UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number ______
GOLDEN
DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 82-2911016 |
(State of Incorporation) | (IRS Employer ID No.) |
4100 E Mississippi Ave, Suite 315
Denver, CO 80246
(Address of principal executive offices)
(855) 590-9949
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
(Title of each class to be so registered)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer | [ ] | Accelerated filer | [ ] | |
Non-accelerated filer | [ ] | Smaller reporting company | [X] | |
Emerging growth company | [X] |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
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The cross-reference table below identifies where the items required by Form 10 can be found in the statement. | ||
Item No. | Item Caption | Page |
1 | Business. | 1 |
1A | Risk Factors. | 6 |
2 | Financial Information. | 13 |
3 | Properties. | 19 |
4 | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management. | 19 |
5 | Directors and Executive Officers. | 21 |
6 | Executive Compensation. | 22 |
7 | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. | 23 |
8 | Legal Proceedings. | 24 |
9 | Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters. | 24 |
10 | Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities. | 25 |
11 | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. | 26 |
12 | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. | 27 |
13 | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. | F-1 |
14 | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. | F-17 |
15 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | F-17 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
You should rely only on the information contained in this registration statement or in a document referenced herein. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any other information that is different. You should assume that the information contained in this registration statement is accurate only as of the date hereof except where a different specific date is set forth.
As used in this registration statement, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms the “Company,” “Registrant,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or “Golden” refer to Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for statements of historical fact, some information in this document contains “forward-looking statements” that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plans,” “potential,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “management believes,” “we believe,” “we intend” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. The statements that contain these or similar words should be read carefully because these statements discuss our future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial position, or state other forward-looking information. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able accurately to predict or control. Further, we urge you to be cautious of the forward-looking statements which are contained in this registration statement because they involve risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting our operations, market growth, service, products and licenses. The factors listed in the sections captioned “Risk Factors” and “Description of Business,” as well as other cautionary language in this registration statement and events in the future may cause our actual results and achievements, whether expressed or implied, to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all of those risks, nor can we assess the impact of all of those risks on our business or the extent to which any factor may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements in this registration statement are based on assumptions management believes are reasonable. However, due to the uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and unless required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly update any of them in light of new information, future events, or otherwise. The occurrence of any of the events described as risk factors or other future events could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position. Since our common stock is considered a “penny stock,” we are ineligible to rely on the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US
When this registration statement becomes effective, we will begin to file reports, proxy statements, information statements and other information with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Our SEC filings will be available to the public at the Web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
Our Internet website address is http://www.goldendeveloping.com. Information contained in our website does not constitute part of this registration statement. When this registration statement is effective, we will make available, through a link to the SEC’s Web site, electronic copies of the materials we file with the SEC (including our annual reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K, the Section 16 reports filed by our executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders and amendments to those reports). To receive paper copies of our SEC filings, please contact us by mail addressed to Investor Relations, Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., 4100 E Mississippi Ave, Suite 315, Denver, CO 80246, or by telephone at (855) 590-9949.
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History
Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) was originally incorporated on December 17, 1998 in the State of Nevada under the name American Associates Group. In 2007 the name was changed to Clean Hydrogen Producers, Ltd before being changed in April of 2017 to Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. The Company has structured itself in 2017 as a cannabis holding company and intends to make additional acquisitions in the industry in the near future.
On September 28, 2016, Barton Hollow, LLC (“Barton Hollow”), a Nevada limited liability company, and stockholder of the Company, filed an Application for Appointment of Custodian pursuant to Section 78.347 of the Nevada Revised Statutes in the District Court for Clark County, Nevada. Barton Hollow was subsequently appointed custodian of the Company (the “Custodian”) by Order of the Court on November 16, 2016 (the “Order”). In accordance with the provisions of the Order, Barton Hollow thereafter moved to: (a) reinstate the Company with the State of Nevada; (b) provide for the election of interim officers and directors; and (c) call and hold a stockholder meeting. In addition, Barton Hollow elected Adam S. Tracy as the lone officer and director of the Company. On November 16, 2016, the Custodian, on behalf of the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Filakos Capital Investments, LLC (“Filakos”), for the purchase of 70,000,000 shares of our common stock. The shares were issued on March 3, 2017. This issuance of 70,000,000 shares of common stock was the only issuance of securities between March 2015 and March 2017. Filakos Capital Investments, LLC is beneficially owned and controlled by Stavros Triant, the Company’s sole officer and director.
On April 17, 2017, the Custodian and director of the Company caused Stavros Triant to be named the Company’s sole officer and director, at which time Mr. Tracy resigned. By Order dated May 30, 2017, the District Court discharged the custodianship and the Company’s operations were returned to its Board of Directors (the “Board”).
Prior to the appointment of the Custodian, the Company did not have substantial operations, with its prior business having been unwound and liquidated. Subsequent to the closing of the November 16, 2016 Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has structured itself as a holding company to provide business services and/or products supporting the cannabis industry.
On September 14, 2018, the Board amended the Company’s articles of incorporation to increase the amount of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue to 775,000,000.
In March 2019, the Board amended the Company’s articles of incorporation to increase the amount of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue to 975,000,000.
Introduction
CBD is the abbreviation for cannabidiol. The Company, in a 50/50 joint venture with Pura Vida Vitamins (“Pura Vida”), has developed an online retail business for CBD, hemp oil and health/wellness related products. Through our online retail business, we will offer a broad range of what we believe will be price-competitive products, including, but not limited to traditional vitamins, supplements, CBD based tinctures, vapes, and soft-gels.
Products and services will be sold through our Internet website located at www.puravidavitamins.com (the “Website”). Information contained on the Website does not constitute part of this registration statement. The Website is an online store whose merchandise includes hemp related products, CBD related products, and additional products focusing on health and lifestyle.
We currently carry CBD tinctures, in various flavor profiles, vapes and gummies. We are currently advertising through social media outlets such as Twitter and Instagram, in an effort to attract customers with product specific advertisements or posts.
We believe that each additional brand, category or product that we add to our platform adds negligible server hosting costs. It also allows us to have a virtual presence and exposure to every regulated cannabis market without establishing a costly physical presence in each state. This minimizes the costs of scaling and required capital while, at the same
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time, offering a direct role in the cannabis industry without ever touching the plant itself.
We are a startup company in the cannabis industry. Our focus is to create online sales and marketing initiatives to build a dominant brand. We are in the process of acquiring trademarks relative to our products. Through our relationships with suppliers, raw materials and related products are readily available to us. All supply will come domestically with white label agreements when needed. We have an online marketing program in place to drive a fast paced growth plan. Orders will be handled online and shipped via appropriate carriers from our inventory fulfillment center. No drop shipping is expected during initial launch phases. Customers for CBD/hemp products expect the highest of quality and consistency and pricing is based on those levels. We expect to be price and quality competitive on the higher end of that scale. All product quality is 100% customer satisfaction guaranteed and products not deemed to be of quality can be returned for a refund. Quality and consistency of quality are needed to avoid returned product issues which could result in financial liability. An online payment gateway is being established with a backup vendor is being put in place as well.
Our target customers are consumers and businesses who seek quality CBD/hemp oil and wellness products at competitive prices. We intend to regularly change our product assortment to meet the evolving preferences of our customers and current trends. Our products will include, among others, CBD based items and, to some extent, traditional vitamins and supplements.
Our Products
Our raw materials are sourced through wholesale manufacturers and brokers.
We will compete primarily based on:
• | Quality customer experience with an emphasis on price, value, and assortment of products delivered in a personalized format with the convenience of our mobile app, and with the benefits of customer care; |
• | Our intention to develop long-term mutually beneficial relationships with our suppliers; and |
We will also make direct sales of our own inventory shipped from our warehouse.
Our team of customer service representatives assists customers by telephone, instant online chat and e-mail. We also derive revenue from other businesses advertising products or services on our Website.
Most of our sales will be primarily to customers located in the United States.
Retail direct business
Our retail business will include sales made to individual consumers and businesses from our owned inventory which are fulfilled primarily from our warehouse. We have a leased warehouse with ample space, located in Denver, Co.
We do not expect revenues to be heavily seasonal.
Generally, we require authorization from credit card or other payment vendors whose services we offer to our customers or verification of receipt of payment, before we ship products to consumers or business purchasers.
Growth Strategies for Our E-Commerce Business
Our growth strategies for our e-commerce business include:
Investing in branding and marketing – We believe that some of our direct competitors spend significantly higher percentages of their revenue on marketing, and that we need to increase our branding and marketing expenditures in order to increase our market share in the e-commerce health and wellness market, and educate consumers about our current position as an online retailer offering a wide assortment of health, wellness, CBD/hemp oil products with
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reasonable prices, and with a high level of customer service.
Investing in distribution facilities – In addition to our one leased warehouse, we want to invest in additional distribution facilities to speed shipping and improve our customer service. We believe that by adding additional distribution facilities we can improve our customers' shopping experience.
Expand investment in technology platforms - We continue to invest in building and acquiring platforms that automate vendor management, product pricing, website personalization and search relevance. We want to make additional investments in automation, technology and engineering resources because we believe they can improve our customers' shopping experience.
We currently have more than 100 products available on our websites for Pura Vida Vitamins and CBD Infusionz. We believe that private label brands can generate significant brand equity and customer loyalty.
We believe that our competitors, including, CW Hemp and CV Sciences, operate with more capital than we have.
Our ability to pursue some or all of these plans, and the extent to which we would envision them, will depend on the resources we have available, and may require significantly more capital than we currently have.
Manufacturer, Supplier and Distribution Relationships
Our manufacturers, distributors, or other suppliers will regularly communicate to us the quantity of products that are held in reserve for us. Although our contracts grant us actionable rights to such products, our contracts do not guarantee the availability of those products for a set duration. Our manufacturer, distributors, and supplier relationships are based on experience with manufacturers, distributors, and other suppliers and do not obligate or entitle us to receive merchandise on a long-term or short-term basis. Our manufacturer, distributor, and supplier relationships are generally non-exclusive and we retain the right to select and change our suppliers at our discretion. In our direct business, we purchase the products from manufacturers, distributors, or other suppliers using standard purchase orders. Generally, manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers do not control the terms under which products are sold through our Website.
Products
The Shopping section of the Website is organized into product and service lines or featured categories, including CBD Gummies, CBD Oils and Extracts, CBD Vapes and Vape Oils, numerous edibles, pre rolls, creams, etc... From time to time we may reorganize our departments and/or categories to better reflect our current product offerings.
Sales and Marketing
We use a variety of methods to target our retail consumer audience, including online campaigns, such as advertising through keywords, product listing ads, display ads, search engines, affiliate marketing programs, social coupon websites, portals, banners, e-mail, direct mail, and viral and social media campaigns. We may also do brand advertising through television, radio, print ads, and event sponsorships.
Customer Service
We are committed to providing superior customer service. We have staffed our customer service department with dedicated in-house and outsourced professionals who respond to phone, instant online chat, and e-mail inquiries on products, ordering, shipping status, returns, and other areas of customer inquiry.
Technology
We use internally developed Websites and a combination of proprietary technologies and commercially available licensed technologies and solutions to support our operations. We use the services of multiple telecommunications companies to obtain connectivity to the Internet. Currently, we have outsourced the functionality and maintenance of our computer infrastructure.
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Competition
Competitors in the space include cwhemp.com and cvsciences.com. According to a report by Brightfield Group, it is estimated that CBD sales have already hit $820 million in 2017 and at growth rate over the next two years the market will cross the billion-dollar mark.
We compete with other online retailers and traditional retailers. Many of our current and potential competitors have greater brand recognition, longer operating histories, larger customer bases, and significantly greater financial, marketing, and other resources than we do. Further, any of them may enter into strategic or commercial relationships with larger, more established and well-financed companies, including exclusive distribution arrangements with our vendors or service suppliers that could deny us access to key products or needed services, or acquisitions of our suppliers or service providers, having the same effect. Many of them do or could devote greater resources to marketing and promotional campaigns and devote substantially more resources to their website and systems development than we do. Many have supply chain operations that decrease product shipping times to their customers, have options for in-store product pick-up, allow in-store returns, or offer other delivery and returns options that we do not have. New technologies, the continued enhancement of existing technologies, developments in related areas such as same-day product deliveries, and the development of proprietary delivery systems increase competitive pressures on us. We believe that many of our competitors operate with more capital and have more financial flexibility to invest in growth than we have.
Recent Acquisitions
On September 18, 2018, the Company entered into two Asset Purchase Agreements (the “WW Asset Purchase Agreements”). One with Layer Six Media, Inc., d/b/a Where’s Weed (“WW” or “Layer Six”), an online and mobile cannabis services hub that focuses on fast, secure and efficient discovery and purchasing of cannabis in both recreational and medical markets in the United States and Canada, and one with the owners of WW, Tyler Bartholomew, David Lindauer, Bill Anders and Brad Billman (the “WW Owners”). For aggregate consideration of $9,113,636 (the “WW Purchase Price”), the Company purchased all of WW’s assets including wheresweed.com (information contained on this website does not constitute part of this registration statement), a website that provides consumers with information regarding cannabis companies.
At closing on September 18, 2018, the Company, in connection with the WW Asset Purchase Agreements with WW: (i) issued the WW Owners 170,454,545 shares of our common stock in the fair value of $5,113,636; (ii) paid the WW Owners $170,000 in cash; (iii) issued the WW Owners a promissory note (the “2018 WW Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $750,000 with a 3% interest rate per annum with $250,000 in principal and accrued interest due and payable on each of October 1, November 1, and December 1 (all in 2018). As of March 31, 2019, approximately $544,489 remains outstanding under the 2018 WW Promissory Note; (iv) issued the WW Owners a promissory note (the “2019 WW Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $3,000,000 with a 3% interest rate per annum with $250,000 in principal and accrued interest due and payable starting on January 1, 2019 and for each of the eleven (11) months thereafter; and (v) issued a promissory note (the “WW Broker Promissory Note”) to a broker in the principal amount of $80,000 with a 2% interest rate per annum with the entire principal and accrued interest due and payable on December 17, 2018. As of March 31, 2019, approximately $55,000 remains outstanding under the WW Broker Promissory Note. A company controlled by John Sosville (a member of the Boar) will receive total payments of $500,000 for his representation of the WW Owners in the Layer Six transaction. The Company will pay a total of $100,000 of this amount directly, with $20,000 having been paid at closing, and an additional $10,000 having been paid through December 31, 2018. The remaining $400,000 will be paid by the WW Owners which includes Messrs. Lindauer and Bartholomew. Subsequent to December 31, 2018, the Company paid an additional $19,500 to a company controlled by Mr. Sosville. Subsequently, the Company entered into employment agreements with the following employees of Six Layer: (1) David Lindauer, to serve as Chief Technology Officer of the Company with a base salary of $150,000 per year and the right to receive a stock award with a value of $80,000 on January 1 st of each year (not yet issued as of April 29, 2019); (2) Tyler Bartholomew, to serve as Digital Strategist of the Company with a base salary of $150,000 per year; and (3) Bill Anders, to serve as Marketing Coordinator of the Company with a base salary of $150,000 per year.
On March 8, 2019, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Infusionz Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Infusionz, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Infusionz”), pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the assets of Infusionz. As consideration for the acquisition the Company: (i) issued a note (the “Infusionz Note”) in the principal amount of $2,400,000 with a 3% interest rate per annum, due in 24 equal monthly payments beginning in June 2019; and (ii) issued 147,250,382 shares of our common stock in the fair value of $2,600,000. The Company also agreed to fund the new subsidiary with $300,000 in cash within two months of the acquisition date. The acquisition closed on March 9, 2019. As part of the asset purchase transaction with Infusionz, a company controlled by Mr. Sosville will be paid a fee of $150,000 for his representation of the sellers of Infusionz.
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In connection with the Infusionz Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into employment agreements with two employees of Infusionz. The employees will receive a combined total salary of $270,000 per year over the two year term of the agreement, with automatic one year renewals thereafter. The Company agreed to issue stock options with a total combined value of $2,000,000, with portions to be vested immediately upon execution of the agreement, and others vesting monthly over the term. The options will have a 10 year term, and an exercise price based on the closing price of the Company’s stock at the execution of the agreement. The employment agreements also provide for combined earn out payments of up to $2,000,000 over a period of four years depending on sales targets being met.
You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this registration statement before making an investment decision with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or incorporated herein that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, you may lose all or part of your investment. In addition to other information in this registration statement and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the following risk factors should be carefully considered in evaluating our business as they may have a significant impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects could be materially and adversely affected. Because of the following factors, as well as other variables affecting our operating results, past financial performance should not be considered as a reliable indicator of future performance and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods.
Risks Related to Our Business
WE ARE A DEVELOPING BUSINESS AND CAN MAKE NO ASSURANCES THAT WE WILL BE PROFITABLE.
We are a developing business and there can be no assurance at this time that we will operate profitably or that we will have adequate working capital to meet our obligations as they become due. Investors must consider the risks and difficulties frequently encountered by early stage companies, particularly in rapidly evolving markets. Such risks include the following:
● | changes in the laws of federal and state governments; | |
● | our ability to raise capital as and when we need it; | |
● | our ability to continue to develop and extend our brand identity; | |
● | our ability to anticipate and adapt to a competitive market; | |
● | our ability to effectively manage expanding operations; | |
● | the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to expansion of our business, operations, and infrastructure; | |
● | our ability to deliver and maintain high quality products and services; | |
● | our dependence upon key personnel; and | |
● | our dependence upon the performance of associated businesses and third parties with whom we may conduct business with or invest. |
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We cannot be certain that our business strategy will be successful or that we will successfully address these risks. In the event that we do not successfully address these risks, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. See the Recent Developments section herein for a description of the Company’s debt financing transactions. The Company may be unable to meet its financial obligations as they become due and may have to cease its business operations.
WE HAVE A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY AND OPERATE IN A NEW INDUSTRY, AND WE MAY NOT SUCCEED.
We have a limited operating history and may not succeed. We are subject to all risks inherent in a developing business enterprise. Our likelihood of continued success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications, and delays frequently encountered in the competitive and regulatory environment in which we operate. For example, the CBD industry is a new industry that as a whole may not succeed, particularly should the federal government change course and decide to prosecute those dealing in medical and recreational marijuana under federal law.
You should further consider, among other factors, the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies that, like us, are in their early stages. For example, unanticipated expenses, problems, and technical difficulties may occur and they may result in material delays in the operation of our business, in particular with respect to our services and products. We may not successfully address these risks and uncertainties or successfully implement our operating strategies. If we fail to do so, it could materially harm our business to the point of having to cease operations and could impair the value of our capital stock to the point investors may lose their entire investment.
OUR CONTINUED SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON ADDITIONAL STATES LEGALIZING MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
Continued development of the medical and recreational marijuana market is dependent upon continued legislative authorization of marijuana at the state level. Any number of factors could slow or halt the progress. Further, progress, while encouraging, is not assured and the process normally encounters set-backs before achieving success. While there may be ample public support for legislative proposal, key support must be created in the legislative committee or a bill may never advance to a vote. Numerous factors impact the legislative process. Any one of these factors could slow or halt the progress and adoption of marijuana for recreational and medical purposes, which would limit the market for our products and negatively impact our business and revenues.
THE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE INDUSTRY FACES STRONG OPPOSITION WHICH MAY HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
It is believed by many that well-funded, significant businesses may have a strong economic opposition to the medical marijuana industry as currently formed. We believe that the pharmaceutical industry does not want to cede control of any compound that could become a strong selling drug. For example, medical marijuana will likely adversely impact the existing market for Marinol, the current “marijuana pill” sold by mainstream pharmaceutical companies. Further, the medical marijuana industry could face a material threat from the pharmaceutical industry should marijuana displace other drugs or simply encroach upon the pharmaceutical industry’s market share for compounds such as marijuana and its component parts. The pharmaceutical industry is well funded with a strong and experienced lobby that eclipses the funding of the medical marijuana movement. Any inroads the pharmaceutical industry makes in halting or rolling back the medical marijuana movement could have a detrimental impact on the market for our products and thus on our business, operations and financial condition.
MARIJUANA REMAINS ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. EVEN IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAS BEEN LEGALIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL, ITS USE AND PRESCRIPTION ARE VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW WHICH MAY DISRUPT THE ON GOING BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY.
Although we do not sell marijuana or have any operations that directly work with the marijuana plant, we may be deemed to assist in facilitating the selling or distribution of marijuana in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law. It is a schedule-I controlled substance. Even in those jurisdictions
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in which the use of medical and recreational marijuana have been legalized at the state level, its prescription and sale is a violation of federal law. The United States Supreme Court has ruled in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Coop. and Gonzales v. Raich that it is the federal government that has the right to regulate and criminalize cannabis, even for medical and recreational purposes. Therefore, federal law criminalizing the use of marijuana trumps state laws that legalize its use for medicinal and recreational purposes. At this time, the states are standing against the federal government, maintaining existing laws and passing new ones in this area. Currently, the Company does not believe that President Trump and his administration will have a negative effect on the Company and its business operations. The Company believes there is overwhelming support for both recreational and medical cannabis use and there have been multiple bills introduced at the State level to provide support to the Cannabis industry in the event of action taken by President Trump and his administration. A change in the federal attitude towards enforcement could cripple the industry. The legal cannabis industry is our target market, and if this industry is unable to operate, we would lose the majority of our potential clients, which would have a negative impact on our business, operations and financial condition.
OUR BUSINESS IS DEPENDENT UPON CONTINUED MARKET ACCEPTANCE BY CONSUMERS.
We are substantially dependent on continued market acceptance of our products and services by consumers. Although we believe that the use of our products and services in the United States will gain consumer acceptance, we cannot predict the future growth rate and size of this market.
IF WE ARE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR OPERATIONS, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE OUR FUTURE GROWTH.
If we are able to expand our operations in the United States and in other countries where we believe our products and services will be successful, as planned, we may experience periods of rapid growth, which will require additional resources. Any such growth could place increased strain on our management, operational, financial and other resources, and we will need to train, motivate, and manage employees, as well as attract management, sales, finance and accounting, international, technical, and other professionals. In addition, we will need to expand the scope of our infrastructure and our physical resources. Any failure to expand these areas and implement appropriate procedures and controls in an efficient manner and at a pace consistent with our business objectives could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
THE COMPANY COULD LOSE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS BUSINESS.
The loss of certain current strategic relationships, the inability to find other strategic partners or the failure of the Company’s existing relationships to achieve meaningful positive results could harm the Company’s business. The Company intends to rely in part on strategic relationships to help it (i) maximize adoption of the Company’s products through retail sales to enhance the Company’s brand; (ii) expand the range of commercial activities based on the Company’s technology; and (iii) increase the performance and utility of the Company’s services.
Many of these goals are beyond the Company’s expertise. The Company anticipates that the efforts of the Company’s strategic partners will become more important as the medical and recreational legal cannabis industry matures. In addition, the efforts of the Company’s strategic partners may be unsuccessful. Furthermore, these strategic relationships may be terminated before the Company realizes any benefit.
THE COMPANY’S SERVICES ARE NEW AND ITS INDUSTRY IS EVOLVING.
You should consider the Company’s prospects in light of the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their early stage of development, particularly companies in the rapidly evolving legal cannabis industry. To be successful in this industry, the Company must, among other things:
● | develop and introduce functional and attractive service offerings; | |
● | attract and maintain a large base of consumers; |
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● | increase awareness of the Company brand and develop consumer loyalty; | |
● | establish and maintain strategic relationships with distribution partners; | |
● | respond to competitive and technological developments; | |
● | build an operations structure to support the Company business; and | |
● | attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. |
The Company cannot guarantee that it will succeed in achieving these goals, and its failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
As is typical in a new and rapidly evolving industry, demand and market acceptance for recently introduced products and services are subject to a high level of uncertainty and risk. Because the market for the Company is new and evolving, it is difficult to predict with any certainty the size of this market and its growth rate, if any. The Company cannot guarantee that a market for the Company will develop or that demand for Company services will emerge or be sustainable. If the market fails to develop, develops more slowly than expected or becomes saturated with competitors, the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results would be materially adversely affected.
THERE COULD BE UNIDENTIFIED RISKS INVOLVED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES.
The foregoing risk factors are not a complete list or explanation of the risks involved with an investment in the securities. Additional risks will likely be experienced that are not presently foreseen by the Company. Prospective investors must not construe this the information provided herein as constituting investment, legal, tax or other professional advice. Before making any decision to invest in our securities, you should read this entire prospectus and consult with your own investment, legal, tax and other professional advisors. An investment in our securities is suitable only for investors who can assume the financial risks of an investment in the Company for an indefinite period of time and who can afford to lose their entire investment. The Company makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the likelihood of the success or the business of the Company, the value of our securities, any financial returns that may be generated or any tax benefits or consequences that may result from an investment in the Company.
WHILE NO CURRENT LAWSUITS ARE FILED AGAINST THE COMPANY, THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT A CLAIM OF SOME KIND MAY BE MADE IN THE FUTURE.
While no current lawsuits are filed against us, the possibility exists that a claim of some kind may be made in the future. While we will work to ensure high product and service quality and accuracy, no assurance can be given that some claims for damages will not arise. At this time we do not carry product liability insurance. We cannot make any assurances that we will obtain such product liability insurance, and if obtained, if such product liability insurance will completely cover any potential claims against the Company.
IF WE FAIL TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL CONTROL, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REPORT OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS ACCURATELY OR TO PREVENT FRAUD. ANY INABILITY TO REPORT AND FILE OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS ACCURATELY AND TIMELY COULD HARM OUR REPUTATION AND ADVERSELY IMPACT THE FUTURE TRADING PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
Effective internal control is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and reputation with investors may be harmed. As a result, our small size and any current internal control deficiencies may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operation and access to capital.
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We currently have insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements. Additionally, there is a lack of formal process and timeline for closing the books and records at the end of each reporting period and such weaknesses restrict the Company’s ability to timely gather, analyze and report information relative to the financial statements.
Because of the Company’s limited resources, there are limited controls over information processing. There is inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives. Our Company’s management is composed of a small number of individuals resulting in a situation where limitations on segregation of duties exist. In order to remedy this situation we would need to hire additional staff. Currently, the Company is unable to hire additional staff to facilitate greater segregation of duties but will reassess its capabilities during this fiscal year.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
OUR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK HAVE LIMITED TRADING AND THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THERE WILL BE AN ACTIVE MARKET FOR OUR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
Our shares of common stock have limited trading, and the price if traded may not reflect our value. There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock either now or in the future. The market liquidity will be dependent on the perception of our operating business and any steps that our management might take to bring us to the awareness of investors. There can be no assurance given that there will be any awareness generated. Consequently, investors may not be able to liquidate their investment or liquidate it at a price that reflects the value of the business. If a more active market should develop, the price may be highly volatile. Because there may be a low price for our shares of common stock or because we are involved in the legal cannabis industry, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in the securities. Even if an investor finds a broker willing to effect a transaction in the shares of our common stock, the combination of brokerage commissions, transfer fees, taxes, if any, and any other selling costs may exceed the selling price. Further, many lending institutions will not permit the use of such shares of common stock as collateral for any loans.
WE MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENNY STOCK RULES WHICH WILL MAKE THE SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK MORE DIFFICULT TO SELL.
We may be subject now and in the future to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules if our shares common stock sell below $5.00 per share. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00. The penny stock rules require broker-dealers to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker- dealer and its salesperson, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to completing the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation.
In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction the broker dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. The penny stock rules are burdensome and may reduce purchases of any offerings and reduce the trading activity for shares of our common stock. As long as our shares of common stock are subject to the penny stock rules, the holders of such shares of common stock may find it more difficult to sell their securities.
WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PAY DIVIDENDS AND INVESTORS SHOULD NOT BUY OUR COMMON STOCK EXPECTING TO RECEIVE DIVIDENDS.
We have not paid any dividends on our common stock in the past, and do not anticipate that we will declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, investors will only realize an economic gain on their investment in our common stock if the price appreciates. Investors should not purchase our common stock expecting to receive cash dividends. Because we do not pay dividends, and there may be limited trading, investors may not have any manner to liquidate or receive any payment on their investment. Therefore, our failure to pay dividends may cause
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investors to not see any return on investment even if we are successful in our business operations. In addition, because we do not pay dividends we may have trouble raising additional funds, which could affect our ability to expand our business operations.
WE HAVE A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY.
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada in 1998 and has engaged in limited operations to date. Accordingly, the Company has only a limited operating history with which you can evaluate its business and prospects. An investor in the Company must consider its business and prospects in light of the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered by early-stage companies, including limited capital, delays in product development, possible marketing and sales obstacles and delays, inability to gain customer and merchant acceptance or inability to achieve significant distribution of our products and services to customers. The Company cannot be certain that it will successfully address these risks. Its failure to address any of these risks could have a material adverse effect on its business.
WE MAY BECOME SUBJECT TO LEGAL PROCEEDINGS THAT COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACT ON OUR FINANCIAL POSITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
From time to time and in the ordinary course of our business, we and certain of our subsidiaries may become involved in various legal proceedings. All such legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable and, regardless of the merits of the claims, litigation may be expensive, time-consuming and disruptive to our operations and distracting to management. If resolved against us, such legal proceedings could result in excessive verdicts, injunctive relief or other equitable relief that may affect how we operate our business. Similarly, if we settle such legal proceedings, it may affect how we operate our business. Future court decisions, alternative dispute resolution awards, business expansion or legislative activity may increase our exposure to litigation and regulatory investigations. In some cases, substantial noneconomic remedies or punitive damages may be sought. Although we maintain liability insurance coverage, there can be no assurance that such coverage will cover any particular verdict, judgment or settlement that may be entered against us, that such coverage will prove to be adequate or that such coverage will continue to remain available on acceptable terms, if at all. If we incur liability that exceeds our insurance coverage or that is not within the scope of the coverage in legal proceedings brought against us, it could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
• Certification, licensing or regulatory requirements;
• Unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
• Changes to or reduced protection of intellectual property rights in some countries.
WE INTEND TO CONTINUE STRATEGIC BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER COMBINATIONS, WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO INHERENT RISKS.
In order to expand our solutions, services, and grow our market and client base, we may continue to seek and complete strategic business acquisitions and other combinations that we believe are complementary to our business. Acquisitions have inherent risks which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results or prospects, including, but not limited to: 1) failure to successfully integrate the business and financial operations, services, intellectual property, solutions or personnel of an acquired business and to maintain uniform standard controls, policies and procedures; 2) diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns; 3) entry into markets in which we have little or no direct prior experience; 4) failure to achieve projected synergies and performance targets; 5) loss of clients or key personnel; 6) incurrence of debt or assumption of known and unknown liabilities; 7) write-off of software development costs, goodwill, client lists and amortization of expenses related to intangible assets; 8) dilutive issuances of equity securities; and, 9) accounting deficiencies that could arise in connection with, or as a result of, the acquisition of an acquired company, including issues related to internal control over financial reporting and the time and cost associated with remedying such deficiencies. If we fail to successfully integrate acquired businesses or fail to implement our business strategies with respect to these acquisitions, we may not be able to achieve projected results or support the amount of consideration paid for such acquired businesses.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT OUR GROWTH AND MARKETING STRATEGY SUCCESSFULLY OR ON A TIMELY BASIS OR AT ALL.
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Our future success depends, in large part, on our ability to implement our growth strategy of expanding distribution and sales of our product portfolio, attracting new consumers and introducing new product lines and product extensions.
Our sales and operating results will be adversely affected if we fail to implement our growth strategy or if we invest resources in a growth strategy that ultimately proves unsuccessful.
OUR STOCK PRICE MAY BE VOLATILE OR MAY DECLINE REGARDLESS OF OUR OPERATING PERFORMANCE, AND YOU MAY LOSE PART OR ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate widely in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control, including:
● | market conditions or trends in the dietary supplement industry or in the economy as a whole; |
● | actions by competitors; |
● | actual or anticipated growth rates relative to our competitors; |
● | the public’s response to press releases or other public announcements by us or third parties, including our filings with the SEC; |
● | economic, legal and regulatory factors unrelated to our performance; |
● | any future guidance we may provide to the public, any changes in such guidance or any difference between our guidance and actual results; |
● | changes in financial estimates or recommendations by any securities analysts who follow our common stock; |
● | speculation by the press or investment community regarding our business; |
● | litigation; |
● | changes in key personnel; and |
● | future sales of our common stock by our officers, directors and significant shareholders. |
In addition, the stock markets, including the over-the-counter markets where we are quoted, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These broad market fluctuations may materially affect our stock price, regardless of our operating results. Furthermore, the market for our common stock historically has been limited and we cannot assure you that a larger market will ever be developed or maintained. The price at which investors purchase shares of our common stock may not be indicative of the price that will prevail in the trading market. Market fluctuations and volatility, as well as general economic, market and political conditions, could reduce our market price. As a result, these factors may make it more difficult or impossible for you to sell our common stock for a positive return on your investment. In the past, shareholders have instituted securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were involved in securities litigation, we could incur substantial costs and our resources and the attention of management could be diverted from our business.
FUTURE SALES OF SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK, OR THE PERCEPTION IN THE PUBLIC MARKETS THAT THESE SALES MAY OCCUR, MAY DEPRESS OUR STOCK PRICE.
The market price of our common stock could decline significantly as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock. In addition, if our significant shareholders sell a large number of shares, or if we issue a large number of shares, the market price of our stock could decline. Any issuance of additional common stock by us in the
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future, or warrants or options to purchase our common stock, if exercised, would result in dilution to our existing shareholders. Such issuances could be made at a price that reflects a discount or a premium to the then-current trading price of our common stock. Moreover, the perception in the public market that shareholders might sell shares of our stock or that we could make a significant issuance of additional common stock in the future could depress the market for our shares. These sales, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of our common stock or make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate.
YOU MAY EXPERIENCE DILUTION OF YOUR OWNERSHIP INTEREST DUE TO THE FUTURE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
We do not have sufficient funds to finance the growth of or to support our projected capital expenditures. As a result, we will require additional funds from future equity or debt financings, including tax equity financing transactions or sales of preferred shares or convertible debt, to complete the development of new projects and pay the general and administrative costs of our business. We may in the future issue our previously authorized and unissued securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of holders of our common stock. We are currently authorized to issue 975,000,000 shares of common stock. The potential issuance of such additional shares of common stock or preferred stock or convertible debt may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock. We may also issue additional shares of common stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock in future public offerings or private placements for capital raising purposes or for other business purposes. The future issuance of a substantial number of common shares into the public market, or the perception that such issuance could occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common shares. A decline in the price of our common shares could make it more difficult to raise funds through future offerings of our common shares or securities convertible into common shares.
OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, INCLUDING OUR CEO AND CHAIRMAN MR. TRIANT AND HIS AFFILIATES, POSSESS SIGNIFICANT VOTING POWER WITH RESPECT TO OUR COMMON STOCK, WHICH WILL LIMIT YOUR INFLUENCE ON CORPORATE MATTERS.
As of April 29, 2019, our directors and executive officers collectively beneficially own approximately 100% of the issued and outstanding Preferred A Shares.
As a result, our insiders have the ability to significantly influence our management and affairs through the election and removal of our Board and all other matters requiring stockholder approval, including any future merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. This concentrated voting power could discourage others from initiating any potential merger, takeover or other change-of-control transaction that may otherwise be beneficial to our stockholders. Furthermore, this concentrated control will limit the practical effect of your influence over our business and affairs, through any stockholder vote or otherwise. Any of these effects could depress the price of our common stock.
OUR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION GRANTS OUR BOARD THE POWER TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF COMMON AND PREFERRED SHARES AND TO DESIGNATE OTHER CLASSES OF PREFERRED SHARES, ALL WITHOUT STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.
Our authorized capital consists of 975,000,000 shares of common stock and 35,000,000 shares are authorized as preferred stock. Our Board, without any action by our stockholders, may designate and issue shares of preferred stock in such series as it deems appropriate and establish the rights, preferences and privileges of such shares, including dividends, liquidation and voting rights, provided it is consistent with Nevada law.
The rights of holders of our preferred stock that may be issued could be superior to the rights of holders of our shares of common stock. The designation and issuance of shares of capital stock having preferential rights could adversely affect other rights appurtenant to shares of our common stock. Furthermore, any issuances of additional stock (common or preferred) will dilute the percentage of ownership interest of then-current holders of our capital stock and may dilute our book value per share.
Item 2. Financial Information.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This registration statement on Form 10 and other reports filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC (collectively, the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the Filings, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors, including the risks relating to the Company’s business, industry, and the Company’s operations and results of operations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
General
The following is a discussion by management of its view of the Company’s business, financial condition, and corporate performance for the past year. The purpose of this information is to give management’s recap of the past year, and to give an understanding of management’s current outlook for the near future. This section is meant to be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements of this Registration Statement.
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Overview
Results of Operations
Below is a summary of the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
For the Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 265,573 | $ | - | $ | - | 100.00 | % | ||||||||
Cost of revenue | (277,769) | - | - | 100.00 | % | |||||||||||
Gross profit | (12,196) | - | - | 100.00 | % | |||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Professional fees | 115,446 | 12,253 | 103,193 | 842.2 | % | |||||||||||
General & administrative | 1,432,837 | 16,961 | 1,415,876 | 8,347.8 | % | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,548,283 | 29,214 | 1,519,069 | 5,199.8 | % | |||||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (37,900) | (3,664) | 34,236 | 934.4 | % | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (1,598,379) | (32,878) | 1,565,501 | 4,761.5 | % |
Gross profit
Gross profit (loss) increased by ($12,196) for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, due to the acquisition of Layer Six in September 2018. The negative gross profit is primarily due to the amortization expense associated with the fair value estimate of the acquired software platform.
Operating expenses
Operating expenses increased by $1,519,069 for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, listed below are the major changes to operating expenses:
Professional fees increased by $103,193 for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to additional legal fees from the Company’s fundraising activities in 2018 and increased costs associated with being a public company.
General and administrative expenses increased by $1,415,876 for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to stock-based compensation, investor relations expense related to fundraising efforts, amortization expense from the intangible assets recognized as a result of the acquisition in September 2018, and payroll costs from the Company’s new employees.
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense) increased by $34,236 for the year ended December 31, 2018 , compared to the same period in 2017, primarily as a result of interest expense on the notes payable issued to finance the asset purchase agreement executed in September 2018.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following is a summary of the cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
As of December 31, | ||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | $ Change | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,463 | $ | — | $ | 12,463 |
Summary of Cash Flows
Below is a summary of the Company’s cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
For the Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Net cash provided (used) in operating activities | $ | (690,977 | ) | $ | — | |||
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | (182,068 | ) | — | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 885,508 | — | ||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,463 | $ | — |
Operating activities
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Net cash used in operating activities was $ 690,977 for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $0 during the same period in 2017. The current period cash outflows relate to the increase in operations of the Company during 2018, primarily related to payroll costs, professional fees and investor relations costs. The Company’s net loss of $1,598,379 included a total of $258,246 of non-cash depreciation and amortization and $580,000 of stock-based compensation expense.
Investing activities
Net cash used by investing activities was $ 182,068 for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $0 during the same period in 2017. This increase is primarily due to $170,000 paid to acquire Layer Six Media, and $12,068 for fixed asset purchases.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $ 885,508 for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $0 during the same period in 2017. The current period amounts consist of $600,960 in net proceeds from sale of common stock, $232,500 from sale of preferred stock, $70,025 in loans from a related party and $50,000 a note payable entered into. The Company paid a total of $64,208 against its various debt instruments during the year ended December 31, 2018, and paid $3,499 in deferred financing costs.
Going Concern
As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $12,463 cash and $265,573 of revenue to meets its ongoing operating expenses and liabilities of $4,021,885.
The financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company anticipates future losses in the development of its business raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and, or, obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with loans or contributions from related parties and, or, the sale of common stock. There is no assurance that this series of events will be satisfactorily completed.
Financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2018, the Company had no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The Company uses the liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes. The Company has incurred net losses in past years and, therefore, has no tax liability.
The Company reported no uncertain tax liability as of December 31, 2018 and expects no significant change to the uncertain tax liability over the next twelve months.
Derivative Instruments
Fair value accounting requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments such as conversion features in
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convertible debt or equity instruments and measurement of their fair value for accounting purposes. In assessing the convertible debt instruments, management determines if the convertible debt host instrument is conventional convertible debt and further if there is a beneficial conversion feature requiring measurement. If the instrument is not considered conventional convertible debt under ASC 470, the Company will continue its evaluation process of these instruments as derivative financial instruments under ASC 815.
Once determined, derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each reporting period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as an adjustment to fair value of derivatives.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company applies Topic 718 “Share-Based Payments” (“Topic 718”) to share-based compensation, which requires the measurement of the cost of services received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost is recognized when the event occurs. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of options granted.
The Company accounts for equity-based transactions with non-employees under the provisions of ASC Topic No. 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” (“Topic No. 505-50”). Topic No. 505-50 establishes that equity-based payment transactions with non-employees shall be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which was adopted on January 1, 2018. The Company primarily earns revenue from subscription services for its online and mobile cannabis services hub. Revenue is recognized when control of the services is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the services. The Company has not yet begun to sell inventory products
Revenue is recognized based on the following five step model:
- Identification of the contract with a customer
- Identification of the performance obligations in the contract
- Determination of the transaction price
- Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
- Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation
Performance Obligations
Revenue related to subscriptions to the Company’s online services. Revenue is recognized on a ratable basis over the contract term beginning on the date that the service is made available to the customer. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the total transaction price to each performance obligation in an amount based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised goods or services underlying each performance obligation. The Company uses an observable price to determine the stand-alone selling price for separate performance obligations or a cost plus margin approach when one is not available. Historically the Company’s contracts have not had multiple performance obligations. The large majority of the Company’s performance obligations are recognized over a time period equal to the length of the subscription period, which is generally 30 days.
Sales, value add, and other taxes collected concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. Payment terms between invoicing and when payment is due is less than one year. As of December 31, 2018, none of the Company’s contracts contained a significant financing component.
The Company elected the practical expedient to not adjust the amount of revenue to be recognized under a contract
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with an end user for the effects of time value of money when the timing difference between receipt of payment and recognition of revenue is less than one year.
Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations
The subscription revenue for its website services is collected up front for a 30 day period. At the end of each reporting period, the Company performs a calculation to determine the portion of that period for which services have not yet been provided. This amount is considered a contract liability and is recorded as deferred revenue. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had $43,207 and $0, respectively, in revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) at the end of the reporting period. The Company expects to recognize all of its unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) performance obligations as revenue in the next twelve months.
Contract Costs
Costs incurred to obtain a customer contract are not material to the Company. The Company elected to apply the practical expedient to not capitalize contract costs to obtain contracts with a duration of one year or less, which are expensed and included within cost of goods and services.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Estimates are used to determine the amount of variable consideration in contracts, the standalone selling price among separate performance obligations and the measure of progress for contracts where revenue is recognized over time. The Company reviews and updates these estimates regularly.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the 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.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of short-term instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and short-term notes approximate fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity for these instruments.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In preparing the financial statements, management considered all new pronouncements through the date of the report.
In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. ASU 2016-01 affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under ASU 2016-02, an entity will be required to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. For public companies, ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, and requires a modified retrospective adoption, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2019, using the modified
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retrospective approach. The Company will recognized right of use assets and liabilities for any lease agreement with a lease term of greater than 12 months. The Company elected the practical expedient to not recognize short term leases on the balance sheet.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). This ASU applies to all entities that are required to present a statement of cash flows under Topic 230. The amendments provide guidance on eight specific cash flow issues and includes clarification on how these items should be classified in the statement of cash flows and is designed to help eliminate diversity in practice as to where items are classified in the cash flow statement. Furthermore, in November 2016, the FASB issued additional guidance on this Topic that requires amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted for all entities. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) - Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which aligns the accounting for share-based payment awards issued to employees and nonemployees. Under ASU No. 2018-07, the existing employee guidance will apply to nonemployee share-based transactions (as long as the transaction is not effectively a form of financing), with the exception of specific guidance related to the attribution of compensation cost. The cost of nonemployee awards will continue to be recorded as if the grantor had paid cash for the goods or services. In addition, the contractual term will be able to be used in lieu of an expected term in the option-pricing model for nonemployee awards. The Company adopted the provisions of the guidance on January 1, 2019 with no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2017-01 – “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business” (“ASU 2017-01”). ASU 2017-01 provides revised guidance to determine when an acquisition meets the definition of a business or alternatively should be accounted for as an asset acquisition. ASU 2017-01 requires that, when substantially all of the fair value of an acquisition is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the asset or group of similar identifiable assets does not meet the definition of a business and therefore is required to be accounted for as an asset acquisition. Transaction costs will continue to be capitalized for asset acquisitions and expensed as incurred for business combinations. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or results of operations.
The Company does not believe that any other recently issued effective pronouncements, or pronouncements issued but not yet effective, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
We maintain our current principal office at 4100 E Mississippi Ave, Suite 315, Denver, CO 80246. Our telephone number at this office is (855) 590-9949. In November 2018, the Company entered into a lease agreement for its current office space with monthly rent of $3,716. The lease agreement ends in March 2021.
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
(a) Security ownership of certain beneficial owners.
The following table sets forth, as of April 29, 2019, the number of shares of common stock owned of record and beneficially by our executive officers, directors and persons who hold 5% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
The amounts and percentages of our common stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of SEC rules governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the SEC rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to
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direct the voting of such security, or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days through the exercise of any stock option, warrant or other right. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. Unless otherwise indicated, each of the shareholders named in the table below, or his or her family members, has sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares of our common stock. Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each of the shareholders listed below is: c/o Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., 4100 E Mississippi Ave, Suite 315, Denver, CO 80246.
Applicable percentage ownership is based on 782,759,619 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of April 29, 2019 . In computing the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed to be outstanding all shares of common stock subject to options held by that person or entity that are currently exercisable or that will become exercisable within 60 days of April 29, 2019.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Common stock Owned Beneficially | Percent of Class | Series A Preferred Stock Owned Beneficially |
Percent of Class
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Named Executive Officers and
Directors |
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Stavros Triant (1) | 320,000,000 | 40.88 | % | 1 | 100 | % | ||||||||||
Vince Trapasso | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
John Sosville | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
David Lindauer | 72,443,182 | 9.25 | % | - | - | |||||||||||
Tyler Bartholomew | 72,443,182 | 9.25 | % | - | - | |||||||||||
Cyrus Rauofpur | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Nick Kazerouni | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
All directors and officers as a group (7 persons) |
464,886,364 | 59.39 | % | 1 | - | |||||||||||
5% or greater shareholders | ||||||||||||||||
Nathan Weinberg | 83,560,174 | 10.68 | % | - | - | |||||||||||
Total | 548,446,538 | 70.07 | % | 1 | 100 | % |
* Less than 1%
(1) Shares owned by Filakos Capital Investments, LLC, an entity over which Mr. Stavros has voting and investment control.
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Item 5. Directors, Executive Officers.
The following table contains information with respect to our directors and executive officers. To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers have an arrangement or understanding with any other person pursuant to which he or she was selected as a director or officer. There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers. Directors serve one year terms. Our executive officers are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Name | Current Age | Position | ||
Stavros A. Triant | 42 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
David Lindauer | 32 | Chief Technology Officer and Director | ||
Tyler Bartholomew | 33 | Chief Marketing Officer and Director | ||
Nick Kazerouni | 48 | Director | ||
Cyrus Raoufpur | 68 | Director | ||
Vince Trapasso | 62 | Executive Vice President and Director | ||
John Sosville | 44 | Director |
Stavros A. Triant
Mr. Triant has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since January 30, 2017. His background includes over twenty years in numerous fields, including public and private finance, real estate development, manufacturing, construction, and consulting. His understanding of public companies and passionate entrepreneurs is a key asset to the Company’s vision.
David Lindauer
Mr. Lindauer has been Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Board since September 21, 3018. Mr. Lindauer is responsible for planning, building, and maintaining all web servers, codebases, and technology products. He has a background in high-performance web development and securing applications. His passion lies with scaling technologies and blending different systems into a cohesive platform.
Tyler Bartholomew
Mr. Bartholomew has been Chief Marketing Officer and a member of the Board since September 21, 2018. Mr. Bartholomew manages all forms of marketing and consumer engagement. In addition to strategy, Mr. Bartholomew assists with user experience design. His passion lies within utilizing digital strategies and data analysis to maximize business and consumer success.
John Sosville
Mr. Sosville has been a member of the Board since September 21, 2018. He is an active Colorado business owner and operator, his current business, LawCFO provides outsourced CFO and Managed Accounting Services to Law Firms. Mr. Sosville is also on the board of the Colorado Judicial Institute. John also operates an M&A Advisory firm Platform Brokerage and his Consulting firm, Consultant Strategies. Mr. Sosville's additional experience includes nearly twenty years of strategic and business development work for technology companies. Mr. Sosville is a Colorado licensed real estate broker. He earned his undergraduate degree from Ft. Lewis College. He also attended internationally at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce International du Pas de Calais (ESCIP) in Longuenesse, France.
Vince Trapasso
Mr. Trapasso has
been Executive Vice President and a member of the Board since
September 21, 2018. He is the founder of Sonata Ventures LLC, a company providing funding solutions for both private and
public companies. Sonata has successfully provided millions of dollars to businesses for their working
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capital needs, asset acquisitions and expansion. With access to billions of dollars through its vast network of direct sources of capital, Sonata Ventures offers flexible and innovative financing to the small and micro-cap market place in a variety of sectors. Some of these structures include debt and equity investments, bridge financing, equity lines of credit and straight equity participation. Prior to launching Sonata Ventures, LLC in 2001, Mr. Trapasso was a Executive Vice President with The Zanett Group since the company’s founding in 1994. He was responsible for structuring funding and strategic advisory services for companies with market capitalization ranging from $30 million to $600 million. Additionally, he has served as a principal in various entrepreneurial ventures.
Nick Kazerouni
Mr. Kazerouni has been a member of the Board since September 21, 2018. He has over two decades of leadership experience in the Banking and Insurance industries. Mr. Kazerouni is a strong believer in the ability to create a positive impact every day and building relationship and trust, while focusing on client’s protection and benefit prior to company’s profit. Mr. Kazerouni prides himself for communication and team-working skills.
Cyrus Raoufpur
Mr. Raoufpur has been a member of the Board since September 21, 2018. He has been in real estate, brokerage, finance, design, and development for more than 30 years in Texas and California. With a background in architecture and city planning, he has a keen understanding of finance and business.
Family Relationships.
There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings.
There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, any criminal proceedings and any judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director, executive officer, promoter or control person of the Company during the past five years.
The Board acts as the Audit Committee and it has no separate committees. The Company has no qualified financial expert at this time because it has not been able to hire a qualified candidate. The Company intends to continue to search for a qualified individual for hire.
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Item 6. Executive Compensation.
Summary Compensation Table
The following summary compensation table sets forth all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the named executive officers paid by us during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
2018 EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and Principal Position | Year |
Salary
($) |
Bonus
($) |
Stock
Awards ($) |
Option
Awards ($) |
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
All Other
Compensation ($) |
Total
($) |
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Stavros Triant CEO
|
2018 2017 |
60,954 - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
60,954 - |
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David Lindauer CTO
|
2018 2017 |
39,708 - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
39,708 - |
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Tyler Bartholomew CMO
|
2018 2017 |
39,755 - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
39,755 - |
Outstanding Equity Awards at the End of the Fiscal Year
We do not have any equity compensation plans and therefore no equity awards are outstanding as of December 31, 2018.
None of the members of the Board of directors of the Company were compensated for services in such capacity.
Bonuses and Deferred Compensation
We do not have any bonus, deferred compensation or retirement plan. All decisions regarding compensation are determined by our board of directors.
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
Pursuant to the Infusionz Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into employment agreements with employees of Infusionz (the “Infusionz Employment Agreements”). In connection with the Infusionz Employment Agreements, the Company issued the employees stock options with a total combined value of $2,000,000, with portions to be vested immediately upon execution of the Infusionz Employment Agreements, and others vesting monthly over the term of the employment. The options are for a 10 year term, at an exercise price based on the closing price of the Company’s shares of common stock at the execution of the agreement.
Pursuant to his employment agreement, David Lindauer has the right to receive a stock award with a value of $80,000 on January 1 st of each year (not yet issued as of April 29, 2019).
Payment of Post-Termination Compensation
We do not have change-in-control agreements with our director or executive officer, and we are not obligated to pay severance or other enhanced benefits to our executive officer upon termination of her employment.
Employment Agreements
In connection with the WW Asset Purchase Agreements, the Company entered into employment agreements with the following employees of Six Layer: (1) David Lindauer, to serve as Chief Technology Officer of the Company with a base salary of $150,000 per year and the right to receive a stock award with a value of $80,000 on January 1 st of each year (not yet issued as of April 29, 2019); (2) Tyler Bartholomew, to serve as Digital Strategist of the Company with a base salary of $150,000 per year; and (3) Bill Anders, to serve as Marketing Coordinator of the Company with a base salary of $150,000 per year.
In connection with the Infusionz Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into employment agreements with two employees of Infusionz. The employees will receive a combined total salary of $270,000 per year over the two year term of the agreement, with automatic one year renewals thereafter. The Company agreed to issue stock options with a total combined value of $2,000,000, with portions to be vested immediately upon execution of the agreement, and others vesting monthly over the term. The options will have a 10 year term, and an exercise price based on the closing price of the Company’s stock at the execution of the agreement. The employment agreements also provide for combined earn out payments of up to $2,000,000 over a period of four years depending on sales targets being met.
Board of Directors
Our directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Our officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the Board.
Director Compensation
The following table sets forth summary information concerning the total compensation paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 to our directors who are not named executive officers for services to our company.
Name |
Fees earned or paid in cash ($) |
Stock awards ($) |
Stock awards ($) |
Option Awards ($)(1) |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($) |
Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($) |
All other compensation ($) |
Total ($) |
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Vince
Trapasso |
36,000 (1) |
— | — | — | — | — | - | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
John Sosville | 30,000 (2) | — | — | — | — | — | - | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cyrus Raufpur | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nick Kazerouni | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Vince Trapasso serves as our Executive Vice President. A company controlled by Mr. Trapasso received these payments in connection with Mr. Trapasso’s work as an employee. The Company paid $18,000 prior to Mr. Trapasso’s appointment to the Board. |
(2) | A company controlled by Mr. Sosville received these payments for his representation of the WW Owners (which includes Messrs. Lindauer and Bartholomew) in the Layer Six transaction. |
Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Other than as disclosed below, there have been no transactions involving the Company since the beginning of the last
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fiscal year, or any currently proposed transactions, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 or one percent of the average of the 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.
On November 1, 2016 the Company issued an unsecured $25,000 Promissory Note to Securities Compliance Group, Ltd. (the “Securities Compliance Note”) who at the time of issuance had board and voting control of the Company. The Securities Compliance Note was non-interest bearing and convertible at the lower of $0.0001 or the average of the price the Company sold stock for over the 60 days prior to conversion. In March 2017, the Securities Compliance Note was assigned to Filakos Capital Investments in exchange for $5,000. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Securities Compliance Note was converted into 250,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.
In May 2018, the Company issued a $70,025 Note payable to Stavros Triant, the Company’s CEO and Chairman. Additionally, $2,000 of expense was paid by the CEO on behalf of the Company. The note was unsecured, with no stated interest rate and is due on demand. During the year ended December 31, 2018, $2,237 was repaid resulting in a balance as of period end of $69,788.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company paid $36,000 of consulting fees to a company controlled by Mr. Trapasso in connection with Mr. Trapasso’s work as an employee. The Company paid $18,000 prior to Mr. Trapasso’s appointment to the Board.
A company controlled by Mr. Sosville will receive total payments of $500,000 for his representation of the WW Owners in the Layer Six transaction. The Company will pay a total of $100,000 of this amount directly, with $20,000 having been paid at closing, and an additional $10,000 having been paid through December 31, 2018. The remaining $400,000 will be paid by the WW Owners which includes Messrs. Lindauer and Bartholomew. Subsequent to December 31, 2018, the Company paid an additional $19,500 to a company controlled by Mr. Sosville.
As part of the asset purchase transaction with Infusionz, a company controlled by Mr. Sosville will be paid a fee of $150,000 for his representation of the sellers of Infusionz.
To the Company’s knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our Company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our Company’s or our Company’s subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.
Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
Market Information.
Our common stock is qualified for quotation on the OTC Markets’ OTC Pink Current Information marketplace under the symbol “DVLP”.
The ability of individual stockholders to trade their shares in a particular state may be subject to various rules and regulations of that state. A number of states require that an issuer’s securities be registered in their state or appropriately exempted from registration before the securities are permitted to trade in that state. Further, our shares may be subject to the provisions of Section 15(g) and Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act, commonly referred to as the “penny stock” rule. Section 15(g) sets forth certain requirements for transactions in penny stocks and Rule 15g-9(d)(1) incorporates the definition of penny stock as that used in Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act.
The SEC generally defines penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Rule 3a51-1 provides that any equity security is considered to be a penny stock unless that security is: registered and traded on a national securities exchange meeting specified criteria set by the SEC; authorized for quotation on The NASDAQ Stock Market; issued by a registered investment company; excluded from the definition on the basis of price (at least $5.00 per share) or the issuer’s net tangible assets; or exempted from the definition by the SEC. Broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally persons with assets in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 by an individual, or $300,000 together with his or her spouse), are subject to additional sales practice requirements.
For transactions covered by these rules, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and must have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase. Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the delivery, prior to the first transaction, of a risk disclosure document relating to the penny stock market. A broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, and current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements must be sent to clients disclosing recent price information for the penny stocks held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. Consequently, these rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to trade and/or maintain a market in our common stock and may affect the ability of stockholders to sell their shares.
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Although we have not previously filed a registration statement under the Securities Act, we have filed a Regulation A Offering Statement under the Securities Act to offer an aggregate of 250 million shares of our common stock pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act (the “Initial Offering Statement”). The Initial Offering Statement was declared qualified by the SEC on June 12, 2018. From June 12, 2018 through December 14, 2018, we sold 29,180,000 shares our common stock pursuant to the Initial Offering Statement at a price of $0.025 per share for gross proceeds of $729,500. We filed a post qualification amendment to the Offering Statement that was declared qualified by the SEC on December 14, 2018 (the “Post-Qualification Offering Statement”). From December 14, 2018 through April 29, 2019, we sold 90,666,666, shares of our common stock pursuant to the Post-Qualification Offering Statement at a price of $0.015 per share for gross proceeds of $1,360,000. There are the 130,153,334 shares of our common stock available to be sold pursuant to the Post-Qualification Offering Statement. The 119,846,666 shares of our common stock sold pursuant to the Initial Offering Statement and Post-Qualification Offering Statement are not deemed to be “restricted” securities.
Shares sold pursuant to non-Regulation A exemptions from registration are deemed to be “restricted” securities as defined by the Securities Act. As of April 29, 2019, out of a total of 975,000,000 shares authorized, 642,410,964 shares are issued as restricted securities and can only be sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from registration. Of such restricted shares, 498,439,775, (65.49%) shares are held by affiliates (directors, officers and 10% holders), with the balance of 262,653,178 (34.51%) shares being held by non-affiliates.
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who has beneficially owned restricted shares of a reporting company for at least six months, including any person who may be deemed to be an “affiliate” of the company (as the term “affiliate” is defined under the Securities Act), is entitled to sell, within any three-month period, an amount of shares that does not exceed the greater of (i) the average weekly trading volume in our common stock, as reported through the automated quotation system of a registered securities association, during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale or (ii) 1% of the shares then outstanding. In order for a stockholder to rely on Rule 144, adequate current public information with respect to the company must be available. A person who is not deemed to be an affiliate of the company and has not been an affiliate for the most recent three months, and who has held restricted shares for at least one year is entitled to sell such shares without regard to the various resale limitations under Rule 144. Under Rule 144, the requirements of paragraphs (c), (e), (f), and (h) of such Rule do not apply to restricted securities sold for the account of a person who is not an affiliate of an issuer at the time of the sale and has not been an affiliate during the preceding three months, provided the securities have been beneficially owned by the seller for a period of at least one year prior to their sale. For purposes of this registration statement, a controlling stockholder is considered to be a person who owns 10% or more of the company’s total outstanding shares, or is otherwise an affiliate of the Company. No individual person owning shares that are considered to be not restricted owns more than 10% of the Company’s total outstanding shares.
Disclosed below is the number of shares of our common stock which we expect to be subject to any outstanding options, restricted stock units, or other warrants, rights, or convertible securities:
Holders
As of April 29, 2019, we had 535 shareholders of common stock according to our transfer agent’s shareholder list.
Dividends
The Company has not paid any cash dividends to date and does not anticipate or contemplate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the present intention of management to utilize all available funds for the growth of the Registrant’s business.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The Company does not currently have an equity compensation plan in place.
Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
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The following sets forth information regarding all unregistered securities sold by us in transactions that were exempt from the requirements of the Securities Act in the last three years. Except where noted, all of the securities discussed in this Item 10 were all issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The 119,846,666 shares of our common stock sold pursuant to the Initial Offering Statement and Post-Qualification Offering Statement are not deemed to be “restricted” securities and are therefore not included in the list below.
On November 16, 2016, the Custodian, on behalf of the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Filakos Capital Investments, LLC (“Filakos”), for the purchase of 70,000,000 shares of our common stock. The shares were issued on March 3, 2017.
On September 18, 2018, the Company, in connection with the WW Asset Purchase Agreements, issued the WW Owners 170,454,545 shares of our common stock at an aggregate value of $5,113,636.
During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company sold 1 share of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for $232,500.
On April 5, 2019, the Company, in connection with the Infusionz Asset Purchase Agreement, issued 147,250,382 shares of our common stock to owners of Infusionz at an aggregate value of $2,600,000.
Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The following is a summary of the rights of our common stock and preferred stock and certain provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws which will be in effect after the completion of this offering. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our articles of incorporation, bylaws and the Certificates of Designation (as defined below) of our preferred stock, copies of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement, and to the applicable provisions of Nevada law.
The Company is authorized by its Certificate of Incorporation to issue an aggregate of 975,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share and 35,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”). As of April 29, 2019, 782,759,619, shares of common stock and 1 Share of Series A Preferred were issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
Dividend Rights
Subject to preferences that may apply to any shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of our common stock may, receive dividends out of funds legally available if our Board, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that our Board may determine. We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not contemplate doing so in the foreseeable future.
Voting Rights
In accordance with Nevada Revised Statute (“NRS”) Section 78.350, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. We have not provided for cumulative voting for the election of directors in our Articles of Incorporation.
No Preemptive or Similar Rights
In accordance with NRS Section 78.267, our common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distribution
In accordance with NRS Sections 78.565 to 78.620, if we become subject to a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up,
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the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders would be distributable among the holders of our common stock and our participating preferred stock outstanding at that time, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities and the preferential rights and payment of liquidation preferences on any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Fully Paid and Non-Assessable
In accordance with NRS Sections 78.195 and 78.211 and the assessment of our Board, all of the outstanding shares of our common stock are, fully paid and non-assessable.
Series A Preferred Stock
Each share of our Series A Preferred Stock has the voting rights of 350,000,000 shares. The Series A Preferred stock has no liquidation preference and is not entitled to any dividends paid to common stockholders.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Securities Transfer Corporation with an address at 2901 N. Dallas Parkway, Plano, Texas 75093. Their phone number is 469-633-0101.
Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our directors and officers are indemnified as provided by Nevada corporate law. We have agreed to indemnify each of our directors and certain officers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions described above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than our payment of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
We have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. We will then be governed by the court’s decision.
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Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Golden Developing Solutions, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Matter
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018.
April 29, 2019
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GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business. Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (the “Company” or “GDS”) was organized as a corporation in Nevada in 1998 as American Associates Group. In 2007 the name was changed to Clean Hydrogen Producers, Ltd before being changed in April of 2017 to Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. The Company has structured itself in 2017 as a cannabis holding company and intends to make additional acquisitions in the industry in the near future.
Use of Estimates in Financial Statement Preparation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the 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.
Principles of Consolidation. The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements on the accrual basis of accounting. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which have a fiscal year end of December 31. All intercompany accounts, balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation. The Company also consolidates any variable interest entities for which the Company is the primary beneficiary based on whether the Company has the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entities economic performance.
On April 27, 2018, the Company incorporated Pura Vida Vitamins, LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary. Pura Vida Vitamins, LLC entered into two consulting agreements with individuals that paid each consultant $6,000 per month in cash, additional bonuses depending on certain sales-related milestones, and 20,500,000 shares each for the completion of certain sales-related milestones, of which none were earned by either consultant. On July 1, 2018, the Company reorganized the entity to be a joint venture in which it owns 50%, in exchange for the cancelation of these consulting agreements. The Company continues to consolidate the operations of Pura Vida Vitamins, LLC due to its ownership interest combined with a controlling vote of the board of directors which make the Company the primary beneficiary of the joint venture with the ability to significant influence and control the activities of the business. The assets of the joint venture consisted primarily of $91,931 of inventory and $10,460 of property and equipment, net, and the liabilities consisted of $789 of accounts payable as of December 31, 2018. Selling, general and administrative expense includes $41,597 of expense related to Pura Vida Vitamins, LLC, of which $6,332 relates to activity of the joint venture after its formation.
On September 26, 2018, the Company incorporated Tasos Media LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable are comprised of unsecured amounts due from customers. The Company carries its accounts receivable at their face amounts less an allowance for bad debts. The allowance for bad debts is recognized based on management’s estimate of likely losses per year, based on past experience and review of customer profiles and the aging of receivable balances. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there was no allowance for bad debts.
Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the first-in, first-out method. The Company reviews its inventory for obsolescence and any inventory identified as obsolete is reserved or written off. The Company’s determination of obsolescence is based on assumptions about the demand for its products, product expiration dates, estimated future sales, and management’s future plans.
As of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, inventory consists of the following components:
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December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||
Raw materials and supplies | $ | 36,624 | $ | — | ||||
Finished products | 55,307 | — | ||||||
Total inventory | $ | 91,931 | $ | — |
Goodwill, Intangible Assets, and Long-Lived Assets. Goodwill is carried at cost and is not amortized. The Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, relying on a number of factors including operating results, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and marketplace data. Company management uses its judgment in assessing whether goodwill has become impaired between annual impairment tests according to specifications set forth in ASC 350..
The fair value of the Company’s reporting unit is dependent upon the Company’s estimate of future cash flows and other factors. The Company’s estimates of future cash flows include assumptions concerning future operating performance and economic conditions and may differ from actual future cash flows. Estimated future cash flows are adjusted by an appropriate discount rate derived from the Company’s market capitalization plus a suitable control premium at date of the evaluation.
The financial and credit market volatility directly impacts the Company’s fair value measurement through the Company’s weighted average cost of capital that the Company uses to determine its discount rate and through the Company’s stock price that the Company uses to determine its market capitalization. Therefore, changes in the stock price may also affect the amount of impairment recorded.
The Company recognizes an acquired intangible asset apart from goodwill whenever the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights, or when it can be separated or divided from the acquired entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented or exchanged, either individually or in combination with a related contract, asset or liability. Such intangibles are amortized over their useful lives. Impairment losses are recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset subject to amortization is not recoverable from expected future cash flows and its carrying amount exceeds its fair value.
The Company’s long-lived assets, including intangibles, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the historical cost carrying value of an asset may no longer be appropriate. The Company assesses recoverability of the asset by comparing the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the asset to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flows of the asset, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the difference between the net book value and the fair value of the long-lived asset. Long lived assets were evaluated for impairment and no impairment losses were incurred during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which was adopted on January 1, 2018. The Company primarily earns revenue from subscription services for its online and mobile cannabis services hub. Revenue is recognized when control of the services is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the services. The Company has not yet begun to sell inventory products
Revenue is recognized based on the following five step model:
- | Identification of the contract with a customer |
- | Identification of the performance obligations in the contract |
- | Determination of the transaction price |
- | Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract |
- | Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation |
Performance Obligations
Revenue related to subscriptions to the Company’s online services. Revenue is recognized on a ratable basis over the contract term beginning on the date that the service is made available to the customer. For contracts with multiple
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performance obligations, the Company allocates the total transaction price to each performance obligation in an amount based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised goods or services underlying each performance obligation. The Company uses an observable price to determine the stand-alone selling price for separate performance obligations or a cost plus margin approach when one is not available. Historically the Company’s contracts have not had multiple performance obligations. The large majority of the Company’s performance obligations are recognized over a time period equal to the length of the subscription period, which is generally 30 days.
Sales, value add, and other taxes collected concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. Payment terms between invoicing and when payment is due is less than one year. As of December 31, 2018, none of the Company’s contracts contained a significant financing component.
The Company elected the practical expedient to not adjust the amount of revenue to be recognized under a contract with an end user for the effects of time value of money when the timing difference between receipt of payment and recognition of revenue is less than one year.
Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations
The subscription revenue for its website services is collected up front for a 30 day period. At the end of each reporting period,
the Company performs a calculation to determine the portion of that period for which services have not yet been provided. This
amount is considered a contract liability and is recorded as deferred revenue. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had $43,207
and $0, respectively, in revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied
(or partially unsatisfied) at the end of the reporting period. The Company expects to recognize all of its unsatisfied (or partially
unsatisfied) performance obligations as revenue in the next twelve months.
Contract Costs
Costs incurred to obtain a customer contract are not material to the Company. The Company elected to apply the practical expedient to not capitalize contract costs to obtain contracts with a duration of one year or less, which are expensed and included within cost of goods and services.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Estimates are used to determine the amount of variable consideration in contracts, the standalone selling price among separate performance obligations and the measure of progress for contracts where revenue is recognized over time. The Company reviews and updates these estimates regularly.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue includes costs of managed hosting providers and amortization of acquired software-related intangible assets, and personnel related costs associated with hosting our subscription services, maintenance and testing of the platform and providing technical support to customers.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses include advertising and promotional costs and research and development costs. Also included in Selling, general and administrative expenses are share-based compensation, certain warehousing fees, non-manufacturing overhead, personnel and related expenses, rent on operating leases, and professional fees.
Advertising and promotional costs are expensed as incurred and totaled $28,544 and $0 in the years ended December 31, 2018, and 2017, respectively.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The carrying value of short-term instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and short-term notes approximate fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity for these instruments.
Stock-Based Compensation. The Company applies Topic 718 “Share-Based Payments” (“Topic 718”) to share-based compensation, which requires the measurement of the cost of services received in exchange for an award of an equity
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instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost is recognized when the event occurs. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of options granted.
The Company accounts for equity-based transactions with non-employees under the provisions of ASC Topic No. 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” (“Topic No. 505-50”). Topic No. 505-50 establishes that equity-based payment transactions with non-employees shall be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.
Income Taxes. The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year; and, (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. 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 the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740-10, a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken may be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable upon examination, based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position under ASC 740-10 would equal the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all the relevant information. A liability (including interest and penalties, if applicable) is established to the extent a current benefit has been recognized on a tax return for matters that are considered contingent upon the outcome of an uncertain tax position. Related interest and penalties, if any, are included as components of income tax expense and income taxes payable.
Basic Earning (Loss) Per Share. The Company computes net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, " Earnings per Share ." ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Given the net losses of the Company during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the effects of convertible debt instruments (convertible into 250,000,000 shares of common stock) were anti-dilutive resulting in basic and diluted loss per weighted average common shares outstanding equal.
Derivative Financial Instruments. Fair value accounting requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments such as conversion features in convertible debt or equity instruments and measurement of their fair value for accounting purposes. In assessing the convertible debt instruments, management determines if the convertible debt host instrument is conventional convertible debt and further if there is a beneficial conversion feature requiring measurement. If the instrument is not considered conventional convertible debt under ASC 470, the Company will continue its evaluation process of these instruments as derivative financial instruments under ASC 815.
Once determined, derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each reporting period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as an adjustment to fair value of derivatives.
Related Parties. The registrant follows ASC 850-10 for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the Related parties include (a) affiliates of the registrant; (b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; (c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; (d) principal owners of the registrant; (e) management of the registrant; (f) other parties
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with which the registrant may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and (g) Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: (a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; (b) description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; (c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and (d) amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company paid $36,000 of consulting fees to a company controlled by a Director of the Company, of which $18,000 was paid prior to his appointment to the Board of Directors.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards. In preparing the financial statements, management considered all new pronouncements through the date of the report.
In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. ASU 2016-01 affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under ASU 2016-02, an entity will be required to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. For public companies, ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, and requires a modified retrospective adoption, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach. The Company will recognize right of use assets and liabilities for any lease agreement with a lease term of greater than 12 months. The Company elected the practical expedient to not recognize short term leases on the balance sheet.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). This ASU applies to all entities that are required to present a statement of cash flows under Topic 230. The amendments provide guidance on eight specific cash flow issues and includes clarification on how these items should be classified in the statement of cash flows and is designed to help eliminate diversity in practice as to where items are classified in the cash flow statement. Furthermore, in November 2016, the FASB issued additional guidance on this Topic that requires amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted for all entities. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) - Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which aligns the accounting for share-based payment awards issued to employees and nonemployees. Under ASU No. 2018-07, the existing employee guidance will apply to nonemployee share-based transactions (as long as the transaction is not effectively a form of financing), with the exception of specific guidance related to the attribution of compensation cost. The cost of nonemployee awards will continue to be recorded as if the grantor had paid cash for the goods or services. In addition, the contractual term will
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be able to be used in lieu of an expected term in the option-pricing model for nonemployee awards. The Company adopted the provisions of the guidance on January 1, 2019 with no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2017-01 – “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business” (“ASU 2017-01”). ASU 2017-01 provides revised guidance to determine when an acquisition meets the definition of a business or alternatively should be accounted for as an asset acquisition. ASU 2017-01 requires that, when substantially all of the fair value of an acquisition is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the asset or group of similar identifiable assets does not meet the definition of a business and therefore is required to be accounted for as an asset acquisition. Transaction costs will continue to be capitalized for asset acquisitions and expensed as incurred for business combinations. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or results of operations.
The Company does not believe that any other recently issued effective pronouncements, or pronouncements issued but not yet effective, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN AND LIQUIDITY
As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $12,463 cash and $265,573 of revenue to meets its ongoing operating expenses, and liabilities of $4,021,885.
The financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company anticipates future losses in the development of its business raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and, or, obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with loans or contributions from related parties and, or, the sale of common stock. There is no assurance that this series of events will be satisfactorily completed.
Financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 3 – ACQUISITION OF LAYER SIX MEDIA, INC.
On September 18, 2018 the Company completed the purchase of all of the assets of Layer Six Media, Inc. (DBA Where’s Weed), an online and mobile cannabis services hub that focuses on fast, secure and efficient discovery and purchasing of cannabis in both recreational and medical markets in the United States and Canada. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805.
The aggregate consideration of $9,113,636 at closing for the acquisition consisted of:
- | $170,000 cash |
- | $80,000 note payable accruing interest at 2% per year, due within ninety dates of the acquisition date. The Company made payments of $10,000 during the year ended December 31, 2018 with $70,000 is still due . The Company is in default of this agreement as of December 31, 2018. |
- | $750,000 note payable accruing interest at 3% per year, due in three equal monthly payments beginning October 1, 2018 . The Company made payments of $50,511 during the year ended December 31, 2018, and is in default of the agreement as of December 31, 2018. |
- | $3,000,000 note payable accruing interest at 3% per year, due in twelve equal monthly payments beginning January 1, 2019 |
- | 170,454,545 shares of common stock, fair value of $5,113,636 based on closing stock price on the date of acquisition |
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A company controlled by a Director of the Company will receive total payments of $500,000 for his representation of the sellers in the transaction. The Company will pay a total of $100,000 of this amount directly, with $20,000 paid at closing, and an additional $10,000 paid through December 31, 2018 in connection with the note payable described above. The remaining $400,000 will be paid by the sellers of Layer Six Media, Inc. Subsequent to December 31, 2018, the Company paid an additional $19,500 on the note payable arrangement with this Director.
The Company is evaluating what identifiable intangible assets were acquired and the fair value of each, and expects to finalize the fair value of the acquired assets within one year of the acquisition date. The following information summarizes the preliminary allocation of the fair values assigned to the assets at the purchase date:
Preliminary Amount | Useful Life (years) | |||||||
Equipment, computers and furniture | $ | 7,000 | 5 | |||||
Tradenames and trademarks | 270,000 | 10 | ||||||
Software enterprise platform | 2,220,000 | 5 | ||||||
Customer list | 1,630,000 | 4 | ||||||
Goodwill | 4,986,636 | n/a | ||||||
Total purchase price | $ | 9,113,636 | ||||||
The results of Layer Six Media is included in the consolidated financial statements effective September 18, 2018. Revenues and Net Loss since the acquisition date included in the consolidated statements of operations are $265,573 and $312,632, respectively.
The Company entered into employment agreements with three employees of Layer Six Media. Each agreement is for a term of two years, with an annual salary of $150,000 per year. If the employee is terminated without cause, they will receive severance pay of five months salary. One employee’s agreement entitles them to receive annual stock grants on January 1 st , in an amount equal to $80,000 divided by the closing price of the Company’s stock price on December 31 st . The Company recognized $80,000 of stock-based compensation for this award. No shares were issued through December 31, 2018.
The following schedule contains unaudited pro-forma consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2017. The unaudited pro forma results of operations are presented for informational purposes only and are not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place on January 1, 2017, or of results that may occur in the future. The unaudited pro forma results reflect adjustments related to the amortization of the acquired intangible assets, depreciation expense on acquired equipment, salaries for new employees and interest expense on the new debt arising from the acquisition. The pro forma weighted average shares outstanding for each period assume the shares issued for the acquisition were issued on January 1, 2017.
(unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | ||||||
Pro Forma | Pro Forma | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 855,807 | $ | 361,803 | ||||
Operating loss | (2,183,606 | ) | (905,884 | ) | ||||
Net loss | (2,301,194 | ) | (1,022,048 | ) | ||||
Loss per common share – basic and diluted | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||
Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding | 344,600,489 | 253,005,037 |
NOTE 4 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2018:
Asset | Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Carrying Value | |||||||||
Customer list | $ | 1,630,000 | $ | 118,854 | $ | 1,511,146 | ||||||
Tradenames and trademarks | 270,000 | 7,875 | 262,125 | |||||||||
Software enterprise platform | 2,220,000 | 129,500 | 2,090,500 | |||||||||
$ | 4,120,000 | $ | 256,229 | $ | 3,863,771 |
Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $256,229 and $0, respectively. Expected amortization of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2023 is $878,500,
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$878,500, $878,500, $759,646 and $341,500, respectively, with $127,125 remaining thereafter..
NOTE 5 –NOTES PAYABLE AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
Note Payable
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company entered into a future revenue financing arrangement. The Company received $50,000 in cash proceeds, and must repay $70,000. Payments are withdrawn from the Company’s bank account on a daily basis in the amount of $292 per day and are secured by the future revenue of the Company. The Company made repayments of $1,460 during the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company recorded a debt discount of $20,000, and amortized $833 of interest expense through December 31, 2018. Additionally, the Company paid deferred financing costs of $3,499. The Company amortized $104 of the deferred costs to interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2018, leaving a net balance of $45,978 including a principal balance of $68,540.
Convertible – related party
On November 1, 2016 the Company issued an unsecured $25,000 Promissory Note to Securities Compliance Group, Ltd. who at the time of issuance had board and voting control of the Company. The note was non-interest bearing and convertible at the lower of $0.0001 or the average of the price the Company sold stock for over the 60 days prior to conversion. It was concluded that the conversion feature qualified for accounting as conventional convertible debt. The beneficial conversion feature was valued at $25,000 and recorded as interest expense in 2016.
In March of 2017 the note was assigned to Filakos Capital Investments in exchange for $5,000. On May 30, 2017 the note matured and was not settled. As a result, the default interest rate of 25% began to accrue. The note holder elected to forgo repayment of the interest resulting in a contribution to capital of $3,664. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the convertible note payable was converted into 250,000,000 shares of common stock in accordance with the agreement.
Non-Convertible – related party
In May of 2018 the Company issued a $70,025 Note payable to a related party for cash proceeds received. The related party also paid $2,000 of expense on behalf of the Company. The note was unsecured, with no stated interest rate and is due on demand. During the year ended December 31, 2018, $2,237 was repaid resulting in a balance as of period end of $69,788.
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
In March of 2017 the Company and Filakos Capital Investments entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement. As part of that agreement Filakos Capital Investments paid $10,000 to the controlling party in exchange for 70,000,000 shares of common stock issued from the Company’s treasury. The transaction was treated as a founder share issuance and resulted in a change of control.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, Filakos Capital Investments paid various expenses on behalf of the Company totaling $27,723.
On September 14, 2018, the Company amended its articles of incorporation and increased the authorized shares of Common Stock to 775,000,000.
During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company sold 1 share of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for $232,500. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock has the voting rights of 350,000,000 shares. The Series A Preferred stock has no liquidation preference, and is not entitled to any dividends paid to common stockholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company sold 29,180,000 shares of Common Stock in exchange for gross subscription amounts of $729,500, and incurred stock issuance costs of $128,810, for net proceeds of $600,690.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company awarded 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock in exchange for services. The shares were valued at $500,000. These shares were not yet issued as of December 31, 2018. As
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discussed in Note 3, the Company recognized an additional $80,000 of stock-based compensation expense for shares that will vest on January 1, 2019.
During the year ended December 31, 2018 the CEO paid or contributed $28,591 of expense for the Company’s benefit. The contribution was recorded to Additional Paid in Capital.
NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES
The Company uses the liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes. The Company has incurred net losses in past years and, therefore, has no tax liability.
The Company reported no uncertain tax liability as of December 31, 2018 and expects no significant change to the uncertain tax liability over the next twelve months. The Company is subject to examinations by tax authorities for tax periods after 2011.
The cumulative net operating loss carryforward is approximately $1,042,000 at December 31, 2018 and will expire beginning in the year 2037.
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||
Deferred tax asset | $ | 219,000 | $ | 6,135 | ||||
Valuation allowance | (219,000 | ) | (6,135 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax asset | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
NOTE 8 – DEPOSIT ON ACQUISITION
During the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company deposited $50,000 related to a Letter of Intent to acquire all the outstanding shares of PGED Corp. Per the Letter of Intent the purchase price is $5,600,000. The acquisition is no longer being pursued by the Company, and therefore the deposit was amortized to expense during the year ended December 31, 2018.
NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In April 2018, Pura Vida Vitamins LLC entered into a month to month rental agreement for office space for $1,000 per month.
In November 2018, the Company entered into a lease agreement for office space with monthly rent of $3,716. The lease agreement ends in March 2021.
The following summarizes the minimum lease payments under noncancelable leases as of December 31, 2018:
2019 | $ | 44,592 | ||||
2020 | 44,592 | |||||
2021 | 11,148 | |||||
2022 | — | |||||
2023 | — | |||||
Total | $ | 100,332 |
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
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Subsequent to December 31, 2018, the Company issued 90,666,666, shares of stock in exchange for cash proceeds of $1,060,600.
Subsequent to December 31, 2018, the Company paid $30,225 to a company controlled by a Director of the Company for consulting services, and $18,000 to a second company controlled by a Director for consulting services.
In March 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the Company’s articles of incorporation to increase the authorized common shares to 975,000,000.
In March 2019, the Company purchased Infusionz, LLC, a Colorado based company. The consideration for the acquisition was as follows:
- | 2,400,000 note payable accruing interest at 3% per year, due in 24 equal monthly payments beginning in June 2019; |
- | 147,250,382 shares of common stock, fair value of approximately $2,600,000 based on closing stock price on the date of acquisition |
As part of the acquisition, a company controlled by a Director of the Company will be paid a fee of $150,000 for representation of the sellers of Infusionz, LLC. In conjunction with the above acquisition, the Company agreed to fund the new subsidiary with $300,000 of cash. The Company entered into an employment with two employees of Infusionz. The employees will receive a combined total salary of $270,000 per year over the two year term of the agreement, with automatic one year renewals thereafter. The Company agreed to issue stock options with a total combined value of $2,000,000, with portions to be vested immediately upon execution of the agreement, and others vesting monthly over the term. The options will have a 10 year term, and an exercise price based on the closing price of the Company’s stock at the execution of the agreement. The employment agreements also provide for combined earn out payments of up to $2,000,000 over a period of four years depending on sales targets being met.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through April 29, 2019 , the date these financials statements were available for issuance.
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Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
There have been no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting or financial disclosure matters.
Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation, as Amended+ | |
3.2 | Series A Certificate of Designation* | |
3.3 | Bylaws* | |
4.1 | Form of 3% Promissory Note issued September 18, 2018, to Tyler Bartholomew, David Lindauer, Bill Anders and Brad Billman* | |
4.2 | Form of 3% Promissory Note issued March 8, 2019, to the Owners of Infusionz LLC | |
10.1 | Binding Joint Venture Term Sheet, dated August 15, 2018, between Pura Vida Health LLC and Golden Developing Solutions, Inc.+ | |
10.2 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 18, 2018, by and among Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. and Layer Six Media, Inc.* | |
10.3 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated March 8, 2019, by and between Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., Tyler Bartholomew, David Lindauer, Bill Anders and Brad Billman* | |
10.4 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated March 8, 2019, by and between Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. and Infusionz, LLC* | |
10.5 | Form of Employment Agreement entered into with David Lindauer and Tyler Bartholomew* | |
21 | List of Subsidiaries* |
+ To be filed by amendment.
* Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 1, 2019 | GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Stavros Triant | |
Stavros Triant | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 3.1
BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE Secretary of State 202 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201 (755) 684-5708 Website: www.nvsos.gov |
Website: www.nvsos.gov
USE BLACK INK ONLY | DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY |
This Form is to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Pursuant to NRS 78.403, 82.371, 86.221, 87A, 88.355 or 88A.250)
(This form is also to be used to accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles for Limited-Liability Companies, Certificates of Limited Partnership, Limited-Liability Limited Partnerships and Business Trusts)
1. | Name of Nevada entity as last recorded in this office: |
Golden Developing Solutions, Inc.
2. | The articles are: (mark only one box) [ ] Restated [X] Amended and Restated |
Please entitle your attached articles "Restated" or "Amended and Restated," accordingly.
3. | Indicate what changes have been made by checking the appropriate box:* |
[ ] No amendments; articles are restated only and are signed by an officer of the corporation who has been authorized to execute
the certificate by resolution of the board of directors adopted on: __________________________________________________
The certificate correctly sets forth the text of the articles or certificate as amended to the date of the certificate.
[ ] The entity name has been amended.
[ ] The registered agent has been changed. (attach Certificate of Acceptance from new registered agent) The purpose of the entity has been amended.
[X] The authorized shares have been amended.
[ ] The directors, managers or general partners have been amended.
[ ] IRS tax language has been added.
[X] Articles have been added.
[X] Articles have been deleted.
[X] Other. The articles or certificate have been amended as follows: (provide article numbers, if available).
The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series,or as may be required by the provisions of the articles of incorporation* have voted in favor of the amendment is: 74%
4. | Effective date and time of filing: (optional) | Date: | 02/07/2018 | Time: | ||
(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed) |
• This form is to accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles which contain newly altered or amended articles. The Restated Articles must contain all of the requirements as set forth in the statutes for amending or altering the articles for certificates.
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. | Nevada Secretary of State Reslated Articles | |
Revised: 1-5-15 |
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
of
Golden Developing Solutions, INC.
Golden Developing Solutions, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, hereby certifies as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is "Golden Developing Solutions, INC.", and the date of filing of the original Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. under the name American Associates Group, with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada is December 17, 1998.
SECOND: On July 7, 2005. the Corporation filed a Certificate of Revival with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.
THIRD: On July 7, 2005, the Corporation merged with Andros Hotels & Casinos, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with the Corporation surviving such merger as a Nevada corporation, as set forth on the Articles of Merger as filed on July 7, 205 with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.
FOURTH: On April 26, 2007, pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on such date, the Corporation amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to Clean Hydrogen Producers Ltd.
FIFTH: On January 23, 2017, the Corporation amended and restated its Articles of Incorporation pursuant to a Certificate filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on such date.
SIXTH: On January 23, 2017, the Corporation filed a Certificate of Revival with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.
SEVENTH: On March 30, 201 7, pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on such date, the Corporation amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to Golden Developing Solutions. LLC.
EIGHTH: On April 20, 2017, pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on such date, the Corporation amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to Golden Developing Solutions, INC.
NINTH: The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
Section I. Name . The name of the corporation is Golden Developing Solutions, INC. (the "Corporation").
Section 2. Registered Agent.
(a) | Registered Agent . The name and address of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of |
Nevada is Corporate Creations Network Inc.. 8275 South Eastern Avenue #200, Las Vegas, NV 89123. or such other agent and address as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the" Board" ) shall from time to time select.
(b) | Registered Office . The address of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Nevada is c/o Corporate Creations Network Inc., 8275 South Eastern Avenue #200, Las Vegas, NV 89123. or such |
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other address as the Board shall from time to time select.
Section 3. Purpose and Business. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporat ions may now or hereafter be organized under the NRS, inc luding, but not limited to the following:
(a) | The Corporation may at any time exercise such rights, privileges, and powers, when not inconsistent with the purposes and object for which this corporation is organized. |
(b) | The Corporation shall have power to have succession by its corporate name in perpetuity, or until dissolved and its affairs wound up according to law: |
(c) | The Corporation shall have power to sue and be sued in any court oflaw or equity. |
(d) | The Corporation shall have power to make contracts. |
(e) | The Corporation shall have power to hold. purchase and convey real and personal estate and to mortgage or lease any such real and personal estate with its franchises. The power to hold real and personal estate shall include the power to take the same by devise or bequest in the State of Nevada, or in any other state. territory or country. |
(f) | The Corporation shall have power lo appoint such officers and agents as the affairs of the Corporation shall requite and allow them suitable compensation. |
(g) | The Corporation shall have power to make bylaws not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of the United States. or of the State of Nevada, for the management, regulation and government of its affairs and property. the transfer of its stock. the transaction of its business and the calling and holding of meetings of stockholders. |
(h) | The Corporation shall have the power to wind up and dissolve itself, or be wound up or dissolved. |
(i) | The Corporation shall have the power to adopt and use a common seal or stamp, or to not use such seal or stamp and if one is used, to alter the same. The use of a seal or stamp by the Corporation on any corporate documents is not necessary. The Corporation may use a seal or stamp, if it desires. but such use or non-use shall not in any way affect the legality of the document. |
(j) | The Corporation shall have the power to borrow money and contract debts when necessary for the transaction of its business, or for the exercise of its corporate rights, privileges or franchises. or for any other lawful purpose of its incorporation to issue bonds, promissory notes, bills of exchange, debentures and other obligations and evidence of indebtedness, payable at a specified time or times, or payable upon the happening of a specified event or events, whether secured by mortgage, pledge or otherwise, or unsecured, for money borrowed, or in payment for property purchased, or acquired, or for another lawful object. |
(k) | The Corporation shall have the power to guarantee, purchase, hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of the capital stock of, or any bonds, securities or evidence in indebtedness created by any other corporation or corporations in the State of Nevada, or any other state or government and, while the owner of such stock, bonds, securities or evidence of indebtedness, to exercise all the rights , powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote, if any. |
(l) | The Corporation shall have the power to purchase, hold, sell and transfer shares of its own capital stock and use therefore its capital, capital surplus, surplus or other property or fund. |
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(m) | The Corporation shall have to conduct business, have one or more offices and hold. purchase, mortgage and convey real and personal property in the State of Nevada and in any of the several states, territories. possessions and dependencies of the United States. the District of Columbia and in any foreign country. |
(n) | The Corporation shall have the power to do all and everything necessary and proper for the accomplishment of the objects enumerated in its Articles of Incorporation, or any amendments thereof, or necessary or incidental to the protection and benefit of the Corporation and, in general, to carry on any lawful business necessary or incidental to the attainment of the purposes of the Corporation. whether or not such business is similar in nature to the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, or any amendment thereof. |
(o) | The Corporation shall have the power to make donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific or educational purposes. |
(p) | The Corporation shall have the power to enter partnerships, general or limited, or joint ventures, in connection with any lawful activities. |
Section 4. Capital Stock .
(a) Classes and Number of Shares . The total number of shares of all classes of stock, which the Corporation shall have authority to issue shall be three hundred and fifty million (350,000,000) shares of common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") and thirty five million (35, 000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (the " Preferred Stock").
(b) Powers and Rights of Common Stock .
(i) | Preemptive Right . No shareholders of the Corporation holding Common Stock shall have any preemptive or other right to subscribe for any additional unissued or treasury shares of stock or for other securities of any class, or for rights, warrants or options to purchase stock, or for scrip, or for securities of any kind convertible into stock or carrying stock purchase warrants or privileges unless so authorized by the Corporation. |
(ii) | Voting Rights and Powers . With respect to all matters upon which stockholders are entitled to vote or to which stockholders are entitled to give consent, the holders of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to cast thereon one (1) vote in person or by proxy for each share of the Common Stock standing in his/her name. |
(iii) | Dividends and Distributions . |
(A) Cash Dividends . Subject to the rights of holders of Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such cash dividends as may be declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of assets of funds of the Corporation legally available therefore; and
(B) Other Dividends and Distributions . The Board may issue shares of the Common Stock in the form of a distribution or distributions pursuant to a stock dividend or split-up of the shares of the Common Stock.
(iv) | Other Rights . Except as otherwise required by the NRS and as may otherwise be provided in these Articles of Incorporation each share of the Common Stock shall have identical |
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powers, preferences and rights, including rights in liquidation.
(c) | Classes of Preferred Stock . The powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions pertaining to the Preferred Stock. or any series thereof: shall be such as may be fixed, from time to time, by the Board in its sole discretion, authority to do so being hereby expressly vested in the Board. The authority of the Board with respect to each such series of Preferred Stock will include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the determination of any or all of the following: |
(i) | The number of shares of any series and the designation to distinguish the shares of such series from the shares of all other series: |
(ii) | the voting powers, if any, of the shares of such series and whether such voting powers are full or limited; |
(iii) | the redemption provisions, if any, applicable to such series, including the redemption price or prices to be paid; |
(iv) | whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative or noncumulative. the dividend rate or rates of such series and the dates and preferences of dividends on such series; |
(v) | the rights of such series upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of. the Corporation; |
(vi) | the provisions, if any, pursuant to which the shares of such series are convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock. or any other security, of the Corporation or any other corporation or other entity, and the rates or other determinants of conversion or exchange applicable thereto; |
(vii) | the right, if any, to subscribe for or to purchase any securities of the Corporation or any other corporation or other entity |
(viii) | the provisions, if any, of a sinking fund applicable to such series; and |
(ix) | any other relative, participating, optional or other powers, preferences or rights, and any qualifications. limitations or restrictions thereof. of such series. |
(d) | Issuance of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock . The Board may from time to time authorize by resolution the issuance of any or all shares of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock herein authorized in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in these Articles of Incorporation |
for such purposes, in such amounts to such persons, corporations, or entities, for such consideration and in the case of the Preferred Stock, in one or more series, all as the Board in its discretion may determine and without any vote or other action by the stockholders, except as otherwise required by law. The Board, from time to time. also may authorize, by resolution. options, warrants and other rights convertible into Common or Preferred stock (collectively "securities.") The securities must be issued for such consideration, including cash, property, or services. as the Board may deem appropriate, subject to the requirement that the value of such consideration be no less than the par value of the shares issued. Any shares issued for which the consideration so fixed has been paid or delivered shall be fully paid stock and the holder of such shares shall not be liable for any further call or assessment or any other payment thereon. provided that the actual value of such consideration is not less that the par value of the shares so issued. The Board may issue shares of the Common Stock in the form of a distribution or distributions pursuant to a stock dividend or split-up
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of the shares of the Common Stock only to the then holders of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
(e) | Cumulative Voting . Except as otherwise required by applicable law, there shall be no cumulative voting on any matter brought to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation. |
(f) | One Class . Except as otherwise required by the NRS, this Articles of Incorporation, or any designation for a class of Preferred Stock (which may provide that an alternate vote is required), (i) all shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall vote together as one class on all mattes submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation; and (ii) the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock entitled to vote in connection with the applicable matter shall be required for approval of such matter. |
Section 5. Adoption of Bylaws. In the furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute and subject to Section 6, the Board is expressly authorized to adopt, repeal, rescind, alter or amend in any respect the bylaws of the Corporation (the "Bylaws").
Section 6. Shareholder Amendment of Bylaws . Notwithstanding Section 5, the Bylaws may also be adopted, repealed. rescinded, altered or amended in any respect by the stockholders of the Corporation, but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than fifty-one percent (51 %) of the voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock, regardless of class and voting together as a single voting class.
Sect ion 7. Board of Directors. As of the date hereof, the Board shall initially consist of one person, who shall be Stavros Triant, whose mailing address is 900 RR 620 So. #C10l-143, Austin. Texas 78734. Except as may otherwise be provided in connection with rights to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, which may be granted to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, the number of directors of the Corporation may be amended from time to time as set forth in the Bylaws.
Section 8. Term of Board of Directors . Except as otherwise required by applicable law, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation (the " Annual Meeting") following the Annual Meeting at which such director was elected. All directors shall have equal standing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8 each director shall serve until their successor is elected and qualified or until his death, resignation or removal; no decrease in the authorized number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director; and additional directors, elected in connection with rights to elect such additional directors under specified circumstances, which may be granted to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, shall not be included in any class, but shall serve for such term or terms and pursuant to such other provisions as are specified in the resolution of the Board of Directors establishing such class or series.
Section 9. Vacancies on Board of Directors . Except as may otherwise be provided in connection with rights to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, which may be granted to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, or any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, resignation, removal, or other causes, shall be filled solely by the quorum of the Board. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until such director's successor shall have been elected and qualified or until such director's death, resignation or removal, whichever first occurs.
Section 10. Removal of Directors . Except as may otherwise be provided in connection with rights to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, which may be granted to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, any director may be removed from office only by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote. Failure of an incumbent director to be nominated to serve an additional term of office shall not be deemed a removal from office requiring any stockholder vote.
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Section 11. Stockholder Action . Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effective at a duly called Annual Meeting or at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, unless such action requiring or permitting stockholder approval is approved by a majority of the directors, in which case such action may be authorized or taken by the written consent of the holders of outstanding shares of voting stock having not less than the minimum voting power that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting of stockholders at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, provided all other requirements of applicable law and these Articles of Incorporation have been satisfied.
Section 12. Special Stockholder Meeting . Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by a majority of the Board. Special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Each special meeting shall be held at such date and time as is requested by Board, within the limits fixed by law.
Section 13. Location of Stockholder Meetings . Meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be held within or without the State of Nevada, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision of the NRS) outside the State of Nevada at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the Bylaws.
Section 14. Private Property of Stockholders . The private property of the stockholders shall not be subject to the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever and the stockholders shall not be personally liable for the payment of the Corporation's debts.
Section 15. Amendments. The Corporation reserves the right to adopt, repeal, rescind, alter or amend in any respect any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by applicable law and all rights conferred on stockholders herein granted subject to this reservation.
Section 16. Term of Existence. The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
Section 17. Liability of Directors . No director of this Corporation shall have personal liability to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officers involving any act or omission of any such director or officer. The foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or, which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under applicable Sections of the NRS, (iv) the payment of dividends in violation of the NRS or, (v) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Section 17 by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director or officer of the Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification.
Section 18. Indemnification .
(a) | Each person (including here and hereinafter, the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person) (I) who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation in the position of a director, officer, trustee, partner, agent or employee of another corporation. partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (2) who is or was an agent or employee (other than an officer) of the Corporation and as to whom the Corporation has agreed to grant such indemnity, shall be indemnified by the Corporation as of right to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by current or future legislation or by current or future judicial or administrative decision (but, in the case of any future legislation or decision, only to the extent that it permits the Corporation to provide broader |
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indemnification rights than permitted prior to the legislation or decision), against all fines, liabilities, settlements, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, asserted against him or incurred by him in his capacity as such director. officer. trustee, partner. agent or employee, or arising out of his status as such director. officer, trustee. partner, agent or employee. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may he entitled. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense. to protect itself and any such person against any such fine, liability, cost or expense, including attorney's fees, whether or not the Corporation would have the legal power to directly indemnify him against such liability. |
(b) | The rights granted under Section 18( a) shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys· fees and expenses) incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (an ''advancement of expenses''); except that. if the NRS so requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an beneficiary in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such beneficiary, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such beneficiary, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such beneficiary is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 18(b) or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Section 18 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a beneficiary who has ceased to he a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the beneficiary's heirs, executors and administrators. No amendment to this Section 18 that limits the Corporation's obligation regarding advancement of expenses shall have any effect on that right for a claim arising out of an act or omission that occurs prior to the date of the amendment. |
(c) | The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation or an administrator or fiduciary with respect to any employee benefit plan to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Section 18 with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation. |
(d) | Any indemnification or advancement of expenses made pursuant to this Section 18 shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute these Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws or any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. |
(e) | If this Section 18 or any portion of it is invalidated on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and officer of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by all portions of this Section 18 that has not been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by law. |
Section 19. Forum Selection, Attorneys’ Fees .
(e) | Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (iii) an action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the NRS, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be a state or federal court located within the state of Nevada, in all cases subject to the court's having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. |
(b) | If any action is brought by any party against another party, relating to or arising out of these Articles of Incorporation, or the enforcement hereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other |
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party reasonable attorneys· fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the prosecution or defense of such action. For purposes of these Articles of Incorporation, the term "attorneys' fees" or ''attorneys' fees and costs" shall mean the fees and expenses of counsel to the parties hereto, which may include printing, photocopying, duplicating and other expenses, air freight charges, and fees billed for law clerks, paralegals and other persons not admitted to the bar but performing services under the supervision of an attorney, and the costs and fees incurred in connection with the enforcement or collection any judgment obtained in any such proceeding. The provisions of this Section 19 shall survive the entry of any judgment, and shall not merge, or be deemed to have merged, into any judgment. |
Section 20 Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of these Articles of Incorporation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation as of February 7, 2018.
By: | /s/ Stavros Triant | |
Name: | Stavros Triant | |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 3.2
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
OF
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 78.195 AND 78.1955 OF THE
NEVADA REVISED STATUTES
Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “Corporation”), certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 78.195 and 78.1955 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) via a Written Consent of the Sole Member of the Board of Directors in lieu of a Special Meeting dated September 12, 2018 duly approved and adopted the following resolution which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by its Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors does hereby designate, create, authorize and provide for the issue of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), consisting of one (1) share, having the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as follows:
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1. Powers and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock . There is hereby designated a class of Preferred Stock of the Corporation as “Series A Preferred Stock”, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The number of shares, powers, terms, conditions, designations, preferences and privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions, if any, of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be as set forth in this Certificate of Designations.
(a) | Number . The number of authorized shares of the Series A Preferred Stock is one (1) share. |
(b) | Dividends . The holder of the share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Holder”) | |
shall be not be entitled to be paid any dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock. |
(c) | Preferences upon Liquidation . The Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any preferences on |
(i) | any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntarily or involuntarily, |
(ii) | a merger or consolidation of the Corporation wherein the Corporation (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving corporation), (iii) any sale, issuance or transfer of capital stock of the Corporation by the Corporation or the holders thereof, or (iv) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation. |
(d) | Participation . The Series A Preferred Stock shall not participate in any distributions or payments to the holders of the Common Stock. |
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(e) | Vote . The Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote on any matters submitted to the holders of the Common Stock, and shall have three hundred and fifty million (350,000,000) votes per share of Series A Preferred Stock on any such matter. |
(f) | Conversion . The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into any other shares of the Corporation. |
(g) | Protective Provisions. At any time when the share of Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall not authorize or allow the Corporation, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or the Articles of Incorporation) the affirmative vote or written consent of the Series A Preferred Stock, and any such act or transaction entered into without such vote or consent shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect: |
(i) | amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely affects the powers, preferences or rights of the Series A Preferred Stock; or |
(ii) | create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue shares of, any additional class or series of capital stock which results in the Series A Preferred Stock not holding a majority of the total voting power of the Corporation. |
(h) | Amendment of Certificate . The Corporation may not amend (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise) this Certificate of Designation in any manner without the approval of the Series A Preferred Stock voting as a separate class. |
Section 2. Miscellaneous .
(a) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Series A Holder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, via email with return receipt requested, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation at the primary offices of the Corporation. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, via email with return receipt requested, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Series A Holder at the email, facsimile, telephone number or address of such Series A Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile telephone number or address appears, at the principal place of business of the Series A Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section 2(a) prior to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern time); (ii) upon receipt of a return receipt if sent via email; (iii) the date after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section 2(a) later than 5:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) on such date, (iv) the second Business Day (as defined below) following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (v) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
(b) Legend . Any certificates representing the Series A Preferred Stock shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, NOR REGISTERED NOR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, DELIVERED AFTER SALE,
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TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS QUALIFIED AND REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, SUCH QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. ANY TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFTCATE IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO OTHER RESTRICTIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH ARE SET FORTH HEREIN.
(c) Lost or Mutilated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Series A Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.
(d) Interpretation . If any Series A Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designations, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
(e) Waiver . Any waiver by the Corporation or the Series A Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designations shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designations. The failure of the Corporation or the Series A Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designations on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designations. Any waiver must be in writing.
(f) Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designations is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designations shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest.
(g) Duty . Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of Chapter 78 or Chapter 92A of the NRS and any other provisions of Nevada law, including any judicial decisions, the directors of the Corporation shall owe the Series A Holder the same fiduciary duty as that owed to holders of the Corporation’s Common Stock.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Golden Developing Solutions, INC. has caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed by a duly authorized officer on this [ ] day of February, 2018.
Golden Developing Solutions, INC. | ||
By: /s/ Stavros Triant | ||
Name: Stavros Triant | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 3.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF Golden Developing Solutions, INC. a Nevada corporation
1. Offices . Golden Developing Solutions, INC. (the “Corporation”) may have an office or offices, and keep the books and records of the Corporation, except as may otherwise be required by applicable law, at such other place or places, either within or without the State of Nevada, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
2. Meetings of Stockholders .
2.1. Annual Meetings . The annual meetings of stockholders for the election of directors and for such other business as may be stated in the notice of the meeting shall be held at such time and date and place as the Board, by resolution, shall determine and as set forth in the notice of the meeting and shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Nevada. If the date of the annual meeting shall fall upon a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day.
2.2. Deferred Meeting for Election of Directors, etc . If the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of other business is not held within the time specified in Section 2.1, the Board shall call a special meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of other business as soon thereafter as convenient.
2.3. Other Special Meetings . A special meeting of stockholders (other than a special meeting for the election of directors), unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may only be called by the Board and may be called at any time by the Board. At any special meeting of stockholders, only such business may be transacted as is related to the purpose(s) of such meeting set forth in the notice thereof given pursuant to Section 2.5 or in any waiver of notice thereof given pursuant to Section 2.6.
2.4. Fixing Record Date . For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or 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, in advance, a date as of the record date for any such determination of stockholders. Such date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If no such record date is fixed:
(a) The record date for the determination of 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 or, if no notice is given or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held;
(b) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is necessary, shall be the
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day on which the first written consent is expressed;
(c) The record date for determining stockholders for any purpose other than those specified in Sections 2.4(a) and Section 2.4(b) shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
When a determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this Section 2.4, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
2.5. Notice of Meetings of Stockholders; Location . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4 and Section 2.6, whenever under any provision of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time, and including any successor provision thereto, the “NRS”), the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation (as the same may be amended, supplemented and/or restated from time to time, the “Articles”) or these Bylaws, stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, written notice shall be given stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose(s) for which the meeting is called. Except as otherwise provided by any provision of the NRS, a copy of the notice of any meeting shall be given, personally or by mail, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to notice of, or to vote at, such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent of the Corporation that the notice required by this section has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken and, at the adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting originally called. If, however, the adjournment is for more than 60 days or if, after the adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. The Board may designate the place of meeting for any meeting of Stockholders. If no designation is made by the Board, the place of meeting shall be the principal executive offices of the Corporation. The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by the NRS.
2.6. Waivers of Notice . Whenever notice is required to be given to the stockholders under any provision of the NRS, or the Articles or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by a stockholder entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder 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
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to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice.
2.7. Quorum of Stockholders ; Adjournment; Postponement . The holders of a 33.33% of the voting power, present, in person or represented by proxy, shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at such meeting, except where otherwise provided by any provision of the NRS. When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting of stockholders, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders. The Chairman, or the holders of a majority of the shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy at any meeting of stockholders, including an adjournment meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. Any previously scheduled meeting of stockholders may be postponed, and any previously scheduled special meeting of Stockholders may be canceled, by the Board upon public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.
2.8. Voting ; Proxies .
(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Articles, every stockholder of record shall be entitled at every meeting of stockholders to one vote for each share of capital stock standing in his name on the record of stockholders determined in accordance with Section 2.4. If the Articles provide for more or less than one vote for any share on any matter, every reference in these Bylaws or any provision of the NRS, to a majority or other proportion of stock shall refer to such majority to other proportion of the votes of such stock. The provisions of the NRS shall apply in determining whether any shares of capital stock may be voted and the persons, if any entitled to vote such shares, but the Corporation shall be protected in treating the persons in whose names shares of capital stock stand on the record of stockholders as owners thereof for all purposes.
(b) In any uncontested election of directors, each person receiving a majority of the votes cast shall be deemed elected. For purposes of this paragraph, a ‘majority of the votes cast’ shall mean that the number of votes cast ‘for’ a director must exceed the number of votes cast ‘against’ that director (with ‘abstentions’ and ‘broker non-votes’ not counted as a vote cast with respect to that director). In any contested election of directors, the persons receiving a plurality of the votes cast, up to the number of directors to be elected in such election, shall be deemed elected. The Board may, but need not, establish policies and procedures regarding the nomination, election and resignation of directors, which policies and procedures may: (i) include a condition to nomination by the Board for election or re-election as a director that an individual agree to tender, if elected or re-elected, an irrevocable offer of resignation conditioned on: (A) failing to receive the required vote for re-election at the next meeting at which such person would face re-election and (B) acceptance of the resignation by the Board, (ii) require: (A) if one exists, the Corporation’s nominating and governance committee or other committee designated by the Board (the “Nominating and Governance Committee”) to make a recommendation to the Board on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken and (B) the Board to act on the Nominating and Governance Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the rationale behind it within 90 days, to the extent practicable, from the date of the certification of the election results. A
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“contested election” is one in which: (i) the Secretary receives a notice that a Stockholder has nominated a person for election to the Board in compliance with the advance notice requirements for stockholder nominees for director set forth in Section 2.9 and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder on or before the 10 th day before the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders. An “uncontested election” is any election other than a contested election. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot unless otherwise provided in the Articles.
(c) As to each matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders (other than the election of directors), except as otherwise provided by law or by the Articles or by these Bylaws, such matter shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast on such matter.
(d) In voting on any other question on which a vote by ballot is required by law or is demanded by any stockholder entitled to vote (other than election of directors), the voting shall be by ballot. Each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting or by his proxy and shall state the number of shares voted. Every stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person(s) to act for him by proxy. Any proxy to be used at a meeting of stockholders must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation or his or her representative at the principal executive offices of the Corporation at or before the time of the meeting. The validity and enforceability of any proxy shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the NRS. The Chairman shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting.
2.9. Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected only (a) by or at the direction of the Board or (b) by any stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors at a meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 2.10.
2.10. Notices of Business or Nominations for Director.
(a) For director nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder, a stockholder’s notice must include the following information and/or documents, as applicable: (A) the name and address of the stockholder giving the notice, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of the beneficial owner of stock of the Corporation, if any, on whose behalf such nomination or proposal of other business is made (such beneficial owner, the “Beneficial Owner”); (B) representations that, as of the date of delivery of such notice, such stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation and is entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at such meeting to propose and vote for such nomination and any such other business; (C) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director (a “Stockholder Nominee”): (1) all information relating to such Stockholder Nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required,
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in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended from time to time, the “Exchange Act”) or any successor provision thereto, including such Stockholder Nominee’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected and to being named in the Corporation’s proxy statement and form of proxy if the Corporation so determines, (2) a statement whether such Stockholder Nominee, if elected, intends to tender, promptly following such Stockholder Nominee’s election or re-election, an irrevocable offer of resignation effective upon such Stockholder Nominee’s failure to receive the required vote for re-election at the next meeting at which such Stockholder Nominee would face re-election and upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board; and (3) such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Corporation; (D) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting: (1) a brief description of such business, (2) the text of the proposal (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, if such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the text of the proposed amendment) and (3) the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting; and (E) in all cases: (1) the name of each individual, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity (including any successor thereto, a “Person”) with whom the stockholder, any Beneficial Owner, any Stockholder Nominee and the respective affiliates and associates (as defined under Regulation 12B under the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto) of such stockholder, Beneficial Owner and/or Stockholder Nominee (each of the foregoing, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Stockholder, Beneficial Owner and/or Stockholder Nominee, a “Stockholder Group Member”) either is acting in concert with respect to the Corporation or has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether written or oral) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy given to such Person in response to a public proxy solicitation made generally by such Person to all holders of common stock of the Corporation) or disposing of any capital stock of the Corporation or to cooperate in obtaining, changing or influencing the control of the Corporation (except independent financial, legal and other advisors acting in the ordinary course of their respective businesses) (each Person described in this clause (1), including each Stockholder Group Member, a “Covered Person”), and a description, and, if in writing, a copy, of each such agreement, arrangement or understanding, (2) a list of the class, series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are beneficially owned or owned of record by each Covered Person, together with documentary evidence of such record or beneficial ownership, (3) a list of all derivative securities (as defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto) and other derivatives or similar arrangements to which any Covered Person is a counterparty and relating to any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, a description of all economic terms of all such derivative securities and other derivatives or similar arrangements and copies of all agreements and other documents relating to each of such derivative securities and other derivatives or similar arrangements, (4) a list of all transactions by any Covered Person involving any shares of capital stock of the Corporation or any derivative securities (as defined under Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto) or other derivatives or similar arrangements related to any shares of capital stock of the Corporation entered into or consummated within 60 days prior to the date of such notice, (5) details of all other material interests of each Covered Person in such nomination or proposal or shares of capital stock of the Corporation (including any rights to dividends or performance-related fees based on any increase or decrease in the value of such shares of capital stock) and (6) a representation as to whether any Covered Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver
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a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to, in the case of a nomination or nominations, at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock reasonably believed by the Covered Person to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by the stockholder and, in the case of a proposal, holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to elect any Stockholder Nominee or approve such proposal (such representation, the “Solicitation Representation”).
(b) A notice delivered by or on behalf of any Stockholder under this Section 2.10 shall be deemed to be not in compliance with this Section 2.10 and not be effective if: (x) such notice does not include all of the information, documents and representations required under this Section 2.10, (y) after delivery of such notice, any information or document required to be included in such notice changes or is amended, modified or supplemented, as applicable, prior to the date of the relevant meeting and such information and/or document is not delivered to the Corporation by way of a further written notice as promptly as practicable following the event causing such change in information or amendment, modification or supplement, as applicable, and in any case where such event occurs within 45 days of the date of the relevant meeting, within five business days after such event or (z) any Covered Person does not act in accordance with the representation set forth in the Solicitation Representation; provided, however, that the Board shall have the authority to waive any such non-compliance if the Board determines that such action is appropriate in the exercise of its fiduciary duties.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 2.10(b), in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased effective at the next annual meeting and there is no Public Announcement (as defined below) specifying the size of the increased Board made by the Corporation at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.10 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it is delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10 th day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation and such notice otherwise complies with the requirements of this Section 2.10. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days, or delayed by more than 90 days, from such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by a stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 120 th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90 th day prior to such annual meeting and the 10 th day following the day on which the 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 for the giving of a Stockholder’s notice as described in this Section 2.10.
(d) “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
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or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or any document delivered to all Stockholders (including any quarterly income statement).
2.11. Selection and Duties of Inspectors at Meeting of Stockholders . The Board, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, may appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding at such meeting may and, on the request of any stockholder entitled to vote thereat shall, appoint one or more inspectors. In case any person appointed fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Board in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector(s) shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and shall do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On the request of the person presiding at the meeting or any stockholder entitled to vote thereat, the inspector(s) shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by him or them and execute a certificate of any fact found by him or them. Any report or certificate made by the inspector(s) shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the vote as certified by him or them.
2.12. Organization . At every meeting of stockholders, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and in case more than one Vice President shall be present, that Vice President designated by the Board (or in the absence of any such designation, the most senior Vice President, based on age, present) shall act as chairman of the meeting. In case none of the officers above designated to act as chairman or secretary of the meeting, respectively, shall be present, a chairman or a secretary of the meeting, as the case may be, may be chosen by a majority of the voting power, which includes the voting power which is present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.13. Order of Business . The order of business at all meetings of stockholders shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting, but the order of business to be followed at any meeting at which a quorum is present may be changed by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting by the holders of shares of capital stock present, in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.14. Action Without Meeting . Unless otherwise provided by the Articles, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by the stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power, except that if a different proportion of voting power is required for such action at a meeting, then that proportion of written consents is required. 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 60 days of the date the earliest dated consent is delivered to the Corporation, a written consent or consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are
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delivered to the Corporation in the manner prescribed herein. An electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder or proxyholder, or by a person or persons authorized to act for a stockholder or proxyholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for the purposes of this Section 2.14 to the extent permitted by law. Any such consent shall be delivered in accordance with the NRS. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing or electronic transmission and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders or members to take the action were delivered to the Corporation as provided by law.
2.15. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing
3. Directors .
3.1. Number and Term . Except as provided by any provision of the NRS, the number of directors shall initially be one or such other number of persons as the majority of the full Board, by resolution, may from time to time determine. The directors shall, except for filling vacancies (whether resulting from an increase in the number of directors, resignations, removals or otherwise), be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders and each director shall be elected to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies. Directors need not be stockholders. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. The members of the Board shall elect a chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”) by a vote of a majority vote of all directors (which may include the vote of the person so elected).
3.2. Resignations . Any director, member of a committee or other officer may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing and shall take effect at the time specified therein and, if no time be specified, at the time of its receipt by the Chief Executive Officer or Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
3.3. Vacancies . Except as set forth in Section 3.4, if the office of any director, member of a committee or other officer becomes vacant (whether resulting from an increase in the number of directors, resignations, removals or otherwise), the remaining directors in office, though less than a quorum, by a majority vote, may appoint any qualified person to fill such vacancy, who shall hold office for the unexpired term and until his successor shall be duly chosen.
3.4. Removal . Any director(s) may be removed either for or without cause at any time by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of the issued and outstanding
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stock entitled to vote, at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose and the vacancies thus created may be filled, at the meeting held for the purpose of removal, by the affirmative vote of a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote.
3.5. Increase or Decrease of Number . The number of directors may be increased or decreased only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors, though less than a quorum. Any newly created directorships may be filled in the same manner as a vacancy.
3.6. Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, except as otherwise provided by applicable law or by the Articles. If any such provision is made in the Articles, the powers and duties imposed upon the Board by applicable law shall be exercised or performed to such extent and by such person or persons as shall be provided in the Articles. The Board shall exercise all of the powers of the Corporation except such as are by law, or by the Articles or by these Bylaws, conferred upon or reserved to the stockholders.
3.7. Conference Call . Members of the Board or any committee designated by such Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of telephone conference or similar communication equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and participation pursuant to this section shall constitute presence at such meeting.
3.8. Committees . The Board may, by resolution(s) passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one (1) 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 any member or such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any such meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these Bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the Articles, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amending these Bylaws of the Corporation and, unless the resolution, these Bylaws or the Articles expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock.
3.9. Meetings . Meetings of the Board, regular or special, may be held at any place within or without the State of Nevada.
(a) On the day when, and at the place where, the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors is held, and as soon as practicable thereafter, the Board may hold its annual meeting, without notice of such meeting, for the purposes or organization, election of officers and
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transaction of other business. The annual meeting of the Board may be held at any other time and place specified in a notice given as provided in this section for special meetings of the Board or in a waiver of notice thereof.
(b) Regular meetings of the directors may be held without notice at such place and time as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the directors.
(c) Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Secretary on the written request of any two or more directors on at least ten (10) days’ notice to each director and shall be held at such place(s) as may be determined by the directors, or as shall be stated in the call of the meeting. (d) Anything in these Bylaws or in any resolution adopted by the Board to the contrary notwithstanding, notice of any meeting of the Board need not be given to any director who submits a signed waiver of such notice, whether before or after such meeting, or who attends such meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him.
3.10. Quorum . A majority of the directors in office from time to time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If at any meeting of the Board there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained and no further notice thereof need be given, other than by announcement at the meeting which shall be so adjourned.
3.11. Compensation . Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation of the directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board or paid a stated salary or paid other compensation as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed compensation for attending committee meetings.
3.12. Action Without Meeting . 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 a written consent thereto is signed by all members of the Board, or of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
3.13. Telephone Meeting . Any one or more members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
3.14. Annual Report . As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, a report of the business and affairs of the Corporation to the shareholders shall be made under the direction of the Board, unless the Board determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such a report is not reasonably required.
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4. Officers .
4.1. Officers . The Board may elect or appoint a Chief Executive Officer and such other officers as it may determine. The Board may designate a President and one or more Vice Presidents as Executive Vice Presidents and may use descriptive words or phrases to designate the standing, seniority or area of special competence of the Vice Presidents elected or appointed by it. Each officer shall hold his office until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal in the manner provided in Section 4.2. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. The Board may require any officer to give a bond or other security for the faithful performance of his duties, in such amount and with such sureties as the Board may determine. All officers as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation as may be provided in these Bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine.
4.2. Removal of Officers . Any officer elected or appointed by the Board may be removed by the Board with or without cause. The removal of an officer without cause shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any. The election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.
4.3. Resignations . Any officer may resign at any time by notifying the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary in writing. Such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at such later time as is therein specified and, unless otherwise specified, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. The resignation of an officer shall be without prejudice to the contract rights of the Corporation, if any.
4.4. Vacancies . A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for the regular election or appointment to such office.
4.5. Compensation . Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board. No officer shall be prevented from receiving a salary or other compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a director.
4.6. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision and direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to control of the Board, and shall report directly to the Board, and shall have supervisory responsibility over officers operating and discharging their responsibilities. The Chief Executive Officer shall perform all such other duties which are commonly incident to the capacity of Chief Executive Officer or which are delegated to him or her by the Board. The Chief Executive Officer shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the stockholders. He may, with the Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer, sign certificates for shares of the Corporation. He may sign and execute, in the name of the Corporation, deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be signed or executed, and, in general, he shall perform all duties incident to
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the office of Chief Executive Officer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board.
4.7. Principal Financial Officer. The Principal Financial Officer shall perform all the powers and duties of the office of the principal financial officer and in general have overall supervision of the financial operations of the Corporation. The Principal Financial Officer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board may from time to time determine. If there is no Principal Financial Officer, the Chief Executive Officer shall perform the Principal Financial Officer’s functions.
4.8. Executive Vice Presidents . At the request of the Chief Executive Officer or, in his absence, at the request of the Board, the Executive Vice Presidents shall (in such order as may be designated by the Board or, in the absence of any such designation, in order of seniority based on age) perform all of the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and, so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer. Any Executive Vice President may also, with the Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer, sign certificates for shares of the Corporation, may sign and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments authorized by the Board, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be signed or executed, and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
4.9. Secretary . The Secretary, if present, shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board and shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book(s) to be provided for that purpose; he shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation are duly given and served; he may, with the Chief Executive Officer or a President or Vice President, sign certificates for shares of the Corporation; he shall be custodian of the seal of the Corporation, if any, and may seal with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof, if any, all certificates for shares of capital stock of the Corporation and all documents; he shall have charge of the stock ledger and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and management as a Corporation and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. If there is no Secretary, the Chief Executive Officer shall perform the Secretary’s functions.
4.10. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds, securities and notes of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the Corporation from any sources whatsoever; deposit all such monies in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with these Bylaws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by checks or drafts on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with any provisions of these
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Bylaws, and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all monies to disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by him or under his direction full and adequate account of all monies received or paid by him for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as he may desire with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers or agents transacting the same; render to the Chief Executive Officer or the Board, whenever the Chief Executive Officer or the Board, respectively, shall require him so to do, an account of the financial conditions of the Corporation and of all his transactions as Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times his books of account and other records to any of the directors upon application at the office of the Corporation where such books and records are kept; and, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board; and he may sign with the Chief Executive Officer or the President or a Vice President certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation. If there is no Treasurer, the Chief Executive Officer shall perform the Treasurer’s functions.
4.11. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers . Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or by the Treasurer, respectively, or by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers may, with the President or a Vice President, sign certificates for shares of the Corporation.
4.12. Additional Matters. The Chief Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer of the Corporation shall have the authority to designate employees of the Corporation to have the title of Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Controller or Assistant Secretary. Any employee so designated shall have the powers and duties determined by the officer making such designation. The persons upon whom such titles are conferred shall not be deemed officers of the Corporation unless elected by the Board.
5. Contracts, Checks, Drafts, Bank Accounts, etc .
5.1. Execution of Contracts . The Board may authorize any officer, employee or agent, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into any contract or execute and satisfy any instrument, and any such authority may be general or confined to specific instances, or otherwise limited.
5.2. Loans . The Chief Executive Officer or any other officer, employee or agent authorized by these Bylaws or by the Board may effect loans and advances at any time for the Corporation from any bank, trust company or other institutions or from any firm, corporation or individual and for such loans and advances may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidence of indebtedness of the Corporation and, when authorized by the Board to do so, may pledge and hypothecate or transfer any securities or the property of the Corporation as security for any such loans or advances. Such authority conferred by the Board may be general or confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.
5.3. Checks, Drafts, etc . All checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes or other evidence of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board.
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5.4. Deposits . The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select or as may be selected by an officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board.
6. Stocks and Dividends .
6.1. Certificates Representing Shares . The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in such form (consistent with the provisions of the NRS) as shall be approved by the Board. Such certificates shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof, if any. The signatures of the officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles, if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the Corporation itself or its employees. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, such certificate may, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
6.2. Transfer of Shares . Transfers of shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof or by his duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary or a transfer agent of the Corporation and on surrender of the certificate(s) representing such shares of capital stock properly endorsed for transfer and upon payment of all necessary transfer taxes. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled”, with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the transfer agent of the Corporation. A person in whose name shares of capital stock shall stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof to receive dividends, to vote as such owner and for all other purposes as respects the Corporation, its stockholders and creditors for any purpose, except to render the transferee liable for the debts of the Corporation to the extent provided by law, until such transfer shall have been entered on the books of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.
6.3. Registered Stockholders and Addresses of Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its records as the owner of shares of capital stock to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares of capital stock on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by applicable law. Each stockholder shall designate to the Secretary or transfer agent of the Corporation an address at which notices of meetings and all other corporate notices may be given to such person, and, if any stockholder fails to designate such address, corporate notices may be given to such person by mail directed to such person at such person’s post office address, if any, as the same appears on the stock record books of the Corporation
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or at such person’s last known post office address or as otherwise provided by applicable law.
6.4. Transfer and Registry Agents . The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agents and registry offices or agents at such place(s) as may be determined from time to time by the Board.
6.5. Lost, Destroyed, Stolen and Mutilated Certificates . The holder of any shares shall immediately notify the Corporation of any loss, destruction, theft or mutilation of the certificate representing such shares and the Corporation may issue a new certificate to replace the certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated. The Board may, in its discretion, as a condition to the issue of any such new certificate, require the owner of the lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate, or his legal representatives, to make proof satisfactory to the Board of such loss, destruction, theft or mutilation and to advertise such fact in such manner as the Board may require, and to give the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars, or such of them as the Board may require, a bond in such form, in such sums and with such surety or sureties as the Board may direct, to indemnify the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars against any claim that may be made against any of them on account of the continued existence of any such certificate so alleged to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated and against any expense in connection with such claim.
6.6. Regulations . The Board may make rules and regulations as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with these Bylaws or with the Articles, concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates representing shares of its capital stock.
6.7. Restriction on Transfer of Stock . A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of capital stock of the Corporation, if permitted by the provisions of the NRS, and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such capital stock, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted capital stock of any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such capital stock, a restriction, even though permitted by the provisions of the NRS, as the same may be amended and supplements, shall be ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of capital stock of the Corporation may be imposed either by the Articles or by an agreement among any number of stockholders or among such stockholders and the Corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to capital stock issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of such capital stock are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction. Except to the extent that the corporation has obtained an opinion of counsel acceptable to the corporation that transfer restrictions are not required under applicable securities laws, or has otherwise satisfied itself that such transfer restrictions are not required, all certificates representing shares of the corporation shall bear a legend on the face of the certificate, or on the reverse of the certificate if a reference to the legend is contained on the face, which reads substantially as follows:
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THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NO INTEREST MAY BE SOLD, DISTRIBUTED, ASSIGNED, OFFERED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (A) THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS COVERING ANY SUCH TRANSACTION INVOLVING SAID SECURITIES, (B) THIS CORPORATION RECEIVES AN OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES SATISFACTORY TO THIS CORPORATION STATING THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, OR (C) THIS CORPORATION OTHERWISE SATISFIES ITSELF THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.
6.8. Dividends, Surplus, etc . Subject to the provisions of the Articles and of law, the Board:
(a) may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions on the outstanding shares of capital stock in such amounts and at such time to times as, in its discretion, the conditions of the affairs of the Corporation shall render advisable;
(b) may use and apply, in its discretion, any of the surplus of the Corporation in purchasing or acquiring any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or purchase warrants therefor, in accordance with law, or any of its bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidence of indebtedness;
(c) may set aside from time to time out of such surplus or net profits such sum(s) as, in its discretion, it may think proper, as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends or for the purpose of maintaining or increasing the property or business of the Corporation, or for any other purpose it may think conducive to the best interests of the Corporation.
7. Miscellaneous .
7.1. Seal . The Board shall have the power by resolution to adopt, make and use a corporate seal and to alter the form of such seal from time to time.
7.2. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined, and may be changed, by resolution of the Board.
7.3. Books and Records. The Corporation shall: (1) Keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its stockholders and the Board, a record of all actions taken by the stockholders or the Board without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the Board exercising the authority of the Board on behalf of the Corporation; (2) Maintain appropriate accounting records; (3) Maintain a record
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of its stockholders, in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all stockholders, in alphabetical order by class of shares showing the number and class of shares held by each; provided, however, such record may be maintained by an agent of the Corporation; (4) Maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time; and (5) Keep a copy of the following records at its principal office: (a) the Articles as currently in effect; (b) these Bylaws and all amendments thereto as currently in effect; (c) the minutes of all meetings of stockholders and records of all action taken by stockholders; (d) without a meeting, for the past three years; (e) the Corporation’s financial statements for the past three years; (f) all written communications to stockholders generally within the past three years; (g) a list of the names and business addresses of the current Directors and officers; and (h) the most recent annual report delivered to the Nevada Secretary of State
7.4. Forum Selection; Attorney’s Fees. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) an action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the NRS, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be a state or federal court located within the state of Nevada, in all cases subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. If any action is brought by any party against another party, relating to or arising out of these Bylaws, or the enforcement hereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the prosecution or defense of such action. For purposes of these Bylaws, the term “attorneys’ fees” or “attorneys’ fees and costs” shall mean the fees and expenses of counsel to the Corporation and any other parties asserting a claim as set forth in the initial paragraph of this section, which may include printing, photocopying, duplicating and other expenses, air freight charges, and fees billed for law clerks, paralegals and other persons not admitted to the bar but performing services under the supervision of an attorney, and the costs and fees incurred in connection with the enforcement or collection any judgment obtained in any such proceeding. The provisions of this Section shall survive the entry of any judgment, and shall not merge, or be deemed to have merged, into any judgment.
7.5. Subject to Law and Articles of Incorporation. All powers, duties and responsibilities provided for in these Bylaws, whether or not explicitly so qualified, are qualified by the provisions of the Articles and applicable law.
7.6. Facsimile Signatures. In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used at any time unless otherwise restricted by the Board or a committee thereof.
7.7. Time Periods. In applying any provision of these Bylaws which requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.
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7.8. Electronic Transmission. For purposes of these Bylaws, “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
8. Indemnification; Insurance .
8.1. Indemnification in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 8.3 and Section 8.10 , the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS and applicable Nevada law as in effect at any time, indemnify, hold harmless and defend any person who: (i) was or is a director or officer of the Corporation or was or is a director or officer of a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and (ii) was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or was or is otherwise directly involved in (including as a witness), any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person was or is a director or officer of the Corporation or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, or was or is serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner, member or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity or in any other capacity, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person 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 such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea or nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person 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 reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.
8.2. Indemnification in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 8.3 and Section 8.10, the Corporation shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend any person who: (i) was or is a director or officer of the Corporation or was or is a director or officer of a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and (ii) was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or was or is otherwise directly involved in (including as a witness), any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person was or is a director or officer of the Corporation or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, or was or is serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner, member or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, and whether the basis of such action, suit or proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity or in any other capacity, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
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the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Courts in the State of Nevada or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court in the State of Nevada or such other court shall deem proper.
8.3. Authorization of Indemnification. Any indemnification or defense under this Section 8 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination,: (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
8.4. Good Faith Defined. For purposes of any determination under Section 8.3, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on good faith reliance on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Section 8.4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person was or is serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner, member or agent. The provisions of this Section 8.4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2, as the case may be.
8.5. Expenses Payable in Advance. Expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by a
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current or former director or officer in defending any action, suit or proceeding described in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Section 8.
8.6. Non-exclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification, defense and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Section 8 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Articles, any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The provisions of this Section 8 shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of, or advancement of expenses to, any person who is not specified in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the NRS or otherwise. To the extent of a direct conflict between the terms of this Section 8 and the terms of any indemnification provisions set forth in the Articles, the terms of the Articles shall control, provided, however, that the terms in this Section 8 and the terms in the Articles shall be interpreted and enforced, to the maximum extent possible to provide the maximum indemnification possible to the persons and entities referenced herein.
8.7. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, or was or is serving at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, employee, partner, member or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify, hold harmless or defend such person against such liability under the provisions of this Section 8.
8.8. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Section 8, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents so that any person who was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or was or is serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner, member or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section 8 with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Section 8, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect of any employee benefit plan; and references to “serving
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at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Section 8.
8.9. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification, defense and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Section 8 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
8.10. Limitation on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 8 to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and defense under this Section 8 (which shall be governed by Section 8.11(b)), the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Section 8 to indemnify, hold harmless or defend any director, officer, employee or agent in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
8.11. Contract Rights.
(a) The obligations of the Corporation under this Section 8 to indemnify, hold harmless and defend a person who was or is a director or officer of the Corporation or was or is a director or officer of a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, including the duty to advance expenses, shall be considered a contract between the Corporation and such person, and no modification or repeal of any provision of this Section 8 shall affect, to the detriment of such person, such obligations of the Corporation in connection with a claim based on any act or failure to act occurring before such modification or repeal.
(b) If a claim under Section 8.1, Section 8.2 or Section 8.5 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 90 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 45 days, the person making such claim may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, 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, such person shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by such person to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by such person to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense, and (ii) 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 such person has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the NRS. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee
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of such directors, independent legal counsel or its Stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of such person is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the NRS, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its Stockholders) that such person has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that such person has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by such person, be a defense to such suit.
8.12. Indemnification Agreements . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation shall have the express authority to enter into such agreements as the Board deems appropriate for the indemnification of present or future directors and officers of the Corporation in connection with their service to, or status with, the Corporation or any other corporation, entity or enterprise with whom such person is serving at the express written request of the Corporation.
9. Amendments . These Bylaws may be altered or repealed and Bylaws may be made at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting thereof, if notice of the proposed alteration or repeal of Bylaw or Bylaws to be made be contained in the notice of such special meeting, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board at any regular meeting of the Board, or at any special meeting of the Board, if notice of the proposed alteration or repeal, or Bylaw or Bylaws to be made, be contained in the notice of such meeting.
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Exhibit 4.1
PROMISSORY NOTE
$750,000.00 | September 14, 2018 | |
Denver, Colorado |
For consideration received, Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Holder ”), agrees to pay to the order of Tyler Bartholomew, David Lindauer, Bill Anders and Brad Billman (collectively, “ Holders ”), the principal sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750,000.00), plus interest at a rate of three percent (3%) per annum or such other amount as adjusted below.
1. Payment Terms . Principal and accrued interest under this Promissory Note (this “ Note ”) shall be due and payable in three (3) equal and consecutive monthly payments on the 1 st day of each respective month beginning on the 1 st month immediately following the date of this Note. All payments due under this Note shall be made when due to Holders on a pro rata basis as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto. Maker may prepay the principal amount outstanding in whole or in part at any time without penalty or premium.
2. Default . Any default in the payment of principal or interest, or any failure by Maker to perform any of the obligations of Maker under this Note, shall constitute a default as to the entire amount of principal and interest then remaining unpaid, provided that Holders provide Maker with written notice of such default and/or failure and Makers fails to cure such default and/or failure within ten (10) days thereof. This Note shall further be in default in the event: (i) Maker breaches that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 14, 2018 between Maker and Holders and fails to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period, or, if no such period is specified, within thirty (30) days thereof ; or (ii) Maker files for bankruptcy protection, makes an assignment of all of its assets for the benefit of his or its creditors, consents to the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition or fails to have any such involuntary bankruptcy petition dismissed within 120 days of filing. Upon the occurrence of any such default, this Note shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind. From and after the date of any such default, all principal then due hereunder shall thereafter accrue interest at a rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum.
3. Acknowledgment . The loan represented by this Note is solely for commercial and business purposes and is not made in connection with a consumer transaction. The loan represented by this Note is not for personal, family, agricultural or household purposes. The loan represented by this Note is not a consumer loan within the meaning of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (“ UCCC ”), and, accordingly, the UCCC shall not apply to this Note.
4. Governing Law . This Note is entered into in Denver, Colorado and shall be governed by the laws of the state of Colorado (without regard to its conflict of laws principles). Maker submits to the jurisdiction of the courts in and for Denver, Colorado.
5. Assignment . Neither Maker nor Holders may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Note except with the prior written consent of the other. Subject to the first sentence of this Section 5, this Note is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.
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6. Amendments . This Note may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing expressing such intention executed by Maker and Holders, which writing must be so firmly attached to this Note as to become a permanent part thereof.
7. Weekends/Holidays . If any payment hereunder is required to be made on any date which is a Saturday, Sunday or federal or Colorado bank holiday, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding day on which banks in Colorado are open for business with the same force and effect as if made on the date as originally required.
8. Usury . It is the intention of Maker and Holders to conform strictly to applicable usury laws. Accordingly, no provision of this Note or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for this Note shall permit Holders to charge, receive, take, or reserve interest in excess of lawful amounts. If any excess occurs, the effective rate of interest shall automatically be reduced to the maximum rate allowed by applicable law (including the laws of the state of Colorado and the United States of America).
9. Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Note shall for any reason be held by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Note, but this Note shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Secured Promissory Note to be duly executed and dated, under seal, effective as of the day and year first above written.
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC., | ||
a Nevada corporation | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
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SCHEDULE 1 TO PROMISSORY NOTE
Tyler Bartholomew – 42.5%
David Lindauer – 42.5%
Bill Anders - 10%
Brad Billman - 5%
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EXHIBIT C
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE)
See attachment.
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ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE (this “ Assignment ”) is entered into effective as of September 14, 2018, by Layer Six Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation, d/b/a Where’s Weed (“ Seller ”) for the benefit of Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
Seller and Purchaser entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 14, 2018 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the purchase by Purchaser from Seller of the “ Assets ” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), which includes the assets set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto.
AGREEMENT
Seller hereby warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:
1. Assignment . In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Seller does hereby sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver unto Purchaser, its successors and assigns, all of the Assets, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, all of the assets set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto, free and clear of any and all options, liens, security interests, encumbrances, mortgages, deeds of trust, liabilities, financing statements, pledges, charges, conditions, equitable claims, covenants, title defects, restrictions or claims of any kind, nature or description whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”), to have and to hold said Assets unto Purchaser, its successors and assigns, to and for its and/or their use forever.
2. Title . Seller has good and marketable title to the Assets hereby sold, transferred, conveyed, assigned and delivered to Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens, and Purchaser will receive hereby such good and marketable title thereto.
3. Warranty . Seller warrants and will defend the sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and conveyance of the Assets hereunder against each and every person or persons claiming against any or all of the same.
4. Further Assurances . Seller will take all steps necessary to put Purchaser or its successors and assigns in actual possession and operating control of the Assets, to carry out the intent of the Purchase Agreement and this Assignment, or to more effectively sell, transfer, convey, assign and reduce to possession and record to title any of the Assets, including by executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents of transfer, assignment and conveyance, or by taking such other actions as may be requested by Purchaser.
5. Independent Covenants . This Assignment is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement. Nothing contained in this Assignment shall be deemed to diminish any of the obligations, agreements, covenants, representations, or warranties of Seller contained in the Purchase Agreement.
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6. Interpretation . Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. The recitals above are incorporated by reference into this Assignment.
7. Governing Law; Amendment . This Assignment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Colorado (without regards to the conflict of law principles thereof). Seller submits to the jurisdiction of the courts in and for the state of Colorado. No change in or amendment to this Assignment shall be valid unless set forth in a writing signed by both Purchaser and Seller. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT (A) COLORADO HAS PASSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ENACTED CERTAIN LEGISLATION TO GOVERN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND (B) THE POSSESSION, SALE, MANUFACTURE, AND CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS IS ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY DEFENSES BASED UPON INVALIDITY OF CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY REASONS AND/OR THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CONTRACT VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW.
8. Counterparts . This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures exchanged by facsimile shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
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This Assignment and Bill of Sale is entered into effective as of the date first above written.
SELLER: | ||
LAYER SIX MEDIA, INC., | ||
a Delaware corporation, | ||
d/b/a Where’s Weed | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
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SCHEDULE 1
TO
ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
Websites:
WheresWeed.com and associated
social media accounts
CannaClassifieds.com (job postings)
LocalMJEvents.com
GreenerGrows.com (in development growing accountability tracking)
CannaCandids.com (in development photo site)
Domain Names:
CANACANDID.COM
CANACANDIDS.COM
CANNACANDID.COM
CANNACANDIDS.COM
CANNACLASSIFIEDS.COM
CANNADID.COM
CANNADIDS.COM
DANKDAILYDEALS.COM
GREENERGROWS.COM
GREENERGROWSANLYTICS.COM
HASHOILPENS.COM
HASHOILPIPES.COM
LAMARIJUANADISPENSARIES.COM
LAMARIJUANADISPENSARY.COM
LAYER6MARKETING.COM
LAYER6MEDIA.COM
LAYERSIXMARKETING.COM
LAYERSIXMEDIA.COM
LAYERSIXOFFICE.COM
LOCALMJEVENTS.COM
LOCALMMJEVENTS.COM
MARIJUANADOCTORS.CO
MARIJUANAISBAD.COM
MARIJUANATESTINGKIT.COM
MARIJUANATESTINGKITS.COM
WD.GL
WEE.DO
WEED.AGENCY
WEED.BARGAINS
WEED.GD
WEREISWEED.COM
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WERESWEED.COM
WHEREISSOMEWEED.COM
WHEREISURWEED.COM
WHEREISWEED.COM
WHEREISYOURWEED.COM
WHERESMYWEED.COM
WHERESSOMEWEED.COM
WHERESURWEED.COM
WHERESWEED.BIZ
WHERESWEED.CO
WHERESWEED.COM
WHERES-WEED.COM
WHERESWEED.INFO
WHERESWEED.MOBI
WHERESWEED.NET
WHERESWEED.ORG
WHERESWEED.US
WHERESWEEDMEDIA.COM
WHERESYOURWEED.COM
WHERETHEWEEDAT.COM
WHERETHEWEEDIS.COM
WHEREWEED.COM
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EXHIBIT D
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT)
See attachment.
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption AGREEMENT (this “ Assignment ”) is entered into effective as of September 14, 2018, by Layer Six Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation, d/b/a Where’s Weed (“ Seller ”), and Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
Seller and Purchaser entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 14, 2018 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the purchase by Purchaser from Seller of the Assets (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and the assignment to and the assumption by Purchaser of the Material Contracts (as defined in the Purchase Agreement and as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
AGREEMENT
1. | Assignment and Assumption . Seller hereby assigns the Material Contracts to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby assumes and agrees to perform or otherwise carry out all of Seller’s obligations with respect to the Material Contracts. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from any liability accruing from such Material Contracts before the date of this Assignment and Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller from any liability accruing from such Material Contracts following the date of this Assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall not assume, or become liable to pay, perform or discharge any liability for any Material Contract (unless Purchaser affirmatively elects otherwise in writing): (i) where Seller is in default prior to the date of this Assignment; (ii) where the consent or approval of any person is required for Seller to assign or Purchaser to assume such Material Contract and such consent or approval is not obtained or waived in writing by Purchaser before the date of this Assignment; or (iii) where any notice to any person is required for Seller to assign or Purchaser to assume such Material Contract and such notice is not provided to such person or waived in writing by Purchaser before the date hereof. |
2. | No Additional Liability. Nothing contained in this Assignment will be deemed to in any way to shift liability from Seller to Purchaser for any Asset or Assets, where the liability occurred prior to the transfer of the Assets to Purchaser and such liability has not been expressly assumed by Purchaser. |
3. | Right to Assign . Seller represents and warrants that Seller may legally and validly assign the Material Contracts to Purchaser without penalty or default or otherwise without violating or breaching any of Seller’s rights or obligations with regards to the Material Contracts. |
4. | Notices . Seller agrees that in the event that Seller receives any notices or demands in connection with the Material Contracts, including, without limitation, any notices of default or breach, it shall immediately deliver a copy of any such notices to Purchaser at the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement, or at such other address as Purchaser shall furnish to Seller from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. |
5. | Further Assurances . Each party will take all steps reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of the Purchase Agreement and this Assignment in order to effectively assign the Material Contracts, including, but not limited to, by executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such |
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further instruments or documents of assignment, or by taking such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other party.
6. | Independent Covenants . This Assignment is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement. Nothing contained in this Assignment shall be deemed to diminish any of the obligations, agreements, covenants, representations or warranties of the parties contained in the Purchase Agreement. |
7. | Counterparts . This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Manual signatures exchanged electronically by facsimile or email shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes. |
8. | Recitals . The recitals above are incorporated by reference into this Assignment. |
9. | Amendment and Governing Law. This Assignment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Colorado (without regards to the conflict of law principles thereof). No change in or amendment to this Assignment shall be valid unless set forth in a writing signed by both parties to this Assignment. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT (A) COLORADO HAS PASSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ENACTED CERTAIN LEGISLATION TO GOVERN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND (B) THE POSSESSION, SALE, MANUFACTURE, AND CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS IS ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY DEFENSES BASED UPON INVALIDITY OF CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY REASONS AND/OR THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CONTRACT VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW. |
[Signature Page Follows.]
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This Assignment and Assumption Agreement is entered into effective as of the date first above written.
SELLER: | PURCHASER: |
LAYER SIX MEDIA, INC., | GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC. |
a Delaware corporation, | a Nevada corporation |
d/b/a Where’s Weed | |
By: | By: |
Name: | Name: |
Title: | Title: |
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SCHEDULE 1
TO
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
(MATERIAL CONTRACTS)
Exhibit 4.2
PROMISSORY NOTE
$2,400,000.00 | _, 2019 | |
Denver, Colorado |
Denver, Colorado
For consideration received, Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Holder ”), agrees to pay to the order of (collectively, “ Holders ”), the principal sum of , plus interest at a rate of three percent (3%) per annum or such other amount as adjusted below.
1. Payment Terms. Principal and accrued interest under this Promissory Note (this “ Note ”) shall be due and payable in twenty-four (24) equal and consecutive monthly payments on the 1st day of each respective month beginning on the 4 th month immediately following the date of this Note (for the avoidance of doubt, the first payment shall be due on June 1, 2019. All payments due under this Note shall be made when due to Holders on a pro rata basis as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto. Maker may prepay the principal amount outstanding in whole or in part at any time without penalty or premium.
2. Default. Any default in the payment of principal or interest, or any failure by Maker to perform any of the obligations of Maker under this Note, shall constitute a default as to the entire amount of principal and interest then remaining unpaid, provided that Holders provide Maker with written notice of such default and/or failure and Makers fails to cure such default and/or failure within ten (10) days thereof. This Note shall further be in default in the event: (i) Maker breaches that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated , 2019 between Maker and Holders and fails to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period; or (ii) Maker files for bankruptcy protection, makes an assignment of all of its assets for the benefit of his or its creditors, consents to the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition or fails to have any such involuntary bankruptcy petition dismissed within 120 days of filing. Upon the occurrence of any such default, this Note shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind. From and after the date of any such default, all principal then due hereunder shall thereafter accrue interest at a rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum.
3. Acknowledgment. The loan represented by this Note is solely for commercial and business purposes and is not made in connection with a consumer transaction. The loan represented by this Note is not for personal, family, agricultural or household purposes. The loan represented by this Note is not a consumer loan within the meaning of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (“ UCCC ”), and, accordingly, the UCCC shall not apply to this Note.
4. Governing Law. This Note is entered into in Denver, Colorado and shall be governed by the laws of the state of Colorado (without regard to its conflict of laws principles). Maker submits to the jurisdiction of the courts in and for Denver, Colorado.
5. Assignment. Neither Maker nor Holders may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Note except with the prior written consent of the other. Subject to the first sentence of this Section 5, this Note is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, legal
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representatives, and permitted assigns.
6. Amendments. This Note may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing expressing such intention executed by Maker and Holders, which writing must be so firmly attached to this Note as to become a permanent part thereof.
7. Weekends/Holidays. If any payment hereunder is required to be made on any date which is a Saturday, Sunday or federal or Colorado bank holiday, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding day on which banks in Colorado are open for business with the same force and effect as if made on the date as originally required.
8. Usury. It is the intention of Maker and Holders to conform strictly to applicable usury laws. Accordingly, no provision of this Note or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for this Note shall permit Holders to charge, receive, take, or reserve interest in excess of lawful amounts. If any excess occurs, the effective rate of interest shall automatically be reduced to the maximum rate allowed by applicable law (including the laws of the state of Colorado and the United States of America).
9. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Note shall for any reason be held by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Note, but this Note shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Secured Promissory Note to be duly executed and dated, under seal, effective as of the day and year first above written.
PURCHASER: | ||
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
By: /s/ Stavros Triant | ||
Name: Stavros Triant | ||
Title: CEO |
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SCHEDULE 1 TO
PROMISSORY NOTE
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EXHIBIT C TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE)
See
attachment.
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ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE (this “ Assignment ”) is entered into effective as of
, 2019, by Infusionz, LLC, a Colorado LLC (“ Seller ”) for the benefit of Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
Seller and Purchaser entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated , 2019 (the
“ Purchase Agreement ”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the purchase by Purchaser from Seller of the “ Assets ” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), which includes the assets set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto.
AGREEMENT
Seller hereby warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:
1. Assignment . In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Seller does hereby sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver unto Purchaser, its successors and assigns, all of the Assets, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, all of the assets set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto, free and clear of any and all options, liens, security interests, encumbrances, mortgages, deeds of trust, liabilities, financing statements, pledges, charges, conditions, equitable claims, covenants, title defects, restrictions or claims of any kind, nature or description whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”), to have and to hold said Assets unto Purchaser, its successors and assigns, to and for its and/or their use forever.
2. Title . Seller has good and marketable title to the Assets hereby sold, transferred, conveyed, assigned and delivered to Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens, and Purchaser will receive hereby such good and marketable title thereto.
3. Warranty . Seller warrants and will defend the sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and conveyance of the Assets hereunder against each and every person or persons claiming against any or all of the same.
4. Further Assurances . Seller will take all steps necessary to put Purchaser or its successors and assigns in actual possession and operating control of the Assets, to carry out the intent of the Purchase Agreement and this Assignment, or to more effectively sell, transfer, convey, assign and reduce to possession and record to title any of the Assets, including by executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents of transfer, assignment and conveyance, or by taking such other actions as may be requested by Purchaser.
5. Independent Covenants . This Assignment is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement. Nothing contained in this Assignment shall be deemed to diminish any of the
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obligations, agreements, covenants, representations, or warranties of Seller contained in the Purchase Agreement.
6. Interpretation . Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. The recitals above are incorporated by reference into this Assignment.
7. Governing Law; Amendment . This Assignment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Colorado (without regards to the conflict of law principles thereof). Seller submits to the jurisdiction of the courts in and for the state of Colorado. No change in or amendment to this Assignment shall be valid unless set forth in a writing signed by both Purchaser and Seller. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT (A) COLORADO HAS PASSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ENACTED CERTAIN LEGISLATION TO GOVERN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND (B) THE POSSESSION, SALE, MANUFACTURE, AND CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS IS ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY DEFENSES BASED UPON INVALIDITY OF CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY REASONS AND/OR THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CONTRACT VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW.
8. Counterparts . This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures exchanged by facsimile shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
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This Assignment and Bill of Sale is entered into effective as of the date first above written.
SELLER: | ||
INFUSIONZ, LLC | ||
By: /s/ Nate Weinberg | ||
Name: Nate Weinberg | ||
Title: CEO |
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SCHEDULE 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
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EXHIBIT D TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT)
See attachment.
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Assignment ”) is entered into effective as of , 2019, by Infusionz, LLC (“ Seller ”), and Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
Seller and Purchaser entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated (the “ Agreement ”). The Agreement provides for the purchase by Purchaser from Seller of the Assets (as defined in the Agreement) and the assignment to and the assumption by Purchaser of the Material Contracts (as defined in the Agreement and as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Agreement.
AGREEMENT
1. Assignment and Assumption . Seller hereby assigns the Material Contracts to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby assumes and agrees to perform or otherwise carry out all of Seller’s obligations with respect to the Material Contracts. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from any liability accruing from such Material Contracts before the date of this Assignment and Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller from any liability accruing from such Material Contracts following the date of this Assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall not assume, or become liable to pay, perform or discharge any liability for any Material Contract (unless Purchaser affirmatively elects otherwise in writing): (i) where Seller is in default prior to the date of this Assignment; (ii) where the consent or approval of any person is required for Seller to assign or Purchaser to assume such Material Contract and such consent or approval is not obtained or waived in writing by Purchaser before the date of this Assignment; or (iii) where any notice to any person is required for Seller to assign or Purchaser to assume such Material Contract and such notice is not provided to such person or waived in writing by Purchaser before the date hereof.
2. No Additional Liability. Nothing contained in this Assignment will be deemed to in any way to shift liability from Seller to Purchaser for any Asset or Assets, where the liability occurred prior to the transfer of the Assets to Purchaser and such liability has not been expressly assumed by Purchaser.
3. Right to Assign . Seller represents and warrants that Seller may legally and validly assign the Material Contracts to Purchaser without penalty or default or otherwise without violating or breaching any of Seller’s rights or obligations with regards to the Material Contracts.
4. Notices . Seller agrees that in the event that Seller receives any notices or demands in connection with the Material Contracts, including, without limitation, any notices of default or breach, it shall immediately deliver a copy of any such notices to Purchaser at the address set forth in the Agreement, or at such other address as Purchaser shall furnish to Seller from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
5. Further Assurances . Each party will take all steps reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of the
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Agreement and this Assignment in order to effectively assign the Material Contracts, including, but not limited to, by executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents of assignment, or by taking such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other party.
6. Independent Covenants . This Assignment is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement. Nothing contained in this Assignment shall be deemed to diminish any of the obligations, agreements, covenants, representations or warranties of the parties contained in the Purchase Agreement.
7. Counterparts . This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Manual signatures exchanged electronically by facsimile or email shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
8. Recitals . The recitals above are incorporated by reference into this Assignment.
9. Amendment and Governing Law . This Assignment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Colorado (without regards to the conflict of law principles thereof). No change in or amendment to this Assignment shall be valid unless set forth in a writing signed by both parties to this Assignment. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT (A) COLORADO HAS PASSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ENACTED CERTAIN LEGISLATION TO GOVERN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND (B) THE POSSESSION, SALE, MANUFACTURE, AND CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS IS ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY DEFENSES BASED UPON INVALIDITY OF CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY REASONS AND/OR THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CONTRACT VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW.
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This Assignment and Assumption Agreement is entered into effective as of the date first
above written.
SELLER: | ||
INFUSIONZ, LLC | ||
By: /s/ Nate Weinberg | ||
Name: Nate Weinberg | ||
Title: CEO | ||
PURCHASER: | ||
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
By: /s/ Stavros Triant | ||
Name: Stavros Triant | ||
Title: CEO |
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SCHEDULE 1
TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (MATERIAL CONTRACTS)
[TO BE LISTED]
Exhibit 10.2
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into effective as of September 14, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”), between Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”), and Layer Six Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation, d/b/a Where’s Weed (“ Seller ”), on the other hand. Purchaser and Seller are individually referred to as a “ Party ” and, collectively, as the “ Parties .”
RECITALS
Seller is in the business of owning and operating a technology company that provides consumers with information regarding cannabis companies (the “ Business ”). In accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser wishes to buy, and Seller wishes to sell, the Assets (as defined below), which are used in connection with the Business.
AGREEMENT
1. Purchase of the Assets.
(a) Assets . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser agrees to buy, and Seller agrees to sell to Purchaser, all or substantially all of the assets of Seller, including, without limitation, the assets set forth on Schedule 1(a) hereto (collectively, the “ Assets ”), free and clear of any and all options, liens, security interests, encumbrances, mortgages, deeds of trust, liabilities, financing statements, pledges, charges, conditions, equitable claims, covenants, title defects, restrictions or claims of any kind, nature or description whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”).
(b) The Assets do not include the assets listed on Schedule 1(b) attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “ Excluded Assets ”).
2. Purchase Price.
(a) Purchase Price . The total purchase price for the Assets shall be as follows (the “ Purchase Price ”):
(i) Stock Consideration . At Closing, Purchaser shall deliver 170,454,545 shares of common stock of Purchaser (the “ Stock Consideration ”) to Seller’s shareholders (collectively, the “ Shareholders ”) as set forth on Exhibit A .
(ii) Cash Payment . At Closing, Purchaser shall pay Seller $200,000 (the “ Cash Payment ”) via wire transfer instructions to be provided by Purchaser. Prior to the Effective Date, Purchaser paid Seller $50,000 as a non-refundable deposit, for a total cash payment of $250,000.
(iii) Promissory Note . At Closing, Purchaser shall deliver a promissory note to Seller in the principal amount of $750,000 in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, which shall accrue interest at a rate of 3% per annum and shall be due and payable in three (3) equal consecutive monthly installments of $250,000 on the first day of the respective month beginning on the 1 st day of the month immediately following the date of Closing.
3. Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or otherwise to the contrary, except liabilities in connection with Material Contracts arising after the date of Closing, Purchaser is not assuming and shall not assume any of Seller’s liabilities, and Seller is and shall remain fully liable and responsible for all such liabilities.
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4. Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the Effective Date and as of the date of Closing, as follows:
(a) Authority . Seller is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware. Seller is qualified to do business in the state of Colorado. Seller has full power to own and convey all of the Assets and the conduct the Business as historically conducted by Seller.
(b) Enforceability . Seller has the authority to execute this Agreement and to consummate and perform the transactions provided for in this Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements and instruments referenced in this Agreement, represent the valid and binding obligations of Seller and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except insofar as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) Non-circumvention . Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Seller is subject; or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Seller is not a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets (including the Assets) is subject. Seller is not required to provide notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Assets; Liabilities . Seller has good and marketable title to all of the Assets, and the Assets, at the time of Closing, will not be subject to any Liens of any nature whatsoever. There are no liabilities related to the Assets, liquidated, actual or contingent, other than liabilities that will be satisfied by Seller.
(e) Material Contracts . The contracts and agreements set forth on Schedule 4(e) attached hereto (the “ Material Contracts ”) are to be assigned to and assumed by Purchaser at Closing. True, accurate and complete copies of all Material Contracts have been provided to Purchaser. The Material Contracts are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity. Except as set forth on Schedule 4(e) , all of the Material Contracts will be validly assigned to Purchaser at Closing. As a result of such assignment, Purchaser will have full right to enforce the Material Contracts and to enjoy all privileges of such Material Contracts. None of the Material Contracts are in default, nor is Seller aware of any claim or penalty against Seller, which has accrued or which will accrue as a result of the Closing hereunder or for any other reason under any Material Contract.
(f) Financial Statements . The financial statements of Seller set forth on Schedule 4(f) attached hereto (the “ Financial Statements ”) fairly present the financial position of Seller as of the respective dates thereof and the results of the operations of Seller for the periods indicated. The Financial Statements are not misleading in any material respect.
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(g) Operations Since the Financial Statements . Since the date of the most recent Financial Statement for each respective Seller, there has not been and there will not be through the date of Closing:
(i) Any change in the Business, results of operations, assets, financial condition or manner of conducting the Business of Seller, which has or may be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Business, results of operations, the Assets or financial condition of Seller;
(ii) Any decrease in the net book value of the Assets or the Business shown on the most recent balance sheet included within the Financial Statements of each respective Seller;
(iii) Any damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) which has or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Assets or the Business;
(iv) Any transaction or action by Seller outside of the ordinary course of business or any other action that would materially adversely affect the Assets or the Business; or
(v) Any entering into, amendment, or termination by Seller of any material contract or other agreement in connection with the Assets and/or the Business, other than in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.
(h) Legal Proceedings; Compliance with Laws . There are no private or governmental proceedings pending, or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, against Seller, including without limitation any investigation, audit, lawsuit, threatened lawsuit, arbitration, worker’s compensation claims, civil rights claims, or other legal proceedings of any nature whatsoever. Seller is not in material violation of any law, regulation, rule, ordinance, policy, or other governmental requirement relating to the Assets (other than federal laws prohibiting the possession, distribution and sale of cannabis products).
(i) Intellectual Property . Seller owns or have a valid right to use, all of the Assets, all of which rights will survive unchanged upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller has not granted to any third party the right to use the Assets. Seller has not interfered with, infringed upon or misappropriated any intellectual property rights of third parties or committed any acts of unfair competition involving a violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights, and Seller has not received any written or oral, charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or act of unfair competition involving a violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights. The conduct of the Business and/or usage of the Assets by the Business does not infringe, misappropriate or violate any intellectual property rights of any third party. Seller has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect their trade secrets and other confidential information and any trade secret or confidential information of third parties used in its business. Any trade names, trademarks and service marks included in the Assets are valid, subsisting and enforceable in every trade territory in which Seller uses such trade names, trademarks and service marks.
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(j) Employees . No disputes or claims against Seller exist on behalf of any party claiming to be an employee or former employee of Seller including, but not limited to, claims of employment discrimination, violation of wage and hour laws, or claims relating to past unpaid compensation.
(k) Employment . There are no disagreements or controversies pending, or to the knowledge of Seller, threatened in connection with any employee of Seller, nor has any such employee made any claims or complaints regarding the services or products provided by Seller. There are no special relationships (personal or otherwise, such as payment in kind arrangements) between Seller and any employee of Seller that would affect or interfere with the ability of Purchaser to continue the employment relationship on an ongoing basis.
(l) Taxes . Seller has timely and correctly prepared and filed all tax returns, including, but not limited to, all federal and state income tax returns and sales/use tax returns, and Seller has paid all taxes due pursuant to such tax returns as well as all other taxes for which Seller is liable, except for taxes which are accrued but not yet due (which will be paid by Seller after Closing). Seller is not aware of any actual or threatened tax audit against Seller. Seller has paid all payroll taxes as and when due, maintain all required payroll trust accounts, and have timely paid all employee and employer withholding taxes into such trust accounts.
(m) Obligation to Brokers . Except for obligations to Platform Brokerage as set forth on Schedule 4(m) , Seller has not incurred any obligations for the payment of any broker’s commission, finder’s fee, or any other similar obligation relating to this Agreement or otherwise due upon the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement.
(n) Investment Intent . The Seller, on behalf of the Shareholders, understands that the Stock Consideration are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) or any applicable state securities law and the Shareholders are acquiring the Stock Consideration for the Shareholders’ own account, for investment only, and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Stock Consideration or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Stock Consideration in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Stock Consideration in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.
(o) Investment Risk . The Seller, on behalf of the Shareholders, represents and warrants that the Shareholders are able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Stock Consideration and, at the present time, are able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(p) Access to Information . The Seller, on behalf of the Shareholders, acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Purchaser’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) and with the OTC Markets and has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Purchaser; and the Seller, on behalf of the Shareholders, understands that as of the Effective Date and perhaps for the foreseeable future, the Purchaser is not a reporting company under nor has it filed any reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”).
(q) Legends. The Seller, on behalf of the Shareholders understands that the Stock Consideration may bear one or all of the following legends:
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(i) THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
(ii) Any legend required by the securities laws of any state to the extent such laws are applicable to the Stock Consideration represented by the certificate with such a legend.
(r) Complete Disclosure . This Agreement and the agreements and instruments attached hereto and to be delivered at the time of Closing do not contain any untrue statement of material fact by Seller. This Agreement and such related agreements and instruments do not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein by Seller, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Seller has made available to Purchaser all material information about the Assets and the Business requested by Purchaser. Such information is true, accurate and complete in all material respects.
5. Representation and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller, as of the Effective Date and as of Closing, as follows:
(a) Enforceability . Purchaser has the authority to execute this Agreement and to consummate the transactions provided for in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Purchaser and no further action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or the Purchaser’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, its Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance of the Stock Consideration. This Agreement and the agreements and instruments referenced herein represent the valid and binding obligations of Purchaser and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except insofar as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) Obligation to Brokers . Except for obligations to Platform Brokerage as set forth on Schedule 5(b) , Purchaser has not incurred any obligations for the payment of any broker’s commission, finder’s fee, or any other similar obligation relating to this Agreement or otherwise due upon the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement.
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(c) Absence of Violations and Conflicts . Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Purchaser is subject or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject. Purchaser does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the required transfer of ownership application submission to the local and state marijuana licensing authorities.
(d) Complete Disclosure . This Agreement and the agreements and instruments attached hereto and to be delivered at the time of Closing do not contain any untrue statement of material fact by Seller. This Agreement and such related agreements and instruments do not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein by Seller, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Seller has made available to Purchaser all material information about the Assets and the Business requested by Purchaser. Such information is true, accurate and complete in all material respects.
6. Information. Prior to the execution Business this Agreement, Seller provided Purchaser with information relating to Seller, the Assets and the Business, including, without limitation, access to the assets and operations of Seller. From and after the Effective Date continuing through Closing, Seller will continue to make available to Purchaser all information required under this Agreement or otherwise reasonably requested by Purchaser with respect to Seller, the Assets and/or the Business.
7. Closing Matters. The following shall occur at Closing:
(a) Purchaser shall issue the Stock Consideration to Stockholders as set forth on Exhibit A .
(b) Purchaser shall deliver the Cash Consideration to Seller via wire transfer instructions to be provided by Seller to Purchaser;
(c) Purchaser shall execute and deliver the Promissory Note in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto to Seller;
(d) Seller and Purchaser shall execute and deliver the Assignment and Bill of Sale in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
(e) Seller and Purchaser shall execute and deliver the Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
8. Closing . The closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall occur on or before September 14, 2018, at a date, time and location to be agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.
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9. Indemnification.
(a) Seller’s Indemnity . Seller and each of the Shareholders severally and not jointly (not exceeding the product of the respective person’s percentage of the Stock Consideration set forth on Exhibit A multiplied by the Indemnification Cap) agree to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and its officers, directors, managers, partners, shareholders, members, employees, contractors, attorneys, representatives, successors, and assigns (the “ Purchase r Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, litigation, claims, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses of investigation and defense (collectively, “ Damages ”) to which Purchaser Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to any breach of the terms of this Agreement or any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant hereto by Seller, including, without limitation, any breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller or the failure by Seller to perform any of the covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant this Agreement. In addition, Seller will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnitees for any Damages to which the Purchaser Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to: (i) any breach by the operation of Seller before Closing and/or any use of the Assets before Closing; (ii) any fraud or intentional misrepresentation of Seller, (iii) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties of Seller for all taxable periods ending on or before Closing; (iv) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on Seller as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any law, rule, or regulation, which taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring before or on Closing; or (v) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on the Purchaser Indemnitees related to the tax treatment of the purchase of the Assets.
(b) Purchaser’s Indemnity . Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its respective officers, directors, managers, partners, shareholders, members, employees, contractors, attorneys, representatives, successors, and assigns (the “ Seller Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all Damages to which the Seller Indemnitees may become subject to or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to any material breach of the terms of this Agreement or any certificate or other document delivered hereunder by Purchaser, including any breach of any representation or warranty made by Purchaser, or the failure by Purchaser to perform any of the covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant to this Agreement, or any use of the Assets after Closing. In addition, Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Indemnitees for any Damages to which the Seller Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to: (i) any use of the Assets after Closing; (ii) any fraud or intentional misrepresentation of Purchaser, (iii) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties of Purchaser for all taxable periods after Closing; or (iv) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on Purchaser and/or the Business as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any law, rule, or regulation, which taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring after Closing. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Purchaser shall not indemnify the Seller Indemnitees for any taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on the Seller Indemnitees related to the tax treatment of the purchase of the Assets.
(c) Remedies . Any Party or Shareholder obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Section 9 (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) shall promptly reimburse the Party entitled to indemnification hereunder (the “ Indemnified Party ,”) for the amount of any judgment rendered against the Indemnified Party with respect to any claim by a third party in litigation or upon request by the Indemnified Party for any other Damages arising out of any claim not involving a third party. To the extent that the Indemnifying
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Party refuses to pay in full the Damages owed to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party may: (i) offset the Damages against any payments the Indemnified Party may owe the Indemnifying Party; and (ii) utilize any legal or equitable remedy to collect from the Indemnifying Party the amount of such Damages. Nothing contained herein is intended to limit or constrain the Indemnified Party’s rights against the Indemnifying Party for indemnity, the remedies herein being cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies of the Indemnified Party at law or in equity.
(d) Dispute Resolution . In the event of any dispute under this Section 9 , the Parties and the Shareholders agree to use their best efforts to attempt to resolve such dispute in good faith through direct negotiation between the Parties and the Shareholders within thirty (30) days after notice of the claim for indemnification is delivered by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party. The prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other collection expenses, in addition to any other relief it may receive in connection with its enforcement of this Agreement or if it is the prevailing Party in any such dispute.
(e) Indemnification Cap . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except for Purchaser’s obligation to pay the Purchase Price, each Party’s or Shareholder’s liability to the other Party under this Agreement shall not exceed $2,000,000 (the “ Indemnification Cap ”).
10. Seller’s Post-Closing Covenants. From and after the time of Closing, Seller covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Section 368 Reorganization . The Parties intend for the transactions set forth in this Agreement to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Code ”). The Parties will cooperate in good faith in making any filings with the Internal Revenue Service required for the transactions contemplated herein to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Code.
(b) Further Assurances . Until thirty (30) days following the Closing, each Party will take all steps reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, by executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents as reasonably requested by Purchaser.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Default . Any breach by the Shareholders of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between Shareholders and Purchaser shall constitute a breach by Seller of this Agreement; provided that Shareholders fail to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period or, if no such period is specified, within thirty (30) days thereof. Furthermore, any breach by Purchaser of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between Shareholders and Purchaser shall constitute a breach by Purchaser of this Agreement; provided that Purchaser fails to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period or, if no such period is specified, within thirty (30) days thereof.
(b) Survival of Agreement . This Agreement, and all terms, warranties and provisions hereof will be true and correct as of the time of Closing and will survive the Closing for a period of three (3) years following the Closing.
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(c) Notices . All notices required or permitted hereunder or under any related agreement or instrument (unless such related agreement or instrument otherwise provides) will be deemed delivered when delivered personally, mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or registered mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier to the respective Party at the following addresses or to such other address as each respective Party may in writing hereafter designate:
(d) Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will be binding upon the Parties hereto and their respective successors, personal representatives, heirs and assigns. Neither Party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement except with the prior written consent of other Party, provided that Purchaser may assigns its rights and obligations to an affiliate upon written notice to Purchaser.
(e) Merger . This Agreement and the exhibits and other documents, agreements, and instruments related hereto, set forth the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be amended or modified except in writing subscribed to by the Parties. The recitals are incorporated herein by reference.
(f) Governing Law . This Agreement is entered into in the state of Colorado and all issues arising hereunder shall be interpreted and governed in all respects by the laws of such state (without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof).
(g) Sales Taxes . Purchaser shall pay any sales and use taxes owed to the state of Colorado and/or any political subdivision or taxing authority in the state of Colorado which may arise from Purchaser’s purchase of the Assets.
(h) Platform Brokerage. The Parties agree to equally split the brokerage fee payable to Platform Brokerage as set forth on Schedules 4(m) and 5(b).
(i) Modification or Severance . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or modified, this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
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(j) Captions . The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.
(k) Counterpart; Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures exchanged by facsimile shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have read and entered into this Asset Purchase Agreement as of the Effective Date.
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SCHEDULE 1(a)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(ASSETS) |
Websites:
WheresWeed.com and associated
social media accounts
CannaClassifieds.com (job postings)
LocalMJEvents.com
GreenerGrows.com (in development growing accountability tracking)
CannaCandids.com (in development photo site)
Domain Names:
CANACANDID.COM
CANACANDIDS.COM
CANNACANDID.COM
CANNACANDIDS.COM
CANNACLASSIFIEDS.COM
CANNADID.COM
CANNADIDS.COM
DANKDAILYDEALS.COM
GREENERGROWS.COM
GREENERGROWSANLYTICS.COM
HASHOILPENS.COM
HASHOILPIPES.COM
LAMARIJUANADISPENSARIES.COM
LAMARIJUANADISPENSARY.COM
LAYER6MARKETING.COM
LAYER6MEDIA.COM
LAYERSIXMARKETING.COM
LAYERSIXMEDIA.COM
LAYERSIXOFFICE.COM
LOCALMJEVENTS.COM
LOCALMMJEVENTS.COM
MARIJUANADOCTORS.CO
MARIJUANAISBAD.COM
MARIJUANATESTINGKIT.COM
MARIJUANATESTINGKITS.COM
WD.GL
WEE.DO
WEED.AGENCY
WEED.BARGAINS
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WEED.GD
WEREISWEED.COM
WERESWEED.COM
WHEREISSOMEWEED.COM
WHEREISURWEED.COM
WHEREISWEED.COM
WHEREISYOURWEED.COM
WHERESMYWEED.COM
WHERESSOMEWEED.COM
WHERESURWEED.COM
WHERESWEED.BIZ
WHERESWEED.CO
WHERESWEED.COM
WHERES-WEED.COM
WHERESWEED.INFO
WHERESWEED.MOBI
WHERESWEED.NET
WHERESWEED.ORG
WHERESWEED.US
WHERESWEEDMEDIA.COM
WHERESYOURWEED.COM
WHERETHEWEEDAT.COM
WHERETHEWEEDIS.COM
WHEREWEED.COM
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SCHEDULE 1(b)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(EXCLUDED ASSETS)
Cash
Minute Book
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SCHEDULE 4(e)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(MATERIAL CONTRACTS)
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SCHEDULE 4(f)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(FINANCIAL STATEMENTS)
See attachments.
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SCHEDULE 4(m)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(SELLER’S OBLIGATION TO PLATFORM BROKERAGE)
September 14, 2018 - $100,000
October 1, 2018 - $50,000
November 1, 2018 - $50,000
December 1, 2018 - $50,000
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SCHEDULE 5(b)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(PURCHASER’S OBLIGATION TO PLATFORM BROKERAGE)
Payments under Promissory Note dated September 14, 2018 in the principal amount of $80,000 issued by Purchaser to Platform Brokerage.
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EXHIBIT A
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(STOCK CONSIDERATION)
1. | Tyler Bartholomew – 72,443,182 shares of common stock (42.5%). |
2. | David Lindauer – 72,443,182 shares of common stock (42.5%). |
3. | Bill Anders – 17,045,454 shares of common stock (10%). |
4. | Brad Billman – 8,522,727 shares of common stock (5%). |
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EXHIBIT B
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(PROMISSORY NOTE)
See attachment.
Exhibit 10.3
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(PERSONAL GOODWILL)
This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into effective as of September 14, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”), between Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”), on the one hand, and Tyler Bartholomew, David Lindauer, Bill Anders and Brad Billman (collectively, “ Seller ”), on the other hand. Purchaser and Seller are individually referred to as a “ Party ” and, collectively, as the “ Parties .”
RECITALS
Layer Six Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation, d/b/a Where’s Weed (the “ Company ”), is in the business of owning and operating a technology company that provides consumers with information regarding cannabis companies (the “ Business ”). The Company and Purchaser entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “ Business APA ”), whereby Purchaser is purchasing the Business and all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. In accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser wishes to buy, and Seller wishes to sell, the Assets (as defined below), which are used in connection with the Business.
AGREEMENT
1. Purchase of the Assets. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser agrees to buy, and Seller agrees to sell to Purchaser, Seller’s personal goodwill arising from Seller’s independent and separate individual and personal efforts related to the Business and Seller’s interest in any intellectual property used in connection with the Business (collectively, the “ Assets ”), free and clear of any and all options, liens, security interests, encumbrances, mortgages, deeds of trust, liabilities, financing statements, pledges, charges, conditions, equitable claims, covenants, title defects, restrictions or claims of any kind, nature or description whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”).
2. Purchase Price.
(a) Purchase Price . The total purchase price for the Assets shall be Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) (the “ Purchase Price ”). At Closing, Purchaser shall deliver a promissory note to Seller in the principal amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, which shall accrue interest at a rate of 3% per annum and shall be due and payable in twelve (12) equal consecutive monthly installments of $250,000 on the first day of the respective month beginning on the 1st day of the fourth (4 th ) month immediately following the date of Closing.
3. Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or otherwise to the contrary, except liabilities in connection with Material Contracts arising after the date of Closing, Purchaser is not assuming and shall not assume any of Seller’s liabilities, and Seller is and shall remain fully liable and responsible for all such liabilities.
4. Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of Closing, as follows:
(a) Authority . Seller has full power to own and convey all of the Assets.
(b) Enforceability . Seller has the authority to execute this Agreement and to consummate and perform the transactions provided for in this Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements and instruments referenced in this Agreement, represent the valid and binding obligations of
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Seller and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except insofar as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) Non-circumvention . Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Seller is subject; or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Seller is not a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets (including the Assets) is subject. Seller is not required to provide notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Assets; Liabilities . Seller has good and marketable title to all of the Assets, and the Assets, at the time of Closing, will not be subject to any Liens of any nature whatsoever. There are no liabilities related to the Assets, liquidated, actual or contingent, other than liabilities that will be satisfied by Seller.
(e) Legal Proceedings; Compliance with Laws . There are no private or governmental proceedings pending, or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, against Seller, including without limitation any investigation, audit, lawsuit, threatened lawsuit, arbitration, worker’s compensation claims, civil rights claims, or other legal proceedings of any nature whatsoever. Seller is not in material violation of any law, regulation, rule, ordinance, policy, or other governmental requirement relating to the Assets (other than federal laws prohibiting the possession, distribution and sale of cannabis products).
(f) Intellectual Property . Seller owns or have a valid right to use, all of the Assets, all of which rights will survive unchanged upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Other than the Company, the Seller has not granted to any third party the right to use the Assets. Seller has not interfered with, infringed upon or misappropriated any intellectual property rights of third parties or committed any acts of unfair competition involving a violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights, and Seller has not received any written or oral, charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or act of unfair competition involving a violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights. The conduct of the Business and/or usage of the Assets by the Business does not infringe, misappropriate or violate any intellectual property rights of any third party. Seller has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect their trade secrets and other confidential information and any trade secret or confidential information of third parties used in its business. Any trade names, trademarks and service marks included in the Assets are valid, subsisting and enforceable in every trade territory in which Seller uses such trade names, trademarks and service marks.
(g) Taxes . Seller has timely and correctly prepared and filed all tax returns, including, but not limited to, all federal and state income tax returns and sales/use tax returns, and Seller has paid all taxes due pursuant to such tax returns as well as all other taxes for which Seller is liable, except for taxes which are accrued but not yet due (which will be paid by Seller after Closing). Seller is not aware of any actual or threatened tax audit against Seller. Seller has paid all payroll taxes as and when due, maintain all
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required payroll trust accounts, and have timely paid all employee and employer withholding taxes into such trust accounts.
(h) Obligation to Brokers . Except for obligations to Platform Brokerage as set forth on Schedule 4(h) , Seller has not incurred any obligations for the payment of any broker’s commission, finder’s fee, or any other similar obligation relating to this Agreement or otherwise due upon the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement.
(i) Complete Disclosure . This Agreement and the agreements and instruments attached hereto and to be delivered at the time of Closing do not contain any untrue statement of material fact by Seller. This Agreement and such related agreements and instruments do not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein by Seller, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Seller has made available to Purchaser all material information about the Assets and the Business requested by Purchaser. Such information is true, accurate and complete in all material respects.
5. Representation and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller, as of the date of this Agreement and as of Closing, as follows:
(a) Enforceability . Purchaser has the authority to execute this Agreement and to consummate the transactions provided for in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Purchaser and no further action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or the Purchaser’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith. This Agreement and the agreements and instruments referenced herein represent the valid and binding obligations of Purchaser and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except insofar as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) Obligation to Brokers . Except for obligations to Platform Brokerage as set forth on Schedule 5(b), Purchaser has not incurred any obligations for the payment of any broker’s commission, finder’s fee, or any other similar obligation relating to this Agreement or otherwise due upon the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement.
(c) Absence of Violations and Conflicts . Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Purchaser is subject or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject. Purchaser does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the required transfer of ownership application submission to the local and state marijuana licensing authorities.
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(d) Complete Disclosure . This Agreement and the agreements and instruments attached hereto and to be delivered at the time of Closing do not contain any untrue statement of material fact by Seller. This Agreement and such related agreements and instruments do not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein by Seller, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Seller has made available to Purchaser all material information about the Assets and the Business requested by Purchaser. Such information is true, accurate and complete in all material respects.
6. Information. Prior to the execution Business this Agreement, Seller provided Purchaser with information relating to Seller, the Assets and the Business, including, without limitation, access to the assets and operations of Seller. From and after the date of this Agreement and continuing through Closing, Seller will continue to make available to Purchaser all information required under this Agreement or otherwise reasonably requested by Purchaser with respect to Seller, the Assets and/or the Business.
7. Closing Matters. The following shall occur at Closing:
(a) Purchaser shall execute and deliver the Promissory Note in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto to Seller;
(b) Seller and Purchaser shall execute and deliver the Assignment and Bill of Sale in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
8. Closing . The closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall occur on or before September 14, 2018, at a date, time and location to be agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.
9. Indemnification.
(a) Seller’s Indemnity . Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and its officers, directors, managers, partners, shareholders, members, employees, contractors, attorneys, representatives, successors, and assigns (the “ Purchase r Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, litigation, claims, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses of investigation and defense (collectively, “ Damages ”) to which Purchaser Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to any breach of the terms of this Agreement or any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant hereto by Seller, including, without limitation, any breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller or the failure by Seller to perform any of the covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant this Agreement. In addition, Seller will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnitees for any Damages to which the Purchaser Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to: (i) any breach by the operation of Seller before Closing and/or any use of the Assets before Closing; (ii) any fraud or intentional misrepresentation of Seller, (iii) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties of Seller for all taxable periods ending on or before Closing; (iv) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on Seller as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any law, rule, or regulation, which taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring before or on Closing; or (v) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on the Purchaser Indemnitees related to the tax treatment of the purchase of the Assets.
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(b) Purchaser’s Indemnity . Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its respective officers, directors, managers, partners, shareholders, members, employees, contractors, attorneys, representatives, successors, and assigns (the “ Seller Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all Damages to which the Seller Indemnitees may become subject to or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to any material breach of the terms of this Agreement or any certificate or other document delivered hereunder by Purchaser, including any breach of any representation or warranty made by Purchaser, or the failure by Purchaser to perform any of the covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant to this Agreement, or any use of the Assets after Closing. In addition, Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Indemnitees for any Damages to which the Seller Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to: (i) any use of the Assets after Closing; (ii) any fraud or intentional misrepresentation of Purchaser, (iii) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties of Purchaser for all taxable periods after Closing; or (iv) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on Purchaser and/or the Business as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any law, rule, or regulation, which taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring after Closing. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Purchaser shall not indemnify the Seller Indemnitees for any taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on the Seller Indemnitees related to the tax treatment of the purchase of the Assets.
(c) Remedies . Any Party obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Section 9 (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) shall promptly reimburse the Party entitled to indemnification hereunder (the “ Indemnified Party ,”) for the amount of any judgment rendered against the Indemnified Party with respect to any claim by a third party in litigation or upon request by the Indemnified Party for any other Damages arising out of any claim not involving a third party. To the extent that the Indemnifying Party refuses to pay in full the Damages owed to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party may: (i) offset the Damages against any payments the Indemnified Party may owe the Indemnifying Party; and (ii) utilize any legal or equitable remedy to collect from the Indemnifying Party the amount of such Damages. Nothing contained herein is intended to limit or constrain the Indemnified Party’s rights against the Indemnifying Party for indemnity, the remedies herein being cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies of the Indemnified Party at law or in equity.
(d) Dispute Resolution . In the event of any dispute under this Section 9 , the Parties agree to use their best efforts to attempt to resolve such dispute in good faith through direct negotiation between the Parties within thirty (30) days after notice of the claim for indemnification is delivered by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party. The prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other collection expenses, in addition to any other relief it may receive in connection with its enforcement of this Agreement or if it is the prevailing Party in any such dispute.
(e) Indemnification Cap . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except for Purchaser’s obligation to pay the Purchase Price, each Party’s liability to the other Party under this Agreement shall not exceed $1,000,000 (the “ Indemnification Cap ”). Each Seller’s liability to Purchaser shall be several and not joint and shall not exceed the product of the respective Seller’s percentage interest in the Promissory Note (as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Promissory Note) multiplied by the Indemnification Cap.
10. Seller’s Post-Closing Covenants. From and after the time of Closing, Seller covenants and agrees as follows:
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(a) Tax Allocations . In accordance with Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Code ”), Seller and Purchaser agree to allocate the Purchase Price on a reasonable good faith basis among the various Assets acquired by Purchaser on or prior to Closing (the “ Allocation ”). Sellers and Purchaser each shall file an Internal Revenue Service Form 8594, and all federal, state and local tax returns, in accordance with the Allocation. Sellers and Purchaser shall promptly provide the other with any information required to complete Internal Revenue Service Form 8594. Sellers and Purchaser shall notify and provide the other with reasonable assistance in the event of an examination, audit or other proceeding regarding any allocation of the Purchase Price. Except as required by applicable law, Sellers and Purchaser shall not take any position in any tax return, tax proceeding or audit that is inconsistent with the Allocation.
(b) Further Assurances . Until thirty (30) days following the Closing, each Party will take all steps reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, by executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents as reasonably requested by Purchaser.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Default . Any breach by the Company of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and Purchaser shall constitute a breach by Seller of this Agreement; provided that the Company fails to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period or, if no such period is specified, within thirty (30) days thereof. Furthermore, any breach by Purchaser of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and Purchaser shall constitute a breach by Purchaser of this Agreement; provided that Purchaser fails to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period or, if no such period is specified, within thirty (30) days thereof.
(b) Survival of Agreement . This Agreement, and all terms, warranties and provisions hereof will be true and correct as of the time of Closing and will survive the Closing for a period of three (3) years following the Closing.
(c) Notices . All notices required or permitted hereunder or under any related agreement or instrument (unless such related agreement or instrument otherwise provides) will be deemed delivered when delivered personally, mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or registered mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier to the respective Party at the following addresses or to such other address as each respective Party may in writing hereafter designate:
If to Purchaser:
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Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. Attention: 900 RR 620 So. #C 101-143 Austin, TX 78734
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If to Seller: |
David Lindauer 2620 S. Parker Rd. #278 Aurora, CO 80014
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With a copy to: |
JW Attorneys, P.C. Attention: Jeremy S. Wysocki, Esq. 10223 Bluffmont Dr. Lone Tree, CO 80124 |
(d) Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will be binding upon the Parties hereto and their respective successors, personal representatives, heirs and assigns. Neither Party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement except with the prior written consent of other Party, provided that Purchaser may assigns its rights and obligations to an affiliate upon written notice to Purchaser.
(e) Merger . This Agreement and the exhibits and other documents, agreements, and instruments related hereto, set forth the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be amended or modified except in writing subscribed to by the Parties. The recitals are incorporated herein by reference.
(f) Governing Law . This Agreement is entered into in the state of Colorado and all issues arising hereunder shall be interpreted and governed in all respects by the laws of such state (without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof).
(g) Sales Taxes . Purchaser shall pay any sales and use taxes owed to the state of Colorado and/or any political subdivision or taxing authority in the state of Colorado which may arise from Purchaser’s purchase of the Assets.
(h) Modification or Severance . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or modified, this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
(i) Captions . The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.
(j) Counterpart; Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures exchanged by facsimile shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have read and entered into this Asset Purchase Agreement as of the date above written.
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SCHEDULE 4(h)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(SELLER’S OBLIGATION TO PLATFORM BROKERAGE)
January 1, 2019 - $50,000
February 1, 2019 - $50,000
March 1, 2019 - $50,000
December 1, 2019 - $100,000
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SCHEDULE 5(b)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(PURCHASER’S OBLIGATION TO PLATFORM BROKERAGE)
Payments under Promissory Note dated September 14, 2018 in the principal amount of $80,000 issued by Purchaser to Platform Brokerage.
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EXHIBIT A
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(PROMISSORY NOTE)
See attachment.
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Exhibit 4.1
PROMISSORY NOTE
$3,000,000.00 | September 14, 2018 | |
Denver, Colorado |
For consideration received, Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Maker ”), agrees to pay to the order of Tyler Bartholomew, David Lindauer, Bill Anders and Brad Billman (collectively, “ Holders ”) the principal sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($3,000,000.00), plus interest at a rate of three percent (3%) per annum or such other amount as adjusted below.
1. Payment Terms . Principal and accrued interest under this Promissory Note (this “ Note ”) shall be due and payable in twelve (12) equal and consecutive monthly payments on the 1 st day of each respective month beginning on the 4 th month immediately following the date of this Note. All payments due under this Note shall be made when due to Holder on a pro rata basis as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto. Maker may prepay the principal amount outstanding in whole or in part at any time without penalty or premium.
2. Default . Any default in the payment of principal or interest, or any failure by Maker to perform any of the obligations of Maker under this Note, shall constitute a default as to the entire amount of principal and interest then remaining unpaid, provided that Holders provide Maker with written notice of such default and/or failure and Makers fails to cure such default and/or failure within ten (10) days thereof. This Note shall further be in default in the event: (i) Maker breaches that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 14, 2018 between Maker and Holder and fails to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period, or, if no such period is specified, within thirty (30) days thereof; or (ii) Maker files for bankruptcy protection, makes an assignment of all of its assets for the benefit of his or its creditors, consents to the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition or fails to have any such involuntary bankruptcy petition dismissed within 120 days of filing. Upon the occurrence of any such default, this Note shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind. From and after the date of any such default, all principal then due hereunder shall thereafter accrue interest at a rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum.
3. Acknowledgment . The loan represented by this Note is solely for commercial and business purposes and is not made in connection with a consumer transaction. The loan represented by this Note is not for personal, family, agricultural or household purposes. The loan represented by this Note is not a consumer loan within the meaning of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (“ UCCC ”), and, accordingly, the UCCC shall not apply to this Note.
4. Governing Law . This Note is entered into in Denver, Colorado and shall be governed by the laws of the state of Colorado (without regard to its conflict of laws principles). Maker submits to the jurisdiction of the courts in and for Denver, Colorado.
5. Assignment . Neither Maker nor Holders may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Note except with the prior written consent of the other. Subject to the first sentence of this Section 5, this Note is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.
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6. Amendments . This Note may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing expressing such intention executed by Maker and Holders, which writing must be so firmly attached to this Note as to become a permanent part thereof.
7. Weekends/Holidays . If any payment hereunder is required to be made on any date which is a Saturday, Sunday or federal or Colorado bank holiday, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding day on which banks in Colorado are open for business with the same force and effect as if made on the date as originally required.
8. Usury . It is the intention of Maker and Holders to conform strictly to applicable usury laws. Accordingly, no provision of this Note or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for this Note shall permit Holder to charge, receive, take, or reserve interest in excess of lawful amounts. If any excess occurs, the effective rate of interest shall automatically be reduced to the maximum rate allowed by applicable law (including the laws of the state of Colorado and the United States of America).
9. Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Note shall for any reason be held by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Note, but this Note shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Secured Promissory Note to be duly executed and dated, under seal, effective as of the day and year first above written.
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC., | ||
a Nevada corporation | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
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SCHEDULE 1
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PROMISSORY NOTE
Tyler Bartholomew – 42.5%
David Lindauer – 42.5%
Bill Anders - 10%
Brad Billman - 5%
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EXHIBIT B
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE)
See attachment.
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ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE (this “ Assignment ”) is entered into effective as of September 14, 2018, by Tyler Bartholomew, David Lindauer, Bill Anders and Brad Billman (collectively, “ Seller ”) for the benefit of Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
Seller and Purchaser entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 14, 2018 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the purchase by Purchaser from Seller of the “ Assets ” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), which includes Seller’s personal goodwill arising from Seller’s independent and separate individual and personal efforts related to the Business (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and Seller’s interest in any intellectual property used in connection with the Business.
AGREEMENT
Seller hereby warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:
1. Assignment . In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Seller does hereby sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver unto Purchaser, its successors and assigns, all of the Assets, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, all of the assets set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto, free and clear of any and all options, liens, security interests, encumbrances, mortgages, deeds of trust, liabilities, financing statements, pledges, charges, conditions, equitable claims, covenants, title defects, restrictions or claims of any kind, nature or description whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”), to have and to hold said Assets unto Purchaser, its successors and assigns, to and for its and/or their use forever.
2. Title . Seller has good and marketable title to the Assets hereby sold, transferred, conveyed, assigned and delivered to Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens, and Purchaser will receive hereby such good and marketable title thereto.
3. Warranty . Seller warrants and will defend the sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and conveyance of the Assets hereunder against each and every person or persons claiming against any or all of the same.
4. Further Assurances . Seller will take all steps necessary to put Purchaser or its successors and assigns in actual possession and operating control of the Assets, to carry out the intent of the Purchase Agreement and this Assignment, or to more effectively sell, transfer, convey, assign and reduce to possession and record to title any of the Assets, including by executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents of transfer, assignment and conveyance, or by taking such other actions as may be requested by Purchaser.
5. Independent Covenants . This Assignment is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement. Nothing contained in this Assignment shall be deemed to diminish
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any of the obligations, agreements, covenants, representations, or warranties of Seller contained in the Purchase Agreement.
6. Interpretation . Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. The recitals above are incorporated by reference into this Assignment.
7. Governing Law; Amendment . This Assignment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Colorado (without regards to the conflict of law principles thereof). Seller submits to the jurisdiction of the courts in and for the state of Colorado. No change in or amendment to this Assignment shall be valid unless set forth in a writing signed by both Purchaser and Seller. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT (A) COLORADO HAS PASSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ENACTED CERTAIN LEGISLATION TO GOVERN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND (B) THE POSSESSION, SALE, MANUFACTURE, AND CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS IS ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY DEFENSES BASED UPON INVALIDITY OF CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY REASONS AND/OR THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CONTRACT VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW.
8. Counterparts . This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures exchanged by facsimile shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
[ Signature Page Follows. ]
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This Assignment and Bill of Sale is entered into effective as of the date first above written.
SELLER: | |
Solely as to Section 9 of this Asset Purchase | |
Agreement: | |
Tyler Bartholomew | |
David Lindauer | |
Bill Anders | |
Brad Billman |
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SCHEDULE 1
TO
ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
Seller’s personal goodwill arising from Seller’s independent and separate individual and personal efforts related to the Business and Seller’s interest in any intellectual property used in connection with the Business.
Exhibit 10.4
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into effective as of March , 2019 (the “ Effective Date ”), between Golden Developing Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”), and Infusionz, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“ Seller ”). Purchaser and Seller are individually referred to as a “ Party ” and, collectively, as the “ Parties .”
RECITALS
Seller is in the business of owning and operating a CBD company that provides consumers and retailers nutraceutical non-thc cannabis products (the “ Business ”). In accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser wishes to buy, and Seller wishes to sell, the Assets (as defined below), which are used in connection with the Business.
AGREEMENT
1. | Purchase of the Assets. |
(a) Assets. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser agrees to buy, and Seller agrees to sell to Purchaser, all or substantially all of the assets of Seller, including, without limitation, the assets set forth on Schedule 1(a) hereto (collectively, the “ Assets ”), free and clear of any and all options, liens, security interests, encumbrances, mortgages, deeds of trust, liabilities, financing statements, pledges, charges, conditions, equitable claims, covenants, title defects, restrictions or claims of any kind, nature or description whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”).
(b) The Assets do not include the assets listed on Schedule 1(b) attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “ Excluded Assets ”).
2.1. | Purchase Price. |
(a) Purchase Price. The total purchase price for the Assets shall be $5,300,000 (five- million three-hundred-thousand dollars) to be paid as follows (the “ Purchase Price ”):
(i) Stock Consideration. At Closing, Purchaser shall deliver the number of its shares of common stock with a restrictive legend equal to a fair market value of $2,600,000. The share amount shall be calculated by dividing 2,600,000 by the lesser of: (i) the VWAP of the Purchaser’s shares of common stock on the OTC Pink marketplace; or (ii) the closing price of the Purchaser’s shares of common stock on the OTC Pink marketplace, both (i) and (ii) upon the closing of the OTC Pink marketplace the business day immediately prior to the date of Closing (the “ Stock Consideration ”) to Seller’s shareholders (collectively, the “ Shareholders ”) as set forth on Exhibit A ;
(ii) Cash Payment. Purchaser shall provide a total of $300,000 over three months to a to- be-formed subsidiary of the Purchaser that will own the Assets (the “ Subsidiary ”), the first payment
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of $100,000 will be made at Closing, the second payment of $100,000 will be made on the first day of the month subsequent to the Closing, and the third payment of $100,000 will be made on the first day of the second month subsequent to the closing.
(iii) Promissory Note. At Closing, Purchaser shall deliver a promissory note to Seller in the principal amount of $2,400,000 in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “ Note ”), which shall accrue interest at a rate of 3% per annum and shall be due and payable in twenty-four (24) equal consecutive monthly installments of $100,000 beginning on the first day of the third month following Closing.
2.2. | Additional Compensation for Seller. |
(a) During the term in which there is a balance owed on the Note, and if Purchaser fails to make payment on the Note, Seller will have, at its discretion, the option to retain all monies collected from previous payments (including any previous sales of a portion or the entire amount of shares received as Stock Consideration) and retain stock options, however Seller will return the Stock Consideration, and the Purchaser shall then transfer all the equity of the Subsidiary (in the event the Subsidiary’s operations solely relate to the Assets) or shall return the Assets (in the event the Subsidiary’s operations do not solely relate to the Assets) to the Seller, thereby unwinding the transaction contemplated by this APA. This option will allow Seller to reassume control equivalent to the pre-transaction structure in the event Purchaser defaults on the payment of the Note.
(b) Stock options. Nate Weinberg and Joe Reid (members of the Seller) will each receive, pursuant to the employment agreements to be entered into between each of them and the Purchaser at Closing (the “ Employment Agreements ”), stock options. Nate Weinberg will receive stock options with a fair market value of $1,200,000 million in accordance with the terms and conditions of Purchaser’s stock option plan. Joe Reid will receive stock options with a fair market value of $800,000 in accordance with the terms and conditions of Purchaser’s stock option plan.
(c) Earn Out. The Purchaser will make a total earn out payment of up to $2,000,000 such that Nate Weinberg and Joe Reid will each receive over a period of four years, pursuant to the Employment Agreements, a total of $1 million in cash ($250,000 each year) if the following gross revenue milestones are met by the Subsidiary based on the operations involving the Assets. Each payment of $250,000 shall be paid within thirty (30) days of each anniversary of the Effective Date detailed below if the gross revenue milestones are met by the Subsidiary:
(i) | From the Effective Date to the first anniversary of the Effective Date: $4 million; |
(ii) | From the first anniversary of the Effective Date to the second anniversary | |
of the Effective Date: $9 million; |
(ii) | From the second anniversary of the Effective Date to the third anniversary | |
of the Effective Date: $18 million; and |
(ii) | From the third anniversary of the Effective Date to the fourth anniversary | |
of the Effective Date: $30 million. |
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(d) Board Seats. Purchaser will appoint Nate Weinberg (a member of the Seller) to its Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of the Purchaser promptly following the Closing. In the event of Mr. Weinberg’s removal or resignation from the Board, Mr. Weinberg will have the right to designate a person to be appointed to the Board for so long as Mr. Weinberg remains a shareholder of the Purchaser.
3. Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or otherwise to the contrary, except liabilities in connection with Material Contracts arising after the date of Closing, Purchaser is not assuming and shall not assume any of Seller’s liabilities, and Seller is and shall remain fully liable and responsible for all such liabilities.
4. Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of Closing, as follows:
(a) Authority. Seller is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Colorado. Seller is qualified to do business in the state of Colorado. Seller has full power to own and convey all of the Assets and the conduct the Business as historically conducted by Seller.
(b) Enforceability. Seller has the authority to execute this Agreement and to consummate and perform the transactions provided for in this Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements and instruments referenced in this Agreement, represent the valid and binding obligations of Seller and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except insofar as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) Non-circumvention. Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Seller is subject; or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Seller is not a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets (including the Assets) is subject. Seller is not required to provide notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Assets; Liabilities. Seller has good and marketable title to all of the Assets, and the Assets, at the time of Closing, will not be subject to any Liens of any nature whatsoever. There are no liabilities related to the Assets, liquidated, actual or contingent, other than liabilities that will be satisfied by Seller.
(e) Material Contracts. The contracts and agreements set forth on Schedule 5(e) attached hereto (the “ Material Contracts ”) are to be assigned to and assumed by Purchaser at Closing. True,
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accurate and complete copies of all Material Contracts have been provided to Purchaser. The Material Contracts are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity. Except as set forth on Schedule 5(e) , all of the Material Contracts will be validly assigned to Purchaser at Closing. As a result of such assignment, Purchaser will have full right to enforce the Material Contracts and to enjoy all privileges of such Material Contracts. None of the Material Contracts is in default, nor is Seller aware of any claim or penalty against Seller, which has accrued or which will accrue as a result of the Closing hereunder or for any other reason under any Material Contract.
(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements of Seller set forth on Schedule 5(f) attached hereto (the “ Financial Statements ”) fairly present the financial position of Seller as of the respective dates thereof and the results of the operations of Seller for the periods indicated. The Financial Statements are not misleading in any material respect.
(g) Operations Since the Financial Statements. Since the date of the most recent Financial Statement for each respective Seller, there has not been and there will not be through the date of Closing:
(i) | Any change in the Business, results of operations, assets, financial condition or manner of conducting the Business of Seller, which has or may be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Business, results of operations, the Assets or financial condition of Seller; |
(ii) | Any decrease in the net book value of the Assets or the Business shown on the most recent balance sheet included within the Financial Statements of each respective Seller; |
(iii) | Any damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) which has or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Assets or the Business; |
(iv) | Any transaction or action by Seller outside of the ordinary course of business or any other action that would materially adversely affect the Assets or the Business; or |
(v) | Any entering into, amendment, or termination by Seller of any material contract or other agreement in connection with the Assets and/or the Business, other than in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated under this Agreement. |
(h) Legal Proceedings; Compliance with Laws. There are no private or governmental proceedings pending, or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, against Seller, including without limitation any investigation, audit, lawsuit, threatened lawsuit, arbitration, worker’s compensation claims, civil rights claims, or other legal proceedings of any nature whatsoever. Seller is not in material violation of any law, regulation, rule, ordinance, policy, or other governmental requirement relating to the Assets (other than federal laws prohibiting the possession, distribution and sale of cannabis products).
(i) | Intellectual Property. Seller owns or have a valid right to use, all of the Assets, all of |
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which rights will survive unchanged upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller has not granted to any third party the right to use the Assets. Seller has not interfered with, infringed upon or misappropriated any intellectual property rights of third parties or committed any acts of unfair competition involving a violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights, and Seller has not received any written or oral, charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or act of unfair competition involving a violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights. The conduct of the Business and/or usage of the Assets by the Business does not infringe, misappropriate or violate any intellectual property rights of any third party. Seller has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect their trade secrets and other confidential information and any trade secret or confidential information of third parties used in its business. Any trade names, trademarks and service marks included in the Assets are valid, subsisting and enforceable in every trade territory in which Seller uses such trade names, trademarks and service marks.
(j) Employees. No disputes or claims against Seller exist on behalf of any party claiming to be an employee or former employee of Seller including, but not limited to, claims of employment discrimination, violation of wage and hour laws, or claims relating to past unpaid compensation.
(k) Employment. There are no disagreements or controversies pending, or to the knowledge of Seller, threatened in connection with any employee of Seller, nor has any such employee made any claims or complaints regarding the services or products provided by Seller. There are no special relationships (personal or otherwise, such as payment in kind arrangements) between Seller and any employee of Seller that would affect or interfere with the ability of Purchaser to continue the employment relationship on an ongoing basis.
(l) Taxes. Seller has timely and correctly prepared and filed all tax returns, including, but not limited to, all federal and state income tax returns and sales/use tax returns, and Seller has paid all taxes due pursuant to such tax returns as well as all other taxes for which Seller is liable, except for taxes which are accrued but not yet due (which will be paid by Seller after Closing). Seller is not aware of any actual or threatened tax audit against Seller. Seller has paid all payroll taxes as and when due, maintain all required payroll trust accounts, and have timely paid all employee and employer withholding taxes into such trust accounts.
(m) Obligation to Brokers. Except for obligations to Platform Brokerage, Seller has not incurred any obligations for the payment of any broker’s commission, finder’s fee, or any other similar obligation relating to this Agreement or otherwise due upon the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement.
(n) Complete Disclosure. This Agreement and the agreements and instruments attached hereto and to be delivered at the time of Closing do not contain any untrue statement of material fact by Seller. This Agreement and such related agreements and instruments do not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein by Seller, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Seller has made available to Purchaser all material information about the Assets and the Business requested by Purchaser. Such information is true, accurate and complete in all material respects.
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6. Representation and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller, as of the date of this Agreement and as of Closing, as follows:
(a) Enforceability. Purchaser has the authority to execute this Agreement and to consummate the transactions provided for in this Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements and instruments referenced herein represent the valid and binding obligations of Purchaser and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except insofar as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) Obligation to Brokers. Except for obligations to Platform Brokerage, Purchaser has not incurred any obligations for the payment of any broker’s commission, finder’s fee, or any other similar obligation relating to this Agreement or otherwise due upon the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement.
(c) Absence of Violations and Conflicts. Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Purchaser is subject or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject. Purchaser does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the required transfer of ownership application submission to the local and state marijuana licensing authorities.
(d) Complete Disclosure. This Agreement and the agreements and instruments attached hereto and to be delivered at the time of Closing do not contain any untrue statement of material fact by Seller. This Agreement and such related agreements and instruments do not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein by Seller, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Seller has made available to Purchaser all material information about the Assets and the Business requested by Purchaser. Such information is true, accurate and complete in all material respects.
7. Information. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Seller provided Purchaser with information relating to Seller, the Assets and the Business, including, without limitation, access to the assets and operations of Seller. From and after the date of this Agreement and continuing through Closing, Seller will continue to make available to Purchaser all information required under this Agreement or otherwise reasonably requested by Purchaser with respect to Seller, the Assets and/or the Business.
8. | Closing Matters. The following shall occur at Closing: |
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(a) | Purchaser shall issue the Stock Consideration to Stockholders as set forth on Exhibit A. |
(b) | Purchaser shall deliver $100,000 to the Subsidiary via wire transfer; |
(c) | Purchaser shall execute and deliver the Promissory Note in the form of Exhibit B | |
attached hereto to Seller; |
(d) | Seller and Purchaser shall execute and deliver the Assignment and Bill of Sale in the | |
form of Exhibit C attached hereto. |
(e) | Seller and Purchaser shall execute and deliver the Assignment and Assumption | |
Agreement in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto. |
9. | Closing. |
The closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall occur on or before [ ] , 2019, at a date, time and location to be agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.
10. | Indemnification. |
(a) Seller’s Indemnity. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and its officers, directors, managers, partners, shareholders, members, employees, contractors, attorneys, representatives, successors, and assigns (the “ Purchase r Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, litigation, claims, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses of investigation and defense (collectively, “ Damages ”) to which Purchaser Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to any breach of the terms of this Agreement or any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant hereto by Seller, including, without limitation, any breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller or the failure by Seller to perform any of the covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant this Agreement, provided, however, that the indemnification obligations of Seller for Damages relating to a breach of representations, warranties or covenants in this Agreement or any ancillary document or instrument shall be subject to a cap equal to the Purchase Price. In addition, Seller will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnitees for any Damages to which the Purchaser Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to: (i) any breach by the operation of Seller before Closing and/or any use of the Assets before Closing; (ii) any fraud or intentional misrepresentation of Seller, (iii) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties of Seller for all taxable periods ending on or before Closing; or (iv) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on Seller as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any law, rule, or regulation, which taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring before or on Closing.
(b) Purchaser’s Indemnity. Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its respective officers, directors, managers, partners, shareholders, members, employees, contractors, attorneys, representatives, successors, and assigns (the “ Seller Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all Damages to which the Seller Indemnitees may become subject to or which are incurred in connection with,
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arise out of, result from, or are attributable to any material breach of the terms of this Agreement or any certificate or other document delivered hereunder by Purchaser, including any breach of any representation or warranty made by Purchaser, or the failure by Purchaser to perform any of the covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered hereunder or pursuant to this Agreement, or any use of the Assets after Closing. In addition, Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Indemnitees for any Damages to which the Seller Indemnitees may become subject or which are incurred in connection with, arise out of, result from, or are attributable to: (i) any use of the Assets after Closing; (ii) any fraud or intentional misrepresentation of Purchaser, (iii) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties of Purchaser for all taxable periods after Closing; or (iv) any and all taxes, fines, interest and/or penalties for failure to pay taxes imposed on Purchaser and/or the Business as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any law, rule, or regulation, which taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring after Closing.
(c) Remedies. Any Party obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Section 10 (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) shall promptly reimburse the Party entitled to indemnification hereunder (the “ Indemnified Party ,”) for the amount of any judgment rendered against the Indemnified Party with respect to any claim by a third party in litigation or upon request by the Indemnified Party for any other Damages arising out of any claim not involving a third party. To the extent that the Indemnifying Party refuses to pay in full the Damages owed to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party may: (i) offset the Damages against any payments the Indemnified Party may owe the Indemnifying Party; and (ii) utilize any legal or equitable remedy to collect from the Indemnifying Party the amount of such Damages. Nothing contained herein is intended to limit or constrain the Indemnified Party’s rights against the Indemnifying Party for indemnity, the remedies herein being cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies of the Indemnified Party at law or in equity.
(d) Dispute Resolution. In the event of any dispute under this Section 10, the Parties agree to use their best efforts to attempt to resolve such dispute in good faith through direct negotiation between the Parties within thirty (30) days after notice of the claim for indemnification is delivered by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party. The prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other collection expenses, in addition to any other relief it may receive in connection with its enforcement of this Agreement or if it is the prevailing Party in any such dispute.
(e) Indemnification Cap. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller’s liability to Purchaser under this Agreement shall not exceed $2,000,000 (the “ Indemnification Cap ”).
11. | Seller's Post-Closing Covenants. |
From and after the time of Closing, Seller covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Further Assurances. From the Submission Date and until the Transfer Deadline, each Party will take all steps reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, by executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents as reasonably requested by Purchaser.
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12. | Miscellaneous. |
(a) Default. Any breach by the Shareholders of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between Shareholders and Purchaser shall constitute a breach by Seller of this Agreement; provided that Shareholders fail to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period. Furthermore, any breach by Purchaser of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between Shareholders and Purchaser shall constitute a breach by Purchaser of this Agreement; provided that Purchaser fails to cure any such breach within any applicable cure period.
(b) Survival of Agreement. This Agreement, and all terms, warranties and provisions hereof will be true and correct as of the time of Closing and will survive the Closing for a period of three (3) years following the Closing.
(c) Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder or under any related agreement or instrument (unless such related agreement or instrument otherwise provides) will be deemed delivered when delivered personally, mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or registered mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier to the respective Party at the following addresses or to such other address as each respective Party may in writing hereafter designate:
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If to Purchaser:
If to Seller: Infusionz, LLC
1330 Zuni St. Suite G Denver, CO 80204
With a copy to: Kaplan & Associates, LLC
910 16 th St; Suite 800
Denver, CO 80202
(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon the Parties hereto and their respective successors, personal representatives, heirs and assigns. Neither Party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement except with the prior written consent of other Party, provided that Purchaser may assigns its rights and obligations to an affiliate upon written notice to Purchaser.
(e) Merger. This Agreement and the exhibits and other documents, agreements, and instruments related hereto, set forth the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be amended or modified except in writing subscribed to by the Parties. The recitals are incorporated herein by reference.
(f) Governing Law. This Agreement is entered into in the state of Colorado and all issues arising hereunder shall be interpreted and governed in all respects by the laws of such state (without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof).
(g) | Sales Taxes. Purchaser shall pay any sales and use taxes owed to the state of Colorado |
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and/or any political subdivision or taxing authority in the state of Colorado which may arise from Purchaser’s purchase of the Assets.
(h) Platform Brokerage. The Parties agree to equally split the brokerage fee payable to Platform Brokerage in connection with the transactions set forth in this Agreement.
(i) Modification or Severance. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or modified, this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
(j) Captions. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.
(k) Counterpart; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures exchanged by facsimile shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have read and entered into this Asset Purchase Agreement as of the date above written.
SELLER: | ||
INFUSIONZ, LLC | ||
By: /s/ Nate Weinberg | ||
Name: Nate Weinberg | ||
Title: CEO | ||
PURCHASER: | ||
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
By: /s/ Stavros Triant | ||
Name: Stavros Triant | ||
Title: CEO |
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SCHEDULE 1(a) TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(ASSETS)
[TO BE LISTED]
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SCHEDULE 1(b) TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(EXCLUDED ASSETS)
• | Cash |
• | Minute Book |
• | Infusionz, LLC Checking and Savings accounts at Partner Credit Union of Colorado |
• | All Accounts Receivable of Infusionz, LLC |
• | All Accounts Payable of Infusionz, LLC |
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SCHEDULE 2(a)(v) TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT)
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SCHEDULE 5(e) TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(MATERIAL CONTRACTS)
[TO BE LISTED]
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SCHEDULE 5(f) TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(FINANCIAL STATEMENTS)
[TO BE LISTED]
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EXHIBIT A TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(STOCK CONSIDERATION)
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EXHIBIT B TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(PROMISSORY NOTE)
See attachment.
Exhibit 10.5
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into effective as of September 18, 2018, by and between Tyler Bartholomew (“ Executive ”) and Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (DVLP: OTC US) (the “ Company ”). The Company and Executive are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “ Parties ”, and individually as a “ Party ”.
RECITALS
This Agreement is entered into with the intention of establishing an employment relationship for the mutual benefit of the Parties. The Company desires to have an enforceable agreement with Executive, giving the Company exclusive rights to his services and expertise on a full-time basis, and Executive wishes to provide his services and expertise in exchange for the compensation described in this Agreement. Executive agrees and acknowledges that he will be employed in an executive and/or a managerial capacity and that he will be a key employee who will have access to valuable trade secrets and other confidential information belonging to the Company. In consideration of these rights and opportunities, Executive agrees it is reasonable and appropriate for him to enter into the various restrictive agreements contained in this Agreement in order to preserve the value of the Company's trade secrets and to protect the Company against unfair competition or interference with its business by Executive both during and after the term of this Agreement. Employee agrees and acknowledges that the Company has commercially developed innovative ideas relating to the Protected Business (as defined below), and Executive agrees and acknowledges that the protection of such ideas is one important purpose of this Agreement. Furthermore, Executive agrees and acknowledges that the various restrictive agreements contained herein will not impose any unreasonable or undue restriction on his future activities.
AGREEMENT
1. Employment . On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby employs Executive to serve as Digital Strategist of the Company, perform the duties set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and to perform such other duties as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Directors ”), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“ CEO ”) or such individual(s) designated by the Board may from time to time reasonably assign to Executive. Executive hereby accepts such employment and
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agrees to perform the duties assigned to Executive during the term of his employment. Executive will report to the CEO or to such individual(s) designated by the Board.
2. Duties . Executive will devote his full time and efforts to performing such duties and discharging such responsibilities as shall be assigned to Executive from time to time by the Board and/or the CEO, and Executive agrees to complete all of such duties in a manner satisfactory in all respects to the Board and/or CEO and to comply with all applicable policies and procedures of the Company. It is the intention of the Company to utilize the services of Executive primarily in an executive and/or a managerial capacity, but the Company may also assign other duties to Executive. Executive agrees to perform any duties requested of Executive by the Company from time to time. All duties assigned to Executive shall be performed in accordance with all applicable laws and commercially reasonable professional and ethical standards .
3. Term .
(a) The initial term of Executive’s employment by the Company shall begin on the effective date of this Agreement and shall end on the second (2 nd ) anniversary of such date. Thereafter, the term of Executive’s employment by the Company shall automatically renew for additional twelve (12) month periods unless either party provides the other party with thirty (30) days prior notice that it does not wish for this Agreement to automatically renew. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the employment of Executive may be terminated by the Company with cause at any time, immediately upon written notice delivered to Executive.
(b) Upon the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive accrued and unpaid salary and vacation and expenses provided for in Section 5 and his salary for five (5) months (which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies). Otherwise, upon termination of employment by the Company or by Executive for any reason (including death or disability), Executive shall be entitled to receive accrued and unpaid salary and vacation and expenses provided for in Section 5 and nothing else.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, “ cause ” shall mean (i) Executive’s willful and continued failure, neglect or refusal to perform Executive’s duties, which failure continues for at least fifteen (15) days after the Company notifies Executive in writing of such failure;
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(ii) any intentional engagement by Executive in misconduct that is injurious to the reputation or business of the Company or that otherwise likely subjects the Company to material damages, liabilities, and/or third-party claims; (iii) any failure to adhere to any reasonable written policy of the Company, which failure continues for at least fifteen (15) days after the Company notifies Executive in writing of such failure; provided that such notification provision and/or fifteen (15) day period shall not apply in the event that more than one (1) failure occurs with any calendar year; (iv) any continued or repeated absence from the Company, unless such absence is approved or excused by the Board; (v) the conviction of, indictment for (or its procedural equivalent), or the entering of a guilty or no contest plea with respect to a felony on or following the date of this Agreement; (vi) the misappropriation (or attempted misappropriation) of the Company’s funds or property or (vii) Executive’s death or disability.
4. Compensation . As compensation for the services to be rendered by Executive during the term of his employment and in consideration of Executive’s covenants contained herein, the Company agrees to pay Executive a base salary in the amount set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to receive benefits in accordance with the Company’s benefits policies. Subject to Section 4(b) below, during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company, the Company may, but shall not be required to, pay Executive such other additional compensation, including bonuses, as may from time to time be determined by the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, based on the Company’s standard policies.
5. Fringe Benefits; Reimbursement . During the term of his employment with the Company:
(a) Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks paid vacation in accordance with the vacation policies of the Company, such public holidays as are provided by the Company to other executives of the Company, and such other fringe benefits as are available to other executives of the Company of similar rank.
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(b) Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable out-of-pocket travel, entertainment and other business expenses incurred by Executive on behalf of the Company; provided that Executive’s expense reports are approved by the Board and/or any individual(s) designated by the Board. Furthermore, the Company may impose such other reasonable requirements on Executive as are imposed on other similar executives with respect to prior authorization, documentation, record keeping, and other justification for reimbursable expenses in accordance with applicable tax laws, accounting procedures, and internal policies of the Company as in effect from time to time.
(c) In addition to the employee benefits set forth in this Agreement, the Company intends to provide profit sharing at every level of employment of the Company. In doing so, the Company hopes to achieve employee retention and employee satisfaction and maintain a high caliber workforce. Each year, such profit sharing program shall be determined by the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion.
6. Loyalty to the Company . During the term of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive shall use his best efforts to advance the business of the Company. Executive further agrees not to make any untrue statement about the Company, its agents or employees at any time either during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company or at any time thereafter. During the term of his employment, Executive will not have any business interests or activities that are materially adverse to the interests of the Company. Executive further agrees that he will devote her full time and effort exclusively to the business of the Company, and that Executive will not accept any compensated position from any other party during the term of her employment, except with the prior written consent of the Board. Executive represents and warrants that he is free to enter into this Agreement and to perform the duties required during the term of his employment, and that there are no employment contracts, restrictive covenants or other restrictions preventing, restricting, or affecting the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.
7. Business Information/Confidentiality .
(a) Executive recognizes that his employment involves executive and/or managerial duties and access to the Company’s valuable Business Information (as hereinafter defined). Executive acknowledges that all Business Information, including Business Information developed by Executive for the Company during the term of his employment, is the sole and exclusive property of the Company or of third parties whose rights the Company wishes to protect. Executive covenants and agrees that he will not at any time, either during his employment with the Company or after such employment terminates for any reason, directly or indirectly, use or make known, divulge, disclose, or communicate to any person, firm, company, partnership, corporation or similar entity, in
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any manner whatsoever any Business Information without the prior written consent of the Board, except for disclosures: (i) compelled by law (but Executive must notify the Company promptly of any request for that information, before disclosing it if practicable); (ii) to advisors or representatives of Executive, but only if the recipients have agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Section 7; or (iii) of information that Executive also has received from a source independent of the Company; provided that Executive reasonably believes that such source obtained the information without breach of any obligation of confidentiality. Executive will be vigilant in protecting all Business Information from disclosure to unauthorized persons and will comply with all rules and instructions of the Company concerning the physical security of the Company’s premises, property, and records.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Business Information ” shall include, without limitation, all procedures, concepts, methods, and other matters and information, specifically including but not limited to customer lists, all other customer information, customer or vendor lists, price lists, technical requirements, product information, sales information, sources of supply, financial data, and other business-related information utilized by the Company, its customers, its suppliers or any person on whose behalf the Company performs services in their respective operations. The term “ Business Information ” is intended to be interpreted very broadly to encompass all items described in this Section 7 regardless whether each item satisfies the legal concept of a trade secret. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “ Business Information ” shall not include any procedures, concepts, methods, and other matters and information developed by Executive for or in connection with his other business activities.
(c) Executive acknowledges that he is an executive of the Company and that his status as an executive does not confer any proprietary or ownership interest in the Company; that the customers, suppliers, and relationships developed by Executive on behalf of the Company during the term of this Agreement shall be the customers and relationships of the Company; and that upon termination of his employment, except for any units he may hold in the Company pursuant to the terms of the Company’s operating agreement, he shall have no interest in, nor will he interfere with the business of the Company or any of its affiliates, including its relationships with all customers or suppliers,
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or potential customers or suppliers whom he dealt with or became aware of while employed by the Company.
(d) All books, records, files, forms, reports, memoranda, papers, customer and supplier lists and identities, drawings, designs, and models concerning the Company’s customers, documents concerning products or processes, and all other documents, writings and similar materials used by Executive in his job, together with any copies or other reproductions thereof made by or in Executive’s possession or control, whether prepared or paid for by Executive or anyone else, shall be the exclusive property of the Company and shall be returned immediately to the Company upon termination of employment or upon the Company’s request at any time.
(e) All proprietary information and trade secrets of the Company or the Company’s customers, including inventions, copyrightable material, software, formulas, trademarks, work product, data, materials and trade secrets developed by Executive during the course of his employment with the Company, are respectively the sole and exclusive property of the Company and/or the Company’s customers. Executive hereby assigns any interest he may have in such property to the Company. Executive acknowledges and agrees that all work performed in connection with this Agreement is on a “work for hire” basis, and that Executive has no personal rights in such work.
8. Protective Covenants .
(a) For so long as Executive is employed by the Company or its affiliates, successors, and assigns and for a period of one (1) year after the date that Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company with cause or by the Executive without good reason (the “ Covenant Period ”), Executive agrees that Executive will not do any of the following:
(1) Compete, directly or indirectly, with the business of the Company, as conducted by the Company during the term of this Agreement (the “ Protected Business ”) in any jurisdiction in which the Company does business during the term of
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this Agreement (the “ Restricted Area ”).
(2) Attempt to solicit any business that is competitive with the Protected Business from any person or entity who is, on the date of this Agreement or at any time during the Covenant Period, a customer of the Company;
(3) Interfere in any way with any contractual or other business relationship of the Company which exists at any time during the Covenant Period;
(4) Entice or hire the employees hereafter employed by the Company or its affiliates, successors, and assigns; provided, however, that should any such employee terminate such employment through no fault of Executive, such employee may be employed by Executive without violation of this Agreement; and/or
(5) Disclose to any third party or utilize in any way adverse to the Company any of the proprietary information utilized by the Company.
(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, “ competition ” includes making any offer or sale of, or marketing, any product or service competitive with the Protected Business. For purposes of this Agreement, direct or indirect competition will include but not be limited to competition as a sole proprietor, partner, corporate officer, director, manager, member, shareholder, employee, consultant, agent, independent contractor, trustee, guarantor, advisor, or in any other capacity whatsoever pursuant to which Executive holds any beneficial interest in a competitor, derives any income or other benefit from a competitor, or provides any service, advice, support (financial or otherwise), or assistance of any type whatsoever to a competitor. The provisions of this Section 8 will not, however, restrict Executive from owning less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of any publicly traded corporation engaged in competition, so long as Executive does not engage in such corporation’s business or otherwise engage in competition with the Company.
(c) For the purposes of this Agreement, “good reason” shall be deemed to exist if the Company materially breaches this Agreement (provided that the Company fails to cure any such material breach on or with thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of any such material
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breach from the Executive), the Company materially modifies the scope of Executive’s duties to the Company from the duties set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and/or requires Executive to relocate outside of Colorado.
9. Enforcement .
(a) Executive acknowledges that the terms of this Agreement are essential for the protection of the Company.
(b) Executive acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are essential for the protection of the Company and of its confidential information, including its trade secrets and the Business Information, from disclosure to or use by its competitors, and that any breach or threatened breach of such Sections would cause immediate and irreparable damage to the Company, for which monetary relief would be inadequate and difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that, in addition to any other remedy to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity, the Company may obtain a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or other appropriate form of equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction (without the posting of any bond or any other security and without proof of actual damages) to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of Sections 6, 7 or 8 of this Agreement and/or to compel specific performance of such Sections, and Executive expressly waives the defense that a remedy in damages would be adequate.
(c) Executive acknowledges and agrees that the territorial and time limitations set forth in Section 8 are reasonable and properly required for the adequate protection of the Company’s business and its confidential and proprietary information, including its trade secrets and the Business Information, developed during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company. Executive represents and warrants that his experience and capabilities are such that he can obtain employment notwithstanding the restrictions contained in Section 8.
(d) It is specifically agreed that the respective time periods set forth in Section 8 shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which Executive is in violation of such provision of Section 8 as ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction and any time during which there is pending in any court of competent jurisdiction any action (including any appeal from any judgment) brought by any entity or person, in which action the Company seeks to enforce the covenants of Executive pursuant to Section 8 or in which any entity or person contests the validity of such covenants or their enforceability or seeks to avoid their performance or enforcement.
10. Successors . This Agreement and all provisions of this Agreement shall bind
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and inure to the benefit of the Company, Executive and each of their respective personal representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns. The Company shall have the right to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any successor organization of the Company (including any purchaser of all or substantially all of the Company’s business or assets), but Executive’s employment obligations and covenants are personal in nature and may not be assigned or delegated.
11. Key Man Insurance. During the term of this Agreement, and for so long thereafter as any amounts are or may be payable to Executive by the Company, the Company may obtain a key man life insurance policy on Executive’s life. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company will be the owner and beneficiary of any such policy. Furthermore, during the term of this Agreement, and for so long thereafter as any amounts are or may be payable to Executive by the Company, the Company may maintain additional life insurance policies and/or disability insurance policies on Executive’s life or with respect to Executive. Executive, his surviving spouse, and/or his heirs shall be designated as the beneficiary of such additional life insurance policies and/or disability insurance policies. Otherwise, the Company will use any proceeds paid to the Company from any such additional life insurance and/or disability insurance policy or policies to redeem Executive’s Units in the Company.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) Survival . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 3, 7, 8, 9, and 12 and any material breach of any Section of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(b) Notice . All notices required or permitted under this Agreement will be deemed delivered when delivered personally, mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or registered mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier to the respective Party at the following addresses or to such other address as each respective party may in writing hereafter designate:
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If to the Company: | |||
If to Executive: Tyler Bartholomew | |||
(c) Assignment . This Agreement will be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors, personal representatives, heirs and assigns. Neither Party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement except with the prior written consent of other Party.
(d) Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and may not be amended or modified except in writing subscribed to by each Party. The recitals are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
(e) Advice . This Agreement was negotiated by the Parties, each of whom had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel and seek all other professional advice on all matters related to the negotiation, drafting, and execution of this Agreement and have done so to the extent of their desires.
(f) Interpretation . The Parties acknowledge that they have read and understand this Agreement and as such no provisions set forth herein may be interpreted or construed for or against either Party as the drafter of this Agreement.
(g) Governing Law . This Agreement is entered into in the state of Colorado and all issues arising hereunder shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Colorado. The Parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in and for the state of Colorado.
(h) Attorneys’ Fees . In the event that a dispute arises between the Parties under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to collect attorneys’ fees and costs.
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(i) Severance . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or modified, this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
(j) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures exchanged by facsimile shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
This Employment Agreement is made and entered into effective as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY: | ||
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
EXECUTIVE: Tyler Bartholomew | ||
By: | /s/ Stavros Triant | |
Name: | Stavros Triant | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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SCHEDULE A (DUTIES)
• UI/UX design.
• Front-end development.
• Outbound marketing.
• SEM.
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SCHEDULE B (COMPENSATION)
Base Salary - $150,000 per annum.
Exhibit 10.5
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into effective as of September 18, 2018, by and between David Lindauer (“ Executive ”) and Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (DVLP: OTC US) (the “ Company ”). The Company and Executive are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “ Parties ”, and individually as a “ Party ”.
RECITALS
This Agreement is entered into with the intention of establishing an employment relationship for the mutual benefit of the Parties. The Company desires to have an enforceable agreement with Executive, giving the Company exclusive rights to his services and expertise on a full-time basis, and Executive wishes to provide his services and expertise in exchange for the compensation described in this Agreement. Executive agrees and acknowledges that he will be employed in an executive and/or a managerial capacity and that he will be a key employee who will have access to valuable trade secrets and other confidential information belonging to the Company. In consideration of these rights and opportunities, Executive agrees it is reasonable and appropriate for him to enter into the various restrictive agreements contained in this Agreement in order to preserve the value of the Company's trade secrets and to protect the Company against unfair competition or interference with its business by Executive both during and after the term of this Agreement. Employee agrees and acknowledges that the Company has commercially developed innovative ideas relating to the Protected Business (as defined below), and Executive agrees and acknowledges that the protection of such ideas is one important purpose of this Agreement. Furthermore, Executive agrees and acknowledges that the various restrictive agreements contained herein will not impose any unreasonable or undue restriction on his future activities.
AGREEMENT
1. Employment . On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby employs Executive to serve as Chief Technology Officer of the Company, perform the duties set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and to perform such other duties as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Directors ”), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“ CEO ”) or such individual(s) designated by the Board may from time to time reasonably assign to Executive. Executive hereby accepts such employment
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and agrees to perform the duties assigned to Executive during the term of his employment. Executive will report to the CEO or to such individual(s) designated by the Board.
2. Duties . Executive will devote his full time and efforts to performing such duties and discharging such responsibilities as shall be assigned to Executive from time to time by the Board and/or the CEO, and Executive agrees to complete all of such duties in a manner satisfactory in all respects to the Board and/or CEO and to comply with all applicable policies and procedures of the Company. It is the intention of the Company to utilize the services of Executive primarily in an executive and/or a managerial capacity, but the Company may also assign other duties to Executive. Executive agrees to perform any duties requested of Executive by the Company from time to time. All duties assigned to Executive shall be performed in accordance with all applicable laws and commercially reasonable professional and ethical standards .
3. Term .
(a) The initial term of Executive’s employment by the Company shall begin on the effective date of this Agreement and shall end on the second (2 nd ) anniversary of such date. Thereafter, the term of Executive’s employment by the Company shall automatically renew for additional twelve (12) month periods unless either party provides the other party with thirty (30) days prior notice that it does not wish for this Agreement to automatically renew. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the employment of Executive may be terminated by the Company with cause at any time, immediately upon written notice delivered to Executive.
(b) Upon the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive accrued and unpaid salary and vacation and expenses provided for in Section 5 and his salary for five (5) months (which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies). Otherwise, upon termination of employment by the Company or by Executive for any reason (including death or disability), Executive shall be entitled to receive accrued and unpaid salary and vacation and expenses provided for in Section 5 and nothing else.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, “ cause ” shall mean (i) Executive’s willful and continued failure, neglect or refusal to perform Executive’s duties, which failure continues
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for at least fifteen (15) days after the Company notifies Executive in writing of such failure; (ii) any intentional engagement by Executive in misconduct that is injurious to the reputation or business of the Company or that otherwise likely subjects the Company to material damages, liabilities, and/or third-party claims; (iii) any failure to adhere to any reasonable written policy of the Company, which failure continues for at least fifteen (15) days after the Company notifies Executive in writing of such failure; provided that such notification provision and/or fifteen (15) day period shall not apply in the event that more than one (1) failure occurs with any calendar year; (iv) any continued or repeated absence from the Company, unless such absence is approved or excused by the Board; (v) the conviction of, indictment for (or its procedural equivalent), or the entering of a guilty or no contest plea with respect to a felony on or following the date of this Agreement; (vi) the misappropriation (or attempted misappropriation) of the Company’s funds or property or (vii) Executive’s death or disability.
4. Compensation . As compensation for the services to be rendered by Executive during the term of his employment and in consideration of Executive’s covenants contained herein, the Company agrees to pay Executive a base salary and/or stock options in the amounts set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to receive benefits in accordance with the Company’s benefits policies. Subject to Section 4(b) below, during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company, the Company may, but shall not be required to, pay Executive such other additional compensation, including bonuses, as may from time to time be determined by the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, based on the Company’s standard policies.
5. Fringe Benefits; Reimbursement . During the term of his employment with the Company:
(a) Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks paid vacation in accordance with the vacation policies of the Company, such public holidays as are provided by the Company to other executives of the Company, and such other fringe benefits as are available to other executives of the Company of similar rank.
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(b) Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable out-of-pocket travel, entertainment and other business expenses incurred by Executive on behalf of the Company; provided that Executive’s expense reports are approved by the Board and/or any individual(s) designated by the Board. Furthermore, the Company may impose such other reasonable requirements on Executive as are imposed on other similar executives with respect to prior authorization, documentation, record keeping, and other justification for reimbursable expenses in accordance with applicable tax laws, accounting procedures, and internal policies of the Company as in effect from time to time.
(c) In addition to the employee benefits set forth in this Agreement, the Company intends to provide profit sharing at every level of employment of the Company. In doing so, the Company hopes to achieve employee retention and employee satisfaction and maintain a high caliber workforce. Each year, such profit sharing program shall be determined by the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion.
6. Loyalty to the Company . During the term of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive shall use his best efforts to advance the business of the Company. Executive further agrees not to make any untrue statement about the Company, its agents or employees at any time either during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company or at any time thereafter. During the term of his employment, Executive will not have any business interests or activities that are materially adverse to the interests of the Company. Executive further agrees that he will devote her full time and effort exclusively to the business of the Company, and that Executive will not accept any compensated position from any other party during the term of her employment, except with the prior written consent of the Board. Executive represents and warrants that he is free to enter into this Agreement and to perform the duties required during the term of his employment, and that there are no employment contracts, restrictive covenants or other restrictions preventing, restricting, or affecting the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.
7. Business Information/Confidentiality .
(a) Executive recognizes that his employment involves executive and/or managerial duties and access to the Company’s valuable Business Information (as hereinafter defined). Executive acknowledges that all Business Information, including Business Information developed by Executive for the Company during the term of his employment, is the sole and exclusive property of the Company or of third parties whose rights the Company wishes to protect. Executive covenants and agrees that he will not at any time, either during his employment with the Company or after such employment terminates for any reason, directly or indirectly, use or make known, divulge, disclose, or communicate to any person, firm, company, partnership, corporation or similar entity, in
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any manner whatsoever any Business Information without the prior written consent of the Board, except for disclosures: (i) compelled by law (but Executive must notify the Company promptly of any request for that information, before disclosing it if practicable); (ii) to advisors or representatives of Executive, but only if the recipients have agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Section 7; or (iii) of information that Executive also has received from a source independent of the Company; provided that Executive reasonably believes that such source obtained the information without breach of any obligation of confidentiality. Executive will be vigilant in protecting all Business Information from disclosure to unauthorized persons and will comply with all rules and instructions of the Company concerning the physical security of the Company’s premises, property, and records.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Business Information ” shall include, without limitation, all procedures, concepts, methods, and other matters and information, specifically including but not limited to customer lists, all other customer information, customer or vendor lists, price lists, technical requirements, product information, sales information, sources of supply, financial data, and other business-related information utilized by the Company, its customers, its suppliers or any person on whose behalf the Company performs services in their respective operations. The term “ Business Information ” is intended to be interpreted very broadly to encompass all items described in this Section 7 regardless whether each item satisfies the legal concept of a trade secret. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “ Business Information ” shall not include any procedures, concepts, methods, and other matters and information developed by Executive for or in connection with his other business activities.
(c) Executive acknowledges that he is an executive of the Company and that his status as an executive does not confer any proprietary or ownership interest in the Company; that the customers, suppliers, and relationships developed by Executive on behalf of the Company during the term of this Agreement shall be the customers and relationships of the Company; and that upon termination of his employment, except for any units he may hold in the Company pursuant to the terms of the Company’s operating agreement, he shall have no interest in, nor will he interfere with the business of the Company or any of its affiliates, including its relationships with all customers or suppliers,
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or potential customers or suppliers whom he dealt with or became aware of while employed by the Company.
(d) All books, records, files, forms, reports, memoranda, papers, customer and supplier lists and identities, drawings, designs, and models concerning the Company’s customers, documents concerning products or processes, and all other documents, writings and similar materials used by Executive in his job, together with any copies or other reproductions thereof made by or in Executive’s possession or control, whether prepared or paid for by Executive or anyone else, shall be the exclusive property of the Company and shall be returned immediately to the Company upon termination of employment or upon the Company’s request at any time.
(e) All proprietary information and trade secrets of the Company or the Company’s customers, including inventions, copyrightable material, software, formulas, trademarks, work product, data, materials and trade secrets developed by Executive during the course of his employment with the Company, are respectively the sole and exclusive property of the Company and/or the Company’s customers. Executive hereby assigns any interest he may have in such property to the Company. Executive acknowledges and agrees that all work performed in connection with this Agreement is on a “work for hire” basis, and that Executive has no personal rights in such work.
8. Protective Covenants .
(a) For so long as Executive is employed by the Company or its affiliates, successors, and assigns and for a period of one (1) year after the date that Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company with cause or by the Executive without good reason (the “ Covenant Period ”), Executive agrees that Executive will not do any of the following:
(1) Compete, directly or indirectly, with the business of the Company, as conducted by the Company during the term of this Agreement (the “ Protected Business ”) in any jurisdiction in which the Company does business during the term of
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this Agreement (the “ Restricted Area ”).
(2) Attempt to solicit any business that is competitive with the Protected Business from any person or entity who is, on the date of this Agreement or at any time during the Covenant Period, a customer of the Company;
(3) Interfere in any way with any contractual or other business relationship of the Company which exists at any time during the Covenant Period;
(4) Entice or hire the employees hereafter employed by the Company or its affiliates, successors, and assigns; provided, however, that should any such employee terminate such employment through no fault of Executive, such employee may be employed by Executive without violation of this Agreement; and/or
(5) Disclose to any third party or utilize in any way adverse to the Company any of the proprietary information utilized by the Company.
(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, “ competition ” includes making any offer or sale of, or marketing, any product or service competitive with the Protected Business. For purposes of this Agreement, direct or indirect competition will include but not be limited to competition as a sole proprietor, partner, corporate officer, director, manager, member, shareholder, employee, consultant, agent, independent contractor, trustee, guarantor, advisor, or in any other capacity whatsoever pursuant to which Executive holds any beneficial interest in a competitor, derives any income or other benefit from a competitor, or provides any service, advice, support (financial or otherwise), or assistance of any type whatsoever to a competitor. The provisions of this Section 8 will not, however, restrict Executive from owning less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of any publicly traded corporation engaged in competition, so long as Executive does not engage in such corporation’s business or otherwise engage in competition with the Company.
(c) For the purposes of this Agreement, “good reason” shall be deemed to exist if the Company materially breaches this Agreement (provided that the Company fails to cure any such material breach on or with thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of any such material
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breach from the Executive), the Company materially modifies the scope of Executive’s duties to the Company from the duties set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and/or requires Executive to relocate outside of Colorado.
9. Enforcement .
(a) Executive acknowledges that the terms of this Agreement are essential for the protection of the Company.
(b) Executive acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are essential for the protection of the Company and of its confidential information, including its trade secrets and the Business Information, from disclosure to or use by its competitors, and that any breach or threatened breach of such Sections would cause immediate and irreparable damage to the Company, for which monetary relief would be inadequate and difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that, in addition to any other remedy to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity, the Company may obtain a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or other appropriate form of equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction (without the posting of any bond or any other security and without proof of actual damages) to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of Sections 6, 7 or 8 of this Agreement and/or to compel specific performance of such Sections, and Executive expressly waives the defense that a remedy in damages would be adequate.
(c) Executive acknowledges and agrees that the territorial and time limitations set forth in Section 8 are reasonable and properly required for the adequate protection of the Company’s business and its confidential and proprietary information, including its trade secrets and the Business Information, developed during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company. Executive represents and warrants that his experience and capabilities are such that he can obtain employment notwithstanding the restrictions contained in Section 8.
(d) It is specifically agreed that the respective time periods set forth in Section 8 shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which Executive is in violation of such provision of Section 8 as ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction and any time during which there is pending in any court of competent jurisdiction any action (including any appeal from any judgment) brought by any entity or person, in which action the Company seeks to enforce the covenants of Executive pursuant to Section 8 or in which any entity or person contests the validity of such covenants or their enforceability or seeks to avoid their performance or enforcement.
10. Successors . This Agreement and all provisions of this Agreement shall bind
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and inure to the benefit of the Company, Executive and each of their respective personal representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns. The Company shall have the right to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any successor organization of the Company (including any purchaser of all or substantially all of the Company’s business or assets), but Executive’s employment obligations and covenants are personal in nature and may not be assigned or delegated.
11. Key Man Insurance. During the term of this Agreement, and for so long thereafter as any amounts are or may be payable to Executive by the Company, the Company may obtain a key man life insurance policy on Executive’s life. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company will be the owner and beneficiary of any such policy. Furthermore, during the term of this Agreement, and for so long thereafter as any amounts are or may be payable to Executive by the Company, the Company may maintain additional life insurance policies and/or disability insurance policies on Executive’s life or with respect to Executive. Executive, his surviving spouse, and/or his heirs shall be designated as the beneficiary of such additional life insurance policies and/or disability insurance policies. Otherwise, the Company will use any proceeds paid to the Company from any such additional life insurance and/or disability insurance policy or policies to redeem Executive’s Units in the Company.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) Survival . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 3, 7, 8, 9, and 12 and any material breach of any Section of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(b) Notice . All notices required or permitted under this Agreement will be deemed delivered when delivered personally, mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or registered mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier to the respective Party at the following addresses or to such other address as each respective party may in writing hereafter designate:
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If to the Company: | |||
If to Executive: David Lindauer | |||
(c) Assignment . This Agreement will be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors, personal representatives, heirs and assigns. Neither Party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement except with the prior written consent of other Party.
(d) Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and may not be amended or modified except in writing subscribed to by each Party. The recitals are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
(e) Advice . This Agreement was negotiated by the Parties, each of whom had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel and seek all other professional advice on all matters related to the negotiation, drafting, and execution of this Agreement and have done so to the extent of their desires.
(f) Interpretation . The Parties acknowledge that they have read and understand this Agreement and as such no provisions set forth herein may be interpreted or construed for or against either Party as the drafter of this Agreement.
(g) Governing Law . This Agreement is entered into in the state of Colorado and all issues arising hereunder shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Colorado. The Parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in and for the state of Colorado.
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(h) Attorneys’ Fees . In the event that a dispute arises between the Parties under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to collect attorneys’ fees and costs.
(i) Severance . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or modified, this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
(j) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which when affixed together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures exchanged by facsimile shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
This Employment Agreement is made and entered into effective as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY: | ||
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
EXECUTIVE: David Lindauer | ||
By: | /s/ Stavros Triant | |
Name: | Stavros Triant | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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SCHEDULE A (DUTIES)
• Stay up to date with current web and technology trends to plan the use and development of new and emerging technologies.
• Audit existing technology implementations and suggest plans for future improvements and enhanced security measures.
• Oversee network operations, database infrastructure, app and website development.
• Manage technology and web related staff.
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SCHEDULE A (DUTIES)
• UI/UX design.
• Front-end development.
• Outbound marketing.
• SEM.
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SCHEDULE B (COMPENSATION)
Base Salary - $150,000 per annum.
Stock Options/Stock Bonus – On January 1 st of each year during the term of the Agreement and/or while any severance payments are being paid to Executive by the Company under this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to receive stock options in the Company for shares of common stock of the Company in the sum of $80,000 divided by the price at which the Company’s shares of common stock traded upon the closing of the market on December 31 st immediately prior to date such stock options are to be issued to Executive.
Exhibit 21
GOLDEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, INC
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Pura Vida Vitamins, LLC a Nevada LLC, 50% member
Tasos Media LLC, a Colorado LLC, 100% member
CBD Infusionz LLC, a Colorado LLC, 100% member