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

 

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   83-4210278
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
7333 E. Doubletree, Suite D270    
Scottsdale, Arizona   85258
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
     

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 389-3444

 

Send all correspondence to:

 

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation

7333 E. Doubletree, Suite D270

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Attn: David G. Jemmett, CEO

Telephone: (480) 389-3444
 

Copies to:

 

Gray Reed & McGraw LLP

1601 Elm Street, Suite 4600

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attn: David R. Earhart

Telephone: (469) 320-6041

 

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, par value $0.00001

 

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “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. [  ]

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
Forward Looking Statements 1
     
Item 1. Business 2
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 9
     
Item 2. Financial Information 19
     
Item 3. Properties 26
     
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 26
     
Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers 27
     
Item 6. Executive Compensation 29
     
Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 30
     
Item 8. Legal Proceedings 30
     
Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters 31
     
Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities 32
     
Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered 33
     
Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers 35
     
Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 35
     
Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 35
     
Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits F-1
     
Exhibits 36
     
Signatures 37

 

 

 

 
 

We are filing this General Form for Registration of Securities on Form 10 to register our common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Unless otherwise noted, references in this registration statement to “Cerberus,” the “Company,” or pronouns such as, “we,” “our” or “us,” refer to Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation. Once this registration statement is deemed effective, we will be subject to the requirements of Regulation 13A under the Exchange Act, which will require us to file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, and we will be required to comply with all other obligations of the Exchange Act applicable to issuers filing registration statements pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

There are statements in this registration statement that are not historical facts. These “forward-looking statements” can be identified by use of terminology suggesting a belief in future performance and similar expressions. You should be aware that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. For a discussion of these risks, you should read this entire registration statement carefully. Although management believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements included in this registration statement are reasonable, they do not guarantee our future performance, and actual results could differ from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. The assumptions used for purposes of the forward-looking statements represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry and other circumstances. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives require the exercise of judgment. To the extent that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from anticipated or projected results, and, accordingly, no opinion is expressed on the achievability of those forward-looking statements. In the light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the results and events contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this registration statement will in fact transpire. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their respective dates. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by law.

 

 

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Item 1. Business.

 

The Company

 

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation was formed on March 5, 2019 as a Delaware corporation. Our principal offices are located at 7333 E. Doubletree, Suite D270, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258.

 

Effective as of April 1, 2019, we acquired GenResults, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (“GenResults”). GenResults was established in 2015. Prior to our acquisition of GenResults, GenResults was wholly-owned by an entity affiliated with David G. Jemmett, our Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. Effective as of September 23, 2019, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which TalaTek, LLC, a Virginia limited liability has become our wholly owned subsidiary.

 

We are a provider of high-quality cybersecurity services which differs from incumbent industry leaders. Many providers in the market today are committed to a specific technology solution, limited in their scope of services, or are unable to consistently provide exceptional service. By identifying, acquiring, and integrating small, world-class security consulting firms, we intend to create a one-of-a-kind security team that is platform-agnostic, broad in-service capability and absolutely committed to the belief that true security starts with a cultural shift. We have a four-step business model:

 

Identify and acquire high-quality businesses that are culturally aligned with us;
Grow revenue nationally, leveraging a diversified cybersecurity business and comprehensive engineering talent;
Establish and then leverage a nationwide footprint and brand to compete for large enterprise clients; and
Be the recognized thought-leader for an aligned cybersecurity culture.

 

Overview

 

We present analytical and thoughtful cybersecurity solutions to our clients to assist in safeguarding their own as well as their customers’ data, financial information, intellectual property and business reputation. We focus on acquiring recognized engineering talent and utilizing the latest technology to provide state-of-the-art solutions to protect the most demanding businesses and governments against continuing and emerging cybersecurity threats. Our services are technology agnostic.

 

Our clients engage us to provide periodic advisory services and/or on-going upgrades of software, replacement and upgrades of hardware, adjustments to systems to address new threats, updates of governance and procedures, security and network operations as a service, and education and training of employees.

 

Sales of cybersecurity services are characterized by long sales cycles, normally between four and 12 months. A key success factor for us will be our ability to retain and extend our existing relationships (and those of any businesses that we might acquire in the future) to other parts of our clients’ operations.

 

Cybersecurity Consulting

 

We are a cybersecurity services business driven by relationships, outcomes and a 100% security focus. We do not accept sales incentives from suppliers of security products that we recommend to our clients. We believe that accepting sales incentives from product suppliers would create a product-centric focus, which could impact the exercise of our impartial judgment when proposing solutions to our clients. We are truly committed to understanding each client’s business, infrastructure and threat landscape to assess, enhance and optimize its security posture. Our goal is to allow clients to focus more on their core business knowing

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that their security needs have been addressed properly, utilizing a company-wide culture that places security and threat awareness in the mind of each and every employee.

 

We provide a portfolio of services that enables us to provide a comprehensive analysis of a client’s security needs. These services include:

 

Gap analysis of company practices,
Business training, and establishing policies and procedures,
Chief Information Security Officer as a Service (“CaaS”),
Managed security services,
Digital forensic analysis for clients, and
Security training programs to enhance our clients’ security awareness.

 

We seek to make acquisitions of businesses that deliver these services to provide further depth of resources and broader geographic coverage.

 

We have recommended that certain of our clients whose security needs require full-time monitoring of their networks, but that do not have the capability or the capital to build one, obtain security operations center (“SOC”) services. SOC services provide complete monitoring of a client’s network and server infrastructure to track any potential threats that put the client at risk. The SOC can thus respond on behalf of the client and in turn protect it against identified threats. Currently, we do not provide SOC services, so we have arranged for certain of our clients to obtain SOC services from recommended third parties. We seek to acquire businesses that have operating SOCs so that we may provide network monitoring services to increase client security. Our goal is to operate SOCs in different regions of the United States so that we may offer sunrise to sunset full-time monitoring. This service is expected to become a core component of monthly recurring revenue that is built from a long-term relationship with the client. Since most organizations cannot provide this service internally, outsourcing this capability to augment their business is more cost-effective than bringing it in-house.

 

By acquiring businesses with different aspects of cybersecurity from gap analysis, auditing, risk assessments, road mapping for security, backup/recovery, consulting services and SOC services, we expect to be able to address the cybersecurity demands of enterprise customers. Gap analysis is the initial phase of any security audit, creating a holistic view of the client’s environment and documenting its risk profile. From this activity, a report is created which records the risk of the organization, but also provides alternatives to remediate any issues that are identified. The outcome of this activity is expected to enable us to become a trusted asset into the core of the client’s business and thus become entrenched in the very foundation of their company, becoming integrated as a security expert. This type of work is classified as non-recurring revenue and may be converted into a more comprehensive plan with monthly recurring revenue. Almost every opportunity will have some form of gap analysis to gain an understanding on how best to assist the client going forward; however, the main thrust of it will be to drive recurring revenue.

 

Our second focus area is comprised of business process, training, and procedures. Following a gap analysis, most clients struggle to create, train and enforce policies and procedures because of lack of staff and expertise. We are focused on “Security is a Culture, Not a Product,” where any business starts to transform into a focused security organization. Without proper policies and procedures that allow the business to grow and thrive, it is impossible to change the culture. In most engagements, the framework will be defined by a compliance requirement. However, these types of engagements should never be a “one and done” opportunity since training and reinforcement have to be done over time in any organization. Our initial revenue stream will be non-recurring. However, the goal will be to incorporate these activities into a recurring revenue opportunity as an upfront exercise over the first few months of any client engagement.

While some businesses can function with a small number of resources to ensure compliance is in place,

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many will require more security services and direction at the executive level. This is the target for our CaaS offering. This offering allows enterprises that need to outsource their entire security department but require interaction with the executive teams and communication with their clients as well. Designed as a shared group of resources or, if desired, a dedicated resource, many enterprises will leverage small teams of security professionals provided by us. These services will be offered primarily as a remote service offering with optional onsite capabilities for an upcharge in service fees. The CaaS team provides services ranging from filling out security questionnaires on behalf of the customer to creating culture changing plans for an enterprise client. The revenue from these services will be entirely recurring. We expect that a large part of our overall revenue will come from this on-demand service offering.

 

Managed security services represent tactical capabilities that drive security compliance and culture, often driven by a gap analysis report finding. These services focus on providing robust industry standard methodologies and technologies to ensure continuous compliance for customers on a recurring basis. Teams are set up much like the CaaS service to assist in creating secure and compliant environments for enterprise clients. This service is not to be confused with a SOC as this service will be more of a trusted advisor role to design, architect, and manage security solutions on behalf of the customer. The revenue model for this service is longer-term contracts with monthly recurring revenue along with an onboarding fee. The onboarding fee generally would cover a gap analysis and could also include policy and procedure work.

 

We also provide auditing services for several compliance frameworks on an as-needed basis. The audit services for compliance we provide at this time focus on the following:

 

· Service Organization 2 (“SOC2”), which is an auditing procedure that focuses on a business’ nonfinancial reporting controls related to security, availability, processing, integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of a system;
· Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI DSS”), which is a standard administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council;
· Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (“HITECH”), which are laws regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to secure the privacy and confidentiality of protected health information (“PHI”);
· HITRUST CSF , a comprehensive security framework (CSF) developed by HITRUST (Health Information Trust Alliance) in collaboration with healthcare, technology and information security leaders, to create, access, store and exchange sensitive and/or regulated data; and
· The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), formally known as a national Bureau of Standards, which is a federal agency that promotes and maintains measurement standards while encouraging and assisting industry and science to develop and use these standards.

 

We expect to integrate additional compliance frameworks over time. Our executives not only have operational experience with these frameworks but also have been auditing environments for many years. The revenue created by this activity will be mainly non-recurring in nature; however, it will be used to create follow on revenue to drive monthly recurring services such as SOC and managed security services. While this service offering is not expected to be a primary service offering, it is an ancillary service that is expected to drive a smaller percentage of revenue.

 

In summary, while numerous providers offer components of an IT security data solution, we expect to offer complete managed security services ranging from executive education, gap analysis and remediation, auditing, forensics, penetration testing, managed security service, risk assessments, remediation services, and SOC-based services, with no dependence or requirement for a particular technology or platform. In the data-intensive business/institutional market, the Company expects to offer one-stop shopping for a client’s technology security needs.

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The cybersecurity industry is faced with several regulatory compliance requirements with associated deadlines. Companies will need to continue to seek new ways to improve operational performance and satisfy compliance requirements. Optimizing use of cybersecurity consultants will be the key to successfully attaining these goals.

 

Our services can help executive teams, human resources departments, organizational risk management and infrastructure groupings to ensure improved resource utilization and help maximize performance. Our clients engage us to:

 

Help executives understand cyber security;
Help organize and optimize resources to reduce costs;
Provide options for an efficient and scalable infrastructure with security measures;
Develop the correct security road mapping to meet client-specific goals;
Target areas of resource gaps for security; and
Produce policies for compliance needs of the clients.

 

Our professionals work with clients to help assure complete and easily communicated processes and procedures are in place. We seek to achieve:

 

Reduction in duplication of effort;
Adherence to defined standards;
Enhancement of information flow throughout a system;
Infrastructure security:
Preventive measures for security threats;
Training for executives through company culture for awareness;
Adaptability, flexibility and agility required for a changing environment; and
Effective management policies and practices.

 

Cyber Security and Compliance Consulting

 

Due to ever-increasing and sophisticated hacking threats, organizations cannot simply comply, they must expand their security requirements to address such advanced threats with advanced tools. Companies are faced with internal, national and international threats from sophisticated cyber technology experts. The critical objective is to protect confidential data and improve risk-mitigation plans for protecting confidential data at rest as well as in transition. Organizations are faced with critical and strategic decisions about how to address and eliminate potential vulnerabilities, reduce risk, and minimize exposure to yet undeveloped security threats. We help our clients optimize their security and compliance needs while seeking to lower their risk profiles and minimize costs, while meeting regulatory requirements.

 

Vulnerability Assessments

 

We provide a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and services for organizations of all sizes. We help our valued clients protect and secure their infrastructure, networks, data and users against today’s advancing cyber threats and attacks. We work to ensure a customer’s data is protected and that clients are meeting the compliance and privacy rules, regulations and requirements in areas such as HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST CSF, PCI DSS, and others. We also establish documented processes to define policies and procedures for implementation and ongoing management of security controls for enterprise clients (“Security Framework”).

 

Security Risk Gap Analysis

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We provide a comprehensive review and evaluation of the current state of a client’s security for its compliance, policies and procedures, infrastructure, network, data and users as well as its operational processes, procedures and gaps in coverage. We do a thorough vulnerability assessment to identify potential areas of security risk, and then provide recommendations for improvement.

 

Utilizing the latest in technology, linked with our security expertise, we provide manual and automated configuration reviews on the existing confidential data infrastructure and network devices. We identify any systems and devices with missing software patches, insecure configuration settings, and authentication vulnerabilities. We review potential internet exposures within web applications such as input validation, service and application configuration, and authentication vulnerabilities.

 

Advanced Threat Intelligence and Analytics

 

We help guard our clients against the threat of damaging and potentially costly confidential data security breaches that are occurring on a more frequent basis. The products we use for Threat Intelligence and Analytic solutions alert our clients to potential risks so that our team can assist them in mitigating those risks.

 

We help guard the perimeter as well as the internal data systems, applications, and data storage environments from advanced and persistent threats. We monitor our clients’ systems to identify unauthorized access attempts, user activity, and detect potential cyber security threats and attacks that might otherwise go undetected.

 

Penetration Testing

 

We offer application and network level penetration testing performed through industry tools and verified by certified security experts. This process reduces the number of false positives in the findings. We provide continuous and periodic (monthly, quarterly, annual) scans based on customer’s regulatory requirements.

 

External Penetration testing (Network Layer)

 

We conduct network scans for customers at a predefined interval based on a customer’s prior approval. Once appropriate internet protocol (“IP”) addresses are captured, the system will be set up to perform scans upon verification that the same IP addresses are used.

 

We will further attempt to exploit any vulnerability found by the network scan to eliminate any false positives. This will be performed after any known vulnerabilities are identified and mitigated.

 

External Penetration testing (Application Layer)

 

We assess the application for known application vulnerabilities. Assessment techniques include:

 

Parameter Tampering – Query strings, POST parameters, and hidden fields are modified to gain unauthorized access to data or functionality.
Cookie Poisoning – Data sent in cookies is modified to test application response to receiving unexpected cookie values.
Session Hijacking – We attempt to take over a session established by another user to assume the privileges of that user.
User Privilege Escalation – We attempt to gain unauthorized access to administrator or other users’ privileges.
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Credential Manipulation – We modify identification and authorization credentials in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to other users’ privileges.
Forceful Browsing – Misconfigured web servers will send any file to a user if the user knows the file name and the file is not protected. Therefore, a hacker may exploit this security hole, and “jump” directly to pages.
Backdoors and Debug Options – Many applications contain code left by developers for debugging purposes. Debugging code typically runs with a higher level of access, making it a target for potential exploitation. Application developers may leave backdoors in their code. These backdoors, if discovered, could potentially allow an intruder to gain an additional level of access.
Configuration Subversion – Misconfiguring web servers and application servers is a common occurrence. The most common misconfiguration is one that permits directory browsing. Hackers can utilize this feature to browse the application’s directories by just typing in the directory name.
Input Validation Bypass – Client-side validation routines and bounds-checking are removed to ensure controls are implemented on the server.
SQL Injection – Specially crafted Structured Query Language (“SQL”) commands are submitted in input fields to validate input type controls.
Cross-Site Scripting – Active content is submitted to the application to cause a user’s web browser to execute unauthorized code. This test is meant to validate user input type controls.

 

Compliance Auditing

 

We provide several services that help organizations comply with local, state, federal and international regulations and associated reporting, including:

 

Review of policies, procedures, and implementation guidelines for any risk exposure against the regulations;
Security assessment to identify gaps in the current security posture of the environment;
Log management and threat management identification of internal and external risks that face the enterprise;
Vulnerability assessment scanning of the physical and application environment to validate and lighten security posture;
Data loss prevention to identify critical data’s location and assist in preventing its outflow;
Network access control safeguards the customer’s perimeter and enhances end point security; and
Managed security services to reduce time and cost of monitoring and testing.

 

We also provide auditing services to assist clients in complying with the following requirements and standards:

 

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Service Organization Control Reports;
PCI DSS;
HIPAA & Hitech;
HITRUST CSF;
NIST;
SOC2; and
Security Framework.

Backlog

 

As of October 1, 2019, we do not have any backlog.

 

Employees

 

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As of October 1, 2019, we have twenty-eight employees, including two officers. In addition, a limited number of independent contractors provide services to the Company. We utilize independent contractors for projects of short duration or where specialized knowledge or experience is needed for a complex project. We are not dependent on any independent contractor, and we believe adequate replacements would be available in the event any such contractor becomes unavailable to us.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as that term is used in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or “JOBS Act.” An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies, and we have elected to comply with these reduced reporting and other burdens. These provisions include:

 

A requirement to have only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”;
Exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of the emerging growth company’s internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and
Reduced disclosure about the emerging growth company’s executive compensation arrangements and an exemption from various stockholder voting requirements with respect to executive compensation arrangements.

 

We could remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues exceed $1,070,000,000, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common stock under a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, (iii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or (iv) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period. The foregoing amounts are subject to adjustment for inflation.

 

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B)of the Securities Act and Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with the revised accounting standards. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.

 

Merger of VCAB Six Corporation into Cerberus

 

On April 12, 2019, we consummated a transaction whereby VCAB Six Corporation, a Texas corporation (“VCAB”), merged with and into us. At the time of the merger VCAB was subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and had minimal assets, no equity owners and no liabilities, except for approximately 1,500 holders of Class 5 Allowed General Unsecured Claims and a holder of allowed administrative expenses (collectively, “Claim Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the merger, and in accordance with the bankruptcy plan, we issued an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock (the “Plan Shares”) to the Claim Holders as full settlement and satisfaction of their respective claims. As provided in the bankruptcy plan, the Plan Shares were issued pursuant to Section 1145 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As a result of the merger, the separate corporate existence of VCAB was terminated. We entered into the merger in order to increase our stockholder base in order to, among other things, assist us in satisfying the listing standards of a national securities exchange.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and the other information contained herein before investing in our common stock. If any of the following risks occur, our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

We have a limited operating history and there can be no assurance that we can attain or maintain profitability.

 

We were formed in March 2019. Our wholly owned subsidiaries, GenResults and TalaTek were profitable prior to becoming our wholly owned subsidiaries. However, given the competitive and evolving nature of the industry in which we operate, we may be unable to attain, sustain and increase profitability. Our failure to do so would adversely affect our business, including our ability to raise additional funds that may be required to maintain and/or enhance operations.

 

We will need substantial additional funding and may be unable to raise capital when needed, which would force us to delay, curtail or cease our efforts.

 

We expect to spend substantial amounts on the expansion of our business, including potential acquisitions of other complementary businesses, as well as hiring additional officers and employees. We expect that we will require additional funds in the near future to support our continued activities, as well as the costs of marketing and additional costs that we will incur as a public company. We have based this estimate, however, on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could spend our available financial resources much faster than we currently expect.

 

Until such time, if ever, as we can generate a sufficient amount of revenue and achieve profitability, we expect to seek to finance future cash needs through equity or debt financings and strategic arrangements. We currently have no other commitments or agreements relating to any of these types of transactions and we cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we might have to delay, curtail or eliminate our efforts to expand through hiring additional personnel and through acquisitions of strategic businesses.

 

The nature of our business involves significant risks and uncertainties that may not be covered by insurance or indemnification.

 

We provide services in circumstances where insurance or indemnification may not be available. We may not be able to maintain insurance to protect against all operational risks and uncertainties that we confront. Substantial claims resulting from liability arising from our services in excess of any indemnity or insurance coverage (or for which indemnity or insurance coverage is not available or is not obtained) could harm our financial condition, cash flows and operating results. Any claim, even if fully covered or insured, could negatively affect our reputation among our customers and the public, and make it more difficult for us to compete effectively.

 

We rely heavily on the expertise of our executive officers. If we no longer had the services of these

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officers, our business may suffer.

 

Our success is dependent upon our Chief Executive Officer, David G. Jemmett; and our President, William Santos. We believe that these officers are essential to our ability to continue to grow our business. If their services were no longer available to us for any reason, our growth strategy would be hindered, which could limit our ability to increase revenue and maintain profitability.

 

We do not maintain key man life insurance on any of our officers.

 

We operate in an industry that is experiencing a shortage of qualified engineers. If we are unable to recruit and retain key management, technical and sales personnel, our business would be negatively affected.

 

To execute our growth strategy, we must continue to attract and retain highly skilled employees. Competition for these employees is intense, especially for cyber-security engineers, as there is a global shortage of engineers who can provide the technical and strategic skills required for us to deliver high levels of services to our clients and potential clients. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining qualified employees. We have from time to time in the past experienced, and we expect to continue to experience in the future, difficulty in hiring and retaining highly skilled employees with appropriate qualifications. Many of the companies with which we compete for these highly skilled employees have greater resources than we have. In addition, in making employment decisions, particularly in the high- technology industry, job candidates often consider the value of the stock options, restricted stock grants or other stock-based compensation they are to receive in connection with their employment. Declines in the value of our stock could adversely affect our ability to attract or retain key employees and result in increased employee compensation expenses. If we fail to attract new personnel or fail to retain and motivate our current personnel, our business and future growth prospects could be severely harmed.

 

We have utilized the services of independent contractors to assist us in providing certain services. As such, we are subject to risks relating to our use of independent contractors.

 

In connection with providing services, we have relied, and continue to rely, on the services of independent contractors. If the services of any such contractor were no longer available to us for any reason, our ability to provide certain services could be delayed until we are able to locate an alternative service provider with the appropriate skills. In addition, we are subject to the risk that an independent contractor or applicable government agency, such as the IRS, could dispute that our classification of such independent contractor is appropriate. Any such dispute  could divert our attention from our business, or result in fines or other adverse consequences.

 

Our growth plans include growth through acquisition of businesses that provide similar services. If we are not able to identify and consummate acquisitions of complementary businesses, our ability to grow would be negatively impacted.

 

We intend to enter into acquisitions, mergers, and business combinations, and may from time to time consider other potential strategic transactions, including joint ventures. Any of these transactions could be material to our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects. The process of integrating any acquired business may create unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures and is itself risky. Consequently, stockholders must assume the risk that (i) such expansion may ultimately involve expenditures of funds beyond our available resources and (ii) management of such expanded operations may divert management’s attention and resources away from its existing operations, all of which factors may have a material adverse effect on our present and prospective business activities. Future acquisitions or mergers may require us to issue additional equity securities, spend our cash, incur debt, assume liabilities,

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amortize expenses related to intangible assets or write-off goodwill, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.

 

We intend to fund acquisitions, mergers and business combinations, in whole or in part, through the issuance of our common stock. If the price of our common stock declines, or experiences unusual volatility, our strategy to fund acquisitions, mergers and business combinations could be negatively impacted.

 

Further, we may incur substantial expenses in connection with reviewing potential acquisitions, including accounting, legal and other expenses relating to our due diligence review. If a potential acquisition is not consummated, we may not be able to recoup any of these expenses, which could be material.

 

We have recently entered into an agreement to acquire TalaTek, and we may pursue additional strategic transactions in the future. These acquisitions could be difficult to implement, disrupt our business or change our business profile significantly.

 

We have recently entered into an agreement to acquire TalaTek, and we intend to consider additional potential strategic transactions, which could involve acquisitions of businesses or assets, joint ventures or investments in businesses or technologies that expand, complement or otherwise relate to our business. We may also consider, from time to time, opportunities to engage in joint ventures or other business collaborations with third parties. Should our relationships fail to materialize into significant agreements or should we fail to work efficiently with these companies, we may lose sales and marketing opportunities and our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

Any business acquisition creates risks such as, among others: (i) the need to integrate and manage the businesses acquired with our own business; (ii) additional demands on our resources, systems, procedures and controls; (iii) disruption of our ongoing business; and (iv) diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns. Moreover, these transactions could involve: (a) substantial investment of funds or financings by issuance of debt or equity securities; (b) substantial investment with respect to technology transfers and operational integration; and (c) the acquisition or disposition of lines of businesses. Also, such activities could result in one-time charges and expenses and have the potential to either dilute the interests of our existing stockholders or result in the issuance of, or assumption of debt. Such acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or other business collaborations may involve significant commitments of financial and other resources. Any such activities may not be successful in generating revenue, income or other returns, and any resources we committed to such activities will not be available to us for other purposes. Moreover, if we are unable to access the capital markets on acceptable terms or at all, we may not be able to consummate acquisitions, or may have to do so on the basis of a less than optimal capital structure. Our inability to take advantage of growth opportunities or address risks associated with acquisitions or investments in businesses may negatively affect our operating results.

 

Additionally, any impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets acquired in an acquisition or in an investment, or charges to earnings associated with any acquisition or investment activity, may materially reduce our earnings. Future acquisitions or joint ventures may not result in their anticipated benefits and we may not be able to properly integrate acquired technologies or businesses with our existing operations or successfully combine personnel and cultures. Failure to do so could deprive us of the intended benefits of those acquisitions.

 

If our efforts to increase our client base are unsuccessful, we may not earn enough revenue to become profitable.

 

While we believe we can further develop our existing client base, and expand our client base through acquisitions, cross-selling and up-selling, and marketing and promotion, our inability to further develop our client base would have a material adverse effect on us. We will need to heavily invest in marketing resources

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for the successful implementation of our marketing plan. Our marketing plan includes attendance at trade shows, making private demonstrations, advertising, promotional materials and advertising campaigns in print and/or broadcast media. In the event we are not successful in obtaining orders for our services from existing and new clients, we will face significant obstacles in expanding our business. We cannot give any assurance that our marketing efforts will be successful. If they are not, revenue may not be sufficient to cover our fixed costs and we may not become profitable.

 

If we incur additional debt, we will be subject to restrictive covenants and debt service obligations that could negatively impact our operations.

 

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

 

We face a significant risk of failure because we cannot accurately forecast our future revenues and operating results.

 

Our operating results may fluctuate significantly from period to period as a result of a variety of factors, including purchasing patterns of our clients, competitive pricing, debt service and principal reduction payments, and general economic conditions. There is no assurance that we will be successful in marketing our services. Consequently, our revenues may vary by quarter, and our operating results may experience fluctuations.

 

The nature of the markets in which we expect to compete makes it difficult to accurately forecast our revenues and operating results. Furthermore, we expect our revenues and operating results to fluctuate in the future due to a number of factors, including the following:

 

the timing of sales of our services;
unexpected delays in introducing new services; and
increased expenses, whether related to sales and marketing or administration.

 

Our revenues and operating results will be impacted by such events, which we are not able to predict or control.

 

Our future results may be affected by various legal and regulatory proceedings and legal compliance risks, including those involving intellectual property, environmental, governmental regulations, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery, anti-corruption, or other matters.

 

The outcome of these legal proceedings may differ from our expectations because the outcomes of litigation, including regulatory matters, are often difficult to reliably predict. Various factors or developments can lead us to change current estimates of liabilities and related insurance requirements where applicable, or make such estimates for matters previously not susceptible of reasonable estimates, such as a significant judicial ruling or judgment, a significant settlement, significant regulatory developments or changes in applicable law. A future adverse ruling, settlement or unfavorable development could result in future charges that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or cash flows in any particular period.

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Breaches of network or information technology security could have an adverse effect on our business.

 

Cyber-attacks or other breaches of network or IT security may cause equipment failures or disrupt the systems and operations of us and our clients. We and our clients may be subject to attempts to breach the security of applicable networks and IT infrastructure through cyber-attack, malware, computer viruses and other means of unauthorized access. The potential liabilities associated with these events could exceed the insurance coverage we or our clients maintain, if any. An inability to operate as a result of such events, even for a limited period of time, may result in significant expenses or loss of market share to other competitors in the market we serve. In addition, a failure to protect our, or our client’s, enterprises, networks, privacy of customer and employee confidential data against breaches of network or IT security could result in damage to our reputation. To date, we have not been subject to cyber-attacks or other cyber incidents which, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

We are subject to security threats to our own IT infrastructure, which can also affect our customers. A party who is able to compromise the security measures on our networks or the security of our infrastructure could misappropriate our proprietary information or the personal information of our customers, cause interruptions or malfunctions in our operations or our customers’ operations or damage our computers or systems and those of our customers. As security is a primary competitive factor in our industry, such a compromise could be particularly harmful to our brand and reputation. We may be required to expend significant resources to protect against such threats or to alleviate problems caused by breaches in security. As techniques used to breach security change frequently, and are generally not recognized until launched against a target, we may not be able to implement security measures in a timely manner or, if and when implemented, we may not be able to determine the extent to which these measures could be circumvented. If we are unable to protect sensitive information, our customers or governmental authorities could question the adequacy of our threat mitigation and detection processes and procedures. Any breaches that may occur could expose us to increased risk of lawsuits, regulatory penalties, loss of existing or potential customers, harm to our reputation and increases in our security costs, which may not be fully insured or indemnified by other means. Additionally, breaches of our, or our customers’, systems could similarly result in a loss of confidence in our services or damage to our brand and reputation. Occurrence of any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results or prospects.

 

Because our services are aimed at protecting customers from, and limiting the impact of, critical business interruptions and losses related to cyber-attacks, if our customer’s experience losses related to cyber-attacks that result in lost profits or other indirect or consequential damages to our customers, are customer may expose us to lawsuits. Our customer agreements for services typically contain provisions limiting our liability. However, we cannot assure you that a court would enforce any contractual limitations on our liability. The outcome of any such lawsuit would depend on the specific facts of the case and any legal and policy considerations that we may not be able to mitigate. In such cases, we could be liable for substantial damage awards that may exceed our liability insurance coverage by unknown but significant amounts, which could materially impair our financial condition.

 

If we fail to meet our service level obligations under our service level agreements, we may be subject to certain penalties and could lose clients.

 

We have service level agreements with many of our managed services clients under which we guarantee specified levels of service availability. These arrangements require us to estimate the level of service we will provide. If we fail to meet our service level obligations under these agreements, we may be subject to penalties, which could result in higher than expected costs, and we may lose clients, which could lead to decreased revenue and decreased gross and operating margins. If we fail to meet our service level

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obligations under these agreements, our reputation may suffer as a result.

 

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

 

Financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require the use of estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts. Different estimates, judgments, and assumptions reasonably could be used that would have a material effect on the financial statements, and changes in these estimates, judgments, and assumptions are likely to occur from period to period in the future. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions are inherently uncertain, and, if they prove to be wrong, then we face the risk that charges to income will be required.

 

We indemnify our officers and directors against liability to us and our security holders, and such indemnification could increase our operating costs.

 

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws allow us to indemnify our officers and directors against claims associated with carrying out the duties of their offices. Our bylaws also allow us to reimburse them for the costs of certain legal defenses. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our officers, directors or control persons, the SEC has advised that such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.

 

Our industry is highly competitive, and there is no assurance that we will compete successfully.

 

Our current and potential competitors vary by size, service offerings and geographic region. Competitors include technology companies, consulting companies, telecommunication companies, technology resellers, hardware and software companies, and others. Many of our competitors have entrenched relationships in particular industries, or have gained a reputation for expertise in a specific segment of the cyber market, including services, software and hardware. The primary competitive factors in our market are: security, reliability and functionality, customer service and technical expertise, reputation and brand recognition, financial strength, breadth of products and services offered, price, and scalability. Many of our current and potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources; more diversified product and service offerings; larger customer bases; longer operating histories; greater brand recognition; and more established relationships in the industry than we do. As a result, some of these competitors may be able to:

 

adapt more rapidly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements;
develop superior products or services, thereby gain greater market acceptance and expand their product and service offerings more efficiently or rapidly;
bundle products and services that we may not offer or in a manner that provides our competitors with a price advantage;
take advantage of acquisitions and other opportunities more readily;
maintain a lower cost basis;
adopt more aggressive pricing policies and devote greater resources to the promotion, marketing and sales of their products and services; and
devote greater resources to the research and development of their products and services.

 

Many of these companies have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do and may be better positioned to acquire, offer and service complementary products and technologies. These companies and alliances resulting from possible combinations may create more compelling product and service offerings, be able to offer greater pricing flexibility than we can or engage in business practices that make it more difficult for us to compete effectively, including on the basis of sales and marketing

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programs (such as providing greater incentives to our channel partners to sell a competitor’s product), technology or product functionality. Competition could result in, among other things, a substantial loss of customers, reduction in revenues or increase in expenses, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.

 

Our business is dependent upon the protection of our proprietary rights and trade secrets.

 

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

 

We may become subject to disputes, including litigation, that could negatively impact our business and our profitability and financial condition.

 

We may become subject to disputes with third parties from time to time. Any such dispute could result in litigation between us and the other parties. Whether or not any dispute actually proceeds to litigation, we may be required to devote significant management time and attention and financial resources to its resolution (through litigation, settlement or otherwise), which would detract from our management’s ability to focus on our business. Any such resolution could involve the payment of damages or expenses by us, which may be significant. In addition, any such resolution could involve our agreement with terms that restrict the operation of our business.

 

Domestic economic trends and financial market conditions may adversely affect our operating performance.

 

Our financial success may be sensitive to adverse changes in general economic conditions in the United States, such as recession, inflation, unemployment, and interest rates. Such changing conditions could reduce demand in the marketplace for our services. We have no control over these changes.

 

Risks Associated with our Common Stock

 

Our directors and executive officers beneficially own a substantial majority of our outstanding capital stock and will have the ability to control our affairs.

 

Our directors and executive officers, beneficially owns approximately 86.8% of our outstanding capital stock. By virtue of these holdings, they effectively control the election of the members of our board of directors, our management and our affairs, and may prevent us from consummating corporate transactions such as mergers, consolidations or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets that may be favorable from our standpoint or that of our other stockholders.

 

We do not know whether an active, liquid and orderly trading market will develop for our common stock.

 

There has been no public market for our common stock. An active trading market for our shares may never develop or be sustained. The lack of an active or liquid market may impair your ability to sell your shares

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at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable.

 

The market price of our common stock may be volatile and may fluctuate in a way that is disproportionate to our operating performance.

 

Our stock price may experience substantial volatility as a result of a number of factors, including, among others:

 

sales or potential sales of substantial amounts of our common stock;
announcements about us or about our competitors or new product introductions;
the loss or unanticipated underperformance of our global distribution channels;
litigation and other developments relating to our patents or other proprietary rights or those of our competitors;
conditions in the cybersecurity and IT services industries;
governmental regulation and legislation;
variations in our anticipated or actual operating results;
changes in securities analysts’ estimates of our performance, or our failure to meet analysts’ expectations;
foreign currency values and fluctuations; and
overall political and economic conditions.

 

Many of these factors are beyond our control. The stock markets have historically experienced substantial price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. These broad market and industry factors could reduce the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.

 

Future sales of shares of our common stock by existing stockholders could depress the market price of our common stock.

 

We have an aggregate of 103,725,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of October 1, 2019. The Plan Shares issued in connection with the merger with VCAB are freely tradeable. The remainder of the outstanding shares may be sold, subject to certain volume limitations, pursuant to Rule 144 or other available exemptions. Also, in the future, we may issue additional securities in connection with investments and acquisitions. The amount of our common stock issued in connection with an investment or acquisition could constitute a material portion of our then outstanding stock. Due to these factors, sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock.

 

We do not intend to pay cash dividends. As a result, for the foreseeable future, capital appreciation, if any, will be your sole source of gain.

 

We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. In addition, the terms of future debt agreements may preclude us from paying dividends. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock is anticipated to be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.

 

Provisions in our certificate of incorporation, our by-laws and Delaware law might discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company or changes in our management and, therefore, depress the trading price of our common stock.

 

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Provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws and Delaware law may have the effect of deterring unsolicited takeovers or delaying or preventing a change in control of our company or changes in our management, including transactions in which our stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices. In addition, these provisions may limit the ability of stockholders to approve transactions that they may deem to be in their best interests. These provisions include the ability of our board of directors to designate the terms of and issue new series of preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could include the right to approve an acquisition or other change in our control or could be used to institute a rights plan, also known as a poison pill, that would work to dilute the stock ownership of a potential hostile acquirer, likely preventing acquisitions that have not been approved by our board of directors.

 

The existence of the forgoing provisions and anti-takeover measures could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. They could also deter potential acquirers of our company, thereby reducing the likelihood that you could receive a premium for your common stock in an acquisition.

 

Our board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal our by-laws by majority vote, while such action by stockholders would require a super majority vote; and establish advance notice requirements for nominations for elections to our board of directors or proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings.

 

These anti-takeover provisions and other provisions under Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of our company, including actions that our stockholders may deem advantageous, or negatively affect the trading price of our stock. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other stockholders to elect directors of your choosing and to cause us to take other corporate actions you desire.

 

FINRA sales practice requirements may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives, and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for certain customers. FINRA requirements will likely make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the shares, resulting in fewer broker-dealers may be willing to make a market in our shares, potentially reducing a stockholder’s ability to resell shares of our common stock.

 

We are eligible to be treated as an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting and other requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including (i) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in this registration statement and our periodic reports and proxy statements and (iii) exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval

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of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier.

 

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B)of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with the revised accounting standards. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with effective dates generally applicable to public companies.

 

Investors may find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions, reduced reporting requirements and extended transition periods. If investors find our common stock less attractive as a result of any of the foregoing, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile or may decrease.

 

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our shares or if our results of operations do not meet their expectations, our share price and trading volume could decline.

 

The trading market for our shares will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our share price or trading volume to decline. Moreover, if analysts who cover us downgrade our stock, or if our results of operations do not meet their expectations, our share price could decline.

 

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Item 2. Financial Information.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this registration statement. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

GenResults, LLC (“GenResults”) was formed on June 22, 2015 as an Arizona limited liability company. Following our acquisition of GenResults effective as of April 1, 2019, GenResults is our wholly owned subsidiary.

 

On September 23, 2019, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which our wholly owned subsidiary would merge with and into TalaTek, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“TalaTek”), with TalaTek surviving as our wholly owned subsidiary. In connection with the merger, we issued 6,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company as merger consideration. As a result of the merger, former equity holder of TalaTek owns approximately 6% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. The results of operations of Talatek will be included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company from the closing date of the merger.

 

As of, and for the years ended, December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the financial statements of GenResults are presented herein as the financial statements of the Company. Further, the Company’s financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2019 include the financial statements of GenResults to the date of acquisition, April 1, 2019.

 

We provide cybersecurity consulting and are committed to delivering innovative technology security solutions that solve human challenges. Our team delivers full lifecycle security solutions from project inception and planning, through deployment to ongoing support and maintenance focusing on compliance and security.

 

Financial Overview

 

Revenue

 

Our ability to increase revenues will depend on our ability to increase services we provide to existing and new clients.

 

Reorganization Expenses

 

In April 2019, we acquired all of the equity interests of GenResults in consideration of the issuance by us of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock to an affiliate of David G. Jemmett, our Chief Executive Officer. We did not incur material legal, accounting or other expenses in connection with this transaction.

 

On April 15, 2019, we incurred reorganization expenses in connection with our merger with VCAB, and related transactions, as described under “Business – Merger of VCAB Six Corporation into Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation.” Reorganization expenses primarily consisted of the fair value of the Plan Shares issued in connection with those transactions, as well as legal expenses incurred in connection therewith. All reorganization expenses in connection with those transactions have been incurred, and no additional expenses with respect thereto are anticipated.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses consist primarily of professional fees for legal, finance and accounting services, and stock based compensation. We anticipate that our SG&A expenses will increase in future periods to support increases in our research and development activities and as a result of increased headcount, expanded infrastructure, increased legal, compliance, accounting and investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company and increased insurance premiums, among other factors.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We have identified the following policies below as critical to our business and results of operations. Our reported results are impacted by the application of the following accounting policies, some of which require management to make subjective or complex judgments. These judgments involve making estimates and assumptions about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may significantly impact quarterly or annual results of operations. For all of these policies, management cautions that future events rarely develop exactly as expected, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment. The methods, estimates, interpretations and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies can have a significant impact on the results that we report in our financial statements.

 

The following discussion provides supplemental information regarding the significant estimates, judgments and assumptions made in implementing the Company’s critical accounting policies.

 

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, and income taxes, among others. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. For any given individual estimate or assumption we make, it is possible that other people applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances could develop different estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The accounting estimates and assumptions discussed in this section are those that we consider to be the most critical to an understanding of our financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgments and uncertainties. For a discussion of our significant accounting policies, refer to Note 2 – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to our Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, included in this registration statement in Item 15.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable

 

Our accounts receivable consist primarily of amounts due from customers for the performance of services, and we record the amount net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. To record our accounts receivable at the net realizable value, we assess their collectability, which requires a considerable amount of judgment. We perform a detailed analysis of the aging of our receivables, the credit worthiness of our customers, our

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historical bad debts, and other adjustments. If economic, industry, or customer specific business trends worsen, we increase the allowance for uncollectible accounts by recording additional expense in the period in which we become aware of the new conditions.

 

Income Taxes

 

Prior to our acquisition of GenResults, GenResults was treated as a disregarded entity for federal and state tax purposes. Accordingly, GenResults was not subject to federal or state income taxes. The income of GenResults was included in the tax return of its sole member. Therefore, no provision, liability or benefit for income taxes has been included in the financial statements of GenResults. Additionally, because GenResults was a disregarded entity for federal tax purposes, tax reform legislation that was enacted in December 2017 had no impact on GenResults or the financial statements. The Company is generally subject to tax audits for its federal and state tax returns for tax years since the Company’s inception.

 

We use significant judgment in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. In preparing our financial statements, we are required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating the actual current tax liability together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as depreciation and amortization of property. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. We will then assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and to the extent that recovery is not likely or there is insufficient operating history, we establish a valuation allowance. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. In projecting future taxable income, we will begin with historical results and incorporate assumptions about the amount of future state, federal, and foreign pretax operating income adjusted for items that do not have tax consequences. The assumptions about future taxable income require significant judgment and are consistent with the plans and estimates we are using to manage the underlying business. To the extent we establish or change a valuation allowance in a period, we will include an adjustment within the tax provision of our statements of operations.

 

Deferred tax assets reflect current statutory income tax rates in effect for the period in which the deferred tax assets are expected to be realized. As changes in tax laws or statutory tax rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities will be adjusted through the provision of income taxes.

 

The calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations in a multitude of jurisdictions across our operations. A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, on the basis of the technical merits. We expect to (1) record unrecognized tax benefits as liabilities in accordance with ASC 740 and (2) adjust these liabilities when our judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Because of the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from our current estimate of the unrecognized tax benefit liabilities. These differences will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which new information is available.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

As of January 1, 2018, GenResults adopted the new revenue recognition accounting guidance by applying the modified retrospective transition approach to all contracts. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an

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amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized.

 

We earn revenues by providing cybersecurity consulting and managed security services to our clients. Contracts for consulting services have various terms based on the scope, deliverables and complexities of the engagement, which require management to make judgements and estimates in recognizing revenue.

 

Revenue from the sale of services is recognized when services are rendered to clients and amounts are earned, and there is no condition or uncertainty implying a reversal thereof.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

Between May 2014 and December 2016, the FASB issued several Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) on Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). These updates superseded nearly all previous revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. A five-step process has been defined to achieve this core principle, and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing GAAP. The standards are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standards in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting the standards recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). The Company adopted these standards effective on January 1, 2018, and management concluded the adoption of this standard did not result in a significant financial statement impact or changes to revenue recognition policies or processes as revenue is primarily derived from arrangements in which the transfer of control coincides with the fulfillment of performance obligations.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), and also issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance under ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 which provides guidance on measuring credit losses on financial instruments. The Amended guidance replaces current incurred loss impairment methodology of recognizing credit losses when a loss is probable with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to assess credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 and subsequent amendments are effective for the Company on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted on January 1, 2019. The Company is assessing the provisions of this guidance and subsequent amendments and evaluating the effects that it will have on the financial statements.

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

 

Results of Operations

 

Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

Revenues and Costs of Revenues

 

We generated revenues of $641,606 and $601,963, respectively, and incurred costs of revenues of $114,668

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and $145,921, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. As a result, we generated gross profit of $526,938 and $456,042, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The increase in revenues and decrease in costs of revenues resulted from a slight increase in customers, and providing more cost effective services to those customers.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

We incurred total SG&A expenses of $203,814 during 2018 and $99,425 during 2017. Advertising expenses were $23,322 and $2,235 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Other SG&A expenses increased during the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily related to increases in legal and other professional services and facility expenses, partially offset by a decrease in commission expenses.

 

Net Income

 

We incurred net income of $323,124 and $356,617 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, because of the factors discussed above. It is anticipated that future operating expenses will increase as the Company complies with its periodic reporting requirements. Such expenses would also increase if the Company were to effect a business combination, although there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in effecting a business combination.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

 

Revenues and Costs of Revenues

 

We generated revenues of $352,131 and $234,869, respectively, and incurred costs of revenues of $131,453 and $87,931, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As a result, we generated gross profit of $220,678 and $146,938, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The increase in revenues and corresponding increase in costs of revenues resulted from acquiring additional clients and additional projects with existing clients.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

We incurred total SG&A expenses of $638,750 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and $78,509 during the six months ended June 30, 2018. Advertising expenses were $2,505 and $13,322 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Other SG&A expenses increased during the six months ended June 30, 2019 primarily related to increases in legal and other professional services, business development expenses, and stock based compensation expense.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

We incurred net income (loss) of $(424,139) and $68,429 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, because of the factors discussed above. It is anticipated that future operating expenses will increase as the Company complies with its periodic reporting requirements and increase due to additional salaries and benefits as new personnel are hired. Such expenses would also increase if the Company were to effect a business combination, although there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in effecting a business combination.

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

 

Revenues and Costs of Revenues

 

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We generated revenues of $154,318 and $138,300, respectively, and incurred costs of revenues of $87,790 and $22,769, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As a result, we generated gross profit of $66,528 and $115,531, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The increase in revenues and costs of revenues resulted from acquiring additional clients and additional projects with existing clients.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

We incurred total SG&A expenses of $586,757 during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and $31,834 during the quarter ended June 30, 2018. Advertising expenses were nil and $10,500 for the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Other SG&A expenses increased during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 primarily related to increases in legal and other professional services, business development expenses, and stock based compensation.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

We incurred net income (loss) of $(523,281) and $83,697 for the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, because of the factors discussed above. It is anticipated that future operating expenses will increase as the Company complies with its periodic reporting requirements and increase due to additional salaries and benefits as new personnel are hired. Such expenses would also increase if the Company were to effect a business combination, although there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in effecting a business combination.

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Sources of Liquidity

 

As of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2019, we had total current assets of $256,006 and $693,266, respectively. We have financed our operations through June 30, 2019 primarily through cash from operations.

 

Cash Flows

 

The following table sets forth the primary sources and uses of cash for the periods set forth below.

 

    Year Ended December 31, 2018   Year Ended December 31, 2017   6 Months Ended June 30, 2019   6 Months Ended June 30, 2018
                 
Cash provided by operating activities   $ 243,772     $ 280,067     $ 101,412     $ 105,649  
Cash used by investing activities     —         —         (2,555 )     —    
Cash provided (used) by financing activities     (204,831 )     (244,895 )     275,030       (107,131 )
                                 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   $ 38,941     $ 35,172     $ 373,887     $ (1,482 )

 

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Operating activities. Our cash provided by operating activities resulted primarily from our net income (loss), as adjusted for changes in operating assets and liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2018, changes in operating assets and liabilities consisted primarily of an increase in accounts receivable and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, changes in operating assets and liabilities consisted primarily of an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, and an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

 

Investing activities. Cash used by investing activities consisted of purchases of equipment.

 

Financing activities. Cash used by financing activities consisted of distributions paid by GenResults prior to the reorganization to the Company, and cash provided by financing activities resulted from the proceeds from the issuance of common stock.

 

Funding Requirements

 

We expect to continue to incur significant expenses for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if and as we:

 

establish a sales and marketing infrastructure to support our cybersecurity and IT services business;
identify, pursue and potentially consummate acquisitions of other businesses; and
add operational and financial personnel to handle the public company reporting and other requirements to which we will be subject following effectiveness of this registration statement.

 

We expect that we will require approximately $2,000,000 in additional capital to fund operations and future commercialization efforts during the next twelve (12) month period. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with our services, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenses associated with successfully commercializing such products. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

 

the costs and timing of commercialization activities for our services;
revenues received for our services;
the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property rights and defending intellectual property-related claims; and
our ability to maintain client relationships on favorable terms.

 

Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial revenues, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, and strategic alliances. We do not have any committed external source of funds. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of common stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies and future revenue streams or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, and should cash flows from our current profitable operations be insufficient to support our planned growth, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our

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product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to commercialize products that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We have not utilized any derivative financial instruments such as futures contracts, options and swaps, forward foreign exchange contracts or interest rate swaps and futures. We do not have any variable rate borrowings and, consequently, we are not affected by changes in market interest rates. We do not currently have any sales or own assets and operate facilities in countries outside the United States and, consequently, we are not impacted by foreign currency fluctuations or exchange rate changes. Overall, at this time, we believe that our exposure to interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate changes is not material to our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources and would be considered material to investors.

 

Item 3. Properties.

 

We currently do not own any real properties. We utilize office facilities for our principal executive offices at 7333 E. Doubletree, Suite D270, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. We believe suitable replacement facilities would be available to us if our arrangements for our facilities were to terminate.

 

Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

 

The following table sets forth the ownership of our common stock by our officers and directors, and other beneficial owners of 5% or more of our outstanding common stock, as of October 1, 2019. There are not any pending arrangements that may cause a change in control. The information presented below has been presented in accordance with the rules of the SEC and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose.

 

A person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. A person is deemed to own beneficially any security as to which such person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within 60 days through the conversion or exercise of any convertible security, warrant, option or other right. More than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities. The percentage of beneficial ownership by any person as of a particular date is calculated by dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by such person, which includes the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within 60 days, by the sum of the number of shares outstanding as of such date plus the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within 60 days. Consequently, the denominator used for calculating such percentage may be different for each beneficial owner.

 

 
Name and Address
  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership  
Percentage of Class
David G. Jemmett1   70,000,000   67.5%
Stephen Scott   20,000,000   19.3%
Ret. General Robert Oaks   --   --
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Scott Holbrook   --   --
Andrew McCain   --   --
William Santos   --   --
         

All Executive Officers and Directors as a group (6 persons)

 

 

90,000,000

 

 

 

86.8%

 

 

Other 5% or greater holder        
Baan Alsinawi   6,200,000   6.0%

1 Includes shares held by Jemmett Enterprises, LLC. David G. Jemmett is the managing member of Jemmett Enterprises, LLC.

 

The address for each person named in the table above is c/o the Company.

 

This table is based upon information derived from our stock records. We believe that each of the stockholders named in this table has sole or shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned.

 

Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers.

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following table sets forth the names of the directors and executive officers of the Company as of October 1, 2019:


Name
 
Age
 
Title
David G. Jemmett   52   CEO and Director
Stephen Scott   51   Director
Ret. General Robert Oaks   83   Director
R. Scott Holbrook   71   Director
Andrew McCain   57   Director
William Santos   53   President
         

 

The following sets forth biographical information and the qualifications and skills of directors and executive officers:

 

 

David G. Jemmett – Chief Executive Officer & Director

 

Mr. Jemmett has been CEO and a director of the Company since its formation. He also founded GenResults in 2015, now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. From January 2014 through December 2014, Mr. Jemmett  served as CEO of NantCloud, a provider of secure cloud hosted application for healthcare customers, and CTO of NantWorks, a parent company for the Nant family of companies. From 2005 to 2013, Mr. Jemmett was founder and CEO of ClearDATA Networks, a HIPAA compliant hosting company specializing in healthcare. He has been a guest speaker on CBS, CNN, MSNBC and CSPAN, and has spoken before the US Senate Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Internet Security regarding internet technologies in 1998.

 

Mr. Jemmett is qualified for service on our Board due to his extensive business background, his experience in the cyber security industry, and his significant equity ownership in the Company.

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Stephen Scott – Director

 

Mr. Scott is a founder of the Company and has been a Partner with Advisor ID (formerly BRI Partners), a financial services technology firm, since 2016. Mr. Scott was Managing Director of Longboard Asset Management from 2016 through 2017. From 2009 until 2016, Mr. Scott was at Van Eck Global, from 2009 to 2014, where he served as the Co-Head of the Alternatives Committee and as portfolio manager. Mr. Scott has founded and managed several investment partnerships focused on both private and public investment strategies since 1995.

 

Mr. Scott is qualified for service on our Board due to his background in both the financial services and technology industries.

 

Ret. General Robert C. Oaks – Director

 

Ret. General Oaks is a retired U.S. Air Force general who served as commander in chief of the U.S Air Forces in Europe, and commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, with headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He retired as a four-star General and Commander and Chief of U.S. Air Forces Europe and NATO Central Europe in 1994 after serving 34 years. Following his retirement, Oaks was employed at U.S. Airways as Senior Vice President. In 2000, Oaks resigned from this position when he was called to serve the LDS Church, where he served until 2009, when he was released as a general authority. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Military Science from the US Air Force Academy and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University prior to graduating from the Naval War College. Ret. General Oaks currently serves as the official Liaison for the Church of Jesus Christ to the US Armed Forces.

 

Ret. General Oaks is qualified for service on our Board due to his experience with national security issues, including cyber security, through his extensive military service.

 

R. Scott Holbrook – Director

 

Mr. Holbrook is a healthcare technology veteran, having served as the Executive Vice President of Medicity (a population health management companies with solutions for health information exchange, business intelligence, and provider and patient engagement.) from 2002 to 2013. In 1998 Mr. Holbrook founded KLAS and remains a Board Member thereof. He has served in executive positions at IHC, GTE, Sunquest Information Systems, Integrated Medical Networks, and is a founder of Park City Solutions. Since 2013, Mr. Holbrook has been a Principal at Mountain Summit Advisors (a specialty firm focused on mergers and acquisition of primarily healthcare Technology and services), and a Strategic Advisor to Health Catalyst (a company focused on Data analytics and warehousing primarily in healthcare). Mr. Holbrook is a HIMSS Fellow. Mr. Holbrook holds a Master of Science from Utah State University, and a Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University.

 

Mr. Holbrook is qualified for service on our Board as a result of his significant experience in the healthcare technology sector.

 

Andrew McCain – Director

 

Mr. McCain is the President and Chief Operating Officer for Hensley Beverage Company, where he has served since 2014. Mr. McCain received his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, 1984, and an MBA, 1986, both from Vanderbilt University. He is a Board Member of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee; the Arizona 2016 College Football Championship Local Organizing Committee; Chairman of Hensley Employee Foundation; Patrons Committee member of United Methodist Outreach Ministries’ New Day

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Centers. He is past Chairman of the Board of the Fiesta Bowl; past Chairman, Anheuser-Busch National Wholesaler Advisory Panel; past Chairman of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

 

Mr. McCain is qualified for service on our Board as a result of his significant business experience.

 

William Santos – President

 

Mr. Santos has spent over 30 years in technology sales, service delivery, and executive leadership. After a 10-year career with IBM, Mr. Santos successfully launched and sold Atlantec Group, his first professional services firm. He started the professional services business unit at Software House International, growing it to over $30 million in revenue over a 5-year period. After SHI, Mr. Santos joined HOSTING in 2010 to build the professional services organization before shifting roles and leading the acquisition of several professional service organizations including Ntirety (a database services firm) and Stelligent (an AWS DevOps organization) from 2013- 2018. Most recently, Mr. Santos led the sale of Stelligent to Mphasis at 2.5x the price purchased less than 24 months prior, where he has been President/CEO of Mphasis Stelligent from 2018 - present. Mr. Santos has degrees in computer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Involvement in Legal Proceedings

 

No officer or director has been involved in the last ten years in any of the following:

 

Any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
Being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; and
Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.

 

Committees of the Board

 

The Board has not established any standing committees.

 

Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

 

The Board, in conjunction with the Company’s officers, is responsible for considering, identifying and managing material risks to the Company. The Board plays a critical role in evaluating and managing internal controls, financial risk exposure and monitoring the activities of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The entire Board also receives updates at each Board meeting regarding any material risks from the Company’s management.

 

Item 6. Executive Compensation

 

The Company was formed in 2019. Our wholly owned subsidiary, GenResults, did not pay any compensation to any executive officer for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

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Material Terms of Employment

 

We have entered into employment agreements with two executive officers beginning August 16, 2019, Mr. Jemmett and Mr. Santos.

We anticipate that prior to the end of 2019, as our working capital levels permit, we will begin paying cash compensation to our executive officers. It is our expectation that, initially, our executive officers will be paid base compensation in the following amounts: Mr. Jemmett - $225,000; and Mr. Santos - $185,000. Such amounts are subject to change, and we may provide additional compensation to our executive officers.

 

Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons

 

Our Board reviews and approves certain transactions between us and our executive officers and directors and greater than 5% beneficial owners of our common stock, and each of their immediate family members. Transactions subject to the review and approval of the Board include transactions between us and the related person in which the aggregate amount involved exceeds or may be expected to exceed $120,000 and in which such person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. To identify any related party transactions, each year, we submit and require our directors and officers to complete director and officer questionnaires identifying any transactions with us in which the executive officer or director or their family members has an interest. In addition, the Board determines, on an annual basis, which members of the Board meet the definition of independent director as defined in the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market and reviews and discusses any relationships with a director that would potentially interfere with his or her exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In approving or rejecting any such transaction, the Board considers the relevant facts and circumstances available to it, including but not limited to the risks, costs, benefits to our company, the terms of the transaction, the availability of other sources for comparable services or products and, if applicable, the impact on a director’s independence. Our Board approves only those transactions that it determines in good faith, are in, or are not inconsistent with, our best interests.

 

On December 31, 2018, GenResults issued an unsecured note payable to Jemmett Enterprises, LLC, an entity controlled by David G. Jemmett, our CEO. The promissory note had an original principal amount of $200,000, bears interest at 6% per annum and is due on June 30, 2020.

 

We do not have a policy or procedures in place for the review, approval or ratification of any related-party transaction, other than approval by the unrelated members of the Board of Directors or stockholders, or written consent in lieu of the meeting of the Board of Directors or stockholders, as the case may be, for the given transaction. The related party transaction described above was approved by the Board of Directors.

 

Director Independence

 

The Board has determined which members of the Board meet the definition of independent director as defined in the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market and has reviewed any relationships with each director that would potentially interfere with his exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The Board has determined that each of Messrs. Scott, Holbrook and McCain, and Ret. General Oaks, constituting a majority of the Board, are independent under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, including for purposes of service on an audit committee.

 

Item 8. Legal Proceedings.

 

We may become involved in, or have been involved in, arbitrations or various other legal proceedings that

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arise from the normal course of our business. We cannot predict the timing or outcome of these claims and other proceedings. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain, and either unfavorable or favorable outcomes could have a material negative impact on our results of operations, balance sheets and cash flows due to defense costs, and divert management resources. Currently, we are not involved in any arbitration and/or other legal proceeding that could have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Market Information

 

There is no established public trading market in our common stock. Our securities are not listed for trading on any securities exchange nor are bid or asked quotations reported in any over-the-counter quotation service. Upon effectiveness of this registration statement, we intend to file application to make our shares of common stock eligible for quotation on the OTC Market. No assurance can be given that an active market will exist for our common stock.

 

Equity Compensation Plans

 

We expect that in the future we will file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act registering the common stock subject to issuance pursuant to an equity compensation plan. That registration statement will become effective immediately upon filing, and shares covered by that registration statement will thereupon be eligible for sale in the public markets, subject to grant of the underlying awards, vesting provisions and Rule 144 limitations applicable to our affiliates.

 

Holders

 

As of October 1, 2019, there were 103,725,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, which were held by approximately 684 record holders.

 

Dividends

 

No cash dividends have been paid since the GenResults reorganization to the Company, and we currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. We do not intend to pay cash dividends to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Stock Not Registered under the Securities Act; Rule 144 Eligibility

 

Our common stock has not been registered under the Securities Act. However, the 2,000,000 Plan Shares issued in connection with the VCAB merger were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 1145 of the US Bankruptcy Code and may be resold without registration pursuant to Section 4(1) of the Securities Act, provided that the reseller is not an underwriter within the meaning of Section 1145(b) of the US Bankruptcy Code. Our remaining issued and outstanding shares of common stock are restricted securities and may not be resold absent registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an available exemption thereunder.

 

Rule 144

 

Shares of our common stock that are restricted securities will be eligible for resale in compliance with Rule 144 or Rule 701 of the Securities Act, subject to the requirements described below. “Restricted securities,”

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as defined under Rule 144, were issued and sold by us in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. These shares may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Rule 701. Below is a summary of the requirements for sales of our common stock pursuant to Rule 144, after the effectiveness of this Registration Statement.

 

Beginning 90 days after the effectiveness of this Registration Statement, a person who is our affiliate or who was our affiliate at any time during the preceding three months and who has beneficially owned restricted securities for at least six months, will generally be entitled to sell within any three month period a number of shares that does not exceed one percent of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding. Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates are also subject to manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

 

Persons who may be deemed to be our affiliates generally include individuals or entities that control, or are controlled by, or are under common control with, us and may include our directors and officers, as well as our significant stockholders.

 

For a person who has not been deemed to have been one of our affiliates at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale, sales of our shares of common stock held longer than six months, but less than one year, will be subject only to the current public information requirement and can be sold under Rule 144 beginning 90 days after the effectiveness of this Registration Statement without restriction. A person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, is entitled to sell his or her shares without complying with the manner of sale, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.

 

We expect approximately ___________ shares of our common stock will be eligible for sale under Rule 144 90 days following the effective date of this Registration Statement, subject to applicable volume limitations. On ________, approximately __________ additional shares will become eligible for sale under Rule 144, subject to applicable volume limitations.

 

Rule 701

 

Rule 701 under the Securities Act permits resales of shares in reliance upon Rule 144 but without compliance with certain restrictions of Rule 144, including the holding period requirement and the volume and public information requirements. Any of our employees, consultants or advisors, other than our affiliates, who acquired shares from us under a written compensatory plan or contract may be entitled to rely on the resale provisions of Rule 701, but all holders of Rule 701 shares are required to wait until 90 days after the effective date of this Registration Statement before selling their shares under Rule 701. As of October 1, 2019, no shares have been issued pursuant to Rule 701.

 

Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

Since its formation, the Company issued a total of 103,725,000 shares of common stock, all of which were issued in connection with VCAB  merger, in connection with the formation of the Company, in connection with the acquisition of GenResults, in connection with the acquisition of Talatek, or in connection with a private placement. Other than shares issued in connection with the VCAB merger, the Company relied on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. We believe that Section 4(a)(2) was available because none of such issuances involved underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions; restrictive legends were placed on the certificates representing the shares purchases; and none of such sales were made by general solicitation.

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On April 12, 2019, VCAB merged with and into the Company, and the separate existence of VCAB ceased. Pursuant to the merger, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,000,000 Plan Shares to VCAB’s holders of Class 5 Claims and HFG Capital Investments, LLC (“HFG”). The issuance of the Plan Shares was in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 1145 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

 

The Company believes that HFG is not a promoter of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, because HFG did not (i) directly or indirectly take initiative in founding or organizing the Company or (ii) receive 10% or more of any class of securities of the Company or 10% or more of the proceeds from the sale of any class of securities.

 

During September 2019, the Company accepted subscriptions for an aggregate of 1,525,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.40 per share, or an aggregate of $610,000 from eight investors. The proceeds of the sales of these shares will be used for payment of legal and accounting professional fees, payroll expenses, and other necessary business expenses.

 

In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company, TalaTek Merger Sub, LLC, TalaTek, LLC and Baan Alsinawi dated September 23, 2019, we issued 6,200,000 shares of common stock as merger consideration.

 

Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

The following is a summary of the current material terms of our capital stock. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all information that may be important to you. Therefore, you should read carefully the more detailed provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. For information on how to obtain copies of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, see “Reports”, below.

 

General

 

As of the date of this Registration Statement, our authorized capital stock consists of 250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share. No other classes of stock are authorized or expected to be authorized under our certificate of incorporation. The issued and outstanding shares of our common stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Common Stock

 

Each holder of shares of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held of record by such holder. Holders of our common stock, voting as a single class, are entitled to elect all of the directors of the Company. Matters submitted for stockholder approval generally require a majority vote. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our board out of funds legally available therefor. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock would be entitled to share ratably in our net assets. Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, redemption, conversion or other subscription rights.

 

The registrar and transfer agent for our common stock is Securities Transfer Corporation, 2901 Dallas Parkway, Suite 380, Plano, Texas 75034-8543, (469) 633-0101.

 

Exclusive Forum Provision

 

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona sitting in Phoenix, Arizona, or, if such court lacks jurisdiction, the state district court of Maricopa County, Arizona, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our shareholders; (c) any action asserting a claim

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against us or any of our directors, officers, or other employees pursuant to any provision of our certificate of formation or bylaws or the Delaware General Corporation Law; and (d) any action asserting a claim against us or any of our directors, officers or other employees relating to our internal affairs. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in our stock shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to jurisdiction and venue in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona sitting in Phoenix, Arizona, and the state district court of Maricopa County, Arizona. If any action within the scope of this provision is filed in violation of such provision (a “violating action”), the violating party shall be deemed to have consented to (a) the personal jurisdiction of such Arizona federal and state courts in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce such provision and (b) having service of process made upon the violating party in any such action by service upon the violating party’s counsel in the violating action as agent for such shareholder. This provision may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us and our directors, officers or other employees, and may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. The foregoing summary is subject to the full text of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

 

Reports

 

We will be required to file reports with the SEC under section 15(d) of the Securities Act and the reports will be filed electronically. The reports we will be required to file are Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K. You may read copies of any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that will contain copies of the reports we file electronically. The address for the Internet site is www.sec.gov.

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Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The Company’s certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), no director of the Company will be personally liable to the Company or any of its stockholders for monetary damages arising from the director’s breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

 

Pursuant to the DGCL, every Delaware corporation has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving in such a capacity at the request of the corporation for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any and all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies only if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests, 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 his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

The power to indemnify applies to actions brought by or in the right of the corporation as well, but only to the extent of defense and settlement expenses and not to any satisfaction of a judgment or settlement of the claim itself, and with the further limitation that in such actions no indemnification shall be made in the event of any adjudication of negligence or misconduct unless the court, in its discretion, believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should apply.

 

The Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions authorizing it to indemnify its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has 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 the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant 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, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its 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.

 

Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

The following financial statements are included in this Registration Statement:

 

Page F-1: The financial statements of GenResults as of, and for the years ended, December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, which are presented as the financial statements of the Company. The Company’s financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2019 include the financial statements of GenResults to the date of acquisition, April 1, 2019.

 

Page F-10: The financial statements of TalaTek as of, and for the years ended, December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

Page F-31: Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and Talatek as of June 30, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and six months ended June 30, 2019.

 

Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

There are not and have not been any disagreements between the Company and its accountants on any matter of accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosure.

 

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Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Financial Statements

 

 

The financial statements and related notes listed on page F-1 are included as part of this Registration Statement. 

 

 

 

 

GENRESULTS, LLC

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Member of

Genresults, LLC

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Genresults, LLC (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related statements of operations, changes in member’s equity, 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 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations, changes in member’s equity, and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 audits 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/ Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP

 

Certified Public Accountants

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019

 

Phoenix, Arizona

May 15, 2019

 

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GENRESULTS, LLC
BALANCE SHEETS
         
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
         
ASSETS      
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 80,006     $ 41,065  
Accounts receivable     176,000       106,020  
Total current assets     256,006       147,085  
                 
Long-term assets:                
Other assets     —         1,250  
Total assets   $ 256,006     $ 148,335  
                 
                 
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 14,000     $ 30,500  
Other current liabilities     5,878       —    
Total current liabilities     19,878       30,500  
                 
Long-term liabilities                
Note payable - related party     200,000       —    
Total liabilities     219,878       30,500  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies                
Member's equity:                
Member's capital     36,128       117,835  
Total member's equity     36,128       117,835  
Total liabilities and member's equity   $ 256,006     $ 148,335  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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GENRESULTS, LLC
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
         
    For the year ended December 31, 2018   For the year ended December 31, 2017
         
Revenue:        
Security services   $ 641,089     $ 585,441  
Subscriptions and support     517       16,522  
Total revenue     641,606       601,963  
                 
Cost of revenue:                
Security services     114,668       137,008  
Subscriptions and support     —         8,913  
Total cost of revenues     114,668       145,921  
Total gross profit     526,938       456,042  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling, general, and administrative expenses     203,814       99,425  
Total operating expenses     203,814       99,425  
Operating income     323,124       356,617  
Net income   $ 323,124     $ 356,617  

Pro Forma C Corporation Information (Unaudited). See Note 7.

Income from operations before income taxes   $ 323,124     $ 356,617  
Pro forma net income tax expense     84,000       93,000  
Pro forma net income available to                
common shareholders   $ 239,124     $ 263,617  
                 
Pro forma net income per common share                
Basic and diluted   $ 0.00     $ 0.00  
                 
Weighted average pro forma shares outstanding                
Basic and diluted     102,000,000       102,000,000  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

F-4 
 

 

GENRESULTS, LLC
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBER’S EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
     
Balance at December 31, 2016   $ 6,113  
         
Capital contributions     1,833  
Capital distributions     (246,728 )
Net income     356,617  
Balance at December 31, 2017     117,835  
         
Capital contributions     24,600  
Capital distributions     (429,431 )
Net income     323,124  
Balance at December 31, 2018   $ 36,128  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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GENRESULTS, LLC
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
         
    For the year ended December 31, 2018   For the year ended December 31, 2017
         
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net Income   $ 323,124     $ 356,617  
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash                
provided by operating activities:                
                 
Changes in assets and liabilities                
Accounts receivable     (69,980 )     (105,800 )
Other assets     1,250       (1,250 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (16,500 )     30,500  
Other current liabilities     5,878       —    
Net cash provided by operating activities     243,772       280,067  
                 
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:     —         —    
                 
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Contributions from member     24,600       1,833  
Distributions to member     (229,431 )     (246,728 )
Net cash used for financing activities     (204,831 )     (244,895 )
                 
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     38,941       35,172  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD     41,065       5,893  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT, END OF PERIOD   $ 80,006     $ 41,065  
                 
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES                
Non-cash activities:                
Distribution commitment in a note payable to related party   $ 200,000     $ —    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Note 1: Description of Business and Nature of Operations

 

GenResults, LLC (the “Company” or “GenResults”) was formed on June 22, 2015 as a limited liability company, organized in accordance with the applicable statutes of the State of Arizona. The Company is a single member LLC.

 

The Company provides cyber security consulting and is committed to delivering innovative technology based security solutions that solve human challenges. The GenResults team delivers full lifecycle security solutions from project inception and planning, through deployment to ongoing support and maintenance focusing on compliance and security.

 

On April 12, 2019, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (“CCSC”), a newly formed corporation. All assets and liabilities were purchased in this stock for stock transaction. The sole member is the majority stockholder in CCSC.

 

Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.

 

These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are considered to be all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase.

 

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent amounts earned and billed but not yet collected in connection with the Company’s services. Payment is generally due 30 days from date of invoice. Trade receivables are carried at their estimated collectible amounts, are non-interest bearing and are unsecured.

 

The Company follows the allowance method of recognizing uncollectible accounts receivable. Management continually monitors customer balances and has determined an allowance for doubtful account is not necessary at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

Costs of Revenues

Costs of revenues include direct costs incurred associated with delivering services such as traveling expenses and subcontractor fees.

 

F-7 
 

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs, which are expensed and included in selling, general and administrative expenses when incurred, were $23,322 and $2,235 during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

The Company is a limited liability company that is treated as a disregarded entity for federal and state tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company is not subject to federal or state income taxes. The income or loss of the Company is included in the return of its sole member. Therefore, no provision, liability, or benefit for income taxes has been included in these financial statements. Additionally, since the Company is a disregarded entity for U.S. tax purposes, the 2017 U.S. tax reform, which was enacted on December 22, 2017, has no impact on the Company or the financial statements. The Company is generally subject to tax audits for its federal and state tax returns for tax years since the company’s inception.

 

Revenue Recognition  

As of the beginning of 2018, the Company adopted the new revenue recognition accounting guidance by applying the modified retrospective transition approach to all contracts. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized.

 

The Company earns revenues by providing security consulting and managed security services to its clients. Contracts for consulting services have various terms based on the scope, deliverables, and complexities of the engagement, which require management to make judgements and estimates in recognizing revenue.

Revenue from the sale of services is recognized when services are rendered to customers and amounts are earned, and there is no condition or uncertainty implying a reversal thereof.

At December 31, 2018, the Company recorded deferred revenue in the amount of $5,878 for payment received prior to year-end for which the performance obligation was not satisfied. The deferred revenue is expected to be recognized as revenue during the first quarter of 2019.

Fair Value

The Company determines the fair value of its financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

 

· Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
· Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;
· Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

F-8 
 

The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their short maturities, which is a Level 3 input.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Between May 2014 and December 2016, the FASB issued several Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) on Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). These updates superseded nearly all previous revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. A five-step process has been defined to achieve this core principle, and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standards are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standards in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting the standards recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). The Company adopted these standards effective on January 1, 2018, and management concluded the adoption of this standard did not result in any financial statement impacts or changes to revenue recognition policies or processes as revenue is primarily derived from arrangements in which the transfer of control coincides with the fulfillment of performance obligations.

 

Note 3: Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that subject the Company to potential concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash in a bank account with a high quality financial institution, and all balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

The Company’s accounts receivable are derived from varied customers in various industries and across various geographical locations.

 

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances for potential credit losses.  In 2018, the Company had revenue of approximately $641,606, with 3 customers that exceeded 10% of that revenue.  In 2017, the Company had revenue of approximately $601,963 with 2 customers that exceeded 10% of that revenue.  As of December 31, 2018, and 2017, the outstanding accounts receivable balances from these customers totaled $176,000 and $100,000, respectively.

 

Note 4: Related Party Transactions

 

Note Payable to Related Party

On December 31, 2018, the Company entered into an unsecured note payable with Jemmett Enterprises, LLC, an entity under common control of the sole member.

 

F-9 
 

Note payable to related party consisted of the following at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
Note Payable to member, 6% interest, per annum                
payment due in full on June 30, 2020 unsecured   $ 200,000     $ —    
    $ 200,000     $ —    

 

As of December 31, 2018, the future minimum principal payments due on the note payable – related party is as follows:

 

    Amount
  Year ending December 31,           
  2019     $ —    
  2020       200,000  
        $ 200,000  

In addition, certain operating expenses of the Company were paid by a related entity and reimbursed by the Company.

 

Note 5: Member’s Equity

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company distributed capital of $229,431 in cash and $200,000 in a note payable. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company distributed capital of $246,728. Further, during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company received capital contributions from its member of $24,600 and $1,833, respectively.

 

Note 6: Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company may be a party to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that the nature of any proceedings is typical for a company of its size and scope, and no proceedings are deemed to be materially detrimental.

 

The Operating Agreement provides that to the fullest extent permitted by Arizona law, the Company’s sole member has no personal liability to the Company for damages for breach of his fiduciary duty as a Manager, except for damages resulting from acts or omissions that involve willful misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law. The sole member has not guaranteed, nor does he have any obligation with respect to the return of any capital contributions or the distribution of profits from the operation of the Company.

 

The sole member’s liability for the debts and obligations of the Company is limited in accordance with the terms of the Company’s operating agreement. In accordance with these terms and the provisions of the laws of the state of Arizona, in general a member of a limited liability company is not liable, solely by reason of being a member, for the debts, obligations, or liabilities of a limited liability company whether arising in contract or tort; under a judgement, decree, or order of a court; or otherwise.

 

 

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Note 7: Pro Forma Income Taxes and Income Per Share (Unaudited)

 

Effective April 1, 2019, GenResults, LLC merged into Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (“Cerberus”), a newly formed Delaware C-corporation (See Note 8). Consequently, its income will be subject to federal and state income taxes. Accordingly, a pro forma income tax provision has been disclosed as if the Company was a corporation for the latest fiscal years presented. Therefore, for the purposes of the pro forma tax provision we have applied a 26% combined federal and state income tax rate.

 

A pro forma net income per common share has been disclosed for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 using the stock that will be outstanding in Cerberus after the merger. Pro forma basic and diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, assuming the shares issued in the merger were outstanding as of the beginning of each period presented. Currently, there are no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.

 

 

Note 8: Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 15, 2019, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

 

On April 12, 2019, the Company entered into a purchase agreement effective April 1, 2019 with Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (“CCSC”), a newly formed corporation. All assets and liabilities were purchased in this stock for stock transaction. The sole member is the majority stockholder in CCSC.

 

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TALATEK, LLC

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Members of Talatek, LLC

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Talatek, LLC (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related statements of operations, changes in members’ equity, 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 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations, changes in members’ equity, and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 audits 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/ SEMPLE, MARCHAL & COOPER, LLP
 

Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP

Certified Public Accountants and Consultants

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019

Phoenix, Arizona

 

October 1, 2019

 

F-13 
 

 

TALATEK, LLC
BALANCE SHEETS
         
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
         
ASSETS        
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 126,513     $ 115,224  
Accounts receivable     294,797       562,296  
Other current assets     4,538       9,552  
Total current assets     425,848       687,072  
                 
Long-Term Receivable     10,000       —    
                 
Total assets   $ 435,848     $ 687,072  
                 
                 
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses   $ 28,708     $ 16,848  
Accrued payroll and benefits     185,747       201,818  
Total current liabilities     214,455       218,666  
                 
Total liabilities     214,455       218,666  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies                
Members' equity:                
Members' capital     221,393       468,406  
Total members' equity     221,393       468,406  
Total liabilities and members' equity   $ 435,848     $ 687,072  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

F-14 
 

TALATEK, LLC
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
         
    For the year ended December 31, 2018   For the year ended December 31, 2017
         
Revenue:        
Consulting services   $ 2,827,350     $ 3,222,198  
App sales and other     399       218  
Total revenue     2,827,749       3,222,416  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Cost of revenue     158,350       252,117  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses     434,422       493,464  
Salary and benefit expenses     2,153,442       2,123,696  
Total operating expenses     2,746,214       2,869,277  
Income from operations     81,535       353,139  
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest income     47       101  
Interest expense     (2,227 )     —    
                 
Net income   $ 79,355     $ 353,240  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

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TALATEK, LLC
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
     
Balance at December 31, 2016   $ 707,730  
         
Capital distributions     (592,564 )
Net income     353,240  
Balance at December 31, 2017     468,406  
         
Capital distributions     (326,368 )
Net income     79,355  
Balance at December 31, 2018   $ 221,393  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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TALATEK, LLC
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
         
    For the year ended December 31, 2018   For the year ended December 31, 2017
         
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net income   $ 79,355     $ 353,240  
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash                
provided by operating activities:                
                 
Changes in assets and liabilities                
Accounts receivable     267,499       135,926  
Other current assets     5,014       (9,552 )
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses     11,860       5,256  
Accrued payroll and benefits     (16,071 )     18,938  
Net cash provided by operating activities     347,657       503,808  
                 
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Long-term receivable     (10,000 )     —    
Net cash used by investing activities     (10,000 )     —    
                 
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from line of credit     545,000       —    
Repayment of line of credit     (545,000 )     —    
Distributions to member     (326,368 )     (592,564 )
Net cash used for financing activities     (326,368 )     (592,564 )
                 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     11,289       (88,756 )
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD     115,224       203,980  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT, END OF PERIOD   $ 126,513     $ 115,224  
                 
Supplemental cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest   $ 2,227     $ —    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Note 1: Description of Business and Nature of Operations

 

Talatek, LLC (the “Company” or “Talatek”) was formed on August 24, 2006 as a limited liability company, organized in accordance with the applicable statutes of the State of Virginia. The Company is a two member LLC, located in Oakton, Virginia.

 

The Company provides complete integrated enterprise risk management and is committed to delivering consistent excellence in services by leveraging their specialized combination of methodologies, processes, and technology, collectively known as Enterprise Compliance Management Solution (ECMS). ECMS enables efficient and repeatable risk, compliance and information security management, facilitating continuous improvement and empowering clients to make better informed risk decisions. These services are currently provided primarily to the public sector.

 

Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.

 

These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are considered to be all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase.

 

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent amounts earned and billed but not yet collected in connection with the Company’s services. Payment is generally due 30 days from date of invoice. The Company considers accounts past due if outstanding longer than contractual payment terms. Trade receivables are carried at their estimated collectible amounts, are non-interest bearing and are unsecured.

 

The Company follows the allowance method of recognizing uncollectible accounts receivable. Management continually monitors customer balances and has determined an allowance for doubtful account is not necessary at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

Long-Term Receivable

Long-Term Receivable is carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Interest income is recognized using the interest method. Provision for losses on long-term receivables is determined on the basis of loss experience, known and inherent risks, and current economic conditions.

 

On June 13, 2018, the Company issued a promissory note, with an annual compounded interest rate of 5%, to Listing Central, LLC in the amount of $10,000. The maturity date of the note is two years from date of issuance,

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however Listing Central, LLC may terminate the note and pay the amount of the loan principal and accumulated interest at any time. The terms allow for regular or irregular monthly installment payments.

 

Equipment and Software

The Company records purchases of capitalizable equipment and software in excess of $5,000, at cost. Depreciation is computed primarily using the straight line method over the useful lives of the assets, which range from three to five years. As of December 31, 2016, all equipment and software has been fully depreciated. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the cost basis of the equipment and software was $42,757.

 

Costs of Revenues

Costs of revenues include direct costs incurred associated with delivering services such as traveling expenses and subcontractor fees.

 

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs, which are expensed and included in selling, general and administrative expenses when incurred, were $12,786 and $8,561 during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

The Company is a limited liability company that is treated as a disregarded entity for federal and state tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company is not subject to federal or state income taxes. The income or loss of the Company is included in the return of its members. Therefore, no provision, liability, or benefit for income taxes has been included in these financial statements. The Company is generally subject to tax audit for its federal and state tax returns for tax years since 2015.

 

Revenue Recognition  

As of the beginning of 2018, the Company adopted the new revenue recognition accounting guidance by applying the modified retrospective transition approach to all contracts. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized.

 

The Company earns revenues by providing security consulting and managed security services to its clients. Contracts for consulting services have various terms based on the scope, deliverables, and complexities of the engagement, which require management to make judgments and estimates in recognizing revenue.

Revenue from the sale of services is recognized as services are rendered to customers and amounts are earned, and there is no condition or uncertainty implying a reversal thereof.

Fair Value

The Company determines the fair value of its financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

 

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· Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
· Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;
· Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their short maturities, using Level 3 inputs, or for long-term receivables, based on borrowing rates currently available for loans with similar terms and maturities.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Between May 2014 and December 2016, the FASB issued several Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) on Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). These updates superseded nearly all previous revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. A five-step process has been defined to achieve this core principle, and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standards are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standards in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting the standards recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). The Company adopted these standards effective on January 1, 2018, and management concluded the adoption of this standard did not result in any financial statement impacts or changes to revenue recognition policies or processes as revenue is primarily derived from arrangements in which the transfer of control coincides with the fulfillment of performance obligations.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), and also issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance under ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 which provides guidance on measuring credit losses on financial instruments. The amended guidance replaces current incurred loss impairment methodology of recognizing credit losses when a loss is probable with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to assess credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 and the subsequent amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is assessing what effect the provisions of 2016-13 and the subsequent amendments will have on the financial statements.

 

There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet adopted that are currently of significance, or potential significance, to us.

 

Note 3: Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that subject the Company to potential concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts with what it believes to be a high quality financial institution. At times, such balances may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit. The Company has not experienced any losses to date.

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The Company’s accounts receivable are derived from varied customers in various industries and across various geographical locations.

 

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances for potential credit losses.  In 2018, the Company had revenue of $2,827,749, with one customer that accounted for approximately 88% of that revenue.  In 2017, the Company had revenue of $3,222,416 with two customers that accounted for approximately 89% of that revenue.  As of December 31, 2018, and 2017, the outstanding accounts receivable balances from these customers totaled $249,018 and $391,072, respectively.

 

Note 4: Line of Credit

 

The Company entered into a revolving Line of Credit agreement with SunTrust Bank on November 30, 2017. The initial credit limit was $300,000, with a variable interest rate, and is due on demand. This variable interest rate is based on the Prime Rate as established by Sun Trust Bank, plus 2.25% per annum. On July 29, 2019, the Company received an increase in the credit limit of $200,000 (total credit limit is $500,000), with the same rates and terms. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the balance owed on the line of credit was nil. The line of credit is collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets and is guaranteed by the Company’s members.

 

Note 5: Members’ Equity

 

During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company distributed capital of $326,368 and $592,564, respectively. As of January 2, 2014, the Company issued 90 voting units to Baan Alsinawi and one voting unit to David Mack. In accordance with the operating agreement, Ms. Alsinawi has elected to distribute 100% of the net profits and net losses of the Company to herself.

 

Note 6: Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company may be a party to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that the nature of any proceedings is typical for a company of its size and scope, and no proceedings are deemed to be materially detrimental.

 

The operating agreement provides that to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law, the Company’s members have no personal liability to the Company for damages for breach of Ms. Alsinawi’s fiduciary duty as a Manager, except for damages resulting from acts or omissions that involve willful misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law. The members have not guaranteed, nor have any obligation with respect to the return of any capital contributions or the distribution of profits from the operation of the Company.

 

The members’ liability for the debts and obligations of the Company is limited in accordance with the terms of the Company’s operating agreement. In accordance with these terms and the provisions of the laws of the state of Virginia, in general a member of a limited liability company is not liable, solely by reason of being a member, for the debts, obligations, or liabilities of a limited liability company whether arising in contract or tort; under a judgment, decree, or order of a court; or otherwise.

 

 

 

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Note 7: Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through October 1, 2019, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

 

The Company entered into a purchase agreement effective September 23, 2019 with Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (“CCSC”), a newly formed corporation. All of the Company’s assets and liabilities were purchased in this stock transaction.

 

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TALATEK, LLC

CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

AS OF AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED

JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

 

 

 

 

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TALATEK, LLC
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
         
    June 30, 2019   December 31, 2018
    (unaudited)    
ASSETS        
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 245,521     $ 126,513  
Accounts receivable     330,063       294,797  
Other current assets     2,500       4,538  
Total current assets     578,084       425,848  
                 
Long-Term Receivable     10,000       10,000  
                 
Total assets   $ 588,084     $ 435,848  
                 
                 
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses   $ 131,864     $ 28,708  
Accrued payroll and benefits     237,584       185,747  
Total current liabilities     369,448       214,455  
                 
Total liabilities     369,448       214,455  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies                
Members' equity:                
Members' capital     218,636       221,393  
Total members' equity     218,636       221,393  
Total liabilities and members' equity   $ 588,084     $ 435,848  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

 

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TALATEK, LLC
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                 
    Six months ended June 30,
    2019   2018
           
Revenue:            
Consulting services   $ 1,695,491     $ 1,278,217  
App sales and other     274       131  
Total revenue     1,695,765       1,278,348  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Cost of revenue     102,467       77,733  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses     281,797       234,592  
Salary and benefit expenses     1,167,282       1,084,232  
Total operating expenses     1,551,546       1,396,557  
Income (loss) from operations     144,219       (118,209 )
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest income     6       32  
Interest expense     (4,314 )     —    
Net income (loss)   $ 139,911     $ (118,177 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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TALATEK, LLC
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
     
Balance at December 31, 2017   $ 468,406  
Capital distributions     (180,656 )
Net loss     (118,177 )
Balance at June 30, 2018   $ 169,573  
         
         
Balance at December 31, 2018   $ 221,393  
Capital distributions     (142,668 )
Net income     139,911  
Balance at June 30, 2019   $ 218,636  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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TALATEK, LLC
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
         
    For the six months ended June 30, 2019   For the six months ended June 30, 2018
         
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net income (loss)   $ 139,911     $ (118,177 )
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash                
provided by operating activities:                
Changes in assets and liabilities                
Accounts receivable     (35,266 )     339,601  
Other current assets     2,038       2,695  
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses     103,156       49,656  
Accrued payroll and benefits     51,837       12,559  
Net cash provided by operating activities     261,676       286,334  
                 
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Long-term receivable     —         (10,000 )
Net cash used by investing activities     —         (10,000 )
                 
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from line of credit     265,000       50,000  
Repayment of line of credit     (265,000 )     (50,000 )
Distributions to member     (142,668 )     (180,656 )
Net cash used for financing activities     (142,668 )     (180,656 )
                 
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     119,008       95,678  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD     126,513       115,224  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD   $ 245,521     $ 210,902  
                 
Supplemental cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest   $ 4,314     $ —    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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Note 1: Description of Business and Nature of Operations

 

Talatek, LLC (the “Company” or “Talatek”) was formed on August 24, 2006 as a limited liability company, organized in accordance with the applicable statutes of the State of Virginia. The Company is a two member LLC, located in Oakton, Virginia.

 

The Company provides complete integrated enterprise risk management and is committed to delivering consistent excellence in services by leveraging their specialized combination of methodologies, processes, and technology, collectively known as Enterprise Compliance Management Solution (ECMS). ECMS enables efficient and repeatable risk, compliance and information security management, facilitating continuous improvement and empowering clients to make better informed risk decisions. These services are currently provided primarily to the public sector.

 

Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by us without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the SEC, although we believe the disclosures that are made are adequate to make the information presented herein not misleading.

 

The accompanying condensed financial statements reflect, in our opinion, all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position at June 30, 2019, and the results of our operations and cash flows for the periods presented. We derived the December 31, 2018 condensed balance sheet data from audited financial statements; however, we did not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

 

Interim results are subject to seasonal variations, and the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.

 

These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are considered to be all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase.

 

Accounts Receivable

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Accounts receivable represent amounts earned and billed but not yet collected in connection with the Company’s services. Payment is generally due 30 days from date of invoice. The Company considers accounts past due if outstanding longer than contractual payment terms. Trade receivables are carried at their estimated collectible amounts, are non-interest bearing and are unsecured.

 

The Company follows the allowance method of recognizing uncollectible accounts receivable. Management continually monitors customer balances and has determined an allowance for doubtful account is not necessary at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

Long-Term Receivable

Long-Term Receivable is carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Interest income is recognized using the interest method. Provision for losses on long-term receivables is determined on the basis of loss experience, known and inherent risks, and current economic conditions.

 

On June 13, 2018, the Company issued a promissory note, with an annual compounded interest rate of 5%, to Listing Central, LLC in the amount of $10,000. The maturity date of the note is two years from date of issuance, however Listing Central, LLC may terminate the note and pay the amount of the loan principal and accumulated interest at any time. The terms allow for regular or irregular monthly installment payments.

 

Equipment and Software

The Company records purchases of capitalizable equipment and software in excess of $5,000, at cost. Depreciation is computed primarily using the straight line method over the useful lives of the assets, which range from three to five years. As of January 1, 2018, all equipment and software has been fully depreciated. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the cost basis of the equipment and software was $42,757.

 

Costs of Revenues

Costs of revenues include direct costs incurred associated with delivering services such as traveling expenses and subcontractor fees.

 

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs, which are expensed and included in selling, general and administrative expenses when incurred, were $5,090 and $6,654 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

The Company is a limited liability company that is treated as a disregarded entity for federal and state tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company is not subject to federal or state income taxes. The income or loss of the Company is included in the return of its members. Therefore, no provision, liability, or benefit for income taxes has been included in these condensed financial statements. The Company is generally subject to tax audit for its federal and state tax returns for tax years since 2015.

 

Revenue Recognition  

As of January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new revenue recognition accounting guidance by applying the modified retrospective transition approach to all contracts. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized.

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The Company earns revenues by providing security consulting and managed security services to its clients. Contracts for consulting services have various terms based on the scope, deliverables, and complexities of the engagement, which require management to make judgments and estimates in recognizing revenue.

Revenue from the sale of services is recognized as services are rendered to customers and amounts are earned, and there is no condition or uncertainty implying a reversal thereof.

Software Development Costs

Development costs of computer software to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed are subject to capitalization beginning when a product’s technological feasibility has been established and ending when a product is available for general release to customers. The Company’s product is expected to be released soon after the technological feasibility has been established. As such, costs incurred subsequent to the achievement of technological feasibility are expected to not be significant, and software development costs have been expensed as incurred. Software development costs for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2019 was $77,668 and nil.

 

Fair Value

The Company determines the fair value of its financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

 

· Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
· Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;
· Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their short maturities, using Level 3 inputs, or for long-term receivables, based on borrowing rates currently available for loans with similar terms and maturities.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), and also issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance under ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 which provides guidance on measuring credit losses on financial instruments. The amended guidance replaces current incurred loss impairment methodology of recognizing credit losses when a loss is probable with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to assess credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 and the subsequent amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is assessing what effect the provisions of 2016-13 and the subsequent amendments will have on the financial statements.

 

There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet adopted that are currently of significance, or potential significance, to us.

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Note 3: Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that subject the Company to potential concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts with what it believes to be a high quality financial institution. At times, such balances may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit. The Company has not experienced any losses to date.

 

The Company’s accounts receivable are derived from varied customers in various industries and across various geographical locations.

 

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances for potential credit losses.  For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had revenue of $1,695,765, with one customer that accounted for over 94% of that revenue.  For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had revenue of $1,278,348, with one customer that accounted for over 91% of that revenue.  As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the outstanding accounts receivable balances from these customers totaled $301,263 and $249,018, respectively.

 

Note 4: Line of Credit

 

The Company entered into a revolving Line of Credit agreement with SunTrust Bank on November 30, 2017. The initial credit limit was $300,000, with a variable interest rate, and is due on demand. This variable interest rate is based on the Prime Rate as established by Sun Trust Bank, plus 2.25% per annum. On July 29, 2019, the Company received an increase in the credit limit of $200,000 (total credit limit is $500,000), with the same rates and terms. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the balance owed on the line of credit was nil. The line of credit is collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets and is guaranteed by the Company’s members.

 

Note 5: Members’ Equity

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company distributed capital of $142,668 and $180,656, respectively. As of January 2, 2014, the Company issued 90 voting units to Baan Alsinawi and one voting unit to David Mack. In accordance with the operating agreement, Ms. Alsinawi has elected to distribute 100% of the net profits and net losses of the Company to herself.

 

Note 6: Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company may be a party to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that the nature of any proceedings is typical for a company of its size and scope, and no proceedings are deemed to be materially detrimental.

 

The operating agreement provides that to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law, the Company’s members have no personal liability to the Company for damages for breach of Ms. Alsinawi’s fiduciary duty as a Manager, except for damages resulting from acts or omissions that involve willful misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law. The members have not guaranteed, nor have any obligation with respect to the return of any capital contributions or the distribution of profits from the operation of the Company.

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The members’ liability for the debts and obligations of the Company is limited in accordance with the terms of the Company’s operating agreement. In accordance with these terms and the provisions of the laws of the state of Virginia, in general a member of a limited liability company is not liable, solely by reason of being a member, for the debts, obligations, or liabilities of a limited liability company whether arising in contract or tort; under a judgment, decree, or order of a court; or otherwise.

 

 

Note 7: Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through October 1, 2019, which is the date the condensed financial statements were available to be issued.

 

The Company entered into a purchase agreement effective September 23, 2019 with Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (“CCSC”), a newly formed corporation. All of the Company’s assets and liabilities were purchased in this stock transaction.

 

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CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

AS OF AND FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED

JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
         
    June 30, 2019   December 31, 2018
    (unaudited)    
ASSETS      
         
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 453,893     $ 80,006  
Accounts receivable     170,318       176,000  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     69,055       —    
Total current assets     693,266       256,006  
                 
Long-term assets:                
Property and equipment, net     2,498       —    
Total assets   $ 695,764     $ 256,006  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                
                 
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 364,478     $ —    
Accrued expenses     22,076       14,000  
Note payable - related party     200,000       —    
Other current liabilities     22,341       5,878  
Total current liabilities     608,895       19,878  
                 
Long-term liabilities:                
Note payable - related party     —         200,000  
Total liabilities     608,895       219,878  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies - see Note 6                
Stockholders' equity:                
Common stock of 0.00001 par value, 250,000,000 shares                
authorized; 103,000,000 and 70,000,000 (see Note 5)                
shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and                
December 31, 2018, respectively     1,030       700  
Additional paid in capital     609,810       9,990  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)     (523,971 )     25,438  
Total stockholders' equity     86,869       36,128  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 695,764     $ 256,006  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                     
    Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30,
    2019   2018   2019   2018
                 
Revenue:              
Chief information security officer as a service   $ 8,000     $ 2,800     $ 184,000     $ 2,800  
Gap and risk assessment     107,868       135,500       129,681       232,069  
Managed security services     38,450       —         38,450       —    
Total revenue     154,318       138,300       352,131       234,869  
                                 
Cost of revenue:                                
Gap and risk assessment     46,694       22,769       90,357       87,931  
Managed security services     30,760       —         30,760       —    
Security Operations Center     10,336       —         10,336       —    
Total cost of revenues     87,790       22,769       131,453       87,931  
Total gross profit     66,528       115,531       220,678       146,938  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Professional fees     344,252       —         360,671       —    
Advertising and marketing     8,151       10,500       11,340       16,606  
Other selling, general and administrative     234,354       21,334       266,739       61,903  
Total operating expenses     586,757       31,834       638,750       78,509  
Income (loss) from operations     (520,229 )     83,697       (418,072 )     68,429  
Other (expenses) income, net:                                
Interest expense     (3,060 )     —         (6,075 )     —    
Interest income     8       —         8       —    
Total other (expenses) income, net     (3,052 )     —         (6,067 )     —    
(Loss) income before taxes     (523,281 )     83,697       (424,139 )     68,429  
Income tax (benefit) expense     —         —         —         —    
Net (loss) income   $ (523,281 )   $ 83,697     $ (424,139 )   $ 68,429  
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders                                
Basic   $ (0.01 )           $ —            
Diluted   $ (0.01 )           $ —            
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                                
Basic     101,776,099               85,975,827          
Diluted     101,776,099               85,975,827          
                                 
Pro Forma C Corporation Information, See Note 7                                
                                 
Income before taxes           $ 83,697             $ 68,429  
Income tax expense             22,000               18,000  
Net income           $ 61,697             $ 50,429  
Net income per share attributable to common stockholders                                
Basic           $ —               $ —    
Diluted           $ —               $ —    
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                                
Basic             70,000,000               70,000,000  
Diluted             70,000,000               70,000,000  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
                         
       Number of Shares         Common Stock         Additional Paid-In Capital         Member's Equity         Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)         Total   
                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2017, as previously reported     —       $ —       $ —       $ 117,835     $ —       $ 117,835  
                                                 
Effect of reorganization (see Note 5)     1,000,000       10       9,990       (10,000 )     —         —    
Effect of reorganization (see Note 5)     69,000,000       690       —         (107,835 )     107,145       —    
Balance at December 31, 2017, after reorganization     70,000,000       700       9,990       —         107,145       117,835  
Dividends paid     —         —         —         —         (45,200 )     (45,200 )
Net loss     —         —         —         —         (15,268 )     (15,268 )
Balance at March 31, 2018     70,000,000       700       9,990       —         46,677       57,367  
                                                 
Dividends paid     —         —         —         —         (61,931 )     (61,931 )
Net income     —         —         —         —         83,697       83,697  
Balance at June 30, 2018     70,000,000     $ 700     $ 9,990     $ —       $ 68,443     $ 79,133  
                                                 
       Number of Shares         Common Stock         Additional Paid-In Capital         Member's Equity         Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)         Total   
                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2018, as previously reported     —       $ —       $ —       $ 36,128     $ —       $ 36,128  
                                                 
Effect of reorganization (see Note 5)     1,000,000       10       9,990       (10,000 )     —         —    
Effect of reorganization (see Note 5)     69,000,000       690       —         (26,128 )     25,438       —    
Balance at December 31, 2018, after reorganization     70,000,000       700       9,990       —         25,438       36,128  
Dividends paid     —         —         —         —         (125,270 )     (125,270 )
Net income     —         —         —         —         99,142       99,142  
Balance at March 31, 2019     70,000,000       700       9,990       —         (690 )     10,000  
                                                 
Stock based compensation     30,000,000       300       187,390       —         —         187,690  
Stock issued in VCAB merger     2,000,000       20       12,440       —         —         12,460  
Stock issued for cash     1,000,000       10       399,990       —         —         400,000  
Net loss     —         —         —         —         (523,281 )     (523,281 )
Balance at June 30, 2019     103,000,000     $ 1,030     $ 609,810     $ —       $ (523,971 )   $ 86,869  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
               
    Six months ended June 30,
    2019   2018
         
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net (loss) income   $ (424,139 )   $ 68,429  
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash                
provided by operating activities:                
Stock issued for compensation and in merger     199,850       —    
Depreciation     57       —    
Changes in assets and liabilities                
Accounts receivable     5,682       67,720  
Prepaid expenses and other     (69,055 )     —    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     372,554       (30,500 )
Other current liabilities     16,463       —    
Net cash provided by operating activities     101,412       105,649  
                 
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (2,555 )     —    
Net cash used in investing activities     (2,555 )     —    
                 
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from issuance of stock     400,300       —    
Dividends paid     (125,270 )     (107,131 )
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities     275,030       (107,131 )
                 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     373,887       (1,482 )
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD     80,006       41,065  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD   $ 453,893     $ 39,583  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Note 1: Description of Business and Nature of Operations

 

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (“CCSC” or ‘Company”) was formed on March 5, 2019 as a Delaware C-corporation.

 

The Company is a provider of high-quality cybersecurity services by delivering innovative technology security solutions that solve human challenges. Our team delivers full lifecycle security solutions from project inception and planning, through deployment to ongoing support and maintenance focusing on compliance and security.

 

Effective as of April 1, 2019, CCSC acquired GenResults, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (“GenResults”) in consideration of the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of common stock to an affiliate of David G. Jemmett, CCSC’s Chief Executive Officer, director, and majority stockholder. GenResults was established in 2015. Prior to the acquisition of GenResults, GenResults was wholly-owned by an entity affiliated with David G. Jemmett. GenResults is now our wholly owned subsidiary, however, this transaction was accounted for as a reorganization of GenResults. As such, the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and the operating activity through March 31, 2019 included in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was the financial activity of GenResults before the reorganization. Further, the equity of GenResults has been retroactively restated to reflect the equity structure of CCSC for all periods presented. See Note 5. The Company did not incur material legal, accounting or other expenses in connection with this transaction.

 

On April 12, 2019, the Company consummated a transaction whereby VCAB Six Corporation, a Texas corporation (“VCAB”), merged with and into CCSC. At the time of the merger VCAB was subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and had minimal assets, no equity owners and no liabilities, except for approximately 1,500 holders of Class 5 Allowed General Unsecured Claims and a holder of allowed administrative expenses (collectively, “Claim Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the merger, and in accordance with the bankruptcy plan, CCSC issued an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Plan Shares”) to the Claim Holders as full settlement and satisfaction of their respective claims. As provided in the bankruptcy plan, the Plan Shares were issued pursuant to Section 1145 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As a result of the merger, the separate corporate existence of VCAB was terminated. CCSC entered into the merger in order to increase the stockholder base to, amongst other things, assist the Company in satisfying the listing standards of a national securities exchange. See Note 5.

 

Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by us without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the SEC, although we believe the disclosures that are made are adequate to make the information presented herein not misleading.

 

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The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in our opinion, all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position at June 30, 2019, and the results of our operations and cash flows for the periods presented. We derived the December 31, 2018 condensed balance sheet data from audited financial statements; however, we did not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

 

All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Interim results are subject to seasonal variations, and the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are considered to be all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase.

 

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent amounts earned and billed but not yet collected in connection with the Company’s services. Payment is generally due 30 days from date of invoice. Trade receivables are carried at their estimated collectible amounts, are non-interest bearing and are unsecured.

 

The Company follows the allowance method of recognizing uncollectible accounts receivable. Management continually monitors customer balances and has determined an allowance for doubtful account is not necessary at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

Costs of Revenues

Costs of revenues include direct costs incurred associated with delivering services such as traveling expenses and subcontractor fees.

 

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs, which are expensed when incurred and included in advertising and marketing expenses, were nil and $10,500 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $2,505 and $13,322 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

GenResults was a limited liability company that was treated as a disregarded entity for federal and state tax purposes. Accordingly, GenResults was not subject to federal or state income taxes and the income or loss of GenResults was included in the tax return of its sole member. Therefore, no provision, liability, or benefit for income taxes has been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. See Note 7, Proforma Income Taxes and Income Per Share.

 

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Effective April 1, 2019, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. The Company establishes a valuation allowance to reduce a deferred tax asset to the amount expected to be realized. The Company assesses its ability to realize deferred tax assets based on current earnings performance and on projections of future taxable income in the relevant tax jurisdictions. These projections do not include taxable income from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities and do not reflect a general growth assumption but do consider known or pending events, such as the passage of legislation. We review our estimates of future taxable income annually. The Company has fully reserved its net deferred tax asset at June 30, 2019.

 

The Company first analyzes all tax positions to determine if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. After the initial analysis, we measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Our income tax returns are subject to adjustment under audit for approximately the last three years.

 

If we are required to pay interest on the underpayment of income taxes, we recognize interest expense in the first period the interest becomes due according to the provisions of the relevant tax law.

 

If we are subject to payment of penalties, we recognize an expense for the amount of the statutory penalty in the period when the position is taken on the income tax return. If we did not recognize the penalty in the period when the position was initially taken, we recognize the expense in the period when we change our judgment about meeting the minimum statutory thresholds related to the initial position taken.

 

Revenue Recognition

As of January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new revenue recognition accounting guidance by applying the modified retrospective transition approach to all contracts. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized.

 

The Company earns revenues by providing security consulting and managed security services to its clients. Contracts for consulting services have various terms based on the scope, deliverables, and complexities of the engagement, which require management to make judgments and estimates in recognizing revenue.

Revenue from the sale of services is recognized as services are rendered to customers and amounts are earned, and there is no condition or uncertainty implying a reversal thereof.

At June 30, 2019, the Company recorded deferred revenue in the amount of $16,000 for payment received prior to quarter-end for which the performance obligation was not satisfied. The deferred revenue is expected to be recognized as revenue during the third quarter of 2019.

Fair Value The Company determines the fair value of its financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted

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prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

 

· Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
· Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;
· Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and current portion of debt approximate fair value because of their short maturities, using Level 3 inputs, or for long-term debt, based on borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities.

 

Net Loss Per Share

The Company computes basic net loss per share by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company does not have other potentially dilutive securities outstanding. See Note 7, Proforma Income Taxes and Income Per Share.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), and also issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance under ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 which provides guidance on measuring credit losses on financial instruments. The amended guidance replaces current incurred loss impairment methodology of recognizing credit losses when a loss is probable with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to assess credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 and subsequent amendments are effective for the Company on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted on January 1, 2019. The Company is assessing the provisions of this guidance and subsequent amendments and evaluating the effects that it will have on the financial statements.

 

There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet adopted that are currently of significance, or potential significance, to us.

 

Note 3: Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that subject the Company to potential concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash in a bank account with a high quality financial institution. At times, such balances may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit. The Company has not experienced any losses to date.

 

The Company’s accounts receivable are derived from varied customers in various industries and across various geographical locations.

 

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances for potential credit losses.  For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had revenue of approximately $352,131, with two customers that accounted for approximately 90% of that revenue.  For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had revenue of approximately $154,318, with one customer that accounted for approximately 91% of that revenue. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had revenue of approximately $138,300 and $234,869, respectively, with two customers that accounted for over 93% of that revenue.  As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the outstanding accounts receivable balances from these customers totaled $141,068 and nil, respectively.

 

Note 4: Related Party Transactions

 

Receivable Due from Related Party

At June 30, 2019, the Company had recorded an advance to the majority stockholder of the Company in the amount of $37,413. This advance is reported on the condensed balance sheet as Prepaid expenses and other assets. It is anticipated that this advance will be repaid during the third and fourth quarters of 2019.

 

Note Payable to Related Party

On December 31, 2018, the Company entered into an unsecured note payable with Jemmett Enterprises, LLC, an entity under common control of the majority stockholder.

 

Note payable to related party consisted of the following:

 

    June 30, 2019   December 31, 2018
Note payable to related party, 6% interest,                
payment due in full in June, 2020   $ 200,000     $ 200,000  
Total long-term debt     200,000       200,000  
Less current portion     (200,000 )     —    
Long-term debt-excluding current portion   $ —       $ 200,000  

 

As of June 30, 2019, the future minimum principal payments due on the note payable – related party is as follows:

 

    Amount
  Year ending December 31,           
  2019     $ —    
  2020       200,000  
        $ 200,000  

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company accrued interest expense payable to the majority stockholder in the amount of $6,075.

 

In addition, certain operating expenses of the Company were paid by a related entity and reimbursed by the Company.

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Note 5: Stockholders’ Equity

 

Upon formation of the Company, 99 million shares of common stock were issued to the Company’s three board members, 69 million shares of which were issued to the sole member of GenResults. Effective April 1, 2019, the Company purchased GenResults in exchange for 1 million shares of stock. The sole member of GenResults is the Company’s majority stockholder. As such, the acquisition was treated as a reorganization of GenResults and the 70 million shares issued to the majority stockholder was given retroactive treatment to the beginning of each period presented.

 

The 30 million shares of common stock issued to the other two board members was for services rendered. The 30 million shares were valued and the Company recorded stock based compensation expense in the amount of $187,690 for the board members’ services.

 

In April 2019, the Company issued 2 million shares of common stock in the transaction with VCAB (see Note 1). The 2 million shares were valued and the Company recorded an expense of $12,460 related to this transaction.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Company commenced a private placement offering to sell a minimum of 1,250,000 and up to a maximum of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. At June 30, 2019, the Company had raised $400,000, but had not yet reached the minimum amount of the offering. Subsequent to June 30, 2019, the Company reached the minimum of the offering and as such, has recorded the $400,000 proceeds from the private placement at June 30, 2019.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, GenResults, LLC distributed capital of $125,270. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, GenResults, LLC distributed capital of $107,131.

 

Note 6: Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company may be a party to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that the nature of any proceedings is typical for a company of its size and scope, and no proceedings are deemed to be materially detrimental.

 

Note 7: Pro Forma Income Taxes and Income Per Share (Unaudited)

 

Effective April 1, 2019, GenResults, LLC merged into Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (“Cerberus”), a newly formed Delaware C-corporation. Consequently, its income will be subject to federal and state income taxes. Accordingly, a pro forma income tax provision has been disclosed as if the Company was a corporation for the latest fiscal periods presented prior to April 1, 2019. For the purposes of the pro forma tax provision we have applied a 26% combined federal and state income tax rate.

 

A pro forma net income per common share has been disclosed for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 using the stock that was retroactively applied to the earliest periods presented after the reorganization. Pro forma basic and diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, assuming the shares retroactively

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applied to the earliest periods presented were outstanding as of the beginning of each period presented. Currently, there are no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.

 

Note 8: Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through October 1, 2019, which is the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2019, the Company anticipates entering into employment agreements with certain employees. It is expected that these employee agreements will include the granting of shares of common stock or options to purchase shares of common stock.

 

The Company is offering a minimum of 1,250,000 and up to a maximum of 5,000,000 shares of common stock par value of $0.00001, at an offering price of $0.40 per share through a Private Placement Memorandum to accredited investors only. The minimum investment is $50,000 (125,000 shares). The Company has accepted a total of $610,000 from eight investors through the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

 

On September 1, 2019, the Company entered into a stock repurchase agreement with Mr. Alan Kierman, a founder of the Company. In this agreement, the Company agrees to purchase 6,000,000 shares of common stock from Mr. Kierman for $60 (par value of shares of common stock). Mr. Kierman will retain 4,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

On September 23, 2019, Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Merger Agreement (“Agreement”) with Talatek LLC (“Talatek”), a Virginia limited liability company, whereby (i) Merger Sub will merge with and into Talatek and the corporate existence of Talatek shall continue as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company; and (ii) all issued and outstanding units of Talatek will be exchanged for 6,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company such that former members of Talatek will own approximately 6% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. The results of operations of Talatek will be included in the consolidated financial statements from the closing date of acquisition.

 

The accompanying pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and illustrate the effect of the Company’s acquisition (“Pro Forma”) of Talatek. The pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019 is based on the historical balance sheets of the Company and Talatek as of that date and assumes the acquisition took place on that date. The pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 are based on the historical statements of operations of the Company and Talatek for those periods. The pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations assume the acquisition took place on the first day of the respective periods, January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2019.

 

The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements may not be indicative of the acquisition. In particular, the pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are based on management’s current estimate of the allocation of the purchase price, the actual allocation of which may materially differ.

 

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The accompanying pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of the Company and Talatek, including the related notes and other financial information included in the filing.

 

 

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
June 30, 2019
                   
    Historical   Pro Forma     Pro Forma
    CCSC   Talatek   Adjustments     Combined
ASSETS                
                   
Current assets:                                  
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 453,893     $ 245,521       —         $ 699,414  
Accounts receivable     170,318       330,063       —           500,381  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     69,055       2,500       —           71,555  
Total current assets     693,266       578,084       —           1,271,350  
                                   
Long-term assets:                                  
Long-term receivable     —         10,000       —           10,000  
Property and equipment, net     2,498       —         —           2,498  
Intangible assets     —         —         870,000   (2)   870,000  
Goodwill     —         —         1,391,364   (2)   1,391,364  
Total assets   $ 695,764     $ 588,084     $ 2,261,364       $ 3,545,212  
                                   
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                  
                                   
Current liabilities:                                  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 386,554     $ 369,448     $ —         $ 756,002  
Note payable - related party     200,000       —         —           200,000  
Other current liabilities     22,341       —         —           22,341  
Total current liabilities     608,895       369,448       —           978,343  
                                   
Total liabilities     608,895       369,448       —           978,343  
                                   
Commitments and Contingencies                                  
Stockholders' equity:                                  
Common stock     1,030       —         62   (1)   1,092  
Additional paid in capital     609,810       —         2,479,938   (1)   3,089,748  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)     (523,971 )     218,636       (218,636 ) (2)   (523,971 )
Total stockholders' equity     86,869       218,636       2,261,364         2,566,869  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 695,764     $ 588,084     $ 2,261,364       $ 3,545,212  

 

 

See the unaudited notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Year ended December 31, 2018
                   
    Historical   Pro Forma     Pro Forma
    CCSC   Talatek   Adjustments     Combined
                   
Revenues   $ 641,606     $ 2,827,749       —         $ 3,469,355  
                                   
Operating Expenses:                                  
Cost of revenues     114,668       158,350       —           273,018  
Selling, general, and administrative     203,814       2,587,864       —           2,791,678  
Amortization expense     —         —         435,000   (3)   435,000  
Total operating expenses     318,482       2,746,214       435,000         3,499,696  
Income (loss) from operations     323,124       81,535       (435,000 )       (30,341 )
Other (expenses) income, net:                                  
Interest expense     —         (2,227 )     —           (2,227 )
Interest income     —         47       —           47  
Total other (expenses) income, net     —         (2,180 )     —           (2,180 )
(Loss) income before taxes     323,124       79,355       (435,000 )       (32,521 )
Income tax (benefit) expense     —         —         —           —    
Net (loss) income   $ 323,124     $ 79,355     $ (435,000 )     $ (32,521 )
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders                                  
Basic   $ —                         $ —    
Diluted   $ —                         $ —    
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                                  
Basic     70,000,000                         76,200,000  
Diluted     70,000,000                         76,200,000  

 

See the unaudited notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Six Months ended June 30, 2019
                   
    Historical   Pro Forma     Pro Forma
    CCSC   Talatek   Adjustments     Combined
                   
Revenues   $ 352,131     $ 1,695,765       —         $ 2,047,896  
                                   
Operating Expenses:                                  
Cost of revenues     131,453       102,467       —           233,920  
Selling, general, and administrative     638,750       1,449,079       (77,768 ) (4)   2,010,061  
Amortization expense     —         —         218,000   (3)   218,000  
Total operating expenses     770,203       1,551,546       140,232         2,461,981  
Income (loss) from operations     (418,072 )     144,219       (140,232 )       (414,085 )
Other (expenses) income, net:                                  
Interest expense     (6,075 )     (4,314 )     —           (10,389 )
Interest income     8       6       —           14  
Total other (expenses) income, net     (6,067 )     (4,308 )     —           (10,375 )
(Loss) income before taxes     (424,139 )     139,911       (140,232 )       (424,460 )
Income tax (benefit) expense     —         —         —           —    
Net (loss) income   $ (424,139 )   $ 139,911     $ (140,232 )     $ (424,460 )
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders                                  
Basic   $ —                         $ —    
Diluted   $ —                         $ —    
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                                  
Basic     85,975,827                         92,175,827  
Diluted     85,975,827                         92,175,827  

 

 

See the unaudited notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation

Unaudited Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

Note 1: Pro Forma Adjustments

 

The pro forma adjustments to the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations are as follows:

 

(1) This pro forma adjustment reflects the value of the 6,200,000 shares of common stock issued to the members of Talatek in the acquisition, at $0.40 per share.
(2) This pro forma adjustment reflects the estimated amounts of intangible assets and goodwill purchased as part of the acquisition and the elimination of Talatek’s retained earnings.
(3) This pro forma adjustment reflects the estimated amortization of the purchased intangible assets for the periods presented.
(4) This pro forma adjustment reflects expenses related to Talatek’s software development project that was not included in the acquisition.

 

Note 2: Pro Forma Weighted-Average Common Shares

 

The Company issued 6,200,000 shares of common stock in exchange for the acquisition of Talatek. The weighted-average number of common shares is calculated assuming the shares were outstanding as of the beginning of each period presented. Currently, there are no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.

 

Note 3: Income Taxes

 

The income of the Company will be subject to federal and state income taxes. After the acquisition of Talatek and related pro forma adjustments, the combined consolidated results of operations results in an estimated net loss. No pro forma income tax provision has been disclosed as it is estimated that the resulting net deferred tax asset has been fully reserved.

 

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit Exhibit Description
   
2.1

Certificate of Compliance with Merger, Combination or Acquisition Requirements, filed April 15, 2019

 

2.2

Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation, TalaTek Merger Sub, LLC, TalaTek, LLC and Baan Alsinawi, dated as of September 23, 2019

3.1

Certificate of Incorporation of Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation filed March 5, 2019

 

3.2

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation filed April 17, 2019

 

3.3

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation filed September 26, 2019

 

3.4

By-laws of Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation

 

10.1 Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Limited Liability Company Interests of GenResults, LLC, made as of April 12, 2019, between David G. Jemmett and Jemmett Enterprises, LLC, and Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation
10.2*

Employment Agreement dated September 30, 2019 between Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and David G. Jemmett

 

10.3* Employment Agreement dated August 13, 2019 between Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and William Santos
     

 

23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

*Indicates management contract or compensatory plan

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 1, 2019     Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation
       
      By: /s/David G. Jemmett
          Chief Executive Officer

 

 


 Exhibit 3.3

Delaware

The First State

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I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF “CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.D. 2019, AT 9:39 O`CLOCK A.M.

A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.

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7179154 8100 Authentication: 203680721

SR# 20197236232 Date: 09-27-19

You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml

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Exhibit 3.4

 

BY-LAWS OF

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION

 

A Delaware Corporation

 

ARTICLE I OFFICES

 

Section 1.1      PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The principal office of the corporation in the State of Arizona shall be located at 2700 N Central Ave # 900, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 or in such other location as the Board of Directors from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require. The corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Arizona, as Board of Directors of the corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may designate or as the business of the corporation may require from time to time.

 

Section 1.2      REGISTERED OFFICE. The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be 1201 Orange Street, Suite 600, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle County, New Castle County or in such other location as the Board of Directors from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE II SHAREHOLDERS

 

Section 2.1      ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held on such day as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors, commencing with the year following the date of Incorporation at a time to be fixed by the Board of Directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday in the State of Delaware, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of directors shall not be held on the day designated herein for any annual meeting of the shareholders, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the shareholders as soon thereafter as may be convenient.

 

Section 2.2      SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors, and shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer at the request of the holders of not less than one-tenth of all outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

Section 2.3      PLACE OF MEETINGS. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting called by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting is otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation in the State of Delaware. The Board of Directors 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 provided under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

 

Section 2.4      NOTICE OF MEETING. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting of shareholders and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, be delivered not less than ten nor more than fifty days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary, or the officer or person calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting; provided, however, that if the authorized shares of the corporation are to be increased, at least thirty days' notice shall be given, and if sale of all or substantially all assets are to be voted upon, at

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least twenty days' notice shall be given to each shareholder of record. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.

 

Section 2.5      CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS OR FIXING OF RECORD DATE. For the purpose

of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other purpose, the Board of Directors of the corporation may provide that the stock transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not to exceed, in any case, fifty days. If the stock transfer books shall be closed for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than fifty days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of shareholders, is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

Section 2.6      VOTING RECORD. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the corporation shall make, at least ten days before each meeting of shareholders, a complete record of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of, and the number of shares held by, each. The record, for a period of ten days before such meeting, shall be kept on file at the principal office of the corporation, whether within or without the State of Delaware, and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder for any purpose germane to the meeting at any time during usual business hours. Such record shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting for any purpose germane to the meeting. The original stock transfer books shall be the prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to examine such record or transfer books or to vote at any meeting of shareholders.

 

Section 2.7      QUORUM. One-third of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at, any meeting of shareholders. If a quorum is not represented at any meeting of the shareholders, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time for a period not to exceed sixty days without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. The shareholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum.

 

Section 2.8      MANNER OF ACTING. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater proportion or number of voting by classes is otherwise required by the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Section 2.9      PROXIES. At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.

 

Section 2.10     VOTING OF SHARES. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each outstanding share, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a

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meeting of shareholders, and each fractional share is entitled to a corresponding fractional vote on each such matter.

 

Section 2.11     VOTING OF SHARES BY CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS. Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of such other corporation may determine.

 

Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator, may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him without a transfer of such shares into his name.

 

Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his name if authority to do so is contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed.

 

A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.

 

Neither treasury shares nor shares held by another corporation if the majority of the shares entitled to vote for the election of directors of such other corporation is held by this corporation shall be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting or counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.

 

Redeemable shares which have been called for redemption shall not be entitled to vote on any matter and shall not be deemed outstanding shares on and after the date on which written notice of redemption has been mailed to shareholders and a sum sufficient to redeem such shares has been deposited with a bank or trust company with irrevocable instruction and authority to pay the redemption price to the holders of the shares upon surrender of certificates therefor.

 

Section 2.12     VOTING BY BALLOT. Voting on any question or in any election may be by voice vote unless the presiding officer shall order, or any shareholder shall demand, that voting be by ballot.

 

Section 2.13     VOTING FOR DIRECTORS. At each election for directors every shareholder entitled to vote at such election has the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has the right to vote.

 

Section 2.14     NO CUMULATIVE VOTING. No shareholder shall be permitted to cumulate his votes by giving one candidate as many votes as the number of such directors multiplied by the number of his shares equals, or by distributing such votes on the same principal among any number of candidates.

 

ARTICLE III BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 3.1      GENERAL POWERS. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.2      PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. A director of the corporation shall perform his duties as a director, including his duties as member of any committee of the Board of Directors upon which he may serve, in good faith, in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the corporation, and with such care as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, a director shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by persons and

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groups listed in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 3.2; but he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A person who so performs his duties shall not have any liability by reason of being or having been a director of the corporation. Those persons and groups on whose information, opinions, reports, and statements a director is entitled to rely are:

 

(a)                One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;

 

(b)                Counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters which the director reasonably believes to be within such persons' professional or expert competence; or

 

(c)                A committee of the Board of Directors upon which he does not serve, duly designated in accordance with the provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director reasonably believes to merit confidence.

 

Section 3.3      NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS. The number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. There may not be fewer than three directors, unless the outstanding shares of the corporation are held of record by fewer than three shareholders, in which event there need be only as many directors as there are shareholders. No decrease in the number of directors shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. Directors shall be natural persons of the age of eighteen years or older, but need not be residents of the State of Delaware or shareholders of the corporation, except as provided below in this section.

 

There may be a Chairman of the Board, who has been elected from among the directors. If elected, he shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors. He shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.4      REGULAR MEETINGS. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this by-law immediately after, and at the same place as the annual meeting of shareholders. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.

 

Section 3.5      SPECIAL MEETING. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chief Executive Officer or any two directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them.

 

Section 3.6      NOTICE. Written notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given by mail to each director at his business address at least three days prior to the meeting, or by personal delivery or telegram at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting to the business address of each director, or in the event such notice is given on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, to the residence address of each director. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice is given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Any director may waive notice of any meeting. The attendance of a director at any meeting constitutes a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

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Section 3.7      QUORUM. A majority of the number of directors determined pursuant to Section 3.3 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, but if less than such majority is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

 

Section 3.8      MANNER OF ACTING. Except as otherwise required by the DGCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.9      PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT. A director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he files his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or forwards such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.

 

Section 3.10    INFORMAL ACTION BY DIRECTORS. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the directors.

 

Section 3.11    PARTICIPATION BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by means of telephone conference or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

Section 3.12    VACANCIES. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office or by an election at an annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. A director chosen to fill a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.

 

Section 3.13     RESIGNATION. Any director of the corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the corporation. The resignation of any director shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. When one or more directors shall resign from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective.

 

Section 3.14     REMOVAL. Any director or directors of the corporation may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a vote of the holders of the majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.

 

Section 3.15     COMPENSATION. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their services as may be approved by the Board of Directors, including (but not limited to), if so approved, by resolution of the Board of Directors, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

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ARTICLE IV

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES

 

Section 4.1      APPOINTMENT. The Board of Directors by resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors, may designate from among its members an Executive Committee and one or more other committees. Neither the designation of any such committee, the delegation of authority to such committee, nor any action by such committee pursuant to its authority shall alone constitute compliance by any member of the Board of Directors, not a member of the committee in question, with his responsibility to act in good faith, in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the corporation, and with such care as an ordinary prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances.

 

Section 4.2      AUTHORITY. The Executive Committee and/or any other committee shall have such authority in the management of the corporation as the Board of Directors designates, except that no such committee shall have the authority to:

 

(i) declare dividends or distributions;

 

(ii) approve or recommend to shareholders actions or proposals required by the DGCL to be approved by shareholders;

 

(iii) fill vacancies on the Board of Directors or any committee thereof;

 

(iv) amend the by-laws;

 

(v) approve a plan of merger not requiring shareholder approval;

 

(vi) reduce earned or capital surplus;

 

(vii) authorize or approve the reacquisition of shares unless pursuant to a general formula or method specified by the Board of Directors; or

 

(viii) authorize or approve the issuance or sale of, or any contract to issue or sell, shares or designate the terms of a series of a class of shares and except that the Board of Directors, having acted regarding general authorization for the issuance or sale of shares or any contract therefor and in the case of a series, the designation thereof, may, pursuant to a general formula or method specified by the Board of Directors by resolution or by adoption of a stock option or other plan authorize a committee to fix the terms of any contract for the sale of the shares and to fix the terms upon which such shares may be issued or sold, including, without limitation the price, the dividend rate, provisions for redemption, sinking fund, conversion, or voting or preferential rights, and provisions for other features of a class of shares or a series of a class of shares, with full power in such committee to adopt any final resolution setting forth all terms thereof and to authorize the statement of the terms of a series for filing with the Secretary of State under the DGCL.

 

Section 4.3     TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS. Each member of the Executive Committee and/or any other committees shall hold office until the next regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors following his designation and until his successor is designated as a member of the Executive Committee or such other committee and is elected and qualified.

 

Section 4.4     MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the Executive Committee or any other committee may be held without notice at such time and place as the Executive Committee or any other committee may fix from time to time by resolution. Special meetings of the Executive Committee or any other committee may be called by any member thereof upon not less than one day's notice stating the place, date and hour of the meeting, which notice may be written or oral; provided, however, that if mailed, notice must be given at least three days before the meeting and it shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the member of the Executive Committee or other committee at his business address.

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If notice is given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Any member of the Executive Committee or other committee may waive notice of any meeting and no notice of any meeting need be given to any member thereof who attends in person. Attendance of a director at a meeting constitutes a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. The notice of a meeting of the Executive Committee or other committee need not state the business proposed to be transacted at the meeting.

 

Section 4.5     QUORUM. A majority of the members of the Executive Committee or other committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting thereof, and action of the Executive Committee or other committee must be authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

Section 4.6      INFORMAL ACTION BY COMMITTEE. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Executive Committee or other committee at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the committee members.

 

Section 4.7      PARTICIPATION BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. Members of any committee designated by the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of such committee by means of telephone conference or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

Section 4.8      VACANCIES. Any vacancy in the Executive Committee or other committee may be filled by a resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.9     RESIGNATIONS AND REMOVAL. Any member of the Executive Committee or other committee may be removed at any time with or without cause by resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors. Any member of the Executive Committee or other committee may resign from such committee at any time by giving written notice to the Chief Executive Officer or Secretary of the corporation, and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

Section 4.10    PROCEDURE. The Executive Committee or other committee shall elect a presiding officer from its members and may fix its own rules of procedure which shall not be inconsistent with these by-laws.

 

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

 

Section 5.1      NUMBER. The officers of the corporation shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Such other officers and assistant officers and agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. The officers of the corporation shall be natural persons of the age of eighteen years or older.

 

Section 5.2      ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE. The officers of the corporation to be elected by the Board of Directors shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, commencing at the first meeting of the Board of Directors, after the annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as practicable. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his death or until he resigns or has been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.

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Section 5.3     REMOVAL. Any officer or agent may be removed by the Board of Directors, or by the Executive Committee, if any, whenever in its judgment the best interest of the corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights.

 

Section 5.4     VACANCIES. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.

 

Section 5.5     CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The Chief Executive Officer is the chief executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He/she shall, when present, and in the absence of a Chairman of the Board, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors. He may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates for shares of the corporation and deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to the executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these by-laws to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of Chief Executive Officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

 

Section 5.6     THE VICE PRESIDENTS. If elected or appointed by the Board of Directors, the Vice President (or in the event there is more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) to the extent authorized by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, perform all duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer. Any Vice President may sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certificates for shares of the corporation; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.7    THE SECRETARY. The Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation and see that the seal of the corporation is affixed to all documents the execution of which on behalf of the corporation under its seal is duly authorized; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder; (e) sign with the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the Chief Executive Officer, or Vice President, certificates for shares of the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation; and (g) in general perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.8      THE TREASURER. The Treasurer shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; (b) receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and 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 the provisions of Article VIII of these by-laws; (c) sign with the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer or Vice President, certificates for shares of the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; and (d) in general perform all of the 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 by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.9      ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS. The Assistant

Secretaries or Assistant Treasurers, when authorized by the Board of Directors, may sign with the Chief

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Executive Officer or a Vice President certificates for shares of the corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or the Treasurer, respectively, or by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.10    BONDS. If the Board of Directors by resolution shall so require, any officer or agent of the corporation shall give bond to the corporation in such amount and with such surety as the Board of Directors may deem sufficient, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their respective duties and offices.

 

Section 5.11    SALARIES. The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the corporation.

 

ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS WITH INTERESTED DIRECTORS

 

No contract or other transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors or any other corporation, firm, association, or entity in which one or more of its directors are director or officer or are financially interested shall be either void or voidable solely because of such relationship or interest or solely because such directors are present at the meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves, or ratifies such contract or transaction or solely because their votes are counted for such purpose if:

 

(a) The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the Board of Directors or committee which authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction by a vote or consent sufficient for the purpose without counting the votes or consents of such interested directors; or

 

(b) The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the shareholders entitled to vote and they authorize, approve, or ratify such contract or transaction by vote or written consent; or

 

(c) The contract or transaction is fair and reasonable to the corporation.

 

Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves, or ratifies such contract or transaction.

 

ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION

 

The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction or upon a plea of 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 he reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

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The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to 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 he is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against expenses (including attorney fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the corporation; but no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person has been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which such court deems proper.

 

To the extent that a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in the first two paragraphs of this Article VII or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorney fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

 

Any indemnification under the first two paragraphs of this Article VII (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, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in said first two paragraphs. Such determination shall be made by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding, or, if such quorum is not obtainable or even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or by the shareholders.

 

Expenses (including attorney fees) incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding as authorized in this Article VII upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent to repay such amount unless it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this Article VII.

 

The indemnification provided by this Article VII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, and any procedure provided for by any of the foregoing, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent and shall inure to the benefit of heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

 

A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article VII,

 

ARTICLE VIII

CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

 

Section 8.1      CONTRACTS. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

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Section 8.2     LOANS. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

Section 8.3      CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents, of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 8.4      DEPOSITS. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select.

 

ARTICLE IX

SHARES, CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

Section 9.1     REGULATION. The Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate concerning the issuance, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the corporation, including the appointment of transfer agents and registrars.

 

Section 9.2   CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES. The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, or shall be uncertificated. Certificates representing shares of the corporation, if any, shall be numbered serially for each class of shares, or series thereof, as they are issued, and shall be signed by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer, or the Chief Executive Officer, and by the Treasurer or by the Secretary. Any or all of the signatures 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 an employee of the corporation. The corporate seal shall not be required on any certificate.

 

Each certificate representing shares shall state upon the face thereof: the name of the corporation; that the corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware; the name of the person to whom issued; the date of issue; the number and class of shares and the designation of series, if any, which such certificate represents; and the par value of each share represented by such certificate, or a statement that the shares are without par value.

 

Each certificate representing shares issued by the corporation shall set forth upon the face or back of the certificate or shall state that the corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights of the shares of each class authorized to be issued and the variations in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series of preferred or special class of shares, so far as the same have been fixed and determined, and the authority of the Board of Directors to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series.

 

Each certificate shall be otherwise in such form as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and as shall conform to the rules of any stock exchange on which the shares may be listed.

 

No certificate shall be issued for any shares until such share is fully paid.

 

Section 9.3     CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificates shall be issued in lieu thereof until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except as herein provided with respect to lost, stolen or destroyed certificates.

 

Section 9.4     LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES. Any shareholder claiming that his certificate for shares is lost, stolen or destroyed may make an affidavit or affirmation of that fact and lodge

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the same with the Secretary of the corporation, accompanied by a signed application for a new certificate. Thereupon, and upon the giving of a satisfactory bond of indemnity to the corporation not exceeding an amount double the value of the shares as represented by such certificate (the necessity for such bond and the amount required to be determined by the Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer of the corporation), a new certificate may be issued of the same tenor and representing the same number, class and series of shares as were represented by the certificate alleged to be lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

Section 9.5      TRANSFER OF SHARES. Subject to the terms of any shareholder agreement relating to the transfer of shares or other transfer restrictions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation or authorized therein, shares of the corporation shall be transferable on the books of the corporation by the holder thereof in person or by his duly authorized attorney, upon the surrender and cancellation of a certificate or certificates for a like number of shares. Upon presentation and surrender of a certificate for shares properly endorsed and payment of all taxes therefor, the transferee shall be entitled to a new certificate or certificates in lieu thereof. As against the corporation, a transfer of shares can be made only on the books of the corporation and in the manner herein above provided, and the corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share as the owner thereof and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the statutes of the State of Delaware.

 

ARTICLE X FISCAL YEAR

 

The fiscal year of the corporation shall be determined from time to time by resolutions of the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE XI DIVIDENDS

 

The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by law and its Certificate of Incorporation.

 

ARTICLE XII CORPORATE SEAL

 

The Board of Directors may, but is not required to, provide a corporate seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the state of incorporation and the word "SEAL."

 

ARTICLE XIII WAIVER OF NOTICE

 

Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of these by-laws or under the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before, at, or after the time stated therein, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.

 

ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENTS

 

Subject to repeal or change by action of the shareholders, these by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted by a majority of the directors present at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the corporation at which meeting a quorum is present.

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ARTICLE XV EMERGENCY BY-LAWS

 

The Emergency By-laws provided in this Article XV shall be operative during any emergency in the conduct of the business of the corporation resulting from an attack on the United States or any nuclear or atomic disaster, notwithstanding any different provision in the preceding articles of the by-laws or in the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation or in the DGCL. To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article, the By-laws provided in the preceding articles shall remain in effect during such emergency and upon its termination the Emergency By-laws shall cease to be operative.

 

During any such emergency:

 

(a)                A meeting of the Board of Directors may be called by any officer or director of the corporation. Notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given by the person calling the meeting to such of the directors as it may be feasible to reach by any available means of communication. Such notice shall be given at such time in advance of the meeting as circumstances permit in the judgment of the person calling the meeting.

 

(b)                At any such meeting of the Board of Directors, a quorum shall consist of the number of directors in attendance at such meeting.

 

(c)                The Board of Directors, either before or during any such emergency, may, effective in the emergency, change the principal office or designate several alternative principal offices or regional offices, or authorize the officers to do so.

 

(d)              The Board of Directors, either before or during any such emergency, may provide, and from time to time modify, lines of succession in the event that during such an emergency any or all officers or agents of the corporation shall for any reason be rendered incapable of discharging their duties.

 

(e)                No officer, director or employee acting in accordance with these Emergency By-laws shall be liable except for willful misconduct. No officer, director or employee shall be liable for any action taken by him in good faith in such emergency in furtherance of the ordinary business affairs of the corporation even though not authorized by the by-laws then in effect.

 

(f)                 These Emergency By-laws shall be subject to repeal or change by further action of the Board of Directors or by action of the shareholders, but no such repeal or change shall modify the provisions of the next preceding paragraph with regard to action taken prior to the time of such repeal or change. Any amendment of these Emergency By-laws may make any further or different provision that may be practical and necessary for the circumstances of the emergency.

Exhibit 2.2 

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger

 

by and among

 

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION,

 

TALATEK MERGER SUB, LLC,

 

TALATEK, LLC

 

and

 

Baan Alsinawi

 

dated as of September 23, 2019

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ARTICLE I The Merger 1
Section 1.1   The Merger 1
Section 1.2   Closing 1
Section 1.3   Effective Time 1
Section 1.4   Effect of the Merger 1
Section 1.5   Managers and Officers 2
Section 1.6   Product Business. 2
ARTICLE II Conversion of Securities 2
Section 2.1   Conversion of Securities 2
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties of Cerberus and Merger Sub 3
Section 3.1   Organization 3
Section 3.2   Capitalization 3
Section 3.3   Authority Relative to this Agreement 3
Section 3.4   Non-Contravention 4
Section 3.5   Governmental Approvals 4
Section 3.6   Financial Statements 4
Section 3.7   Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities 4
Section 3.8   Absence of Certain Changes 4
Section 3.9   Compliance with Laws 5
Section 3.10   Legal Proceedings 5
Section 3.11   Brokerage Fees 5
Section 3.12   No Other Representations or Warranties 6
ARTICLE IV Representations and Warranties of TalaTek 6
Section 4.1   Organization 6
Section 4.2   Capitalization 7
Section 4.3   Authority Relative to this Agreement 7
Section 4.4   Non-Contravention 7
Section 4.5   Subsidiaries 7
Section 4.6   Governmental Approvals 8
Section 4.7   Financial Statements 8
Section 4.8   Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities 8
Section 4.9   Absence of Certain Changes 8
Section 4.10   Compliance with Laws 8
Section 4.11   Tax Matters 9
Section 4.12   Legal Proceedings 9
Section 4.13   Brokerage Fees 10
Section 4.14   Permits 10
Section 4.15   Insurance 10
Section 4.16   Employees 10
Section 4.17   Agreements, Contracts and Commitments 10
Section 4.18   Benefit Plans 11
Section 4.19   Regulatory Agencies 12
Section 4.20   Intellectual Property 12
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Section 4.21   Investment Representations 12
Section 4.22   Independent Evaluation 13
Section 4.23   No Other Representations or Warranties 13
ARTICLE V Covenants 13
Section 5.1   Confidentiality. 13
Section 5.2   Non-competition; Non-solicitation. 13
ARTICLE VI Indemnification 14
Section 6.1   Survival. 14
Section 6.2   Indemnification By Alsinawi. 15
Section 6.3   Indemnification By Cerberus. 15
Section 6.4   Indemnification Procedures. 15
Section 6.5   Payments. 17
Section 6.6   Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments. 17
Section 6.7   Effect of Investigation. 17
ARTICLE VII Miscellaneous 17
Section 7.1   Waiver, Etc 17
Section 7.2   Assignment 17
Section 7.3   Counterparts 18
Section 7.4   Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries 18
Section 7.5   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 18
Section 7.6   Specific Enforcement 18
Section 7.7   Notices 19
Section 7.8   Severability 20
Section 7.9   Interpretation 20
Section 7.10   Non-Recourse 20

Annex 1 Definitions

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of September 23, 2019, by and among Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Cerberus”), TalaTek Merger Sub, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Cerberus (“Merger Sub”), TalaTek, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“TalaTek” or “Target Company”), and Baan Alsinawi, the controlling member of TalaTek (“Alsinawi”). Each of Cerberus, Merger Sub, TalaTek and Alsinawi are referred to herein as a “Party” and together as “Parties.” Certain terms used in this Agreement are defined in Annex 1.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Cerberus Board has determined that it is in the best interests of Cerberus and Merger Sub, and has declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement with TalaTek providing for the merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub with and into TalaTek, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, TalaTek has determined that it is in the best interests of TalaTek and its members, and has declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
The Merger

Section 1.1               The Merger. At the Effective Time, upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the Virginia Limited Liability Company Act (the “VLLCA”), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into TalaTek. As a result of the Merger, the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and TalaTek shall continue as the entity surviving the Merger (the “Surviving Entity”). TalaTek as the Surviving Entity shall continue to maintain and bill its contract with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in particular.

Section 1.2               Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”).

Section 1.3               Effective Time. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Closing, TalaTek, Cerberus and Merger Sub shall cause a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the State Corporation Commission of Virginia in accordance with the relevant provisions of the VLLCA and shall make all other filings or recordings required by the VLLCA. The Merger will become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger has been duly filed with the State Corporation Commission of Virginia (the effective time of the Merger being hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Time”).

 

Section 1.4               Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the VLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises,

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licenses and authority of TalaTek and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Entity, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions and duties of TalaTek and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions and duties of the Surviving Entity.

Section 1.5               Managers and Officers. The managers and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the managers and officers of the Surviving Entity, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of formation and company agreement of the Surviving Entity. TalaTek shall continue to use after the Effective Time the same taxpayer identification number it used before the Effective Time.

Section 1.6               Product Business. Target Company has developed a proprietary SaaS product (“SaaS Product”) and has sole rights thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the members of the Target Company shall transfer the SaaS Product outside of the Target Company prior to the Effective Time, and the SaaS Product shall not be an asset of the Target Company at the Effective Time. Members of the Target Company and Baan Alsinawi shall grant Purchaser a first priority option to purchase (on an unencumbered, debt free basis) the SaaS Product and related business, within two (2) years from the Effective Time, for a purchase price of fair value to be mutually agreed by the parties at that time based on the fair value at the time of such purchase, which shall also take into account the funds invested by Target Company in the SaaS Product, but prior to and after the Effective Time. During these two (2) years, Target Company and its members exercising ownership rights over the SaaS Product may market, license, sell, transfer, assign, and otherwise use the SaaS Product in their sole discretion, subject to Cerberus’ first priority option to purchase.

ARTICLE II
Conversion of Securities

Section 2.1               Conversion of Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Cerberus, TalaTek, Merger Sub, or any of their equity holders, directors or managers, the following shall occur:

(a)                Conversion Generally. All issued and outstanding units representing membership interests in TalaTek (“Talatek Units”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive an aggregate of 6,200,000 (the “Exchange Ratio”) shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 (the “Cerberus Stock” or the “Merger Consideration”). Certificates and book-entry units previously representing TalaTek Units (other than any TalaTek Units to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.1(b)) shall be exchanged for the Merger Consideration, without interest, upon the surrender of such TalaTek Units.

(b)                Cancellation of Certain Units. Each TalaTek Unit held by TalaTek, or any Subsidiary of TalaTek immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

(c)                Merger Sub. The membership interests of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one newly issued, fully paid and non-assessable unit of membership interest of the Surviving Entity so that, after the Effective Time, Cerberus shall be the holder of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Surviving Entity.

(d)                Further Rights in TalaTek Units. All Merger Consideration paid in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such TalaTek Units.

ARTICLE III

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Representations and Warranties of Cerberus and Merger Sub

Except as disclosed in the disclosure schedule delivered by Cerberus to TalaTek and Alsinawi (the “Cerberus Disclosure Schedule”) attached to this Agreement (provided that disclosure in any section of the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosure with respect to any other Section of this Agreement to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that it is applicable to such other Section notwithstanding the omission of a reference or cross-reference thereto), Cerberus and Merger Sub represent and warrant to TalaTek and Alsinawi that:

Section 3.1               Organization. Cerberus is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Cerberus has full corporate power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted. Cerberus is duly qualified and in good standing to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the conduct or nature of its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or operating of its properties makes such qualification necessary, except such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Cerberus. Cerberus has made available to TalaTek and Alsinawi accurate and complete copies of all Cerberus Organizational Documents and the organizational.

Section 3.2               Capitalization.

(a)                The authorized capital stock of Cerberus consists of 250,000,000 shares of Cerberus Stock. All of the outstanding shares of Cerberus Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and are fully paid and non-assessable, and have been issued in compliance with all applicable Laws and are not subject to any pre-emptive rights. Immediately prior to the Effective Date, there are 97,525,000 issued and outstanding shares of Cerberus Stock.

(b)                The Cerberus Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement have been duly authorized in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(c)                There are no preemptive rights to purchase any shares of Cerberus Stock. Except for the Cerberus Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares of Cerberus Stock.

Section 3.3               Authority Relative to this Agreement. Assuming the accuracy of the representations set forth in ARTICLE IV, (a) each of Cerberus and Merger Sub has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) the execution, delivery and performance by Cerberus and Merger Sub of this Agreement, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Cerberus or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by Cerberus and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Cerberus and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the other Parties, constitutes, and each other agreement, instrument or document executed or to be executed by Cerberus in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by Cerberus and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the other parties, constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of Cerberus and Merger Sub enforceable against Cerberus and Merger Sub in accordance with

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their respective terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (B) equitable principles that may limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances (collectively, “Creditor Rights”).

Section 3.4               Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Cerberus and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Cerberus and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Cerberus Organizational Documents or the organizational documents of any Subsidiary of Cerberus, (b) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of, or constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) a default under, or give rise (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under, any bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Cerberus or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Cerberus, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties may be bound, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon the properties of Cerberus or any of its Subsidiaries, except for Permitted Encumbrances or (d) violate any applicable Law binding upon Cerberus or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (a), (c) and (d) above, for any such conflicts, violations, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations or Encumbrances which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Cerberus.

Section 3.5               Governmental Approvals. No material consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority is required to be obtained or made by Cerberus or any Cerberus Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Cerberus of this Agreement or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Office of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Virginia and (ii) any such consent, approval, Order, authorization, registration, filing, or permit the failure to obtain or make has not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Cerberus.

Section 3.6               Financial Statements. The financial statements of Genresults, LLC, Cerberus’ subsidiary, as of December 31, 2018 (the “Cerberus Financial Statements”) (a) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto); and (b) fairly presented in all material respects the financial position of Cerberus at the dates thereof and the results of Cerberus’ operations and cash flows for the periods indicated therein, subject, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, to normal and year-end audit adjustments as permitted by GAAP.

Section 3.7               Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Cerberus nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability or obligation of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise) that would be required to be set forth on a balance sheet of Cerberus prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (i) liabilities reflected in the Cerberus Financial Statements or described in the notes accompanying the Cerberus Financial Statements, (ii) liabilities which have arisen since the date of the Cerberus Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business and (iii) liabilities arising under executory provisions of contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.

Section 3.8               Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in Section 3.8 of the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the Cerberus Financial Statements, (i) there has not been any change, event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any Material Adverse Effect on Cerberus, (ii) the business of Cerberus has been conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (iii) Cerberus has not incurred any material liability, engaged in any material transaction or entered into any material agreement outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with respect to its

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business and assets and (iv) Cerberus has not suffered any Loss, damage, destruction or other casualty to any of its assets (whether or not covered by insurance) that would result in a Material Adverse Effect on Cerberus.

Section 3.9               Compliance with Laws. Except as disclosed in Section 3.9 of the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of Cerberus, Cerberus has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to any aspect of the business of Cerberus. Except as disclosed in Section 3.9 of the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule, Cerberus has not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority relating to any aspect of the business of Cerberus or alleging that Cerberus is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable Law, in each case that would be material to Cerberus. Cerberus has not been charged or, to the Knowledge of Cerberus, threatened with, or under investigation with respect to, any material violation of any applicable Law relating to any aspect of the business of Cerberus.

Section 3.10            Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule, there are no material Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Cerberus, threatened against or involving Cerberus, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.

Section 3.11            Brokerage Fees. Neither Cerberus nor any Affiliate has retained any financial advisor, broker, agent or finder or paid or agreed to pay any financial advisor, broker, agent or finder on account of this Agreement, any transaction contemplated hereby or any other transaction, except as disclosed in Section 3.11 of the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule.

Section 3.12 Taxes. All material Tax Returns of Cerberus have been timely filed (taking into account applicable extensions of time to file) with the appropriate Taxing Authority and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by Cerberus have been paid and all such Taxes incurred but not yet due and owing have either been paid or properly accrued on the books and records of Cerberus in accordance with GAAP.

(a)                All material Taxes required to be withheld or collected by Cerberus with respect to any employee, independent contractor, purchaser or other third party have been withheld or collected, and have been timely paid to the appropriate Taxing Authority or properly accrued.

(b)                There are no waivers or extensions of any statute of limitations currently in effect with respect to Taxes of Cerberus. There are no actions, examinations or audits currently pending or, to Cerberus’ Knowledge, threatened with respect to Cerberus in respect of any Tax. No issue has been raised by a Taxing Authority in any prior action or examination of Cerberus which, by application of the same or similar principles, could reasonably be expected to result in a proposed deficiency for any subsequent taxable period. No claim has been made in writing by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Cerberus does not file Tax Returns that Cerberus is, or may be, subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(c)                There are no Encumbrances for Taxes on any of the assets of Cerberus. There are no Encumbrances for Taxes, other than Encumbrances with respect to current period Taxes not yet due or payable, on any of the assets of Cerberus.

(d)                Cerberus is not a party to, and Cerberus is not subject to, any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or similar agreement, Tax indemnity obligation or similar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement with respect to Taxes that could affect the Tax liability of Cerberus. Cerberus has no liability for Taxes of any other Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. law) as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.

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(e)                No portion of the properties of Cerberus (i) has been contributed to and is currently owned by a tax partnership; (ii) is subject to any form of agreement (whether formal or informal, written or oral) deemed by any federal tax statute, rule or regulation to be or to have created a tax partnership; or (iii) otherwise constitutes “partnership property” (as that term is used throughout Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code) of a tax partnership.

(f)                 Neither Cerberus nor any of its members have filed an election on IRS Form 8832, Entity Classification Election, causing Cerberus to be classified as an association taxable as a entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(g)                Legal Proceedings. There are no material Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Cerberus, threatened against or involving Cerberus, any Subsidiary of Cerberus or any of their respective properties or assets.

Section 3.12            No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (as qualified by the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule), neither Cerberus nor any other Person makes (and TalaTek and Alsinawi agree that they are not relying upon) any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Cerberus (including the value, condition or use of any asset) or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Cerberus disclaims any other representations or warranties not contained in this Agreement, whether made by Cerberus, any Affiliate of Cerberus or any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees or agents. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (as qualified by the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule), Cerberus disclaims all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information made, communicated or furnished (orally or in writing) to TalaTek and Alsinawi or any of their Affiliates or any of its officers, directors, managers, employees or agents (including any opinion, information, projection or advice that may have been or may be provided to TalaTek and Alsinawi by any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of Cerberus or any of its Affiliates). The disclosure of any matter or item in the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment that any such matter is required to be disclosed or is material or that such matter would or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Cerberus.

ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties of TalaTek

Except as disclosed in the disclosure schedule delivered by TalaTek to Cerberus (the “TalaTek Disclosure Schedule”) attached to this Agreement (provided that disclosure in any section of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosure with respect to any other Section of this Agreement to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that it is applicable to such other Section notwithstanding the omission of a reference or cross-reference thereto), TalaTek and Alsinawi, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Cerberus that:

Section 4.1               Organization. TalaTek is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Virginia. TalaTek has full power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted. TalaTek is duly qualified and in good standing to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the conduct or nature of its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or operating of its properties makes such qualification necessary, except such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on TalaTek. A list of all jurisdictions where TalaTek is qualified to do business is set forth in Section 4.1 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule. TalaTek has made available to Cerberus accurate and complete copies of all TalaTek Organizational Documents and the organizational documents of each Subsidiary of TalaTek.

Section 4.2              

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Capitalization.

(a)                The authorized equity securities of TalaTek consists of 91 Units, all of which are issued and outstanding and none are held in treasury. All of the outstanding TalaTek Units have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, and have been issued in compliance with all applicable Laws and are not subject to any pre-emptive rights.

(b)                There are no preemptive rights to purchase any Securities of TalaTek or any TalaTek Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Section 4.2 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, TalaTek Units or other Securities of TalaTek or any Subsidiary of TalaTek.

(c)                Except as set forth in Section 4.2 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, TalaTek does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership, interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other interest in any Person.

Section 4.3               Authority Relative to this Agreement. TalaTek has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by TalaTek of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized, and no other proceedings on the part of TalaTek are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by TalaTek of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by TalaTek and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the other Parties, constitutes, and each other agreement, instrument or document executed or to be executed by TalaTek in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by TalaTek and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the other parties, constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of TalaTek enforceable against TalaTek in accordance with their respective terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by Creditor Rights.

Section 4.4               Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by TalaTek of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the certificate of formation, operating agreement or other governing instruments of TalaTek or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of, or constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) a default under, or give rise (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under, any bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which TalaTek or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which TalaTek or any of its Subsidiaries may be bound, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any property of TalaTek or any of its Subsidiaries except for Permitted Encumbrances and Encumbrances set forth in Section 4.4 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, or (d) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.6, violate any applicable Law binding upon TalaTek or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d) above, for any such conflicts, violations, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations or Encumbrances which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on TalaTek.

Section 4.5               Subsidiaries. Section 4.5 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each of TalaTek’s Subsidiaries and each such Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. Each Subsidiary of TalaTek is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization to the extent such jurisdiction recognizes such concept,

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and has all requisite organizational power and authority and governmental authorizations necessary to own, operate, lease and otherwise hold its assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each other jurisdiction in which it owns, operates, leases or otherwise holds assets, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, except where the lack of such power, authority, authorization, license or qualification would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on TalaTek. TalaTek, directly or indirectly, owns 100% of the Securities of each Subsidiary of TalaTek, free and clear of all Encumbrances.

Section 4.6               Governmental Approvals. No material consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority is required to be obtained or made by TalaTek or any TalaTek Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than (a) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Office of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Virginia, and (b) any such consent, approval, Order, authorization, registration, filing, or permit the failure to obtain or make has not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on TalaTek.

Section 4.7               Financial Statements. TalaTek has delivered to Cerberus (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of TalaTek as of December 31, 2018, and the related audited statements of operations, members’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes and schedules thereto (the “Audited TalaTek Financial Statements”), and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of TalaTek as of June 30, 2019, and the related statement of operations and comprehensive income for the year then ended (the “Unaudited TalaTek Financial Statements” and together with the Audited TalaTek Financial Statements, the “TalaTek Financial Statements”). The TalaTek Financial Statements (i) have been prepared from the books and records of TalaTek in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with preceding years throughout the periods involved, and (ii) accurately and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of TalaTek as of the respective dates thereof and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.

Section 4.8               Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither TalaTek nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability or obligation of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise) that would be required to be set forth on a balance sheet of TalaTek prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (a) liabilities reflected in the Unaudited TalaTek Financial Statements, (b) liabilities which have arisen since the date of the Unaudited TalaTek Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business (none of which is a material liability for breach of contract, tort or infringement), (c) liabilities arising under executory provisions of contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business (none of which is a material liability for breach of contract) and (d) liabilities disclosed in Section 4.8 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule.

Section 4.9               Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in Section 4.9 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the Unaudited TalaTek Financial Statements, (a) there has not been any change, event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any Material Adverse Effect on TalaTek, (b) the business of TalaTek has been conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (c) TalaTek has not incurred any material liability, engaged in any material transaction or entered into any material agreement outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with respect to its business and assets and (d) TalaTek has not suffered any Loss, damage, destruction or other casualty to any of its assets (whether or not covered by insurance) that would result in a Material Adverse Effect on TalaTek.

Section 4.10            Compliance with Laws. Except as disclosed in Section 4.10 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, TalaTek has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to any

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aspect of the business of TalaTek. Except as disclosed in Section 4.10 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, TalaTek has not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority relating to any aspect of the business of TalaTek or alleging that TalaTek is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable Law. TalaTek has not been charged or, to the Knowledge of TalaTek, threatened with, or under investigation with respect to, any material violation of any applicable Law relating to any aspect of the business of TalaTek.

Section 4.11            Tax Matters.

(a)                All material Tax Returns of TalaTek have been timely filed (taking into account applicable extensions of time to file) with the appropriate Taxing Authority and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by TalaTek have been paid and all such Taxes incurred but not yet due and owing have either been paid or properly accrued on the books and records of TalaTek in accordance with GAAP.

(b)                All material Taxes required to be withheld or collected by TalaTek with respect to any employee, independent contractor, purchaser or other third party have been withheld or collected, and have been timely paid to the appropriate Taxing Authority or properly accrued.

(c)                There are no waivers or extensions of any statute of limitations currently in effect with respect to Taxes of TalaTek. There are no actions, examinations or audits currently pending or, to TalaTek’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to TalaTek in respect of any Tax. No issue has been raised by a Taxing Authority in any prior action or examination of TalaTek which, by application of the same or similar principles, could reasonably be expected to result in a proposed deficiency for any subsequent taxable period. No claim has been made in writing by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where TalaTek does not file Tax Returns that TalaTek is, or may be, subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(d)                There are no Encumbrances for Taxes on any of the assets of TalaTek. There are no Encumbrances for Taxes, other than Encumbrances with respect to current period Taxes not yet due or payable, on any of the assets of TalaTek.

(e)                TalaTek is not a party to, and TalaTek is not subject to, any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or similar agreement, Tax indemnity obligation or similar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement with respect to Taxes that could affect the Tax liability of TalaTek. TalaTek has no liability for Taxes of any other Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. law) as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.

(f)                 No portion of the properties of TalaTek (i) has been contributed to and is currently owned by a tax partnership; (ii) is subject to any form of agreement (whether formal or informal, written or oral) deemed by any federal tax statute, rule or regulation to be or to have created a tax partnership; or (iii) otherwise constitutes “partnership property” (as that term is used throughout Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code) of a tax partnership.

(g)                Neither TalaTek nor any of its members have filed an election on IRS Form 8832, Entity Classification Election, causing TalaTek to be classified as an association taxable as a entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Section 4.12            Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth in Section 4.12 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, there are no material Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of TalaTek, threatened against or involving TalaTek, any Subsidiary of TalaTek or any of their respective properties or assets.

Section 4.13           

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Brokerage Fees. TalaTek has not retained any financial advisor, broker, agent or finder or paid or agreed to pay any financial advisor, broker, agent or finder on account of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 4.14            Permits. Section 4.14 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all material Permits necessary or required for the conduct of its business as currently conducted or as proposed to be carried on by TalaTek. Any Permit obtained by TalaTek as of the date hereof is in full force and effect in all material respects, and TalaTek is in material compliance with its Permits. TalaTek has not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority, and no Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of TalaTek, threatened, with respect to any alleged failure by TalaTek to have any material Permit.

Section 4.15            Insurance. Section 4.15 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct list of material insurance policies, as of the date of this Agreement, maintained by or on behalf of TalaTek.

Section 4.16            Employees. Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, TalaTek is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining or other agreement with a labor organization. Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, TalaTek is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws pertaining to employment and employment practices. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of TalaTek, threatened Proceeding against or involving TalaTek by or before, and TalaTek is not subject to any judgment, Order, writ, injunction, or decree of or inquiry from, any Governmental Authority in connection with any former employee of TalaTek.

Section 4.17            Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.

(a)                Section 4.17 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule lists all Material Contracts of TalaTek. Except as set forth in Section 4.17 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule and as contemplated hereby, TalaTek is not a party to, as of the date hereof, (i) any collective bargaining agreements or any agreements that contain any severance pay liabilities or obligations, (ii) any Employee Benefit Plans, (iii) any employment agreement, contract or commitment with an employee, or agreements to pay severance, (iv) any agreements between or among TalaTek or one of its Affiliates or with any Related Person of TalaTek (other than agreements solely between or among TalaTek and its wholly owned Subsidiaries), (v) any agreement, indenture or other instrument for borrowed money and any agreement or other instrument which contains restrictions with respect to payment of distributions in respect of any outstanding Securities, (vi) any agreement, contract or commitment containing any covenant limiting the freedom of TalaTek to engage or compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area during any period of time, (vii) any agreement, contract or commitment relating to capital expenditures in excess of $5,000, (viii) any agreement, contract or commitment relating to the acquisition, disposition or voting of assets or capital stock of any business enterprise, including TalaTek and any of its Subsidiaries, (ix) any contract that requires TalaTek to purchase its total requirements of any product or service from a third party, (x) any contract that provides for the indemnification by TalaTek of any Person or the assumption of any Tax, environmental or other liability of any Person, (xi) any broker, distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative, franchise, agency, sales promotion, market research, marketing consulting and advertising contract to which TalaTek is a party, (xii) except for contracts relating to trade receivables, any contract relating to indebtedness (including guarantees) of TalaTek, (xiii) any contract with any Governmental Authority to which TalaTek is a party, (xiv) any contract to which TalaTek is a party that provides for any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement by TalaTek, (xv) any tax partnership agreement, (xvi) any agreement that provides for an irrevocable power of attorney that will be in effect after the Closing Date or (xvii) any agreement that constitutes a lease of real property. TalaTek has made available to Cerberus accurate and complete copies of all written Material Contracts, including all

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amendments thereto. All references to TalaTek in this Section 4.17 shall be deemed to include the TalaTek Subsidiaries.

(b)                Except as set forth in Section 4.17 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, TalaTek has not materially breached any of the terms or conditions of any lease, contract, agreement, commitment, instrument or understanding (whether written or oral) set forth or required to be set forth in Section 4.17 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule. There is not, to the Knowledge of TalaTek, under any Material Contract, any default or event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default on the part of any of the parties thereto, or any notice of termination, cancellation or material modification.

(c)                Except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by Creditor Rights, each of the Material Contracts (i) constitutes the valid and binding obligation of TalaTek and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the other parties thereto, (ii) is in full force and effect and (iii) immediately after the consummation of the Merger, will continue to constitute a valid and binding obligation of TalaTek.

Section 4.18            Benefit Plans. Section 4.18 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Employee Benefit Plans (a) that TalaTek sponsors or maintains with respect to its current or former employees, managers, directors of other service providers, (b) to which TalaTek contributes or has an obligation to contribute with respect to its current or former employees, managers, directors or other service providers, or (c) with respect to which TalaTek may otherwise have any liability, whether direct or indirect (including any such plan or other arrangement previously maintained by TalaTek) (each a “TalaTek Benefit Plan” and collectively referred to as the “TalaTek Benefit Plans”). With respect to each TalaTek Benefit Plan, true, correct and complete copies of the following documents, to the extent applicable, have been provided or made available to TalaTek: (i) all plans and related trust documents, and amendments thereto; (ii) the two (2) most recent Forms 5500; (iii) the most recent IRS determination, advisory or opinion letter, if any; (iv) the two (2) most recent summary plan descriptions; (v) the most recent summaries of material modifications; (vi) the two (2) most recent summary annual reports; (vii) nondiscrimination, coverage and any other applicable testing performed with respect to the two (2) most recent years, if any; (viii) the two (2) most recent participant and fiduciary fee disclosure notices; (ix) the two (2) most recent summaries of benefits and coverage; (x) the most recent service agreements related to the plan’s administration; and (xi) written descriptions of all non-written agreements relating to the TalaTek Benefit Plans. No TalaTek Benefit Plan is a “defined benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA, a “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or a plan that is subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, nor has either TalaTek or any of its ERISA Affiliates ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any such plan. There have been no prohibited transactions (described under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975(c) of the Code) or breaches of fiduciary duty or any other breaches or violations of any Law applicable to any of the TalaTek Benefit Plans, in any such case that would subject TalaTek to any material Taxes, penalties or other liabilities. There are no investigations or audits of any TalaTek Benefit Plan by any Governmental Authority currently pending and there have been no such investigations or audits that have been concluded that resulted in any liability to TalaTek, its Subsidiaries or its ERISA Affiliates that has not been fully discharged. Each TalaTek Benefit Plan has been operated, in all material respects, in compliance with applicable Law and in accordance with its terms, and all reports, descriptions and filings required by the Code, ERISA or any government agency with respect to each TalaTek Benefit Plan have, in all material respects, been timely and completely filed or distributed. Each TalaTek Benefit Plan that is represented to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has a current favorable determination letter or is the adopter of a volume submitter or prototype document that has received a favorable advisory or opinion letter from the IRS, all subsequent interim amendments have been made in a timely manner, and no such TalaTek Benefit Plan has been amended or operated in a way that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect its qualified status or the tax-exempt status of its related trust.

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No TalaTek Benefit Plan that is represented to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has been terminated or partially terminated during the preceding six years, nor has TalaTek discontinued contributions to any such plan, without notice to and approval by the IRS, to the extent such notice to and approval by the IRS is required by applicable Law. There are no pending Claims relating to any TalaTek Benefit Plan (other than ordinary claims for benefits) and none are threatened. No TalaTek Benefit Plan provides retiree medical or retiree life insurance benefits, except as required under Section 4980B of the Code and subsequent guidance. Each TalaTek Benefit Plan that is a group health plan within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code or similar state Law, is currently in compliance with an has always complied with the applicable continuation requirements of Section 4980B of the Code (as well as its predecessor provision, Section 162(k) of the Code) and Section 601 through 608, inclusive, of ERISA or similar state applicable Law. TalaTek has not established or maintained, nor has any liability with respect to, any deferred compensation plan, program, or arrangement (including any “nonqualified deferred compensation plan”) that is not in compliance with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Each TalaTek Benefit Plan is amendable and terminable unilaterally by TalaTek or its subsidiaries at any time without liability or expense (other than for benefits accrued through the date of termination or amendment and reasonable administrative expenses related thereto). The investment vehicles used to fund any TalaTek Benefit Plan may be changed at any time without incurring a sales charge, surrender fee or similar expense.

Section 4.19            Regulatory Agencies. Except as set forth in Section 4.23 of the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, all filings heretofore made by TalaTek and its Subsidiaries with all federal, state and local agencies or commissions were made in compliance with applicable Laws and the factual information contained therein was true and correct, in each case in all material respects as of the respective dates of such filings.

Section 4.20            Intellectual Property. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on TalaTek, (a) TalaTek owns or has the right to use pursuant to a license, sublicense, agreement or otherwise all material items of Intellectual Property required in the operation of its business as presently conducted or planned to be conducted; (b) no third party has asserted in writing delivered to TalaTek or its Subsidiaries an unresolved claim that TalaTek or its Subsidiaries are infringing on the Intellectual Property of such third party; and (c) to the Knowledge of TalaTek, no third party is infringing on the Intellectual Property owned by TalaTek or its Subsidiaries.

Section 4.21            Investment Representations. Each TalaTek Unitsholder will acquire Cerberus Stock in the Merger for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to the distribution thereof. Each such stockholder is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act. Each such stockholder has acknowledged, prior to voting on a proposal to approve the Merger, that it (a) understands and agrees that the Cerberus Stock have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities Laws, and that accordingly, they will not be fully transferable except as permitted under various exemptions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws, or upon satisfaction of the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws, (b) must bear the economic risk of its investment in its Cerberus Stock for an indefinite period of time because they have not been registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws and therefore cannot be sold unless they are subsequently registered or an exemption from registration is available, (c) understands that absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws covering the disposition of the Cerberus Stock, such stockholder will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Cerberus Stock absent a valid exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the registration or qualification requirements of any applicable state securities Laws and (d) understands that the Cerberus Stock will bear a customary legend reflecting the fact that such shares are “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Section 4.22           

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Independent Evaluation. In entering into this Agreement, TalaTek acknowledges and affirms that it has relied and will rely solely on the terms of this Agreement and upon its independent analysis, evaluation and investigation of, and judgment with respect to, the business, economic, legal, Tax or other consequences of this transaction, including its own estimate and appraisal of the extent and value of the Hydrocarbons associated with the properties of Cerberus.

Section 4.23            No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (as qualified by the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule), neither TalaTek nor any other Person makes (and Cerberus agrees that it is not relying upon) any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to TalaTek (including the value, condition or use of any asset) or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and TalaTek disclaims any other representations or warranties not contained in this Agreement, whether made by TalaTek, any Affiliate of TalaTek or any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees or agents. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (as qualified by the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule), TalaTek disclaims all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information made, communicated or furnished (orally or in writing) to Cerberus or any of its Affiliates or any of its officers, directors, managers, employees or agents (including any opinion, information, projection or advice that may have been or may be provided to Cerberus by any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of TalaTek or any of its Affiliates). The disclosure of any matter or item in the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment that any such matter is required to be disclosed or is material or that such matter would or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on TalaTek.

ARTICLE V
Covenants

 

Section 5.1               Confidentiality. From and after the Closing, Alsinawi shall, and shall cause her Affiliates to, hold, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause its or their respective Representatives to hold, in confidence any and all information, whether written or oral, concerning TalaTek, except to the extent that Alsinawi can show that such information (a) is generally available to and known by the public through no fault of Alsinawi, any of her Affiliates or their respective Representatives; or (b) is lawfully acquired by Alsinawi, any of her Affiliates or their respective Representatives from and after the Closing from sources which are not prohibited from disclosing such information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation. If Alsinawi or any of her Affiliates or their respective Representatives are compelled to disclose any information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law, Alsinawi shall promptly notify Cerberus in writing and shall disclose only that portion of such information which Alsinawi is advised by its counsel in writing is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Alsinawi shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information.

Section 5.2               Non-competition; Non-solicitation.(a) 

(a)                For a period of five (5) years commencing on the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), Alsinawi shall not, and shall not permit any of his Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, (i) engage in or assist others in engaging in the Restricted Business in the Territory; (ii) have an interest in any Person that engages directly or indirectly in the Restricted Business in the Territory in any capacity, including as a partner, shareholder, member, employee, principal, agent, trustee or consultant; or (iii) intentionally interfere in any material respect with the business relationships (whether formed prior to or after the date of this Agreement) between TalaTek and customers or suppliers of TalaTek. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Alsinawi may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of any Person traded on any national securities exchange if Alsinawi is not a controlling Person of, or a member of a group which

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controls, such Person and does not, directly or indirectly, own 2% or more of any class of securities of such Person.

(b)                During the Restricted Period, Alsinawi shall not, and shall not permit any of his Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit any employee of TalaTek or encourage any such employee to leave such employment or hire any such employee who has left such employment, except pursuant to a general solicitation which is not directed specifically to any such employees.

(c)                During the Restricted Period, Alsinawi shall not, and shall not permit any of his Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, solicit or entice, or attempt to solicit or entice, any clients or customers of the Company or potential clients or customers of the Company for purposes of diverting their business or services from the Company.

(d)                Alsinawi acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach of this Section 5.2 would give rise to irreparable harm to Cerbreus, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by Alsinawi of any such obligations, Cerbreus shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond).

Alsinawi acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 5.2 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Cerbreus and constitute a material inducement to Cerbreus to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in this Section 5.2 should ever be adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then any court is expressly empowered to reform such covenant, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such jurisdiction to the maximum time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law. The covenants contained in this Section 5.2 and each provision hereof are severable and distinct covenants and provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any such covenant or provision as written shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining covenants or provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such covenant or provision in any other jurisdiction.

ARTICLE VI
Indemnification

Section 6.1               Survival. Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and shall remain in full force and effect until the date that is twelve (12) months from the Closing Date; provided, that the representations and warranties in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 shall survive indefinitely and the representations and warranties in Sections 4.11 and 4.18 shall survive for the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof) plus 60 days. All covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein (other than any covenants or agreements contained in Section 5.2 which are subject to Section 5.2 shall survive the Closing indefinitely or for the period explicitly specified therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claims asserted in good faith with reasonable specificity (to the extent known at such time) and in writing by notice from the non-breaching party to the breaching party prior to the expiration date of the applicable survival period shall not thereafter be barred by the expiration of the relevant representation or warranty and such claims shall survive until finally resolved.

Section 6.2              

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Indemnification By Alsinawi. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this ARTICLE VI, Alsinawi shall indemnify and defend each of Cerberus and its Affiliates (including the Company) and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “Cerberus Indemnitees”) against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Buyer Indemnitees based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of:

(a)                any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of TalaTek and Alsinawi contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of TalaTek and Alsinawi pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

(b)                any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by TalaTek or Alsinawi pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 6.3               Indemnification By Cerberus. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this ARTICLE VI, Cerberus shall indemnify and defend each of TalaTek and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “TalaTek Indemnitees”) against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the TalaTek Indemnitees based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of:

(a)                any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Cerberus contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of Cerberus pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

(b)                any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Cerberus pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 6.4               Indemnification Procedures. The party making a claim under this ARTICLE VI is referred to as the “Indemnified Party”, and the party against whom such claims are asserted under this ARTICLE VI is referred to as the “Indemnifying Party.

(a)                Third Party Claims. If any Indemnified Party receives notice of the assertion or commencement of any Action made or brought by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a party to this Agreement or a Representative of the foregoing (a “Third Party Claim”) against such Indemnified Party with respect to which the Indemnifying Party is obligated to provide indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party reasonably prompt written notice thereof, but in any event not later than 30 calendar days after receipt of such notice of such Third Party Claim. The failure to give such prompt written notice shall not, however, relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses by reason of such failure. Such notice by the Indemnified Party shall describe the Third Party Claim in reasonable detail, shall include copies of all material written evidence thereof and shall indicate the estimated amount, if reasonably practicable, of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in, or by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party, to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim at the Indemnifying Party’s expense and by the Indemnifying Party’s own counsel, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in good faith in such defense; provided, that if the Indemnifying Party is TalaTek, such Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to defend or direct the defense of any such Third Party Claim that (x) is asserted directly by or on behalf of a Person that is a supplier or customer of Cerberus or its Affiliates, or (y) seeks an injunction or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party. In the event that the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Third Party Claim, subject to Section 6.4(a), it shall have the right to take such action as it deems necessary to avoid, dispute, defend, appeal or make

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counterclaims pertaining to any such Third Party Claim in the name and on behalf of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim with counsel selected by it subject to the Indemnifying Party’s right to control the defense thereof. The fees and disbursements of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party, provided, that if in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party, (A) there are legal defenses available to an Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party; or (B) there exists a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party that cannot be waived, the Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Party in each jurisdiction for which the Indemnified Party determines counsel is required. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to compromise or defend such Third Party Claim, fails to promptly notify the Indemnified Party in writing of its election to defend as provided in this Agreement, or fails to diligently prosecute the defense of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may, subject to Section 6.4(a), pay, compromise, defend such Third Party Claim and seek indemnification for any and all Losses based upon, arising from or relating to such Third Party Claim. Alsinawi and Cerberus shall cooperate with each other in all reasonable respects in connection with the defense of any Third Party Claim, including making available (subject to the provisions of Section 5.1) records relating to such Third Party Claim and furnishing, without expense (other than reimbursement of actual out-of-pocket expenses) to the defending party, management employees of the non-defending party as may be reasonably necessary for the preparation of the defense of such Third Party Claim.

 

(b)                Settlement of Third Party Claims. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall not enter into settlement of any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, except as provided in this Section 6.4(a). If a firm offer is made to settle a Third Party Claim without leading to liability or the creation of a financial or other obligation on the part of the Indemnified Party and provides, in customary form, for the unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all liabilities and obligations in connection with such Third Party Claim and the Indemnifying Party desires to accept and agree to such offer, the Indemnifying Party shall give written notice to that effect to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to consent to such firm offer within ten days after its receipt of such notice, the Indemnified Party may continue to contest or defend such Third Party Claim and in such event, the maximum liability of the Indemnifying Party as to such Third Party Claim shall not exceed the amount of such settlement offer. If the Indemnified Party fails to consent to such firm offer and also fails to assume defense of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party may settle the Third Party Claim upon the terms set forth in such firm offer to settle such Third Party Claim. If the Indemnified Party has assumed the defense pursuant to Section 6.4(a), it shall not agree to any settlement without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

(c)                Direct Claims. Any Action by an Indemnified Party on account of a Loss which does not result from a Third Party Claim (a “Direct Claim”) shall be asserted by the Indemnified Party giving the Indemnifying Party reasonably prompt written notice thereof, but in any event not later than 30 days after the Indemnified Party becomes aware of such Direct Claim. The failure to give such prompt written notice shall not, however, relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses by reason of such failure. Such notice by the Indemnified Party shall describe the Direct Claim in reasonable detail, shall include copies of all material written evidence thereof and shall indicate the estimated amount, if reasonably practicable, of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days after its receipt of such notice to respond in writing to such Direct Claim. The Indemnified Party shall allow the Indemnifying Party and its professional advisors to investigate the matter or circumstance alleged to give rise to the Direct Claim, and whether and to what extent any amount is payable in respect of the Direct Claim and the Indemnified Party shall assist the Indemnifying Party’s investigation by giving such information and assistance (including access to the Company’s premises and personnel and the right to

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examine and copy any accounts, documents or records) as the Indemnifying Party or any of its professional advisors may reasonably request. If the Indemnifying Party does not so respond within such 30-day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have rejected such claim, in which case the Indemnified Party shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to the Indemnified Party on the terms and subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)                Cooperation. Upon a reasonable request by the Indemnifying Party, each Indemnified Party seeking indemnification hereunder in respect of any Direct Claim, hereby agrees to consult with the Indemnifying Party and act reasonably to take actions reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party in order to attempt to reduce the amount of Losses in respect of such Direct Claim. Any costs or expenses associated with taking such actions shall be included as Losses hereunder.

 

Section 6.5               Payments. Once a Loss is agreed to by the Indemnifying Party or finally adjudicated to be payable pursuant to this ARTICLE VI, the Indemnifying Party shall satisfy its obligations within 15 Business Days of such final, non-appealable adjudication by wire transfer of immediately available funds. The parties hereto agree that should an Indemnifying Party not make full payment of any such obligations within such 15 Business Day period, any amount payable shall accrue interest from and including the date of agreement of the Indemnifying Party or final, non-appealable adjudication to and including the date such payment has been made at a rate per annum equal to ten percent (10%). Such interest shall be calculated daily on the basis of a 365 day year and the actual number of days elapsed.

Section 6.6               Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments. All indemnification payments made under this Agreement shall be treated by the parties as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.

Section 6.7               Effect of Investigation. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification with respect thereto, shall not be affected or deemed waived by reason of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party (including by any of its Representatives) or by reason of the fact that the Indemnified Party or any of its Representatives knew or should have known that any such representation or warranty is, was or might be inaccurate.

 

ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous

 

Section 7.1               Waiver, Etc. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party. Any such waiver shall constitute a waiver only with respect to the specific matter described in such writing and shall in no way impair the rights of the Party granting such waiver in any other respect or at any other time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder.

 

Section 7.2               Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of the Parties hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported assignment not permitted under this Section 7.2 shall be null and void.

 

Section 7.3              

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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement) and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.4               Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, including the Annexes hereto, the TalaTek Disclosure Schedule, the Cerberus Disclosure Schedule, and the Confidentiality Agreement, (a) constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties, and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and thereof and (b) shall not confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights (including third-party beneficiary rights or otherwise) or remedies hereunder, except for, in the case of clause (b), the provisions of Section 7.10.

 

Section 7.5               Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)                This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Arizona, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without giving effect to any conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of any applicable Law other than the Law of the State of Arizona.

 

(b)                Each of the Parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or Proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other Parties or their successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona or, if such court lacks jurisdiction, the state district court of Maricopa County, Arizona. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or Proceeding for itself and in respect of its or property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or Proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 7.5, (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such court (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, any claim that (x) the suit, action or Proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such suit, action or Proceeding is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

 

(c)                EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 7.6               Specific Enforcement. The Parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions

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of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, and it is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and that the Parties shall be entitled to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with this Section 7.6 in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona or, if such court lacks jurisdiction, the state district court of Maricopa County, Arizona, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any Party is entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, and each Party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that (x) each Party has an adequate remedy at law or (y) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. Each Party further agrees that no Party shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 7.6, and each Party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

 

Section 7.7               Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given and received (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.7):

 

If to Cerberus or Merger Sub, to:

 

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation

7333 E. Doubletree, Suite D 270

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Attn : David G. Jemmett

Email : david@cerberussentinel.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Gray Reed & McGraw LLP

1601 Elm Street, Ste. 4600

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attn: David R. Earhart

E-mail: Dearhart@grayreed.com

 

If to TalaTek or Alsinawi, to:

 

TalaTek, LLC

Attn: Baan Alsinawi

12026 Hamden Court

Oakton, Virginia 22124

E-mail: baan@talatek.com

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

George R.A. Doumar, Esq.

Doumar Martin PLLC

1530 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 430

Arlington, Virginia 22209

E-mail: gdoumar@doumarmartin.com

 

Section 7.8               Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

 

Section 7.9               Interpretation.

 

(a)                When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Annex, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, an Annex to, an Exhibit to or a Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” When used in this Agreement, the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. All references to days mean calendar days unless otherwise provided. The word “or” shall be inclusive and not exclusive.

 

(b)                The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement with the assistance of legal counsel and other advisors and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement or interim drafts of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.10            Non-Recourse. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, agent, attorney, representative or affiliate of any Party or of any of its respective Affiliates shall have any liability (whether in contract or in tort) for any obligations or liabilities of such Party arising under, in connection with or related to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.10 shall limit any liability of the Parties to this Agreement for breaches of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

   
 

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION

 

 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

   
 

TALATEK MERGER SUB, LLC

 

 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

   
 

TALATEK, LLC

 

 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

   
 

___________________________________

Baan Alsinawi, individually

 

 

 

 

 

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ANNEX 1
Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings ascribed thereto below:

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For this purpose, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.

Agreement” is defined in the preamble.

Audited TalaTek Financial Statements” is defined in Section 4.7.

Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks in Phoenix, Arizona are authorized or required by law to be closed.

Cerberus” is defined in the preamble.

Cerberus Board” means the board of directors of Cerberus.

Cerberus Disclosure Schedule” is defined in ARTICLE III.

Cerberus Financial Statements” is defined in Section 3.6.

Cerberus Indemnitees” is defined in Section 6.2.

Cerberus Organizational Documents” means the certificate of formation and bylaws of Cerberus as currently in effect.

Cerberus Stock” is defined in Section 2.1(a).

Certificate of Formation” means the Certificate of Formation of TalaTek as filed with the State of Virginia, as amended.

Certificate of Merger” is defined in Section 1.3.

Claim” means any and all claims, causes of action, demands, lawsuits, suits, information requests, Proceedings, governmental investigations or audits and administrative Orders.

Closing” is defined in Section 1.2.

Closing Date” is defined in Section 1.2.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Confidentiality Agreement” means the mutual confidentiality agreement, dated as of March 5, 2019, by and between TalaTek and Cerberus, as amended from time to time.

Contracts” means all leases, contracts, agreements, commitments, instruments and understandings, whether written or oral.

Control” is defined in the definition of the term “Affiliate.”

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Creditor Rights” is defined in Section 3.3.

Effective Time” is defined in Section 1.3.

Employee Benefit Plan” means (i) all “employee benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and (ii) all other compensation or employee benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA, including cash, equity or equity-based, employment, retention, change of control, health, medical, dental, disability, workman’s compensation, accident, life insurance, day or dependent care, legal services, vacation, severance, retirement, pension, savings, or termination.

Encumbrance” means liens, charges, pledges, options, rights of first offer or refusal, mortgages, deeds of trust, security interests, claims, restrictions (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise), easements, lease or sublease, right of way, encroachment and other encumbrances of every type and description, whether imposed by law, agreement, understanding or otherwise.

ERISA” is defined in the definition of the term “Employee Benefit Plan.”

ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, trade, or business, any other entity, trade, or business that is a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade, or business, or that is a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade, or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

Exchange Ratio” is defined in Section 2.1(a).

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Governmental Authority” means any national, state, local, county, parish or municipal government, domestic or foreign, any court, tribunal, arbitrator, regulatory or administrative agency, commission, subdivision, department or other authority or other governmental instrumentality.

Intellectual Property” means all patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual property.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

Knowledge” (i) when used with respect to TalaTek, means the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of Alsinawi and (ii) when used with respect to Cerberus, means the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of David G. Jemmett.

Law” shall mean any domestic or foreign law, common law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, judgment, Order, writ, injunction, decree or legally enforceable requirement enacted, issued, adopted, promulgated, enforced, ordered or applied by any Governmental Authority.

Losses” means any and all losses, claims, causes of action, assessments, damages, liabilities and costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses).

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to a Person, (a) a material adverse effect on the ability of such Person to perform or comply with any material obligation under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms hereof, or (b) any change, effect, event or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that any adverse changes, effects, events or occurrences resulting from or due to any of the following shall be disregarded in determining whether there

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has been a Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes, effects, events or occurrences generally affecting the United States or global economy, the financial, credit, debt, securities or other capital markets or political, legislative or regulatory conditions or changes in the industries in which such Person operates; (ii) the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or the performance of this Agreement; (iii) any change in the market price or trading volume of TalaTek Units (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not preclude any other Party to this Agreement from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect); (iv) acts of war or terrorism (or the escalation of the foregoing) or natural disasters or other force majeure events; (v) changes in any applicable Laws or regulations applicable to such Person or applicable accounting regulations or principles or the interpretation thereof; (vi) any Proceedings commenced by or involving any current or former member, partner or stockholder of such Person (on their own or on behalf of such Person) arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; and (vii) changes, effects, events or occurrences generally affecting the prices of oil, gas, natural gas, natural gas liquids or other commodities; provided, however, that changes, effects, events or occurrences referred to in clauses (i), (iv) and (v) above shall be considered for purposes of determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect if and to the extent such state of affairs, changes, effects, events or occurrences has had or would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate adverse effect on such Person and its Subsidiaries, as compared to other companies operating in the industries in which such Person and its Subsidiaries operate.

Material Contracts” means all material Contracts to which a Party is a party as of the date hereof and which relate to the conduct of the business of the Party or which, from and after the Closing, will burden the properties of the Party in any material respect.

Merger” is defined in the recitals.

Merger Consideration” is defined in Section 2.1(a).

Merger Sub” is defined in the preamble.

Order” shall mean any order, judgment, writ, stipulation, award, injunction, decree, arbitration award or finding of any Governmental Authority.

Party” or “Parties” is defined in the preamble.

Permit” means all licenses, permits, franchises, consents, approvals and other authorizations of or from any Governmental Authority.

Permitted Encumbrances” means with respect to any Person, (a) statutory Encumbrances for current Taxes not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate Proceedings and are adequately reserved for in accordance with GAAP; (b) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar statutory Encumbrances arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not delinquent or which are being contested by appropriate Proceedings; (c) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations imposed by Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over such Person’s owned or leased real property, which are not violated by the current use and operation of such real property; (d) any right of way or easement related to public roads and highways; (e) Encumbrances arising under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement and similar legislation; and (f) Encumbrances arising from the terms of the leases and other instruments creating such title or interest.

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Person” means an individual, a entity, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity, including a Governmental Authority.

Proceeding” means all proceedings, actions (whether civil, criminal, administrative or otherwise), claims, suits, investigations, arbitrations, mediations or inquiries by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority.

Related Person,” with respect to any Person, means any Affiliate, officer or director of such Person, or any of their respective family members of such Person any Person in which any of the foregoing has, directly or indirectly, a material interest.

Representatives” means the directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and other representatives of such Person.

Restricted Business” means any business competitive with TalaTek.

SaaS Entity” is defined in Section 5.2.

SaaS Product” is defined in Section 5.2.

Securities” means any class or series of equity interest in a Party, including without limitation, TalaTek Units, Cerberus Stock, the limited liability company interests of each limited liability company that is a Subsidiary of any Party, and the partnership interests of each partnership that is a Subsidiary of any Party.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Subsidiary” when used with respect to any Party, means any entity, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity, the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Party in such Party’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as any other entity, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power (or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests or, in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member) are, as of such date, owned by such Party or one or more Subsidiaries of such Party.

Surviving Entity” is defined in Section 1.1.

TalaTek” is defined in the preamble.

TalaTek Benefit Plan” or “TalaTek Benefit Plans” is defined in Section 4.18.

TalaTek Disclosure Schedule” is defined in ARTICLE IV.

TalaTek Financial Statements” is defined in Section 4.7.

TalaTek Indemnitees” is defined in Section 6.3.

TalaTek Organizational Documents” means the Certificate of Formation and bylaws of TalaTek as currently in effect.

TalaTek Units” is defined in Section 2.1(a).

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Tax Return” means any return, report, declaration, or similar statement or form required to be filed with a Taxing Authority with respect to any Tax (including any attached schedules and related or supporting information), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax, and including any amendment thereof.

Taxes” means (a) any taxes, assessments, fees and unclaimed property and escheat obligations, imposed by any Governmental Authority, including net income, gross income, profits, gross receipts, net receipts, capital gains, net worth, doing business, license, stamp, occupation, premium, alternative or add-on minimum, ad valorem, real property, personal property, transfer, real property transfer, value added, sales, use, environmental (including taxes under Code Section 59A), customs, duties, capital stock, stock, stamp, document, filing, recording, registration, authorization, franchise, excise, withholding, social security (or similar), fuel, excess profits, windfall profit, severance, extraction, production, net proceeds, estimated or other tax, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not, and any expenses incurred in connection with the determination, settlement or litigation of the Tax liability, (b) any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with respect to Taxes described in clause (a) above, and (c) any transferee liability in respect of Taxes described in clauses (a) and (b) above or payable by reason of assumption, transferee liability, operation of law, Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or successor thereof or any analogous or similar provision under Law) or otherwise.

Taxing Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the Governmental Authority that imposes such Tax, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax.

Territory” means all areas within a 100 mile radius of Washington, DC.

Unaudited TalaTek Financial Statements” is defined in Section 4.7.

VLLCA” is defined in Section 1.1.

 

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CERBERUS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

PURSUANT TO

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION,

TALATEK MERGER SUB, LLC,

TALATEK, LLC

AND

BAAN ALSINAWI

DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

 

The following Disclosure Schedule refers to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 23, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Cerberus”), TalaTek Merger Sub, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Cerberus (“Merger Sub”), TalaTek, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“TalaTek”), and Baan Alsinawi, the controlling member of TalaTek (“Alsinawi”). Each of Cerberus, Merger Sub, TalaTek and Alsinawi are referred to herein as a “Party” and together as “Parties.” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

 

 

Section Schedule Description
3.8 Changes, Events or Conditions Resulting in Material Adverse Effect
3.9 Noncompliance with Laws
3.10 Legal Proceedings
3.11 Brokerage Fees
   

 

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Section 3.8

Changes, Events or Conditions Resulting in Material Adverse Effect

 

 

None.

 

Section 3.9

Noncompliance with Laws

 

 

None.

 

Section 3.10

Legal Proceedings

 

 

None.

 

Section 3.11

Brokerage Fees

 

 

None.

 

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TALATEK DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

PURSUANT TO

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION,

TALATEK MERGER SUB, LLC,

TALATEK, LLC

AND

BAAN ALSINAWI

DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

 

The following Disclosure Schedule refers to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 23, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Cerberus”), TalaTek Merger Sub, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Cerberus (“Merger Sub”), TalaTek, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“TalaTek”), and Baan Alsinawi, the controlling member of TalaTek (“Alsinawi”). Each of Cerberus, Merger Sub, TalaTek and Alsinawi are referred to herein as a “Party” and together as “Parties.” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

 

The headings in the following Disclosure Schedule are for convenience and reference only and shall not be deemed to limit, characterize or in any way affect the disclosure contained herein.

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Section 4.01

Jurisdictions Where Qualified to do Business

 

 

Qualified in all 50 States

 

Section 4.2

Rights to Purchase, Obligations to Issue, and Ownership of Securities

 

 

None.

 

 

Section 4.4

Encumbrances

 

 

None.

 

 

Section 4.5

Subsidiaries

 

 

None.

 

 

Section 4.8

Liabilities

 

 

None.

 

Section 4.9

ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES

 

None.

 

Section 4.10

compliance with Laws

 

 

None.

 

 

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Section 4.12

Legal Proceedings

 

 

None.

 

Section 4.14

Permits

 

 

None.

 

 

Section 4.15

Insurance Policies

 

 

Hanover insurance company:

commercial general liability, policy #ohr8949816

automobile liability, policy #ohr8949816

umbrella liability, policy #ohr8949816

workers compensation & employers liability, policy #WHR9440940

personal property, policy #ohr8949816

Continental casualty co.:

tech e&o, policy #6021594836

Section 4.16

EMPLOYEES

 

None.

 

Section 4.17

Material Contracts

 

 

1. Baylor College of Medicine, dated ___3/25/2019_________
2. Pension Benefit Guarantor Corporation, dated __9/29/2017_________
3. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, dated ____8/6/2019_______
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Section 4.18

Benefit Plans

 

 

United Health Care PPO

Fidelity Simple IRA

 

Section 4.23

REGULATORY Filings

 

 

None.


Exhibit 23.1

 

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in the Form 10, General Form for Registration of Securities Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, of our report dated May 15, 2019 with respect to the financial statements of GenResults, LLC as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and our report dated October 1, 2019 with respect to the financial statements of Talatek, LLC as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, which appear in such General Form for Registration of Securities for the registration of Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation common stock.

 

/s/ SEMPLE, MARCHAL & COOPER, LLP
 

Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP

Certified Public Accountants and Consultants

 

Phoenix, Arizona

 

October 1, 2019

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION

2700 North Central, Suite 900

Phoenix, Arizona 85004

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

David Jemmett 2303 N 44th Street #1011

Phoenix, AZ 85008

 

Re: Employment Terms

 

Dear David:

 

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (the "Company") is pleased to offer you the position of Chief Executive Officer, on the following terms.

 

You will report to the Company's board. The Company's headquarters will be located in Phoenix, Arizona. However you will be permitted to perform substantial portions of your duties on a remote or work-from- home basis if needed.

 

Your base salary will be paid at the rate of $18,750 per month ($225,000 on an annualized basis), less payroll deductions and withholdings, paid on the Company's normal payroll schedule. Your base salary shall immediately increase to a rate of$20,833.33 per month ($250,000 on an annualized basis), less payroll deductions and withholdings, at such time as the Company achieves listing of company under ticker symbol CISO and can satisfactorily budget the salary without risk to the financial stability of the company.

 

In addition, your base salary is subject to periodic review and adjustment in accordance with the Company's policies in effect from time to time.

 

You are also eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus ofup to one hundred percent (100%) of your annualized base salary. This bonus, if any, will be based on mutually agreed upon performance and company objectives. Payment ofthis bonus is based upon a recommendation by the CEO and is subject to the discretion of and approval by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board” ). This bonus will be pro- rated for your partial year of employment in 2019. The bonus, if any, will be payable and paid in accordance with the Company's policy (anticipated to be in the calendar year following the close of the calendar year in which the services are provided to which the annual bonus applies) (the "Bonus Payment Date"); provided that you must be employed in good standing by the Company on a Bonus Payment Date in order to be eligible for payment. You understand that you will not be eligible to receive any bonus payment if your employment with the Company has terminated for any reason prior to the Bonus Payment Date. All compensation shall be subject to the customary withholding tax and other employment taxes and deductions as required by law.

 

During your employment, you will be eligible to participate in the standard benefits plans offered to similarly situated employees by the Company from time to time, subject to plan terms and generally applicable Company policies. Exempt employees do not accrue vacation , and there is no set guideline as to how much vacation each employee will be permitted to take. Supervisors will approve paid vacation requests based on the employee's progress on work goals or milestones, status of projects, fairness to the

 
 

 

how much vacation each employee will be permitted to take. Supervisors will approve paid vacation requests based on the employee's progress on work goals or milestones, status of projects, fairness to the working team, and productivity and efficiency of the employee. Since vacation is not allotted or accrued, "unused" vacation time will not be carried over from one year to the next nor paid out upon termination. A full description of these benefits is available for your review. The Company may change compensation and benefits from time to time in its discretion.

 

Subject to approval by the Board, the Company anticipates granting you an option to purchase additional options of the Company's common stock at the fair market value as determined by the Board (the "Option") at the amount upon their discretion. The anticipated Option will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Company's 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, to be adopted by the Board (the "Plan" ) and your grant agreement if applicable, and will include a three year vesting schedule, under which thirty three percent (33.3%) of your Options will vest 12 months after the vesting commencement date, and the remaining sixty six point seven percent (66.7%) of the Options will vest 1112th at the end of each month thereafter, until either all of the Options are fully vested or your continuous service (as defined in the Plan) terminates, whichever occurs first. This specific vesting period is due to the Pro Bono work you are doing with the company and must stay confidential. This will be in effect immediately upon execution and the salary will begin, effective or triggered, after the raise of the capital.

 

As a Company employee, you will be expected to abide by Company rules and policies. As a condition of employment, you must sign and comply with the attached Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement which prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company's proprietary information, among other obligations.

 

In your work for the Company, you will be expected not to use or disclose any confidential information, including trade secrets, of any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. Rather, you will be expected to use only that information which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to your own, which is common knowledge in the industry or otherwise legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the Company. You agree that you will not bring onto Company premises any unpublished documents or property belonging to any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. You hereby represent that you have disclosed to the Company any contract you have signed that may restrict your activities on behalf of the Company.

 

Normal business hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. As an exempt salaried employee, you will be expected to work additional hours as required by the nature of your work assignments.

 

Your employment with the Company will be "at-will." You may terminate your employment with the Company at any time and for any reason whatsoever simply by notifying the Company. Likewise, the Company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. Your employment at-will status can only be modified in a written agreement signed by you and by an officer of the Company.

 

This offer is contingent upon a reference check and satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States. You agree to assist as needed and to complete any documentation at the Company' s request to meet these conditions.

 

To ensure the rapid and economical resolution of disputes that may arise in connection with your employment with the Company, you and the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action, in law or equity, including but not limited to statutory claims, arising from or relating to the

 
 

 

 

 enforcement, breach, performance, or interpretation of this Agreement, your employment with the Company, or the termination of your employment, shall be resolved, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration conducted by JAMS or its successor, under JAMS' then applicable rules and procedures for employment disputes (available upon request and also currently available athttp://www. jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/). You acknowledge that by agreeing to this arbitration procedure, both you and the Company waive the right to resolve any such dispute through a trial by jury or judge or administrative proceeding. In addition, all claims, disputes, or causes of action under this section, whether by you or the Company, must be brought in an individual capacity, and shall not be brought as a plaintiff (or claimant) or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding, nor joined or consolidated with the claims of any other person or entity. The arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of more than one person or entity, and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. To the extent that the preceding sentences regarding class claims or proceedings are found to violate applicable law or are otherwise found unenforceable, any claim(s) alleged or brought on behalf of a class shall proceed in a court of law rather than by arbitration. You will have the right to be represented by legal counsel at any arbitration proceeding. The arbitrator shall: (a) have the authority to compel adequate discovery for the resolution of the dispute and to award such relief as would otherwise be permitted by law; and (b) issue a written statement signed by the arbitrator regarding the disposition of each claim and the relief, if any, awarded as to each claim, the reasons for the award, and the arbitrator's essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. The arbitrator shall be authorized to award all relief that you or the Company would be entitled to seek in a court of law. The Company shall pay all JAMS arbitration fees in excess of the administrative fees that you would be required to pay if the dispute were decided in a court of law. Nothing in this letter agreement is intended to prevent either you or the Company from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration.

 

This letter, together with your Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement, forms the complete and exclusive statement of your employment agreement with the Company. It supersedes any other agreements or promises made to you by anyone, whether oral or written. Changes in your employment terms, other than those changes expressly reserved to the Company's discretion in this letter, require a written modification signed by an officer of the Company. If any provision of this offer letter agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, this determination shall not affect any other provision of this offer letter agreement and the provision in question shall be modified so as to be rendered enforceable in a manner consistent with the intent of the parties insofar as possible under applicable law. This letter may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law) or other transmission method and shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

Please sign and date this letter, and the enclosed Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement and return them to me if you wish to accept employment at the Company under the terms described above.

 

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Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation    
     
/s/ Stephen Scott    
Stephen Scott, Board Member    
     
We look forward to your favorable reply and to a productive and enjoyable work relationship. Sincerely,
     
Understood and Accepted:    
     
/s/ David Jemmett Date: September 30, 2019
David Jemmett    
     
david.jemmett@cerberussentinel.com    
Email    

Attachment: Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION

2700 North Central, Suite 900

Phoenix, Arizona 85004

 

 

 

May 15, 2019

 

Mr. William Santos 6740 Hanley Ct

Castle Pines, CO 80108

 

Re: Employment Terms

 

Dear Bill:

 

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (the “Company”) is pleased to offer you the position of Chief Operating Officer, on the following terms.

 

You will report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s headquarters will be located in Phoenix, Arizona. However you will be permitted to perform substantial portions of your duties on a remote or work-from-home basis. If the Company opens an office in the greater Denver, CO area, you will be assigned to work from such office. Of course, the Company may change your position, duties, and work location from time to time in its discretion and with your agreement and consent.

 

Your base salary will be paid at the rate of $15,416.67 per month ($185,000 on an annualized basis), less payroll deductions and withholdings, paid on the Company’s normal payroll schedule. Your base salary shall immediately increase to a rate of $20,416.67 per month ($245,000 on an annualized basis), less payroll deductions and withholdings, at such time as the Company achieves $20,000,000 of gross revenue in any calendar year. Your base salary shall immediately increase to a rate of $25,000 per month ($300,000 on an annualized basis), less payroll deductions and withholdings, at such time as the Company achieves $40,000,000 of gross revenue in any calendar year. In addition, your base salary is subject to periodic review and adjustment in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time.

 

You are also eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus of up to one hundred percent (100%) of your annualized base salary. This bonus, if any, will be based on mutually agreed upon performance and company objectives. Payment of this bonus is based upon a recommendation by the CEO and is subject to the discretion of and approval by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). This bonus will be pro- rated for your partial year of employment in 2019. The bonus, if any, will be payable and paid in accordance with the Company’s policy (anticipated to be in the calendar year following the close of the calendar year in which the services are provided to which the annual bonus applies) (the “Bonus Payment Date”); provided that you must be employed in good standing by the Company on a Bonus Payment Date in order to be eligible for payment. You understand that you will not be eligible to receive any bonus payment if your employment with the Company has terminated for any reason prior to the Bonus Payment Date. All compensation shall be subject to the customary withholding tax and other employment taxes and deductions as required by law.

 

During your employment, you will be eligible to participate in the standard benefits plans offered to similarly situated employees by the Company from time to time, subject to plan terms and generally applicable Company policies. Exempt employees do not accrue vacation, and there is no set guideline as to how much vacation each employee will be permitted to take. Supervisors will approve paid vacation

 
 

requests based on the employee’s progress on work goals or milestones, status of projects, fairness to the working team, and productivity and efficiency of the employee. Since vacation is not allotted or accrued, “unused” vacation time will not be carried over from one year to the next nor paid out upon termination. A full description of these benefits is available for your review. The Company may change compensation and benefits from time to time in its discretion.

 

Subject to approval by the Board, the Company anticipates granting you an option to purchase 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the fair market value as determined by the Board as of the date of grant (the “Option”). The anticipated Option will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, to be adopted by the Board (the “Plan”) and your grant agreement, and will include a three year vesting schedule, under which thirty three percent (33.3%) of your Options will vest 12 months after the vesting commencement date, and the remaining sixty six point seven percent (66.7%) of the Options will vest 1/12th at the end of each month thereafter, until either all of the Options are fully vested or your continuous service (as defined in the Plan) terminates, whichever occurs first. This specific vesting period is due to the Pro Bono work you are doing with the company and must stay confidential. This will be in effect immediately upon execution and the salary will begin, effective or triggered, after the raise of the capital.

 

As a Company employee, you will be expected to abide by Company rules and policies. As a condition of employment, you must sign and comply with the attached Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement which prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s proprietary information, among other obligations.

 

In your work for the Company, you will be expected not to use or disclose any confidential information, including trade secrets, of any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. Rather, you will be expected to use only that information which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to your own, which is common knowledge in the industry or otherwise legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the Company. You agree that you will not bring onto Company premises any unpublished documents or property belonging to any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. You hereby represent that you have disclosed to the Company any contract you have signed that may restrict your activities on behalf of the Company.

 

Normal business hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. As an exempt salaried employee, you will be expected to work additional hours as required by the nature of your work assignments.

 

Your employment with the Company will be “at-will.” You may terminate your employment with the Company at any time and for any reason whatsoever simply by notifying the Company. Likewise, the Company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. Your employment at-will status can only be modified in a written agreement signed by you and by an officer of the Company.

 

This offer is contingent upon a reference check and satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States. You agree to assist as needed and to complete any documentation at the Company’s request to meet these conditions.

 

To ensure the rapid and economical resolution of disputes that may arise in connection with your employment with the Company, you and the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action, in law or equity, including but not limited to statutory claims, arising from or relating to the enforcement, breach, performance, or interpretation of this Agreement, your employment with the

 
 

Company, or the termination of your employment, shall be resolved, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration conducted by JAMS or its successor, under JAMS’ then applicable rules and procedures for employment disputes (available upon request and also currently available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/). You acknowledge that by agreeing to this arbitration procedure, both you and the Company waive the right to resolve any such dispute through a trial by jury or judge or administrative proceeding. In addition, all claims, disputes, or causes of action under this section, whether by you or the Company, must be brought in an individual capacity, and shall not be brought as a plaintiff (or claimant) or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding, nor joined or consolidated with the claims of any other person or entity. The arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of more than one person or entity, and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. To the extent that the preceding sentences regarding class claims or proceedings are found to violate applicable law or are otherwise found unenforceable, any claim(s) alleged or brought on behalf of a class shall proceed in a court of law rather than by arbitration. You will have the right to be represented by legal counsel at any arbitration proceeding. The arbitrator shall: (a) have the authority to compel adequate discovery for the resolution of the dispute and to award such relief as would otherwise be permitted by law; and (b) issue a written statement signed by the arbitrator regarding the disposition of each claim and the relief, if any, awarded as to each claim, the reasons for the award, and the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. The arbitrator shall be authorized to award all relief that you or the Company would be entitled to seek in a court of law. The Company shall pay all JAMS arbitration fees in excess of the administrative fees that you would be required to pay if the dispute were decided in a court of law. Nothing in this letter agreement is intended to prevent either you or the Company from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration.

 

This letter, together with your Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement, forms the complete and exclusive statement of your employment agreement with the Company. It supersedes any other agreements or promises made to you by anyone, whether oral or written. Changes in your employment terms, other than those changes expressly reserved to the Company’s discretion in this letter, require a written modification signed by an officer of the Company. If any provision of this offer letter agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, this determination shall not affect any other provision of this offer letter agreement and the provision in question shall be modified so as to be rendered enforceable in a manner consistent with the intent of the parties insofar as possible under applicable law. This letter may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law) or other transmission method and shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

Please sign and date this letter, and the enclosed Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement and return them to me if you wish to accept employment at the Company under the terms described above.

 

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Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation    
     
/s/ David G. Jemmett    
David G. Jemmett, CEO    
     
Understood and Accepted:    
     
/s/ Bill Santos Date: August 13, 2019
Bill Santos    
     
bill@cerberussentinel.com    
Email    

Attachment: Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement

Exhibit 2.1








Exhibit 3.1

 

 

State of Deleware

Secretary of State

Office of Corporations

Delivered 01:12 PM 03/05/2019

Filed 01:12 PM 03/05/2019

SR 20191759396 - File Number 7179154

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation is Cerberus Cyber Sentine1 Corporation (the "Corporation").

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation's registered office in the state of Delaware is c/o Agents and Corporations, Inc., 1201 Orange Street, Suite 600, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware I 9801. The name of its registered agent at such address is Agents and Corporations, Inc., 1201 Orange Street, Suite 600, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.

ARTICLE III

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

ARTICLE IV

The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) shares of capital stock all of which shall be designated "Common Stock" and have a par value of $0.00001 per share.

ARTICLE V

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation. In furtherance of and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the state of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, amend or repeal By]aws of the Corporation.

Distributions by the Corporation may be made without regard to "preferential dividends arrears amount" or any "preferential rights," as such terms may be used in Section 500 of the California Corporations Code (to the extent applicable).

ARTICLE VI

To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personal1y liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

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The Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation, or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director or officer at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor to the Corporation.

Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VI, nor the adoption of any provision of the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VI, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article VI in respect of any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article VI, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE VII

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (A) any derivative action or proceeding asserting a claim on behalf of the Corporation, (B) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (C) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, (D) any action or proceeding asserting a claim as to which the Delaware General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction upon the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or (E) any action or proceeding asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein.

ARTICLE VIII

The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:

David G. Jemmett

2700 North Central, Suite 900

Phoenix, Arizona 85004

 

Executed on March 4, 2019.

 

  /s/ David G. Jemmett
  David G. Jemmett
  Incorporator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reservation Number   Entity Name   Entity Type   Cost ($)   Status   Expiration Date
7179154   Cerberus Cyber Sentinel CORPORATION   Corporation   $75.00   Reserved   4/4/2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 3.2 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CERBERUS CYBER SENTINEL CORPORATION

 

 

 

The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

 

FIRST: The name of the corporation is Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation (the "Corporation").

 

SECOND: That the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was originally filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 5, 2019 (the "Certificate of Incorporation").

 

THIRD: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, by unanimous written consent pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, duly adopted the following amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation:

 

RESOLVED, that Article III of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

"ARTICLE III

 

The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Two Hundred Fifty Million (250,000,000) shares of capital stock all of which shall be designated "Common Stock" and have a par value of $0.00001 per share."

 

FOURTH: that, by written consent executed in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, was given written notice of the proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation and voted in favor of the adoption of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation. The necessary numbers of shares, as required by statute, were voted in favor of the amendment.

 

FIFTH: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this April 12, 2019.

 

  /s/ David G. Jemmett
  David G. Jemmett
  Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS OF GENRESULTS, LLC

 

This Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Limited Liability Company Interests ("Agreement") is made as of April 12, 2019, between David G. Jemmett and Jemmett Enterprises, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (collectively, the "Seller") and Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser”).

 

WHEREAS, Seller is the owner of 100% of the legal and beneficial equity interests (the “Equity Interests”) in GenResults, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the "Company");

 

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell and Purchaser desires to purchase the Equity Interests, currently owned by Seller.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: Section 1. Purchase and Sale.

1.1               Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller hereby agrees to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from Seller, the Equity Interests.

 

1.2               In consideration of the Equity Interests at the Closing Purchaser shall issue to Seller One Million (1,000,000) shares of Purchaser’s common stock (the "Purchase Price").

 

Section 2. Closing.

 

2.1               The closing shall take place, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.2 hereof at 10:00 A.M. on April 12, 2019 (“Closing”), at the offices of the Company or such other time or place as the parties hereto may mutually agree.

 

2.2               All profits and liabilities of Seller through and including close of business on the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) shall accrue to Seller, and thereafter shall be for the account of Purchaser. All prorations to be made hereunder will be made as of the close of business on the Effective Date.

 

2.2               The obligation of the Seller to sell the Equity Interests, and the obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Equity Interests, is subject to the conditions set forth below being complied with to the satisfaction of, or waived by, the Seller or the Purchaser, as the case may be, on or before the Closing.

 

2.2.1                      Delivery of Equity Interests. The Seller shall deliver to Purchaser evidence satisfactory to Purchaser transferring the Equity Interests to Purchaser.

 

2.2.2                      Delivery of Purchase Price. The Seller shall have received the Purchase Price, as evidenced by stock certificates or ledger entry.

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2.2.3                      Representations of Warranties. The representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing.

 

2.2.4                      Purchasers Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing.

 

Section 3. Seller’s Representations and Warranties.

 

Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser that:

 

3.1                               Organization, Good Standing, etc. The Company is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Arizona and is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction in which the nature of its business requires it to be so qualified. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The equity interests in the Company are not now, and have never been, certificated.

 

3.2                               No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement will not conflict with or result in the breach of or constitute a default under any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a part of which it or its property may be bound, or result in the creation of any lien thereunder.

 

3.3                               Authorization. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Seller.

 

3.4                               No Violation. The execution, delivery or performance by the Seller of this Agreement does not contravene any law, regulation, order or judgment applicable to or binding on the Seller, and will not result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or contravene any provisions of, any agreement to which the Seller is a party or by which he is bound.

 

3.5                               No Consents or Approvals. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Seller of this Agreement requires the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, the recording or filing of any documents with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any federal, state or local governmental commission, authority, agency or body.

 

3.6                               Equity Interests. Seller is the lawful owner, of record and beneficially, of the Equity Interests and has good and merchantable title thereto, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, options, charges, equities and claims of any kind whatsoever, and he has full right and legal capacity to transfer and sell the Equity Interests to the Purchaser under the terms and conditions contained herein and that upon Closing under this Agreement the Equity Interests the Purchaser will own legal and equitable title to the Equity Interests, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, charges options, equities and claims of any kind. The Equity Interests represent all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Company.

 

3.7                               Financial Statements. The Company’s unaudited financial statements as of December 31, 2018, and the Company’s unaudited financial statements for the period ending March 31, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), which have been delivered to Purchaser, have been prepared by Seller’s

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management in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and fairly present the financial condition of the Company as at such date and the result of its operations and the changes in financial position for the period then ended. There have been no material adverse changes in the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Company since March 31, 2019. The net equity value of the Company, as reflected on the Company’s financial statements, as of the Effective Date is $10,000.

 

3.8                               Tax Returns. All appropriate federal, state and local income tax returns which are required to have been filed for all of the Company’s taxable periods either have been filed or timely extensions obtained. All taxes as shown on said returns have been paid when due. The Seller knows of no proposed material tax assessment against the Company, or of any penalty, charge, or amounts owning to taxing authorities by the Company.

 

3.9                               Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened against or affecting the Company, at law or in equity, or before any governmental board, agency or instrumentality or any arbitrator. The Company is not in default with respect to any material order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental board, agency or other instrumentality.

 

3.10                        Accuracy of Information Provided to Purchaser. No written information, exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or report prepared by the Company or Seller, which has been, is or to be furnished by the Company or Seller to Purchaser in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement is or shall be inaccurate in any material respect as of the date it is or shall be dated or (except as otherwise disclosed to Purchaser) at such time as of the date so furnished, or contains or shall contain any material misstatement of fact.

 

3.11                        Licenses. The Company possesses all licenses, permits, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade names, or rights thereto, necessary to conduct its business substantially as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, and the Company is not in violation of any valid rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

3.12                        ERISA. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority, including without limitation the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") to the extent applicable to it and has received no notice to the contrary from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") or any other governmental entity, authority or agency.

 

3.13                        Material Liability. There are no liabilities of the Company, fixed or contingent, which are material but are not reflected in the financial statements or in the notes thereto, other than liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business since March 31, 2019.

 

3.14                        Other Agreements. The Company is not a party to any indenture, loan, or credit agreement, or to any lease or other agreement or instrument, or subject to any charter or corporate restriction which could have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, or conditions, financial or otherwise, of the Company. The Company is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance, or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants, or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party.

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3.15                        Ownership and Liens. The Company has title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, real and personal, including the properties and assets and leasehold interest reflected in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.7 (other than any properties or assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business), and none of the properties and assets owned by the Company and none of its leasehold interests are subject to any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, or other charge or encumbrance of any kind.

 

Section 4. Purchaser’s Representation and Warranties.

 

The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Seller that:

 

4.1.                            No Violation. The execution, delivery or performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement does not contravene any law, regulation order or judgment applicable to or binding on the Purchaser and will not result in a breach of, or constitute a default, or contravene any provision of, any agreement to which Purchaser is a party or by which he is bound.

 

4.2.                            No Consents or Approvals. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement requires the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, the recording or filing of any documents with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any federal, state or local governmental commission, authority, agency or body.

 

4.3.                            Securities Laws. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Equity Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and applicable state securities laws, and that the transfer of the Equity Interests may be effected only pursuant to an effective registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption therefore. The Purchaser is acquiring the Equity Interests for his own account for the purpose of investment only and not with a present intention to transfer, hypothecate, resell or otherwise distribute such Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

4.4                            Access to Data. The Purchaser has received and reviewed information about the Company and has had an opportunity to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with its management and to review the Company’s facilities.

 

Section 5. Indemnification.

 

5.1                            By Seller. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Seller contained herein, or in any agreement, certificate or document executed by any Seller in connection herewith and all indemnification obligations set forth in this Section 5.1, will survive the Closing for a period of three (3) years from the Closing. Any claims made under this Section 5.1 will be made or asserted by Purchaser to Seller in writing within three (3) years from the Closing. Notwithstanding the above, any claim made for a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of Seller contained in this Agreement relating to tax matters, or any liability for taxes, may be made until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (including any extension thereof) governing claims by the applicable governmental authority or person with respect to such matters. The Seller, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser and/or the Purchaser's assignee and their respective stockholders, officers, directors, members, managers, partners, employees, agents, successors and assignees (collectively, the "Purchaser Indemnitees"), from and against any and all

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losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, assessments, suits, actions, proceedings, claims or demands, including costs, expenses and fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees, accountant, paralegal, and expert witness fees) incurred in connection with, suffered by any of them or asserted against any of them or the assets acquired by Purchaser hereunder (collectively, "Purchaser's Losses"), arising out of or based upon (a) the failure of any representation or warranty of Seller contained herein, or in any agreement, certificate or document executed by Seller in connection herewith, to be true and correct in all material respects when made, (b) the breach in any material respect of any material covenant or agreement of Seller contained in this Agreement, (c) any liability or obligation of Seller arising out of Seller's Business prior to the Effective Date, or (d) any arrangements or agreements made or alleged to have been made by Seller with any broker, finder or other agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 6. Further Assurances.

 

6.1.                             By Seller. Seller will do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or shall cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further acts, conveyances and assurances the Purchaser may reasonably require for accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement.

 

6.2.                             By Purchaser. The Purchaser will do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or shall cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further acts, conveyances and assurances as Seller may reasonably require for accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 7. Miscellaneous.

 

7.1.                             Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

7.2.                             Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or modified orally, but only by an instrument in writing which purports to terminate, amend, supplement, waive or modify this Agreement or any of the terms hereof and is signed by the party against which the enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification is sought.

 

7.3.                             Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding on, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

7.4.                             Governing Law. This Agreement, including all matters of construction, validity and performance, shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Arizona.

 

7.5.                             Notices. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by mail, personal delivery, overnight courier, telecopy or any other customary means of written communication at the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereof, or at such other addresses as may be specified by written notice to the parties hereto, and shall become effective when received by the addressees.

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7.6.                             Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceable of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

7.7.                             Headings. The headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

7.8.                             Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date and year first above written.

 

SELLER: PURCHASER:

Jemmett Enterprises, LLC,

an Arizona limited liability company

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation, a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ David G Jemmett By: /s/ David G. Jemmett
Name: David G Jemmett Name: David G Jemmett
Title: Managing Partner Title: C.E.O.

 /s/ David G. Jemmett

David G. Jemmett

 

 

SELLER ADDRESS:

 

PURCHASER ADDRESS:

 

2700 N Central Ave # 900

Phoenix, Arizona 85004

 

2700 N Central Ave # 900

Phoenix, Arizona 85004