United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15[d] of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 5, 2014
Date of Report
SUNDANCE STRATEGIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Nevada |
000-50547 |
88-0515333 |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Incorporation) |
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4626 North 300 West, Suite No. 365
Provo, Utah 84604
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(801) 705-8968
(Registrants Telephone Number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see general instruction A.2. below):
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: anticipate, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, ongoing, plan, potential, predict, project, should, will, would, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Current Report. These factors include, but are not limited to, economic conditions generally in the United States and internationally, and in the industry and markets in which we have and may participate in the future, competition within our chosen industry, our current and intended business, our assets and plans, the effect of applicable United States and foreign laws, rules and regulations on our business and our failure to successfully develop, compete in and finance our current and intended business operations.
You should read any other cautionary statements made in this Current Report as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this Current Report. We cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this Current Report will prove to be accurate, and therefore, prospective investors are encouraged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. You should read this Current Report completely, and it should be considered in light of all other information contained in the reports or registration statement that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including all risk factors outlined therein. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in the future.
JUMPSTART OUR BUSINESS STARTUPS ACT DISCLOSURE
We qualify as an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act). An issuer qualifies as an emerging growth company if it has total annual gross revenues of less than $1.0 billion during its most recently completed fiscal year, and will continue to be deemed an emerging growth company until the earliest of:
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the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer during which it had total annual gross revenues of $1.0 billion or more; |
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the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities of the issuer pursuant to an effective registration statement; |
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the date on which the issuer has, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt; or |
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the date on which the issuer is deemed to be a large accelerated filer, as defined in Section 240.12b-2 of the Exchange Act. |
As an emerging growth company, we are exempt from various reporting requirements. Specifically, we are exempt from the following provisions:
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Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires evaluations and reporting related to an issuers internal controls; |
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Section 14A(a) of the Exchange Act, which requires an issuer to seek shareholder approval of the compensation of its executives not less frequently than once every three years; and |
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Section 14A(b) of the Exchange Act, which requires an issuer to seek shareholder approval of its so-called golden parachute compensation, or compensation upon termination of an employees employment. |
Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies may delay adopting new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
NAME REFERENCES
In this Current Report, references to Sundance Strategies, the Company, we, our, us or words of similar import, refer to the Registrant, Sundance Strategies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and our wholly-owned subsidiary, ANEW LIFE, INC., a Utah corporation (ANEW LIFE), our acquisition of which by merger occurred on March 29, 2013.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 5, 2014, we entered into a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with HFII Assets Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (HFII), whereby we agreed to purchase and HFII agreed sell two portfolios of life insurance policies with a face value of approximately $124,375,000 and which meet our investment criteria, having already been processed into our Net Insurance Benefit (NIBs) structure of premium financing, mortality re-insurance (MRI), the number of policies desired in the portfolios and with an acceptable average age range of the insureds, among other factors. The NIB is the amount remaining after payment of the face amount when a policy matures, less the total of premium payments, financing costs, MRI costs and all other expenses.
Our Amended and Restated Promissory Note in the amount of $2,999,999 that we executed and delivered to Del Mar Financial S.a.r.l. (Del Mar) on November 5, 2013, and that was initially executed and delivered by us to PCH Financial S.a.r.l. (PCH) on March 11, 2013, in connection with our PCH Transfer Agreement of the same date, and which was subsequently acquired by Del Mar, is included in the assets to be acquired by us under the LOI. The due date of the Amended and Restated Promissory Note was extended from December 31, 2014, to April 11, 2015, when it was amended, and the principal was reduced to a maximum of $1,500,000. The Amended and Restated Promissory Note was assigned by Del Mar to Hyperion Life Fund II-A (Hyperion) on November 5, 2013, subject to a one year Buyback Option at $1,000,000 plus two percent of the principal per month (not however, to be for less than the sum of $1,120,000 [Minimum Buyback Price]); and the Buyback Option was assigned to us on the same date, subject to reassignment to Del Mar if it delivered $400,000,000 in Qualified NIBs to us by April 1, 2014, under our Del Mar Asset Purchase Agreement (the Del Mar ATA) dated June 7, 2013. We have only received $90,000,000 in Qualified NIBs under the Del Mar ATA, and accordingly, we became the owner of the Buyback Option, effective April 1, 2014; however, the Buyback Option expired on November 5, 2013. See our 8-K Current Report dated June 7, 2013, as amended, for additional information, along with our 10-Q Quarterly Report for the Quarter ended September 30, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on November 14, 2014. See Item 9.01.
The LOI is subject to HFII completing its acquisition of the assets to be acquired under the LOI from Hyperion, which is presently in the process of being completed. The timely completion of the transfer of these assets is subject to the payment of certain residual costs associated with the transfer and the assistance by us of certain financing as outlined below.
In consideration of the purchase of the assets under the LOI, we will:
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issue 1,130,000 shares of our common stock valued by us at $9.00 per share;
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lend $150,000 to HFII to facilitate the transfer of assets from Hyperion to HFII for sale to us under the LOI, with the loan to be represented by our $150,000 promissory note.
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grant HFII a Put Option (as defined in the LOI) to put to us 187,500 of our shares to us at a price of $8.00 per share or an aggregate total of $1,500,000, in two Puts: (i) 93,750 shares on February 15, 2015, for $750,000; and (ii) 93,750 shares on October 31, 2015, for $750,000. The Put
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Options shall expire if not exercised on the respective exercise dates of February 15, 2015, and October 31, 2015.
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if we do not have the liquidity to pay the Put Options, if made, on their respective exercise dates, HFII has the following Clawback rights, subject to the Cure Period, as respectively defined in the LOI: (i) on the February 15, 2015, Put Option, all of the HTF US Life 3 and 4 portfolios with a face value of $60.475 million; and (ii) on the October 31, 2015, Put Option, all of the Apollo and Jubilee portfolios with a face value of $63.9 million.
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if the Clawback rights are exercised, HFII shall return 471,250 shares of our common stock for each such Clawback exercise, retaining, however, the balance of the 1,130,000 shares to be issued under the LOI or 187,500 shares.
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We will have a Cure Period of 45 days applicable to the February 15, 2015, Put Option, if exercised, during which such Clawback right shall not be exercisable.
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the closing is scheduled on or before December 31, 2014, and is subject to the resolution of certain issues satisfactory to all parties pertaining to certain service providers of certain Gmbh corporation structures on or before such date.
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our $150,000 promissory note to facilitate the residual costs associated with the transfer of assets shall be payable: (i) out of the proceeds of the first Put Option exercise, if there is a closing; and (ii) out of the proceeds of our Amended and Restated Promissory Note, if there is no closing, as such Amended and Restated Promissory Note shall remain in full force and effect in the event there is no closing.
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the shares to be issued by us shall be subject to a 12 month Lock-Up/Leak-Out Agreement provision.
A copy of the LOI is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. See Exhibit 10 in Item 9.01.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
See Exhibit 99 in Item 9.01.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99 is being furnished, and shall not be deemed to be filed, for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liability under such Section 18. Furthermore, the information contained in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into our filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
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Letter of Intent dated December 5, 2014
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Press Release dated December 8, 2014.
10-Q Quarterly Report for the Quarter ended September 30, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on November 14, 2014
8-K Current Report dated June 7, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on June 20, 2013, and amended on September 19, 2013, November 14, 2013, May 8, 2014, May 27, 2014, and July 10, 2014.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SUNDANCE STRATEGIES, INC.
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/s/ Randall F. Pearson |
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Randall F. Pearson |
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President, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director |
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December 05, 2014
Sundance Strategies, Inc.
Attn: Mr. Randy Pearson
4626 North 300 West
Provo, Utah 84604
Re: Letter of Intent re Asset Purchase
Dear Sirs,
This fully binding letter of intent is being provided to memorialize the intent of HFII Assets Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Seller), to enter into an asset purchase agreement (Agreement) with Sundance Strategies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the Purchaser), involving the issuance of common shares by the Purchaser to the Seller, such shares being subject to a 12-month lock-up/leak-out provision as well as other terms and conditions set forth in the enclosed Asset Purchase Agreement Term Sheet (the Term Sheet).
The parties acknowledge that in order to effectuate the Agreement, the following assets, currently held in Hyperion Funds II plc (the Fund) is presently in the process of being transferred to the Seller:
NIBs related to HTF US Life 3 and 4 portfolios ($60.475M DB)
NIBs related to Apollo & Jubilee portfolios ($63.9M DB)
Sundance Note secured by a lien on TW 5-8 portfolio
The timely completion of the transfer of assets from the Fund to the Seller (and thus the sale by the Seller to the Purchaser) depends on certain residual costs associated with the initial transfer of assets being settled with the assistance of financing provided by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant to the Term Sheet.
We look forward to working with you on the completion of the purchase of the above assets by the Purchaser. If you are in agreement with the terms and conditions of this letter of intent and the attached Term Sheet, please acknowledge and agree to the terms herein by executing in the appropriate place below.
Sincerely,
/s/Mark Niu
Mark Niu
Manager of HFII Assets Solutions, LLC
On behalf of Sundance Strategies, Inc., there undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees to the terms and conditions of this letter of intent and the attached Term Sheet.
Sundance Strategies, Inc.
/s/Randy Pearson
By: Randy Pearson
Title: President
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
TERM SHEET
Parties |
· Sundance Strategies, Inc. the purchaser (the Purchaser) · HFII Asset Solutions the seller (the Seller) |
Assets |
Seller will execute or transfer the following assets to Purchaser: · NIBs related to HTF US Life 3 and 4 portfolios · NIBs related to Apollo & Jubilee portfolios · Collateral release of existing lien pertaining to a note issued by Sundance and secured by NIBs related to TW 5-8 portfolio |
Consideration |
· Purchaser will newly issue 1,130,000 of common shares to Seller (valued by Purchaser at $9 per share). · Purchaser will lend $150,000 to Seller to facilitate the initial transfer of assets to Seller, such loan to be documented by a promissory note (Promissory Note). |
Put Option |
Seller will be granted a Put Option to sell up to an aggregate of 187,500 of SUND shares back to Purchaser at $8.00 per share ($1,500,000) on two exercise dates: · February 15, 2015: Seller can elect to exercise its Put Option to sell up to 93,750 of SUND shares back to Purchaser (Put price: $750,000). · October 31, 2015: Seller can elect to exercise its Put Option to sell up to another 93,750 of SUND shares back to Purchaser (Put price: $750,000). The Put Options shall expire on their respective exercise dates if not exercised. |
Clawback |
If Seller elects to exercise its Put Option on either exercise dates and Purchaser does not have sufficient liquidity or otherwise fails to settle the Put Option with Seller, then Seller shall have the right to claw back the following assets: · February 15, 2015: HTF US Life 3 and 4 portfolios · October 31, 2015: Apollo & Jubilee portfolios This Clawback provision is subject to the Cure Period provision set forth below. |
Return of Shares |
Upon the exercise of its clawback rights, Seller would return to Purchaser the following shares: · February 15, 2015: 471,250 shares · October 31, 2015: 471,250 shares Seller would retain all shares that Purchaser fails to settle pursuant to the Put Option (up to a total of 187,500 shares). |
Cure Period |
If the Seller exercises its Put Option on February 15, 2015, and the Purchaser does not have sufficient liquidity or otherwise fails to settle the Put Option with Seller on the date of exercise, the Purchaser shall have a Cure Period of 45 calendar days in which it can attempt to settle the Put Option. Only after this Cure Period (if the Purchaser shall has not settled the Put Option) can Seller exercise its rights under the Clawback provision pertaining to the February 15, 2015 exercise date. |
Conditions for Closing |
The closing of the asset purchase transaction is conditioned on the resolution of certain issues satisfactory to all parties pertaining to certain service providers of certain GmbH structures on or before December 31, 2014. |
Promissory Note |
The loan of $150,000 from Purchaser to Seller to facilitate the transfer of assets to the Seller initially shall be payable as follows: 1. If this asset purchase transaction closes, then the loan shall be repaid out of the first proceeds generated by the exercise of the Put Option. 2. If this asset purchase transaction does not close, then the loan shall be repaid out of proceeds generated by the repayment of the Sundance note secured by NIBs related to TW 5-8 portfolio (which note shall remain in full force if the asset purchase transaction does not close). |
Lock-up/Leak-out |
The shares issued by the Purchaser to the Seller shall be subject to a 12-month lock-up/leak-out provision. |
SUNDANCE STRATEGIES SIGNS BINDING LETTER OF INTENT TO ACQUIRE PORTFOLIO OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES WITH FACE VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $124 MILLION
PROVO, Utah, December 8, 2014 -- Sundance Strategies, Inc. (OTCBB: SUND), an innovative company engaged in acquiring life insurance settlements and related insurance contracts, policies and obligations, today announced that it has signed a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a portfolio of life insurance policies from a life settlement fund. Both parties anticipate closing this mostly stock transaction by December 31, 2014. At a valuation of $10 million, the total value of the transaction is equivalent to approximately $9.00 per share.
The policies have a combined face value at maturity of approximately $124 million and meet the stringent investment criteria of Sundance Strategies. This portfolio has already been processed into the Companys Net Insurance Benefit (NIB) structure. The NIB is the remaining cash available for Sundance when the policy face value has been paid to the Company after a policy matures, less the total of all premium payments, financing costs, MRI and all other expenses have been subtracted from that face amount.
Randy Pearson, President of Sundance Strategies, said, We are very pleased to have this LOI in place and look forward to closing this transaction before the end of the calendar year. This acquisition brings us even closer to our $1 billion target.
He added, With our goal of acquiring $1,000,000,000 face value of life settlement policies within the next year, the cumulative effect of these layered, year-over-year cash flows, when the face death benefits are paid, will yield substantial growth to the Company.
Sundance, in association with Senior Lenders, Reinsurance providers and a blue-chip service provider network, has been able to purchase, service and plan to hold to ultimate maturity portfolios that have financing for 100% of ongoing premium payments and risk mitigating reinsurance (MRI) that reduces the overall risk profile typically associated with maintaining life settlement portfolios.
Additional information about this LOI is contained in our 8-K Current Report dated December 5, 2014, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about December 8, 2014.
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: anticipate, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, ongoing, plan, potential, predict, project, should, will, would, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. This press release should be considered in light of all filings of the Company that are contained in the EDGAR Archives of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov .
Contact Information
Sundance Strategies
Porter LeVay and Rose
Michael Porter
212-564-4700
mike@plrinvest.com
Matt Pearson
801-705-8968
Chief Operations Officer
matt@sundancestrategies.com
Randy Pearson
801-705-8968
President
randy@sundancestrategies.com
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