UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10

 

 

GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

 

Nexeon MedSystems Inc

(Exact Name of Registrant in its Charter)

 

 

Nevada   81-0756622

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

1708 Jaggie Fox Way

Lexington, KY

  40511

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

844-919-9990

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, Par Value $0.001

(Title of Class)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

  Large accelerated filer     ¨ Accelerated filer     ¨  
  Non-accelerated filer     ¨ Smaller reporting company  þ     

  

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page No.
   
Explanatory Note 3
A Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 3
Item 1. Business 4
Item 2. Financial Information 13
Item 3. Properties 19
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 19
Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers 20
Item 6. Executive Compensation 23
Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 26
Item 8. Legal Proceedings 28
Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters 28
Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities 30
Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered 32
Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers 34
Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 34
Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 34
Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits 35
Signatures 36

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Nexeon MedSystems Inc is filing this General Form for Registration of Securities on Form 10, or this “registration statement,” to register its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Unless otherwise mentioned or unless the context expressly indicates otherwise, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “Nexeon,” “Nexeon MedSystems” and similar terms refer to Nexeon MedSystems Inc.

 

 

A CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This document contains forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential”, or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 

While these forward-looking statements and any assumptions upon which they are based are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results may vary from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions, or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

General

 

Nexeon MedSystems Inc was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 7, 2015. We are a development stage enterprise focusing on the development and commercialization of physician-driven, medical device innovations. We have never declared bankruptcy, have never been in receivership, and have never been involved in any legal action or proceedings. Since incorporation, we have not made any significant sale of assets or generated any form of revenue.

 

On February 16, 2016, Nexeon was the surviving entity following a merger with Nexeon MedSystem, Inc. (“NXDE”) – a Delaware corporation. As a result of the merger, 100% of NXDE’s issued and outstanding preferred shares were converted into 1,659,946 shares of the Company’s Restricted Common Stock. All NXDE shares of Common Stock, Options, and Deferred Compensation Units were canceled. Also pursuant to the merger, the Company shall pay a Three Percent (3%) royalty (the “NXDE royalty”) to a limited liability company (“NXDE LLC”) formed in connection with the merger (of which the former NXDE shareholders are members) on Net Product Sales derived by the Company’s, or its affiliates’ or licensees’, commercialization of patents and intellectual property acquired by the Company through this merger (see the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” for more information).

 

Chief among the assets secured by the Company in its merger with NXDE was a 100% ownership interest in a number of patents relating to a micro-perforated balloon catheter system for use in the treatment of restenosis associated with hemodialysis. Initially, the Company will focus on driving development and commercialization of the aforementioned medical device. As part of this process, the Company will license, a to-be formed, wholly-owned subsidiary known as Pulsus Medical LLC, (“Pulsus”). Pulsus will enter into various other sub-license agreements as well as development and supply agreements in order to enhance the technology as well as to expedite the development process. Additionally, the Company’s Officers and Directors, from time to time, will perform periodic due diligence on complimentary patents and companies, which it may acquire with an intent to develop and commercialize various medical technologies.

 

From inception until the date of this filing, we have had limited operating activities, primarily consisting of:

 

i. The incorporation of our Company;

 

ii. The acquisition of various assets from Rosellini Scientific LLC;

 

iii. The merger with NXDE;

 

iv. Establishment of our management team and Board of Directors;

 

v. Development of our business plan and establishment of the Company’s headquarter offices in Lexington, Kentucky;

 

vi. Organization of a Regulation D, Rule 506 $2,500,000 Private Placement;

 

vii. Conversion of approximately $1,500,000 in Shareholder debt to Units of the Private Placement; and

 

viii. The acquisition of additional intellectual property to add to the Company’s portfolio.

 

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Our business headquarters is located at 1708 Jaggie Fox Way, Lexington, KY 40511.

 

Our telephone number is 844-919-9990.

 

The Company’s website is www.nexeonmed.com . Neither the Company’s website, nor the information contained on or accessible through our website, are deemed to be incorporated by reference in, or considered part of, this registration statement.

 

Business Overview

 

The Company engages and collaborates with scientists across multiple disciplines in order to identify, validate, and develop high impact technologies that address areas of significant unmet needs in healthcare. Nexeon’s Officers and Directors include cross-disciplinary specialists with expertise in life sciences, computer and physical sciences as well as chemical and biomedical engineering, and have collectively been involved in the development of drugs, medical devices, and technologies with a wide range of applications.

 

Our Officers and Directors are establishing an international network of leading scientists, technologists, and entrepreneurs that we expect will afford us access to promising technologies, within various medical contexts, at a stage where such technologies are still being explored in the laboratories of their origin. We believe our focus on early-stage technologies enhances our ability to evaluate and validate those technologies that show strong clinical and commercial potential.

 

As of the date of this registration statement, the Company’s core focus is furthering the development of a micro-perforated balloon catheter system for use in treatment of restenosis associated with hemodialysis.

 

However, in the future, the Company intends to utilize the expertise of its Officers and Directors to engage in strategic acquisitions of additional companies, patents, and intellectual properties that we deem clinically and commercially compelling. As we develop this aspect of our business, our aim will be to focus on early-stage, disruptive technologies that have a mix of (i) a high probability to secure state and federal grant funding, (ii) low regulatory hurdles for FDA approval, (iii) and unique synergies with our other core business segments. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will successfully identify, acquire, or commercialize any additional technologies or intellectual property. As of the date of the registration statement, the Company is not contemplating any such acquisitions other than as described herein.

 

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The following chart provides a broad overview of the Company’s general strategy for developing and commercializing medical technology:

 

 

 

The timeframes specified in the foregoing chart are estimates only. The Company cannot make any guarantees with respect to the particular timeframe in which various milestones and development targets are reached, and none should be inferred hereby.

 

Our Market and Methodology

 

The U.S. is the world’s largest market for R&D investment with projected expenditure of $465 billion in 2014 – comprising approximately 2.8 percent of the country’s GDP. Over the course of 2014, the federal government was expected to fund $123 billion of this total, with $37 billion of this contributing towards an aggregate of $63 billion expected to be spent in the U.S. academic space. Several academic institutions exceeded $1 billion of annual research spending in 2012. The opportunity to secure funding for early-stage, physician- and scientist-driven solutions is there, but the process to commercialize that science has been, in our opinion, complicated by regulations, business model development challenges, and venture capital issues.    

 

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We believe that Nexeon has assembled the infrastructure, knowledge, personnel, and business model to optimize the non-dilutive capital available from various government agencies to develop promising technologies from an international pool of scientific research. It is our opinion that emphasizing a “Needs Driven/Business Model Driven” approach to translational medicine best expedites the commercialization process and aligns R&D with shareholder goals. We also believe that Nexeon’s cross-disciplinary approach is particularly well-suited to address a healthcare environment where the convergence of previously unrelated disciplines is becoming especially prominent.

 

The investment by the U.S. federal government in research through the nation’s universities, federal laboratories, and non-profit institutions generates innovations and inventions with considerable commercial potential. While much of this research results in thousands of U.S. patent applications each year, we believe there are many challenges to commercializing this university and federal research; thus, it is our opinion that only a fraction of the patents are actually licensed and/or monetized. It appears to us that the universities themselves lack the resources to attract investors and entrepreneurs, to identify marketable opportunities, to secure the required capital resources, and ultimately to transform the science into a profitable commercial product or service.

 

Another major engine of scientific and technological innovation exists within private sector R&D departments. Corporations appear to contribute a substantial portion of the multi-billion dollar investment in the life sciences sectors. In our opinion, corporations have proven to be most successful in making incremental changes to commercially-available products and then deploying their sales and marketing resources to launch a successful product. The inertia of a large corporation, however, in our opinion, limits the ability to focus on early-stage research ideas and the necessary processes involved in identifying, supporting, and optimizing early projects. Therefore, we believe that few internal innovation projects at these large corporations actually translate into more significant development projects.

 

Nexeon will adopt a development approach that we believe will enable us to identify and ultimately to commercialize valuable but early-stage, technological advances in the medical space. Prior to seeking the acquisition of patents, licensure, and/or investing capital, Nexeon evaluates life science projects pursuant to the following criteria:

 

Assess and determine regulatory risk and timeline prior to design, build, and manufacturing optimization;
Collect customer and key opinion leader’s information prior to acquisition or embarking on additional research;
Determine clinical utility now, including reimbursement strategies;
Identify funding partners prior to needing them.

 

Once an idea has been thoroughly scrutinized, Nexeon will move to acquire the science and implement the appropriate project management to drive early-stage development. We believe our rigorous screening of prospective technologies will mitigate some of the risk inherent to acquisition of undeveloped technologies and will also minimize the time between the initial at-risk capital raise and preliminary inflection points in technology development.

 

However, there can be no guarantee that the Company will identify and successfully acquire and commercialize any intellectual property or technologies in the future. As of the date of this registration statement, the Company has not identified and is not contemplating any technologies, ventures, and/or intellectual property not specifically described herein.

 

Pulsus Medical, LLC

 

Overview

 

Initially, the Company’s core focus will be on driving the development and commercialization of the intellectual property (IP) that will be held by a to-be formed, wholly-owned entity known as Pulsus Medical, LLC. This entity will continue the development of a micro-perforated balloon catheter system for use in treatment of restenosis associated with hemodialysis. The Company’s Chief Innovation Officer, Dr. Mark Bates MD, will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Pulsus.

 

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Funding & Development

 

Rosellini Scientific LLC, (“RSLLC”) the largest shareholder of Nexeon, has obtained (i) Federal NIH/SBIR awarded Grant #1R44HL129870-01, in the amount of $218,377 and the Matching Funds Grant #KSTC-184-512-16-234, in the amount of $150,000 (awarded by the State of Kentucky). RSLLC will make these funds available to Nexeon for use to finance the development and commercialization of the Pulsus medical device pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Grants. Upon successful completion of Phase I of the Grants, subject to the approval of both the Federal and State Agencies, RSLLC will assign Phase II of the Grants to Nexeon.

 

In addition to the two Grants described above, RSLLC has pending grant applications. There can be no assurance that any of these pending grants will be awarded.

 

Potential Customers

 

Potential customers are patients who have undergone hemodialysis grafts that require angioplasty. There are 350,000 hemodialysis patients in the U.S. With the hemodialysis patient population estimated to reach over 500,000 by 2020 (Weinhandl et al. 2010), the number of patients requiring grafts will reach over 150,000 (30% of 500,000), and most of these grafts will eventually require stenosis intervention, which our balloon catheter can provide. 

 

Competitive Landscape

 

The main competition for Company’s intravascular drug delivery system includes those companies developing drug-coated balloons (“DCBs”). DCBs have a more mature technology with recent regulatory approvals being obtained and many other DCB platforms in clinical trials. However, we believe that the Company’s approach can co-exist with DCBs due to the ability to use our platform for high flow-rate applications, while DCBs may be more applicable to other bodily regions.

 

An advantage of this approach over DCBs is in the regulatory path. DCBs are packaged with a drug and, therefore, are considered combination products requiring Premarket Approval (“PMA”) through the FDA. The PMA process requires a two-phase clinical trial to prove the safety and efficacy of the device prior to marketing approval. The Company’s approach does not include a packaged drug; the drug is administrated separately. Therefore, the regulatory path is through the 510(k) with Special Controls route. While this approach will need to prove safety and efficacy with a clinical validation study, such a study is, in our experience, typically far less costly and time-consuming when compared to the full, two-phase study required by the PMA process.

 

Core Technology & Product Overview

 

The Company is developing an intravascular drug delivery system comprised of an inflatable, micro-perforated balloon. This balloon will be comprised of carbon nanotubes embedded within the host nylon polymer for increased mechanical strength. Only a small amount of carbon nanotubes (<5% by weight) is needed within the polymer to provide the necessary mechanical reinforcement to withstand high pressure (>20 Atmospheres, “ATM”). While high-pressure (>20 ATM) balloons are currently available, they are made from stiffer polymers such as polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) and are not perforated. Therefore, existing high-pressure balloons are not applicable.

 

The carbon nanotubes help maintain structural integrity of the perforated balloon during inflation and drug delivery while allowing a more compliant polymer, such as nylon, to be used. Anti-restenotic drugs, such as paclitaxel, can then be delivered using pulsed flow. The drug is introduced through the proximal shaft of the catheter balloon. The drug, and carrier medium, then fills up the balloon and is released through the pores in the balloon. The drug then exits the balloon and is forced into the surround neointima for maximal therapeutic effect.

 

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When compared to drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents, our approach is expected to provide the following benefits:

 

  No distal outflow occlusion due to no excipient needed
Minimal downstream loss of drug
Predictable depth and load of drug delivery
Adjustable drug dosage based on clinical variables
Ability to use wider range of drugs, including non-lipophilic drugs

 

Innovation

 

Current drug-coated balloons provide only passive drug delivery. In our opinion, this micro-perforated balloon brings a much-needed, innovative improvement to intravascular drug delivery by enabling controllable pulsed flow delivery of anti-restenotic drugs to the diseased site. The specific innovations that are being developed include:

 

Carbon nanotube-nylon composite materials and associated processing procedures to manufacture mechanically robust, micro-perforated balloons
An intravascular method that can deliver lipophilic and hydrophilic drugs

 

Advantages of our Approach

 

Our approach should reduce the need for follow up procedures by efficiently delivering anti-restenotic drugs, intravascularly, to direct the therapy immediately into the lesion. Currently, repeat angioplasty procedures are required to counter recurring restenosis. The need for compliant materials to perform intravascular drug delivery within the AV graft site eliminates the use of stents for this application. While drug-coated balloons could potentially be used to treat blockages distal to the AV graft, the high flow rate associated with such grafts can wash out the drug. This will result in most of the drug being systemically distributed, increasing the potential for adverse side effects. Our approach should deliver most, if not all, of the drug to the neointima due to the perpendicular, outward flow from the pores within the balloon.

 

Commercial Applications

 

The targeted clinical application is as an intervention for hemodialysis graft failures, particularly in delivering paclitaxel or similar anti-restenotic drugs. Pulsed-flow intravascular drug delivery can also potentially be applied to bodily sites where drug-eluting stents and drug-coated balloons are being used, including the superficial femoral artery in the thigh and the popliteal artery in the knee (Pastromas et al. 2014).  With the ability to deliver almost any type of drug, this approach not only has the potential to treat many blockages within the peripheral vasculature but may also transcend to other diseases such as cancer. Drugs that are difficult or impossible to take orally or drugs that lose efficacy when taken by standard intravenous delivery could potentially be used much more effectively with our intravascular delivery system. Therefore, this approach may not only extend or broaden the useful life of existing drugs, but it may also revive interest in abandoned drugs.

 

Marketing Plan

 

The most likely approach to getting this balloon technology to the clinic is to partner with a major medical device manufacturer. Therefore, The Company’s initial marketing efforts will involve approaching medical device companies with an interest in balloon catheter technology. If and when the pre-clinical efforts generate favorable data, we expect to present the data at relevant medical conferences such as the Annual Dialysis Conference and the International Society of Hemodialysis Congress. We also intend to publish our work in targeted medical and scientific journals, such as Hemodialysis International, to gain exposure. The key members of Nexeon have experience in building business relationships with the major medical device manufacturers. The inventor of our balloon technology and our Chief Innovation Officer, Dr. Mark Bates, has previously developed medical devices that have been adopted by potential medical device company partners including Boston Scientific and Cook Medical.

 

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The Company cannot make any guarantees that it will successfully identify and engage a medical device manufacturer, that we will be able to present related data at relevant medical conferences, or publish our work in medical and scientific journals.

 

Revenue Stream

 

The revenue generated will largely depend upon the success of the business relationship established with the medical device company partner. If a co-marketing arrangement is established, then revenue sharing is the most likely option. If the technology is licensed, then it will generate a royalty stream with possible upfront and milestone payments. Finally, if the technology is sold outright, then the Company will receive one or more payments associated with the acquisition. Deals in this space vary depending on the quality of the data, the amount of IP, and the overall stage of development.

 

In the event the Company is not able to partner or sell our technology to a strategic partner, then it will need to pursue revenue streams by scaling/transferring manufacturing and employing a sales force. In evaluating a revenue stream, we believe it is most important to consider the payer of the technology. In this case, the payers are the insurers who provide reimbursement and the hospital sourcing managers that decide which technologies to purchase and deploy in their facility. As a device manufacturer, we would initially market to the physician directly, which should allow us to take advantage of locally negotiated rates. Within one to two years, we would expect sourcing and supply chain departments will want to cut costs at their facilities, which generally means that a Group Purchasing Organization (“GPO”) will work with us to negotiate lower rates in exchange for higher volume of sales. In some instances, the GPO can also be viewed as a sales channel, because they will have contracts with facilities outside the reach of our direct sales force and can market our technology on our behalf.

 

Intellectual Property

 

The Patents directly associated with the development of a micro-perforated balloon catheter system for use in treatment of restenosis associated with hemodialysis are shown in the table below. These patents are foundational to the novel technology that will be developed and the Company will actively continue to file patent applications for newly developed IP. See Exhibit 99.1 for a more complete listing of all of the Company’s Patents.

 

Patent #   Title
US 8187221   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
US 13/455,919   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
US 13/455,973   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
AU2009269104   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
CA2730273A1   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
CN102176932 A   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING  AND USING SAME
EP2313121 A2   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME

 

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Patent #   Title
JP2011527601 A   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
JP5481479 B2   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
WO2010005575   NANOTUBE-REINFORCED BALLOONS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN OR BEYOND THE WALL OF BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME

 

Production Plan

 

Production of the balloons will require contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) that implement Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) per FDA requirements. The balloon manufacturing partner, Interface Catheter Solutions, is well-versed in GMP procedures so the manufacturing and testing procedures used in this effort will be readily scalable and GMP-compliant. Currently, Interface Catheter Solutions is a component vendor and no contract exists. We plan to use FDA-registered, GMP-compliant testing facilities at Nelson Laboratories to validate the biological safety of our materials. All of these processes will be readily transferrable to a strategic partner who will eventually market our balloon.

 

Regulatory Plan

 

The Company will pursue US and EU regulatory approvals in parallel, with CE Marking expected prior to FDA approval. The Company can provide no guarantees that it will be successful in securing regulatory approval for the contemplated medical device.

 

The Company will engage Medidee Group to provide guidance on both of the aforementioned regulatory pathways. The first step in both the EU and US regulatory process is to implement a Quality Management System (“QMS”). For EU approval, the QMS must be in accordance with Annex II or V of the Medical Devices Directive (“MDD”). For US approval, we must meet the FDA Quality System Regulation (“QSR”) found in 21 CFR Part 820, which is commonly known as the FDA Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”). To fulfill these requirements, the team will begin by achieving ISO 13485 compliance and then, with the help of Emergo Group, adapting to ensure compliance with 21 CFR Part 820. After implementing the QMS, the EU and US regulatory paths diverge and will be pursued in parallel.

 

EU Regulatory Approval

 

After applying ISO 13485 standards to achieve QMS compliance, the Company or its affiliate will prepare and submit a Technical File / Design Dossier demonstrating that our intravascular drug delivery system complies with MDD 93/42/EEC. Prior to submitting the Technical File, we will submit our pre-clinical data and existing technical documentation to a Notified Body (DEKRA, SE the German Technical Certification Agency), who will review our material and provide a binding agreement outlining the requirements for a CE Mark. If DEKRA indicates that clinical data is not required, then we will assemble and submit the Technical File. However, based on previous interactions with DEKRA, we expect that safety data from 20 patients will be required to garner the CE Mark. We will include any additional clinical requirements provided by DEKRA in the design of our clinical trial proposed in the Scientific Plan. After submitting the Technical File and following an audit by DEKRA, we will be issued a CE Marking Certificate for the medical device. We will then prepare a Declaration of Conformity, which is a legally binding document stating that the device is in compliance with the applicable Directive.

 

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US Regulatory Approval

 

The Company expects the FDA will consider our intravascular drug delivery system to be Class II device which allows approval through the 510(k) premarket notification process, but will require clinical data. After implementing the QMS, we will engage the FDA through the Pre-Submission Consulting process. Pre-Sub feedback will provide the necessary information and requirements to generate the Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) needed to run clinical studies.

 

To obtain an IDE, we will first complete all device testing, including biocompatibility testing. Upon successful completion of this testing, we will amalgamate all results into an IDE application submitted to the FDA. Once the FDA approves our IDE (usually within 30 days of submission), then we will conduct a first clinical trial that will serve as a pilot study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the system, as well as to inform the design of a larger study if needed. Upon successful completion of the pilot study, the Company will need to secure additional financing to support the follow-on study, which could require anywhere from 20 to 100 patients. Following the clinical study, the Company will submit a 510(k) to the FDA for completeness review. The FDA will then conduct facility inspections of all the major suppliers involved in the design and production of the device, which requires all parties to be compliant with FDA QSR. Finally, the FDA will issue a 510(k) approval letter and require that we are fully compliant with QSR found in 21 CFR Part 820.

 

Dependence on One or a Few Major Customers

 

As of the date of this registration statement, the Company has not generated any revenues and does not have any customer relationships. If and when the Company secures regulatory approval to begin marketing and selling its device in the European Union, the United States, or both, it is possible that initially the Company may become dependent on one or a few major customers to generate the bulk of our revenue. However, the Company will endeavor to diversify its customer base through the use of a sales force and distributor relationships.

 

Employees

 

As of the date of this registration statement, the Company has two full-time employees, two part-time employees, and two contractors. None of our employees or consultants are represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good.

 

References

 

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Coleman, J. N., Khan, U., & Gun'ko, Y. K (2006). Mechanical reinforcement of polymers using carbon nanotubes. Advanced Materials, 18(6), 689-706. doi:10.1002/adma.200501851

 

Escárcega, R. O., & Waksman, R (2014). Overview of the 2014 Food and Drug Administration Circulatory System Devices Panel Meeting Regarding the Lutonix® Drug Coated Balloon. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 0(0). doi:10.1016/j.carrev.2014.10.006

 

Khan, U., May, P., O’Neill, A., Vilatela, J. J., Windle, A. H., & Coleman, J. N (2011). Tuning the Mechanical Properties of Composites from Elastomeric to Rigid Thermoplastic by Controlled Addition of Carbon Nanotubes. Small, 7(11), 1579-1586. doi:10.1002/smll.201001959

 

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Spitalsky, Z., Tasis, D., Papagelis, K., & Galiotis, C (2010). Carbon nanotube–polymer composites: chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties. Progress In Polymer Science.

 

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Weinhandl, E. D., Foley, R. N., & Gilbertson, D. T (2010). Propensity-matched mortality comparison of incident hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients. Journal Of The American Society of Nephrology.

 

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Zeng, H., Gao, C., Wang, Y., Watts, P., Kong, H., & Cui, X (2006). In situ polymerization approach to multiwalled carbon nanotubes-reinforced nylon 1010 composites: mechanical properties and crystallization behavior. Polymer.

 

ITEM 2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Overview  

 

Nexeon Medsystems, Inc. was incorporated on December 7, 2015. We are a development stage enterprise focusing on the development and commercialization of physician-driven medical device innovations for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. We have never declared bankruptcy, have never been in receivership, and have never been involved in any legal action or proceedings. Since incorporation, we have not made any significant sale of assets.

 

Our operations to date have been limited to organizing and staffing our Company, our merger with NXDE, which includes its IP portfolio, and organization of a private placement offering.

 

As of March 31, 2016, we had an accumulated deficit of $66,243. Our net loss was $65,328 for the three months ending March 31, 2015, compared with a net loss of $915 for the period between December 7, 2015 (inception) and December 31, 2015.  

 

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We expect the Company will continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we continue to invest in research and development and initiate the requisite clinical trials to receive regulatory approval for our medical devices in both the United States and European Union. Additionally, if and when we initiate a launch of one or more of our products, we expect to incur substantial commercialization expenses related to the manufacture and distribution, as well as sales and marketing, of these products. Furthermore, upon the effectiveness of this registration statement, the Company will be subject to additional costs associated with operating as a public company. Accordingly, we may need to obtain additional funding to continue operations. Such financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. In the event we require additional capital and are unable to secure such funding, we could be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our research and development activities, as well as any future commercialization of our products.

 

Results of Operations

 

Our results of operations reflect the period from December 7, 2015 (inception) to December 31, 2015.

 

Revenue

 

To date, the Company has not generated any revenues and has financed our operations with net proceeds from the private placement of our common stock and the receipt of certain non-dilutive research grant awards beginning during the second quarter of 2015. The Company’s ability to generate revenues will depend heavily on the successful completion of the requisite clinical trials and studies necessary to achieve approval to begin marketing our contemplated medical devices from the relevant regulatory authorities in the United States and European Union. See the Sections titled “Business – Regulatory Approval Process and Government Regulation” above for more information relating to the regulatory approval process.

 

Research & Development Activities  

 

Research and Development (“R&D”) expenses consist of the costs associated with our research and discovery efforts related to the design and development of our proposed medical devices. Primarily, R&D expenses are expected to include, but may not be limited to:

 

Facilities, laboratory supplies, equipment and related expenses;
Employee-related expenses, which among other things includes salaries, benefits, travel, and stock-based compensation;
External R&D activities incurred under arrangements with third-parties such as contract research organizations, manufacturing organizations, consultants, and possibly a scientific advisory board; and
License fees and other costs associated with securing and protecting IP.

 

It is expected that the Company’s R&D activities and related expenses will increase significantly in the future as we increase the scope and rate of such efforts and begin more expensive development activities, including clinical trials and similar studies as required by the relevant regulatory authorities in our targeted jurisdictions (i.e. the United States and European Union).

 

The successful completion of the requisite clinical trials and studies to bring our contemplated medical devices to the U.S. and E.U. markets is highly uncertain. We cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing, and estimated costs of the related efforts, nor can we make any assurances as to the period, if any, in which material net cash inflows from sales of our medical devices may commence. This uncertainty is due to the numerous risks and variables associated with developing and marketing medical devices, including, but not limited to:

 

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The scope and degree of progress associated with our research and discovery efforts, as well as related development activities;
The extent of expenses incurred in conjunction with the foregoing activities;
The safety and efficacy of our medical device as compared to traditional treatment modalities;
Our ability to articulate successfully the benefits of our medical device to medical professionals who will be responsible for introducing patients to our product;
The results of anticipated clinical studies and trials as required by the relevant regulatory approval processes;
The terms and timing of potential regulatory approvals, if any; and
The expense of securing licenses to relevant IP and/or the expense of filing, prosecuting, defending, and enforcing patent claims and other IP rights that we either own outright or have licensed.

 

Unfavorable developments with respect to any of the foregoing could mean significant changes in the cost and timing associated with our ability to bring our medical device to market and begin generating revenues.

 

General & Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses generally consist of salaries and similar costs associated with employees, including stock-based compensation expense. This category of expenses may also include facility costs and professional fees related to (i) legal and patent services; (ii) capital formation; (iii) investor and public relations services; and (iv) consulting and accounting services.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company’s general and administrative expenses were $48,636 as compared to $915 for the period from December 7, 2015, (inception) to December 31, 2015, an increase of $47,721. The increase was primarily due to an increase in professional fees and accounting services in the amounts of $34,202 and $10,523 respectively.

 

It is expected that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we expand our R&D activities in pursuit of regulatory approval for our contemplated medical device. Such a rise in expenses could result from:

 

Increased number of employees;
Expanded infrastructure;
Higher legal and compliance costs;
Increased complexity of our financial statements that could precipitate a rise in our bookkeeping and accounting costs;
Higher insurance premiums; or
Increased need for investor and public relation services.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Sources of Liquidity

 

To date, the Company has not generated any revenues. We have financed our operations to date through the private placement of our common stock and from loans from the Company's largest shareholder, Rosellini Scientific LLC. Through June 30, 2016, we have received $112,500 in net proceeds from the issuance of common stock from the private placement (see the Section titled “Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities” for more information). During the next Twelve (12) months, the Company will be seeking to raise an additional $3,000,000 in new capital via debt and/or equity financing, and/or via assignment of Federal Grants and matching funds from the State of Kenetucky from the Company’s largest shareholder, Rosellini Scientific LLC. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in completing any new debt and/or equity financing or receive assignments of Grants. In the event that the Company is unable to secure needed financing or is unable to secure such financing on terms we find favorable, we may be forced to delay, limit, or terminate product development and/or future product commercialization.

 

Maturing Obligations  

 

Until such time, if ever, as the Company can generate substantial revenues, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of future debt and equity financing, as well as expected non-dilutive research grant awards. Besides certain grant awards, as described earlier in this section, the Company does not have any committed external source of funds. To the extent that the Company secures additional capital through the sale of convertible debt or equity securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders may be diluted, and the terms of any such securities we issue may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of common stockholders. In cases where the Company secures certain debt financing, if any such is available, we may become subject to certain covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take certain actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, or declaring dividends. In the event the Company is unable to secure needed financing, or is unable to secure such financing on terms we find favorable, we may be forced to delay, limit, or terminate product development and/or future commercialization of the same.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements, including arrangements that would affect our liquidity, capital resources, market risk support and credit risk support, or other benefits.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which were prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to establish accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. These financial statements include some estimates and assumptions that are based on informed judgments and estimates of management. We evaluate our policies and estimates on an on-going basis and discuss the development, selection and disclosure of critical accounting policies with the Board of Directors. Predicting future events is inherently an imprecise activity and as such requires the use of judgment. Our financial statements may differ based upon different estimates and assumptions.

 

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The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in more detail in the notes to our financial statements appearing at the end of this registration statement. However, we believe that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of 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 and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.

 

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of our short and long term credit obligations approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

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

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

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Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized based upon the lesser of the term of the lease or the useful life of the asset and such expense is included in depreciation expense. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The Company capitalizes all furniture and equipment with cost great than $500 and benefiting more than one accounting period in the period purchased.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses are charges to expense as incurred. Research and development expenses include, but are not limited to, product development, clinical and regulatory expenses, payroll and other personnel expenses, materials, supplies, and consulting costs.

 

Income Taxes

 

The company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.

 

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ITEM 3. PROPERTIES

 

The Company does not currently own any property. As of the date of this registration statement, however, the Company leases approximately 400 sq. ft. of office space in Lexington, KY, for $5,700 per year.

 

ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The table below sets forth the shares beneficially-owned, as of the date of this registration statement, by (i) each person, group, or entity known to our Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our voting securities; (ii) each Executive Officer and Director of our Company; and (iii) all Executive Officers and Directors as a group. The number of shares beneficially-owned by each stockholder is determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest.

 

In computing the percentage ownership for each individual and entity, the number of outstanding shares, in addition to the 20,242,265 shares issued and outstanding as of the date of this document, includes any and all shares subject to options or warrants held by that individual or entity that were exercisable on or within 60 days after the issuance date(s) of such options or warrants, and any shares that each individual or entity has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of within 60 days. These shares, however, are not considered outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other stockholder. Each of the stockholders listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them unless noted otherwise, subject to community property laws where applicable.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Nexeon MedSystems Inc, 1708 Jaggie Fox Way, Lexington, KY, 40511.

 

   

Shares Beneficially Owned

Prior to Offering

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   Number   Percent
         
Beneficial Stockholders ( ≥ 5%)                
Rosellini Scientific, LLC     12,987,620       78.76%  
Elizabeth Rosellini     1,835,000       7.08%  
Mark Bates     1,167,381       11.13%  

 

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Shares Beneficially Owned

Prior to Offering

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   Number   Percent
         
Directors and Executive Officers                
William Rosellini     12,987,620 (1)     78.76%  
Mark Bates     1,167,381 (2)     11.13%  
Ron Conquest     500,000       3.03%  
Elizabeth Rosellini     1,835,000 (3)     7.08%  
All Directors and Officers as a Group (4 persons)     16,490,001       74.14%  

 

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* Less than 1% of issued and outstanding.

 

(1) Rosellini Scientific, LLC is wholly-owned by William Rosellini. Mr. Rosellini has the power to vote and dispose of the shares held by Rosellini Scientific, LLC. The total shares beneficially owned by Rosellini Scientific, LLC, as disclosed in the table above, is less than the total that has been issued to it because it has subsequently divested itself of a number of these shares through certain transactions. Rosellini Scientific, LLC was issued nonqualified options to purchase 252,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on April 1, 2016, subject to vesting over 36 months in monthly increments of 7,000 shares. See the sections titled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Executive Compensation” for more information.

 

(2) In addition to the 762,831 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Dr. Mark Bates, the Company has also issued him warrants to purchase 370,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with a strike price of $2.00 per share and a term of 36 months (see the section titled “Certain Relationship and Related Transactions” for more information). In his capacity as a Director Dr. Bates was also issued non-qualified options to purchase 252,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on April 1, 2016, subject to vesting over 36 months in monthly increments of 7,000 shares. See the sections titled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Executive Compensation” for more information.

 

(3) In addition to the 1,800,000 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini, the Company has also issued non-qualified options to purchase 252,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on April 1, 2016, subject to vesting over 36 months in monthly increments of 7,000 shares.  See the sections titled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Executive Compensation” for more information.

 

ITEM 5. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

The following table sets forth certain information about our executive officers and directors as of the date of this registration statement.

 

Name   Age   Positions and Offices
         
William Rosellini   36   Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mark Bates   56   Chief Innovation Officer, Director
Ron Conquest   71   Chief Operating Officer, Director
Elizabeth Rosellini   31   Vice President Clinical Affairs
Christopher Miller   47   Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

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Biographical Information

 

William Rosellini

 

William Rosellini has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company since inception on December 7, 2015. Since 2005, Mr. Rosellini has served as Chairman of Rosellini Scientific, LLC, which develops medical rehabilitation devices to support patients post-procedure. We believe that Mr. Rosellini is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his role in founding the Company and in the development of its business strategy, as well as his experience developing medical devices. Mr. Rosellini received separate Masters Degrees in the fields of Regulatory Science and Regulatory Affairs, Computational Biology, Neuroscience, and Accounting. Additionally, Mr. Rosellini secured an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Juris Doctor from the Hofstra University School of Law. Mr. Rosellini currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Marathon Patent Group (OTCBB:MARA). Other than the foregoing, Mr. Rosellini does not currently, and has not for the last five years, served as a member of the Board of Directors for any other public companies.

Mark Bates

Mark C. Bates, MD, DSc.(hon), FACC, FSCAI, FSVM is the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer for the Company and has been on the board of directors since inception in December 2015.  He was the founder of the acquired company (Nexeon MedSystems, Inc a Delaware corporation “NXDE”) where he was also the board Chairman and CEO.  Dr. Bates raised $30 million from publicly traded medical device companies and private investors to fund NXDE and led the organization through several important milestones, including but not limited to: manufacturing facility quality systems development and ISO certification, forest products through clinical trials, spinout and merger of the stent portfolio with CeloNova BioSciences, sale of an inventory saving system to Bisosenosrs International, sale of a cell therapy regenerative Medicine portfolio to Cook Medical, and finally the transition to Nexeon MedSystems Inc a Nevada corporation.  He is currently on the board of CeloNova BisoSciences, which recently sold their embolization portfolio to Boston Scientific for $70 million up front and milestone driven downstream payouts.   He currently is the co-director of one of the largest vascular centers in the U.S. and has more than 20 years of interventional cardiology experience during which time he has performed or supervised thousands of coronary and peripheral procedures.  Over the past five years, Dr. Bates has stayed involved in teaching with a part-time faculty position as Professor of Medicine and Surgery at West Virginia University School of Medicine in Charleston, West Virginia. Dr. bates does not currently, and has not for the last five years, served as a member of the Board of Directors for any other public companies.

Ron Conquest

 

Mr. Conquest has served as a Director of the Company since inception on December 7, 2015. Since 2009, Mr. Conquest has served as Chairman and CEO of WindGen Energy, Inc., which holds royalty agreements that will pay the company royalties for the sale of small wind turbines in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

 

Mr. Conquest’s executive experience includes Chairman of the Board- and CEO-level corporate management along with domestic and international corporate finance. Mr. Conquest’s corporate operating experience includes being responsible for the day-to-day operations for RH Energy, Inc., an Oklahoma-based oil & gas Company with 200 employees; American Medical Support, Inc., an Oklahoma-based multi-state medical oxygen company with 50 employees; FTM Media, Inc., a California-based website development company with 100 employees; and GEM Distribution Systems, LLC, an Arizona-based candy and tobacco distribution company with 25 employees.

 

Mr. Conquest is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors because, as a result of his past business endeavors over the last four decades, we believe Mr. Conquest has gained significant insight into the challenges that entrepreneurs face in today’s competitive business environment and could help the Company navigate many of the challenges facing an early-stage company.

 

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Mr. Conquest is currently a member of the Board of Directors of WindGen Energy, Inc. (WGEI.PK); besides this company, Mr. Conquest is not currently, and has not for the last five years, served as a member of the Board of Directors of any other public companies.

 

Elizabeth Rosellini

 

Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini has served as the Vice President of Clinical Affairs since inception on December 7, 2015. Between July 2012 and February 2014, Dr. Rosellini served as Chief Clinical Officer of Rosellini Scientific, LLC, which develops medical rehabilitation devices to support patients post-procedure, and later facilitated the spin out of Telemend Medical, Inc., a clinical engineering company that optimized delivery of medical devices and systems in hospitals and sub-acute care facilities. Dr. Rosellini holds a BA in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Texas A&M University, where she developed specific interest and experience with head and neck R&D. Dr. Rosellini served on the leadership team of a number of portfolio projects initiated at Rosellini Scientific. She has unique experience with technical device development as well as co-morbidity management as related to cross-disciplinary approach to systemic healthcare treatment.

 

Christopher Miller

 

Mr. Miller has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company since December 2015. Since 2002, Mr. Miller has been providing financial and business development consulting and interim CFO services, with a focus on early-stage companies. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Miller provided public company valuation, financial modeling and due diligence services to Doherty & Company, LLC, a Los Angeles based broker-dealer specializing in venture capital, private equity funding, mergers and acquisitions advisory and valuations for early-stage companies. From June 2009 to June 2010, Mr. Miller served as a member of the Board of Directors of WindGen Energy, Inc. (WGEI.PK). Other than the foregoing, Mr. Miller does not currently, and has not for the last five years, served as a member of the Board of Directors for any public companies.  

 

Board Composition and Election of Directors

 

Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of three members. Pursuant to our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, Directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified. Directors may be removed, with or without cause and from time to time, as provided by Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statues then in effect.

 

Director Independence

 

Our Board of Directors is currently composed of three members, none of whom qualify as independent Directors in accordance with the published listing requirements of the NASDAQ Global Market. The NASDAQ independence definition includes a series of objective tests, such as that the Directors are not, and have not been for at least three years, one of our employees and that neither the Directors, nor any of their family members, have engaged in various types of business dealings with us. In addition, our Board of Directors has not made a subjective determination that no relationships exist, which, in the opinion of our Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a Director, though such subjective determination is required by the NASDAQ rules. Had our Board of Directors made these determinations, our Board of Directors would have reviewed and discussed information provided by the Directors and us with regards to each Director’s business and personal activities and relationships as they may relate to us and our management.

 

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Conflicts of Interest

 

Since we do not have an audit or compensation committee comprised of independent Directors, the functions that would have been performed by such committees are performed by our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has not established an audit committee and does not have an audit committee financial expert, nor has the Board established a nominating committee. The Board is of the opinion that such committees are not necessary given the Company’s early stage of development, and to date, our Directors have been performing the functions of such committees. Thus, there is a potential conflict of interest in that our Directors have the authority to determine issues concerning management compensation, nominations, and audit issues that may affect management decisions.

 

Family Relationships

 

Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini, the Company’s Vice President of Clinical Affairs is the sister of our CEO, Dr. William Rosellini. Other than the foregoing, there are no family relationships of any kind among our Named Executive Officers, Directors or persons nominated or chosen by us to become Officers or Named Executive Directors.

 

ITEM 6. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The tables below summarize all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our Executive Officers for all services rendered in all capacities to us for the fiscal period(s) indicated.

 

Summary Executive Compensation

 

N ame and Principal Position  

Inception to

March 31, 2016

($)

   

Annual

  Salary
($)

    Bonus
($)
    All Other
Compensation (5)($)
    Total
($)
 
                                         
William Rosellini (1)   $     $     $     $     $  
Mark Bates (2)           42,000                   42,000  
Ron Conquest (3)     25,000       100,000                   125,000  
Elizabeth Rosellini (4)                              

 

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(1) Serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director.
(2) Serves as Chief Innovation Officer and Director.
(3) Serves as Chief Operating Officer and Director.
(4) Serves as the Vice President of Clinical Affairs.
(5) The amounts reported in “All Other Compensation” are comprised of the items listed in the following table:

 

Name   Year    

Stock Award(s)

($)

   

Option Award(s)

($)

   

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

($)

   

Non-Qualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

($)

 
                                         
William Rosellini     2015     $     $     $     $  
Mark Bates     2015                          
Ron Conquest     2015                        
Elizabeth Rosellini     2015                          

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had no outstanding equity awards made to our executives.

 

On April 1, 2016, pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan the Company issued non-qualified options to purchase 252,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, with an exercise price of $1.00 and a term of three years to each Rosellini Scientific, LLC (see “Employment Agreements” below for more information), Dr. Mark Bates, and Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini for services rendered to the Company since inception. The options vest in monthly increments of 7,000, and the three-year term of such options starts upon vesting.

 

Summary Director Compensation

 

The following table provides information with respect to the total compensation granted to our Directors as of December 31, 2015.

 

Name  

Fees Earned or Paid in Cash

($)

    Stock Awards ($)     Option Awards ($)    

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation

($)

   

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings

($)

    All Other Compensation ($)    

Total

($)

 
                                                         
William Rosellini   $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Mark Bates                                          
Ron Conquest                                          

 

On January 1, 2016, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Ron Conquest.

 

On May 1, 2016, the Company entered into a Director Services Agreement with Dr. Mark Bates.

 

Equity Incentive Plan  

 

The Company may, from time to time, issue certain equity awards pursuant to our 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan was adopted by our Board of Directors in January 2016 and was subsequently approved by our shareholders. As of June 30, 2016, non-qualified options to purchase a total of 1,008,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued under this Plan, all with an exercise price of $1.00 per share. All of these shares were issued on April 1, 2016 and vest in monthly increments of 28,000 for three years. Each option has a three-year term starting on each date of vesting.

 

As of June 30, 2016, Incentive Options to purchase a total of 252,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued under this Plan, all with an exercise price of $1.00 per share. These options were issued on June 1, 2016 and vest in monthly increments of 6, for three years. Each option has a three year-term starting on each date of vesting.

 

The Plan will be administered by a Committee of two or more non-employee Directors designated by the Board once outside Directors have been elected to the Board. In the interim the Board shall perform the requisite duties of the Committee with respect to awards made. The Committee currently determines to whom awards are made, the timing of any such awards, the type of securities, and number of shares covered by each award, as well as the terms, conditions, performance criteria, restrictions and other provisions of awards. The Committee has the authority to cancel or suspend awards, accelerate the vesting or extending the exercise period of any awards made pursuant to the Plan.

 

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Shares Available under the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

The maximum shares available for issuance under the Plan are 3,000,000, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan. Any shares subject to an award that expires, is cancelled or forfeited or is settled for cash shall, to the extent of such cancelation, forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement, again become available for awards under the Plan.

The Committee can issue awards comprised of restricted stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock units and other awards, as set forth in the Plan.

 

Transferability

 

Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, (i) during the lifetime of a Participant, only the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative may exercise an option or stock appreciation right, or receive payment with respect to any other award and (ii) no award may be sold, assigned, transferred, exchanged or encumbered, voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

Change in Control

 

In the event of a merger, the surviving or successor entity (or its parent) may continue, assume or replace outstanding awards as of the date of the relevant transaction and such awards or replacements therefore shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms. Such awards or replacements can be executed in part on the condition that the contractual obligations represented by the award are expressly assumed by the surviving or successor entity (or its parent) with appropriate adjustments to the number and type of securities subject to the award and the exercise price thereof so as to preserve the intrinsic value of the award existing at the time of the relevant transaction. Alternatively, the surviving or successor entity (or its parent) could issue to a Participant a comparable equity-based award that preserves the intrinsic value of the original award existing at the time of the relevant transaction and contains terms and conditions that are substantially similar to those of the award.

 

If and to the extent that outstanding awards under the Plan are not continued, assumed or replaced in connection with a merger or relevant corporate transaction, then all outstanding awards shall become fully vested and exercisable for such period of time prior to the effective date of the relevant transaction as is deemed fair and equitable by the Committee and shall terminate at the effective date of said transaction.

 

Amendment & Termination

 

The Plan shall remain in effect until all shares subject to it are distributed, all awards have expired or terminated, or the 10 th anniversary of the Plan’s effective date; however, our Board of Directors may terminate, suspend or amend the Plan at any time. The Company shall submit any amendment to the Plan to its stockholders for approval only to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or the rules of any securities exchange on which the Company’s shares may then be listed. No termination, suspension, or amendment of the Plan may materially impair the rights of any Participant under a previously granted award without the Participant’s consent, unless such action is necessary to comply with applicable law or stock exchange rules.

 

Employment Agreements

 

On May 1, 2016, the Company executed a Director Services Agreement with Dr. Mark Bates MD. Pursuant to this agreement, Dr. Bates is entitled to receive an annual Director’s Fee in the form of 250,000 Nonqualified Stock Options, which vest quarterly over a three (3) year period. The term of the Options are four (4) years from each vesting period with a strike price of $1.00 per share. Beginning May 1, 2016 Dr. Bates also receives a fee of $3,500.00 per month for consulting services.  

 

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On January 1, 2016, the Company executed an Employment Agreement with Ron Conquest in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer and Director. Pursuant to this agreement Mr. Conquest will receive an annual salary in the amount of $100,000. Starting October 1, 2016, Mr. Conquest will receive an annual salary of $140,000. Starting October 1, 2017, Mr. Conquest will receive an annual salary of $175,000. The Term of this Employment Agreement is four years. In the event Mr. Conquest is terminated without “cause” (as defined in his Employment Agreement), the Company will be required to pay his then existing salary and benefits for a period equal to fifty percent (50%) of the remaining Term of his Employment Agreement. In the event the Company terminates Mr. Conquest’s employment as a result of a change in control, the Company will be responsible to pay his then existing salary and benefits for the remaining Term of the agreement. The Company also reimburses Mr. Conquest and his spouse for his health insurance and all out of pocket expenses.

 

The Company currently does not have formal employment agreements with its Chief Executive Officer, William Rosellini, its Chief Innovation Officer, Dr. Mark Bates MD (in his executive capacity); Christopher Miller, Interim Chief Financial Officer, or its Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini DDS.

 

Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement between the Company and Rosellini Scientific, LLC, any compensation paid by the Company for William Rosellini’s services will be made directly to his wholly-owned company, Rosellini Scientific, LLC. The Company has issued 252,000 Nonqualified Stock Options to Rosellini Scientific LLC providing his services in his capacity as CEO and Director, 252,000 Nonqualified Stock Options to Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini DDS in her capacity as Vice President of Clinical Affairs, and 252,000 Nonqualified Stock Options to Dr. Mark Bates in his capacity as Chief Innovation Officer and Director.

 

On June 1, 2016, The Company entered in to a three year Employment Agreement with Dr. Melanie McWade PhD as its Vice President of Emerging Therapies with a Salary of $80,000 per year, subject to review every six months. In addition to the base annual salary described in Section 4 of this Agreement, Executive shall be eligible for an annual performance-based bonus.  Executive’s standard bonus percentage is twenty (20%) of her annual base salary, to be earned by satisfactorily meeting criteria established by the CEO and approved by the Company Compensation Committee prior to March 1, each year.  Executive will receive the full twenty percent (20%) bonus amount if such criteria are satisfactorily met.  In the event that Executive’s performance exceeds this standard, Executive may be considered for a bonus in an amount larger than the standard bonus percentage stated above.  In the event that Executive’s performance falls short of this standard, Executive may receive less than the full bonus percentage. A minimum of seventy percent (70%) of the Annual Bonus shall be paid in cash, and the balance shall be paid in unrestricted common stock, or such other mutually agreeable consideration.  During the Term of this Agreement, the yearly annual bonus shall be paid within sixty (60) days of the calendar year end. In addition pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Company issued Dr. McWade Incentive Stock Options to purchase 252,000 shares of its common stock with an exercise price of $1.00. The options vest in monthly increments of 7,000 with a three-year term for each option beginning upon each date of vesting. 

 

Except as expressly indicated otherwise herein, the Company currently does not provide a salary or other compensation to certain of the foregoing individuals; however, the Board of Directors may decide, at its discretion, to enter into one or more employment agreements with these individuals contemplating the payment of salaries and other compensation at some point in the immediate future.

 

ITEM 7. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

On February 16, 2016, the Company merged with Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. (“NXDE”) – a Delaware corporation. The Company, a Nevada corporation, was the surviving entity. The Company converted 100% of NXDE’s issued and outstanding common and preferred stock into 1,659,946 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition to the conversion of NXDE shares into common shares of the Company, the Company shall pay a limited liability company formed by the former shareholders of NXDE for the purpose of receiving a royalty equal to Three Percent (3%) (the “NXDE royalty”) of Net Product Sales received by the Company, its affiliates and licensees derived from the commercialization of patents or other intellectual property owned by NXDE prior to the merger. Our Chief Innovation Officer and Director, Dr. Mark Bates, was the Chief Executive Officer of NXDE and received 392,831 shares of the Company’s common stock in the foregoing transaction.

 

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As part of the Merger Agreement with NXDE, Dr. Mark Bates, M.D, the Company’s Chief Innovation Officer, and Director, converted $370,000 of debt owed to him by NXDE into 370,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 370,000 additional shares of common stock at a strike price of $2.00 per share and with a term of 36 months. In addition, Dr. Bates contributed $202,825 of accrued interest on his debt, which will be reflected as additional paid in capital to the Company during the first quarter of 2016. Dr. Bates, beginning May 1, 2016, will receive a monthly consulting fee of $3,500.00.

 

As part of the Merger Agreement with NXDE, Mr. Ralph Ballard, who was a co-founder and Director of NXDE converted $451,482 of debt owed to him by the Company and received 451,482 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 451,482 shares at a strike price of $2.00 per share and with a term of 36 months. In addition, three trusts representing three of Mr. Ballard’s children converted $427,076 of debt and received 427,076 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 427,076 shares of common stock at a strike price of $2.00 per share with a term of 36 months. The shares and warrants were issued to the three trusts. Mr. Ballard disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Units issued to the three trusts.

 

Subsequent to the Merger, three additional NXDE Shareholders converted a total of $34,261 in debt for 34,261 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 34,261 shares of our common stock at a strike price of $2.00 per share with a term of 36 months.

 

Subsequent to the Merger, Rosellini Scientific LLC exchanged a $175,000 promissory note with a term of five years bearing an annual interest rate of 8%, payable to Rosellini Scientific by Telemend Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to the Company, in return for 175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 175,000 shares of common stock with a strike price of $2.00 per share with a term of 36 months.

 

On December 15, 2015, the Company issued 500,000 shares of its common stock to its Chief Operating Officer, Ron Conquest, for the sum of $500 at the par value of $0.001. 212,000 shares of the 500,000 shares became vested upon issue and the remaining 288,000 shares shall vest over a 36 month period at the rate of 8,000 shares per month.

 

On January 2, 2016, the Company issued 252,000 shares of common stock to Christopher Miller, with a par value of $0.001, for certain accounting and budget-related services rendered as well as serving as Interim CFO until such time as a permanent CFO is hired. The shares vest over a 36 month period at the rate of 7,000 shares per month.

 

On January 2, 2016, the Company issued 1,800,000 shares of its common stock to its Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini DDS (the sister of our CEO), in return for 214 shares of common stock of Telemend Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and 60,000 shares of common stock of Nuviant Medical, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

 

On January 2, 2016, the Company entered into a Contribution Agreement with Rosellini Scientific, LLC – a company controlled by our CEO, William Rosellini – and its wholly-owned subsidiary Belltower Associates, LLC (collectively, Rosellini Scientific, LLC and Belltower Associates, LLC are hereinafter referred to as “RS”). Under this agreement, the Company issued 13,200,000 shares of its common stock in return for, among other consideration:

 

i. RS’s agreement to an assignment (subject to regulatory transfer approval) to the Company of Phase II, should it be granted of the Federal NIH/SBIR awarded Grant #1R44HL129870-01; and 

 

ii. 1,675,000 shares of common stock of Nuviant Medical, Inc. (“Nuviant”), which, in addition to the shares acquired from Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini, represents an approximately 9.54% ownership interests in Nuviant; and

 

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iii. 167 shares of common stock of Microtransponder, Inc., a Delaware corporation, representing an approximately 1.6% ownership interests in the entity; and

 

iv. 175 shares of common stock of Telemend Medical,  Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Between March and April of 2016, the Company issued 112,500 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 112,500 shares of its common stock with a strike price of $2.00 per share and a term of 36 months, realizing aggregate proceeds of $112,500.

 

On April 1, 2016, pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Company issued non-qualified options to purchase 252,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $1.00 with a term of three years to each of the following: Rosellini Scientific, LLC (see “Employment Agreements” below for more information); Dr. Mark Bates MD; Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini DDS; and Sheneka Rains (a consultant) for services rendered to the Company since inception as well as ongoing services to be provided from time to time. The options vest in monthly increments of 7,000, with a three-year term for each option beginning upon each date of vesting.

 

On June 1, 2016, pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Company issued Dr. Melanie McWade PhD Incentive Stock Options to purchase 252,000 shares of its common stock with an exercise price of $1.00. The options vest in monthly increments of 7,000 with a three-year term for each option beginning upon each date of vesting.

 

Unless otherwise stated, the issuances of the above securities were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated there under, or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. 

 

The recipients of the securities in the foregoing transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the stock certificates issued in these transactions. All recipients had access, through their relationships with the Company, to information about Nexeon MedSystems Inc.

 

ITEM 8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

There are no pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or in which any Director, Officer, or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of voting securities of the Company, or security holder, is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company.

 

ITEM 9. MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Market Information

 

There is no established public trading market in the Company’s common stock. Our securities are not listed for trading on any national securities exchange nor are bid or ask quotations reported by any over-the-counter quotation service.

 

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Equity Compensation Plans

 

The Company and shareholders have approved the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the plan the Company has, on a case-by-case basis, elected to partially compensate certain Employees, Officers, Directors and Consultants with the issuance of shares of the company’s common stock, or options to purchase the same. See the Sections titled “Executive Compensation”; “Certain Relationships and Related Parties Transactions”; “Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered”; and “Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities” for more information.

 

Holders

 

As of the date of this registration statement there were 20,242,265 shares of common stock outstanding, which were held by approximately 110 shareholders of record. As of the date of this registration statement, we have no present commitments to issue shares of our capital stock to any 5% holder, Director, or nominee.

 

Dividends

 

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings for use in the operation of our business and do not intend to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any further determination to pay dividends on our capital stock will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions, and other factors that our Board of Directors considers relevant.

 

Rule 144

 

As of the date of this registration statement, we have issued 20,242,265 shares of our common stock. These shares are currently restricted from trading under Rule 144. In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, once we have been subject to public company reporting requirements for at least 90 days, a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates for purposes of the Securities Act at any time during 90 days preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, is entitled to sell such shares without complying with the manner of sale, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144, subject to compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144.

 

If such a person has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, then such person is entitled to sell such shares without complying with any of the requirements of Rule 144.

 

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are entitled to sell upon expiration of the lock-up agreements described above, within any three-month period beginning 90 days after the date of this registration statement, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

 

1% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately shares immediately after this Offering; or

 

The average weekly trading volume of the common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to such sale.

 

Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

 

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Rule 701

 

Rule 701 of the Securities Act allows for the resale of shares in reliance upon Rule 144 but without compliance with certain restrictions of Rule 144, including the requirements relating to holding periods, volume and public information. Any of the Company’s employees, consultants or advisors, other than our affiliates, who purchased shares from us under a written compensatory plan or contract, may be entitled to rely on the resale provisions of Rule 701. However, all holders of Rule 701 shares are required to wait until 90 days after the effective date of this registration statement before selling shares in reliance upon Rule 701.

 

ITEM 10. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

Set forth below is an enumeration of all securities issued by the Company since December 7, 2015, (inception) that have not been registered under the Securities Act.

 

On February 16, 2016, the Company merged with Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. (“NXDE”) – a Delaware corporation. The Company, a Nevada corporation, was the surviving entity. The Company converted 100% of NXDE’s issued and outstanding common and preferred stock into 1,659,946 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition to the conversion of NXDE shares into common shares of the Company, the Company shall pay a limited liability company formed by the former shareholders of NXDE for the purpose of receiving a royalty equal to Three Percent (3%) (the “NXDE royalty”) of Net Product Sales received by the Company, its affiliates and licensees derived from the commercialization of patents or other intellectual property owned by NXDE prior to the merger. Our Chief Innovation Officer and Director, Dr. Mark Bates, was the Chief Executive Officer of NXDE and received 392,831 shares of the Company’s common stock in the foregoing transaction.

 

As part of the Merger Agreement with NXDE, Dr. Mark Bates, M.D, the Company’s Chief Innovation Officer, and Director, converted $370,000 of debt owed to him by NXDE into 370,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 370,000 additional shares of common stock at a strike price of $2.00 per share and with a term of 36 months. In addition, Dr. Bates contributed $202,825 of accrued interest on his debt, which will be reflected as additional paid in capital to the Company during the first quarter of 2016.  Dr. Bates, beginning May 1, 2016, will receive a monthly consulting fee of $3,500.00. 

 

As part of the Merger Agreement with NXDE, Mr. Ralph Ballard, who was a co-founder and Director of NXDE converted $451,482 of debt owed to him by the Company and received 451,482 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 451,482 shares at a strike price of $2.00 per share and with a term of 36 months. In addition, three trusts representing three of Mr. Ballard’s children converted $427,076 of debt and received 427,076 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 427,076 shares of common stock at a strike price of $2.00 per share with a term of 36 months. The shares and warrants were issued to the three trusts. Mr. Ballard disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Units issued to the three trusts.

 

Subsequent to the Merger, three additional NXDE Shareholders converted a total of $34,261 in debt for 34,261 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 34,261 shares of our common stock at a strike price of $2.00 per share with a term of 36 months.

 

Subsequent to the Merger, Rosellini Scientific LLC exchanged a $175,000 promissory note with a term of five years bearing an annual interest rate of 8%, payable to Rosellini Scientific by Telemend Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to the Company, in return for 175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 175,000 shares of common stock with a strike price of $2.00 per share with a term of 36 months.

 

On December 15, 2015, the Company issued 500,000 shares of its common stock to its Chief Operating Officer, Ron Conquest, for the sum of $500 at the par value of $0.001. 212,000 shares of the 500,000 shares became vested upon issue and the remaining 288,000 shares shall vest over a 36 month period at the rate of 8,000 shares per month.

 

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On January 1, 2016, the Company issued 252,000 shares of common stock to Christopher Miller, with a par value of $0.001, for certain accounting and budget-related services rendered as well as serving as Interim CFO until such time as a permanent CFO is hired. The shares vest over a 36 month period at the rate of 7,000 shares per month.

 

On January 2, 2016, the Company issued 1,800,000 shares of its common stock to its Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini DDS (the sister of our CEO), in return for 214 shares of common stock of Telemend Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and 60,000 shares of common stock of Nuviant Medical, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

 

On January 2, 2016, the Company entered into a Contribution Agreement with Rosellini Scientific, LLC – a company controlled by our CEO, William Rosellini – and its wholly-owned subsidiary Belltower Associates, LLC (collectively, Rosellini Scientific, LLC and Belltower Associates, LLC are hereinafter referred to as “RS”). Under this agreement, the Company issued 13,200,000 shares of its common stock in return for, among other consideration:

 

i. RS’s agreement to an assignment (subject to regulatory transfer approval) to the Company of Phase II, should it be granted of the Federal NIH/SBIR awarded Grant #1R44HL129870-01; and 

 

ii. 1,675,000 shares of common stock of Nuviant Medical, Inc. (“Nuviant”), which, in addition to the shares acquired from Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini, represents an approximately 9.54% ownership interests in Nuviant; and

 

iii. 167 shares of common stock of Microtransponder, Inc., a Delaware corporation, representing an approximately 1.6% ownership interests in the entity; and

 

iv. 175 shares of common stock of Telemend Medical,  Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Between March and April of 2016, the Company issued 112,500 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 112,500 shares of its common stock with a strike price of $2.00 per share and a term of 36 months, realizing aggregate proceeds of $112,500.

 

On April 1, 2016, pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Company issued non-qualified options to purchase 252,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $1.00 with a term of three years to each of the following: Rosellini Scientific, LLC (see “Employment Agreements” below for more information); Dr. Mark Bates MD; Dr. Elizabeth Rosellini DDS; and Sheneka Rains (a consultant) for services rendered to the Company since inception as well as ongoing services to be provided from time to time. The options vest in monthly increments of 7,000, with a three-year term for each option beginning upon each date of vesting.

 

On June 1, 2016, pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Company issued Dr. Melanie McWade PhD Incentive Stock Options to purchase 252,000 shares of its common stock with an exercise price of $1.00. The options vest in monthly increments of 7,000 with a three-year term for each option beginning upon each date of vesting.

 

Unless otherwise stated, the issuance of the above securities were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated there under, or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. 

 

The recipients of the securities in the foregoing transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the stock certificates issued in these transactions. All recipients had access, through their relationships with the Company, to information about Nexeon MedSystems Inc.

 

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ITEM 11. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

General

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 75,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. As of the Effective Date of this registration statement, there are 20,242,265 shares of our common stock and zero shares of preferred stock authorized.

 

We are registering on this registration statement only our common stock, the terms of which are described below. However, we also describe the terms of additional securities which the Company has outstanding as of the date of this registration statement.

 

Common Stock

 

The following description of certain matters relating to our securities does not purport to be complete and is subject in all respects to the applicable laws of the State of Nevada and the laws of the jurisdictions of the individual states and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be. Each share of our Common Stock is entitled to one vote at all meetings of our stockholders. Our stockholders are not permitted to cumulate votes in the election of Directors. All shares of our Common Stock are equal to each other with respect to liquidation rights and dividend rights. 

 

In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive, on a pro rata basis, all of our assets remaining after satisfaction of all liabilities and preferences of outstanding preferred stock, if any.

 

Except as otherwise required by Nevada law, holders of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of Directors, can elect all of the Directors to be elected, if they so choose, and in such event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our Directors.

 

Preferred Stock

 

As of the date of this registration statement, the Company has zero shares of preferred stock authorized.

 

Share Purchase Warrants, Options, & Other Convertible Securities

 

As of the date of this registration statement, the Company had warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 1,570,319 shares of our common stock. All of these warrants have a strike price of $2.00 per share and a term of 36 months.

 

On April 1, 2016 the Company issued, pursuant to its 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Nonqualified Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,008,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. Aggregately, these options shall vest in monthly increments of 28,000 for three years following the issuance date. These options have a three-year term, which begins with each date of vesting. In addition on June 1, 2016 the Company issued to an employee, pursuant to its 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, 252,000 Incentive Stock Options to purchase shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. These options shall vest in monthly increments of 7,000 for three years following the issuance date. These options have a three-year term, which begins with each date of vesting.

 

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Dividend Policy

 

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings for use in the operation of our business and do not intend to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any further determination to pay dividends on our capital stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions, and other factors that our board of directors considers relevant.

 

Market for Our Shares of Common Stock

 

As of the date of this registration statement, there is no public market for our securities. There has been no public trading of our securities, and, therefore, no high and low bid pricing.

 

We plan to contact a market maker immediately following the completion of the Offering and apply to have the shares quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”). The OTCBB is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last sale prices and volume information in over-the-counter securities. The OTCBB is not an issuer listing service, market or exchange. Although the OTCBB does not have any listing requirements to be eligible for quotation on the OTCBB, issuers must remain current in their filings with the SEC. Market makers are not permitted to begin quotation of a security of an issuer that does not meet this requirement. Securities already quoted on the OTCBB that become delinquent in their required filings will be removed following a 30- or 60-day grace period if they do not make their required filing during that time.

 

We cannot guarantee that our application will be accepted or approved and our stock listed and quoted for sale. As of the date of this filing, there have been no discussions or understandings between the Company and any market maker regarding participation in a future trading market for our securities.

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

In the future, we may become subject to Nevada’s control share law. A corporation is subject to Nevada’s control share law if it has more than 200 stockholders, at least 100 of whom are stockholders of record and residents of Nevada, and if it does business in Nevada or through an affiliated corporation. The law focuses on the acquisition of a “controlling interest”, which means the ownership of outstanding voting shares sufficient, but for the control share law, to enable the acquiring person to exercise the following proportions of the voting power of the corporation in the election of Directors: (i) one-fifth or more but less than one-third, (ii) one-third or more but less than a majority, or (iii) a majority or more. The ability to exercise such voting power may be direct or indirect, as well as individual or in association with others.

 

The effect of the control share law is that the acquiring entity, and those acting in association with it, obtains only such voting rights in the control shares as are conferred by a resolution of the stockholders of the corporation, approved at a special or annual meeting of stockholders. The control share law contemplates that voting rights will be considered only once by the other stockholders. Thus, there is no authority to strip voting rights from the control shares of an acquiring entity once those rights have been approved. If the stockholders do not grant voting rights to the control shares acquired by an acquiring entity, then those shares do not become permanent non-voting shares. The acquiring entity is free to sell its shares to others.

 

If the buyers of those shares themselves do not acquire a controlling interest, then the control share law does not govern their shares. If control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring entity has acquired control shares with a majority or more of the voting power, then any stockholder of record, other than an acquiring entity, who has not voted in favor of approval of voting rights is entitled to demand fair value for such stockholder’s shares. Nevada’s control share law may have the effect of discouraging takeovers of the Company.

 

In addition to the control share law, Nevada has a business combination law that prohibits certain business combinations between Nevada corporations and “interested stockholders” for three years after the “interested stockholder” first becomes an “interested stockholder,” unless the corporation’s Board of Directors approves the combination in advance.

 

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For purposes of Nevada law, an “interested stockholder” is any person who is: (i) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (ii) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the three previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term “business combination” is sufficiently broad to cover virtually any kind of transaction that would allow a potential acquirer to use the corporation’s assets to finance the acquisition or otherwise to benefit its own interests rather than the interests of the corporation and its other stockholders.

 

The effect of Nevada’s business combination law is to discourage parties potentially interested in taking control of our Company from doing so if it cannot obtain the approval of our Board of Directors.

 

ITEM 12. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Our Officers and Directors are indemnified as provided by the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and our bylaws. Under the NRS, unless modified by a corporation's Articles of Incorporation, a Director is not liable to a corporation, its stockholders, or creditors for damages unless the Director's action or failure constituted a breach of fiduciary duty and such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law. Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our Directors and Officers to the fullest extent permissible under Nevada law if such person acted in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The Company has entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its Directors a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.07

 

The Company may purchase and maintain Directors and Officers Liability Insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any individual entitled to indemnity. Our bylaws also provide that we will advance all expenses incurred to any person entitled to indemnity upon receipt of an undertaking by, or on behalf of, such person to repay said amounts should it be ultimately determined that the person was not entitled to indemnification.

 

ITEM 13. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

The Company’s financial statements for the period from December 7, 2015, (inception) through December 31, 2015, and for NXDE for the years ending December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2015, have been audited by Paritz & Company P.A., an independently-registered, public accounting firm. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and are included at the end of this registration statement. In addition included herein is an unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statement dated December 31, 2015, which assumes the merger of NXNV and NXDE occurred on that date. An unaudited interim financial statement as of and for the period ended March 31. 2016 is also included herewith.

 

ITEM 14. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

The Company has not had any disagreements with our auditors on any matters of accounting principles, practices, or financial statement disclosure.

 

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ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

Financial Statements:

 

Description
 
Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation:
Audited Financial Statements for the period beginning at inception of December 7, 2015 ending December 31, 2015
Nexeon MedSystems, Inc, a Delaware corporation:
Audited Financial Statements for the periods ending December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2015 for Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Delaware corporation.
Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation:
Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements reflecting Nexeon MedSystems, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation, at December 31, 2015 as if the merger of the two entities occurred on that date.
Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation:
Financial Statements as of March 31, 2016, (unaudited) and December 31, 2015

 

Exhibits  

 

The following Exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement.

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
     
3.01   Articles of Incorporation as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State
3.02   Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State
3.03   Articles of Merger filed with the Nevada Secretary of State
3.04   Certificate of Merger filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
3.05   By-laws
4.01   2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan
4.02   2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan - Form of Stock Option Award Agreement
10.01   Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 8, 2016 between Nexeon MedSystems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation
10.02   Contribution Agreement between the Company and Rosellini Scientific, LLC dated January 2, 2016
10.03   Contribution Agreement between the Company and Elizabeth Rosellini dated January 2, 2016
1 0.04   Executive Services Agreement between the Company and Ronald Conquest dated January 1, 2016
10.05   Employment Agreement between the Company and Melanie McWade, PhD dated June 1, 2016
10.06   Director Services Agreement between the Company and Dr. Mark Bates MD dated May 1, 2016
10.07   Form of Director Indemnification Agreement
14.01   Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
99.01   Patent Schedule

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Nexeon MedSystems Inc
   
   

Date: July 6, 2016

 By: /s/ William Rosellini
    William Rosellini
Chief Executive Officer, Director

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

(A Nevada Corporation)

Financial Statements

December 31, 2015

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders’

Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the period from December 7, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. as of December 31, 2015, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the period from December 7, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  As discussed in Note 2 the Company has has not commenced operations and has an accumulated a deficit of $915 as of December 31, 2015. The Company currently has limited liquidity, and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenues sufficient to cover operating costs over an extended period of time. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.  Management plans are also discussed in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

 

  /S/ Paritz & Company, P.A.

 

Hackensack, New Jersey

June 30, 2016

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2015 

 

Assets        
         
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents   $  
         
Total Assets   $  
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit        
         
Current Liabilities        
Due to related party   $ 415  
         
Total Liabilities   $ 415  
         
Commitments and Contingencies      
         
Stockholders' Deficit        
Preferred Stock - 25,000,000 shares authorized $.001 par value; no shares issued and outstanding        
Common Stock - 75,000,000 shares authorized $.001 par value; 500,000 issued and outstanding     500  
Additional paid-in capital      
Accumulated deficit     (915 )
         
Total Stockholders' Deficit     (415 )
         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit   $  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Statement of Operations

From Inception December 7, 2015 through December 31, 2015

 

Revenues   $  
         
General and administrative expenses     915  
         
Net loss before provision for taxes   $ (915 )
Provision for taxes      
         
Net loss   $ (915 )
         
Income per share        
Basic and diluted loss per share   $ (0.00 )
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted     500,000  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Statement of Changes to Stockholders’ Deficit

Inception, December 7, 2015 through December 31, 2015

 

               Additional               Total  
      Common Stock       Paid In       Accumulated       Stockholders'  
      Shares       Amount       Capital       Deficit       (Deficit)  
                                         
Inception, December 7, 2015         $     $     $     $  
                                         
Issuance of common stock to founder     500,000       500                   500  
                                         
Net loss for the period from inception through December 31, 2015                       (915 )     (915 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2015     500,000     $ 500     $     $ (915 )   $ (415 )

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Statement of Cash Flows

Inception, December 7, 2015 through December 31, 2015

 

Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net Loss   $ (915 )
         
Net cash used by operating activities     (915 )
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of common stock     500  
Proceeds from related party loan     415  
         
Net cash provided by financing activities     915  
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents      
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period      
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $  
         
Non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Issuance of common stock for reduction in accrued liability      
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:        
Cash paid during period for interest   $  
Cash paid during period for taxes   $  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 1

Nature of Organization

 

Operations

 

Nexeon MedSystems Inc (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 7, 2015. The Company’s primary purpose is to acquire an existing medical device development company.

 

Note 2

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principle, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, the Company has not commenced operations and has an accumulated a deficit of $915 as of December 31, 2015. The Company currently has limited liquidity, and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenues sufficient to cover operating costs over an extended period of time. These factors among others raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Management expects to seek potential business opportunities for merger or acquisition of existing companies. Currently the Company has yet to locate any merger of acquisition candidates. Management is not currently limiting their search for merger or acquisition candidates to any industry or locations. Management, while not especially experienced in matters relating to public company management, will rely upon their own efforts and, to a much lesser extent, the efforts of the Company’s shareholders, in accomplishing the business purposes of the Company.

 

Note 3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Development Stage Company

 

The company is considered to be in the development stage as defined in ASC 915 “Development Stage Entities.” The company is devoting substantially all of its efforts to the development of its business plans. The company has elected to adopt early application of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements; and does not present or disclose inception-to-date information and other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of 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 and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(Continued) 

 

Per Share Data

 

Net loss per share (EPS) of Common Stock is computed based upon the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue Common Stock were exercised or converted into Common Stock. Basic and diluted EPS were the same for the period from inception through December 31, 2015, as the Company had no potentially dilutive securities.

 

Income Taxes

 

The company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.

 

All tax positions are first analyzed to determine if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained under audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. After the initial analysis, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

 

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

 

If the Company is subject to payment of penalties, the Company recognizes an expense for the amount of the statutory penalty in the period when the position is taken on the income tax return. If the penalty was not recognized in the period when the position was initially taken, the expense is recognized in the period when the Company changes its judgment about meeting minimum statutory thresholds related to the initial position taken.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(Continued) 

 

Start-up Costs

 

In accordance with ASC 720, “Start-up Costs”, the company expenses all costs incurred in connection with the start-up and organization of the company.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.

 

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

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

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

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The company has no assets or liabilities valued at fair value on a recurring basis

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

On June 10, 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities . The update removes the definition of a development stage entity from FASB ASC 915 and eliminates the requirement for development stage entities to present inception-to-date information on the statements of operations, cash flows and members’ equity. The Company early adopted this standard for the period covered herein.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern . The amendments require management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The standard applies to all entities and is effective for annual and interim reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this new guidance will have on its financial statements.

 

Other than as noted above the Company has not implemented any pronouncements that had material impact on the financial statements and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 4

Income Taxes

 

The reconciliation of income tax benefit at the U.S. statutory rate of 34% for the period from inception to December 31, 2015 to the company’s effective tax rate is as follows: 

 

Tax benefit at U.S. statutory rate   $ (365 )
Change in valuation allowance     365  
    $  

 

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

Deferred tax assets:        
Net operating loss   $ 365  
Valuation allowance     (365 )
    $  

 

Change in valuation allowance:

 

Balance, December 7, 2015   $  
Increase in valuation allowance     (365 )
Balance, December 31, 2015   $ (365 )

 

The Company has approximately $915 of net operating losses (“NOL”) carryovers to offset taxable income, if any, in future years which expire in fiscal 2035. In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on the assessment, management has established a full valuation allowance against all of the deferred tax asset relating to NOLs period because it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

Note 5

Equity

 

Common and Preferred Stock

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation authorize 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock $0.001 par value and 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock $0.001 par value. The Articles of Incorporation were amended on February 22, 2016 to cancel the authorization of Preferred Stock.

 

On December 7, 2015 the Company issued 500,000 shares to the Company’s founder at par.

 

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 6

Related Party Transactions

 

During the period from inception to December 31, 2015, the Company's chief operating officer loan $415 to the Company. The loan is non-interest bearing with no set terms of repayment.

 

On January 1, 2016, the Company executed a four year Employment Agreement with Ron Conquest in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer and Director. Pursuant to this agreement Mr. Conquest will receive an annual salary in the amount of $100,000. Starting October 1, 2016, Mr. Conquest will receive an annual salary of $140,000. Starting October 1, 2017, Mr. Conquest will receive an annual salary of $175,000. In the event Mr. Conquest is terminated without "cause" (as defined in his Employment Agreement), the Company will be required to pay his then existing salary and benefits for a period equal to fifty percent (50%) of the remaining Term of his Employment Agreement. In the event the Company terminates Mr. Conquest's employment as a result of a change in control, the Company will be responsible to pay his then existing salary and benefits for the remaining Term of the agreement.  

 

Note 7

Subsequent Events

 

During January 2016, the Company entered into agreements with two parties for the issuance of an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $322,360 in exchange for 1,735,000 shares of common stock in Nuviant Medical Inc., a Nevada corporation, 389 shares of common stock in Telemend Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, 167 shares of common stock in MicroTransponder Inc., a Delaware corporation, the assignment of one Federal NIH Grant in the amount of $218,377 and one State of Kentucky Matching Funds Grant in the amount of $150,000 along with the option to purchase, for no additional consideration, all of the common stock or membership interests owned or controlled by Rosellini Scientific, LLC, to be exercised no later than September 30, 2016, of three Delaware limited liability companies and two Delaware corporations.

 

The Company initiated a private placement of its common stock effective February 1, 2016 through July 31, 2016. The private placement is for the sale of 2,500,000 units at $1.00 per unit. One unit consists of one share of restricted common stock and one common stock warrant. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.00 per share and expire 36 months from the expiration date of the private placement. To date $112,500 has been subscribed for in cash.

 

On February 16, 2016, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") with Nexeon MedSystems, Inc (a Delaware company) ("NXDE"), pursuant to which the NXDE was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity. The transaction is being accounting for as a business combination. The foregoing transaction is referred to herein as the Merger. In exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding preferred stock of NXDE, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the Company issued 1,659,943 shares of common stock to the Preferred Stockholders of NXDE. In addition, the merger agreement provides for the conversion of $645,000 of debt and $379,307 of accrued interest relating to the debt of NXDE under the provisions of a private placement of the the Company referred to above and provides for a Royalty Agreement with the shareholders of the Company.

 

On January 1, 2016, the Company issued 252,000 shares of common stock to Christopher Miller, with a par value of $0.001, for certain accounting and budget-related services rendered as well as serving as Interim CFO until such time as a permanent CFO is hired. The shares vest over a 36 month period at the rate of 7,000 shares per month.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 7

Subsequent Events

(Continued) 

 

On April 1, 2016, the Company issued warrants to purchase 370,000 shares of common stock to the Company's Chairman and Chief Innovation Officer at a strike price of $2 per share over a term of 36 months.

 

On April 1, 2016, the Company issued non-qualified options to purchase 252,000 shares of common stock each to an entity owned by the Company's chief executive officer, the Company's chairman, and to the Company's vice president of clinical affairs. The options are subject to vesting over 36 months in monthly increments of 7,000.

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through June 30, 2016, which is the date the financial statements are available to be issued.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

(A Delaware Corporation)

Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders’

Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  As discussed in Note 2 the Company has losses from operations and has an accumulated a deficit of $16,944,713 and a working capital deficiency of $1,352,563 as of December 31, 2015. The Company currently has limited liquidity, and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenues sufficient to cover operating costs over an extended period of time. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.  Management plans are also discussed in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

 

  /S/ Paritz & Company, P.A.

 

Hackensack, New Jersey

June 30, 2016

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Balance Sheets

 

    December 31,  
    2015     2014  
Assets            
             
Current Assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 8     $ 6,897  
                 
Total Current Assets     8       6,897  
                 
Property and equipment, net     10,638       13,727  
                 
Total Assets   $ 10,646     $ 20,624  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit                
                 
Current Liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 227,453     $ 162,256  
Accrued liabilities     17,489       9,493  
Accrued interest payable - stockholders     537,629       424,488  
Notes payable to stockholders - current portion     570,000       570,000  
                 
Total Liabilities   $ 1,352,571     $ 1,166,237  
                 
Notes payable to stockholders - long term     400,000       355,000  
                 
Stockholders' Deficit                
Preferred Stock, Series A - 11,000,000 authorized $.0001 par value; 10,222,137 issued and outstanding     1,022       1,022  
Preferred Stock, Series B - 3,000,000 authorized $.0001 par value; 815,034 issued and outstanding     81       81  
Common Stock - 3,000,000 shares authorized $.0001 par value; 1,795,500 issued and outstanding     180       180  
Additional paid-in capital     15,201,505       15,201,505  
Accumulated deficit     (16,944,713 )     (16,703,401 )
                 
Total Stockholders' Deficit     (1,741,925 )     (1,500,613 )
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit   $ 10,646     $ 20,624  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Statements of Operations

 

    For the Years ended December 31,  
    2015     2014  
             
Revenue   $     $ 50,000  
                 
General and administrative expenses     (125,018 )     (214,004 )
                 
Loss from Operations     (125,018 )     (164,004 )
                 
Other Income (Expense)                
Interest expense - related parties     (116,294 )     (109,576 )
                 
Loss before provision for taxes   $ (241,312 )   $ (273,580 )
Income tax provision            
                 
Net loss     (241,312 )     (273,580 )
                 
Income per share                
Basic and diluted loss per share   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.15 )
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted     1,795,000       1,795,000  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements 

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Statements of Changes to Stockholder's Deficit

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 

 

                                                       
    Preferred Stock     Preferred Stock                 Additional     Accumu-     Total  
    Series A     Series B     Common Stock     Paid-in     lated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Equity(Deficit)  
                                                                         
Balance, December 31, 2013     10,222,137     $ 1,022       815,034     $ 81       1,795,500     $ 180     $ 15,201,505     $ (16,429,821 )   $ (1,227,033 )
                                                                         
Net loss for the year                                               (273,580 )     (273,580 )
                                                                         
Balance, December 31, 2014     10,222,137       1,022       815,034       81       1,795,500       180       15,201,505       (16,703,401 )     (1,500,613 )
                                                                         
Net loss for the year                                               (241,312 )     (241,312 )
                                                                         
Balance, December 31, 2015     10,222,137     $ 1,022       815,034     $ 81     1,795,500   $ 180   $ 15,201,505   $ (16,944,713 )   $ (1,741,925 )

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Statements of Cash Flows

 

    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2015     2014  
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net Loss   $ (241,312 )   $ (273,580 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation     3,089       3,390  
Change in operating liabilities:                
Accounts payable     65,196       65,061  
Accrued liabilities     7,997       7,020  
Accrued interest - stockholders     113,141       107,718  
Net cash used in operating activities     (51,889 )     (90,391 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from stockholder notes payable     45,000       20,000  
Net cash provided by financing activities     45,000       20,000  
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents     (6,889 )     (70,391 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     6,897       77,288  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   $ 8     $ 6,897  
                 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:                
Cash paid during year for interest   $     $  
Cash paid during year for taxes   $     $  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 1

Nature of Organization

 

Operations

 

Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on September 11, 2008. The Company’s primary purpose is the development and commercialization of a unique series of breakthrough therapies for people with cardiovascular disease.

 

Note 2

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principle, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. The Company has losses from operations and has an accumulated a deficit of $16,944,713 as of December 31, 2015 and a working capital deficiency of $1,352,563 as of December 31, 2015. The Company currently has limited liquidity, and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenues sufficient to cover operating costs over an extended period of time. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Management will seek potential business opportunities for merger or acquisition of existing companies. The Company identified a merger candidate in November 2015 and completed a merger on February 16, 2016. Management, while not especially experienced in matters relating to public company management, will rely upon their own efforts and that of its Board of Directors in accomplishing the business purposes of the Company. Management began in the first quarter of 2016 to form new capital in the form of an SEC Regulation D, Rule 506 Private Placement in the amount of $2,500,000 offering shares and warrants of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

Note 3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of 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 and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(Continued) 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.

 

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of our credit obligations with stockholders approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

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

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized based upon the lesser of the term of the lease or the useful life of the asset and such expense is included in depreciation expense. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The Company capitalizes all furniture and equipment with cost great than $500 and benefiting more than one accounting period in the period purchased.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses are charges to expense as incurred. Research and development expenses include, but are not limited to, product development, clinical and regulatory expenses, payroll and other personnel expenses, materials, supplies, and consulting costs.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(Continued) 

 

Revenue Recognition

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition”, revenue should not be recognized until it is realized or realizable and earned. Revenues are considered to have been earned when the entity has substantially accomplished what it must do to be entitled to the benefits represented by the revenues. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recognized revenue from the sale and assignment of certain patent rights to a third party.

 

Advertising expense

 

The Company’s policy is to expense advertising costs as the costs are incurred.

 

Per Share Data

 

Net loss per share (EPS) of Common Stock is computed based upon the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue Common Stock were exercised or converted into Common Stock. Basic and diluted EPS were the same for the period from inception through December 31, 2015, as the Company had no dilutive securities.

 

Income Taxes

 

The company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

On June 10, 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities . The update removes the definition of a development stage entity from FASB ASC 915 and eliminates the requirement for development stage entities to present inception-to-date information on the statements of operations, cash flows and members’ equity. The Company early adopted this standard for the period covered herein.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(Continued) 

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern . The amendments require management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The standard applies to all entities and is effective for annual and interim reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this new guidance will have on its financial statements.

 

Other than as noted above the Company has not implemented any pronouncements that had material impact on the financial statements and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

 

Note 4

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consists principally of office equipment and furniture, and is stated at a cost of $33,887 at December 31, 2015 and 2014 net of accumulated depreciation $23,249 and $20,160 at December 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively. Depreciation expense totaled $3,089 and $3,390 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

The equipment is being depreciated on the straight-line bases over the estimated useful lives of the asset of 4-5 years.

 

Note 5

Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company currently leases approximately 400 square feet of office space located at 1708 Jaggie Fox Way, Lexington, Kentucky, 40511 for a monthly rate of $475.

 

Note 6

Related Party Transactions

 

 

The Company has loans from various stockholders and related entities of the stockholders in the aggregate amount of $970,000 and $925,000 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The loans bear interest at 12% per annum. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, accrued interest outstanding on the stockholder loans was $537,629 and $424,488, respectively.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 6

Related Party Transactions

(Continued) 

 

The loans mature as follows:

 

    Years Ended  
   

December 31,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 
             
Past due   $ 550,000     $ 550,000  
March 31, 2015     20,000       20,000  
March 31, 2018     400,000       355,000  

 

Classified on Balance Sheet:

 

    Years Ended  
   

December 31,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 
             
Current   570,000      $ 570,000   
Long-term     400,000       355,000  

 

Note 7

Income Taxes

 

The reconciliation of income tax benefit at the U.S. statutory rate of 34% for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

 

    Years Ended  
   

December 31,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 
             
U.S. federal statutory rate     (34 )%     (34 )%
State income tax, net of federal benefit     (6 )%     (6 )%
Change in valuation allowance     (40 )%     (40 )%
Income Tax provision (benefit)     0 %     0 %

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 7

Income Taxes

(Continued) 

 

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

    Years Ended  
   

December 31,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 
             
Deferred Tax Assets:                
Net operating losses   $ 2,470,000     $ 2,315,000  
Less: Valuation allowance     (2,470,000 )     (2,315,000 )
    $     $  

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had approximately $6,170,000 of federal and state net operating loss carryovers (“NOLs”) which begin to expire in 2029.  Utilization of the NOLs may be subject to limitation under the Internal Revenue Code Section 382 should there be a greater than 50% ownership change as determined under regulations.  

 

In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized.  The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.  Based on the assessment, management has established a full valuation allowance against the entire deferred tax asset relating to NOLs for every period because it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

  

The Company files U.S. federal and state of Kentucky and California tax returns that are subject to audit by tax authorities beginning with the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company’s policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax and related interest and penalties as tax expense.

 

Note 8

Equity

 

Common and Preferred Stock

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation authorize 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock $0.0001 par value and 14,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock $0.0001 par value. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, 11,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock were designated as Series A Preferred Stock and 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock were designated as Series B Preferred Stock.

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had 1,795,500 shares of common stock issued and outstanding consisting of 1,535,750 shares of unrestricted common stock and 259,750 shares of restricted common stock. The Company had 10,222,137 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and 815,034 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 9

Subsequent Events

 

On February 16, 2016, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") with Nexeon MedSystems, Inc (a Nevada company) ("NXNV"), pursuant to which the the Company was merged with and into NXNV, with NXNV continuing as the surviving entity. The transaction is being accounting for as a business combination. The foregoing transaction is referred to herein as the Merger. In exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding preferred stock of the Company, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, NXNV issued 1,659,946 shares of common stock to the Preferred Stockholders of the Company. As a result of the Merger, the stockholders of the Company acquired 9.67% of NXNV's issued and outstanding common stock. In addition, the merger agreement provides for the conversion of $645,000 of debt and $379,307 of accrued interest relating to the debt of the Company under the provisions of a private placement of the NXNV and provides for a Royalty Agreement with the shareholders of the Company.

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through June 30, 2016, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued. 

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Pro Forma Financial Statements

Unaudited

December 31, 2015

 

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

    Nexeon     Nexeon                    
    MedSystems Inc     MedSystems, Inc.     Pro Forma           Pro Forma  
    Nevada     Delaware     Adjustments     Notes     Combined  
Assets                              
                               
Current Assets                              
Cash and cash equivalents   $     $ 8     $             $ 8  

Total Current Assets

          8                     8  
                                         
Property and equipment, net           10,638                     10,638  
Investment in subsidiary                 2,684,253       (b)        
                  (2,684,253 )     (c)      
Investment accounted for at cost                 322,360       (a)       322,360  
Intangible assets, net                 2,505,303       (b)       2,505,303  
Goodwill                 717,617     (c)       717,617  
Total Assets   $     $ 10,646     $ 3,545,280         $ 3,355,926  
                                         
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity                                        
                                         
Current Liabilities                                        
Accounts payable   $     $ 227,453     $             $ 227,453  
Accrued liabilities         $ 17,489                     17,489  
Due to related party     415     $                     415  
Accrued interest payable - stockholders         $ 537,629       (379,307 )     (c)       158,322  
Notes payable to stockholders - current portion         $ 570,000       (379,021 )     (c)       190,979  
Total Liabilities   $ 415     $ 1,352,571     $ (758,328 )           $ 594,657  
                                         
Notes payable to stockholders - long term           400,000       (265,979 )     (c)       134,021  
                                         
Stockholders' Equity                                        
Preferred Stock, Series A     —        1,022       (1,022 )     (c)        
Preferred Stock, Series B     —        81       (81 )     (c)        
Common Stock 75,000,000 shares authorized $0.001 par value; 17,981,428 issued and outstanding     500       180       (180 )     (c)       17,981  
                  15,000       (a)        
                  2,481       (b)      
Additional paid-in capital           15,201,505       (15,201,505 )     (c)        
                  307,360       (a)        
                  2,681,772       (b)       2,989,132  
Accumulated deficit     (915 )     (16,944,713 )     16,765,763       (c)       (179,865 )
Total Stockholders' Equity     (415 )     (1,741,925 )     4,569,588               2,827,248  
                                         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   $     $ 10,646     $ 3,545,281             $ 3,555,926  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Pro Forma Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

    Nexeon     Nexeon                  
    MedSystems Inc     MedSystems, Inc.     Pro Forma         Pro Forma  
    Nevada     Delaware     Adjustments     Notes   Combined  
                             
Revenue   $     $     $         $  
                                     
Depreciation and amortization                 178,950     (d)   178,950  
General and administrative expenses     915       125,018                 125,933  
                                     
Loss from Operations     (915 )     (125,018 )     (178,950 )         (304,883 )
                                     
Other Income (Expense)                                    
Interest expense           (116,294 )               (116,294 )
                                     
Loss before provision of taxes   $ (915 )   $ (241,312 )   $ (178,950 )       $ (421,177 )
Income tax provision                            
                                     
Net income (loss)   $ (915 )   $ (241,312 )   $ (178,950 )         (421,177 )
                                     
Income per share                                    
Basic and diluted loss per share   $ (0.00 )                       $ (0.01 )
                                     
Weighted average common shares     500,000                     (e)     17,981,428  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Pro Forma Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

 

Note 1

Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are based on Nexeon Medsystem, Inc.'s (NXNV), a Nevada corporation and Nexeon Medsystem, Inc.'s (NXDE), a Delaware corporation, historical consolidated financial statements as adjusted to give effect to the Merger as described below. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 give effect to the Merger as if it had occurred on January 1, 2015. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 gives effect to the Merger as if it had occurred on December 31, 2015.

 

In addition, on January 2, 2016 the NXNV issued 15,000,000 shares in exchange for 1,735,000 shares of common stock in Nuviant Medical Inc., a Nevada corporation, 389 shares of common stock in Telemend Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, 167 shares of common stock in MicroTransponder Inc., a Delaware corporation, the assignment of one Federal NIH Grant in the amount of $218,377 and one State of Kentucky Matching Funds Grant in the amount of $150,000 along with the option to purchase, for no additional consideration, all of the common stock or membership interests owned or controlled by Rosellini Scientific, LLC, to be exercised no later than September 30, 2016, of three Delaware limited liability companies and two Delaware corporations. The pro forma combined financial statement reflect the effects of this transaction.

 

On February 16, 2016, the NXDE entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with NXNV, pursuant to which the NXDE was merged with and into NXNV, with NXNV continuing as the surviving entity. The transaction is being accounted for as a business combination. The foregoing transaction is referred to herein as the Merger. In exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding preferred stock of the NXDE, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, NXNV issued 1,659,946 shares of common stock to the Preferred Stockholders of the NXDE. As a result of the Merger, the stockholders of the NXDE acquired 9.67% of NXNV's issued and outstanding common stock. In addition, the merger agreement provides for the conversion of debt of the NXDE under the provisions of the private placement of the NXNV and provides for a Royalty Agreement with the shareholders of the Company. The Royalty Agreement is for 3% of net product sales and has a term coinciding with the term of the Company’s portfolio

 

As part of the Merger Agreement, approximately $645,000 of stockholder loans and $176,482 of accrued interest related to those loans were converted to common stock and warrants. $202,825 in accrued interest related to those loans was cancelled.

 

The unaudited pro forma balance sheet and statements of operations should be read in conjunction with the separate historical financial statements of NXNV and NXDE appearing elsewhere herein. These pro forma combined financial statements may not be indicative of what would have occurred if the merger had actually occurred on the indicated dates and they should not be relied upon as an indication of future results of operations.

 

Note 2

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

 

The preliminary purchase price of $2,684,253 is allocated to tangible and intangible assets, intellectual property, that was transferred to NXNV via the Merger.

 

The following table shows the preliminary allocation of the purchase price of the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

 

Note 2

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

(Continued) 

 

Total Purchase Price   $ 2,684,253  
Cash and cash equivalents     8  
Property and equipment, net     10,638  
Intangible assets, net     2,684,253  
Total identifiable assets     2,694,899  
Accounts payable     (227,435 )
Accrued Liabilities     (17,489 )
Accrued interest payable – stockholders     (158,222 )
Notes payable – stockholders     (352,000 )
Total liabilities assumed     (728,263 )
Total pro forma good will     717,617  

 

Note 3

Pro Forma Adjustments 

 

The pro forma adjustments are based on our preliminary estimates and assumptions that are subject to change. The following adjustments have been reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and are directly attributable to the Merger:

 

(a) Reflects the adjustment of $322,360 for the contribution of assets in exchange for 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s par value $0.001 common stock during January 2016.

 

(b) To record the issuance of shares of NXNV to the shareholders of NXDE in connection with the merger.

 

(c) To record the consolidation of NXDE and NXNV pursuant to the preliminary purchase price allocation shown in Note 2.

 

(d) Adjustment of $178,950 reflects the amortization of the intangible assets as if the Merger took place on January 1, 2015.

 

(e) The computation of pro forma weighted average common outstanding takes into account all of the pro forma transactions enumerated in the pro forma financial statements as if they were issued at the beginning of the period presented. A reconciliation of the shares included in the computation is as follows:

 

    For the Year Ended  
    December 31, 2015  
         
Shares of NXNV outstanding prior to the Merger     15,500,000  
Shares of NXNV issued to stockholders in exchange for NXDE preferred shares     1,659,946  
Shares of NXNV issued for NXDE notes and accrued interest     821,482  
      17,981,428  

 

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

(A Nevada Corporation)

Financial Statements

March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Consolidated Balance Sheet 

(Unaudited)

 

   

March 31, 2016

   

December 31, 2015

 
Assets            
             
Current Assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   $     $  
                 
Property and equipment, net     9,866        
Investments     322,360        
Notes receivable     175,000       415  
Intangible assets, net     2,669,341        
Goodwill     733,044        
                 
Total Assets   $ 3,909,610     $ 415  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                
                 
Current Liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 291,665     $  
Accrued liabilities     17,489        
Due to related party     415       415  
Notes payable - stockholders     20,000        
Accrued interest payable - stockholder     2,584        
                 
Total Liabilities   $ 332,153     $ 415  
                 
Stockholders' Equity                
Common Stock - 75,000,000 shares authorized $.001 par value; 18,869,764 and 500,000 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively     18,869       500  
Additional paid-in capital     3,624,832        
Accumulated deficit     (66,243 )     (915 )
                 
Total Stockholders' Equity     3,577,458     (415 )
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   $ 3,909,610     $  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Consolidated Statement of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2016

 
     
Revenues $  
       
Depreciation and amortization   15,427  
General and administrative expenses   48,636
       
Loss from Operations   (64,064 )
       
Other Income (Expense)      
Interest expense - stockholders   (1,264 )
       
Net loss before provision for taxes (65,328 )
Provision for taxes    
       
Net loss   (65,328 )
       
Income per share      
Basic and diluted loss per share $ (0.00 )
       
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted   16,816,663  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements 

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2016

 
         
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net Loss   $ (65,328 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization     15,427  
Stock-based compensation     252  
Change in operating liabilities:        
Accounts payable     49,050  
Accrued interest     598  
Net cash used by operating activities    
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period      
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $  
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:        
Cash paid during period for interest      
Cash paid during period for taxes      
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Activities:        
Common stock issued for contribution of note receivable   $ 175,000  
Common stock issued for acquisition   $ 2,684,253  
Common stock issued for investments   $ 322,360  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements 

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

Note 1

Nature of Organization

 

Operations

 

Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 7, 2015. The Company’s primary purpose is to commercialize the drug-eluting balloon technology acquired in the Merger as well as well as the TENS device for the treatment of migraine headaches and to acquire medical device manufacturing capability.

 

Note 2

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not contain all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all the adjustments necessary (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) to present the financial position of the Company as March 31, 2016 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future period. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto included in the elsewhere in this filing for the period ended December 31, 2015.

 

Note 3

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principle, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, the Company has not commenced operations and has an accumulated a deficit of $66,243 as of March 31, 2016. The Company currently has limited liquidity, and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenues sufficient to cover operating costs over an extended period of time. These factors among others raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Management expects to seek potential business opportunities for merger or acquisition of existing companies. Management is not currently limiting their search for merger or acquisition candidates to any industry or locations. Management, while not especially experienced in matters relating to public company management, will rely upon their own efforts and, to a much lesser extent, the efforts of the Company’s shareholders, in accomplishing the business purposes of the Company.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

Note 4

Acquisition

 

On February 16, 2016, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with Nexeon MedSystems, Inc (a Delaware company) (“NXDE”), pursuant to which the NXDE was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity. The transaction is being accounting for as a business combination. The foregoing transaction is referred to herein as the Merger. In exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding preferred stock of NXDE, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the Company issued 1,659,946 shares of common stock to the Preferred Stockholders of NXDE. In addition, the merger agreement provides for the conversion of $645,000 of debt and $379,307 of accrued interest relating to the debt of NXDE under the provisions of a private placement of the Company referred to above and provides for a Royalty Agreement with the shareholders of the Company.

 

The following table shows the preliminary allocation of the purchase price of the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed. 

 

Total Purchase Price   $ 2,684,253  
Cash and cash equivalents     8  
Property and equipment, net     10,381  
Intangible assets, net     2,684,253  
Total identifiable assets     2,694,634  
Accounts payable     (242,614 )
Accrued liabilities     (17,489 )
Accrued interest payable – stockholders     (158,222 )
Notes payable – stockholders     (352,000 )
Total liabilities assumed     (743,425 )
Total pro forma goodwill     733,044  

 

Note 5

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Development Stage Company

 

The company is considered to be in the development stage as defined in ASC 915 “Development Stage Entities.” The company is devoting substantially all of its efforts to the development of its business plans. The company has elected to adopt early application of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements; and does not present or disclose inception-to-date information and other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of 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 and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.  

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

Note 5

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(Continued)

 

Income Taxes

 

The company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC Topic 740.10.30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.

 

All tax positions are first analyzed to determine if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained under audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. After the initial analysis, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

 

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

 

If the Company is subject to payment of penalties, the Company recognizes an expense for the amount of the statutory penalty in the period when the position is taken on the income tax return. If the penalty was not recognized in the period when the position was initially taken, the expense is recognized in the period when the Company changes its judgment about meeting minimum statutory thresholds related to the initial position taken.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.

 

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

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

Note 5

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(Continued)

 

Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

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

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The company has no assets or liabilities valued at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Principals of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All material inter-company accounts, transactions, and profits have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Investments in non-consolidated subsidiaries

 

Investments in non-consolidated entities are accounted for using the equity method or cost basis depending upon the level of ownership and/or the Company's ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. When the equity method is used, investments are recorded at original cost and adjusted periodically to recognize the Company's proportionate share of the investees' net income or losses after the date of investment. When net losses from an investment accounted for under the equity method exceed its carrying amount, the investment balance is reduced to zero and additional losses are not provided for. The Company resumes accounting for the investment under the equity method if the entity subsequently reports net income and the Company's share of that net income exceeds the share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended. Investments are written down only when there is clear evidence that a decline in value that is other than temporary has occurred. The company accounts for its investments in Nuviant Medical Inc., MicroTransponder Inc., and Telemend Medical, Inc. (see Note 7) under the cost method due to the lack of significant influence. 

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

Note 5

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(Continued)

 

Long-lived Assets

 

Long-lived assets such as property, equipment and identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. When required impairment losses on assets to be held and used are recognized based on the fair value of the asset. The fair value is determined based on estimates of future cash flows, market value of similar assets, if available, or independent appraisals, if required. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and fair value of the asset. When fair values are not available, the Company estimates fair value using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the recovery of the assets. The Company did not recognize any impairment losses during the three months ended March 31, 2016. 

 

Note 6

Income Taxes

 

The Company has approximately $66,243 of net operating losses (“NOL”) carryovers to offset taxable income, if any, in future years which expire in fiscal 2035. In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on the assessment, management has established a full valuation allowance against all of the deferred tax asset relating to NOLs period because it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

Note 7

Equity

 

Common and Preferred Stock

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation authorize 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock $0.001 par value and 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock $0.001 par value. The Articles of Incorporation were amended on February 22, 2016 to cancel the authorization of Preferred Stock.

 

On December 7, 2015 the Company issued 500,000 shares for proceeds of $500 to the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Director.

 

On January 2, 2016, the Company issued 252,000 shares of common stock to Christopher Miller, with a par value of $0.001, for certain accounting and budget-related services rendered as well as serving as Interim CFO until such time as a permanent CFO is hired. The shares vest over a 36 month period at the rate of 7,000 shares per month.

 

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Nexeon MedSystems Inc

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

Note 7

Equity (Continued)

 

Common and Preferred Stock (Continued)

 

On January 2, 2016 the NXNV issued 15,000,000 shares in exchange for 1,735,000 shares of common stock in Nuviant Medical Inc., a Nevada corporation, 389 shares of common stock in Telemend Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, 167 shares of common stock in MicroTransponder Inc., a Delaware corporation, the assignment of one Federal NIH Grant in the amount of $218,377 and one State of Kentucky Matching Funds Grant in the amount of $150,000 along with the option to purchase, for no additional consideration, all of the common stock or membership interests owned or controlled by Rosellini Scientific, LLC, to be exercised no later than September 30, 2016, of three Delaware limited liability companies and two Delaware corporations.

 

In exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding preferred stock of the NXDE, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, NXNV issued 1,659,946 shares of common stock to the Preferred Stockholders of the NXDE.

 

During the quarter, the Company exchanged 1,282,817 shares of common stock for $950,000 in NXDE stockholder notes and $332,817 in accrued interest related to those loans.

 

As part of the Private Placement a note receivable in the amount of $175,000 issued by Telemend Medical, Inc. a Delaware company, was contributed by an existing stockholder and director of the Company in exchange for 175,000 common shares of the Company.

 

Note 8

Related Party Transactions

 

During the period from inception to December 31, 2015, the Company's chief operating officer loan $415 to the Company. The loan is non-interest bearing with no set terms of repayment.

 

The Company has a note payable with a stockholder in the amount of $20,000 which bears interest at 12% per annum and mature March 31, 2018. 

 

Note 9

Subsequent Events

 

The Company initiated a private placement of its common stock effective February 1, 2016 through July 31, 2016. The private placement is for the sale of 2,500,000 units at $1.00 per unit. One unit consists of one share of restricted common stock and one common stock warrant. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.00 per share and expire 36 months from the expiration date of the private placement. To date $112,500 has been subscribed for in cash.

 

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BY-LAWS

 

OF

 

NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

Corporate Offices

 

1.        Registered Office . The registered office of 665 Paloma Road, Boulder City, Nevada, c/o David Martin, shall be fixed in the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

2.        Other Offices . The corporation’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) may at any time establish other offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Stockholders’ Meetings

 

1.       Places of Meetings . All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place or places in or outside of the State of Nevada as the Board may from time to time determine or as may be designated in the notice of meeting or waiver of notice thereof, subject to any provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “ NRS ”). The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by NRS 78.320. In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders meetings shall be held at the corporation’s principal executive office.

 

2.       Annual Meetings . Unless otherwise determined from time to time by the Board, the annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting on the last Tuesday in the fourth (4th) month following the close of the fiscal year of the corporation commencing at some time between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M., if not a legal holiday, and if such day is a legal holiday, then the annual meeting shall be held on the day following at the same time. If the annual meeting is not held on the date designated, it may be held as soon thereafter as convenient and shall be called the annual meeting. Written notice of the time and place of the annual meeting shall be given by mail to each stockholder entitled to vote at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation not less than the minimum nor more than the maximum number of days permitted under the NRS prior to the scheduled date thereof, unless such notice is waived as provided by Section 2 of Article VIII of these By-Laws.

 

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3.       Special Meetings . A special meeting of stockholders may be called at any time at the request of a majority of the members of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, and shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary at the written request of a majority of the holders of stock then outstanding and entitled to vote, stating the specific purpose or purposes thereof. Written notice of the time, place and specific purposes of such meetings shall be given by mail, e-mail, or facsimile to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled date thereof, unless such notice is waived as provided in Section 2 of Article VIII of these By-Laws. Nothing contained in this Section 3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may be held.

 

4.       Meetings Without Notice . Meetings of the stockholders may be held at any time without notice when all the stockholders entitled to vote thereat are present in person or by proxy.

 

5.       Voting . At all meetings of stockholders, each stockholder entitled to vote on the record date as determined under Section 7 of this Article, or if not so determined as prescribed under the NRS, shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of stock standing on record in his, her or its name, subject to any restrictions or qualifications set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or any amendment thereto (the Certificate of Incorporation as amended from time to time is hereinafter referred to as the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”).

 

6.       Quorum . At any stockholders’ meeting, a majority of the number of shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller interest by act of either (x) the chairperson of the meeting or (y) the holders of a majority of shares represented at the meeting, may adjourn any meeting from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice, subject to such limitation as may be imposed under the NRS. When a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of the number of shares of stock entitled to vote present thereat shall decide any question brought before such meeting unless the question is one upon which a different vote is required by express provision of the NRS, the Certificate of Incorporation, any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, or these By-Laws, in which case such express provision shall govern.

 

7.       List of Stockholders . At least ten (10) days before every meeting, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of, and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder, shall be prepared by the Secretary or the transfer agent in charge of the stock ledger of the corporation. Such list shall be open for examination by any stockholder for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting and for any purpose germane to the meeting and, as required by the NRS. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list or the books of the corporation or to vote in person or by proxy at such meeting.

 

8.       Consents in Lieu of Meeting . Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or by the NRS, any action required by the NRS to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if: (i) a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in this State, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded; and (ii) prompt notice of the taking of such action by less than unanimous written consent is given to the other stockholders to the extent and in the manner required by the NRS.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

Board of Directors

 

1.       Number and Qualification . A Board of Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders, each director so elected to serve until the election and qualification of his or her successor or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as provided in these By-Laws. Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation and any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, the number of directors shall be such as may be determined from time to time by the Board. The number of the Directors of the corporation shall initially be five (5), with two directors, one of which will be Dr. Mark Bates, appointed by Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. a Delaware corporation, and three directors, two of whom are Michael Rosellini and Ronald Conqest, being appointed by Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.;, a Nevada Corporation: but thereafter shall range between five (5) to seven (7), determined by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. In case of any increase in the number of Directors between elections by the stockholders, the additional directorships shall be considered vacancies and, except as otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, shall be filled in the manner prescribed in Section 11 of Article III of these By-Laws. No reduction of the authorized number of Directors shall have the effect of removing any Director before his or her term of office expires. Directors need not be stockholders.

 

2.       Powers . The business and affairs of the corporation shall be carried on by or under the direction of the Board, which shall have all the powers authorized by the NRS, subject to such limitations as may be provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws or by any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party.

 

3.       Compensation . The Board may from time to time by resolution authorize the payment of fees or other compensation to the Directors for services to the corporation, including, but not limited to, fees for attendance at all meetings of the Board or of the executive or other committees, and determine the amount of such fees and compensation. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor in amounts authorized or otherwise approved from time to time by the Board or the executive committee.

 

4.       Meetings and Quorum . Meetings of the Board may be held either in or outside of the State of Nevada. Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation, a quorum shall be a majority of the Directors then in office, but not less than three (3) Directors unless a Board of less than three (3) Directors is authorized under the NRS, in which event such lesser number of Directors shall constitute a quorum. A Director will be considered present at a meeting, even though not physically present, to the extent and in the manner authorized by the NRS. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, then the Directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

 

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The Board elected at any annual stockholders’ meeting shall, at the close of that meeting and without further notice if a quorum of Directors be then present, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, hold a meeting for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business. Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation, at such meeting the Board shall elect a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem proper, none of whom except the Chairman of the Board, if elected, need be members of the Board.

 

The Board may from time to time provide for the holding of regular meetings with or without notice and may fix the times and places at which such meetings are to be held. Meetings other than regular meetings may be called at any time by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Secretary upon the written request of any Director.

 

Notice of each meeting, other than a regular meeting (unless required by the Board), shall be given to each Director by mailing the same to each Director at his or her residence or business address at least five (5) days before the meeting or by delivering the same to him or her personally or by telephone or telegraph at least five (5) days before the meeting (unless such notice is waived as provided by Section 2 of Article VIII of these By-Laws), or unless, in case of exigency, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary shall prescribe a shorter notice to be given personally or by telephone, telegraph, cable or wireless to all or any one (1) or more of the Directors at their respective residences or places of business.

 

Notice of any meeting shall state the time and place of such meeting, but need not state the purposes thereof unless otherwise required by the NRS, the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, or the Board.

 

5.       Record Dates.

 

(a)     In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix in advance a record date which, in the case of a meeting, shall not be less than the minimum nor more than the maximum number of days prior to the scheduled date of such meeting permitted under the NRS and which, in the case of any other action, shall be not more than the maximum number of days permitted under the NRS.

 

(b)    If no such record date is fixed by the Board, the record date shall be that prescribed by the NRS.

 

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(c)     A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

6.       Executive Committee . Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation and any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, the Board may by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board provide for an executive committee of two (2) or more directors and shall elect the members thereof to serve at the pleasure of the Board and may designate one of such members to act as chairman. Subject to the terms of any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, the Board may at any time change the membership of the committee, fill vacancies in it, designate alternate members to replace any absent or disqualified members at any meeting of the executive committee, or dissolve it.

 

During the intervals between the meetings of the Board, the executive committee shall possess and may exercise any or all of the powers of the Board in the management or direction of the business and affairs of the corporation and under these By-Laws to the extent authorized by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board and to such limitations as may be imposed by the NRS and the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

The executive committee may determine its rules of procedure and the notice to be given of its meetings, and it may appoint such committees and assistants as it shall from time to time deem necessary. Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation, a majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

 

7.       Other Committees . Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board may by resolution provide for such other committees as it deems desirable and may discontinue the same at its pleasure. Each such committee shall have the powers and perform such duties, not inconsistent with law, as may be assigned to it by the Board. No such committee, however, shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the NRS to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any By-Law of the corporation.

 

8.       Conference Telephone Meetings . Any one (1) or more members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in meetings by means of a conference telephone or similar communication equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person of the meeting.

 

9.       Action Without Meetings . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting to the extent and in the manner authorized by the NRS.

 

10.      Removal of Directors . Unless otherwise restricted by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, or any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, any Director or the entire Board may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of Directors.

 

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11.      Vacancies . Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, a vacancy in any directorship occurring by reason of death, resignation, removal, inability to act, disqualification, or any other cause, may at any time be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by a majority vote of the Board.

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Officers

 

1.       Titles and Election . The officers of the corporation shall be comprised of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall initially be elected as soon as convenient by the Board and thereafter, in the absence of earlier resignations or removals, shall be elected at the first meeting of the Board following each annual stockholders’ meeting, each of whom shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board except as may otherwise be approved by the Board or the executive committee, or until their earlier death, resignation, removal under these By-Laws or other termination of their employment. Any person may hold more than one (1) office if the duties can be consistently performed by the same person, and to the extent permitted by the NRS. Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation or any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, the Board, in its discretion, may also at any time elect or appoint a Chairman of the Board, who shall be a Director, and one (1) or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers and such other officers as it may deem advisable, each of whom shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board, except as may otherwise be approved by the Board or the executive committee, or until their earlier death, resignation, removal or other termination of employment. The Board may require any officer or other employee or agent to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in such form and with such sureties as the Board may require.

 

2.        Duties . Subject to such extension, limitations, and other provisions as the Board, these By-Laws or the Certificate of Incorporation may from time to time prescribe or determine, the following officers shall have the following powers and duties:

 

(a)      Chairman of the Board . The Chairman of the Board, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board may prescribe from time to time.

 

(b)     Chief Executive Officer . Subject to the authority of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision and control of the corporation’s business and shall exercise the powers and authority and perform the duties commonly incident to his office and shall, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board if he is a director, and shall perform such duties as the Board shall specify from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer, unless some other person is thereunto specifically authorized by the Board, shall have authority to sign all bonds, debentures, promissory notes, deeds and contracts of the corporation.

 

(c)       President . The President shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the President may, unless otherwise determined by the Board, exercise the powers and perform the duties pertaining to the office of Chief Executive Officer.

 

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(d)      Vice President(s) . The Vice President shall perform, in the absence or disability of the President, the duties and exercise the powers of the President and shall have such other powers and duties as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.

 

(e)      Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation, shall keep or cause to be kept regular books of account for the corporation and shall perform such other duties and possess such other powers as are incident to the office of Treasurer, or as shall be assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.

 

(f)      Assistant Treasurer(s) . During the absence or disability of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, if one is elected, or if there are more than one, the one so designated by the Treasurer, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or by the Board shall have all the powers and functions of the Treasurer.

 

(g)     Secretary . The Secretary shall cause notices of all meetings to be served as prescribed in these By-Laws or by statute, shall keep or cause to be kept the minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board, shall have charge of the corporate records and seal of the corporation and shall keep a register of the post office address of each stockholder which shall be furnished to him or her by such stockholder. He or she shall perform such other duties and possess such other powers as are incident to the office of Secretary or as are assigned by the President, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board.

 

(h)     Assistant Secretaries . During the absence or disability of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, if one is elected, or if there are more than one, the one so designated by the Secretary, the President, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board shall have all the powers and functions of the Secretary.

 

3.       Delegation of Duties . In case of the absence of any officer of the corporation, or for any other reason that may seem sufficient to the Board, the Board may delegate the powers and duties of such officer, for the time being, to any other officer, or to any Director.

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Stock Certificates

 

1.       Certificates Representing Stock . Certificates representing stock in the corporation shall be signed by, or in the name of, the corporation by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, or by any President or any Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Any or all of the signatures on any such certificate may be a facsimile if authorized under the NRS.

 

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In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before the certificate has been issued, such certificate may nevertheless be issued and delivered by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

2.       Transfer of Stock . Subject to the terms of any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, shares of the capital stock of the corporation shall be transferable only upon the books of the corporation upon the surrender of the certificate or certificates properly assigned and endorsed for transfer. If the corporation has a transfer agent or agents or transfer clerk and registrar of transfers acting on its behalf, the signature of any officer or representative thereof may be in facsimile.

 

The Board or chief executive officer may appoint a transfer agent and one (1) or more co-transfer agents and a registrar and one (1) or more co-registrars of transfer and may make or authorize the transfer agents to make all such rules and regulations deemed expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock in any manner not prohibited by the NRS.

 

3.       Lost Certificates . Subject to the terms of any agreement to which the corporation is a party, in case of loss or mutilation or destruction of a stock certificate, a duplicate certificate may be issued upon such terms as may be determined or authorized by the Board or the executive committee or by the Chief Executive Officer if the Board or the executive committee does not do so.

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Fiscal Year, Bank Deposits, Checks, etc.

 

1.        Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the corporation shall commence or end at such time as the Board may designate.

 

2.       Bank Deposits, Checks, etc. The funds of the corporation shall be deposited in the name of the corporation or of any division thereof in such banks or trust companies in the United States or elsewhere as may be designated from time to time by the Board or the executive committee, or by such officer or officers as the Board or the executive committee may authorize to make such designations.

 

All checks, drafts or other orders for the withdrawal of funds from any bank account shall be signed by such person or persons as may be designated from time to time by the Board or the executive committee. The signatures on checks, drafts or other orders for the withdrawal of funds may be in facsimile if authorized in the designation.

 

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

Books and Records

 

1.       Location of Books . Unless otherwise expressly required by the NRS, the books and records of the corporation may be kept outside of the State of Nevada.

 

2.       Examination of Books . Except as may otherwise be provided by the NRS, the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, or any agreement to which the corporation is a party, the Board shall have power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions any of the accounts, records and books of the corporation are to be open to the inspection of any stockholder. No stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account or book or document of the corporation except as prescribed by statute or authorized by express resolution of the stockholders or of the Board, or as set forth in any agreement to which the corporation is a party.

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

Notices

 

1.       Requirements of Notice . Whenever notice is required to be given by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, it shall not mean personal notice unless so specified, but such notice may be given in writing by depositing the same in a post office, letter box, or mail chute postpaid and addressed to the person to whom such notice is directed at the address of such person on the records of the corporation, and such notice shall be deemed given at the time when the same shall be thus mailed.

 

2.       Waivers . Any stockholder, Director or officer may, in writing or by telegram, cable or by electronic transmission at any time waive any notice or other formality required by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws. Such waiver of notice, whether given before or after any meeting or action, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a stockholder either in person or by proxy at any stockholders’ meeting or attendance of any Director at any meeting of the Board shall constitute a waiver of notice of such notice, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened or as may be further required by any statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

Notice by Electronic Transmission

 

1.       Notice by Electronic Transmission . Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders pursuant to the NRS, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of the NRS, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if:

 

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(i)      the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent; and

 

(ii)     such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice.

 

However, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.

 

Any notice given pursuant to the previous preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:

 

(iii)    if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;

 

(iv)    if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;

 

(v)     if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and 

 

(vi)    if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

 

An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

2.       Definition Of Electronic Transmission . An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

Powers of Attorney

 

The Board or the executive committee may authorize one or more of the officers of the corporation to execute powers of attorney delegating to named representatives or agents power to represent or act on behalf of the corporation, with or without power of substitution.

 

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In the absence of any action by the Board or the executive committee, the Secretary of the corporation may execute for and on behalf of the corporation waivers of notice of stockholders’ meetings and proxies for such meetings in any company in which the corporation may hold voting securities.

 

 

ARTICLE XI

 

Indemnification

 

1.       Indemnification of Directors and Officers . The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by NRS as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any director or officer of the corporation who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding” ) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such action, suit, or proceeding. The corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if the proceeding was authorized by the Board.

 

2.       Indemnification of Others . The corporation shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any employee or agent of the corporation who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such action, suit, or proceeding.

 

3.       Prepayment of Expenses . The corporation shall pay the expenses incurred by any officer or Director of the corporation, and may pay the expenses incurred by any employee or agent of the corporation, in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the payment of expenses incurred by a person in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article XI or otherwise.

 

4.       Determination; Claim .  If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this Article XI is not paid in full within 30 days after a written claim therefor has been received by the corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

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5.       Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights conferred on any person by this Article XI shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise.

 

6.       Insurance . The corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the NRS.

 

7.       Other Indemnification . The corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.

 

8.       Amendment or Repeal . Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article XI shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

 

ARTICLE XII

 

Amendments

 

Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, any stockholders agreement to which the corporation is a party, and the provisions of the NRS, the power to amend, alter, or repeal these By-Laws and to adopt new By-Laws may be exercised by the Board or by the stockholders.

 

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

Conflicts

 

In the event of any conflict between these By-Laws and the Certificate of Incorporation, the Certificate of Incorporation shall govern.

 

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EXHIBIT 4.01

 

NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC

2016 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

1.         Purpose . The purpose of the Nexeon MedSystems Inc, (the “Company”) Nexeon 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) is to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of responsibility with the Company, to provide additional incentives to them and align their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders, and to thereby promote the Company’s long-term business success.

 

2.        Definitions . In this Plan, the following definitions will apply.

 

(a)       “ Affiliate ” means any entity that is a Subsidiary or Parent of the Company.

 

(b)       “ Agreement ” means the written or electronic agreement, notice or other document containing the terms and conditions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. An Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(c)       “ Award ” means a grant made under the Plan in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Stock Units, an Other Stock-Based Award or a Cash Incentive Award.

 

(d)       “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(e)       “ Cash Incentive Award ” means a dollar-denominated performance-based Award as described in Section 11(b).

 

(f)       “ Cause ” means what the term is expressly defined to mean in a then-effective written agreement (including an Agreement) between a Participant and the Company or any Affiliate, or in the absence of any such then-effective agreement or definition means, a Participant’s (i) failure or refusal to perform satisfactorily the duties reasonably required of the Participant by the Company (other than by reason of Disability); (ii) act or acts of dishonesty intended to result in substantial gain or personal enrichment of the Participant at the expense of Company or any Affiliate; (iii) being convicted of, or pleading guilty or no-contest to, a gross misdemeanor or any felony; (iv) breach of the Company’s business conduct or ethics code or of any fiduciary duty or nondisclosure, non-solicitation, non-competition or similar obligation owed to the Company or any Affiliate that, in any case is willful and deliberate on the Participant’s part and is materially injurious to Company or any Affiliate; or (v) unlawful conduct or gross misconduct that, in any case is willful and deliberate on Employee’s part and is materially injurious to Company.

 

(g)       “ Change in Control ” means, unless otherwise provided in an Agreement, one of the following:

 

(1)       An Exchange Act Person becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, except that the following will not constitute a Change in Control:

 

(A)       any acquisition of securities of the Company by an Exchange Act Person directly or indirectly from the Company for the purpose of providing financing to the Company;

 

(B)       any formation of a Group consisting solely of beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Securities as of the effective date of this Plan;

 

(C)       any repurchase or other acquisition by the Company of its Voting Securities that causes any Exchange Act Person to become the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the Company’s Voting Securities; or

 

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(D)       with respect to any particular Participant, any acquisition of securities of the Company by the Participant, any Group including the Participant, or any entity controlled by the Participant or a Group including the Participant.

 

If, however, an Exchange Act Person or Group referenced in clause (A), (B) or (C) above acquires beneficial ownership of additional Company Voting Securities, after initially becoming the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s Voting Securities by one of the means described in those clauses, then a Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred. Furthermore, a Change in Control will occur if a Person becomes the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the Company’s Voting Securities as the result of a Corporate Transaction only if the Corporate Transaction is itself a Change in Control pursuant to subsection 2(g)(3).

 

(2)       Individuals who are Continuing Directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Board.

 

(3)       A Corporate Transaction is consummated, unless, immediately following such Corporate Transaction, all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the surviving or acquiring entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including beneficial ownership through the ultimate Parent of such entity) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Company’s Voting Securities.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Award constitutes a deferral of compensation subject to Code Section 409A, and if that Award provides for a change in the time or form of payment upon a Change in Control, then no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred upon an event described in this Section 2(g) unless the event would also constitute a change in ownership or effective control of, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of, the Company under Code Section 409A.

 

(h)       “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time. For purposes of the Plan, references to sections of the Code shall be deemed to include any applicable regulations there under and any successor or similar statutory provisions.

 

(i)       “ Committee ” means two or more Non-Employee Directors designated by the Board to administer the Plan under Section 3, each member of which shall be (i) an independent director within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market, (ii) a non-employee director within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16b-3, and (iii) an outside director for purposes of Code Section 162(m).

 

(j)       “ Company ” means Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation, or any successor thereto.

 

(k)       “ Continuing Director ” means an individual (i) who is, as of the effective date of the Plan, a director of the Company, or (ii) who is elected as a director of the Company subsequent to the effective date hereof pursuant to a nomination or board representation right of preferred stockholders of the Company, or (iii) who becomes a director of the Company after the effective date hereof and whose initial election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by at least a majority of the then Continuing Directors, but excluding, for purposes of this clause (ii) or (iii), an individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors.

 

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(l)       “ Corporate Transaction ” means (i) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (ii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar transaction involving the Company, regardless of whether the Company is the surviving corporation.

 

(m)      “ Disability ” means (A) any permanent and total disability under any long-term disability plan or policy of the Company or its Affiliates that covers the Participant, or (B) if there is no such long- term disability plan or policy, “total and permanent disability” within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3).

 

(n)       “ Employee ” means an employee of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

(o)       “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

(p)       “ Exchange Act Person ” means any natural person, entity or Group other than (i) the Company or any Affiliate; (ii) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate; (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities in connection with a registered public offering of such securities; or (iv) an entity whose Voting Securities are beneficially owned by the beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Securities in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the Company’s Voting Securities.

 

(q)       “ Exchange Program ” means a program under which (i) outstanding Options or SARs are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for Options or SARs of the same type (which may have lower or higher exercise prices and different terms), Awards of a different type and/or cash, or (ii) the exercise price of an outstanding Option or SAR is reduced.

 

(r)       “ Fair Market Value ” of a Share means the fair market value of a Share determined as follows:

 

(1)       If the Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market (as determined under Code Section 409A), then Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for a Share on the principal securities market on which it trades on the date for which it is being determined, or if no sale of Shares occurred on that date, on the next preceding date on which a sale of Shares occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; or

 

(2)       If the Shares are not then readily tradable on an established securities market (as determined under Code Section 409A), then Fair Market Value will be determined by the Committee as the result of a reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method that satisfies the requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

(s)       “ Full Value Award ” means an Award other than an Option Award or Stock Appreciation Right Award or Cash Incentive Award.

 

(t)       “ Good Reason ” means what the term is expressly defined to mean in a then-effective written agreement (including an Agreement) between a Participant and the Company or any Affiliate or, in the absence of any such then-effective agreement or definition and subject to the last sentence of this definition, means with respect to any Participant any of the following events that has not been consented to by the Participant:

 

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(1)       A material reduction or diminution in the Participant’s job responsibilities, authority or duties, or in the job responsibilities, authority or duties of the supervisor to whom the Participant is required to report, but a mere change in title alone or reassignment to a substantially similar position will not constitute Good Reason;

 

(2)       A material reduction in the Participant’s base compensation in the absence of a similar general reduction of the base compensation of similarly situated Service Providers; or

 

(3)       The relocation of the Participant’s primary work location, on a permanent basis, to a location that is more than 50 miles from the Participant’s primary work location immediately prior to such change.

 

The foregoing events will only be considered “ Good Reason ” for a Participant to voluntarily resign from his or her position as Service Provider if, following the occurrence of one or more of the foregoing events, the Participant (i) provides written notice to the Company or its applicable Affiliate of the event(s) constituting Good Reason within 30 days after the first occurrence of such event(s), (ii) the Company or its applicable Affiliate fails to reasonably cure such event(s) within 30 days after receiving such notice, and (iii) the Participant’s termination of his or her status as a Service Provider is effective not later than 30 days after the end of the period in which the event(s) may be cured.

 

(u)       “ Grant Date ” means the date on which the Committee approves the grant of an Award under the Plan, or such later date as may be specified by the Committee on the date the Committee approves the Award.

 

(v)       “ Group ” means two or more persons who act, or agree to act together, as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities of the Company.

 

(w)       “ Non-Employee Director ” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.

 

(x)       “ Option ” means a right granted under the Plan to purchase a specified number of Shares at a specified price. An “ Incentive Stock Option ” or “ ISO ” means any Option designated as such and granted in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 422. A “ Non-Qualified Stock Option ” or “ NQSO ” means an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(y)       “ Other Stock-Based Award ” means an Award described in Section 11(a) of this Plan.

 

(z)       “ Parent ” means a “parent corporation,” as defined in Code Section 424(e).

 

(aa)     “ Participant ” means a person to whom a then-outstanding Award has been granted under the Plan.

 

(bb)     “ Performance-Based Compensation ” means an Award to a person who is, or is determined by the Committee to likely become, a “covered employee” (as defined in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code) and that is intended to constitute “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.

 

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(cc)     “ Plan ” means this Nexeon 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

(dd)     “ Restricted Stock ” means Shares issued to a Participant that are subject to such restrictions on transfer, vesting conditions, and other restrictions or limitations as may be set forth in this Plan and/or the applicable Agreement.

 

(ee)     “ Retirement ” means any termination of a Participant’s Service, other than for Cause, occurring at or after age 65, or at or after age 55 with 10 years or more of continuous service to the Company and its Affiliates.

 

(ff)     “ Service ” means the provision of services by a Participant to the Company or any Affiliate in any Service Provider capacity. A Service Provider’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual cessation of providing services to the Company or any Affiliate or upon the entity to which the Service Provider provides services ceasing to be an Affiliate. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or any Agreement, Service shall not be deemed terminated in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence; (ii) transfers among the Company and any Affiliates in any Service Provider capacity; or (iii) any change in status so long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or any Affiliate in any Service Provider capacity.

 

(gg)     “ Service Provider ” means an Employee, a Non-Employee Director, or any consultant or advisor who is a natural person and who provides services (other than in connection with (i) a capital-raising transaction or (ii) promoting or maintaining a market in Company securities) to the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(hh)     “ Share ” means one share of Stock.

 

(ii)      “ Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, $.001 par value per share.

 

(jj)      “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means the right to receive, in cash and/or Shares as determined by the Committee, an amount equal to the appreciation in value of a specified number of Shares between the Grant Date of the SAR and its exercise date.

 

(kk)     “ Stock Unit ” means a right to receive, in cash and/or Shares as determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of a Share, subject to such restrictions on transfer, vesting conditions and other restrictions or limitations as may be set forth in this Plan and the applicable Agreement.

 

(ll)      “ Subsidiary ” means a “subsidiary corporation,” as defined in Code Section 424(f), of the Company.

 

(mm)   “ Substitute Award ” means an Award granted upon the assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, outstanding awards granted by a company or other entity acquired by the Company or any Affiliate or with which the Company or any Affiliate combines. The terms and conditions of a Substitute Award may vary from the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan to the extent that the Committee at the time of the grant may deem appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the award in substitution for which it has been granted.

 

(nn)    “ Voting Securities ” of an entity means the outstanding equity securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of such entity.

 

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3.        Administration of the Plan .

 

(a)        Administration . The authority to control and manage the operations and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Committee in accordance with this Section 3.

 

(b)        Scope of Authority . Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority, in its discretion, to take such actions as it deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan, including:

 

(1)       determining the Service Providers to whom Awards will be granted, the timing of each such Award, the types of Awards and the number of Shares covered by each Award, the terms, conditions, performance criteria, restrictions and other provisions of Awards, and the manner in which Awards are paid or settled;

 

(2)       cancelling or suspending an Award, accelerating the vesting or extending the exercise period of an Award, or otherwise amending the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award, subject to the requirements of Sections 6(b), 15(d) and 15(e);

 

(3)       adopting sub-plans or special provisions applicable to Awards, establishing, amending or rescinding rules to administer the Plan, interpreting the Plan and any Award or Agreement, reconciling any inconsistency, correcting any defect or supplying an omission in the Plan or any Agreement, and making all other determinations necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan;

 

(4)       granting Substitute Awards under the Plan;

 

(5)       taking such actions as are provided in Section 3(c) with respect to Awards to foreign Service Providers; and

 

(6)       instituting an Exchange Program, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall perform the duties and have the responsibilities of the Committee with respect to Awards made to Non-Employee Directors.

 

(c)        Awards to Foreign Service Providers . The Committee may grant Awards to Service Providers who are foreign nationals, who are located outside of the United States or who are not compensated from a payroll maintained in the United States, or who are otherwise subject to (or could cause the Company to be subject to) legal or regulatory requirements of countries outside of the United States, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to comply with applicable foreign laws and regulatory requirements and to promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan. In connection therewith, the Committee may establish such sub-plans and modify exercise procedures and other Plan rules and procedures to the extent such actions are deemed necessary or desirable, and may take any other action that it deems advisable to obtain local regulatory approvals or to comply with any necessary local governmental regulatory exemptions.

 

(d)        Acts of the Committee; Delegation . A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Committee, and any act of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present or any act unanimously approved in writing by all members of the Committee shall be the act of the Committee. Any such action of the Committee shall be valid and effective even if the members of the Committee at the time of such action are later determined not to have satisfied all of the criteria for membership in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 2(i). To the extent not inconsistent with applicable law or stock exchange rules, the Committee may delegate all or any portion of its authority under the Plan to any one or more of its members or, as to Awards to Participants who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to one or more directors or executive officers of the Company or to a committee of the Board comprised of one or more directors of the Company. The Committee may also delegate non-discretionary administrative responsibilities in connection with the Plan to such other persons as it deems advisable.

 

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(e)        Finality of Decisions . The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan and of any Award or Agreement made under the Plan and all related decisions or resolutions of the Board or Committee shall be final and binding on all parties with an interest therein.

 

(f)        Indemnification . Each person who is or has been a member of the Committee or of the Board, and any other person to whom the Committee delegates authority under the Plan, shall be indemnified by the Company, to the maximum extent permitted by law, against liabilities and expenses imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claims against such person by reason of the performance of the individual’s duties under the Plan. This right to indemnification is conditioned upon such person providing the Company an opportunity, at the Company’s expense, to handle and defend the claims before such person undertakes to handle and defend them on such person’s own behalf. The Company will not be required to indemnify any person for any amount paid in settlement of a claim unless the Company has first consented in writing to the settlement. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such person or persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise.

 

4.        Shares Available Under the Plan .

 

(a)        Maximum Shares Available . Subject to Section 4(b) and to adjustment as provided in Section 12(a), the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards and issued under the Plan shall be 2,500,000. Shares issued under the Plan may come from authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.

 

(b)        Effect of Forfeitures and Other Actions . Any Shares subject to an Award that expires, is cancelled or forfeited or is settled for cash shall, to the extent of such cancellation, forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement, again become available for Awards under this Plan, and the share reserve under Section 4(a) shall be correspondingly replenished as provided in Section 4(c) below. The following Shares shall not, however, again become available for Awards or replenish the share reserve under Section 4(a): (i) Shares tendered (either actually or by attestation) by the Participant or withheld by the Company in payment of the purchase price of a stock option issued under this Plan, (ii) Shares tendered (either actually or by attestation) by the Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to the exercise of a stock option or stock appreciation right award under this Plan, (iii) Shares repurchased by the Company with proceeds received from the exercise of a stock option issued under this Plan, and (iv) Shares subject to a stock appreciation right award issued under this Plan that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of that award upon its exercise.

 

(c)        Counting Shares Again Available . Each Share that again becomes available for Awards as provided in Section 4(b) shall correspondingly increase the share reserve under Section 4(a), with such increase based on the same share ratio by which the applicable share reserve was decreased upon the grant of the applicable award.

 

(d)        Effect of Plans Operated by Acquired Companies . If a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall supplement the Share reserve under Section 4(a). Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Non- Employee Directors prior to such acquisition or combination.

 

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(e)        No Fractional Shares . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the number of Shares subject to an Award shall always be a whole number. No fractional Shares may be issued under the Plan, but the Committee may, in its discretion, pay cash in lieu of any fractional Share in settlement of an Award.

 

(f)        Individual Option and SAR Limit . The aggregate number of Shares subject to Option and/or Stock Appreciation Right Awards granted during any calendar year to any one Participant, other than a Non-Employee Director, shall not exceed 1,000,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12(a)).

 

5.        Eligibility . Participation in the Plan is limited to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to Employees.

 

6.        General Terms of Awards .

 

(a)        Award Agreement . Except for any Award that involves only the immediate issuance of unrestricted Shares, each Award shall be evidenced by an Agreement setting forth the amount of the Award together with such other terms and conditions applicable to the Award (and not inconsistent with the Plan) as determined by the Committee. If an Agreement calls for acceptance by the Participant, the Award evidenced by the Agreement will not become effective unless acceptance of the Agreement in a manner permitted by the Committee is received by the Company within 30 days of the date the Agreement is delivered to the Participant. An Award to a Participant may be made singly or in combination with any form of Award. Two types of Awards may be made in tandem with each other such that the exercise of one type of Award with respect to a number of Shares reduces the number of Shares subject to the related Award by at least an equal amount.

 

(b)        Vesting and Term . Each Agreement shall set forth the period until the applicable Award is scheduled to expire (which shall not be more than five (5) years from the Grant Date), and any applicable performance period. The Committee may provide in an Agreement for such vesting conditions and timing as it may determine.

 

(c)        Transferability . Except as provided in this Section 6(c), (i) during the lifetime of a Participant, only the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative may exercise an Option or SAR, or receive payment with respect to any other Award; and (ii) no Award may be sold, assigned, transferred, exchanged or encumbered, voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempted transfer in violation of this Section 6(c) shall be of no effect. The Committee may, however, provide in an Agreement or otherwise that an Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option) may be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order or may be transferable by gift to any “family member” (as defined in General Instruction A(5) to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933) of the Participant. Any Award held by a transferee shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions that were applicable to that Award immediately before the transfer thereof. For purposes of any provision of the Plan relating to notice to a Participant or to acceleration or termination of an Award upon the death or termination of Service of a Participant, the references to “ Participant ” shall mean the original grantee of an Award and not any transferee.

 

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(d)        Designation of Beneficiary . To the extent permitted by the Committee, a Participant may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Award or receive a payment under any Award that is exercisable or payable on or after the Participant’s death. Any such designation shall be on a form approved by the Company and shall be effective upon its receipt by the Company.

 

(e)        Termination of Service . Unless otherwise provided in an applicable Agreement or another then-effective written agreement between a Participant and the Company, and subject to Section 12 of this Plan, if a Participant’s Service with the Company and all of its Affiliates terminates, the following provisions shall apply (in all cases subject to the scheduled expiration of an Option or SAR Award, as applicable):

 

(1)       Upon termination of Service for Cause, or upon conduct during a post-termination exercise period that would constitute Cause, all vested and unexercised Option and SAR Awards and all unvested portions of any other outstanding Awards shall be immediately forfeited without consideration.

 

(2)       Upon termination of Service for any reason other than Cause, death or Disability, the currently vested and exercisable portions of Option and SAR Awards may be exercised for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such termination. However, if a Participant thereafter dies or becomes disabled during such one hundred eighty (180) day period, the vested and exercisable portions of the Option and SAR Awards may be exercised for a period of one (1) year after the date of such termination.

 

(3)       Upon termination of Service due to death or Disability, the currently vested and exercisable portions of Option and SAR Awards may be exercised for a period of one (1) year after the date of such termination.

 

(f)        Rights as Stockholder . No Participant shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by an Award unless and until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of the Shares, if any, to which the Award relates.

 

(g)        Performance-Based Awards . Any Award may be granted as a performance-based Award if the Committee establishes one or more measures of corporate, business unit or individual performance which must be attained, and the performance period over which the specified performance is to be attained, as a condition to the grant, vesting, exercisability, lapse of restrictions and/or settlement in cash or Shares of such Award. In connection with any such Award, the Committee shall determine the extent to which performance measures have been attained and other applicable terms and conditions have been satisfied, and the degree to which vesting, exercisability, lapse of restrictions and/or settlement of such Award has been earned. Any performance-based Award that is intended by the Committee to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall additionally be subject to the requirements of Section 17 of this Plan. Except as provided in Section 17 with respect to Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee shall also have the authority to provide, in an Agreement or otherwise, for the modification of a performance period and/or an adjustment or waiver of the achievement of performance measures upon the occurrence of certain unusual or nonrecurring events, which may include a Change of Control, a Corporate Transaction, a recapitalization, a change in the accounting practices of the Company, or the Participant’s death or Disability.

 

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(h)        Dividends and Dividend Equivalents . No dividends, dividend equivalents or distributions will be paid with respect to Shares subject to an Option or SAR Award. Any dividends or distributions paid with respect to Shares that are subject to the unvested portion of a Restricted Stock Award will be subject to the same restrictions as the Shares to which such dividends or distributions relate, except for regular cash dividends on Shares subject to the unvested portion of a Restricted Stock Award that is subject only to service-based vesting conditions. In its discretion, the Committee may provide in an Award Agreement for a Stock Unit Award or an Other Stock-Based Award that the Participant will be entitled to receive dividend equivalents on the units or other Share equivalents subject to the Award based on dividends actually declared and paid on outstanding Shares. The terms of any dividend equivalents will be as set forth in the applicable Agreement, including the time and form of payment and whether such dividend equivalents will be credited with interest or deemed to be reinvested in additional units or Share equivalents. Dividend equivalents paid with respect to units or Share equivalents that are subject to the unvested portion of a Stock Unit Award or an Other Stock-Based Award whose vesting is subject to the satisfaction of specified performance objectives will be subject to the same restrictions as the units or Share equivalents to which such dividend equivalents relate. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide in an Agreement for restrictions on dividends and dividend equivalents in addition to those specified in this Section 6(h). Any Shares issued or issuable during the term of this Plan as the result of the reinvestment of dividends or the deemed reinvestment of dividend equivalents in connection with an Award shall be counted against, and replenish upon any subsequent forfeiture, the Plan’s share reserve as provided in Section 4.

 

7.        Stock Option Awards .

 

(a)        Type and Exercise Price . The Agreement pursuant to which an Option Award is granted shall specify whether the Option is an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The exercise price at which each Share subject to an Option Award may be purchased shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement, and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date, except in the case of Substitute Awards (to the extent consistent with Code Section 409A and, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, Code Section 424).

 

(b)        Payment of Exercise Price . The purchase price of the Shares with respect to which an Option Award is exercised shall be payable in full at the time of exercise. The purchase price may be paid in cash or in such other manner as the Committee may permit, including by payment under a broker- assisted sale and remittance program, by withholding Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon exercise of the Option, or by delivery to the Company of Shares (by actual delivery or attestation) already owned by the Participant (in each case, such Shares having a Fair Market Value as of the date the Option is exercised equal to the purchase price of the Shares being purchased).

 

(c)        Exercisability and Expiration . Each Option Award shall be exercisable in whole or in part on the terms provided in the Agreement. No Option Award shall be exercisable at any time after its scheduled expiration. When an Option Award is no longer exercisable, it shall be deemed to have terminated.

 

(d)        Incentive Stock Options .

 

(1)       An Option Award will constitute an Incentive Stock Option Award only if the Participant receiving the Option Award is an Employee, and only to the extent that (i) it is so designated in the applicable Agreement and (ii) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Option Award’s Grant Date) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options held by the Participant first become exercisable in any calendar year (under the Plan and all other plans of the Company and its Affiliates) does not exceed $100,000 or such other amount specified by the Code. To the extent an Option granted to a Participant exceeds this limit, the Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall equal the maximum number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards and issued under the Plan as provided in Section 4(a).

 

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(2)       No Participant may receive an Incentive Stock Option Award under the Plan if, immediately after the grant of such Award, the Participant would own (after application of the rules contained in Code Section 424(d)) Shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, unless (i) the per Share exercise price for such Award is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date and (ii) such Award will expire no later than five (5) years after its Grant Date.

 

(3)       For purposes of continued Service by a Participant who has been granted an Incentive Stock Option Award, no approved leave of absence may exceed three months unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is provided by statute or contract. If reemployment is not so provided, then on the date six (6) months following the first day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(4)       If an Incentive Stock Option Award is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Code Section 422, such Option shall thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(5)       The Agreement covering an Incentive Stock Option Award shall contain such other terms and provisions that the Committee determines necessary to qualify the Option Award as an Incentive Stock Option Award.

 

8.        Stock Appreciation Right Awards .

 

(a)        Nature of Award . An Award of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as are determined by the Committee, and shall provide a Participant the right to receive upon exercise of the SAR Award all or a portion of the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise of the SAR Award of the number of Shares as to which the SAR Award is being exercised, over (ii) the aggregate exercise price for such number of Shares. The per Share exercise price for any SAR Award shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Agreement, and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date, except in the case of Substitute Awards (to the extent consistent with Code Section 409A).

 

(b)        Exercise of SAR . Each SAR Award may be exercisable in whole or in part at the times, on the terms and in the manner provided in the Agreement. No SAR Award shall be exercisable at any time after its scheduled expiration. When a SAR Award is no longer exercisable, it shall be deemed to have terminated. Upon exercise of a SAR Award, payment to the Participant shall be made at such time or times as shall be provided in the Agreement in the form of cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares as determined by the Committee. The Agreement may provide for a limitation upon the amount or percentage of the total appreciation on which payment (whether in cash and/or Shares) may be made in the event of the exercise of a SAR Award.

 

9.        Restricted Stock Awards .

 

(a)        Vesting and Consideration . Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to vesting and the lapse of applicable restrictions based on such conditions or factors and occurring over such period of time as the Committee may determine in its discretion. The Committee may provide whether any consideration other than Services must be received by the Company or any Affiliate as a condition precedent to the grant of a Restricted Stock Award, and may correspondingly provide for Company reacquisition or repurchase rights if such additional consideration has been required and some or all of a Restricted Stock Award does not vest.

 

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(b)        Shares Subject to Restricted Stock Awards . Unvested Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by a book-entry in the name of the Participant with the Company’s transfer agent or by one or more Stock certificates issued in the name of the Participant. Any such Stock certificate shall be deposited with the Company or its designee, together with an assignment separate from the certificate, in blank, signed by the Participant, and bear an appropriate legend referring to the restricted nature of the Restricted Stock evidenced thereby. Any book-entry shall be subject to comparable restrictions and corresponding stop transfer instructions. Upon the vesting of Shares of Restricted Stock, and the Company’s determination that any necessary conditions precedent to the release of vested Shares (such as satisfaction of tax withholding obligations and compliance with applicable legal requirements) have been satisfied, such vested Shares shall be made available to the Participant in such manner as may be prescribed or permitted by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or an applicable Agreement, a Participant with a Restricted Stock Award shall have all the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote the Shares of Restricted Stock.

 

10.      Stock Unit Awards .

 

(a)        Vesting and Consideration . A Stock Unit Award shall be subject to vesting and the lapse of applicable restrictions based on such conditions or factors and occurring over such period of time as the Committee may determine in its discretion. If vesting of a Stock Unit Award is conditioned on the achievement of specified performance goals, the extent to which they are achieved over the specified performance period shall determine the number of Stock Units that will be earned and eligible to vest, which may be greater or less than the target number of Stock Units stated in the Agreement. The Committee may provide whether any consideration other than Services must be received by the Company or any Affiliate as a condition precedent to the settlement of a Stock Unit Award.

 

(b)        Payment of Award . Following the vesting of a Stock Unit Award, and the Company’s determination that any necessary conditions precedent to the settlement of the Award (such as satisfaction of tax withholding obligations and compliance with applicable legal requirements) have been satisfied, settlement of the Award and payment to the Participant shall be made at such time or times in the form of cash, Shares (which may themselves be considered Restricted Stock under the Plan) or a combination of cash and Shares as determined by the Committee.

 

11.      Other Awards .

 

(a)        Other Stock-Based Awards . The Committee may from time to time grant Shares and other Awards that are valued by reference to and/or payable in whole or in part in Shares under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards, which shall be consistent with the terms and purposes of the Plan. The Committee may direct the Company to issue Shares subject to restrictive legends and/or stop transfer instructions that are consistent with the terms and conditions of the Award to which the Shares relate.

 

(b)        Cash Incentive Awards . A Cash Incentive Award shall be considered a performance- based Award for purposes of, and subject to, Section 6(h), the payment of which shall be contingent upon the degree to which one or more specified performance goals have been achieved over the specified performance period. Cash Incentive Awards may be granted to any Participant in such dollar-denominated amounts and upon such terms and at such times as shall be determined by the Committee. Following the completion of the applicable performance period and the vesting of a Cash Incentive Award, payment of the settlement amount of the Award to the Participant shall be made at such time or times in the form of cash, Shares or other forms of Awards under the Plan (valued for these purposes at their grant date fair value) or a combination of cash, Shares and other forms of Awards as determined by the Committee and specified in the applicable Agreement.

 

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12.      Changes in Capitalization, Corporate Transactions, Change in Control .

 

(a)        Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization . In the event of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of FASB ASC Topic 718) that causes the per share value of Shares to change, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering or recapitalization through an extraordinary dividend, the Committee shall make such adjustments as it deems equitable and appropriate to (i) the aggregate number and kind of Shares or other securities issued or reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the exercise price of outstanding Options and SARs, and (iv) any maximum limitations prescribed by the Plan with respect to certain types of Awards or the grants to individuals of certain types of Awards. In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization, including a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or partial or complete liquidation of the Company, such equitable adjustments described in the foregoing sentence may be made as determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights of Participants. In either case, any such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan. No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 12(a) in connection with the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company, or in a manner that would cause Incentive Stock Options to violate Section 422(b) of the Code or cause an Award to be subject to adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code.

 

(b)        Corporate Transactions . Unless otherwise provided in an applicable Agreement, the following provisions shall apply to outstanding Awards in the event of a Change in Control that involves a Corporate Transaction.

 

(1)        Continuation, Assumption or Replacement of Awards . In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then the surviving or successor entity (or its Parent) may continue, assume or replace Awards outstanding as of the date of the Corporate Transaction (with such adjustments as may be required or permitted by Section 12(a)), and such Awards or replacements therefor shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms, subject to Section 12(b)(4) below. A surviving or successor entity may elect to continue, assume or replace only some Awards or portions of Awards. For purposes of this Section 12(b)(1), an Award shall be considered assumed or replaced if, in connection with the Corporate Transaction and in a manner consistent with Code Sections 409A and 424, either (i) the contractual obligations represented by the Award are expressly assumed by the surviving or successor entity (or its Parent) with appropriate adjustments to the number and type of securities subject to the Award and the exercise price thereof that preserves the intrinsic value of the Award existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction, or (ii) the Participant has received a comparable equity-based award that preserves the intrinsic value of the Award existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction and contains terms and conditions that are substantially similar to those of the Award.

 

(2)        Acceleration . If and to the extent that outstanding Awards under the Plan are not continued, assumed or replaced in connection with a Corporate Transaction, then (i) all outstanding Option and SAR Awards shall become fully vested and exercisable for such period of time prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction as is deemed fair and equitable by the Committee, and shall terminate at the effective time of the Corporate Transaction. The Committee shall provide written notice of the period of accelerated exercisability of Option and SAR Awards to all affected Participants. The exercise of any Option or SAR Award whose exercisability is accelerated as provided in this Section 12(b)(2) shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Corporate Transaction and shall be effective only immediately before such consummation.

 

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(3)        Payment for Awards . If and to the extent that outstanding Awards under the Plan are not continued, assumed or replaced in connection with a Corporate Transaction, then the Committee may provide that some or all of such outstanding Awards shall be canceled at or immediately prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction in exchange for payments to the holders as provided in this Section 12(b)(3). The Committee will not be required to treat all Awards similarly for purposes of this Section 12(b)(3). The payment for any Award surrendered shall be in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Committee) of the consideration that would otherwise be received in the Corporate Transaction for the number of Shares subject to the Award, and (ii) the aggregate exercise price (if any) for the Shares subject to such Award. If the amount determined pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence is less than or equal to the amount determined pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence with respect to any Award, such Award may be canceled pursuant to this Section 12(b)(3) without payment of any kind to the affected Participant. With respect to an Award whose vesting is subject to the satisfaction of specified performance goals, the number of Shares subject to such an Award for purposes of this Section 12(b)(3) shall be the number of Shares as to which the Award would have been deemed “fully vested” for purposes of Section 12(b)(2). Payment of any amount under this Section 12(b)(3) shall be made in such form, on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Committee determines in its discretion, which may or may not be the same as the form, terms and conditions applicable to payments to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Corporate Transaction, and may, in the Committee’s discretion, include subjecting such payments to vesting conditions comparable to those of the Award surrendered, subjecting such payments to escrow or holdback terms comparable to those imposed upon the Company’s stockholders under the Corporate Transaction, or calculating and paying the present value of payments that would otherwise be subject to escrow or holdback terms.

 

(4)        Termination After a Corporate Transaction . If and to the extent that Awards are continued, assumed or replaced under the circumstances described in Section 12(b)(1), and if within twelve (12) months after the Corporate Transaction a Participant experiences an involuntary termination of Service for reasons other than Cause, or voluntarily terminates his or her Service for Good Reason, then (i) outstanding Options and SARs issued to the Participant that are not yet fully exercisable shall immediately become exercisable in full and shall remain exercisable for one (1) year following the Participant’s termination of employment, and (ii) any Full Value Awards that are not yet fully vested shall immediately vest in full (at an assumed target level of performance if vesting of the Award is subject to the satisfaction of specified performance goals).

 

(c)        Other Change in Control . In the event of a Change in Control that does not involve a Corporate Transaction, the Committee may, in its discretion, take such action as it deems appropriate with respect to outstanding Awards, which may include: (i) providing for the cancellation of any Award in exchange for payments in a manner similar to that provided in Section 12(b)(3) or (ii) making such adjustments to the Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control, which may include the acceleration of vesting in full or in part. The Committee will not be required to treat all Awards similarly in such circumstances, and may include such further provisions and limitations in any Award Agreement as it may deem equitable and in the best interests of the Company.

 

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(d)        Dissolution or Liquidation . Unless otherwise provided in an applicable Agreement, in the event of a proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Committee will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. An Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

 

13.      Plan Participation and Service Provider Status . Status as a Service Provider shall not be construed as a commitment that any Award will be made under the Plan to that Service Provider or to eligible Service Providers generally. Nothing in the Plan or in any Agreement or related documents shall confer upon any Service Provider or Participant any right to continued Service with the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall it interfere with or limit in any way any right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the person’s Service at any time with or without Cause or change such person’s compensation, other benefits, job responsibilities or title.

 

14.      Tax Withholding . The Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, shall have the right to (i) withhold from any cash payment under the Plan or any other compensation owed to a Participant an amount sufficient to cover any required withholding taxes related to the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of an Award, and (ii) require a Participant or other person receiving Shares under the Plan to pay a cash amount sufficient to cover any required withholding taxes before actual receipt of those Shares. In lieu of all or any part of a cash payment from a person receiving Shares under the Plan, the Committee may permit the individual to cover all or any part of the required tax withholdings (but not to exceed the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld if such limitation is necessary to avoid an adverse accounting impact) by authorizing the Company to withhold a number of the Shares that would otherwise be delivered to the Participant, or by delivering to the Company Shares already owned by the Participant, with the Shares so withheld or delivered having a Fair Market Value on the date the taxes are required to be withheld equal to the amount of taxes to be withheld.

 

15.      Effective Date, Duration, Amendment and Termination of the Plan .

 

(a)        Effective Date . The Plan shall become effective on the date it is approved by the Company’s shareholders, which shall be considered the date of its adoption for purposes of Treasury Regulation §1.422-2(b)(2)(i). No Awards shall be made under the Plan prior to its effective date. If the Company’s shareholders fail to approve the Plan by August 31, 2016, the Plan will be of no further force or effect.

 

(b)        Duration of the Plan . The Plan shall remain in effect until all Shares subject to it are distributed, all Awards have expired or terminated, the Plan is terminated pursuant to Section 15(c), or the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the effective date of the Plan, whichever occurs first (the “ Termination Date ”). Awards made before the Termination Date shall continue to be outstanding in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Plan unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreements.

 

(c)        Amendment and Termination of the Plan . The Board may at any time terminate, suspend or amend the Plan. The Company shall submit any amendment of the Plan to its stockholders for approval only to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or the rules of any securities exchange on which the Shares may then be listed. No termination, suspension, or amendment of the Plan may materially impair the rights of any Participant under a previously granted Award without the Participant’s consent, unless such action is necessary to comply with applicable law or stock exchange rules.

 

(d)        Amendment of Awards . Subject to Section 15(e), the Committee may unilaterally amend the terms of any Agreement evidencing an Award previously granted, except that no such amendment may materially impair the rights of any Participant under the applicable Award without the Participant’s consent, unless such amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law or stock exchange rules or any compensation recovery policy as provided in Section 18(i).

 

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(e)         No Option or SAR Re-pricing . Except as provided in Section 12(a), no Option or Stock Appreciation Right Award granted under the Plan may be (i) amended to decrease the exercise price thereof, (ii) cancelled in conjunction with the grant of any new Option or Stock Appreciation Right Award with a lower exercise price, (iii) cancelled in exchange for cash, other property or the grant of any Full Value Award at a time when the per share exercise price of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right Award is greater than the current Fair Market Value of a Share, or (iv) otherwise subject to any action that would be treated under accounting rules as a “re-pricing” of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right Award, unless such action is first approved by the Company’s stockholders.

 

16.      Substitute Awards . The Committee may also grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for, or in connection with the assumption of, existing awards granted or issued by another corporation and assumed or otherwise agreed to be provided for by the Company pursuant to or by reason of a transaction involving a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation to which the Company or an Affiliate is a party. The terms and conditions of the Substitute Awards may vary from the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan to the extent that the Committee at the time of the grant may deem appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the awards in substitution for which they are granted.

 

17.      Performance-Based Compensation .

 

(a)        Designation of Awards . If the Committee determines at the time a Full Value Award or Cash Incentive Award is granted to a Participant that such Participant is, or is likely to be, a “covered employee” for purposes of Code Section 162(m) as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would ordinarily claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, then the Committee may provide that this Section 17 will be applicable to such Award, which shall be considered Performance-Based Compensation.

 

(b)        Compliance with Code Section 162(m) . If an Award is subject to this Section 17, then the grant of the Award, the vesting and lapse of restrictions thereon and/or the distribution of cash, Shares or other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement over the applicable performance period of one or more performance goals based on one or more of the performance measures specified in Section 17(d). The Committee will select the applicable performance measure(s) and specify the performance goal(s) based on those performance measures for any performance period, specify in terms of an objective formula or standard the method for calculating the amount payable to a Participant if the performance goal(s) are satisfied, and certify the degree to which applicable performance goals have been satisfied and any amount that vests and is payable in connection with an Award subject to this Section 17, all within the time periods prescribed by and consistent with the other requirements of Code Section 162(m). In specifying the performance goals applicable to any performance period, the Committee may provide that one or more objectively determinable adjustments shall be made to the performance measures on which the performance goals are based, which may include adjustments that would cause such measures to be considered “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of Rule 101 under Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as excluding the impact of specified unusual or nonrecurring events such as acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring activities, asset write-downs, litigation judgments or settlements or changes in tax laws or accounting principles. The Committee may also adjust performance measures for a performance period to the extent permitted by Code Section 162(m) in connection with an event described in Section 12(a) to prevent the dilution or enlargement of a Participant’s rights with respect to Performance-Based Compensation. The Committee may adjust downward, but not upward, any amount determined to be otherwise payable in connection with an Award subject to this Section 17. The Committee may also provide, in an Agreement or otherwise, that the achievement of specified performance goals in connection with an Award subject to this Section 17 may be waived upon the death or Disability of the Participant or under any other circumstance with respect to which the existence of such possible waiver will not cause the Award to fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m).

 

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(c)        Limitations . With respect to Awards of Performance-Based Compensation, the maximum number of Shares that may be the subject of any Full Value Awards that are denominated in Shares or Share equivalents and that are granted to any one Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed 1,000,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12(a)). The maximum amount payable with respect to any Cash Incentive Awards and Full Value Awards that are denominated other than in Shares or Share equivalents and that are granted to any one Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $1,000,000 multiplied by the number of full or partial years in the applicable performance period.

 

(d)        Performance Measures . For purposes of any Full Value Award or Cash Incentive Award considered Performance-Based Compensation subject to this Section 17, the performance measures to be utilized shall be limited to one or a combination of two or more of the following performance measures: (i) net earnings or net income; (ii) earnings before one or more of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation expense; (iii) earnings per share (basic or diluted); (iv) revenue; (v) gross profit; (vi) operating income; (vii) profitability as measured by return ratios (including, but not limited to, return on assets, return on equity, return on invested capital and return on revenue) or by the degree to which any of the foregoing earnings measures exceed a percentage of revenue or gross profit; (viii) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow and cash flow return on capital); (ix) market share; (x) margins (including, but not limited to, one or more of gross, operating and net earnings margins); (xi) stock price; (xii) total stockholder return; (xiii) asset quality; (xiv) non-performing assets; (xv) operating assets; (xvi) balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities; (xvii) cost and expense management; (xviii) economic value added or similar value added measurements; (xix) improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; (xx) productivity ratios; (xxi) employee retention or satisfaction measures; (xxii) safety record; (xxiii) customer satisfaction; (xxiv) debt, credit or other leverage measures or ratios; and (xxv) implementation or completion of critical projects. Any performance goal based on one or more of the foregoing performance measures may be expressed in absolute amounts, on a per share basis (basic or diluted), relative to one or more other performance measures, as a growth rate or change from preceding periods, or as a comparison to the performance of specified companies, indices or other external measures, and may relate to one or any combination of Company, Affiliate, division, business unit, operational unit or individual performance.

 

18.      Other Provisions .

 

(a)        Unfunded Plan . The Plan shall be unfunded and the Company shall not be required to segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by Awards under the Plan. Neither the Company, its Affiliates, the Committee, nor the Board shall be deemed to be a trustee of any amounts to be paid under the Plan nor shall anything contained in the Plan or any action taken pursuant to its provisions create or be construed to create a fiduciary relationship between the Company and/or its Affiliates, and a Participant. To the extent any person has or acquires a right to receive a payment in connection with an Award under the Plan, this right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.

 

(b)        Limits of Liability . Except as may be required by law, neither the Company nor any member of the Board or of the Committee, nor any other person participating (including participation pursuant to a delegation of authority under Section 3(d) of the Plan) in any determination of any question

under the Plan, or in the interpretation, administration or application of the Plan, shall have any liability to any party for any action taken, or not taken, in good faith under the Plan.

 

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(c)        Compliance with Applicable Legal Requirements and Company Policies . No Shares distributable pursuant to the Plan shall be issued and delivered unless and until the issuance of the Shares complies with all applicable legal requirements, including compliance with the provisions of applicable state and federal securities laws, and the requirements of any securities exchanges on which the Company’s Shares may, at the time, be listed. During any period in which the offering and issuance of Shares under the Plan is not registered under federal or state securities laws, Participants shall acknowledge that they are acquiring Shares under the Plan for investment purposes and not for resale, and that Shares may not be transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under, or an exemption from the registration requirements of, such securities laws. Any stock certificate or book-entry evidencing Shares issued under the Plan that are subject to securities law restrictions shall bear or be accompanied by an appropriate restrictive legend or stop transfer instruction. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the acquisition, holding or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan shall in all events be subject to compliance with applicable Company policies, including those relating to insider trading, pledging or hedging transactions and minimum holding periods.

 

(d)        Other Benefit and Compensation Programs . Payments and other benefits received by a Participant under an Award made pursuant to the Plan shall not be deemed a part of a Participant’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination, indemnity or severance pay laws of any country and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement provided by the Company or an Affiliate unless expressly so provided by such other plan, contract or arrangement, or unless the Committee expressly determines that an Award or portion of an Award should be included to accurately reflect competitive compensation practices or to recognize that an Award has been made in lieu of a portion of competitive cash compensation.

 

(e)        Governing Law . To the extent that federal laws do not otherwise control, the Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to its conflicts-of-law principles and shall be construed accordingly.

 

(f)        Severability . If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

(g)        Code Section 409A . It is intended that (i) all Awards of Options, SARs and Restricted Stock under the Plan will not provide for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A and thereby be exempt from Code Section 409A, and (ii) all other Awards under the Plan will either not provide for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A, or will comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and Awards shall be structured and the Plan administered and interpreted in accordance with this intent. The Plan and any Agreement may be unilaterally amended by the Company in any manner deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee or Board in order to maintain such exemption from or compliance with Code Section 409A, and any such amendment shall conclusively be presumed to be necessary to comply with applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or any Agreement, with respect to any Award that constitutes a deferral of compensation subject to Code Section 409A:

 

(1)       If any amount is payable under such Award upon a termination of Service, a termination of Service will be deemed to have occurred only at such time as the Participant has experienced a “separation from service” as such term is defined for purposes of Code Section 409A;

 

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(2)       If any amount shall be payable with respect to any such Award as a result of a Participant’s “separation from service” at such time as the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then no payment shall be made, except as permitted under Code Section 409A, prior to the first business day after the earlier of (i) the date that is six months after the Participant’s separation from service or (ii) the Participant’s death. Unless the Committee has adopted a specified employee identification policy as contemplated by Code Section 409A, specified employees will be identified in accordance with the default provisions specified under Code Section 409A.

 

None of the Company, the Board, the Committee nor any other person involved with the administration of this Plan shall (i) in any way be responsible for ensuring the exemption of any Award from, or compliance by any Award with, the requirements of Code Section 409A, (ii) have any obligation to design or administer the Plan or Awards granted thereunder in a manner that minimizes a Participant’s tax liabilities, including the avoidance of any additional tax liabilities under Code Section 409A, and (iii) shall have any liability to any Participant for any such tax liabilities.

 

(h)        Rule 16b-3 . It is intended that the Plan and all Awards granted pursuant to it shall be administered by the Committee so as to permit the Plan and Awards to comply with Exchange Act Rule 16b-3. If any provision of the Plan or of any Award would otherwise frustrate or conflict with the intent expressed in this Section 18(h), that provision to the extent possible shall be interpreted and deemed amended in the manner determined by the Committee so as to avoid the conflict. To the extent of any remaining irreconcilable conflict with this intent, the provision shall be deemed void as applied to Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent permitted by law and in the manner deemed advisable by the Committee.

 

(i)        Forfeiture and Compensation Recovery .

 

(1)       The Committee may specify in an Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award will be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recovery by the Company upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include termination of Service for Cause; violation of any material Company or Affiliate policy; breach of noncompetition, non-solicitation or confidentiality provisions that apply to the Participant; a determination that the payment of the Award was based on an incorrect determination that financial or other criteria were met or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company or its Affiliates.

 

(2)       Awards and any compensation associated therewith may be made subject to forfeiture, recovery by the Company or other action pursuant to any compensation recovery policy adopted by the Board or the Committee at any time, including in response to the requirements of Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any implementing rules and regulations there under, or as otherwise required by law. Any Agreement may be unilaterally amended by the Committee to comply with any such compensation recovery policy.

 

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EXHIBIT 4.02

 

NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC
2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Stock Option Award Agreement

Nexeon MedSystesm Inc (the “ Company ”), pursuant to its 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), hereby grants an Option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to you, the Participant named below. The terms and conditions of the Option Award are set forth in this Agreement, consisting of this cover page and the Option Terms and Conditions on the following pages, and in the Plan document, a copy of which has been provided to you. Any capitalized term that is not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan as it currently exists or as it is amended in the future.

Name of Participant:
No. of Shares Covered: Grant Date:              __________, 20__
Exercise Price Per Share:     $_______________ Expiration Date:      __________, 20__
Vesting and Exercise Schedule:
Dates

Portion of Shares as to Which

Option Becomes Vested and Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By signing below or otherwise evidencing your acceptance of this Agreement in a manner approved by the Company, you agree to all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and in the Plan document. You acknowledge that you have received and reviewed these documents and that they set forth the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding your right to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to this Option.

 

PARTICIPANT:   NUVIANT MEDICAL INC
     
     
     By:
Name:       William Rosellini, CEO

 

 

 

[Incentive Stock Option Agreement Signature Page] 

 

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NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC
2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan

Option Terms and Conditions

 

1. Incentive Stock Option . This Option is intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), and will be interpreted accordingly. To the extent that, for any reason, the Option does not qualify as an incentive stock option under Code Section 422, the Option will be treated as a non-statutory stock option, subject to the tax consequences applicable to such options.
2. Vesting and Exercisability of Option .

(a)        Scheduled Vesting . This Option will vest and become exercisable as to the number of Shares and on the dates specified in the Vesting and Exercise Schedule on the cover page to this Agreement, so long as your Service to the Company does not end. The Vesting and Exercise Schedule is cumulative, meaning that to the extent the Option has not already been exercised and has not expired or been terminated or cancelled, you or the person otherwise entitled to exercise the Option as provided in this Agreement may at any time purchase all or any portion of the Shares subject to the vested portion of the Option. 

(b)        Accelerated Vesting . Notwithstanding Section 2(a), if and to the extent this Option is continued, assumed or replaced in connection with a Change in Control, and if within one year after such Change in Control you experience an involuntary termination of Service for reasons other than Cause, then this Option (or any replacement award) shall immediately vest and become exercisable in full and shall remain exercisable for one year following your termination of Service. In addition, vesting and exercisability of this Option may be accelerated during the term of the Option under the circumstances described in Sections 12(b) and 12(c) of the Plan, and at the discretion of the Committee in accordance with Section 3(b)(2) of the Plan. 

3. Expiration . This Option will expire and will no longer be exercisable at 5:00 p.m. Central Time on the earliest of:
(a) the expiration date specified on the cover page of this Agreement;
(b) upon your termination of Service for Cause;
(c) upon the expiration of any applicable period specified in Section 6(e) of the Plan or Section 2 of this Agreement during which this Option may be exercised after your termination of Service; or
(d) the date (if any) fixed for termination or cancellation of this Option pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.
4. Service Requirement . Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(e) of the Plan or Section 2 of this Agreement, this Option may be exercised only while you continue to provide Service to the Company or any Affiliate, and only if you have continuously provided such Service since the Grant Date of this Option.
5. Exercise of Option . Subject to Section 4, the vested and exercisable portion of this Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Option term by delivering a written notice of exercise to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer or to such other party as may be designated by such officer, and by providing for payment of the exercise price of the Shares being acquired and any related withholding taxes. The notice of exercise must be in a form approved by the Company and state the number of Shares to be purchased, the method of payment of the aggregate exercise price and the directions for the delivery of the Shares to be acquired, and must be signed or otherwise authenticated by the person exercising the Option. If you are not the person exercising the Option, the person submitting the notice also must submit appropriate proof of his/her right to exercise the Option.
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6. Payment of Exercise Price . When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the exercise price of the Shares being purchased through one or a combination of the following methods:
(a) cash (including personal check, cashier’s check or money order);
(b) by means of a broker-assisted cashless exercise in which you irrevocably instruct your broker to deliver proceeds of a sale of all or a portion of the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise to the Company in payment of the exercise price of such Shares; or
(c) by delivery to the Company of Shares (by actual delivery or attestation of ownership in a form approved by the Company) already owned by you that are not subject to any security interest and that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price of the Shares being purchased.

However, if the Committee determines, in any given circumstance, that payment of the exercise price with Shares is undesirable for any reason, you will not be permitted to pay any portion of the exercise price in that manner.

7. Tax Consequences . You hereby acknowledge that if any Shares received pursuant to the exercise of any portion of this Option are sold within two years from the Grant Date or within one year from the effective date of exercise of this Option, or if certain other requirements of the Code are not satisfied, such Shares will be deemed under the Code not to have been acquired by you pursuant to an “incentive stock option” as defined in the Code. You agree to promptly notify the Company if you sell any Shares received upon the exercise of this Option within the time periods specified in the previous sentence. The Company shall not be liable to you if this Option for any reason is deemed not to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of the Code.
8. Delivery of Shares . As soon as practicable after the Company receives the notice of exercise and payment of the exercise price as provided above, and has determined that all other conditions to exercise, including compliance with applicable laws as provided in Section 18(c) of the Plan, have been satisfied, it shall deliver to the person exercising the Option, in the name of such person, the Shares being purchased, as evidenced by issuance of a stock certificate or certificates, electronic delivery of such Shares to a brokerage account designated by such person, or book-entry registration of such Shares with the Company’s transfer agent. The Company shall pay any original issue or transfer taxes with respect to the issue or transfer of the Shares and all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection therewith. All Shares so issued shall be fully paid and nonassessable.
9. Transfer of Option . During your lifetime, only you (or your guardian or legal representative in the event of legal incapacity) may exercise this Option. You may not assign or transfer this Option except for a transfer upon your death in accordance with your will, by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a beneficiary designation submitted in accordance with Section 6(d) of the Plan. The Option held by any such transferee will continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions that were applicable to the Option immediately prior to its transfer and may be exercised by such transferee as and to the extent that the Option has become exercisable and has not terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.
10. No Stockholder Rights Before Exercise . Neither you nor any permitted transferee of this Option will have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares subject to this Option until a certificate evidencing such Shares has been issued, electronic delivery of such Shares has been made to your designated brokerage account, or an appropriate book entry in the Company’s stock register has been made. No adjustments shall be made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your stock certificate has been issued, electronic delivery of your Shares has been made to your designated brokerage account, or an appropriate book entry in the Company's stock register has been made, except as otherwise described in the Plan.
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11. Governing Plan Document . This Agreement and Option are subject to all the provisions of the Plan, and to all interpretations, rules and regulations which may, from time to time, be adopted and promulgated by the Committee pursuant to the Plan. If there is any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern.
12. Choice of Law . This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the state of Nevada (without regard to its conflicts or choice of law principles).
13. Binding Effect . This Agreement will be binding in all respects on your heirs, representatives, successors and assigns, and on the successors and assigns of the Company.
14. Other Agreements . You agree that in connection with the exercise of this Option, you will execute such documents as may be necessary to become a party to any stockholder, voting or similar agreements as the Company may require.
15. Restrictive Legends . The Company may place a legend or legends on any certificate representing Shares issued upon the exercise of this Option summarizing transfer and other restrictions to which the Shares may be subject under applicable securities laws, other provisions of this Agreement, or other agreements contemplated by Section 14 of this Agreement. You agree that in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to in this Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent.
16. Compensation Recovery Policy . To the extent that any compensation paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement is considered “incentive-based compensation” within the meaning and subject to the requirements of Section 10D of the Exchange Act, such compensation shall be subject to potential forfeiture or recovery by the Company in accordance with any compensation recovery policy adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof in response to the requirements of Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any implementing rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange on which the Company’s common stock is then listed. This Agreement may be unilaterally amended by the Company to comply with any such compensation recovery policy. 
17. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance . The Company may deliver any documents related to this Option Award by electronic means and request your acceptance of this Agreement by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive all applicable documentation by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line (and/or voice activated) system established and maintained by the Company or the Company’s third-party stock plan administrator.

 

By signing the cover page of this Agreement or otherwise accepting this Agreement in a manner approved by the Company, you agree to all the terms and conditions described above and in the Plan document.

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EXHIBIT 10.01

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER 

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 8th day of February, 2016, by and between Nexeon MedSystems, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“NXDE”), and Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation (“NXNV”). Together, NXDE and NXNV are the “Parties”.

 

Recitals

 

A. NXDE is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and, as of the date hereof, has authorized capital consisting of 17,000,000 shares of Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share, of which 1,529,000 shares are issued and outstanding; and 14,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock par value $0.0001 per share, of which 10,222,137 shares of Series A Preferred Shares, and 832,034 shares of Series B Preferred Shares are issued and outstanding. Additionally, NXDE has 80,000 outstanding options which shall be [1] terminated at the Effective Time and 604,212 Deferred Compensation Units outstanding, all of which will be terminated [2] at the Effective Time.

 

B. NXNV is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Nevada and, as of the date hereof, has authorized capital consisting of 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock with a par value of $.001 per share, of which 15,000,000 shares are issued and outstanding.

 

C. Each Party’s Board of Directors believes it is in its and its stockholders’ best interests that NXDE merge with and into NXNV through a statutory merger (the “ Merger ”) and, in furtherance thereof, have approved the Merger.

 

D. Pursuant to the Merger all of NXDE’s issued and outstanding shares of (i) Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Shares ”), and (ii) Series B Preferred Stock (the “ Series B Preferred Shares and, together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the NXDE Preferred Shares ”, each having a par value of $0.0001 per share, will be converted into the right to receive shares of NXNV Common Stock , par value $0.001 per share (“ NXNV Common Shares ”).

 

 

Now, Therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Definitions

 

Material Adverse Effect ” or “ Material Adverse Change ” means any effect or change that would be materially adverse to the business of either Party or to the ability of any Party to consummate timely the transactions contemplated hereby: provided, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change: (a) any adverse change, event, development or effect arising from or relating to (1) general business or economic conditions, including such conditions related to the business of the either Party, (2), national or international social or political conditions, including the engagement of the United States in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack on the United States, or any of its territories, possessions or diplomatic or consular offices or upon the military installation, equipment or personnel of the United States, (3) financial, banking or securities markets (including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security or market index, (4) changes in GAAP, (5) changes in laws, rules, regulations, orders or other binding directives issued by any Government Authority or (6) the taking of any action contemplated by this Agreement and any agreements contemplated hereby; (b) any existing event, occurrence or circumstances with respect to which NXNV and NXDE have actual knowledge as of the date hereof; and (c) any adverse change in or effect of the business of the Company that is cured by the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement.

 

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Net Product Sales ”means all cash and non-cash consideration from the sale of Products less the following items directly attributable to the Sale of such Products and borne by Surviving Corporation (as defined below), its affiliates or licensees as the seller: (a) discounts and rebates actually granted; (b) sales, value added, use and other taxes and government charges actually paid, excluding income taxes; (c) import and export duties actually paid; (d) freight, transport, packing and transit insurance charges actually paid or allowed; and (e) other amounts actually refunded, allowed or credited due to rejections or returns, but not exceeding the original invoiced amount.

 

“Patents” means (a) the patents and patent applications listed on Exhibit A, all patents resulting from the patent applications listed on Exhibit A, and all continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, extensions, substitutions, re-issues, re-examinations, and renewals of any of the foregoing, and (b) any patents arising from any applications filed after the Effective Time and that claim priority from any of the patents or patent applications in subsection (a) priority.

 

“Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture and unincorporated organization, and any other business entity or Governmental Authority.

 

“Products” means all products developed by the Surviving Corporation using the Patents.

 

“Quarterly Payment Deadline” means the day that is 30 days after the last day of any particular Quarter.

 

“Sell, Sale or Sold” means any transfer or other disposition of Products or for which consideration is received by the Surviving Corporation, its affiliates or licensees. A Sale of Products will be deemed completed at the time the Surviving Corporation or its affiliates or licensees receives such compensation. On or before each Quarterly Payment Deadline, Surviving Corporation shall report to the entity formed by NXDE to receive royalty payments the identification of each Product for which royalty payments are due in that quarter, the name of any licensee or affiliate making such sales, the Net Product Sales proceeds received in that quarter by Surviving Corporation, its licensees and affiliates, and the royalties due from such sales.

 

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Merger

 

§ 1.1 Surviving Corporation. In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI hereof, NXDE shall be merged with and into NXNV (the “Merger”) effective as of the Effective Time (as defined in 1.2 below). NXNV shall be the surviving corporate entity (the “Surviving Corporation”) and shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Nevada. The name of the Surviving Corporation shall continue to be “Nexeon MedSystems Inc”, a Nevada corporation.

 

§ 1.2 Effective Time. The Parties will cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a Certificate of Merger (or like instrument) with the Secretary of State of Delaware and the Nevada Secretary of State in accordance with the corporate laws of the State of Delaware and Nevada. The Merger shall become effective upon the issuance of a Certificate of Merger by the Nevada Secretary of State. The date and time when the Merger becomes effective is referred to herein as the “Effective Time.”

 

§ 1.3 Succession and Assumption. Immediately as of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action by NXNV or NXDE: (a) NXNV shall succeed to all present and future rights, titles, privileges, powers and franchises of NXNV and NXDE, and (b) NXNV shall assume any and all liabilities, duties and obligations of NXDE and NXNV, as they exist immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

§ 1.4 Articles of Incorporation. As of the Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation of NXNV in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter amended as provided by law.

 

§ 1.5 Bylaws. At the Effective Time, the Bylaws of NXNV in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter amended as provided by law.

 

§ 1.6 Officers and Directors. At the Effective Time, the directors of NXNV shall consist of five members: two (2) of the directors shall be appointed by the former directors of NXDE, one of whom shall be Dr. Mark Bates with the other to be a yet to be determined individual; and three (3) of the directors shall have be elected by NXNV shareholders, who shall be William Rosellini, Ronald Conquest, and a yet to be determined individual. Thereafter, the full board of directors shall elect the officers of NXNV.

 

Conversion of Stock

 

§ 2.1 Conversion of Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof:

 

(a) the number of shares of Common Stock of NXNV, $0.001 par value per share (the “NXNV Common Stock”), authorized immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to represent the same number of authorized shares of the Surviving Corporation Common Stock; the number of shares of Preferred Stock of NXNV, $0.001 par value per share (the “NXNV Preferred Stock”) authorized prior to the Effective Time shall continue to represent the same number of authorized shares of the Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock; and

 

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(b) the total number of shares of the NXDE Preferred Shares issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time, shall be converted into the right to receive 1,659.943 fully paid and non-assessable NXNV Common Stock (the “Preferred Conversion Consideration”). No such shares of NXDE Preferred Shares shall be converted to Preferred Stock of the Surviving Corporation. The total number of shares received in the Merger, shall be allocated to each NXDE Shareholder pursuant to the list of current NXDE shareholders. The list of those NXDE shareholders, along with the number of shares of NXNV Common Stock, which each NXDE Shareholder will receive, is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Each share of NXDE’s Common Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be cancelled and extinguished without conversion.

 

(c) all such NXDE Preferred Shares, when so converted, will no longer be outstanding and will automatically be canceled and retired and will cease to exist, and the holder of a certificate (“ NXDE Preferred Stock Certificate ”) that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented outstanding NXDE Preferred Shares will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive, upon the surrender of such NXDE Preferred Stock Certificate: (i) the Preferred Conversion Consideration, and (ii) cash in lieu of fractional shares under Section ‎2.2 (collectively, the “ Merger Consideration ”).

 

§ 2.2 Fractional Shares. In lieu of issuing fractional shares of the Surviving Corporation in exchange for NXDE Stock, the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be paid to each person or entity entitled thereto an amount equal to $1.00 for each fractional share of the Surviving Corporation’s Common Stock resulting from the conversion of NXDE Stock into stock of the Surviving Corporation pursuant to §2.1 hereof.

 

§ 2.3 Closing of Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of NXNV and NXDE shall be closed and no transfer of shares of NXDE shall thereafter be made. After the Effective Time, certificates previously representing shares of NXDE Common Stock and shares of both Series A and Series B NXDE Preferred Stock shall be cancelled and exchanged for shares of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation as provided in §2.4 hereof.

 

§ 2.4 Exchange of NXDE Stock. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall mail to each holder of record of NXDE Stock, immediately prior to the Effective Time, a form letter of transmittal for return to the Surviving Corporation, or its stock transfer Agent, containing instructions for use in effecting the surrender of certificates of NXDE Stock for certificates of Common Stock in the Surviving Corporation. Upon the proper surrender of such certificates, the record holder thereof shall be issued the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Surviving Corporation’s Common Stock as such holder is entitled to receive under §§2.1 and 2.2 hereof. Thereafter such NXDE surrendered certificates shall be cancelled and of no further force or effect. Until surrendered, each certificate of NXDE Stock shall represent solely the right to receive shares of the Surviving Corporation into which the NXDE Stock shall have been converted pursuant to §§2.1 and 2.2 hereof.

 

NXDE and its Shareholders understand and accept without qualification that the shares of NXNV Common Stock received pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or any state securities regulatory authority, and that standard restrictions on the unregistered shares of NXNV Common Stock will apply to each and every NXDE Shareholder receiving shares a part of this Merger or Debt Conversion. Each Stock Certificate issued by NXNV shall bear a legend indicating that the shares are non-transferrable until the standard NXNV and SEC conditions for enabling transferability have been met.

 

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§ 2.5 Dissenting Shares. Any holders of shares of NXDE Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time who have properly perfected their statutory dissenters rights in accordance with Section 262 of The Business Corporation Law of Delaware shall receive payment for their shares after the Effective Time from the Surviving Corporation, but only after the amount of such payment has been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to such provisions of Section 262 of Business Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

§ 2.6 Additional Consideration. Prior to the Effective Time, NXDE shall spin-off any rights to the royalties in this Section 2.6 to a newly formed limited liability company (“NXDE LLC”). As additional consideration to the shareholders of NXDE, the Surviving Corporation shall pay NXDE LLC a royalty equal to Three Percent (3%) (the “NXDE Royalty”) of Net Product Sales received by the Surviving Corporation, its affiliates and licensees after the merger and derived from the commercialization of patents or other intellectual property owned by NXDE prior to the merger. A comprehensive list, agreed to by NXNV and NXDE of any and all such patents and intellectual property is attached hereto as Exhibit A and by this reference incorporated herein.

 

§ 2.7 Tax Treatment . The Parties intend that the Merger constitute a tax free reorganization under Code Section 368.

 

§ 2.8 Conversion/Assumption/Payment of Certain Notes Payable to Stockholders . At the Effective Time, any NXDE shareholder owed any sum of money by NXDE shall have the right to convert their debt to participation in the NXNV Private Placement dated February 1, 2016 (the “Offering”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offering as set forth in the NXNV Private Placement Memorandum. The debt exchange rate shall be One Dollar ($1.00) of NXDE shareholder debt for One (1) Unit of the Offering. Any amount owed to an NXDE shareholder not converted into shares of NXNV Common Stock shall be represented by a promissory note entered into at the Effective Time by and between NXNV and the NXDE shareholder or their affiliates. The principal and interest of the promissory note shall be due and payable Two (2) years from the Effective Date and shall accrue interest at the rate of Seven Percent (7%) per annum.

 

Representations and Warranties of NXDE

 

NXDE hereby represents and warrants to NXNV as follows:

 

§ 3.1 Corporate Organization. NXDE is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

§ 3.2 Capitalization of NXDE. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of NXDE consists of 17,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, of which there are issued and outstanding 1,529,000 shares of such Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of NXDE consists of 14,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, of which there are issued and outstanding 10,222,137 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 832,034 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. Prior to the Effective Time, there were 80,000 Stock Options, all of which will be terminated at or prior to the Effective Time and 604,212 Deferred Compensation Units of NXDE, all of which will be terminated at the Effective Time.

 

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§ 3.3 Authorization. NXDE has the necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, which has been duly authorized by its board of directors and shareholders. This Agreement is a legal, valid, and binding obligation of NXDE.

 

§ 3.4 No Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by NXDE, the performance by NXDE of its obligations hereunder nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of NXDE; (ii) constitute a default under or cause the acceleration of the maturity of any debt or obligation, which, individually or in the aggregate with all other such debts and obligations, is material to NXDE taken as a whole; or (iii) to the best of the knowledge and belief of NXDE, violate any statute or law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court or governmental authority to which NXDE is subject, which would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, or operations of NXDE, taken as a whole.

 

§ 3.5 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.5 [3] , to the best of the knowledge and belief of NXDE, there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against or involving NXDE or any properties or rights of NXDE, to specifically include any patents issued or pending in which NXDE has an ownership interest, which, if determined adversely, could materially and adversely affect the financial condition, business, or operations of NXDE taken as a whole. NXDE is not in violation of any order, judgment, injunction, or decree outstanding against it, the effect of which would be materially adverse to the financial condition, business, or operations of NXDE, taken as a whole.

 

§ 3.6 Financial Statements. NXDE heretofore has delivered to NXNV true and complete copies of the audited historical consolidated financial statements of NXDE as of December 31, 2010 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the periods ending December 31, 2011 through December 31, 2015. Such financial statements of NXDE delivered to NXNV were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial position of NXDE as of the dates and for the periods indicated herein above. As of the date of such financial statements, NXDE did not have any liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) material to NXDE taken as a whole, which were not reflected on such financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, NXDE has not incurred any liabilities material to NXDE taken as a whole, except (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; (ii) liabilities disclosed on such financial statements; and (iii) liabilities incurred in connection with this Merger or as otherwise permitted by this Agreement.

 

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§ 3.7 Title to Properties. NXDE has good and marketable title to any and all of its material properties and assets (real, person and mixed, tangible and intangible) including without limitation, all the properties and assets which it purports to own as reflected on its financial statements furnished to NXNV, and specifically with respect to patents issued or pending in which NXDE has an ownership interest.

 

§ 3.8 No ERISA Issues. NXDE has no plan or agreement filed under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act which will cause any assumed or ongoing liability to Surviving Corporation.

 

Representations and Warranties of NXNV

 

NXNV hereby represents and warrants to NXDE as follows:

 

§ 4.1 Corporate Organization. NXNV is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada with all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate, and lease its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

§ 4.2 Capitalization of NXNV. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of NXNV consists of 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value of $0.001 per share, and there are 15,500,000 shares Common stock issued and outstanding, and there are no shares of Preferred Stock authorized or issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants, subscriptions, or other rights obligating of NXNV to issue any shares of its capital stock or other securities convertible into any shares of its capital stock.

 

§ 4.3 Authorization. NXNV has the necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly authorized by its board of directors and shareholders. This Agreement is a legal, valid, and binding obligation of NXNV.

 

§ 4.4 No Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by NXNV, the performance by NXNV of its obligations hereunder nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby will: (i) violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of NXNV; (ii) constitute a default under or cause the acceleration of the maturity of any debt or obligation, which, individually or in the aggregate with all other such debts and obligations, is material to NXNV, taken as a whole; or (iii) to the best knowledge of NXNV, violate any statute or law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation, or rule of any court or governmental authority to which NXNV is subject, which would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, or operations of NXNV, taken as a whole.

 

§ 4.5 Litigation. To the best of the knowledge and belief of NXNV, there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against or involving NXNV or any properties or rights of NXNV, which, if determined adversely, could materially and adversely affect the financial condition, business, or operations of NXNV, taken as a whole. NXNV is not in violation of any order, judgment, injunction or decree outstanding against it the effect of which would be materially adverse to the financial condition, business, or operations of NXNV, taken as a whole.

 

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§ 4.6 Financial Statements. NXNV heretofore has delivered to NXDE true and complete copies of its balance sheet as of December 7, 2015 and a Performa balance sheet as of January 2, 2016. Such financial statements of NXNV delivered to NXDE were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and present fairly the financial position, and changes in financial position of NXNV as of the dates and for the periods set forth herein above. As of the date of such financial statements, NXNV did not have any liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) material to NXNV, taken as a whole, which were not reflected on such financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, NXNV has not incurred any liabilities material to NXNV, taken as a whole, except: (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; (ii) liabilities disclosed on such financial statements; and (iii) liabilities incurred in connection with this Merger or as otherwise permitted by this Agreement.

 

§ 4.7 Title to Properties. NXNV has good and marketable title to any and all of its material properties and assets (real, person and mixed, tangible and intangible) including without limitation, all the properties and assets, which it purports to own as reflected on its financial statements furnished to NXDE.

 

Covenants

 

§ 5.1 Conduct of Business Prior to the Effective Time. Each of NXNV and NXDE agrees that prior to the Effective Time:

 

(a) each of their respective businesses shall be conducted only in the ordinary course;

 

(b) except as required in connection with this Merger, it shall not: (i) amend its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; (ii) change the number of authorized shares of its capital stock; or (iii) declare, set aside, or pay any dividend or other distribution or payment in cash, stock, or property in respect of the shares of its capital stock;

 

(c) it shall not: (i) issue, grant or sell any shares or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of its capital stock; (ii) acquire any assets or enter into any other transaction, other than in the ordinary course of business; (iii) dispose of, encumber or mortgage any assets or properties which are material to it taken as a whole other than in the ordinary course of business; (iv) waive, release, grant or transfer any rights of value or modify or change in any material respect any existing license, lease, contract or other document other than in the ordinary course of business; or (v) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing; and

 

(d) it shall use its best efforts to preserve intact its business organization, to keep available the service of its present officers and key employees, and to preserve the goodwill of those having business relationships with it.

 

§ 5.2 Compliance with Laws. Each of NXNV and NXDE shall duly comply in all material respects with all laws applicable to it and its properties, operations, business and assets.

 

§ 5.3 Access to Properties and Records. Each of NXNV and NXDE shall, upon reasonable request, afford to the other's accountants, counsel and other authorized representatives, full access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to all of its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records.

 

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§ 5.4 Further Actions. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, NXNV and NXDE each agree to use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation, using all reasonable efforts: (i) to obtain all necessary waivers, consents and approvals, to give all notices and to effect all necessary registrations and filings; and (ii) to defend any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative and whether brought derivatively or on behalf of third parties challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Conditions Precedent

 

§ 6.1 Conditions to the Obligation of NXDE to Effect this Merger. Each and every obligation of NXDE under this Agreement to be performed on or before the Effective Time shall be subject to the fulfillment by NXNV of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) NXNV shall have performed in all material respects its obligations under this Agreement required to be performed by it on or prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the terms hereof;

 

(b) the representations and warranties of NXNV contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of such time, except as affected by the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(c) there shall have been no material adverse change in the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of NXNV, taken as a whole, since the date of the financial statements furnished to NXDE;

 

(d) NXNV shall have furnished such certificates of its officers to evidence its compliance with the conditions set forth herein as may be reasonably requested by NXDE;

 

(e) the shareholders of NXDE shall have approved the Merger; and

 

(f) NXNV shall have executed and delivered to NXDE LLC that certain Royalty Agreement covering the NXDE Royalty in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

§ 6.2 Conditions to the Obligation of NXNV to Effect this Merger. Each and every obligation of NXNV under this Agreement to be performed on or before the Effective Time shall be subject to the fulfillment by NXNV of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) NXDE shall have performed in all material respects its obligations under this Agreement required to be performed by it on or prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the terms hereof;

 

(b) the representations and warranties of NXDE contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of such time, except as affected by the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

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(c) there shall have been no material adverse change in the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of NXDE taken as a whole since the date of the financial statements furnished to NXNV, the conversion of debt to NXNV shares of Common Stock prior to or simultaneous to the Effective Time notwithstanding;

 

(d) NXDE shall have furnished such certificates of its officers to evidence its compliance with the conditions set forth herein as may be reasonably requested by NXNV.

 

(e) NXDE shall have delivered to NXNV all books and records necessary to accomplish the transfer of all assets owned by NXDE prior to the merger, including without limitation all accounting and intellectual property hard and electronic files.

 

(f) NXDE shall have terminated any and all options, warrants, deferred compensation units, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and any and all other rights to equity of any kind or nature whatsoever of NXDE,

 

(g) at the Effective Time, Mark Bakes shall convert any and all debt owed to him by NXDE to shares of NXNV’s Common Stock and Ralph Ballard and his affiliates shall convert any and all debt, less the sum of $150,000, owed to him and his affiliates by NXDE to shares of NXNV’s Common Stock. At the Effective Time, Ralph Ballard shall receive a promissory note in the amount of $150,000 payable to him or his affiliates by NXNV on terms acceptable to both parties.

 

Termination

 

§ 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated if and only if the NXNV and NXDE Shareholders fail to approve this Agreement.

 

§ 7.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement by either NXNV or NXDE, as provided above:

 

(a) this Agreement shall be void and of no further effect, and there shall be no liability by reason of this Agreement or the termination thereof on the part of either NXNV or NXDE, or on the part of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or shareholders; and

 

(b) all information received by either party hereto with respect to the business of the other party or its divisions, affiliates or associates (other than information which is a matter of public knowledge or which has heretofore been or is hereafter published in any publication for public distribution or filed as public information with any governmental authority) shall not at any time be used for the advantage of, or disclosed to third parties for any reason whatsoever.

 

Miscellaneous

 

§ 8.1 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto by action taken by their respective board of directors at any time prior to the Effective Time, but no such amendment shall (i) alter the amount or change the form of consideration into which shares of NXDE Stock are to be converted as provided in 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, or (ii) alter or change any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement if such alteration or change would adversely affect the holders of any class of capital stock of NXNV or NXDE. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

 

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§ 8.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, the parties hereto shall bear their own costs and expenses incurred in connection herewith and with the transactions contemplated hereby, whether the Effective Time occurs or this Agreement shall be terminated. NXNV and NXDE agree to indemnify and hold the other harmless from any claim (together with costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, incurred in connection with such claims) for compensation by any person, firm or corporation claiming to have been requested, authorized or employed to act as lender, broker or agent in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement or negotiations leading thereto.

 

§ 8.3 Assignment. No party shall assign this Agreement or any of its rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

§ 8.4 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

 

§ 8.5 Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given under any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested, with postage prepaid) to the following address, or to such other address as either party may request by notice in writing to the other party:

 

(a) If to NXNV:

 

Mr. Ron Conquest, COO

Nexeon MedSystems Inc

1708 Jaggie Fox Way

Lexington, KY 40511

480-203-9999

 

(b) If to NXDE:

 

Dr. Mark Bates, M.D., Director

C/O Ms. Amy J. Tawney, Esq

600 Quamer Street

Charleston, WV 25301

304-347-1123

 

§ 8.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding any and all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions. No amendment, alteration, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless evidenced by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

 

§ 8.7 Construction. The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience and reference only, and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of this Agreement. Use of the masculine gender shall also be deemed to refer to the feminine gender and neuter gender and the singular to the plural unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

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§ 8.8 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed, governed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.

 

§ 8.9 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision as it may apply to any other persons or circumstances.

 

§ 8.10 Waiver. The failure in one or more instances of a party to insist upon performance of any of the terms, conditions and covenants set forth in this Agreement, or the failure of a party to exercise any right or privilege conferred by this Agreement, shall not be construed thereafter as waiving their right to insist upon the performance of such terms, conditions and covenants or the right to exercise such rights and privileges, which rights shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no forbearance had occurred.

 

§ 8.11 Attorney Fees. In the event it becomes necessary for either party to file a suit to enforce this Agreement or any provision contained herein, and either party prevails in such action, then such party shall be entitled to recover, in addition to all other remedies or damages, reasonable attorney fees and court costs incurred in such suit.

 

§ 8.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all of which together will constitute for all purposes one and the same instrument.

 

§ 8.13 Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereby, unless the context requires otherwise. The word “including” shall mean including without limitation.

 

In Witness Whereof , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

    

NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation

     
Attest:  

By:

 

/s/ Mark Bates

     Dr. Mark Bates, M.D., CEO
/s/    
Secretary    

 

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     NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC, a Nevada corporation
      
Attest:  

By:

 

/s/ William Rosellini

     William Rosellini, CEO
/s/    
Secretary    

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.02

 

 

Contribution Agreement

BETWEEN

ROSELLINI SCIENTIFIC LLC AND NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC.

 

 

This 2015 Contribution Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 2, 2016, by and between Rosellini Scientific LLC, a Texas limited liability company and Belltower Associates LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rosellini Scitenific LLC, (collectively the “ Transferor ”), and Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation (the “ Transferee ”).

 

WHEREAS, Transferor entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Delaware corporation, (“NMD”) predecessor to Transferee; and

 

WHEREAS, Transferee has entered into a merger acquisition agreement with NMD whereby Transferee will become the successor corporation and NMD will be dissolved; and

 

WHEREAS, Transferor owns various valuable tangible and intangible assets it wishes to contribute to Transferee in exchange for shares of Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock representing a controlling interest in Transferee; and

 

WHEREAS, Transferor and Transferee now wish to enter into this Contribution Agreement whereby Transferor contributes the assets set forth herein below in exchange for 13,200,000 shares of Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock (the “Stock”);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.         Contributions and Services . Transferor hereby contributes and in addition shall provide various services to Transferee and hereby transfers all if its rights, title, copyright, and interests of any kind or nature whatsoever in and to any and all of the following:

 

a. Transferor shall provide an experienced management team in order to advance the development and commercialization of the medical intellectual property currently owned or controlled by the Transferee or acquired as a result of its merger with NMD;

 

b. Transferor, during 2016, shall organize and file, on behalf of Transferee, a Form 10 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in order for the Transferee to become a full reporting public company trading on the OTC Markets QB Stock Exchange. In the near future it will be the intent of Transferor to file an N-2 Statement pursuant to the 1940 Investment Company Act and transform Transferee into an SEC Registered Business Development Corporation;

 

c. Transferor shall use its best efforts to assist Transferee and NMD with the conversion of any and all of Transferee’s accounts payable to a paid status using cash and shares of Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock;

 

d. Transferor shall use its best efforts to assist Transferee and NMD with the conversion of any and all of Transferee’s stockholder loans;

 

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e. Transferor shall cause to be prepared and circulate an SEC Regulation D Private Placement Memorandum and use its best efforts to form up to $1,000,000 of new capital for Transferee prior to the end of the second quarter 2016;

 

f. Transferor shall assign, subject to regulatory transfer approval, all rights, title, and interest in and to the Federal NIH/SBIR awarded Grant #1R44HL129870-01 described n section (a) below. In addition Transferor, upon award, shall assign, subject to regulatory transfer approval, all rights, title, and interest to Transferee in and to the following Federal Grants:

 

(a)       1R44HL129870-01 Development of a microperforated nanocomposite balloon for intravascular anti-restenotic drug delivery; 

 

(b)       1R43CA206792-01 Localized, Intravascular Delivery of TALE Fusion Proteins for Hepatocellular Carcinoma BATES, MARK  Pending IRG Review 9/16/2015

 

(c)       1R43CA206773-01 Deployable Filter for the Capture of Embolic Bead Reflux BATES, MARK  Pending IRG Review 9/15/2015;

 

(d)       1R43HL131214-01A1 Development of a sheath with a deployable filter system for intravascular embolism protection to reduce occlusions that can eventually require extremity amputation. BATES, MARK  Pending IRG Review 9/14/2015;

 

g. Transferor shall assign, subject to regulatory transfer approval, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the Matching Funds Grant #KSTC-184-512-16-234 in the amount of $150,000 awarded by the State of Kentucky;

 

h. Transferor hereby assigns all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the Joint Venture Agreement, dated March 3, 2015 by and between Transferor and NMD;

 

i. Transferor hereby assigns and transfers all of its rights, title, and interest in and to 1,675,000 shares of Nuviant Medical Inc, a Nevada corporation, Restricted Common Stock;

 

j. Transferor hereby assigns and transfers all of its rights, title, and interest in and to 167 shares of Microtransponder, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Restricted Common Stock;

 

k. 140 Shares of Common Stock of Telemend Medical, Inc., a Deleware corporation, along with a five year promissory note with annual interest at the rate of 8% payable to Rosellini Scientific LLC by Telemend Medical, Inc.

 

l. Transferor herby grants the exclusive option to Transferee, to be exercised no later than September 31, 2016, to acquire from Transferor all of the shares of Restricted Common Stock or Membership Interest owned or controlled by Transferor on the date at which Transferee exercises its option to acquire such interest of NeuroTek Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation. There shall be no additional consideration payable from Transferee to Transferor upon the exercise of such option(s) by Transferee; and

 

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m. Any and all assets set forth herein above are being transferred by Transferor to Transferee at the then current tax basis as set forth in the books and records of Transferor.

 

2.      Representations and Warranties of Transferee . Transferee hereby represents and warrants to Transferor, that the statements in the following paragraphs of this Section 2 are all true, correct, and complete as of the date of execution hereof:

 

a.      Due Organization; Good Standing and Power . The Transferee is duly organized corporation, validly existing and, in good standing under the laws of Nevada. The Transferee has the corporate power and authority to own, lease, and operate its assets and to conduct its Business as presently being conducted.

 

b.      Validity of Agreement; Capitalization . Transferee has the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Transferee and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general equity principles. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement to which it is a party by the Transferee has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on its part.

 

c.      No Approvals or Notices Required; No Conflict with Instruments . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Transferee and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (i) does not violate (with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) or require any consent, approval, filing or notice under, (ii) does not result in the creation of any Encumbrance (except pursuant to this Agreement and those arising by virtue of any action taken by or on behalf of Transferor or its affiliates and restrictions on transfers that may be imposed by Applicable Laws) on the Transferee Stock or any equity interests of the Transferee under, conflict with, or result in the breach or termination of any provision of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of the performance of the obligations of the Transferee under, or (iii) result in the creation of an encumbrance upon any asset of the Transferee pursuant to: (A) applicable law, (B) any permit, (C) the limited liability charters or bylaws of the Transferee, or (D) any instrument or other agreement to which the Transferee is a party or by which any of its assets are bound or affected. The newly issued restricted shares of the Transferee’s Common Stock are transferable and assignable to Transferor as contemplated by this Agreement without the waiver of any right of first refusal or the consent of any other party being obtained, and there exists no preferential right of purchase in favor of any person with respect of any of the Transferee Stock or the business.

 

d.      Legal Proceedings . There is no litigation, proceeding, claim or governmental investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Transferee, threatened, that seeks relief or damages against the Transferee or any of the respective assets or the business or which would prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transferee has not been charged with any violation of or, to the knowledge of the Transferee, threatened with a charge or violation of, any provision of applicable laws.

 

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e.      Conduct of Business in Compliance with Applicable Laws . The Transferee has conducted its Business in compliance with all Applicable Laws, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect.

 

f.      Certain Fees . Neither the Transferee nor its respective officers, directors or employees, have employed any broker or finder or incurred any other liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders' fees in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

g.      No Other Representations Acknowledgement . The Transferee acknowledges that neither the Transferor nor any of their affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or representatives makes any representation or warranty, either express or implied, to the Transferee or their agents or representatives, except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, or in any certificate or other instrument or document delivered in connection herewith or therewith.

 

3.      Representations and Warranties of Transferor . Transferor hereby represents and warrants to the Transferee that the statements in the following paragraphs of this Section 3 are all true and complete as of the Payment Date:

 

Due Organization; Good Standing and Power . The Transferor is duly organized limited liability company, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Texas. The Transferee has the corporate power and authority to own, lease, and operate its assets and to conduct its Business as presently being conducted.

 

Exempt Transaction . Transferor understands that the offering and sale of the newly issued restricted shares of the Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act and exempt from registration or qualification under any state law.

 

b.      Full Power and Authority . Transferor represents that they have full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and consummating the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

c.      The Newly Issued Restricted Shares The newly issued shares of the Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock to be acquired by Transferor hereunder will be acquired for investment for Transferor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution thereof, and Transferor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same except within the terms, conditions, restrictions, and rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

d.      Investment Experience. Transferor understands that the receipt of the newly issued shares of the Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock involves substantial risk. Transferor:

 

i.     has experience as an acquirer and owner of securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk of Transferor’s investment in Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock; and,

 

ii.     has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters so as to enable Transferor to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock, to protect Transferor’s own interests in connection with the acquisition and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto.

 

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e.      No Oral Representations. No oral or written representations have been made other than or in addition to those stated in this Agreement. Transferor is not relying on any oral or written statements made by the Transferee, Transferee’s agent, representatives, employees or affiliates in acquiring Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock.

 

f.      Restricted Securities . Transferor understands that the Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock is characterized as "restricted securities" under the Securities Act in as much as they are being acquired by the Transferor from the Transferee in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

g.      Opinion Necessary. Transferor acknowledges that if any transfer of the Transferable Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock is proposed to be made in reliance upon an exemption under the Securities Act, the Transferee may require an opinion of counsel that such transfer may be made pursuant to an applicable exemption under the Securities Act. Transferor acknowledges that a restrictive legend will appear on Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock and must remain until such time as it may be removed under the Securities Act.

 

h.      Information. Transferor hereby acknowledges the receipt of any and all information regarding the Transferee including financial statements requested by Transferor or its officers, directors, employees or agents as that information is received.

 

4.      Indemnification .

 

a.     Transferee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Transferor from and against any and all losses, damages, expenses and liabilities (collectively "Liabilities") or actions, investigations, inquiries, arbitrations, claims or other proceedings in respect thereof, including enforcement of this Agreement (collectively "Actions" and together with the Liabilities, the "Losses") arising out of or in connection with the conduct of Transferee. Losses include, but are not limited to, all reasonable legal fees, court costs and other expenses incurred in court costs and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, defending paying, settling or compromising any suit in law or equity arising out of this Agreement or for any breach of this Agreement notwithstanding the absence of a final determination as to Transferor’s obligation to reimburse Transferee for such losses and the possibility that such payments might later be held to have been improper. connection with investigating, preparing, defending, paying, settling or compromising any suit in law or equity arising out of this Agreement or for any breach of this Agreement notwithstanding the absence of a final determination as to a Transferee's obligation to reimburse Transferor for such Losses and the possibility that such payments might later be held to have been improper.

 

b.     Transferor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Transferee from and against any and all losses, damages, expenses and liabilities or actions, investigations, inquiries, arbitrations, claims or other proceedings in respect thereof, including enforcement of this Agreement arising out of or in connection with the conduct of Transferor. Losses include, but are not limited to, all reasonable legal fees,

 

5.      Conditions Precedent. The obligations of Transferor set forth in Section 1 herein above shall be conditioned upon the occurrence of the following events: 1) Shareholder’s of Transferee holding debt owed by Transferee shall have agreed to convert said debt to cash and shares of restricted common stock of Transferee in satisfaction of all debt; 2) NMD and Transferee shall have entered into a binding definitive merger agreement whereby any and all terms and conditions of said agreement, precedent other otherwise shall have been met and the merger transaction is ready for final completion.

 

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6.      Transferee Board of Directors. Simultaneous with the transfer of Transferee’s shares of Restricted Common Stock to Transferor the member(s) of Transferee’s Board of Directors shall elect William Rosellini, Mark Bates, and an individual nominated by Mark Bates, and an individual nominated by William Rosellini to the Board of Directors of Transferee and each existing member of the Board, except for Ron Conquest, shall resign.

 

7.      Further Assurances . Transferor and Transferee agree to execute any and all documents and instruments of transfer, assignment, assumption or novation and to perform such other acts as may be reasonably necessary or expedient to further the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

8.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, representations and warranties and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

 

9.      Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

10.    No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

11.    Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

12.    Amendment and Modification; Waiver . This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

 

13.    Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Nevada.

 

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

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amended and Final Contribution Agreement to be effective as of the date first above written herein.

 

ROSELLINI SCIENTIFIC LLC 

 
       
       
By: /s/ William Rosellini   Date: January 2, 2016
  William Rosellini, Its Sole Member  

 

 

NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS Inc.  
       
       
By: /s/ Ron Conquest   Date: January 2, 2016
  Ron Conquest, Sole Director and Shareholder  

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.03

 

 

Contribution Agreement

 

 

This Contribution Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), effective as of January 2, 2016, by and between Elizabeth Rosellini, an individual (“Transferor”) and Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation (“ Transferee ”).

 

WHEREAS, Transferor owns shares of Restricted Common Stock of Telemend Medical Inc, and shares of Restricted Common Stock of Nuvinat Medical Inc. and wishes to contribute said Shares to Transferee. Transferee whishes to acquire said Shares from Transferor.

 

WHEREAS, Transferor and Transferee desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which Transferor will transfer the Shares to Transferee in exchange for One Million Eight Hundred Thousand (1,800,000) shares of Restricted Common Stock of Transferee.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.         Contribution of Assets . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Transferor owns Two Hundred Fourteen (214) shares of Restricted Common Stock of Telemend Medical Inc, a Delaware corporation, and Sixty Thousand (60,000) shares of Restricted Common Stock of Nuvinat Medical Inc, a Nevada corporation (collectively the “Shares”) and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement Transferor hereby transfers all of her right, title, and interest, free and clear of any and all liens or encumbrances, in and to the Transferee.

 

2.         Consideration . As consideration for the contribution of the Shares by Transferor to Transferee, Transferor will receive One Million Eight Hundred Thousand (1,800,000) shares of Transferee’s Restricted Common Stock.

 

3.         Representations and Warranties of the Transferors . Transferor represents and warrants to Transferee that:

 

(a)         Authority. Transferor has all requisite personal power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to carry out her obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Transferor has obtained all necessary approvals for the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of her obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Transferor and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Transferee) shall constitute Transferor’s legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against her in accordance with its terms.

 

4.        Representations and Warranties of the Transferee . Transferee represents and warrants to Transferor that:

 

(a)        Organization of Transferee. Transferee is corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada.

 

(b)         Authority. Transferee has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Transferee has obtained all necessary company approvals for the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Transferee and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Transferor) shall constitute Transferee’s legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

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5.          Further Assurances . Transferor and Transferee agree to execute any and all documents and instruments of transfer, assignment, assumption or novation and to perform such other acts as may be reasonably necessary or expedient to further the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

6.        Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, representations and warranties and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

 

7.        Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

8.        No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

9.        Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

10.      Amendment and Modification; Waiver . This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

 

11.       Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Texas.

 

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

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contribution Agreement to be effective as of the date first above written.

 

Nexeon MedSystems Inc  
       
       
By: /s/ Ron Conquest  
  Ron Conquest, COO  

 

 

 
       
       
By: /s/ Elizabeth Rosellini  
  Elizabeth Rosellini, Individually  

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.04

 

 

EXECUTIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT, made as of January 1, 2016 by and between Ronald Conquest, an individual, (the “Executive”) and Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation, (the “Company”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to retain the services of Ronald Conquest as its Director and Chief Operating Officer;

 

NOW THEREFORE, In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive hereby agree to the following:

 

1.            ENGAGEMENT . The Company hereby retains the executive management services of the Executive as a Director and its Chief Operating Officer (COO) on a full time basis. Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his duties shall include managing all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Company’s business. Executive’s services will commence on the date set forth herein above or such other date as the parties may mutually agree (the “Commencement Date”).

 

2.          DUTIES .

 

2.1      Position. Executive as Chief Operating Officer shall be in charge of faithfully and diligently running the Company’s operations.

 

2.2      Reasonable Efforts. Executive will provide his reasonable efforts on behalf of the Company, and will abide by all policies made by the Manager and the Company’s Board of Directors, if any, as well as all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Executive shall act in the best interest of the Company at all times. Executive shall be obligated to devote Executive's full business time and efforts to the performance of Executive's assigned duties for Company and shall spend no less than ninety five percent (95%) of his professional time pursing the interests of the Company. Executive may serve as a director, manager and owner of other enterprises or engage in such other charitable, civil, and similar pursuits, none of which shall compete at any time with any of the Company’s interests.

 

2.3      Services. Executive's responsibilities shall include but not be limited to the following:

 

Managing all aspects of the day to day operations of the Company;

 

Obtaining any managing the compliance of all necessary regulatory approvals;

 

Managing the Legal and Accounting functions of the Company;

 

Sourcing funds through financings, grants, or matching funds; and

 

Development of strategic relationships.

 

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2.4      Work Location. Executive's principal place of work shall be located in Lexington, Kentucky or such other location as the parties may mutually agree upon from time to time. The Company has no objection if the Executive chooses to work from his home.

 

3.           COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

 

3.1      Salary . Executive will be paid a salary (“Salary”) in the amount of $100,000 beginning January 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2016. Executive’s salary for the year beginning October 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2017 shall be $138,000 per year. Executive’s salary for the year beginning October 1, 2017 and for each succeeding year shall be $174,000 per year. Such salary amounts shall be payable in equal bi-weekly increments on the 15 th and last day of each month. At the discretion of Executive Company shall enter into a consulting agreement with an entity designated by Executive to provide the services of Executive on the same terms and conditions as provided for herein.

 

3.2      Benefits. Executive will receive four (4) weeks paid vacation every twelve (12) months, subject to the Company’s policies adopted from time-to-time relating to accrual and scheduling of vacations. If the Executive requests more than four (4) weeks’ vacation every twelve (12) months, any and all vacation beyond four (4) weeks shall be without compensation. In addition Executive shall receive additional compensation for the cost of Executive and his spouse Medicare and Medicare Supplement Health Insurance. If Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason other than for Cause for six (6) months after termination, Company will pay compensation for health coverage.

 

The foregoing Executive compensation is subject to such raises, bonuses, incentives, or additional benefits and/or plans as the Company, in its discretion, may grant Executive from time-to-time or are made available to other Executive s of the Company

 

3.3      Expenses. The Executive shall be reimbursed for documented travel and lodging expenses and any other out of pocket Company related expenses in the normal course of business. Company shall provide Executive with a Credit or Debit Card to be used exclusively for expenses directly related to the operation of the Company. In the event the Company does not provide a Credit or Debit care then the Company shall advance the sum of $3000 to Executive for use in conjunction with Company expenses and Executive shall submit, from time to time, expense reports and receipts for such expenses and the Company shall advance further sums to Executive for the difference between the submitted expense report and the sum of $3000. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement any amount of the $3000 not accounted for by an expense report shall be subtracted from any final amount due Executive from the Company.

 

3.4      Annual Bonus . Executive shall be entitled to receive a yearly annual bonus. The amount of such bonus shall be based upon criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Provided, however, such bonus shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of Executive’s annual base salary in effect for the period for which the bonus is granted. During the term of this Agreement, the yearly annual bonus shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the anniversary date of this agreement.

 

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3.5      Stock Award . Upon inception of the Company at 12/07/2015 the Company shall issue to Executive 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock in the amount of 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Shares”). 212,000 of the Shares shall Vest as of the date hereof and the remaining 288,000 shares shall Vest at the rate of 8,000 shares per month for thirty six (36) months.

 

3.6      Forfeiture of Stock Not Vested . The stock certificate evidencing the Shares shall be registered on the Company's books in the name of the Executive and delivered to him. The Company reserves the right to place a legend on the Shares restricting the transferability of such shares pursuant to SEC Rule 144. Even though some of the Shares may not yet be vested, the Executive shall be entitled to all rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote and receive dividends with respect to such Shares. Any Shares not Vested at the end of the Term, or pursuant to Section 4 hereof, shall be deemed forfeited and shall be deemed transferred to the Company. Any Shares, which are not yet be vested, are not transferable by the Executive by means of sale, assignment, exchange, pledge, or otherwise. Vested shares shall nevertheless continue to be subject to any restriction imposed under applicable securities laws.

 

4.           TERM AND TERMINATION

 

4.1      Term . The term of this Agreement is four (4) years from the “Commencement Date” (the “Term”) and this Agreement shall automatically renew for additional one year periods unless a termination notice is provided in writing to the other party 90 days prior to the expiration of the Term. The Term may however be terminated earlier as set forth in section 4.2 below.

 

4.2      Termination .

 

(a)      Without Cause . If the Company terminates Executive ’s employment during the Term hereof without Cause, then the Company will be responsible to pay Executive ’s then existing Salary and benefits for a period equal to fifty percent (50%) of the remaining Term of this Agreement.

 

(b)      With Cause. If the Company terminates Executive ’s employment for Cause at any time, the Company’s sole responsibility shall be to pay Executive ’s then existing Salary, benefits, and expenses through the date of termination.

 

(c)      Cause . As used in this Agreement, “Cause” for the Company to terminate this Agreement shall mean: (1) Executive ’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (2) an act of personal dishonesty by Executive in connection with his responsibilities as an executive of the Company; (3) an act by Executive that constitutes willful misconduct or material negligence in the performance of his duties that is not rectified within 30 days following written notification by the Company; (4) Executive ’s repeated and unexplained or unjustified absence from performing his duties for the Company.

 

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(d)      Termination upon Death or Disability. Executive's employment shall be terminated upon the d e ath of the Executive. In the event of the Disability (as hereinafter defined) of the Executive during his employment, the Company shall have the right to terminate the employment of Executive upon giving Ninety (90) days advance written notice to that effect to the Executive, provided that the Executive shall not have returned to active service with the Company prior to the end of such Ninety (90) day notice period. For purposes of this Agreement, the term " Disability " shall mean any physical or mental disability or incapacity that can be reasonably diagnosed by a licensed physician to result in death or that will render the Executive incapable of performing the essential functions required of the Executive in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 2 hereof for a period of six (6) consecutive months or for shorter periods aggregating to nine (9) months during any consecutive twelve (12) month period. If Executive is terminated as a result of Disability Executive will receive or in the event of death , Executive ' s estate or heirs will receive, a severance payment equivalent to one year’s Salary and benefit in effect at the time of death, less federa l and state income and employment taxes.

 

(e)      Termination for Good Reason. The Executive, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice given to the Company, shall have the right at any time to terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company for Good Reason. “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the occurrence, without the Executive’s express written consent, of a material reduction in the level of the Executives compensation or material reduction in Executive’s duties and responsibilities, unless such reduction applies to all similarly situated employees; (ii) a demand, without the Executive’s express written consent, that the Executive relocate to an office of the Company more than fifty (50) miles from the office in which the Executive was previously employed; or (iii) the Company’s uncured breach of a material term of this Agreement. In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated for Good Reason, Executive will receive a severance payment equivalent to six (6) months of Base Salary and benefits, less federal and state income and employment taxes.

 

(f)      Change in Control . If the Company terminates Executive’s employment during the Term hereof as a result of a Change in Control, then the Company will be responsible to pay Executive ’s then existing Salary and benefits for the remaining Term of this Agreement.

 

(g)      As used in this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of the Company shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: i) any person, group or organization, other than the Executive, is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities or membership interests of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities or membership interests then having the right to vote for the election of the Company Manager or a Board of Director of the Company; or ii) the individuals who at the Effective Date of this Agreement constitutes the Manager of the Company or Board of Directors, if any, of the Company cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof unless the election, or nomination for election, of each new director was approved by the Executive; or iii) the business or over fifty percent (50%) of the business revenues of the Company for which the Executive's services are principally performed is or are sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company (including a subsidiary of the Company).

 

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(h)      Conditions to Receive Severance . As a condition to receiving any severance, Executive agrees to execute a full general release satisfactory to the Company , releasing all claims, known or unknown that Executive may have against Company arising out of or in any way related to Executive's employment or termination of employment with Company prior to receipt of the severance package.

 

(i)      Opportunity to Cure . Notwithstanding the foregoing , it shall be a condition precedent to the Company ' s right to t e rminate the Executive ' s employment for Cause and the Executive's right to terminate that (i) th e party seeking the termination shall first hav e given the other party written notice stating with specificity the r e ason for the termination ( " breach " ) and (ii) if such breach is susceptible of cure or remedy, a period of thirty (30) days from and after the giving of such written notice shall have elapsed without the breaching party having substantially cured or remedied such breach during such thirty (30) day period, unless such breach cannot be cured or remedied within thirty (30) days , in which case the period for remedy or cure shall be extended for a reasonable time (not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days) provided the breaching party has made and continues to make a diligent effort to effect such remedy or cure.

 

5.          DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANT:

 

5.1      Executive acknowledges that the Company is in the business of developing, producing, and selling advanced medical technologies from which the Company has developed a reputation. extensive "know-how", and trade secrets relating to its business and its customers, some of which Executive will obtain the knowledge of while employed by the Company; which the Company has spent substantial amounts of effort and money to accumulate this know-how and trade secrets and develop its reputation and its relationship with its present and future clients.

 

5.2      Confidential Information . Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Company’s Confidential Information includes information or trade secrets relating to the properties, composition or structure of the Company’s products or proposed products or the development, formulation or processing thereof or hardware, information technology and software therefore or the Company’s business, including, without limitation, any and all patents, patents-pending, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patentable processes and/or products in development, or any other intellectual property, all trade secrets and proprietary information concerning the Company’s business and affairs, product specifications, data, know-how, formulae, compositions, processes, designs, sketches, photographs, graphs, drawings, samples, inventions and ideas, past, current and planned research and development, customer or supplier lists, current and anticipated customer requirements, price lists, market studies, business plans, computer software and programs and database technologies, systems, structures and architectures and related processes, formulae, compositions, improvements, devices, know-how, discoveries, concepts, ideas, designs, method, algorithms, names and expertise of Executive s and consultants, inventions (whether patentable or not), schematics and other technical, business, financial, customer and product development plans, forecasts, strategies and information, whether or not marked “confidential. Additionally, Executive recognize that in the course of Executive ’s duties, Executive will have access to similar information of the Company’s customers, suppliers or other entities which the Company is required by contract or professional business practices to keep confidential, and which shall also be deemed as Confidential Information and which Executive agrees to treat as such. Executive will not, during or after the term of this Agreement, in whole or in part, disclose any Confidential Information to any person, firm corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall Executive make use of such information and property for his own purposes or for the benefit of any other person, firm, corporation, association or any other entity (except for the Company) under any circumstances during or after the term of this agreement .

 

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5.3      Assignment of Intellectual Property . Executive agrees to assign and hereby assigns to the Company (the “Assignment”) any and all rights, improvements, and copyrightable or patentable subject matter and other intellectual property relating to the Company business, which Executive conceives or develops, either alone or with others, or which otherwise arise during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of six (6) months thereafter (“Assignable Property”). Executive agrees not to assert any rights against the Company or seek compensation from the Company for the foregoing assignment or the Company’s use of Assignable Technology. Executive will promptly disclose to the Company all knowledge that Executive obtains regarding Assignable Property, and at the request of the Company, and without expense or additional compensation, Executive will provide the Company with whatever assistance, including (i) signing whatever documents as are requested by the Company to further evidence and perfect the Assignment and obtain for the Company patents, copyright protection, assignment of rights and protection of trade secrets, or (ii) taking any other action the Company deems appropriate for securing or protecting its rights in Assignable Property or other intellectual property of the Company.

 

5.4      Company Property . Executive recognizes that all materials that are or which may come into Executive's possession during Executive's employment with the Company relating to the nature, operation, or activities of the Company remain the Company's property. Such materials may consist of agreements, invoices, memoranda, books, forms, reference materials, computer programs, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, specifications, designs, programming, promotional material, advertising material, selling material, financial material, address books, lists, rolodexes, notes, information pertaining to negotiations, pricing procedures, technical data and the like unless such property belongs to Executive prior to his employment. The Company is aware that the Executive has books, documents, and other items acquired prior to his employment that he will use in his day to day work. All such materials are the Company's property and Executive will not copy or make extracts of any such materials and will promptly return all such materials to the Company upon demand or, regardless of whether such demand is made, after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

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5.5      Limited Non-Competition . For the period the Executive is paid and for two (2) years after the Executive leaves the employment of the Company and or ceases to be an Officer and Director of the Company, Executive shall not become, directly or indirectly, an Executive of, or provide consulting services for, or have any ownership interest in, any other business entity that manufactures or sells “Competitive Products”. As used herein, “Competitive Products” means: any medical technology or devices, which the Company develops or acquires the right sell from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

 

5.6      Executive acknowledges that the foregoing provision’s restrictions and time limitations are reasonable and properly required for the adequate protection of the business of the Company and that in the event such restriction or limitation is deemed to be unreasonable by an arbitration panel, then the Executive and the Company agrees to submit to the reduction of said restriction and limitation to such as the Court may deem reasonable.

 

5.7      It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this paragraph shall be enforced to the fullest extent possible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement or portion of this paragraph shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, then the subject provision or paragraph shall be deemed amended or deleted there from, and the provision or paragraph adjudicated to be invalid and unenforceable shall be deemed revised in accordance with any such jurisdiction. Such deletion or revision, however, applies only with respect to the operation of this Agreement in the particular jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made .

 

5.8      In the event of a breach of, or threatened breach by the Executive of, of the provisions of §5, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining the Executive from violating these covenants. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any and all other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach including recovery of damages from the Executive, which such damages shall be paid promptly, excluding the cost of collection thereof.

 

6.           GENERAL

 

6.1      Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Executive and the Executive's, heirs, executors, administrators, estate, beneficiaries, and legal representatives. Neither party may assign this Agreement without the consent of the other party. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Company.

 

6.2      Waiver. Either party's failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision, or prevent that party thereafter from enforcing each and every other provision of this Agreement.

 

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6.3      Attorneys' Fees. Each side will bear its own attorneys' fees in any dispute unless a statutory section at issue, if any, authorizes the award of attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.

 

6.4      Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of Kentucky.

 

6.5      Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier upon written verification of receipt; (c) by telecopy or facsimile transmission upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice to the company shall be sent to the attention of the Company's Manager and Board of Directors, if any.

 

6.6      Counterparts. The parties hereto agree that this Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts. This Agreement will be binding and enforceable on all parties even though signed in counterparts.

 

6.7      Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between executive and the Company relating to Executive's employment. This agreement supersedes and replaces any prior verbal or written agreements between the Company and Executive. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by both Executive and the Manager of the Company. No oral waiver, amendment or modification will be effective under any circumstances whatsoever.

 

6.8      Non-Solicitation of Executives. Executive agrees that for a period of two (2) years after termination, Executive shall not recruit, attempt to recruit, or directly or indirectly participate in the recruitment of any Company Executive, provided however, any general public recruitment responded to by Company Executive s will not be a breach this Agreement.

 

6.9      Non-Solicitation of Customers or Prospects. Executive agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after the termination of his employment, Executive will not, either directly or indirectly solicit, separately or in association with others, attempt to solicit, canvass or interfere with any current or former customer, prospect or supplier of the Company in a manner that directly competes with the Business.

 

6.10      Additional Representations of Executive. Executive represents and warrants to the Company that Executive is not party to any written or oral agreement with any third party that would restrict Executive's ability to enter into the Confidentiality and Proprietary Information Agreement or to perform Executive’s obligations hereunder and that Executive will not, by joining the Company, breach any non-disclosure, proprietary rights, non-competition, no solicitation or other covenant in favor of any third party.

 

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6.11      Indemnity. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Executive to the fullest extent permitted by law for any and all acts or non-action Executive may have committed during the period during which he was an officer, director and/or Executive of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, or of any other entity of which he served as an officer, director or Executive at the request of the Company. The indemnity shall include any and all claims, liability, costs, and expenses, including any and all costs of litigation and defense, including attorney’s fees, arising from or in connection with any and all claims and causes of actions for liabilities, damages, losses, expenses or proceeding against the Executive to which Executive may be made a party by reason of being an officer, director, or Executive of the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate, or any other corporation the Executive serves as an officer, director, or Executive at the Company’s request. In addition the Company agrees to obtain a directors and officers liability insurance policy covering the executive and to continue and maintain such policy. The amount of coverage shall be reasonable in relation to the Executive's position and responsibilities during the term of employment but in no event shall the amount of coverage be less than three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the aggregate provided that the cost and availability of such insurance is reasonable within the marketplace. The Company hereby agrees that this obligation of indemnification survives the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

In Witness whereof the parties hereto have signed or caused to be signed this Agreement as of the dated first set forth above.

 

Ronald Conquest (“Executive ”)

 
       
       
By: /s/ Ronald Conquest  
  Ronald Conquest , Individually  

 

 

Nexeon MedSystems Inc (“Employer”)    
       
       
By: /s/ William M. Rosellini  
  William M. Rosellini, CEO  

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.05

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of June 1, 2016 , by and between Nexeon MedSystems, Inc. , a corporation organized under the laws of Nevada (the “Company”) and Melanie McWade ("Executive").

 

R E C I T A L S

 

The Company has special expertise in its business that has enabled it to provide unique career opportunities for its employees.

 

The Company’s growth depends, to a significant degree, on its possession of more and better information than that available to its competitors concerning a number of matters, including but not limited to strategic, marketing, technical, management and other information not generally known to others in the Company’s industry. This unique and special expertise in pooling this information has enabled the Company to conduct its business successfully and thus provide potential employment opportunities for its employees.

 

The parties acknowledge that Executive has her own valuable knowledge and training in certain of the areas in which the Company conducts its business but that her knowledge will be enhanced by this employment.

 

Executive recognizes that unless the Company imparts to her its special expertise, she would be less effective and of less benefit to the Company. Executive further acknowledges that without the additional knowledge to be imparted to her by the Company, she will be less valuable than would otherwise be the case in its business.

 

Executive understands and acknowledges that a restriction on disclosure of confidential information is essential to the continued growth and stability of the Company's business and to the continuing viability of its business in the event the Executive's employment is terminated as expressly permitted under the terms and limitations of this Agreement.

 

The Executive desires employment as an employee of the Company under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and further desires to be given access to the Company’s proprietary information.

 

The Company desires to employ Executive under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.      Employment . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts such employment by the Company.

 

2.      Duties of Executive .

 

(a)     Executive shall serve in the capacity of Vice President of Emerging Therapies, and shall be subject to supervision by the CEO of the Company. In such capacity, Executive shall have all necessary powers to discharge her responsibilities. Executive shall have all powers granted by the Bylaws of the Company to a President, as applicable, and Executive shall report to the Chairman of the Company.

 

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(b)     During the term of this Agreement, and thereafter so long as Executive is employed by the Company, Executive shall devote her full business time and effort to the performance of her duties and responsibilities as an officer of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may spend reasonable amounts of time on personal civic and charitable activities that do not interfere with the performance of her duties and responsibilities to the Company. In addition, Executive may, subject to prior approval by the Board of Directors of the Company, spend reasonable amounts of time serving on boards of directors for other companies or engage in other business activities, provided that such activities do not, in the sound discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company, constitute or create a conflict of interest or adversely affect the Company.

 

(c)     Executive shall observe and comply with the written rules and regulations of the Company respecting its business and shall carry out and perform the directives and policies of the Company as they may from time to time be stated to Executive in writing by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

 

(d)     Executive shall maintain accurate business records as may from time to time be required by the Company. Such records may be examined by the Company, at all reasonable times after written request is delivered to Executive. Any such document shall be delivered to the Company promptly upon request.

 

(e)     Executive agrees not to solicit or receive any income or other compensation from any third party in connection with her employment with the Company. Executive agrees, upon written request by the Chief Executive Officer, to render an accounting of all transactions relating to her business endeavors during the term of this employment hereunder.

 

(f)     Executive’s principal place of work shall be located at 922 Benton Ave Nashville, TN 37204

 

(g)     Executive agrees to travel, at Company expense, as required to perform the duties of the position. The Parties anticipate that a minimum of zero (0), maximum of fifteen (15), and average of five (5) days each month of domestic and/or international travel will be required to perform the duties of this position.

 

3.      Term . The term of this Agreement (the "Term") shall commence effective as of June 1 st , 2016 (the "Effective Date") and continue until the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date, unless Executive’s employment is earlier terminated in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement; provided, however, that, on the fourth and subsequent anniversary dates of this Agreement or any extension, this Agreement will automatically be extended for an additional year unless, not later than ninety (90) calendar days prior to such anniversary date, the Company shall have given written notice to the Executive that it does not wish to extend the Term. Upon expiration of the term of this Agreement, Executive shall remain an “at will” employee of the Company but shall still be subject to and bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.      Salary and Initial Accrual .

 

(a)     Commencing on the Effective Date, the Company will pay Executive a minimum base annual salary during the term of this Agreement for her services as an officer of eighty thousand dollars $80,000.00, which except as described in Section 4(b), shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practice, but not less than monthly. Such base salary shall not include any benefits made available to Executive or any contributions or payments made on her behalf pursuant to any employee benefit plan or program of the Company, including any health, disability or life insurance plan or program, 401-K plan, cash bonus plan, stock incentive plan, retirement plan or similar plan or program of any nature. The Company shall review Executive's salary on a semi-annual basis (January and July), and shall increase the annual salary of Executive from time to time as may be warranted in accordance with the Company’s compensation policies.

 

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5.      Bonus Compensation . The Company shall pay Executive an annual bonus in accordance with Company policy established by the Board from time to time, as described in Exhibit "A" to this Agreement.

 

6.      Stock Options :

 

(a)     Initial Grant: The Company shall grant Executive a total of two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) non-transferable stock options to purchase shares of the Company Common Stock. These options will vest quarterly over a period of three years.

 

7.      Other Employee Benefits .

 

(a)     During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall provide Executive with all benefits made available from time to time by the Company to its employees and/or officers generally and to employees who hold positions similar to that of Executive (including benefits granted to other officers of the Company), such benefits to be in accordance with the Company’s policies, except that if Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated, Executive’s cash severance payments shall be in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement, in lieu of cash severance payments provided by the policies of the Company.

 

(b)     Executive shall be paid for Kentucky statutory holidays, and receive twenty (20) working days (“ four weeks ”) paid vacation per annum.

 

9.      Reimbursement of Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Executive for all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in the business interests of the Company. Such reimbursement shall be made promptly to Executive upon appropriate documentation of such expenditures in accordance with the Company’s written policies.

 

10.     Early Termination; Change in Control . It is the desire and expectation of each party that the employer-employee relationship shall continue for the full term specified herein and be a pleasant and rewarding experience for the parties hereto. The Company shall, however, be entitled to terminate Executive's employment at any time before or after the Effective Date with or without Cause (as defined in this Section 10). Termination shall require approval by majority vote of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(a)      Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment immediately at any time for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” is defined as: (i) conviction of a felony that constitutes gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct on the part of Executive with respect to Executive’s obligations or otherwise relating to the business of Company, or for fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement, or any felony or crime of moral turpitude; or (ii) Executive’s material breach of this Agreement or any other written agreement between Company and Executive. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated for cause, Executive shall be entitled to all accrued salary including vested Stock and Stock Options, up through the date of termination but shall not be entitled to additional severance payments.

 

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(b)      Termination without Cause, or Change in Control Occurs . The Company may terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause at any time on thirty (30) days advance written notice to Executive. If Executive's employment is terminated without Cause, or a Change in Control (as defined in this Section 10) occurs, the Company shall pay Executive severance compensation pursuant to the following formulas:

 

(i)     In the event of a termination without Cause, or a Change in Control occurs, occurring prior to the first, second, or third year anniversary of this Agreement, Executive shall receive a lump sum severance amount equal to 3/12 th (i.e 25%), 4/12 th or 5/12 th respectively of the sum of (A) the highest annual salary of Executive in effect at any time during the Term or the salary of Executive in effect immediately prior to the termination without Cause or a Change in Control, whichever is the larger amount, plus (B) the amount of the bonus or incentive compensation targeted for payment to the Executive for the fiscal year during which the termination without Cause or the Change in Control occurs.

 

(ii)     In the event of a termination without Cause, or a Change in Control occurs, occurring at any time after the third-year anniversary of this Agreement, Executive will receive a lump sum severance amount equal to 6/12 th of the sum of the amounts referred to in Section 10(b)(i)(A) and (B).

 

A “Change in Control” of the Company shall have occurred if at any time during the term of this Agreement any of the following events shall occur:

 

(i)     any consolidation, merger or other reorganization of the Company in which the Company is merged, consolidated or reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal person or pursuant to which shares of the Company’s stock are converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the Company in which the holders of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to the merger own more than 50.1% of the common stock of the surviving corporation or its ultimate parent immediately after the merger;

 

(ii)     any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and as a result of such transaction the holders of the Company’s common stock immediately prior thereto own more than 50.1% of the common stock of such transferee or its ultimate parent immediately after such transaction;

 

(iii)     any liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any approval by the stockholders of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(iv)     any person (including any “person” as such term is used in Section l3(d)(3) or Section l4(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), has become an “Acquiring Person.” An “Acquiring Person” shall mean any person that, together with all Affiliates and Associates (as such terms are defined below) of such person, is the beneficial owner of 25% or more of the outstanding Common Stock. The term “Acquiring Person” shall not include the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or subsidiary of the Company, or any person holding Common Stock for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan. For the purposes of this Agreement, a person who becomes an Acquiring Person by acquiring beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the Common Stock at any time after the date of this Agreement shall continue to be an Acquiring Person whether or not such person continues to be the beneficial owner of 25% or more of the outstanding Common Stock. “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) in effect on the date of this Agreement;

 

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(v)     if at any time, the Continuing Directors then serving on the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof. A “Continuing Director” shall mean a Director of the Company who (aa) is not an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate, a representative of an Acquiring Person or nominated for election by an Acquiring Person, and (bb) was either a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date of this Agreement or subsequently became a Director of the Company and whose initial election or initial nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors of the Company;

 

(vi)     any occurrence that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act; or

 

(vii)     such other events that cause a change in control of the Company;

 

provided, however, that a Change in Control of the Company shall not be deemed to have occurred as the result of any action having one or more of the foregoing effects if such transaction is proposed by, and includes a significant equity participation (i.e., an aggregate of at least 25% of the then outstanding common equity securities of the Company immediately after such transaction which are entitled to vote to elect any class of Directors) of, the executive officers of the Company as constituted immediately prior to the occurrence of such transaction or any Company employee stock ownership plan or pension plan.

 

(c)      Termination Upon Death or Disability. Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the death of the Executive. In the event of the Disability (as hereinafter defined) of the Executive during her employment, the Company shall have the right to terminate the employment of Executive upon giving thirty (30) days advance written notice to that effect to the Executive, provided that the Executive shall not have returned to active service with the Company prior to the end of such thirty (30) day notice period. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Disability ” means any physical or mental disability or incapacity that can be expected to result in death within one year or that has rendered the Executive incapable of performing the essential functions required of the Executive in accordance with the obligations under Section 2 hereof for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) consecutive days or for shorter periods aggregating to two hundred and seventy (270) days during any consecutive three hundred and sixty five (365) day period. If Executive is terminated as a result of death, Executive’s estate shall receive a severance equal to 1/12 th of the sum of the amounts referred to in Section 10(b)(i)(A) and (B), less federal and state income and employment taxes. In the event of termination due to Disability, Executive will receive a severance equal to 6/12 th of the sum of the amounts referred to in Section 10(b)(i)(A) and (B), less federal and state income and employment taxes.

 

(d)      Termination for Good Reason. The Executive, upon ninety (90) days prior written notice given to the Company, shall have the right at any time to terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company for Good Reason. “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the occurrence, without the Executive’s express written consent, of a material reduction in Executive’s duties and responsibilities, or a ten percent (10%) reduction in the level of the Executive’s compensation, unless such reduction applies to all similarly situated employees; (ii) a demand, without the Executive’s express written consent, that the Executive relocate to an office of the Company more than twenty-five (25) miles from the office in which the Executive was previously employed; or (iii) the Company’s uncured breach of a material term of this Agreement.

 

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In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated for Good Reason, Executive will receive a severance payment equal to 3/12 th of the sum of the amounts referred to in Section 10(b)(i)(A) and (B), less federal and state income and employment taxes.

 

(e)      Notice and Opportunity to Cure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be a condition precedent to the Company’s right to terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause and the Executive’s right to terminate employment for Good Reason that (i) the Party seeking the termination shall first have given the other Party written notice stating with specificity the reason for the termination (“ Termination Breach ”) and (ii) if such Termination Breach is susceptible to cure or remedy, a period of thirty (30) days from and after the giving of such notice shall have elapsed without the breaching Party having substantially cured or remedied such Termination Breach, unless such breach cannot be cured or remedied within thirty (30) days, in which case the period for remedy or cure shall be extended for a reasonable time not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days provided the breaching Party has made and continues to make a diligent effort to effect such remedy or cure.

 

(f)      Voluntary Resignation by Executive . Executive may voluntarily resign Executive’s position with Company at any time on thirty (30) days’ advance written notice to the Company’s Board. In the event Executive’s resignation is without Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive only the Annual Base Salary then in effect, prorated to the date of termination and all Stock and Stock Options vested as of the date of termination. All other Company obligations to Executive pursuant to this Agreement will become automatically terminated and completely extinguished.

 

(g)      Conditions to Receive Severance . Executive agrees to execute a full general release satisfactory to the Company, releasing all claims, known or unknown that Executive may have against Company arising out of or in any way related to Executive’s employment or termination of employment with Company prior to receipt of the severance payment. Company shall provide Executive with a signed, full general release on or prior to the termination date. If Company fails to provide Executive with a signed, full general release within seven (7) days of the termination date, then Company shall waive this requirement. Any severance due shall be paid in full within seven (7) days of the termination date, and execution or waiver of the full general release as applicable.

 

11.     Non-Solicitation Agreement.

 

(a)     Executive agrees that for a period of one (1) year after the termination of this Agreement, Executive shall not recruit, attempt to recruit or directly or indirectly participate in the recruitment of, any Company employee; provided, however, any general public recruitment responded to by Company employees will not breach this offer.

 

(b)     Executive agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of up to one (1) year after the termination of her employment, Executive will not, either directly or indirectly solicit, separately or in association with others, attempt to solicit, canvass or interfere with any then current customer of the Company with whom Executive had a significant relationship while working for the Company in a manner that directly competes with the Company. If Executive is terminated prior to the first anniversary of this Agreement, then the duration of this obligation will be reduced to equal the number of days that Executive was employed by Company.

 

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12.     Confidentiality . Executive acknowledges that she will learn Confidential Information (as defined herein) relating to the business conducted and to be conducted by the Company. The Company promises to provide all needed Confidential Information to the Executive. Executive agrees that she will not during the term of employment with the Company or for a period of three (3) years after the termination of such employment, without regard to the party terminating such employment, except in the normal and proper course of her duties hereunder, disclose or use or authorize any third party to disclose or use any such Confidential Information, without prior written approval of the Company. As used in this Section 12, “Confidential Information” includes all records, designs, business plans, financial statements, customer lists, manuals, memoranda, lists, research and development plans, Intellectual Property and other property delivered to or compiled by the Executive by or on behalf of the Company or its providers, clients or customers that pertain to the business of the Company. Confidential Information shall not, however, include information that (i) is publicly known or becomes publicly known through no fault of Executive, or (ii) is generally or readily obtainable by the public, or (iii) constitutes general skills, knowledge and experience acquired by Executive before and/or during her employment with the Company and the Company.

 

Executive agrees that all documents that include any Confidential Information, in her possession now or at any time during the term of her employment, are and shall be the property of Company and that all copies thereof shall be surrendered to the Company upon termination of her employment.

 

13.     Inventions; Developments . The Executive is hereby retained in a capacity such that the Executive’s responsibilities may include the making of technical and managerial contributions of value to the Company. The Executive hereby assigns to the Company all rights, title and interest in such contributions and inventions made or conceived by the Executive alone or jointly with others during the Term. This assignment shall include (a) the right to file and prosecute patent applications on such inventions in any and all countries, (b) the patent applications filed and patents issuing thereon, and (c) the right to obtain copyright, trademark or trade name protection for any such work product. The Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all such contributions and inventions to the Company and assist the Company in obtaining and protecting the rights therein (including patents thereon), in any and all countries; provided, however, that said contributions and inventions will be the property of the Company, whether or not patented or registered for copyright, trademark or trade name protection, as the case may be. Inventions conceived by the Executive, which are not related to the business of the Company, will remain the property of the Executive, and notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not have any right, title or interest in any work product or copyrightable work developed outside of work hours and without the use of Company resources that does not relate to the Company’s business and does not result from any work performed by the Executive for the Company.

 

14.     Exit Interview . To insure a clear understanding of this Agreement, including but not limited to the protection of the Company’s business interests, Executive agrees, at no additional expense to the Company, to engage in an exit interview with the Company prior to Executive's departure from the Company at a time and place designated by the Company. In the event that the exit interview takes place in a location more than twenty-five (25) miles from the Executive’s primary residence, the Company agrees to reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses associated with her travel to and from said exit interview.

 

15.     Right of Setoff . The Company shall be entitled, at its option and not in lieu of any other remedies to which they may be entitled, to set off any amounts due Executive or any Affiliate of Executive against any amount due and payable by Executive or any Affiliate of Executive to the Company ("Set-Offs") pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, provided that the Set-Offs are set forth in detail in writing with supporting evidence to substantiate each Set-Off.

 

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16.     Notice Provision . Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person, when sent by United States registered or certified mail, or when received by courier (e.g. FedEx), at the address specified below:

 

  If to the Company: Nexeon MedSystems, will@nexeonmedsystems.com
     
  If to Executive: Melanie McWade, PhD
    922 Benton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204

 

Any party to this Agreement may change its addresses for notice in the manner provided above.

 

17.     Headings Non-binding . All section titles and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only, shall not be deemed part of this Agreement, and in no way shall define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof.

 

18.     Words to have Contextual Meaning . Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Additionally, the words “and” and “or” shall be given its contextual meaning and not be interpreted blindly as being solely conjunctive or disjunctive, as the case may be.

 

19.     Execution of Agreement . The parties shall execute all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking all actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

20.     Partial Assignment Clause . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, its representatives and permitted successors and assigns. Executive's duties hereunder are personal services and are not assignable. Except for the provisions of Sections 11, 12 and 13 of this Agreement, which are intended to benefit the Company and the Company's Affiliates as third party beneficiaries, or as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other than the parties to this Agreement, its respective representatives and permitted successors and assigns, any rights, remedies or obligations under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

21.     Limitation of Benefits Clause . None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the parties, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

 

22.     Non-waiver Provision . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

23.     Multiple Originals . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart.

 

24.     Choice of Laws . This agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.

 

25.     Attorneys’ Fees. Each side will bear its own attorneys’ fees in any dispute unless a statutory or contractual section at issue, if any, authorizes the award of attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party.

 

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26.     Severability and Reformation . If any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, in whole or in part, then the parties shall be relieved of all obligations arising under such provision, but only to the extent that it is illegal, unenforceable or void, it being the intent and agreement of the parties that this Agreement shall be deemed amended by modifying such provision to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable while preserving its intent or, if that is not possible, by substituting therefor another provision that is legal and enforceable and achieves the same objectives.

 

27.     Written Amendments Provision . No supplement, modification or amendment of this agreement or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by all parties to this Agreement. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing wavier unless otherwise expressly provided.

 

28.     Actions to Enforce Non-Solicitation, Confidentiality or Inventions . Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company would be irreparably harmed by any violation of Executive's obligations under Sections 11, 12 and 13 hereof and that, in addition to all other rights or remedies available at law or in equity, the Company will be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or enjoin any such violation. Additionally, both parties agree that either party may seek to have its rights under Sections 11, 12 or 13 of this agreement enforced by legal or equitable action in a Court of Competent jurisdiction. The provisions of Sections 11, 12 and 13 hereof will survive any termination of this Agreement, in accordance with its terms.

 

29.     Written Consent for Assignment . No party may assign this Agreement or any rights or benefits thereunder without the written consent of the other parties to this Agreement.

 

30.     Choice of Forum . Any action initiated pursuant to Section 28 must proceed in a Texas District Court in Dallas or Collin County, Texas. If such an action cannot proceed in District Court due to jurisdictional limitations, then it shall proceed in any State or County court of competent jurisdiction in Dallas or Collin County, Texas.

 

EXECUTED as of the date first above written.

 

  Nexeon MedSystems, Inc.
   
   
  By: /s/ Will Rosellini
    Will Rosellini
Chief Executive Officer

 

       
       
  /s/ Melanie McWade
  Dr. Melanie McWade , Individually
   

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

 

Annual Bonus

 

In addition to the base annual salary described in Section 4 of this Agreement, Executive shall be eligible for an annual performance-based bonus. Executive’s standard bonus percentage is twenty (20%) of her annual base salary, to be earned by satisfactorily meeting criteria established by the CEO and approved by the Company Compensation Committee prior to March 1, each year. Executive will receive the full twenty percent (20%) bonus amount if such criteria are satisfactorily met. In the event that Executive’s performance exceeds this standard, Executive may be considered for a bonus in an amount larger than the standard bonus percentage stated above. In the event that Executive’s performance falls short of this standard, Executive may receive less than the full bonus percentage.

 

 

A minimum of seventy percent (70%) of the Annual Bonus shall be paid in cash, and the balance shall be paid in unrestricted common stock, or such other mutually agreeable consideration. During the Term of this Agreement, the yearly annual bonus shall be paid within sixty (60) days of the calendar year end.

EXHIBIT 10.06

 

 

Nexeon Director Services Agreement

 

 

Director Services Agreement made as of May 1, 2016 between Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada Corporation, (hereinafter the “Company”) and Dr. Mark Bates MD (hereinafter “Director”).

 

Introduction . The Company is a Nevada corporation with Bylaws that provide for a Board of Directors to be elected by the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock in the Company (“ Shares ”), whereby said members of the Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Company’s management, their duties and compensation, and elect its officers. The Company wishes the Director to act as one of its Directors and Director hereby agrees to do so under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

1.      Services . Director will act as Director of the Company, and as such, will be available on an on call as needed basis subject to reasonable notice, attend and participate in periodic board meetings (either in person or by telephonic connection), will advise the Company and its management with respect to its business, and will serve on Board Committees as appointed by the Board of Directors, assuming the Director agrees that he/she is qualified to serve on such a committee.

 

2.      Compensation . As Compensation for acting as Director of the Company, the Company will provide Director with the following compensation:

 

2.1     Director’s Fees . Starting effective with the date on which the Board of Directors passes a resolution authorizing the Company to pay its Directors an annual Directors Fee, payable in arrears in quarterly installments at the end of each calendar quarter during which a Director has served as a Director for the Company.

 

2.2     Director’s Options . At the end of each monthly period that Director serves as a Director of the Company, the Company will grant to Director a Nonqualified Stock Option (each “an Option”) to purchase Seven Thousand (7,000) shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, at a price equal to One United States Dollar ($1.00) per share (the Strike Price) of the Company’s pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan. The term of each Option shall be for a period of four (4) years from the date of issue of each Option.

 

(a)     Cashless Procedure for Exercise of an Option . Director may exercise some or all of any Option using the following “Cashless” procedure. At the time of any such exercise, Director may request the Company to apply, as an offset to the purchase price (the “Offset”) an amount equal to (a) a number of Shares designated by Director (the “Designated Share Number”) multiplied by the sum equal to a twenty five percent (25%) discount from the closing price per Share represented by the last trade of the Company’s common shares on a recognized securities exchange in which a minimum of ten thousand (10,000) Shares shall have been traded on the day the Director exercises the Option, provided that the Director shall not have made any such day. In such event the number of shares to be issued to Director will be reduced by the Designated Share Number.

 

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2.3      Expenses . The Company will reimburse Director for all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by Director in acting as Director, subject to Director providing reasonable documentation and subject to the Company’s policies regarding such expenses, provided further that it is anticipated that such expenses shall primarily consist of travel expenses to Board Meetings, or such other expenses discussed and approved by the Company’s CEO and/or Board of Directors.

 

2.4     Consulting Services . In addition to being a Director of the Company said Director shall also provide Consulting Services to the Company as its Chief Innovation Officer. Upon the execution hereof Director shall be paid a monthly consulting fee in the amount of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500).

 

3.      Disclosure of Information , Assignment of Intellectual Property, and Restrictive Covenant:

 

3.1     Acknowledgment . Director acknowledges that the Company is in the business of producing and selling advanced batteries; that the Company has developed an excellent reputation and extensive "know-how" and trade secrets relating to its business and its customers, some of which Director will learn while associated with the Company; and that, the Company has spent substantial amounts of effort and money to accumulate this know-how and trade secrets and develop its reputation and its relationship with its clients.

 

3.2     Confidential Information . Director recognizes and acknowledges that the Company’s Confidential Information includes information or trade secrets relating to the properties, composition or structure of the Company’s products or proposed products or the development, formulation or processing thereof or hardware, information technology, and software, or the Company’s business, including, without limitation, any and all patents, patents-pending, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patentable processes and/or products in development, or any other intellectual property, all trade secrets and proprietary information concerning the Company’s business and affairs, product specifications, data, know-how, formula, compositions, processes, designs, sketches, photographs, graphs, drawings, samples, inventions and ideas, past, current and planned research and development, customer or supplier lists, current and anticipated customer requirements, price lists, market studies, business plans, computer software and programs and database technologies, systems, structures and architectures and related processes, formula, compositions, improvements, devices, know-how, discoveries, concepts, ideas, designs, method, algorithms, names and expertise of the Company’s employees and consultants, inventions (whether patentable or not), schematics and other technical, business, financial, customer and product development plans, forecasts, strategies and information, whether or not marked “confidential. Additionally, Director recognizes that in the course of Director’s duties, Director will have access to similar information of the Company’s customers, suppliers or other entities which the Company is required by contract or professional business practices to keep confidential, and which shall also be deemed as Confidential Information, which Director agrees to treat as such. Director will not, during or after the term of this agreement, in whole or in part, disclose any Confidential Information to any person, firm corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall Director make use of such information and property for his own purposes or for the benefit of any other person, firm, corporation, association or any other entity (except for the Company) under any circumstances during or after the term of this Agreement.

 

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3.3     Assignment of Intellectual Property . Director agrees to assign and hereby assigns to the Company (the “Assignment”) any and all rights, improvements, and copyrightable or patentable subject matter and other intellectual property relating to the Company business, which Director conceives or develops, either alone or with others, or which otherwise arise during the term of Director providing management services to the Company and for a period of six (6) months thereafter (“Assignable Property”).

 

3.4     Additional Cooperation . Director agrees not to assert any rights against the Company or seek compensation from the Company for the foregoing assignment or the Company’s use of Assignable Technology. Director will promptly disclose to the Company all knowledge that Director obtains regarding Assignable Property, and at the request of the Company, and without expense or additional compensation, Director will provide the Company with whatever assistance, including (i) signing whatever documents as are requested by the Company to further evidence and perfect the Assignment and obtain for the Company patents, copyright protection, assignment of rights and protection of trade secrets, or (ii) taking any other action the Company deems appropriate for securing or protecting its rights in Assignable Property or other intellectual property of the Company.

 

3.5     Company Property . Director recognizes that all materials that are or which may come into Director's possession during the time Director acts as a Director to the Company relating to the nature, operation, or activities of the Company remain the Company's property. Such materials may consist of agreements, invoices, memorandum, books, forms, reference materials, computer programs, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, specifications, designs, programming, promotional material, advertising material, selling material, financial material, address books, lists, rolodex’s, notes, information pertaining to negotiations, pricing procedures, technical data and the like. All such materials are the Company's property and Director will not copy or make extracts of any such materials and will promptly return all such materials to the Company upon demand or, regardless of whether such demand is made, after the termination of Director’s association with the Company.

 

3.6     Limited Non-Competition . For a period of eighteen (18) months after Director ceases to be a Director of the Company, Director shall not become, directly or indirectly, an employee of, or provide consulting services for, or have any ownership interest in, any other business entity that manufactures or sells “Competitive Products”. As used herein, “Competitive Products” means: (a) any product which the Company develops or acquires the right to sell from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

 

3.7    Director acknowledges that the foregoing provision’s restrictions and time limitations are reasonable and properly required for the adequate protection of the business of the Company and that in the event such restriction or limitation is deemed to be unreasonable by an arbitration panel or a Court, then Director agrees to submit to the reduction of said restriction and limitation to such as the Court may deem reasonable.

 

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3.8    It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this paragraph shall be enforced to the fullest extent possible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement or portion of this paragraph shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, then the subject provision or paragraph shall be deemed amended or deleted here from, and the provision or paragraph adjudicated to be invalid and unenforceable shall be deemed revised in accordance with any such jurisdiction. Such deletion or revision, however, applies only with respect to the operation of this Agreement in the particular jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made.

 

3.9    In the event of a breach of, or threatened breach by Director of the provisions set forth in this section 3, the Company shall be entitled to (i) an injunction restraining Director from violating these covenants and (ii) payment by Director of the expenses of obtaining and enforcing such relief. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach including recovery of damages from Director whereby such damages shall be paid promptly, including the cost of collection thereof.

 

4.1     Indemnification. The Company (“Indemnifying Party”) agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Director and its representatives, successors and assigns (“Indemnitee”) for a period during the time Director serves the Company and for a period of Two (2) year from the date the Director cease being a Director of the Company from, against and in respect of any and all loss, liability and expense resulting from:

 

(a)    All liabilities of the Company regardless of every kind and nature, resulting from the Company’s obligation of this Agreement without limitation, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise; and

 

(b)    Any and all loss, damage or deficiency resulting from any misrepresentation or breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of any obligation by the Company under this Agreement or from any misrepresentation in or omission from any certificate or other instrument furnished or to be furnished to Director pursuant to this Agreement; and

 

4.2     Claims . If any Indemnitee receives notice of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding with respect to which the Indemnifying Party is obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to Section 5.1, the Indemnitee shall promptly give the Indemnifying Party notice thereof. Such notice shall be a condition precedent to any liability of the Indemnifying Party under the provisions for indemnification contained in this Agreement and shall describe the claim in reasonable detail and shall indicate the amount (estimated if necessary) of the loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnitee. The Indemnifying Party shall elect to compromise or defend, at such Indemnifying Party’s own expense and by such Indemnifying Party’s own counsel. If the Indemnifying Party elects to compromise or defend such asserted liability, it shall within 30 days (or sooner, if the nature of the asserted liability so requires) notify the Indemnitee of its intent to do so, and the Indemnitee shall cooperate, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, in the compromise of, or defense against, any such asserted liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Indemnifying Party nor the Indemnitee may settle or compromise any claim over the objection of the other; provided, however, that consent to settlement or compromise shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any event, the Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party may each participate, at its own expense, in the defense of such asserted liability. The Indemnitee shall make available to the Indemnifying Party any books, records or other documents within its control that are necessary or appropriate for such defense.

 

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4.3     Costs . If any legal action or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement or interpretation of any of the rights or provisions of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement, each party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees.

 

5.     Term . Director’s term of acting as a Director under this Agreement, and the Term of this Agreement, shall be until either (i) Director resigns as a Director of the Company or (ii) the majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors vote to remove Director as a Director of the Company; (iii) a majority of the shareholders of the Company vote to elect a Board of Directors consisting of directors other than Director. Upon the termination of this Agreement, §3 & 4 above shall survive.

 

6.     Miscellaneous . This Agreement is the entire Agreement as to its subject matter and it supersedes all prior discussions and oral agreements. This Agreement may not be modified orally, but only by a written amendment or agreement signed by both parties. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Nevada.

 

In Witness Whereof the parties hereto have signed or caused to be signed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

Nexeon MedSystems Inc   Director
       
       
By: /s/ William Rosellini   /s/ Mark Bates
  William Rosellini, CEO   Dr. Mark Bates MD

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.07

 

 

DIRECTOR INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC

 

 

THIS DIRECTOR INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of ___________, 2016, by and among Nexeon MedSystems Inc, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and _____________________, an individual who is a Director of the Company (the “Indemnitee”).

 

Article I

 

RECITALS:

 

A.         The Indemnitee has been elected to serve as a Director of the Company and the Company wishes the Indemnitee to serve in such capacity.

 

B.         The General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, under which law the Company is organized, empowers corporations to indemnify a person serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation and a person who serves at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and the Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) specify that the indemnification set forth shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

C.         The Board of Directors of the Company has concluded that, to retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as officers and directors of the Company, and to encourage such individuals to take the business risks necessary for the success of the Company, it is necessary for the Company contractually to indemnify officers and directors and to assume for itself liability for expenses and damages in connection with claims against such officers and directors in connection with their service to the Company.

 

D.         The Board of Directors has determined that contractual indemnification as set forth herein is not only reasonable and prudent but necessary to promote the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

 

E.         The Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a Director of the Company free from undue concern for claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the Company, which may impair the free exercise of Indemnitee’s best business judgment on behalf of the Company, its subsidiaries and other enterprises affiliated with the Company.

 

F.         The Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue to serve, the Company, only on the condition that the Company furnishes the indemnity provided for herein.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Indemnitee’s service as a Director of the Company, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.          Agreement to Serve . The Indemnitee shall serve as a director of the Company, at the will of the Company at the election of its stockholders, in the capacity the Indemnitee currently serves, so long as the Indemnitee is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as such may be amended or restated from time to time, or until such time as the Indemnitee tenders a resignation in writing; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any right to continued employment, if any, by the Indemnitee in any capacity.

 

2.          Indemnity .

 

(a)      The Company will indemnify the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s executors, administrators or assigns, for any Expenses (as defined below), which the Indemnitee is or becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with any Proceeding (as defined below); provided, that in each such case the Indemnitee has acted in good faith and in a manner which the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct at issue was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the conduct at issue was unlawful.

 

(b)      As used in this Agreement the term “Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or by a third party or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which the Indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action taken by or any inaction on the part of the Indemnitee while acting as such director or officer, or by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

 

(c)      For purposes of this Agreement the term “subsidiary” means any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, by the Company and one or more other subsidiaries or by one or more other subsidiaries.

 

(d)      As used in this Agreement, the term “other enterprise” shall include (without limitation) employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof, and the term “fines” shall include (without limitation) any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan.

 

(e)      References to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries, and if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, the Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to above.

 

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3.          Expenses . As used in this Agreement, the term “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements and costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and costs of attachment or similar bonds, investigations, and any reasonable expenses of establishing a right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

4.          Subrogation . In the event that the Company pays any Expenses under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

5.          Exclusions . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to pay any Expenses in connection with any Proceeding:

 

(a)      to the extent that payment of such Expenses is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid, enforceable and collectible insurance policy;

 

(b)      to the extent that the Indemnitee is indemnified and actually paid other than pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(c)      in connection with a judicial action by or in the right of the Company, in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such Expenses as such court shall deem proper;

 

(d)      if it is proved by final judgment in a court of law or other final adjudication that the Indemnitee had in fact gained any personal profit or advantage to which the Indemnitee was not legally entitled;

 

(e)      for a disgorgement of profits made from the purchase and sale by the Indemnitee of securities pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any state statutory law or common law;

 

(f)      if it is proved by final judgment in a court of law or other final adjudication that the Indemnitee breached the duty of loyalty owed to the Company or its stockholders, acted in bad faith, failed to act where such failure to act was in bad faith, or engaged in intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law; or

 

(g)      for any Expenses which the Company is prohibited by applicable law from paying as indemnity.

 

6.          Indemnification of Expenses of Successful Party . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against any and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.

 

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7.          Partial Indemnification . If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which the Indemnitee is entitled

 

8.          Advance of Expenses . Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition thereof upon request of the Indemnitee that the Company pay such Expenses. The Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay to the Company the amount of any Expenses theretofore paid by the Company to the extent that it is ultimately determined that such Expenses were not reasonable or that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification therefore. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to or on behalf of the Indemnitee within 30 days following delivery of a written request therefore by the Indemnitee to the Company, which request shall be accompanied by such supporting documentation as the Company may reasonably request.

 

9.          Notice of Claim; Control . The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to any indemnification under this Agreement shall give to the Company notice in writing as soon as reasonably practicable of any Proceeding for which indemnity will or could be sought under this Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be given in accordance with Section 17 hereof. In addition, the Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within the Indemnitee’s power and shall give the Company the right, at its option, to control any responses thereto and the defense and/or settlement thereof using counsel selected by the Company. The Indemnitee shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

10.          Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

11.          Changes in Law/Amendments . The entitlement of the Indemnitee to payment hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by any amendment, termination or repeal of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the Bylaws of the Company with respect to any Proceeding arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of any such amendment, termination or repeal.

 

12.          Enforcement . In the event that the Company shall fail or refuse to make payment of any Expenses due the Indemnitee under Section 2 hereof within the time periods provided in Section 8, which failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice of such failure is received by the Company from the Indemnitee, the parties shall engage in arbitration in Charleston, West Virginia in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules then in effect of JAMs/Endispute, before a panel of three arbitrators, one of whom shall be selected by the Company and one by Indemnitee, and the third of whom shall be selected by the other two arbitrators. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties that a party may compel arbitration pursuant to this Section 12 through an action for specific performance and any award entered by the arbitrators shall be final, binding and nonappealable and judgment may be entered thereon by either party in accordance with applicable law in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrators shall have no authority to modify any provision of this Agreement or to award a remedy for dispute involving this Agreement other than a benefit specifically provided under or by virtue of the Agreement. Unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator, each party shall be responsible for its own expenses relating to the conduct of the arbitration (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and shall equally share the fees of the American Arbitration Association.

 

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13.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

 

14.          Indemnification Hereunder Not Exclusive . Nothing herein shall be deemed to diminish or otherwise restrict the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company and amendments thereto or under law.

 

15.          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

16.          Consent to Jurisdiction . The Company and the Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding that arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

17.          Notice . All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given: (a) if delivered by hand and signed for by the party addressee; or (b) if mailed by certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the mailing date; or (c) if delivered by nationally recognized overnight express courier to an address within the United States on the next business day after the deposit with such courier; or (d) if delivered by internationally recognized international express courier service to address outside the United States on the second business day after deposit with such courier. Addresses for notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or as subsequently modified by written notice.

 

18.          Saving Clause . Wherever there is conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any applicable present or future statute, law or regulation contrary to which the Company and the Indemnitee have no legal right to contract, the latter shall prevail, but in such event the affected provisions of this Agreement shall be curtailed and restricted only to the extent necessary to bring them within applicable legal requirements.

 

19.          Coverage . The provisions of this Agreement shall apply with respect to the Indemnitee’s service as a Director of the Company prior to the date of this Agreement (if any) and with respect to all periods of such service after the date of this Agreement, even though the Indemnitee may have ceased to be a Director of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee.

 

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20.          Survival of Agreement . For purposes of this Agreement, any reference to the “Company” shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC
   
   
   By:
    Ron Conquest, CEO

 

INDEMNITEE:

 

By: ______________________________________

 

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EXHIBIT 14.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC

 

 

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

 

 

 

 

 

AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ON

DECEMBER 7, 2015

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

I. Introduction

 

A. General Policy and Procedures
B. Company Compliance Officer

 

II. Responsibility to Our People

 

A. Respecting One Another
B. Employee Privacy
C. Equal Opportunity Employer
D. Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment

 

III. Compliance with Laws and Ethical Business Conduct

 

IV. Confidentiality of Information and Insider Trading

 

A. Confidentiality of Information
B. Insider Trading

 

V. Conflicts of Interest

 

A. General
B. Business or Investment Opportunities
C. Employee Interest in Companies Transaction Business with the Company
D. Outside Employment
E. Improper Personal Benefits from the Company
F. Business Arrangements with the Company
G. Family Members Working in the Industry

 

VI. Fair Dealing and Antitrust Laws

 

A. Fair Dealing
B. Antitrust Laws
C. Conspiracies and Collaborations Among Competitors
D. Distribution Issues
E. Penalties

 

VII. Receipt of Gifts, Loans, Favors, or Other Resources

 

VIII. Use of the Company Funds or Other Resources

 

A. Personal Use of the Company Funds or Other Resources
B. Payments and Gifts
i. Payments and Gifts to Governmental Officials
ii. Payments and Gifts to Others

 

IX. Political Contributions

 

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X. Corporate Records

 

A. Record Keeping
B. Record Retention

 

XI. Approval of Expenses

 

XII. Media, Regulatory, Legal, and Other Inquiries

 

A. General
B. Conduct Regarding Media and Investor Inquiries
C. Requests From or Visits by Regulatory Authorities
D. Investigations
E. Subpoenas or Other Legal Process

 

XIII. Disciplinary Action and Violations of the Code

 

XIV. Procedural Matters, Reports, Inquiries, and Approvals

 

XV. Application/Waivers

 

XVI. Reports Regarding Accounting Matters

 

XVII. Investigations of Suspected Violations

 

XVIII. Discipline for Violations

 

XIX. No Rights Created

 

XX. Reminder

 

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NEXEON MEDSYSTEMS INC

 

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

 

AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

I. Introduction

 

A. General Policy and Procedures

 

The good name and reputation of the Company are the products of the conduct, dedication, integrity, and abilities of our employees. All companies, including ours, depend on their reputations. The Company expects all of its employees to share its commitment to high ethical, legal and moral standards and to avoid any activities, which could involve the Company or its employees in any unethical, improper or unlawful act. As used in this Code, the term “employee” shall refer to all employees, officers and directors of the Company, unless otherwise indicated. The term “Company” shall refer to Nexeon MedSystems Inc and its subsidiary and affiliated companies.

 

Careful study of this Code will provide you with a better understanding of the Company’s expectations and of your own obligations. Compliance with this Code is mandatory and it is the duty of all employees to familiarize themselves with the Code, as well as the legal standards and policies applicable to their assigned duties and to conduct themselves accordingly.

 

The Code is not intended, however, to be an exclusive set of guidelines or policies for governing the conduct of employees. The Company has adopted and may amend other corporate policies, procedures, personnel manuals, or employee handbooks. Moreover, no Code or set of policies can ever be totally comprehensive or serve as a substitute for the good judgment, common sense and proper, ethical and legal conduct we expect of all employees.

 

As an employee of the Company, you acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed and understand this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; that compliance therewith is a requirement of your continued employment; that you agree to comply with this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; and, that a violation of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is grounds for discipline up to and including discharge.

 

The Code is a statement of policies for individual and business conduct and does not, in any way, constitute an employment contract or an assurance of continued employment. Employees of the Company are employed at-will, except when covered by an express, written employment agreement. This means that you may choose to resign your employment at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all. Similarly, the Company may choose to terminate your employment at any time, for any legal reason or for no reason at all, but not for an unlawful reason.

 

B. Company Compliance Officer

 

The Corporate Compliance Officer of Nexeon MedSystems Inc will have the ultimate responsibility for overseeing compliance with all applicable laws, the Code, and all other Company policies.

 

 

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The designation of a Company Compliance Officer in no way diminishes the responsibilities of all employees to comply with all applicable laws and all Company policies, nor does it diminish every Manager’s responsibility to ensure that the employees under his or her supervision comply with all applicable laws and Company policies.

 

Anyone with questions or doubts about the application of the Code or who is aware of or suspects a violation of the Code should follow the procedures provided in Section XIV, Section XVI or consult with the Company’s Compliance Officer. Supervisors have leadership responsibilities that include the following: creating a culture of high ethical standards and commitment to compliance, maintaining a work environment that encourages employees to raise concerns, promptly addressing employee concerns, and reporting suspected violations of the Code.

 

II. Equal Opportunity Employer

 

A. Respecting One Another

 

The way we treat each other and our work environment affects the way we do our jobs. All employees want and deserve a work place where they are respected and appreciated. Everyone who works for the Company must contribute to the creation and maintenance of such an environment, and supervisors and managers have a special responsibility to foster a workplace that supports honesty, integrity, respect and trust.

 

B. Employee Privacy

 

We respect the privacy and dignity of all individuals. The Company collects and maintains personal information that relates to your employment, including medical and benefit information. Special care is taken to limit access to personal information to Company personnel with a need to know such information for a legitimate purpose. Employees who are responsible for maintaining personal information and those who are provided access to such information must not disclose private information in violation of applicable law or in violation of the Company's policies.

 

Employees should not search for or retrieve items from another employee's workspace without prior approval of that employee or management. Similarly, you should not use communication or information systems to obtain access to information directed to or created by others without the prior approval of management, unless such access is part of your job function and responsibilities at the Company.

 

Personal items, messages, or information that you consider to be private should not be placed or kept in telephone systems, computer or electronic mail systems, office systems, offices, work spaces, desks, credenzas, or file cabinets. The Company reserves all rights, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to inspect such systems and areas and to retrieve information or property from them when deemed appropriate in the judgment of management.

 

C. Equal Opportunity Employer

 

The Company provides equal opportunity for employment on the basis of ability and aptitude and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability or handicap, perceived disability or handicap, military service, veteran status, marital status or sexual orientation.

 

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D. Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment

 

Company policy strictly prohibits any form of harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment. The Company will take prompt and appropriate action to prevent and, where necessary, discipline behavior that violates this policy.

 

III. Compliance with Laws and Ethical Business Conduct

 

Recognition of the public interest is a permanent commitment of the Company in the conduct of its business. The activities of the Company must always be in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations.

 

Employees occupy positions of trust and confidence. In discharging their responsibilities, each employee has a duty to serve the Company, in good faith, in a manner that he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and with such care as an ordinary prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. Employees also have duties of candor, care and loyalty to the Company. These duties include, but are not limited to, the duty to make a reasonable inquiry where the circumstances requires such inquiry; the duty to disclose all material information relevant to corporate decisions from which that person may derive, directly or indirectly, a personal or other benefit; the duty to deal openly with and make full disclosure to the Company; the duty to avoid and disclose any activities which could create, or appear to create, a conflict with the interest of the Company, as discussed in Section V; the duty not to exploit one’s positions with the Company by improperly converting money or other property which lawfully belong to the Company; and the duty to act with integrity, fidelity, and high standards of conduct.

 

IV. Confidentiality of Information and Insider Trading

 

A. Confidentiality of Information

 

The protection of the Company’s confidential and proprietary information is of critical importance to the Company’s business and its ability to compete within the medical device industry. By virtue of their service to, or employment by, the Company employees will have access to (i) confidential and proprietary information of the Company including, without limitation, financial and actuarial information and projections, computer records and programs, contracts, customer files and lists, medical information concerning insured’s or their employees, investments, investment strategies, marketing plans, personnel information, policies, strategies and other proprietary information, (ii) confidential or other non-public information regarding other companies or contemplated transactions in a company’s securities, and (iii) confidential contract holder information (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”).

 

All Confidential Information is the sole property of the Company. The Company and all employees have ethical and legal responsibilities to maintain and protect the confidentiality of all Confidential Information. Failure to adequately protect this information may have an adverse economic impact on the Company, and any misuse or disclosure of Confidential Information may result in violation of applicable state and federal laws, including securities laws. Violations could expose the Company and/or the person involved to severe criminal or civil liability.

 

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It is a violation of this Code for any employee, both during and after your service or employment with the Company, directly or indirectly, to use or disclose outside the Company any Confidential Information, regardless of any derived benefit, to any entity or person (including a person within the Company who does not have a need to know such Confidential Information) unless approved by your supervisor or in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. Further, all employees must promptly deliver to the Company upon their resignation or termination of their relationship with the Company, or at any other time as the Company may so request, all materials and all copies of materials (including computer disks) containing or evidencing Confidential Information or any materials derived from or based upon such information.

 

Confidentiality Agreements are commonly used when the Company needs to disclose confidential information to suppliers, consultants, joint venture participants, or others. A Confidentiality Agreement puts the person receiving confidential information on notice that he or she must maintain the secrecy of such information. If, in doing business with persons not employed by the Company, you foresee that you may need to disclose confidential information, you should contact the Company’s CEO and discuss the utility of entering into a Confidentiality Agreement.

 

You may not disclose your previous employer's confidential information to the Company. Of course, you may use general skills and knowledge acquired during your previous employment.

 

B. Insider Trading

 

You are prohibited by Company policy and the law from buying or selling securities of the Company at a time when in possession of “material nonpublic information." (There is, however, an exception for trades made pursuant to a pre-existing trading plan, discussed below.) This conduct is known as "insider trading." Passing such information on to someone who may buy or sell securities – known as "tipping" – is also illegal. The prohibition applies to Company securities and to securities of other companies if you learn material nonpublic information about other companies, such as the Company’s clients, in the course of your duties for the Company.

 

Information is "material" if (a) there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would find the information "important" in determining whether to trade in a security; or (b) the information, if made public, likely would affect the market price of a company's securities. Examples of types of material information include unannounced dividends, earnings, financial results, new or lost contracts or products, sales results, important personnel changes, business plans, possible mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or joint ventures, important litigation developments, and important regulatory, judicial or legislative actions. Information may be material even if it relates to future, speculative or contingent events and even if it is significant only when considered in combination with publicly available information.

 

Information is considered to be nonpublic unless it has been adequately disclosed to the public, which means that the information must be publicly disclosed, and adequate time must have passed for the securities markets to digest the information. Examples of adequate disclosure include public filings with securities regulatory authorities and the issuance of press releases, and may also include meetings with members of the press and the public. A delay of two business days is generally considered a sufficient period for routine information to be absorbed by the market. Nevertheless, a longer period of delay might be considered appropriate in more complex disclosures.

 

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Do not disclose material nonpublic information to anyone, including co-workers, unless the person receiving the information has a legitimate need to know the information for purposes of carrying out the Company's business. If you leave the Company, you must maintain the confidentiality of such information until it has been adequately disclosed to the public by the Company. If there is any question as to whether information regarding the Company or another company with which we have dealings is material or has been adequately disclosed to the public, contact the Legal Department.

 

Notwithstanding the prohibition against insider trading, the law and Company policy permit Company employees, directors and officers to trade in Company securities regardless of their awareness of material nonpublic information if the transaction is made pursuant to a pre- arranged trading plan that was established in compliance with applicable law and was entered into when the person was not in possession of material nonpublic information. A person who wishes to enter into a trading plan must submit the plan to the Legal Department for approval prior to the adoption, modification or termination of the trading plan.

 

V. Conflicts of Interest

 

A. General

 

Employees shall avoid employment or business activities, including personal investments that interfere with their duties to the Company, divide their loyalty, or create or appear to create a conflict of interest, unless such employment or activities are fully disclosed to the Company and approved in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

 

It is not possible to provide a precise, comprehensive definition of a conflict of interest. However, one factor that is common to all conflict of interest situations is the possibility that a person’s actions or decisions may be affected or have the appearance of being affected because of an actual or potential divergence between the interests of the Company and some other interest, including that person’s own personal interests. Conflicts of interest also arise when an employee, officer or director, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position in the Company. Loans to, or guarantees of obligations of, such persons are of special concern. A particular activity or situation may be found to involve a conflict of interest even though it does not result in any financial loss to the Company and irrespective of the motivations of the person involved.

 

The facts of each case will determine whether the interest in question involves an actual or potential conflict. You shall promptly report any situation or transaction involving an actual or potential conflict of interest to your supervisor, Human Resources, the Company’s CEO, or the Company’s Compliance Officer.

 

Special rules apply to executive officers and directors who engage in conduct that creates an actual, apparent or potential conflict of interest. Before engaging in any such conduct, executive officers and directors must make full disclosure of all facts and circumstances to the Company’s Compliance Officer, who shall inform and seek the prior approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

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B. Business or Investment Opportunities

 

Employees, officers and directors are prohibited from (i) taking for themselves personally opportunities that are discovered through the use of Company property, information or position; (ii) using Company property, information, or position for personal gain; and (iii) competing with the Company. Employees, officers and directors owe a duty to the Company to advance its legitimate interests when the opportunity to do so arises.

 

C. Employees Interest in Companies Transacting Business with the Company

 

It is the policy of the Company to select suppliers and others on the basis of merit, without favoritism. As such, this Code requires that employees avoid any relationship or activity that may directly or indirectly impair their independence or judgment.

 

The Company recognizes that from time to time it may transact business with a company in which an employee, or an employee’s spouse or children (“Immediate Family”), have an interest or are employed. The Company also recognizes, however, that this could present a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest if the employee did not disclose the relationship or participated in the approval process. Therefore, whenever the Company does or considers doing business with a company in which an employee or member of an employee’s Immediate Family is employed or has a material, financial or other interest, the employee must (i) disclose the interest to his or her supervisor, and (ii) refrain from participating in the approval process.

 

A conflict of interest may also arise where an employee or a member of his or her Immediate Family makes an investment in a company that does business or competes with the Company. If an employee or a member of his or her Immediate Family is considering an investment in a company that does business, is being considered to do business with or competes with the Company, the employee should disclose the proposed investment in advance to his or her supervisor and seek approval for it. If such approval is obtained, the employee shall comply with any conditions of the approval and shall not participate in any decision regarding the selection of or purchase from such entity.

 

This Section does not prohibit investment in the securities of any corporation whose securities are regularly traded on a national securities exchange or regularly reported in over-the-counter quotations, where the number of shares owned by an employee is insignificant compared to the number of outstanding shares. However, any such investment is prohibited and will violate the Code if the employee invests while in possession of material, non-public information regarding such corporation. This information would, for example, include knowledge about the Company’s investments in, or relations or negotiations with, such corporation, if such information has not been generally released to the public.

 

D.     Outside Employment

 

The Company recognizes and encourages participation of employees in religious, charitable, educational, and civic activities. Such services are encouraged so long as they do not unreasonably interfere with the employee’s duties with the Company.

 

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If an employee wishes to engage in activities as an employee, general partner, consultant, agent or trustee of a business, non-profit or for-profit organization, the employee must disclose the proposed relationship or employment to the Company’s CEO and seek prior approval. Such approval may be granted if the proposed employment or activities do not interfere with the performance of the employee’s duties and/or do not involve a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with the Company.

 

Simultaneous employment with or serving as a director of a competitor of the Company is strictly prohibited, as is any activity that is intended to or that you should reasonably expect to advance a competitor’s interests. You may not market products or services in competition with the Company's current or potential business activities. It is your responsibility to consult with the Company’s Compliance Officer to determine whether a planned activity will compete with any of the Company's business activities before you pursue the activity in question.

 

Without prior written approval from the Company’s Compliance Officer, you may not be a client or be employed by, serve as a director of or represent a client of the Company. Similarly, without prior written approval from the Company’s Compliance Officer, you may not be a supplier or be employed by, serve as a director of or represent a supplier to the Company. Nor may you accept money or benefits of any kind as compensation or payment for any advice or services that you may provide to a client, supplier or anyone else in connection with its business with the Company.

 

E. Improper Personal Benefits from the Company

 

Conflicts of interest arise when an employee, officer or director, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position in the Company. You may not accept any benefits from the Company that have not been duly authorized and approved pursuant to Company policy and procedure, including any Company loans or guarantees of your personal obligations. The Company will not make any personal loans to nor guarantee the personal obligations of directors and executive officers.

 

F. Business Arrangements with the Company

 

Without prior written approval from the Company’s Compliance Officer, you may not participate in a joint venture, partnership or other business arrangement with the Company .

 

G. Family Members Working In The Industry

 

You may find yourself in a situation where your spouse or significant other, your children, parents, or in-laws, or someone else with whom you have a close familial relationship is a competitor, supplier or client of the Company or is employed by one. Such situations are not prohibited, but they call for extra sensitivity to security, confidentiality and conflicts of interest.

 

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There are several factors to consider in assessing such a situation. Among them: the relationship between the Company and the other company; the nature of your responsibilities as a Company employee and those of the other person; and the access each of you has to your respective employer's confidential information. Such a situation, however harmless it may appear to you, could arouse suspicions among your associates that might affect your working relationships. The very appearance of a conflict of interest can create problems, regardless of the propriety of your behavior.

 

To remove any such doubts or suspicions, you must disclose your specific situation to the Company’s Compliance Officer to assess the nature and extent of any concern and how it can be resolved. In some instances, any risk to the Company's interests is sufficiently remote that the Company’s Compliance Officer may only remind you to guard against inadvertently disclosing Company confidential information and not to be involved in decisions on behalf of the Company that involve the other company.

 

VI. Fair Dealing and Antitrust Laws

 

A. Fair Dealing

 

The Company depends on its reputation for quality, service and integrity. The way we deal with our customers, competitors and suppliers molds our reputation, builds long-term trust and ultimately determines our success. Employees should endeavor to deal fairly with the Company’s customers, suppliers, competitors, and employees. Employees must never take unfair advantage of others through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair dealing practice.

 

B. Antitrust Laws

 

While the Company competes vigorously in all of its business activities, its efforts in the marketplace must be conducted in accordance with all applicable antitrust and competition laws. While it is impossible to describe antitrust and competition laws fully in any code of business conduct, this Code will give you an overview of the types of conduct that are particularly likely to raise antitrust concerns. If you are or become engaged in activities similar to those identified in the Code, you should consult the the Company’s CEO for further guidance.

 

C. Conspiracies and Collaborations Among Competitors

 

One of the primary goals of the antitrust laws is to promote and preserve each competitor's independence when making decisions on price, output, and other competitively sensitive factors. Some of the most serious antitrust offenses are agreements between competitors that limit independent judgment and restrain trade, such as agreements to fix prices, restrict output or control the quality of products, or to divide a market for clients, territories, products or purchases. You should not agree with any competitor on any of these topics, as these agreements are virtually always unlawful. (In other words, no excuse will absolve you or the Company of liability.)

 

Unlawful agreements need not take the form of a written contract or even express commitments or mutual assurances. Courts can -- and do -- infer agreements based on "loose talk," informal discussions, or the mere exchange between competitors of information from which pricing or other collusion could result. Any communication with a competitor's representative, no matter how innocuous it may seem at the time, later may be subject to legal scrutiny and form the basis for accusations of improper or illegal conduct. You should take care to avoid involving yourself in situations from which an unlawful agreement could be inferred.

 

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By bringing competitors together, trade associations and standard-setting organizations can raise antitrust concerns, even though such groups serve many legitimate goals. The exchange of sensitive information with competitors regarding topics such as prices, profit margins, output levels, or billing or advertising practices can potentially violate antitrust and competition laws, as can creating a standard with the purpose and effect of harming competition. You must notify the Legal Department before joining any trade associations or standard-setting organizations. Further, if you are attending a meeting at which potentially competitively sensitive topics are discussed without oversight by an antitrust lawyer, you should object, leave the meeting, and notify the Legal Department immediately.

 

Joint ventures with competitors are not illegal under applicable antitrust and competition laws. However, like trade associations, joint ventures present potential antitrust concerns. The Legal Department should therefore be consulted before negotiating or entering into such a venture.

 

D. Distribution Issues

 

Relationships with clients and suppliers can also be subject to a number of antitrust prohibitions if these relationships harm competition. For example, it can be illegal for a company to affect competition by agreeing with a supplier to limit that supplier's sales to any of the company's competitors. Collective refusals to deal with a competitor, supplier or client may be unlawful as well. While a company generally is allowed to decide independently that it does not wish to buy from or sell to a particular person, when such a decision is reached jointly with others, it may be unlawful, regardless of whether it seems commercially reasonable. Finally, it is always unlawful to restrict a customer's re-selling activity through minimum resale price maintenance (for example, by prohibiting discounts).

 

E. Penalties

 

Failure to comply with the antitrust laws could result in jail terms for individuals and large criminal fines and other monetary penalties for both the Company and individuals. In addition, private parties may bring civil suits to recover three times their actual damages, plus attorney's fees and court costs.

 

The antitrust laws are extremely complex. Because antitrust lawsuits can be very costly, even when a company has not violated the antitrust laws and is cleared in the end, it is important to consult with the Company’s CEO before engaging in any conduct that even appears to create the basis for an allegation of wrongdoing. It is far easier to structure your conduct to avoid erroneous impressions than to have to explain your conduct in the future when an antitrust investigation or action is in progress. For that reason, when in doubt, consult the Company’s CEO with your concerns.

 

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VII. Receipt of Gifts, Loans, Favors, or other Gratuities and Remuneration

 

Employees must not accept entertainment, gifts or favors that could influence, or would appear to influence, business decisions in favor of any person or organization with which the Company has or is likely to have business dealings. In order to avoid the appearance of impropriety, it is the Company’s policy that no employee, or any member of his or her Immediate Family, may solicit or accept from any outside individual or business that does, or is seeking to do, business with or competes with the Company any gift of cash (or equivalent), gift of other than nominal value, series of or repeated gifts of any value, loan, discount not available to the general public, lavish entertainment or other substantial remuneration or favor for his or her personal benefit, unless approved by the Company’s Compliance Officer. Unsolicited gifts and business courtesies, including meals and entertainment, are permissible if they are customary and commonly accepted business courtesies; not excessive in value; and given and accepted without an express or implied understanding that you are in any way obligated by your acceptance of the gift, or that the gift is a reward for any particular business decision already made or forthcoming. This Section shall not prohibit employees or members of their Immediate Family from obtaining loans made in or provided in the ordinary course of business, or other services (on the same terms as are generally available to the public) from banks, brokers, or other financial institutions that have relationships with the Company. Exceptions to those policies such as receipt of paid trips or guest accommodations in connection with proper Company business may be made only with the written approval of the Company’s Compliance Officer.

 

VIII. Use of the Company Funds or Other Resources

 

The Company’s funds, assets, services of the Company personnel, and other resources of the Company (collectively, “Resources”) are to be utilized solely for the benefit of the Company and only for legitimate business purposes. The Company’s policy is to prohibit the use of such Resources for any purpose other than for the benefit of the Company, unless otherwise approved in advance in accordance with the prescribed procedures, and to prohibit any questionable or unethical disposition or use thereof. Employees, officers and directors should protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient use.

 

An employee who has access to Company funds must follow the prescribed procedures for recording, handling and protecting money as detailed in the Company’s manuals or other written policy documentation. Where an employee’s position requires spending of Company funds or incurring any personal expenses later to be reimbursed by the Company, it is the individual’s responsibility to use good judgment on the Company’s behalf and to ensure that good value is received for every expenditure. Company funds should only be used for Company purposes and must not be used for personal benefit.

 

A. Personal Use of the Company Funds or other Resources

 

Without the prior permission of the Company as set forth herein or in a Company manual or written policy, no employee shall appropriate or authorize any other person or entity to appropriate for their use any Company Resources. Misappropriation of any Company Resources is theft and, in addition to subjecting a person to possible criminal and civil penalties, may result in immediate dismissal or other disciplinary action.

 

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B.     Payments and Gifts

 

The Company’s Resources shall not be directly or indirectly used for any unlawful or unethical purpose.

 

1.         Payments and Gifts to Governmental Officials. No employee may (i) authorize or participate in any payment or gift of any of the Company’s Resources to any governmental agency (other than in the ordinary course of business) or official for any purpose unless approved by the Company’s Compliance Officer in writing in advance, and (ii) in any event authorize or participate in any payment or gift for the purpose of inducing or influencing the recipient or another person or improperly grant special consideration to or forego any claim against the Company.

 

2.         Payment and Gifts to Others. Employees should avoid all circumstances in which a gift or entertainment could present or create the appearance of a conflict of interest or improper, unethical or illegal conduct. To avoid such circumstances, employees may give incidental gifts, favors and entertainment of nominal value to others on behalf of the Company, only if they are consistent with accepted business practice, are of sufficiently limited value and in a form that will not be construed as an improper payment. No gift or entertainment is permitted if it violates any applicable laws or ethical standards and, if in doubt, approval must be obtained from the Company’s Compliance Officer. Our suppliers and clients likely have gift and entertainment policies of their own. You must be careful never to provide a gift or entertainment that violates the other company's gift and entertainment policy.

 

Giving or receiving any payment or gift in the nature of a bribe, gratuity, or kickback is absolutely prohibited.

 

IX. Political Contributions

 

There are three basic tenets of the Company’s policy with respect to political contributions:

 

First, the Company unequivocally forbids the illegal use of Company Resources for the support of political parties or political candidates for any office (Federal, State, or local) in the United States or any foreign country.

 

Second, the Company forbids pressure, direct or implied, that infringes upon the right of employees to decide whether, to whom, and in what amount they will make a political contribution or render services to individual candidates or political committees where permitted by applicable laws. Employees are free, and indeed are encouraged, to endorse, advocate, contribute to, or otherwise support any political party, candidate or cause they may choose.

 

Third, any permitted political contributions using Company Resources must be approved by the Company’s Compliance Officer.

 

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X. Corporate Records

 

A. Record Keeping

 

Accurate and complete record keeping is essential to the corporate well being of the Company and to enable it to comply with legal and regulatory requirements, to manage the affairs of the Company, and to provide the best possible service to its customers. The Company adheres to a strict policy of maintaining complete and accurate books and records including, but not limited to, memoranda, time cards, expense reports, accounts, contracts, financial reports, and other business or corporate records. The Company’s books and records must reflect, in an accurate and timely manner, all business transactions. Undisclosed or unrecorded funds, other assets or liabilities are not permitted. All persons are expected and required to prepare, preserve and produce all books and records in accordance with this Code.

 

It is Company policy to make full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in all reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in all other public communications made by the Company.

 

In order to protect the privacy of Company officers and employees and comply with federal and state law, employees must ensure that all records containing medical or personal data about officers, employees, or injured workers, are kept confidential and only disclosed to authorized Company personnel. Furthermore, medical information about officers and employees and all documents used to verify work eligibility, such as I-9 Forms, must be kept in files which are separate from those that contain general personnel information.

 

B. Record Retention

 

The Company has specific requirements for retaining various categories of records generated by the Company. In addition to these specific requirements, the Company must retain all records that have any bearing on threatened or pending litigation, investigations or administrative proceedings.

 

Officers, directors and employees who are notified of the existence of a subpoena or have reason to believe that a government investigation is imminent or that legal proceedings may be instituted must retain all potentially relevant records in their possession, custody, or control, including papers, computer disks, and tapes, until they have been notified otherwise by the Company’s CEO. Managers must ensure that employees under their supervision retain all such records in their possession, custody or control.

 

XI. Approval of Expenses

 

No payment by or on behalf of the Company shall be approved, made or reimbursed if any part of the payment is used for a purpose not in compliance with the Code. All proper and valid requests for reimbursement by employees shall be made in accordance with procedures the Company may from time to time adopt.

 

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XII. Media, Regulatory, Legal, and Other Inquiries

 

A. General

 

In addition to the provisions set forth in the Section regarding Confidentiality of Information above, as a general matter, no employee shall disclose to any non-employee any information except in accordance with the Code.

 

B. Conduct Regarding Media and Investor Inquiries

 

When a determination is made in accordance with the procedures set forth herein to respond to media inquiries, it is the Company’s policy to fully and fairly convey accurate information to members of the news media. However, it is also the Company’s policy to protect and safeguard its Confidential Information. Therefore, in order to preserve and maintain the integrity of communications, no employee, other than the Chief Executive Officer and those designated from time to time as spokespersons by the Chief Executive Officer, may discuss matters involving the Company or its affiliates, employees, shareholders, creditors, consultants, counsel, accountants, and agents with any member of the news media.

 

It is imperative that all employees follow this Code and not respond to media inquiries, unless authorized in accordance with this Code even when the question appears to relate to objective facts within the knowledge of the person contacted.

 

Company employees who are not official Company spokespersons may not speak with the press, securities analysts, other members of the financial community, shareholders or groups or organizations as a Company representative or about Company business unless specifically authorized to do so by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

C. Requests From or Visits by Regulatory Authorities

 

From time to time, the Company and its employees may be contacted by regulatory officials or other governmental agencies regarding the Company’s filings or other matters. It is the Company’s policy to comply with applicable laws and regulations and to respond properly to all contacts, inquiries or requests made by governmental authorities. Employees may respond to routine matters within the ordinary scope of their day-to-day responsibilities. Employees should keep their supervisors generally informed as to the nature and scope of such contacts. All contacts, inquiries or requests, whether written or oral, by governmental authorities regarding matters that are not routine or are outside the scope of an employee’s day-to-day responsibilities must be immediately reported to the employee’s supervisor or the Company’s CEO before a substantive response is given. This will allow the Company time to gather and evaluate any relevant information and to respond properly to the governmental authorities. Examples of matters that are not routine include, among other things, complaints, adverse claims, investigations, litigation, audits, regulatory exams, or other matters that could result in significant monetary or other liabilities.

 

D. Investigations

 

Officers, directors and employees are required to cooperate fully with all investigations by the the Company’s Compliance Officer, the CEO, or the Company’s outside legal counsel.

 

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In particular, they are required to respond truthfully, completely, and promptly to any and all such inquiries.

 

E. Subpoenas or Other Legal Process

 

Only the CEO or his designee(s) may accept legal process on behalf of the Company. If someone attempts to serve any person on behalf of the Company who is not an authorized representative, such person must decline to accept service and should immediately contact the CEO, Corporate Secretary or their designee. Service of a subpoena on an individual, the subject matter of which relates directly to the Company or its employees, should immediately be referred to the attention of the Company’s CEO, Corporate Secretary, or their designee.

 

XIII. Disciplinary Action and Violations of the Code

 

You shall promptly disclose any acts or transactions known to you that may be in violation of the Code. No one will be subject to retaliation because of a good faith report of suspected misconduct. However, failure to report any such acts or transactions shall be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including discharge. Any person who violates the Code, or permits a subordinate to do so, shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge.

 

XIV. Procedural Matters, Reports, Inquiries, and Approvals

 

While each of us is individually responsible for putting the Code to work, we need not go it alone. The Company has a number of resources, people and processes in place to answer our questions and guide us through difficult decisions.

 

Copies of this Code are available from the Company’s Compliance Officer and on the Company's Website. A statement of compliance with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics must be signed by all officers, directors and employees .

 

The procedures to be followed in the case of any issues, questions, interpretations required approval, reports of conduct in violation of this Code, or other matters regarding this Code are as follows: (i) an employee should contact his or her supervisor, Human Resources, the Company’s CEO, or the Company’s Compliance Officer and (ii) in any matter involving any officer or director, such person should contact the Company’s CEO, the Company’s Compliance Officer, or such other person as the Board of Directors may designate. An anonymous report may be made by calling 844-919-9990.

 

To the extent permitted by law, and consistent with its enforcement objectives under this Code, the Company will keep confidential the identity of any employee about or against whom allegations of violations are brought, unless or until it has been determined that a violation has occurred. Similarly, to the extent permitted by law, and consistent with its enforcement objectives under this Code, the Company will keep confidential the identity of anyone reporting a possible violation. No one will be subject to retaliation because of a good faith report of a complaint, concern or suspected misconduct regarding violations of the Code.

 

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XV. Application/Waivers

 

All directors, officers and other employees of the Company, as well as individuals working as independent contractors, whether regular or temporary, full or part time, are subject to this Code.

 

The Company will waive application of the policies set forth in this Code only where circumstances warrant granting a waiver, and then only in conjunction with any appropriate monitoring of the particular situation. Waivers of the Code for directors and executive officers may be made only by the Board of Directors as a whole and must be promptly disclosed as required by law or regulation. Waivers of the Code for other employees shall at the discretion of the Company’s Compliance Officer.

 

XVI. Reports Regarding Accounting Matters

 

The Company is committed to compliance with applicable securities laws, rules, and regulations, accounting standards and internal accounting controls. You are expected to report any complaints or concerns regarding accounting, internal accounting controls and auditing matters (“Accounting Matters”) promptly.

 

Complaints or concerns about Accounting Matters may be submitted to the Audit Committee in any of the following ways:

 

  By mailing a written description of the complaint or concern to the following address:

 

Company Compliance Reporting

Nexeon MedSystems Inc

1708 Jaggie Fox way

Lexington, Kentucky 40511

 

  By sending a written description of the complaint or concern to the following e-mail address: will@nexeonmed.com or ron@nexeonmed.com .

 

  By calling the toll-free and talking to an uninterested person at 844-919-9990.

 

Reports may be made anonymously. The Company’s Compliance Officer will check the above address, e-mail address, and telephone hotline messages on a regular basis and will promptly review and log all submissions. Any concerns regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters requiring immediate Audit Committee action will be directly submitted to the Audit Committee. Reports of suspected violations of law and Company policies will be appropriately investigated. The Company’s Compliance Officer will provide periodic reports to the Audit Committee regarding the submissions relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters and the investigation and resolution of such matters.

 

Confidentiality is a priority, and all reports will be treated confidentially to the fullest extent possible. Submissions of complaints or concerns will not be traced and submissions may be made anonymously. To ensure the anonymous submission of complaints or concerns via e-mail, please do not send the submission from an e-mail address that identifies the sender. For submissions that are not anonymous, the sender may be contacted in order to confirm

information or to obtain additional information. No one will be subject to retaliation because of a good faith report of a complaint, concern or suspected misconduct regarding Accounting Matters.

 

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XVII. Investigations of Suspected Violations

 

All reported violations will be promptly investigated and treated confidentially to the extent reasonably possible. It is imperative that reporting persons not conduct their own preliminary investigations. Investigations of alleged violations may involve complex legal issues, and acting on your own may compromise the integrity of an investigation and adversely affect both you and the Company.

 

XVIII. Discipline for Violations

 

The Company intends to use every reasonable effort to prevent the occurrence of conduct not in compliance with its Code and to halt any such conduct that may occur as soon as reasonably possible after its discovery. Subject to applicable law and agreements, Company personnel who violate this Code and other Company policies and procedures may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge.

 

XIX. No Rights Created

 

This Code is a statement of the fundamental principles and key policies and procedures that govern the conduct of the Company's business. It is not intended to and does not create any obligations to or rights in any employee, director, client, supplier, competitor, shareholder or any other person or entity, and shall not be used as a defense by an employee against whom an adverse personnel action has been taken or initiated for legitimate reasons.

 

XX. Reminder

 

Ultimate responsibility to ensure that we as a Company comply with the many laws, regulations and ethical standards affecting our business rests with each of us. You must become familiar with and conduct yourself strictly in compliance with those laws, regulations and standards and the Company's policies and guidelines pertaining to them.

 

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM

 

 

I have received and read the Neseon MedSystems Inc Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and I understand its contents. I agree to comply fully with the standards, policies and procedures contained in the Code and the Company's related policies and procedures. I understand that I have an obligation to report to the Company’s Compliance Officer any suspected violations of the Code that I am aware of. I acknowledge that the Code is a statement of policies for business conduct and does not, in any way, constitute an employment contract or an assurance of continue employment.

 

 

   
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EXHIBIT 99.01

 

 

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