UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

 

or

 

o  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from                               to                          

 

Commission file number:     000-53662

 

IronClad Encryption Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

81-0409475

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation  or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

One Riverway,

777 South Post Oak Lane, Suite 1700, Houston, Texas

 

 

77056

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(888) 362-7972

(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filings for the past 90 days.                                                                           Yes þ  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).                                                                   Yes þ  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.

 

Large accelerated filer     o

 

Accelerated filer

o

Non-accelerated filer        o

 

Smaller reporting company

þ

  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   o

 

Emerging Growth Company

o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).             Yes o  No þ

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

 

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

  68,649,262 shares of Class A Common Stock and

    1,538,872 shares of Class B Common Stock were issued and outstanding as of the close of business on November 12, 2018.


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IronClad Encryption Corporation and Subsidiaries  

 

Table of Contents  

 

 

Part I. Financial Information 3  

Item 1. Financial Statements 3  

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 28  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks 36  

Item 4.  Control and Procedures 36  

Part II – Other Information 38  

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings 38  

Item 1A.  Risk Factors 38  

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 54  

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities. 54  

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures 54  

Item 5.  Other Information. 54  

Item 6.  Exhibits 55  

Signatures 58  

Exhibit Index 59  


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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

IronClad Encryption Corporation and Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2018

Assets

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

263,917 

 

$

448,061 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

301,978 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

45,194 

 

 

55,719 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

309,111 

 

 

805,758 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patents, net

 

382,535 

 

 

170,976 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

691,646 

 

$

976,734 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

693,185 

 

$

637,367 

 

 

Accounts payable, legal fees

 

382,112

 

 

362,598 

 

 

Accounts payable, related parties

 

34,653 

 

 

79,542 

 

 

Accrued liabilities

 

150,422 

 

 

219,057 

 

 

Accrued liabilities, payroll

 

1,040,685 

 

 

700,521 

 

 

Accrued interest

 

102,809 

 

 

39,761 

 

 

Convertible note payable, 10%

 

82,500 

 

 

3,362 

 

 

Convertible note payable, 10%

 

85,000 

 

 

 

 

Convertible note payable, 10%

 

82,500 

 

 

61,585 

 

 

Convertible note payable, 12%

 

 

 

85,698 

 

 

Convertible note payable, 12%

 

 

 

50,415 

 

 

Convertible note payable, 10%

 

76,717 

 

 

6,168 

 

 

Convertible note payable, 10%

 

130,820

 

 

-

 

 

Convertible note payable, 12%

 

23,417

 

 

-

 

 

Convertible note payable,  9%

 

29,959

 

 

-

 

 

Convertible note payable,  9%

 

31,500

 

 

 

.

 

Derivative liabilities on convertible notes payable

 

5,268,834

 

 

234,138 

.

 

Note payable, 6%

 

 

 

25,456 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

8,215,113 

 

 

2,505,668 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note payable, 8.5%

 

 

 

490,000 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

8,215,113

 

 

2,995,668

 

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

Common stock, Class A, $0.001 par value,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,000,000 shares authorized; 67,368,158 and 66,457,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

67,368 

 

 

66,457 

 

`

Common stock, Class B, $0.001 par value,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,707,093 shares authorized; 1,538,872 shares issued and outstanding

 

1,539 

 

 

1,539 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

16,732,792 

 

 

11,514,917 

 

 

Common shares of Class A stock to be issued

 

 

 

101,750 

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(24,325,166)

 

 

(13,703,597)

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

(7,523,467)

 

 

(2,018,937)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

691,646 

 

$

976,734 

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


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IronClad Encryption Corporation and Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

2017

 

2018

2017

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

200,975 

$

 

$

 780,211 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product development cost

 

562,724 

 

467,804 

 

 

 1,149,797 

 

795,552 

 

Services

 

148,644 

 

 

 

537,925

 

 

General and administrative

 

687,340 

 

939,554 

 

 

 1,294,729 

 

1,234,410 

 

Officer and director fees

 

1,341,749 

 

1,089,489 

 

 

 2,649,604 

 

1,991,173 

 

Investor relations

 

81,770 

 

170,446 

 

 

 131,220 

 

689,875 

 

Professional fees

 

56,116 

 

211,678 

 

 

 150,131 

 

291,251 

 

Amortization

 

23 

 

 

 

 30 

 

15 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

2,878,366 

 

2,878,998 

 

 

 5,913,436 

 

5,002,276 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(2,677,391)

 

(2,878,998)

 

 

 (5,133,225)

 

(5,002,276)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 1 

 

239 

 

Interest expense

 

(436,370)

 

(38,149)

 

 

 (787,483)

 

(38,149)

 

Financing fees

 

(360,737)

 

(387,629)

 

 

 (523,606)

 

(387,629) 

 

Gain (loss) on valuations of

   derivative liabilities

 

(4, 131,112)

 

 

 

(4,126,191)

 

 

Prepayment penalties

 

(51,065)

 

 

 

(51,065)

 

-

 

 

Total other income (expense)

 

(4,979,284)

 

(425,771)

 

 

 (5,488,344)

 

(425,539)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before taxes

 

(7,656,675)

 

(3,304,769)

 

 

 (10,621,569)

 

(5,427,815)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 - 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 - 

 

 

 

Total income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

 

 

 - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(7,656,675)

$

(3,304,769)

 

$

 (10,621,569)

$

(5,427,815)

 

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted

$

(0.11)

$

(0.05)

 

$

 (0.16)

$

(0.08)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

68,677,936 

 

67,638,739 

 

 

 68,438,282 

 

67,563,739

 

 

 

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


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IronClad Encryption Corporation and Subsidiaries

 

 

 

(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(10,621,569)  

 

$

(5,427,815)  

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

provided (used) by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization expense

 

30   

 

 

15   

 

 

 

Amortization of discounts amounts on notes

 

43,521   

 

 

30,801  

 

 

 

Amortization of loan discount costs, BCFs

 

226,589   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of loan discount costs, derivatives

 

445,775   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing fees

 

523,606   

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on revaluation of derivative liabilities

 

4,126,191   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued for services, administrative

 

85,400   

 

 

349,750   

 

 

 

Common stock issued for services, professional fees

 

6,209   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued for services, investor relations

 

 

 

 

348,750   

 

 

 

Stock options issued for services, product development

 

1,122,234   

 

 

229,940   

 

 

 

Stock options issued for services, general and administrative

1,066,544   

 

 

373,182   

 

 

 

Stock options issued for officers and directors

 

2,350,053   

 

 

1,700,271   

 

 

 

Stock options issued for services, investor relations

 

 

 

 

415,508   

 

 

 

Stock options issued for financing fees

 

 

 

 

287,629   

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in accounts receivable

 

301,978   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and deposits

 

10,525   

 

 

(25,000)  

 

 

 

Increase in accounts payable

 

47,234   

 

 

561,730   

 

 

 

Increase in accrued liabilities

 

271,529   

 

 

256,955   

 

 

 

Increase in accrued interest

 

63,049   

 

 

1,087   

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used by) operating activities

 

68,898   

 

 

(897,947)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patent applications

 

(211,589)  

 

 

(123,412)  

 

 

 

 

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(211,589)  

 

 

(123,412)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

71,325   

 

Proceeds from issuance convertible note payable

 

250,000   

 

 

 

 

  Less transaction costs

 

(15,000)  

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuing convertible notes payable, 8.5%

 

100,000   

 

 

343,500   

 

  Less transaction costs

 

(2,000)  

 

 

(30,500)  

 

Repayments on 8.5% note

 

(600,000)  

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuing convertible note payable 12%

 

115,500   

 

 

 

 

  Less transaction costs

 

(14,000)  

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuing convertible note payable 9%

 

135,000   

 

 

 

 

  Less transaction costs

 

(8,500)  

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuing amended note payable

 

157,500   

 

 

 

 

  Less transaction costs

 

(15,000)  

 

 

 

 

Repayment of 6.5% note (insurance)

 

(25,457)  

 

 

 

 

Repayment of 12% note

 

(88,000)  

 

 

 

 

Repayment of 12% note

 

(53,000)  

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

504   

 

 

 

 

Conversion of options

 

21,000   

 

 

9,070   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used by) financing activities

 

(41,453)  

 

 

397,145   

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(184,144)  

 

 

(624,214)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

 

488,061   

 

 

713,784   

Cash, end of period

$

263,917   

 

$

89,570   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (no income taxes paid)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

$

726   

 

$

 

 

 

Common stock issued for convertible notes payable

$

70,000   

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash beneficial conversion rights, 10% note payable

$

208,986   

 

$

138,000-   

 

 

Derivative liabilities recognized at outset of loan

$

717,587   

 

 

 

 

 

Revaluations of Derivative liabilities subsequent to initial recognition

$

530,556   

 

 

 

 

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


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IronClad Encryption Corporation and Subsidiaries

(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Note 1.  Organization, Recent History, and Description of Businesses-Past and Present

 

Description of Businesses: Present and Recent Past

 

IronClad Encryption Corporation (formerly Butte Highlands Mining Corporation) is a company developing and licensing cyber software technology to secure data files (stored and at rest) and electronic communications (in motion from electronic transmission over the internet or through telephone systems).  Data at rest and in motion are both safeguarded from unauthorized access through the use of dynamic encryption and perpetual authentication.

 

InterLok Key Management, Inc. (“InterLok”, formerly InterLok Key Management, LLC) is the company that initially developed and maintained the patents and was formed in Texas on June 12, 2006 and incorporated ten years later on June 16, 2016.

 

On January 6, 2017 InterLok entered into a Share Exchange Agreement ("Share Exchange") with Butte Highlands Mining Company.  Under the terms of the agreement, the shareholders of InterLok Key Management, Inc. exchanged all 56,655,891 outstanding shares of InterLok’s common stock for 56,655,891 shares of Class A common stock of Butte Highlands Mining Company.

 

The Share Exchange was treated as a “reverse merger” with InterLok Key Management, Inc. which is deemed—for accounting recognition purposes—as the accounting acquirer and Butte Highlands Mining Company deemed the accounting acquiree under the acquisition method of accounting.  The reverse merger is deemed a recapitalization and the consolidated financial statements represent the substantive continuation of the operations and thus the prior year financial statements of operations are the operating results of its subsidiary InterLok Key Management, Inc., while the capital structure (in terms of authorized preferred and common stock) of its parent Butte Highlands Mining Company remains intact.

 

Subsequently, the company was renamed IronClad Encryption Corporation to better identify with IronClad’s products and services.

 

IronClad Encryption Corporation is a next-generation cyber defense company that secures digital assets and communications across a wide range of industries and technologies.  IronClad Encryption-powered solutions use our patented Dynamic Encryption and Perpetual Authentication technologies to make all known key-based encryption technologies virtually impossible to compromise.  Dynamic Encryption Technology eliminates vulnerabilities caused by exposure of any single encryption key by continuously changing encryption keys and keeping the keys synchronized in a fault-tolerant manner.

 

Perpetual Authentication Technology uses multiple virtual channels for encryption so that in the event one channel is compromised, the other channels maintain encryption integrity.  Together, these technologies not only eliminate the single point of failure problem created by having keys exposed through brute force, side channel, or other types of attack, but do so with very low latency and system performance overhead.  Developers, MSPs, MSSPs and IT organizations can now easily and effectively integrate ultra-secure authentication and encryption measures across essentially all mediums.  This includes the latest processors and operating systems, legacy hardware and software, within or between networks, and on compartmentalized data or entire databases.

 

History

 

The “Company” is the term used in these statements and notes to refer to the entity originally incorporated in the State of Delaware in 1929.  The registered name of the Company until early in 2017 was Butte Highlands Mining Company (“Butte”).


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Butte was formed to explore and mine primarily for gold in the Butte Highlands’ “Only Chance” mine, south of Butte, Montana.  Butte ceased operating as a mining company in 1942.  The Company was reorganized in October 1996 for the purpose of acquiring and developing additional mineral properties.  At the time of the 1996 reorganization, stockholders representing approximately 76% of the outstanding capital stock could not be located.  In order to obtain the voting quorum necessary for the special meetings of shareholders to authorize the reorganization, Butte obtained an order from the Superior Court of Spokane County, Washington appointing a trustee for the benefit of those stockholders who could not be located.

 

By May 17, 2007, eleven years after the reorganization and very limited results from its mining activities, the Company had disposed of all of its historical mineral properties or mining claims and eventually became a “shell company” under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

In 2009, Butte registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the purpose of becoming a reporting company.  The Company’s common stock then became listed on the OTCBB, but in time the Company also listed its common stock to trade on the OTC QB electronic market, one of the OTC Markets Group over-the-counter markets, where the Company’s common stock is now listed.

 

Then, following ten years of being a shell company with only nominal activity and limited cash or other assets, the business focus of Butte changed early in 2017.  Most notably the Company raised significant capital to implement its new business and financial plans to further develop the licensing and commercial use of its patented encryption software.  The change caused Butte to lose its previous shell company status.

 

The Company also changed its state of incorporation to Nevada and its name to IronClad Encryption Corporation (“IronClad”) and changed the stock symbol from BTHI to IRNC to more appropriately reflect the fundamental change of its business to developing cyber encryption technology and away from its historical mining activities.  On October 16, 2017, the Company redomiciled in Delaware from Nevada and adopted a certificate of incorporation and bylaws as a Delaware corporation.  The terms “Company”, “IronClad” and “Butte” all refer to the same individual corporate entity, but the uses of the IronClad and Butte names are used to refer to different eras of the Company’s long history.  The historical eras generally coincide with the changes in business focus before and after the first weeks of 2017.

 

The business changes are a result of a common stock exchange transaction, accounted for as a “reverse merger”, between Butte and the owners of InterLok Key Management, Inc. (at the time an independent and privately-held Texas corporation) whereby InterLok became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Butte.  Butte issued shares of its common stock in exchange for acquiring all of the common stock of InterLok.  Through December 31, 2017, InterLok was the only subsidiary of the Company and InterLok’s patents and line of business now are the main basis of the business of the Company on a consolidated basis.  During the transition three month period ended March 31, 2018; the Company incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary IronClad Pipeline IC, Inc. (“Pipeline”).

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IronClad and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  The above unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information


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IronClad Encryption Corporation and Subsidiaries

(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Accordingly, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for complete financial statements and the rules of the SEC.  These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the three month transition period ended March 31, 2018 (or for the year ended December 31, 2017).

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements furnished here include all adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.  Operating results for the six month period ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending March 31, 2019.

 

Note 2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

This summary of significant accounting policies is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity.  These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

 

Going Concern

 

As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred cumulative operating losses since inception. As of September 30, 2018, the Company has limited financial resources with which to achieve its objectives and attain profitability and positive cash flows from operations.  As shown in the accompanying balance sheets and statements of operations, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $24,325,166. The Company's working capital deficit is $7,906,002 (current assets minus current liabilities; current liabilities in this case being greater than current assets).

 

Achievement of the Company's objectives will depend on its ability to obtain additional financing, to generate revenue from current and planned business operations, and to effectively manage product and software development, operating and capital costs.  The Company is in a development stage and has generated no operating revenue, profits or positive cash flows from operations (except for operations related to IronClad Pipeline IC, Inc. which are now discontinued).

 

The Company plans to fund its future operations by potential sales of its common stock or by issuing debt securities.  However, there is no assurance that IronClad will be able to achieve these objectives, therefore substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern exists.  The financial statements do not include adjustments relating to the recoverability of recorded assets nor the implication of associated bankruptcy costs should IronClad be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Revenue Recognition and Trade Accounts Receivable

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606 — Revenue From Contracts With Customers .  We recognize revenue when we have identified a contract with a customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction prices, when we allocate the transaction prices to the performance obligation in the contract and we recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies the performance in the contract.  Revenues for the three and six month periods were recognized as services were performed and invoiced to the customer based on the standard hourly rates agreed to in the terms of the contract.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


 

We record trade accounts receivable at net realizable value where appropriate.  This value includes an appropriate allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts, if any, to reflect any loss anticipated on the trade accounts receivable balances and charged to the provision for doubtful accounts.  While the Company does have an exposure to a concentration of credit risk (of one customer at this point) we view the risk is limited due the financial strength and liquidity of the multi-billion dollar energy customer that has operated profitably for over a century.

 

Fair Value Measures

 

The Company's financial instruments, as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 825-10-50 Financial Instruments—Overall (and subtopics) , include cash, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.  All instruments are accounted for on an historical cost basis, which, due to the short maturity of these financial instruments, approximates their fair values at September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018.

 

The standards under ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expand disclosures about fair value measurements.  ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; 

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

Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. 

 

At September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company did not have any assets measured at fair value other than cash and deposits.  The Company does have conversion features embedded in its convertible notes payable.  The fair value measurement of those features, using a Binomial options pricing valuation model at September 30, 2018, is $5,268,834, using a term of six months; stock value between $0.44 and $0.62; volatility between 164.9% and 214.3% and a risk free interest rate between 2.16% and 2.36%. The value at March 31, 2018 using a Black Scholes valuation model was $234,138. The amounts are reported as a derivative liability on the balance sheet.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are provided based upon the liability method of accounting pursuant to ASC 740-10- 25  Income Taxes – Recognition .  Under this approach, deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis amounts of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period-end.  A valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax asset amounts if management does not believe the Company has met the “more likely than not” standard imposed by ASC 740-10-25-5 to allow recognition of such an asset.  See Note 10.

 

Capitalization of Patent and Trademark Costs

 

The Company capitalizes its legal, patent agent and related filing fees and costs directly associated with the patents it holds and is developing.  The amounts are carried as an intangible asset in the financial statements.  The costs of the patents or trademarks are amortized ratably (expensed) over the expected useful technological or economic life of the individual assets.  The legal life of a patent is typically about 17 years. See Note 4.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Reclassification of Prior Year Presentation

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to provide greater line item detail for consistency with the current period presentation.  These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.  This change in classification has no effect on previously reported cash flows in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and had no effect on the previously reported Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for any period .

 

New Accounting Requirements and Disclosures

 

Accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.  The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

 

FASB issued standard ASU 2018-07 — Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting related to changes in stock compensation.  IronClad has early adopted this new standard in the current period and recognition of expenses for outstanding options were re-evaluated for compliance and will be recognized on a straight line basis through final vesting of the respective options.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses at the balance sheet date and for the period then ended.  We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, such estimates and assumptions are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from such estimates.  

 

Significant estimates and assumptions underlying these financial statements include:

 

estimates in the calculation of share-based compensation expense, 

estimates in the value of our embedded derivative liabilities, 

estimates made in our income tax calculations, and 

estimates in the assessment of possible litigation claims against the company. 

 

We are subject to claims and liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of business.  We accrue for losses when such losses are considered probable and the amounts can be reasonably estimated.

 

Note 3.  Accounts Receivable and Revenue

 

Customer Service

 

During the three month transition period ended March 31, 2018, IronClad formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Ironclad Pipeline IC, Inc. which began generating a modest level of revenue through a moderately profitable service contract with a major energy company in the eastern United States.  The services were to provide an array of services in support of an infrastructure project.

 

The $0 and $301,978 of receivables at September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018 respectively are for $0 and $229,745, respectively, of services rendered and the balance is for reimbursable costs incurred, approved by


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the customer, billed (and paid promptly).  Payment terms are for payment to be made within 30 days; the receivables were collected well within that period.  There are no billings subsequent September 30, 2018.

 

In mid-July 2018 our customer notified the Company of its intent to exercise an option in its contract to end our services under the contract.  Consequently, our services were discontinued effective July 28, 2018.  Revenue earned and invoiced through that point in time was $200,975.  The customer also elected to retain the services of the individuals previously employed by IronClad Pipeline IC, Inc. on a going forward basis.  All invoiced amounts that were billed for services under the contract through the end-date of the contract were submitted, approved and paid promptly and in full by the customer.  No further services will be provided to this customer and thus no further revenue will be earned from this customer in the foreseeable future.

 

Note 4.  Patents

 

Patents and trademarks are as follows:

 

 

September 30,

2018

March 31,

2018

Patents and trademarks under development

$ 382,536   

$ 170,946   

 

 

 

Patents issued

 

398   

Less accumulated amortization

 

(368)  

 

 

30   

 

 

 

Patents, net

$ 382,536   

$ 170,976   

 

Amortization expenses for intangible assets during the six month period ended September 30, 2018 and the six month period ended September 30, 2017 were $30 and $15, respectively.  Costs totaling $382,536 for new patents and trademarks under development (but as yet not awarded) are capitalized at September 30, 2018.  The patents and trademarks under development will not be amortized until formally issued.  To the extent that a patent or trademark is not ultimately awarded the associated costs will be expensed accordingly at the time such an outcome is apparent.

 

In addition to its three original patents IronClad has also filed fourteen patent applications during the period ended September 30, 2018 (both in the US and internationally).  These pending patents expand upon the initial scope of the original “seminal” patents and provide up to twenty additional years of enforceable intellectual property rights regarding authentication, validation, and encryption for all electronic transmissions associated devices.  IronClad’s current and original patent portfolio includes three issued and granted US patents.  Of the three original granted patents, one patent expired in September 2017, another expired in March 2018 and the third of the original patents expired in June 2018. Any remaining amounts on these three patents was written off at September 30, 2018

 

IronClad has received allowances from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for six new patents, and expects to have these and one additional patent, for a total of seven patents issued by the USPTO no later than December 31, 2018.  In addition, IronClad plans to convert seven more patents by December 31, 2018, and expects them to be allowed in the first half of 2019.  International patent protection has also been filed for all fourteen of these pending patents.

 

Note 5.  Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance


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Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000.  At September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company had $0 and $0 on deposit in excess of the FDIC insured limit.

 

The Company did have a nominal exposure to a concentration of credit risk: all of our revenue was from one customer.  However, we viewed the risk as limited because of the financial strength and liquidity of the multi-billion dollar energy customer that has operated profitably for more than a century.

 

All invoice amounts that were billed for services under the contract through the end date of our contract with the customer were submitted, approved and were paid promptly and in full by the customer.  Our nominal credit risk to the one customer is now only in the past.

 

Note 6  Related Party Transactions

 

At September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018 the Company owed approximately $34,653 and $79,542 in accounts payable to management and related parties.  

 

During the three month transition period ended March 31, 2018, IronClad entered into a loan agreement to borrow up to $500,000 at 8.5% interest.  The Company had borrowed the full amount of the loan, repaid $100,000 and then amended the loan and reborrowed $100,000.  As of September 30, 2018 all $500,000 of the original principal and the subsequent $100,000 draw ($600,000 in cumulative repayments) were repaid and the only amount owed under the agreement is the cumulative accrued interest of $17,816.

 

The Company pledged 500,000 of its common stock as collateral under the terms of the Agreement.  In the event of default by the Company, the lender is entitled to receive one share of Company common stock for every one dollar in principle, interest, penalties, and fees that are owed and outstanding by the Company to the lender.

 

The Agreement is also supported by a personal $500,000 guarantee from the President of the Company.

 

See also Note 13 regarding stock option awards to management of the Company.

 

Note 7.  Notes Payable

 

Securities Purchase Agreement, Convertible Note 12%

 

On June 26, 2017 IronClad entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to issue a 12% convertible note payable for an aggregate principal amount of $78,500 with the intent of meeting certain conditions precedent to closing and funding on or before July 7, 2017.  The closing conditions were met prior to that date and the convertible note payable was closed and funded on July 6, 2017.  The Company received cash proceeds of $75,000 net of transaction costs of $3,500.  The $3,500 is recorded as a discount amount on the note payable and will be amortized as interest expenses over the life of the note. $1,226 was amortized in the three month period ended September 30, 2018; accrued interest payable at September 30, 2018 was zero.

 

The note matured on March 30, 2018 and interest costs accrue on the unpaid principal balance at 12% annually until March 30, 2018, and after that if not paid at maturity interest accrues annually at 22% until the principal amount and all interest accrued and unpaid are paid.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


The holder of the note, at its sole election, could convert the note into shares of common stock of the Company at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred and eighty days following the date of the note (dated June 26, 2017) and ending on the later of i) the maturity date, or ii) the date of payment of a default amount, if any.

 

The shares to be issued are a function of a variable conversion price which is 65% of a market price defined to be the lowest one day closing bid price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen-day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to exercising the conversion right.  The Company will keep available authorized shares reserved, initially 289,846 shares, but in any event authorized shares equal to six times the number of shares that would be issuable upon full conversion of the note from time to time.

 

The conversion feature of the note represents an embedded derivative.  The derivative value at December 23, 2017 was determined using a Black-Scholes valuation model.  Accounting recognition of $126,578 for the fair value of the derivative liability, $73,272 (net of $4,116 of amortization) was recorded as a contra liability to the original $78,500 recorded liability of the underlying convertible note, and a $49,190 loss was recognized as a fair valuation adjustment to earnings.

 

Between January 10, 2018 and January 28, 2018, the note holder exercised its rights under the conversion provisions and through operation of the five conversion elections was issued, in total, 50,322 shares of stock which effectively repaid the loan balance.

 

The dates, shares issued and principal amounts repaid at each conversion event are as follows:

 

Conversion
Date

Principal

Outstanding

 

Principal

Reduction

Shares

Issued

Exercise

Price

12/31/2017

$78,500

 

 

 

 

1/10/2018

$63,500

 

($15,000)

8,242

$1.82

1/12/2018

$43,500

 

($20,000)

10,989

$1.82

1/18/2018

$28,500

 

($15,000)

8,242

$1.82

1/23/2018

$13,500

 

($15,000)

9,819

$1.53

1/25/2018

$       —

 

($13,500)

13,030

$1.40

 

 

 

Total

50,322

 

 

Commitment Note and Convertible Note

 

On August 24, 2017, IronClad entered into an Investment Agreement to establish an equity line of funding for the potential future issuance and purchase of IronClad’s shares of Class A common stock.  See Note 8.

 

As consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of IronClad’s Class A common stock pursuant to the Investment Agreement, IronClad issued to the counterparty of the agreement a seven-month 10% convertible promissory note (the “Commitment Note”) in the principal amount of $100,000.  The Commitment Note matures on March 24, 2018.  The Commitment Note is convertible into shares of IronClad’s Class A common stock at the fixed price of $3.25 per share; provided, however, that at any time and from time to time after a default (as of September 30, 2017, and to the date of the filing of this report, no events of default have occurred) occurs solely due to the fact the Commitment Note is not retired on or before the maturity date, all or any part of the Commitment Note is convertible into shares of Class A common stock of the Company at a per share price equal to the lower of: (a) $3.25 or (b) 65% of the average of the two lowest per share trading prices of the Class A common stock during the twenty consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


The Commitment Note is included as a financing fee expense at the date of the transaction.  The Commitment Note was to finance the $100,000 cost of the commitment fee to the counterparty of the Investment Agreement and is accordingly included in the financing fee expenses for the period ended September 30, 2017.  The amount of the commitment fee could be reduced by $35,000 or $17,500 if a registration statement registering the shares that would be issued under the equity line becomes effective within 90 or 135 days, respectively, of August 24, 2017.

 

The registration statement was declared effective on December 18, 2017 a period less than 135 days (but more than 90 days) after August 24, 2017.  Consequently, the principal balance of the commitment fee was reduced by $17,500 and $100,000 of financing fee expenses originally recognized in the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 were adjusted to reflect a lower $82,500 financing fee expense.

 

On August 24, 2017, in connection with the entry into the Investment Agreement, IronClad also issued a 10% convertible note (the “Convertible Note”) in an aggregate principal amount of $330,000 with a 10% original issue discount (“OID”).  The initial consideration in the amount of $165,000 was funded on August 24, 2017.  The Company received net proceeds of $150,000 (which represents the deduction of the 10% original issue discount for the note holder’s due diligence and legal fees). The Company may make additional borrowings in such amounts and at such dates as the note holder may choose in its sole discretion. The balance of an individual borrowing matures seven months from its funding date.

 

The Convertible Note also has an embedded beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) based on a stated conversion price of $1.00 per share.  The market price of a share of IronClad’s common stock at the time of the first borrowing under the note was $3.50 thus establishing an intrinsic value of $2.50 on that date.

 

The Company received the first borrowing for $165,000 under the Convertible Note on August 24, 2017 and net cash proceeds of $150,000 were received after deducting for the original issue discount and lender transaction costs of $15,000.  An additional $12,000 of costs was incurred by IronClad directly relating to the note.  Both the $15,000 and the $12,000 are recorded as discount amounts on the $165,000 note payable and are amortized as interest expenses over the life of the borrowing.  The maturity date of this borrowing under the note is seven months from its funding date which is March 24, 2018.

 

On March 26, 2018 the Convertible Note holder elected to convert $10,000 of principal balance into 9,958 shares of Class A common stock.

 

On June 1, 2018 the Convertible Note holder elected to convert an additional $20,000 of principal balance into 32,219 shares of Class A common stock.

 

On July 17, 2018 the Convertible Note holder elected to convert an additional $20,000 of principal balance into 61,538 shares of Class A common stock.

 

On August 23, 2018 the Convertible Note holder elected to convert an additional $10,000 of principal balance into 73,260 shares of Class A common stock.

 

On September 14, 2018 the Convertible Note holder elected to convert an additional $20,000 of principal balance into 236,686 shares of Class A common stock.

 

The valuation of the BCF related to the $165,000 borrowing on the Convertible Note and with an intrinsic value of $2.50 per share (based on a $3.50 closing price less the $1.00 per share conversion price) was approximately $424,407 using a Black-Scholes valuation model.  That amount was recorded as a contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and transaction costs), but only for an amount not in excess of and thus capped by the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable.  The amount of the beneficial


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conversion feature formally recorded was $138,000 ($165,000 net of $27,000) and is being amortized as interest expense over the life of the loan.  The full amount of the conversion feature was amortized as interest expense through the March 24, 2018 maturity date of the note.

 

On October 23, 2017, a second borrowing of $82,500 under the Convertible Note for $330,000 was closed and funded.  The Company received net proceeds of $75,000 after deducting for original issue discount and lender transaction costs of $7,500.  An additional $6,000 of costs was incurred by IronClad relating to the Convertible Note.  Both the $7,500 and the $6,000 were recorded as discount amounts on the $82,500 note payable and amortized as interest expenses over the life of the borrowing.  The maturity date of this borrowing under the Convertible Note was also defined to be seven months from its borrowing date which was May 24, 2018.  The market price of a share of IronClad’s common stock at the time of funding was $4.40 making the intrinsic value of the derivative $3.40.  The valuation of the BCF was estimated to be approximately $289,000 and is capped at $69,000, the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable.  The full amount of the conversion feature was amortized as interest expense through the May 24, 2018 maturity date of the note.

 

On March 15, 2018, a third and final borrowing of $82,500 under the Convertible Note for $330,000 was closed and funded.  The Company received net proceeds of $75,000 after deducting for original issue discount and lender transaction costs of $7,500 and an additional $6,000 of loan closing costs incurred by IronClad.  The maturity date of this borrowing under the Convertible Note is also defined to be seven months from its borrowing date which is October 24, 2018.  The market price of a share of IronClad’s common stock at the time of funding was $1.85 making the intrinsic value of the derivative $0.85.

 

The valuation of the BCF related to the $82,500 borrowing on the Convertible Note and with an intrinsic value of $0.85 per share (based on a $1.85 closing price less the $1.00 per share conversion price) was approximately $109,861 using a Black-Scholes valuation model.  That amount was recorded as a contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and transaction costs), but only for an amount not in excess of and thus capped by the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable.  The amount of the beneficial conversion feature formally recorded was $69,000 ($82,500 net of $13,500) and is being amortized as interest expense over the life of the loan.  The unamortized balances of the OID and BCF at September 30, 2018 are $946.26 and $4,836.45, respectively.

 

On March 24, 2018 both the Commitment Note ($100,000 contractually reduced to $82,500 in 2017) and the first tranche of the 10% Convertible Note for $165,000 (less the $10,000 conversion in late March) reached their maturity dates and, except for a $10,000 conversion by the note holder on the Convertible Note, were not repaid in cash.  Consequently both notes were in “maturity date default” and, pursuant to the terms of the loans, were convertible at the lesser of $3.25 for the Commitment Note, and $1.00 for $165,000 note or 65% of the average lowest two trades for the prior 20 days, resulting in an initial recognition for derivative treatments for both notes.

 

The valuation of the derivative liability related to the $82,500 borrowing on the Convertible Note and with an intrinsic value of $0.70 per share (based on a $1.67 closing price less the $0.97 per share present value of the conversion price) was approximately $79,138 using a Black-Scholes valuation model.  That amount was recorded as a new contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and transaction costs), but only for an amount not in excess of and thus capped by the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable. This results in a net liability value of $3,362 at the time.  The amount was amortized as interest expense over an estimated “remaining” three month life of the already matured loan. At June 30, 2018, the $79,138 was fully amortized.

 

The valuation of the derivative liability related to the $165,000 (reduced to $155,000) borrowing on the Convertible Note and with an intrinsic value of $0.70 per share (based on a $1.67 closing price less the $0.97 per share present value of the conversion price) was approximately $158,276 using a Black-Scholes valuation model.  That amount was recorded as a new contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and


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transaction costs), but only for an amount not in excess of and thus capped by the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable.  Since the undiscounted (and unconverted) amount of the note was $155,000 the derivative valuation was recorded as $155,000.  

 

The amount was amortized as interest expense over an estimated “remaining” three month life of the already matured loan. On June 1, 2018 $20,000 of the note was converted, reducing the outstanding balance to $135,000. During the quarter ended September 30, 2018 an additional $50,000 of the note was converted, reducing the outstanding balance to $85,000.  The full amount of the contra liability was amortized as interest expense through the three month amortization period that ended on June 24, 2018.

 

At May 23, 2018 the second tranche of the 10% Convertible Note for $82,500 reached its maturity date and was not repaid in cash. Consequently the note was in “maturity date default” and pursuant to the terms of the loan was convertible at the lesser of $1.00 or 65% of the average lowest two trades for the prior 20days, resulting in initial recognition for derivative treatment.

 

The valuation of the derivative liability related to the $82,500 borrowing on the Convertible Note and with an intrinsic value of $0.6912 per share is approximately $57,024 using a Binomial pricing model.  That amount is recorded as a new contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and transaction costs). The amount will be amortized as interest expense over an estimated “remaining” three month life of the already matured loan

 

At June 30, 2018 the prior period’s derivative liabilities were re-measured, as the notes were still outstanding, the derivative liability was revalued using a binomial pricing model.  At period end the total valuation of new derivative liabilities related to three loans was approximately $1,730,692 for individual valuation amounts of $558,338, $637,153 and $535,201.

 

Convertible Notes, 12%

 

On January 25, 2018 IronClad entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to issue a new 12% convertible note payable for an aggregate principal amount of $88,000.  The Company received cash proceeds of $85,000 net of transaction costs of $3,000.  The $3,000 is recorded as a discount amount on the note payable and will be amortized as interest expenses over the life of the note.  The general terms of the note, except for the principal amount borrowed, are identical to the initial 12% Convertible note entered into in 2017 and converted earlier in January 2018.

 

The note matures on October 30, 2018 and interest costs accrue on the unpaid principal balance at 12% annually until October 30, 2018, and after that if not paid at maturity interest accrues annually at 22% until the principal amount and all interest accrued and unpaid are paid.

 

The holder of the note, at its sole election, could convert the note into shares of common stock of the Company at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred and eighty days following the date of the note (dated January 25, 2018) and ending on the later of i) the maturity date, or ii) the date of payment of a default amount, if any.

 

The shares to be issued are a function of a variable conversion price which is 65% of a market price defined to be the lowest one day closing bid price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen-day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to exercising the conversion right.  The Company would keep available authorized shares reserved, initially 289,846 shares, but in any event authorized shares equal to six times the number of shares that would be issuable upon full conversion of the note from time to time. At June 30, 2018 a derivative liability with an intrinsic value of $0.2404 was $57,990 using a binomial pricing model and was recorded as a discount to the note.


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On July 14, 2018 the loan principal was repaid plus accrued interest, both totaling $124,268, and the note was fully retired.

 

On February 27, 2018 IronClad entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to issue a 12% convertible note payable for an aggregate principal amount of $53,000.  The Company received cash proceeds of $50,000 net of transaction costs of $3,000.  The $3,000 is recorded as a discount amount on the note payable and will be amortized as interest expenses over the life of the note.  The general terms of the note, except for the principal amount borrowed, are identical to the initial 12% Convertible note entered into in 2017 and converted earlier in January 2018.

 

The note matures on November 03, 2018 and interest costs accrue on the unpaid principal balance at 12% annually until November 30, 2018, and after that if not paid at maturity interest accrues annually at 22% until the principal amount and all interest accrued and unpaid are paid.

 

The holder of the note, at its sole election, may convert the note into shares of common stock of the Company at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred and eighty days following the date of the note (dated February 27, 2018) and ending on the later of i) the maturity date, or ii) the date of payment of a default amount, if any.

 

The shares to be issued are a function of a variable conversion price which is 65% of a market price defined to be the lowest one day closing bid price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen-day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to exercising the conversion right.  The Company will keep available authorized shares reserved, initially 289,846 shares, but in any event authorized shares equal to six times the number of shares that would be issuable upon full conversion of the note from time to time.

 

The conversion feature of the note represents an embedded derivative.  The derivative liability with an intrinsic value of $0.2981 was $42,862 using a binomial pricing model and was recorded as a discount to the note.

On August 21, 2018 the loan principal was repaid plus accrued interest, both totaling $75,620, and the note was fully retired.

 

New Convertible Note, 10%

 

On June 26, 2018 IronClad entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to issue a 10% convertible note payable for an aggregate principal amount of $250,000.  The Company received cash proceeds of $235,000 net of transaction costs of $15,000.  The $15,000 is recorded as a discount amount on the note payable and will be amortized as interest expenses over the life of the note.  The general terms of the note, except for the principal amount borrowed, are nearly identical to the initial 10% Convertible note entered into in 2017.

 

The note matures on December 26, 2018 and interest costs accrue on the unpaid principal balance at 10% annually until December 26, 2018, and after that if not paid at maturity interest accrues annually at 24% until the principal amount and all interest accrued and unpaid are paid.

 

The holder of the note, at its sole election, may convert the note into shares of common stock of the Company at any time on or following the date of the Note from the and ending on the later of i) the maturity date, or ii) the date of payment of a default amount, if any.

 

The shares to be issued are a function of a fixed conversion price of $1.00 per share, or an alternate variable conversion price, triggered by events such as stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings which is 70% of a market price defined to be the lowest five day closing bid price for the Company’s common stock during the twenty-day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to exercising the conversion right.  The


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Company will keep available authorized shares reserved, initially 3,081,854 shares, but in any event authorized shares equal to five times the number of shares that would be issuable upon full conversion of the note from time to time.

 

The conversion feature of the note represents an embedded derivative.  A derivative liability with an intrinsic value of $0.03281 was $189,211 using a binomial pricing model and was calculated as a discount to the note.  That amount is recorded as a new contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and transaction costs and amounts discussed immediately below), but only for an amount not in excess of and thus capped by the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable.

 

As a commitment fee for the Note, the Company issued the holder 240,384 shares of common stock to be held in escrow until the Note is repaid. The holder will keep the shares, if the Note is not retired prior to its maturity date. The shares were valued at $165,865 and were recorded as a discount on the note.

 

Included in the share purchase agreement was a common stock purchase warrant issued by the Company to the holder to purchase 62,500 shares of common stock at $3.00 per share, exercisable for four years. The warrants were valued at $43,121 using a Black Scholes option pricing model and were recorded as a discount on the note.

 

The sum of the $14,672 unamortized original issue discount ($15,000 at the outset of the loan) plus the $43,121 recorded value of the warrants, plus the $165,865 valuation of the commitment fee related to the 240,384 shares plus the $189,211 valuation of the derivative related to the conversion feature total $412,869 which is in excess of the $250,000 value of the loan principal.  Total amounts to be recorded as contra loan amounts cannot exceed the $250,000 nominal amount of the loan.

 

Because of the derivative nature of the $189,211 valuation of the conversion feature, $162,869 of the total $412,869 amount is recorded as an expense in the current period and reported as a financing expense.

 

On October 11, 2018 the Holder elected to convert $100,000 of the principal amount into 1,210,654 shares of restricted common stock.

 

On November 1, 2018 the remaining loan principal of $150,000 was repaid plus accrued interest, both totaling $158,873.28 and the note was fully retired.

 

Working Capital Loan for Services to New Customer by IronClad Pipeline IC, Inc.

 

On February 27, 2018, IronClad borrowed $255,000 gross proceeds as an initial advance on a Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a lending party.  The Agreement, agreed to by both parties on February 1, 2018, enabled the Company, at its sole election, to borrow up to an aggregate amount of $500,000.  The outstanding balance of any advances accrues interest at the annual rate of 8.5%.  There is a transaction financing fee of 2% for any amount drawn under the facility.  Proceeds received net of the transaction fee were $250,000.

 

On March 21, 2018, IronClad borrowed an additional $245,000 gross proceeds as a second advance under the Agreement.  Proceeds received net of the transaction fee were $240,000.

 

During the period ended June 30, 2018, the Company repaid $100,000 of the principal, and then redrew another $100,000.  On June 30, 2018, the Company repaid $25,000.  The outstanding balance of this loan at June 30, 2018 is $475,000.

 

During the period ended September 30, 2018, the Company repaid all of the outstanding principal balance of the loan, however the accrued interest remains outstanding in the amount of $17,816.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Interest is to be paid annually in cash on March 1, 2019 and 2020.  There is no penalty for any early principal repayments.  The Company has pledged 500,000 of its common stock as collateral under the terms of the Agreement.  In the event of default by the Company, the lender is entitled to receive one share of Company common stock for every one dollar in principle, interest, penalties, and fees that are owed and outstanding by the Company to Layer 3 Communications.

 

The Agreement is also supported by a personal $500,000 guarantee from an officer of the Company.

 

Terms of the Agreement specify the use of funds to be limited to only supporting the operations of its new service contract.  The terms of the Agreement were amended, effective June 11, 2018, to also permit the use of funds for certain new patent application filings of IronClad.

 

On March 16, 2018, IronClad purchased several lines of corporate insurance coverage for a set of annual premiums that totaled $30,719.  To pay for the coverage, IronClad paid $2,631 down on the coverages and entered into a financing agreement to borrow the $28,087 balance owed for the coverage.  Interest on the loan is approximately 6% and the loan is repaid by eleven monthly principal and interest installment payments of $2,631 each.  The cost of the insurance is recorded as a prepaid asset and is being amortized monthly over the annual period of the coverages. During the period ended September 30, 2018 this note was paid in full.

 

New Loan Agreement including Convertible Note, 9%

 

On July 11, 2018 IronClad entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (SPA) to issue a 9% convertible note payable for an aggregate principal amount of $270,000 comprised of the first note (“First Note”) being in the amount of $135,000.00, and the remaining note in the amount of $135,000.00, (a “Back End Note”). The Company received cash proceeds of $126,500 from the First Note net of transaction costs of $8,500. The $8,500 is recorded as a discount amount on the note payable and will be amortized as interest expenses over the life of the note.

 

The First Note matures on July 11, 2019 and interest costs accrue on the unpaid principal balance at 9% annually until July 11, 2019, and after that if not paid at maturity interest accrues annually at 24% until the principal amount and all interest accrued and unpaid are paid.

 

The Back End Note carries the same terms as the First Note, except it may not be repaid, but only converted. The Company is under no obligation to accept the Back End Note, but may do so at its sole discretion, following 180 days from the date of the note (dated July 11, 2018). As part of the SPA, the Holder issued the Company a collateralized secured promissory note in the amount of $131,500 that may be exchanged for cash against the Back End Note.

 

The holder of the note, at its sole election, may convert the note into shares of common stock of the Company at any time during the period beginning on the date which is 180 days following the date of the note (dated July 11, 2018) and ending on the later of i) the maturity date, or ii) the date of payment of a default amount, if any.

 

The shares to be issued are a function of a fixed conversion price of $1.00 per share for six months, and thereafter until maturity at a variable conversion price which is 65% of a market price defined to be the lowest trading price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen-day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to exercising the conversion right. The Company will keep available authorized shares reserved, initially 1,730,000 shares, but in any event the number of reserved shares at least equals 400% of the number of shares of Company common stock issuable upon conversion of the Note.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


The valuation of the derivative liability related to the $135,000 borrowing on the First Note and with an intrinsic value of $0.54 per share is approximately $248,386 using a binomial pricing model.  That amount is recorded as a contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and transaction costs), but only for an amount not in excess of and thus capped by the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable.  The amount of the derivative liability formally recorded is $126,500 ($135,000 net of $8,500) and will be amortized as interest expense over the life of the loan. The remaining $121,886 is expensed as financing fees.

 

On July 17, 2018 (transaction documents were originally dated June 29, but amended for action taken on July 17), IronClad issued a 12% convertible note (the “Convertible Note”) to a lender (the “Holder”) in an aggregate principal amount of $115,500. The Company received cash proceeds of $101,500 net of transaction costs of $14,000 that included $3,500 for attorneys’ fees. The note matures on July 18, 2019. Interest costs accrue on the unpaid principal balance at 12% annually until maturity, and after that if not paid, interest accrues annually at 18% until any unpaid principal amount and unpaid interest accrued are paid.

 

The Holder of the note, at its sole election, may convert the note into shares of common stock of the Company at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred and eighty days following the date of the note (dated July 18, 2018) and ending on the later of i) the maturity date, or ii) the date of payment of a default amount, if any.

 

The shares to be issued upon conversion are a function of a variable conversion price which is 65% of a market price defined to be the lowest one (1) trading price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen (15) day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to the conversion date. The Company will keep available authorized shares reserved, initially 1,500,000 shares.

 

The valuation of the derivative liability related to the $115,500 borrowing on the Convertible Note and with an intrinsic value of $0.4751 per share is approximately $187,624 using a binomial pricing model.  That amount is recorded as a contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and transaction costs), but only for an amount not in excess of and thus capped by the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable.  The amount of the derivative liability formally recorded is $101,500 ($115,500 net of $14,000) and will be amortized as interest expense over the life of the loan. The remaining $86,124 is expensed as financing fees.

 

On July 19, 2018 IronClad entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (SPA) to issue a 9% convertible note payable for an aggregate principal amount of $315,000 comprised of the first note (“First Note”) being in the amount of $157,500.00, and the remaining note in the amount of $157,500.00, (a “Back End Note”). The Company received cash proceeds of $142,500 from the First Note net of transaction costs of $15,000 that included $7,500 for attorneys’ fees.

 

The First Note matures on July 19, 2019 and interest costs accrue on the unpaid principal balance at 9% annually until July 19, 2019, and after that if not paid at maturity interest accrues annually at up to 24% until the principal amount and all interest accrued and unpaid are paid. The Back End Note carries the same terms as the First Note, except it may not be repaid in cash, but only converted. The Company is under no obligation to accept the Back End Note, but may do so at its sole discretion following 180 days from the date of the note (dated July 19, 2018). As part of the SPA, the Holder issued the Company a collateralized secured promissory note in the amount of $150,000 that may be exchanged for cash against the Back End Note.

 

The holder of the note, at its sole election, may convert the note into shares of common stock of the Company at any time during the period beginning on the date which is 180 days following the date of the note (dated July 19, 2018) and ending on the later of i) the maturity date, or ii) the date of payment of a default amount, if any.  The shares to be issued are a function of a fixed conversion price of $1.00 per share for six months, and thereafter until maturity at a variable conversion price which is 65% of a market price defined to be the lowest trading price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen-day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to exercising the conversion right.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


The valuation of the derivative liability related to the $157,500 borrowing on the First Note and with an intrinsic value of $0.5482 per share is approximately $295,227 using a binomial pricing model.  That amount is recorded as a contra-note payable amount (similar to the recorded OID and transaction costs), but only for an amount not in excess of and thus capped by the otherwise undiscounted amount of the note payable.  The amount of the derivative liability formally recorded is $142,500 ($157,500 net of $15,000) and will be amortized as interest expense over the life of the loan. The remaining $152,727 is expensed as financing fees.

 

Note 8. Common Stock

 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company issued i) 240,333 shares of Class A common stock at $0.15 per share for cash in the amount of $36,050 pursuant to a Section 4(a)2 private placement offering, ii) 25,000 shares at $0.15 per share for the conversion of stock options (see Note 12), and iii) 75,000 shares at $2.90 per share for investment banking services valued at $217,500.

 

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, the Company issued i) 100,000 shares of Class A common stock at $3.49 per share for consulting services in the amount of $349,000 and ii) 37,500 shares at $3.50 per share for investment banking services valued at $131,250.

 

During the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, the Company issued 157,500 shares of Class A common stock at $4.10 per share to seven parties for consulting services in the amount of $660,750.

 

On August 24, 2017 IronClad entered into an Investment Agreement for the potential future issuance and purchase of shares of its Class A common stock to establish an equity line of funding to IronClad.  The agreement enables IronClad to issue stock to the counterparty of the agreement in exchange for cash amounts under certain defined conditions for the purchase of IronClad’s stock.  In addition to the equity line, the agreement also included IronClad entering into the Commitment Note in the principal amount of $100,000 to finance the commitment fee of the Investment Agreement and the Convertible Note to borrow up to $330,000 (of which $165,000 was borrowed on August 24, 2017 and a subsequent $82,500 was borrowed on October 23, 2017).  See Notes 5 and 14.

 

On January 24, 2018 IronClad issued, under the terms of the Investment Agreement, 14,331 shares of its Class A stock in exchange for receipts totaling $25,823 ($1.80 per share) from the counterparty of the Investment Agreement.  Similarly, on February 16, 2018 24,265 shares were issued in exchange for proceeds of $38,824 ($1.60 per share).  On March 26, 2018 9,958 shares of Class A common stock were issued for the conversion of $10,000 of the $165,000 referred to above.

 

On January 23, 2018, the Company issued 10,000 shares of its Class A common stock at $2.25 per share to two advisors for services in the amount of about $22,500.

 

During the period ended June 30, 2018, the Company approved for issuance 50,000 shares of Class A common stock priced at $1.69 for accounts payable of $84,500; 20,000 shares of Class A common stock priced at $1.15 for accounts payable of $16,791 and services of $6,209; 32,219 shares of Class A common stock priced at $0.62 for conversion of $20,000 of convertible debt; 240,384 shares of Class A common stock priced at $0.69 in relation to the June 26, 2018 Convertible Note, the shares were valued at $166,105 and  have been recorded on the balance sheet as a contra account to the Note.  

 

At the close of March 31, 2018 there were 55,000 shares valued at $101,750 that were recorded and reported as “to be issued”.  Those shares were issued during the three month period ended June 30, 2018.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


During the three month period ended September 30, 2018, the Company approved for issuance 2,000 shares of Class A common stock priced at $0.45 for services of $900; 140,000 shares of Class A common stock for the exercise of stock options priced at $0.15 per share for cash in the amount of $21,000; 61,538 shares of Class A common stock priced at $0.325 for conversion of $20,000 of convertible debt; 73,260 shares of Class A common stock priced at $0.1365 for conversion of $10,000 of convertible debt; 236,686 shares of Class A common stock priced at $0.0845 for conversion of $20,000 of convertible debt.

 

Note 9.  General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses recognized for the three-month period ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were $687,340 and $939,554, respectively of which $519,366 and $274,250 were recognized as compensation expenses in connection with the issuance of stock options or warrants.

 

General and administrative expenses recognized for the six-month period ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were $1,294,729 and $1,234,410, respectively of which $1,066,544 and $409,862 were recognized as compensation expenses in connection with the issuance of stock options or warrants.

 

Note 10.  Income Taxes

 

Federal and state income taxes are not currently due since IronClad has had losses since inception.  Since the Company provides services to a customer in Virginia, IronClad is also subject to Virginia state income tax reporting.

 

Income taxes are provided based upon the liability method of accounting pursuant to ASC 740-10-25 Income Taxes – Recognition. Under this approach, deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year-end.  A valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets if management does not believe the Company has met the “more likely than not” standard required by ASC 740-10-25-5.

 

Deferred income tax amounts reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes.

 

Significant components of the deferred tax asset amounts at an anticipated tax rate of 21% for the period ended September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

 

September 30,

2018

March 31,

2018

Net operating losses carryforwards

$ 5,878,919   

$ 5,173,092   

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset

1,234,567   

1,074,851   

Valuation allowance for deferred asset

(1,234,567)  

(1,074,851)  

Net deferred tax asset

$  

$  

 

At September 30, 2018, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $5,878,919 which will begin to expire in the year 2033.  The increase in the allowance account amount (and also in the deferred tax asset amount) from March 31, 2018 to September 30, 2018 was $353,708.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Note 11.  Share Exchange Agreement

 

On January 6, 2017, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with InterLok Key Management, Inc. wherein Butte agreed to issue 56,655,891 restricted shares of Butte’s common stock in exchange for 100% of the outstanding shares of InterLok Key Management, Inc. common stock.  InterLok Key Management, Inc. is engaged in the business of developing and licensing its patented key-based encryption methods.

 

On January 6, 2017, Butte completed its Share Exchange Agreement with the owners of InterLok and issued 56,655,891 restricted shares of Butte’s common stock to 29 persons and entities in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of InterLok Key Management, Inc.’s common stock.  Immediately following completion of the share exchange agreement, the Company’s new board of directors elected, through a series of board resolutions and regulatory filings, to change the Company’s name to IronClad Encryption Corporation from Butte, to move the Company to Nevada from Delaware, and to change its stock trading symbol to IRNC from BTHI.

 

The Share Exchange was treated as a reverse merger with InterLok Key Management, Inc. deemed, for accounting recognition purposes, the accounting acquirer and Butte Highlands Mining Company deemed the accounting acquiree under the acquisition method of accounting.  The reverse merger is deemed a recapitalization and the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of operations represent the substantive continuation of the operations and thus the financial statements of InterLok Key Management, Inc., while the capital structure (with respect to authorized, issued and outstanding shares of preferred and common stock) of Butte Highlands Mining Company--now using the name IronClad--remains intact.

 

Note 12.  Share Based Compensation

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Board of Directors adopted, and the Company’s stockholders subsequently approved, the IronClad Encryption Corporation 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) effective as of January 6, 2017.  The purpose of the Plan is to foster and promote the long-term financial success of the Company and thereby increase stockholder value.  The Plan provides for the award of equity incentives to certain employees, directors, or officers of, or key advisers or consultants to, the Company and its subsidiaries who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth or success of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

The maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan is thirty million (30,000,000) shares of Class A common stock.  On October 17, 2017, in connection with the change of the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors adopted the Amended and Restated IronClad Encryption Corporation 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amended Plan”).

 

Additionally, from time to time, we issue non-compensatory warrants, such as warrants issued to investors.

 

Restricted Stock

 

The fair value of restricted stock awards classified as equity awards is based on the Company’s stock price as of the date of grant.  Such awards do not grant any rights as a shareholder of the company until a certificate for the vested shares of common stock has been issued.  During the year ended December 31, 2017, 287,500 shares were granted for services, none were forfeited (none were issued prior to 2017).  Expenses of approximately $709,000 were recorded in connection with the stock issued as grants for services; $349,000 for business development and $360,000 for investor relations.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Other stock grants were awarded for services, but the underlying stock was issued as unrestricted stock because it was otherwise registered under our S-8 and effective on November 28, 2017 and our S-1 as amended and effective on December 19, 2017.

 

Note 13.  Stock Options and Warrants

 

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company awarded 1,045,000 stock options and warrants for services and conversions of convertible notes valued at $1,305,565 and 9,000,000 stock options to officers of IronClad valued at $622,045.  Of the total 10,145,000 options and warrants awarded, 1,045,000 vested immediately and received full expense recognition in the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.  The remaining 9,883,470 options vest periodically over the subsequent three years and will be expensed on a straight line basis.

 

In addition, 25,000 stock options that were awarded during the three-month period ending March 31, 2017 were exercised for cash in the amount of $3,750.

 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company awarded 2,945,000 stock options for services valued at $4,657,850 (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model) and 500,000 stock options to an officer of IronClad valued at $731,659 (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model).  Of the total 3,445,000 options recorded as awarded during the period 85,000 vested immediately and received full expense recognition during the three-month period ended June 30, 2017.  The remaining 3,360,000 options vest periodically over the next two to four years and will be expensed on a straight line basis.

 

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded the award of 372,500 stock options for services valued at $261,991 (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model) and 82,500 stock warrants for financing fees valued at $287,629 (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model).  Of the total 455,000 options and warrants awarded during the period 155,000 vested immediately and received full expense recognition during the three-month period ended September 30, 2017.  The remaining 300,000 options vest periodically over the next four years and will be expensed on a straight line basis.

 

During the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded the award of 37,500 stock options for services valued at $161,921 (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model).  All of the options vested immediately and received full expense recognition during the three-month period ended December 31, 2017.

 

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company awarded 2,700,000 stock options for services valued at $4,873,048 (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model) and 1,500,000 stock options to officers of IronClad valued at $2,700,000 (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model).  Of the total 4,200,000 options recorded as awarded during the period 50,000 vested immediately and received full expense recognition during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018.  The remaining 4,150,000 options vest periodically over the next three to seven years and will be expensed on a straight line basis.

 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2018 the Company awarded 122,500 stock options and warrants for services valued at $123,719.  Of the total 122,500 options and warrants awarded, 102,500 vested during the period and received full recognition in the three-month period ended June 30, 2018.  The remaining 20,000 options vest during the subsequent quarter and will be expensed at that time.

 

There were no stock options issued during the three-month period ended September 30, 2018.


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(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


The fair value of stock options and warrants is estimated on the date of each award using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value the stock option or warrant based on its terms and conditions.  There was one exercise of 25,000 options during 2017.  The tables below summarize the assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the options and warrants at September 30, 2018:

 

Number of Options*

Date Issued

 

Exercise Price

Risk-free Interest Rate

Volatility

Life of Options in Years

Vested

Options*

75,000  

01/16/17

 

$0.75

1.54%

226.01%

3.00

75,000  

6,000,000  

01/20/17

 

$0.15

1.54%

220.00%

3.00

1,500,000  

3,000,000  

01/20/17

 

$0.15

1.54%

220.00%

4.00

1,000,000  

350,000  

01/31/17

 

$0.15

1.19%

132.84%

1.93

350,000  

100,000  

02/01/17

 

$0.15

1.22%

134.90%

2.00

100,000  

†100,000   

03/13/17

 

$0.15

1.40%

144.84%

2.00

†25,000

20,000  

03/21/17

 

$0.15

1.54%

233.07%

3.00

20,000  

5,000  

04/30/17

 

$0.75

1.45%

219.35%

3.00

5,000  

1,700,000  

05/05/17

 

$1.47

1.71%

565.34%

4.00

425,000  

1,000,000  

05/05/17

 

$1.47

1.32%

202.99%

2.00

500,000  

80,000  

05/31/17

 

$0.75

1.44%

196.06%

3.00

80,000  

660,000  

06/12/17

 

$2.50

1.64%

589.85%

4.00

165,000  

5,000  

06/30/17

 

$3.49

1.55%

197.13%

3.00

5,000  

300,000  

07/26/17

 

$3.16

1.63%

296.38%

4.00

37,500  

5,000  

07/31/17

 

$3.50

1.51%

170.61%

3.00

25,000  

37,500  

08/25/17

 

$2.50

1.62%

170.38%

3.00

37,500  

25,000  

08/31/17

 

$3.75

1.44%

170.57%

3.00

25,000  

37,500  

10/26/17

 

$4.50

1.76%

220.28%

3.00

37,500  

25,000  

01/25/18

 

$2.70

2.20%

247.35%

3.00

25,000  

25,000  

03/02/18

 

$1.80

2.52%

297.39%

3.84

25,000  

400,000  

03/02/18

 

$1.80

2.71%

369.15%

5.84

 —

3,400,000  

03/02/18

 

$1.80

2.79%

369.05%

6.84

 —

350,000  

03/02/18

 

$1.80

2.79%

395.11%

7.84

 —

20,000  

04/02/18

 

$2.70

2.55%

372.73%

4.75

20,000  

20,000  

05/01/18

 

$1.80

2.82%

365.73%

4.67

20,000  

20,000  

06/06/18

 

$1.80

2.81%

312.26%

4.57

 

17,735,000  

Issued

 

 

 

 

Vested

4,545,000  

†(25,000)

Exercised

 

 

 

 

Exercised

†(25,000)

17,710,000  

Unexercised

 

 

 

 

Unexercised

4,520,000  


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IronClad Encryption Corporation and Subsidiaries

(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


Number of Warrants

Date Issued

 

Exercise Price

Risk-free Interest Rate

Volatility

Life of Warrants in Years

Vested

Warrants

500,000 

03/15/17

 

$0.15

1.02%

114.94%

1.40

500,000 

82,500 

08/24/17

 

$3.00

1.63%

285.16%

4.00

82,500 

62,500 

06/26/18

 

$3.00

2.69%

311.00%

4.00

62,500 

645,000 

Issued

 

 

 

 

 

645,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options* and

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options and

Warrants

18,355,000 

Issued

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

5,165,000 

†  (165,000)

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

† (165,000)

18,330,000 

Unexercised

 

 

 

 

 

Unexercised

5,140,000 

 

*  The number of outstanding options above does not include an option awarded to the Company’s President to purchase 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.  The option is only exercisable under certain limited circumstances, one of which is that the market price of the Class A common stock reaches a price of $15.00 per share.  Once vested, these additional options must be exercised within two years of vesting.  The number of options and warrants including these 10,000,000 options totals 24,045,000.

 

†  On April 11, 2017 an independent company advisor exercised options for 25,000 shares of Class A common stock for $3,750 in cash.

 

†  On August 6, 2018 an independent company advisor exercised options for 140,000 shares of Class A common stock for $21,000 in cash.

 

 

Note 14.  Commitments and Contingencies

 

We are not engaged in any litigation and, to our knowledge, are not aware of any matters that would give rise to possible litigation.

 

We lease office space on a month-to-month basis.  The annual cost is less than $17,000.  We have no other leases or rental agreements.

 

Note 15.  Subsequent Events  

 

The Company has evaluated events from September 30, 2018 through the date that this Form 10-Q was filed, and identified the following that required disclosure: 

 

New Loan Agreements, including Convertible Notes, 10% and 12%

 

On October 24, 2018, IronClad issued a 10% convertible note (the “Convertible Note”) to a lender (the “Holder”) in an aggregate principal amount of $107,000. The Company received cash proceeds of $102,000 net of $5,000 for attorneys’ fees. The note matures on October 24, 2019.

 

The Holder of the note is entitled, at any time after cash payment, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of the Note then outstanding into shares of the Company's common stock.  The shares to be issued upon conversion are a function of a variable conversion price which is 65% of a market price defined to be the lowest trading price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to the conversion date. The Company will keep available authorized shares reserved, initially 2,993,000 shares.


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IronClad Encryption Corporation and Subsidiaries

(Previously named Butte Highlands Mining Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


On October 26, 2018, IronClad issued a 12% convertible note (the “Convertible Note”) to a lender (the “Holder”) in an aggregate principal amount of $181,170. The Company received cash proceeds of $150,346.40 net of transaction costs of $30,823.60 that included a $15,000 OID, $2,750 for attorneys’ fees and $13,073.60 for broker fees. The note matures on July 26, 2019.

 

The Holder shall have the right at any time following the 180th calendar day after the issue date (October 26, 2018), and ending on the later of i) the maturity date, or ii) the date of payment of a default amount, if any, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of the Note then outstanding into shares of the Company's common stock.  The shares to be issued upon conversion are a function of a variable conversion price which is 65% of a market price defined to be the lowest trading price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen day trading period ending on the last trading day prior to the conversion date. The Company will keep available authorized shares reserved, initially 6,500,000 shares.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Note, the Company issued a common stock purchase warrant to the Holder to purchase up to 30,195 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share with an exercise period of five years.

 

Additional Stock Issuances

 

On October 11, 2018 the Company issued 1,210,654 shares of stock to the holder of a 9% convertible note payable in exchange for the repayment of $100,000 of principal balance on an initial principal balance of $250,000.  In addition, the remaining $150,000 outstanding balance on the note was repaid and the note retired on November 1, 2018.

 

On October 11, 2018 three individual company contractors were awarded 70,000 shares of common stock.  Two of the contractors received 10,000 shares of stock each, and the third contractor received 50,000 shares.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Cautionary Statement on Forward-looking Information

 

When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in future filings by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the words or phrases “will likely result,” “management expects” or “we expect,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, each of which speaks only as of the date made.

 

Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected.  The risks are included in “Part II, Item 1A: Risk Factors” below and this “Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  We have no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions, which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

 

You should read the financial information set forth below in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto.

 

Overview

 

Our corporate mission is to bring freedom to execute electronic transmissions and store electronic data without the intrusion of cyber-terrorism that causes destruction and loss by offering proprietary cybersecurity encryption that operates without performance degradation or significant transmission band-width use.

 

Our primary business model is to develop and license cyber software technology that encrypts data files and electronic communications.  We seek to generate royalty revenue by securing license agreements with leading vendors through sales of ICE-enabled security applications, subscriptions, services and maintenance contracts, as well as sales of our ultra-secure BlackICE gateway and our ultra-secure ICE Phone.  We are also engaged in providing an array of confidential services in support of infrastructure projects, including the deployment of ICEmicro, IronClad’s proprietary technology and the world’s first context free and natively secure containers, throughout project-specific networks securing the data transmitted to the internal and external networks, databases, and systems.

 

Operating Plan

 

Our operating plan within the next twelve months includes the following:

 

Build on our existing support functions of infrastructure projects and operations through the deployment of our proprietary technology. 

Expand our licensing and deployment of our patented data protection solutions through strategic alliances. 

List our Class A common stock on a national securities exchange such as the NASDAQ or the NYSE American Stock Market. 

 

Segments

 

We have only one reportable segment and that segment is focused on expanding our portfolio of patents and developing commercial applications for our patents and identifying and engaging customers needing the dynamic key encryption advantages that our software provides to improve the security of their businesses.


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Review of the Quarter and Comparative Results and Liquidity

 

Results of Operations

 

Three and Six months ended September 30, 2018 compared to Three and Six months ended September30, 2017

 

Net loss.   Based on the factors discussed below, the net loss attributable to common shareholders for the three-month period ended September 30, 2018, increased by $4,351,906 to a net loss of $7,656,675, or $0.11 per share in 2018 from a net loss of $3,304,769, or $0.05 per share in 2017. The net loss attributable to common shareholders for the six-month period ended September 30, 2018, increased by $5,193,754 to a net loss of $10,621,569, or $0.16 per share in 2018 from a net loss of $5,427,815, or $0.08 per share in 2017.

 

The increase in net loss from operations is mostly attributable to a loss on revaluation of derivatives related to the convertible debt, higher product development costs, services expenses, and officers and directors fees at September 30, 2018; the higher product development  costs are due to additional patents.  Many of the non-client service costs incurred were non-cash and were recognized as compensation and in connection with the issuance of IronClad common stock or stock options, warrants, beneficial conversion features (“BCFs”) or recognition of derivative liabilities associated with convertible notes.

 

The increase in overall net loss for the six month period ended September 30, 2018 is mostly attributable to an increase in financing costs resulting from three areas.  The first area is the $787,483 of recorded  recognized as interest expense.  Of that amount $715,885 is related to the (non-cash) amortization of original issue discount costs ($43,520), the amortization of beneficial conversion features ($149,439, a non-cash cost recognition), and the amortization of derivative liabilities ($522,926) initially recorded as contra accounts to their underlying convertible notes payable.

 

A second expense area relates to a $523,606 financing fee cost recognition for a derivative liability value amounts in excess of the net book value of their underlying net notes payable valuations.  A third area of expenses is $4,126,191 of costs related to recording periodic net losses related to the revaluations of the derivative liability amounts.  All of the expenses recognized as related to the derivative liabilities above are non-cash related accounting recognition events.

 

Two loans were paid off ahead of maturity (using cash in these cases) during the quarter, the debt retirements included $51,065 of cash costs required for the early retirement of the loans in addition to repayment of principal and accrued interest.

 

Customer Service.  In February 2018, IronClad formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Ironclad Pipeline IC, Inc. which began generating a modest level of revenue through a moderately profitable service contract with a major energy company in the eastern United States.  The services were to provide an array of information and analytical services in support of an infrastructure project.  Revenues during the three month period ended September 30, 2018 (entirely in July) were $200,975; there were no similar revenues in the quarter ended September 30, 2017. Revenues during the six month period ended September 30, 2018 were $780,211; there were no similar revenues in the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

 

Expenses recognized for providing the services under the contract were $148,644 for the three month period ended September 30, 2018 and $537,925 for the six month period ended September 30, 2018 and are mostly related to the direct salary and compensation costs of the staff of approximately ten to eleven employees.

 

In mid-July 2018 our customer notified the Company of its intent to exercise an option in its contract to end our services under the contract.  Consequently, our services were discontinued effective July 28, 2018.  .  The customer also elected to retain the services of most of the individual employees previously employed by IronClad Pipeline, Inc. on a going forward basis.  All invoice amounts that were billed for services under the contract through the end-date of the contract were submitted, approved and collected in full by IronClad according to the billing and payment terms of the contract.


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During the course of the contract through July 29, 2018 IronClad billed approximately $1,136,627 of which approximately $1,015,741 in total was for services rendered and earned from the inception of the contract in late February 2018.  Amounts invoiced in excess of the amounts recognized as services revenue were for certain project costs incurred under the terms of contract that were reimbursed by the customer.

 

No revenues were earned after July 2018 and none are expected to be earned in periods subsequent to the period ended September 30, 2018.

 

Product development costs.   The $562,724 and $1,149,797 of product development costs incurred during the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2018, respectively are primarily related to research and product development costs for cyber encryption software and prototype products being developed and tested.

 

General and administrative, and Officer compensation.   Compensation expenses for officers and directors fee expenses were comparatively low in the prior year period until they were increased on July 1, 2017.  The rates of compensation for seven of the Company’s initial employees had been a uniform $5,000 per person per month salary in the three months ended July 31, 2017 and were increased to amounts that have averaged about $15,000 per person from July 1, 2017 and now throughout 2018 to date.

 

While the higher monthly compensation rates do receive expense recognition; the deferred salary amounts in excess of $5,000 per person per month are not paid, but are accrued, and are to be paid at a later date based on the liquidity and financial strength of the Company.  Individuals had been generally paid a “base” $5,000 per person per month until mid-October 2017.  In addition, accrued amounts for deferred salary in excess of the monthly $5,000 per person per month paid during the period total approximately $1,020,552 at September 30, 2018 and $180,683 at September 30, 2017

 

The uniform monthly compensation amounts that were being paid through much of 2017 were effectively suspended after the middle of October 2017 because of limited amounts of cash available and which was needed for other more pressing operating costs of the company.  The $5,000 per person per month amounts that were suspended for half of October and all of November, December of 2017, and all of calendar year 2018 through September 30, 2018 (and continue to be suspended as of the date of the filing of this report) are nevertheless accrued and are to be paid at a later date based on the liquidity and financial strength of the Company.

 

Accrued amounts for suspended ‘base’ amounts plus deferred salaries during the three-month period ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were approximately $144,252 and $180,683, respectively.  Accrued amounts for suspended and deferred salaries during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were approximately $290,158 and $180,683, respectively.  Cumulative accrued amounts payable for suspended and deferred salaries at September 30, 2018 were approximately $1,020,552.

 

Stock options issued.   Of the $2,878,366 of operating expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2018, $2,262,638 relates to stock options and warrants issued.  This total amount for options and warrants includes $562,724 for product development expenses, $518,446 for general and administrative and $1,181,447 for officers and directors.

 

Of the $5,133,225 of operating expenses for the six-month period ended September 30, 2018, $4,538,831 relates to stock options and warrants issued.  This total amount for options and warrants includes $1,122,234 for product development expenses, $1,066,544 for general and administrative and $2,350,053 for officers and directors.

 

Stock grants issued.   In addition to the expenses recognized above for stock options and warrants, another $900 of expenses was recognized for a stock grant award of 2,000 shares issued at a price of $0.45 per share for the three month period ended September 30,2018 and another $7,109 of expenses was recognized for a stock grant award of 20,000 shares issued at a price of $1.15 per share, and a stock grant award of 2,000 shares issued at a price of $0.45 per share for the six-month period ended September 30, 2018


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Interest expenses and financing fees .  Interest expenses and financing fee expenses increased in the three month period ended September 30, 2018 to $436,370 and $51,065, respectively, compared to the prior year amounts of $38,149 and $387,629, respectively.  The increase in interest expense is attributable to additional notes payable and the amortization of the related increased beneficial conversion features and derivative liabilities cost recognition during the period ended September 30, 2018.

 

The first four in 2017 are a 12% convertible note in the principal amount of $78,500, two 10% convertible notes related to the Investment Agreement in the principal amounts of $100,000 and $330,000 (of which only $165,000 was initially drawn), respectively, and a fourth 10% convertible note, entered into during the fourth quarter and also related to the Investment Agreement, in the principal amount of $82,500 (which was a second draw under the $330,000 facility and subsequent to the $165,000 draw referred to above).

 

Additionally, three convertible notes were entered into during the period ended March 31, 2018: two 12% convertible notes in the principal amounts of $88,000 (net proceeds were $85,000 after deductions for transaction costs) and $53,000 (net proceeds were $50,000 after deductions for transaction costs), respectively and a 10% convertible note, also related to the Investment Agreement, in the principal amount of $82,500 (net proceeds were $69,000 after deductions for transaction costs) which was a third draw under the $330,000 Investment Agreement facility.

 

Two notes payable were entered into during the period ended March 31, 2018: one at 8.5% note in the principal amount of $500,000 (net proceeds were $490,000 after deductions for transaction costs) and another 6% note for $28,088 to finance the company’s annual insurance policy costs.

 

One 10% convertible notes was entered into during the period June 30, 2018 $250,000 (net proceeds were $230,000 after deductions for transaction costs)

 

Summary data regarding interest expense for the six-month period ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended September 30

Regular

Interest

Expense

Original Issue

Discount

Amortization

Beneficial

Conversion

Feature

Amortization

 

Derivative

Liability

Amortization

Total

2018

Total

2017

Notes, 5%, convert., shareholder

$  

$  

$  

$  

$  

$ 2,290  

Note, 10%, convertible

7,464  

 

 

79,138  

86,602  

 

Note, 10%, convertible

12,921  

 

 

155,000  

167,921  

 

Note, 10%, convertible

7,939  

 

3,423  

74,517  

85,879  

 

Note, 12%, convertible

3,009  

2,302  

 

57,990  

63,301  

 

Note,  8.5%

15,043  

11,496  

 

-  

26,539  

 

Note, 12%, convertible

2,492  

2,585  

 

42,862  

47,939  

 

Note,  6%

726  

 

 

-  

726  

 

Note, 10%, convertible

7,088  

11,544  

59,005  

-  

77,637  

 

Note, 10%, convertible

6,575  

7,869  

87,011  

36,268  

137,723  

 

Note, 12%, convertible

2,810  

2,868  

 

20,578   

26,226  

 

Note,  9%, convertible

2,696  

1,886  

 

28,073  

32,655  

 

Note,  9%, convertible

2,835  

3,000  

 

28,500   

34,335  

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

$ 71,598  

$ 43,520  

$149,439  

522,926  

$ 787,483  

$ 2,290  


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Interest expenses for the 10% commitment note of $100,000.   Similarly, interest expense on the 10% Commitment Note for $100,000 includes not only regular interest at the stated 10% rate, but an additional accrued amount that effectively increases the yield because of the guaranteed minimum interest amount equal to 10% of the note amount during the seven-month period and due at the maturity date of the note. Also the derivative liability that was recorded at March 31, 2018 of $79,138 was revalued at June 30, 2018 to approximately $7,689. Total interest recognized on the Commitment Note for the period is $83,252.

 

Interest expenses for the 10% convertible note payable of $165,000 .  Interest expense recognized on the 10% Convertible Note borrowing of $165,000 on August 24, 2017 totals $162,400 for the three month period ended June 30, 2018.  That amount has two components. Within the total, $7,400 of the expense relates to the maturity date default interest, the second component for $155,000 is a result of revaluation of the derivative liability recorded at March 31, 2018.

 

Interest expenses for the 10 % convertible note payable of $82,500 .  Interest expense recognized on the 10% Convertible Note borrowing of $82,500 on October 23, 2017 totals $48,123 for the three month period ended June 30, 2018.  That amount has two components. Within the total, $3,764 of the expense relates to the maturity date default interest, the second component for $3,423 relates to amortization of its original issue discount, $17,493 relates to the amortization of the beneficial conversion feature and the last element for $23,443 is the amortization of the beneficial conversion feature that was expensed in full at the maturity date.

 

Effective income tax rate.   Our effective tax rate for the three and six month period ended September 30, 2018 was estimated to be 21% compared to 35% in the prior year for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017.

 

The effective tax rate for the three and six month period ended September 30, 2018 was lower than the three and six month period ended September 30, 2017 due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in late December 2017 .  Because the Company has only cumulative losses to date and net deferred tax assets related the net operating losses we have paid no taxes in 2018, 2017 and 2016.  Because of the uncertainty of ever using the deferred tax assets those assets are fully reserved for.  Consequently, the changes in the tax rate have had no net effect on our tax assets or net expense recognition.  There was certainly no net effect on our cash flows.  See Note 10, Income Taxes to our condensed consolidated financial statements in this report.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements.   Recent accounting pronouncements which may affect the Company are described in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, subsection “ New Accounting Requirements and Disclosures ” in the quarterly financial statements above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

Six Months Ended September 30

2018

2017

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 68,898   

$ (897,947)  

Net cash used in investing activities

(211,589)  

(123,412)  

Net cash used in financing activities

(41,453)  

397,145   

Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(184,144)  

(624,214)  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

448,061   

713,784   

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

$ 263,917   

$ 89,570   


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The Company’s working capital at September 30, 2018 was a deficit of $7,906,002 compared to working capital deficit of $1,699,910 at March 31, 2018, and $931,443 at September 30, 2017.  The deficit in working capital increased due to the increase in liabilities for funds raised by entering into the new convertible notes payable described above (and reported as current liabilities because of maturities within  twelve months), and due to derivatives liabilities recognition related to the underlying convertible notes payable, and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for costs incurred in activities for research and product development, patent and trademark filings for our technologies, and general operating activities.

 

An amount of a modified working capital deficit at September 30, 2018 that excludes recorded derivative liabilities ($5,268,834) would be a deficit of $2,637,168. An amount of a more modified working capital deficit that further excludes the notes payable (another $542,412; all convertible) would be measured to be a deficit of $2,094,756 (basically a working capital amount of current assets less non-note related liabilities such as accounts payable and accrued liabilities).  Similar comparative amounts at September 30, 2017 are, respectively: deficits of $1,465,772 and $1,233,088.  The first and second largest elements of change from one year to the next are related to the recognition of the derivative liabilities and then the convertible notes.

 

As of the date of this filing the Company’s cash balances are approximately $220,000, and, notwithstanding recent funding received from borrowing on the new convertible notes and other loans subsequent to September 30, 2018, the balances continue to be significantly less than (hence the continuing working capital deficit) the combined sum of its accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

 

As a result, and absent additional cash inflows, we do not have adequate capital resources to continue to meet all of our current and future obligations as they may come due over the next quarter and next twelve months. We will no longer receive revenue from sales of our services in the third quarter of 2018 ended December 31, 2018 and the lack of modest cash flows generated from that previous client will add a strain to our working capital deficit.

 

Important to note, however, is that we have collected all amounts owed to us under the now expired contract and one use of the funds collected was to fully repay the $600,000 principal amounts drawn during the course of the working capital loan.  At the filing of this report, the accrued interest remaining unpaid is approximately $18,000.

 

No assurance can be given that any financing transactions can be completed that will significantly improve our working capital deficit or general funding requirements in the next few weeks or months.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $68,898 during the six month period ended September 30, 2018 compared with $897,947 during the six month period ended September 30, 2017.  The uses of cash for operations are described above in the discussions of results of operations.

 

Cash flow used by investing activities was $211,589 for the six month period ended September 30, 2018 and $123,412 for the six month period ended September 30, 2017. The costs relate directly to new patent applications and related filing costs.

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $41,453 for the six month period ended September 30, 2018, compared to $397,145 for the six month period ended September 30, 2017.  The single largest element of the cash sources for the six month period ended September 30, 2018 relate to a convertible note placement for $250,000 ($235,000, net), and additional cash amounts from new convertible notes were $115,000 ($101,000, net), $135,000 ($126,500, net), and $157,500 ($142,500, net).

 

An additional $100,000 was borrowed ($98,000 net of $2,000 of transaction costs) by amending the working capital loan which increased the loan balance back to $500,000.  The reborrowed $100,000 and initial $500,000 ($600,000 in total cash repayments) was subsequently repaid in the six month period ended September 30, 2018.


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The single largest element of the cash source for the cash raised during the six months ended September 30, 2017 relate to proceeds from issuing convertible notes payable in the amount of $343,500 ($313,000 net of $30,500 of costs related to the transaction).

 

As a net result of all cash flow activities, cash decreased by $184,144 during the six month period ended September 30, 2018.  The Company had cash of $263,917 as of September 30, 2018.  Cash at the beginning of the period at March 31, 2018 was $448,061.

 

Private Equity Line Established:  The Investment Agreement dated August 24, 2017

 

On August 24, 2017, we entered into an Investment Agreement with Tangiers Global, LLC (“Tangiers”) as the agreement’s counterparty, for the potential future issuance and purchase of shares of our Class A common stock.  The Investment Agreement establishes what is sometimes termed a “private equity line” of funding or an equity drawdown facility.  In general, the private equity line provides that Tangiers has committed to purchase, from time to time over a 36-month period, shares of our Class A common stock for cash consideration of up to an aggregate of $5,000,000, subject to certain conditions and restrictions.  In connection with the Investment Agreement, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Tangiers.

 

Shares of Class A common stock issued to Tangiers under the Investment Agreement will be issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we have filed a registration statement covering the possible resale by Tangiers of the shares that we issue to Tangiers under the Investment Agreement.  Through the prospectus Tangiers may offer to the public for resale shares of our Class A common stock that we issue to Tangiers pursuant to the Investment Agreement.  The effectiveness of the registration statement was a condition precedent to our ability to sell shares of Class A common stock to Tangiers under the Investment Agreement.

 

For a period of 36 months from the first trading day following the effectiveness of the registration statement, we may, from time to time, at our discretion, and subject to certain conditions that we must satisfy, draw down funds under the Investment Agreement by selling shares of our Class A common stock to Tangiers.  Each draw down request must be for at least $5,000 and may, at our discretion, be up to the lesser of $500,000 or a formula amount based on the average price and trading volume of our Class A common stock over a designated period preceding the draw down request.

 

The purchase price of these shares will be at a discount to the volume weighted average price or if none, the lowest closing bid price, of the Class A common stock during a designated pricing period following the draw down request.  The formulas for determining the actual draw down amounts, the number of shares we issue to Tangiers and the purchase price per share paid by Tangiers are described in more detail in the agreement.

 

We are under no obligation to request a draw down for any period.  If we request a draw down, at least 10 trading days must pass before we submit a subsequent draw down request.  The aggregate total of all draws cannot exceed $5,000,000 and no single draw can exceed $500,000.  In addition, the Investment Agreement does not permit us to make a draw down if the issuance of shares to Tangiers pursuant to the draw down would result in Tangiers and certain of its affiliates owning more than 9.99% of our outstanding Class A common stock on the date we exercise a draw down.  Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we have registered 1,000,000 shares of Class A common stock for possible issuance and resale under the private equity line.

 

As consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of our Class A common stock pursuant to the Investment Agreement, we issued to Tangiers a 7-month 10% convertible promissory note (the “Commitment Note”) in the principal amount of $100,000 (subsequently reduced automatically to $82,500 after our S-1 became effective on December 18, 2017).  The Commitment Note is convertible into shares of our Class A common stock at the fixed price of $3.25 per share; provided, however, that at any time and from time to time after a default occurs solely due to the fact the Commitment Note is not retired on or before the maturity date, all or any part of the Commitment Note is convertible into shares of our Class A common stock of the Company at a per share equal to the lower of: (a) $3.25 or (b) 65% of the average of the two lowest per share trading prices of the Class A common stock during the twenty consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date.


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On August 24, 2017, in connection with the entry into the Investment Agreement, we also issued a 10% convertible note (the “Convertible Note”) in an aggregate principal amount of $330,000 with a 10% original issue discount. The initial consideration (“Initial Consideration”) in the amount of $165,000 was funded on August 24, 2017.  The Company received net proceeds of $150,000 (which represents the deduction of the 10% original issue discount for Tangiers’ due diligence and legal fees).  Tangiers may pay additional consideration (each, “Additional Consideration”) to the Company in such amounts and at such dates as Tangiers may choose in its sole discretion.

 

The amount of principal due to Tangiers will be prorated based on the Initial Consideration and Additional Consideration actually paid (plus a minimum “guaranteed” interest amount and 10% original issue discount, both of which are prorated based on the Initial Consideration and Additional Consideration actually borrowed, as well as any other interest or fees) such that the Company is only required to repay the amount borrowed and the Company is not required to repay any unfunded portion of the Convertible Note.  

 

The maturity date is seven months from the effective date of each payment of Consideration and is the date upon which the principal amount of the Convertible Note, as well as any unpaid interest and other fees, will be due and payable.  The Convertible Note is convertible into shares of our Class A common stock at a fixed price of $1.00 per share; provided, however, that at any time and from time to time after a default occurs solely due to the fact the Convertible Note is not retired on or before the maturity date, Tangiers shall have the right to convert all or any part of the unpaid and outstanding principal amount and the accrued and unpaid interest under the Convertible Note into shares of our Class A common stock at a price per share equal to the lower of: (a) $1.00 or (b) 65% of the average of the two lowest per share trading prices of our Class A common stock during the twenty consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Note, the Company also issued to Tangiers a common stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 82,500 shares of our Class A common stock. The Warrant is exercisable at a price of $3.00 per share.

 

The Investment Agreement does not prohibit the Company from conducting additional debt or equity financings, other than financings similar to the Investment Agreement and debt financings convertible into equity.

 

The maximum amount of $5,000,000 is a negotiated amount and, to our experience, was a scale on par with other competitive discussions with other potential counterparties offering similar lines.  While we are entitled to use any funds raised through the equity line as would be related to implementing our business plans—including repaying balances of any notes payable--it is not our intention to use any proceeds raised, particularly early on, to pay down any note obligations.

 

We began earning revenue from sales of our services in the three month transition period ended March 31, 2018.  Regardless, we expect to need several million dollars to continue implementing our plans.  While the stated maximum amount under the equity line may appear to be sufficient for our purposes over the next several months the practical application of the equity line funding formulas which consider trading volumes and defined average prices of our common stock may “calculate out” in a way to limit the cumulative or individual amounts we might draw down over time.

 

Our daily trading volumes have been historically low, usually not much more than a few hundred shares per day.  Also, the number of freely tradeable shares of Class A common stock that are already registered is just under 1,500,000.  Our registration statement registered another 4,605,000 held by existing shareholders who are selling their stock (from which IronClad will receive no proceeds) and 1,000,000 shares in connection with the equity line of funding with Tangiers (from which IronClad may generate funding).  Because of the relatively limited size of the present and near-term population of registered shares, IronClad may find it necessary to raise funds through additional and alternate sales of debt or equity securities.  Acting on such alternatives is not precluded by the Investment Agreement or any note agreement of IronClad.


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Critical Accounting Policies

 

In Note 2 to the unaudited financial statements for the six month period ended September 30, 2018 included in this report, the Company discussed those accounting policies that are considered to be significant in determining the results of operations and our financial position.  We believe that the accounting principles used by us conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make significant estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses.  By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty.  On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and base our estimates on historical experience and other facts and circumstances that are believed to be reasonable, and the results form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities.  The actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

There are no off-balance sheet agreements or understandings, preliminary or otherwise, between the Company and its officers, directors, affiliates or lending institutions with respect to any loan agreements.

 

Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

We follow ASC 718 which requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively the vesting period).  ASC 718 also requires measurement of the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award based on the award-date fair value of the award.  

 

IronClad has early adopted this new standard in the current period and recognition of expenses for outstanding options were re-evaluated for compliance and will be recognized on a straight line basis through final vesting of the respective options.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks

 

All of our transactions are within the United States of America, our functional currency is the US dollar and consequently we have no exposure to risks associated with foreign currencies. We do not believe our exposure to these or similar financial instrument market risks to be material.

 

Item 4.  Control and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2017 the Company underwent a reverse merger with InterLok and experienced a complete change in board membership and executive officer leadership.  As a result, it changed from a shell corporation to an active operational entity and is in the process of implementing more efficient and effective disclosure controls and procedures.  This is an evolving process, and leadership continues to update and evaluate its policies, though an official evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) has not been completed as of September 30, 2018.


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Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Since transitioning from a shell corporation to an active operating company, additional staff and constant policy and procedural assessments have improved our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the period ended September 30, 2018.  During the quarter ended September 30, 2017 a new director joined the board of directors as an independent director and assumed the role of Chairman of our newly constituted Audit Committee.  Since we are a developing company these processes are continually evolving.  Nevertheless, management has identified at least two material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

The Material Weaknesses Identified are:

 

Lack of appropriate Independent Oversight .  The board of directors has not provided an appropriate level of independent oversight of the Company’s consolidated financial reporting and procedures for internal control over financial reporting.  The independent directors do not provide oversight of the adequacy of financial reporting and internal control procedures. 

Lack of sufficient staffing and full-time personnel; incomplete segregation of duties .  Without sufficient staffing it is not possible to ensure appropriate segregation of duties between incompatible functions, and formalized monitoring procedures have not been established or implemented. 

 

As a result of these material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting the Company’s management has concluded that as of September 30, 2018 the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on the criteria in Internal Control – Integrated Framework by COSO - 2013 .


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Part II – Other Information

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 None

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry

 

We lack an operating history and through September 30, 2018 have had modest revenues and no profits.  We anticipate continuing to sustain losses on a consolidated basis and as a result, we may have to suspend or cease operations.

 

The Company, formerly named Butte Highlands Mining Company, was incorporated on May 3, 1929 for the purpose of mining.  On January 6, 2017, Butte completed an exchange of shares of Butte’s Class A common stock for 100% of the capital stock of InterLok and changed Butte’s business focus from mining to patented encryption technology.  Except for the modest operations of its new subsidiary, IronClad Pipeline IC, Inc. (formed in February 2018), the Company and its other wholly-owned subsidiary, InterLok, have no recent profitable operating history upon which an evaluation of our future success or failure can be made.  Its business conducted through is IronClad Pipeline IC, Inc. subsidiary, the Company’s only source of revenues to date, will wind down the operations of that subsidiary after July 31, 2018.

 

One large element of the losses incurred through September 30, 2018 are a result of costs recognized and incurred from the issuance of stock options, stock grants, re-incorporation between states, and legal and accounting costs.  We have had modest revenues and no profits, and have limited current prospects for future new revenues.  Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow depend on:

 

our ability to sell encrypted software licenses and related hardware and services, 

our ability to generate revenues and positive cash flows from the sale of encrypted software, services and hardware, and 

our ability to manage development and operating costs. 

 

Based on current plans, we expect to incur operating losses and negative cash flows from consolidated operations in future periods.  This will happen because the costs and expenses associated with the research and development of encryption applications are likely to exceed modest operating revenues in the near future.  As a result, we may not generate sufficient revenues, profits or positive net cash flows in the future.  Failure to generate significant revenues or positive cash flows from operating activities could cause us to suspend or cease operations.

 

Due to our lack of capital, we must limit our development activity and may not be able to properly develop and complete a software and hardware development program related to our patented technology which will materially affect our business prospects.

 

We have a history of losses, anticipate increasing our operating expenses in the future, and may not be able to generate, maintain, or increase cash flow. If we cannot maintain or increase our cash flow, we will not be profitable and our business, financial condition, and operating results will suffer.

 

For the six month period ending September 30, 2018 and the last three fiscal years we have incurred net losses of $8,268,488, $ 3,011,815 in the transition three month period ended March 31, 2018, $10,498,114 in fiscal 2017 and $145,615 in fiscal 2016.  As a result, we have an accumulated deficit of $21,972,085 as of September 30, 2018.  We anticipate that our operating expenses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future as we continue to enhance our product and service offerings, broaden our end-customer base, expand our sales channels, expand our operations, hire additional employees, and continue to develop our technology.  


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These efforts may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in establishing and increasing our revenues sufficiently, or at all, to offset these higher expenses.

 

If the data security market does not adopt our data security platform, our sales will not grow as quickly as anticipated, or at all, and our business, results of operations and financial condition would be harmed.

 

We are seeking to disrupt the data security market with our patented encryption technology.  However, organizations that use legacy products and services for their data security needs may believe that these products and services sufficiently achieve their purpose.  Organizations may also believe that our products and services only serve the needs of a portion of the data security market.  Accordingly, organizations may continue allocating their information technology (“IT”) budgets for legacy products and services and may not adopt our data security platform.

 

If the market for data security solutions does not adopt our data security platform, if end-customers do not recognize the value of our platform compared to legacy products and services, or if we are otherwise unable to sell our products and services to organizations, then our revenue will not grow and it will have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

 

Slow development of a market for our products is likely to materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

 

The demand for our products depends on, among other things, the introduction and widespread acceptance of our encryption software and hardware.  There can be no assurance as to the rate of development or acceptance of our encryption software.  Slow development of the demand for our products and services will adversely affect our operations.

 

If we fail to manage growth effectively, our business would be harmed.

 

Our operating structure has also been altered, and any changes or future growth will place significant demands on our management, employees, infrastructure and other resources.  We will also need to continue to improve our financial and management controls and reporting systems and procedures.  We may encounter delays or difficulties in implementing any of these systems.  Additionally, to manage any future change, we will need to hire, train, integrate and retain a number of highly skilled and motivated employees.  If we do not effectively hire, train, integrate and retain sufficient highly qualified personnel to support any future growth, and if we do not effectively manage the associated increases in expenses, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be harmed.

 

Furthermore, growth forecasts are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates, which may not prove to be accurate.  Forecasts relating to our market opportunity and the expected growth in the data encryption market and other markets, including the forecasts or projections referenced in this prospectus, may prove to be inaccurate.  Even if these markets experience the forecasted growth, we may not grow our business at similar rates, or at all.  Our growth will be affected by many factors, including our success in implementing our business strategy, which is subject to many risks and uncertainties.  Accordingly, the forecasts of our market opportunity and market growth included in this prospectus should not be taken as indicative of our future growth.

 

If we are unable to sell products, solutions and maintenance services to new customers, as well as renewals of our products, solutions and services to those customers, our future revenue and operating results will be harmed

 

Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to increase sales of our solutions to new customers.  This may require increasingly sophisticated and costly sales efforts and may not result in additional sales.  The rate at which new customers purchase solutions depends on a number of factors, including those outside of our control, such as customers’ perceived need for security and general economic conditions.  If our efforts to sell our products and services to new customers are not successful, our business and operating results may suffer.


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Furthermore, customers that purchase our platform have no contractual obligation to renew their subscriptions and support and maintenance services after the initial contract period, and given our limited operating history, we may not be able to accurately predict our renewal rates.  Our customers’ renewal rates may decline or fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including the level of their satisfaction with our platform, our customer support, customer budgets and the pricing of our platform compared with the products and services offered by our competitors.

 

If our customers renew their subscriptions, they may renew for shorter contract lengths or on other terms that are less economically beneficial to us.  We cannot assure you that our customers will renew their subscriptions, and if our customers do not renew their subscriptions or renew on less favorable terms, our revenue may grow more slowly than expected, if at all.

 

If we do not accurately predict, prepare for, and respond promptly to the rapidly evolving technological and market developments and changing end-customer needs in the network security market, our prospects will be harmed.

 

The data security market is characterized by rapidly changing technology, changing customer needs, evolving operating system standards and frequent introductions of new offerings.  Additionally, many of our potential end-customers operate in markets characterized by rapidly changing technologies and business plans, which require them to add numerous network access points and adapt increasingly complex enterprise networks, incorporating a variety of hardware, software applications, operating systems, and networking protocols.

 

As their technologies and business plans grow more complex, we expect these customers to face new and increasingly sophisticated methods of attack.  We face significant challenges in ensuring that our platform effectively identifies and responds to these advanced and evolving attacks without disrupting our customers’ network performance.

 

The process of developing this new technology is expensive, complex and uncertain.  The success of new products and enhancements depends on several factors, including appropriate component costs, timely completion and introduction, differentiation of new products and enhancements from those of our competitors, and market acceptance.  To build our competitive position, we must commit significant resources to developing new products or enhancements to our platform before knowing whether these investments will be cost- effective or achieve the intended results.

 

There can be no assurance that we will successfully identify product opportunities, develop and bring new products or enhancements to market in a timely manner, or achieve market acceptance of our platform, or that products and technologies developed by others will not render our platform obsolete or noncompetitive.  If we expend significant resources on researching and developing products or enhancements to our platform and such products or enhancements are not successful, our business, financial position and results of operations may be adversely affected.

 

These risks are greater in the mobile IT market because software is deployed on phones and tablets that run on different operating systems such as iOS, Android and Windows Phone, and these multiple operating systems change frequently in response to consumer demand.  As a result, we may need to release new software updates at a much greater pace than a traditional enterprise software company that supports only PCs.  We may experience technical design, engineering, marketing and other difficulties that could delay or prevent the development, introduction or marketing of new solutions and enhancements.  As a result, we may not be successful in introducing solutions in a timely or appropriately responsive manner, or at all. If we fail to address these changes successfully, our business and operating results could be materially harmed.

 

Our products may become quickly outdated.

 

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needs on a timely basis.  Although the market expects rapid introduction of new products or product enhancements to respond to new threats, the development of these products is expensive and difficult to achieve.  Furthermore, the timetable for commercial release and availability is uncertain as there can be long time periods between releases and availability of new products.

 

There can be no assurance that we will even be successful in developing and marketing, on a timely basis, such new products or enhancements, or that our new products or enhancements will adequately address the changing needs of the marketplace, or that we will be able to respond effectively to technological changes introduced by strategic partners or future competitors.

 

If we delay or fail to introduce new products, our results of operations and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.  Even if we develop timely and successful products and services, there can be no assurance that others will not introduce technology or services that significantly diminish the value of ours or render them obsolete.

 

We may not gain broad market acceptance for newly developed encrypted software and hardware.

 

We plan to release new encrypted software and hardware in order to meet the market’s rapidly evolving demands.  The return on our investments in these development efforts may be lower, or may develop more slowly, than we expect.  Further, these solutions may never gain broad market acceptance and may never prove to be profitable in the longer term. If we fail to achieve high levels of market acceptance for new data security solutions or if market acceptance is delayed, our business, operating results and financial performance could be materially, adversely affected.

 

Additionally, the Company is developing its proprietary software and intends to effect beta and other testing to ensure efficient launch and usability.  However, the Company’s software may experience or develop unanticipated “bugs” that would either delay its release or impede its use once released.  Such delays or problems could impact the Company’s ability to generate revenue or could negatively affect any contractual relationships with users of the software.

 

If our products do not interoperate with our end-customers’ infrastructure, sales of our products and services could be negatively affected, which would harm our business.

 

Our products must interoperate with our end-customers’ existing infrastructure, which could have different specifications, utilize multiple protocol standards, deploy products from multiple vendors, and contain multiple generations of products that have been added over time.  As a result, when problems occur in a network, it may be difficult to identify the sources of these problems.

 

If we find errors in the existing software or defects in the hardware used in our customers’ infrastructure or problematic network configurations or settings, we may have to modify our software or hardware so that our products will interoperate with our customers’ infrastructure. In such cases, our products may be unable to provide significant performance improvements for applications deployed in our customers’ infrastructure.  These issues could cause longer installation times for our products and could cause order cancellations, either of which would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Changes in features and functionality by operating system providers and mobile device manufacturers could cause us to make short-term changes in engineering focus or product development or otherwise impair our product development efforts or strategy and harm our business.

 

IronClad’s software platforms depend on interoperability with operating systems, such as those provided by Apple, Google and Microsoft, as well as other device manufacturers.  Because mobile operating systems are released more frequently than legacy PC operating systems, and there is typically limited advance notice of changes in features and functionality of operating systems and mobile devices, we may be forced to divert resources from our product roadmap in order to accommodate these changes.


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In addition, if we fail to enable IT departments to support operating system upgrades upon release, our business and reputation could suffer.  This could disrupt our product roadmap and cause us to delay introduction of planned solutions, features and functionality, which could harm our business.

 

If functionality similar to that offered by our products is incorporated into existing network infrastructure products, organizations may decide against adding our appliances to their network, which would have an adverse effect on our business.

 

Large, well-established providers of encryption software and hardware offer, and may continue to introduce, data security features that compete with our products, either in stand-alone security products or as additional features in their network infrastructure products.  The inclusion of, or the announcement of an intent to include, functionality perceived to be similar to that offered by our security solutions in networking products that are already generally accepted as necessary components of network architecture may have an adverse effect on our ability to market and sell our products.  Furthermore, even if the functionality offered by network infrastructure providers is more limited than our products, a significant number of end-customers may elect to accept such limited functionality in lieu of adding appliances from an additional vendor such as us.

 

Many organizations have invested substantial personnel and financial resources to design and operate their networks and have established deep relationships with other providers of networking products, which may make them reluctant to add new components to their networks, particularly from other vendors such as us.  In addition, an organization’s existing vendors or new vendors with a broad product offering may be able to offer concessions that we are not able to match because we currently plan to offer only network security products and have fewer resources than many of our competitors.  If organizations are reluctant to add additional network infrastructure from new vendors or otherwise decide to work with their existing vendors, our ability to increase our market share and improve our financial condition and operating results will be adversely affected.

 

Fluctuating economic conditions make it difficult to predict revenue for a particular period, and a shortfall in revenue may harm our operating results.

 

Our revenue will depend significantly on general economic conditions and the demand for products in the IT security market.  Economic weakness, customer financial difficulties, and constrained spending on IT security may result in decreased revenue and earnings.  Such factors could make it difficult to accurately forecast our sales and operating results and could negatively affect our ability to provide accurate forecasts to our contract manufacturers and manage our contract manufacturer relationships and other expenses.

 

If we do not succeed in convincing customers that our platform should be an integral part of their overall approach to IT security and that a fixed portion of their annual IT budgets should be allocated to our platform, general reductions in IT spending by our customers are likely to have a disproportionate impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

General economic weakness may also lead to longer collection cycles for payments due from our customers, an increase in customer bad debt, restructuring initiatives and associated expenses, and lack of investment in our Company.  Furthermore, weakness and uncertainty in worldwide credit markets may adversely impact the ability of our potential customers to adequately fund their expected capital expenditures, which could lead to delays or cancellations of planned purchases of our platform.

 

Our revenue may be variable and difficult to predict.

 

Due to the nature of our business, our revenue in any particular period will be derived from sales to customers with whom we began to engage during that same period and therefore our sales may be variable and difficult to predict.  Given this unpredictability, we may be unable to accurately forecast our sales in any given period.  A failure to accurately predict the level of demand for our solutions may adversely impact our future revenue and operating results, and we are unlikely to forecast such effects with any certainty in advance.


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We may acquire or enter into other businesses which could require significant management attention, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value, and adversely affect our operating results.

 

As part of our business strategy, we may enter into or make investments in complementary companies, products, or technologies.  We are a small organization and our ability to acquire and integrate other companies, products or technologies in a successful manner is unproven.  We may not be able to find suitable acquisition candidates, and we may not be able to complete such acquisitions on favorable terms, if at all. If we do complete acquisitions or enter into other business ventures, we may not ultimately strengthen our competitive position or achieve our goals.

 

We may not have adequate resources to properly integrate and manage these new businesses and any acquisitions we complete could be viewed negatively by our end-customers, investors, and securities analysts. In addition, if we are unsuccessful at integrating such acquisitions, or the technologies associated with such acquisitions, into our Company, the revenue and operating results of the combined company could be adversely affected.

 

Any integration process may require significant time and resources, and we may not be able to manage the process successfully.  We may not successfully evaluate or utilize the acquired technology or personnel, or accurately forecast the financial impact of an acquisition transaction, including accounting charges. We may have to pay cash, incur debt or issue convertible equity securities to pay for any such acquisition, each of which could adversely affect our financial condition or the value of our Class A common stock.  The sale of equity or issuance of debt to finance any such acquisitions could result in dilution to our stockholders.  The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased fixed obligations and could also include covenants or other restrictions that would impede our ability to manage our operations.

 

The Company’s officers and directors beneficially own a significant majority, and will continue to own a majority, of the Company’s Class A common stock and, as a result, can exercise control over stockholder and corporate actions.

 

Our officers and directors are collectively the beneficial owners of a majority of the Company’s outstanding Class A common stock.  As such, they will be able to control most matters requiring approval by stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions.  This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Company’s Class A common stock or prevent stockholders from realizing a premium over the market price for their Shares.

 

The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that companies maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.  In order to maintain the requisite disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight are required.  As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on the development of the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Company has a small financial and accounting organization.  Being a public company strains the Company’s resources, diverts management’s attention and affects its ability to attract and retain qualified officers and directors.

 

As a reporting company, the Company is already subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.  However, the requirements of these laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder entail significant accounting, legal and financial compliance costs which are potentially prohibitive to the Company as it develops its business plan, products and scope.  These costs have made, and will continue to make, some activities more difficult, time consuming or costly and may place significant strain on its personnel, systems and resources.


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Our failure to adequately protect personal information could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

A wide variety of provincial, state, national, and international laws and regulations apply to the collection, use, retention, protection, disclosure, transfer, and other processing of personal data.  These data protection and privacy-related laws and regulations are evolving and may result in ever-increasing regulatory and public scrutiny and escalating levels of enforcement and sanctions.  Our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, or to protect such data, could result in enforcement action against us, including fines, imprisonment of Company officials and public censure, claims for damages by end-customers and other affected individuals, damage to our reputation and loss of goodwill, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial performance, and business.

 

Evolving and changing definitions of personal data and personal information, within the European Union, the United States, and elsewhere, especially relating to classification of IP addresses, machine identification, location data, and other information, may limit or inhibit our ability to operate or expand our business, including limiting strategic partnerships that may involve the sharing of data.  Even the perception of privacy concerns, whether or not valid, may harm our reputation and inhibit adoption of our products by potential end-customers.

 

If our security measures are breached or unauthorized access to customer data is otherwise obtained or our customers experience data losses, our brand, reputation and business could be harmed and we may incur significant liabilities.

 

Our customers will rely on our encryption solutions to secure and store their data, which may include financial records, credit card information, business information, customer information, health information, other personally identifiable information or other sensitive personal information.  A breach of our encryption methods or other events that cause the loss or public disclosure of, or access by third parties to, our customers’ stored files or data could have serious negative consequences for our business, including possible fines, penalties and damages, reduced demand for our solutions, an unwillingness of our customers to use our solutions, harm to our brand and reputation and time-consuming and expensive litigation.

 

The techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service or sabotage systems change frequently, often are not recognized until launched against a target and may originate from less regulated or remote areas around the world.  As a result, we may be unable to proactively prevent these techniques, implement adequate preventative or reactionary measures or enforce the laws and regulations that govern such activities.  If our customers experience any data loss, or any data corruption or inaccuracies, whether caused by security breaches or otherwise, our brand, reputation and business could be harmed.

 

If an actual or perceived breach of network security occurs in our internal systems, our services may be perceived as not being secure and clients may curtail or stop using our solutions.

 

As a provider of data security solutions, we will be a high-profile target and our networks and solutions may have vulnerabilities that may be targeted by hackers and could be targeted by attacks specifically designed to disrupt our business and harm our reputation.  We will not succeed unless the marketplace continues to be confident that we provide effective encryption protection.  If a breach of network security occurs in our internal systems it could adversely affect the market’s perception of our solutions.  We may not be able to correct any security flaws or vulnerabilities promptly, or at all.  In addition, such a security breach could impair our ability to operate our business.  If this happens, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.

 

Additionally, the ability of our future solutions to operate effectively could be negatively impacted by many different elements unrelated to our solutions.  For example, a user’s experience may suffer from an incorrect setting in his or her mobile device, an issue relating to his or her employer’s corporate network or an issue relating to the underlying mobile operating system, none of which we control.  Even though technical problems experienced by users may not be caused by our solutions, users often perceive the underlying cause to be a result of poor performance of our solution.  This perception, even if incorrect, could harm our business and reputation.


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Because our solutions could be used to collect and store personal information of our customers’ employees or customers, privacy concerns could result in additional cost and liability to us or inhibit sales of our solutions.

 

Personal privacy has become a significant issue in the United States and in other countries where we may offer our solutions.  The regulatory framework for privacy issues worldwide is currently complex and evolving, and it is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future.  Many federal, state and foreign government bodies and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting laws and regulations regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.

 

In the United States, these include rules and regulations promulgated under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and state breach notification laws.  Internationally, virtually every jurisdiction in which we may eventually operate has established its own data security and privacy legal framework with which we or our customers must comply, including the Data Protection Directive established in the European Union, and the Federal Data Protection Act recently passed in Germany.

 

In addition to government regulation, privacy advocacy and industry groups may propose new and different self-regulatory standards that either legally or contractually apply to us.  Because the interpretation and application of privacy and data protection laws are still uncertain, it is possible that these laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is in conflict with one another and is inconsistent with our encryption practices or the features of our solutions.  If so, in addition to the possibility of fines, lawsuits and other claims, we could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or modify our encryption software and hardware, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

 

Any inability to adequately address privacy concerns, even if unfounded, or comply with applicable privacy or data protection laws, regulations and policies, could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales and harm our business.

 

Furthermore, the costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, the laws, regulations, and policies that are applicable to the businesses of our customers may limit the use and adoption of, and reduce the overall demand for, our solutions.  Privacy concerns, whether valid or not valid, may inhibit market adoption of our solutions particularly in certain industries and possibly, foreign countries.

 

Our use of open source software could impose limitations on our ability to commercialize our solutions.

 

Our solutions might contain software modules licensed for use from third-party authors under open source licenses.  Use and distribution of open source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open source licensors generally do not provide warranties or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code.  Some open source licenses might contain requirements that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon the type of open source software we use.

 

If we combine our proprietary solutions with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain of the open source licenses, be required to release the source code of our proprietary solutions to the public or offer our solutions to users at no cost.  This could allow our competitors to create similar solutions with lower development effort and time and ultimately could result in a loss of sales for us.

 

The terms of many open source licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts, and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our solutions.  In such event, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties in order to continue offering our solutions, to re-engineer our solutions or to discontinue the sale of our solutions in the event re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.


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If we are unable to hire, retain, train, and motivate qualified personnel and senior management, our business could suffer.

 

Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to continue to attract and retain highly skilled personnel.  The loss of the services of our senior management or any of our key personnel, the inability to attract or retain qualified personnel, or delays in hiring required personnel, particularly in engineering and sales and marketing, could significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our development and strategic objectives, and may adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

In addition, many members of our management team only joined us in the last year as part of our investment in the expansion of our business.  Our productivity and the quality of our solutions may be adversely affected if we do not integrate and train our new employees quickly and effectively.  Furthermore, if we are not effective in retaining our key personnel, our business could be adversely impacted and our operating results and financial condition could be harmed.

 

Competition for highly skilled personnel is often intense.  We may not be successful in attracting, integrating or retaining qualified personnel to fulfill our current or future needs.  Also, to the extent we hire personnel from competitors, we may be subject to allegations that they have been improperly solicited, or that they have divulged proprietary or other confidential information, or that their former employers own their inventions or other work product.

 

The Company relies on key executives whose absence or loss could adversely affect the business.  We are highly dependent on our management team and consultants, and any failure to retain the services of such parties could adversely affect our ability to effectively manage our operations or successfully execute our business plan.

 

Our business is dependent on retaining the services of a small number of key personnel of the appropriate caliber as the business develops.  Our success is, and will continue to be to a significant extent, dependent upon the expertise and experience of the directors, senior management and certain key consultants, but the retention of their services cannot be guaranteed.  The loss of key members of our management team or other highly qualified professionals would adversely affect our ability to effectively manage our overall operations or successfully execute current or future business strategies and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

 

Additionally, because our Chief Technology Officer has other outside business activities, he will only be devoting 70% of his time or approximately thirty hours per week to our operations.

 

Costs incurred because the Company is a public company may affect the Company’s profitability.

 

As a public company, the Company incurs significant legal, accounting, and other expenses, and the Company is subject to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to public disclosure that generally involve a substantial expenditure of financial resources to prepare those disclosures. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, requires changes in corporate governance practices of public companies.

 

The Company expects that full compliance with such rules and regulations will significantly increase the Company’s legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming and costly, which may negatively affect the Company’s financial results.  To the extent the Company’s earnings are reduced as a result of the financial impact of the Company’s SEC reporting or compliance costs, the Company’s ability to develop an active trading market for the Company’s securities could be harmed.

 

In addition, as a public reporting company, we are subject to various laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure.  Our management team needs to invest significant time and financial resources to comply with both existing and evolving standards for public companies, which will lead to significant general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from


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revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.  In addition, because public company directors and officers face increased liabilities, the individuals serving in these positions may be less willing to remain as directors or executive officers for the long-term, and we may experience difficulty in attracting qualified replacement directors and officers.

 

We also experience difficulties in obtaining director and officer liability insurance.  As a result, we may need to expend a significantly larger amount than we previously spent on recruiting, compensating and insuring new directors and officers.

 

We currently have material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.  If we fail to rectify these weaknesses and then maintain effective controls, we may be subject to litigation and/or costly remediation and the price of our common stock may be adversely affected.

 

Failure to establish the required controls or procedures, or any failure of those controls or procedures once established, could adversely impact our public disclosures regarding our business, financial condition or results of operations.  Our management and our auditors have identified a material weakness in our disclosure controls and procedures and in our internal control over financial reporting due to insufficient resources in the accounting and finance department.  Due to these weaknesses, there is more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements would not have been prevented or detected.

 

Should we or our auditors identify any other material weaknesses and/or significant deficiencies; those will need to be addressed as well.  Any actual or perceived weaknesses or conditions that need to be addressed in our internal control over financial reporting, disclosure of management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting or disclosure of our public accounting firm’s attestation to or report on management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting could adversely impact the price of our common stock and may lead to claims against us. See Item 9. a and b.

 

We may be unable to protect our intellectual property adequately, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We believe that our intellectual property is an essential asset of our business.  We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions, to establish and protect our intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad. The filing of a patent application or trademark application does not guarantee the issuance of a corresponding patent or trademark. Thus, our efforts to secure intellectual property rights may not result in enforceable rights against third parties.

 

Any U.S. or other patents that we acquire may not be sufficiently broad to protect our proprietary technologies, and given the costs of obtaining patent protection, we may choose not to seek patent protection for certain of our proprietary technologies or in certain jurisdictions.  Further, the enforceability of any U.S. or other patent we obtain would be limited by the term of said patent.

 

Variations in patent and trademark laws across different jurisdictions may also affect our ability to protect our proprietary technologies consistently across the globe.  The efforts we have taken to protect our intellectual property may not be sufficient or effective, and our trademarks, copyrights and patents may be held invalid or unenforceable.  We may not be effective in policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and even if we do detect violations, litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights.

 

Any enforcement efforts we undertake, including litigation, could be time consuming and expensive, could divert management’s attention and may result in a court determining that our intellectual property rights are unenforceable.  If we are not successful in cost-effectively protecting our intellectual property rights, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.


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Claims by others that we infringe their proprietary technology or other rights could harm our business.

 

Companies in the data encryption security industry own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks, domain names, and trade secrets and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement, misappropriation, or other violations of intellectual property or other rights.  Third parties may in the future assert claims of infringement of intellectual property rights against us.  As the number of products and competitors in our market increases and overlaps occur, infringement claims may increase.

 

In addition, future litigation may involve patent holding companies or other adverse patent owners who have no relevant product revenue and against whom our own patents may therefore provide little or no deterrence or protection.  In addition, we have not registered our trademarks in all of our geographic markets and failure to secure those registrations could adversely affect our ability to enforce and defend our trademark rights.

 

Any claim of infringement by a third party, even those without merit, could cause us to incur substantial costs defending against the claim, could distract our management from our business and could require us to cease use of such intellectual property.  Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation.  Although third parties may offer a license to their technology or other intellectual property, the terms of any offered license may not be acceptable to us and the failure to obtain a license or the costs associated with any license could cause our business, financial condition, and operating results to be materially and adversely affected.

 

In addition, some licenses may be non-exclusive, and therefore our competitors may have access to the same technology licensed to us.  If a third party does not offer us a license to its technology or other intellectual property on reasonable terms, or at all, we could be enjoined from continued use of such intellectual property. As a result, we may be required to develop alternative, non-infringing technology, which could require significant time (during which we would be unable to continue to offer our affected products or services), effort, and expense and may ultimately not be successful.  Furthermore, a successful claimant could secure a judgment or we may agree to a settlement that prevents us from distributing certain products or performing certain services or that requires us to pay substantial damages, royalties or other fees. Any of these events could seriously harm our business, financial condition, and operating results.

 

We could be subject to additional tax liabilities.

 

We are subject to U.S. federal, state, local and sales taxes in the United States and may become subject to foreign income taxes, withholding taxes and transaction taxes in several foreign jurisdictions.  Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and our worldwide provision for taxes.  During the ordinary course of business, there are many activities and transactions for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.

 

In addition, our tax obligations and effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in the relevant tax, accounting and other laws, regulations, principles and interpretations, including those relating to income tax nexus, by recognizing tax losses or lower than anticipated earnings in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory rates and higher than anticipated earnings in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory rates, by changes in foreign currency exchange rates, or by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

We may be audited in various jurisdictions, and such jurisdictions may assess additional taxes, sales taxes and value-added taxes against us.  Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, the final determination of any tax audits or litigation could be materially different from our historical tax provisions and accruals, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results or cash flows in the period or periods for which a determination is made.


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U.S. federal, state and local government sales are subject to a number of challenges and risks that may adversely impact our business.

 

Sales to U.S. federal, state, and local governmental agencies may in the future account for a significant portion of our revenue. Sales to such government entities are subject to the following risks:

 

selling to governmental agencies can be highly competitive, expensive and time consuming, often requiring significant upfront time and expense without any assurance that such efforts will generate a sale; 

government certification requirements applicable to our products may change and, in doing so, restrict our ability to sell into the U.S. federal government sector until we have attained the revised certification; 

government demand and payment for our products and services may be affected by public sector budgetary cycles and funding authorizations, with funding reductions or delays adversely affecting public sector demand for our products and services; 

governments routinely investigate and audit government contractors’ administrative processes, and any unfavorable audit could result in the government refusing to continue buying our platform, which would adversely affect our revenue and results of operations, or institute fines or civil or criminal liability if the audit uncovers improper or illegal activities; and 

governments may require certain products to be manufactured in the United States and other relatively high-cost manufacturing locations, and we may not manufacture all products in locations that meet these requirements, thus affecting our ability to sell these products profitably to governmental agencies. 

 

Failure to comply with governmental laws and regulations could harm our business.

 

Our business is subject to regulation by various U.S. federal, state, local jurisdictions and may become subject to regulation by foreign governments in the future. In certain jurisdictions, these regulatory requirements may be more stringent than those in the United States.  Noncompliance with applicable regulations or requirements could subject us to investigations, sanctions, mandatory product recalls, enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, fines, damages, civil and criminal penalties, injunctions or other collateral consequences.

 

If any governmental sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible civil or criminal litigation, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and an increase in professional fees. Enforcement actions and sanctions could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, fire, power outages, floods and other catastrophic events, and to interruption by man-made problems such as terrorism.

 

A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, a fire, a flood, or significant power outage could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. In addition, natural disasters could affect our supply chain, manufacturing vendors, or logistics providers’ ability to provide materials and perform services such as manufacturing products or assisting with shipments on a timely basis.  In the event that our or our service providers’ information technology systems or manufacturing or logistics abilities are hindered by any of the events discussed above, shipments could be delayed, resulting in missed financial targets, such as revenue and shipment targets, for a particular quarter.

 

In addition, acts of terrorism and other geo-political unrest could cause disruptions in our business or the business of our supply chain, manufacturers, logistics providers, partners, or customers or the economy as a whole.  Any disruption in the business of our supply chain, manufacturers, logistics providers, partners or end-customers that impacts sales at the end of a fiscal quarter could have a significant adverse impact on our


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financial results.  All of the aforementioned risks may be further increased if the disaster recovery plans for us and our suppliers prove to be inadequate.  To the extent that any of the above should result in delays or cancellations of customer orders, or the delay in the manufacture, deployment or shipment of our products, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.

 

Risks Related to Our Class A Common Stock

 

You could lose the value of all of your investment.

 

An investment in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.  Potential investors should be aware that the value of an investment in the Company may go down as well as up.  In addition, there can be no certainty that the market value of an investment in the Company will fully reflect its underlying value. You could lose the value of your entire investment.

 

You may experience dilution of your ownership interests because of the future issuance of additional shares of our common or preferred stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our common or preferred stock.

 

In the future, we may issue our authorized but previously unissued equity securities, which would result in the dilution of the ownership interests of our present stockholders and the purchasers of our common stock offered hereby.  The Company is authorized to issue an aggregate of 150,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock.  We may issue additional shares of our common stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our common stock in connection with hiring or retaining employees, future acquisitions, future sales of our securities for capital raising purposes, or for other business purposes.

 

The future issuance of any such additional shares of our common stock may create downward pressure on the trading price of the common stock.  We will need to raise additional capital in the near future to meet our working capital needs, and there can be no assurance that we will not be required to issue additional shares, warrants or other convertible securities in the future in conjunction with these capital raising efforts, including at a price (or exercise prices) below the price you paid for your stock.

 

Future sales of our common stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for our common stock, or the perception that such sales might occur, may cause our stock price to decline and may dilute your voting power and your ownership interest in us.

 

If our existing stockholders or warrant or option holders sell, or indicate an intention to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, the price of our common stock could decline.  The perception in the market that these sales may occur could also cause the price of our common stock to decline.

 

There currently is a limited market for our Class A common stock and there can be no assurance that an active public market will ever develop.  Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market could negatively affect the value of our common stock and make it difficult or impossible for you to sell your shares.

 

There is currently only a limited public market for shares of our common stock, and an active trading market may never develop.  Our Class A common stock is quoted on the OTC QB market.  The OTC QB market is a thinly traded market and lacks the liquidity of certain other public markets with which some investors may have more experience.  We may not ever be able to satisfy the listing requirements for our Class A common stock to be listed on a national securities exchange, which is often a more widely-traded and liquid market.

 

Some, but not all, of the factors which may delay or prevent the listing of our Class A common stock on a more widely-traded and liquid market include the following: our stockholders' equity may be insufficient; the market value of our outstanding securities may be too low; our net income from operations may be too low; our Class A common stock may not be sufficiently widely held; we may not be able to secure market makers for our


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Class A common stock; and we may fail to meet the rules and requirements mandated by the several exchanges and markets to have our Class A common stock listed.

 

Should we fail to satisfy the initial listing standards of the national exchanges, or our Class A common stock is otherwise rejected for listing and remains listed on an OTC market or is suspended from the OTC QB market, the trading price of our Class A common stock could suffer and the trading market for our Class A common stock may be less liquid and our Class A common stock price may be subject to increased volatility .

 

The price of our Class A common stock historically has been volatile.  This volatility may affect the price at which you could sell your Class A common stock, and the sale of substantial amounts of our Class A common stock could adversely affect the price of our Class A common stock.

 

The closing price for our Class A common stock has varied between a high of $12.00 and a low of $0.05.  This volatility may affect the price at which an investor could sell the Class A common stock, and the sale of substantial amounts of our Class A common stock could adversely affect the price of our Class A common stock.  Our stock price is likely to continue to be volatile and subject to significant price and volume fluctuations in response to market and other factors; variations in our quarterly operating results from our expectations or those of securities analysts or investors; downward revisions in securities analysts’ estimates; and announcement by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments.

 

Our Class A common stock is currently subject to the "penny stock" rules of the SEC and the trading market in the securities is limited, which makes transactions in the stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in the stock.

 

Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions.  For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

 

In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

 

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) confirms that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.  Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the "penny stock" rules.  This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our Class A common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our Class A common stock.

 

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker or dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions.  Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.


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Our stock may be traded infrequently and in low volumes, so you may be unable to sell your shares at or near the quoted bid prices if you need to sell your shares.

 

Until our Class A common stock is listed on a national securities exchange such as the NYSE American or the NASDAQ Stock Market, we expect our Class A common stock to remain eligible for quotation on the OTC QB market, or on another over-the-counter quotation system.  In those venues, however, the shares of our Class A common stock may trade infrequently and in low volumes, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent.

 

An investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our Class A common stock or to sell his or her shares at or near bid prices or at all. In addition, if we fail to meet the criteria set forth in SEC regulations, various requirements would be imposed by law on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors.  Consequently, such regulations may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our Class A common stock, which may further affect the liquidity of our Class A common stock.  This would also make it more difficult for us to raise capital.

 

We are a smaller reporting company and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our Class A common stock less attractive to investors.

 

We qualify as a "smaller reporting company" (meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a smaller reporting company, and we have a public float of less than $75 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter), which allows us to take advantage of a number of exemptions from SEC disclosure requirements in our periodic reports and proxy statements, including, among other things, simplified executive compensation disclosures, only being required to provide two (rather than three) years of audited financial statements, and not being required to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that our independent registered public accounting firm provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as a "smaller reporting company" may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects and may cause some investors to find our Class A common stock less attractive because we rely on these exemptions, there may be a less active trading market for our Class A common stock, and our stock price may be more volatile.

 

Certain provisions of Delaware law and our charter documents may impede or discourage a takeover, which could adversely impact the market price of our shares.

 

As a Delaware corporation, we are governed by anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") that prohibit certain publicly-traded Delaware corporations from engaging in a business combination with anyone who owns at least 15% of its common stock for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person acquired the 15% ownership, unless the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the corporation contain a provision expressly electing not to be governed by this anti-takeover statute, the merger or combination is approved in a prescribed manner, or the corporation does not have a class of voting stock that is listed on a national securities exchange or held by more than 2,000 stockholders of record.

 

We are currently not subject to these restrictions; however, our certificate of incorporation and by-laws do not contain a provision electing not to be governed by this statute, and once our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange or held by more than 2,000 stockholders of record, we will become subject to these restrictions, which may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for our common stock, which, under certain circumstances, could reduce the market price of our common stock.


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Certain other provisions of Delaware law and of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws impose various impediments to the ability of a third party to acquire control of us, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders or could discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for our common stock.  In addition, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempt by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult to replace or remove our Board of Directors.

 

These provisions include:

 

no cumulative voting in the election of directors;  

the exclusive right of our board of directors to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of the Board of Directors or the resignation, death or removal of a director; 

a requirement that special meetings of stockholders be called only by the chairperson of the board of directors, the chief executive officer or by the board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors, 

an advance notice requirement for stockholder proposals and nominations;  

the authority of our board of directors to issue preferred stock with such terms as our board of directors may determine; and 

elimination of personal liability for breaches of fiduciary duty as a director, to the extent permitted under the Delaware law. 

 

These restrictions, under certain circumstances, could reduce the market price of our common stock.

 

Any failure to maintain effective internal control over our financial reporting could materially adversely affect us.

 

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to include in our annual reports on Form 10-K an assessment by management of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.  In addition, at such time, if any, as we are no longer a "smaller reporting company," our independent registered public accounting firm will have to attest to and report on management's assessment of the effectiveness of such internal control over financial reporting.

 

Based upon the last evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of such date to provide reasonable assurance to the Company's management and Board of Directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  Our management identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

If we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, we may be unable to prevent or detect fraud or provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements.  This could result in a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could negatively affect the price of our common stock.

 

In particular, we must perform system and process evaluation and testing of our internal control over financial reporting to allow management and (if required in future) our independent registered public accounting firm to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404(b).  Our compliance with Section 404(b) may require that we incur substantial accounting expense and expend significant management efforts.  We currently do not have an internal audit group.  We may need to retain the services of additional accounting and financial staff or consultants with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge to satisfy the ongoing requirements of Section 404(b).


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We intend to review the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures and make any changes management determines appropriate, including to achieve compliance with Section 404(b) by the date on which we are required to so comply.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

We have never declared or paid any dividends on our Class A common stock. We intend to retain any earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our Class A common stock if the market price of our Class A common stock increases.

 

We may not be able to draw funds from the private equity line.

 

We cannot be assured that we will obtain sufficient funds from the private equity line with Tangiers to continue operations.  The future market price and volume of trading of our Class A common stock limits the rate at which we can obtain money under the private equity line.  Further, we may be unable to satisfy the conditions contained in the Investment Agreement, which would result in our inability to draw down money on a timely basis, or at all. If the price of our Class A common stock declines, or trading volume in our Class A common stock is low, we will be unable to obtain sufficient funds to meet our liquidity needs.

 

Private equity line draws may result in substantial dilution.

 

We will issue shares to Tangiers upon exercise of our put rights at a price equal to 80% of the lowest volume weighted average price, or if none, the lowest closing bid price, of our Class A common stock over the 5 trading days including and immediately after the date we deliver and Tangiers confirms receipt of notice of a drawdown request on the private equity line.  Accordingly, the exercise of our put rights may result in substantial dilution to the interests of the other holders of our Class A common stock.

 

Depending on the price per share of our Class A common stock during the 36-month period of the Investment Agreement, we may need to register additional shares for resale to access the full amount of financing available. Registering additional shares could have a further dilutive effect on the value of our Class A common stock.  If we are unable to register the additional shares of Class A common stock, we may experience delays in, or be unable to, access some of the $5,000,000 available under the private equity line.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 Not applicable.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 Not applicable.

 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

 

 Not applicable:  As of May 17, 2007 the Company had disposed of all of its mineral properties or claims.

 

Item 5.  Other Information.

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

2.1

 

Share Exchange Agreement between Butte Highlands Mining Company and InterLok Key Management, Inc., dated January 6, 2017 ( incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (No. 000-53662) filed January 6, 2017)

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of IronClad Encryption Corporation, dated October 16, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.4 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (No. 000-53662) filed October 17, 2017).

3.2

 

Bylaws of IronClad Encryption Corporation, dated October 16, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.5 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (No. 000-53662) filed October 17, 2017).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Form of Common Stock Certificate (Class A) of IronClad Encryption Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed November 28, 2017).

4.2

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrant by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

4.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Investment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

10.2

 

Convertible Promissory Note by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

10.3

 

Convertible Promissory Note by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

 

 

 

10.4

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. dated January 25, 2018 .  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.04 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.5

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. dated January 25, 2018 .  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.05 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.6

 

Credit Agreement between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Layer 3 Communications dated February 1, 2018 . (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.06 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.7

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. dated February 27, 2018 . (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.07 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.8

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. dated February 27, 2018 . (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.08 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.9

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Labrys Fund, LP dated June 26, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.09 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

10.10

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Labrys Fund, LP dated June 26, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

 

 

 

10.11

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and GS Capital Partners, LLC dated July 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

10.12

 

Convertible Promissory Note “First Note” pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and GS Capital Partners, LLC dated July 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

10.13

 

Convertible Promissory Note “Back End Note” pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and GS Capital Partners, LLC July 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)


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10.14

 

Collateralized Secured Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between GS Capital Partners, LLC and IronClad Encryption Corporation dated July 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

10.15

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Morningview Financial, LLC dated June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

 

 

 

10.16

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Morningview Financial, LLC dated June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.17

 

Amendment #1 to Convertible Promissory Note and related Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Morningview Financial, LLC both dated July 17, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.18

 

Convertible Promissory Note “First Note” pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Adar Bays, LLC dated July 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.18 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.19

 

Convertible Promissory Note “Back End Note” pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Adar Bays, LLC July 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.20

 

Collateralized Secured Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Adar Bays, LLC and IronClad Encryption Corporation dated July 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.20 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.21*

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and One44 Capital, LLC dated October 24, 2018

10.22*

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and One44 Capital, LLC dated October 24, 2018

10.23*

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Auctus Fund, LLC dated October 26, 2018

10.24*

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Auctus Fund, LLC dated October 26, 2018

 

 

 

10.25**

 

Amended and Restated IronClad Encryption Corporation 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (No. 000-53662) filed October 17, 2017)

 

 

 

10.26**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Jeff B. Barrett effective as of January 6, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.05 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.27**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Daniel M. Lerner effective as of January 6, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.06 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.28**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and James D. McGraw effective as of January 6, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.07 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.29**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Len E. Walker effective as of January 6, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.08 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.30**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and David G. Gullickson effective as of May 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.09 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.31**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Monty R. Points effective as of May 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.32**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Randall W. Rice effective as of June 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

 

 

 

21

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 21 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

 

 

 

31.1 *

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer of IronClad Encryption Corporation required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 *

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of IronClad Encryption Corporation required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1 ***

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer of IronClad Encryption Corporation pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350)


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32.2 ***

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of IronClad Encryption Corporation pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350)

 

 

 

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

*     Filed herewith.

**   Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

*** Furnished herewith.


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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

IronClad Encryption Corporation

(Registrant)

 

 

 

  /s/ James D. McGraw                         

James D. McGraw

President, Chief Executive Officer, and

Principal Executive Officer

Dated:  November 19, 2018

 

 

 

   /s/ David G. Gullickson                       

David G. Gullickson

Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, and

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Dated:  November 19, 2018


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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

2.1

 

Share Exchange Agreement between Butte Highlands Mining Company and InterLok Key Management, Inc., dated January 6, 2017 ( incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (No. 000-53662) filed January 6, 2017)

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of IronClad Encryption Corporation, dated October 16, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.4 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (No. 000-53662) filed October 17, 2017).

3.2

 

Bylaws of IronClad Encryption Corporation, dated October 16, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.5 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (No. 000-53662) filed October 17, 2017).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Form of Common Stock Certificate (Class A) of IronClad Encryption Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed November 28, 2017).

4.2

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrant by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

4.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Investment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

10.2

 

Convertible Promissory Note by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

10.3

 

Convertible Promissory Note by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Tangiers Global, LLC dated August 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-220995) filed October 17, 2017).

 

 

 

10.4

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. dated January 25, 2018 .  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.04 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.5

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. dated January 25, 2018 .  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.05 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.6

 

Credit Agreement between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Layer 3 Communications dated February 1, 2018 . (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.06 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.7

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. dated February 27, 2018 . (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.07 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.8

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Power Up Lending Group, Ltd. dated February 27, 2018 . (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.08 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (No. 000-53662) filed April 17, 2018).

10.9

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Labrys Fund, LP dated June 26, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.09 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

10.10

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Labrys Fund, LP dated June 26, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

 

 

 

10.11

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and GS Capital Partners, LLC dated July 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

10.12

 

Convertible Promissory Note “First Note” pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and GS Capital Partners, LLC dated July 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

10.13

 

Convertible Promissory Note “Back End Note” pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and GS Capital Partners, LLC July 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)


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10.14

 

Collateralized Secured Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between GS Capital Partners, LLC and IronClad Encryption Corporation dated July 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

10.15

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Morningview Financial, LLC dated June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

 

 

 

10.16

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Morningview Financial, LLC dated June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.17

 

Amendment #1 to Convertible Promissory Note and related Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Morningview Financial, LLC both dated July 17, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.18

 

Convertible Promissory Note “First Note” pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Adar Bays, LLC dated July 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.18 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.19

 

Convertible Promissory Note “Back End Note” pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Adar Bays, LLC July 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.20

 

Collateralized Secured Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Adar Bays, LLC and IronClad Encryption Corporation dated July 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.20 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662 filed August 20, 2018.)

10.21*

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and One44 Capital, LLC dated October 24, 2018

10.22*

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and One44 Capital, LLC dated October 24, 2018

10.23*

 

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Auctus Fund, LLC dated October 26, 2018

10.24*

 

Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Auctus Fund, LLC dated October 26, 2018

 

 

 

10.25**

 

Amended and Restated IronClad Encryption Corporation 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (No. 000-53662) filed October 17, 2017)

 

 

 

10.26**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Jeff B. Barrett effective as of January 6, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.05 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.27**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Daniel M. Lerner effective as of January 6, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.06 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.28**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and James D. McGraw effective as of January 6, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.07 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.29**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Len E. Walker effective as of January 6, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.08 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.30**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and David G. Gullickson effective as of May 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.09 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.31**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Monty R. Points effective as of May 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

10.32**

 

Employment Agreement by and between IronClad Encryption Corporation and Randall W. Rice effective as of June 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (No. 000-53662) filed August 21, 2017).

 

 

 

21

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 21 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT (No. 000-53662 filed July 16, 2018.)

 

 

 

31.1 *

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer of IronClad Encryption Corporation required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 *

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of IronClad Encryption Corporation required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1 ***

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer of IronClad Encryption Corporation pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350)


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32.2 ***

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of IronClad Encryption Corporation pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350)

 

 

 

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

*     Filed herewith.

**   Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

*** Furnished herewith.


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Exhibit 10.21

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 24, 2018, by and between «Company_Name» , a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 777 South Post Oak Lane, Houston, TX 77056 (the “Company”), and ONE44 CAPITAL LLC , a New York limited liability company, with its address at 1249 Broadway, Suite 103, Hewlett, NY 11557 (the “Buyer”).

 

WHEREAS :

 

A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);  

 

B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement a 10% convertible secured note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of $107,000.00 (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Note”), convertible into shares of common stock, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note.  

 

C. The Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto; and  

 

NOW THEREFORE , the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Purchase and Sale of Note.  

 

a. Purchase of Note .  On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.  


_ /s/ JDM _

Company Initials


b. Form of Payment .  On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, and  the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.  

 

c. Closing Date .  The date and time of the first issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be on or about October 24, 2018, or such other mutually agreed upon time.  The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.    

 

2. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties.  The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:  

 

a. Investment Purpose .  As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note, such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Note, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided , however , that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act.  

 

b. Accredited Investor Status .  The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).  

 

c. Reliance on Exemptions .  The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.  

 

d. Information .  The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remain outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors.  The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remain outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not  


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disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer.  Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below.  The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The Buyer is not aware of any facts that may constitute a breach of any of the Company's representations and warranties made herein.

 

e. Governmental Review .  The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.  

 

f. Transfer or Re-sale .  The Buyer understands that the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless  the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act,  the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company,  the Securities are sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”)) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor,  the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or  the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Regulation S”), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case).  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement.    

 

g. Legends .  The Buyer understands that the Note and, until such time as the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such Securities):  


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“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected.  The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, within 2 business days, it will be considered an Event of Default under the Note.

 

h. Authorization; Enforcement . This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.  

 

i. Residency .  The Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.  

 

3. Representations and Warranties of the Company .  The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:  


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a. Organization and Qualification .  The Company and each of its subsidiaries, if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted.  

 

b. Authorization; Enforcement .  (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.  

 

c. Issuance of Shares .  The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.  

 

d. Acknowledgment of Dilution .  The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note.  The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note in accordance with this Agreement, the Note is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.  

 

e. No Conflicts .  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or  


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instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or (iii)  result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect).  All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof.  The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the OTC Markets Exchange (the “OTC MARKETS”) and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTC MARKETS in the foreseeable future, nor are the Company’s securities “chilled” by FINRA.  The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.  

 

f. Absence of Litigation .  Except as disclosed in the Company’s public filings, there is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a material adverse effect.  Schedule 3(f) contains a complete list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a material adverse effect.  The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.  

 

g. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’ Purchase of Securities .  The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer’ purchase of the Securities.  The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.  

 

h. No Integrated Offering .  Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer.  The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.  

 


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i. Title to Property .  The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(i) or such as would not have a material adverse effect.  Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a material adverse effect.  

 

j. Bad Actor .  No officer or director of the Company would be disqualified under Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act as amended on the basis of being a "bad actor" as that term is established in the September 19, 2013 Small Entity Compliance Guide published by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  

 

k. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company .  If the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of default under the Note.  

 

4. COVENANTS .  

 

a. Expenses .  At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse Buyer for expenses incurred by them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements to be executed in connection herewith (“Documents”), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses, transfer agent fees, fees for stock quotation services, fees relating to any amendments or modifications of the Documents or any consents or waivers of provisions in the Documents, fees for the preparation of opinions of counsel, escrow fees, and costs of restructuring the transactions contemplated by the Documents.  When possible, the Company must pay these fees directly, otherwise the Company must make immediate payment for reimbursement to the Buyer for all fees and expenses immediately upon written notice by the Buyer or the submission of an invoice by the Buyer.  

 

b. Listing .  The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the Conversion Shares upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable upon conversion of the Note.  The Company will obtain and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the OTC MARKETS or any equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”), the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (“Nasdaq SmallCap”) or the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and such exchanges, as applicable.  The Company shall promptly provide to the Buyer copies of  


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any notices it receives from the OTC MARKETS and any other exchanges or quotation systems on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and quotation systems.

 

c. Corporate Existence .  So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading on the OTC MARKETS, Nasdaq, Nasdaq SmallCap or NYSE.  

 

d. No Integration .  The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.  

 

e. Breach of Covenants .  If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under the Note.  

 

5. Governing Law; Miscellaneous .  

 

a. Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.  Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state and county of New York, or the Federal courts within the southern or eastern districts of New York .  The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens .  The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury.  The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law.  Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.   Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service  


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of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.  This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.  

 

c. Headings .  The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.  

 

d. Severability .  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law.  Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.  

 

e. Entire Agreement; Amendments .  This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.  

 

f. Notices .  All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, (iv) via electronic mail or (v) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or delivery via electronic mail, or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.  The addresses for such communications shall be:    

 

If to the Company, to:

IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION

777 South Post Oak Lane


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Houston, TX 77056

Attn: James D. McGraw, CEO

                 

If to the Buyer:

ONE44 CAPITAL LLC  

1249 Broadway, Suite 103

Hewlett, NY 11557

Attn: Ahron Fraiman, Manager

 

 

Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.

 

g. Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns.  Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.  

 

h. Third Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.  

 

i. Survival .  The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer.  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.  

 

j. Further Assurances .  Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  

 

k. No Strict Construction .  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.  

 

l. Remedies .  The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.  Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the  


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remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.  


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

 

«Company_Name»

 

By:   /s/ James D. McGraw

Name: James D. McGraw

Title:   CEO

 

 

 

ONE44 CAPITAL LLC.

 

By:   /s/ Ahron Fraiman

Name: Ahron Fraiman

Title:   Manager

 

 

AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:

 

Aggregate Principal Amount of Note: $107,000.00  

 

Aggregate Purchase Price:

 

Note 1: $107,000.00 less $5,000.00 in legal fees.


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EXHIBIT A

144 NOTE - $107,000


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Exhibit 10.22

 

 

THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE "1933 ACT”)

                                                                           

 

 US $107,000.00  

 

 

IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION

10% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE

DUE OCTOBER 24, 2019

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of ONE44 CAPITAL LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (" Holder "), the aggregate principal face amount of One Hundred Seven Thousand Dollars exactly (U.S. $107,000.00) on October 24, 2019 (" Maturity Date ") and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 10% per annum commencing on October 24, 2018. The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 1249 Broadway, Suite 103, Hewlett, NY 11557, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time.  The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company.  The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer.  Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.  

 

This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:  

 

1. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of  


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Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.

 

2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.  

 

3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (" Act ") and applicable state securities laws.  Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void.  Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company's records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary.  Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (" Notice of Conversion ") in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A . The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.  

 

4. (a) The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time after cash payment, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company's common stock (the " Common Stock ") at a price (" Conversion Price ") for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC Marketplace exchange which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (" Exchange "), for the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion.  No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share . To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law.  The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase.  In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company (which may be increased up to 9.9% upon 60 days’ prior written notice by the Investor).  


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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 10% per annum.  Interest shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock ("Interest Shares").  Holder may, at any time, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above.  The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.     

 

(c)  The Notes may be prepaid or assigned with the following penalties/premiums:  

PREPAY DATE

PREPAY AMOUNT

≤ 60 days

120% of principal plus accrued interest

61- 120 days

130% of principal plus accrued interest

121- 180 days

140% of principal plus accrued interest

This Note may not be prepaid after the 180 th day. Such redemption must be closed and funded within 3 days of giving notice of redemption of the right to redeem shall be null and void.

 

(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a "Sale Event"), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.  

 

(e)   In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.  

 

5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.  


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6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.  

 

7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.  

 

8. If one or more of the following described "Events of Default" shall occur:  

 

(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or  

 

(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any respect; or  

 

(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or  

 

(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (5) file a petition for  bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or  

 

(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or  

 

(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or  

 

(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or  


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(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or  

 

(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;  

 

(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;  

 

(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or  

 

(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.  

 

(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; or  

 

(n)     The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock and a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange)  

 

Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder's sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder's rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law.  Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law.  In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4 th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company.  This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10 th day.  The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%.  In case of a breach of Section 8(i), the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 50%. If this Note is not paid at maturity, the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 10%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future con


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versions at $0.005 per share.

 

If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss.  At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:  

Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP price for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]

 

The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.

 

9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.  

 

10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.  

 

11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer.  Further. The Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.  

12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 2,993,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”).  Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to the Holder, as well as maintaining the Share Reserve. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted.  The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.  


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13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc.  This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law.    

 

14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.  

 

15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto.  The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York, or the Federal courts within the southern or eastern districts of New York .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.  

 

 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.  

 

 

Dated:  10-24-2018     

 

 

 

IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION

 

By:  /s/ James D. McGraw

Title:  President / CEO

 

 

 

 

   


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EXHIBIT A

 

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.  

 

If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.  

 

Date of Conversion:                                                                                     

Applicable Conversion Price:                                                                        

Signature:                                                                                                        

                [Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]

Address:                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                        

 

SSN or EIN:                                                                                                       

Shares are to be registered in the following name:                                        

 

Name:                                                                                                             

Address:                                                                                                          

Tel:                                                                                                                      

Fax:                                                                                                                

SSN or EIN:                                                                                                        

 

Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:

 

Account Name:                                                                                                

Address:                                                                                                        


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Exhibit 10.23

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 26, 2018, by and between IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 777 South Post Oak Lane, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77056 (the “Company”), and AUCTUS FUND, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, with its address at 545 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116 (the “Buyer”).

 

WHEREAS :

 

A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);  

 

B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement the 12% convertible note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of US$181,170.00 (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Note”), convertible into shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note.  

 

C. The Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto; and  

 

NOW THEREFORE , the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTE .  

 

a. Purchase of Note .  On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.  In connection with the issuance of the Note, the Company shall issue a common stock purchase warrant to Buyer to purchase 30,195 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrant”) as a commitment fee upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Warrant.  


 

 

b. Form of Payment .  On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, and  the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note and Warrant on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.  

 

c. Closing Date .  Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 7 and Section 8 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on or about October 26, 2018, or such other mutually agreed upon time.  The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.  

 

2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER .  The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:  

 

a. Investment Purpose .  As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (including, without limitation, such additional shares of Common Stock, if any, as are issuable  on account of interest on the Note  as a result of the events described in Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Note or  in payment of the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount (as defined in Section 2(f) below) pursuant to this Agreement, such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Note, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided , however , that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act.  

 

b. Accredited Investor Status .  The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).  

 

c. Reliance on Exemptions .  The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to  


determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.

 

d. Information .  The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remains outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors.  The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remains outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer.  Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below.  The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The Buyer is not aware of any facts that may constitute a breach of any of the Company's representations and warranties made herein.  

 

e. Governmental Review .  The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.  

 

f. Transfer or Re-sale .  The Buyer understands that the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless  the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act,  the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Company, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company,  the Securities are sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”)) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor,  the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or  the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Regulation S”), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Company, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other  


person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case).  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, within three (3) business days of delivery of the opinion to the Company, the Company shall pay to the Buyer liquidated damages of five percent (5%) of the outstanding amount of the Note per day plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Note, prorated for partial months, in cash or shares at the option of the Buyer (“Standard Liquidated Damages Amount”).  If the Buyer elects to be pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price (as defined in the Note) at the time of payment.

 

g. Legends .  The Buyer understands that the Note and, until such time as the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such Securities):  

 

“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an


effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected.  The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any.  In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

h. Authorization; Enforcement . This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.  

 

i. Residency .  The Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth in the preamble.  

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY .  The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:  

 

a. Organization and Qualification .  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith.  “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.  

 

b. Authorization; Enforcement .  (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in  


accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

c. Capitalization .  As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which approximately 68,067,347 shares are issued and outstanding; and (ii) 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 0 are issued and outstanding.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Note and any other convertible promissory note issued to the Buyer) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and 6,500,000 shares are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Note.  All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.  No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note or the Conversion Shares.  The Company has filed in its SEC Documents true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (“Certificate of Incorporation”), the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.  The Company shall provide the Buyer with a written update of this representation signed by the Company’s Chief Executive on behalf of the Company as of the Closing Date.  


 

d. Issuance of Shares .  The issuance of the Note is duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof.  The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.  

 

e. Acknowledgment of Dilution .  The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note.  The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note in accordance with this Agreement, the Note is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.  

 

f. No Conflicts .  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii)  result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect).  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be  


conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity.  Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note.  All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof.  The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the OTC Pink (the “OTC Pink”), the OTCQB or any similar quotation system, and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTC Pink, the OTCQB or any similar quotation system, in the foreseeable future nor are the Company's securities “chilled” by DTC.  The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.  

 

g. SEC Documents; Financial Statements .  The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”).  The Company has delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof).  As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved  and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).  Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of  


business subsequent to June 30, 2018, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. For the avoidance of doubt, filing of the documents required in this Section 3(g) via the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”) shall satisfy all delivery requirements of this Section 3(g).

 

h. Absence of Certain Changes .  Since June 30, 2018, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  

 

i. Absence of Litigation .  There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect.  Schedule 3(i) contains a complete list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.  

 

j. Patents, Copyrights, etc .  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future). Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.  

 

k. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc .  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is  


expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

l. Tax Status .  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.  There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.  The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax.  None of the Company’s tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority.  

 

m. Certain Transactions .  Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(c), none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.  

 

n. Disclosure .  All information relating to or concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Buyer pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the Company’s reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).  


 

o. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’ Purchase of Securities .  The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer’ purchase of the Securities.  The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.  

 

p. No Integrated Offering .  Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer.  The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.  

 

q. No Brokers .  Except with respect to J. H. Darbie & Co., Inc., a registered broker-dealer, the Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.  

 

r. Permits; Compliance .  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the “Company Permits”), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Since June 30, 2018, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  

 

s. Environmental Matters .  


(i) There are, to the Company’s knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment, actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing.  The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.  

 

(ii) Other than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real property currently owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real property previously owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business.  

 

(iii) There are no underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with applicable law.  

 

t. Title to Property .  Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  

 

u. Internal Accounting Controls .  Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents the Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting  


controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company’s board of directors, to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

v. Foreign Corrupt Practices .  Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.  

 

w. Solvency .  The Company (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent ( i.e. , its assets have a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured) and currently the Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably conclude that the Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that would impair its ability to, pay its debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature.  The Company did not receive a qualified opinion from its auditors with respect to its most recent fiscal year end and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, does not anticipate or know of any basis upon which its auditors might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its current fiscal year. For the avoidance of doubt any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not, by itself, be a violation of this Section 3(w).  

 

x. No Investment Company .  The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”).  The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.  

 

y. Insurance .  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be  


necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Upon written request the Company will provide to the Buyer true and correct copies of all policies relating to directors’ and officers’ liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general liability coverage.

z. Bad Actor .  No officer or director of the Company would be disqualified under Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act as amended on the basis of being a “bad actor” as that term is established in the September 19, 2013 Small Entity Compliance Guide published by the SEC.    

aa. Shell Status .  The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer, or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer, that at least twelve (12) months have passed since the Company has reported Form 10 type information indicating that it is no longer a “shell” issuer. Further, the Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144- 3(a)(9) opinion to allow for salability of the Conversion Shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel .  

bb. No-Off Balance Sheet Arrangements . There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

cc. Manipulation of Price . The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has: (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result, or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result, in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.  

dd. Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company and each Subsidiary is in material compliance with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.  

ee. Employee Relations . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company believes that its and its Subsidiaries’ relations with their respective employees are good. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) promulgated under the 1933 Act) or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any  


of its Subsidiaries is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer or other key employee (as the case may be) does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

ff. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company .  The Company agrees that if the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and it being considered an Event of Default under Section 3.5 of the Note, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the Company, until such breach is cured.  If the Company elects to pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amounts in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.  

4. COVENANTS .  

 

a. Best Efforts .  The parties shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 7 and 8 of this Agreement.    

 

b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws .  The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing.  The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyer at the applicable closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.  

 

c. Use of Proceeds .  The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Note for working capital and other general corporate purposes and shall not, directly or indirectly, use such proceeds for any loan to or investment in any other corporation, partnership, enterprise or other person (except in connection with its currently existing direct or indirect Subsidiaries).  

 

d. Right of First Refusal .  Unless it shall have first delivered to the Buyer, at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the closing of such Future Offering (as defined herein), written notice describing the proposed Future Offering, including the terms and  


conditions thereof, and providing the Buyer an option during the seventy two (72) hour period following delivery of such notice to purchase the securities being offered in the Future Offering on the same terms as contemplated by such Future Offering (the limitations referred to in this sentence and the preceding sentence are collectively referred to as the “Right of First Refusal”) (and subject to the exceptions described below), the Company will not conduct any equity financing (including debt with an equity component) (“Future Offerings”) during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending twelve (12) months following the Closing Date.  In the event the terms and conditions of a proposed Future Offering are amended in any respect after delivery of the notice to the Buyer concerning the proposed Future Offering, the Company shall deliver a new notice to the Buyer describing the amended terms and conditions of the proposed Future Offering and the Buyer thereafter shall have an option during the seventy two (72) hour period following delivery of such new notice to purchase its pro rata share of the securities being offered on the same terms as contemplated by such proposed Future Offering, as amended.  The foregoing sentence shall apply to successive amendments to the terms and conditions of any proposed Future Offering.  The Right of First Refusal shall not apply to any transaction involving (i) issuances of securities in a firm commitment underwritten public offering (excluding a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act), (ii) issuances to employees, officers, directors, contractors, consultants or other advisors approved by the Board, (iii) issuances to strategic partners or other parties in connection with a commercial relationship, or providing the Company with equipment leases, real property leases or similar transactions approved by the Board (iv) issuances of securities as consideration for a merger, consolidation or purchase of assets, or in connection with any strategic partnership or joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital), or in connection with the disposition or acquisition of a business, product or license by the Company.  The Right of First Refusal also shall not apply to the issuance of securities upon exercise or conversion of the Company’s options, warrants or other convertible securities outstanding as of the date hereof or to the grant of additional options or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under any Company stock option or restricted stock plan approved by the shareholders of the Company.  

 

e. Expenses .  At Closing, the Company’s obligation with respect to this transaction is to reimburse Buyer’s legal expenses of $2,750.00 plus the cost of wire fees.  

 

f. Financial Information .  The Company agrees to send or make available the following reports to the Buyer until the Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells all of the Securities:  within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-K its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K;  within one (1) day after release, copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and  contemporaneously with the making available or giving to the shareholders of the Company, copies of any notices or other information the Company makes available or gives to such shareholders.  For the avoidance of doubt, filing the documents required in (i) above via EDGAR or releasing any documents set forth in (ii) above via a recognized wire service shall satisfy the delivery requirements of this Section 4(f).  


g. Listing .  The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the Conversion Shares upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable upon conversion of the Note.  The Company will obtain and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or any equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”), the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (“Nasdaq SmallCap”), the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), or the NYSE American and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and such exchanges, as applicable.  The Company shall promptly provide to the Buyer copies of any material notices it receives from the OTC Pink, OTCQB and any other exchanges or quotation systems on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and quotation systems.  The Company shall pay any and all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 4(g).  

 

h. Corporate Existence .  So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading on the OTC Pink, OTCQB, Nasdaq, NasdaqSmallCap, NYSE or AMEX.  

 

i. No Integration .  The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.  

 

j. Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act .  So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.  

 

k. Trading Activities .  Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates has an open short position (or other hedging or similar transactions) in the common stock of the Company and the Buyer agree that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the common stock of the Company.  
 


l. Restriction on Activities . Commencing as of the date first above written, and until the sooner of the six month anniversary of the date first written above or payment of the Note in full, or full conversion of the Note, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld: (a) change the nature of its business; (b) sell, divest, acquire, change the structure of any material assets other than in the ordinary course of business; or (c) solicit any offers for, respond to any unsolicited offers for, or conduct any negotiations with any other person or entity in respect of any variable rate debt transactions (i.e., transactions were the conversion or exercise price of the security issued by the Company varies based on the market price of the Common Stock) above $500,000, whether a transaction similar to the one contemplated hereby or  any other investment; or (d) file any registration statements with the SEC.  

 

m. Legal Counsel Opinions . The Buyer shall secure its own legal opinions at its own cost.  

 

n. Par Value .  If the closing bid price at any time the Note is outstanding falls below $0.001, the Company shall cause the par value of its Common Stock to be reduced to $0.0001 or less.  

o. Breach of Covenants.  The Company agrees that if the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.4 of the Note, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the Buyer, until such breach is cured, or with respect to Section 4(d) above, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in cash or shares of Common Stock, at the option of the Buyer, upon each violation of such provision.  If the Company elects to pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amounts in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.  

 

5. Transaction Expense Amount .  Upon Closing, the Company shall pay Fifteen Thousand and 00/100 United States Dollars (US$15,000.00) to Auctus Fund Management, LLC (“Auctus Management”) to cover the Holder's due diligence, monitoring, and other transaction costs incurred for services rendered in connection herewith (the “Transaction Expense Amount”).  The Transaction Expense Amount shall be offset against the proceeds of the Note and shall be paid to Auctus Management upon the execution hereof.  

 

6. Transfer Agent Instructions .  The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”).  In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a  


fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement.  The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares, prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement.  Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyer’s obligations and agreement set forth in Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities.  If the Buyer provides the Company, , with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Buyer provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer.  The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby.  Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.


7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS TO SELL .  The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:  

 

a. The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.  

 

b. The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.  

 

c. The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.  

 

d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  

 

8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE .  The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:  

 

a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.  

 

b. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) and in accordance with Section 1(b) above.  

 

c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s Transfer Agent.  


d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.  The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and Board of Directors’ resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.  

 

e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  

 

f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.  

 

g. The Conversion Shares shall have been authorized for quotation on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or any similar quotation system and trading in the Common Stock on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or any similar quotation system shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the OTC Pink, OTCQB or any similar quotation system.  

 

h. The Buyer shall have received an officer’s certificate described in Section 3(c) above, dated as of the Closing Date.  

 

9. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS .  

 

a. Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.  Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby shall be brought only in the state courts of Massachusetts or in the federal courts located in the state of Massachusetts.  The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens .   EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY  


HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY .  The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law.  Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.   Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.  This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.  

 

c. Construction; Headings.   This Agreement shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Buyer and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof.  The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.  

 

d. Severability .  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law.  Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.  

 

e. Entire Agreement; Amendments .  This Agreement, the Note and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with  


respect to such matters.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.

 

f. Notices .  All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, email, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by email or facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.  The addresses for such communications shall be:    

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Ironclad Encryption Corporation

777 South Post Oak Lane, Suite 1700

Houston, TX 77056

Attn: James McGraw

E-mail:  Len.walker@ironcladencryption.com

 

If to the Buyer:

 

Auctus Fund, LLC

545 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor

Boston, MA 02116

Attn: Lou Posner  

Facsimile: (617) 532-6420

 

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

 

Chad Friend, Esq., LL.M.

Legal & Compliance, LLC

330 Clematis Street, Suite 217

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

E-mail: CFriend@LegalandCompliance.com


Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.

 

g. Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns.  Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f), the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.  

 

h. Third Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.  

 

i. Survival .  The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder not withstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer.  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.  

 

j. Further Assurances .  Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  

 

k. No Strict Construction .  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.  

 

l. Remedies .  The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.  Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.  


 

m. Publicity . The Company, and the Buyer shall have the right to review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press releases, SEC, OTCQB or FINRA filings, or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , however , that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or SEC, OTCQB (or other applicable trading market) or FINRA filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although the Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon).  

 

n. Indemnification . In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Securities hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement or the Note, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and its stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (iii) the status of the Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law  

 

 

 

[signature page follows]


 

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

 

 

IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION

 

 

By:__ /s/ James D. McGraw

Name: James McGraw

Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

AUCTUS FUND, LLC

 

 

By:   /s/ Lou Posner       

Name: Lou Posner

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:

 

Aggregate Principal Amount of Note: US$181,170.00  

 

Aggregate Purchase Price: US$181,170.00  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Exhibit 10.24

 

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

 

Principal Amount: US$181,170.00 Issue Date: October 26, 2018  

Purchase Price: US$181,170.00

 

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED , IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”) (Trading Symbol: IRNC), hereby promises to pay to the order of AUCTUS FUND, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of US$181,170.00 together with any interest as set forth herein, on July 26, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of twelve percent (12%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise.  This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein with the written consent of the Holder which may be withheld for any reason or for no reason. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of the lesser of (i) twenty-four percent (24%) per annum and (ii) the maximum amount permitted under law from the due date thereof until the same is paid (the “Default Interest”).  Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Note is fully paid and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into the Class A common stock of the Borrower, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America.  All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note.  Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the


amount of interest due on such date.  As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.  Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.  

 

The following terms shall apply to this Note:

 

Article I.  CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

1.1 Conversion Right .  The Holder shall have the right at any time following the 180th calendar day after the Issue Date, and ending on the later of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) pursuant to Section 1.6(a) or Article III, each in respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the Conversion Price (as defined below) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided , however , that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.  For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso.  The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”).  The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if  


any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, provided however, that the Borrower shall have the right to pay any or all interest in cash plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.

 

1.2 Conversion Price .  

 

Calculation of Conversion Price .  Subject to the adjustments described herein, the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the lesser of: (i) the lowest Trading Price (as defined below) during the previous fifteen (15) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the date of this Note, and (ii) the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein) (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events).  The “Variable Conversion Price” shall mean 65% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 35%).  “Market Price” means the lowest Trading Price (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date.  “Trading Price” means, for any security as of any date, the lowest trade price on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or applicable trading market as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder or, if the OTC Pink is not the principal trading market for such security, the trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no trading price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the trading prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.  To the extent the Conversion Price of the Borrower’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Borrower will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Borrower agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this adjustment. Furthermore, the Conversion Price may be adjusted downward if, within three (3) business days of the transmittal of the Notice of Conversion to the Borrower, the Common Stock has a closing bid which is 5% or lower than that set forth in the Notice of Conversion. If the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock have not been delivered within three (3) business days to the Borrower, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded.  At any time after the Closing Date, if in the case that the Borrower’s Common Stock is not deliverable by DWAC (including if the Borrower’s transfer agent has a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock specified in a Notice of Conversion), an additional 10% discount will apply for all future conversions under all Notes.  If in the case that the Borrower’s Common Stock is “chilled” for deposit into the DTC system and only eligible for clearing deposit, an additional 15% discount shall apply for all future conversions under all Notes while the “chill” is in effect.  If in the case of both of the above, an additional cumulative 25% discount shall apply.  Additionally, if the Borrower ceases to be a reporting company pursuant to the 1934 Act or if the Note cannot be converted into free trading shares after one hundred eighty-one (181) days from the Issue Date, an additional 15% discount will be attributed to the Conversion Price.  If the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Price shall be the fair market


value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes.  “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.  The Borrower shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with any such issuance.  Holder shall be entitled to deduct $500.00 from the conversion amount in each Notice of Conversion to cover Holder’s deposit fees associated with each Notice of Conversion.

While this Note is outstanding, each time any 3 rd party has the right to convert monies owed to that 3 rd party (or receive shares pursuant to a settlement or otherwise), including but not limited to under Section 3(a)(9) and Section 3(a)(10), at a discount to market greater than the Conversion Price in effect at that time (prior to all other applicable adjustments in the Note), then the H1older, in Holder’s sole discretion, may utilize such greater discount percentage (prior to all applicable adjustments in this Note) until this Note is no longer outstanding.  While this Note is outstanding, each time any 3 rd party has a look back period greater than the look back period in effect under the Note at that time, including but not limited to under Section 3(a)(9) and Section 3(a)(10), then the Holder, in Holder’s sole discretion, may utilize such greater number of look back days until this Note is no longer outstanding.  The Borrower shall give written notice to the Holder within one (1) business day of becoming aware of any event that could permit the Holder to make any adjustment described in the two immediately preceding sentences.  

(a) Conversion Price During Major Announcements .  Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary, in the event the Borrower (i) makes a public announcement that it intends to consolidate or merge with any other corporation (other than a merger in which the Borrower is the surviving or continuing corporation and its capital stock is unchanged) or sell or transfer all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or (ii) any person, group or entity (including the Borrower) publicly announces a tender offer to purchase 50% or more of the Borrower’s Common Stock (or any other takeover scheme) (the date of the announcement referred to in clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the  “Announcement Date”), then the Conversion Price shall, effective upon the Announcement Date and continuing through the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date (as defined below), be equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion Price which would have been applicable for a Conversion occurring on the Announcement Date and (y) the Conversion Price that would otherwise be in effect. From and after the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date, the Conversion Price shall be determined as set forth in this Section 1.2(a).  For purposes hereof,  “Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date” shall mean, with respect to any proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) for which a public announcement as contemplated by this Section 1.2(b) has been made, the date upon which the Borrower (in the case of clause (i) above) or the person, group or entity (in the case of clause (ii) above) consummates or publicly announces the termination or abandonment of the proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) which caused this Section 1.2(b) to become operative.  

 

(b) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes . In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder in connection with a conversion of this  


Note, the Borrower shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 4.13.

 

(c) If at any time the Conversion Price as determined hereunder for any conversion would be less than the par value of the Common Stock, then the Conversion Price hereunder shall equal such par value for such conversion and the Conversion Amount for such conversion shall be increased to include Additional Principal, where “Additional Principal” means such additional amount to be added to the Conversion Amount to the extent necessary to cause the number of conversion shares issuable upon such conversion to equal the same number of conversion shares as would have been issued had the Conversion Price not been subject to the minimum price set forth in this Section 1.2(c).  

 

1.3 Authorized Shares .  The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.  The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved five times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Notes in effect from time to time) (the “Reserved Amount”).  The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations pursuant to Section 3(d) of the Purchase Agreement.  The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.  In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Notes.  The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Reserved Amount be lower than the initial Reserved Amount, regardless of any prior conversions.  

 

If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain or replenish the Reserved Amount within three (3) business days of the request of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note shall increase by Five Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($5,000) (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any principal amount increase will tack back to the Issue Date) per occurrence.

 

1.4 Method of Conversion .  

 

(a) Mechanics of Conversion .  Subject to Section 1.1, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the 180th calendar day after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by  


facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower.  

 

(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted.  The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion.  In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Note to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note of like tenor, registered as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note.  The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.  

 

(c) Payment of Taxes .  The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.  

 

(d) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion .  Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement.  

 

(e) Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock .  Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article I, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive  


the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion.  If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion.  The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower before 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.

 

(f) Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer .  In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian (“DWAC”) system.  

 

(g) DTC Eligibility & Market Loss . If the Borrower fails to maintain its status as “DTC Eligible” for any reason, or, if the Conversion Price is less than $0.01, the principal amount of the Note shall increase by Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000) (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any principal amount increase will tack back to the Issue Date). In addition, the Variable Conversion Price shall be redefined to mean forty percent (40%) multiplied by the Market Price, subject to adjustment as provided in this Note.  

 

(h) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Delivery Deadline .  Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section 1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock until the Borrower issues and delivers a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder's balance account with OTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion of any Conversion Amount (under Holder's and Borrower's expectation that any damages will tack back to the Issue Date)..  Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in  


accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note.  The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder.  The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify.  Accordingly the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(h) are justified.

 

(i) Rescindment of a Notice of Conversion .  If (i) the Borrower fails to respond to Holder within one (1) business day from the Conversion Date confirming the details of Notice of Conversion, (ii) the Borrower fails to provide any of the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock requested in the Notice of Conversion within three (3) business days from the date of receipt of the Note of Conversion, (iii) the Holder is unable to procure a legal opinion required to have the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock issued unrestricted and/or deposited to sell for any reason related to the Borrower’s standing, (iv) the Holder is unable to deposit the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock requested in the Notice of Conversion for any reason related to the Borrower’s standing, (v) at any time after a missed Deadline, at the Holder’s sole discretion, or (vi) [Intentionally Omitted] the Holder maintains the option and sole discretion to rescind the Notice of Conversion (“Rescindment”) with a “Notice of Rescindment.”  

 

1.5 Concerning the Shares .  The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless  (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of  counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).  Except as otherwise provided in the Purchase Agreement (and subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:  

 

“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY


THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if (i) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be reasonably accepted by the Borrower so that the sale or transfer is effected or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold. In the event that the Borrower does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

1.6 Effect of Certain Events .  

 

(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc .  At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either: (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section 1.6(b) hereof.  “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.  

 

(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc .  If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Notes, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had  


this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof.  The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b).  The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

 

(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution .  If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.  

 

(d) Adjustment Due to Dilutive Issuance .  If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 1.6(d) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, except for shares of Common Stock issued directly to vendors or suppliers of the Borrower in satisfaction of amounts owed to such vendors or suppliers (provided, however, that such vendors or suppliers shall not have an arrangement to transfer, sell or assign such shares of Common Stock prior to the issuance of such shares), any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares of Common Stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Borrower in such Dilutive Issuance.  

 

The Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options (not including employee stock option plans), whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) (such warrants, rights and options to purchase Common Stock


or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as “Options”) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable).  No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Options.

 

Additionally, the Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than where the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options), and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share.  For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities.  No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

(e) Purchase Rights .  If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the Holder of this Note will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.  

 

(f) Notice of Adjustments .  Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in this Section 1.6, the Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare  


and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.  The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note.

 

1.7 [ Intentionally Omitted ] .  

 

1.8 Status as Shareholder .  Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms  of this Note.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted.  In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 1.3) for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.  

 

1.9 Prepayment .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, the Borrower may prepay the amounts outstanding hereunder pursuant to the following terms and conditions:  

 

(a) At any time during the period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the Issue Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full by making a payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to 135%, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note plus (y) Default Interest, if any.    

(b) After the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of the Note, the Borrower shall have no right of prepayment.  

Article II.  CERTAIN COVENANTS


2.1 Distributions on Capital Stock .  So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect of its capital stock except for distributions pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan which is approved by a majority of the Borrower’s disinterested directors.  

 

2.2 Restriction on Stock Repurchases .  So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares.  

 

2.3 Borrowings .  So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, create, incur, assume guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become liable upon the obligation of any person, firm, partnership, joint venture or corporation, except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection, or suffer to exist any liability for borrowed money, except (a) borrowings in existence or committed on the date hereof and of which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof, (b) indebtedness to trade creditors financial institutions or other lenders incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) borrowings, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay this Note.  

 

2.4 Sale of Assets .  So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business.  Any consent to the disposition of any assets shall be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds towards the repayment of this Note.  

 

2.5 Advances and Loans .  So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, lend money, give credit or make advances to any person, firm, joint venture or corporation, including, without limitation, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans, credits or advances (a) in existence or committed on the date hereof and which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof, or (b) made in the ordinary course of business..  

 

2.6 Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) Transaction . So long as this Note is outstanding, the Borrower shall not enter into any transaction or arrangement structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, either Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(9) Transaction”) or Section 3(a)(l0) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(l0) Transaction”). In the event that the Borrower does enter into, or makes any issuance of Common Stock related to a 3(a)(9) Transaction or a 3(a)(l0) Transaction while this note is outstanding, a liquidated damages charge of 25% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than  


Fifteen Thousand Dollars $15,000, will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of this Note.

 

2.7 Preservation of Existence, etc. The Borrower shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries (other than dormant Subsidiaries that have no or minimum assets) to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary.  

 

2.8 Non-circumvention . The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that the Borrower will not, by amendment of its Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder.  

 

2.9 [Intentionally Omitted].

Article III.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest .  The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise.  

 

3.2 Conversion and the Shares .  The Borrower (i) fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, (ii) fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, (iii) directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, (iv) fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion, (v) fails to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent, (vi)  


causes a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent, (vii) fails to repay Holder, within forty eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder, any amount of funds advanced by Holder to Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, (viii) fails to reserve sufficient amount of shares of common stock to satisfy the Reserved Amount at all times, (ix) [Intentionally Omitted], and/or (x) an exemption under Rule 144 is unavailable for the Holder’s deposit into Holder’s brokerage account and resale into the public market of  any of the conversion shares under this Note at any time after the date which is six (6) months after the date that the Holder funded the Purchase Price under this Note.

 

3.3 Failure to Deliver Transaction Expense Amount .  The Borrower fails to deliver the Transaction Expense Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) to the Holder within three (3) business days of the date such amount is due.  

 

3.4 Breach of Covenants .  The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement and such breach continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.  

 

3.5 Breach of Representations and Warranties .  Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.  

 

3.6 Receiver or Trustee .  The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed for the Borrower or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment.  

 

3.7 Judgments .  Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $50,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.  

 

3.8 Bankruptcy .  Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower, or the Borrower admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature, or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable or the Borrower admits in writing its inability to pay its  


debts generally as they mature, or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under international, federal or state laws as applicable.

 

3.9 Delisting of Common Stock .  The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTC Pink, OTCQB, Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq Small Cap Market, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT, or an equivalent replacement exchange  

 

3.10 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act .  The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in its filings); and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.  

 

3.11 Liquidation . Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.  

 

3.12 Cessation of Operations .  Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.  

 

3.13 Maintenance of Assets .  The failure by Borrower to maintain any material intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future), or any disposition or conveyance of any material asset of the Borrower.  

 

3.14 Financial Statement Restatement . The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the unrestated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.    

 

3.15 Reverse Splits .  The Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without twenty (20) days prior written notice to the Holder.  

 

3.16 Replacement of Transfer Agent . In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.  

3.17 Cessation of Trading .  Any cessation of trading of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTC Pink, OTCQB, Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq Small Cap Market, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT, or an equivalent replacement exchange, and such cessation of trading shall continue for a period of five consecutive (5) Trading Days.  


 

3.18 [Intentionally Omitted].  

 

3.19 Bid Price .  The Borrower shall lose the “bid” price for its Common Stock ($0.0001 on the “Ask” with zero market makers on the “Bid” per Level 2) and/or a market (including the OTC Pink, OTCQB or an equivalent replacement exchange).  

 

3.20 [Intentionally Omitted].  

 

3.21 Inside Information .  Any attempt by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates to transmit, convey, disclose, or any actual transmittal, conveyance, or disclosure by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates of, material non-public information concerning the Borrower, to the Holder or its successors and assigns, which is not immediately cured by Borrower’s filing of a Form 8-K pursuant to Regulation FD on that same date.  

 

3.22 Unavailability of Rule 144 .  If, at any time on or after the date which is six (6) months after the Issue Date, the Holder is unable to (i) obtain a standard “144 legal opinion letter” from an attorney reasonably acceptable to the Holder, the Holder’s brokerage firm (and respective clearing firm), and the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to facilitate the Holder’s conversion of any portion of the Note into free trading shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144, and (ii) thereupon deposit such shares into the Holder’s brokerage account.  

 

Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16. 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, and/or 3.22 exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to (i) 150% (EXCEPT THAT 150% SHALL BE REPLACED WITH 200% WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 3.2 AND/OR 3.22) times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Sum”) or (ii) at the option of the Holder, the “parity value” of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the “Conversion Date” for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the Conversion Date), multiplied by (b) the highest Trading Price for the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs,


including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.  Further, if a breach of Sections 3.9, 3.10 and/or 3.19 occurs or is continuing after the six (6) month anniversary of this Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest Trading Price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion with the Variable Conversion Price shall be redefined to mean forty percent (40%) multiplied by the Market Price, subject to adjustment as provided in this Note. For example, if the lowest Trading Price during the delinquency period is $0.50 per share and the conversion discount is 50%, then the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.25 per share.  .

 

The Holder shall have the right at any time, to require the Borrower, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect, pursuant to the terms of this Note (including but not limited to any beneficial ownership limitations contained herein).  This requirement by the Borrower shall automatically apply upon the occurrence of an Event of Default without the need for any party to give any notice or take any other action.

 

If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Borrower for its attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

Article IV.  MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver .  No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges.  All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.  

 

4.2 Notices .  All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, electronic mail, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by electronic mail or facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.  The addresses for such communications shall be:    


 

If to the Borrower, to:

 

Ironclad Encryption Corporation

777 South Post Oak Lane, Suite 1700

Houston, TX 77056

Attn: James McGraw

E-mail:  Len.walker@ironcladencryption.com

 

If to the Holder:

 

Auctus Fund, LLC  

545 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor

Boston, MA 02116

Attn: Lou Posner  

Facsimile: (617) 532-6420

 

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

 

Chad Friend, Esq., LL.M.

Legal & Compliance, LLC

330 Clematis Street, Suite 217

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

E-mail: CFriend@LegalandCompliance.com

 

4.3 Amendments .  This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder.  The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.  

 

4.4 Assignability .  This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns.  Neither the Borrower nor the Holder shall assign this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may assign its rights hereunder to any “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act) in a private transaction from the Holder or to any of its “affiliates”, as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Borrower.  Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement.  The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.  


4.5 Cost of Collection .  If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof reasonable costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.  

 

4.6 Governing Law . This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.  Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of Massachusetts or in the federal courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens .   THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY .  The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs.  In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law.  Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.   Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.  

 

4.7 Certain Amounts .  Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant to this Note.  The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock.  

 

4.8 Purchase Agreement .  By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.  


4.9 Notice of Corporate Events .  Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders).  In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time.  The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.9 including, but not limited to, name changes, recapitalizations, etc. as soon as possible under law.  

 

4.10 Usury . If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Borrower covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Borrower from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.  

 

4.11 Remedies .  The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.  Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.  No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Borrower, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.  

 

4.12 Severability .  In the event that any provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law.  Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.  


 

4.13 Dispute Resolution . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Conversion Price, Conversion Amount, any prepayment amount or Default Amount, Default Sum, Closing or Maturity Date, the closing bid price, or fair market value (as the case may be) or the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Price or the applicable prepayment amount(s) (as the case may be), the Borrower or the Holder shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile (i) within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Borrower or the Holder or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Borrower are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within two (2) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation (as the case may be) being submitted to the Borrower or the Holder, then the Borrower shall, within two (2) Business Days, submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Conversion Price, the closing bid price, the or fair market value (as the case may be) to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Borrower and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Price, Conversion Amount, any prepayment amount or Default Amount, Default Sum to an independent, outside accountant selected by the Holder that is reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. The Borrower shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Borrower and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. 

4.14 Terms of Future Financings.  So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries of any security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Borrower shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at Holder’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder.  The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, prepayment rate, conversion lookback periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage.  

4.15 Piggyback Registration Rights.  The Borrower will use best efforts to include on the next registration statement the Borrower files with SEC (or on the subsequent registration statement if such registration statement is withdrawn) all shares issuable upon conversion of this Note. The Borrower has NO obligation to register any shares issuable upon conversion of this Note.  

4.16 [Intentionally Omitted].  

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

 

IRONCLAD ENCRYPTION CORPORATION

 

 

By: _ /s/ James D. McGraw                

Name: James McGraw  

Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_________________principal amount of the Note (defined below) together with $________________ of accrued and unpaid interest thereto, totaling $_____________ into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of Ironclad Encryption Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of October 26, 2018 (the “Note”), as of the date written below.  No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.  

 

Box Checked as to applicable instructions:

 

[ ] The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system (“DWAC Transfer”).  

 

Name of DTC Prime Broker:   

Account Number:  

 

[  ] The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:  

 

Name: [NAME]

Address: [ADDRESS]

 

Date of Conversion:   _____________  

Applicable Conversion Price: $____________  

Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued

   Pursuant to Conversion of the Notes:   ______________  

Amount of Principal Balance Due remaining

   Under the Note after this conversion:   ______________  

Accrued and unpaid interest remaining: ______________  

 

[HOLDER]

 

 

By:_____________________________

Name: [NAME]  

Title: [TITLE]  

Date:  [DATE]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 303 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, James D. McGraw, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of IronClad Encryption Corporation;  

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;  

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;  

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:  

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;  

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;  

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and  

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and  

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):  

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and  

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.  

 

Date: November 19, 2018

 

By:

/s/ JAMES D. MCGRAW

James D. McGraw

President and

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 303 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, David G. Gullickson, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of IronClad Encryption Corporation;  

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;  

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;  

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:  

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;  

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;  

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and  

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and  

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):  

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and  

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.  

 

Date: November 19, 2018

 

By:

/s/ DAVID G. GULLICKSON

David G. Gullickson

Vice President, Treasurer, and

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of IronClad Encryption Corporation (IronClad), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), James D. McGraw, Principal Executive Officer of IronClad, does hereby certify, pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350), that to his knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and  

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of IronClad.  

 

Date: November 19, 2018

 

By:

/s/ JAMES D. MCGRAW

James D. McGraw

President and

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

Certification to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

 

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of IronClad Encryption Corporation (IronClad), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), David G. Gullickson, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of IronClad, does hereby certify, pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350), that to his knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and  

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of IronClad.  

 

Date: November 19, 2018

 

By:

/s/ DAVID G. GULLICKSON

David G. Gullickson

Vice President, Treasurer, and

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer