass Roots”). Initial operations of Grass Roots included development of our energy drinks, sampling and other marketing efforts and initial distribution in the State of Florida. In May 2006 we formed DNA Beverage Corporation, a Florida corporation (“DNA Beverage”). Our early years were devoted to brand development, creating awareness through heavy sampling programs and creating credibility among our then core demographic by concentrating marketing efforts on action sports locations and events (surf, motocross, skate, etc.).

 

Effective July 6, 2010, we executed agreements to acquire all of the assets, liabilities and contract rights of DNA Beverage and 100% of the common stock of DNA Beverage’s wholly owned subsidiary Grass Roots Beverage Company, Inc. (“Grass Roots”) in exchange for the issuance of 31,250,000 shares of our common stock. The share issuance represented approximately 94.6% of our outstanding shares at the time of issuance. As a result of this transaction we also changed our name to “DNA Brands, Inc.”

 

Grass Roots was dissolved and ceased activity on December 31, 2013. Whereby DNA Brands Inc has been the surviving

entity.

 

Financial Statement Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Pursuant to these rules and regulations, certain information and note disclosures, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, have been condensed or omitted. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the Company ended December 31, 2018. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto. The notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented on a continuing basis unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Results

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Prior to March 25, 2019, the Company derived revenues solely from the sale of carbonated energy drinks and other related products. Revenue is recognized when all of the following elements are satisfied: (i) there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; (ii) there is persuasive evidence that an agreement exists; (iii) delivery has occurred; (iv)legal title to the products has transferred to the customer; (v) the sales price is fixed or determinable; and (vi) collectability is reasonably assured. At this time the company is in a reorganization phase and has minimal to no revenue.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments consist mainly of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued expenses, derivative liabilities, and loans payable. The carrying values of the financial instruments approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair values of the loans payable have interest rates that approximate market rates.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

The Company does not enter into derivative contracts for purposes of risk management or speculation. However, from time to time, the Company enters into contracts, namely convertible notes payable, that are not considered derivative financial instruments in their entirety, but that include embedded derivative features.

 

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 815-15, Embedded Derivatives, and guidance provided by the SEC Staff, the Company accounts for these embedded features as a derivative liability or equity at fair value.

 

The recognition of the fair value of the derivative instrument at the date of issuance is applied first to the debt proceeds. The excess fair value, if any, over the proceeds from a debt instrument, is recognized immediately in the statement of operations as interest expense. The value of derivatives associated with a debt instrument is recognized at inception as a discount to the debt instrument and amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt instrument. A determination is made upon settlement, exchange, or modification of the debt instruments to determine if a gain or loss on the extinguishment has been incurred based on the terms of the settlement, exchange, or modification and on the value allocated to the debt instrument at such date.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost and consist of bank deposits. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.

 

 

 

 

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Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company will bill its customers after its products are shipped. The Company bases its allowance for doubtful accounts on estimates of the creditworthiness of customers, analysis of delinquent accounts, payment histories of its customers and judgment with respect to the current economic conditions. The Company generally does not require collateral. The Company believes the allowances are sufficient to cover uncollectible accounts. The Company reviews its accounts receivable aging on a regular basis for past due accounts, and writes off any uncollectible amounts against the allowance.

 

Inventory

 

No Inventory at present or for Fiscal year 2018

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally determined by using the average cost method that approximates the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) method of accounting for inventory. Inventory consists of raw materials as well as finished goods held for sale. The Company’s management monitors the inventory for excess and obsolete items and makes necessary valuation adjustments when required. The Company is in the process of pricing and ordering inventory.

 

Property and Equipment

 

None at present or for fiscal year 2018

 

Property and equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Replacements, maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

None at present or for fiscal year 2018

 

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the book value of the assets may not be recoverable. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10-35-15 Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, recoverability is measured by comparing the book value of the asset to the future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.

 

No events or changes in circumstances have been identified which would impact the recoverability of the Company’s long- lived assets reported at December 31, 2017 and 2018.

 

 

 

 

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Liquidity, Capital Resources and Plan of Operations

 

Financings and Securities Offerings

 

DNA Brands, Inc., Equity Offerings

 

In February 2011, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $500,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum and carries an annual transaction fee of $30,000, of which both are payable in quarterly installments commencing in May 2011. These costs are recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. In addition, as further inducement for loaning the Company funds, the Company issued 125,000 restricted shares of its common stock to the holder upon execution. The common shares were valued at $31,250, their fair market value, and recorded as discount to the debenture. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In June 2011, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $125,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity into 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. This beneficial conversion feature was valued at $90,750, using Black-Scholes methodology, and recorded as a discount to the debenture. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In July and August 2011, the Company issued a series of secured convertible debentures to accredited investors aggregating $275,000 in gross proceeds. All proceeds from these debentures are to be utilized solely for the purpose of funding raw materials and inventory purchases through the use of an escrow agent. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, payable in monthly installments. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 80% of the average share price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 previous trading days prior to conversion, but not less than $0.70. In addition, as further inducement for loaning the Company funds, the Company issued the lenders 68,750 restricted shares of its common stock and 137,500 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.25 per share. As a result, the Company had to allocate fair market value to each the beneficial conversion feature, restricted shares and warrants. The common shares were valued at $30,938, their fair market value. The Company determined the fair market value of the warrants as $94,255 using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Since the combined fair market value allocated to the warrants and beneficial conversion feature cannot exceed the convertible debenture amount, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $149,807, the ceiling of its intrinsic value. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In February 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $75,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity into 280,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As further inducement, the Company issued the lender 280,000 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share. If unexercised, the warrants will expire on January 31, 2017. Using the Black-Scholes model, the warrants were valued at $63,620 and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. This discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In February and June 2012, the Company converted $524,950 of its loans payable to officers into convertible debentures. These debentures were offered by the Company’s officers to certain accredited investors and a majority portion of the proceeds therefrom were deposited with the Company. The debentures had no maturity date and bear no interest. Therefore these debentures were payable on demand and were originally classified as a current liability. The debentures were convertible at any time into 3,499,667 shares, or $0.15 per share of common stock. The Company determined that these terms created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $524,950, the ceiling of its intrinsic value. Due to the nature of the debentures, the full value of the beneficial conversion feature was immediately recorded as interest expense in the Company’s financial statements. In August 2012, these convertible debentures were converted into 3,499,666 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

 

 

 

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On April 9, 2012, the Company executed an Investment Banking and Advisory Agreement with Charles Morgan Securities, Inc., New York, NY (“CMI”), wherein CMI agreed to provide consulting, strategic business planning, financing on a “best efforts” basis and investor and public relations services, as well as to assist the Company in its efforts to raise capital through the issuance of debt or equity. The agreement provided for CMI to engage in two separate private offerings with the initial private placement offering up to $3.0 million and the second private placement offering up to an additional $3.0 million; each on a “best efforts” basis. In connection with this agreement the Company issued 750,000 shares valued at $0.25 per share or a total value of $187,500. This amount was fully amortized in the Company's financial statements as of December 31, 2012.

 

In July 2012, the Company received proceeds from convertible debentures totaling $182,668 in connection with the CMI agreement. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in cash or the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to the lesser of 75% of the average share price of the Company’s common stock for the five previous trading days prior to conversion or $0.35, but not less than $0.15. In the event that the Company offers or issues shares of its common stock at a share price less than $0.15, the floor conversion price will adjust to the new lower price. The Company determined that the terms of the debentures created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $160,813 and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debentures. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On August 7, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture does not bear interest. As an inducement, the Company agreed to issue the lender 20,000 shares of its common stock. The common shares were valued at their trading price on the date of the agreement and recorded as interest expense in the Company’s results of operations. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. During the second quarter of 2013, the conversion terms of this note were modified and the note was converted into 1,500,000 shares of common stock.

 

On September 25, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture bears interest at 6% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the four previous trading days prior to and day of conversion, but not less than $0.0001. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. During the second quarter of 2013, the lender converted $23,000 of principal into 919,403 shares of common stock in accordance with the conversion terms of the debenture.

 

On November 1, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $80,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the average closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the 30 previous trading days prior to the day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black- Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $56,286, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company recorded $65,000 in gross proceeds from the issuance of three convertible debentures. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in cash at the time of maturity. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity into 216,667 shares of the Company’s common stock. As further inducement, the Company issued the lenders 216,667 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share. If unexercised, the warrants will expire on February 28, 2017. Using the Black-Scholes model, the warrants were valued at $69,455 and recorded as a discount up to the principal amount of the debentures. This discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. As of December 31, 2013, two of the debentures totaling $35,000 in principal value were converted into 316,667 shares of common stock. Some of the original conversion terms were modified prior to the notes’ conversions. The remaining $30,000 debenture is in default, as its maturity date was April 25, 2013.

 

 

 

 

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On September 17, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture bears interest at 6% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the four previous trading days prior to and day of conversion, but not less than $0.0001. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On October 31, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $204,000. The debenture bears interest at 18% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the twenty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $204,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $53,000. The debenture bears interest at 8% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 58% of the average of the 3 lowest share closing bid prices of the Company’s common stock on the ten previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $48,533, its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $125,000. The debenture bears interest at 10% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest share closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the twenty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $125,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $80,000. The debenture bears no interest and is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the average share closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the thirty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $80,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 21, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $100,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest share intra-day price of the Company’s common stock on the ten previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $100,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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June 10, 2014, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $75,000 to Coventry Enterprises LLC bearing 8% interest per annum.

 

April 22, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year convertible debenture of $77,500, maturing April 22, 2015, to Tidepool Ventures Inc. Bearing 10% interest per annum. This note has a Conversion factor of 45% of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days to the market. (Representing a 55% discount to market price). This note was sold to World Market Ventures LLC and converted into common stock.

 

April 22, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year maturity convertible debenture of $110,000 to Iconic Holding LLC. Bearing 5% interest per annum, maturing April 22, 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). $32,250 Was converted into Common stock for 2016. This note is in default.

 

May 2, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year convertible debenture to LG Capital funding LLC of $37,500 maturing May 2 2015. Bearing 8% annual interest. This note has a conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

June 10, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year maturity convertible debenture of $75,000 to Coventry Enterprises LLC bearing 8% interest per annum maturing June 10th 2015. This note has a conversion factor of 60% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 40% discount to market price). This note is in default. $63K, was converted into Common stock for the year 2016.

 

Oct 7, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year Convertible Debenture to Coventry Enterprises LLC for $30,000. Bearing 8% per annum. Maturing Oct 7, 2015. This note has a Conversion ratio with a 50% of market price. Market price is Calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

Jan 14, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Darren Marks for $25,000 bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Jan 14, 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days (Representing a 60% discount to market). This note is in default.

 

Jan 14, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Darren Marks for $50,000 bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Jan 14, 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

Jan 14, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Melvin Leiner for $50,000 bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Jan 14, 2017. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

Feb 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Andrew Telsey for $30,000, bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Feb 1, 2017. This note has a conversion of 60% of market value. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. ( Representing a 40% discount to market price ). This Note is in default.

 

Feb 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible Note to Darren Marks for $70,500, bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Feb 1, 2017. This note has a conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market Price ). This Note is in default.

 

 

 

 

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Feb 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible Note to Melvin Leiner for $106,632.70, bearing 8% interest, with a conversion ratio, of 40% market price. Maturing Feb 1, 2017. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. Discount to market. (Representing a 60% discount to market price). This Note is in default.

 

April 16, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures group for $10,000 bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing April 16, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 45% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 55% discount to market).

 

April 26, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Iconic Holdings LLC for $25,000 bearing 10% interest per annum Maturing April 26, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days.(Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

June 10, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC for $3,000 bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing June 10, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing 50% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

June 29, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC of Eight thousand seven a fifty dollars ($8750) bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing June 29 2017. This Note has a conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

August 12, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC $3,000 bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing August 12, 2017. This note has a conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price).

 

Sept 7, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Dr. Rutherford for $20,000 Bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing September 7, 2017. This note has a conversion of 50% discount of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price ).This note is in default.

 

Feb. 1, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible debenture to CEO Adrian McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC for Eighty Nine Thousand Dollars. ($89,000). Bearing 9.875% interest for Annual Back Salary and Annual Bonus for 2016.

 

March 31, 2017, the Company issued a convertible note to CEO Adrian McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC for Eight thousand dollars ($8,000), bearing 9.875% interest for Back Salaries for the months of February and March 2017.

 

May 21, 2017, the Company issued a convertible Promissory Note to Heidi Michitsch for One Hundred Thousand Dollars, bearing 9.875% interest ($100K).

 

June 30, 2017, the Company issued a convertible debenture to CEO Adrian McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC in the amount of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000), bearing 9.875% interest, for back salary for Q2, 2017.

 

November 24, 2017, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Mr. Fred Rosen for Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

 

 

 

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On November 25, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Note for Twenty Thousand Dollars USD ($20,000) Dr. Thomas Rutherford, for funds loaned to the company.

 

On Nov. 29, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note. to Mr. Joseph Gibson, for Five Thousand Dollars USD ($5,000) USD.

 

On or about November 30, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Dr. Doug Engers Five Thousand USD ($5K) for funds loaned to the Company.

 

On or about December 13, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Barry Romich of Ten Thousand dollars USD ($10,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

On or about December 15, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Mr. Kerry Goodman for One hundred Thousand Dollars USD ($100K, $50K cashed late December, $50K cashed early February).

 

On or about December 31, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible promissory Note payable to Ms. Heidi Michitsch of Six thousand Dollars USD ($6K) for Back Salaries Due, Q4 2017.

 

On Dec. 31, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible promissory Note to CEO Adrian P. McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC in the Amount of Thirty One Thousand, two hundred and Eighty USD ($31,280). This Promissory Note covers monies loaned to the company for the Token Talk Acquisition and Back Salaries owed to Mr. McKenzie over the given time period.

 

On or about March 31, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible promissory note to CEO Adrian P. McKenzie, for Eleven thousand Five Hundred USD ($11,500) or his company PBDC LLC for back salaries owed.

 

On or about June 30, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of Twenty Six Thousand Five Hundred dollars USD ($26,500) to CEO Adrian P. McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC, for back salaries owed.

 

On or about August 13, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Note of Fifty Thousand Dollars USD in exchange for Fifty Thousand Dollar USD ($50,000) Loan to the Company, to the BA Romich Trust.

 

On or about August 13, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars USD ($50,000) as a Charitable donation to the Romich Foundation.

 

On or about September 30, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) to Adrian P. McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC, for back salaries owed.

 

On or November 18, 2018, the company issued a convertible promissory Note to Dr. Thomas Rutherford for One Hundred Thousand Dollars USD ($100,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

On or about December 31, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of Twenty One Thousand Dollars ($21,000) to Adrian P. McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC, for back salaries owed.

 

 

 

 

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Current Plan of Operations

 

Our plan of operations is currently focused on the development of our Fleet business. We expect to incur substantial expenditures in the foreseeable future for the potential operations of our business segments and ongoing internal research and development. At this time, we cannot reliably estimate the nature, timing or aggregate amount of such costs. We intend to continue to build our corporate and operational infrastructure and to build interest in our product and service offerings and as such are unable to project those costs at this time.

 

As noted above, the pivot to this plan of operations requires us to raise significant additional capital immediately. If we are successful in raising capital through the sale of shares offered for sale in this Offering Circular we believe that the Company will have sufficient cash resources to fund its plan of operations for the next twelve months.

 

We continually evaluate our plan of operations discussed above to determine the manner in which we can most effectively utilize our limited cash resources. The timing of completion of any aspect of our plan of operations is highly dependent upon the availability of cash to implement that aspect of the plan and other factors beyond our control. There is no assurance that we will successfully obtain the required capital or revenues, or, if obtained, that the amounts will be sufficient to fund our ongoing operations. The inability to secure additional capital would have a material adverse effect on us, including the possibility that we would have to sell or forego a portion or all of our assets or cease operations. If we discontinue our operations, we will not have sufficient funds to pay any amounts to our stockholders.

 

Even if we raise additional capital in the near future, if our operating business segments fail to achieve anticipated financial results, our ability to raise additional capital in the future to fund our operating business segments would likely be seriously impaired. If in the future we are not able to demonstrate favorable financial results or projections from our operating business segments, we will not be able to raise the capital we need to continue our then current business operations and business activities, and we will likely not have sufficient liquidity or cash resources to continue operating.

 

Because our working capital requirements depend upon numerous factors there can be no assurance that our current cash resources will be sufficient to fund our operations. At present, we have no committed external sources of capital, and do not expect any significant product revenues for the foreseeable future. Thus, we will require immediate additional financing to fund future operations. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to obtain funds on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

Credit Facilities

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had notes payable of $1,943,146 in convertible notes payable, other current liabilities of $482,848 and accounts payable of $107,752. Other than the foregoing, and to vendors and service providers in the ordinary course of our business, we do not have any other credit facilities or other access to bank credit.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any derivative financial instrument or other off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we are not exposed to market risk of the sort that may arise from changes in interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates, or that may otherwise arise from transactions in derivatives.

 

 

 

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Contingencies

 

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company's management, in consultation with its legal counsel as appropriate, assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company, in consultation with legal counsel, evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein. If the assessment of a contingency indicates it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company's financial statements. If the assessment indicates a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable, but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss, if determinable and material, would be disclosed. Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed.

 

Relaxed Ongoing Reporting Requirements

 

Upon the completion of this Offering, we may elect to become a public reporting company under the Exchange Act. If we elect to do so, we will be required to publicly report on an ongoing basis as an “emerging growth company” (as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, which we refer to as the “JOBS Act”) under the reporting rules set forth under the Exchange Act. As defined in the JOBS Act, an emerging growth company is defined as a company with less than $1.0 billion in revenue during its last fiscal year. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies.

 

For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company,” we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other Exchange Act reporting 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 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

· taking advantage of extensions of time to comply with certain new or revised financial accounting standards;

 

· being permitted to comply with reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and

 

· being exempt from the requirement to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

If we are required to publicly report under the Exchange Act as an “emerging growth company”, we expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, though if the market value of our Common Stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million, we would cease to be an “emerging growth company”.

 

If we elect not to become a public reporting company under the Exchange Act, we will be required to publicly report on an ongoing basis under the reporting rules set forth in Regulation A for Tier 2 issuers. The ongoing reporting requirements under Regulation A are more relaxed than for “emerging growth companies” under the Exchange Act. The differences include, but are not limited to, being required to file only annual and semi-annual reports, rather than annual and quarterly reports. Annual reports are due within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year, and semi-annual reports are due within ninety (90) calendar days after the end of the first six (6) months of the issuer's fiscal year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OUR BUSINESS

 

Corporate History

 

DNA Brands, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “us,” “our,” “we,” the “Company” or “DNA”) was incorporated in the State of Colorado on May 23, 2007 under the name Famous Products, Inc. Prior to July 6, 2010 we were a beverage company. We are looking to reproduce, market and sell a proprietary line of five carbonated blends of DNA Energy Drink®, Citrus, Sugar Free Citrus, Original (a unique combination of Red Bull® and Monster® energy drinks), Cryo- Berry (a refreshing mix of cranberry and raspberry) and Molecular Melon (a cool and refreshing taste); as well as three milk based energy coffees with fortified with Omega 3. These flavors are Mocha, Vanilla Latte and Caramel Macchiato.

 

Our business commenced in May 2006 in the State of Florida under the name Grass Roots Beverage Company, Inc. (“Grass Roots”). Initial operations of Grass Roots included development of our energy drinks, sampling and other marketing efforts and initial distribution in the State of Florida. In May 2006 we formed DNA Beverage Corporation, a Florida corporation (“DNA Beverage”). Our early years were devoted to brand development, creating awareness through heavy sampling programs and creating credibility among our then core demographic by concentrating marketing efforts on action sports locations and events (surf, motocross, skate, etc.).

 

Effective July 6, 2010, we executed agreements to acquire all of the assets, liabilities and contract rights of DNA Beverage and 100% of the common stock of DNA Beverage’s wholly owned subsidiary Grass Roots Beverage Company, Inc. (“Grass Roots”) in exchange for the issuance of 31,250,000 shares of our common stock. The share issuance represented approximately 94.6% of our outstanding shares at the time of issuance. As a result of this transaction we also changed our name to “DNA Brands, Inc.”

 

Grass Roots was dissolved and ceased activity on December 31, 2013. Whereby DNA Brands Inc. has been the surviving entity.

 

Our mailing address is DNA Brands, Inc., 6245 N. Federal Highway, Suite 504, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 and our telephone number is (561) 654-5722. Our website address is, www.dnabrandsinc.com. The information contained therein or accessible thereby shall not be deemed to be incorporated into this Offering Circular.

 

Business Overview

 

Although We own All the IP for our 2 time award winning Energy drink. On March 25, 2019, we announced that we were shifting our primary corporate focus to the transportation/ridesharing industry with the signing of a fleet agreement with the rideshare platform, Ridesharerental.com (http://www.Ridesharerental.com) (the “Rideshare Platform”). As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company’s operating business segments will be primarily focused on the maintenance of a fleet of standard passenger vehicles to be made commercially available for rent to rent to Uber and Lyft drivers in the South Florida Region (“Fleet Management”). Initially concentrating in the South Florida region, DNA Brands is the First fleet operator in the State of Florida with www.RideshareRentals.com and anticipates covering the whole state by years end.

 

The Company’s Fleet Management business focuses on the maintenance of a fleet of standard passenger vehicles, to be subsequently rented directly to drivers in the ridesharing economy. The Fleet Management business and vehicles are made commercially available through the Rideshare Platform, which is available at www.ridesharerental.com. DNA Brands has obtained friendly financing in order to begin the fleet purchase process. The company fully intends to continue adding cars to its fleet monthly. The most significant portion of the use of proceeds of this offering will be to add additional vehicles to our Fleet Management business.

 

 

 

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Fleet Management Business

 

The Company’s Fleet Management business maintains a fleet of standard passenger vehicles to be subsequently rented directly to drivers in the ridesharing economy through the Rideshare Platform. The Company’s fleet of vehicles, as well as other third-party vehicles will be made commercially available for rental bookings on the Rideshare Platform as well as on other third-party e-commerce booking platforms and/or through strategic partnerships and relationships. The Company seeks to provide drivers in the ridesharing economy with full-service vehicle rentals and fleet contract maintenance solutions for commercial standard passenger vehicles.

 

The Company’s material operations for the Fleet Management business are primarily conducted solely in the State of Florida pursuant to its agreement with Ridesharerental.com. As a provider of comprehensive, integrated vehicle rental and fleet management solutions, the Fleet Management business markets and manages short and long-term vehicle rentals to ridesharing economy drivers located in southern Florida with plans to expand to the entire state within 12 months.

 

The Company is focused on operating, developing and investing in its vehicle rental business with a focus on marketing directly to the peer-to-peer car sharing and ridesharing industry professionals. The Company is capable of meeting customers’ needs, including but not limited to a guaranty that all vehicles maintained under the Fleet Management business will comply with and pass the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements. Our Fleet Management product and service offering includes full-service vehicle rental(s) and contract maintenance, along with distribution center management and transportation management service. As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company’s customer base is primarily ridesharing drivers located within Broward County that are operating and performing driving services on behalf of a host of the private ridesharing TNCs (primarily Lyft and Uber). Per our agreement with ridesharerental.com, our Fleet Management business is limited to the State of Florida. We are presently operating just in Broward county, Florida, however the Company intends to aggressively expand our Fleet Management services and product offerings to the entire state.

 

The Company believes that customers will rent vehicles offered by our Fleet Management business in order to reduce the complexity, cost and total capital associated with vehicle ownership. Further, we believe that due to our market focus on the ridesharing industry and the additional imposition of the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements imposed on ridesharing vehicles by the dominant private ridesharing TNCs, customers will be further incentivized to rent our Fleet Management vehicles to guarantee compliance with the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements.

 

Under a full-service rental agreement, the Company provides and fully maintains the vehicle, which is generally specifically configured to meet the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements. The services provided under full-service rental and contract maintenance agreements generally include preventive and regular maintenance, advanced diagnostics, emergency road service, fleet services, and safety programs, through our company-operated facilities.

 

Fleet Management Software

 

The Company has entered into an agreement with ridesharerental.com to use its Rideshare Platform for its Fleet Management business, which we believe will ensure that the Company’s fleet of vehicles meet and comply with the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements and transmit relevant data our customers, the Company has fit its Fleet Management vehicles with fleet management GPS solution software, providing open platform fleet management solutions to businesses of all sizes. These full-featured solutions help the Company manage their drivers and vehicles by extracting accurate and actionable intelligence from real-time and historical location trip data. The telematics solutions for fleet optimization provide our Fleet Management vehicles with fitted software analytics and data involving (i) fuel efficiency; (ii) management of vehicle maintenance and (iii) prevention of vehicle wear and tear.

 

 

 

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The Ridesharing Industry

 

At the most basic level, real-time ridesharing is a service that arranges one-time shared rides on short notice. Traditionally, ridesharing arrangements between two or more unrelated individuals for commuting purposes have been relatively inflexible, long- term arrangements. These commuting arrangements will establish reasonably fixed departure time schedules and driving responsibilities. The complexity of work and social schedules and the perceived increase in vehicle trip complexity, such as trip chaining, has made this type of commuting arrangement much less desirable. “Real-time” ridesharing attempts to provide added flexibility to ridesharing arrangements by allowing drivers and passengers to partake in occasional shared rides. The internet- connected, global positioning system (“GPS”) enabled device automatically detects your current location, takes the home location that you have programmed in previously and searches the database for drivers traveling a similar route and willing to pick up passengers. According to Wikipedia.org, “real-time” ridesharing is defined as “a single, or recurring ridesharing trip with no fixed schedule, organized on a one-time basis, with matching of participants occurring as little as a few minutes before departure or as far in advance as the evening before a trip is scheduled to take place”.

 

A number of TNCs located in San Francisco premiered apps for real-time ridesharing in early 2010, several TNCs were introduced that were advertising as ridesharing, but in fact dispatched commercial operators similar to a taxi service. Transportation industry experts have frequently referred to these services as “ridesourcing” to clarify that drivers do not share a destination with their passengers. Rather, the “ridesourcing” app simply outsources rides to available commercial drivers. In 2013 an agreement was reached with California Public Utilities Commission creating a new category of service called “Transportation Network Companies” or “TNCs” to cover both real-time and scheduled ridesharing companies. Transportation Network Companies have faced regulatory opposition in many other cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C, among others.

 

Ridesharing” has been controversial, variously criticized as lacking adequate regulation, insurance, licensure, and training. One of the main so-called ridesharing (but actually ridesourcing) firms, Uber, was banned in Berlin and a number of other European cities. Opposition may also come from taxi companies and public transit operators because they are seen as alternatives. Early real- time ridesharing projects are believed to have begun in the 1990s, but they faced obstacles such as the need to develop a user network and a convenient means of communication. Gradually the means of arranging the ride shifted from telephone to internet, email, and smartphone; and user networks were developed around major employers and universities. As of 2006, the goal of taxi-like responsiveness still generally eluded the industry; “next day” responsiveness was generally considered the state of the art.

 

The term “ridesharing” was starting to become a misnomer, they’re a lot more like successful private cab or taxi businesses that cater to a smartphone-toting clientele and actively rival traditional cab or taxi companies and having reliable and affordable door- to-door transportation in general can help expand car-free living. Given the fast rise of smartphone adoption globally, ridesharing’s success doesn’t come as a surprise. But there are many reasons why customers prefer to book those services versus taxis. Among those are a clear overview of pricing prior to booking, the ease and convenience of “one-tap” rides, the ability to monitor and follow drivers on map displayed on the user’s smartphone, the convenience of a cashless transaction, fare splitting, and feedback options. The premier and probably most well know ridesharing service, Uber, was born when its founders became annoyed that they could not get a taxi in Paris. By eliminating the antiquated taxi dispatch system through technology (call and book taxi, call to request driver’s location, call when taxi doesn’t arrive), the founders of Uber created an innovative technology alternative to the traditional taxi dispatch system that has been widely adopted by users worldwide. By eliminating a key piece of the supply chain and streamlining efficiencies for the users, Uber was able to completely disrupt a century-old taxi industry. In essence, Uber & Lyft are really the two companies that dominate the market and Uber so far has won across the board: access, driver experience, customer experience, brand and funding.

 

The growth of the ridesharing economy has resulted in increasing consumer demand for ridesharing services, provided by Transportation Network Companies (“TNCs”) such as Lyft, Gett and Uber, that offer a ridesharing economy service through mobile applications.

 

 

 

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Ridesharing apps connect people who need a ride with people who have a vehicle and time to drive - notably, not necessarily people who are licensed taxi drivers. Ridesharing TNCs like Lyft, Gett and Uber provide a smartphone app that lets consumers hail a ride, set their destination, and pay without leaving the app itself. The benefits to the consumer is ease of use, availability of rides, and sometimes lower prices than traditional taxis. Many companies require at least some sort of certification for the drivers and take a portion of the drivers’ fares. Ridesharing drivers can choose when they work (though they can receive bonuses for logging a certain number of hours) and provide their own vehicles. In the United States, ridesharing companies argue that the work-when-you-want arrangement qualifies drivers as contractors, not employees. Despite legal battles and controversy over surge pricing, ridesharing companies have exploded in popularity, both in the U.S. and internationally. Early entrants in the TNC app space, like Uber and Flywheel, were founded around 2009. Overall, the industry has raised more than $10 billion in venture funding.

 

We believe that we have strong economic prospects by virtue of the following dynamics of the industry:

 

· Continued Growth in Ridesharing Market. The ridesharing services market has grown faster, gone to more places and has produced robust growth and consumer traffic figures since commercial introduction in approximately 2009. The pace of growth is also picking up. It has been reported that Uber took six (6) years before it reached a billion rides in December of 2015, but it took only six (6) months for Uber to get to two billion rides. In the U.S., the number of users of ridesharing services is estimated to increase from 8.2 million in 2014 to 20.4 million in 2020, producing a compounded annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of approximately 13.92% over the seven-year period.

 

· Globalization of Ridesharing. In the same vein, ridesharing which started as an experiment in California has grown into a global marketplace over a short period of time. Asia has emerged as a geographical territory to drive future growth. For example, Didi Chuang, the Chinese ridesharing company, completed 1.43 billion rides just in 2015 and it now claims to have 250 million users in 360 Chinese cities. Ridesharing is also acquiring deep roots in both India and Malaysia, and is making advances in Europe and Latin America, despite regulatory pushback.

 

· Expanding Choices. Consumer options in ridesharing are expanding to attract an even larger audience, such as carpooling and private bus services. The expansion of consumer options has also attracted mass transit customers to more expensive luxury options. In addition, it has been reported that dominant TNC businesses are experimenting with pre-scheduled rides and multiple stops on single trip gain to meet customer needs. Our Fleet Management business and fleet of rental vehicles are designed to put more certified ridesharing vehicles on the roadways to meet the increasing consumer demand of the availability of ridesharing services.

  

Regulation of the Ridesharing Industry

 

In the current ridesharing marketplace, often times the TNCs (such as Uber or Lyft) generally takes the place of government in enforcing standards for drivers and vehicles, though two (2) states and the District of Columbia now have basic driver background and minimum insurance requirements in place for TNCs. Each TNC has its own regulations at the corporate level. However, in many instances, state, local or federal governments are beginning to seriously assess the ridesharing industry and it is likely that regulations and mandated standards are imminent. For more information see section “Vehicle Registration Requirements.”

 

Our Opportunity

 

The increasing demand for ridesharing services has produced an increase in demand by TNC businesses for more ridesharing drivers and vehicles on the road at any given time. The growing demographic of ridesharing drivers, as determined on a global basis, has drawn ridesharing drivers to the ridesharing marketing to perform services for a host of private TNC businesses focused on ridesharing, such as Uber and Lyft. The Company believes that private ridesharing TNC businesses are hiring more than 50,000 drivers a month to keep pace with the current commercial demand for ridesharing services.

 

 

 

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Complicating this matter further, many potential ridesharing drivers drawn to the ridesharing market are being rejected or turned away from employment by the private ridesharing TNCs on account of the fact that many potential ridesharing driver’s personal vehicles are failing to meet the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements imposed on all ridesharing vehicles by the private ridesharing TNCs. Private ridesharing TNCs impose certain vehicle safety tests and precautions on all ridesharing vehicles to be utilized by drivers under employment with the private ridesharing TNCs. Generally, the TNCs impose certain standard requirements on all ridesharing drivers and their respective vehicles (the “Driver Qualification Requirements”) as well as additional vehicle safety tests, inspections and precautions on all ridesharing vehicles to be utilized by drivers under employment with the private ridesharing TNCs (the “Vehicle Qualification Requirements”, together with the Driver Qualification Requirements, the “Ridesharing Qualification Requirements”). For more information see “Ridesharing Qualification Requirements”. The Company estimates that approximately 30%-50% of potential ridesharing drivers do not own or have rights or access to a car or vehicle that will meet the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements. Further, the Company believes that this issue surrounding the Ridesharing Qualifications Requirements are exacerbating the problem and resulting in a shortfall of ridesharing drivers on the road at any given time. Private ridesharing TNCs have responded to this issue by actively pursuing programs to get eligible ridesharing drivers into qualified cars that meet the Ridesharing Qualification Requirements. The Company believes that the TNC line of business and immense capital requirements in developing a fleet management business to service the growing ridesharing industry on such a large scale will restrict the ability of the private ridesharing TNCs to dominate the ridesharing vehicle rental market. Further, despite the financial resources and scale of the dominant TNCs in the ridesharing business, the Company believes that third-party vehicle rental providers are a necessity to the growth and service of a robust ridesharing market.

 

Ridesharing Qualification Requirements

 

The TNCs generally impose a host of requirements on potential ridesharing driver applicants seeking employment with TNCs such as Uber and/or Lyft. For example, prior to becoming a ridesharing driver, Uber and Lyft impose similar uniform requirements on all ridesharing vehicles and drivers. Generally, the ridesharing driver must meet the following standard requirements (collectively, the “Driver Qualification Requirements”):

 

· The ridesharing driver must obtain a minimum age of 21 years old;
· The ridesharing driver’s vehicle must be a four-door car made in year 2007 or newer (in most cities- 2002 or newer for Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco);
· The ridesharing driver must have in-state auto insurance with the driver’s name on the policy;
· The ridesharing driver must have an in-state driver’s license, licensed in the US for at least one year;
· The ridesharing driver must have in-state plates with a current registration (commercial plates are acceptable as well);
· The ridesharing driver must have a clean driving record;
· The ridesharing driver must pass on the background check;
· The ridesharing driver’s vehicle must pass the Cosmetic Qualification Requirements.

 

For example, prior to becoming an Uber driver, the company requires all potential ridesharing drivers of UberX, UberXL and UberPlus/UberSelect to meet the following vehicle requirements:

 

· Access to a four-door car that is year 2007 or newer (in most cities- 2002 or newer for Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco);
· The vehicle is in good physical condition with no cosmetic damage;
· No marketing or commercial branding is being outwardly displayed on the vehicle;
· Passing score on the vehicle inspection.

 

 

 

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In addition, the TNCs may impose cosmetic guidelines on all ridesharing vehicles providing ridesharing services on behalf of the private ridesharing company. Certain cosmetic features may prevent a potential ridesharing driver’s vehicle from qualifying under the vehicle inspection on account of the following: (i) the vehicle includes a full-body wrap containing advertisements, or any large ads; (ii) the vehicle has holes or damage to the exterior; (iii) the vehicle has taxi decals or taxi-style paint; (iv) the vehicle has significant damage to the interior (including any torn seats, large permanent stains, strong permanent odors); (v) the vehicle has paint oxidation; or (vi) the vehicle has different colored hoods/doors; (vii) the vehicle has objectionable aftermarket modification (collectively, “Cosmetic Qualification Requirements”).

 

In addition to the Driver Qualification Requirements, private ridesharing companies also require all potential ridesharing drivers to undergo a vehicle inspection test on all personal driver vehicles to be used by the potential ridesharing driver to perform ridesharing services on behalf of the private ridesharing company. In order to become a Uber or Lyft driver, a potential ridesharing driver’s vehicle generally must pass the 19-point vehicle inspection to confirm that it meets the private ridesharing companies requirements (the “Vehicle Qualification Requirements”, together with the Driver Qualification Requirements, the “Ridesharing Qualification Requirements”).

 

A 19-point inspection is a standard vehicle inspection procedure to check a car in 19 specific areas to ensure that it conforms to safety and operational requirements. While the 19 points are the same for different companies, their procedures differ slightly. The process also varies based on the geographical location where the inspection is performed. The 19 points of the vehicle checked for inspection include headlights, tail-lights, indicator lights, stop lights, foot brakes, emergency/parking brake, steering mechanism, windshield, heat and air conditioning, front, rear and side windows, front seat adjustment mechanism, door controls (open, close, lock), horn, speedometer, body condition/ damage, muffler and exhaust system, condition or tires, interior and exterior rear-view mirrors and safety belts for driver and passengers. Any vehicle having a problem or issue with any of the inspection points will generally not pass the vehicle inspection and will be refused the opportunity to become a ridesharing driver for the private ridesharing company.

 

Company Growth Strategy

 

Our long-term strategy is focused on four priorities: expanding and diversifying our revenues; improving our operating effectiveness; enhancing the customer experience; and disciplined capital management.

 

Expand and Diversify Revenues—Our strategy to achieve ongoing growth is driven by initiatives that expand and diversify our revenues through customer- and market-focused initiatives. We are actively working to expand our Fleet Management business, and diversify our equipment rental fleet with a broader mix of vehicles to increase in the range of customer options and markets we serve. In addition, we seek to grow our Fleet Management business which seeks to connect the owners and/or operators of standard passenger vehicles to existing or prospective ridesharing drivers. We will continue to offer a comprehensive equipment rental fleet to achieve market leadership. We plan to expand our footprint in Florida, with a focus on increasing the following:

 

(i)   the number of major geographical markets in the state served by our partner’s Rideshare Platform; (ii) the number of vehicles maintained and managed under the Company’s Fleet Management business; and (iii) to continue to reconfigure existing locations with fleet and expertise tailored to local markets. Our footprint expansion will include locations served under the Rideshare Platform and Fleet Management business to better support our growing ridesharing rental business. We will continue to pursue initiatives that allow us to drive sales through our existing locations and geographical territories.

 

Disciplined Asset Management—We manage our vehicle rental fleet to optimize the timing of fleet rentals, repairs and maintenance, while at the same time satisfying our customers' needs. Through continued use and development of our disciplined approach to efficient fleet management, we seek to maximize our utilization and return on investment.

 

Litigation

 

From time to time we become the subject of litigation that is incurred in the ordinary course of its business. However, to date, we have not been made aware of any actual, pending or threatened litigation against the Company.

 

Property

 

We lease and maintain our primary offices at 6245 N. Federal Highway, Suite 504, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308. We do not currently own any real estate.

 

 

 

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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

 

The following are our executive officers and directors and their respective ages and positions as of the date of this Offering Circular:

 

Name   Position   Age   Term of Office   Approximate hours per week for part-time employees
Executive Officers:                
Adrian McKenzie-Patasar   Chief Executive Officer   44   Since February 2016   40
                 
Howard Ullman   President   62   Since Jan 2019   20

  

During the past five (5) years, none of the persons identified above has been involved in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses. There is no arrangement or understanding between the persons described above and any other person pursuant to which the person was selected to his or her office or position.

 

Executive Officers and Directors

 

Adrian McKenzie-Patasar- CEO DNA Brands Inc.  Sole Director.

 

From 2016 to the present Mr. McKenzie has been CEO of the Company. From 2009 to the present, he has been President of PBDC LLC, a consulting company. In 1998 Mr. Patasar graduated from the University of Western Ontario (UWO), London Ontario Canada with a BA in Economics.

 

Howard Ullman- President DNA Brands Inc.

 

Mr. Ullman is a consumer products specialist in developing and launching consumer products. Mr. Ullman founded and recently sold Atmospheric Water Solutions(AWS). Formed in 2011, the company is involved in producing potable drinking water from air. Over the past five years he and or his company have filed numerous patents in atmospheric water generation (AWG) technologies. In 2015/2016 AWS won product of the year at two major exhibitions in the US and was a finalist for product of the year in four additional contests. In 2014 Ullman was named leader of the AWG industry by research giant Frost and Sullivan and has received numerous leadership awards for his work as a water steward over the past two years. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Tulane University. In 2015 he was awarded the CSR Leadership Award For Outstanding Contribution to Water Efficiency in India and a Leadership Excellence Award in Dubai from the World Leadership Congress. Since 2016 he has been a member of the Green Energy Council.

 

Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

 

The Board oversees our business and considers the risks associated with our business strategy and decisions. The Board currently implements its risk oversight function as a whole. Each of the Board committees, when established, will also provide risk oversight in respect of its areas of concentration and reports material risks to the board for further consideration.

 

Term of Office

 

Directors serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Officers are appointed to serve for one (1) year until the meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

 

 

 

 

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Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among any of our officers or directors.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

To our knowledge, none of our current directors or executive officers has, during the past ten (10) years:

 

· been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

 

· had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against the business or property of the person, or of any partnership, corporation or business association of which he was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy filing or within two (2) years prior to that time;

 

· been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction or federal or state authority, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, his involvement in any type of business, securities, futures, commodities, investment, banking, savings and loan, or insurance activities, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

 

· been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;

 

· been the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated (not including any settlement of a civil proceeding among private litigants), relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

 

· been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self- regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a) (29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Except as set forth above and in our discussion below in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” none of our directors or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, individually or in the aggregate, we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

 

Our Board plans to adopt a written code of business conduct and ethics (“Code”) that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. We intend to post on our website a current copy of the Code and all disclosures that are required by law in regard to any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the Code.

 

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table represents information regarding the total compensation our executive officers and director of the Company as of December 31, 2018:

 

Name and Principal Position   Cash
Compensation
$
    Other
Compensation
$
    Total
Compensation
$
 
Adrian McKenzie-Patasar, CEO, Director   $ 150,000           $ 150,000  
Howard Ullman, President   $ 60,000           $ 60,000  
Total   $ 210,000           $ 210,000  

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(1) Any values reported in the “Other Compensation”, if applicable, column represents the aggregate grant date fair value, computed in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 718 Share Based Payments, of grants of stock options to each of our named executive officers and directors.

 

Employment Agreements.

 

McKenzie has entered into an employment agreement with the Company for a term of five years. Pursuant to his employment agreement, he has agreed to devote a substantial portion of his business and professional time and efforts to our business. The employment agreement provides that he shall receive a salary determined by the Board of Directors commensurate with the development of the Company. He may be entitled to receive, at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors or a committee thereof, bonuses based on the achievement (in whole or in part) by the Company of our business plan and achievement by him of fixed personal performance objectives.

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Related Transactions

 

Other than as given herein, there have been no transactions and there are no currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and in which any related person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest involving the lesser of $120,000 or one percent (1%) of the average of the Company’s total assets as of the end of last two completed fiscal years. A related person is any executive officer, director, nominee for director, or holder of 5% or more of the Company’s Common Stock, or an immediate family member of any of those persons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT & CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS

 

The following table shows the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of the date of this Offering Circular held by (i) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of any class of our shares; (ii) each director; (iii) each executive officer; and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. As of July 15, 2019, 122,046,461, shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Commission, and generally includes voting power and/or investment power with respect to the securities held. Shares of Common Stock subject to options and warrants currently exercisable or which may become exercisable within sixty (60) days of the date of this Offering Circular, are deemed outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding such options or warrants for purposes of computing the number of shares and percentage beneficially owned by such person, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage beneficially owned by any other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, the persons or entities named have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them.

 

The percentages below are based on fully diluted shares of our Common Stock as of the date of this Offering Circular.

 

    Number of shares
of Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned as of
July 15, 2019
    Percentage
Before
Offering
    Beneficially
Owned (5) After
Maximum
Offering
 
Directors and Officers: (1)                        
Adrian McKenzie-Patasar   $ 81,000,000       72.9%       23.2%  
                         
Greater than 5% Beneficial Owners:                        

Adrian McKenzie-Patasar 

  81,000,000       72.9%       23.2%  

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(1)

Unless otherwise indicated, the principal address of the named directors and officers of the Company is c/o DNA Brands Inc., 6245 N. Fed Hwy, Ste 504, Fort Lauderdale Fl 33311.

 

 

 

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

The following is a summary of the rights of our capital stock as provided in our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and certificate of designation. For more detailed information, please see our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and certificate of designation which have been filed as exhibits to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part.

 

Indebtedness.

 

As of December 31, 2017, we had outstanding indebtedness, excluding capital leases, of approximately a total of $909,889, which consisted of the following: (i) $445,000 in unsecured notes payable to an investor, accruing interest at 5% per annum, to be made due and payable as of March 31, 2019; (ii) $242,667 in unsecured notes payable to an investor, accruing interest at 8% per annum, with principal payments equal to 1/12 of the original balance plus interest due quarterly- due and payable from dates ranging from August 9, 2020 to December 11, 2020; (iii) $222,222 in unsecured notes payable to an investor, accruing interest at 6% per annum, to be made due and payable as of March 31, 2018. Other than the foregoing, and to vendors and service providers in the ordinary course of our business, we do not have any other credit facilities or other access to bank credit.

 

Common Stock

 

As of July 15 2019, the Company had 122,046,461 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held at all meetings of shareholders (and written actions in lieu of meeting). There shall be no cumulative voting. The holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to dividends when and as declared by the Board from funds legally available therefor, and upon liquidation are entitled to share pro rata in any distribution to holders of Common Stock. There are no preemptive, conversion or redemption privileges, nor sinking fund provisions with respect to the Common Stock.

 

The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased subject to the Company’s legal commitments at any time and from time to time to issue them, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Company entitled to vote.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The following table is a summary of the Company's preferred stock. Please refer to the information following the table for the full terms.

 

Designation Authorized Shares Shares Issued Ownership (3) Voting
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (1) 4,000,000 None   None
Series C Preferred Stock 600,000 400

Darren Marks 200,000 shares

Marvin Leiner 200,000 shares

300 votes per share
Series D Preferred Stock 1,800,000 None    
Series E Preferred Stock 1,800,000 None   68.02721 votes per share
Series F Preferred Stock 500,000 355,000 Adrian Mckenzie 75,000 per share
Series G Preferred Stock 2,000,000 None    
Series H Preferred Stock (2) 1,000,000,000 None    

 

(1) Each share converts into one shares of Common Stock.
(2) Each share converts into five shares of Common Stock.
(3) The address of all shareholders is c/o DNA Brands, Inc., 6245 N Federal Hwy, Ste 504, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308.

 

 

 

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The Company has authorized one billion thirty million (1,030,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock consisting of one billion twenty five million three hundred thousand (1,025,300,000) undesignated shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share. There are designated four hundred thousand (400,000) shares of Series C Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share; one million eight hundred thousand (1,800,000) shares of Series E Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share; five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Series F Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share; and two million (2,000,000) shares of Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each such class are as follows:

 

Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series ‘A’ Convertible Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 4,000,000 shares.

 

Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be $0.25 per share.

 

Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.

 

Preference on Liquidation

 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share, the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

Voting Rights

 

The Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall not have voting rights and shall not be entitled to notice of shareholders meetings or to vote upon the election of directors or upon any other matter at any special meeting of shareholders.

 

Conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock Into Common Stock

 

Subject to the provisions of this subdivision (f), the holder of record of any share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right, at his option, at any time commencing after July 1, 2011, to convert one (1) share of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock of the Company.

 

 

 

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Any holder of a share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock desiring to convert such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock so to be converted, duly endorsed to the Company, or in blank, at the principal office of the Company, and shall give written notice to the Company at said office that he elects to convert the same, and setting forth the name or names (with the address or addresses) in which the shares of Common Stock are to be issued.

 

Conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be subject to the following additional terms and provisions:

 

As promptly as practicable after the surrender for conversion of any Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the holder of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock at the holder’s address as indicated on the Company’s stock ledger (or such other place as may be designated by the holder), to or upon the written order of the holder of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, issued in such name or names as such holder may direct. Shares of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close of business on the date of the surrender of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion, as provided above, and the rights of the holders of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease at such time, and the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such Common Stock at such time; provided, however, that any such surrender on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall constitute the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open.

 

In the event that the Company shall at any time subdivide or combine in a greater or lesser number of shares the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased in the case of subdivision or decreased in the case of a combination, effective in either case at the close of business on the date when such subdivision or combination shall become effective.

 

In the event that the Company shall be recapitalized, consolidated with or merged into any other corporation, or shall sell or convey to any other corporation all or substantially all of its property as entirety, provision shall be made as part of the terms of such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance so that any holder of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock may thereafter receive in lieu of the Common Stock otherwise issuable to him upon conversion of his Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, but at the conversion ratio stated in this subdivision (e), the same kind and amount of securities or assets as may be distributable upon such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, with respect to the Common Stock of the Company.

 

In the event that the Company shall at any time pay to the holders of Common Stock a dividend in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased, effective at the close of business on the record date for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividend.

 

Such adjustments shall be made successively if more than one event listed in subdivisions (e)(3)(B), (C) and (D) hereof shall occur.

 

No adjustment of the conversion ratio shall be made by reason of the purchase, acquisition, redemption or retirement by the Company of any shares of the Common Stock or any other class of the capital stock of the Company, except as provided in subdivision (e)(3)(B); or

 

the issuance, other than as provided in subdivisions (e)(3)(B) and (D), of any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or of any securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any other securities of the Company, provided that in the event the Company offers any of its securities, or any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase any of its securities, to the holders of its Common Stock pursuant to any preemptive or preferential rights granted to holders of Common Stock by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, or pursuant to any similar rights that may be granted to such holders of Common Stock by the Board of Directors of the Company, at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock then of record; or any offer by the Company to redeem or acquire shares of its Common Stock by paying or exchanging therefore stock of another corporation or the carrying out by the Company of the transactions contemplated by such offer, provided that at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock then of record.

 

 

 

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The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made without charge for any tax in respect of such issuance. However, if any certificate is to be issued in a name other than that of the holder of record of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock so converted, the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall pay to the Company the amount of any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid or is not due and payable.

 

Redemption.

 

The Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

Series C Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series C Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designed as "Series C Preferred Shares" (the "Series C Preferred Shares"), and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 400,000. The number of shares constituting such series may, unless prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation, be decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of Series C Preferred Shares to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible in Series C Preferred Shares.

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

The holders of Series C Preferred Shares, in preference to the holders of Common Shares, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, annual dividends payable in cash on the 31st day of December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Dividend Payment Dates"), commencing on December 31, 2013 at the rate of $0.01 per share per year.

 

Dividends which are not declared will not accrue. Dividends not declared will not cumulate. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the Series C Preferred Shares in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time such dividends are declared and become payable shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares outstanding at that time. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of Series C Preferred Shares entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

 

Voting Rights. Each Series C Preferred Share will entitle the holder thereof to 300 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or by law, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares and the holders of Common Shares and any other capital shares of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

Certain Restrictions Whenever dividends declared or other distributions payable on the Series C Preferred Shares as provided in Section 2 hereof are in arrears, thereafter and until all unpaid dividends and distributions on Series C Preferred Shares outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

 

declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series C Preferred Shares;

 

declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series C Preferred Shares, except dividends paid ratably on the Series C Preferred Shares and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

 

 

 

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The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under subparagraph (i) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

 

Reacquired Shares. Any Series C Preferred Shares purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall constitute authorized but unissued Preferred Shares and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Shares by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Articles of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or as otherwise required by law.

 

Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series C Preferred Shares unless, prior thereto, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares shall have received $0.67 per share, plus an amount equal to declared and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon to the date of such payment.

 

Consolidation, Merger, Exchange, etc.. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory share exchange or other transaction in which the Common Shares are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, money and/or any other property, then in any such case the Series C Preferred Shares shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share equal to the aggregate amount of stock, securities, money and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each Common Share is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after May 3, 2013 declare or pay any dividend on Common Shares payable in Common Shares, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding Common Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of Common Shares, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of Series C Preferred Shares shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of Common Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

Series D Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series D Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

Designation and Number of Series

 

This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series ‘D’ Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 1,800,000 shares.

 

Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series “D” Preferred Stock shall be $0.055 per share.

 

Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series “D” Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends if and when so declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, in their sole discretion.

 

Preference on Liquidation

 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series “D” Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, after any payment shall be made in respect of the liquidation preference on the Series “A” Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, but before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to $0.055 per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series “D” Preferred Shares an amount equal to $0.055 per share, the holders of the Series “D” Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of the Series “A” Preferred Stock have received an amount equal to twenty five cents ($.25) per share, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock have received an amount equal to sixty-seven cents ($.67) per share and the Series “D” Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to $0.055 per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

 

 

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A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series “D” Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

Voting Rights

 

Each Series “D” Preferred Share will entitle the holder thereof to 68.02721 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or by law, the holders of Series “D” Preferred Shares and the holders of Common Shares and any other capital shares of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

Redemption.

 

The Series “D” Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

Series E Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series E Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

Designation and Number of Series

 

This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series E Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 1,800,000 shares.

 

Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series E Preferred Stock shall be $0.055 per share.

 

Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series E Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends if and when so declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, in their sole discretion.

 

Preference on Liquidation

 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series E Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, after any payment shall be made in respect of the liquidation preference on the Series C Preferred Stock, but before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to $0.055 per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series E Preferred Shares an amount equal to $0.055 per share, the holders of the Series E Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock have received an amount equal to sixty-seven cents ($.67) per share and the Series E Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to $0.055 per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

 

 

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A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series E Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

Voting Rights

 

Each Series E Preferred Share will entitle the holder thereof to 68.02721 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or by law, the holders of Series E Preferred Shares and the holders of Common Shares and any other capital shares of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

Redemption.

 

The Series E Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

Series F Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series “F” Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series “F” Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 500,000 shares.

 

Stated Value

The stated value of the Series “F” Preferred Stock shall be $1.00 per share.

 

Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series “F” Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.

 

Preference on Liquidation

 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series “F” Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series “F” Preferred Shares an amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per share, the holders of the Series “F” Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of Series “F” Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series “F” Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

 

 

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Voting Rights

 

The holders of record of Series “F” Preferred Shares shall be entitled to Thirty- Five Thousand (35,000) votes at any meeting of shareholders for each share of Series “F” Preferred Stock.

 

Redemption.

 

The Series “F” Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

Series G Preferred Stock

 

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF SERIES G CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK.

 

The shares of the series of preferred stock created and authorized by this Resolution shall be designated "Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Series G Preferred Stock"). The total number of authorized shares constituting the Series G Preferred Stock shall be Two Million (2,000,000) shares. The number of shares constituting this series of preferred stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased at any time from time to time, in accordance with applicable law up to the maximum number of shares of preferred stock authorized under the Articles, less all shares at the time authorized of any other series of preferred stock of the Corporation; provided, however, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of this series to a number less than that of the then-outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock. The stated face value of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be $4.00 per share. Shares of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of issue.

 

SECTION 2. DIVIDEND RIGHTS. The holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall receive cumulative dividends. "Dividends," as used in this section, shall mean all dividends provided for in paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 of this section 2.

 

(i)                 Semi-Annual Dividends. The holders of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purpose, cash dividends ("Semi-Annual Dividends") at the rate of Seven Percent (7.00%) per share semi-annually (14% Fourteen Percent Annual), (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, 30-day month), payable semi-annually on October 1 and April 1. Such dividends shall be cumulative and shall accrue, whether or not earned or declared, from and after February 16, 2016 or the date of issue of the Preferred Stock, whichever is later.

 

(ii)                Restrictions on Dividends, Distributions. So long as any Series G Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, (i) no dividends whatsoever shall be declared or paid upon, nor shall any distribution be made upon, any shares of any other class of stock of the Corporation, other than a dividend or distribution payable in Common Stock, and (ii) no shares of any class of stock of the Corporation shall be redeemed by the Corporation or purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, unless the Corporation is current with the dividends set forth in paragraph 2.1. In addition, if at any time there shall be any accrued and unpaid Dividends on any shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding, no dividends whatsoever of any kind may be declared or paid upon, nor shall any distribution of any kind be made upon, any share of any class of stock of the Corporation other than the Series G Preferred Stock. For the purposes of this Section 1, the term "Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person but shall exclude any Person which is an institution and which might be deemed to be such an Affiliate solely by reason of its ownership of the Series G Preferred Stock or any other securities originally issue d and sold to the initial purchaser of the Series G Preferred Stock or issued upon conversion of any of such securities, or by reason of its benefiting from any agreements or covenants of the Corporation entered into in connection with the issue and sale of any of such securities, and "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(iii)               Additional Dividends. After the dividends set forth in paragraph 2.1 shall have been paid, if the Board shall elect to declare cash dividends on the Common Stock, additional cash dividends shall also be declared on the Series G Preferred Stock. Such additional dividends shall, in the aggregate, be equal to at least the amount obtained by multiplying the aggregate dividend payable on Common Stock by two (2). Each holder of shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate ratably in such additional dividends based upon the percentage of outstanding Series G Preferred Stock held.

 

 

 

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SECTION 3. LIQUIDATION RIGHTS AND RIGHTS ON DISSOLUTION.

 

3.1 Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall be entitled before any distribution or payment is made upon any shares of any other class of stock of the Corporation, to any and all mineral rights.

 

SECTION 4. VOTING RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided by law and this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock shall have no right to vote on any matter to be voted on by the stockholders of the Corporation (including any election or removal of the directors of the Corporation) except as provided in paragraph 4.1, and except in each case to the extent specifically required by Colorado law.

 

Special Voting Rights. If and whenever any of the following events ("Preferred Stock Defaults") shall occur for any reason whatsoever: (i) the Corporation shall fail to make any conversion of the Series G Preferred Stock pursuant to this agreement on the date such conversion is required to be made or (ii) the Corporation shall take or purport to take any restricted corporate action specified herein without obtaining the prior consent to the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock required therein, then, and in any such event, a meeting of all of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be called pursuant to paragraph 4.4 and the terms of office of all directors of the Corporation in office immediately prior to such meeting shall terminate on the election and qualification of the directors elected at such meeting. At such meeting, and until all Preferred Stock Defaults shall have been cured in full, the holders of the outstanding Series G Preferred Stock, each being entitled to vote: (i) one vote per Common share that the holder of Series G Preferred Stock would be permitted to convert into as of the date of default; and (ii) voting separately as a class, shall be entitled to elect and remove the number of directors constituting a majority of the directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation classifying the directors of the Corporation into classes having staggered terms of office, for so long as the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock are entitled to elect or remove directors there shall be but one class of directors, each of whom shall be elected to serve, subject to paragraph 4.3.l, only until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy created by the resignation or death of any director elected by the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock may be filled by only an appointment made by a majority of the remaining directors then elected by the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock, and each director so appointed shall serve, subject to paragraph 4.3.I, until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his successor is elected and qualified. Any director or directors elected by the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock or designated to fill a vacancy or vacancies, as provided in this paragraph 4.1, may be removed from office only by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series G Preferred Stock at a special meeting of such holders caused for the purpose of removing such director or directors, all as provided in paragraph 4.3. Any vacancy created by the removal of any such director shall be filed by the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock at the meeting at which such removal was voted pursuant to paragraph 4.3 or at any adjournment thereof.

 

(1)               Divestiture of Voting Rights. If the holders of the outstanding Series G Preferred Stock have become entitled to vote to elect or remove directors pursuant to paragraph 4.1, then, upon the curing in full of all Preferred Stock Defaults at the time existing, the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be divested of their rights with respect to the election or removal of directors provided in paragraph 4.1, without prejudice to any subsequent re-vesting of such rights in the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of paragraph 4.1 if there shall thereafter occur any Preferred Stock Default. Upon any such divesting of such voting rights of the holders of Series G Preferred Stock, the terms of office of all persons who may have been elected directors of the Corporation by vote of the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock (or pursuant to the fourth sentence of paragraph 4.3) shall terminate forthwith and the vacancies thereby created shall be filled in the manner provided by law or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 5. Preferred Restrictions. The Corporation will not take any action forbidden by this paragraph without the prior consent (in addition to any other vote or consent required by law) of the holders of the outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock (or such higher percentage as may be required by law or by specific provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation), voting as a class in person or by proxy given in writing or at a special meeting called for the purpose.

 

 

 

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SECTION 6. CONVERSION RIGHTS.

 

6.1       Redemption and Conversion of Series G Preferred Stock into Common Stock. The Corporation will redeem the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock based upon One Dollar of value every Twelve (12) months until the entire value of Four Dollars ($4.00) plus interest is paid off as defined in section 6.2. The Corporation will redeem Twenty Five Cents ($0.25) approximately every 90 days or a maximum of One Dollar ($1.00) within a twelve month period of time. The Corporation will issue common shares for the redemption based upon outstanding principal of their holdings of the Series G Preferred Stock and any Dividends accrued, but not yet paid, into fully-paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at Five Percent (5%) discount to the average "Fair Market Value" (the "Conversion Rate") but not to exceed 95 Cents ($0.95) per share. However, should the Corporation effect a forward split, the ceiling price of $.95 Cents ($0.95) per share shall be discounted down according to the split ratio and notwithstanding, the ceiling price shall be negotiable at the Holder of the Series G Preferred Stock request. [n no case shall the conversion price be less than One Cent ($0.01). "Fair Market Value" on a date shall be the average of the daily closing bid prices for the Five (5) consecutive trading days before such date excluding any trades which are not bona fide arm's length transactions. The closing price for each day shall be (a) if such security is listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange, the last sale price of such security, regular way, or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices thereof if no such sale occurred, in each case as officially reported on the principal securities exchange on which such security are listed, or (b) if quoted on NASDAQ or any similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices then in common use the mean between the closing high bid and low asked quotations of such security in the over-the-counter market as shown by NASDAQ or such similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices, as reported by any member firm of the New York Stock Exchange selected by the Holder of the Series G Preferred Stock, (c) if not quoted as described in clause (b), the mean between the high bid and low asked quotations for the shares as reported by NASDAQ or any similar successor organization, as reported by any member firm of the New York Stock Exchange selected by the Holder of the Series G Preferred Stock. If such security is quoted on a national securities or central market system in lieu of a market or quotation system described above, the closing price shall be determined in the manner set forth in clause (a) of the preceding sentence if bid and asked quotations are reported but actual transactions are not, and in the manner set forth in clause (b) of the preceding sentence if actual transactions are reported.

 

Series H Convertible Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

Designation and Number of Series

 

This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series H Convertible Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 1,000,000,000 shares.

 

Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series H Preferred Stock shall be $0.001 per share.

 

Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series H Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.

 

Preference on Liquidation

 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series H Convertible Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, after any payment shall be made in respect of the liquidation preference on the Series F Preferred Stock, but before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to $0.10 per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Shares an amount equal to $0.10 per share, the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Shares having preference, including the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Shares, have received their respective preference amount, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

 

 

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A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series H Convertible Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

Voting Rights

 

The Series H Convertible Preferred Shares shall not have voting rights and shall not be entitled to notice of shareholders’ meetings or to vote upon the election of directors or upon any other matter at any special meeting of shareholders.

 

Conversion of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock Into Common Stock

 

Subject to the provisions of this subdivision (f), the holder of record of any share or shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right, at his/her/its option, at any time commencing after issuance of such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, to convert one (1) share of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock into five (5) fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock of the Company.

 

Any holder of a share or shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock desiring to convert such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the share or shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock so to be converted, duly endorsed to the Company, or in blank, at the principal office of the Company, and shall give written notice to the Company at said office that he/she/it elects to convert the same, and setting forth the name or names (with the address or addresses) in which the shares of Common Stock are to be issued.

 

Conversion of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be subject to the following additional terms and provisions:

 

As promptly as practicable after the surrender for conversion of any Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the holder of such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock at the holder’s address as indicated on the Company’s stock ledger (or such other place as may be designated by the holder), to or upon the written order of the holder of such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, issued in such name or names as such holder may direct.

 

Shares of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close of business on the date of the surrender of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion, as provided above, and the rights of the holders of such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease at such time, and the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such Common Stock at such time; provided, however, that any such surrender on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall constitute the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open.

 

In the event that the Company shall at any time subdivide or combine in a greater or lesser number of shares the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased in the case of subdivision or decreased in the case of a combination, effective in either case at the close of business on the date when such subdivision or combination shall become effective.

 

In the event that the Company shall be recapitalized, consolidated with or merged into any other corporation, or shall sell or convey to any other corporation all or substantially all of its property as entirety, provision shall be made as part of the terms of such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance so that any holder of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock may thereafter receive in lieu of the Common Stock otherwise issuable to him upon conversion of his Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, but at the conversion ratio stated in this subdivision (e), the same kind and amount of securities or assets as may be distributable upon such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, with respect to the Common Stock of the Company.

 

 

 

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In the event that the Company shall at any time pay to the holders of Common Stock a dividend in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased, effective at the close of business on the record date for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividend.

 

Such adjustments shall be made successively if more than one event listed in subdivisions (e)(3)(B), (C) and (D) hereof shall occur.

 

No adjustment of the conversion ratio shall be made by reason of the purchase, acquisition, redemption or retirement by the Company of any shares of the Common Stock or any other class of the capital stock of the Company, except as provided in subdivision (e)(3)(B); or the issuance, other than as provided in subdivisions (e)(3)(B) and (D), of any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or of any securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any other securities of the Company, provided that in the event the Company offers any of its securities, or any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase any of its securities, to the holders of its Common Stock pursuant to any preemptive or preferential rights granted to holders of Common Stock by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, or pursuant to any similar rights that may be granted to such holders of Common Stock by the Board of Directors of the Company, at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock then of record; or any offer by the Company to redeem or acquire shares of its Common Stock by paying or exchanging therefore stock of another corporation or the carrying out by the Company of the transactions contemplated by such offer, provided that at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock then of record.

 

The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series H Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made without charge for any tax in respect of such issuance. However, if any certificate is to be issued in a name other than that of the holder of record of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock so converted, the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall pay to the Company the amount of any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid or is not due and payable.

 

Redemption. The Board of Directors, at its discretion, shall be authorized to redeem any and all shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock at any time. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to redeem any and all shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock by delivering to the holders of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock a notice of redemption, and from and after the date of giving such notice (the “Redemption Date”), the shares called for redemption (each, a “Redeemed Share”) shall cease to be outstanding, shall not be transferred on the books of the Corporation, and the holder thereof shall cease to be entitled to all rights with respect to each Redeemed Share, excepting only the right to receive payment by the Corporation of the redemption price for such shares as set forth below. The redemption price for each Redeemed Share shall be ten cents ($0.10) per share (the “Redemption Price”). The Redemption Price for each Redeemed Share shall be payable to the holder thereof in cash after the holder has surrendered the Redeemed Share to the Corporation for redemption.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock is Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., 3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 430, Denver, CO 80209, telephone 303-282-4800, www.corporatestock.com. The transfer agent is registered under the Exchange Act and operates under the regulatory authority of the SEC and FINRA.

 

Penny Stock Regulation

 

The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price of less than Five Dollars ($5.00) per share or an exercise price of less than Five Dollars ($5.00) per share. Such securities are subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell them. For transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser of such securities and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase. Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker- dealer’s presumed control over the market. Finally, among other requirements, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. As our Common Stock immediately following this Offering may be subject to such penny stock rules, purchasers in this Offering will in all likelihood find it more difficult to sell their Common Stock shares in the secondary market.

 

 

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We plan to retain any earnings for the foreseeable future for our operations. We have never paid any dividends on our Common Stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on our financial condition, operating results, capital requirements and such other factors as our Board deems relevant.

 

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

Before this Offering, there has not been a public market for shares of our Common Stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of shares of our Common Stock, including shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, in the public market after this Offering, or the possibility of these sales occurring, could cause the prevailing market price for our Common Stock to fall or impair our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

 

After this Offering, we will have outstanding 147,046,361 shares of our Common Stock, assuming that all 125,000,000 shares are sold in the Offering and no exercise of outstanding options or warrants. The shares that we are selling in this Offering may be resold in the public market immediately following our initial public offering.

 

 

 

 

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The shares are being offered by us on a “best-efforts” basis by our officers, directors and employees, with the assistance of independent consultants, and possibly through registered broker-dealers who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and finders.

 

There is no aggregate minimum to be raised in order for the Offering to become effective and therefore the Offering will be conducted on a “rolling basis.” This means we will be entitled to begin applying “dollar one” of the proceeds from the Offering towards our business strategy, offering expenses, reimbursements, and other uses as more specifically set forth in the “Use of Proceeds” contained elsewhere in this Offering Circular.

 

We may pay selling commissions to participating broker-dealers who are members of FINRA for shares sold by them, equal to a percentage of the purchase price of the Common Stock shares. We may pay finder’s fees to persons who refer investors to us. We may also pay consulting fees to consultants who assist us with the Offering, based on invoices submitted by them for advisory services rendered. Consulting compensation, finder’s fees and brokerage commissions may be paid in cash, Common Stock or warrants to purchase our Common Stock. We may also issue shares and grant stock options or warrants to purchase our common stock to broker- dealers for sales of shares attributable to them, and to finders and consultants, and reimburse them for due diligence and marketing costs on an accountable or non-accountable basis. We have not entered into selling agreements with any broker-dealers to date, though we may engage a FINRA registered broker-dealer firm for offering administrative services. Participating broker-dealers, if any, and others may be indemnified by us with respect to this offering and the disclosures made in this Offering Circular.

 

We expect to commence the offer and sale of the Shares as of the date on which the Form 1-A Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part (the “Offering Circular”) is qualified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (which we refer to as the “SEC” or the “Commission”).

 

Our Offering will expire on the first to occur of (a) the sale of all 125,000,000 shares of Common Stock offered hereby, (b) February 15 , 2020, subject to extension for up to one hundred-eighty (180) days in the sole discretion of the Company, or (c) when our board of directors elects to terminate the Offering.

 

Offering Period and Expiration Date

 

This Offering will start on or immediately prior to the date on which the SEC initially qualifies this Offering Statement (the “Qualification Date”) and will terminate on the Termination Date.

 

Procedures for Subscribing

 

If you decide to subscribe for our Common Stock shares in this Offering, you should:

 

  1. Electronically receive, review, execute and deliver to us a subscription agreement; and

 

  2. Deliver funds directly by wire or electronic funds transfer via ACH to the Company’s bank account designated in the Company’s subscription agreement.

 

Any potential investor will have ample time to review the subscription agreement, along with their counsel, prior to making any final investment decision. We shall only deliver such subscription agreement upon request after a potential investor has had ample opportunity to review this Offering Circular.

 

Right to Reject Subscriptions. After we receive your complete, executed subscription agreement and the funds required under the subscription agreement have been transferred to our designated account, we have the right to review and accept or reject your subscription in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason. We will return all monies from rejected subscriptions immediately to you, without interest or deduction.

 

Acceptance of Subscriptions. Upon our acceptance of a subscription agreement, we will countersign the subscription agreement and issue the shares subscribed at closing. Once you submit the subscription agreement and it is accepted, you may not revoke or change your subscription or request your subscription funds. All accepted subscription agreements are irrevocable.

 

 

 

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Under Rule 251 of Regulation A, non-accredited, non-natural investors are subject to the investment limitation and may only invest funds which do not exceed Ten Percent (10%) of the greater of the purchaser's revenue or net assets (as of the purchaser's most recent fiscal year end). A non-accredited, natural person may only invest funds which do not exceed Ten Percent (10%) of the greater of the purchaser's annual income or net worth (please see below on how to calculate your net worth).

 

NOTE: For the purposes of calculating your net worth, it is defined as the difference between total assets and total liabilities. This calculation must exclude the value of your primary residence and may exclude any indebtedness secured by your primary residence (up to an amount equal to the value of your primary residence). In the case of fiduciary accounts, net worth and/or income suitability requirements may be satisfied by the beneficiary of the account or by the fiduciary if the fiduciary directly or indirectly provides funds for the purchase of the Shares.

 

In order to purchase our Common Stock shares and prior to the acceptance of any funds from an investor, an investor will be required to represent, to the Company’s satisfaction, that he is either an accredited investor or is in compliance with the Ten Percent (10%) of net worth or annual income limitation on investment in this Offering.

 

 

 

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters with respect to the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon by John E. Lux, Esq, Washington, DC.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements of the Company appearing elsewhere in this Offering Circular have been included herein in reliance upon the report of Wendell Hacker, an independent certified public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, with respect to the shares of Common Stock offered hereby. This Offering Circular, which constitutes a part of the Offering Statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the Offering Statement or the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. For further information about us and the Common Stock offered hereby, we refer you to the Offering Statement and the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. Statements contained in this Offering Circular regarding the contents of any contract or other document that is filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement are not necessarily complete, and each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement. Upon the completion of this Offering, we will be required to file periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy this information at the SEC's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of this site is www.sec.gov. In addition you can find all of our public filings on otcmarkets.com, and specifically at this link: https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/DNAX/disclosure.

 

 

 

 

 

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DNA BRANDS INC.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2019 (unaudited)   F-2
     
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited)   F-3
     
Statement of Cash Flow for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited)   F-4
     
     
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018 (unaudited)   F-5
     
Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)   F-6
     
Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2018 (unaudited)   F-7
     
Notes to Financial Statements as of December 31, 2018 (unaudited)   F-8

 

 

 

 

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DNA BRANDS INC.

BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

 

    March 31, 2019  
       
ASSETS      
       
Current Assets        
Cash and Cash Equivalents   $ 2,537  
Net Receivables     –   
Inventory     –   
Deposit - Acquisitions     25,000  
Other Current Assets     989  
          
Total Current Assets     28,526  
         
Vehicles, Net     26,680  
Other Assets      
         
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 55,206  
         
LIABILITIES & EQUITY        
         
Liabilities        
Current Liabilities   $  
         
Accounts Payable     107,752  
Current Long Term Debt     1,906,646  
Other Current Liabilities     482,848  
         
Long Term Debt      
Other Liabilities      
Total Liabilities     2,497,246  
         
Shareholder's Equity        
Preferred Stock - Series A-G     2,100  
Common Stock par value $.00001, 13,000,000 shares authorized: 11,797,867 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019     5,076,374  
Additional Paid-in Capital     23,693,688  
Accumulated Deficit     (31,214,202 )
      –   
Total Shareholders' Deficit     (2,442,040 )
         
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity   $ 55,206  

 

 

 

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DNA BRANDS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

FOR PERIOD JANUARY-MARCH 2019

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
         
Sales   $ 395  
Cost of Goods Sold      
Gross Margin     395  
         
Operating Expenses        
Compensation and Benefits      
General and Administrative Expenses     71,060  
Depreciation Expense     920  
Professional and Outside Services      
Selling and Marketing Expenses      
Total Operating Expenses     71,980  
         
Loss from Operations     (71,585 )
         
Other Income (Expense)      
Loss before Income Taxes     (71,585 )
         
Income Taxes      
         
Net Loss   $ (71,585 )

 

 

 

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DNA BRANDS INC

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

FOR PERIOD JANUARY-MARCH 2019

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
         
Net Income   $ (71,585 )
         
Operating Activities        
Depreciation     920  
Adjustments to Net Income         
Changes in Liabilities     23,500  
Changes in Account Receivables      
Changes in Inventories      
Changes in Other Operating Activities     15,000  
Total Cash Flow From Operating Activities     (32,165 )
         
Investing Activities        
Capital Expenditures     (27,600 )
Total Cash Flow From Investing Activities     (27,600 )
         
Financing Activities        
Total Cash Flow From Financing Activities      
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes      
Change in Cash and Equivalents   $ (59,765 )

 

 

 

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DNA BRANDS INC.

BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

 

    December 31, 2018  
       
ASSETS      
       
Current Assets        
Cash and Cash Equivalents   $ 62,302  
Net Receivables     –   
Inventory     –   
Deposit - Acquisitions     40,000  
Other Current Assets     989  
          
Total Current Assets     103,291  
         
Property, Net      
Other Assets      
         
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 103,291  
         
LIABILITIES & EQUITY        
         
Liabilities        
Current Liabilities   $ –   
Accounts Payable     107,752  
Current Long Term Debt     1,943,146  
Other Current Liabilities     482,848  
         
Long Term Debt      
Other Liabilities      
Total Liabilities     2,533,746  
         
Shareholder's Equity        
Preferred Stock - Series A-G     2,100  
Common Stock par value $.00001, 9,000,000 shares authorized: 7,812,767 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018     5,076,345  
Additional Paid-in Capital     23,633,717  
Accumulated Deficit     (31,142,617 )
         
Total Shareholders' Deficit     (2,430,455 )
         
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity   $ 103,291  

 

 

 

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DNA BRANDS INC.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

 

    2018     2017  
             
Sales   $     $  
Cost of Goods Sold            
Gross Margin            
                 
Operating Expenses                
Compensation and Benefits            
General and Administrative Expenses     256,515       214,875  
Interest Expense on Convertible Notes     316,400        
Charitable Donations     50,000        
Professional and Outside Services           100,000  
Selling and Marketing Expenses            
Total Operating Expenses     622,915       314,875  
                 
Loss from Operations     (622,915 )     (314,875 )
                 
Other Income (Expense)            
Loss before Income Taxes     (622,915 )     (314,875 )
                 
Income Taxes            
                 
Net Loss   $ (622,915 )   $ (314,875 )

 

 

 

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DNA BRANDS INC.

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

 

    2018     2017  
             
Net Income   $ (622,915 )   $ (314,875 )
                 
Operating Activities                
Depreciation            
Adjustments to Net Income            
Changes in Liabilities     655,400       207,280  
Changes in Account Receivables            
Changes in Inventories            
Changes in Other Operating Activities     (40,000 )      
Total Cash Flow From Operating Activities     (7,515 )     (107,595 )
                 
Investing Activities                
Total Cash Flow From Investing Activities            
                 
Financing Activities                
Dividends Paid            
Sale/Purchase of Stock           115,000  
Net Borrowings            
Other Cash Flows From Financing Activities            
Total Cash Flow From Financing Activities   $     $ 115,000  
                 
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes            
                 
Change in Cash and Equivalents   $ (7,515 )   $ 7,405  

 

 

 

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DNA Brands, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Company Overview and History

 

DNA Brands, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “us,” “our,” “we,” the “Company” or “DNA ) was incorporated in the State of Colorado on May 23, 2007 under the name Famous Products, Inc. Prior to July 6, 2010 we were a beverage company. We are looking to reproduce, market and sell a proprietary line of five carbonated blends of DNA Energy Drink®, Citrus, Sugar Free Citrus, Original (a unique combination of Red Bull® and Monster® energy drinks), Cryo-Berry (a refreshing mix of cranberry and raspberry) and Molecular Melon (a cool and refreshing taste); as well as three milk based energy coffees with fortified with Omega 3. These flavors are Mocha, Vanilla Latte and Caramel Macchiato.

 

Our business commenced in May 2006 in the State of Florida under the name Grass Roots Beverage Company, Inc. (“Grass Roots”).  Initial operations of Grass Roots included development of our energy drinks, sampling and other marketing efforts and initial distribution in the State of Florida.  In May 2006 we formed DNA Beverage Corporation, a Florida corporation (“DNA Beverage”). Our early years were devoted to brand development, creating awareness through heavy sampling programs and creating credibility among our then core demographic by concentrating marketing efforts on action sports locations and events (surf, motocross, skate, etc.).

 

Effective July 6, 2010, we executed agreements to acquire all of the assets, liabilities and contract rights of DNA Beverage and 100% of the common stock of DNA Beverage’s wholly owned subsidiary Grass Roots Beverage Company, Inc. (“Grass Roots”) in exchange for the issuance of 31,250,000 shares of our common stock. The share issuance represented approximately 94.6% of our outstanding shares at the time of issuance.  As a result of this transaction we also changed our name to “DNA Brands, Inc.”

 

Grass Roots was dissolved and ceased activity on December 31, 2013. Whereby DNA Brands Inc. has been the surviving entity.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company derives revenues from the sale of carbonated energy drinks and other related products. Revenue is recognized when all of the following elements are satisfied: (i) there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; (ii) there is persuasive evidence that an agreement exists; (iii) delivery has occurred; (iv) legal title to the products has transferred to the customer; (v) the sales price is fixed or determinable; and (vi) collectability is reasonably assured. At this time the company is in a reorganization phase and has minimal to no revenue.

 

 

 

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments consist mainly of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued expenses, derivative liabilities, and loans payable. The carrying values of the financial instruments approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair values of the loans payable have interest rates that approximate market rates.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

The Company does not enter into derivative contracts for purposes of risk management or speculation. However, from time to time, the Company enters into contracts, namely convertible notes payable, that are not considered derivative financial instruments in their entirety, but that include embedded derivative features.

 

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 815-15, Embedded Derivatives, and guidance provided by the SEC Staff, the Company accounts for these embedded features as a derivative liability or equity at fair value.

 

The recognition of the fair value of the derivative instrument at the date of issuance is applied first to the debt proceeds. The excess fair value, if any, over the proceeds from a debt instrument, is recognized immediately in the statement of operations as interest expense. The value of derivatives associated with a debt instrument is recognized at inception as a discount to the debt instrument and amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt instrument. A determination is made upon settlement, exchange, or modification of the debt instruments to determine if a gain or loss on the extinguishment has been incurred based on the terms of the settlement, exchange, or modification and on the value allocated to the debt instrument at such date.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost and consist of bank deposits. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company  will bill its customers after its products are shipped. The Company bases its allowance for doubtful accounts on estimates of the creditworthiness of customers, analysis of delinquent accounts, payment histories of its customers and judgment with respect to the current economic conditions. The Company generally does not require collateral. The Company believes the allowances are sufficient to cover uncollectible accounts. The Company reviews its accounts receivable aging on a regular basis for past due accounts, and writes off any uncollectible amounts against the allowance.

 

 

 

 

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Inventory

 

No Inventory at present or for Fiscal year 2018

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally determined by using the average cost method that approximates the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) method of accounting for inventory. Inventory consists of raw materials as well as finished goods held for sale. The Company’s management monitors the inventory for excess and obsolete items and makes necessary valuation adjustments when required.

 

The Company is in the process of pricing and ordering inventory.

 

Property and Equipment

 

None at present or for fiscal year 2018

 

Property and equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Replacements, maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

None at present or for fiscal year 2018

 

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the book value of the assets may not be recoverable. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10-35-15 Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, recoverability is measured by comparing the book value of the asset to the future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.

 

No events or changes in circumstances have been identified which would impact the recoverability of the Company’s long-lived assets reported at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

Stock-Based Compensation for fiscal year 2017 and 2018

 

On or about October 18, 2017, the Company issued 1,533,200,000 shares of common stock to Consultant Howard Ullman.

 

On November 5, 2018, Company issued 500K, shares to Adrian McKenzie DBA  PBDC LLC

 

Stock compensation arrangements with non-employee service providers are accounted for in accordance with ASC 505-50 Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees, using a fair value approach. The compensation costs of these arrangements are subject to re-measurement over the vesting terms as earned.

 

 

 

 

 

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Stock Purchase Warrants

 

All Prior Warrants issued have expired worthless as of Dec 31 2016

 

Going Concern

 

As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has recorded continual significant net losses  Annually for the trailing 5 years. These matters raise a substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on management's plans, which includes implementation of its business plan and continuing to raise funds through debt or equity raises. The Company will likely continue to rely upon related-party debt or equity financing in order to ensure the continuing existence of the business. Additionally the Company is working on generating new sales from additional retail outlets, distribution centers or through sponsorship agreements; and allocating sufficient resources to continue with advertising and marketing efforts.

 

6. Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

 

None

 

7. Accrued Liabilities

 

$316,400- Interest on Convertible notes for fiscal year 2018.

 

9. Loans payable

 

The composition of loans payable  up to December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

In June 2013, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Beverage LLC and received gross proceeds of $265,000. In accordance with ACS 810- 10-55, the Company considered its relationship with, and the terms of its interest in, Beverage LLC and determined that it was a VIE that should be consolidated into its financial statements. The Company’s involvement with Beverage LLC is that it serves as an entity to obtain inventory financing for DNA.

 

As of  December 31, 2013 and December 2012 the amounts included in the consolidated liabilities, which are reported in loans payable  (before discount) total $530,000 and $-0- respectively, relating to Beverage LLC. The loans payable bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum and are scheduled to be repaid to the lenders in equal installments of 66.67% of the original principal on September 30, 2013, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014. The aggregate value of the repayment installments totals $530,000 plus interest and penalties.  September and December installment payments were not made. The loan is in default and the default interest rate of 10% per annum.

 

 

 

 

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Convertible Note Debentures

 

In February 2011, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $500,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum and carries an annual transaction fee of $30,000, of which both are payable in quarterly installments commencing in May 2011. These costs are recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. In addition, as further inducement for loaning the Company funds, the Company issued 125,000 restricted shares of its common stock to the holder upon execution. The common shares were valued at $31,250, their fair market value, and recorded as discount to the debenture. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In June 2011, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $125,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity into 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. This beneficial conversion feature was valued at $90,750, using Black-Scholes methodology, and recorded as a discount to the debenture. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In July and August 2011, the Company issued a series of secured convertible debentures to accredited investors aggregating $275,000 in gross proceeds. All proceeds from these debentures are to be utilized solely for the purpose of funding raw materials and inventory purchases through the use of an escrow agent. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, payable in monthly installments. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 80% of the average share price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 previous trading days prior to conversion, but not less than $0.70. In addition, as further inducement for loaning the Company funds, the Company issued the lenders 68,750 restricted shares of its common stock and 137,500 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.25 per share. As a result, the Company had to allocate fair market value to each the beneficial conversion feature, restricted shares and warrants. The common shares were valued at $30,938, their fair market value. The Company determined the fair market value of the warrants as $94,255 using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Since the combined fair market value allocated to the warrants and beneficial conversion feature cannot exceed the convertible debenture amount, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $149,807, the ceiling of its intrinsic value. These costs will be amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In February 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture to an existing shareholder in the amount of $75,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity into 280,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As further inducement, the Company issued the lender 280,000 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share. If unexercised, the warrants will expire on January 31, 2017. Using the Black-Scholes model, the warrants were valued at $63,620 and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. This discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

In February and June 2012, the Company converted $524,950 of its loans payable to officers into convertible debentures. These debentures were offered by the Company’s officers to certain accredited investors and a majority portion of the proceeds therefrom were deposited with the Company. The debentures had no maturity date and bear no interest. Therefore these debentures were payable on demand and were originally classified as a current liability. The debentures were convertible at any time into 3,499,667 shares, or $0.15 per share of common stock. The Company determined that these terms created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $524,950, the ceiling of its intrinsic value. Due to the nature of the debentures, the full value of the beneficial conversion feature was immediately recorded as interest expense in the Company’s financial statements. In August 2012, these convertible debentures were converted into 3,499,666 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

 

 

 

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On April 9, 2012, the Company executed an Investment Banking and Advisory Agreement with Charles Morgan Securities, Inc., New York, NY (“CMI”), wherein CMI agreed to provide consulting, strategic business planning, financing on a “best efforts” basis and investor and public relations services, as well as to assist the Company in its efforts to raise capital through the issuance of debt or equity. The agreement provided for CMI to engage in two separate private offerings with the initial private placement offering up to $3.0 million and the second private placement offering up to an additional $3.0 million; each on a “best efforts” basis. In connection with this agreement the Company issued 750,000 shares valued at $0.25 per share or a total value of $187,500. This amount was fully amortized in the Company's financial statements as of December 31, 2012.

 

In July 2012, the Company received proceeds from convertible debentures totaling $182,668 in connection with the CMI agreement. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in cash or the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to the lesser of 75% of the average share price of the Company’s common stock for the five previous trading days prior to conversion or $0.35, but not less than $0.15. In the event that the Company offers or issues shares of its common stock at a share price less than $0.15, the floor conversion price will adjust to the new lower price. The Company determined that the terms of the debentures created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $160,813 and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debentures. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On August 7, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture does not bear interest. As an inducement, the Company agreed to issue the lender 20,000 shares of its common stock. The common shares were valued at their trading price on the date of the agreement and recorded as interest expense in the Company’s results of operations. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. During the second quarter of 2013, the conversion terms of this note were modified and the note was converted into 1,500,000 shares of common stock.

 

On September 25, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture bears interest at 6% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the four previous trading days prior to and day of conversion, but not less than $0.0001. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. During the second quarter of 2013, the lender converted $23,000 of principal into 919,403 shares of common stock in accordance with the conversion terms of the debenture.

 

On November 1, 2012, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $80,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the average closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the 30 previous trading days prior to the day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $56,286, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial

statements.

 

 

 

 

  F-13  
 

 

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company recorded $65,000 in gross proceeds from the issuance of three convertible debentures. The debentures bear interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in cash at the time of maturity. The debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity into 216,667 shares of the Company’s common stock. As further inducement, the Company issued the lenders 216,667 common stock warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share. If unexercised, the warrants will expire on February 28, 2017. Using the Black-Scholes model, the warrants were valued at $69,455 and recorded as a discount up to the principal amount of the debentures. This discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements. As of December 31, 2013, two of the debentures totaling $35,000 in principal value were converted into 316,667 shares of common stock. Some of the original conversion terms were modified prior to the notes’ conversions. The remaining $30,000 debenture is in default, as its maturity date was April 25, 2013.

 

On September 17, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $50,000. The debenture bears interest at 6% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the four previous trading days prior to and day of conversion, but not less than $0.0001. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $50,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On October 31, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $204,000. The debenture bears interest at 18% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the twenty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $204,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $53,000. The debenture bears interest at 8% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 58% of the average of the 3 lowest share closing bid prices   of the Company’s common stock on the ten previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $48,533, its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $125,000. The debenture bears interest at 10% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest share closing bid price   of the Company’s common stock on the twenty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $125,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $80,000. The debenture bears no interest and is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the average share closing bid price   of the Company’s common stock on the thirty previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $80,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

 

 

  F-14  
 

 

On November 21, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $100,000. The debenture bears interest at 12% per annum, which is payable in the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or maturity. The debenture is convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest share intra-day price   of the Company’s common stock on the ten previous trading days prior to and day of conversion. The Company determined that the terms of the debenture created a beneficial conversion feature. Using the Black-Scholes model, the beneficial conversion feature was valued at $100,000, the ceiling of its intrinsic value, and recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the debenture. The discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture and recorded as interest expense in the Company's financial statements.

 

June 10, 2014, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $75,000 to Coventry Enterprises LLC bearing 8% interest per annum.

 

April 22, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year convertible debenture of $77,500, maturing April 22, 2015, to Tidepool Ventures Inc. Bearing 10% interest per annum. This note has a Conversion factor of 45%  of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days to the market. (Representing a 55% discount to market price). This note was sold to World Market Ventures LLC and converted into common stock.

 

April 22, 2014, the company issued a 1 year maturity convertible debenture of  $110,000 to Iconic Holding LLC. Bearing 5% interest per annum, maturing April 22, 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price).  $32,250 Was converted into Common stock for 2016. This note is in default.

 

May 2, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year convertible debenture to LG Capital funding LLC of $37,500 maturing May 2, 2015. Bearing 8% annual interest. This note has a conversion factor  of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

June 10, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year maturity convertible debenture of $75,000  to Coventry Enterprises LLC bearing 8% interest per annum maturing June 10, 2015. This note has a conversion factor of 60% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 40% discount  to market price). This note is in default. $63K, was converted into Common stock for the year 2016.

 

Oct 7, 2014, the Company issued a 1 year Convertible Debenture to Coventry Enterprises LLC for $30,000.  Bearing 8% per annum. Maturing Oct 7, 2015. This note has a Conversion ratio with a 50% of market price. Market price is Calculated by taking the average of the lowest Bid price for the trailing ten business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

Jan 14, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Darren Marks for $25,000 bearing 8% interest  per annum. Maturing Jan 14, 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days (Representing a 60% discount to market). This note is in default.

 

Jan 14, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Darren Marks for $50,000 bearing 8% interest  per annum. Maturing Jan 14, 2015. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price  of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

 

 

 

  F-15  
 

 

Jan 14, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Melvin Leiner for $50,000 bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Jan 14, 2017. This note has a Conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking  the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

Feb 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Andrew Telsey for $30,000, bearing 8% interest per annum. Maturing Feb 1, 2017. This note has a conversion of  60% of market value. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price  of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 40% discount to market price ). This Note is in default.

 

Feb 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible Note to Darren Marks for $70,500, bearing 8% interest per annum.  Maturing Feb 1, 2017. This note has a conversion factor of 40% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price  of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 60% discount to market Price ). This Note is in default.

 

Feb 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible Note to Melvin Leiner  for $106,632.70, bearing 8% interest, with a conversion ratio, of 40% market price.  Maturing Feb 1, 2017. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. Discount to market. (Representing a 60% discount to market price). This Note is in default.

 

April 16, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures group for $10,000 bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing April 16, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 45% of market price.  Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 55% discount to market).

 

April 26, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Iconic Holdings LLC for $25,000 bearing 10% interest per annum Maturing April 26, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 50%  of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days.(Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

June 10, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC  for $3,000 bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing June 10, 2017. This note has a conversion ratio of 50% of market price.  Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing 50% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

June 29, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC  of Eight thousand seven a fifty dollars ($8750) bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing June 29, 2017. This Note has a conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price  of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price). This note is in default.

 

August 12, 2016, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Tidepool Ventures LLC $3,000 bearing 5% interest per annum, maturing August 12, 2017. This note has a conversion factor of 50% of market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price  of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price).

 

Sept 7, 2016 the company issued a convertible debenture to Dr. Rutherford for $20,000 Bearing 5% interest per annum. Maturing September 7, 2017. This note has a conversion of 50% discount of  market price. Market price is calculated by taking the average of the lowest bid price of the trailing 5 business days. (Representing a 50% discount to market price ). This note is in default.

 

 

 

  F-16  
 

 

Feb 1, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible debenture to CEO Adrian McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC for Eighty Nine Thousand Dollars.($89,000). Bearing 9.875% interest for Annual Back Salary and Annual Bonus for 2016.

 

March 31, 2017, the Company issued a convertible note to CEO Adrian McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC for Eight thousand dollars ($8,000), bearing 9.875% interest  for Back Salaries for the months of February and March 2017.

 

May 21, 2017, the Company issued a convertible Promissory Note  to Heidi Michitsch for One Hundred Thousand Dollars, bearing 9.875% interest ($100K).

 

June 30, 2017, the Company issued a convertible debenture to CEO Adrian McKenzie  or his company PBDC LLC in the amount of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000), bearing 9.875% interest, for back salary for Q2, 2017.

 

November 24, 2017, the Company issued a convertible debenture to Mr. Fred Rosen for Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

On November 25, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Note  for Twenty Thousand Dollars USD ($20,000) Dr. Thomas Rutherford, for funds loaned to the company.

 

On Nov 29, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note. to Mr. Joseph Gibson, for Five Thousand Dollars USD ($5,000) USD.

 

On or about November 30, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Dr. Doug Engers Five Thousand USD ($5K) for funds loaned to the Company.

 

On or about December 13, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Barry Romich of Ten Thousand dollars USD ($10,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

On or about December 15, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Mr. Kerry Goodman for One hundred Thousand Dollars USD ($100K, $50K cashed late December, $50K cashed early February).

 

On or about December 31, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible promissory Note payable to Ms. Heidi Michitsch of Six thousand Dollars USD ($6K) for Back Salaries Due, Q4 2017.

 

On Dec 31, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible promissory Note to CEO Adrian P. McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC in the Amount of Thirty One Thousand, two hundred and Eighty USD ($31,280). This Promissory Note covers monies loaned to the company for the Token Talk Acquisition and Back Salaries owed to Mr. McKenzie over the given time period.

 

On or about March 31, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible promissory note to CEO Adrian P. McKenzie, for Eleven thousand Five Hundred USD ($11,500) or his company PBDC LLC for back salaries owed.

 

 

 

 

  F-17  
 

 

On or about June 30, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of Twenty Six Thousand Five Hundred dollars USD ($26,500) to CEO Adrian P. McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC, for back salaries owed.

 

On or about August 13, 2018, the Company issued a  Convertible Note of Fifty Thousand Dollars USD in exchange for Fifty Thousand Dollar USD ($50,000) Loan to the Company, to the BA Romich Trust.

 

On or about August 13, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of  Fifty Thousand Dollars USD ($50,000) as a Charitable donation to the Romich Foundation.

 

On or about September 30, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars($30,000) to Adrian P. McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC, for back salaries owed.

 

On or November 18, 2018, the Company issued a convertible promissory Note  to Dr. Thomas Rutherford for One Hundred Thousand Dollars USD ($100,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

On or about December 31, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible note in the amount of Twenty One Thousand Dollars ($21,000) to Adrian P McKenzie or his company PBDC LLC, for back salaries owed.

 

Equity

 

Preferred and Common Stock

 

As of Dec 31 2018  the company is Authorized to issue 9 million Common shares, of which as of December 31 2018, 7.9 Million shares were issued and outstanding.

 

Sole Office and Director Adrian McKenzie Holds 355K Series F preferred, which have voting rights of 75,000 votes per share. (Control Block).

 

At December 31, 2016, the Company was authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of $0.001 Preferred Stock and 400,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Common Stock. The holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends whenever funds are legally available and when declared by the Board of Directors. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote.

 

On May 3, 2013, the Company authorized the issuance of 300,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (“Series C”) and issued 150,000 shares of Series C to Darren Marks, an officer and director of the Company, in settlement of $100,000 owed by the Company to Mr. Marks; and  issued 150,000 shares of its Series C to Mel Leiner, an officer and director of the Company, in settlement of $100,000 owed by the Company to Mr. Leiner. Each Series C share entitles the holder to 300 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders.

 

On October 21, 2013, the Company authorized the issuance of 1,800,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock (“Series D”) and issued 900,000 shares of Series D to Darren Marks in settlement of $900,000 owed by the Company to Mr. Marks; and issued 900,000 shares of its Series D to Mel Leiner in settlement of $900,000 owed by the Company to Mr. Leiner. Each share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 68.2721 shares of our Common Stock. If all of these shares are converted it would result in the issuance of 122,448,780 shares.

 

 

 

  F-18  
 

 

On December 27, 2013, Messrs. Marks and Leiner returned their Series D shares and these shares were cancelled. Additionally on December 27, 2013, the Company authorized the issuance of 1,800,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock (“Series E”) and issued 900,000 shares of Series E to Darren Marks in settlement of $50,000 owed by the Company to Mr. Marks; and issued 900,000 shares of its Series E to Mel Leiner in settlement of $50,000 owed by the Company to Mr. Leiner. Each share of Series E stock has voting rights equal to 68.02721 common shares. The Series E is not convertible into any of our common shares.

 

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, preferred stock issued and outstanding 2,100,000 and 0 shares, respectively. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, common stock issued and outstanding totaled 20.7 Billion and 11.7 Billion shares, respectively. Historically, the Company has issued and sold preferred stock, common stock and common stock warrants in order to fund a significant portion its operations. Additionally, the Company has issued shares of its common stock to compensate its employees, pay service providers and retire debt.

 

Stock Options

 

ALL stock  options that  have been issued  in the past have expired worthless.

 

As of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, there was $-0- in unrecognized compensation related to stock options outstanding. All outstanding stock options are vested. Since the inception of the Company, no stock options have been exercised.

 

On or about October 18, 2017, the Company issued 1,533,200,000 shares of common stock to Consultant Howard Ullman, Pre reversal, Post reversal after October 31, 2018, they equate to Four Hundred and thirty eight thousand (438K) common shares.

 

On or about November 5, 2018, the Company issued Five hundred Thousand Shares (500K) to Adrian McKenzie dba PBDC LLC.

 

On or about Feb 7, 2019, the Company converted $40K worth of common stock to World Market Ventures LLC  from a $20K Convertible Promissory note dated Sept 7 2016 payable to Dr. Thomas Rutherford.

 

On Feb 19, 2019, the Company issued the following common stock:

600K (Six hundred thousand shares) to Heidi Michitsch, For work done on  Rideshares deal

500K (Five hundred thousand shares) to Howard Ullman For work done on Rideshare deal

1,000,000 (One Million shares ) For work done on Rideshare deal.

 

On or about March 5, 2019, the Company issued 885K shares of common stock to Mr Kerry Goodman for a Promissory note conversion.

 

On March 31, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory note payable to CEO Adrian McKenzie/ his company PBDC LLC, in the amount of $23,500, for backpay for Q1 2019.

 

On April 16, 2019, the Company issued CEO Adrian Mckenzie 80 Million common shares in exchange for settlement agreement of convertible debt owed from March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

  F-19  
 

 

On or about May 6, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note (8.75% interest), to Dr.Thomas Rutherford, in the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000), for funds loaned to the company.

 

On or about May 15, 2019, the Company issued 4 millions shares of common stock to Mr Kerry Goodman for a $25K promissory note conversion.

 

April 16, 2019, issued 80 million shares to Adrian McKenzie, redemtion of $8K Promisorry Note.

 

April 23, 2019, issued 9,100,000, shares to GPL Ventures, Purchase of from Rutherford.

 

May 9, 2019, issued 1,000,000 to World Market Ventures LLC, Purchase from Rutherford.

 

Stock Warrants

 

All Prior Warrants have expired worthless and not exercised.

 

The net operating loss is comprised as follows:

 

Loss from operations 2018 $(622,915)
Loss from operations 2017 $(314,875)
Loss from operations 2016 $(318,272)
Loss from operations 2015 $(104,373)
Loss From operation 2014 $(801,213)

 

Commitments

 

As of December 1, 2018, the Company is committed to $1300 per month for an office facility, that it leases annually.

 

 

  F-20  
 

  

PART III—EXHIBITS

 

Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit   
Number    Exhibit Description
2.1 Articles of Incorporation
2.2 Amended Articles of Incorporation - 3-17-11
2.3 Amended Articles of Incorporation - 1-2-14
2.4 Amended Articles of Incorporation - 8-26-14
2.5 Amended Articles of Incorporation - 2-18-16
2.6 Amended Articles of Incorporation - 11-11-17
2.7 Bylaws
3.1 Specimen Stock Certificate
4.1 Subscription Agreement
6.1

Employment Agreement of Adrian McKenzie

6.2 Indemnification Agreement – Adrian McKenzie
7.1 RideShare Rental Fleet Owners Agreement
11.1 Consent of John E. Lux, Esq. (included in Exhibit 12.1)
12.1 Opinion of John E. Lux, Esq.

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  II-1  

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this Offering Statement to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Fort Lauderdale, State of Florida, on August 7, 2019. DNA Brands, Inc.

 

This Offering Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By: /s/ Adrian McKenzie                 

Name: Adrian McKenzie

Title: Chief Executive Officer, Director

 

 

Date: August 7, 2019

 

By: /s/ Adrian McKenzie

 

Name: Adrian McKenzie

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer, Director,

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer

 

Date: August 7, 2019

 

 

SIGNATURES OF DIRECTORS:

 

 

By: /s/ Adrian McKenzie

 

Name: Adrian McKenzie

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer, Director

 

 Date: August 7, 2019

 

 

 

  II-2  

 

Exhibit 2.1
 
1
 
Exhibit 3.1 Page 1

 
2

 
Exhibit 3.1 Page 2

 
 
3
 
Exhibit 3.1 Page 3

 
 
4
 
Exhibit 3.1 Page 4

 
 
ARTICLE I

Incorporation

This attachment is incorporated into the foregoing Articles of Incorporation.
 

ARTICLE II

Authorized Shares

Section 1:    Number.  The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Fifty Million (50,000,000) Common Shares of one class, with unlimited voting rights, all with a par value of $0.001 per share and One Million (1,000,000) Preferred Shares, all with a par value of $0.10 per share, to have such classes and preferences as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time.

           Section 2:    Dividends.  Dividends in cash, property or shares of the Corporation may be paid upon the stock, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation to the extent and in the manner permitted by law.


ARTICLE III

Preemptive Rights

The holders of the capital stock of this Corporation shall not have the preemptive right to acquire additional unissued shares or treasury shares of the capital stock of this Corporation, or securities convertible into shares of capital stock or carrying capital purchase warrants or privileges.
 

ARTICLE IV

Cumulative Voting

Cumulative voting of shares of stock of the Corporation shall not be allowed or authorized in the election of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.



Exhibit 3.1 Page 5


ARTICLE V

Provisions for Regulation of the
Internal Corporate Affairs

The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and for the regulation of the internal affairs of the Corporation, and the same are in furtherance of and not in limitation or exclusion of the powers conferred by law.

Section 1:    Bylaws.  The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, alter, amend or repeal, from time to time, such Bylaws as it deems proper for the management of the affairs of the Corporation, according to these Articles and the laws in such cases made and provided.

Section 2:    Executive Committee.  The Bylaws may provide for designation by the Board of Directors of an Executive Committee and one or more other committees, the personnel and authority of which and the other provisions relating to which shall be as may be set forth in the Bylaws.

Section 3:    Place of Meetings.  Both Stockholders' and Directors' meetings may be held either within or without the State of Colorado, as may be provided in the Bylaws.

Section 4:    Compensation to Directors.  The Board of Directors is authorized to make provisions for reasonable compensation to its members for their services as Directors. Any Director of the Corporation may also serve the Corporation in any other capacity and receive compensation therefor in any form.

Section 5:     Conflicts of Interest. No transaction of the Corporation with any other person, firm or corporation, or in which this Corporation is interested, shall be affected or invalidated solely by:  (a) the fact that any one or more of the Directors or Officers of this Corporation is interested in or is a director or officer of another corporation; or (b) the fact that any Director or Officer, individually or jointly with others, may be a party to or may be interested in any such contract or transaction.

Section 6:    Registered Owner of Stock.  The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any shares of the Corporation as the owner thereof for all purposes, including all rights deriving from such shares, on the part of any other person, including, but not limited to, a purchaser, assignee or transferee of such shares or rights deriving from such shares, unless and until such purchaser, assignee, transferee or other person becomes the registered holder of such shares, whether or not the Corporation shall have either actual or constructive notice of the interest of such purchaser, assignee, transferee or other person.  The purchaser, assignee or transferee of any of the shares of the Corporation shall not be entitled to:  (a) receive notice of the meetings of the Shareholders; (b) vote at such meetings; (c) examine a list of the Shareholders; (d) be paid dividends or other sums payable to Shareholders, or (e) own, enjoy or exercise any other property or rights deriving from such shares against the Corporation, until such purchaser, assignee or transferee has become the registered holder of such shares.

Section 7:    Conduct of Business.  The Corporation may conduct part or all of its business, not only in the State of Colorado, but also in every other state of the United States and the District of Columbia, and in any territory, district and possession of the United States, and in any foreign country, and the Corporation may qualify to do business in any of such locations and appoint an agent for service of process therein. The Corporation may hold, purchase, mortgage, lease and convey real and personal property in any of such locations.  Part or all of the business of the Corporation may be carried on beyond the limits of the State of Colorado, and the Corporation may have one or more offices out of the State of Colorado.

 
Exhibit 3.1 Page 6

 
Section 8:     Action of the Shareholders. To the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the Colorado Business Corporation Act, the vote or consent of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote on such matter shall be sufficient to approve any matter requiring shareholder action, including, but not limited to, the right from time to time, to amend, alter or repeal, or add any provisions to, the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation. Shareholders holding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take at an action at any meeting at which the requisite number of shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted may consent, in lieu of a meeting, to such action in writing in accordance with the procedures of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, as then currently in place from time to time.

Section 9:    Quorum For Voting. A quorum of Shareholders for any matter to come before any meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation shall consist of one-third of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter, except where a greater number is specifically required by the provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, as then currently in place from time to time.

Section 10:    Restrictions on Stock.  The Directors shall have the right, from time to time, to impose restrictions or to enter into agreements on behalf of the Corporation imposing restrictions on the transfer of all or a portion of the Corporation's shares, provided that no restrictions shall be imposed on the transfer of shares outstanding at the time the restrictions are adopted unless the holder of such shares consents to the restrictions.

Section 11:    Indemnification of Directors. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or to its shareholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director of the Corporation or to its shareholders for damages otherwise existing for (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or to its shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (iii) acts specified in Section 7-108-403 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act; or (iv) any transaction from which the director directly or indirectly derived any improper personal benefit. If the Colorado Business Corporation Act is hereafter amended to eliminate or limit further the liability of a director, then, in  addition to the elimination and limitation of liability provided by the foregoing, the liability of each director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted under the provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Act as so amended. Any repeal or modification of the indemnification provided in these Articles shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation under these Articles, as in effect immediately prior to such repeal or modification, with respect to any liability that would have accrued, but for this limitation of liability, prior to such repeal or modification.

Section 12:    Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in effect from time to time, any person, and the estate and personal representative of any such person, against all liability and expense (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees) incurred by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary, or agent of, or in any similar managerial or fiduciary position of, another domestic or foreign corporation or other individual or entity or of an employee benefit plan. The Corporation shall also indemnify any person who is serving or has served the Corporation as director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent, and that person's estate and personal representative, to the extent and in the manner provided in any bylaw, resolution of the shareholders or directors, contract, or otherwise, so long as such provision is legally permissible.
 
Exhibit 3.1 Page 7


Exhibit 2.2

 

 

    Colorado Secretary of State  
Document must be filed electronically.   Date and Time: 03/17/2011 05:52 PM  
  ID Number: 20071247858  
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Articles of Amendment

 

filed pursuant to §7-90-301, et seq. and §7-110-106 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.)

 

 

 

 

 ID number: 20071247858  
     
1. Entity name: Famous Products, Inc.  
   (If changing the name of the corporation, indicate name BEFORE the name change)  
     
2. New Entity name: DNA Brands, Inc.  
    (if applicable)    
     
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Telsey 

    Andrew   I.    
    (Last)    (First)    (Middle)  (Suffix)  
    12835 E. Arapahoe Rd       
    (Street name and number or Post Office information)      
    Tower One, Penthouse #803       
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EXHIBIT “A”

 

ATTACHMENT TO AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF

DNA BRANDS, INC.

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II TO ATTACHMENT 1 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION:

 

Article II of Attachment 1 to the Articles of Incorporation is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following Article II is inserted in its place and stead:

 

ARTICLE II

 

Authorized Shares

 

Section 1. Number: The amount of the total authorized capital stock of the corporation shall be one hundred ten million (110,000,000) shares consisting of one hundred million (100,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, and ten million (10,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, consisting of six million (6,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, and four million (4,000,000) shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each such class are as follows:

 

A. Common Shares

 

(a)             The rights of holders of the Common Shares to receive dividends or share in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation shall be subject to the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Preferred Shares fixed in the resolution or resolutions which may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation providing for the issuance of one or more series of the Preferred Shares.

 

(b)              The holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Shares held by them of record at the time for determining the holders thereof entitled to vote.

 

B. Preferred Shares

 

The corporation may divide and issue the Preferred Shares into series. Preferred Shares of each series, when issued, shall be designated to distinguish it from the shares of all other series of the class of Preferred Shares. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly vested with authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares of any such series so established to the fullest extent permitted by these Articles of Incorporation and the Colorado Business Corporation Act in respect to the following:

 

(a)             The number of shares to constitute such series, and the distinctive designations thereof;

 

(b)             The rate and preference of dividend, if any, the time of payment of dividend, whether dividends are cumulative and the date from which any dividend shall accrue;

 

(c)              Whether the shares may be redeemed and, if so, the redemption price and the terms and conditions of redemption;

 

(d)             The amount payable upon shares in the event of involuntarily liquidation;

 

(e)             The amount payable upon shares in the event of voluntary liquidation;

 

(f)              Sinking fund or other provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of shares;

 

 

 

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(g)             The terms and conditions on which shares may be converted, if the shares of any series are issued with the privilege of conversion;

 

(h)             voting powers, if any; and

 

(i)               Any other relative rights and preferences of shares of such series, including, without limitation, any restriction on an increase in the number of shares of any series theretofore authorized and any limitation or restriction of rights or powers to which shares of any further series shall be subject.

 

The Board of Directors is also vested with the authority to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Shares and, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series.

 

C. Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

(a) This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series „A‟ Convertible Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 4,000,000 shares.

 

(b) Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be $0.25 per share.

 

(c) Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.

 

(d) Preference on Liquidation

 

(1) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share, the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of

 

Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

 

 

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(2) A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

(e) Voting Rights

 

The Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall not have voting rights and shall not be entitled to notice of shareholders meetings or to vote upon the election of directors or upon any other matter at any special meeting of shareholders.

 

(f) Conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock Into Common Stock

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of this subdivision (f), the holder of record of any share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right, at his option, at any time commencing after July 1, 2011, to convert one (1) share of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock of the Company.

 

(2) Any holder of a share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock desiring to convert such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock so to be converted, duly endorsed to the Company, or in blank, at the principal office of the Company, and shall give written notice to the Company at said office that he elects to convert the same, and setting forth the name or names (with the address or addresses) in which the shares of Common Stock are to be issued.

 

(3) Conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be subject to the following additional terms and provisions:

 

(A) As promptly as practicable after the surrender for conversion of any Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the holder of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock at the holder‟s address as indicated on the Company’s stock ledger (or such other place as may be designated by the holder), to or upon the written order of the holder of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, issued in such name or names as such holder may direct. Shares of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close of business on the date of the surrender of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion, as provided above, and the rights of the holders of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease at such time, and the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such Common Stock at such time; provided, however, that

 

any such surrender on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall constitute the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open.

 

(B) In the event that the Company shall at any time subdivide or combine in a greater or lesser number of shares the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased in the case of subdivision or decreased in the case of a combination, effective in either case at the close of business on the date when such subdivision or combination shall become effective.

 

 

 

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(C) In the event that the Company shall be recapitalized, consolidated with or merged into any other corporation, or shall sell or convey to any other corporation all or substantially all of its property as entirety, provision shall be made as part of the terms of such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance so that any holder of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock may thereafter receive in lieu of the Common Stock otherwise issuable to him upon conversion of his Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, but at the conversion ratio stated in this subdivision (e), the same kind and amount of securities or assets as may be distributable upon such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, with respect to the Common Stock of the Company.

 

(D) In the event that the Company shall at any time pay to the holders of Common Stock a dividend in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased, effective at the close of business on the record date for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividend.

 

(E) Such adjustments shall be made successively if more than one event listed in subdivisions (e)(3)(B), (C) and (D) hereof shall occur.

 

(F) No adjustment of the conversion ratio shall be made by reason of

 

(i) the purchase, acquisition, redemption or retirement by the Company of any shares of the Common Stock or any other class of the capital stock of the Company, except as provided in subdivision (e)(3)(B); or

 

(ii) the issuance, other than as provided in subdivisions (e)(3)(B) and (D), of any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or of any securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any other securities of the Company, provided that in the event the Company offers any of its securities, or any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase any of its securities, to the holders of its Common Stock pursuant to any preemptive or preferential rights granted to holders of Common Stock by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, or pursuant to any similar rights that may be granted

 

to such holders of Common Stock by the Board of Directors of the Company, at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock then of record; or

 

(iii) any offer by the Company to redeem or acquire shares of its Common Stock by paying or exchanging therefore stock of another corporation or the carrying out by the Company of the transactions contemplated by such offer, provided that at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock then of record.

 

(G) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

(4) The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made without charge for any tax in respect of such issuance. However, if any certificate is to be issued in a name other than that of the holder of record of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock so converted, the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall pay to the Company the amount of any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid or is not due and payable.

 

 

 

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(g) Redemption.

 

The Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 2.3

 

 

 

    Colorado Secretary of State  
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Articles of Amendment

 

filed pursuant to §7-90-301, et seq. and §7-110-106 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.)

 

 

 

 

 ID number: 20071247858  
     
1. Entity name: Famous Products, Inc.  
   (If changing the name of the corporation, indicate name BEFORE the name change)  
     
2. New Entity name: DNA Brands, Inc.  
    (if applicable)    
     
3. Use of Restricted Words (if any of these terms are contained in an entity name, true name of an entity, trade name or trademark stated in this document, mark the applicable box):

☐ “bank” or “trust” or any derivative thereof

☐ “credit union”         ☐  “savings and loan”

☐    “insurance”, “casualty”, “mutual”, or “surety”

 
     
4. Other amendments, if any, are attached.  
     
5. If the amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of issued shares, the attachment states the provisions for implementing the amendment.  
     
6. If the corporation's period of duration as amended is less than perpetual, state the date on which the period of duration expires:      
   (mm/dd/yyyy)    
       
    OR      
       
If the corporation’s period of duration as amended is perpetual, mark this box:       ☒  
       
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Causing this document to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing shall constitute the affirmation or acknowledgment of each individual causing such delivery, under penalties of perjury, that the document is the individual's act and deed, or that the individual in good faith believes the document is the act and deed of the person on whose behalf the individual is causing the document to be delivered for filing, taken in conformity with the requirements of part 3 of article 90 of title 7, C.R.S., the constituent documents, and the organic statutes, and that the individual in good faith believes the facts stated in the document are true and the document complies with the requirements of that Part, the constituent documents, and the organic statutes.

 

This perjury notice applies to each individual who causes this document to be delivered to the secretary of state, whether or not such individual is named in the document as one who has caused it to be delivered.

 

 

 

 

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8. Name(s) and address(es) of the individual(s) causing the document to be delivered for filing:  

 

Telsey 

    Andrew   I.    
    (Last)    (First)    (Middle)  (Suffix)  
    12835 E. Arapahoe Rd       
    (Street name and number or Post Office information)      
    Tower One, Penthouse #803       
    Centennial   CO   80112    
    (City)   (State)   (Postal/Zip Code)  
        United States      
    (Province – if applicable)   (Country – if not US)      

 

(The document need not state the true name and address of more than one individual.  However, if you wish to state the name and address of any additional individuals causing the document to be delivered for filing, mark this box o and include an attachment stating the name and address of such individuals.)

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

 

ATTACHMENT TO AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF

DNA BRANDS, INC.

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II TO ATTACHMENT 1 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION:

 

Article II of Attachment 1 to the Articles of Incorporation is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following Article II is inserted in its place and stead:

 

ARTICLE II

 

Authorized Shares

 

Section 1. Number: The amount of the total authorized capital stock of the corporation shall be four hundred ten million (410,000,000) shares consisting of four hundred million (400,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, and ten million (10,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, consisting of five million six hundred thousand (5,600,000) shares of undesignated Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, four million (4,000,000) shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, and four hundred thousand (400,000) shares of Series C Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each such class are as follows:

 

A. Common Shares

 

(A.a)           The rights of holders of the Common Shares to receive dividends or share in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation shall be subject to the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Preferred Shares fixed in the resolution or resolutions which may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation providing for the issuance of one or more series of the Preferred Shares.

 

(A.b)          The holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Shares held by them of record at the time for determining the holders thereof entitled to vote.

 

B. Preferred Shares

 

The corporation may divide and issue the Preferred Shares into series. Preferred Shares of each series, when issued, shall be designated to distinguish it from the shares of all other series of the class of Preferred Shares. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly vested with authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares of any such series so established to the fullest extent permitted by these Articles of Incorporation and the Colorado Business Corporation Act in respect to the following:

 

(B.a)           The number of shares to constitute such series, and the distinctive designations thereof;

 

(B.b)           The rate and preference of dividend, if any, the time of payment of dividend, whether dividends are cumulative and the date from which any dividend shall accrue;

 

(B.c)           Whether the shares may be redeemed and, if so, the redemption price and the terms and conditions of redemption;

 

(B.d)          The amount payable upon shares in the event of involuntarily liquidation;

 

(B.e)           The amount payable upon shares in the event of voluntary liquidation;

 

 

 

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(B.f)            Sinking fund or other provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of shares;

 

(B.g)           The terms and conditions on which shares may be converted, if the shares of any series are issued with the privilege of conversion;

 

(B.h)           voting powers, if any; and

 

(B.i)            Any other relative rights and preferences of shares of such series, including, without limitation, any restriction on an increase in the number of shares of any series theretofore authorized and any limitation or restriction of rights or powers to which shares of any further series shall be subject.

 

The Board of Directors is also vested with the authority to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Shares and, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series.

 

C. Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

(a) This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series ‘A’ Convertible Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 4,000,000 shares.

 

(b) Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be $0.25 per share.

 

(c) Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.

 

(d) Preference on Liquidation

 

(1) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share, the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts

 

payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to twenty five cents ($0.25) per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

 

 

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(2) A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

(e) Voting Rights

 

The Series “A” Convertible Preferred Shares shall not have voting rights and shall not be entitled to notice of shareholders meetings or to vote upon the election of directors or upon any other matter at any special meeting of shareholders.

 

(f) Conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock Into Common Stock

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of this subdivision (f), the holder of record of any share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right, at his option, at any time commencing after July 1, 2011, to convert one (1) share of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock of the Company.

 

(2) Any holder of a share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock desiring to convert such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the share or shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock so to be converted, duly endorsed to the Company, or in blank, at the principal office of the Company, and shall give written notice to the Company at said office that he elects to convert the same, and setting forth the name or names (with the address or addresses) in which the shares of Common Stock are to be issued.

 

(3) Conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be subject to the following additional terms and provisions:

 

(3.A) As promptly as practicable after the surrender for conversion of any Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the holder of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock at the holder’s address as indicated on the Company’s stock ledger (or such other place as may be designated by the holder), to or upon the written order of the holder of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, issued in such name or names as such holder may direct. Shares of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close of business on the date of the surrender of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion, as provided above, and the rights of the holders of such Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease at such time, and the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such Common Stock at such time; provided, however, that any such surrender on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall constitute the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open.

 

(3.B) In the event that the Company shall at any time subdivide or combine in a greater or lesser number of shares the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased in the case of subdivision or decreased in the case of a combination, effective in either case at the close of business on the date when such subdivision or combination shall become effective.

 

 

 

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(3.C) In the event that the Company shall be recapitalized, consolidated with or merged into any other corporation, or shall sell or convey to any other corporation all or substantially all of its property as entirety, provision shall be made as part of the terms of such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance so that any holder of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock may thereafter receive in lieu of the Common Stock otherwise issuable to him upon conversion of his Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, but at the conversion ratio stated in this subdivision (e), the same kind and amount of securities or assets as may be distributable upon such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, with respect to the Common Stock of the Company.

 

(3.D) In the event that the Company shall at any time pay to the holders of Common Stock a dividend in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased, effective at the close of business on the record date for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividend.

 

(3.E) Such adjustments shall be made successively if more than one event listed in subdivisions (e)(3)(B), (C) and (D) hereof shall occur.

 

(3.F) No adjustment of the conversion ratio shall be made by reason of

 

(3.F.i) the purchase, acquisition, redemption or retirement by the Company of any shares of the Common Stock or any other class of the capital stock of the Company, except as provided in subdivision (e)(3)(B); or

 

(3.F.ii) the issuance, other than as provided in subdivisions (e)(3)(B) and (D), of any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or of any securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any other securities of the Company, provided that in the event the Company offers any of its securities, or any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase any of its securities, to the holders of its Common Stock pursuant to any preemptive or preferential rights granted to holders of Common Stock by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, or pursuant to any similar rights that may be granted to such holders of Common Stock by the Board of Directors of the Company, at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock then of record; or

 

(3.F.iii) any offer by the Company to redeem or acquire shares of its Common Stock by paying or exchanging therefore stock of another corporation or the carrying out by the Company of the transactions contemplated by such offer, provided that at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock then of record.

 

(3.G) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

(4) The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made without charge for any tax in respect of such issuance. However, if any certificate is to be issued in a name other than that of the holder of record of the Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock so converted, the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall pay to the Company the amount of any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid or is not due and payable.

 

 

 

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(g) Redemption.

 

The Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

D. Series C Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series C Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designed as "Series C Preferred Shares" (the "Series C Preferred Shares"), and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 400,000. The number of shares constituting such series may, unless prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation, be decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of Series C Preferred Shares to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible in Series C Preferred Shares.

 

2. Dividends and Distributions

 

(i) The holders of Series C Preferred Shares, in preference to the holders of Common Shares, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, annual dividends payable in cash on the 31st day of December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Dividend Payment Dates"), commencing on December 31, 2013 at the rate of $0.01 per share per year.

 

(ii) Dividends which are not declared will not accrue. Dividends not declared will not cumulate. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the Series C Preferred Shares in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time such dividends are declared and become payable shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares outstanding at that time. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of Series C Preferred Shares entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

 

3. Voting Rights. Each Series C Preferred Share will entitle the holder thereof to 300 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or by law, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares and the holders of Common Shares and any other capital shares of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

4. Certain Restrictions

 

(i) Whenever dividends declared or other distributions payable on the Series C Preferred Shares as provided in Section 2 hereof are in arrears, thereafter and until all unpaid dividends and distributions on Series C Preferred Shares outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

 

  (i.a) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series C Preferred Shares;

 

  (i.b) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series C Preferred Shares, except dividends paid ratably on the Series C Preferred Shares and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

 

 

 

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(ii) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under subparagraph (i) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

 

5. Reacquired Shares. Any Series C Preferred Shares purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall constitute authorized but unissued Preferred Shares and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Shares by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Articles of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or as otherwise required by law.

 

6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series C Preferred Shares unless, prior thereto, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares shall have received $0.67 per share, plus an amount equal to declared and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon to the date of such payment.

 

7. Consolidation, Merger, Exchange, etc.. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory share exchange or other transaction in which the Common Shares are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, money and/or any other property, then in any such case the Series C Preferred Shares shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share equal to the aggregate amount of stock, securities, money and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each Common Share is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after May 3, 2013 declare or pay any dividend on Common Shares payable in Common Shares, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding Common Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of Common Shares, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of Series C Preferred Shares shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of Common Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

E. Series “D” Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series “D” Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

(a) Designation and Number of Series

 

This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series ‘D’ Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 1,800,000 shares.

 

(b) Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series “D” Preferred Stock shall be $0.055 per share.

 

(c) Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series “D” Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends if and when so declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, in their sole discretion.

 

(d) Preference on Liquidation

 

 

 

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(1) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series “D” Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, after any payment shall be made in respect of the liquidation preference on the Series “A” Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, but before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to $0.055 per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series “D” Preferred Shares an amount equal to $0.055 per share, the holders of the Series “D” Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of the Series “A” Preferred Stock have received an amount equal to twenty five cents ($.25) per share, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock have received an amount equal to sixty-seven cents ($.67) per share and the Series “D” Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to $0.055 per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

(2) A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series “D” Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

(e) Voting Rights

 

Each Series “D” Preferred Share will entitle the holder thereof to 68.02721 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or by law, the holders of Series “D” Preferred Shares and the holders of Common Shares and any other capital shares of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

(f) Redemption.

 

The Series “D” Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

 

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Exhibit 2.4

 

 

 

    Colorado Secretary of State  
Document must be filed electronically.   Date and Time: 08/26/2014 05:50 PM  
  ID Number: 20071247858  
Paper documents will not be accepted.    
     
Document processing fee $25.00 Document number: 20141523296  
Fees & forms/cover sheets   Amount Paid: $25.00  
are subject to change.    
     
To access other information or print      
copies of filed documents,      
visit www.sos.state.co.us and      
select Business.   ABOVE SPACE FOR OFFICE USE ONLY  
     

 

Articles of Amendment

 

filed pursuant to §7-90-301, et seq. and §7-110-106 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.)

 

 ID number: 20071247858  
     
1. Entity name: Famous Products, Inc.  
   (If changing the name of the corporation, indicate name BEFORE the name change)  
     
2. New Entity name: DNA Brands, Inc.  
    (if applicable)    
     
3. Use of Restricted Words (if any of these terms are contained in an entity name, true name of an entity, trade name or trademark stated in this document, mark the applicable box):

☐ “bank” or “trust” or any derivative thereof

☐ “credit union”         ☐  “savings and loan”

☐    “insurance”, “casualty”, “mutual”, or “surety”

 
     
4. Other amendments, if any, are attached.  
     
5. If the amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of issued shares, the attachment states the provisions for implementing the amendment.  
     
6. If the corporation's period of duration as amended is less than perpetual, state the date on which the period of duration expires:      
   (mm/dd/yyyy)    
       
    OR      
       
If the corporation’s period of duration as amended is perpetual, mark this box:       ☒  
       
7. (Optional) Delayed effective date:      
   (mm/dd/yyyy)    
       

 

Notice:

 

Causing this document to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing shall constitute the affirmation or acknowledgment of each individual causing such delivery, under penalties of perjury, that the document is the individual's act and deed, or that the individual in good faith believes the document is the act and deed of the person on whose behalf the individual is causing the document to be delivered for filing, taken in conformity with the requirements of part 3 of article 90 of title 7, C.R.S., the constituent documents, and the organic statutes, and that the individual in good faith believes the facts stated in the document are true and the document complies with the requirements of that Part, the constituent documents, and the organic statutes.

 

This perjury notice applies to each individual who causes this document to be delivered to the secretary of state, whether or not such individual is named in the document as one who has caused it to be delivered.

 

 

 

 

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8. Name(s) and address(es) of the individual(s) causing the document to be delivered for filing:  

 

Telsey 

    Andrew   I.    
    (Last)    (First)    (Middle)  (Suffix)  
    12835 E. Arapahoe Rd       
    (Street name and number or Post Office information)      
    Tower One, Penthouse #803       
    Centennial   CO   80112    
    (City)   (State)   (Postal/Zip Code)  
        United States      
    (Province – if applicable)   (Country – if not US)      

 

(The document need not state the true name and address of more than one individual.  However, if you wish to state the name and address of any additional individuals causing the document to be delivered for filing, mark this box o and include an attachment stating the name and address of such individuals.)

 

Disclaimer:

 

This form, and any related instructions, are not intended to provide legal, business or tax advice, and are offered as a public service without representation or warranty. While this form is believed to satisfy minimum legal requirements as of its revision date, compliance with applicable law, as the same may be amended from time to time, remains the responsibility of the user of this form. Questions should be addressed to the user’s attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ATTACHMENT TO AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Of

DNA BRANDS, INC.

 

Article II of Attachment 1 to the Articles of Incorporation is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following Article II is inserted in its place and stead:

 

ARTICLE II

 

Authorized Shares

 

Section 1. Number: The amount of the total authorized capital stock of the corporation shall be six billion ten million (6,010,000,000) shares consisting of six billion (6,000,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, and ten million (10,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock consisting of seven million three hundred thousand (7,300,000) undesignated shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, four hundred thousand (400,000) shares of Series C Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, one million eight hundred thousand (1,800,000) shares of Series E Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, and five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Series F Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each such class are as follows:

 

A. Common Shares

 

(a)              The rights of holders of the Common Shares to receive dividends or share in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation shall be subject to the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Preferred Shares fixed in the resolution or resolutions which may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation providing for the issuance of one or more series of the Preferred Shares.

 

(b)             The holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Shares held by them of record at the time for determining the holders thereof entitled to vote.

 

B. Preferred Shares

 

The corporation may divide and issue the Preferred Shares into series. Preferred Shares of each series, when issued, shall be designated to distinguish it from the shares of all other series of the class of Preferred Shares. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly vested with authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares of any such series so established to the fullest extent permitted by these Articles of Incorporation and the Colorado Business Corporation Act in respect to the following:

 

(a)             The number of shares to constitute such series, and the distinctive designations thereof;

 

(b)            The rate and preference of dividend, if any, the time of payment of dividend, whether dividends are cumulative and the date from which any dividend shall accrue;

 

(c)             Whether the shares may be redeemed and, if so, the redemption price and the terms and conditions of redemption;

 

(d)            The amount payable upon shares in the event of involuntarily liquidation;

 

(e)            The amount payable upon shares in the event of voluntary liquidation;

 

 

 

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(f)             Sinking fund or other provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of shares;

 

(g)            The terms and conditions on which shares may be converted, if the shares of any series are issued with the privilege of conversion;

 

(h)            voting powers, if any; and

 

(i)              Any other relative rights and preferences of shares of such series, including, without limitation, any restriction on an increase in the number of shares of any series theretofore authorized and any limitation or restriction of rights or powers to which shares of any further series shall be subject.

 

The Board of Directors is also vested with the authority to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Shares and, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series.

 

A. Series C Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series C Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designed as "Series C Preferred Shares" (the "Series C Preferred Shares"), and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 400,000. The number of shares constituting such series may, unless prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation, be decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of Series C Preferred Shares to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible in Series C Preferred Shares.

 

2. Dividends and Distributions

 

(i) The holders of Series C Preferred Shares, in preference to the holders of Common Shares, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, annual dividends payable in cash on the 31st day of December in each year (each such

date being referred to herein as a "Dividend Payment Dates"), commencing on December 31, 2013 at the rate of $0.01 per share per year.

 

(ii) Dividends which are not declared will not accrue. Dividends not declared will not cumulate. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the Series C Preferred Shares in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time such dividends are declared and become payable shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares outstanding at that time. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of Series C Preferred Shares entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

 

 

 

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3.               Voting Rights. Each Series C Preferred Share will entitle the holder thereof to 300 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or by law, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares and the holders of Common Shares and any other capital shares of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

4.              Certain Restrictions

 

(i) Whenever dividends declared or other distributions payable on the Series C Preferred Shares as provided in Section 2 hereof are in arrears, thereafter and until all unpaid dividends and distributions on Series C Preferred Shares outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

 

(a)              declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series C Preferred Shares;

 

(b)             declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series C Preferred Shares, except dividends paid ratably on the Series C Preferred Shares and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

 

(ii) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under subparagraph (i) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

 

5. Reacquired Shares. Any Series C Preferred Shares purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall constitute authorized but unissued Preferred Shares and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Shares by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Articles of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or as otherwise required by law.

 

6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series C Preferred Shares unless, prior thereto, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares shall have received $0.67 per share, plus an amount equal to declared and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon to the date of such payment.

 

7. Consolidation, Merger, Exchange, etc.. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory share exchange or other transaction in which the Common Shares are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, money and/or any other property, then in any such case the Series C Preferred Shares shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share equal to the aggregate amount of stock, securities, money and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each Common Share is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after May 3, 2013 declare or pay any dividend on Common Shares payable in Common Shares, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding Common Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of Common Shares, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of Series C Preferred Shares shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of Common Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

 

 

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B. Series E Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series E Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

(a) Designation and Number of Series

 

This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series E Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 1,800,000 shares.

 

(b) Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series E Preferred Stock shall be $0.055 per share.

 

(c) Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series E Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive dividends if and when so declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, in their sole discretion.

 

(d) Preference on Liquidation

 

(1) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series E Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, after any payment shall be made in respect of the liquidation preference on the Series C Preferred Stock, but before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to $0.055 per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series E Preferred Shares an amount equal to $0.055 per share, the holders of the Series E Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock have received an amount equal to sixty-seven cents ($.67) per share and the Series E Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to $0.055 per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

(2) A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series E Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

(e) Voting Rights

 

Each Series E Preferred Share will entitle the holder thereof to 68.02721 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Shares or by law, the holders of Series E Preferred Shares and the holders of Common Shares and any other capital shares of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

 

 

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(f) Redemption.

 

The Series E Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

C. Series F Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series “F” Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

(a) This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series “F” Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 500,000 shares.

 

(b) Stated Value
     

The stated value of the Series “F” Preferred Stock shall be $1.00 per share.

 

(c) Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series “F” Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.

 

(d) Preference on Liquidation

 

(1) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series “F” Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series “F” Preferred Shares an amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per share, the holders of the Series “F” Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of Series “F” Preferred Shares have received an amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per share, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

(2) A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series “F” Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

(e) Voting Rights

 

The holders of record of Series “F” Preferred Shares shall be entitled to Thirty- Five Thousand (35,000) votes at any meeting of shareholders for each share of Series “F” Preferred Stock.

 

(f) Redemption.

 

The Series “F” Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time by the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 2.5

 

 

 

    Colorado Secretary of State  
Document must be filed electronically.   Date and Time: 02/18/2016 04:50 PM  
  ID Number: 20071247858  
Paper documents will not be accepted.    
     
Document processing fee $25.00 Document number: 20161115043  
Fees & forms/cover sheets   Amount Paid: $25.00  
are subject to change.    
     
To access other information or print      
copies of filed documents,      
visit www.sos.state.co.us and      
select Business.   ABOVE SPACE FOR OFFICE USE ONLY  
     

 

Articles of Amendment

 

filed pursuant to §7-90-301, et seq. and §7-110-106 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.)

 

 ID number: 20071247858  
     
1. Entity name: Famous Products, Inc.  
   (If changing the name of the corporation, indicate name BEFORE the name change)  
     
2. New Entity name: DNA Brands, Inc.  
    (if applicable)    
     
3. Use of Restricted Words (if any of these terms are contained in an entity name, true name of an entity, trade name or trademark stated in this document, mark the applicable box):

☐ “bank” or “trust” or any derivative thereof

☐ “credit union”         ☐  “savings and loan”

☐    “insurance”, “casualty”, “mutual”, or “surety”

 
     
4. Other amendments, if any, are attached.  
     
5. If the amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of issued shares, the attachment states the provisions for implementing the amendment.  
     
6. If the corporation's period of duration as amended is less than perpetual, state the date on which the period of duration expires:      
   (mm/dd/yyyy)    
       
    OR      
       
If the corporation’s period of duration as amended is perpetual, mark this box:       ☒  
       
7. (Optional) Delayed effective date:      
   (mm/dd/yyyy)    
       

 

Notice:

 

Causing this document to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing shall constitute the affirmation or acknowledgment of each individual causing such delivery, under penalties of perjury, that the document is the individual's act and deed, or that the individual in good faith believes the document is the act and deed of the person on whose behalf the individual is causing the document to be delivered for filing, taken in conformity with the requirements of part 3 of article 90 of title 7, C.R.S., the constituent documents, and the organic statutes, and that the individual in good faith believes the facts stated in the document are true and the document complies with the requirements of that Part, the constituent documents, and the organic statutes.

 

This perjury notice applies to each individual who causes this document to be delivered to the secretary of state, whether or not such individual is named in the document as one who has caused it to be delivered.

 

 

 

 

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8. Name(s) and address(es) of the individual(s) causing the document to be delivered for filing:  

 

McKenzie 

    Adrian        
    (Last)    (First)    (Middle)  (Suffix)  
    601 NW 22nd Street      
    (Street name and number or Post Office information)      
           
    Wilton Manors   FL   33311    
    (City)   (State)   (Postal/Zip Code)  
        United States      
    (Province – if applicable)   (Country – if not US)      

 

(The document need not state the true name and address of more than one individual.  However, if you wish to state the name and address of any additional individuals causing the document to be delivered for filing, mark this box o and include an attachment stating the name and address of such individuals.)

 

Disclaimer:

 

This form, and any related instructions, are not intended to provide legal, business or tax advice, and are offered as a public service without representation or warranty. While this form is believed to satisfy minimum legal requirements as of its revision date, compliance with applicable law, as the same may be amended from time to time, remains the responsibility of the user of this form. Questions should be addressed to the user’s attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

 

ATTACHMENT TO AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF

DNA BRANDS, INC.

 

(1) AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II:

 

Article II of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

12.       The corporation is authorized to issue 10,000,000,000 (ten billion) shares of common stock.

 

(2) AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII TO ATTACHMENT 1 TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION:

 

Article II of Attachment 1 to the Articles of Incorporation is hereby supplemented and superceded to the extent necessary for the effectiveness of the following terms of Article II which are inserted in its place and stead:

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Authorized Shares

 

Section 1. Number: The amount of the total authorized capital stock of the corporation shall be ten billion thirty million (10,030,000,000) shares consisting of ten billion (10,000,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, and thirty million (30,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each such class are as follows:

 

A. Common Shares

 

(a)                     The rights of holders of the Common Shares to receive dividends or share in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation shall be subject to the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Preferred Shares fixed in the resolution or resolutions which may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation providing for the issuance of one or more series of the Preferred Shares.

 

(b)                     The holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Shares held by them of record at the time for determining the holders thereof entitled to vote.

 

B. Preferred Shares

 

The corporation may divide and issue the Preferred Shares into series. Preferred Shares of each series, when issued (currently classes A through G), shall be designated to distinguish it from the shares of all other series of the class of Preferred Shares. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly vested with authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares of any such series so established to the fullest extent permitted by these Articles of Incorporation and the Colorado Business Corporation Act in respect to the following:

 

(a)                     The number of shares to constitute such series, and the distinctive designations thereof;

 

(b)                     The rate and preference of dividend, if any, the time of payment of dividend, whether dividends are cumulative and the date from which any dividend shall accrue;

 

 

 

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(c)                     Whether the shares may be redeemed and, if so, the redemption price and the terms and conditions of redemption;

 

(d)                     The amount payable upon shares in the event of involuntarily liquidation;

 

(e)                     The amount payable upon shares in the event of voluntary liquidation;

 

(f)                     Sinking fund or other provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of shares;

 

(g)                     The terms and conditions on which shares may be converted, if the shares of any series are issued with the privilege of conversion;

 

(h)                     voting powers, if any; and

 

(i)                      Any other relative rights and preferences of shares of such series, including, without limitation, any restriction on an increase in the number of shares of any series theretofore authorized and any limitation or restriction of rights or powers to which shares of any further series shall be subject.

 

The Board of Directors is also vested with the authority to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Shares and, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series.

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 3.4

 

Certificate of Designation   Filed in the office of       Document Number
         Filing Date and Time
         Entry Number

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Designation For

Colorado Profit Corporations

 

 

1. Name of corporation:

 

DNA BRANDS, INC.

 

2.    By resolution of the board of directors pursuant to a provision in the articles of incorporation ("Resolution"), this certificate establishes the following regarding the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights of the following class or series of stock.

 

The shares of the series of preferred stock created and authorized by this Resolution shall be designated " Series G Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Series G Preferred Stock"). The total number of authorized shares constituting the Series G Preferred Stock shall be Two Million (2,000,000) shares. The number of shares constituting the Series G Preferred stock may be increased or decreased at any time, from time to time, in accordance with applicable law up to the maximum number of available shares of preferred stock of the Corporation; provided, however, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of this series to a number less than that of the then-outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock. The stated Face value of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be $4.00 per share. Shares of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of issue. (Continued on attachment)

 

3. Effective date of filing: (optional)

 

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

 

4: Signature: (required)

 

 

/s/ Adrian McKenzie, CEO

Signature of Officer

 

filing Fee: $25

 

IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.

 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF

SERIES G

REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

DNA BRANDS, INC.

 

 

 

The undersigned hereby certifies that pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of DNA BRANDS, INC., a Colorado corporation (the "Corporation"), by its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the Board of Directors, by unanimous written consent, duly approved and adopted the following resolution (referred to herein as the "Resolution”).

 

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority conferred on the Board of Directors of the Corporation ("Board of Directors") by the Articles of lncorporation of the Corporation (the ''Articles"), and in recognition of the fact that the Certificate of Amendment filed on February 16, 2016, designated the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors hereby confirms and further defines and, authorizes the issuance of a series of preferred stock, Face value $4.00 per share, of the Corporation, consisting of up to Two Million (2,000,000) shares, and hereby fixes the voting powers, designations, preferences, and relative, optional and other special rights , and qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series, in addition to those set forth in the Articles, as follows:

 

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF SERIES G CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK. The shares of the series of preferred stock created and authorized by this Resolution shall be designated "Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Series G Preferred Stock"). The total number of authorized shares constituting the Series G Preferred Stock shall be Two Million (2,000,000) shares. The number of shares constituting this series of preferred stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased at any time from time to time, in accordance with applicable Jaw up to the maximum number of shares of preferred stock authorized under the Articles, less all shares at the time authorized of any other series of preferred stock of the Corporation; provided, however., that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of this series to a number less than that of the then-outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock. The stated face value of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be $4.00 per share. Shares of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of issue.

 

SECTION 2. DIVIDEND RIGHTS. The holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall receive cumulative dividends. "Dividends," as used in this section, shall mean all dividends provided for in paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 of this section 2.

 

2.1       Semi-Annual Dividends. The holders of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purpose, cash dividends ("Semi-Annual Dividends") at the rate of Seven Percent (7.00%) per share semi-annually (14% Fourteen Percent Annual), (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, 30-day month), payable semi-annually on October 1 and April 1. Such dividends shall be cumulative and shall accrue, whether or not earned or declared, from and after February 16, 2016 or the date of issue of the Preferred Stock, whichever is later.

 

2.2      Restrictions on Dividends, Distributions. So long as any Series G Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, (i) no dividends whatsoever shall be declared or paid upon, nor shall any distribution be made upon, any shares of any other class of stock of the Corporation, other than a dividend or distribution payable in Common Stock, and (ii) no shares of any class of stock of the Corporation shall be redeemed by the Corporation or purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, unless the Corporation is current with the dividends set forth in paragraph 2.1. In addition, if at any time there shall be any accrued and unpaid Dividends on any shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding, no dividends whatsoever of any kind may be declared or paid upon, nor shall any distribution of any kind be made upon, any share of any class of stock of the Corporation other than the Series G Preferred Stock. For the purposes of this Section 1, the term "Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person but shall exclude any Person which is an institution and which might be deemed to be such an Affiliate solely by reason of its ownership of the Series G Preferred Stock or any other securities originally issue d and sold to the initial purchaser of the Series G Preferred Stock or issued upon conversion of any of such securities, or by reason of its benefiting from any agreements or covenants of the Corporation entered into in connection with the issue and sale of any of such securities, and "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any department or agency thereof.

 

 

 

 

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2.3      Additional Dividends. After the dividends set forth in paragraph 2.1 shall have been paid, if the Board shall elect to declare cash dividends on the Common Stock, additional cash dividends shall also be declared on the Series G Preferred Stock. Such additional dividends shall, in the aggregate, be equal to at least the amount obtained by multiplying the aggregate dividend payable on Common Stock by two (2). Each holder of shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate ratably in such additional dividends based upon the percentage of outstanding Series G Preferred Stock held.

 

SECTION 3. LIQUIDATION RIGHTS AND RIGHTS ON DISSOLUTION.

 

3.1       Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall be entitled before any distribution or payment is made upon any shares of any other class of stock of the Corporation, to any and all mineral rights.

 

SECTION 4. VOTING RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided by law and this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock shall have no right to vote on any matter to be voted on by the stockholders of the Corporation (including any election or removal of the directors of the Corporation) except as provided in paragraph 4.1, and except in each case to the extent specifically required by Colorado law.

 

4.1        Special Voting Rights. If and whenever any of the following events ("Preferred Stock Defaults") shall occur for any reason whatsoever: (i) the Corporation shall fail to make any conversion of the Series G Preferred Stock pursuant to this agreement on the date such conversion is required to be made or (ii) the Corporation shall take or purport to take any restricted corporate action specified herein without obtaining the prior consent to the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock required therein, then, and in any such event, a meeting of all of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be called pursuant to paragraph 4.4 and the terms of office of all directors of the Corporation in office immediately prior to such meeting shall terminate on the election and qualification of the directors elected at such meeting. At such meeting, and until all Preferred Stock Defaults shall have been cured in full, the holders of the outstanding Series G Preferred Stock, each being entitled to vote: (i) one vote per Common share that the holder of Series G Preferred Stock would be permitted to convert into as of the date of default; and (ii) voting separately as a class, shall be entitled to elect and remove the number of directors constituting a majority of the directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation classifying the directors of the Corporation into classes having staggered terms of office, for so long as the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock are entitled to elect or remove directors there shall be but one class of directors, each of whom shall be elected to serve, subject to paragraph 4.3. l, only until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy created by the resignation or death of any director elected by the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock may be filled by only an appointment made by a majority of the remaining directors then elected by the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock, and each director so appointed shall serve, subject to paragraph 4.3.1, until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his successor is elected and qualified. Any director or directors elected by the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock or designated to fill a vacancy or vacancies, as provided in this paragraph 4.1, may be removed from office only by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series G Preferred Stock at a special meeting of such holders caused for the purpose of removing such director or directors, all as provided in paragraph 4.3. Any vacancy created by the removal of any such director shall be filled by the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock at the meeting at which such removal was voted pursuant to paragraph 4.3 or at any adjournment thereof.

 

4.2      Divestiture of Voting Rights. If the holders of the outstanding Series G Preferred Stock have become entitled to vote to elect or remove directors pursuant to paragraph 4.1, then, upon the curing in full of all Preferred Stock Defaults at the time existing, the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be divested of their rights with respect to the election or removal of directors provided in paragraph 4.1, without prejudice to any subsequent re-vesting of such rights in the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of paragraph 4.1 if there shall thereafter occur any Preferred Stock Default. Upon any such divesting of such voting rights of the holders of Series G Preferred Stock, the terms of office of all persons who may have been elected directors of the Corporation by vote of the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock (or pursuant to the fourth sentence of paragraph 4.3) shall terminate forthwith and the vacancies thereby created shall be filled in the manner provided by law or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

 

 

 

 

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SECTION 5. Preferred Restrictions. The Corporation will not take any action forbidden by this paragraph without the prior consent (in addition to any other vote or consent required by law) of the holders of the outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock (or such higher percentage as may be required by law or by specific provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation), voting as a class in person or by proxy given in writing or at a special meeting called for the purpose.

 

SECTION 6. CONVERSION RIGHTS.

 

6.1       Redemption and Conversion of Series G Preferred Stock into Common Stock. The Corporation will redeem the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock based upon One Dollar of value every Twelve (12) months until the entire value of Four Dollars ($4.00) plus interest is paid off as defined in section 6.2. The Corporation will redeem Twenty Five Cents ($0.25) approximately every 90 days or a maximum of One Dollar ($1.00) within a twelve month period of time. The Corporation will issue common shares for the redemption based upon outstanding principal of their holdings of the Series G Preferred Stock and any Dividends accrued, but not yet paid, into fully-paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at Five Percent (5%) discount to the average "Fair Market Value" (the "Conversion Rate") but not to exceed 95 Cents ($0.95) per share. However, should the Corporation effect a forward split, the ceiling price of $.95 Cents ($0.95) per share shall be discounted down according to be split ratio and notwithstanding, the ceiling price shall be negotiable at the Holder of the Series G Preferred Stock request. [n no case shall the conversion price be less than One Cent ($0.01). "Fair Market Value" on a date shall be the average of the daily closing bid prices for the Five (5) consecutive trading days before such date excluding any trades which are not bona fide arm's length transactions. The closing price for each day shall be (a) if such security is listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange, the last sale price of such security, regular way, or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices thereof ifno such sale occurred, in each case as officially reported on the principal securities exchange on which such security are listed, or (b) if quoted on NASDAQ or any similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices then in common use the mean between the closing high bid and low asked quotations of such security in the over-the-counter market as shown by NASDAQ or such similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices, as reported by any member firm of the New York Stock Exchange selected by the Holder of the Series G Preferred Stock, (c) if not quoted as described in clause (b), the mean between the high bid and low asked quotations for the shares as reported by NASDAQ or any similar successor organization, as reported by any member firm of the New York Stock Exchange selected by the Holder of the Series G Preferred Stock. If such security is quoted on a national securities or central market system in lieu of a market or quotation system described above, the closing price shall be determined in the manner set forth in clause (a) of the preceding sentence if bid and asked quotations are reported but actual transactions are not, and in the manner set forth in clause (b) of the preceding sentence if actual transactions are reported.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 2.6

 

 

 

Articles of Amendment

ABOVE SPACE FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

filed pursuant to §7-90-301, et seq. and §7-110-106 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.)

 

 

1. For the entity, its ID number and entity name are

 

ID number 20071247858
  (Colorado Secretary of State ID number)
   
Entity name DNA Brands, Inc.
   

 

2. The new entity name (if applicable) is ______________________________

 

3. (If the following statement applies, adopt the statement by marking the box and include an attachment.)

✓ This document contains additional amendments or other information.

 

4. If the amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of issued shares, the attachment states the provisions for implementing the amendment.

 

5. (Caution: Leave blank if the document does not have a delayed effective date. Stating a delayed effective date has significant legal consequences. Read instructions before entering a date.)

 

(If the following statement applies, adopt the statement by entering a date and, if applicable, time using the required format.)

 

The delayed effective date and, if applicable, time of this document is/are _____________________.

(mm/dd/yyyy hour:minute am/pm)

 

Notice:

 

Causing this document to be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing shall constitute the affirmation or acknowledgment of each individual causing such delivery, under penalties of perjury, that such document is such individual's act and deed, or that such individual in good faith believes such document is the act and deed of the person on whose behalf such individual is causing such document to be delivered for filing, taken in conformity with the requirements of part 3 of article 90 of title 7, C.R.S. and, if applicable, the constituent documents and the organic statutes, and that such individual in good faith believes the facts stated in such document are true and such document complies with the requirements of that Part, the constituent documents, and the organic statutes.

This perjury notice applies to each individual who causes this document to be delivered to the Secretary of State, whether or not such individual is identified in this document as one who has caused it to be delivered.

 

 

 

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6. The true name and mailing address of the individual causing the document to be delivered for filing are

 

   

 

(If the following statement applies, adopt the statement by marking the box and include an attachment.)

 

☐ This document contains the true name and mailing address of one or more additional individuals causing the document to be delivered for filing.

 

Disclaimer:

 

This form/cover sheet, and any related instructions, are not intended to provide legal, business or tax advice, and are furnished without representation or warranty. While this form/cover sheet is believed to satisfy minimum legal requirements as of its revision date, compliance with applicable law, as the same may be amended from time to time, remains the responsibility of the user of this form/cover sheet. Questions should be addressed to the user’s legal, business or tax advisor(s).

 

 

 

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ATTACHMENT TO AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

DNA BRANDS, INC.

 

The Articles of Incorporation of the corporation shall be amended in the following respects:

 

The first paragraph of Section 1 of Article II of Attachment 1 to the Articles of Incorporation shall be stricken in its entirety and the following paragraph substituted in its place and stead:

 

Section 1. Number: The amount of the total authorized capital stock of the corporation shall be twenty six billion thirty million (26,030,000,000) shares consisting of twenty five billion (25,000,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $.00001 par value per share, and one billion thirty million (1,030,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock consisting of one billion twenty five million three hundred thousand (1,025,300,000) undesignated shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share; four hundred thousand (400,000) shares of Series C Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share; one million eight hundred thousand (1,800,000) shares of Series E Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share; five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Series F Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share; and two million (2,000,000) shares of Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each such class are as follows:

 

Article II of Attachment 1 to the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to include the following designation of a series of Preferred Stock as a part of such Article:

 

E.       Series H Convertible Preferred Stock

 

The designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

(a) Designation and Number of Series

 

This series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series H Convertible Preferred Stock” and the number of shares of such series shall be 1,000,000,000 shares.

 

(b) Stated Value

 

The stated value of the Series H Preferred Stock shall be $0.001 per share.

 

(c) Dividends

 

The holders of outstanding Series H Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive any dividends.

 

 

 

 

 

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(d) Preference on Liquidation

 

(1) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series H Convertible Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus or earnings, after any payment shall be made in respect of the liquidation preference on the Series F Preferred Stock, but before any payment shall be made in respect of the Corporation’s Common Shares or junior stock, an amount equal to $0.10 per share. If, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for the distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Shares an amount equal to $0.10 per share, the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets according to the respective amounts which would be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full. After the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Shares having preference, including the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Shares, have received their respective preference amount, the assets then remaining shall be distributed equally per share to the holders of a subsequently issued junior class of Preferred Shares, or if none, then to the holders of Common Shares.

 

(2) A reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as those terms are used in this subdivision (d) and, in the event of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale of assets, the Series H Convertible Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of reorganization.

 

(e) Voting Rights

 

The Series H Convertible Preferred Shares shall not have voting rights and shall not be entitled to notice of shareholders’ meetings or to vote upon the election of directors or upon any other matter at any special meeting of shareholders.

 

(f) Conversion of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock Into Common Stock

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of this subdivision (f), the holder of record of any share or shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right, at his/her/its option, at any time commencing after issuance of such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, to convert one (1) share of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock into five (5) fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock of the Company.

 

(2) Any holder of a share or shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock desiring to convert such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the share or shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock so to be converted, duly endorsed to the Company, or in blank, at the principal office of the Company, and shall give written notice to the Company at said office that he/she/it elects to convert the same, and setting forth the name or names (with the address or addresses) in which the shares of Common Stock are to be issued.

 

 

 

 

 

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(3) Conversion of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be subject to the following additional terms and provisions:

 

(A) As promptly as practicable after the surrender for conversion of any Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the holder of such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock at the holder’s address as indicated on the Company’s stock ledger (or such other place as may be designated by the holder), to or upon the written order of the holder of such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, issued in such name or names as such holder may direct. Shares of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close of business on the date of the surrender of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion, as provided above, and the rights of the holders of such Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease at such time, and the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such Common Stock at such time; provided, however, that any such surrender on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall constitute the person or persons in whose name or names the certificates for such shares are to be issued as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open.

 

(B) In the event that the Company shall at any time subdivide or combine in a greater or lesser number of shares the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased in the case of subdivision or decreased in the case of a combination, effective in either case at the close of business on the date when such subdivision or combination shall become effective.

 

(C) In the event that the Company shall be recapitalized, consolidated with or merged into any other corporation, or shall sell or convey to any other corporation all or substantially all of its property as entirety, provision shall be made as part of the terms of such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance so that any holder of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock may thereafter receive in lieu of the Common Stock otherwise issuable to him upon conversion of his Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, but at the conversion ratio stated in this subdivision (e), the same kind and amount of securities or assets as may be distributable upon such recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, with respect to the Common Stock of the Company.

 

(D) In the event that the Company shall at any time pay to the holders of Common Stock a dividend in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be proportionately increased, effective at the close of business on the record date for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividend.

 

(E) Such adjustments shall be made successively if more than one event listed in subdivisions (e)(3)(B), (C) and (D) hereof shall occur.

 

 

 

 

 

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(F) No adjustment of the conversion ratio shall be made by reason of

 

(i) the purchase, acquisition, redemption or retirement by the Company of any shares of the Common Stock or any other class of the capital stock of the Company, except as provided in subdivision (e)(3)(B); or

 

(ii) the issuance, other than as provided in subdivisions (e)(3)(B) and (D), of any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or of any securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or of any other securities of the Company, provided that in the event the Company offers any of its securities, or any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase any of its securities, to the holders of its Common Stock pursuant to any preemptive or preferential rights granted to holders of Common Stock by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, or pursuant to any similar rights that may be granted to such holders of Common Stock by the Board of Directors of the Company, at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock then of record; or

 

(iii) any offer by the Company to redeem or acquire shares of its Common Stock by paying or exchanging therefore stock of another corporation or the carrying out by the Company of the transactions contemplated by such offer, provided that at least 20 days prior to the expiration of any such offer the Company shall mail written notice of such offer to the holders of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock then of record.

 

(G) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series H Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

(4) The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made without charge for any tax in respect of such issuance. However, if any certificate is to be issued in a name other than that of the holder of record of the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock so converted, the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall pay to the Company the amount of any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid or is not due and payable.

 

(g) Redemption. The Board of Directors, at its discretion, shall be authorized to redeem any and all shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock at any time. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to redeem any and all shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock by delivering to the holders of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock a notice of redemption, and from and after the date of giving such notice (the “Redemption Date”), the shares called for redemption (each, a “Redeemed Share”) shall cease to be outstanding, shall not be transferred on the books of the Corporation, and the holder thereof shall cease to be entitled to all rights with respect to each Redeemed Share, excepting only the right to receive payment by the Corporation of the redemption price for such shares as set forth below. The redemption price for each Redeemed Share shall be ten cents ($0.10) per share (the “Redemption Price”). The Redemption Price for each Redeemed Share shall be payable to the holder thereof in cash after the holder has surrendered the Redeemed Share to the Corporation for redemption.

 

All other provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, as previously amended, shall remain as stated.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 2.7 
 
 


 

BYLAWS

OF

Famous Products, Inc.


as of May 23, 2007



ARTICLE I
Offices

The principal office of the Corporation shall initially be located at such places within or without the State of Colorado as the Board of Directors may from time to time establish.

 
ARTICLE II
Registered Office and Agent

The registered office of the Corporation in Colorado shall be located at Penthouse Suite, 8400 East Prentice Ave., Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 and the registered agent shall be Corporate Filing Corp. The Board of Directors may, by appropriate resolution from time to time, change the registered office and/or agent.
 
 
ARTICLE III
Meetings of Stockholders

Section  1.   Annual Meetings.  The annual meeting of the Stockholders for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before such meeting shall be held at such time and date as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time by resolution duly adopted.
           Section  2.   Special Meetings.  A special meeting of the Stockholders may be called at any time by the President or the Board of Directors, and shall be called by the President upon the written request of Stockholders of record holding in the aggregate twenty per cent (20%) or more of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, such written request to state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and to be delivered to the President.

           Section  3.   Place of Meetings.  All meetings of the Stockholders shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place, within or without the State of Colorado, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Stockholders of the Corporation.
 

 
Section  4.   Change in Time or Place of Meetings.  The time and place specified in this Article III for annual meetings shall not be changed within thirty (30) days next before the day on which such meeting is to be held.  A notice of any such change shall be given to each Stockholder at least twenty (20) days before the meeting, in person or by letter mailed to his last known post office address.

Section  5.   Notice of Meetings.  Written notice, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given by or under the direction of the President or Secretary at least ten (10) days but not more than fifty (50) days before the date fixed for such meeting; except that if the number of the authorized shares of the Corporation are to be increased, at least thirty (30) days' notice shall be given. Notice shall be given to each Stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, of record at the close of business on the day fixed by the Board of Directors as a record date for the determination of the Stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, or if no such date has been fixed, of record at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given.  Notice shall be in writing and shall be delivered to each Stockholder in person or sent by United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed as set forth on the books of the Corporation.  A waiver of such notice, in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice.  Except as otherwise required by statute, notice of any adjourned meeting of the Stockholders shall not be required.

Section  6.   Quorum.  Except as may otherwise be required by statute, the presence at any meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of record of a majority of the shares then issued and outstanding and entitled to vote shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  In the absence of a quorum, a majority in interest of the Stockholders entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy, or, if no Stockholder entitled to vote is present in person or by proxy, any Officer entitled to preside or act as secretary of such meeting, may adjourn the meeting from time to time for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days in any one case.  At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum may be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.  The Stockholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

Section  7.   Voting.  Except as may otherwise be provided by statute or these Bylaws, including the provisions of Section 4 of Article VIII hereof, each Stockholder shall at every meeting of the Stockholders be entitled to one (1) vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of the voting capital stock held by such Stockholder.  However, no proxy shall be voted on after eleven (11) months from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. At all meetings of the Stockholders, except as may otherwise be required by statute, the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation, or these Bylaws, if a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the Stockholders.

Persons holding stock in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote the shares so held, and persons whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to vote, unless in the transfer by the pledgor on the books of the Corporation he shall have expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in which case only the pledgee or his proxy may represent said stock and vote thereon.
Shares of the capital stock of the Corporation belonging to the Corporation shall not be voted directly or indirectly.

Section  8.   Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. Whenever the vote of Stockholders at a meeting thereof is required or permitted to be taken in connection with any corporate action, by any provision of statute, these Bylaws, or the Articles of Incorporation, the meeting and vote of Stockholders may be dispensed with if that number of shares which would have been required to vote affirmatively upon the action if such meeting were held shall consent in writing to such corporate action being taken.

Section  9.   Telephonic Meeting.  Any meeting held under this Article III may be held by telephone, in accordance with the provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Act.

Section 10.   List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.  The Officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every annual meeting, a complete list of the Stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each Stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each Stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any Stockholder during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to election, either at a place within the city, town or village where the election is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where said meeting is to be held.  The list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of election during the whole time thereof and be subject to the inspection of any Stockholder who may be present.
 

 
ARTICLE IV
Board of Directors

Section  1.   General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided by statute, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, or these Bylaws.
Section 2.    Number and Qualifications. The Board of Directors shall consist of at least one (1) member, and not more than five (5) members, as shall be designated by the Board of Directors from time to time, and in the absence of such designation, the Board of Directors shall consist of  one (1) member. This number may be changed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.  However, no such change shall have the effect of reducing the number of members below one (1) member. Directors need not be residents of the State of Colorado or Stockholders of the Corporation.  Directors shall be natural persons of the age of eighteen (18) years or older.

Section  3.   Election and Term of Office.  Members of the initial Board of Directors of the Corporation shall hold office until the first annual meeting of Stockholders.  At the first annual meeting of Stockholders, and at each annual meeting thereafter, the Stockholders shall elect Directors to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting.  Each Director shall hold office until his successor is duly elected and qualified, unless sooner displaced.  Election of Directors need not be by ballot.

Section  4.   Compensation.  The Board of Directors may provide by resolution that the Corporation shall allow a fixed sum and reimbursement of expenses for attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and for other services rendered on behalf of the Corporation.  Any Director of the Corporation may also serve the Corporation in any other capacity, and receive compensation therefor in any form, as the same may be determined by the Board in accordance with these Bylaws.

Section  5.   Removals and Resignations.  Except as may otherwise be provided by statute, the Stockholders may, at any special meeting called for the purpose, by a vote of the holders of the majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of Directors, remove any or all Directors from office, with or without cause.

A Director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation.  The resignation shall take effect immediately upon the receipt of the notice, or at any later period of time specified therein.  The acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless the resignation requires acceptance for it to be effective.

           Section  6.   Vacancies.  Any vacancy occurring in the office of a Director, whether by reason of an increase in the number of directorships or otherwise, may be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, though less than a quorum.  A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office, unless sooner displaced.

When one or more Directors resign from the Board, effective at a future date, a majority of the Directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective.  Each Director so chosen shall hold office as herein provided in the filling of other vacancies.

Section  7.   Executive Committee. By resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors, the Board may designate one or more committees, including an Executive Committee, each consisting of one (1) or more Directors.  The Board of Directors may designate one (1) or more Directors as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee.  Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution and except as may otherwise be provided by statute, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require the same.  The designation of such committee and the delegation thereto of authority shall not operate to relieve the Board of Directors, or any member thereof, of any responsibility imposed upon it or him by law.  If there be more than two (2) members on such committee, a majority of any such committee may determine its action and may fix the time and place of its meetings, unless provided otherwise by the Board.  If there be only two (2) members, unanimity of action shall be required.  Committee action may be by way of a written consent signed by all committee members.  The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies on committees, to discharge or abolish any such committee, and to change the size of any such committee.
 

 
Except as otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, each committee may adopt such rules and regulations governing its proceedings, quorum, and manner of acting as it shall deem proper and desirable.

Each such committee shall keep a written record of its acts and proceedings and shall submit such record to the Board of Directors.  Failure to submit such record, or failure of the Board to approve any action indicated therein will not, however, invalidate such action to the extent it has been carried out by the Corporation prior to the time the record of such action was, or should have been, submitted to the Board of Directors as herein provided.
 

ARTICLE V
Meetings of Board of Directors

Section  1.   Annual Meetings.  The Board of Directors shall meet each year immediately after the annual meeting of the Stockholders for the purpose of organization, election of Officers, and consideration of any other business that may properly be brought before the meeting.  No notice of any kind to either old or new members of the Board of Directors for such annual meeting shall be necessary.

Section 2.    Regular Meetings.  The Board of Directors from time to time may provide by resolution for the holding of regular meetings and fix the time and place of such meetings.  Regular meetings may be held within or without the State of Colorado.  The Board need not give notice of regular meetings provided that the Board promptly sends notice of any change in the time or place of such meetings to each Director not present at the meeting at which such change was made.

Section  3.   Special Meetings. The Board may hold special meetings of the Board of Directors at any place, either within or without the State of Colorado, at any time when called by the President, or two or more Directors.  Notice of the time and place thereof shall be given to and received by each Director at least three (3) days before the meeting.  A waiver of such notice in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, either before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice.  Notice of any adjourned special meeting of the Board of Directors need not given.

Section  4.   Quorum.  The presence, at any meeting, of a majority of the total number of Directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  Except as otherwise required by statute, the act of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors; however, if only one (1) Director is present, unanimity of action shall be required.  In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the Directors present at the time and place of any meeting may adjourn such meeting from time to time until a quorum is present.

Section  5.   Consent of Directors in Lieu of Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by statute, the Board may take any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors without a meeting, if a written consent thereto is signed by all members of the Board, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board.

Section  6.   Telephonic Meeting.  Any meeting held under this Article V may be held by telephone, in accordance with the provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
           Section  7.   Attendance Constitutes Waiver. Attendance of a Director at a meeting constitutes a waiver of any notice to which the Director may otherwise have been entitled, except where a Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
 

 

ARTICLE VI
Officers

Section  1.   Number.  The Corporation shall have a President, one or more Vice Presidents as the Board may from time to time elect, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and such other Officers and Agents as may be deemed necessary.  One person may hold more than one office.

Section  2.   Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.  The Board shall choose the Officers specifically designated in Section 1 of this Article VI at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors and such Officers shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified, unless sooner displaced.  Officers need not be Directors of the Corporation.

Section  3.   Subordinate Officers. The Board of Directors, from time to time, may appoint other Officers and Agents, including one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Assistant Treasurers, each of whom shall hold office for such period, and each of whom shall have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine.  The Board of Directors may delegate to any Officer the power to appoint any such subordinate Officers and Agents and to prescribe their respective authorities and duties.

Section  4.   Removals and Resignations.  The Board of Directors may, by vote of a majority of their entire number, remove from office any Officer or Agent of the Corporation, appointed by the Board of Directors.

Any Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors.  The resignation shall take effect immediately upon the receipt of the notice, or any later period of time specified therein.  The acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless the resignation requires acceptance for it to be effective.

Section  5.   Vacancies.  Whenever any vacancy shall occur in any office by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, it shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed by these Bylaws for the regular election or appointment to such office, at any meeting of Directors.

Section  6.   The President.  The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction and under the supervision of the Board of Directors, shall have general charge of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation, and shall have control over its Officers, Agents and Employees.  The President shall preside at all meetings of the Stockholders and of the Board of Directors at which he is present.  The President shall do and perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as these Bylaws or the Board of Directors from time to time may assign to him.

           Section  7.   The Vice President.  At the request of the President or in the event of his absence or disability, the Vice President, or in case there shall be more than one Vice President, the Vice President designated by the President, or in the absence of such designation, the Vice President designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform all the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the President.  Any Vice President shall perform such other duties and may exercise such her powers as from time to time these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors or the President be assign to him.
 

 
Section  8.   The Secretary. The Secretary shall:

 
a.
record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation and Directors in a book to be kept for that purpose;

 
b.
have charge of the stock ledger (which may, however, be kept by any transfer agent or agents of the Corporation under the direction of the Secretary), an original or duplicate of which shall be kept at the principal office or place of business of the Corporation in the State of Colorado;

 
c.
see that all notices are duly and properly given;

 
d.
be custodian of the records of the Corporation and the Board of Directors, and the and of the seal of the Corporation, and see that the seal is affixed to all stock certificates prior to their issuance and to all documents for which the Corporation has authorized execution on its behalf under its seal;

 
e.
see that all books, reports, statements, certificates, and other documents and records required by law to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed;

 
f.
in general, perform all duties and have all powers incident to the office of Secretary, and perform such other duties and have such other powers as these Bylaws, the Board of Directors or the President from time to time may assign to him; and

 
g.
prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every election of Directors, a complete list of the Stockholders entitled to vote at said election, arranged in alphabetical order.

           Section  9.   The Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall:

 
a.
have supervision over the funds, securities, receipts and disbursements of the Corporation;

 
b.
cause all moneys and other valuable effects of the Corporation to be deposited in its name and to its credit, in such depositories as the Board of Directors or, pursuant to authority conferred by the Board of  Directors, its designee shall select;

 
c.
cause the funds of the Corporation to be disbursed by checks or drafts upon the authorized depositaries of the Corporation, when such disbursements shall have been duly authorized;

 
d.
cause proper vouchers for all moneys disbursed to be taken and preserved;

 
e.
cause correct books of accounts of all its business and transactions to be kept at the principal office of the Corporation;

 
f.
render an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of his transactions as Treasurer to the President or the Board of Directors, whenever requested;
 
 


 
 
g.
be empowered to require from the Officers or Agents of the Corporation reports or statements giving such information as he may desire with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation; and

 
h.
in general, perform all duties and have all powers incident to the office of Treasurer and perform such other duties and have such other powers as from time to time may be assigned to him by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors or the President.

Section 10.   Salaries. The Board of Directors shall from time to time fix the salaries of the Officers of the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may delegate to any person the power to fix the salaries or other compensation of any Officers or Agents appointed, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article VI.  No Officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a Director of the Corporation.  Nothing contained in this Bylaw shall be construed so as to obligate the Corporation to pay any Officer a salary, which is within the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.

Section 11.   Surety Bond. The Board of Directors may in its discretion secure the fidelity of any or all of the Officers of the Corporation by bond or otherwise.
 

ARTICLE VII
Execution of Instruments

Section  1.   Checks, Drafts, Etc.  The President and the Secretary or Treasurer shall sign all checks, drafts, notes, bonds, bills of exchange and orders for the payment of money of the Corporation, and all assignments or endorsements of stock certificates, registered bonds or other securities, owned by the Corporation, unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, or unless otherwise required by law.  The Board of Directors may, however, authorize any Officer to sign any of such instruments for and on behalf of the Corporation without necessity of countersignature, and may designate Officers or Employees of the Corporation other than those named above who may, in the name of the Corporation, sign such instruments.

Section  2.   Execution of Instruments Generally.  Subject always to the specific direction of the Board of Directors, the President shall execute all deeds and instruments of indebtedness made by the Corporation and all other written contracts and agreements to which the Corporation shall be a party, in its name, attested by the Secretary.  The Secretary, when necessary required, shall affix the corporate seal thereto.

Section  3.   Proxies.  The President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or by any other person or persons duly authorized by the Board of Directors may execute and deliver proxies to vote with respect to shares of stock of other corporations owned by or standing in the name of the Corporation from time to time on behalf of the Corporation.
 

ARTICLE VIII
Capital Stock

Section  1.   Certificates of Stock. Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed in the name of the Corporation by the President and by the Secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by that person in the Corporation.

Certificates of stock shall be in such form as shall, in conformity to law, be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.


 
Section  2.   Transfer of Stock.  Shares of stock of the Corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificates for such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require.  Surrendered certificates shall be cancelled and shall be attached to their proper stubs in the stock certificate book.

Section  3.   Rights of Corporation with Respect to Registered Owners.  Prior to the surrender to the Corporation of the certificates for shares of stock with a request to record the transfer of such shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person entitled to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications, and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner.

Section  4.   Closing Stock Transfer Book. The Board of Directors may close the Stock Transfer Book of the Corporation for a period not exceeding fifty (50) days preceding the date of any meeting of Stockholders, the date for payment of any dividend, the date for the allotment of rights, the date when any change, conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect or for a period of not exceeding fifty (50) days in connection with obtaining the consent of Stockholders for any purpose.  However, in lieu of closing the Stock Transfer Book, the Board of Directors may in advance fix a date, not exceeding fifty (50) days preceding the date of any meeting of Stockholders, the date for the payment of any dividend, the date for the allotment of rights, the date when any change or conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining such consent, as a record date for the determination of the Stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend, or to any such allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or to give such consent. In such case such Stockholders of record on the date so fixed, and only such Stockholders shall be entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to receive payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, or to give such consent, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the Corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.

Section  5.   Lost, Destroyed and Stolen Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of shares of stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued and alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen.  However, the Board of Directors may require the owner of such lost, destroyed or stolen certificate or his legal representative, to:  (a) request a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that the shares have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser; (b) furnish an affidavit as to such loss, theft or destruction; (c) file with the Corporation a sufficient indemnity bond; or (d) satisfy such other reasonable requirements, including evidence of such loss, destruction, or theft as may be imposed by the Corporation.
 

ARTICLE IX
Dividends

Section  1.   Sources of Dividends.  The Directors of the Corporation, subject to the Colorado Business Corporation Act, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.

Section  2.   Reserves.  Before the payment of any dividend, the Directors of the Corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose, and the Directors may abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

Section  3.   Reliance on Corporate Records. A Director in relying in good faith upon the books of account of the Corporation or statements prepared by any of its officials as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, and net profits of the Corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared and paid shall be fully protected.
 

 
Section  4.   Manner of Payment.  Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.
 
 
ARTICLE X
Seal and Fiscal Year

Section  1.   Seal.  The corporate seal, subject to alteration by the Board of Directors, shall be in the form of a circle, shall bear the name of the Corporation, and shall indicate its formation under the laws of the State of Colorado and the year of incorporation.  Such seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed, or otherwise reproduced.

           Section  2.   Fiscal Year.  The Board of Directors shall, in its sole discretion, designate a fiscal year for the Corporation.
 

ARTICLE XI
Amendments

Except as may otherwise be provided herein, a majority vote of the whole Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board shall be sufficient to amend or repeal these Bylaws.
 

ARTICLE XII
Indemnification of Officers and Directors

Section  1.   Exculpation.  No Director or Officer of the Corporation shall be liable for the acts, defaults, or omissions of any other Director or Officer, or for any loss sustained by the Corporation, unless the same has resulted from his own willful misconduct, willful neglect, or gross negligence.

Section  2.   Indemnification. Each Director and Officer of the Corporation and each person who shall serve at the Corporation's request as a director or officer of another corporation in which the Corporation owns shares of capital stock or of which it is a creditor shall be indemnified by the Corporation against all reasonable costs, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys' fees) actually and necessarily incurred by or imposed upon him in connection with, or resulting from any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation, or inquiry of whatever nature in which he may be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of his being or having been a Director or Officer of the Corporation or such director or officer of such other corporation, whether or not he continues to be a Director or Officer of the Corporation or a director or officer of such other corporation, at the time  of the incurring or imposition of such costs, expenses or liabilities, except in relation to matters as to which he shall be finally adjudged in such action, suit, proceeding, investigation, or inquiry to be liable for willful misconduct, willful neglect, or gross negligence toward or on behalf of the Corporation in the performance of his duties as such Director or Officer of the Corporation or as such director or officer of such other corporation.  As to whether or not a Director or Officer was liable by reason of willful misconduct, willful neglect, or gross negligence toward or on behalf of the Corporation in the performance of his duties as such Director or Officer of the Corporation or as such director or officer of such other corporation, in the absence of such final adjudication of the existence of such liability, the Board of Directors and each Director and Officer may conclusively rely upon an opinion of independent legal counsel selected by or in the manner designated by the Board of Directors.  The foregoing right to indemnification shall be in addition to and not in limitation of all other rights which such person may be entitled as a matter of law, and shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives of such person.

Section  3.   Liability Insurance.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, association, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not he is indemnified against such liability by this Article XII.
 

 


Exhibit 3.1

 

INCORPORA TED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AUTHORIZED: 100,000 ,000 COMMON SHARES , $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE This Cert fies That - PBDC LLC - is the owner of ***ONE MILLION*** Fully Paid and Non - Assessable Common Stock, $0 . 001 Par Value of DNA Brands, Inc. transferable on the books of this Corporation in person or by attorney upon surrender of this Certifica te duly endorsed or assigned. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the laws of the State of Colorado, and to the Articles of Incorporation. and the Bylaws of the Corporation, as now or her eafter amended. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed b y the facsimile signatures of its duly authori z ed officers and to be sealed with the facsimile seal of the Corporation. Dated: 02 / 19/19 Q PRE S I D ENT

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

DNA BRANDS Inc.

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INVESTMENT INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THIS INVESTMENT IS SUITABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS WHO CAN BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME AND WHO CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. FURTHERMORE, INVESTORS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT SUCH INVESTMENT IS ILLIQUID AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE ILLIQUID FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. NO PUBLIC MARKET EXISTS FOR THE SECURITIES, AND NO PUBLIC MARKET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FOLLOWING THIS OFFERING.

 

THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. ALTHOUGH AN OFFERING STATEMENT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”), THAT OFFERING STATEMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING THROUGH THE WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE COMPANY. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

 

PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS MAY NOT TREAT THE CONTENTS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, THE OFFERING CIRCULAR OR ANY OF THE OTHER MATERIALS RELATING TO THE OFFERING AND PRESENTED TO INVESTORS ON THE COMPANY’S WEBSITE OR PROVIDED BY THE BROKER (COLLECTIVELY, THE “OFFERING MATERIALS”) OR ANY PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (INCLUDING “TESTING THE WATERS” MATERIALS) AS INVESTMENT, LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE. IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THIS OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND THE RISKS INVOLVED. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT THE INVESTOR’S OWN COUNSEL, ACCOUNTANT AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR AS TO INVESTMENT, LEGAL, TAX AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS CONCERNING THE INVESTOR’S PROPOSED INVESTMENT.

 

THE OFFERING MATERIALS MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMPANY, ITS BUSINESS PLAN AND STRATEGY, AND ITS INDUSTRY. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE BELIEFS OF, ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY, AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT. WHEN USED IN THE OFFERING MATERIALS, THE WORDS “ESTIMATE,” “PROJECT,” “BELIEVE,” “ANTICIPATE,” “INTEND,” “EXPECT” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS REFLECT MANAGEMENT’S CURRENT VIEWS WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE THE COMPANY’S ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY ARE MADE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO REVISE OR UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER SUCH DATE OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.

 

THE COMPANY MAY NOT BE OFFERING THE SECURITIES IN EVERY STATE. THE OFFERING MATERIALS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SECURITIES ARE NOT BEING OFFERED.

 

THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE OFFERING MATERIALS WAS PREPARED BY THE COMPANY SOLELY FOR THE USE BY PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING. 

 

THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AND FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER TO MODIFY, AMEND AND/OR WITHDRAW ALL OR A PORTION OF THE OFFERING AND/OR ACCEPT OR REJECT IN WHOLE OR IN PART ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OR TO ALLOT TO ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR LESS THAN THE AMOUNT OF SECURITIES SUCH INVESTOR DESIRES TO PURCHASE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE OFFERING MATERIALS SPEAK AS OF THEIR DATE. NEITHER THE DELIVERY NOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THAT DATE.

 

 

 

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

1. Subscription.

 

(a) The undersigned (“Subscriber”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase Common Stock (the “Securities”), of DNA BRANDS Inc. Corp., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), at a purchase price of $0.02 per share of Common Stock (the “Per Security Price”), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

(b) Subscriber understands that the Securities are being offered pursuant to an offering circular (the “Offering Circular”) filed with the SEC as part of the Offering Statement. By executing this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber has received this Subscription Agreement, copies of the Offering Circular and Offering Statement, including exhibits thereto, and any other information required by the Subscriber to make an investment decision.

 

(c) The Subscriber’s subscription may be accepted or rejected in whole or in part, at any time prior to a Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), by the Company at its sole discretion. In addition, the Company, at its sole discretion, may allocate to Subscriber only a portion of the number of Securities Subscriber has subscribed for. The Company will notify Subscriber whether this subscription is accepted (whether in whole or in part) or rejected. If Subscriber’s subscription is rejected, Subscriber’s payment (or portion thereof if partially rejected) will be returned to Subscriber without interest and all of Subscriber’s obligations hereunder shall terminate.

 

(d) The aggregate number of Securities sold for the Company shall not exceed 250,000,000 shares (the “Maximum Offering”). The Company may accept subscriptions until the termination date given in the Offering Circular, unless otherwise extended by the Company in its sole discretion in accordance with applicable SEC regulations for such other period required to sell the Maximum Offering (the “Termination Date”). The Company may elect at any time to close all or any portion of this offering, on various dates at or prior to the Termination Date (each a “Closing Date”).

 

(e) In the event of rejection of this subscription in its entirety, or in the event the sale of the Securities (or any portion thereof) is not consummated for any reason, this Subscription Agreement shall have no force or effect, except for Section 5 hereof, which shall remain in force and effect.

 

2. Purchase Procedure.

 

(a) Payment. The purchase price for the Securities shall be paid simultaneously with the execution and delivery to the Company of the signature page of this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall deliver a signed copy of this Subscription Agreement (which may be executed and delivered electronically), along with payment for the aggregate purchase price of the Securities by ACH electronic transfer or wire transfer to an account designated by the Company, or by any combination of such methods.

 

(b) No Escrow. The proceeds of this offering will not be placed into an escrow account. As there is no minimum offering, upon the approval of any subscription to this Offering Circular, the Company shall immediately deposit said proceeds into the bank account of the Company and may dispose of the proceeds in accordance with the Use of Proceeds.

 

3. Representations and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents and warrants to Subscriber that the following representations and warranties are true and complete in all material respects as of the date of each Closing Date, except as otherwise indicated. For purposes of this Agreement, an individual shall be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if such individual is actually aware of such fact. The Company will be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if one of the Company’s current officers has, or at any time had, actual knowledge of such fact or other matter.

 

(a) Organization and Standing. The Company is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Colorado. The Company has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets, to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder. The Company is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its activities and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which failure to do so would not have a material adverse effect on the Company or its business.

 

 

 

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(b) Issuance of the Securities. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Subscription Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The Securities, when so issued, sold and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of this Subscription Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(c) Authority for Agreement. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities) are within the Company’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Upon full execution hereof, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by 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) with respect to provisions relating to indemnification and contribution, as limited by considerations of public policy and by federal or state securities laws.

 

(d) No filings. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof, no order, license, consent, authorization or approval of, or exemption by, or action by or in respect of, or notice to, or filing or registration with, any governmental body, agency or official is required by or with respect to the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Subscription Agreement except (i) for such filings as may be required under Regulation A or under any applicable state securities laws, (ii) for such other filings and approvals as have been made or obtained, or (iii) where the failure to obtain any such order, license, consent, authorization, approval or exemption or give any such notice or make any filing or registration would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(e) Capitalization. The authorized and outstanding securities of the Company immediately prior to the initial investment in the Securities is as set forth in “Securities Being Offered” in the Offering Circular. Except as set forth in the Offering Circular, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), or agreements of any kind (oral or written) for the purchase or acquisition from the Company of any of its securities.

 

(f) Financial statements. Complete copies of the Company’s financial statements consisting of the balance sheets of the Company given in the Offering Circular and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the two-year period then ended (the “Financial Statements”) have been made available to the Subscriber and appear in the Offering Circular. The Financial Statements are based on the books and records of the Company and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods indicated.

 

(g) Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Securities as set forth in “Use of Proceeds to issuer” in the Offering Circular.

 

(h) Litigation. There is no pending action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, complaint, claim, charge or investigation before any court, arbitrator, mediator or governmental body, or to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened in writing (a) against the Company or (b) against any consultant, officer, manager, director or key employee of the Company arising out of his or her consulting, employment or board relationship with the Company or that could otherwise materially impact the Company.

 

4. Representations and Warranties of Subscriber. By executing this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber (and, if Subscriber is purchasing the Securities subscribed for hereby in a fiduciary capacity, the person or persons for whom Subscriber is so purchasing) represents and warrants, which representations and warranties are true and complete in all material respects as of such Subscriber’s respective Closing Date(s):

 

(a) Requisite Power and Authority. Such Subscriber has all necessary power and authority under all applicable provisions of law to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and other agreements required hereunder and to carry out their provisions. All action on Subscriber’s part required for the lawful execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and other agreements required hereunder have been or will be effectively taken prior to the Closing Date. Upon their execution and delivery, this Subscription Agreement and other agreements required hereunder will be valid and binding obligations of Subscriber, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights and (b) as limited by general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable remedies.

 

 

 

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(b) Investment Representations. Subscriber understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Subscriber also understands that the Securities are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act based in part upon Subscriber’s representations contained in this Subscription Agreement.

 

(c) Illiquidity and Continued Economic Risk. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that there is a limited public market for the Securities and that there is no guarantee that a market for their resale will ever exist. Subscriber must bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely and the Company has no obligation to list the Securities on any market or take any steps (including registration under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) with respect to facilitating trading or resale of the Securities. Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk of losing Subscriber’s entire investment in the Securities. Subscriber also understands that an investment in the Company involves significant risks and has taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risk factors relating to the purchase of Securities.

 

(d) Company Information. Subscriber understands that the Company is subject to all the risks that apply to early-stage companies, whether or not those risks are explicitly set out in the Offering Circular. Subscriber has had such opportunity as it deems necessary (which opportunity may have presented through online chat or commentary functions) to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with managers, officers and management of the Company and has had the opportunity to review the Company’s operations and facilities. Subscriber has also had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and its management regarding the terms and conditions of this investment. Subscriber acknowledges that except as set forth herein, no representations or warranties have been made to Subscriber, or to Subscriber’s advisors or representative, by the Company or others with respect to the business or prospects of the Company or its financial condition.

 

(e) Valuation. The Subscriber acknowledges that the price of the Securities was set by the Company on the basis of the Company’s internal valuation and no warranties are made as to value. The Subscriber further acknowledges that future offerings of Securities may be made at lower valuations, with the result that the Subscriber’s investment will bear a lower valuation.

 

(f) Domicile. Subscriber maintains Subscriber’s domicile (and is not a transient or temporary resident) at the address shown on the signature page.

 

(g) No Brokerage Fees. There are no claims for brokerage commission, finders’ fees or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or related documents based on any arrangement or agreement binding upon Subscriber.

 

(h) Issuer-Directed Offering; No Underwriter. Subscriber understands that the offering is being conducted by the Company directly (issuer-directed) and the Company has not engaged a selling agent such as an underwriter or placement agent.

 

(i) Foreign Investors. If Subscriber is not a United States person (as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), Subscriber hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Securities or any use of this Subscription Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Securities, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Securities. Subscriber’s subscription and payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Securities will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Subscriber’s jurisdiction.

 

5. Survival of Representations. The representations, warranties and covenants made by the Subscriber herein shall survive the Termination Date of this Agreement.

 

6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Subscription Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado.

 

 

 

 

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7. Notices. Notice, requests, demands and other communications relating to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when (a) delivered personally, on the date of such delivery; or (b) mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, in the third day after the posting thereof; or (c) emailed, telecopied or cabled, on the date of such delivery to the address of the respective parties as follows:

 

  If to the Company, to:  
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DNA BRANDS INC.

 

6245 N Federal Hwy

Ste 504

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

 

 

 
     

 

If to a Subscriber, to Subscriber’s address as shown on the signature page hereto

 

or to such other address as may be specified by written notice from time to time by the party entitled to receive such notice. Any notices, requests, demands or other communications by telecopy or cable shall be confirmed by letter given in accordance with (a) or (b) above.

 

8. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons or entity or entities may require.

 

(b) This Subscription Agreement is not transferable or assignable by Subscriber.

 

(c) The representations, warranties and agreements contained herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon Subscriber and its heirs, executors, administrators and successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

(d) None of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement may be waived, changed or terminated orally or otherwise, except as specifically set forth herein or except by a writing signed by the Company and Subscriber.

 

(e) In the event any part of this Subscription Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions are intended to be separable and binding with the same effect as if the void or unenforceable part were never the subject of agreement.

 

(f) The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of one or more of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Subscription Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of this Subscription Agreement, including any such provision, in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

(g) This Subscription Agreement supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and contains the sole and entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(h) The terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and it is not the intention of the parties to confer, and no provision hereof shall confer, third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person.

 

(i) The headings used in this Subscription Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.

 

(j) This Subscription Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

 

 

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(k) If any recapitalization or other transaction affecting the stock of the Company is effected, then any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which is distributed with respect to the Securities shall be immediately subject to this Subscription Agreement, to the same extent that the Securities, immediately prior thereto, shall have been covered by this Subscription Agreement.

 

(l) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Subscription Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

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DNA BRANDS Inc. Corp.

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE

 

The undersigned, desiring to purchase Common Stock of DNA BRANDS Inc. Corp. by executing this signature page, hereby executes, adopts and agrees to all terms, conditions and representations of the Subscription Agreement.

 

(a)       The number of shares of Common Stock the undersigned hereby irrevocably subscribes for is:     ____________ (print number of Shares)
     
(b)       The aggregate purchase price (based on a purchase price of $00.02 per Share) for the  Common Stock the undersigned hereby irrevocably subscribes for is:     $_____________ (print aggregate purchase price)
     
     
(c)       The Securities being subscribed for will be owned by, and should be recorded on the Company’s books as held in the name of:    
     
     
(print name of owner or joint owners)    

 

 

 

 

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If the Securities are to be purchased in joint names, both Subscribers must sign:

 

 

Signature  
 
    Signature
 
   
Name (Please Print)  
 
    Name (Please Print)
 
   
Entity Name (if applicable)    
     
 
   
Signatory title (if applicable)    
     
 
 
 
Email address   Email address
     
 
 
 
Address   Address
     
 
 
 
Telephone Number   Telephone Number
     
 
 
 
Social Security Number/EIN   Social Security Number
     
 
 
 
Date   Date
     
* * * * *    
    DNA BRANDS Inc.
     
This Subscription is accepted on _____________, 2019   By:     __________________________
     
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 6.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DNA BRANDS, INC.

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

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Adrian McKenzie – President

 

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THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), is entered into by and between DNA BRANDS, INC., a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), and Adrian McKenzie (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment; and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive desires to accept employment with the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

 

1. Employment Period. Subject to the provisions for earlier termination hereinafter provided, the Executive's employment hereunder shall be for a term (the "Employment Period") commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (the "Initial Termination Date"); provided, however, that this Agreement shall be automatically extended for one additional year on the Initial Termination Date and on each subsequent anniversary of the Initial Termination Date, unless either the Executive or the Company elects not to so extend the term of the Agreement by notifying the other party, in writing, of such election not less than sixty (60) days prior to the last day of the term as then in effect. For purposes of this Agreement, "Effective Date" shall mean the date written below.

 

2. Terms of Employment.

 

(a) Position and Duties.

 

(i) During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as President of the Company and shall perform such employment duties as are usual and customary for such positions. At the Company's request, the Executive shall serve the Company and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates in other offices and capacities in addition to the foregoing. In the event that the Executive, during the Employment Period, serves in any one or more of such additional capacities, the Executive's compensation shall not be increased beyond that specified in Section 2(b) of this Agreement. In addition, in the event the Executive's service in one or more of such additional capacities is terminated, the Executive's compensation, as specified in Section 2(b) of this Agreement, shall not be diminished or reduced in any manner as a result of such termination for so long as the Executive otherwise remains employed under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(ii) During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees to devote appropriate attention and time during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company. During the Employment Period it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for the Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, (B) fulfill limited teaching, speaking and writing engagements or (C) manage his personal investments, so long as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the Executive's responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement and (D) undertake other business responsibilities. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent that any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executive's responsibilities to Company; provided that no such activity that violates any written non-competition agreement between the parties shall be permitted.

 

(b) Compensation.

 

(i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall receive a base salary (the "Base Salary") as determined by the Board of Directors from time to time with due regard for the state of development of the Company, as the same may be increased thereafter pursuant to the Company's normal practices for its executives. The Base Salary shall be paid at such intervals as the Company pays executive salaries generally. During the Employment Period, the Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually for possible increase in the Company's discretion. Any increase in Base Salary shall not serve to limit or reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agreement. The Base Salary shall not be reduced after any such increase and the term "Base Salary" as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to Base Salary as so increased.

 

 

 

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(ii) Annual Bonus. In addition to the Base Salary, the Executive shall be eligible to earn, for each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Employment Period, an annual cash performance bonus annual Bonus") under the Company's bonus plan or plans applicable to senior executives. The amount of the Annual Bonus and the target performance goals applicable to the Annual Bonus shall be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of such bonus plan as in effect from time to time.

 

(iii) Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all other incentive plans, practices, policies and programs, and all savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs, in each case that are applicable generally to senior executives of the Company.

 

(iv) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and the Executive's eligible family members shall be eligible for participation in the welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs (including, if applicable, medical, dental, disability, employee life, group life and accidental death insurance plans and programs) maintained by the Company for its senior executives.

 

(v) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company provided to senior executives of the Company.

 

(vi) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to such fringe benefits and perquisites as are provided by the Company to its senior executives from time to time, in accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company, and shall receive such additional fringe benefits and perquisites as the Company may, in its discretion, from time-to-time provide.

 

(vii) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the plans, policies, programs and practices of the Company applicable to its senior executives.

 

(viii) Additional Payments. The amount of compensation payable to Executive pursuant to Sections 2(b)(i) and (ii) above shall be "grossed up" as necessary (on an after-tax basis) to compensate for any additional social security withholding taxes due as a result of Executive's shared employment by any subsidiary and/or affiliate of the Company, the Company, if applicable.

 

3. Termination of Employment.

 

(a) Death or Disability. The Executive's employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive's death or Disability during the Employment Period. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the absence of the Executive from the Executive's duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 90 consecutive days or on a total of 180 days in any 12-month period, in either case as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive's legal representative.

 

(b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment during the Employment Period for Cause or without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events unless the Executive fully corrects the circumstances constituting Cause within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the Notice of Termination (as defined below):

 

(i) the Executive's willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after his issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his duties;

 

 

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(ii) the Executive's willful commission of an act of fraud or dishonesty resulting in economic or financial injury to the Company;

 

(iii) the Executive's conviction of, or entry by the Executive of a guilty plea to the commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;

 

(iv) a willful breach by the Executive of his fiduciary duty to the Company which results in economic or other injury to the Company; or

 

(v) the Executive's willful and material breach of the Executive's covenants set forth in Section 9 hereof.

 

For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act, on the part of the Executive, shall be considered "willful" unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. The cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel for the Executive, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive is guilty of any of the conduct described in Section 3(b), and specifying the particulars thereof in detail; provided, that if the Executive is a member of the Board, the Executive shall not vote on such resolution nor shall the Executive be counted in determining the "entire membership" of the Board.

 

(c) Good Reason. The Executive's employment may be terminated by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Executive without Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events without the Executive's prior written consent, unless the Company fully corrects the circumstances constituting Good Reason (provided such circumstances are capable of correction) prior to the Date of Termination (as defined below):

 

(i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties materially inconsistent in any respect with the Executive's position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by Section 2 of this Agreement, or any other action by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;

 

(ii) the Company's reduction of the Executive's annual base salary or bonus opportunity, each as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iii) the relocation of the Company's offices at which the Executive is principally employed (the "Principal Location") to a location more than thirty (30) miles from such location, or the Company's requiring the Executive to be based at a location more than thirty (30) miles from the Principal Location, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Executive's present business travel obligations;

 

(iv) the Company's failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 10 hereof; or

 

(v) the Company's failure to cure a material breach of its obligations under the Agreement after written notice is delivered to the Board by the Executive which specifically identifies the manner in which the Executive believes that the Company has breached its obligations under the Agreement and the Company is given a reasonable opportunity to cure any such breach.

 

 

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(d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other parties hereto given in accordance with Section 12(c) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than thirty days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive's or the Company's rights hereunder.

 

(e) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein (which date shall not be more than 30 days after the giving of such notice), as the case may be, (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company notifies the Executive of such termination, (iii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Executive without Good Reason, the Date of Termination shall be the tenth day after the date on which the Executive notifies the Company of such termination, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Executive, and (iv) if the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of death or Disability of the Executive, as the case may be.

 

4. Obligations of the Company upon Termination.

 

(a) Without Cause or For Good Reason. If, during the Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment without Cause or the Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason:

 

(i) The Executive shall be paid, in a single lump sum payment within 60 days after the Date of Termination, the aggregate amount of (A) the Executive's earned but unpaid Base Salary and accrued vacation pay through the Date of Termination, and any Annual bonus required to be paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii) above for any fiscal year of the Company that ends on or before the Date of Termination to the extent not previously paid (the "Accrued Obligations"), and (B) two (the "Severance Multiple") times the sum of (x) the annual Base Salary in effect on the Termination Date plus (y) the average Annual Bonus received by the Executive for the three complete fiscal years (or such lesser number of years as the Executive has been employed by the Company) of the Company immediately prior to the Termination Date (the "Severance Amount");

 

(ii) At the time when annual bonuses are paid to the Company's other senior executives for the fiscal year of the Company in which the Date of Termination occurs, the Executive shall be paid an Annual Bonus in an amount equal to the product of (x) the amount of the Annual Bonus to which the Executive would have been entitled if the Executive's employment had not been terminated, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such fiscal year (a "Pro-Rated Annual Bonus");

 

(iii) For a period of years equal to the Severance Multiple, the Company shall continue to provide the Executive and the Executive's eligible family members with group health insurance coverage at least equal to that which would have been provided to them if the Executive's employment had not been terminated; provided, however, that if the Executive becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to receive group health insurance coverage under another employer's plans, the Company's obligations under this Section 4(a)(iii) shall be reduced to the extent comparable coverage is actually provided to the Executive and the Executive's eligible family members, and any such coverage shall be reported by the Executive to the Company.

 

 

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(iv) The Company shall, at its sole expense and on an as-incurred basis, provide the Executive with outplacement services the scope and provider of which shall be reasonable and consistent with industry practice for similarly situated executives; and

 

(v) To the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any vested benefits and other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the Company and its affiliates (such other amounts and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Other Benefits").

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be a condition to the Executive's right to receive the amounts provided for in Sections 4(a)(i)(B) and 4(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) above that the Executive execute, deliver to the Company and not revoke a release of claims in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(b) For Cause or Without Good Reason. If the Executive's employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason during the Employment Period, the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement other than pursuant to Sections 7 and 8 hereof, and the obligation to pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination and to provide the Other Benefits.

 

(c) Death or Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of the Executive's death or Disability during the Employment Period:

 

(i) The Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executive's estate or beneficiaries or to the Executive, as applicable, in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination;

 

(ii) 100% of the Executive's annual Base Salary, as in effect on the Date of Termination, shall be paid to the Executive's estate or beneficiaries or to the Executive, as applicable, in cash within 30 days following the Date of Termination;

 

(iii) The Pro-Rated Annual Bonus shall be paid to the Executive's estate or beneficiaries or to the Executive, as applicable, at the time when annual bonuses are paid to the Company's other senior executives for the fiscal year of the Company in which the Date of Termination occurs;

 

(iv) For a period of twelve months following the Date of Termination, the Executive and the Executive's eligible family members shall continue to be provided with group health insurance coverage at least equal to that which would have been provided to them if the Executive's employment had not been terminated; provided, however, that if the Executive becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to receive group health insurance coverage under another employer's plans, the Company's obligations under this Section 4(d)(iv) shall be reduced to the extent comparable coverage is actually provided to the Executive and the Executive's eligible family members, and any such coverage shall be reported by the Executive to the Company; and

 

(v) The Other Benefits shall be paid or provided to the Executive on a timely basis.

 

5. Termination Upon a Change in Control. If a Change in Control (as defined herein) occurs during the Employment Period and the Executive's employment is terminated (a) by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, in each case within two (2) years after the effective date of the Change in Control or (b) by the Executive for any reason on or within 30 days after the one year anniversary of the effective date of the Change in Control, then the Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits provided in Section 4(a), subject to the terms and conditions thereof, except that for purposes of this Section 5, the Severance Multiple shall equal three (3). In addition, in the event of such a termination of the Executive's employment, all outstanding stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards granted to the Executive under any of the Company's equity incentive plans (or awards substituted therefore covering the securities of a successor company) shall become immediately vested and exercisable in full. For purposes of this Agreement, "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

 

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(i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any "person" or "group" (as those terms are defined in Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d), and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder) of "beneficial ownership" (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors ("voting securities") of the Company that represent 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities, other than

 

(A) an acquisition of securities by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company or by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company, or

 

(B) an acquisition of securities by the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company, or

 

(C) an acquisition of securities pursuant to a transaction described in clause (iii) below that would not be a Change in Control under clause (iii), or

 

(D) any direct or indirect acquisition of securities by the Executive or his family, or any entity controlled thereby;

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following event shall not constitute an "acquisition" by any person or group for purposes of this clause (i): an acquisition of the Company's securities by the Company which causes the Company's voting securities beneficially owned by a person or group to represent 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities; provided, however, that if a person or group shall become the beneficial owner of 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities by reason of share acquisitions by the Company as described above and shall, after such share acquisitions by the Company, become the beneficial owner of any additional voting securities of the Company, then such acquisition shall constitute a Change in Control;

 

(ii) individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election by the Company's shareholders, or nomination for election by the Board, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board;

 

(iii) the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or (z) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each case, other than a transaction

 

(A) which results in the Company's voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company's assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the "Successor Entity")) directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity's outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and

 

(B) after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this clause (B) as beneficially owning 35% or more of combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction; or

 

(iv) approval by the Company's shareholders of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

 

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For purposes of clause (i) above, the calculation of voting power shall be made as if the date of the acquisition were a record date for a vote of the Company's shareholders, and for purposes of clause (iii) above, the calculation of voting power shall be made as if the date of the consummation of the transaction were a record date for a vote of the Company's shareholders.

 

6. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive's continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy or practice provided by the Company and for which the Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as the Executive may have under any contract or agreement with the Company. Amounts which are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program of or any contract or agreement with the Company at or subsequent to the Date of Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program or contract or agreement except as explicitly modified by this Agreement.

 

7. Full Settlement. The Company's obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and except as expressly provided, such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment. The Company agrees to pay as incurred (within 30 days following the Company's receipt of an invoice from the Executive), to the full extent permitted by law, all reasonable legal fees and expenses which the Executive or his beneficiaries may reasonably incur as a result of any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, the Executive or others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by the Executive or his beneficiaries about the amount of any payment pursuant to this Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code. The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to any such contest if the court having jurisdiction over such contest determines that the Executive's claim in such contest is frivolous or maintained in bad faith.

 

8. Certain Additional Payments by the Company.

 

(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and except as set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any Payment would be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (the "Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (and any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(a), if it shall be determined that the Executive is entitled to the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment, but that the Parachute Value of all Payments does not exceed 110% of the Safe Harbor Amount, then no Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment shall be made to the Executive and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. The reduction of the amounts payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by first reducing the payments under Section 4(a)(i), unless an alternative method of reduction is elected by the Executive, and in any event shall be made in such a manner as to maximize the Value of all Payments actually made to the Executive. For purposes of reducing the Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount, only amounts payable under this Agreement (and no other Payments) shall be reduced. If the reduction of the amount payable under this Agreement would not result in a reduction of the Parachute Value of all Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount, no amounts payable under the Agreement shall be reduced pursuant to this Section 8(a). The Company's obligation to make Excise Tax Gross-Up Payments under this Section 8 shall not be conditioned upon the Executive's termination of employment.

 

(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 8(c), all determinations required to be made under this Section 8, including whether and when an Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by such nationally recognized accounting firm as may be selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive (the "Accounting Firm"); provided, that the Accounting Firm's determination shall be made based upon "substantial authority" within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code. The Accounting Firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the Executive that there has been a Payment or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this Section 8, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within five days of the receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive, unless the Company obtains an opinion of outside legal counsel, based upon at least "substantial authority" within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code, reaching a different determination, in which event such legal opinion shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Excise Tax Gross-Up Payments that will not have been made by the Company should have been made (the "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to Section 8(c) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.

 

 

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(c) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable, but no later than 10 business days after the Executive is informed in writing of such claim. The Executive shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which the Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that the Company desires to contest such claim, the Executive shall:

 

(i) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to such claim,

 

(ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Company,

 

(iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim, and

 

(iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claim;

 

provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest, and, at its sole discretion, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the applicable taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole discretion, either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that, if the Company directs the Executive to pay such claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive, on an interest-free basis, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest or penalties) imposed with respect to such advance or with respect to any imputed income in connection with such advance; and provided, further, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder, and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.

 

(d) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment or an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 8(c), the Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to the Excise Tax to which such Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment relates or with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company's complying with the requirements of Section 8(c), if applicable) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 8(c), a determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

 

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8, the Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service or any other applicable taxing authority, for the benefit of the Executive, all or any portion of any Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment, and the Executive hereby consents to such withholding.

 

 

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(f) Any other liability for unpaid or unwithheld Excise Taxes shall be borne exclusively by the Company, in accordance with Section 3403 of the Code. The foregoing sentence shall not in any manner relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Employment Agreement.

 

(g) Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings for poses of this Section 8:

 

(i) "Excise Tax" shall mean the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such excise tax.

 

(ii) "Parachute Value" of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a "parachute payment" under Section 280G(b)(2), as determined by the Accounting Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment.

 

(iii) A "Payment" shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(iv) The "Safe Harbor Amount" shall mean 2.99 times the Executive's "base amount," within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code.

 

(v) "Value" of a Payment shall mean the economic present value of a Payment as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code, as determined by the Accounting Firm using the discount rate required by Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.

 

9. Confidential Information and Non-Solicitation.

 

(a) In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this Section 9 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement. However, in recognition of the facts that irreparable injury will result to the Company in the event of a breach by the Executive of his obligations under Sections 9(a) and (b) of this Agreement, that monetary damages for such breach would not be readily calculable, and that the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law therefor, the Executive acknowledges, consents and agrees that in the event of such breach, or the threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other legal remedies and damages available, to specific performance thereof and to temporary and permanent injunctive relief (without the necessity of posting a bond) to restrain the violation or threatened violation of such obligations by the Executive.

 

(b) The Employee shall, at all times during and subsequent to the Term, keep secret and retain in strictest confidence all confidential matters of the Company, and the "know-how", trade secrets, technical processes, inventions, equipment specifications, equipment designs, plans, drawings, research projects, confidential client lists, details of client, subcontractor or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans and strategies, project development, acquisition and bidding techniques and plans, business acquisition plans, and new personnel acquisition plans of the Company and its subsidiaries and divisions (whether now known or hereafter learned by the Employee), except to the extent that (i) such information is generally available to the public without restriction, (ii) the Employee obtains confidentiality agreements with respect to such confidential information, (iii) the Employee is requested by the Board of Directors of the Company or a Committee thereof, or by the Chairman of the Company, to disclose such confidential information, (iv) such information is provided to a customer of the Company pursuant to a request received from such customer in the ordinary course of business, or (v) the Employee is under compulsion of either a court order or a governmental agency's or authority's inquiry, order or request to so disclose such information.

 

(c) Property of the Company.

 

(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, all lists, records and other non-personal documents or papers (and all copies thereof) relating to the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries or divisions, including such items stored in computer memories, on microfiche or by any other means, made or compiled by or on behalf of the Employee, or made available to the Employee, are and shall be the property of the Company, and shall be delivered to the Company on the date of termination of the Employee's employment with the Company, or sooner upon request of the Company at any time or from time to time.

 

 

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(ii) All inventions, including any procedures, formulas, methods, processes, uses, apparatuses, patterns, designs, plans, drawings, devices or configurations of any kind, any and all improvements to them which are developed, discovered, made or produced, and all trade secrets and information used by the Company and/or its subsidiaries and divisions (including, without limitation, any such matters created or developed by the Employee during the term of this Agreement), shall be the exclusive property of the Company or the subject subsidiary, and shall be delivered to the Company or the subject subsidiary (without the Employee retaining any copies, components or records thereof) on the date of termination of the Employee's employment with the Company; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to grant to the Company any property rights in any inventions or other intellectual property which may at any time be developed by the Employee which is wholly unrelated to any business then engaged in or under development by the Company.

 

(d) The Employee shall not, at any time (whether during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter), directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of any business enterprise other than the Company and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates, solicit any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to leave his or her employment with the Company or such subsidiary, or encourage any such employee to leave such employment, without the prior written approval of the Company in each instance.

 

(e) Non-Competition. For so long as the Employee shall be receiving any compensation or remuneration under this Agreement, and for a further period of one (1) year thereafter, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, whether individually or as an employee, stockholder (other than the passive ownership of up to 5% of the capital stock of a publicly traded corporation), partner, joint venturer, agent or other representative of any other person, firm or corporation, engage or have any interest in any business (other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates) which, in any country in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or divisions does or solicits business during the Term, is engaged in or derives any revenues from performing any functionally equivalent services or marketing any functionally equivalent products as those services provided and products marketed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or divisions during the Term.

 

(f) Severability of Covenants. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Section 9 of this Agreement are (a) made in consideration of the premises and undertakings of the Company set forth herein, (b) made for good, valuable and adequate consideration received and to be received by the Employee, and (c) reasonable and necessary, in terms of the time, geographic scope and nature of the restrictions, for the protection of the Company and the business and good will thereof. It is intended that the provisions of this Section 9 be fully severable, and in the event that any of the foregoing restrictions, or any portion of the foregoing restrictions, shall be deemed contrary to law, invalid or unenforceable in any respect by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then such restrictions shall be deemed to be amended, modified and reduced in scope and effect, as to duration and/or geographic area, only to that extent necessary to render same valid and enforceable (and in such reduced form, such provisions shall then be enforceable), and any other of the foregoing restrictions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(g) Equitable Remedies. The parties hereby acknowledge that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Employee of the provisions of this Section 9, the Company will suffer irreparable harm and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Company may seek and obtain appropriate equitable relief to restrain or enjoin such breach or threatened breach and/or to compel compliance herewith.

 

(h) Trade Secrets. The Parties hereby agree and stipulate that any confidential information of the Parties shall be deemed a "trade secret" as that term is defined under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (the "Act"), and further agree and stipulate that the Parties by this Agreement have taken all reasonable steps under the Act to keep such information secret.

 

10. Successors.

 

(a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's legal representatives.

 

 

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(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

(c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.

 

11. Payment of Financial Obligations. The payment or provision to the Executive by the Company of any remuneration, benefits or other financial obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be allocated to the Company and, if applicable, any subsidiary and/or affiliate thereof from time to time.

 

12. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

 

(b) Arbitration. Except as set forth in Section 9(c) above, any disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation of this Agreement or any arrangements relating to this Agreement or contemplated in this Agreement or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof shall be settled by final and binding arbitration administered by the America Arbitration Association in Tampa, Colorado in accordance with the then existing American Arbitration Association Rules and Procedures for Employment Disputes. In the event of such an arbitration proceeding, the Executive and the Company shall select a mutually acceptable neutral arbitrator from among the American Arbitration Association panel of arbitrators. In the event the Executive and the Company cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Administrator of American Arbitration Association will appoint an arbitrator. Neither the Executive nor the Company nor the arbitrator shall disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of all parties. Except as provided herein, the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings. The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state of Colorado, or federal law, or both, as applicable, and the arbitrator is without jurisdiction to apply any different substantive law. The arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards governing such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator shall render an award and a written, reasoned opinion in support thereof. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

(c) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Executive: at the Executive's most recent address on the records of the Company,

 

If to the Company: at the Company’s principal offices, attention of the Company’s Secretary and President.

 

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective hen actually received by the addressee.

 

(d) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that any transfer or deemed transfer of funds hereunder is likely to be construed as a personal loan prohibited by Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, then such transfer or deemed transfer shall not be made to the extent necessary or appropriate so as not to violate the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(e) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

 

 

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(f) Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service or any other applicable taxing authority, for the benefit of the Executive, all or any portion of any Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment, and the Executive hereby consents to such withholding.

 

(g) No Waiver. The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason pursuant to Section 3(c) of this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement.

 

(h) Entire Agreement. As of the Effective Date, this Agreement, together with any non-competition agreement between the parties, constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and replaces and supersedes any and all other agreements, offers or promises, whether oral or written, made to you by any related entity, or representative of the Company or the transactions related thereto. The Executive agrees that any such agreement, offer or promise between the Executive and Employer (or any representative thereof) is hereby terminated and will be of no further force or effect, and the Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon his execution of this Agreement, he will have no right or interest in or with respect to any such agreement, offer or promise. In the event that the Effective Date does not occur, this Agreement (including, without limitation, the immediately preceding sentence) shall have no force or effect.

 

(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive's hand and, pursuant to the authorization from the Board, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year written below.

 

 

DNA BRANDS, INC.

A Colorado Corporation

 

 

 

By: /s/ Adrian McKenzie

      Name: Adrian McKenzie

      Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXECUTIVE

 

 

/s/ Adrian McKenzie

Adrian McKenzie

 

 

EFFECTIVE DATE:

 

Dated: August 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 6.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

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by and between

 

DNA BRANDS INC.

 

and

 

Adrian McKenzie

Indemnitee

 

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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

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THIS AGREEMENT is entered into, effective as August 1, 2019 of by and between DNA BRANDS INC. a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), and Adrian McKenzie, INDEMNITEE (“Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available;

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims currently being asserted against directors and officers of corporations;

 

WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company require the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Colorado law, and the Indemnitee has been serving and continues to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company in part in reliance on the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for (i) substantial protection against personal liability based on Indemnitee’s reliance on the aforesaid Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, (ii) specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws will be available to Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws or any change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors or acquisition transaction relating to the Company), and (iii) an inducement to provide effective services to the Company as a director and/or officer, the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted under Colorado law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, to provide for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of Indemnitee continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Certain Definitions:

 

(a) Board: the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b) Affiliate: any corporation or other person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.

 

(c) Change in Control: shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, and other than any person holding shares of the Company on the date that the Company first registers under the Act or any transferee of such individual if such transferee is a spouse or lineal descendant of the transferee or a trust for the benefit of the individual, his spouse or lineal descendants), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

 

 

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(d) Expenses: any expense, liability, or loss, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, any interest, assessments, or other charges imposed thereon, any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and all other costs and obligations, paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, participating in (including on appeal), or preparing for any of the foregoing in, any Proceeding relating to any Indemnifiable Event.

 

(e) Indemnifiable Event: any event or occurrence that takes place either prior to or after the execution of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, or while a director or officer is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent, or fiduciary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust, or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the Company or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation, or related to anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, whether or not the basis of the Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the

Company, as described above.

 

(f) Independent Counsel: the person or body appointed in connection with Section 3.

 

(g) Proceeding: any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding or any alternative dispute resolution mechanism (including an action by or in the right of the Company), or any inquiry, hearing, or investigation, whether conducted by the Company or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or other.

 

(h) Reviewing Party: the person or body appointed in accordance with Section 3.

 

(i) Voting Securities: any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

 

2. Agreement to Indemnify.

 

(a) General Agreement. In the event Indemnitee was, is, or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Proceeding by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee from and against any and all Expenses to the fullest extent permitted by law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted (but in the case of any such amendment or interpretation, only to the extent that such amendment or interpretation permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than were permitted prior thereto). The parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall provide for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by statute, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, vote of its shareholders or disinterested directors, or applicable law.

 

(b) Initiation of Proceeding. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless (i) the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such Proceeding; (ii) the Proceeding is one to enforce indemnification rights under Section 5; or (iii) the Proceeding is instituted after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) and Independent Counsel has approved its initiation.

 

(c) Expense Advances. If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within ten business days of such request) any and all Expenses to Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”). The Indemnitee shall qualify for such Expense Advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement which shall constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay such Expense Advances if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.

 

 

 

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(d) Mandatory Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

(e) Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify

Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

(f) Prohibited Indemnification. No indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by the Company on account of any Proceeding in which judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state, or local laws.

 

3. Reviewing Party. Prior to any Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Board or any other person or body appointed by the Board who is not a party to the particular Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification; after a Change in Control, the Independent Counsel referred to below shall become the Reviewing Party. With respect to all matters arising after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for Indemnifiable Events, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and who has not otherwise performed services for the Company or the Indemnitee (other than in connection with indemnification matters) within the last five years. The Independent Counsel shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee should be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities, loss, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the engagement of Independent Counsel pursuant hereto.

 

4. Indemnification Process and Appeal.

 

(a) Indemnification Payment. Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification of Expenses, and shall receive payment thereof, from the Company in accordance with this Agreement as soon as practicable after Indemnitee has made written demand on the Company for indemnification, unless the Reviewing Party has given a written opinion to the Company that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law.

 

(b) Suit to Enforce Rights. Regardless of any action by the Reviewing Party, if Indemnitee has not received full indemnification within thirty days after making a demand in accordance with Section 4(a), Indemnitee shall have the right to enforce its indemnification rights under this Agreement by commencing litigation in any court in the State of Colorado having subject matter jurisdiction thereof seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof. The Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party not challenged by the Indemnitee shall be binding on the Company and Indemnitee. The remedy provided for in this Section 4 shall be in addition to any other remedies available to Indemnitee at law or in equity.

 

(c) Defense to Indemnification, Burden of Proof, and Presumptions. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action or any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proving such a defense or determination shall be on the Company. Neither the failure of the Reviewing Party or the Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action by Indemnitee that indemnification of the claimant is proper under the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the standard of conduct set forth in applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party or Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee had not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval), conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law.

 

 

 

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5. Indemnification for Expenses Incurred in Enforcing Rights. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for Indemnifiable Events, and/or (ii) recovery under directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, but only in the event that Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be. In addition, the Company shall, if so requested by Indemnitee, advance the foregoing Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to and in accordance with Section 2(c).

 

6. Notification and Defense of Proceeding.

 

(a) Notice. Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee, except as provided in Section 6(c).

 

(b) Defense. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof, the Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense and except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any Proceeding, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense of such Proceeding other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ legal counsel in such Proceeding, but all Expenses related thereto incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless: (i) the employment of legal counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of the Proceeding, (iii) after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been approved by the Independent Counsel, or (iv) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding, in each of which cases all Expenses of the Proceeding shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made the determination provided for in (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.

 

(c) Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that if a Change in Control has occurred (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Company shall be liable for indemnification of Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if the Independent Counsel has approved the settlement. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement with regard to any judicial award if the Company was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity, at its expense, to participate in the defense of such action; the Company’s liability hereunder shall not be excused if participation in the Proceeding by the Company was barred by this Agreement.

 

7. Establishment of Trust. In the event of a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) the Company shall, upon written request by Indemnitee, create a Trust for the benefit of the Indemnitee and from time to time upon written request of Indemnitee shall fund the Trust in an amount sufficient to satisfy any and all Expenses reasonably anticipated at the time of each such request to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, participating in, and/or defending any Proceeding relating to an Indemnifiable Event. The amount or amounts to be deposited in the Trust pursuant to the foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by the Independent Counsel. The terms of the Trust shall provide that (i) the Trust shall not be revoked or the principal thereof invaded without the written consent of the Indemnitee, (ii) the Trustee shall advance, within ten business days of a request by the Indemnitee, any and all Expenses to the Indemnitee (and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to reimburse the Trust under the same circumstances for which the Indemnitee would be required to reimburse the Company under Section 2(c) of this Agreement), (iii) the Trust shall continue to be funded by the Company in accordance with the funding obligation set forth above, (iv) the Trustee shall promptly pay to the Indemnitee all amounts for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and (v) all unexpended funds in the Trust shall revert to the Company upon a final determination by the Independent Counsel or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that the Indemnitee has been fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall be chosen by the Indemnitee. Nothing in this Section 7 shall relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. All income earned on the assets held in the Trust shall be reported as income by the Company for federal, state, local, and foreign tax purposes. The Company shall pay all costs of establishing and maintaining the Trust and shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities, loss, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the establishment and maintenance of the Trust.

 

 

 

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8. Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law, or otherwise; provided, however, that this Agreement shall supersede any prior indemnification agreement between the Company and the Indemnitee. To the extent that a change in applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law, or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.

 

9. Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing general and/or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any Company director or officer.

 

10. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors, or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, or such longer period as may be required by state law under the circumstances. Any claim or cause of action of the Company or its Affiliate shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing and notice of a legal action within such period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, the shorter period shall govern.

 

11. Amendment of this Agreement. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

 

12. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

13. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment (under any insurance policy, Bylaw, or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

 

14. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity pertaining to an Indemnifiable Event even though he may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any Proceeding.

 

15. Severability. If any provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, void, or unenforceable.

 

 

 

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16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such State without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws.

 

17. Notices. All notices, demands, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, against receipt, or mailed, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the Company at:

 

DNA BRANDS INC.

6245 N Federal Hwy

Ste 504

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

 

and to Indemnitee at:

 

Adrian McKenzie

6245 N Federal Hwy

Ste 504

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

 

 

Notice of change of address shall be effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of hand delivery or on the third business day after mailing.

 

18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day specified above.

 

Company

 

DNA BRANDS INC.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Adrian McKenzie

              CEO

 

Indemnitee

 

 

/s/ Adrian McKenzie

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 7.1

 

RideShare Rental Fleet Owners Agreement

 

BY USING RIDESHARE CAR RENTALS LLC. SERVICES, FLEET OWNERS ARE ACCEPTING AND CONSENTING TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

This agreement is between RideShare Car Rentals, LLC (“RideShare Rental”) and Fleet Owner or an Individual Vehicle Owner, as applicable (DNA Brands, Inc Howard Ullman). These Terms of Service and all of RideShare Rental documents (e.g. the vehicle rental agreement “Vehicle Rental Agreement” provided by RideShare Rental for use between Fleet Owner(DNA Brands, Inc Howard Ullman) and RideShare Rental, Vehicle Condition Report, fleet dashboard and message board), collectively create the terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) upon which RideShare Car Rentals, LLC defines use of its services, which include the RideShare Rental site, app and marketplace (collectively, the “Services”). Fleet owners who use the Services, and RideShare Rental vehicle-booking marketplace agree to be bound by this agreement.

 

RideShare Rental provides an online car sharing platform that connects Fleet Owners with those seeking to rent cars. RideShare Rental is accessible at www.ridesharerental.com and as an application for a mobile device. And are herein referred to as services. Fleet owners who utilize the RideShare Rental marketplace and services, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations.

 

Fleet owner consent to entering these terms electronically, and to the storage of records related to these terms in electronic form.

 

Fleet Owner represents that: (1) they are at least 21 years of age; (2) are of legal capacity to form a binding contract; and (3) are not a person barred from receiving service under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions.

 

Use of Services

 

Fleet Owners may access portions of RideShare Rental’s website and mobile application (RideShare Rental Portals) by creating an account. Account creation will be required to register with and sign in to the Services to access vehicle booking marketplace features. Fleet Owners are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Fleet Owner’s username, password, and other information used to register and sign in to RideShare Rental’s Portals, and are responsible for all activities that occur under this username and password. Fleet Owner agrees that all information provided will be accurate, complete, and current.

 

RideShare Rental makes no warranties or representations of any kind as to the accuracy, currency, or completeness of any information contained in its websites and/or applications and shall have no liability for any direct, indirect or consequential damages and/or injuries of any kind arising from such content or information. Fleet Owner further acknowledges and agrees that RideShare Rental shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly or consequentially, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites and or /applications.

 

RideShare Rental reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, RideShare Rental’s Services or any part thereof with or without notice. Fleet Owner agrees that we shall not be liable to Fleet Owner or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of RideShare Rental’s Services or any part thereof.

 

RideShare Rental is an automotive technology platform that offers a vehicle-booking marketplace that connects fleet owners with RideShare drivers who wish to book a vehicle to use for rideshare driving. Accordingly, any and all Vehicle Rental Agreements entered into with a Driver are directly between Fleet Owner and the Driver booking the car.

 

 

 

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RideShare Rental’s technology platform is for the purpose of facilitating the transaction between Fleet Owners and Drivers. As such, Fleet Owner agree to indemnify and hold harmless RideShare Rental for the quality or safety of the vehicles Fleet Owner lists on the vehicle marketplace nor can RideShare Rental guarantee the truth or accuracy of any listings including the completion of any payment obligations.

 

To use the Services, Fleet Owners must create an account by providing complete and accurate information and documentation, including (but not limited to) Fleet Owner’s name, drivers license and other identifying information, any business entity information, passed a background check or will comply with one, and a valid email address and password (collectively, a “User Account”). Fleet Owner must be at least 21 years of age and hold a valid drivers’ license to create a User Account.

 

When Fleet Owner sets up a User Account, they agree to allow RideShare Rental to conduct a background check, which may include a criminal background check that is consistent with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and any other consumer protection or other laws that may apply. RideShare Rental reserves the right to decline, restrict or otherwise take action against Fleet Owner and Fleet Owner’s User Account based on any information included in any such background or credit check, including for any breach of this Agreement and/or RideShare Rental’s Services. RideShare Rental may terminate or restrict Fleet Owner’s User Account for any or no reason at any time.

 

Fleet Owner’s Responsibilities

 

In connection with using and accessing the Services, Fleet Owner agrees:

 

To abide by RideShare Rentals rules and policies;
To abide by all local, state and federal laws and regulations;
To honor the agreements Fleet Owner makes with Drivers;
That each vehicle shall meet the requirements of RideShare Rental vehicle guidelines;
To honestly represent itself and its vehicle(s) in Fleet Owner’s listing(s) and communications with RideShare Rental and other users;
To honestly represent any claims or allegations of damages;
To work in good faith to resolve any disagreement with RideShare Rental and other users; and

 

In connection with using and accessing the Services, Fleet Owner agrees that they will not:

 

List, publish or communicate inappropriate or false content, including content that is inaccurate, offensive, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate;
Assign or transfer Fleet Owner’s User Account to any other entity or person;
Take any action to circumvent the RideShare Rental Services, including completing, initiating, arranging or executing any transactions between an Owner and a Driver outside the RideShare Rental platform;
Harvest or use the information Fleet Owner receives from other RideShare Rental users or otherwise use any robots, spiders or other data collection or scraping tools to collect information about RideShare Rental or its users;

 

 

 

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Distribute spam or other unsolicited marketing communications to users of RideShare Rental or anyone else using the technology or Services of RideShare Rental
Infringe any intellectual property rights including trademark, copyright, patent, and publicity and moral that belongs to or are licensed by RideShare Rental. This includes reproducing, copying, reverse engineering or otherwise preparing derivative works from content belonging to, or licensed by RideShare Rental.

 

Fees

 

There is no fee for Fleet Owners to list their vehicle(s) on the RideShare Rental platform. Fleet Owners will be paid an agreed-to percentage of the vehicle booking fee, as set forth in Fleet Owner’s account details within the RideShare Rental Portal.

 

Drivers and Fleet Owners will enter into a Vehicle Rental Agreement that will specify the terms of the rental including the duration, costs, fees and other relevant information. RideShare Rental will charge a fee, payable by the Driver and Owner, equal to a specified percentage of the aggregate Vehicle Rental Agreement price. Drivers and Owners will be notified of the amount owed to RideShare Rental before completing the booking and Vehicle Rental Agreement process. Listing Requirements/Platform Standards.

 

Fleet Owners who list a vehicle on the RideShare Rental platform agree to comply with the following:

 

To be accurate and truthful in all descriptions of Fleet Owner’s vehicle(s);
To use current photographs of the vehicle(s) that will be listed
To maintain only one active listing, per vehicle, at a time.

 

Fleet Owners are not permitted to use RideShare Rental to contact each other to make offers to book vehicles outside of RideShare Rental. Fleet Owner cannot use information obtained from RideShare Rental or any RideShare Rental system to contact each other about booking outside of RideShare Rental.

 

If Fleet Owner receives an offer to rent a vehicle outside RideShare Rental, Fleet Owner shall report it immediately to RideShare Rental by email at info@ridesharerental.com. If Fleet Owner fails to follow these requirements, Fleet Owner may be subject to a range of actions, including limits on Fleet Owner’s access to RideShare Rental’s Services, restrictions on listings, suspension of Fleet Owner’s account, application of fees, and recovery of RideShare Rental’s expenses in policy monitoring and enforcement, and legal action.

 

Fleet Owners further agree that they will enter into, and adhere to, a Vehicle Rental Agreement when transacting with the booking party as part of using the RideShare Rental Services. This Vehicle Rental Agreement will cover terms including pricing, fees, liability for any traffic and/or parking violations, issues related to the use of the vehicles and any damage related to that use.

 

Fleet Owners and Drivers are expected to resolve any disputes, including alleged damage or other issues, directly with one another.

 

Intellectual Property

 

The name RideShare Rental and RideShare Rental’s marks, logos, designs, and phrasing used in connection with RideShare Rental’s Services are trademarks, service marks, or trade dress of RideShare Rental in the United States may not be used without the prior and express written permission of RideShare Rental.

 

 

 

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By submitting to us any comment or testimonial, Fleet Owner grant to us and RideShare Rental’s designees, successors, assigns and licensees the irrevocable, royalty-free right to publish, disseminate, and use Fleet Owner’s name and likeness, as well as Fleet Owner’s comment or testimonial, without further notice or consideration, in perpetuity, throughout the world, in all media and media now known or hereafter invented.

 

Deposits

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that per the Vehicle Rental Agreement, Drivers are required to make a cash deposit to offset potential late insurance fees, late payments, damage and/or vehicle recovery costs. Drivers will receive a full refund of their deposit within five (5) business days if the car has been returned on time and in good condition.

 

Insurance

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that per the Vehicle Rental Agreement and as part of the Services, RideShare Rental provides limited insurance to Drivers and Fleet Owners. The Minimum Age requirement for Drivers is 21 years old (Subject to an acceptable driving record in RideShare Rental’s sole discretion). The parties acknowledge and agree that RideShare Rental currently has a $2,500 Auto Liability deductible and $2,500 Auto Collision deductible, which may change at anytime.

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that RideShare Rental insurance is valid in partnership with the insurance provided by the TNC. Therefore, if a Driver does not hold an account with a TNC, Driver may be denied coverage by RideShare Rental insurance and could be held fully liable for any and all damages. RideShare Rental is not liable if TNC insurance denies any claims for whatever reason.

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that insurance information will be delivered to Driver and Owner at the time of booking. RideShare Rental Insurance is limited to caps of $100,000 in liability insurance and $20,000 in physical damage insurance per incident. Deductible amounts will be paid by the Driver for all physical damage claims.

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that RideShare Rental’s insurance policy serves as the primary insurance when a Driver has picked up a vehicle from an Owner and when the Driver has a TNC application turned-on. The RideShare Rental insurance is secondary when the Driver is engaged in a ride facilitated by a TNC (as soon as a ride is accepted). In order to qualify for the insurance provided by a TNC, the following condition must be met:

 

For any covered vehicle, coverage shall only apply if the vehicle driven by the Driver at the time of loss was insured for Collision and/or Comprehensive Coverage under any

 

Personal auto insurance policy that includes the Driver as an “insured”; or
Personal auto insurance policy that includes the “auto” driven by the Driver as a covered “auto.”

The parties acknowledge and agree that RideShare Rental insurance does not replace an Owner’s requirement to maintain personal or other insurance as required by law. RideShare Rental insurance will not provide any state filings for Fleet Owner to obtain a vehicle plate or to annually renew a sticker or other state requirement. RideShare Rental will also not prepare or submit any state filings, which may be required in the case of any accident or vehicle damage.

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that RideShare Rental insurance only provides limited insurance while temporarily operating on the RideShare Rental platform. Drivers and Owners are otherwise responsible for obtaining and maintaining any and all insurance each deems to provide appropriate coverage and policy limits.

 

 

 

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The parties acknowledge and agree that RideShareRental.com shall not provide comprehensive or collision coverage on the vehicle, unless the Fleet owner has the same coverage and terms on their personal auto policy.

 

If Fleet Owner applies, is accepted and is using RideShare Rental’s period X policy:

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that Fleet Owner, as an insured, agrees to store any rented vehicle in a safe secured area, vehicles may not be parked on a street while period X coverage is active.

 

1. Terrorism, assault and battery are specifically excluded.
2. Co-Insurance. The parties acknowledge and agree that if a vehicle’s “Actual Cash Value” is greater than $20,000, co-Insurance shall apply, which reduces the amount RideShare Rental shall pay for a claim. Fleet Owner is required to contact RideShare Rental if a given Fleet Owner vehicle is valued at more then $20,000 or if a Fleet Owner has any questions. All vehicles will be limited to $20,000 in value for collision.
3. The parties acknowledge and agree that Fleet Owner is charged with the knowledge of the contents of applicable insurance policies including excluded claims (e.g. this policy excludes Drivers while operating an Uber, Lyft, or other Rideshare companies).
4. The parties acknowledge and agree that the vehicles not rented out may not be used for business or personal use. The parties further acknowledge and agree that there is a mileage - Only if NOT RENTED fee of 15 cents per mile and a daily rate of $10 a day after two weeks of non rental on RideShare Rental Platform. Leased vehicles must not be used as Fleet Owner’s service vehicles or for personal use. Fleet Owner shall purchase other insurance for such vehicles.
5. Fleet Owners must notify Rideshare Rental to suspend any insurance coverage on a vehicle (though Fleet Owner must maintain at least one vehicle on a policy). The parties acknowledge and agree that suspending coverage is allowed if a vehicle will be out of service for a lengthy period of time. While vehicle is “Suspended” there is no insurance coverage provided.
6. The parties acknowledge and agree that collision and specified perils do not cover vehicles that are 10 years old or older.
7. Fleet Owner shall consent to the use of an electronic tracking device in any Fleet Owner vehicle.
8. Fleet Owner agrees to install a GPS tracking device in all Fleet Owner’s vehicles listed on RideShare Rentals sites. Fleet Owner shall agrees that any failure to install, activate or actively maintain such GPS tracking device in good working order is a violation of this Agreement and a basis for denying any claims against RideShare Rental or its insurer. The parties acknowledge and agree that such failure is also a basis for immediate termination of Fleet Owners User Account.

Requited Items to Blind Coverage:

 

1. A completed, signed and dated application
2. A list of all independent contact divers that may be driving for routine service - include first & last name, dates of birth, and driver’s license number. This doe not include a professional repair facility that has his or her own Garage Insurance.
3. A list of all vehicles – include year, make, model, VIN, and seating capacity.

The parties acknowledge and agree that Drivers and any guest passenger do not have Underinsured Motorist Coverage, but no rights against a negligent third party for damages are waived.

 

 

 

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Pricing and Product Descriptions

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that although RideShare Rental will make reasonable efforts to provide accurate pricing information and services descriptions, pricing mistakes, typographical errors or mistakes regarding vehicle availability may occur. RideShare Rental reserves the right to correct such mistakes and errors. In the event that a service is listed at an incorrect price or a vehicle availability description is inaccurate, RideShare Rental shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any order or to cancel any orders placed for that vehicle or service.

 

Termination

 

RideShare Rental may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend Fleet Owner’s access to RideShare Rental’s Portals and/or Services without notice and without liability for any or no reason, including if, in RideShare Rental sole determination, Fleet Owner violates any provision of this Agreement. In particular, RideShare rental may immediately terminate or suspend any User Account that has been found to repeatedly infringe any IP rights or is in violation of any other laws or this Agreement and/or RideShare Rental’s Privacy Policy.

 

Upon termination of Fleet Owner’s access to or ability to use RideShare Rental’s Portals and Services, including but not limited to suspension of Fleet Owner’s User Account, Fleet Owner’s right to use or access any Service and/or any content will immediately cease. All provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination, shall survive termination, including, but not limited to, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability. Termination of Fleet Owner’s access to and use of RideShare Rental’s Portals and Services shall not relieve Fleet Owner of any obligations arising or accruing prior to such termination or limit any liability. Fleet Owner may terminate Fleet Owner’s User Account under this agreement at any time by emailing info@ridesharerental.com.

 

This Agreement shall be deemed to include all other notices, policies, disclaimers and other terms and conditions contained in RideShare Rental’s Portals and as part of RideShare Rental’s Services, including RideShare Rental’s Privacy Policy. This Agreement, along with RideShare Rental other policies as referenced above, plus those designed to authorize certain relationships (such as the Vehicle Rental Agreement), constitute the entire agreement between Fleet Owner and RideShare Rental and supersede all prior communications whether electronic, oral or written, between Fleet Owner and RideShare Rental with respect to Fleet Owner’s access to and use of RideShare Rental’s Portals and Services.

 

If a conflict arises between any of the provisions in this Agreement and any other document published in conjunction with RideShare Rental’s Services, this Agreement governs, unless the conflict is with any provision in RideShare Rental’s Privacy Policy, in which case, RideShare Rental’s Privacy Policy governs. Fleet Owner and RideShare Rental agree to resolve all disputes through binding individual arbitration as further provided below.

 

This Agreement representatives RideShare Car Rentals, LLC. trustees, directors, officers, shareholders, subsidiaries, employees, attorneys, and agents. If, and to the extent, an action of any kind is brought against any such person or entity on account of RideShare Rental’s Services or any communications and interactions with RideShare Rental services, such persons or entities shall have all of the protections afforded by this Agreement, including any dispute resolution procedure.

 

WAIVER. The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this Lease shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party's right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this lease.

 

 

 

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ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATION. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. No modification or amendment of this agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by both parties.

 

INDEMNIFICATION. Fleet owner agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the RideShare Rental from any loss; fines, liens, claims and expenses resulting from the maintenance and use of the vehicle.

 

ARBITRATION. Any controversy or claim relating to this Agreement, including the construction or application of this agreement, will be settled by binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, or similar dispute resolution service, and any judgment granted by the arbitrator(s) may be enforced in any court of proper jurisdiction.

 

GOVERNING LAW. This Lease shall be construed in accordance with the laws of California.

 

SIGNATORIES. This Agreement is executed by RideShare Rental, and by Fleet owner. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of creation of an owner account:

 

RideShare Car Rentals, LLC

 

 

Fleet owner(DNA Brands, Inc Howard Ullman):

 

/s/ Howard Ullman                        

 

 

 

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Exhibit 12.1

 

John E. Lux, Esq.
Attorney at Law
1629 K Street, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 780-1000
Admitted in Maryland and the District of Columbia

 

August 7, 2019

 

 

DNA Brands, Inc.

 6245 N Federal Hwy

Ste 504

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

 

Gentlemen:

 

I have acted, at your request, as special counsel to DNA Brands, Inc., a Colorado corporation, (“DNA Brands, Inc.”) for the purpose of rendering an opinion as to the legality of 125,000,000 shares of DNA Brands, Inc. common stock, par value $0.00001 per share to be offered and distributed by DNA Brands, Inc. (the “Shares”), pursuant to an Offering Statement to be filed under Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by DNA Brands, Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on Form 1-A, for the purpose of registering the offer and sale of the Shares (“Offering Statement”).

 

For the purpose of rendering my opinion herein, I have reviewed statutes of the State of Colorado, to the extent I deem relevant to the matter opined upon herein, certified or purported true copies of the Articles of Incorporation of DNA Brands, Inc. and all amendments thereto, the By-Laws of DNA Brands, Inc., selected proceedings of the board of directors of DNA Brands, Inc. authorizing the issuance of the Shares, certificates of officers of DNA Brands, Inc. and of public officials, and such other documents of DNA Brands, Inc. and of public officials as I have deemed necessary and relevant to the matter opined upon herein. I have assumed, with respect to persons other than directors and officers of DNA Brands, Inc., the due and proper election or appointment of all persons signing and purporting to sign the documents in their respective capacities, as stated therein, the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to authentic original documents of the copies of all such documents submitted to me as certified, conformed and photocopied, including the quoted, extracted, excerpted and reprocessed text of such documents.

 

Based upon the review described above, it is my opinion that the Shares are duly authorized and when, as and if issued and delivered by DNA Brands, Inc. against payment therefore, as described in the offering statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

I have not been engaged to examine, nor have I examined, the Offering Statement for the purpose of determining the accuracy or completeness of the information included therein or the compliance and conformity thereof with the rules and regulations of the SEC or the requirements of Form 1-A, and I express no opinion with respect thereto. My forgoing opinion is strictly limited to matters of Colorado corporation law; and, I do not express an opinion on the federal law of the United States of America or the law of any state or jurisdiction therein other than Colorado, as specified herein.

 

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 12.1 to the Offering Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Offering Circular constituting a part of the Offering Statement. We assume no obligation to update or supplement any of the opinion set forth herein to reflect any changes of law or fact that may occur following the date hereof.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ John E. Lux

 

John E. Lux