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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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☒
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2016
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OR
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☐
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from ________________ to ________________
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Delaware
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27-0801073
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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1750 Elm Street, Manchester, NH
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03104
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Class
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Outstanding at August 12, 2016
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
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44,319,507 shares
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
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3
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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15
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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18
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
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18
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings
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20
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
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20
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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20
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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20
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
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20
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Item 5. Other Information
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20
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Item 6. Exhibits
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22
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SIGNATURES
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23
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June 30,
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December 31,
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2016
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2015
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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21,153
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$
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40,995
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Accounts receivable
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4,662
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-
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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432,450
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78,356
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Inventory
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102,851
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109,751
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Total current assets
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561,116
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229,102
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Property and equipment, net
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4,379
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7,668
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Intangible assets, net
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535,714
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567,857
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Goodwill
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69,782
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69,782
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Other assets
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-
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3,625
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Total assets
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$
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1,170,991
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$
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878,034
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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522,734
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$
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575,068
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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247,543
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278,225
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Deferred revenue
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164,285
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164,285
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Notes payable – related party, current portion
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297,820
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20,000
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Total current liabilities
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1,232,382
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1,037,578
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Convertible notes payable, related party, net of discount
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464,200
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93,177
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Notes payable - related parties
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-
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277,820
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Total liabilities
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1,696,582
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1,408,575
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)
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Stockholders' deficit:
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
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-
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-
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Common stock, $0.001 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 44,319,507 and 39,319,507 shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. |
44,319
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39,319
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Common stock subscribed
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200,000
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200,000
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Additional paid-in capital
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14,505,795
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13,718,795
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Accumulated deficit
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(15,275,705
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(14,488,655
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Total stockholders' deficit
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(525,591
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(530,541
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Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
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$
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1,170,991
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$
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878,034
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For the Three Months
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For the Six Months
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Ended
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Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2016
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2015
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2016
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2015
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Revenue
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$
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16,281
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$
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38,851
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$
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28,588
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$
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90,180
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Cost of goods sold
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8,707
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66,778
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24,629
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98,888
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Gross margin (deficit
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7,574
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(27,927
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3,959
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(8,708
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Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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19,929
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96,992
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41,701
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302,411
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Sales and marketing
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52,864
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2,143
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71,514
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34,894
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General and administrative
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112,816
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384,175
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326,773
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900,097
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Total operating expenses
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185,609
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483,310
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439,988
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1,237,402
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Operating loss
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(178,035
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(511,237
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(436,029
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(1,246,110
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Interest expense
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(189,671
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(218,419
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(347,012
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(235,907
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Other income (expense)
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-
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(71
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( 4,009
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77,575
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Change in fair value of warrant liability
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-
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9,800
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-
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19,600
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Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
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-
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33,689
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-
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22,317
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Net loss
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$
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(367,706
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$
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(686,238
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$
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(787,050
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$
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(1,362,525
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Net loss per share- basic and diluted
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$
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(0.01
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$
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(0.02
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$
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(0.02
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$
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(0.04
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Weighted average shares outstanding basic and diluted
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43,825,002
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38,645,870
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41,584,700
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38,605,392
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For the Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2016
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2015
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net loss
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$
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(787,050
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$
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(1,362,525
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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35,432
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35,578
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Stock-based compensation
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-
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241,246
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Amortization of discount on debt
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261,023
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-
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Non-cash interest expense
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-
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204,195
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Provision for inventory obsolescence
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-
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26,062
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Change in fair value of warrant liability
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-
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(19,600
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Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
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-
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(22,317
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Issuance of common stock for consulting services
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-
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13,682
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts receivable
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(4,662
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-
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Inventory
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6,900
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45,201
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(4,094
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(19,256
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Other assets
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3,625
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-
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Accounts payable
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(52,334
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270,637
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Deferred revenue
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-
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62,610
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Accrued expenses
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(30,682
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143,058
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Net cash used in operating activities
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(571,842
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(381,429
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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-
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-
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable (net of issuance discounts and fees)
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552,000
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432,000
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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552,000
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432,000
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
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(19,842
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)
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50,571
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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40,995
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157,278
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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21,153
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$
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207,849
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
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Cash paid during the period for:
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Interest
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$
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-
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$
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-
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Income taxes
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$
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4,000
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$
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5,000
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Non-cash financing activities:
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Issuance of common stock in exchange for settlement of outstanding payables
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$
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350,000
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$
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22,179
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Warrant liability associated with Typenex Convertible Note
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$
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-
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$
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146,995
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Derivative liabilities associated with convertible notes payable
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$
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-
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$
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274,331
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Beneficial conversion features associated with convertible notes payable
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$
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442,000
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$
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-
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2016
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2015
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Raw materials
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$
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34,919
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$
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34,919
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Finished goods
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67,932
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74,832
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$
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102,851
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$
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109,751
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Warrants
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price
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Outstanding as of December 31, 2015
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12,424,669
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$
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0.53
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Granted
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-
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-
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Exercised
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-
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-
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Forfeited/cancelled
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-
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-
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Outstanding as of June 30, 2016
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12,424,669
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$
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0.53
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2016 | 2015 | |||||||
Risk-free interest rate
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-
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1.3% - 1.9
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%
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Expected dividend yield
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-
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0
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%
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Volatility factor
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-
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79 – 91
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%
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Expected life of option
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-
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4.60 to 10 years
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Shares
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Exercise Price per Share
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price per Share
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Outstanding as of December 31, 2015
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6,289,000
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$
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0.10-1.21
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$
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0.37
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Granted
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-
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-
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-
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Exercised
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-
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-
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-
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Options forfeited/cancelled
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-
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-
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-
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Outstanding as of June 30, 2016
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6,289,000
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$
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0.10-1.21
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$
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0.37
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Vested or Expected to Vest
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Exercisable Options
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Weighted
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Weighted
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Weighted
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Weighted
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Average
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Average
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Average
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Average
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Exercise
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Remaining
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Aggregate
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Number
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Exercise
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Remaining
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Aggregate
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Exercise
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Number of
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Price Per
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Contractual
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Intrinsic
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of
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Price
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Contractual
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Intrinsic
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Price
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Options
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Share
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Life (Years)
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Value
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Options
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Per Share
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Life (Years)
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Value
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$
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0.10
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1,795,000
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$
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0.10
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0.38
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$
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-
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1,795,000
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$
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0.10
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0.38
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$
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-
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0.18
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934,000
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0.18
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8.75
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-
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934,000
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0.18
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8.75
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-
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0.20
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150,000
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0.20
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8.75
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-
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150,000
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0.20
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8.75
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-
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0.37
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58,000
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0.37
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6.18
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-
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58,000
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0.37
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6.18
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-
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|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.42
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63,000
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0.42
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4.51
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-
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63,000
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0.42
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4.51
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-
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|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.50
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2,810,000
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0.50
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2.50
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-
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2,810,000
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0.50
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2.50
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-
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0.69
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100,000
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0.69
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7.71
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-
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100,000
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0.69
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7.71
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-
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1.21
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379,000
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1.21
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7.57
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-
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379,000
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1.21
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7.57
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-
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$
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0.10-1.21
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6,289,000
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$
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0.37
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3.41
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$
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-
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6,289,000
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$
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0.37
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3.41
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$
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-
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2016
|
2015
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Principal balance
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$
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1,752,000
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$
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1,200,000
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Debt discount
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(1,287,800
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)
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(1,106,823
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)
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Outstanding, net of debt discount
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$
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464,200
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$
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93,177
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2016
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2015
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||||||
SUGARDOWN® technology and patent applications
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$
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900,000
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$
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900,000
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Less accumulated amortization
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(364,286
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)
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(332,143
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)
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Intangible assets, net
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$
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535,714
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$
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567,857
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Fiscal Year
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2016
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$
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1,800
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Item 5. Other Information
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On August 12, 2016 (the "Closing Date"), the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with several accredited investors (the "Investors") providing for the sale by the Company to the Investors of 6% Convertible Promissory Notes in the aggregate amount of $1,322,500 (the "Notes") pursuant to which it received net proceeds of $1,083,050. In addition to the Notes, the Investors also received stock purchase warrants (the "Warrants") to acquire an aggregate of 13,225,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The Warrants are exercisable for five years at an exercise price of $0.10 and contain full price protection for a period of one year from the date of issuance. On the six month anniversary, the Holder may exercise the Warrants on a cashless basis if the underlying shares of common stock are not registered for re-sale on a Form S-1 Registration Statement. T
he Notes bear interest at 6% per annum and mature two years from issuance.
The Investors may elect to convert all or part of the Notes, plus accrued interest, at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.075 per share.
Interest on the Notes is payable in cash quarterly commencing June 30, 2017 or, subject to certain equity conditions, shares of common stock at the Company's option the price equal to the lower of $0.75 or
90% of the lesser of the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the payment date or the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to the payment date
. Late payments of interest are subject to a late fee.
The conversion price is subject to adjustment for stock dividends and stock splits and the Investors will have participation rights to subsequent rights offering and pro rata distributions. Holders will also have anti-dilution protection. In addition, if after the original issue date of the Notes, either (i) the volume weighted average price equals or exceeds $0.50 for 10 consecutive trading days or (ii) the Company's elects to lists a class of securities on a national securities exchange, the Company may cause the Investors to convert all or part of the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes plus, accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owed. The Company may not, without receiving the consent of the Investors holding 51% of the then outstanding Notes, incur debt senior to the Notes, create liens on its property and engage in other corporate actions as defined in the Notes. The Company granted the Investors piggy back registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock underlying the Notes and the Warrants.
The Investors agreed to restrict its ability to convert the Notes and exercise the Warrants and receive shares of common stock such that the number of shares of common stock held by the Investors after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") for the private placement of these securities pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Investors are accredited investors as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. As of the date hereof, the Company is obligated on $1,322,500 in face amount of Notes issued to the Investors. The Notes are a debt obligation arising other than in the ordinary course of business which constitute a direct financial obligation of the Company. A registered broker-dealer (member, FINRA/SIPC), acted as the placement agent for the offering and received $132,250 in fees and a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 1,763,333 shares of common stock for a period of five years at an exercise price of $0.075 per share.
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Item 5. Other Information - continued
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On August 12, 2016, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Carl W. Rausch pursuant to which Mr. Rausch was engaged as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a period of three years. Mr. Conroy Cheng resigned as an executive officer concurrent with Mr. Raush's appointment. Mr. Change shall continue to serve on the Board. Mr. Rausch will initially be located in Hong Kong but is expected to relocate to the United States within six months. Mr. Rausch received a signing bonus of $60,000 and an annual salary of $224,000, which will be increased to $264,000 upon Mr. Rausch relocating to the United States. Further, upon the Company being listed on a national exchange, Mr. Rausch's salary will be increased by $20,000. The Company granted Mr. Rausch a Stock Option (the "Rausch Option") to acquire an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company, exercisable for five (5) years, subject to vesting.
The Rausch Option shall be earned and vested in three equal tranches of 2,000,000 upon the Company the Company raising $1,000,000 in financing, the Company raising $5,000,000 in financing and the Company entering into a significant corporate alliance for substantial marketing and selling of the Company's product portfolio. The initial tranche shall be exercisable at $0.20 per share, the second tranche will be $0.40 per share and the third tranche shall be $0.60 per share, which such vesting is subject to Mr. Rausch's continued employment as an executive with the Company as of the vesting date.
In addition, as additional consideration for Mr. Rausch's commitment to the Company, the stock options previously granted to Mr. Rausch have been amended to provide an expiration date of August 12, 2026 and such options shall be considered fully vested.
Mr. Rausch shall be entitled to certain raises and milestones subject to the achievement of certain milestones to be agreed upon. In the event the Employment Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the term by the Company without cause or by Mr. Rausch with good reason, the Company shall pay Mr. Rausch an amount equal to Mr. Rausch's accrued but unpaid base salary and earned but unpaid bonus prior to the termination date, reimbursement for any reimbursable business expenses and Mr. Rausch's salary for a period of one year.
From 2008 to present, Mr. Rausch has served as an independent consultant for b
iopharmaceutical industrial clients, university based development facilities and contract research organizations for preclinical and clinical strategic management of investigative biological materials for registration with the European Medicines Agency and the US Food and Drug Administration.
From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Rausch was a principal with Biotechnology Partners, which provided advisory services to biotechnology clients. Mr. Rausch served as the Vice Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Biopure Corp
oration ("Biopure") from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Rausch cofounded Biopure in 1984. From 1984 until 2002, Mr. Rausch served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Following Mr. Rausch's resignation as Chief Executive Officer of Biopure,
the SEC filed a Complaint against, Biopure, other senior management and Mr. Rausch. However, on September 24, 2005, simultaneously a settlement with final judgment was entered with Mr. Rausch only. Without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint, Mr. Rausch and the SEC settled with an agreement to avoid any future violations of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 12b-20, 13a-11 and 13a-13 thereunder and to pay a civil penalty of $40,000 in installments.
Prior to Biopure's founding, Mr. Rausch was Vice President, Preparative and Process, at Millipore Corporation. He holds an M.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds an M.S. degree in medical engineering and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Tufts Universit
y.
The Company has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with CJY Holdings Limited ("CJY") whereby CJY on September 24, 2015, October 20, 2015, November 30, 2015, March 1, 2016, March 11, 2016, May 6, 2016 and June 28, 2016 provided the Company financing and the Company issued to CJY Convertible Promissory Notes (the "CJY Notes") in the amounts of $750,000, $300,000, $150,000, $250,000, $152,000, $100,000 and $50,000, respectively. The CJY Notes bear interest of 10% and are payable three years from the date of issuance. Prior to the maturity dates of the CJY Notes, CJY may elect to convert all or part of the CJY Notes, plus accrued interest, into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion rate of $0.05 per share. On August 12, 2016, the Company and CJY entered into a letter agreement providing that the CJY Notes will have a maturity date of August 12, 2018 and provided CJY with anti-dilution price protection.
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Exhibit No.
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Title of Document
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4.1 | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement entered with the August 2016 Accredited Investors | |
4.2 | Form of 6% Senior Convertible Debuenture | |
4.3 | Form of Stock Purchase Warrant | |
4.4 | Letter Agreement between the Company and CJY Holdings Limited dated August 12, 2016 | |
10.1 | Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Carl. W. Rausch dated August 12, 2016 | |
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Certification of Principal Executive and Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*
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Certification pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (Interim Chief Executive and Financial Officer)**
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101
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The following financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Boston Therapeutics, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 formatted in XBRL: (i) Condensed Balance Sheets (unaudited), (ii) Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited), (iii) Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited), and (iv) Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited), tagged as blocks of text.*
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BOSTON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Date: August 15, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Carl W. Rausch
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Carl W. Rausch
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Chief Executive Officer
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Boston Therapeutics, Inc;
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Dated: August 15, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Carl. W. Rausch
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Carl. W. Rausch
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)
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The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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Dated: August 15, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Carl. W. Rausch
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Carl. W. Rausch
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)
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(c)
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Capitalization; Voting Rights
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(i)
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If, at any time on or after the Closing, the Company proposes to file any Registration Statement under the Securities Act (a "Registration Statement") with respect to any offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for shareholders of the Company for their account (or by the Company and by shareholders of the Company), other than a Registration Statement in connection with a merger or acquisition or in connection with a Form S-8 Registration Statement, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the holders of Securities appearing on the books and records of the Company as such a holder as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration Statement, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the holders of Securities in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Securities as such holders may request in writing within five (5) days following receipt of such notice (a "Piggy-Back Registration"). The Company shall cause such Securities to be included in such registration and shall cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All holders of Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves an underwriter or underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5(c)(i), if the Shares of Warrant Shares have been held by the Purchaser for more than six (6) months and may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, then such Purchaser shall not have Piggy-Back Registration rights with respect to such Shares or Warrant Shares.
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Any holder of Securities may elect to withdraw such holder's request for inclusion of Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Securities in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration (including but not limited to any legal fees).
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The Company shall notify the holders of Securities at any time when a prospectus relating to such holder's Securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. At the request of such holder, the Company shall also prepare, file and furnish to such holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. The holders of Securities shall not offer or sell any Securities covered by the Registration Statement after receipt of such notification until the receipt of such supplement or amendment.
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The Company may request a holder of Securities to furnish the Company such information with respect to such holder and such holder's proposed distribution of the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing or as shall be required by law or by the Commission in connection therewith, and such holders shall furnish the Company with such information.
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All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Section 5(c) by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company's counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any trading market on which the Common Stock or other Securities are then listed for trading, (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Securities) and (D) with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a holder of Securities intends to make sales of Securities with FINRA, (ii) printing expenses, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other persons or entities retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Section 5(c). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder.
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The Company and its successors and assigns shall indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser, each holder of Securities, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each individual or entity who controls each Purchaser or any such holder of Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling individual or entity (each, an "Indemnified Party"), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "Losses"), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any related prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any such prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Section 5(c), except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding a Purchaser or such holder of Securities furnished to the Company by such party for use therein. The Company shall notify each Purchaser and each holder of Securities promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5(c) of which the Company is aware. If the indemnification hereunder is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, the Company or the Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include any reasonable attorneys' or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for herein was available to such party in accordance with its terms. It is agreed that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(c) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(c), neither the Purchaser nor any holder of Securities shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such party from the sale of all of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or related prospectus exceeds the amount of any damages that such party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT AND/OR QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THAT CERTAIN SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE SECURITY HOLDER DATED ____________, 2016, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.
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Any legend required to be placed thereon by any appropriate securities commission or commissioner.
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PURCHASER
(if individual):
Signature
Name (
type or print
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PURCHASER
(if entity):
Name of Entity
By:
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Signature of Co-Signer (
if any
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Name of Co-Signer (
type or print
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Name:
Its:
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"
Forced Conversion
" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
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Payment of Interest in Cash or Kind
. The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture at the rate of 6% per annum, payable quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 , beginning on June 30, 2017 and on the Maturity Date (each such date, an "
Interest Payment Date
") (if any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day), in cash or, at the Company's option, in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at the Interest Conversion Rate (the dollar amount to be paid in shares, the "
Interest Share Amount
") or a combination thereof;
provided
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however
, that payment in shares of Common Stock may only occur if (i) all of the Equity Conditions have been met (unless waived by the Holder in writing) during the 20 Trading Days immediately prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date (the "
Interest Notice Period
") and through and including the date such shares of Common Stock are actually issued to the Holder, (ii) the Company shall have given the Holder notice in accordance with the notice requirements set forth below and (iii) as to such Interest Payment Date, prior to such Interest Notice Period (but not more than five (5) Trading Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Notice Period), the Company shall have delivered to the Holder's account with The Depository Trust Company a number of shares of Common Stock to be applied against such Interest Share Amount equal to the quotient of (x) the applicable Interest Share Amount divided by (y) the lesser of the (i) then Conversion Price and (ii) the Interest Conversion Rate assuming for such purposes that the Interest Payment Date is the Trading Day immediately prior to the commencement of the Interest Notice Period (the "
Interest Conversion Shares
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Company's Election to Pay Interest in Cash or Kind
. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the decision whether to pay interest hereunder in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof shall be at the sole discretion of the Company. Prior to the commencement of any Interest Notice Period, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a written notice of its election to pay interest hereunder on the applicable Interest Payment Date either in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof and the Interest Share Amount as to the applicable Interest Payment Date, provided that the Company may indicate in such notice that the election contained in such notice shall apply to future Interest Payment Dates until revised by a subsequent notice. During any Interest Notice Period, the Company's election (whether specific to an Interest Payment Date or continuous) shall be irrevocable as to such Interest Payment Date. Subject to the aforementioned conditions, failure to timely deliver such written notice to the Holder shall be deemed an election by the Company to pay the interest on such Interest Payment Date in cash. At any time the Company delivers a notice to the Holder of its election to pay the interest in shares of Common Stock, the Company shall timely file a prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 disclosing such election. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Holder on an Interest Payment Date shall be reduced by the number of Interest Conversion Shares previously issued to the Holder in connection with such Interest Payment Date.
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Interest Calculations
. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. Payment of interest in shares of Common Stock (other than the Interest Conversion Shares issued prior to an Interest Notice Period) shall otherwise occur pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) herein and, solely for purposes of the payment of interest in shares, the Interest Payment Date shall be deemed the Conversion Date. Interest shall cease to accrue with respect to any principal amount converted, provided that, the Company actually delivers the Conversion Shares within the time period required by Section 4(c)(ii) herein. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Debenture (the "
Debenture Register
"). Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Company pays interest partially in cash and partially in shares of Common Stock to the holders of the Debentures, then such payment of cash shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the then-outstanding Debentures based on their (or their predecessor's) initial purchases of Debentures pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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Late Fee
. All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be paid hereunder shall entail a late fee at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (the "
Late Fees
") which shall accrue daily from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including the date of actual payment in full. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if, on any Interest Payment Date the Company has elected to pay accrued interest in the form of Common Stock but the Company is not permitted to pay accrued interest in Common Stock because it fails to satisfy the conditions for payment in Common Stock set forth in Section 2(a) herein, then,
at the option of the Holder,
the Company, in lieu of delivering
either
shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2
or paying the regularly scheduled interest payment in cash, shall deliver, within three (3) Trading Days of each applicable Interest Payment Date, an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable to the Holder in connection with the payment of interest due on such Interest Payment Date multiplied by (y) the highest VWAP during the period commencing on the Interest Payment Date and ending on the Trading Day prior to the date such payment is actually made. If any Interest Conversion Shares are issued to the Holder in connection with an Interest Payment Date and are not applied against an Interest Share Amount, then the Holder shall promptly return such excess shares to the Company.
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Prepayment
. The Company shall have the option, upon 10 days' notice to Holder, to pre-pay all or a portion of the remaining outstanding principal and interest amount of this Debenture in cash, provided that (i) the Company shall pay the Holder a multiple of the principal and interest, (ii) such amount must be paid in cash on the next business day following such 10 day notice period, and (iii) the Holder may still convert this Debenture pursuant to the terms hereof at all times until such prepayment amount has been received in full. The multiple shall be 115% of the principal and interest at anytime from the Original Issue Date through the 12 month period immediately following the Original Issue Date (the "One Year Anniversary") and 125% of the principal and interest at anytime from the One Year Anniversary until the Maturity Date. If only a portion of the Debentures are pre-paid, such pre-payment will be done on a pro-rata basis.
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Different Denominations
. This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.
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Investment Representations
. This Debenture has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.
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Reliance on Debenture Register
. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Debenture, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Debenture is duly registered on the Debenture Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Debenture is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
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Voluntary Conversion
. At any time after the Original Issue Date until this Debenture is no longer outstanding, this Debenture shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as
Annex A
(each, a "
Notice of Conversion
"), specifying therein the principal amount of this Debenture to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the "
Conversion Date
"). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required.
To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted in which case the Holder shall surrender this Debenture as promptly as is reasonably practicable after such conversion without delaying the Company's obligation to deliver the shares on the Share Delivery Date. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.
The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
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Conversion Price
. The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to $0.075,
subject to adjustment herein (the "
Conversion Price
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Mechanics of Conversion
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Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount
. The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price.
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Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion
. Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the "
Share Delivery Date
"), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the effective date of a registration statement covering the resale of the Conversion Shares held by the Holder, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Debenture (including, if the Company has given continuous notice pursuant to Section 2(b) for payment of interest in shares of Common Stock at least 20 Trading Days prior to the date on which the Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Company, shares of Common Stock representing the payment of accrued interest otherwise determined pursuant to Section 2(a) but assuming that the Interest Notice Period is the 20 Trading Days period immediately prior to the date on which the Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Company and excluding for such issuance the condition that the Company deliver Interest Conversion Shares as to such interest payment prior to the commencement of the Interest Notice Period) and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid interest (if the Company has elected or is required to pay accrued interest in cash). On or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the effective date of a registration statement covering the resale of the Conversion Shares held by the Holder, the Company shall deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.
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Failure to Deliver Certificates
. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Debenture delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
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iv.
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Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages
. The Company's obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares;
provided
,
however
, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Debenture shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Debenture shall have been sought and obtained, and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5
th
) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for the Company's failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
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v.
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Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion
. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder's brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a "
Buy-In
"), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Debenture in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Debenture with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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vi.
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Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion
. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Debenture and payment of interest on this Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Debentures), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, if the Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Registration Statement (subject to such Holder's compliance with its obligations under the Purchase Agreement).
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vii.
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Fractional Shares
. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Debenture. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
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viii.
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Transfer Taxes and Expenses
. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Debenture so converted and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares.
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d)
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Holder's Conversion Limitations
. The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Debenture, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder's Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder's Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Debenture beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Debentures or the Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Debenture is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder's determination of whether this Debenture may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.
In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
.
For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company's most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company's transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Debenture, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The "
Beneficial Ownership Limitation
" shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture held by the Holder. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture held by the Holder and the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61
st
day after such notice is delivered to the Company.
The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of
this Debenture
.
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a)
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Stock Dividends and Stock Splits
. If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of, or payment of interest on, the Debentures), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re‑classification.
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b)
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Subsequent Equity Sales
. If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the "
Base Conversion Price
" and such issuances, collectively, a "
Dilutive Issuance
") (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 5(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance
. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised.
The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the "
Dilutive Issuance Notice
"). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.
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c)
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Subsequent Rights Offerings
.
In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the "
Purchase Rights
"), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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d)
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Pro Rata Distributions
. During such time as this Debenture is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a "
Distribution
"), at any time after the issuance of this Debenture, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (
provided
,
however
, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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e)
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Fundamental Transaction
. If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a "
Fundamental Transaction
"), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Debenture, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the "
Alternate Consideration
") receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Debenture is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Debenture following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the "
Successor Entity
") to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Debenture, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Debenture a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Debenture which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Debenture) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Debenture immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
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f)
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Calculations
. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.
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g)
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Notice to the Holder
.
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i.
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Adjustment to Conversion Price
. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
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ii.
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Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder
. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E)
the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall cause to be
delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Debenture Register, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating
(x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Debenture during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
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a)
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other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;
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b)
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other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;
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c)
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repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a
de
minimis
number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to (i) the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares as permitted or required under the Transaction Documents and (ii) repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of departing officers and directors of the Company, provided that such repurchases shall not exceed an aggregate of $100,000 for all officers and directors during the term of this Debenture;
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d)
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repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness, other than the Debentures if on a pro-rata basis, other than regularly scheduled principal and interest payments as such terms are in effect as of the Original Issue Date, provided that such payments shall not be permitted if, at such time, or after giving effect to such payment, any Event of Default exist or occur;
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e)
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pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company; or
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f)
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enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing
.
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a)
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"
Event of Default
" means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
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i.
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any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Debenture or (B) interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to a Holder on any Debenture, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within 3 Trading Days;
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ii.
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the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Debentures (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (xi) below) which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to
occur of
(A) 5 Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holde
r to the Company and (B) 10 Trading Days after the Company has become or should have become aware of such failure;
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iii.
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a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below);
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iv.
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any representation or warranty made in this Debenture, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;
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v.
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the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;
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vi.
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the Company or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $150,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;
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vii.
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the Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on a Trading Market and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon within five Trading Days;
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viii.
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the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or Fundamental Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of 50% of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction);
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ix.
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the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or any Forced Conversion Date pursuant to Section 6 or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company's intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Debentures in accordance with the terms hereof;
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x.
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any Person shall breach any agreement delivered to the initial Holders pursuant to Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement;
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xi.
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the electronic transfer by the Company of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation is no longer available or is subject to a "chill";
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xii.
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any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $50,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 45 calendar days; or
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xiii.
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a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company that the Equity Conditions are satisfied or that there has been no Equity Conditions failure or as to whether any Event of Default has occurred.
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b)
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Remedies Upon Event of Default
. If any Event of Default occurs and such Event of Default is not cured within 30 days of the Company learning of such Event of Default, the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder's election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing 5 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Debenture, the interest rate on this Debenture shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Debenture to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Debenture until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 8(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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a)
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Notices
. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, or such other facsimile number, email address, or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a). Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or email address or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or email attachment or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
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Absolute Obligation
. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Debenture ranks
pari
passu
with all other Debentures now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.
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Lost or Mutilated Debenture
. If this Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the principal amount of this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
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Governing Law
. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Debenture shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the "
New York Courts
"). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Debenture and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Debenture or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Debenture, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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Waiver
. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.
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Amendment
. This Debenture may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and each Holder.
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Severability
. If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Debenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.
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Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief
. The remedies provided in this Debenture shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Debenture and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder's right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Debenture. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Debenture.
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Next Business Day
. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
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Headings
. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Debenture and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
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BOSTON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Boston Therapeutics Inc.
233 Needham Street
Newton, MA 02464
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Re: | 10% Convertible Promissory Notes issued to CJY Holdings Limited by Boston Therapeutics Inc. in the aggregate principal amount of $1,702,000 (the "Notes") |
1.
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Employment
.
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(A)
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Sign-on Bonus
. A sign-on bonus of Sixty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($60,000.00) to be paid to Executive on the Start Date.
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Base Salary
. A base salary of $224,000.00 (the "Base Salary"), such Base Salary to commence on the Start Date and shall be payable in periodic equal installments in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, but in no event less often than monthly. Upon the Executive relocating to the United States, the Base Salary will be increased to $264,000.00. On May 31 of every year during the Term, the Base Salary will be increased on an annual basis to benchmark standards for the industry given proper published public company comparisons from referenced biopharma quality industrial compensation surveys such as a Randford survey as well as pursuant to appropriate cost of living adjustments subject to achievement of certain milestones as agreed between the Board of Directors and the Executive. The Base Salary will be increased by twenty thousand and 00/100 Dollars per year ($20,000.00) upon the Company successfully listing on a major national stock exchange. The Executive's Base Salary will be subject to modification during the Executive's employment in accordance with the Company's practices, policies, and procedures but will not be reduced without Executive's mutual agreement.
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(C)
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Equity Awards
. Executive shall also be entitled to an issuance of a Stock Option (the "Option") to acquire an aggregate of Six Million (6,000,000) shares of common stock of the Company, exercisable for five (5) years, subject to vesting.
The Option shall be earned and vested in three (3) equal tranches of 2,000,000 upon the Company the Company raising $1,000,000 in financing, the Company raising $5,000,000 in financing and the Company entering into a significant corporate alliance for substantial marketing and selling of the Company's product portfolio. The initial tranche shall be exercisable at $0.20 per share, the second tranche will be $0.40 per share and the third tranche shall be $0.60 per share, which such vesting is subject to Executive's continued employment as an executive with the Company as of the vesting date.
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In addition, as additional consideration for Executive's commitment to the Company, the stock options previously granted to the Executive shall be amended to provide that the stock option granted to the Executive on September 15, 2011 and March 25, 2015 shall be amended to extend the expiration date to the ten (10) year anniversary of the date hereof and such options shall be considered fully vested.
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Bonuses
. In addition to the Executive's annual Base Salary, during the term of the Executive's employment hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled only to such bonuses or additional compensation as may be granted to the Executive by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion.
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Stock Grants
. The vesting of any unvested shares of common stock, preferred stock or shares underlying stock options held by Executive are subject to the continued employment with the Company by Executive, provided, however, all shares that have not vested shall vest immediately in the event the Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause, the Executive resigns for Good Reason, there is a Change in Control or a Merger Event, any unvested common shares, preferred shares or stock option shares held by Executive shall immediately vest to the Executive. Change in Control is defined as a transaction (other than an offering of the Company's common stock through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or through a private placement memorandum) whereby any "person" or related "group" of "persons" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries, an Executive benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or a "person" that, prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), of securities of the Company possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of the Company's securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction shall not constitute a "Change in Control" if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the state or Country of the Company's incorporation; (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction; (iii) it constitutes the Company's initial public offering of its securities; or (iv) it is a transaction effected primarily for the purpose of financing the Company with cash (as determined by the Board in good faith and without regard to whether such transaction is effectuated by a merger, equity financing or otherwise). A Merger Event is the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of (A) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (B) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets in any single transaction or (C) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, whereby any "person" or related "group" of "persons" directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), of securities of the Company possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of the Company's securities outstanding immediately after such event.
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Other Benefits
. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in such pension, life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance and other benefit plans, if any, which the Company may from time to time make available to similar-level employees.
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Vacation
. Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation during each successive one year period of his employment by the Company, which vacation time shall be taken at such time or times in each such one year period so as not to materially and adversely interfere with the
performance of his responsibilities under this Agreement. Executive shall be entitled to carry over any unused vacation time from one year to the next.
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the Executive's intentional falsification (actual or attempted) of records or results of the Company; the Executive's theft or embezzlement, or attempted theft or embezzlement, of money or material property of the Company; the Executive's perpetration or attempted perpetration of fraud, or the Executive's participation in a fraud or attempted fraud, on the Company; Executive's violation of the laws and regulations prohibiting insider trading, including but not limited to disclosing material non-public information concerning the Company to any third party who is not an officer or director of the Company; or the Executive's misappropriation, or attempted misappropriation, of any material tangible or intangible assets or property of the Company;
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any act or omission by the Executive that constitutes a breach of the duty of loyalty to the Company, including but not limited to any undisclosed conflict of interest or violation of Section 2 hereof or of any written conflict of interest policy of the Company in effect at the time the conduct occurs;
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the Executive's conviction of or plea of no contest to a felony, the Executive's commission of an act of moral turpitude that would be reasonably expected to, or that does, damage the reputation of the Company or materially undermines the Executive's ability to lead the Company as its chief executive officer, or the Executive's sexual or other prohibited harassment of, or prohibited discrimination against, any employee of the Company;
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the Executive's illegal use of controlled substances, or the Executive's abuse of alcohol that adversely affects the Executive's performance for the Company;
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the Executive's refusal or failure to carry out a lawful directive of the Board of Directors that has been communicated to Executive; or
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a material breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of the Agreement.
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7.
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Confidential Information
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Executive acknowledges and agrees that:
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(A)
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As used in the Agreement, the term "Inventions" means all procedures, systems, formulas, recipes, algorithms, methods, processes, uses, apparatuses, compositions of matter, designs or configurations, computer programs of any kind, discovered, conceived, reduced to practice, developed, made, or produced, or any improvements to them, and shall not be limited to the meaning of "invention" under the United States patent laws. Executive agrees to disclose promptly to the Company any and all Inventions, whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice, conceived, developed, or learned by Executive during the Executive's employment with the Company or during a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of termination of Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, either alone or jointly with others, which relate to or result from the actual or anticipated business, work, research, investigations, products, or services of the Company, or which result, to any extent, from use of the premises or property of the Company (each a "Company Invention"). Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company is the sole owner of any and all property rights in all such Company Inventions, including the right to use, sell, assign, license, or otherwise transfer or exploit the Company Inventions, and the right to make such changes in them and the uses thereof as the Company may from time to time determine. Executive agrees to disclose in writing and to assign, and Executive hereby assigns, to the Company, without further consideration, Executive's entire right, title, and interest (throughout the United States and in all foreign countries) free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, in and to all such Company Inventions, which shall be the sole property of the Company, whether or not patentable. This Section 12 does not apply to any Inventions: (1) for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or Confidential Information of the Company were used; (2) that were developed entirely on Executive's own time; and (3) that do not relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice to the current business of the Company or its actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or which do not result from any work performed by Executive for the Company.
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Executive acknowledges and agrees that all materials of the Company, including slides, PowerPoint or Keynote presentations, books, pamphlets, handouts, audience participation materials and other data and information pertaining to the business and clients of the Company, either obtained or developed by Executive on behalf of the Company or furnished by the Company to Executive, or to which Executive may have access, shall remain the sole property of the Company and shall not be used by Executive other than for the purpose of performing under the Agreement, unless a majority of the Board of Directors (the "Majority Board") provides their prior written consent to the contrary.
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Unless the Majority Board otherwise agrees in writing, Executive acknowledges and agrees that all writings and other works which are copyrightable or may be copyrighted (including computer programs) which are related to the present or planned businesses of the Company and which are or were prepared by Executive during the Executive's employment with the Company are, to the maximum extent permitted by law, deemed to be works for hire, with the copyright automatically vesting in the Company. To the extent that such writings and works are not works for hire, Executive hereby disclaims and waives any and all common law, statutory, and "moral" rights in such writings and works, and agrees to assign, and hereby does assign, to the Company all of Executive's right, title and interest, including copyright, in such writings and works.
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Nothing contained in the Agreement grants, or shall be deemed or construed to grant, Executive any right, title, or interest in any trade names, service marks, or trademarks owned by the Company (all such trade names, service marks, and trademarks being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Marks"). Executive may use the Marks solely for the purpose of performing his duties under the Agreement. Executive agrees that he shall not use or permit the use of any of the Marks in any other manner whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Majority Board.
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Executive further agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company hereafter in obtaining and enforcing patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and other protections of the Company's rights in and to all Company Inventions, writings and other works. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive shall, at any time during and after his employment with the Company, at the Company's reasonable request, execute specific assignments in favor of the Company, or its nominee, of Executive's interest in any of the Company Inventions, writings or other works covered by the Agreement, as well as execute all papers, render all reasonable assistance, and perform all lawful acts which the Company reasonably considers necessary or advisable for the preparation, filing, prosecution, issuance, procurement, maintenance or enforcement of patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights and other protections, and any applications for any of the foregoing, of the United States or any foreign country for any Company Inventions, writings or other works, and for the transfer of any interest Executive may have therein. Executive shall execute any and all papers and documents required to vest title in the Company or its nominees in any Company Inventions, writings, other works, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, applications and interests to which the Company is entitled under the Agreement.
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Each party agrees to cooperate with the other and to execute and deliver all such additional documents and instruments, and to take all such other action, as the other party may reasonably request from time to time to effectuate the provisions and purposes of the Agreement.
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(B)
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Whenever the term "include," "including," or "included" is used in the Agreement, it shall mean including without limiting the foregoing. The recitals to the Agreement are, and shall be construed to be, an integral part of the Agreement. Any and all exhibits attached to the Agreement are incorporated by reference and constitute a part of the Agreement as if set forth in the Agreement in their entirety.
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(C)
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Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, all notices, requests, consents, and other communications required or permitted under the Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the party giving notice, and shall be deemed to have been given when hand-delivered by personal delivery, or by Federal Express or similar courier service, or three (3) business days after being deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified mail, with postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
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(D)
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The Agreement is personal to the Executive, and the Executive may not assign it or his rights under it. The Company may assign the Agreement, including Executive's confidentiality and other obligations under Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the Agreement, along with the Company's rights and remedies contained in Sections 9 through 12 of the Agreement, to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company, or to any entity succeeding to the portion of the business that includes employee's primary job functions, substantially all of the business of the Company, or substantially all of the assets of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns.
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No delay on the part of any party in the exercise of any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by any party of any right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The waiver of any breach or condition of the Agreement by either party shall not constitute a precedent in the future enforcement of any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
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The headings of Sections and Subsections contained in the Agreement are merely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions of the Agreement. The Agreement is deemed to have been drafted jointly by the parties, and any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be construed for or against either party as an attribution of drafting to either party. Whenever the context so requires, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. All words and phrases shall be construed as masculine, feminine or neuter gender, according to the context.
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Whenever possible, each provision of the Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Agreement or the application thereof to any party or circumstance shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition without invalidating the remainder of such provision or any other provision of the Agreement or the application of such provision to other parties or circumstances.
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All discussions, correspondence, understandings, and agreements heretofore had or made between the parties relating to its subject matter are superseded by and merged into the Agreement, which alone fully and completely expresses the agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter, and the same is entered into with no party relying upon any statement or representation made by or on behalf of any party not embodied in the Agreement,
provided, however
, that, any previous requirements that Executive not disclose or use information of or concerning the Company that is confidential shall remain in full force and effect. Any modification of the Agreement may be made only by a written agreement signed by both of the parties to the Agreement.
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The parties acknowledge and agree that the Company is headquartered in Massachusetts. The parties further acknowledge and agree that, to promote uniformity in the interpretation of this and similar agreements, the validity, construction, and enforceability of the Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the internal laws of Massachusetts applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within Massachusetts, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles of Massachusetts or any other state.
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(K)
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All payments to Executive under the Agreement shall be subject to such deductions for applicable withholding taxes, social security, employee benefits, and the like as required or permitted by applicable law. Executive recognizes and agrees that he may be paid under the Agreement and also employed by a payroll entity affiliated with the Company.
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The Agreement may be executed in any one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, no other counterpart needing to be produced, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. For purposes of finalizing the Agreement, the signature of any party on the Agreement, or any amendment hereto, transmitted electronically may be relied upon as if such document were an original document.
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The parties represent and warrant to each other that they have read the Agreement in its entirety, that they understand the terms of the Agreement and understand that the terms of the Agreement are enforceable, that they have had ample opportunity to negotiate with each other with regard to all of its terms, that they have entered into the Agreement freely and voluntarily, that they intend to and shall be legally bound by the Agreement, and that they have full power, right, authority, and competence to enter into and execute the Agreement.
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