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

OMB Number: 3235-0286


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1-A: Filer Information

Issuer CIK
0001671132
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
Nuvus Gro Corp
Jurisdiction of Incorporation / Organization
NEVADA
Year of Incorporation
1997
CIK
0001671132
Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code
SERVICES-AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
46-5145215
Total number of full-time employees
1
Total number of part-time employees
0

Contact Infomation

Address of Principal Executive Offices

Address 1
3811 Airport Pulling Road North #203
Address 2
City
Naples
State/Country
FLORIDA
Mailing Zip/ Postal Code
34105
Phone
8332277683

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
nantaki@regdresources.com
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
$ 175725.00
Investment Securities
$ 0.00
Total Investments
$
Accounts and Notes Receivable
$ 432358623.00
Loans
$
Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E):
$ 0.00
Property and Equipment
$
Total Assets
$ 432579903.00
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
$ 18912.00
Policy Liabilities and Accruals
$
Deposits
$
Long Term Debt
$ 0.00
Total Liabilities
$ 432741335.00
Total Stockholders' Equity
$ -161432.00
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ 432579903.00

Statement of Comprehensive Income Information

Total Revenues
$ 35445.00
Total Interest Income
$
Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues
$ 207088.00
Total Interest Expenses
$
Depreciation and Amortization
$ 0.00
Net Income
$ 35445.00
Earnings Per Share - Basic
$ 0.00
Earnings Per Share - Diluted
$ 0.00
Name of Auditor (if any)
Audits LLC

Outstanding Securities

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Common Stock
Common Equity Units Outstanding
3566945290
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
67075W108
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
OTC Link LLC an inter-dealer quotation system

Preferred Equity

Preferred Equity Name of Class (if any)
Preferred Equity Units Outstanding
0
Preferred Equity CUSIP (if any)
Preferred Equity Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)

Debt Securities

Debt Securities Name of Class (if any)
Debt Securities Units Outstanding
0
Debt Securities CUSIP (if any):
Debt Securities Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)

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
11718750000
Number of securities of that class outstanding
3566945290

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
$ 0.0064
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of the issuer
$ 52508415.52
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of selling securityholders
$ 22491584.48
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)
$ 75000000.00

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
Legal - Fees
$
Promoters - Name of Service Provider
Promoters - Fees
$
Blue Sky Compliance - Name of Service Provider
Blue Sky Compliance - Fees
$
CRD Number of any broker or dealer listed:
Estimated net proceeds to the issuer
$
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
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
PUERTO RICO
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
ALBERTA, CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
MANITOBA, CANADA
NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA
NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
ONTARIO, CANADA
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA
QUEBEC, CANADA
SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
YUKON, CANADA
CANADA (FEDERAL LEVEL)

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

ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
PUERTO RICO
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
ALBERTA, CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
MANITOBA, CANADA
NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA
NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
ONTARIO, CANADA
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA
QUEBEC, CANADA
SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
YUKON, CANADA
CANADA (FEDERAL LEVEL)

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
Nuvus Gro Corp
(b)(1) Title of securities issued
Common Stock
(2) Total Amount of such securities issued
3566945290
(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.
0
(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
Rule 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 506 as promulgated under Regulation D.

THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) 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 SELLING LITERATURE. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THIS INVESTMENT INVOLVES A DEGREE OF RISK THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL PERSONS. ONLY THOSE INVESTORS WHO CAN BEAR THE LOSS OF A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR INVESTMENT SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE INVESTMENT. (SEE “RISK FACTORS” BELOW.)

 

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. THE COMPANY MAY ELECT TO SATISFY ITS OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR BY SENDING YOU A NOTICE WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE SALE THAT CONTAINS THE URL WHERE THE FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR OR THE OFFERING STATEMENT IN WHICH SUCH FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR WAS FILED MAY BE OBTAINED.

 

THE SECURITIES OFFERED HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY ANY STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

 

 

Preliminary Offering Circular

 

For

 

Nuvus Gro Corp.

 

A Nevada Corporation

 

October 31, 2022

 

SECURITIES OFFERED : Equity in the form of shares of common stock

PRICE PER SHARE : $0.0064 per Share of Common Stock

MAXIMUM OFFERING AMOUNT : $75,000,000.00

MINIMUM OFFERING AMOUNT : Not Applicable (No Minimum Offering Amount)

MINIMUM INVESTMENT : $2,500,000.00

CONTACT INFORMATION :

 

Nuvus Gro Corp.

3811 Airport Pulling Road North, Suite 203

Naples, Florida 34105

(833) 227-7683

 

Generally, no sale may be made to you in this Offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than ten (10%) percent of the greater of your annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, Investors are encouraged to review rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, Investors are encouraged to refer to www.investor.gov.

 

Nuvus Gro Corp. (“Nuvus Gro,” the “Company,” or the “Issuer”) is a Nevada corporation, originally formed as Hyperbaric Oxygenation Corporation on November 17, 1997 by filing Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of the State of Nevada (see Exhibit 2 “Certificate of Incorporation”). The Company subsequently changed its name to Building Turbines, Inc. on December 30, 2010, Hemptech Corp. on March 10, 2016 and Nuvus Gro Corp. on March 13, 2018. Nuvus Gro Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement on August 15, 2022 with Pro Music Rights Inc., a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware (“Pro Music” or “PMR”) and the shareholders of Pro Music (the “Pro Music Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Pro Music Shareholders exchanged 100% of their securities of Pro Music in consideration of 3,500,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The closing occurred on August 15, 2022 and, as a result, Pro Music became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company is engaged in the business of acquiring and licensing music rights. The Company is offering (the “Offering”) by means of this offering circular (the “Offering Circular”) Company equity in the form of common stock denominated in shares (the “Shares”) on a “best efforts” and ongoing basis to investors who meet the Investor Suitability standards as set forth herein. See “Investor Suitability” below. Persons who purchase Shares will be shareholders of the Company (“Shareholders” or “Investors”).

 

The minimum investment amount per Investor is $2,500,000.00, representing 390,625,000 Shares at $0.0064  per Share. The Company is currently Traded on the OTC Link An interdealer quotation system (IQS).

 

The Company is a run by a board of directors, comprised of five (5) directors (the “Board” collectively, “Director” when referring to a director). The day-to-day management and investment decisions of the Company are vested in the Board and in the Officer.

 

Sales of the Shares pursuant to the Offering will commence immediately upon qualification of the Offering by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Effective Date”) and will terminate at the discretion of the Board or twelve (12) months following the Effective Date, whichever is earlier. The maximum amount of the Offering shall not exceed Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000.00) in any twelve (12) month period (“Maximum Offering Amount”) in accordance with Tier II of Regulation A, as set forth under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Reg A Tier II,” or “Tier II”). The Company intends to offer the Shares described herein on a continuous and ongoing basis pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)(i)(f). Further, the acceptance of Investor subscriptions, may be briefly paused at times to allow the Company to effectively and accurately process and settle subscriptions that have been received. See “Terms of the Offering” below. The Company reserves the right to decrease the Maximum Offering Amount at any time before the termination of the Offering, subject to qualification by the SEC of a post-qualification amendment.

 

The Company is currently Traded on the OTC Link An interdealer quotation system (IQS). The Company intends to list the Shares on other public markets or exchanges in the future, but has not yet identified which public markets or exchanges as of the date of this Offering Circular. Investing in the Company through the purchase of Shares involves risks, some of which are set forth below. See the section titled “Risk Factors” to read about the factors an Investor should consider prior to purchasing Shares.

 

Investors who purchase Shares will become Shareholders of the Company (“Investors” or “Shareholders”) subject to the terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and the Bylaws of the Company (see Exhibit 2A, the “Certificate of Incorporation,” and 2B “Bylaws”) once the Company deposits the Investor’s investment into the Company’s main operating account.

 

The Directors and Officers will receive compensation from the Company as employees. See “Risk Factors” and “Compensation of Directors and Officers” below. Investing in the Shares is speculative and involves substantial risks, including risk of complete loss. Prospective Investors should purchase these securities only if they can afford a complete loss of their investment. See “Risk Factors” below starting on Page 4.

 

As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company has engaged ClearTrust, LLC as transfer agent in relation to this Offering.

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RULE 251(D)(3)(I)(F) DISCLOSURE. RULE 251(D)(3)(I)(F) PERMITS REGULATION A OFFERINGS TO CONDUCT ONGOING CONTINUOUS OFFERINGS OF SECURITIES FOR MORE THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE QUALIFICATION DATE IF: (1) THE OFFERING WILL COMMENCE WITHIN TWO (2) DAYS AFTER THE QUALIFICATION DATE; (2) THE OFFERING WILL BE MADE ON A CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING BASIS FOR A PERIOD THAT MAY BE IN EXCESS OF THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE INITIAL QUALIFICATION DATE; (3) THE OFFERING WILL BE IN AN AMOUNT THAT, AT THE TIME THE OFFERING CIRCULAR IS QUALIFIED, IS REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE OFFERED AND SOLD WITHIN THREE (3) YEARS FROM THE INITIAL QUALIFICATION DATE; AND (4) THE SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY IF NOT MORE THAN THREE (3) YEARS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE INITIAL QUALIFICATION DATE

OF THE OFFERING, UNLESS A NEW OFFERING CIRCULAR IS SUBMITTED AND FILED BY THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO RULE 251(D)(3)(I)(F) WITH THE SEC COVERING THE REMAINING SECURITIES OFFERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS OFFERING; THEN THE SECURITIES MAY CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED AND SOLD UNTIL THE EARLIER OF THE QUALIFICATION DATE OF THE NEW OFFERING CIRCULAR OR THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE INITIAL QUALIFICATION DATE OF THE PRIOR OFFERING CIRCULAR. THE COMPANY INTENDS TO OFFER THE SHARES DESCRIBED HEREIN ON A CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING BASIS PURSUANT TO RULE 251(D)(3)(I)(F). THE COMPANY INTENDS TO COMMENCE THE OFFERING IMMEDIATELY AND NO LATER THAN TWO (2) DAYS FROM THE INITIAL QUALIFICATION DATE. THE COMPANY REASONABLY EXPECTS TO OFFER AND SELL THE SECURITIES STATED IN THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE INITIAL QUALIFICATION DATE.

 

The Company will commence sales of the Shares immediately upon qualification of the Offering by the SEC. The Company approximates sales will commence during Q4 - 2022

 

  Price to Public* Commissions** Proceeds to Other Persons*** Proceeds to the Company
Amount to be Raised per Share $0.0064 $0.000064 $0.001919 $0.004417
Minimum Investment Amount $2,500,000.00 $25,000.00 $749,719.48 $1,725,280.52
Minimum Offering Amount N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maximum Offering Amount $75,000,000.00 $750,000.00 $22,491,584.48 $51,758,415.52

 

*The Offering price to Investors was arbitrarily determined by the Board.

 

** Shares will be offered and sold directly by the Company, the Board and the Company’s respective Officers and employees. No commissions for selling Shares will be paid to the Company, the Board or the Company’s respective Officers or employees. While most Shares are expected to be offered and sold directly by the Company and its respective Officers and employees, the Company has reserved the right to offer and sell Shares through the services of independent broker-dealers who are member firms of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and who will be entitled to receive customary and standard commissions of up to ten percent (10%) of the Proceeds received for the sale of Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount and nature of commissions payable to broker-dealers is expected to vary in specific instances and may be lower than the one listed herein. The Investor who is admitted to the Company through such broker-dealer (and not the Company) may be responsible for all such commissions payable to broker-dealers (and such payments may reduce the Investor’s invested capital) or the Company may pay such commissions.

 

***These proceeds are directed to selling securityholders. See “Plan of Distribution and Selling Securityholders” below.

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements because they are inherently uncertain. Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements in this Offering Circular. This Offering Circular contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The use of words such as “anticipated”, “projected”, “forecasted”, “estimated”, “prospective”, “believes”, “expects,” “plans”, “future”, “intends”, “should”, “can”, “could”, “might”, “potential”, “continue”, “may”, “will”, and similar expressions identify these forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which may apply only as of the date of this Offering Circular.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page 
SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING  3
RISK FACTORS  4
DILUTION  13
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS  14
USE OF PROCEEDS  15
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS  16
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY  19
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF PRO MUSIC RIGHTS, INC. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021 AS COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020 20 
 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR NUVUS GRO CORP. FOR PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2022 AS COMPARED TO MARCH 31, 2021 24 
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 29 
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVES  31
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS 32 
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS  32
DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES  33
 PART F/S  34
 EXHIBIT INDEX  36
 SIGNATURE PAGE  37

 

 

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SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING

 

The following information is only a brief summary of, and is qualified in its entirety by, the detailed information appearing elsewhere in this Offering. This Offering Circular, together with the exhibits attached including, but not limited to, the Certificate of Incorporation and Company Bylaws, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 2A and Exhibit 2B, respectively, and should be carefully read in their entirety before any investment decision is made. If there is a conflict between the terms contained in this Offering Circular and these documents, Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws shall prevail and control, and no Investor should rely on any reference herein to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws without consulting the actual underlying documents.

 

 

COMPANY INFORMATION AND BUSINESS  Nuvus Gro Corp. is a Nevada corporation with a principal place of business located at 3811 Airport Pulling Road North, Suite 203, Naples, Florida 34105.
MANAGEMENT  The Company is managed by a Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of five (5) Directors.
THE OFFERING  The Company is selling Company equity in the form of Common Stock (the “Common Stock” or the “Shares”) through this Offering. The Company will use the Proceeds of this Offering to commence scale up its operations in the music licensing business. See “Use of Proceeds” below.
SECURITIES BEING OFFERED  The Shares are being offered at a purchase price of $0.0064 per Share. The Minimum Offering Amount for any Investor is $2,500,000.00 or 390,625,000 Shares. Upon purchase of the Shares, a Shareholder is granted (i) the right to vote on all matters subject to a Common Stock vote; and (ii) the right to receive dividends or disbursements, when the Board declares such dividends or disbursements. For a complete summary of the rights granted to Shareholders, see “Description of the Securities” below.
COMPENSATION TO DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS  The Company pays its Directors and Officers salaries for their roles as Directors and Officers. For more information on his compensation, see “Compensation of the Directors and Officers” section below. The Directors, Officers, and employees of the Company will not be compensated through commissions for the sale of the Shares through this Offering.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE OF COMPANY MANAGEMENT  The Company’s Officers and Directors have extensive experience in the music licensing industries. For mor information Please see “Directors and  Officers” below.
INVESTOR SUITABILITY STANDARDS  The Shares will not be sold to any person unless they are a “Qualified Purchaser.” A Qualified Purchaser includes: (1) an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”); or (2) all other Investors who meet the investment limitations set forth in Rule 251(d)(2)(C) of Regulation A. Such persons as stated in (2) above must conform with the “Limitations on Investment Amount” as described in the next below.
 
Each person purchasing Shares will be subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, a copy of which attached hereto as Exhibit 2A and Exhibit 2B, respectively.
Each person acquiring Shares may be required to represent that he, she, or it is purchasing the Shares for his, her, or its own account for investment purposes and not with a view to resell or distribute the securities.
 
Each prospective purchaser of Shares may be required to furnish such information or certification as the Company may require determining whether any person or entity purchasing Shares is an Accredited Investor if such is claimed by the Investor.
LIMITATIONS ON INVESTMENT AMOUNT  For Qualified Purchasers who are Accredited Investors, there is no limitation as to the amount invested through the purchase of Shares. For non-Accredited Investors, the aggregate purchase price paid to the Company for the purchase of the Shares cannot be more than 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s (1) annual income or net worth if purchaser is a natural person; or (2) revenue or net assets for the purchaser’s most recently completed fiscal year if purchaser is a non-natural person.
 
Different rules apply to Accredited Investors and non-natural persons. Each Investor should review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A before purchasing the Shares.
COMMISSIONS FOR SELLING Shares  The Shares will be offered and sold directly by the Company, the Board, the Officers, and Company’s employees. No commissions for selling the Shares will be paid to the Company, the Board, the Officer, or the Company’s employees.
 
The Company has not engaged an underwriter or a broker-dealer in connection with this Offering. While Shares are expected to be offered and sold directly by the Company and its respective Officers and employees, the Company has reserved the right to offer and sell Shares through the services of independent broker-dealers who are member firms of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and who will be entitled to receive customary and standard commissions of up to ten percent (10%) of the Proceeds received for the sale of Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount and nature of commissions payable to broker-dealers is expected to vary in specific instances and may be lower than the one listed herein. The Investor who is admitted to the Company through such broker-dealer (and not the Company) may be responsible for all such commissions payable to broker-dealers (and such payments may reduce the Investor’s invested capital) or the Company may pay such commissions.
LIQUIDITY  The Company is currently Traded on the OTC Link An interdealer quotation system (IQS). The Company intends to list the Shares on other public markets or exchanges in the future, but has not yet identified which public markets or exchanges as of the date of this Offering Circular. See “Description of the Securities” below. Prospective Investors are urged to consult their own legal advisors with respect to secondary trading of the Shares. See “Risk Factors” below.)
SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS  The Company intends on having Selling Shareholders as part of this Offering. 3,514,310,075 Shares are being offered on the account of Selling Shareholders through this Offering. This equals $22,491,584.48 of the Proceeds. See “Plan of Distribution and Selling Shareholders” below.
COMPANY EXPENSES  Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall bear all costs and expenses associated with the Offering, the operation of the Company, including, but not limited to, the annual tax preparation of the Company's tax returns, any state and federal income tax due, accounting fees, filing fees, independent audit reports, and other expenses related to operations.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our shares of common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in our Filings, including the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and accompanying notes, before making a decision to invest in our shares of common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, or prospects could also be harmed by risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently do not believe are material. If any of the risks actually

occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects could be adversely affected. In that event, any trading price of our shares of our common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment.

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

 

We operate in a highly competitive business environment which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

 

We operate in a highly competitive and consumer-driven industry and we compete with other music publishing companies to identify and sign new songwriters, composers and publishers with the potential to achieve long-term success and to enter into and renew agreements with established recording artists and songwriters. Some of our competitors include Broadcast Music, Inc, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, SESAC and Global Music Rights, LLC (collectively, the “Competitors”). In addition, our competitors may from time to time increase the amounts they spend to discover, or to market and promote, recording artists and songwriters or reduce the prices of their music in an effort to expand market share. We may lose business if we are unable to sign successful songwriters, composers and publishers or to match the prices of the music offered by our competitors.

 

Because Mr. Noch has limited experience in management, our business has a higher risk of failure, and Mr. Noch has no experience managing a public company.

 

The management experience of our sole employee, Jake Noch, is limited and, thus, his decisions and choices may affect our operations, earnings and ultimate financial success as a result. We have never operated as a public company. Mr. Noch has no experience managing a public company, which is required to establish and maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we may not be able to operate successfully as a public company, even if our operations are successful. We plan to comply with all of the various rules and regulations, which are required for a public company. However, if we cannot operate successfully as a public company, your investment may be materially adversely affected. Our inability to operate as a public company could be the basis of losing your entire investment in us.

 

Our prospects and financial results may be adversely affected if we fail to identify, sign and retain songwriters, composers and publishers.

 

We are dependent on identifying, signing and retaining songwriters, composers and publishers with long-term potential, who will write the hit songs of today and the classics of tomorrow that will continue to generate sales as part of our repertory for years to come. The competition among public performance rights organization is intense. Our competitive position is dependent on our ability to attract and develop songwriters, composers and publishers whose musical works can achieve a high degree of public acceptance. Our financial results may be adversely affected if we are unable to identify, sign and retain such songwriters, composers and publishers under terms that are economically attractive to us. Our business of licensing the public performance rights of musical works competes not only with other public performance rights organizations, but also with

songwriters who publish their own works and publishers. Additionally, our financial results are generally affected by the appeal of our repertory.

   

 

Our business involves identifying and locating the holders of public performance rights to additional musical works, and failure to do so will limit our ability to generate revenue.

 

Our ability to generate revenue depends on our ability to continue to acquire public performance rights for musical works. Ownership of music and video is highly fragmented and not organized in a common marketplace. There is no central registry or directory of content owners and finding them can be difficult and time-consuming. We currently rely on our business development personnel, which consists of our sole executive officer and a contractor, on networks of relationships and on market research to locate content owners, as well as our reputation in the industry and targeted advertising to attract content owners seeking to access the digital market. In the future, our ability to continue to identify, locate and attract such content owners will have a significant impact on the amount of content we are able to acquire.

 

Our inability to enter into agreements to acquire additional public performance rights to musical works on commercially favorable terms could impede our growth and increase our expenses.

 

The growth of our business is dependent, in large part, on our ability to acquire or license the public performance rights of musical works. Even if we are able to locate additional content owners, they may not be willing to sell or license their rights or we may not be able to negotiate terms that are commercially favorable to us (particularly given the competitive environment of our industry). While we believe that our experience and knowledge in the music industry allows us to determine commercially reasonable prices for music we may be unable to objectively determine fair market value for the public performance right to the content that we acquire because of unknown consumer demand for such content, unknown number of additional owners of digital rights to such content in certain cases and absence of independent valuations for music. If content owners are unwilling to sell or license their rights on terms that we have determined are commercially favorable to us, we will not be able to substantially increase our revenue.

 

If we are unable to protect the intellectual property rights of our songwriters, composers and publishers, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may be diminished, and our business may be adversely affected.

 

Our success is dependent, in part, upon protecting the public performance copyrights of our songwriters, composers and publishers. We rely and expect to continue to rely on copyright laws to protect such public performance rights. Furthermore, third parties may knowingly or unknowingly infringe or circumvent such copyrights, and we may not be able to prevent or remedy infringement without incurring substantial expense. Litigation brought to protect and enforce the public performance copyright would be, and has been, costly, time-consuming, and distracting to our Founder, and could result in the impairment or loss of value of our business and assets. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce the public performance copyright may be met with defenses, counterclaims, and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of such copyright. If the protection of such copyright is inadequate to prevent use or misappropriation by third parties, the

value of our business and assets may be diminished. Any of these events would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

Our failure to obtain or maintain the right to use and license the public performance copyright from songwriters, composers and publishers would negatively affect our business.

 

Our future success and competitive position depends in part upon our ability to obtain or maintain the right to use and license the public performance copyright from songwriters, composers and publishers.

  

The loss of one or more of our management or key personnel, or our failure to recruit and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, could cause a disruption in our relationships with digital entertainment services and rightsholders.

  

We depend on the continued services and performance of our sole executive officer, Jake Noch, and other key personnel. Although we have employment agreements with our executive officers, they may decide to terminate their employment or otherwise cease to be employed by us. We do not have key person life insurance for any of our personnel. As we grow, our business will be dependent on our ability to recruit, employ and retain additional management and skilled personnel. The loss of the services of any of our key personnel or the failure to attract or replace other key personnel could disrupt and limit our ability to grow our business.

 

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Failure to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

The success of our business depends on our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights. The measures that we take to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, including, if necessary, litigation or proceedings before governmental authorities and administrative bodies, may be ineffective, expensive and time-consuming and, despite such measures, third parties may be able to obtain and use our intellectual property rights without our permission. Additionally, changes in law may be implemented, or changes in interpretation of such laws may occur, that may affect our ability to obtain, maintain, protect or enforce our intellectual property rights. Failure to obtain, maintain, protect or enforce our intellectual property rights could harm our brand or brand recognition and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation

 

We are substantially dependent on a limited number of digital music services for the online distribution and marketing of musical works, and we are unable to significantly influence the pricing structure for digital streaming services and we may not receive royalties under our agreements.

 

We derive an increasing portion of our revenues from the licensing of music. We are currently dependent on a small number of customers to generate revenue. We have limited ability to increase our pricing structure. We could receive substantially less revenue for our licensing fees, which could cause a material reduction in our revenues, unless offset by a corresponding increase in the

number of transactions. There can be no assurance that we will be able to renew or enter into new license agreements with any downstream customer. The terms of these license agreements, including the royalty rates that we receive pursuant to them, may change as a result of changes in our bargaining power, changes in the industry, changes in the law, or for other reasons. Decreases in royalty rates, rates of revenue sharing or changes to other terms of these license agreements may materially impact our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

If we are not able to scale our reporting and payment processes, we may experience delays providing reports to the rightsholders and paying required royalties that could have a negative effect on our brand identity and harm our business.

 

We are expected to receive sales reports for musical works on behalf of our rightsholder that contains usage information for the musical works publicly performed by our downstream customers. Based on these reports, we provide summary royalty payments to our rightsholders.

 

Our business may be adversely affected by competitive market conditions, and we may not be able to execute our business strategy.

  

We expect to increase revenues and cash flow through a business strategy which requires us, among other things, to continue to maximize the value of our music, to significantly reduce costs to maximize flexibility and adjust to new realities of the market and to diversify our revenue streams into growing segments of the music entertainment business by continuing to capitalize on distribution and emerging technologies, entering into expanded-rights deals with recording artists and by operating our artist services businesses.

 

Continuing existing litigation and participating in future litigation against us could be costly and time-consuming to defend.

 

Pro Music is not presently engaged in a material legal proceedings.

 

If we become a party to any material legal proceedings, and if we do not prevail in these lawsuits, our business would be materially impaired. Additionally, we have in the past and may in the future become subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. We could be sued or face regulatory action pertaining to copyrights, contracts and other business torts. Litigation might result in substantial costs and may divert Founder’s attention and resources, which might seriously harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Insurance might not cover such claims, might not provide sufficient payments to cover all the costs to resolve one or more such claims, and might not continue to be available on terms acceptable to us. A claim brought against us that is uninsured or underinsured could result in unanticipated costs and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Other performance rights organizations, such as the Competitors, have been sued for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive activity. If we had to defend against such claims, and/or if we do not prevail against those claims, our business would be materially impaired.

 

 

In March 2020, Mr. Noch commenced a lawsuit against China Food & Beverage Co., and others, in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and for Collier County, Florida, which was ultimately resolved in his favor by China Food & Beverage Co.’s issuance to the Company of a certain unsecured promissory note, dated September 30, 2020, with a face value of $175,500,000, bearing a term of commencing on September 30, 2020 and ending on the fifth anniversary thereof and accruing interest on a calendar quarter basis at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 2.00%. This unsecured promissory note was executed as a settlement for legal claims made by the owner of the Company to China Food & Beverage Co. The unpaid principal shall accrue interest calculated on a calendar quarter basis at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 2%. “LIBOR” means the six-month LIBOR rate as quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the date of funding or on the date of determination thereof (or if the Wall Street Journal is not published on that day, on the first publishing day thereafter), such interest to be calculated for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year. The note shall become fully due and payable on the September 30, 2025. On June 7, 2022, Mr. Noch and the Company entered into a settlement agreement with China Food & Beverage Co. and others settling all matters. The management of the Company believes that enforcement for the settlement requires the Company to submit to legal proceedings in the future. At present, the Company has not made any estimates on amount realizable arising from this transaction, and we do not reflect this in the face of the financial statements.

 

We face an inherent risk of liability as a result of our business operations, including with respect to copyrights. For example, we may be sued if a writer, composer or publisher enters into an agreement with us while believing to be not affiliated or otherwise under contract with another performance rights organization, such as Broadcast Music, Inc, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, SESAC and Global Music Rights, LLC. We understand that those performance rights organizations may have contracts limiting or otherwise imposing time-based contractual terms on their songwriters, composers and publishers making it difficult to switch to us. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against claims, we may incur substantial liabilities or be required to limit commercialization of our business. Even successful defense would require significant financial and management resources. Regardless of the merits or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

 

  ● inability to bring our product to the market;

 

  ● decreased demand for our product candidates;

 

  ● injury to our reputation;

 

  ● initiation of investigations by regulators;

 

  ● costs to defend litigation;

 

  ● diversion of management’s time and our resources;

 

  ● substantial monetary awards;

  

  ● injurious equitable decrees, such as permanent injunctions on our business;

 

  ● loss of revenue;

 

  ● exhaustion of any available insurance and our capital resources; and

 

  ● decline in our share price.

 

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If we or our service providers do not maintain the security of information relating to our customers, employees and vendors and our music, security information breaches through cyber security attacks or otherwise could damage our reputation with customers, employees, vendors and artists, and we could incur substantial additional costs, become subject to litigation and our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. Moreover, even if we or our service providers maintain such security, such breaches remain a possibility due to the fact that no data security system is immune from attacks or other incidents.

 

We receive certain personal information about our customers and potential customers, and we also receive personal information concerning our employees, artists and vendors. In addition, our online operations depend upon the secure transmission of confidential information over public networks. We maintain security measures with respect to such information, but despite these measures, are vulnerable to security breaches by computer hackers and others that attempt to penetrate the security measures that we have in place. A compromise of our security systems (through cyber-attacks, which are rapidly evolving and sophisticated, or otherwise) that results in personal information being obtained by unauthorized persons or other bad acts could adversely affect our reputation with our customers, potential customers, employees, artists and vendors, as well as our operations, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and could result in litigation against us or the imposition of governmental penalties. Unauthorized persons have also attempted to redirect payments to or from us. If any such attempt were successful, we could lose and fail to recover the redirected funds, which loss could be material. We may also be subject to cyber-attacks that target our music, including not-yet-released music. The theft and premature release of this music may adversely affect our reputation with current and potential artists and adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, a security breach could require that we expend significant additional resources related to our information security systems and could result in a disruption of our operations.

 

We increasingly rely on third-party data storage providers, including cloud storage solution providers, resulting in less direct control over our data. Such third parties may also be vulnerable to security breaches and compromised security systems, which could adversely affect our business.

 

Evolving laws and regulations concerning data privacy may result in increased regulation and different industry standards, which could increase the costs of operations or limit our activities.

 

We engage in a wide array of online activities and are thus subject to a broad range of related laws and regulations including, for example, those relating to privacy, consumer protection, data retention and data protection, online behavioral advertising, geo-location tracking, text messaging, e-mail advertising, mobile advertising, content regulation, defamation, age

verification, the protection of children online, social media and other Internet, mobile and online-related prohibitions and restrictions. The regulatory framework for privacy and data security issues worldwide has become increasingly burdensome and complex, and is likely to continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Practices regarding the collection, use, storage, transmission, security and disclosure of personal information by companies operating over the Internet and mobile platforms are receiving ever-increasing public and governmental scrutiny. The U.S. government, including Congress, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce, has announced that it is reviewing the need for even greater regulation for the collection of information concerning consumer behavior on the Internet and mobile platforms, including regulation aimed at restricting certain targeted advertising practices, the use of location data and disclosures of privacy practices in the online and mobile environments, including with respect to online and mobile applications. State governments are engaged in similar legislative and regulatory activities. In addition, privacy and data security laws and regulations around the world are being implemented rapidly and evolving. These new and evolving laws (including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation effective on May 25, 2018 and the California Consumer Privacy Act effective on January 1, 2020) are likely to result in greater compliance burdens for companies with global operations. Globally, many government and consumer agencies have also called for new regulation and changes in industry practices with respect to information collected from consumers, electronic marketing and the use of third-party cookies, web beacons and similar technology for online behavioral advertising. 

 

The Federal Trade Commission adopted certain revisions to its rule promulgated pursuant to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), effective as of July 1, 2013, that may impose greater compliance burdens on us. COPPA imposes a number of obligations, such as obtaining verifiable parental permission on operators of websites, apps and other online services to the extent they collect certain information from children who are under 13 years of age. The changes broaden the applicability of COPPA, including by expanding the definition of “personal information” subject to the rule’s parental consent and other obligations.

 

Our business, including our ability to operate and expand internationally, could be adversely affected if laws or regulations are adopted, interpreted or implemented in a manner that is inconsistent with our current business practices and that require changes to these practices. Therefore, our business could be harmed by any significant change to applicable laws, regulations or industry practices regarding the collection, use or disclosure of customer data, or regarding the manner in which the express or implied consent of consumers for such collection, use and disclosure is obtained. Such changes may require us to modify our operations, possibly in a material manner, and may limit our ability to develop new products, services, mechanisms, platforms and features that make use of data regarding our customers and potential customers. Any actual or alleged violations of laws and regulations relating to privacy and data security, and any relevant claims, may expose us to potential liability, fines and may require us to expend significant resources in responding to and defending such allegations and claims, regardless of merit. Claims or allegations that we have violated laws and regulations relating to privacy and data security could also result in negative publicity and a loss of confidence in us.

 

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We have experienced rapid growth in recent periods of our songwriters, composers and publishers, and our recent growth rates may not be indicative of our future growth.

 

We have experienced rapid growth in recent periods of our songwriters, composers and publishers. In future periods, we expect our growth rate to decline. Further, as we operate in a new and rapidly changing category of work management software, widespread acceptance and use of our platform is critical to our future growth and success. We believe our revenue growth depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to:

 

  ● attract new individuals, teams, and organizations as customers;

 

  ● grow or maintain our client based of songwriters, composers and publishers;

 

  ● price our license plans effectively;

 

  ● expand our customer base into more locations;

 

  ● continue to successfully expand our sales force;

 

  ● provide excellent customer experience and customer support;

  

  ● successfully compete against established companies and new market entrants;

 

  ● increase awareness of our brand on a global basis; and

 

  ● comply with existing and new applicable laws and regulations.

 

If we are unable to accomplish these tasks, our growth would be harmed. We also expect our operating expenses to increase in future periods, and if our growth does not increase to offset these anticipated increases in our operating expenses, our business, results of operations, and financial condition will be harmed, and we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.

  

We have a limited operating history at our current scale, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and may increase the risk that we will not be successful.

 

We have been growing rapidly in recent periods and, as a result, have a relatively short history operating our business at its current scale. Furthermore, we operate in an industry that is characterized by rapid technological innovation, intense competition, and changing customer needs. We have encountered, and will continue to encounter, risks and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies in evolving industries. In addition, our future growth rate is subject to a number of uncertainties, such as general economic and market conditions, including those caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If our assumptions regarding these risks and uncertainties, which we use to plan our business, are incorrect or change in reaction to changes in the market, or if we do not address these risks successfully, our results of operations could differ materially from our expectations, and our business, results of operations, and financial condition would suffer.

 

We have a history of losses, and we may not be able to achieve profitability or, if achieved, sustain profitability.

 

We have incurred net losses in each fiscal year since our founding. We generated net losses of $24,756 and $213,504 in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, respectively. We do not expect to be profitable in the near future, and we cannot assure you that we will achieve profitability in the future or that, if we do become profitable, we will sustain profitability. These losses reflect, among other things, the significant investments we made to develop and commercialize our business, serve our existing clients, and broaden our customer base.

 

As a result of our investments and expenditures related to the growth of our business, we may experience losses in future periods that may increase significantly. Therefore, our losses in future periods may be significantly greater than the losses we would incur if we developed our business more slowly. In addition, we may find that these efforts are more expensive than we currently anticipate or that they may not result in increases in our revenues. We cannot be certain that we will be able to achieve, sustain, or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Any failure by us to achieve and sustain profitability would cause any trading price of our Class A common stock to decline.

 

We believe our long-term value as a company will be greater if we focus on growth, which may negatively impact our profitability in the near and medium term.

 

A significant part of our business strategy and culture is to focus on long-term growth and customer success over short-term financial results. As a result, in the near and medium term, we may continue to operate at a loss, or our near- and medium-term profitability may be lower than it would be if our strategy were to maximize near- and medium-term profitability. We expect to continue making significant expenditures on sales and marketing efforts, and expenditures to grow our business. Such expenditures may not result in improved business results or profitability over the long term. If we are ultimately unable to achieve or improve profitability at the level or during the time frame anticipated by securities or industry analysts and our stockholders, the trading price of our common stock may decline. 

 

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Our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly and may not meet our expectations or those of investors or securities analysts.

 

Our results of operations are affected by the amount and quality of music that we release, the number of releases that include musical compositions published by us, timing of release schedules and, more importantly, the consumer demand for these releases. We also make advance payments to recording artists and songwriters, which impact our results of operations and operating cash flows. The timing of releases and advance payments is largely based on business and other considerations and is made without regard to the impact of the timing of the release on our financial results. In addition, certain of our license agreements with digital music services contain minimum guarantees and/or require that we are paid minimum guarantee payments. Our results of operations and cash flows in any reporting period may be materially affected by the timing of releases and advance payments and minimum guarantees, which may result in significant fluctuations from period to period, which may have an adverse impact on the price of our shares of common stock. 

 Our quarterly financial results may fluctuate due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control and may be difficult to predict, including, but not limited to:

 

  ● the level of demand for our business;

 

  ● the level of demand for the musical works of our songwriters, composers and publishers;

 

  ● our ability to grow or maintain our licensing relationships, expand usage of our licenses, and sell licenses;

 

  ● our ability to achieve widespread use of the musical works in our repertory;

 

  ● errors in our forecasting of the demand for the musical works in our repertory, which would lead to lower revenues, increased costs, or both;

 

  ● the timing of expenses and recognition of revenues;

 

  ● pricing pressure as a result of competition or otherwise;

 

  ● adverse litigation judgments, other dispute-related settlement payments, or other litigation-related costs;

 

  ● increasing the number of employees hired;

 

  ● changes in, and continuing uncertainty in relation to, the legislative or regulatory environment;

 

  ● legal and regulatory compliance costs in new and existing markets;

 

  ● costs and timing of expenses related to the potential acquisition of businesses, talent, technologies, or intellectual property, including potentially significant amortization costs and possible write-downs;

 

  ● health epidemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, influenza, and other highly communicable diseases or viruses; and

 

  ● general economic conditions in either domestic or international markets, including geopolitical uncertainty and instability and their effects on discretionary spending.

 

Any one or more of the factors above may result in significant fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations, which may negatively impact any trading price of our common stock. You should not rely on our past results as an indicator of our future performance.

 

The variability and unpredictability of our quarterly results of operations or other operating metrics could result in our failure to meet our expectations or those of investors or analysts with respect to revenues or other metrics for a particular period. If we fail to meet or exceed such expectations for these or any other reasons, any trading price of our common stock would fall, and we would face costly litigation, including securities class action lawsuits.

 

We may not be able to effectively manage our growth.

 

We have experienced rapid growth of our customers, and our songwriters, composers and publishers, and increased demand for our business. The growth and expansion of our business may place a significant strain on our management, operational, and financial resources. We are required to manage multiple relationships with various strategic partners, customers, and other third parties. In the event of further growth of our operations or in the number of our third-party relationships, our computer systems, procedures, or internal controls may not be adequate to support our operations, and our management may not be able to manage such growth effectively. To effectively manage our growth, we must continue to implement and improve our operational, financial, and management information systems and expand, train, and manage our employee base. 

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected how we and our customers operate and has adversely affected the global economy, and the duration and extent to which this will affect our business, future results of operations, and financial condition remains uncertain.

 

In December 2019, COVID-19 was first reported to the World Health Organization, or WHO, and in January 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak to be a public health emergency. In March 2020, the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to control its spread have significantly curtailed the movement of people, goods, and services worldwide. As a result, our license holders may have temporarily closed their establishments and the economy has shifted away from public performance of musical works at venues, all of which may continue for an indefinite amount of time and represent a significant disruption in how we operate our business. The operations of our partners, vendors, and customers have likewise been disrupted.

 

While the duration and extent of the COVID-19 pandemic depends on future developments that cannot be accurately predicted at this time, such as the extent and effectiveness of containment and mitigation actions, it has already had an adverse effect on the global economy, and the ultimate societal and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains unknown. In particular, the conditions caused by this pandemic may affect the rate of global IT spending, which could adversely affect demand for our platform. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to experience, in some cases, longer sales cycles and an increase in certain prospective and current customers seeking lower prices or other more favorable contract terms, and has limited the ability of our direct sales force to travel to customers and potential customers. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic could reduce the value or duration of licenses, negatively impact collections of accounts receivable, reduce expected spending from our paying customers, cause some of our paying customers to go out of business, and affect contraction or attrition rates of our paying customers, all of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Additionally, concerns over the economic impact of COVID-19 have caused extreme volatility in financial and other capital markets, which may adversely affect our stock price and our ability to access capital markets in the future.

 

While we have developed and continue to develop plans to help mitigate the potential negative impact of COVID-19, these efforts may not be effective, and any protracted economic downturn will likely limit the effectiveness of our efforts. Accordingly, it is not possible for us to predict the duration and extent to which this will affect our business, future results of operations, and financial condition at this time.

 

If we are unable to attract and increase our customer base, identify and sign new songwriters, composers and publishers, and expand usage of our licenses and musical works in our repertory, our prospect for revenue would be harmed.

 

To generate revenue and achieve profitability, we must increase our customer base through various methods, including but not limited to, adding new songwriters, composers and publishers, and expanding usage of our licenses and musical works in our repertory. While we have experienced significant growth in the number of license holders and songwriters, composers and publishers, we do not know whether we will continue to achieve similar growth rates in the future, including whether we will generate sufficient revenue to operate our business. Numerous factors may impede our ability to add new license holders and songwriters, composers and publishers, including but not limited to, our failure to attract and effectively train new sales and marketing personnel, failure to develop or expand relationships with partners, failure to compete effectively against alternative products or services, failure to provide a quality customer experience and customer support, or failure to ensure the effectiveness of our marketing programs. Additionally, as we focus on increasing our sales to larger organizations, we will be required to deploy sophisticated and costly sales efforts, which may result in longer sales cycles. Sales efforts targeted at larger customers typically involve greater costs, longer sales cycles, greater competition, and less predictability in completing some of our sales. In addition, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related precautionary measures we and other companies are taking are impacting our sales activity. For example, like many other companies, including our customers and prospects, our Founder is working remotely, and we have limited all non-essential business travel. Restrictions on travel and in-person meetings have interrupted and could continue to interrupt our sales activity, and we cannot predict whether, for how long, or the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and related precautionary measures may have an impact. If our efforts to sell to organizations of all sizes are not successful or do not generate additional revenues, our business, results of operations, and financial condition would suffer.

 

In addition, we believe that many of our new customers, songwriters, composers and publishers originate from word-of-mouth and other non-paid referrals from existing customers, so we must ensure that our existing customers and songwriters, composers and publishers remain loyal to us in order to continue receiving those referrals. Our ability to attract new customers and songwriters, composers and publishers and increase revenues from existing paying customers depends in large part on our ability to continually grow the musical works in our repertory in order to maintain and improve the quality and value of our business. Accordingly, we must continue to invest in research and development and in our ongoing efforts to improve and enhance our platform. The success of any enhancement to our platform depends on several factors, including timely completion and delivery, competitive pricing, integration with existing technologies, and overall market acceptance. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic could have an impact on our plans to offer new musical works, particularly if we experience impacts to productivity due to our employees or their family members experiencing health issues, if our Founder continues to work remotely for extended periods, or if there are increasing delays in the hiring and onboarding of new employees.

 

Moreover, our business is based on licensing musical works, and customers are not obligated to and may not renew their license after their existing license expire, and we cannot ensure that

customers will renew license with a similar contract period, with the same or greater number of users, or for the same level of subscription plan or upgrade to Business and Enterprise plans. Customers may or may not renew their subscription plans as a result of a number of factors, including their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with our platform, our pricing or pricing structure, the pricing or capabilities of the products and services offered by our competitors, the effects of general economic conditions, or customers’ budgetary constraints. If customers do not renew their subscriptions, renew on less favorable terms, our revenues may decline or grow less quickly than anticipated, which would harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Additionally, we continue to monitor how COVID-19 may impact the adoption of our platform generally and our success in engaging with new customers and expanding relationships with existing customers. We also may continue to experience a reduction in license renewal rates, particularly within our small and medium-sized customers, as well as reduced customer spend and delayed payments that could materially impact our business, results of operations, and financial condition in future periods. While we believe we may begin generating revenues in the near-term as a result of our subscription-based business model, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic may not be fully reflected in our operating results and overall financial performance until future periods. If we fail to predict customer demands, fail to sufficiently account for the impact of COVID-19 on our sales projections, or fail to attract new customers and maintain and expand new and existing customer relationships, our revenues may grow more slowly than expected, may not grow at all, or may decline, and our business may be harmed.

 

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If the music content we provide to digital entertainment services does not appeal to consumers’ tastes and preferences, our revenue will decrease.

 

Our success depends on our ability to acquire or license public performance rights and offer musical works that appeals to consumers’ tastes and preferences. Consumers’ tastes are subject to frequent, significant and sometimes unpredictable changes. We cannot accurately assess or control consumer demand for our music content. Our historical revenue is based on the number of musical works available for licensing of public performance rights. Seasonality and other trends in consumer demand for music have been difficult to assess from this limited historical data. In the future, the musical works in our repertory may not experience any demand. Any reduction in the popularity of the musical works in our repertory with consumers may cause a reduction in our revenue

 

If we experience excessive fraudulent activity, we could incur substantial costs and lose the right to accept credit cards for payment, which could cause our customer base to decline significantly.

 

A large portion of our customers authorize us to bill their credit card accounts through a third-party payment processing partners for our licensing agreements. All payments are processed utilizing checks, wires and ACH through our financial institutions. We do not engage in credit card processing. Presently, we have no relationship with any third-party payment processor for payment on our licensing agreement, although we are actively seeking to enter into such relationships by contacting such processors and working through their onboarding requirements. If we secure such a relationship, and if customers pay for their subscription plans with stolen credit cards or believe they have not authorized the entry into a licensing agreement with us or seek to cancel such agreements, we could incur substantial third-party vendor costs for which we may not be

reimbursed. Further, our customers provide us with credit card billing information online, and we do not review the physical credit cards used in these transactions, which increases our risk of exposure to fraudulent activity. We also incur charges, which we refer to as chargebacks, from the credit card companies for claims that the customer did not authorize the credit card transaction for license agreements, something that we have experienced in the past. If the number of claims of unauthorized credit card transactions becomes excessive, we could be assessed substantial fines for excess chargebacks, and we could lose the right to accept credit cards for payment. In addition, credit card issuers may change merchant standards, including data protection and documentation standards, required to utilize their services from time to time. Our third-party payment processing partners must also maintain compliance with current and future merchant standards to accept credit cards as payment for our paid subscription plans. Substantial losses due to fraud or our inability to accept credit card payments would cause our customer base to significantly decrease and would harm our business.

 

We may engage in merger and acquisition activities, which would require significant management attention, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value, and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

As part of our business strategy to expand our platform and grow our business in response to changing technologies, customer demand, and competitive pressures, we may in the future make investments or acquisitions in other companies, products, or technologies. The identification of suitable acquisition candidates can be difficult, time-consuming, and costly, and we may not be able to complete acquisitions on favorable terms, if at all. If we do complete acquisitions, we may not ultimately strengthen our competitive position or achieve the goals of such acquisition, and any acquisitions we complete could be viewed negatively by customers or investors. We may encounter difficult or unforeseen expenditures in integrating an acquisition, particularly if we cannot retain the key personnel of the acquired company. Existing and potential customers may also delay or reduce their use of our business offerings due to a concern that the acquisition may decrease effectiveness of our business affairs (including any newly acquired product). In addition, if we fail to successfully integrate such acquisitions, or the assets, technologies, or personnel associated with such acquisitions, into our company, the business and results of operations of the combined company would be adversely affected.

 

Acquisitions may disrupt our ongoing operations, divert management from their primary responsibilities, subject us to additional liabilities, increase our expenses, subject us to increased regulatory requirements, cause adverse tax consequences or unfavorable accounting treatment, expose us to claims and disputes by stockholders and third parties, and adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We may not successfully evaluate or utilize the acquired technology and accurately forecast the financial impact of an acquisition transaction, including accounting charges. We may have to pay cash for any such acquisition which would limit other potential uses for our cash. If we incur debt to fund any such acquisition, such debt may subject us to material restrictions in our ability to conduct our business, result in increased fixed obligations, and subject us to covenants or other restrictions that would decrease our operational flexibility and impede our ability to manage our operations. If we issue a significant amount of equity securities in connection with future acquisitions, existing stockholders’ ownership would be diluted.

 

We may need additional capital, and we cannot be sure that additional financing will be available.

 

Historically, we have financed our operations and capital expenditures primarily through capital infusion from Jake Noch, our executive officer and director. For clarity, we have not entered into any loan, debt or other financing agreements with Mr. Noch, and we have no obligation to repay Mr. Noch for his capital contributions. Mr. Noch has funded our operations from his personal wealth with a full understanding of the personal financial risk thereof. While Mr. Noch intends to continue providing Pro Music with capital to fund its operations, there can be no assurance that he will continue to do so in the future, although Mr. Noch is aware that any cessation of his funding our operations will result in a total loss of his investment and the value of his substantial shareholding of Pro Music. In the future, we may raise additional capital through additional debt or equity financings to support our business, to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances, or for other reasons. On an ongoing basis, we are evaluating sources of financing and may raise additional capital in the future. Our ability to obtain additional capital will depend on our development efforts, business plans, investor demand, operating performance, the condition of the capital markets, and other factors. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked, or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to the rights of existing stockholders, and existing stockholders may experience dilution. Further, if we are unable to obtain additional capital when required, or are unable to obtain additional capital on satisfactory terms, our ability to continue to support our business or to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances would be adversely affected.

 

Changes in tax laws or regulations could be enacted or existing tax laws or regulations could be applied to us or our customers in a manner that could increase the costs of our platform and harm our business.

 

Income, sales, use, or other tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances could be enacted or amended at any time (possibly with retroactive effect), and could be applied solely or disproportionately to products and services provided over the internet. These enactments or amendments could reduce our sales activity due to the inherent cost increase the taxes would represent and ultimately harm our results of operations and cash flows.

 

The application of U.S. federal, state, local, and international tax laws to our services is unclear and continuously evolving. Existing tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances could be interpreted or applied adversely to us, possibly with retroactive effect, which could require us or our customers to pay additional tax amounts, as well as require us or our customers to pay fines or penalties, as well as interest for past amounts. If we are unsuccessful in collecting such taxes due from our customers, we would be held liable for such costs, thereby adversely affecting our results of operations and harming our business. We may be subject to taxation in several jurisdictions around the world with increasingly complex tax laws, the application of which can be uncertain.

 

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Our business, results of operations, and financial condition may be harmed if we are required to collect sales or other related taxes for licenses where we have not historically done so.

 

We seek to comply with any sales-tax collection obligations on our down-stream licenses to our customers. One or more states or countries may seek to impose incremental or new sales, use, or other tax collection obligations on us. A successful assertion by a state, country, or other jurisdiction that we should have been or should be collecting additional sales, use, or other taxes could, among other things, result in substantial tax payments, create significant administrative burdens for us, discourage potential customers from subscribing to our platform due to the incremental cost of any such sales or other related taxes, or otherwise harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

Our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.

 

We do not expect to become profitable in the near future or to generate revenue in excess of our expenses. We will likely never achieve profitability and have incurred, and will continue to incur, substantial net operating losses, or NOLs, during our history. In general, under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a corporation that undergoes an “ownership change” is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize its pre-change NOLs or tax credits to offset future taxable income or taxes. For these purposes, an ownership change generally occurs where the aggregate change in stock ownership by one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders owning at least 5% of a corporation’s stock exceeds more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. While we do not believe we have experienced ownership changes in the past, it is possible we have done so, and we may experience ownership changes in the future or shifts in our stock ownership (some of which shifts are outside our control). As a result, even if we attain profitability, we may be unable to use a material portion of our NOLs and other tax attributes.

 

The digital music industry is evolving and we are vulnerable to discounting, price-reductions, pricing structure and stocking changes that may evolve in the industry and, as a result, cause a reduction in our revenue.

 

We receive revenue based on per location or per service fees. We have limited ability to influence the pricing models of our downstream customers.

 

Other parties may have public performance rights, or claim to have such rights, to the musical works in our repertory, which may result in duplicates of the performance rights in such works

 

We generally acquire or license public performance rights for the musical works in our repertory that the owner of music content has available to grant; however, the holders of such rights may not possess exclusive rights to those musical works. We do not determine, and are unable to determine, the number of additional holders of rights to the musical works in our repertory. Aside from copyright law, the public performance rights to musical works in our repertory are contractual in nature. There is no central registry or directory that evidences the chain of title to the rights of music recordings other than copyright registration, which is voluntary. Given the age of many of

the music recordings we have acquired or licensed or may acquire or license in the future, there is often a lack of documentation to evidence the chain of title. In addition, there is a common practice in the music industry of licensing rights in various formats or in certain compilations and to grant the same rights to different parties for the same or different geographic regions. We are aware of numerous instances where other parties, such as our competitor performance rights organizations, assert rights to the public performance right to the musical works in our repertory. If the licensing of public performance rights to the musical works in our repertory is available from alternative sources, our revenue will be reduced to the extent these licenses are purchased instead of ours.

 

We face a potential loss of catalog to the extent that our recording artists have a right to recapture rights in their recordings under the U.S. Copyright Act.

 

The U.S. Copyright Act provides authors (or their heirs) a right to terminate U.S. licenses or assignments of rights in their copyrighted works in certain circumstances. This right does not apply to works that are “works made for hire.” Since the enactment of the Sound Recordings Act of 1971, which first accorded federal copyright protection for sound recordings in the U.S., virtually all of our agreements with recording artists provide that such recording artists render services under a work-made-for-hire relationship. A termination right exists under the U.S. Copyright Act for U.S. rights in musical compositions that are not “works made for hire.” If any of our commercially available sound recordings were determined not to be “works made for hire,” then the recording artists (or their heirs) could have the right to terminate the U.S. federal copyright rights they granted to us, generally during a five-year period starting at the end of 35 years from the date of release of a recording under a post-1977 license or assignment (or, in the case of a pre-1978 grant in a pre-1978 recording, generally during a five-year period starting at the end of 56 years from the date of copyright). A termination of U.S. federal copyright rights could have an adverse effect on our Recorded Music business. From time to time, authors (or their heirs) have the opportunity to terminate our U.S. rights in musical compositions. We believe the effect of any potential terminations is already reflected in the financial results of our business.

 

We are dependent on third party merchant credit card processors.

 

Our future success will depend, in significant part, upon third party credit card processing firms. Loss of our merchant services credit card processing firm and the inability to rapidly replace that firm could have a substantial negative effect on our business.

 

Card association rules may change or certain practices could negatively affect our business and, if we do not comply with these rules, could result in our inability to accept credit cards. If we are unable to accept credit cards, our competitive position would be critically damaged.

 

We are not a bank and as a result we are barred from belonging to and directly access the credit card associations or the bank payment network. We must therefore rely on banks and their service providers to process our transactions. We must comply with the operating rules of the credit card associations and bank payment networks as they apply to merchants. The associations’ member banks set these rules, and the associations interpret the rules. Credit card associations could adopt new operating rules or interpretations of existing rules which we may find difficult or even impossible to comply with, in which case we could lose our ability to give customers the option

of using credit cards to support their payments. If we were unable to accept credit cards our competitive position would be critically damaged.

  

We face considerable risks of loss due to fraud and/or disputes with our customers. If we are unable to deal effectively with losses from fraudulent transactions, our losses from fraud would increase, and our business would be materially adversely effected.

 

We face significant risks of loss due to fraud and disputes with our customers, including unauthorized use of credit cards and bank account information and identity theft; merchant fraud and other disputes; system security breaches; fraud by employees; and use of our system for illegal purposes. When a customer pays us for goods or services a credit card and the cardholder is defrauded or otherwise disputes the charge, the full amount of the disputed transaction gets charged back to us and our credit card processor levies additional fees against us, unless we can successfully challenge the chargeback. Chargebacks may arise from the unauthorized use of a cardholder’s card number or from a cardholder’s claim that a merchant failed to perform. If our chargeback rate becomes excessive, we may be required to pay fines and our ability to accept cards for payments could be restricted or cancelled. We cannot assure you that chargebacks will not arise in the future.

 

Unauthorized use of credit cards and bank accounts could expose us to substantial losses. If we are unable to detect and prevent unauthorized use of cards and bank accounts, our business would suffer.

 

The highly automated nature of our business transactions with our customers makes us an attractive target for fraud and dissatisfaction. We face an inherent trade-off between customer convenience and security. There can be no assurance that we will not incur chargebacks in the future. Nor is there any assurance that our downstream customers will pay our licensing fees.

 

Our liquidity would be adversely impacted, potentially materially, in the event we were to engage credit card processors who were to impose holdback restrictions for payments due to us from credit card transactions.

 

We currently do not have any agreement with any organizations that process credit card transactions by our customers. We have and may presently be subject to credit card holdbacks under our credit card processing agreements. If we fail to meet certain requirements, our credit card processors have the right to hold back credit card remittances to cover our obligations to them. If our credit card processors were to impose holdback restrictions on us, the negative impact on our liquidity could be significant which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We are dependent on the Internet infrastructure.

  

Our future success will depend, in significant part, upon the maintenance of the various components of the Internet infrastructure, such as a reliable backbone network with the necessary speed, data capacity and security, and the timely development of enabling products, such as high-speed modems, which provide reliable and timely Internet access and services. To the extent that

the Internet continues to experience increased numbers of users, frequency of use or increased user bandwidth requirements, we cannot be sure that the Internet infrastructure will continue to be able to support the demands placed on it or that the performance or reliability of the Internet will not be adversely affected. Furthermore, the Internet has experienced a variety of outages and other delays as a result of damage to portions of its infrastructure or otherwise, and such outages or delays could adversely affect our website and the websites of our co-branded partners, as well as the Internet service providers and online service providers our customers use to access our services. In addition, the Internet could lose its viability as a commercial medium due to delays in the development or adoption of new standards and protocols that can handle increased levels of activity. We cannot predict whether the infrastructure and complementary products and services necessary to maintain the Internet as a viable commercial medium will be developed or maintained. The threat of hacking is an ongoing one and to the best of our ability we will monitor our servers, maintain up-to-date anti-virus and anti-malware programs and keep our employees advised as to proper computer security.

 

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RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK

 

We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the future.  Any return on investment may be limited to the value of our common stock.

 

We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our common stock will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors affecting it at such time as the board of directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will only occur if its stock price appreciates.

 

Our stock price and trading volume may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses for our stockholders.

 

The equity trading markets may experience periods of volatility, which could result in highly variable and unpredictable pricing of equity securities. The market price of our common stock could change in ways that may or may not be related to our business, our industry or our operating performance and financial condition. In addition, the trading volume in our common stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. We have experienced significant volatility in the price of our stock over the past few years. We cannot assure you that the market price of our common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future. In addition, the stock markets in general can experience considerable price and volume fluctuations.

 

We have not voluntary implemented various corporate governance measures, in the absence of which, shareholders may have more limited protections against interested director transactions, conflict of interest and similar matters.

 

Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate

management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE or the NASDAQ Stock Market, on which their securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address board of directors’ independence, audit committee oversight, and the adoption of a code of ethics. While we intend to adopt certain corporate governance measures such as a code of ethics and established an audit committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Compensation Committee of our board of directors, we have not taken such action as of the date hereof.

 

If a public market for our common stock develops, trading will be limited under the SEC’s penny stock regulations, which will adversely affect the liquidity of our common stock.

 

The trading price of our common stock is less than $5.00 per share and, as a result, our common stock is considered a “penny stock,” and trading in our common stock would be subject to the requirements of Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act. Under this rule, broker/dealers who recommend low-priced securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must satisfy special sales practice requirements. Generally, the broker/dealer must make an individualized written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written consent prior to the transaction.

 

SEC regulations also require additional disclosure in connection with any trades involving a “penny stock,” including the delivery, prior to any penny stock transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and its associated risks. These requirements severely limit the liquidity of securities in the secondary market because few broker or dealers are likely to undertake these compliance activities. In addition to the applicability of the penny stock rules, other risks associated with trading in penny stocks could also be price fluctuations and the lack of a liquid market. An active and liquid market in our common stock may never develop due to these factors.

 

 

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DILUTION

 

On August 15, 2022 the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Pro Music Rights Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pro Music Rights”), and the shareholders of Pro Music Rights, in which the Pro Music Rights Shareholders exchanged 100% of their shares in Pro Music Rights in consideration of 3,500,000,000 Shares of Common Stock of the Company. The closing occurred on August 15, 2022 and, as a result, Pro Music Rights became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The following Directors and Officers received the following number of Shares of Common Stock in the Company pursuant to the August 15, 2022 Share Exchange Agreement:

 

Name Number of Company Common Stock Shares Issued
Jake Noch 3,514,310,075
Vito Roppo 12,415,750
Paul Ring 1,241,575

 

Rodrigo Di Federico 8,691,025
James R. Chillemi 1,241,575

 

All of the above-named persons exchanged the Shares for par value set at $0.001 per Share.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The Offering will be made through general solicitation, direct solicitation, and marketing efforts whereby Investors will be directed to invest.promusicrights.com to invest. The Company has not engaged an underwriter or a broker-dealer in connection with this Offering.

 

While Shares are expected to be offered and sold directly by the Company and its respective Officers and employees, the Company has reserved the right to offer and sell Shares through the services of independent broker-dealers who are member firms of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and who will be entitled to receive customary and standard commissions of up to ten percent (10%) of the Proceeds received for the sale of Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount and nature of commissions payable to broker-dealers is expected to vary in specific instances and may be lower than the one listed herein. The Investor who is admitted to the Company through such broker-dealer (and not the Company) may be responsible for all such commissions payable to broker-dealers (and such payments may reduce the Investor’s invested capital) or the Company may pay such commissions.

 

No Commissions or any other remuneration for Share sales will be provided to the Fund, the Manager, the Directors, any Officer, or any employee of the Fund, relying on the safe harbor from broker-dealer registration set forth in Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

The Fund will not limit or restrict the sale of the Shares during this 12-month Offering.

 

Directors, Officers, and employees of the Fund are primarily engaged in the Fund’s business of music licensing. Directors, Officers, and employees will not be compensated in connection with the sale of securities through this Offering. The Fund believes that the Directors, Officers, and employees are associated persons of the Fund not deemed to be brokers under Exchange Act Rule 3a4-1 because: (1) no Director, Officer, or employee is subject to a statutory disqualification, as that term is defined in section 3(a)(39) of the Exchange Act at the time of their participation; (2) no Director, Officer, or employee will be compensated in connection with his participation by the payment of commissions or by other remuneration based either directly or indirectly on transactions in connection with the sale of securities through this Offering; (3) no Director, Officer, or employee is an associated person of a broker or dealer; (4) the Directors, Officers, and employees primarily perform substantial duties for the Fund other than the sale or promotion of securities; (5) no Director, Officer, or employee has acted as a broker or dealer within the preceding twelve months of the date of this Offering Circular; (6) no Director, Officer, or employee will participate in selling this Offering after more than twelve months from the Effective Date of the Offering.

 

The Company will also publicly market the Offering using general solicitation through methods that include e-mails to potential Investors, the internet, social media, and any other means of widespread communication.

 

This Offering Circular will be furnished to prospective investors via download 24 hours per day, 7 days per week on the Company’s website at invest.promusicrights.com and via of the EDGAR filing system.

 

 

Selling Securityholders

 

 

Name of Selling Shareholder Shares owned Prior to Offering Shares offered pursuant to this Offering Shares Remaining after successful Offering
Jake P. Noch Family Office, LLC 3,514,310,075 3,514,310,075 0

 

The total number of Shares offered by Selling Shareholders is 3,514,310,075. This represents 98.5% of all Shares outstanding as of the date of this Offering Circular.

The Selling Shareholders are entitled to sell their Shares immediately upon qualification of the Offering. Approximately 29.9% of the Proceeds will go to the accounts of Selling Shareholders.

The Selling Shareholders Shares will be sold through the efforts of the Company, its officers, or will do so independently from the Company at limit Prices not greater or less than 30% of the aggregate offering price. The Selling Shareholders Shares may be sold through a FINRA broker dealer, not yet identified as of the date of this Offering Circular.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The Company intends to use the Proceeds of this Offering for the following purposes:

 

 

  25% 50% 75% 100%
Licensing Agreement Enforcement & Collection $3,281,755.97 $6,563,551.94 $9,845,327.91 $13,127,103.88

Intellectual Property Enforcement & Compliance $3,281,755.97 $6,563,551.94 $9,845,327.91 $13,127,103.88
Intellectual Property Acquisition $3,281,755.97 $6,563,551.94 $9,845,327.91 $13,127,103.88
Marketing $3,281,755.97 $6,563,551.94 $9,845,327.91 $13,127,103.88
General Working Capital $3,281,755.97 $6,563,551.94 $9,845,327.91 $13,127,103.88
Selling Shareholders $5,622,896.12 $11,245,792.24 $16,868,688.36 $22,491,584.48
Total $18,750,000.00 $37,500,000.00 56,250,000.00 75,000,000.00

 

 

1. Licensing agreement enforcement and collection campaign - $13,127,103.88

 

The Company intends to spend roughly $13,127,103.88 on a licensing agreement enforcement and collection campaign. These funds will be used to compel compliance and payment of the Company’s existing and future licensing agreements.

 

2. Intellectual property enforcement and compliance campaign - $13,127,103.88

 

The Company anticipates using approximately $13,127,103.88 of the Proceeds for an intellectual property enforcement and compliance campaign. This may include litigation for willful copyright infringement, anti-trust legal actions, issuing of legal notices, and licensing negotiations.

 

3. Intellectual property Acquisition - $13,127,103.88

 

The Company anticipates using approximately $13,127,103.88 of the Proceeds to acquire intellectual property assets, including royalty and ownership stakes in public performance rights of musical compositions.

 

4. Marketing - $13,127,103.88

 

The Company anticipates using approximately $13,127,103.88 of the Proceeds for marketing purposes. This may include search-engine optimization (“SEO”) marketing for the acquisition of new clients via Google ads, Bing ads, Facebook ads, Reddit ads, sponsored posts, sponsored articles, sponsored banner ads, as well as traditional print and broadcast media. Additionally, the Company intends to allocate approximately $1,000,000.00 out of the $13,127,103.88 on investor relations firm(s) & marketing targeting investor(s).

 

5. General Working Capital - $13,127,103.88

 

The Company anticipates using approximately $13,127,103.88 of the Proceeds as working capital. The Company will use these Proceeds for day-to-day costs such as fees relating to the following: Transfer Agent, OTC Markets Group, Accountants, Auditors, Insurance, and Credit Ratings (such as S&P, Moody’s, & Finch). Any remaining proceeds will be placed into an account to be managed by the Company's financial advisor(s) at UBS or similar firm(s). These funds will be accessible by the Company for use in operations at any time and are not intended to act as illiquid investments.

 

6. Selling Securityholders - $22,491,584.48

The Selling Shareholders are entitled to sell their Shares immediately upon qualification of the Offering. With a successful offering, where the gross Proceeds received equals the Maximum Offering Amount, $22,491,584.48 of the Proceeds will go to the accounts of Selling Shareholders. Approximately 29.9% of the Proceeds will go to the accounts of Selling Shareholders if the Company raises partial Proceeds through this Offering.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

 

Corporate History

 

History of the Company

 

The Company was originally incorporated as Hyperbaric Oxygenation Corporation in the State of Nevada on November 17, 1997. The Company subsequently changed its name to Building Turbines, Inc. on January 1, 2011 in connection with the Company’s December 1, 2010 acquisition of Building Turbines, Inc which was in the development of wind turbines for office buildings. Prior to the acquisition of Building Turbines, Inc, the Company had been engaged in the business of Hyperbaric care centers in Canada.

On February 26, 2016, an exchange agreement was entered into by and among certain shareholders and debt holders of the Company, representing the majority of the outstanding shares of the Company and FutureWorld, Corp., a Delaware Corporation which was the owner of the partially owned subsidiary, NUVUS GRO. On March 10, 2016, Building Turbines, Inc. changed its name to HempTech Corp. There was a change of control in connection with the name change. As HempTech Corp, the Company was a provider of advanced controlled environment agriculture with sophisticated automation and analytical tools for the cultivators of legal industrial hemp and cannabis. On March 13, 2018 the Company changed its name to Nuvus Gro Corp.

 

Nuvus Gro Corp. entered into a Share Exchange Agreement on August 15, 2022 with Pro Music Rights Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pro Music” or “PMR”) and the shareholders of Pro Music (the “Pro Music Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Pro Music Shareholders exchanged 100% of their securities of Pro Music in consideration of 3,500,000,000 Shares of common stock of the Company. The closing occurred on August 15, 2022 and, as a result, Pro Music became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. A change of control occurred through the execution of the Share exchange Agreement whereby Mr. Jake P. Noch became the majority shareholder and a Director of Nuvus Gro Corp. In addition to Mr. Noch, Mr. Vito Roppo, Mr. Paul Ring, Mr. Rodrigo Di Federico, and Mr. James R. Chillemi were also appointed as Directors.

 

Pro Music was formed as “Pro Music Rights, LLC,” a Florida limited liability company effective as of January 31, 2018, and converted into a Delaware corporation on November 4, 2020 resulting in, among things, a change of the legal name from “Pro Music Rights, LLC” to “Pro Music Rights Inc.”

 

The Company expects to account for the Share Exchange Agreement for accounting purposes as a recapitalization and reverse merger pursuant which the historical financial statements of Pro Music will become the historical financial statements of the registrant subsequent to the closing. The transaction is intended to constitute a tax-free reorganization under Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

On September 22, 2022, Nuvus Gro Corp. (the “Company”), filed a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, pursuant to which the authorized shares of common stock was increased to 20,000,000,000.

 

The Certificate of Amendment was approved by the holder of approximately 99% of the total issued and outstanding common stock of the Company by written consent on September 22, 2022.  Such approval and consent constitute the approval and consent of at least a majority of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding capital stock and are sufficient under Section 78.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws then in effect to approve the Certificate of Amendment.

 

Prior to the Share Exchange Agreement the Company was a provider of advanced controlled environment agriculture with sophisticated automation and analytical tools for the cultivators of legal industrial hemp and cannabis. The Company has ceased all operations in this industry. As of August 15, 2022, all of the Company’s operations are those of a public performance rights organization.

 

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Business Model

 

The Company is a public performance rights organization representing approximately 2.5 million musical works of songwriters, composers and publishers. The Company collects license fees on behalf of the songwriters, composers and publishers with whom it is affiliated and then distributes 100% of the license fees as royalties to those songwriters, composers and publishers whose musical works have been publicly performed. The Company’s repertory is presently accessible by download at https://promusicrights.com. Separately, even though the Company provides its songwriters, composers and publishers 100% of the royalties attributable to the public performance of their musical works, the Company generates revenue from monthly or annual license fees,

including on a per-location basis, to its customers for the public performance of musical works in its repertory. This model differs from competitors as the Company does not charge their artists an administration fee or utilize a royalty pool model.

 

The Company has a number of reputable artists in its repertory including, OG Maco, best known for his 2014 debut single “U Guessed It,” which went viral and peaked at number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The Company has entered into agreements granting it the right to license the public performance rights in an approximate 2.5 million copyrighted musical works, which include, for example, musical works featuring notable artists such as A$AP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell, Young Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Lil Yachty, MoneyBaggYo, Larry June, Trae Pound, Sause Walka, Trae Tha Truth, Sosamann, Soulja Boy, Lex Luger, Lud Foe, SlowBucks, Gunplay, OG Maco, Rich The Kid, Fat Trel, Young Scooter, Nipsey Hussle, Famous Dex, Boosie Badazz, Shy Glizzy, 2 Chainz, Migos, Gucci Mane, Rich The Kid, Young Dolph, Trinidad James and Fall Out Boy.

 

The Company requires its songwriters, composers and publishers to enter into written agreements granting the Company the right and license to publicly performance their respective copyrighted musical works. Under the approximate 3,714 agreements with the Company, such songwriter, composer and/or publisher has granted the Company the right to license non-dramatic public performances of their respective musical works, along with the rights and remedies to enforce the copyrights to such musical works. The period of those agreements is for an initial two-year period with successive two-year additional periods unless terminated prior to the then-applicable term with not more than six (6) months or less than three (3) months written notice. The Company is obligated to distribute one hundred percent (100%) of all per-use royalties collected (not including blanket licenses) less any third-party processing fees.

 

Although the Company’s songwriters, composers and publishers grant the Company the right and license to publicly performance their respective copyrighted musical works, such musical works may be subject to prior agreements with other performance rights organizations, such as Broadcast Music, Inc., American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, Society of European Stage Actors and Composers, and Global Music Rights, LLC. Because such other agreements may not have been terminated, or may not have been properly terminated, such other performance rights organization may continue to claim rights with respect to the musical works that are now subject to written agreement with the Company. Additionally, such other agreements may have granted such other performance rights organizations with the continuing right to administer licenses and collect royalties with respect to the musical works that are not subject to written agreement with the Company.

 

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Intellectual Property

 

The Company’s License Agreements with Customers for the Public Performance of Musical Works in its Repertory

 

The Company has entered into written “Business License Agreements” with approximately 466 customers granting them a nonexclusive right and license to publicly perform the musical works of its songwriters, composers and publishers in the Company’s repertory. Of the approximate 2.5

million musical works in the Company’s repertory, approximately 2.2 million are musical works owned by Mr. Noch. The licensing of these approximately 2.2 million musical works with the Company was made pursuant to the Company’s form business licensing agreement (the “Business Licensing Agreement(s)”) The Business License Agreements are designed to encompass the entirety of the songwriter’s, composer’s or publisher’s writer share and publisher share on each of their respective musical compositions. For example, if a songwriter holds 10% of the writer share of a musical composition in 50 musical compositions, then the Business License Agreement is designed for the Company to represent such songwriter’s 10% interest of the writer share for such compositions. The period of those agreements is for an initial term of five (5) years, which term automatically renews for successive one (1) year periods unless either party gives notice of termination no later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then-current term. The Company’s Business License Agreements with songwriters, composers and publishers encompass the entirety of their public performance rights in musical works. Such agreements are not generally entered on a song-by-song basis with artists, as the artists generally lack ownership of the public performance rights in and to the musical works except to the extent such artist is a songwriter, composer or publisher of such musical work. Nor does the Company generally enter into such agreements with the individual or group producing the musical work, except to the extent such individual or group is a songwriter, composer or publisher of such musical work.

 

The Company charges the license fee to customers and the following usage fees (i.e., royalties) for the public performance of musical works in its repertory: A base licensing fee of $50.00 per month for each business location, which fee shall increase every January 1 thereafter at a rate of 2.5% annually. Additionally, a per usage fee for each public performance of the musical works in the Company’s repertory is charged based on $0.00005 per usage for every 1% of a work registered with the Company representing a total of 100% publisher and 100% writer share for a maximum of 200%. Such fee shall increase on a yearly basis every January 1st at 2.5% annually, rounded highest to the nearest $0.01, for example:

 

EXAMPLE USAGE FEE TABLE

Ownership of Musical Work Usages Total Usage Fee Base License Fee Per Business Location Total Fee Per Month
1% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share 1,000,000 $100.00 50.00 150.00

50% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share

 

1,000,000 $5,000.00 50.00 5,050.00

100% Ownership of Publisher and Writer Share

 

1,000,000 $10,000.00 50.00 10,050.00

 

With respect to the above table, if a composer holds a 1% interest of the publisher share and a 1% interest of the writer share then, based on 1,000,000 usages of the work over which the composer holds such 1% interest, the composer would receive a royalty payment from the usages equal to 1% of the $0.000005 per each of the 1,000,000 usages for the writer share and a royalty payment from the usages equal to 1% of the $0.000005 per each of the 1,000,000 usages for the publisher share, for a total royalty payment of $100.00.

 

Market Information

 

The Company’s customers include television and radio stations, internet/streaming services and mobile technologies, satellite audio services, nightclubs, restaurants, bars and other venues, digital jukeboxes, and live concerts.

 

The Company relies significantly on songwriters, composers and publishers to enter into agreements with the Company, so that the Company has musical works to license on their behalf. The Company’s revenue model is heavily dependent on securing musical works to license on behalf of songwriters, composers and publishers, and then licensing those musical works to its downstream customers, such as digital streaming services and radio stations. All payments are processed utilizing checks, wires and ACH through financial institutions. While, the Company presently does not engage in credit card processing, it may explore other options to collect payments.

 

As an early-stage performing rights organization, the Company is working to grow its market share and provide an alternative solution to the existing business model of the other performance rights organizations. The Company will rely heavily on organic marketing through digital channels. The Company also has available an automated, transparent music licensing dashboard and reporting system, which is expected to facilitate additional licensing and transactional revenue. As part of the rollout of such dashboard and system, the Company has lowered the monthly music licensing fee to $50.00 per month per location/service which is in addition to the fees payable for using the musical works in its repertory.

 

Employees

 

As of the date of this report, the Company has one (1) full-time employee and no part-time employees. None of the Company’s employees are represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Neither we nor our subsidiaries are currently a party to, nor is our property the subject of, any material legal proceedings

 

Declaratory Judgement: April 9, 2018

 

On April 9, 2018, the Company appeared for a hearing which was held before the Twelfth Circuit Court in Desoto County, Florida for the purposes of obtaining a judicial declaratory judgment as to the Company’s status under the Securities laws for Rule 144 determination, as to

whether the Company has ever been a “Shell” Company under the Securities Laws. Pursuant to Chapter 86 of the Florida Statutes, the Company had filed the declaratory action so the Court could determine whether the Company had ever met the definition of being a shell company under Rule 405 of the Securities Act. The Company found this necessary so that all shareholders would be able to utilize Rule 144 for exemption from registration.

At the hearing, the Court received evidence including corporate history, financials, SEC filings, and other historical evidence, as well as relevant testimony. The Court entered an Order in the matter finding that the Company was not currently, nor had it ever been a shell company for purposes of Rule 144 exemption from registration.

The Order of the Court as filed in the Twelfth Circuit Court of Florida, Desoto County under case number 2018-CA-00133 is attached as Exhibit 16A.

 

Special Characteristics of the Company’s Operations and Competing Products/Procedures

 

Competition

 

The Company is the one of several public performance rights organization in the United States, including the following:

 

- Broadcast Music, Inc.;

- American Society of Composers;

- Authors, and Publishers;

- Society of European Stage Actors and Composers, and;

- Global Music Rights, LLC.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

As of the Date of this Offering Circular, the Company does not own real property or business personal property of material significance.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF PRO MUSIC RIGHTS, INC. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021 AS COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020


The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the section titled Financial data and the financial statements included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this report. Our fiscal year end is December 31, and references throughout this prospectus to a given fiscal year are to the 12 months ended on that date.

 

Overview

 

Pro Music is a for-profit public performance rights organization representing approximately 2.5 million musical works of songwriters, composers and publishers, many of which originate from Jake P. Noch, Pro Music’s CEO, and that collects license fees on behalf of the songwriters, composers and publishers with whom it is affiliated and then distributes the license fees as royalties to those songwriters, composers and publishers whose musical works have been publicly performed. Pro Music’s repertory is presently accessible by download at https://promusicrights.com.

 

Pro Music is the one of several public performance rights organization in the United States, including Broadcast Music, Inc, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, SESAC and Global Music Rights, LLC, with an estimated 7.4% share of the performance rights market based solely on the approximate 2.5 million musical works in its repertory as compared to the publicly available information of the repertoires of Broadcast Music, Inc, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, SESAC and Global Music Rights, LLC.

 

Pro Music has a number of reputable artists in its repertory including, OG Maco, best known for his 2014 debut single “U Guessed It,” which went viral and peaked at number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

 

Pro Music has entered into agreements granting it the right to license the public performance rights in an approximate 2.5 million copyrighted musical works, which include, for example, musical works featuring notable artists such as A$AP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell, Young Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Lil Yachty, MoneyBaggYo, Larry June, Trae Pound, Sause Walka, Trae Tha Truth, Sosamann, Soulja Boy, Lex Luger, Lud Foe, SlowBucks, Gunplay, OG Maco, Rich The Kid, Fat Trel, Young Scooter, Nipsey Hussle, Famous Dex, Boosie Badazz, Shy Glizzy, 2 Chainz, Migos, Gucci Mane, Rich The Kid, Young Dolph, Trinidad James and Fall Out Boy.

 

Pro Music currently generates revenue by licensing the musical works in its repertory.

 

Plan of Operations

 

While we have generated revenue from operations, such revenue does not appear to be recurring and various downstream customers have failed to continue payments under their respective agreements. As reflected in our audited balance sheet for the period ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, our accounts receivable are $323,387,126 and $107,281,764, respectively, and deferred revenues of $323,387,126 and $107,281,764. Our plan of operation for the 12 months through August 2023 is to continue growing our business in the United States by seeking (i) partnerships to grow our repertory, (ii) songwriters, composers and publishers to contribute musical works to our repertory, and (iii) downstream customers to enter into per location or per service licensing agreements with us. We further intend to seek collection on the outstanding accounts receivable. While the Company intends to minimize its operational expenses, the Company has a good faith belief it can monetize certain accounts receivable through the fiscal year end of December 31, 2022. If the Company is unable to collect a significant percentage of its outstanding accounts receivable by December 31, 2022, the Company will likely have insufficient funds to continue its operations, expend resources on marketing or advertising, and otherwise maintain its information systems. Lastly, in such event, our songwriters, composers and publishers may seek to rescind

their grants of public performance licenses or otherwise terminate their agreements with us, substantially impacting the Company’s ability to operate as a going concern.

 

Our business is to license public performance rights of songwriters, composers and publishers to downstream customers, such as digital streaming services and radio stations. Our primary product and service is our songwriter’s composer’s and publisher’s public performance rights. As stated herein, we have obtained a significant repertory of musical compositions to offer to downstream customers, so that such customers can publicly perform such compositions publicly. While we have generated revenue in 2021 and through the six months ended June 30, 2022, as reflected on our unaudited financial statements, we seek to raise capital in order to scale our business operations. In the past, we have relied on our founder to fund operations. Once we entered into agreements with downstream customers, we began to generate revenue. Yet we continued to incur expenses for advertising and promoting the business, the musical works in our repertory and our songwriters, composers and publishers. We have encountered hesitation by songwriters, composers and publishers to switch performing rights organizations to us in any material numbers, and for downstream customers to enter into licensing agreements with us. We continue to believe that our royalty-payment model will prevail and songwriters, composers and publishers will perceive the added value in our offering to payout the entirety of royalties.

 

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Pro Music’s License Agreements with Customers for the Public Performance of Musical Works in its Repertory

 

We have entered into written “Business License Agreements” with approximately 466 customers granting them a nonexclusive right and license to publicly perform the musical works of our songwriters, composers and publishers in our repertory. Of the approximate 2.5 million musical works in our repertory, approximately 2.2 million are musical works of Mr. Noch. The Business License Agreements are designed to encompass the entirety of the songwriter’s, composer’s or publisher’s writer share and publisher share on each of their respective musical compositions. For example, if a songwriter holds 10% of the writer share of a musical composition in 50 musical compositions, then the Business License Agreement is designed for Pro Music Rights to represent such songwriter’s 10% interest of the writer share for such compositions. The period of those agreements is for an initial term of five (5) years, which term automatically renews for successive one (1) year periods unless either party gives notice of termination no later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then-current term. Our Business License Agreements with our songwriters, composers and publishers encompass the entirety of their public performance rights in musical works. Such agreements are not generally entered on a song-by-song basis with artists, as the artists generally lack ownership of the public performance rights in and to the musical works except to the extent such artist is a songwriter, composer or publisher of such musical work. Nor do we generally enter into such agreements with the individual or group producing the musical work, except to the extent such individual or group is a songwriter, composer or publisher of such musical work.

  

We charge the following license fee to our customers and the following usage fees (i.e., royalties) for the public performance of musical works in our repertory: A base licensing fee of $50.00 per month for each business location, which fee shall increase every January 1 thereafter at a rate of 2.5% annually. Additionally, a per usage fee for each public performance of the musical works in

our repertory is charged based on $0.00005 per usage for every 1% of a work registered with Pro Music Rights representing a total of 100% publisher and 100% writer share for a maximum of 200%. Such fee shall increase on a yearly basis every January 1st at 2.5% annually, rounded highest to the nearest $0.01, for example:

 

Ownership of Musical Work   Usages     Total Usage
Fee
    Base
License Fee
Per Business
Location
    Total Fee
Per Month
 
1% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     1,000,000     $ 100.00     $ 50.00     $ 150.00  
50% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     1,000,000     $ 5,000     $ 50.00     $ 5,050.00  
100% Ownership of Publisher and Writer Share     1,000,000     $ 10,000.00     $ 50.00     $ 10,050.00  

 

With respect to the above table, if a composer holds a 1% interest of the publisher share and a 1% interest of the writer share then, based on 1,000,000 usages of the work over which the composer holds such 1% interest, the composer would receive a royalty payment from the usages equal to 1% of the $0.000005 per each of the 1,000,000 usages for the writer share and a royalty payment from the usages equal to 1% of the $0.000005 per each of the 1,000,000 usages for the publisher share, for a total royalty payment of $100.00.

 

In general, if our songwriter, composer or publisher does not hold both 100% of the publisher share of a musical work and 100% of the writer share of a musical work, we would nonetheless collect royalties for the public performance of such musical work but only to the extent of the ownership percentage in the public performance rights of such songwriter, composer or publisher of such musical work, as set forth in above. Further, as a general matter, any individual or entity publicly performing a federally copyrighted musical work without a public performance license from the holders of the public performance rights for such musical work could be found liable for copyright infringement, among other claims. Even if our songwriters, composers or publishers own less than 100% of the publisher share and 100% of the writer share of a musical work, we nonetheless charge business license fees for the license granted to us in our Business License Agreement from our songwriters, composers and/or publishers for the musical works.

 

Pro Music’s customers are required, on the first of each month, to submit a musical work usage report detailing the usage of each musical work in Pro Music’s repertory. Such report shall contain the amount of usage and/or streams of which the customer utilized the musical works in our repertory. Upon receiving such report, Pro Music issues an invoice for the appropriate usage fee to the customer. In the event the customer submits such report later than five days after such reports are due, we charge the customer an additional fee. We collect payment from our customers through

WePay, PayPal, checks, wire transfer and ACH. Once payments are collected from such agreements, we retain the monthly or annual fee as revenue and collect the usage fees, which are then distributed as royalties to our songwriters, composers and publishers.

 

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Limited Business History; Need for Additional Capital

 

There is limited historical financial information about the Company upon which to base an evaluation of our performance. We are an early-stage corporation with limited operations and unsustainable revenues from business operations. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business plans. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible delays in the exploration and/or development, and possible cost overruns due to price and cost increases in services. We are considering options to negotiate business combinations, mergers or acquisitions. However, there is no guarantee that we will be successful in closing these transactions we are considering. We have a specific business plan and timetable to complete our 12-month plan of operation based on the success of our service to license the public performance of musical works in our repertory to potential customers, such as, for example, television and radio stations; broadcast and cable networks; new media, including the Internet/streaming services and mobile technologies; satellite audio services like XM and Sirius; nightclubs, hotels, bars, restaurants and other venues; digital jukeboxes; and live concerts. Specifically, we have entered into various licensing agreements under which we have generated accounts receivables. Our audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 identifies $323,562,671 of accounts receivable predominantly arising from such licensing agreements. Note 3 to our audited financial statements identifies accounts receivable consisted of the following: (1) monthly license subscription fee for the fiscal year 2021 of $82,567,682 and for the fiscal year 2020 of $29,708,983; (2) musical work usage non-declaration fee for the fiscal year 2021 of $238,248,810 and for the fiscal year 2020 of $76,228,0652; and (3) interest charges for the fiscal year 2021 of $4,570,634 and for the fiscal year 2020 of $1,344,716. Our inability to raise additional funding may impair our ability to expand our operations, increase revenue, expend resources for advertising and promotion, enter into new licensing agreements and otherwise grow our business.

 

We will need additional financing to operate our business. We cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding to continue or otherwise sustain business operations. We do not currently have any arrangements in place for any future equity financing. Our limited operating history and our lack of significant tangible capital assets makes it unlikely that we will be able to obtain significant debt financing in the near future. If such financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to continue or expand our business. Equity financing could result in additional dilution to existing shareholders. We will need to secure financing in the future to continue or otherwise sustain business operations.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of December 31, 2021, we had a cash balance of $175,545. We will need to raise funds to commence our 12-month plan of business operation and fund any ongoing operational expenses. Historically, we have financed our operations and capital expenditures primarily through capital infusion from Jake Noch, our executive officer and director. For clarity, we have not entered into

any loan, debt or other financing agreements with Mr. Noch, and we have no obligation to repay Mr. Noch for his capital contributions. Mr. Noch has funded our operations from his personal wealth with a full understanding of the personal financial risk thereof. While Mr. Noch intends to continue providing the Company with capital to fund its operations, there can be no assurance that he will continue to do so in the future, although Mr. Noch is aware that any cessation of his funding our operations will result in a total loss of his investment and the value of his substantial shareholding of the Company. In the future, we may raise additional capital through additional debt or equity financings to support our business, to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances, or for other reasons. On an ongoing basis, we are evaluating sources of financing and may raise additional capital in the future. Our ability to obtain additional capital will depend on our development efforts, business plans, investor demand, operating performance, the condition of the capital markets, and other factors. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked, or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to the rights of existing stockholders, and existing stockholders may experience dilution. Further, if we are unable to obtain additional capital when required, or are unable to obtain additional capital on satisfactory terms, our ability to continue to support our business or to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances would be adversely affected.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The Company prepares financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions it may undertake in the future, they may ultimately differ from actual results.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with maturities of one year or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Major repairs and betterments are capitalized and normal maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Upon retirement or sale of an asset, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in operations.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates their carrying amount.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR NUVUS GRO CORP. FOR PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2022 AS COMPARED TO MARCH 31, 2021

 

This section of this annual report includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words like: believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions, or words which, by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this report. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or our predictions.

 

Overview

 

NUVUS GRO Corp (“Nuvus Gro”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) was formed on March 1, 2014, as a Nevada corporation. Nuvus Gro is a technology company specialized to address the needs of cultivators of industrial hemp and legal medical marijuana. The Company provides technology to allow growers to grow, securely collect, analyze and control all aspects of the grow cycle.

 

Nuvus Gro was originally formed as a private company on November 17, 1997. On February 29, 2016, Nuvus Gro merged with Building Turbines, Inc. under the name Hemptech Corp, becoming a publicly traded company. On March 10, 2016, Building Turbines, Inc. changed its name to Hemptech Corp. Post recapitalization of Building Turbines, Inc. Hemptech Corp became publicly traded under the ticker symbol HTCO. In 2019, the Ticker Symbol was changed to NUVG and the company’s name was changed to Nuvus Gro Corp.

 

Nuvus Gro Corp (OTC: NUVG), is a technology company providing specialized solutions for cultivating cannabis. We design and engineer intelligent, efficient, industrial-grade products using process control techniques, advanced environment sensors, data aggregation, visualization software and security solutions. Our goal is to provide industrial-grade quality, making it possible for growers to compete in the emerging markets or simply to grow their own high quality product.

 

Nuvus Gro is a leader in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) using Automation Technologies with hardware and software integration to provide optimal growing conditions throughout the development of the crop cycle. Through Nuvus Gro technologies, virtually every component of the plants’ vegetative growth matrix and flower harvest is automated, documented and available in graphic format, both in real time and historically. This simplifies operations and ensures that the baselines set by the master grower are adhered to by the cultivation staff.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Fiscal 2022 compared with Fiscal 2021

 

Results of Operations

 

Net Revenue

 

For the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 the Company had operating revenues of $0 and $ 106,000 respectively. The difference in 2021 was due to the gross income of $131,000 was a customer deposit placed on 08/01/2018 for future services. Those services were provided in September 2020. COGS was 25,000 resulting in a net gain of $ 106,000.

 

Our total operating expenses which consist of payroll, organization costs as well as attorney fees, accounting fees, and other administrative expenses associated with managing our operations amounted to $322,412 and $405,813 in the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our total operating expenses decreased by $ 83,401 in 2022 compared to 2021.  The difference can be attributed toward keeping close controls over expenses.

 

Net Gain (Loss)

 

Our net loss for the year ended March 31, 2022 was $ 322,412 compared to a loss of $ 657,769 for the year ended March 31, 2021.  The difference can be attributed toward keeping close controls over expenses.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2022, we had a working capital decrease of $ 166 as compared to a working capital gain of $ 166 as of March 31, 2021.  Since inception of March 01, 2014 till March 2022. We will have additional capital requirements during 2022. We do not expect to be able to satisfy our cash requirements through online sales, and therefore we will attempt to raise additional capital through this offering and or other offerings. We cannot assure that we will have sufficient capital to finance our growth and business operations or that such capital will be available on terms that are favorable to us or at all. We are currently incurring operating deficits that are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.

 

Operating Activities

 

Cash gained in our net non-cash expenses relating to accrued payroll expenses, depreciation and amortization expense, accounts receivable, inventory purchases, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and advances from related parties.  Cash used in operations of $ 166 during the year ended March 31, 2022 was primarily a result of our $ 322,412 net loss reconciled with our net non-cash expenses relating to depreciation and amortization expense, accounts receivable, inventory purchases, and advances from related parties.    

 

Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities of $0 during the year ended March 31, 2022.  

 

Financing Activities

 

During the years ended March 31, 2022 we generated $ 0 proceeds from financing activities.

 

Seasonality Results

 

We do not expect to experience any seasonality in our operating results.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or financing activities with special purpose entities that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We have identified the policies outlined below as critical to our business operations and an understanding of our results of operations. The list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, with no need for management’s judgment in their application. The impact and any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations is discussed throughout management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results. Note that our preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from those estimates.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated 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 reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant assumptions and estimates relate to the valuation of equity issued for services, valuation of equity associated with convertible debt, the valuation of derivative liabilities, and the valuation of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company adopted ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC Topic 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

 

Level 2: Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

 

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including all current liabilities are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

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Derivative Liability

 

We evaluate convertible instruments, options, warrants or other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of operations as other income (expense). Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC Topic 815 are reclassified to liabilities at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date.

 

Deferred Taxes

 

The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 740-10, Income Taxes (“ASC 740-10”) for recording the provision for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted marginal tax rate applicable when the related asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred income tax expenses or benefits are based on the changes in the asset or liability during each period. If available evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Future changes in such valuation allowance are included in the provision for deferred income taxes in the period of change. Deferred income taxes may arise from

temporary differences resulting from income and expense items reported for financial accounting and tax purposes in different periods.

 

Deferred taxes are classified as current or non-current, depending on the classification of assets and liabilities to which they relate. Deferred taxes arising from temporary differences that are not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or non-current depending on the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse and are considered immaterial.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

For purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company monitors outstanding receivables based on factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information. The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on an assessment of the Company’s ability to collect on customer accounts receivable. There is judgment involved with estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts and if the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make the required payments, the Company may be required to record additional allowances or charges against revenues. The Company writes-off accounts receivable against the allowance when it determines a balance is uncollectible and no longer actively pursues its collection. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, based upon the review of the outstanding accounts receivable, the Company has determined that an allowance for doubtful accounts is not material. The allowance for doubtful accounts is created by forming a credit balance which is deducted from the total receivables balance in the balance sheet.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $ 0 Trade account receivable. There were no receivables from related party.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 3 to 5 years. When retired or otherwise disposed, the related carrying value and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the net difference less any amount realized from disposition, is reflected in earnings.

 

Stock Based Compensation Expense

 

We expect to account any share-based compensation pursuant to SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) Share-Based Payment, or SFAS No. 123R. SFAS No. 123R requires measurement of all employee share-based payments awards using a fair-value method. When a grant date for fair value is determined we will use the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model. The Black-Scholes-Merton valuation calculation requires us to make key assumptions such as future stock price volatility, expected terms, risk-free rates and dividend yield. The weighted-average expected

term for stock options granted was calculated using the simplified method in accordance with the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, Share-Based Payment. The simplified method defines the expected term as the average of the contractual term and the vesting period of the stock option. We will estimate the volatility rates used as inputs to the model based on an analysis of the most similar public companies for which Nuvus Gro Corp has data. We will use judgment in selecting these companies, as well as in evaluating the available historical volatility data for these companies.

 

SFAS No. 123R requires us to develop an estimate of the number of share-based awards which will be forfeited due to employee turnover. Annual changes in the estimated forfeiture rate may have a significant effect on share-based payments expense, as the effect of adjusting the rate for all expense amortization after January 1, 2006 is recognized in the period the forfeiture estimate is changed. If the actual forfeiture rate is higher than the estimated forfeiture rate, then an adjustment is made to increase the estimated forfeiture rate, which will result in a decrease to the expense recognized in the financial statements. If the actual forfeiture rate is lower than the estimated forfeiture rate, then an adjustment is made to decrease the estimated forfeiture rate, which will result in an increase to the expense recognized in the financial statements. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. We have never paid cash dividends, and do not currently intend to pay cash dividends, and thus have assumed a 0% dividend yield.  

 

Nuvus Gro will continue to use judgment in evaluating the expected term, volatility and forfeiture rate related to its stock-based awards on a prospective basis, and in incorporating these factors into the model. If our actual experience differs significantly from the assumptions used to compute its stock-based compensation cost, or if different assumptions had been used, we may record too much or too little share-based compensation cost.

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Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue includes product sales. The Company recognizes revenue from product sales in accordance with Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” which considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met:

 

  (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,

 

  (ii) the services have been rendered and all required milestones achieved,

 

  (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and

 

  (iv) Collectability is reasonably assured.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Since the year ended March 31, 2021 and through March 2022, there were several new accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB. Each of these pronouncements, as applicable, has been or will be adopted by the Company. Management does not believe the adoption of any

of these accounting pronouncements has had or will have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. 

 

Convertible Debentures

 

If the conversion features of conventional convertible debt provide for a rate of conversion that is below market value at issuance, this feature is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt discount pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options.” In those circumstances, the convertible debt is recorded net of the discount related to the BCF, and the Company amortizes the discount to interest expense, over the life of the debt.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 825-10, Financial Instruments (“ASC 825-10”) requires disclosure of the fair value of certain financial instruments. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities as reflected in the balance sheets, approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. All other significant financial assets, financial liabilities and equity instruments of the Company are either recognized or disclosed in the financial statements together with other information relevant for making a reasonable assessment of future cash flows, interest rate risk and credit risk. Where practicable the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities have been determined and disclosed; otherwise only available information pertinent to fair value has been disclosed.

 

The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820-10”) and Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 825-10, Financial Instruments (“ASC 825-10”), which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.

 

Beneficial Conversion Feature

 

For conventional convertible debt where the rate of conversion is below market value, the Company records a “beneficial conversion feature” (“BCF”) and related debt discount.

 

When the Company records a BCF, the relative fair value of the BCF is recorded as a debt discount against the face amount of the respective debt instrument (offset to additional paid in capital) and amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt.

 

Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations

 

The Company follows the policy of charging the costs of advertising, marketing, and public relations to expense as incurred.

 

Offering Costs

 

Costs incurred in connection with raising capital by the issuance of common stock are recorded as contra equity and deducted from the capital raised.

 

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Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of general and administrative expenses. Our consolidated federal tax return and any state tax returns are not currently under examination.

 

The Company has adopted FASB ASC 740-10, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually from differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. 

 

Net Income (loss) Per Common Share

 

The Company computes loss per common share, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, which requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic income or loss per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income or loss per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the issuance of common shares, if dilutive, that could result from the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants.  There are no potentially dilutive securities to include in the calculation of loss per common share for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

The outstanding securities consist of the following:

 

    For The Years Ended
March 31,
 

 

    2022     2021  
Potentially dilutive options     0       0  
Potentially dilutive warrants     0       0  
Potentially dilutive convertible preferred stock     0       0  
      0       0  

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

ASU 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements”. ASU 2014-10 eliminates the distinction of a development stage entity and certain related disclosure requirements, including the elimination of inception-to-date information on the statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity. The amendments in ASU 2014-10 will be effective prospectively for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those annual periods, however early adoption is permitted. The Company evaluated and adopted ASU 2014-10 during the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern.” The provisions of ASU No. 2014-15 require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term substantial doubt, (2) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The amendments in this ASU are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Other accounting standards which were not effective until after March 31, 2022 are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Directors

Name Position Age Term of Office Approx. Hrs. per week
Jake Noch Director 23 August 2022 – Present Full Time
Vito Roppo Director 34 August 2022 – Present 1

 

Paul Ring Director 67 August 2022 – Present 1
Rodrigo Di Federico Director 40 August 2022 – Present Full Time
James R. Chillemi Director 29 August 2022 – Present 1

 

Executive Officers

Name Position Age Term of Office Approx. Hrs. per week
Jake Noch Chief Executive Officer 23 August 2022 – Present Full Time
Rodrigo Di Federico Chief Technology Officer 40 August 2022 – Present Full Time

 

Jake Noch: Director, Chief Executive Officer

 

Mr. Noch founded PMR and has served as its Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Chairman of the Board since formation in January 2018 and as Chairman and executive officer of the Company since August 2022. In the prior five years, Mr. Noch has been the Manager of (i) Pro Music Rights Financial Group, LLC since October 2019; (ii) Pro Music Rights Distribution, LLC since June 2018; (iii) Pro Music Rights Publishing Group, LLC since July 5, 2018; (iv) YouTube Music Ads, LLC since February 2019; (v) Noch Financial Group, LLC since July 2019; (vi) Publishing Company A, LLC since April 2018; (vii) Publishing Company B, LLC since April 2018; (viii) Publishing Company C, LLC since April 2018; (ix) Dance Hall Distribution, LLC since September 2019; (x) AZO Technology, LLC since April 2019; (xi) Free Dope Gang Records, LLC since February 2017; (xii) Global Affiliates Information Technology, LLC since February 2017; (xiii) Global Affiliates Music Group, LLC since February 2017; (xiv) Melody Latina, LLC since February 2017; (xv) Global Affiliates Music Distribution, LLC since February 2017; (xvi) Global Affiliates Entertainment, LLC since February 2017; (xvii) Cartel Music Group, LLC since August 2017; and (xviii) Brazy Records, LCL since December 2017.

 

Vito Roppo: Director

 

Mr. Roppo is and has served Director of PMR since November 9, 2020, a director of the Company since August 2022 and provides competitive guidance and support through his experience in the music industry. He has been the senior partner at his law firm, Colosseum Counsel PLLC, since July 2015, which provide services to the music industry and its various participants, including various songwriters, publishers and composers, and has served as counsel for PMR since PMR’s inception in January 2018. He and his firm were primary drafter of a substantial number of the agreements PMR uses in its business. Mr. Roppo has extensive professional experience working with artists, songwriters, composers and publishers. His unique blend of business and professional

experience in the music industry, including facilitating the structuring of licensing agreements. Further, Mr. Roppo is the Manager of 520208 LLC from November 2018, Vertical Integration Solutions, LLC since December 2020, World Harbor Resource, LLC since December 2020 and Real Systems, LLC since December 2020. His experience with his other companies provides the Company with invaluable business operations insight, corporate governance and information technology overview.

 

Paul Ring: Director

 

Mr. Ring has been a Director of PMR since November 9, 2020, a director of the Company since August 2022 and has previously served at various management capacities for PMR since its inception in January 2018.  He has been the President and owner of Bungalo Records since January 2000, and has had a long tenure of success as President of two prominent record companies that have been distributed exclusively through Universal Music Group over the past 25 years. Mr. Ring’s tenure began in 1995 as President of Private Eye Records that had legendary artists such as Rick James, Cameo Gap Band, and James Brown. In 2000, he launched Bungalo Records, which has sustained a rich and diverse history of great artists and producers including Rodney Jerkins, DJ Quik Heavy D, The Game, Bones Thugz and Harmony, and Patti LaBelle to name a few. Mr. Ring provides valuable insight into the music industry from his experience at Bungalo Records. He has pointed knowledge of the structure of the music industry and how performance rights organizations, like the Company, interact with other service providers. His experience is expected to assist the Company understand the mechanics of its industry and how performance rights licenses and royalties are affected by different downstream users of musical compositions.

 

Rodrigo Di Federico: Director, Chief Technology Officer

 

Mr. Di Federico has been a Director since November 9, 2020, a director of the Company since August 2022 and has previously served as PMR’s Head of Information Technology since its inception in January 2018. Mr. Di Federico has served as Manager of AZO Technology, LLC since April 2019. He was a software developer for Foundups Corp. from January 2020 through January 2015. He was a project manager at Faktory Systems from January 2015 through January 2018. He provides information technology guidance and support through his experience in the music industry. His experience with information technology provides broad analysis and insight to the Company with how to grow and sales solutions in today’s environment, including on how to make the licensing process more technologically seamless and onboarding songwriters, composers and publishers on a much more efficient scale. He is elected by the stockholders to a term of one year and serves until a successor is elected and qualified. Mr. Di Federico has served on PMR’s board of directors since November 2020.

 

James R. Chillemi: Director

 

Mr. Chillemi has been a Director since November 9, 2020, a director of the Company since August 2022 and provides legal guidance and support through his experience in the music industry.  He is junior partner at his law firm, Colosseum Counsel PLLC, which provide services to the music industry and its various participants, including various songwriters, publishers and composers, and his firm had served as counsel for PMR since PMR’s inception in January 2018. Mr. Chillemi has

worked in various capacities with Colosseum Counsel PLLC since June 2015, from legal assistant to junior partner thereof. He has focused his professional experience on music and licensing structuring and negotiations, and he provides the Company with his unique perspective on the music industry, given his experience with record labels, artists, songwriters, composers and publishers, including other music publishing companies. He and his firm were primary drafter of a substantial number of the agreements the Company uses in its business.

  

Term of Office

 

Directors of the Company are appointed to hold office until the next annual general meeting of stockholders or until removed from office in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws. Officers of the Company are appointed by the Board of Directors and hold office until removed by the Board, absent an employment agreement.

 

Family Relationships

 

No family relationships exist between or among Directors of Officers of the Company.

 

Legal Proceedings Disclosure

  

No director, person nominated to become a Director, Officer, promoter, or control person of the Company has, during the last ten years: (i) been convicted in or is currently subject to a pending a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to any federal or state securities or banking or commodities laws including, without limitation, in any way limiting involvement in any business activity, or finding any violation with respect to such law, nor (iii) any bankruptcy petition been filed by or against the business of which such person was an executive officer or a general partner, whether at the time of the bankruptcy or for the two years prior thereto.

 

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INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

The Company’s Directors and Officers are indemnified as provided by the Nevada Corporation law and its Bylaws. These provisions state that the Company’s Directors may cause the Company to indemnify a Director or former Director against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, actually and reasonably incurred by him as a result of him acting as a Director. The indemnification of costs can include an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment.  Such indemnification is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s policy regarding indemnification.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to Directors, Officers, or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, The Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange

Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVES

Name Capacities in which Compensation was Received (FY2021) Cash Compensation Other Compensation (Cash Value) Total Compensation (FY2021)
Jake Noch Director $0 $0 $0
Vito Roppo Director $0 $0 $0
Paul Ring Director $0 $0 $0
Rodrigo Di Federico* Director $0 $0 $0
James R. Chillemi Director $0 $0 $0

 

*Received compensation for services provided to PMR directly from Jake Noch in the amount of $60,000 for FY 2021

 

 

Aggregate Compensation to Directors

 

The Company has five (5) Directors, Total Compensation to all Directors is $0

 

Increases in Compensation/Bonuses

 

The Company does intend to increase compensation to the Directors or Officers.

 

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS

 

 

Title of Class Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Amount and nature of beneficial ownership Amount and nature of beneficial ownership acquirable2 Percent of Class
Common Stock Jake Noch Family Office1 3,514,310,075 Common Shares 0 98.5%

 

(1) Jake P. Noch’s address is 2951 Crayton Road Naples, Florida 34103

 

 

INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

 

Transactions with Related Persons, Promoters and Certain Control Persons

 

The Company has not engaged in any transaction, since the beginning of 2021, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the smaller reporting company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, except as follows:

 

Mr. Noch advanced $199,900 of capital to fund Company operations. The Company has not entered into any loan, debt or other financing agreements with Mr. Noch, and the Company has no obligation to repay Mr. Noch for his capital contributions. Mr. Noch has funded our operations from his personal wealth with a full understanding of the personal financial risk

 

Acquisition of PMR by the Company

 

The Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement on August 15, 2022 with Pro Music and the Pro Music Shareholders, pursuant to which the Pro Music Shareholders exchanged 100% of their securities of Pro Music in consideration of 3,500,000,000 Shares of common stock of the Company. The closing occurred on August 15, 2022 and, as a result, Pro Music became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Separately, on July 20, 2022, Jake P. Noch Family Office LLC acquired control of the Company by purchasing 37,900,000 Shares of Common Stock of the Company from C&S Advisors Inc., which had previously acquired 44,941,214 Shares of common stock from Talari Industries LLC and Harvest Fund LLC.

 

The Pro Music Shareholders represented that each was acquiring the Shares for investment purposes only, and not with a view towards distribution or resale except in compliance with applicable securities laws. This includes sale of Shares through this Offering as Selling Shareholders. No general solicitation or advertising was used in connection with any transaction, and the certificate evidencing the securities that were issued contained a legend restricting their transferability absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or the availability of an applicable exemption therefrom. Unless specifically set forth below, no underwriter participated in the transaction and no commissions were paid in connection with the transactions.

 

This issuance of these above securities was exempt from the registration requirements under Rule 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 506 as promulgated under Regulation D.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES

 

Summary of Company Equity

 

The Company has two authorized classes of equity stock, Common Stock and Preferred Stock. The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000,000 Shares of Common Stock and 100,000,000 Shares of Preferred Stock. This increase of authorized Shares was reflected in a filing by the Company in a Form 1-U filed September 23, 2022. As of the Date of this Offering Circular, no Shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding.

 

The Company is only Offering Shares of Common Stock through this Offering.

 

Common Stock

Our common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as otherwise required by law or provided in any resolution adopted by our board of directors with respect to any series of preferred stock, the holders of our common stock will possess all voting power. Generally, all matters to be voted on by stockholders must be approved by a majority (or, in the case of election of directors, by a plurality) of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of our common stock that are present in person or represented by proxy, subject to any voting rights granted to holders of any preferred stock. Holders of our common stock representing fifty percent (50%) of our capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of our stockholders. A vote by the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares is required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation. Our Articles of Incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

 

Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock created by our board of directors from time to time, the holders of shares of our common stock will be entitled to such cash dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors from funds available therefore.

 

Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock created from time to time by our board of directors, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of our common stock will be entitled to receive pro rata all assets available for distribution to such holders.

 

In the event of any merger or consolidation with or into another company in connection with which shares of our common stock are converted into or exchangeable for shares of stock, other securities or property (including cash), all holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive the same kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property (including cash). Holders of our common stock have no pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions applicable to our common stock.

 

Preferred Stock

 

We are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, having such rights, preferences and privileges, and issued in such series, as are determined by our Board of Directors. We currently have 273,666 shares of Preferred Stock Series A1 outstanding.

Preferred Stock Series A1 has the same voting rights as common stock, which is one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors.

Our board of directors has the authority to issue shares of preferred stock, and it is further authorized to divide the authorized shares of our preferred stock into one or more series, each of which must be so designated as to distinguish the shares of each series of preferred stock from the shares of all other series and classes. Our board of directors is authorized, within any limitations prescribed by law and our articles of incorporation, to fix and determine the designations, rights, qualifications, preferences, limitations and terms of the shares of any series of preferred stock including, but not limited to, the following:

 

1. The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series, which may be by distinguishing number, letter or title;

 

2. The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends will be cumulative, and if so, from which date(s), and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;

 

3. Whether that series will have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

 

4. Whether that series will have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors determines;

 

5. Whether or not the shares of that series will be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or date upon or after which they are redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;

 

6. Whether that series will have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;

 

7. The rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series;

 

8. Any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that series

 

Provisions in Our Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws That Would Delay, Defer or Prevent a Change in Control

 

Our articles of incorporation authorize our board of directors to issue a class of preferred stock commonly known as a "blank check" preferred stock. Specifically, the preferred stock may be issued from time to time by the board of directors as shares of one (1) or more classes or series. Our board of directors, subject to the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and limitations imposed by law, is authorized to adopt resolutions; to issue the shares; to fix the number of shares; to change the number of shares constituting any series; and to provide for or change the following: the voting powers; designations; preferences; and relative, participating, optional or

other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, including the following: dividend rights, including whether dividends are cumulative; dividend rates; terms of redemption, including sinking fund provisions; redemption prices; conversion rights and liquidation preferences of the shares constituting any class or series of the preferred stock.

In each such case, we will not need any further action or vote by our shareholders. One of the effects of undesignated preferred stock may be to enable the board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise, and thereby to protect the continuity of our management. The issuance of shares of preferred stock pursuant to the board of director's authority described above may adversely affect the rights of holders of common stock. For example, preferred stock issued by us may rank prior to the common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preference or both, may have full or limited voting rights and may be convertible into shares of common stock. Accordingly, the issuance of shares of preferred stock may discourage bids for the common stock at a premium or may otherwise adversely affect the market price of the common stock.

 

Dividend Policy

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 business. As a result, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

Nevada Anti-Takeover Laws

Nevada Revised Statutes sections 78.378 to 78.379 provide state regulation over the acquisition of a controlling interest in certain Nevada corporations unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation provide that the provisions of these sections do not apply. Our articles of incorporation and bylaws do not state that these provisions do not apply. The statute creates a number of restrictions on the ability of a person or entity to acquire control of a Nevada company by setting down certain rules of conduct and voting restrictions in any acquisition attempt, among other things. The statute is limited to corporations that are organized in the state of Nevada and that have 200 or more stockholders, at least 100 of whom are stockholders of record and residents of the State of Nevada; and does business in the State of Nevada directly or through an affiliated corporation. Because of these conditions, the statute currently does not apply to our company.

 

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PART F/S

 

 

PRO MUSIC RIGHTS, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2022

(Reviewed)

 

 

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT REVIEW REPORT

 

Board of Directors and Members of

Pro Music Rights, Inc.

3811 Airport-Pulling Rd.

Naples, FL 34105

 

August 23, 2022

We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheet of Pro Music Rights Inc (the company) as of June 30, 2022 and the related statement of income, statement of equity and statement of cash flows for the period ended from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.

A review includes primary applying analytical procedures to management’s financial data and making inquiries of the company’s management. A review is less in scope than an audit, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; and this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Accountant Responsibility

Our responsibility is to conduct the review in accordance with the Statement on Standards of Accounting and Review Services promulgated by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA. Those standards require us to perform procedures to obtain limited assurance as a basis for reporting whether we are aware of material modifications that should be made in the financial statements for them to be in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We believe that the results of our procedures provide a reasonable basis for our report.

Accountant’s Conclusion

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying financial statements in order for them to be in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

s/ Amjad Abu Khamis

 

Amjad N I Abu Khamis

 

Certified Public Accountant, NH 08224 CF Audits LLC

159 Main St. STE 100

Nashua NH 03060

603-607-7600

cpa@cfaudits.com

 

 

Balance Sheet Statement

As of June 30, 2022

 

ASSETS June 2022
Current Assets   
Available Cash   175,725 
Accounts Receivables   432,358,623 
Prepayments   420 
Total Current Assets   432,534,768 
Intangible Assets     
Copy Rights and Domain Names   45,135 
Total Fixed Assets   45,135 
TOTAL ASSETS   432,579,903 
      
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY    
Liabilities   —   
Current Liabilities     
Accounts payable   18,912 
Sales tax payable   4,536 
Advances from a shareholder   354,264 
Deferred revenues   432,363,623 
Total Liabilities   432,741,335 
Equity     
Common Shares   14,100 
Additional paid-in capital   278,814 
Retained Earnings   (409,903)
Total Equity   (161,432)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   432,579,903 

 

 

Income Statement

As of June 30, 2022

   June 2022
Total Revenues   35,445 
Income   35,445 
Total Revenues   35,445 
      
Less Operating Expenses     
Accounting and Legal Fees   123,819 
Professional Fees   78,356 
Insurance Expense   2,514 
Dues and Subscriptions   234 
General and Administrative   957 
Tax Expenses   1,208 
Total Operating Expenses   207,088 
Net Operating Income (Loss)   (171,643)
Net Income (Loss)   (171,643)

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Equity

As of June 30, 2022

   Paid in Capital  Additional Paid In Capital  Retained Earnings  Equity Balance
Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2022   14,100    234,371    (238,260)   10,211 
Shares Issued During 2022   —      —      —      10,211 
Net loss During 2022   —           (171,643)   (161,432)
Equity Ending Balance as of June 30, 2022   14,100    234,371    (409,903)   (161,432)

 

 

 

Statement of Cash Flow

As of June 30, 2022

 

Operating Activities  June 2022
Net Income (Loss)   (171,643)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash provided by operations:   —   
Change in Accounts receivable   (108,975,335)
Deferred revenue   180,980,335 
Change in Accounts Payables   12,878 
Prepaid Expenses   (420)
Net cash used by operating activities   (154,185)
      
FINANCING ACTIVITIES     
Owners Contribution   154,365 
Net cash provided by financing activities   154,365 
      
NET CASH INCREASE (DECREASE) FOR PERIOD   180 
Cash at beginning of the period   175,545 
CASH AT END OF PERIOD   175,725 

 

 

 

  

Pro Music Rights Inc. Financial Statements

For the years ended 2020 and 2021

 

  March 23, 2022

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

 

The Board of Directors Pro Music Rights, Inc.

  

REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Pro Music Rights Inc. as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 and the related statements of operations, changes in owner’s equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY

My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audits. I conducted my audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.

An audit includes performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of risks of material misstatements of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, I express no such opinion.

An audit also includes evaluating appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.

OPINION

In my opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Pro Music Rights Inc. as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 and the results of operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

s/ Amjad Abu Khamis

Amjad N. I Abu Khamis

 

 

Licensed Public Accountant, NH 08224 CF Audits LLC

159 Main St. STE 100

Nashua NH 03060

603-607-7600

cpa@cfaudits.com

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2020 and 2021

 

ASSETS  2020  2021
Current Assets      
Bank Balance   749    175,545 
Accounts Receivable   107,281,764    323,387,126 
Total Current Assets   107,282,513    323,562,671 
Intangible Asset          
Copy Rights and Domain Names   45,135    45,135 
Total Intangible Assets   45,135    45,135 
TOTAL ASSETS   107,327,648    323,607,806 
           
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY          
Liabilities          
Accounts Payable   31,592    6,034 
Sales Tax Payable   4,535    4,535 
Advances from Shareholder   —      199,900 
Deferred Revenues   107,281,764    323,387,126 
Total Liabilities   107,317,891    323,597,595 
Equity          
Common Stock   14,100    14,100 
Owners Contributions   20,413    234,371 
Retained Earnings   (24,756)   (238,260)
Total Equity   9,757    10,211 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   107,327,648    323,607,806 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

 

 

Statements of Operations

For the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2021

 

   2020  2021
Revenues      
Income   749    20,101 
Total Revenues   749    20,101 
Operating Expenses          
Accounting and Legal Fees   24,887    151,022 
Professional Fees   —      23,781 
Advertising and Promotion   —      15,000 
Office and Utilities Expenses   —      5,633 
Dues and Subscriptions   618    4,201 
Other Operating Expenses   —      8,420 
Total Operating Expenses   (25,505)   (208,057)
           
Net Operating Expenses   —      (25,548)
Total Expenses   (25,505)   (233,605)
           
Net Income (Loss)   (24,756)   (213,504)

 

 

Pro Music Rights Inc.

Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

December 31, 2020 and 2021

 

  

Class A Common Stock

Shares

 

Class A Common Stock

Amount

  Owners Contribution  Retained Earnings (Deficit)  Total
Balance – November 1, 2020   1,410,000,000    14,100    —      —      14,100 
Capital Contributions   —      —      20,413    —      34,513 
Net Income (Loss) – December 31, 2020   —      —      —      (24,756)   9,757 
Balance – December 31, 2020        14,100    20,413    (24,756)   9,757 
                          
Balance – January 31, 2020   1,410,000,000    14,100    20,413    (24,756)   9,757 
Capital Contributions   —      —      213,958    —      223,715 
Net Income (Loss) – December 31, 2019   —      —      —      (213,504)   10,211 
Balance – December 31, 2019   1,410,000,000   $14,100   $234,371   $(238,260)  $10,211 

 

 

 

Pro Music Rights Inc.

Statements of Cash Flows

For the Years ending December 31, 2020 and 2021

 

   2020  2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities      
Net Income (Loss)   (24,756)   (213,504)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Loss on sale of marketable securities        22,406 
Changes in Accounts receivable   (107,281,764)   (216,105,362)
Change in Accounts Payables   36,127    (25,558)
Deferred revenue   107,281,764    216,105,362 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities   11,371    (216,656)
           
Cash Flows from Investing Activities          
Purchase of marketable securities   —      (64,992,176)
Sale of marketable securities   —      64,969,770 
Intangible Assets   (45,135)     
Net Cash Flows From Investing Activities   (45,135)   —   
Cash Provided by Financing Activities        (22,406)
Investments from shareholder   14,100    —   
Net Contributions   20,413    213,958 
Advances from shareholder   —      199,900 
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activiites   34,513    413,858 
Net Change in Cash   749    174,769 
Cash and Cash Equivalents – Beginning of Year   —      749 
Cash and Cash Equivalents – End of Year   749    175,545 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Financial Statements

Those notes are an integral part of these financial statements

As of 31 December 2021

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Pro Music Rights, Inc. (“Pro Music” or “the Company”) is a music performing rights organization that represents songwriters, composers, and music publishers and issues public performance licenses to businesses for a flat monthly fee. Included in the standardized public performance license is a usage fee that is distributed as royalties to the songwriters, composers & music publishers that the Company represents. This model differs from competitors as the Company does not charge their artists an administration fee or utilize a royalty pool model.

The Company’s customers include television and radio stations, internet/streaming services and mobile technologies, Satellite audio services like XM and Sirius, nightclubs, restaurants, bars and other venues. Pro Music which is recognized in U.S. copyright law as a licensor of music was founded in 2018 and is based in Naples, FL.

The Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware on November 4, 2020. The Company was created by virtue of the LLC conversion to a Corporation under the “Plan of Conversion” from Pro Music Rights, LLC to Pro Music Rights, Inc. which referred herein as “LLC Conversion”. The LLC Conversion has the following effects on the Company:

1.All the claims, demands, property, rights, privileges, powers, franchises and every other interest of the Converting LLC shall be as effectively the property of the Company as they were of the Converting LLC prior to effectivity of the conversion.
2.All debts, liabilities and duties of the Converting LLC shall be attached to the Company and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if such debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
3.All the outstanding membership interests in the Converting LLC shall be canceled and extinguished and be converted into and represent ownership interest in the Company on a one for one basis, such that one hundred percent (100%) of the membership interests of the Converting LLC shall be converted into one hundred percent (100%) ownership of the Company.

NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN

Basis of Presentation

The Company has earned insignificant revenues from limited principal operations. Accordingly, the Company’s activities have been accounted for as those of a “Development Stage Enterprise” as set forth in Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 7 (“SFAS 7”). Among the disclosures required by SFAS 7 are that the Company’s financial statements be identified as those of a development stage company, and that the statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows disclose activity since the date of the Company’s inception.

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Going Concern

The company is a start-up and funding its operational expenses from the operating revenues, and financing activities. The Company has incurred cumulative net losses of $238.2 thousand and negative cash flow from operations since incorporation. During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, cash flows from continuing operating activities was a use of cash of $216.7 thousand and $24.8 thousand, respectively. Management believe that its go-to-market strategy and subscription based model will result in the Company transitioning to generating positive cash flows from operations.

 

 

Management plans to include plans to raise additional equity financing. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient equity financing on acceptable terms, if at all.

Failure to generate sufficient revenues, achieve planned gross margins, control operating costs or raise sufficient additional financing may require the Company to modify, delay or abandon some of its planned future expenditures, which could have material adverse effect on the company’s business, operating results, financial condition and ability to achieve its intended business objectives. These circumstances raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as going concern for a reasonable period of time.

NOTE 3 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions thataffect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assetsand liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Management evaluates the estimates and assumptions based on historical experience, and believes that those estimates and assumptions are reasonable based upon information available to them.

Cash

Cash are stated at cost which approximates fair value. The Company deposits its cash with financial institutions that the management believes are of high credit quality. The Company’s cash consists primarily of cash deposited in U.S. dollar denominated investment accounts. The Company’s cash balance amounted to $ 175.5 thousand and $ 749 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Accounts Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable are stated at Net Realizable Value (NRV). On a periodic basis, management evaluates its accounts receivable and determines whether to provide an allowance or if any accounts should be written off based on a past history of write offs, collections, and current credit conditions. A receivable is considered past due if the company has not received payments based on agreed-upon terms. The company generally does not require any security or collateral to support its receivables. No allowance for doubtful accounts was booked as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Pursuant to the accounting guidance for fair value measurements and its subsequent updates, fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market- based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The accounting guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy that requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. A financial instrument’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2—Inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly;

Level 3—Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s own assumption.

 

  

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are comprised of copyrights and domain names. The Company is the owner for the exclusive rights to use these copyrights and domain names. As such, these assets do have an indefinite life. The Company reviews the currently held copy rights and domain names on an annual basis for impairment to determine if an adjustment is required. No impairment adjustment was considered necessary as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, control has been transferred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. In instances where final acceptance of the product Is specified by the customer, revenue is deferred until all acceptance criteria have been met. The Company’s primary source of revenue is the monthly licensing subscription fee.

The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its arrangements:

Identify the contract with a customer,
Identify the performance obligations in the contract,
Determine the transaction price,
Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract, and

         Recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. Deferred Revenue

The company recognizes deferred revenue to account for all revenue streams of the Company that

doesn’t meet the revenue recognition criteria. Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and

liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Because tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations, significant judgment is required. As a result, the Company makes certain estimates and assumptions in (i) calculating its income tax expense, deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities, (ii) determining any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets and (iii) evaluating the amount of unrecognized tax benefits, as well as the interest and penalties related to such uncertain tax positions. The Company’s estimates and assumptions may differ significantly from tax benefits ultimately realized.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Subsequent ASUs were issued to provide clarity and to defer the effective date of the new guidance. The new revenue recognition guidance eliminates the transaction- and industry-specific revenue recognition guidance under current GAAP and replaces it with a principles-based approach. Upon adoption of this guidance, there was no material impact to the Company’s financial statements. See Note 2, “Recognition of Revenues”, for further detail regarding additional disclosures.

Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which amends the existing guidance relating to the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles of accounting for income taxes and to improve the consistent application of GAAP for other areas of accounting for income taxes by clarifying and amending existing guidance.

 

ASU

2019-12 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its financial statements and related disclosures.

NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:

 

 

   2021  2020
Monthly License Subscription Fee   82,567,682    29,708,983 
Musical Work Usage Non-Declaration Fee   238,248,810    76,228,065 
Interest Charges   4,570,634    1,344,716 
   $323,387,126    107,281,764 

 

 

 

As described to the Note 1 in the Notes to the Financial Statements, all of the claims, demands, property, rights, privileges, powers, franchises and every other interest of the Converting LLC shall be as effectively the property of the Company as they were of the Converting LLC prior to effectivity of the conversion.

All billings that did not meet the revenue recognition criteria were all recorded under deferred revenue.

NOTE 4 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES

Marketable Securities are comprised of equity instruments carried at fair value. The securities in this category are those that are intended to be held for a short period of time and will be sold in response to needs for liquidity or in response to changes in the market conditions. These are classified as current assets.

On December of 2021, the Company purchased and sold marketable securities. All marketable securities purchased were sold by the end of 2021 which resulted to a loss amounting to $22.4 thousand.

NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

   2021  2020
Copyrights   19,010    19,010 
Domain Names   26,125    26,125 
   $45,135   $45,135 

In accordance with the LLC Conversion in Note 1, all of the claims, demands, property, rights, privileges, powers, franchises and every other interest of the Converting LLC shall be as effectively the property of the Company as they were of the Converting LLC prior to effectivity of the conversion. Hence, the intangible assets of the LLC amounting to $45,135 is transferred to the Company.

Copyrights and domain names have an indefinite life and are reviewed by management periodically for impairment to determine if an adjustment is required.

NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

The Company has authorized 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 500,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock with a par value of $ 0.00001 per share. Holders of Class A Common Stock have one vote per share and holders of Class B Common Stock are entitle to one hundred (100) votes for each share. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, holders of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to receive the assets of the Company after satisfaction of the preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock or any other outstanding stock ranking on liquidation senior to or on parity with the common stock.

  

On November 4, 2020, the Company issued 910,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 500,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock for the one hundred percent (100%) membership interests of the Converting LLC. The fair value of the issued shares is equal to the net book value of the net assets of the Converting LLC at the conversion date.

 

 

NOTE 7 – UNSECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

On September 30, 2020, the Company received an unsecured promissory note amounting to $ 175,500,000 from China Food & Beverage Co., a corporation formed and existing under the laws of the state of Colorado. This unsecured promissory note was executed as a settlement for legal claims made by the owner of the Company to China Food & Beverage Co. The unpaid principal shall accrue interest calculated on a calendar quarter basis at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 2%. “LIBOR” means the six- month LIBOR rate as quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the date of funding or on the date of determination thereof (or if the Wall Street Journal is not published on that day, on the first publishing day thereafter), such interest to be calculated for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year. The note shall become fully due and payable on the September 30, 2025. The management of the Company believes that enforcement for the settlement requires the Company to submit to legal proceedings in the future. At present, the Company has not made any estimates on amount realizable arising from this transaction, and we do not reflect this in the face of the financial statements.

  

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Financial Statements

 

For the year ended as of March 31, 2022

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Financial Statements

For the year ended as of March 31, 2022

Index to Audited Financial Statements

 

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

 

 

The Board of Directors

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

 

76 4th Street N #609

 

Saint Petersburg, FL 33701

 

 

REPORT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Nuvus Gro Corp as of March 31, 2022 and the related statements of operations, changes in owner’s equity and cash flows for the year then ended. Theses financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY

My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audits. I conducted my audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.

 

An audit includes performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of risks of material misstatements of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, I express no such opinion.

 

An audit also includes evaluating appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

 

An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

 

I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.

 

OPINION

 

In my opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nuvus Gro Corp as of March 31, 2022, and the results of operations, changes in owner’s equity and cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

s/ Amjad Abu Khamis

Amjad N Abu Khamis

 

 

Certified Public Accountant, NH 08224

CF Audits LLC

159 Main St. STE 100

Nashua NH 03060

603-607-7600

cpa@cfaudits.com

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Balance Sheet Statement

As of March 31, 2021 and 2022

 

 

ASSETS 2021  2022
Current Assets      
Fixed Assets      
TOTAL ASSETS  -  -
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY     
Liabilities      
Current Liabilities      
Accounts Payables   37,013    37,013 
Accrued Salaries   159,339    159,339 
Accrued Revenues   —      —   
Total Current Liabilities   196,351    196,351 
Non-Current Liabilities          
Derivative Liability   44,798    44,798 
Total Liabilities   241,149    241,149 
Equity          
Preferred Shares   3,247    3,247 
Common Shares   66,945    66,945 
Additional Paid-in Capital   14,039,661    14,039,661 
Retained Earnings   (14,351,002)   (14,351,002)
Total Equity   (241,149)   (241,149)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   —      —   

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Income Statement

For the years ended as of March 31, 2021 and 2022

 

    2021    2022 
Revenues   —      —   
Less Operating Expenses   —      —   
Net Income (Loss)   —      —   

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Statement of Changes in Equity

For the years ended as of March 31, 2021 and 2022

 

  

Common

Shares

  Additional Paid In Capital  Preferred Shares  Retained Earnings  Equity Balance
Beginning Balance as of April 1, 2020   66,945    14,039,661    3,247   (14,351,002)   (241,149)
Stocks Issued During 2020   —      —      —      —     (241,149)
Net (Loss) During 2020   —      —      —      —      (241,149)
Equity Ending Balance as of March 31, 2021   66,945    14,039,661    3,247    (14,351,002)  (241,149)
Stocks Issued During 2021   —      —      —      —      (241,149)
Net (Loss) During 2021   —      —      —      —      (241,149)
Equity Ending Balance as of March 31, 2022   66,945    14,039,661    3,247    (14,351,002)   (241,149)

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Statements of Cash Flow

For the year ended as of March 31, 2022

 

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES     
      
Net Income (Loss)   —   
      
Net cash used by operating activities   —   
      
INVESTING ACTIVITIES     
Net cash provided by financing activities   —   
      
FINANCING ACTIVITIES     
Net cash provided by financing activities   —   
      
NET CASH INCREASE (DECREASE) FOR PERIOD   —   
Cash at the beginning of the period   —   
CASH AT END OF PERIOD   —   

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Notes to the Financial Statements:

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

1.       DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

 

NUVUS GRO Corporation (“Nuvus”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) was formed on March 1, 2014, as a Nevada corporation. Nuvus Gro is a technology company specialized to address the needs of cultivators of industrial hemp and legal medical marijuana. The Company provides technology to allow growers to grow, securely collect, analyze and control all aspects of the grow cycle.

 

Nuvus Gro was originally formed as a private company on November 17, 1997. On Febraury 29, 2016, Nuvus Gro merged with Building Turbines, Inc.; becoming a publicly traded company. On March 10, 2016, Building Turbines, Inc. changed its name to Nuvus Gro Corporation. Post recapitalization of Building Turbines, Inc., Nuvus Gro became publicly traded under the ticker symbol HTCO.

 

Nuvus Gro Corp (OTC: HTCO), is a technology company providing specialized solutions for cultivating cannabis. We design and engineer intelligent, efficient, industrial-grade products using process control techniques, advanced environment sensors, data aggregation, visualization software and security solutions. Our goal is to provide industrial-grade quality, making it possible for growers to compete in the emerging markets or simply to grow their own high quality product.

 

Nuvus Gro is a leader in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) using Automation Technologies with hardware and software integration to provide optimal growing conditions throughout the development of the crop cycle. Through HempTech technologies, virtually every component of the plants’ vegetative growth matrix and flower harvest is automated, documented and available in graphic format, both in real time and historically. This simplifies operations and ensures that the baselines set by the master grower are adhered to by the cultivation staff.

 

2.       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

2.1.       Basis of Presentation

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

2.2.       Basis of Accounting

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

2.3.       Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management evaluates the estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and believes those estimates and assumptions are reasonable based on the information available to them.

 

3.       DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Current accounting principles that are provided in ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging require derivative financial instruments to be classified in liabilities and carried at fair value with changes recorded in income. Currently we do not have any derivative instruments that contain a strike/conversion price which would require the use of a Lattice Model or Monte Carlo valuation technique. The derivative liability held on our books is a put option. As a result we have chosen an income based approach to value the derivative.

 

4.       CAPITAL STOCK

 

During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company did not sell any shares.

 

5.       GOING CONCERN

 

During the year ended as of March 31, 2020, the company operations discontinued, and lost the value of all its assets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NUVUS GRO CORP

Financial Statements

For the year ended as of March 31, 2021

 

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Financial Statements

For the year ended as of March 31, 2021

Index to Audited Financial Statements

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

 

The Board of Directors

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

 

76 4th Street N #609

 

Saint Petersburg, FL 33701

 

 

REPORT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

I have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Nuvus Gro Corp as of March 31, 2021 and the related statements of operations, changes in owner’s equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY

 

My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audits. I conducted my audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.

 

An audit includes performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of risks of material misstatements of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, I express no such opinion.

 

An audit also includes evaluating appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.

 

An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

 

I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.

 

OPINION

 

In my opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nuvus Gro Corp as of March 31, 2021, and the results of operations, changes in owner’s equity and cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

s/ Amjad Abu Khamis

Amjad N Abu Khamis

 

 

Certified Public Accountant, NH 08224

CF Audits LLC

159 Main St. STE 100

Nashua NH 03060

603-607-7600

cpa@cfaudits.com

 

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Balance Sheet Statement

As of March 31, 2020 and 2021

 

 

   2020  2021
ASSETS      
Current Assets      
Fixed Assets      
TOTAL ASSETS  -  -
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Liabilities      
Current Liabilities      
Accounts Payables   37,013    37,013 
Accrued Salaries   159,339    159,339 
Accrued Revenues   —      —   
Total Current Liabilities   196,351    196,351 
Non-Current Liabilities          
Derivative Liability   44,798    44,798 
Total Liabilities   241,149    241,149 
Equity          
Preferred Shares   3,247    3,247 
Common Shares   66,945    66,945 
Additional Paid-in Capital   14,039,661    14,039,661 
Retained Earnings   (14,351,002)   (14,351,002)
Total Equity   (241,149)   (241,149)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   —      —   

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Income Statement

For the years ended as of March 31, 2020 and 2021

 

   2020  2021
Revenues      
       
Gross Income  -  -
       
Less Operating Expenses      
       
General and Administrative   25,095    —   
           
Total Operating Expenses   25,095    —   
           
Other Income (Expense)          
           
Inventory Write-off   (50,691)   —   
           
Bad Debt   (57,169)   —   
           
Impairment of Assets   (557,460)   —   
           
Total Other Income (Expense)   (665,320)   —   
           
Net Income (Loss)   (690,415)   —   

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Statement of Changes in Equity

For the years ended as of March 31, 2020 and 2021

 

   Common Shares  Additional Paid-in Capital  Preferred Shares  Retained Earnings  Equity Balance
Beginning Balance as of April 1, 2019   66,945    12,526,837    3,247    (13,561,023)   (975,000)
                          
Stocks Issued During 2019   —      —      —      —      449,266 
                          
Net (Loss) During 2019   —      —      —     (690,415)   (241,149)
                          
Equity Ending Balance as of March 31, 2020   66,945    14,039,661    3,247    (14,351,002)  (241,149)
                          
Stocks Issued During 2020   —      —      —      —      (241,149)
                          
Net (Loss) During 2020   —      —      —      —      (241,149)
                          
Equity Ending Balance as of March 31, 2021   66,945    14,039,661    3,247    (14,351,002)   (241,149)

 

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Statements of Cash Flow

For the year ended as of March 31, 2021

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES     
      
Net Income (Loss)   —   
      
Net cash used by operating activities   —   
      
INTERESTING ACTIVITIES     
      
Net cash provided by financing activities   —   
      
FINANCING ACTIVITIES     
      
Net cash provided by financing activities   —   
      
NET CASH INCREASE (DECREASE) FOR PERIOD   —   
Cash at the beginning of the period   —   
      
CASH AT END OF PERIOD   —   

 

 

NUVUS GRO CORP

Notes to the Financial Statements:

As of March 31, 2021

 

 

1.       DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

 

NUVUS GRO Corporation (“Nuvus”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) was formed on March 1, 2014, as a Nevada corporation. Nuvus Gro is a technology company specialized to address the needs of cultivators of industrial hemp and legal medical marijuana. The Company provides technology to allow growers to grow, securely collect, analyze and control all aspects of the grow cycle.

 

Nuvus Gro was originally formed as a private company on November 17, 1997. On February 29, 2016, Nuvus Gro merged with Building Turbines, Inc.; becoming a publicly traded company. On March 10, 2016, Building Turbines, Inc. changed its name to Nuvus Gro Corporation. Post recapitalization of Building Turbines, Inc., Nuvus Gro became publicly traded under the ticker symbol HTCO.

 

Nuvus Gro Corp (OTC: HTCO), is a technology company providing specialized solutions for cultivating cannabis. We design and engineer intelligent, efficient, industrial-grade products using process control techniques, advanced environment sensors, data aggregation, visualization software and security solutions. Our goal is to provide industrial-grade quality, making it possible for growers to compete in the emerging markets or simply to grow their own high quality product.

 

Nuvus Gro is a leader in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) using Automation Technologies with hardware and software integration to provide optimal growing conditions throughout the development of the crop cycle. Through HempTech technologies, virtually every component of the plants’ vegetative growth matrix and flower harvest is automated, documented and available in graphic format, both in real time and historically. This simplifies operations and ensures that the baselines set by the master grower are adhered to by the cultivation staff.

 

2.       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

2.1.       Basis of Presentation

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

2.2.       Basis of Accounting

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

2.3.       Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management evaluates the estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and believes those estimates and assumptions are reasonable based on the information available to them.

 

3.       DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Current accounting principles that are provided in ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging require derivative financial instruments to be classified in liabilities and carried at fair value with changes recorded in income. Currently we do not have any derivative instruments that contain a strike/conversion price which would require the use of a Lattice Model or Monte Carlo valuation technique. The derivative liability held on our books is a put option. As a result we have chosen an income based approach to value the derivative.

 

4.       CAPITAL STOCK

 

During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company did not sell any shares.

 

5.        GOING CONCERN

 

During the year ended as of March 31, 2020, the company operations discontinued, and lost the value of all its assets.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 2A: Articles of Incorporation

Exhibit 2B: Bylaws

Exhibit 4. Subscription Agreement

Exhibit 6: Form of Songwriter, Composer, Publisher License Agreement

Exhibit 6B: Form  of Business License Agreement

Exhibit 6C: Share Exchange Agreement Nuvus Gro Corp Pro Music Rights Inc. 

Exhibit 8. Escrow Agreement

Exhibit 11A. Written Expert Consent Letter of Accountant

Exhibit 11B. Written Expert Consent Letter of Accountant

Exhibit 11C. Written Expert Consent Letter of Accountant

Exhibit 12. Legal Opinion Letter

 

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE

 

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 its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Naples, Florida on October 31, 2022.

 

 

ISSUER COMPANY LEGAL NAME AND ADDRESS:

Nuvus Gro Corp.

3811 Airport Pulling Road North, Suite 203

Naples, Florida 34105

 

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

 

s/Jake P. Noch 

Jake P. Noch, Director, Chief Executive Officer

October 31, 2022

Naples, FL

 

This Offering Statement has been signed by the following Directors in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

s/Jake P. Noch 

Jake P. Noch, Director, Chief Executive Officer

October 31, 2022

Naples, FL

 

s/Vito Roppo

Vito Roppo, Director

October 31, 2022

Naples, FL

 

s/Paul Ring 

Paul Ring, Director

October 31, 2022

Naples, FL

 

s/Rodrigo Di Federico 

Rodrigo Di Federico, Director

October 31, 2022

Naples, FL

 

s/James Chillemi

James Chillemi, Director

October 31, 2022

Naples, FL


EX1A-2B BYLAWS 4 htco_ext22.htm BYLAWS

 

HEMPTECH CORP.

 

a Nevada corporation

 

 

BYLAWS

 

As Adopted 03/31/2016

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I : STOCKHOLDERS 3

 

Section 1.1: Annual Meetings 3 Section 1.2: Special Meetings 3 Section 1.3: Notice of Meetings 3 Section 1.4: Adjournments 3 Section 1.5: Quorum 4 Section 1.6: Organization; Conduct of Meetings 4 Section 1.7: Voting; Proxies 5 Section 1.8: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record 5 Section 1.9: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote 6 Section 1.10: Action by Written Consent of Stockholders 6 Section 1.11: Inspectors of Elections 7 Section 1.12: Notice of Stockholder of Business; Nomination 8

 

ARTICLE II : BOARD OF DIRECTORS 12

 

Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications 12 Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Vacancies 12 Section 2.3: Regular Meetings 13 Section 2.4: Special Meetings 13 Section 2.5: Remote Meetings Permitted 13 Section 2.6: Quorum; Vote Required for Action 13 Section 2.7: Organization 13 Section 2.8: Action by Unanimous Consent of Directors 13 Section 2.9: Fees and Compensation of Directors 14 Section 2.10: Chairperson of the Board 14

 

ARTICLE III : COMMITTEES 14

 

Section 3.1: Committees 14 Section 3.2: Committee Minutes; Committee Rules 14

 

ARTICLE IV : OFFICERS 14

 

 
 

Section 4.1: Generally 14 Section 4.2: Chief Executive Officer 15 Section 4.3: President 15 Section 4.4: Chief Operating Officer 16 Section 4.5: Vice President 16 Section 4.6: Chief Financial Officer 16 Section 4.7: Treasurer 16 Section 4.8: Secretary 16 Section 4.9: Delegation of Authority 16 Section 4.10: Removal 17 Section 4.11: Representation of Shares of Other Corporations 17

 

ARTICLE V : STOCK 17

Section 5.1: Certificates 17
Section 5.2: Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates or Uncertificated Shares 17 Section 5.3: Other Regulations 18

ARTICLE VI : INDEMNIFICATION 18

Section 6.1: Indemnification of Officers and Directors 18 Section 6.2: Advance of Expenses 18 Section 6.3: Non- Exclusivity of Rights 18 Section 6.4: Indemnification Agreements 19 Section 6.5: Claims 19 Section 6.6: Nature of Rights 20 Section 6.7: Insurance 20

ARTICLE VII : NOTICES 20


Section 7.1: Notice 20 Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice 21

ARTICLE VIII : MISCELLANEOUS 21

Section 8.1: Fiscal Year 21 Section 8.2: Seal 21 Section 8.3: Form of Records 21 Section 8.4: Severability 21

ARTICLE IX : MARKET STANDOFF RESTRICTION 22

ARTICLE X : AMENDMENT 22 HEMPTECH CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

a Nevada corporation

BYLAWS

As Adopted 03/31/2016

ARTICLE I: STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.1: Annual Meetings. If required by applicable law, an annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date and time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”). The meeting may be held either at a place, within or without the State of Nevada , or by means of remote communication as the Board in its sole discretion may determine. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.

Section 1.2: Special Meetings. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairperson of the Board, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, or by a majority of the total number of authorized directors, whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships (the “Whole Board), and may not be called by any other person or persons. Any special meeting may be held either at a place, within or without the State of Nevada, or by means of remote communication as the Board in its sole discretion may determine.

Section 1.3: Notice of Meetings. Notice of all meetings of stockholders shall be given in writing or by electronic transmission in the manner provided by applicable law (including, without limitation, as set forth in Section 7.1.1 of these Bylaws) stating the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, such notice shall be given not less than ten (10), nor more than sixty (60), days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting.

Section 1.4: Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time, date and place (if any) thereof and the means of remote communications (if any) by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, further, that if after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned

 
 

meeting (which record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting shall be the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting), and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled annual or special meeting of stockholders.

Section 1.5: Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of stockholders, the chairperson of the meeting may adjourn the meeting without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until such quorum shall be present or represented by proxy. Shares of the Corporation’s stock belonging to the Corporation (or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation are held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation), shall neither be entitled to vote nor counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any other corporation to vote any shares of the Corporation’s stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity and to count such shares for purposes of determining a quorum.

Section 1.6: Organization; Conduct of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by such person as the Board may designate or, in the absence of such a person, the Chairperson of the Board, or, in the absence of such person, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or, in the absence of such person, the President of the Corporation, or, in the absence of such person, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting. Such person shall be chairperson of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the right and authority to convene and, for any or no reason, to recess and/or to adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as in his or her judgment are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairperson, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chairperson of the meeting, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and, if such chairperson should so determine, such chairperson shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the

 
 

meeting shall not be transacted or considered. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in such person’s absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 1.7: Voting; Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, or to take corporate action by written consent without a meeting, may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy. Such a proxy may be prepared, transmitted and delivered in any manner permitted by applicable law. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, or any other applicable rules or regulations, including the applicable rules or regulations of any stock exchange, every matter other than the election of directors shall be decided by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes properly cast for or against such matter, and, for the avoidance of doubt, neither abstentions nor broker non-votes shall be counted as votes cast for or against such matter.

Section 1.8: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.

1.8.1 Meetings. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60), nor less than ten (10), days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes such record date for notice of such meeting, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date for notice of such meeting, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, then the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and, in such case, shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

1.8.2 Stockholder Action by Written Consent. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date has been fixed by the Board pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 1.8.2, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be

 
 

taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Nevada, its principal place of business, or to any officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. If no record date has been fixed by the Board pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 1.8.2, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting if prior action by the Board is required by applicable law shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

1.8.3 Other Matters. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 1.9: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before the date of every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date, 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, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network (provided that the information required to gain access to the list is provided with the notice of the meeting), or (ii) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, the list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present at the meeting. If the meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access the list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

Section 1.10: Action by Written Consent of Stockholders.

1.10.1 General. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Nevada, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which minutes of proceedings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the

 
 

Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall, to the extent required by law, be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation.

1.10.2 Procedures. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty
(60) days after the earliest dated written consent received in accordance with this Section 1.10, a valid written consent or valid written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take such action are delivered to the Corporation in the manner prescribed in this Section 1.10 and applicable law, and not revoked.

Section 1.11: Inspectors of Elections.

1.11.1 Applicability. Unless otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the following provisions of this Section 1.11 shall apply only if and when the Corporation has a class of voting stock that is: (a) listed on a national securities exchange;
(b) authorized for quotation on an interdealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; or
(c) held of record by more than two thousand (2,000) stockholders. In all other cases, observance of the provisions of this Section 1.11 shall be optional, and at the discretion of the Board.

1.11.2 Appointment. The Corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.

1.11.3 Inspector’s Oath. Each inspector of election, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability.

1.11.4 Duties of Inspectors. At a meeting of stockholders, the inspectors of election shall (a) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each share, (b) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (c) count all votes and ballots, (d) determine and retain for a reasonable period of time a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and

(e) certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors.

 
 

1.11.5 Opening and Closing of Polls. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced by the chairperson of the meeting at the meeting. No ballot, proxies or votes, nor any revocations thereof or changes thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls unless the Court of Chancery of the State of Nevada upon application by a stockholder shall determine otherwise.

1.11.6 Determinations. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information provided in accordance with Section 211(e) or Section 212(c)(2) of the DGCL, or any information provided pursuant to Section 211(a)(2)b.(i) or (iii) of the DGCL, ballots and the regular books and records of the Corporation, except that the inspectors may consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for the limited purpose permitted under the DGCL and set forth herein, the inspectors at the time they make their certification of their determinations pursuant to the relevant provisions of the DGCL set forth herein shall specify the precise information considered by them, including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is accurate and reliable.

Section 1.12: Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations.

1.12.1 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

(a) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting (or any supplement thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the Board or any committee thereof or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice provided for in this Section 1.12, who is entitled to vote at such meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.12.
(b) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.12.1(a): (i) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation;

 

(ii) any such proposed business (other than the nomination of persons for election to the Board) must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action;

 

(iii) if the stockholder, or the beneficial owner on whose behalf any such proposal or nomination is made, has provided the Corporation with a Solicitation Notice, as that term is defined in this Section, such stockholder or beneficial owner must, in the case of a proposal other than the nomination of persons for election to the Board, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required

 
 

under applicable law to carry any such proposal, or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares reasonably believed by such stockholder or beneficial holder to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by such stockholder, and must, in either case, have included in such materials the Solicitation Notice; and

(iv) if no Solicitation Notice relating thereto has been timely provided pursuant to this Section, the stockholder or beneficial owner proposing such business or nomination must not have solicited a number of proxies sufficient to have required the delivery of such a Solicitation Notice under this Section.

To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which anniversary date, in the case of the first annual meeting following the closing of the Corporation’s initial public offering, shall be deemed to be May 1, 2013); provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered (A) no earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and (B) no later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which Public Announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the Public Announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:

(x) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, (i) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or would be otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected;

(y) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made;

(z) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class or series and

 
 

number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, and (iii) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, including, in the case of a nomination, the nominee, (iv) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder and any such beneficial owner, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of capital stock of the Corporation, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or such beneficial owner, with respect to securities of the Corporation, (v) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (vi) a representation whether such stockholder or beneficial owner intends (or is part of a group that intends) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, a sufficient number of holders of the Corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (an affirmative statement of such intent being a “Solicitation Notice”), and (vii) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 1.12.1(b) shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder with respect to business other than a nomination if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 1.12.1(b) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under Section 1.12.1(b) and there is no Public Announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.12 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation no later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 
 

1.12.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board or any committee thereof or (b) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.12. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder entitled to vote in the election of such directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by Section 1.12.1(b) is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) no earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and (ii) no later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the Public Announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

1.12.3 General.

(a) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.12 shall be eligible to be elected at a meeting of stockholders and to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.12. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.12 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made or solicited (or is part of a group that solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies or votes in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by Section 1.12.1(b)(z)(vi) and, if any proposed nomination or business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 1.12, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.12, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.12.3, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such

 
 

stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(b) For purposes of this Section 1.12, the term “Public Announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.12, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth herein; provided however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 1.12, and compliance with the requirements under this Section 1.12 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than, as provided in the penultimate sentence of Section 1.12.1(b), business other than nominations brought properly under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, as may be amended from time to time). Nothing in this Section 1.12 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (a) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or

(b) the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors elected by one or more series of Preferred Stock pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.

ARTICLE II: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications. The number of directors constituting the Whole Board shall be the number fixed by, or determined in the manner provided in, the Certificate of Incorporation. No decrease in the authorized number of directors constituting the Whole Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.

Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Vacancies. Directors shall be elected for such terms and in the manner provided by the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Each director shall hold office until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, any vacancy in the Board resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of any director or for any other reason, and any newly created directorship resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors to be elected by all stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, may be filled by the stockholders, by a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

 
 

Section 2.3: Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such place, within or without the State of Nevada, and at such times as the Board may from time to time determine. Notice of regular meetings need not be given if the date, times and places thereof are fixed by resolution of the Board.

Section 2.4: Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairperson of the Board, the President or a majority of the members of the Board then in office and may be held at any time, date or place, within or without the State of Nevada, as the person or persons calling the meeting shall fix. Notice of the time, date and place of such meeting shall be given orally (in person, by telephone or otherwise), in writing or by electronic transmission (including electronic mail), by the person or persons calling the meeting to all directors at least four (4) days before the meeting (if the notice is mailed) or at least twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting (if such notice is given orally, in person, by telephone or otherwise, or by hand delivery, facsimile, or other means of electronic transmission, including electronic mail). Unless otherwise indicated in the notice, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

Section 2.5: Remote Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board, or any committee of the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to conference telephone or other communications equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 2.6: Quorum; Vote Required for Action. Subject to Section 2.2 above, a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date or time without further notice thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation, or required by law, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.

Section 2.7: Organization. Meetings of the Board shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Board or, in such person’s absence, by the Chief Executive Officer or, in such person’s absence, by the President or, in such person’s absence, by a chairperson chosen by the Board at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in such person’s absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 2.8: Action by Unanimous Consent of Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee, respectively, in the minute books of the Corporation. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 
 

Section 2.9: Fees and Compensation of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors, including without limitation compensation for services as members of committees of the Board. No such compensation shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 2.10: Chairperson of the Board. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a Chairperson of the Board who shall be elected from among its ranks and who shall have the power to preside at all meetings of the Board and have such other powers and duties as provided in these Bylaws and as the Board may from time to time prescribe. The Chairperson of the Board, as such, shall not be deemed to be an officer of the Corporation.

ARTICLE III: COMMITTEES

Section 3.1: Committees. The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting of such committee who are not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board 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 that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (a) approving, adopting, or recommending to the stockholders any action or matter (other than the election or removal of members of the Board) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the Corporation.

Section 3.2: Committee Minutes; Committee Rules. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and, except as otherwise provided in the resolutions of the Board establishing such committee, shall report the same to the Board as requested by the Board or as otherwise required. Unless the Board otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws.

ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS

Section 4.1: Generally. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer and may consist of such other officers, including a Chief Financial Officer, and one or more Vice Presidents, as may from time to time be appointed by the Board (subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment). All officers shall be elected by the Board; provided, however, that the Board may empower the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation to appoint any officer other than

 
 

the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer. Each officer shall hold office until such person’s successor is appointed or until such person’s earlier resignation, death or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled by the Board or, if the vacancy is of an office that the Chief Executive Officer has been empowered to appoint, the Chief Executive Officer.

 

Section 4.2: Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the control of the Board and such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board, the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation are:

(a) To act as the general manager and, subject to the control of the Board, to have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation;
(b) Subject to Article I, Section 1.6 of these Bylaws, to preside at all meetings of the stockholders;
(c) Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and Article I, Section 1.2 of these Bylaws, to call special meetings of the stockholders to be held at such times and, subject to the limitations prescribed by law or by these Bylaws, at such places as he or she shall deem proper; and

(d) To affix the signature of the Corporation to all deeds, conveyances, mortgages, guarantees, leases, obligations, bonds, certificates and other papers and instruments in writing which have been authorized by the Board or which, in the judgment of the Chief Executive Officer, should be executed on behalf of the Corporation; and, subject to the direction of the Board, to have general charge of the property of the Corporation and to supervise and control all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation.

The person holding the office of President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated another person to be the Chief Executive Officer. If there is no President, and the Board has not designated any other person to be the Chief Executive Officer, then the Chairperson of the Board shall be the Chief Executive Officer until such time as a Chief Executive Officer or President shall have been appointed.

Section 4.3: President. The person holding the office of Chief Executive Officer shall be the President of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated one person as the President and a different person as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board, and subject to the supervisory powers of the Chief Executive Officer (if the offices of Chief Executive Officer and President are not then held by the same person), the President shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and the general supervision and direction of all of the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (other than the Chief Executive Officer, if the offices of Chief Executive Officer and President are not then held by the same person) and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of President, including the power to sign certificates representing shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or that are delegated to the President by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer (if such office is then held by a person other than the person holding the office of President).

 
 

Section 4.4: Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating Officer shall have all such powers and duties as are commonly incident to the office of Chief Operating Officer or that are delegated to him or her by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Operating Officer may be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer or President in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s and President’s absence or disability.

Section 4.5: Vice President. Each Vice President shall have all such powers and duties as are commonly incident to the office of Vice President, including the power to sign certificates representing shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or that are delegated to him or her by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. A Vice President may be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer or President in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s and President’s absence or disability.

Section 4.6: Chief Financial Officer. The person holding the office of Chief Financial Officer shall be the Treasurer of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated another officer as the Treasurer of the Corporation. Subject to the direction of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer.

Section 4.7: Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of all moneys and securities of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of Treasurer, including the power to sign certificates representing shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.8: Secretary. The Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued all authorized notices for, and shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate minute books and similar records and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of Secretary, including the power to sign certificates representing shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.9: Delegation of Authority. The Board may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer of the Corporation to any other officers or agents of the Corporation, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

Section 4.10: Removal. Any officer of the Corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board; provided that if the Board has empowered the Chief Executive Officer to appoint any officer of the Corporation, then any such officer may be removed by the Chief Executive Officer. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation.

 
 

Section 4.11: Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. Except as otherwise provided by the Board, and subject to the direction and control thereof, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any assistant secretary of this Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer or the President or a Vice President, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by the person having such authority.

ARTICLE V: STOCK

Section 5.1: Certificates. The shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided, however, that the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its capital stock may be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Board, or the CEO or President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or a director, of the Corporation, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 5.2: Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates or Uncertificated Shares. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock, or uncertificated shares, in the place of any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

Section 5.3: Other Regulations. The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of stock certificates and uncertificated shares shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board may establish.

ARTICLE VI: INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.1: Indemnification of Officers and Directors. Each person who was or is made a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any action, suit or

 
 

proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or, while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans (for purposes of this Article VI, an “Indemnitee”), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection therewith, provided such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Such indemnification shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of such Indemnitees’ heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in Section 6.5, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Article VI to indemnify any Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized in the first instance by the Board.

Section 6.2: Advance of Expenses. The Corporation shall pay all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such an Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that (a) the payment of such expenses incurred by such an Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise; and (b) the Corporation shall not be required to advance any expenses to a person against whom the Corporation directly brings a claim alleging that such person has breached such person’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation, committed an act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or derived an improper personal benefit from a transaction.

Section 6.3: Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw, agreement, vote or consent of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Additionally, nothing in this Article VI shall limit the ability of the Corporation, in its discretion but subject to applicable law, to provide rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses to any person other than an Indemnified Person or to provide greater rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses than those provided in this Article VI to any Indemnified Person.

Section 6.4: Indemnification Agreements. The Board is authorized to cause the Corporation to enter into agreements with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or any person serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing indemnification or advancement rights to such person. Such rights may be greater than those provided in this Article VI.

 
 

Section 6.5: Claims.

6.5.1 Right to Bring Suit. If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such proceeding) under Section 6.1 of this Article VI is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, or a claim for advancement of expenses is not paid in full within thirty
(30) days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements therefor, the Indemnitee shall be entitled at any time thereafter (but not before) to bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Indemnitee shall be entitled, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (a) any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (b) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct for entitlement to indemnification under applicable law.

6.5.2 Effect of Determination. Neither the failure of the Corporation (whether by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the standard of conduct for entitled to indemnification under applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (whether by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Indemnitee, be a defense to such suit.

6.5.3 Burden of Proof. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking provided hereunder, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or is required to repay any amounts advanced pursuant to the terms of such undertaking, under this Article VI shall be on the Corporation.

Section 6.6: Nature of Rights. The rights conferred upon Indemnitees in this Article VI shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under this Article VI shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to these Bylaws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the Proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.

 
 

Section 6.7: 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 is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.

ARTICLE VII: NOTICES

Section 7.1: Notice.

7.1.1 Form and Delivery. Except as otherwise specifically required in these Bylaws (including, without limitation, Section 2.4 above or Section 7.1.2 below) or by applicable law, all notices required to be given pursuant to these Bylaws shall be in writing and may (a) in every instance in connection with any delivery to a member of the Board, be effectively given by hand delivery (including use of a delivery service), by depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid, or by sending such notice by prepaid overnight express courier, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission and (b) be effectively be delivered to a stockholder when given by hand delivery, by depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid or, if specifically consented to by the stockholder as described in Section 7.1.2 of this Article VII, by sending such notice by electronic transmission. Any such notice shall be addressed to the person to whom notice is to be given at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided by law, the notice shall be deemed given (a) in the case of hand delivery, when received by the person to whom notice is to be given or by any person accepting such notice on behalf of such person, (b) in the case of delivery by mail, upon deposit in the mail, postage prepaid, (c) in the case of delivery by overnight express courier, when dispatched, and (d) in the case of delivery via electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission, when dispatched.

7.1.2 Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given in accordance with Section 232 of the DGCL. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (a) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent and (b) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. Notice given pursuant to this Section 7.1.2 shall be deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of such

 
 

posting and the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

7.1.3 Affidavit of Giving Notice. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given in writing or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any waiver of notice.

ARTICLE VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1: Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board.

Section 8.2: Seal. The Board may provide for a corporate seal, which may have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall otherwise be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board.

Section 8.3: Form of Records. Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to any provision of the DGCL.

Section 8.4: Severability. If any provision of these Bylaws shall be held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, then such provision shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be enforced to the maximum extent possible consistent with such holding and the remaining provisions of these Bylaws (including without limitation, all portions of any section of these Bylaws containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, that are not themselves invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation) shall remain in full force and effect.

ARTICLE IX: MARKET STANDOFF RESTRICTION

 
 

Each stockholder of the Corporation shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation or an underwriter of securities of the Corporation, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (other than (1) to donees pursuant to bona fide gifts or (2) distributions to partners, members or stockholders of the stockholder of the Corporation, provided that in each of case (1) and (2) the recipient agrees to be similarly bound, and other than sales of shares acquired in open market transactions or purchased in the initial public offering) for a period ending up to one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of any registration statement of the Corporation filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, plus such additional period to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (a) the publication or other distribution of research reports or (b) analyst recommendations and opinions, including (without limitation) the restrictions set forth in Rule 2711(f)(4) of the National Association of Securities Dealers and Rule 472(f)(4) of the New York Stock Exchange, as amended, or any similar successor rules in order to permit publication, recommendations and opinions without such restrictions in the event the Corporation issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Corporation occurs during the period; provided, however, that such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers securities sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering. For purposes of this ARTICLE IX, the term “Corporation” shall include any wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation into which the Corporation merges or consolidates. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Corporation shall have the right to place restrictive legends on the certificates representing the shares of capital stock of the Corporation subject to this ARTICLE IX and to impose stop transfer instructions with respect to such shares until the end of such period.

ARTICLE X: AMENDMENT

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, any alteration, amendment or repeal of these Bylaws, or the adoption of new Bylaws, shall require the approval of the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation as provided by the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.

 

CERTIFICATION OF BYLAWS OF HEMPTECH CORP.

a Nevada corporation

I, John Verghese, certify that I am the CEO of HEMPTECH CORP., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), that I am duly authorized to make and deliver this certification, that the attached Bylaws are a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Corporation in effect as of the date of this certificate.

 

Dated: 03/31/2016

/s/ Sam Talari

Sam Talari, CEO

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned (the “Subscriber”), desires to become a holder of common shares (the “Shares”) of NUVUS GRO CORP., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Nevada (the “Company”); one share of Common Stock has a par value $0.001 per share. Accordingly, the Subscriber hereby agrees as follows:

 

1. SUBSCRIPTION

 

1.1 The Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to accept from the Company that number of Shares set forth on the Signature Page attached to this Subscription Agreement (the “Agreement”), in consideration of $ 0.0064 per share.  This offer to purchase is submitted in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions described in this Subscription Agreement (the "Agreement"). The Subscriber acknowledges that the Company reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to accept or reject this subscription and the subscription will not be binding until accepted by the Company in writing.

 

1.2 The closing of the Subscription of Shares hereunder (the “Closing”) shall occur immediately upon: (i) receipt and acceptance by the Company of a properly executed Signature Page to this Agreement; and (ii) receipt of all funds for the subscription of shares hereunder.

 

2. PURCHASE PROCEDURE 

 

The Subscriber acknowledges that, in order to subscribe for Shares, he must, and he does hereby, deliver to the Company:

 

2.1 One (1) executed counterpart of the Signature Page attached to this Agreement together with appropriate notarization; and

 

2.2 A check, wire transfer, or certified funds receipt in the amount set forth on the Signature Page attached to this Agreement, representing payment in full for the Shares desired to be purchased hereunder, made payable to the order of NUVUS GRO CORP.

 

3.        REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER

 

 By executing this Agreement, the Subscriber makes the following representations, declarations and warranties to the Company, with the intent and understanding that the Company will rely thereon:

 

3.1        Such Subscriber acknowledges the public availability of the Company’s current offering circular which can be viewed on the SEC Edgar Database, under the CIK number 0001671132. This offering circular is made available in the Company’s most recent 1-A

 
 

Registration Statement deemed qualified on ___________, 2022. In this offering circular it makes clear the terms and conditions of the offering of Common Stock and the risks associated therewith are described;

 

3.2       All information herein concerning the Subscriber is correct and complete as of the date hereof and as of the date of Closing.

 

3.3       If the Subscriber is purchasing the Shares in a fiduciary capacity for another person or entity, including without limitation a corporation, partnership, trust or any other entity, the Subscriber has been duly authorized and empowered to execute this Subscription Agreement and all other subscription documents.  Upon request of the Company, the Subscriber will provide true, complete and current copies of all relevant documents creating the Subscriber, authorizing its investment in the Company and/or evidencing the satisfaction of the foregoing.

 

3.4       The Subscriber hereby confirms that he/she has reviewed or had the opportunity to review all documents, records, and books pertaining to the investment in the Company.

 

3.5       The Subscriber is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

3.6        The Subscriber is an “accredited investor” as the term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and any relevant state statute or regulation, or is otherwise a sophisticated, knowledgeable investor (either alone or with the aid of a purchaser representative) with adequate net worth and income for this investment.

3.7        The Subscriber has in-depth knowledge and experience in financial and business matters pertaining to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and is capable of evaluating the risks of any investment in the Company.

3.8        The offer to sell Shares was communicated to the Subscriber by the Company in such a manner that the Subscriber was able to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company concerning the terms and conditions of this transaction.

3.9        The Subscriber has determined that the purchase of the Shares is a suitable investment.

3.10        The Shares for which the Subscriber hereby subscribes are being acquired solely for the Subscribers own account, for investment purposes; and the Subscriber agrees that he/she will not sell or otherwise transfer the Shares unless the Shares are registered under the Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws or unless, in the opinion of the Company, and exemption from the registration requirements of the Act and such law is available.

 
 

3.11        The Subscriber has been advised to consult with the Subscriber’s own attorney regarding legal matters concerning an investment in the Company and has done so to the extent the Subscriber deems necessary.

 4. INDEMNIFICATION

The Subscriber hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or affiliates (collectively the “Indemnified Parties” and individually an “Indemnified Party”) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against losses, liabilities and expenses of each Indemnified Party (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, payable as incurred) incurred by such person or entity in connection with such action, arbitration, suit or proceeding, by reason of or arising from (i) any misrepresentation or misstatement of facts or omission to represent or state facts made by the Subscriber, including, without limitation, the information in this Agreement, or (ii) litigation or other proceeding brought by the Subscriber against one or more Indemnified Party in which the Indemnified Party is the prevailing party.

 5. MISCELLANEOUS

5.1. All notices or other communications given or made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the Company at its registered head office address and to the undersigned set forth on the signature page hereof.

5.2. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.

5.3 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and the Subscriber with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous understanding, representations, warranties or agreements, whether oral or written.

5.4  This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.

 

5.5  This Subscription Agreement shall, except as otherwise provided herein, inure to the benefit of and be binding on the Company and its successors and assigns and on each Subscriber and his respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

 

 

 

 
 

6. CERTIFICATION

 

 THE SUBSCRIBER CERTIFIES THAT HE HAS READ THIS ENTIRE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THAT EVERY STATEMENT MADE BY THE SUBSCRIBER HEREIN IS TRUE AND COMPLETE.

 

SUBSCRIBER SIGNATURE

 

The undersigned, desiring to subscribe for the number of Shares of NUVUS GRO CORP. (the “Company”) as is set forth below, acknowledges that he/she has received and understands the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement attached hereto and that he/she does hereby agree to all the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereby executed this Subscription Agreement as of the date set forth below.

 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)

 

       
Number of Shares      
     x $.0064 per share  
       
Total Amount of Subscription:         
       
Legal Name(s) of Subscriber(s):         
       
Signature of Subscriber(s):         
         (Signature)  
       
       
       
         (Print Name)  
       
Date:      
       

 

 
 

 

 

Residence or Physical Mailing Address (cannot be a P.O. Box):

 

__________________________________

 

__________________________________

 

__________________________________

 

 

Telephone Numbers (include Area Code):

 

Business: (___)_____________                          Home: (___)________________

 

Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number(s):   _____-_____-_____

 

 

COMPANY SIGNATURE

 

________________________________

Signature

 

 

________________________________

Printed Name

 

 

________________________________

Title

 

 

_________________________________

Date

Dear,

 

This Agreement made between the Undersigned (“Owner”) and Pro Music Rights, LLC, 1978 Gulf Shore Blvd. S., Naples, Florida 34102(“Society” or “PRO”), in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, as follows:

 

1. The Owner grants to the Society for the term hereof, the right to license non-dramatic public performances (as hereinafter defined), or each musical work (collectively “Works”):

 

a. Of which the Owner is a copyright proprietor; or

 

b. Which the Owner, alone, or jointly, or in collaboration with others, wrote, composed, published, acquired or owned; or

 

c. In which the Owner now has any right, title, interest or control whatsoever, in whole or in part; or

 

d. Which hereafter, during the term hereof, may be written, composed, acquired, owned, published or copyrighted by the Owner, alone, jointly or in collaboration with others; or

 

e. In which the Owner may hereafter, during the term hereof, have any right, title, interest or control, whatsoever, in whole or in part.

 

f. The right to license the public performance of every such musical work shall be deemed granted to the Society by this instrument for the term hereof, immediately upon the work being written, composed, acquired, owned, published or copyrighted.

 

The rights hereby granted shall include:

 

i. All the rights and remedies for enforcing the copyright or copyrights of such musical works, whether such copy-rights are in the name of the Owner and/or others, as well as the right to sue under such copyrights in the name of the Society and/or in the name of the Owner and/or others, to the end that the Society may effectively protect and be assured of all the rights hereby granted.

 

ii. The non-exclusive right of public performance of the separate numbers, songs, fragments or arrangements, melodies or selections forming part or parts of musical plays and dramatico-musical compositions, the Owner reserving and excepting from this grant the right of performance of musical plays and dramatico- musical compositions in their entirety, or any part of such plays or dramatico-musical compositions on the legitimate stage.

 

iii. The non-exclusive right of public performance by means of radio broadcasting, telephony, “wired wireless,” all forms of synchronism with motion pictures, live performances, and/or any method of transmitting sound.

 

iv. The non-exclusive right of public performance by television broadcasting; provided, however, that:

 

1. This grant does not extend to or include the right to license the public performance by television broadcasting or otherwise of any rendition or performance of

 

(a) any opera, operetta, musical comedy, play or like production, as such, in whole or in part, or (b) any composition from any opera, operetta, musical comedy, play or like production (whether or not such opera, operetta, musical comedy, play or like production was presented on the stage or in motion picture form) in a manner which recreates the performance of such composition with substantially such distinctive scenery or costume as was used in the presentation of such opera, operetta, musical comedy, play or like production (whether or not such opera, operetta, musical comedy, play or like production was presented on the stage or in motion picture form): provided, however, that the rights hereby granted shall be deemed to include a grant of the right to license non-dramatic performances of compositions by television broadcasting of a motion picture containing such composition if the rights in such motion picture other than those granted hereby have been obtained from the parties in inter-est.

 

 
 

 

 

2. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to grant the right to license the public performance by television broadcasting of dramatic performances. Any performance of a separate musical composition which is not a dramatic performance, as defined herein, shall be deemed to be a non-dramatic performance. For the purposes of this agreement, a dramatic performance shall mean a performance of a musical composition on a television program in which there is a definite plot depicted by action and where the performance of the musical composition is woven into and carries forward the plot and its accompanying action. The use of dialogue to establish a mere program format or the use of any non-dramatic device merely to introduce aperformance of a composition shall not be deemed to make such performances dramatic.

 

3. The definition of the terms “dramatic” and “non-dramatic” performances contained herein are purely for the purposes of this agreement and for the term thereof and shall not be binding upon or prejudicial to any position taken by either of us subsequent to the term hereof or for any purpose other than this agreement.

 

v. The Owner may at any time and from time to time, in good faith, restrict the radio or television broadcasting of compositions from musical comedies, operas, operettas and motion pictures, or any other composition being excessively broadcast, only for the purpose of preventing harmful effect upon such musical comedies, operas, operettas, motion pictures or compositions, in respect of other interest under the copyrights thereof; provided, however, that the right to grant limited licenses will be given, upon application, as to restricted compositions, if and when the Owner is unable to show reasonable hazards to his or its major interests likely to result from such radio or television broadcasting; and provided further that such right to restrict any such composition shall not be exercised for the purpose of per-mitting the fixing or regulating of fees for the recording or transcribing of such composition, and provided further that in no case shall any charges, “free plugs,” or other consideration be required in respect of any permission granted to perform a restricted composition; and provided further that in no event shall any composition, after the initial radio or television broadcast thereof, be restricted for the purpose of confining further radio or television broadcasts thereof to a particular artist, station, network or program.The Owner may also at anytime and from time to time, in good faith, restrict the radio or television broadcasting of any composition, as to which any suit has been brought or threatened on a claim that such composition infringes a composition not contained in the repertory of Society or on a claim by a non-member of Society that Society does not have the right to license the public performance of such composition by radio or television broadcasting.

 

2. The term of this Agreement shall be for a period commencing on the date hereof for two (2) years and continuing thereafter for additional terms of two (2) years each unless terminated by either party at the end of said initial term or any additional term, upon notice sent by registered, certified or Express mail, or othersending method that requires that the date that the item is sent be recorded by the courier (e.g., overnight mail or messenger service), not more than six (6) months or less than three (3) months prior to the end of any such term.

 

3. Within ten (10) days after the execution of this agreement Owner will furnish to Society a completed work registration form available in blank from with respect to each Work heretofore composed, published, or rights held by you which has been published in printed copies or recorded commercially or synchronized commercially with film or tape or which is being currently performed or which you consider as likely to be performed.

 

4. The Society agrees, during the term hereof, in good faith to use its best endeavors to promote and carry out the objects for which it was organized, and to hold and apply all royalties, profits, benefits and advantages arising from the exploitation of the rights assigned to it by its several clients, including the Owner, to the uses and purposes as provided in its Articles of Organization (which are hereby incorporated by reference), as now in force or as hereafter amended.

 

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5. The Owner hereby irrevocably, during the term hereof, authorizes, empowers and vests in the Society the right to enforce and protect such rights of public performance un-der any and all copyrights, whether standing in the name of the Owner and/or others, in any and all works copyrighted by the Owner, and/or by others; to prevent the infringement thereof, to litigate, collect and receipt for damages arising from infringement, and in its sole judgment to join the

 
 

Owner and/or others in whose names the copyright may stand, as parties plaintiff or defendants in suits or proceedings; to bring suit in the name of the Owner and/or in the name of the Society, or others in whose name the copyright may stand, or otherwise, and to release, compromise, or refer to arbitration any actions, in the same manner and to the same extent and to all intents and purposes as the Owner might or could do, had this instrument not been made.

 

6. The Owner hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the Society, or its successor, the Owner’s true and lawful attorney, irrevocably during the term hereof, and in the name of the Society or its successor, or in the name of the Owner, or otherwise, to do all acts, take all proceedings, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments, papers, documents, process and pleadings that may be necessary, proper or expedient to restrain infringements and recover damages in respect to or for the infringement or other violation of the rights of public performance in such works, and to discontinue, compromise or refer to arbitration any such proceedings or actions, or to make any other disposition of the differences in relation to the premises.

 

7. The Owner will cooperate fully with PRO and be available to attend meetings, conferences on reasonable notice, and stay fully informed on all developments relating to this matter. Client will notify PRO of any changes of resident address, business address, email addresses, resident phone number or business phone number immediately upon knowledge of such change and will be responsible for keeping PRO advised at all times of such information.

 

8. In the event that we have reason to believe that Owner will receive, are entitled to receive, or are receiving payment from a performing rights licensing organization other than PRO for or based on United States or worldwide performances of one or more of your Works during period when such Works were licensed by us pursuant to this agreement, PRO shall have the right to withhold payment for such performances from Owner until receipt of evidence satisfactory to PRO that Ownerwas not or will not be so paid by such other organization. In the event that Owner was or will be so paid or do not supply such evidence within twelve (12) months from the date of PROs request therefor, PRO shall be under no obligation to make any payment to Owner for performances of such Works during such period.

 

9. The Owner agrees from time to time, to execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Society, such assurances, powers of attorney or other authorizations or instruments as the Society may deem necessary or expedient to enable it to exercise, enjoy and enforce, in its own name or otherwise, all rights and remedies aforesaid.

 

10. It is mutually agreed that during the term hereof the Managers of the Society shall be composed of persons which PRO deems contribute to the fair and reasonable collection of royalties on behalf of the writers and/or publishers which may, from time to time, include writers and publishers themselves, and that the royalties distributed to the Owner shall be one hundred percent (100%) of all per use royalties collected (not including blanket licenses) minus any third party processing fees.

 

11. The Owner agrees that the apportionment and distribution of royalties by the Society as determined from time to time by the Managers of the Society, in case of appeal by him, shall be final, conclusive and binding upon him. The Society shall have the right to transfer the right of review of any apportionment and distribution of royalties from the Managers to any other agency or instrumentality that in its discretion and good judgment it deems best adapted to assuring to the Society’s clients a just, fair, equitable and accurate apportionment and distribution of royalties. The Society shall have the right to adopt from time to time such systems, means, methods and formulae for the establishment of a client’s apportionment and distribution of royalties as will assure a fair, just and equitable distribution of royalties among the clients.

 

12. PRO shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate this agreement on at least thirty (30) days’ notice by registered or certified mail if Owner, Owners agents, employees or representatives, directly or indirectly, solicit or accept payment from writers for composing music for lyrics or writing lyrics to music or for reviewing, publishing, promoting, recording or rendering other services connected with the exploitation of any composition, or permit use of your name or your affiliation with us in connection with any of the foregoing. In the event of such termination no payments shall be due to you pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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13. No monies due or to become due to Owner shall be assignable, whether by way of assignment, sale or power granted to an attorney-in-fact, without our prior written consent. Any assignment of such monies is made by Owner without such prior written consent, no rights of any kind against us will be acquired by the assignee, purchaser or attorney-in-fact.

 

14. Owner acknowledges that the rights obtained by Owner pursuant to this agreement constitute rights to payment of money and that during the Period Society shall hold title to the performing rights granted to us hereunder. In the event that during the Period Owner shall file a petition in bankruptcy, such a petition shall be filed against Owner, Owner shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, Owner shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for all or part of Owners property, or Owner shall institute or shall have instituted against Owner any other insolvency proceeding under the United States bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law, Society shall retain title to the performing rights in all Works the rights to which are granted to us hereunder and shall subrogate your trustee in bankruptcy or receiver and any subsequent purchasers from them to your right to payment of money for said Works in accordance with the terms and conditions of this agreement.

 

15. All disputes of any kind, nature or description arising in connection with the terms and conditions of this agreement shall be submitted to the American Arbitration Association in Naples, Florida, for arbitration under its then prevailing rules, the arbitrator(s) to be selected as follows: Each of us shall, by written notice to the other, have the right to appoint one arbitrator. If, within (10) days following the giving of such notice by one of us, the other shall not, by written notices appoint another arbitrator, the first arbitrator shall be the sole arbitrator. If two arbitrators are so appointed, they shall appoint a third arbitrator. If ten (10) days elapse after the appointment of the second arbitrator and the two arbitrators are unable to agree upon the third arbitrator, then either of us may, in writing, request the American Arbitration Association to appoint the third arbitrator. The award made in the arbitration shall be binding and conclusive on both of us and shall include the fixing of the costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees of arbitration. which shall be borne by the unsuccessful party. Venue for such Arbitration will be Collier County, Florida. Judgment may be entered in Florida Civil Court or any other court having jurisdiction.

 

16. You acknowledge that the relationship between you and us which is created by this agreement is one of the ordinary contracting parties and is not intended to be a fiduciary relationship with respect to any of the rights or obligations hereunder.

 

17. You authorize the inclusion of your name, likeness and biographical information in publicly distributed material relating to your association with us.

 

18. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us, cannot be changed except in a writing signed by you and us and shall be governed and construed pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida.

 

19. In the event that any part or parts of this agreement are found to be void by a court of competent jurisdiction the remaining part or carts shall nevertheless be binding with the same force and effect as if the void part or parts were deleted from this agreement.

 

20. Definitions:

 

a. “Public Performance” Defined. The term “public performance” shall be construed to mean vocal, instrumental and/or mechanical renditions and representations in any manner or by any method whatsoever, including transmissions by radio and television broadcasting stations, transmission by telephony and/or “wired wireless”; and/or reproductions of performances and renditions by means of devices for reproducing sound recorded in synchronism or timed relation with the taking of motion pictures.

  

b. “Musical Works” Defined. The phrase “musical works” shall be construed to mean musical compositions and dramatico-musical compositions, the words and music thereof, and the respective arrangements thereof, and the selections therefrom.

 

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21. The powers, rights, authorities and privileges by this instrument vested in the Society, are deemed to include the World, provided, however, that such grant of rights for foreign countries shall be subject to any agreements now in effect, a list of which is attached hereto.

 

22. The grant made herein by Owner is modified by and subject to the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Clients as well as any resolutions of the Managers.

 

23. Owner further warrants and represents the following:

 

a. I represent that there are no existing assignments or licenses, direct or indirect, of non-dramatic performing rights in my musical works, except to or with the publisher(s). If there are assignments or licenses other than with publishers, I have attached copies of such assignments or licenses.

 

b. I have read all PRO resolutions and the Code of Conduct for Clients, and agree to be bound by them, as now in effect, and as they may be amended, and I agree to execute agreements in such form and for such periods as the Managers shall have required and shall hereafter require for all Writers and Publishers.

 

c. I represent that I meet the eligibility requirements for Writers as set forth herein as I have written or co-written a musical work or song that has been performed publicly in any venue licensable by PRO (club, live concert, symphonic concert or recital venue, college or university, etc.), performed in an audio visual or electronic medium (film, website, television program, radio station, etc.), commercially recorded, or published as sheet music, a score, or folio which is available for sale or rental. I understand that PRO reserves the right to request substantiation of my eligibility for PROagreement at any time.

 

d. I warrant and represent that all of the information furnishedin this application and work registration form pursuant to paragraph 3 is true. I acknowledge that any agreement entered into betweenPRO and me will be in reliance upon the representations contained in this application, and that my agreement will be subject to termination if the information contained in this application is not complete and accurate. In the event that PRO becomes aware of suspicious activity on behalf of the Owner, including the falsification or misrepresentation of information in the application and work registration form, PRO may notify other claim holders to the Musical Works. PRO reserves the right to withhold royalties to Owner for Musical Works that violate this section.

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:  
   
(Signature of Owner)  
   
(Printed Name of Owner)  
   
(Address)  
   
(Telephone of Owner)  
   
(Email of Owner)  
   
(Date)  
   
(Ip Address)  
   
PRO MUSIC RIGHTS, INC.  
   
BY:    
  JAKE NOCH, CEO  

 

 

BUSINESS LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

Agreement made and entered into this            of                    , 2021 (the Date”), by and between the PRO MUSIC RIGHTS, LLC, with its principal offices located at 3811 Airport Pulling Rd. Ste. 203, Naples, Florida 34105, hereinafter referred to as “PRO”, and _______________________________ hereinafter referred to as “Licensee”.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, PRO’s writer and publisher clients have authorized PRO to license, on a non-exclusive basis, non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted musical compositions; and

 

WHEREAS, Licensee is a business and desires to perform publicly and non-dramatically the copyrighted musical compositions in PRO’s repertory during the period hereof.

 

Now, therefore, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions

 

As used in this Agreement,

 

(a) The term “Licensee” shall include the named institution and any of its constituent bodies, agencies or organizations.

 

(b) The term “business location” shall include Licensee’s places of business and any site located off Licensee’s primary principal office which has been engaged by Licensee for use by Licensee and any of its constituent bodies, agencies or organizations. Each business location must be reported as detailed below and a minimum base licensing fee shall apply. Examples of separate business locations are, but not limited to, each airplane, mobile app, website, franchisee, subsidiary, television station, cable provider, and cable television station.

 

(c) The term “musical attractions” shall mean concerts, shows, recitals, dances and other similar performances.

 

(d) “Internet Transmissions” shall mean all transmissions of content to Users from or through Licensee’s Internet Site or Service, or from any other Internet site or service pursuant to an agreement between Licensee and the operator of the other Internet site or service, when accessed by means of any connection from Licensee’s Internet Site or Service.

 

(e) “Locally Originated Programming” shall mean television programming produced or which is inserted locally by Licensee or through an interconnect (an association of two or more cable systems for the purpose of distributing advertising or programming simultaneously) or otherwise originating by or on “Licensee’s Cable Television System” including, without limitation, (i) programming on locally-originated channels, including advertising and promotional materials thereon; (ii) programming on public, educational and governmental (“PEG”) access channels; (iii) public service announcements; (iv) programming on leased access channels; and (v) advertising and promotional materials inserted locally or through an interconnect by or on behalf of Licensee into national, regional or local cable programming services.

 

(f) “Licensee’s Cable Television System” shall mean a cable television system, system of closed circuit distribution, MMDS, internet, broadband, including any linear feed via the Internet, broadband or other online service or other means of distribution which is owned and operated by Licensee and by which Licensee transmits Locally Originated Programming on Licensee’s place of business, except that it shall not include free over-the-air broadcast television.

   

(g) “Intranet Transmissions” shall mean transmissions that can only be accessed through an internal computer network accessible only to faculty, staff, students, and other members of the business community who authenticate themselves through a secure access system.

 

(h) “Radio Station” shall mean a radio station licensed for non-commercial educational broadcasting that is not qualified under the rules of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for receipt of community service grants.

 

(i) “Users” means all those who access Internet Transmissions.

 

(j) “PRO Repertory” means all copyrighted Musical Works (a) written and/or published by PRO Clients and (b) for which PRO controls, whether as of the Effective Date or any time during the Term, the non-dramatic public performance rights in the Territory, but solely to the extent such rights are or may during the Term be vested in or assigned to PRO by PRO Clients.

 

(k) “Musical Work” means any copyrightable musical composition, including any lyrics or words written to be used with such composition.

 

2. Term of License

 

This Agreement shall be for an initial term of five (5) year, commencing on the date of execution by both parties, which shall be considered the Effective Date of this Agreement, and shall automatically renew thereafter for additional terms of one (1) year each unless terminated by either party by giving notice of termination to the other party no later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the initial or any renewal term. If such notice is given, the agreement shall terminate on the last day of the term in which notice is given.

 

3. Grant of License

 

PRO hereby grants to Licensee for the term of this Agreement a non-exclusive license to perform publicly, or cause the public performance, on Licensee’s business location, of non-dramatic musical compositions now or hereafter during the term hereof in the repertory of PRO, and of which PRO shall have the right to license such performing rights. Such performances shall include performances presented under the auspices of Licensee, including, but not limited to, performances by faculty, staff, or other business associates of Licensee while performing under the auspices of Licensee and shall include performances by means of Internet Transmissions, including webcasts of Licensee owned and operated Radio Stations, Intranet Transmissions and Licensee’s Cable Television System.

 

4. Limitations on License

 

(a) This license is not assignable or transferable by operation of law or otherwise, and is limited to the Licensee and to the business location.

 

(b) This license does not authorize the broadcasting, telecasting or transmission by wire or otherwise, of renditions of musical compositions in PRO’s repertory to persons outside of the business location, other than by means of (i) music-on-hold telephone systems operated by Licensee at the business location; (ii) Licensee’s Internet Site or Service; (iii) Licensee’s Intranet transmissions; and (iv) Licensee’s Cable Television System.

 

(c) This license does not authorize performances at any musical attraction that is co-sponsored, co-promoted or co- presented by Licensee and any other entity engaged in the business, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, of promoting or presenting musical attractions.

 

(d) This license does not authorize any performance by means of a coin-operated phonorecord player (jukebox) otherwise covered by the compulsory license provisions of 17 U.S.C. Paragraph 116.

 

(e) This license is limited to non-dramatic performances, and does not authorize any dramatic performances. For purposes of this Agreement, a dramatic performance shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

 

(i) performance of a “dramatico-musical work” (as hereinafter defined) in its entirety;

 

(ii) performance of one or more musical compositions from a “dramatico-musical work” (as hereinafter defined) accompanied by dialogue, pantomime, dance, stage action, or visual representation of the work from which the music is taken;

 

(iii) performance of one or more musical compositions as part of a story or plot, whether accompanied or unaccompanied by dialogue, pantomime, dance, stage action or visual representation;

 

(iv) performance of a concert version of a “dramatico-musical work” (as hereinafter defined).

 

The term “dramatico-musical work” as used in this Agreement shall include, but not be limited to, a musical comedy, opera, play with music, revue or ballet.

 

(f) PRO reserves the right at any time to restrict the performance of any composition in its repertory and further reserves the right at any time to withdraw from its repertory and from operation of this license, any musical work as to which any suit has been brought or threatened on a claim that such composition infringes a composition not contained in PRO’s repertory, or on a claim that PRO does not have the right to license the performing rights in such composition.

 

(g) Nothing in this Agreement grants to Licensee, or authorizes Licensee to grant to any User or to anyone else, any right to reproduce, copy or distribute by any means, method or process whatsoever, any of the musical compositions licensed by this Agreement, including but not limited to, transferring or downloading any such musical compositions to a computer hard drive or otherwise copying the composition onto any other storage medium.

 

(h) Nothing in this Agreement grants to Licensee, or authorizes Licensee to grant to anyone else, any right to reproduce, copy, distribute or perform publicly by any means, method or process whatsoever, any sound recording embodying any of the musical compositions licensed under this Agreement.

 

5. License Fees, Reports and Payments

 

(a) In consideration of the license granted herein, for the following periods, Licensee agrees to pay PRO a Base or Minimum License Fee, and Per Usage Fee.

 

(i) The Base License Fee shall be the following:

 

Minimum and Base License Fee   Number of Business Locations
$50.00 per month for per each business location payable on the first of each Month.  

(Licensee to fill out)

For each business location in addition to

This shall increase on a yearly basis every January 1st at 2.5% annually.   The principal office listed above, please fill out a separate form including the address of the additional locations

 

(ii) The Per Usage Fee shall be based on the number of uses of Musical Works in PROs Repertory at $0.00005 USD per usage for every 1% of a work registered with PRO representing a total of 100% publisher and 100% writer share for a maximum of 200%. This shall increase on a yearly basis every January 1st at 2.5% annually, rounded highest to the nearest $0.01.

 

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Rate Chart Example*:

 

Ownership of PRO Work   Usages     Total
Usage Fee
    Base License
Fee Per
Business
Location
    Total Per
Month
 
1% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     10     $ 0.01     $ 50.00     $ 50.01  
1% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     10,000     $ 1.00     $ 50.00     $ 51.00  

1% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     1,000,000     $ 100.00     $ 50.00     $ 150.00  

 

Ownership of PRO Work   Usages     Total
Usage Fee
    Base License
Fee Per
Business
Location
    Total Per
Month
 
50% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     10     $ 0.05     $ 50.00     $ 50.05  
50% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     10,000     $ 50.00     $ 50.00     $ 100.00  
50% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     1,000,000     $ 5,000.00     $ 50.00     $ 5,050.00  

 

Ownership of PRO Work   Usages     Total
Usage Fee
    Base License
Fee Per
Business
Location
    Total Per
Month
 
100% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     10     $ 0.10     $ 50.00     $ 50.10  
100% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     10,000     $ 100.00     $ 50.00     $ 150.00  
100% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     1,000,000     $ 10,000.00     $ 50.00     $ 10,050.00  

 

Ownership of PRO Work   Usages     Total
Usage Fee
   

Base License Fee Per

Business Location
With Five Locations

    Total Per
Month
 
100% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     10     $ 0.10     $ 250.00     $ 250.10  
100% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     10,000     $ 100.00     $ 250.00     $ 350.00  
100% Ownership of Publisher and Writer share     1,000,000     $ 10,000.00     $ 250.00     $ 10,250.00  

 

  * These are examples for illustration purposes only. Exact ownership, and usage may fluctuate.

  

(iii) On the first of each month the Licensee shall submit a Musical Work Usage Report detailing the usage of each Musical Work in PRO’s Repertory. Said reports shall be made through PROs website www.promusicrights.com, in the format required by PRO. In the event that Licensee cannot locate the correct format required to submit the Musical Work Usage Report, Licensee shall contact PRO at Licensing@ProMusicRights.com and request additional information.

 

(iv) The Musical Work Usage Report shall contain the amount of usage and/or streams of which the Licensee utilized PROs Musical Works contained in its Repertory. PRO, upon receiving such submission will send out an invoice, to Licensee, for the Usage Fee amount due. Said invoice is due upon receipt. In the event that Licensee submits the Musical Work Usage Report later than five days after the reports are due, PRO will charge Licensee a daily fee equal to 10% of the Base Licensing Fee until Licensee comes into compliance and submits the Musical Work Usage Report.

 

(b) Licensee agrees to report to PRO, on forms supplied free of charge by PRO, simultaneously with payment of said license fees, Licensees’ total full-time student enrollment.

 

(c) In the event Licensee shall fail to pay license fees due hereunder within 30 days of the commencement or renewal of this agreement of the year in which they are due, Licensee agrees to pay a finance charge on the license fees due of 1½ % per month, or the maximum rate permitted by the law of the state in which Licensee is located, whichever is less, from the date such license fees became due.

 

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(d) Licensee agrees to furnish quarterly to PRO copies of all programs of musical works performed by Licensee in each of its musical attractions presented during the previous quarter, which are prepared for distribution to the audience or for the use or information of Licensee or any department thereof, and program schedules for Licensee’s Cable Television System. Copies of programs of Licensee’s musical attractions shall include all encores to the extent possible. Licensee shall be under no obligation to furnish such programs when they have not been otherwise prepared.

 

(e) In the event that PRO requires the utilization of third parties, for instance, to process payments, process data or collections, Licensee agrees to pay said third party expenses. In addition, if PRO decides to implement and utilize tracking usage technology, Licensee agrees to be responsible for all fees or costs association, including hardware, software, or additional third party fees.

 

(v) You agree to provide payment information, which can be electronic bank account information, credit card, debit card, etc., to PRO, and you expressly authorize PRO to charge and/or take payment from the provided payment information in accordance with this agreement, which includes both the monthly base licensing fee and per usage fee pursuant to invoice. Payment processing fees may apply and are authorized to be charged.

 

6. Reservation of Rights

 

The parties hereto expressly reserve all rights and privileges accorded by the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, and other applicable laws.

 

7. Breach or Default

 

Upon any breach or default of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, PRO may terminate this Agreement by giving Licensee thirty (30) days notice in writing to cure such breach or default, and in the event such breach or default has not been cured within said thirty (30) days, this Agreement shall terminate on the expiration of such thirty (30)-day period without further notice from PRO. The right to terminate shall be in addition to any and all other remedies which PRO may have. In this event of such termination, PRO shall refund to Licensee any unearned license fees paid in advance.

 

8. Interference in PRO’s Operations

 

In the event of:

 

(a) Any major interference with the operation of PRO in the state, territory, dependency, possession or political subdivision in which Licensee is located, by reason of any law of such state, territory, dependency, possession or political subdivision which is applicable to the licensing of performing rights; or

 

(b) Any substantial increase in the cost to PRO of operating in such state, territory, dependency, possession or political subdivision, by reason of any law of such state, territory, dependency, possession or political subdivision which is applicable to the licensing of performing rights PRO shall have the right to terminate this Agreement forthwith by written notice, and, in the event of such termination, shall refund to Licensee any unearned license fees paid in advance. The written notice provided by PRO shall explain the specific reason why it is terminating the license.

 

9. Notices

 

All notices shall be given in writing by United States certified mail sent to either party at the address stated above. Notices to PRO shall be made to the attention of: Director, Symphonic and Educational Licensing. Notices to Licensee shall be made to the attention of                      (Licensee Representative). Each party agrees to inform the other of any change of address.

 

10. Modification of Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement cannot be waived or added to or modified orally, and no waiver, addition or modification shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the parties. Licensee recognizes that PRO must license all similarly situated users on a nondiscriminatory basis. Licensee agrees that any modifications to this Agreement by PRO, which are required by local, state or federal law, shall not constitute discrimination between similarly situated users. Examples of such modifications are statements of equal employment opportunity or nondiscrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex or national origin.

 

11. Execution

 

This Agreement may be signed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Facsimile signatures shall be treated as original signatures for all purposes hereunder. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed in duplicate original by the duly authorized representatives of PRO and Licensee all as of the Effective Date.

 

PRO MUSIC RIGHTS, INC.   LICENSEE
         
BY:     By:  
  JAKE NOCH     NAME: 
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER     TITLE:
      (Fill in capacity in which signed: (a) If corporation, state corporate office held; (b) If partnership, write word “partner” under signature of signing partner; (c) If individual owner, write “individual owner” under signature.)

 

SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 15, 2022 (this “Agreement”), is by and between Nuvus Gro Corp., a Delaware corporation (“NUVG”), Pro Music Rights, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pro Music”) and Jake Noch, Vito Roppo, Paul Ring, Rodrigo Di Federico and James R. Chillemi (“the “Shareholders”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Shareholders are the owners of 1,409,500,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Pro Music, including 909,500,000 shares of class a common stock and 500,000,000 shares of class b common stock, which represent all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Pro Music;

 

WHEREAS, the Shareholders desire to exchange the Shares for 3,500,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of NUVG (“NUVG Common Stock”);

 

WHEREAS, the respective Boards of  Directors of Pro Music and NUVG deem it advisable and in the best interests of Pro Music and NUVG, respectively, and their respective shareholders, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, it is the parties mutual intent that the exchange of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement be part of plan of reorganization under Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements set forth herein and in reliance upon the undertakings, representations, warranties and indemnities contained herein, NUVG, Pro Music and the Shareholders hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

EXCHANGE OF SHARES; CLOSING

 

Section 1.1 Sale of Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions herein stated, the Shareholders agree at the Closing to exchange with full title guarantee, transfer, assign and deliver to NUVG, and NUVG agrees to acquire from the Shareholders, the Shares, free and clear of any and all liens.

 

Section 1.2 Consideration. In consideration for its acquisition of the Shares, NUVG agrees at the Closing to issue and deliver an aggregate of 3,500,000,000 shares of NUVG Common Stock (the “New Shares”) to the Shareholders, to be allocated among the Shareholders in accordance with Schedule I attached hereto.

 

Section 1.3 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place simultaneously with the execution and delivery hereof at the offices of NUVG or such other place as the parties may agree.

 

Section 1.4 Deliveries at Closing. At the Closing:

 

(a) NUVG shall deliver to the Shareholders:

 

(i) book entry statements, registered in their individual names in accordance with the allocation set forth on Schedule I, representing the New Shares; and

 

(ii) resolutions of NUVG’ board of directors, certified by the Secretary of NUVG, authorizing this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

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(b) the Shareholders and Pro Music shall deliver to NUVG:

 

 
 

(i) letter addressed to Computershare, the transfer agent for Pro Music, directing Computershare to transfer all outstanding common stock to NUVG; and

 

(ii) resolutions of Pro Music’s board of directors and shareholders, certified by the Secretary of Pro Music, authorizing this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

ARTICLE 2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRO MUSIC AND THE STOCKHOLDERS

 

The Shareholders and Pro Music represent and warrant to NUVG as of the date hereof as follows:

 

Section 2.1 Organization.

 

Pro Music is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and carry on its business as now being conducted. Unless the context otherwise requires, Pro Music and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “Pro Music”.

 

Section 2.2 Capitalization. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Pro Music consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of class a common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of which 909,500,000 shares of class a common stock are outstanding, 500,000,000 shares of class b common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of which 500,000,000 shares of class b common stock are outstanding and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding.

 

Section 2.3 Ownership.

 

The Shareholders are the sole record and beneficial owners of the Shares in the amounts set forth in Schedule I attached hereto. The Shareholders have good and marketable title to the Shares and the absolute right to deliver the Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, free and clear of all Liens. The transfer of the Shares to NUVG in accordance with the terms of this Agreement transfers good and marketable title to the Shares to NUVG free and clear of all liens, restrictions, rights, options and claims of every kind.

 

Section 2.4 Authority; Enforceability. The Shareholders have full legal capacity, and Pro Music has full legal right, power and authority, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Pro Music and the Shareholders and constitutes, and each other agreement, instrument or documents executed or to be executed by Pro Music and the Shareholders in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Pro Music and the Shareholders and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Pro Music and the Shareholders enforceable against Pro Music and the Shareholders in accordance with their respective terms, except as (a) enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights generally and (b) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.

 

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Section 2.5 Third Party Consents. No consent, authorization, order or approval of, or filing or registration with, any governmental authority or other person is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by Pro Music of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 2.6 Title to Assets. Pro Music, and each of its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of its assets, and such assets will be free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests or other encumbrances except liens for current taxes not yet due and liens incurred in the ordinary course of business.

 

Section 2.7 Condition of Assets. Pro Music’s assets have been maintained for their respective intended purposes in the ordinary course of business and are in good condition and repair except for ordinary wear and tear;

 
 

and the facilities leased in connection with Pro Music’s business operations have been maintained in the ordinary course and no material expenditures are presently required for the repair and maintenance thereof.

 

Section 2.8 Books and Records. Except with respect to taxes not yet assessed, the underlying books and records of Pro Music reflect all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of any nature (whether absolute, accrued or otherwise, and whether due or to become due) of Pro Music at the dates thereof. Pro Music has not given any guarantees of the obligations of any other person or entity.

 

Section 2.9 Litigation. There is no litigation, action, suit or other proceeding pending or, to the best of Pro Music ‘s knowledge, any material litigation, action, suit or other proceeding threatened against Pro Music relating to the business or the assets of Pro Music, or which could adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than in the ordinary course of business.

 

Section 2.10 Taxes. Pro Music and each of the Subsidiaries has duly filed all tax reports and returns (federal, state and local income, corporate, franchise and other) required by it to be filed. These returns and reports are true and correct in all material respects and all taxes due pursuant thereto have been paid. Copies of all such tax returns have been provided to NUVG. Pro Music has not received notice of any tax deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against it, nor has it executed any waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any tax. There are no tax liens upon, pending against, or to the best knowledge of Pro Music, threatened against any of the assets of Pro Music. Pro Music is current in its payment obligations for workers compensation and disability insurance, withholding and payroll taxes and other required payments in respect of its employees.

 

Section 2.11 Compliance with Laws. The business of Pro Music is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, federal, state or local, and all provisions of all rules, and regulations of any federal agency, authority, board, commission, or the like, or any state or local government, or any authority, agency, board, commission, or the like having jurisdiction over such business; including those relating to environmental laws and regulations. Pro Music possesses all material licenses, permits and governmental approvals and authorizations which are required to own its assets and conduct its business as heretofore conducted.

 

Section 2.12 Material Agreements. All such material contracts, leases and agreements permit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the consent of any other party, or, if such consent is required, the consent has been obtained. All such material contracts, leases and agreements are in full force and binding upon the parties thereto, and no party thereto is in material default of any such agreements.

 

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Section 2.13 Officers and Directors. Jake Noch, Paul Ring and Silvio Harris are the executive officers of Pro Music and Jake Noch, James Chillemi and Jimmie Bailey are the directors of Pro Music.

 

Section 2.14 Charter. True and correct copies of all of its minute and stock record books and certificate of incorporation and bylaws have been delivered to NUVG.

 

Section 2.15 Insurance. All policies of fire, liability and other forms of insurance held by Pro Music are deemed by Pro Music to be sufficient, and valid policies, in such amounts; will be outstanding and duly in force on the Closing Date.

 

Section 2.16 Guarantees. Neither Pro Music nor any of its subsidiaries is liable for and/or has guaranteed the obligations of any person or entity other than the obligations of a subsidiary nor is Pro Music or any such subsidiary a party to any agreement to do so.

 

Section 2.17 Accuracy; Survival. The representations, warranties and statements of Pro Music contained in this Agreement or any Exhibit hereto, or in any Certificate delivered by Pro Music pursuant to this Agreement, are true and correct in all material respects and do not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the representations, warranties or statements contained herein or therein not misleading. All such representations,

 
 

warranties and statements shall survive the Closing (and none shall merge into any instrument of conveyance), regardless of any investigation or lack of investigation by either of the parries to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.18 No Conflict. Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement by the Shareholders, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (a) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provisions of, (b) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (c) result in the termination of or accelerate the performance required by, (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon the Shares under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Pro Music or, to any material extent, under the terms and conditions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, license, loan agreement or other instrument or obligation to or by which either Pro Music or the Shareholders or any of their assets are bound, or (e) to any material extent, violate any Applicable Law binding upon either Pro Music or the Shareholders or any of their assets.

 

Section 2.19. Investment Representation. Each of the Shareholders acknowledges that the Shares are restricted securities, that such Shareholder is acquiring the Shares for his or her own account with the present intention of holding the Shares for purposes of investment and not with a view to their distribution within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and that the Shares will bear a legend to such effect. Each of the Shareholders represents that it is an accredited investor as such term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Each of the Shareholders has relied solely on his or her independent investigation in making the decision to purchase the Shares. Each of the Shareholder’s determination to purchase the Shares was made independent of, and was not affected by, any statements or opinions (or the lack thereof) regarding the advisability of the purchase or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition of NUVG (financial or other) which may have been made or given by NUVG or its shareholders.

 

Section 2.20 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except as set forth above in this Section 2, no other representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, are made in this Agreement by Pro Music or the Shareholders to NUVG.

 

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ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NUVG

 

NUVG represents and warrants to Pro Music and the Shareholders as of the date hereof as follows:

 

Section 3.1 Organization. NUVG is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and carry on its business as now being conducted.

 

Section 3.2 Capitalization. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of NUVG consists of 5,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 66,945,290 shares are issued and outstanding, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 273,666 shares of common stock are validly issued and outstanding.

 

Section 3.3 Authority; Enforceability. NUVG has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of NUVG and no other corporate proceedings on the part of NUVG are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions so contemplated. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by NUVG and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of NUVG, enforceable against NUVG in accordance with its terms, except as (a) enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights generally and (b) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.

 

 
 

Section 3.4 Third Party Consents. No consent, authorization, order or approval of, or filing or registration with, any governmental authority or other person is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by NUVG of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 3.5 NUVG Common Stock. All shares of NUVG Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement will be, when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Section 3.6 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except as set forth above in this Section 3, no other representations or warranties, express or implied, are made in this Agreement by NUVG to Pro Music and the Shareholders.

 

ARTICLE 4

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and shall not be limited or affected by any investigation by or on behalf of any party hereto.

 

Section 4.2. Further Assurances. Each of NUVG, Pro Music and the Shareholders will use its, his or her, as the case may be, best efforts to take all action and to do all things necessary, proper or advisable on order to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 4.3 Notices. All notices hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt of delivery by: (a) personal delivery to the designated individual, (b) certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) a nationally recognized overnight courier service (against a receipt therefor) or (d) facsimile transmission with confirmation of receipt. All such notices must be addressed to the address of such party on record.

 

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Section 4.4 Headings; Gender. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a section, exhibit or schedule, such reference shall be to a section, exhibit or schedule of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the other genders, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, and the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, whenever and as often as may be appropriate.

 

Section 4.5 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including the documents, exhibits and instruments referred to herein) (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, and understandings and communications, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and (b) is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.

 

Section 4.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to any applicable principles of conflicts of law.

 

Section 4.7 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

Section 4.8 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any adverse manner to either party.

 

 
 

Section 4.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

Section 4.10 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

Section 4.11 Brokers. NUVG and Pro Music agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other from and against any liability or expense arising out of any claim asserted by any third party for brokerage or finder’s fees or agent’s commissions, based on an allegation that the other impliedly or expressly engaged such claimant as a finder, broker or agent, or brought such claimant into the negotiations between Pro Music and NUVG.

 

Section 4.12 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or assumed by NUVG in writing; attorneys’ fees, accounting fees and all other fees for professional services incurred by each party in effectuating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party which incurred such fees. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, NUVG and Pro Music shall each bear its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement whether or not such transactions shall be consummated.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed themselves or by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

 

NUVUS GRO CORP.   PRO MUSIC RIGHTS, INC.
         
By:     By:  
Name:  Jake Noch   Name:  Jake Noch
Title: CEO   Title: CEO

 

SHAREHOLDERS:      
         
     
Jake Noch   Vito Roppo
         
     
Paul Ring   Rodrigo Di Federico
         
       
James R. Chillemi       

  

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Schedule I

 

Name   Pro Music Class A
Common Stock Owned
  Pro Music Class B
Common Stock Owned
  New Shares of NUVG to
be Issued
Jake Noch     900,000,000       500,000,000       3,476,410,075  
Vito Roppo     5,000,000       --       12,415,750  
Paul Ring     500,000       --       1,241,575  
Rodrigo Di Federico     3,500,000       --       8,691,025  

James R. Chillemi     500,000       --       1,241,575  
Total     909,500,000       500,000,000       3,500,000,000  

 

 

ESCROW AGREEMENT

This Escrow Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective as of the effective date set forth on the signature page hereto (“Effective Date”), is entered into by the following:

(i) the issuer set forth on the signature page hereto (“Issuer”); and

 

(ii) the broker-dealer for Issuer’s offering set forth on the signature page hereto (“Manager”); and

 

(iii) the operator of an online technology platform being used to facilitate Issuer’s offering set forth on the signature page hereto (“Platform”); and

 

(iv) North Capital Private Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as escrow agent (“NCPS”).

 

For purposes of this Agreement: (a) the above parties other than and excluding NCPS are referred to herein as “Issuer Party”; (b) references to “Issuer Party” in this Agreement shall include references to each Issuer Party individually, together and collectively, jointly and severally; and (c) Issuer Party, collectively with NCPS, are referred to herein as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”.

The following Exhibits are incorporated by reference into this Agreement:

Exhibit A – Contingent Offering (if applicable)

Exhibit B – Fees and Expenses

Recitals

A. NCPS is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”).

 

B. Issuer Party is engaging NCPS to serve as escrow agent in connection with Issuer’s sale of debt, equity or hybrid securities (“Securities”) in an offering exempt from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, 506(c) of Regulation D, Regulation A or Regulation Crowdfunding, as indicated on the signature page hereto (“Offering”).

 

C. In accordance with the private placement memorandum, offering memorandum or Form 1-A applicable to the Offering provided by Issuer Party for dissemination to investors in connection with the Offering (“Offering Document”), subscribers to the Securities (“Subscribers”) will be required to submit full payment for their respective investments at the time they enter into subscription agreements.

 

D. In accordance with the Offering Document, all payments by Subscribers subscribing for Securities shall be sent directly to NCPS as escrow agent, and NCPS by this Agreement agrees to accept, hold and disburse such funds deposited with it with respect thereto (“Escrow Funds”) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and in compliance with Rule 15c2-4 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and related SEC guidance and FINRA rules.

 

E. If the Offering is being made by Issuer on an “all-or-none” basis or on any other basis that contemplates payments to be made to Issuer only upon the occurrence of some further event or contingency as set forth in Exhibit A, as applicable, NCPS will promptly deposit any and all Escrow Funds NCPS receives into a separate bank escrow account as set forth in Section 1(d) below, for the persons or entities with a beneficial interest therein, until the appropriate event or contingency has occurred, at which time the Escrow Funds will be promptly transmitted to Issuer, else returned to the persons or entities entitled thereto pursuant to Section 4 below.

 

F. NCPS will be a participant in the Offering for the limited purpose of providing the escrow agent services described in this Agreement, and in the case of an Offering pursuant to Regulation Crowdfunding, NCPS will be the “qualified third party”, as defined in Rule 303(e)(2) of the Securities Act. NCPS accepts no other role and assumes no other responsibilities related to the Offering, such as managing broker-dealer, placement agent, selling group member or referring broker-dealer, unless and until the roles and responsibilities are expressly delineated in a separately executed placement, managing broker, selling or referral agreement, as the case may be, if any.

 
 

In consideration of the mutual representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to incorporate the foregoing Recitals into this Agreement and to be legally bound, agree as follows:

Agreement

1.             Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings as set forth below:

(a) ACH” means Automated Clearing House.

 

(b) Business Day” means a calendar day other than Saturday, Sunday or any public holiday when banks are closed for business in Delaware, Pennsylvania or Utah.

 

(c) Cash Investment” means an amount in US Dollars equal to (i) the number of Securities to be purchased by a Subscriber, multiplied by (ii) the offering price per Security as set forth in the Offering Document.

 

(d) Cash Investment Instrument” means, in full payment of the Cash Investment for the Securities to be purchased by a Subscriber, a check, money order or similar instrument made payable by Subscriber to the order of or endorsed to the order of:

 

NCPS/____________________________/________________ - Escrow Account

(Offering Name*) (Subscriber Name**)

or wire transfer or ACH transmitted by Subscriber to the following account (“Escrow

Account”):

Institution: TriState Capital Bank

ABA: 043019003

Account Name: North Capital Private Securities Corporation

Account Number: 0220003339

For Further Credit To: ________________________

(Offering Name*)

________________________

(Subscriber Name**)

*Offering Name as set forth on the signature page hereto.

**Subscriber Name as completed by Subscriber.

(a) Expiration Date” means 12 months from the Effective Date, unless mutually extended by the Parties in writing (which may be via email).

 

(b) Instruction Letter” means joint written instructions in a form acceptable to NCPS and executed by Issuer Party directing NCPS to the disburse the Escrow Funds to Issuer pursuant to Section 4(a).

 

(c) Minimum Offering” has the meaning as set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

(d) Minimum Offering Notice” means, if applicable to an Offering, a written notification in a form acceptable to NCPS and signed by Issuer Party representing to NCPS that: (i) subscriptions for at least the Minimum Offering have been received by Issuer; (ii) to the best of Issuer Party’s knowledge after due inquiry and review of Issuer Party’s records, Cash Investment Instruments in full payment for that number of Securities equal to or greater than the Minimum Offering have been received, deposited with and collected by NCPS; (iii) such subscriptions have not been withdrawn, rejected or otherwise terminated; and (iv) Subscribers have no statutory or regulatory rights of rescission without cause or all such rights have expired.

 

(e) NACHA” means National Automated Clearing House Association.

 

(f) Subscription Accounting” means an accounting of all subscriptions for Securities received and accepted by Issuer Party as of the date of such accounting, indicating for each subscription Subscriber’s name and address, the number and total purchase price of subscribed Securities, the date of receipt by Issuer of the Cash Investment Instrument and

 
 

notations of any nonpayment of the Cash Investment Instrument submitted with such subscription, any withdrawal of such subscription by Subscriber, any rejection of such subscription by Issuer Party or other termination, for whatever reason, of such subscription.

2.             Appointment of Escrow Agent. Issuer Party hereby appoints NCPS to serve as escrow agent, and NCPS hereby accepts such appointment, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Issuer Party shall take all necessary steps to assure that all funds necessary to consummate the Transaction are deposited into the Escrow Account. Issuer Party shall not receive interest on the Escrow Funds and the Escrow Account shall be a non-interest bearing account as to Issuer Party.

3.             Deposits into Escrow Account.

(a)           Issuer Party shall direct Subscribers to, and Subscribers shall, directly deliver to NCPS all Cash Investment Instruments for deposit in the Escrow Account. Each such direction shall be accompanied by a Subscription Accounting.

ALL FUNDS DEPOSITED INTO THE ESCROW ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 3 SHALL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF EACH SUBSCRIBER ACCORDING TO SUCH SUBSCRIBER’S INTEREST AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY LIEN OR CHARGE BY NCPS OR BY JUDGMENT OR CREDITORS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ISSUER PARTY UNTIL RELEASED OR ELIGIBLE TO BE RELEASED TO ISSUER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4(a). ISSUER PARTY SHALL NOT RECEIVE CASH INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS DIRECTLY FROM SUBSCRIBERS.

(b)           Issuer Party understands and agrees that all Cash Investment Instruments received by NCPS pursuant to this Agreement are subject to collection requirements of presentment, clearing and final payment, and that the funds represented thereby cannot be drawn upon or disbursed until such time as final payment has been made and is no longer subject to dishonor. NCPS shall process each Cash Investment Instrument for collection promptly upon receipt, and the proceeds thereof shall be held as part of the Escrow Funds until disbursed in accordance with Section 4. If, upon presentment for payment, any Cash Investment Instrument is dishonored, NCPS’s sole obligation shall be to notify Issuer Party of such dishonor and, if applicable, to return such Cash Investment Instrument to Subscriber. Notwithstanding, if for any reason any Cash Investment Instrument is uncollectible after payment or disbursement of the funds represented thereby has been made by NCPS, Issuer Party shall immediately reimburse NCPS upon receipt from NCPS of written notice thereof, including, without limitation, any fees or expenses with respect thereto, which NCPS may collect from Issuer Party pursuant to Section 10.

(c)           Upon receipt of any Cash Investment Instrument that represents payment of an amount less than or greater than the Cash Investment, NCPS’s sole obligation shall be to notify Issuer Party, depending upon the source of the of the Cash Investment Instrument, of such fact and to pay to Subscriber by the same method the amount of the Cash Investment received by NCPS from such Subscriber or return to Subscriber such Subscriber’s Cash Investment Instrument upon receipt from Subscriber of any required payment instructions; provided that amounts in excess of $25,000 will be returned via wire transfer upon confirmation by NCPS of Subscriber’s account information.

(d)           NCPS shall not be obligated to accept, or present for payment, any Cash Investment Instrument that is not properly made payable or endorsed as set forth in Section 1(d).

(e)           Issuer Party shall, or cause Subscriber to, provide NCPS with information sufficient to effect such return to Subscriber as outlined in this Section 3, including, without limitation, updated payment information in the event a return to Subscriber for any reason cannot be made by the same method as received by NCPS.

(f)            In the event any Party other than NCPS receives a Cash Investment Instrument, such Party agrees to promptly, and in no event later than one Business Day after receipt, deliver such Cash Investment Instrument to NCPS for deposit into the Escrow Account.

4.             Disbursement of Escrow Funds.

(a)           Subject to Section 3(b) and Section 10, NCPS shall disburse in accordance with the Instruction Letter the liquidated value of the Escrow Funds from the Escrow Account to Issuer by wire transfer no later than one Business Day following receipt of the following documents:

(i)            Minimum Offering Notice;

 
 

(ii)           Subscription Accounting substantiating the fulfillment of the Minimum Offering;

(iii)          Instruction Letter; and

(iv) such other certificates, notices or other documents as NCPS may reasonably require;

provided that NCPS shall not be obligated to disburse the liquidated value of the Escrow Funds to Issuer if NCPS has reason to believe that (A) Cash Investment Instruments in full payment for that number of Securities equal to or greater than the Minimum Offering have not been received, deposited with and collected by NCPS, or (B) any of the information or the certifications, representations, warranties or opinions set forth in the Minimum Offering Notice, Subscription Accounting, Instruction Letter or other certificates, notices or other documents are incorrect or incomplete. After the initial disbursement of Escrow Funds to Issuer pursuant to this Section 4(a), NCPS shall disburse any additional funds received with respect to the Securities to Issuer by wire transfer no later than one Business Day after NCPS receives from or on behalf of Issuer (1) Issuer’s request for closing via NCPS’s online portal and (2) Issuer’s written verification that the subscriptions therefor are in good order.

Any ACH transaction must comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes and orders of applicable governmental, regulatory, judicial and law enforcement authorities and self-regulatory authorities (collectively, “Law”), including, without limitation, NACHA’s operating rules that apply to the ACH network as in effect from time to time. NCPS is not responsible for errors in the completion, accuracy or timeliness of any transfer properly initiated by NCPS in accordance with joint written instructions occasioned by the acts or omissions of any third party financial institution or a party to the transaction, or the insufficiency or lack of availability of funds on deposit in any account.

(b)           No later than three Business Days after receipt from Subscriber of any required payment instructions and receipt by NCPS of written notice: (i) from Issuer Party that Issuer Party intends to reject a Subscriber’s subscription; (ii) from Issuer Party that there will be no closing of the sale of Securities to Subscribers; (iii) from any federal or state regulatory authority that any application by Issuer to conduct a banking business has been denied; or (iv) from the SEC or any other federal or state regulatory authority that a stop or similar order has been issued with respect to the Offering Document and has remained in effect for at least 20 days, NCPS shall pay to each Subscriber by the same method the amount of the Cash Investment received by NCPS from such Subscriber or return to Subscriber such Subscriber’s Cash Investment Instrument; provided that amounts in excess of $25,000 will be returned via wire transfer upon confirmation by NCPS of Subscriber’s account information.

(c)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if NCPS shall not have received an Instruction Letter on or before the Expiration Date or the Termination Date (as defined below), subject to Section 5, NCPS shall, within three Business Days after such Expiration Date or Termination Date and receipt from Subscriber of any required payment instructions, and without any further instruction or direction from Issuer Party, pay to each Subscriber by the same method the amount of the Cash Investment received by NCPS from such Subscriber or return to Subscriber such Subscriber’s Cash Investment Instrument; provided that amounts in excess of $25,000 will be returned via wire transfer upon confirmation by NCPS of Subscriber’s account information.

(d)           Issuer Party shall, or cause Subscriber to, provide NCPS with information sufficient to effect such payment or return to Subscriber as outlined in this Section 4, including, without limitation, updated payment information in the event a payment or return to Subscriber for any reason cannot be made by the same method as received by NCPS.

5.             Suspension of Performance or Disbursement Into Court. If, at any time, (a) there shall exist any dispute between Issuer Party, NCPS, any Subscriber or any other person with respect to the holding or disposition of all or any portion of the Escrow Funds or any other obligations of NCPS hereunder, or (b) NCPS is unable to determine, to NCPS’s reasonable satisfaction, the proper disposition of all or any portion of the Escrow Funds or NCPS’s proper actions with respect to its obligations hereunder, or (c) Issuer Party has not within 30 days of NCPS’s notice of resignation pursuant to Section 7 appointed a successor NCPS to act hereunder, then NCPS may, in its reasonable discretion, take either or both of the following actions: (i) suspend the performance of any of its obligations (including, without limitation, any disbursement obligations) under this Agreement until such dispute or uncertainty shall be resolved to the sole satisfaction of NCPS or until a successor escrow agent shall have been appointed (as the case may be); or (ii) petition

 
 

(by means of an interpleader action or any other appropriate method) any court of competent jurisdiction in any venue convenient to NCPS, for instructions with respect to such dispute or uncertainty, and to the extent required or permitted by Law, pay into such court all funds held by it in the Escrow Funds for holding and disposition in accordance with the instructions of such court. NCPS shall have no liability to Issuer Party, any Subscriber or any other person with respect to any such suspension of performance or disbursement into court, specifically including any liability or claimed liability that may arise, or be alleged to have arisen, out of or as a result of any delay in the disbursement of the Escrow Funds or any delay in or with respect to any other action required or requested of NCPS.

6.             No Commingling, Investment of Funds or Interest to Issuer Party. NCPS shall not: (a) commingle Escrow Funds received by it in escrow with funds of others that are not Escrow Funds, including funds received by NCPS in escrow in connection with any other offering of debt, equity or hybrid securities; or (b) invest such Escrow Funds. The Escrow Funds will be held in the Escrow Account, which shall not accrue interest in favor of Issuer Party or any Subscriber.

7.             Resignation of NCPS. NCPS may resign and be discharged from the performance of its duties hereunder at any time by giving 10 days prior written notice to Issuer Party specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect. Upon any such notice of resignation, Issuer Party shall appoint a successor escrow agent hereunder prior to the effective date of such resignation. The retiring escrow agent shall transmit all records pertaining to the Escrow Funds and shall pay all Escrow Funds to the successor escrow agent, after making copies of such records as the retiring escrow agent deems advisable. After any retiring escrow agent’s resignation, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was escrow agent under this Agreement. Any corporation or association into which NCPS may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated shall be the escrow agent under this Agreement without further act.

8.             Role of NCPS as Escrow Agent.

(a)           NCPS’s sole responsibility as a participant in the Offering under this Agreement shall be for the safekeeping and disbursement of the Escrow Funds as escrow agent, in accordance with the terms hereto. NCPS shall have no implied duties or obligations and shall not be charged with knowledge or notice of any fact or circumstance not specifically set forth herein. NCPS may rely upon any notice, instruction, request or other instrument, not only as to its due execution, validity and effectiveness, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which NCPS shall believe to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the person or parties purporting to sign the same. NCPS shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines by final unappealed or non-appealable order pursuant to Section 20(a) that NCPS’s fraud or gross negligence was the primary cause of any Losses (as defined below) to Issuer Party.

(b)           NCPS shall not be obligated to take any legal action or commence any proceeding in connection with the Escrow Funds, any account in which Escrow Funds are deposited, this Agreement or the Offering Document, or to appear in, prosecute or defend any such legal action or proceeding.

(c)           NCPS shall have no liability under and no duty to inquire as to the provisions of any agreement other than this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Offering Document. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, NCPS shall not be responsible for or required to enforce any of the terms or conditions of any subscription agreement with any Subscriber or any other agreement between Issuer Party or any Subscriber. NCPS shall not be responsible or liable in any manner for the performance by Issuer or any Subscriber of their respective obligations under any subscription agreement nor shall NCPS be responsible or liable in any manner for the failure of Issuer Party or any third party (including any Subscriber) to honor any of the provisions of this Agreement.

(d)           NCPS is authorized, in its sole discretion, to comply with orders issued or process entered by any court with respect to the Escrow Funds, without determination by NCPS of such court’s jurisdiction in the matter. If any portion of the Escrow Funds is at any time attached, garnished or levied upon under any court order, or in case the payment, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery of any such property shall be stayed or enjoined by any court order, or in case any order, judgment or decree shall be made or entered by any court affecting such property or any part thereof, then and in any such event, NCPS is authorized, in its reasonable discretion, to rely upon and comply with any such order, writ, judgment or decree which it is advised by legal counsel selected by it is binding upon it without the need for appeal or other action; and if

 
 

NCPS complies with any such order, writ, judgment or decree, it shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person or entity by reason of such compliance even though such order, writ, judgment or decree may be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent legally permissible, NCPS shall provide Issuer Party with prompt notice of any such court order or similar demand and the opportunity to interpose an objection or obtain a protective order.

(e)           NCPS may consult legal counsel selected by it in the event of any dispute or question as to the construction of any of the provisions hereof or of any other agreement or of its duties hereunder, or relating to any dispute involving any party hereto, and shall incur no liability and shall be fully indemnified from any liability whatsoever in acting in accordance with the opinion or instruction of such counsel. Issuer Party shall promptly pay, upon demand, the fees and expenses of any such counsel.

(f)            By this Agreement, Subscribers are not customers of NCPS and NCPS shall have no obligation to determine a Subscriber’s suitability to participate in the Offering, whether the Offering complies with Law, verify a Subscriber’s identity or perform anti-money laundering, know your customer or other due diligence, such responsibilities being obligations of Issuer Party or Issuer Party’s agents. Notwithstanding, NCPS may ask Issuer Party to provide, and Issuer Party shall provide promptly upon NCPS’s request, certain information about Subscribers, including, but not limited to, name, physical address, tax identification number, organizational documents, certificates of good standing, financial statements, licenses to do business and other information that will help NCPS to identify and verify a Subscriber’s identity. Any further participation by NCPS in the Offering (if any) other than to provide the escrow services as set forth in this Agreement shall be governed by separate agreement.

(g)           NCPS makes no representation, warranty or covenant as to the compliance of any transaction related to the escrow with any Law. NCPS shall not be responsible for the application or use of any funds released from the Escrow Account pursuant to this Agreement.

9.             Indemnification of NCPS.

(a)           Issuer Party (including Issuer Party’s affiliates, collectively, the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees (and agrees to cause the other Indemnifying Parties) jointly and severally and at their own cost and expense to indemnify, defend and hold harmless NCPS and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, advisors and consultants, and their respective successors and assigns (each, an “NCPS Parties”), to the fullest extent permitted by Law, from and against (and no NCPS Party shall be liable for) any Losses, joint or several, in connection with all actions (including equity owner actions), claims, disputes, inquiries, indemnification, proceedings, investigations and other legal process regardless of the source (collectively, “Actions”) arising out of or relating to the offering of securities, this Agreement, the provision of NCPS’s services hereunder or the engagement of NCPS hereunder (including, without limitation, any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement or any representation, warranty or covenant herein, any breach or alleged breach of Law or any rejection of a Cash Investment, or the suspension of performance or disbursement into court pursuant to Section 5), and will reimburse NCPS Parties for all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) as they are incurred by NCPS Parties in connection with investigating, preparing, defending or appearing as a third party witness in connection with any such Action whether or not related to a pending or threatened Action in which NCPS is a party. Notwithstanding, Issuer Party will not be responsible for any Losses that are finally judicially determined by unappealed or non-appealable order pursuant to Section 20(a) to have resulted primarily from NCPS’s fraud or gross negligence, and NCPS agrees to immediately refund any payments made to an NCPS Party upon such determination. “Losses” means any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, the costs of enforcing any right hereunder, the costs of pursuing any insurance providers, the costs of collection and the costs of defending against or appearing as a witness, whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise. Indemnifying Parties shall pay to NCPS Parties all amounts due under this Section 9 promptly after written demand therefor.

(b)           In the event that Escrow Agent performs any service not specifically provided hereinabove, or that there is any assignment or attachment of any interest in the subject matter of this escrow or any modification thereof, or that any controversy arises hereunder, or that Escrow Agent is made a party to, or intervenes in, any dispute pertaining to this escrow or the subject matter hereof, Escrow Agent shall be reasonably compensated therefor and reimbursed for all costs and expenses occasioned thereby; and Issuer Party hereto agree jointly and severally to pay the same and to jointly and severally and at their own cost and

 
 

expense release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the NCPS Parties pursuant to subsection (a) above, it being understood and agreed that Escrow Agent may interplead the subject matter of this escrow into any court of competent jurisdiction, and the act of such interpleader shall immediately relieve Escrow Agent of any duties, liabilities or responsibilities.

(c)           For the sole purpose of enforcing and otherwise giving effect to the provisions of this Section 9, Issuer Party hereby consents to personal jurisdiction and service and venue in any court in which any claim that is subject to this Agreement is brought against any NCPS Party.

(d)           If an Action is commenced or threatened and is ultimately settled, Issuer Party shall use its best efforts to cause NCPS, by name, and the other NCPS Parties, by description, to be included in any release or settlement agreement, whether or not NCPS and the other NCPS Parties are named as defendants in such Action.

10.          Compensation to NCPS.

(a)           Issuer Party shall pay or cause to be paid to NCPS for its services as escrow agent as outlined in Exhibit B, which may be updated from time to time by NCPS by providing written notice to Issuer Party. Issuer Party’s obligation to pay such fees to NCPS and reimburse NCPS for such expenses is not conditioned upon a successful closing. Upon Issuer Party’s request, NCPS will provide Issuer Party with copies of all relevant invoices, receipts or other evidence of such expenses. The obligations of Issuer Party under this Section 10 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of NCPS.

(b)           All of the compensation and reimbursement obligations shall be payable by Issuer Party upon demand by NCPS and will be charged automatically by NCPS to the credit card or other payment method indicated on the signature page to this Agreement or as otherwise agreed by the Parties. Issuer Party consents to NCPS retaining and using Issuer Party’s payment information for future invoices and as provided in this Agreement. Issuer Party agrees and acknowledges that NCPS and its third party vendors may retain and use Issuer Party’s payment information to facilitate the payments provided for in this Agreement. Issuer Party agrees to provide NCPS written notice (which may be via email) of any update or changes to Issuer Party’s payment information. Absent current payment information, Issuer Party shall make, or cause to be made, all payments to NCPS within 10 days of receiving an invoice therefor. All payments made to NCPS shall be in US dollars in immediately available funds.

(c)           If Issuer Party fails to make any payment when due then, in addition to all other remedies that may be available: (a) NCPS may charge interest on the past due amount at the rate of 1.5% per month, calculated daily and compounded monthly, or if lower, the highest rate permitted under Law, which Issuer Party shall pay; such interest may accrue after as well as before any judgment relating to collection of the amount due; and (b) Issuer Party shall reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, NCPS for all costs incurred by NCPS in collecting any late payments or interest, including attorneys’ fees, court costs and collection agency fees; provided that cumulative late payments are subject to the overall limits as may be required by Law as set forth in Exhibit B.

(d)           NCPS is authorized to and may disburse from time to time, to itself or to any NCPS Party from the Escrow Funds (but only to the extent of Issuer Party’s rights thereto), the amount of any compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses due and payable hereunder (including any amount to which NCPS or any NCPS Party is entitled to seek indemnification pursuant to Section 9 hereof). NCPS shall notify Issuer Party of any disbursement from the Escrow Funds to itself or to any NCPS Party in respect of any compensation or reimbursement hereunder and shall furnish to Issuer copies of all related invoices and other statements. Notwithstanding, no disbursement shall be made pursuant to this subsection until the Minimum Offering has been met and otherwise in compliance with Law, including, without limitation, Rule 15c2-4 of the Exchange Act and related SEC guidance and FINRA rules.

(e)           Issuer Party hereby grants to NCPS and the NCPS Parties a security interest in and lien upon the Escrow Funds (to the extent of Issuer Party’s rights thereto) to secure all obligations hereunder, and NCPS and the NCPS Parties shall have the right to offset the amount of any compensation or reimbursement due any of them hereunder (including any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 9 hereof) against the Escrow Funds (to the extent of Issuer’s rights thereto.) If for any reason the Escrow Funds available to NCPS and the NCPS Parties pursuant to such security interest or right of offset are insufficient to cover such compensation and reimbursement, Issuer Party shall promptly pay such amounts to

 
 

NCPS and the NCPS Parties upon receipt of an itemized invoice. Notwithstanding, no security interest or offset shall be granted pursuant to this subsection until the Minimum Offering has been met and otherwise in compliance with Law, including, without limitation, Rule 15c2-4 of the Exchange Act and related SEC guidance and FINRA rules.

11.          Representations and Warranties.

(a)           Issuer Party jointly and severally represents, warrants and covenants to NCPS as of the Effective Date and at all times during the Term, including, without limitation, at the time of any deposit to or disbursement from the Escrow Funds:

(i)            Issuer Party is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state where it was formed. Issuer Party has all requisite power and authority to own those properties and conduct those businesses presently owned or conducted by it. Issuer Party is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which its ownership of property or the character of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on Issuer Party or Issuer Party’s business.

(ii)           Issuer Party has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed by Issuer Party and constitutes the legal, valid, binding, and enforceable obligation of Issuer Party, enforceable against Issuer Party in accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not and will not: (A) conflict with or violate any of the terms of any organizational or governance document, stakeholder agreement, any court order or administrative ruling or decree to which it is a party or any of its property is subject, any agreement, contract, indenture, or other binding arrangement to which it is a party or any of its property is subject or any Law; or (B) conflict with, or result in a breach or termination of any of the terms of, or result in the acceleration of any indebtedness or obligations under, any agreement, obligation or instrument by which Issuer Party is bound or to which any property of Issuer Party is subject, or constitute a default thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is consistent with and accurately described in the Offering Document as set forth in Section 4(b) and Section 4(c) and has been properly described therein.

(iii)          Issuer Party acknowledges that the status of NCPS is that of agent only for the limited purposes set forth herein to provide escrow services, and in the case of an Offering pursuant to Regulation Crowdfunding, NCPS will be the “qualified third party”, as defined in Rule 303(e)(2) of the Securities Act, and hereby represents and covenants that no representation or implication shall be made that NCPS has investigated the desirability or advisability of investment in the Securities or has approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of the investment therein and that the name of NCPS has not and shall not be used in any manner in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities other than to state that NCPS has agreed to serve as escrow agent for the limited purposes set forth herein. Issuer Party shall comply with all Law in connection with the offering of the Securities. By this Agreement, NCPS accepts no other role and assumes no other responsibilities related to the Offering, including, without limitation, managing broker-dealer, placement agent, selling group member or referring broker-dealer.

(iv)          Issuer Party has the obligation to, and shall, determine a Subscriber’s suitability to participate in the Offering, make sure the Offering complies with Law and the Offering Document, verify a Subscriber’s identity and perform anti-money laundering, know your customer and any other due diligence in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Offering. The Offering and any offer or sale in the Offering complies with or is exempt from all applicable registrations or qualification requirements, including, without limitation those of the SEC or state securities regulatory authorities.

(v)           No person or entity other than the Parties and the prospective Subscribers have, or shall have, any lien, claim or security interest in the Escrow Funds or any part thereof. No financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file in any jurisdiction claiming a security interest in or describing (whether specifically or generally) the Escrow Funds or any part thereof.

(vi)          Any deposit with NCPS by NCPS and/or Issuer Party of Cash Investment Instruments pursuant to Section 3 shall be deemed a representation and warranty by Issuer Party that such Cash Investment Instrument represents a bona fide sale to such Subscriber of the amount of Securities set forth therein in accordance with the terms of the Offering Document.

 
 

(vii)         To the extent Issuer Party will be sharing personal or financial information of a third party with NCPS in connection with this Agreement, Issuer Party shall maintain and obtain the agreement of each such third party, which shall permit the sharing of such third party’s information with NCPS and its affiliates and service providers for NCPS and its affiliates and service providers to use, disclose and retain it in connection with this Agreement and the provision of the services hereunder and as required by Law. NCPS shall be a third party beneficiary to such agreement.

(viii)        Issuer Party’s representations, warranties and covenants are continuing and deemed to be reaffirmed each time Issuer Party provides NCPS with any instructions in connection with the Escrow Account. Issuer Party shall immediately notify NCPS if any representation, warranty or covenant ceases to be true, correct, accurate and complete.

(ix)          Issuer Party shall provide NCPS with immediate notice of any Action (as defined below), threatened Action or facts or circumstances that could lead to any Action involving Issuer Party, its agents or the Offering.

(b)           NCPS represents, warrants and covenants to Issuer Party as of the Effective Date and at all times during the Term, including, without limitation, at the time of any deposit to or disbursement from the Escrow Funds:

(i)            NCPS is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. NCPS is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC.

(ii)           NCPS has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed by NCPS and constitutes the legal, valid, binding, and enforceable obligation of NCPS, enforceable against NCPS in accordance with its terms.

(iii)          NCPS’s representations, warranties and covenants are continuing and deemed to be reaffirmed each time Issuer Party provides NCPS with any instructions in connection with the Escrow Account. NCPS shall promptly notify Issuer Party if any representation, warranty or covenant ceases to be true, correct, accurate and complete.

12.          Disclaimer of Advice. Issuer Party is NCPS’s sole customer pursuant to this Agreement. By this Agreement, NCPS is not undertaking to provide any recommendations or advice to any party, including any Subscriber who may be a retail investor, in connection with any offering of securities, NCPS’s engagement hereunder or its provision of the services contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, business, investment, solicitation, legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice). Issuer Party understands that it will be solely responsible for ensuring that any offering and any sale of securities complies with all Law. Issuer Party acknowledges and agrees that it will rely on its own judgment in using NCPS’s services.

13.          Survival. Notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of NCPS as escrow agent, the Parties shall continue to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement that reasonably require some action or forbearance (or are required to implement such action or forbearance) after such expiration or termination, including, but not limited to, those related to fees and expenses, indemnities, limitations of and exclusions to NCPS’s liability, warranties, choice of law, jurisdiction and dispute resolution and such provisions shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive any disbursement of Escrow Funds and the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Except as the context otherwise requires, all representations, warranties and covenants of Issuer Party contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be representations, warranties and covenants during the Term, and such representations, warranties and covenants shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive the sale of, and payment for, the securities and the expiration or termination of this Agreement to the extent required for the enforcement thereof.

14.          Assignment. Except as provided in Section 17, no Party shall assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights, or delegate or otherwise transfer any of its obligations or performance, under this Agreement, in each case whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or contract or otherwise, without each other Party’s prior written consent; provided NCPS may assign or otherwise transfer its rights, or delegate or otherwise transfer its obligations or performance, under this Agreement pursuant to Section 7 or to an affiliated escrow agent without any other Party’s consent. Any purported assignment, delegation or transfer in violation of this Section 14 is void. Subject to this Section 14, this Agreement is binding upon and inures to

 
 

the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns irrespective of any change with regard to the name of or the personnel of any Party.

15.          Entirety. This Agreement incorporates by reference NCPS’s and its affiliates’ data privacy policies and website terms of use, as posted on NCPS’s and its affiliates’ website from time to time, with which Issuer Party shall, and shall cause issuers to, comply. This Agreement (including all exhibits, all schedules and NCPS’s and its affiliates’ data privacy policies and website terms of use) constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the acceptance, collection, holding, investment and disbursement of the Escrow Funds and sets forth in their entirety the obligations and duties of NCPS with respect to the Escrow Funds and supersedes and merges all prior and contemporaneous proposals, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the Parties relating to such subject matter.

16.          Amendment; Waiver. Except as set forth in Section 7, Section 14 and Section 22, no amendment to or modification of this Agreement will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of each Party. No waiver by any Party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the Party so waiving. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

17.          Term and Termination.

(a)           The term of this Agreement commences as of the Effective Date and, unless terminated earlier pursuant to any of this Agreement’s express provisions, will continue in effect until the first to occur of the final closing of the Offering and/or the disbursement of all amounts in the Escrow Funds or deposit of all amounts in the Escrow Funds into court pursuant to Section 5 or Section 8 hereof (“Term”), at which time this Agreement shall terminate and NCPS shall have no further obligation or liability whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or the Escrow Funds.

(b)           Notwithstanding, NCPS may terminate this Agreement for cause immediately without notice to Issuer Party upon: (a) fraud, malfeasance or willful misconduct by Issuer Party or any of their affiliates; (b) conduct by Issuer Party or any of their affiliates that may jeopardize NCPS’s current business, prospective business or professional reputation; (c) any material breach by Issuer Party of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 10 days of receipt of written notice thereof (to the extent it can be cured), including, but not limited to, any failure to pay any amount under this Agreement when due; or (d) if Issuer Party ceases regular operations or files any petition or commences any case or proceeding under any provision or chapter of the Federal Bankruptcy Act, the Federal Bankruptcy Code, or any other federal or state law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization; the adjudication that Issuer Party is insolvent or bankrupt or the entry of an order for relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code with respect to Issuer; an assignment for the benefit of creditors; the convening by Issuer Party of a meeting of its creditors, or any class thereof, for purposes of effecting a moratorium upon or extension or composition of its debts; or the failure of Issuer Party generally to pay its debts on a timely basis. Any Party may terminate this Agreement for any other or no reason with 90 days’ prior written notice to each other Party.

(c)           No termination or expiration of this Agreement shall affect the ongoing obligations of Issuer Party to make payments to NCPS in accordance with the terms hereunder and such obligations shall survive. Amounts that would have become payable had this Agreement remained in effect until expiration of the Term will become immediately due and payable upon termination, and Issuer Party shall pay or shall cause to be paid such amounts, together with all previously-accrued but not yet paid fees, on receipt of NCPS’s invoice therefor or as otherwise set forth in Exhibit B, Section 9 or Section 10. In addition, Issuer Party shall remove any and all references to NCPS from any Offering Document, cease use of NCPS intellectual property and no longer refer to NCPS in connection with the offering.

18.          Dealings. NCPS and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of NCPS may buy, sell and deal in any of the securities of Issuer Party and become pecuniary interested in any transaction in which Issuer Party may be interested, and contract and lend money to Issuer and otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not escrow agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude NCPS from acting in any other capacity for Issuer Party or any other entity.

 
 

19.          Compliance with Law; Further Assurances. The Parties expressly agree that, to the extent that the existing law relating to this Agreement changes, and such change affects this Agreement, they will reform the affected portion of this Agreement to comply with the change. Each Party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.

20.          Choice of Law, Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution.

(a)           This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its choice of law, conflict of laws or “borrowing”, statutes, rules, principles and precedent. The Parties irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Utah, County of Salt Lake.

(b)           Each Party acknowledges and agrees that a breach or threatened breach by a Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement may cause any other Party irreparable harm for which monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy and agrees that, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, any other Party will be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from any court, without any requirement to post a bond or other security, or to prove actual damages or that monetary damages are not an adequate remedy. Such remedies and any other remedies set forth in this Agreement are not exclusive and are cumulative in addition to all other remedies that may be available at law, in equity or otherwise.

(c)           TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COLLECTIVE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE NCPS PARTIES UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ITS SUBJECT MATTER, TO ISSUER PARTY, ANY OTHER PARTY OR THIRD PARTY, UNDER ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION, BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY, BREACH OF WARRANTY, RESTITUTION OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER BROUGHT DIRECTLY OR AS A THIRD PARTY CLAIM, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF (A) $1,000 OR (B) THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY ISSUER PARTY TO AND RECEIVED BY NCPS DURING THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE ACCRUAL OF THE ACTION.

(d)           Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any ACTION arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. To the full extent permitted by law, no legal proceeding shall be joined with any other or decided on a class-action basis.

(e)           Subject to Section 20(c), in any Action, by which one Party either seeks to enforce this Agreement or seeks a declaration of any rights or obligations under this Agreement, the non-prevailing Party will pay the prevailing Party’s costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees.

(f)            None of the NCPS Parties shall be liable to any Issuer Party or to anyone else for any special, exemplary, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages of any kind or for any costs of procurement of substitution of services or any lost profits, lost business, trading losses, loss of use of data or interruption of business or services arising out of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any breach of this Agreement or any services performed, regardless of the basis of liability.

(g)           At NCPS’s or its affiliate’s determination, a breach under this Agreement by Issuer Party will constitute a default by Issuer Party or its affiliates under any other agreements any of them have then in effect with NCPS or its affiliates and vice versa.

(h)           All rights and remedies of NCPS in this Agreement will be in addition to all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity and shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.

21.          Notices; Consent to Electronic Communications. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications under this Agreement (“notices”) have binding legal effect only if in writing and addressed to a Party as set forth on the signature page hereto (or to such other address that such Party may designate from time to time in accordance with this Section 21). Notices sent in accordance with this Section 21 will be deemed effectively given: (a) when received, if delivered by hand, with signed confirmation of receipt; (b) when received, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier, signature required; or (c) on the third day after the date mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. In addition, Issuer Party consents to the receipt of notices electronically via email.

 
 

22.          Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

23.          Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture or other form of joint enterprise, employment or fiduciary relationship between the Parties, and no Party shall have authority to contract for or bind any other Party in any manner whatsoever.

24.          No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 9, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and, subject to Section 14, their respective successors and assigns. Nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. NCPS Parties shall be third party beneficiaries as set forth in Section 9.

25.          Interpretation; Headings and References. The Parties intend this Agreement to be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. Further, the headings used in this Agreement and the references throughout to the policies and documents constituting this Agreement are for convenience only and are not intended to be used as an aid to interpretation. All such references are subject to the full text of such policies and documents. Any decision by NCPS with respect to the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be final and binding on Issuer Party.

26.          Gender; Number. Words used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context indicates is appropriate. If one or more persons or entities constitute “Issuer Party”, as defined in the introductory paragraph, references to “Issuer Party” in this Agreement shall include references to each Issuer Party individually, together and collectively, jointly and severally.

27.          Intellectual Property; Confidential Information. All trademarks, service marks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, confidential information, and other proprietary rights of each Party shall remain the exclusive property of such Party, whether or not specifically recognized or perfected under Law. Issuer Party shall not use, disclose or retain confidential information (including personally identifiable information or other account information) of NCPS Parties or any third parties that Issuer Party or its affiliates or their employees, directors, officers, consultants, independent contractors, advisors and auditors may receive or otherwise have access to in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except as contemplated by this Agreement or the performance hereof. Escrow Agent and its affiliates may retain copies of and disclose and use any data or information collected from or on behalf of any Issuer Party or otherwise up to and throughout this Agreement as may be required in connection with legal, financial or regulatory filings, audits, discussions or examinations or as otherwise required by Law.

28.          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but all of which together are deemed to be one and the same agreement. Upon execution and delivery of a counterpart to this Agreement by the Parties, each Party shall be bound by this Agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement by facsimile, email or other means of electronic transmission or signature is deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

29.          Anti-Money Laundering.

(a)           Issuer Party acknowledges that NCPS is subject to U.S. federal Law, including the CIP requirements under the USA PATRIOT Act and its implementing regulations, pursuant to which NCPS must obtain, verify and record information that allows NCPS to identify customers of NCPS. Accordingly, NCPS will ask Issuer Party to provide, and Issuer Party shall provide, certain information, including, but not limited to, name, physical address, tax identification number, organizational documents, certificates of good standing, financial statements, licenses to do business and other information that will help NCPS to identify and verify Issuer Party’s identity.

 
 

(b)           The Parties agree to comply with all applicable anti-money laundering Law and government guidance, including the reporting, recordkeeping and compliance requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002, Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act, its implementing regulations, and related SEC, state regulatory organizations and FINRA rules. Each Party shall comply with all other anti-money laundering Law outside of the U.S. applicable to such Party or such Party’s activities under this Agreement. Upon NCPS’s request, Issuer Party shall provide customary certifications as to Issuer Party’s CIP, anti-money laundering program and OFAC Sanctions Compliance Program on which NCPS is entitled to rely.

30.          Privacy.

(a)           Each Party agrees any non-public personal information (as defined in Regulation S-P of the SEC) disclosed to it in connection with this Agreement is being disclosed for the specific purpose of permitting such Party to perform such Party’s obligations and the services set forth in this Agreement. Each Party agrees that, with respect to such information, it will comply with Regulation S-P of the SEC, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C § 6081 et seq.) and all other applicable U.S. privacy Law and it will not disclose any non-public personal information received in connection with this Agreement to any other party (except to the other Party), except to the extent required to carry out this Agreement or as otherwise permitted or required by Law. Each Party shall comply with all other privacy Law outside of the U.S. applicable to such Party or such Party’s activities in connection with this Agreement.

(b)           Each Party shall: (a) as applicable to such Party, comply with all applicable requirements of the CCPA (as defined below), when collecting, using, retaining or disclosing personal information; (b) limit personal information collection, use, retention and disclosure to activities reasonably necessary and proportionate to the performance of this Agreement or other compatible operational purpose; (c) only collect, use, retain or disclose personal information collected in connection with this Agreement; (d) not collect, use, retain, disclose, sell or otherwise make personal information available for such Party’s own commercial purposes or in a way that does not comply with the CCPA, as applicable to such Party; (e) promptly comply with the other Party’s request or instruction requiring such Party to provide, amend, transfer or delete the personal information, or to stop, mitigate, or remedy any unauthorized processing; (f) reasonably cooperate and assist the other Party in meeting any compliance obligations and responding to related inquiries, including responding to verifiable consumer requests, taking into account the nature of such Party’s processing and the information available to such Party; and (g) notify the other Party immediately if it receives any complaint, notice or communication that directly or indirectly relates to either Party’s compliance. For purposes of this Agreement, “CCPA” means the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 to 1798.199), and any related regulations or guidance provided by the California Attorney General.

31.          Citations. Any reference to Law are current citations. Any changes in the citations (whether or not there are any changes in the text of such Law) shall be automatically incorporated into this Agreement.

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In witness whereof, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the Effective Date.

Effective Date:

Offering Name:

Minimum Offering: (including offline investments and in kind contributions and similar creditable amounts)

Total Offering Amount:

Offering Exemption: Rule 506(b) of Regulation D Rule 506(c) of Regulation D Regulation A

Regulation Crowdfunding

ISSUER: NCPS:

Entity Name: North Capital Private Securities Corporation

Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction: Delaware

By: By:

(Signature) (Signature)

Name: Name:

Title: Title:

Date: Date:

Email: Email: jdowd@northcapital.com

With a copy to: With a copy to: lharkness@northcapital.com

ckellett@northcapital.com       

Address: Address: 623 E. Fort Union Boulevard, Suite 101

Midvale, Utah 84047

 

MANAGER: PLATFORM:

Entity Name: Entity Name:

Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction:

By: By:

(Signature) (Signature)

Name: Name:

Title: Title:

Date: Date:

Email: Email:

Address: Address:

 

Issuer Party Payment Information:

Use payment information currently on file with NCPS; or

Complete the payment information below:

Credit Card

Name on Card:

Credit Card Number:

Expiration Date (MM/YY):

Billing Address:

 


ACH/Wire Information

Bank Name:

Account Holder Name:

Routing Number:

Account Number:

Account Type (Checking/Savings):

Billing Contact Person

Name:

Email:

Telephone Number:

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

CONTINGENT OFFERING

If the Offering is a contingent offering as this term is referenced under Rule 15c2-4 of the Exchange Act (“Rule”), the distribution is being made with the express understanding that Escrow Funds are not to be released to Issuer until some further event or contingency occurs, as described in this Exhibit A, in accordance with the Rule.

Investor funds will be promptly deposited in a separate bank escrow account, with NCPS serving as agent for the persons who have the beneficial interests therein, until the appropriate event or contingency has occurred.

Upon certification that all contingencies have been met, the Escrow Funds will be promptly distributed to Issuer. If the contingencies fail to be satisfied as required by the Offering, the Escrow Funds will be returned to the persons or entities entitled thereto.

The following contingencies apply to the Offering (please check all that apply):

o None.

o Issuer KYC, AML, and Bad Actor Check screening are complete for Issuer and all Control Persons of Issuer.

o Certain listed events will have occurred prior to closing (please specify):

o Other contingencies (please describe):

 
 

EXHIBIT B

FEES AND EXPENSES

Escrow Administration Fee: $500 set-up and administration for 12 months (or partial period); $250 for each additional 12 months (or partial period)

Issuer Routable Account Number: $150 per month

Out-of-Pocket Expenses: Billed at cost

Check Disbursements: $10.00 per check (incoming/outgoing)

Transactional Costs: $100.00 for each additional escrow break

$100.00 for each escrow amendment

$50.00 for reprocessing a closing

Wire Disbursements: $25.00 per domestic wire (incoming/outgoing)

$45.00 per international wire (incoming/outgoing)

ACH Disbursements: $25.00, plus 0.1% on the amount transferred

ACH Dispute/Chargeback: $25.00 per reversal/chargeback

ACH Failure Return Fee: $1.50 per failure/return

Issuer Party shall pay NCPS the Escrow Administration Fee upon execution of this Agreement. In the event the escrow is not funded, the Fee and all related expenses, including attorneys’ fees, remain due and payable, and once paid, will not be refunded. Annual fees cover a full year in advance, or any part thereof, and thus are not pro-rated in the year of termination.

Escrow Parties shall pay such fees immediately upon Escrow Agent’s demand, or at Escrow Agent’s option, Escrow Agent may deduct such fees from any disbursement of Escrow Funds from the Escrow Account as provided in Section 10(d).

The fees quoted in this schedule apply to services ordinarily rendered in the administration of an Escrow Account and are subject to reasonable adjustment based on final review of documents, or when NCPS is called upon to undertake unusual duties or responsibilities, or as changes in law, procedures, or the cost of doing business demand. Services in addition to and not contemplated in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, document amendments and revisions, non-standard cash and/or investment transactions, calculations, notices and reports and legal fees, will be billed as extraordinary expenses and capped at $15,000.

Extraordinary fees are payable to NCPS for duties or responsibilities not expected to be incurred at the outset of the transaction, not routine or customary, and not incurred in the ordinary course of business. Payment of extraordinary fees is appropriate where particular inquiries, events or developments are unexpected, even if the possibility of such things could have been identified at the inception of the transaction.

Unless otherwise indicated, the above fees relate to the establishment of one escrow account. Additional sub-accounts governed by the same Escrow Agreement may incur an additional charge. Transaction costs include charges for wire transfers, checks, internal transfers and securities transactions.

NCPS may increase the amounts set forth in this Exhibit B by providing written notice to Issuer Party such increase to be effective as of such notice, and the fees will be deemed amended accordingly without further notice or consent; provided that Issuer Party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 17.

Escrow Agent may submit any payment information provided to it by an Issuer Party in connection with this Agreement against any fees due from such Issuer Party. Each Issuer Party consents to Escrow Agent retaining and using such payment information for future invoices and as provided in this Agreement. All payments shall be in US dollars in immediately available funds.

*The fees payable under this Agreement, plus the other relevant fees, attributable to any public offering (including any interest thereon), shall be capped at an aggregate amount not to exceed as permitted by applicable FINRA rules.

ALL FEES AND EXPENSES PAID TO NCPS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

 
 

 

 

 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the use in the Offering Circular constituting a part of this Offering Statement on Form 1-A, as it may be amended, of our Independent Auditor’s Reports dated March 23, 2022, relating to the balance sheets of Pro Music Rights, Inc. as of December 31, 2020, 2021, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ Equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

 

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in this

registration.

 

 

s/ Amjad Abu Khamis

October 28, 2022

 

Amjad N I Abu Khamis

 

Certified Public Accountant, NH 08224 CF Audits LLC

159 Main St. STE 100

Nashua NH 03060

603-607-7600

cpa@cfaudits.com

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the use in the Offering Circular constituting a part of this Offering Statement on Form 1-A, as it may be amended, of our Independent Auditor’s Reports dated October 22, 2022 relating to the balance sheets of NUVUS GRO, Inc. as of March 31, 2021 and 2022, the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ Equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in this registration.

 

 

 

 

 

Amjad N I Abu Khamis

 

Certified Public Accountant, NH 08224 CF Audits LLC

159 Main St. STE 100

Nashua NH 03060

603-607-7600

cpa@cfaudits.com

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the use in the Offering Circular constituting a part of this Offering Statement on Form 1-A, as it may be amended, of our Independent Accountant Review Reports dated August 23, 2022, relating to the balance sheets of Pro Music Rights, Inc. as of June 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ Equity, and cash flows for the period then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

 

 We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in this registration.

 

 

 

 

Amjad N I Abu Khamis

 

Certified Public Accountant, NH 08224 CF Audits LLC

159 Main St. STE 100

Nashua NH 03060

603-607-7600

cpa@cfaudits.com

 

 

October 28, 2022

 

 

Jake P. Noch

Chief Executive Officer

Nuvus Gro Corp

350 S Durango Drive

Ste. 128

Las Vegas, NV, 89145, USA

 

Re: Nuvus Gro Corp.

 

Dear Mr. Noch:

 

I have acted, at your request, as special counsel to Nuvus Gro Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A (the “Offering Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the proposed issuance of 16,500,000,000 units of at a price of $.0064 per share, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) of the Company.

 

 In rendering this opinion, I have reviewed (a) statutes of the State of Nevada, to the extent I deem relevant to the matter opined upon herein; (b) true copies of the Articles of Incorporation of Company and all amendments thereto; (c) the By-Laws of the Company; (d) selected proceedings of the board of directors of the Company authorizing the issuance of the Shares; (e) certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials; (f) and such other documents of the Company and of public officials as I have deemed necessary and relevant to the matter opined upon herein.

 

I have assumed (a) all of the documents referenced herein (collectively, the “Documents”) are true and correct copies of the original documents and the signatures on such documents are genuine; (b) the persons that executed the Documents have the legal capacity to execute the Documents; and (c) the status of the Documents as legally valid and binding instruments is not affected by any (i) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders, or (ii) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.

 

Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and other statements set forth herein, I are of the opinion that the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. This opinion is based on Nevada corporate law and does not express any opinion with respect to federal law or other jurisdictions.

 
 

        I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Offering Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder. 

 

 

Very Truly Yours,

 

s: M. Amber Barger

 

M. Amber Barger