UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
washington, d.c.
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 1, 2020
Digital Development Partners, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
000-52828 (Commission File Number) |
98-0521119 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
17800 Castleton Street, Suite 300, City of Industry, California 91748
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(626) 581-3335
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: N/A
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Effective January 1, 2020, we consummated a plan and agreement of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“Black Bird”), pursuant to which Black Bird has become our wholly-owned subsidiary. Under the Merger Agreement, we issued a total of 120,000,000 shares of our common stock to the Black Bird shareholders, in exchange for their voting stock of Black Bird.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, certain of our new directors and officers were issued shares of our common stock, as follows:
Name of New
Director/Officer |
Current Position(s)
|
Number of Shares Issued |
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Fabian G. Deneault | President, Director | 49,746,265 shares | ||
Eric Newlan | Vice President, Secretary, Director |
24,658,709 shares
(1) |
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L. A. Newlan, Jr. | Director |
24,658,709 shares
(1) |
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William E. Sluss | Vice President-Finance, Director (2) | 1,115,002 shares |
(1)
(2)
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Such shares were issued in the name of Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned 50% each by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. During the second half of 2019, Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. served as legal counsel to our company.
Prior to the consummation of the Merger Agreement, Mr. Sluss was our company’s principal accounting officer.
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In determining the number of shares of our common stock to be issued under the Merger Agreement, our Board of Directors did not employ any standard valuation formula or any other standard measure of value. Rather, the number of shares that was issued was determined through arm’s-length negotiations.
The acquisition of Black Bird was pursued and consummated by our company, after our Board of Directors had determined, after investigating the Black Bird opportunity, that the best interests of our company and our shareholders would be best served by acquiring Black Bird rather than to continue as a “shell company.”
Our Board of Directors has adopted the business plan of Black Bird. Please see “Our Company After Acquiring Black Bird Potentials Inc.” below for a complete description of our company following the acquisition of Black Bird, its business plans, its financial condition and the current status of its business efforts, as a combined enterprise with Black Bird.
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Our Company After Acquiring Black Bird Potentials Inc.
With the acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc., our company has emerged from its long-standing status as a “shell company.” Our Board of Directors has adopted the business plan of Black Bird. The following sets forth certain information regarding our company that reflects these recent changes.
forward-looking statements
References in this Current Report on Form 8-K to “us”, “we” and “our” include Digital Development Partners, Inc. (to change its corporate name to Black Bird Potentials Inc.), and Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation, unless otherwise indicated.
In addition, certain other forward-looking statements herein are statements regarding financial and operating performance and results and other statements that are not historical facts. The words “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “forecast” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Certain important risks could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the forward-looking statements. Some, but not all, of the important risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, among other things: events that deprive us of the services of two of our officers, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan; our ability to increase our product sales; our ability to obtain needed capital; and other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control.
Impending Corporate Name Change
On January 1, 2020, holders of approximately 68% of our common stock, acting by written consent in lieu of a meeting, approved a change of our corporate name from Digital Development Partners, Inc. to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.” We intend to file the Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation that is to effect this corporate action on or about January 8, 2020. The effective time of this corporate action will depend on the date on which FINRA issues its approval of our related filing.
History of Our Company
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2006 under the name “Cyprium Resources Inc.”, which was changed in August 2009 to “Digital Development Partners, Inc.” Through 2014, our company was involved, first, in the mining industry and, then, in the communications industry. From 2015 until the January 2020 acquisition of Black Bird, our company was a “shell company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Overview
Founded in October 2018, Black Bird Potentials Inc. manufactures and sells zero-THC CBD products, including CBD Oils and CBD-infused personal care products. In addition, Black Bird is a licensed grower of industrial hemp under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program. Black Bird is the exclusive distributor in the U. S. and Canada for MiteXstream, a plant-based biopesticide effective in the eradication of spider mites, a pest that destroys crops, especially cannabis, hops, coffee and house plants. EPA approval of MiteXstream is expected in late 2020.
Current Status
In January 2020, we acquired Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation. Our Board of Directors and a majority of our shareholders have approved a change of our corporate name to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.” During January 2020, application will be made to FINRA for approval and implementation of the corporate name change. The effective date of the corporate name change will be announced, once determined.
In connection with our acquisition of Black Bird, there occurred a change in control of our company. The business plan of Black Bird has been adopted by our Board of Directors and our company’s ongoing operations are now those of Black Bird.
The Business of Black Bird
— Overview —
We are engaged in the manufacture and sale of products containing Cannabidiol, or CBD, derived from industrial hemp that contains no more than .03% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis (marijuana). All of these products are marketed under the “Grizzly Creek Naturals” brand name as zero-THC products.
Black Bird is a licensed participant in the Montana Hemp Pilot Program, under which it is a legal grower of industrial hemp.
Also, we own the exclusive rights to distribute an environmentally-friendly plant-based biopesticide (which will sell under the MiteXstream brand name) that targets spider mites, which are a significant problem in the cultivation of cannabis (marijuana and industrial hemp) and hops, among other crops. EPA approval of MiteXstream as a biopesticide is expected in late 2020. Sales of MiteXstream will not commence until EPA certification is achieved.
Our corporate website is located at: www.bbpotentials.com.
— Hemp-Related Businesses —
Hemp. Hemp, or “industrial hemp”, is a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant species that is grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products. According to a 2015 article by Wesley Tourangeau entitled “Re-defining Environmental Harms: Green Criminology and the State of Canada’s Hemp Industry” appearing in the Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice, hemp was one of the first plants to be spun into usable fiber some 10,000 years ago.
Hemp is capable of being refined into a variety of commercial items, including biodegradable plastics, “hemp-crete,” paper, textiles, paint, biofuel, food and animal feed.
Although cannabis as a drug (marijuana) and industrial hemp both derive from the species Cannabis sativa and contain the psychoactive component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), they are distinct strains with unique phytochemical compositions and uses. Industrial hemp has significantly lower concentrations of THC and higher concentrations of Cannabidiol (CBD), which decreases or eliminates its psychoactive effects. In the United States, hemp has long been heavily regulated.
Recent Changes in Federal Law. In December 2018, President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill. Under the 2018 Farm Bill, industrial hemp is now legal in the United States—with restrictions. Prior to the 2018 Farm Bill, industrial hemp (that which contained less than .03% THC) could be grown legally under allowed pilot programs that were approved by both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state departments of agriculture—the Montana Hemp Pilot Program (the “MT Hemp Program”) under which Black Bird is licensed is one such pilot program. The previous system permitted small-scale expansion of hemp cultivation for limited purposes. The 2018 Farm Bill is more expansive. It allows hemp cultivation broadly, not simply pilot programs for studying market interest in hemp-derived products. It explicitly allows the transfer of hemp-derived products across state lines for commercial or other purposes. The 2018 Farm Bill also puts no restrictions on the sale, transport or possession of hemp-derived products, so long as those items are produced in a manner consistent with the law. The new Farm Bill does not, however, create a completely free system in which individuals or businesses can grow hemp whenever and wherever they want.
In fact, a common misunderstanding that exists about the 2018 Farm Bill is that CBD is legalized. While it is true that Section 12619 of the Farm Bill removes hemp-derived products from its Schedule I status under the Controlled Substances Act, the legislation does not legalize CBD generally. The 2018 Farm Bill ensures that any cannabinoid—a set of chemical compounds found in the cannabis (hemp) plant—that is derived from hemp will be legal, if and only if that hemp is produced in a manner consistent with the 2018 Farm Bill, associated federal regulations, associated state regulations and by a licensed grower. All other cannabinoids produced in any other setting remain a Schedule I substance under federal law and are, thus, illegal.
Industrial Hemp Industry Information. Spurred on by extremely strong growth in CBD sales, industrial hemp production more than doubled in 2017, with similar growth forecast through at least the next decade. CBD represents the fastest growing subset of the U.S. industrial hemp market. According to a recent report by Brightfield Group, hemp-derived CBD is projected to be a $22 billion annual market by 2022. The report also estimates that CBD sales will experience an approximate year-over-year growth rate of 55%.
At the start of 2018, Vote Hemp, an advocacy organization, stated that acreage dedicated to industrial hemp production stood at 23,000 acres, up from 10,000 acres at the beginning of 2017.
Currently, the majority of hemp products sold in the U.S.—such as hemp foods, healthcare products, textiles and building materials—are imported from other countries. However, as domestic restrictions continue to ease, U.S. companies are acquiring, and are expected to continue to acquire, a greater percentage of the hemp product market, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Hemp-Related Operations. Our company’s hemp-related operations will include three separate functions, each of which will be managed as a separate business. These functions are (a) the cultivation of hemp, (b) the extraction of CBD from the cultivated hemp and (c) the manufacture, sale and distribution of CBD products.
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Montana Hemp Pilot Program. Industrial hemp was authorized as an alternative agricultural crop by the Montana Legislature, Sections 80-18-101 through 80-18-111 of Montana Code Annotated. The MT Pilot Program is the embodiment of this Montana law which provides a framework for legal commercial industrial hemp production in Montana.
Black Bird is a licensed hemp grower in the MT Pilot Program. During the Fall of 2019, we harvested our first small crop of industrial hemp. We chose to grow a small first crop of industrial hemp in an indoor facility owned by our President, Fabian G. Deneault, as a means of learning, first hand, more about the horticultural needs of industrial hemp, rather than to grow a large, commercial crop. Should future business conditions warrant, we intend to expand our industrial hemp growing operations into available nearby indoor facilities, as well as to available farmland in the Ronan, Montana, area. No prediction can yet be made with respect to our future industrial hemp growing operations.
Each 13 months, our indoor growing operations will be capable of producing four full crops of industrial hemp. In Montana, our outdoor growing operations would be capable of producing a single full crop of hemp each calendar year.
Once harvested, our hemp crops would be transported to our planned CBD extraction facility to be located in the Ronan, Montana, area.
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CBD Extraction Facility. We intend to construct a CBD extraction facility in the Ronan, Montana, area, the precise size and location of which has not yet been determined.
In addition to extracting CBD from our own hemp crops for use in our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products, we will seek to establish our company as the leading CBD extraction facility in the State of Montana. Our efforts in this regard are supported by the rules of the MT Pilot Program which require that all hemp grown in Montana be processed within Montana. There is no assurance that we will be able to so establish our company’s CBD extraction facility.
By establishing a CBD extraction facility, we expect that we would enjoy a significant reduction in the cost of CBD compared to purchasing needed CBD from third parties, as we do currently.
Information Regarding Hemp CBD Extraction. CBD is one of the three main chemicals found in the trichomes of the cannabis plant. There are several methods for extracting CBD from cannabis, including industrial hemp. The most common methods use a form of solvent. This can be a liquid solvent, an oil solvent or CO2.
Liquid Solvent Extraction. In this method, plant material, like flowers and trim, are put into a container. Liquid solvent (usually butane, isopropyl alcohol, hexane or ethanol) is run through the plant matter to strip it of “cannabinoids” and “flavors” and transfer them into the liquid. Then, the liquid is evaporated away from this mixture to leave only concentrated chemicals and flavors in the form of an oil.
Oil Extraction. Using oils, especially olive oil, to extract cannabinoids from hemp and cannabis is a practice believed to date back to Biblical times. First, raw plant material must be decarboxylated, or heated to a specific temperature for a certain length of time to activate the chemicals in the plant. Plant material is then added to olive oil and heated to 100°C for 1-2 hours to extract the cannabinoids.
CO2 Extraction. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a unique molecule that can function as any state of matter—solid, liquid or gas— depending on the pressure and temperature under which it is kept. Because variables like pressure and temperature have to be kept very specific in a CO2 extraction process, this extraction method is usually done with a piece of equipment called a “closed-loop extractor”. This machine has three chambers: the first chamber holds solid, pressurized CO2, the second chamber contains dry plant material and the third chamber separates the finished product.
When performing the extraction, the solid CO2 from the first chamber is pumped into the second with the plant material. This second chamber is kept at a specific pressure and temperature which causes the CO2 to behave more like a liquid so that it runs through the plant material and extracts chemicals and flavors, much like in the liquid solvent process. Then, the CO2-cannabinoid mixture is pumped into a third chamber where it is kept at an even lower pressure and higher temperature so that the CO2 gas rises to the top of the chamber while the oils containing chemicals and flavors from the plant material fall to the bottom to be collected for consumption.
Our planned CBD extraction facility will employ a CO2 extraction process.
Post-CBD Extraction. Following the CBD extraction process, the hemp remains substantially intact. Our management has yet to determine how the post-extraction hemp will be processed into one or more products into which hemp is able to be refined.
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Grizzly Creek Naturals. We have created “Grizzly Creek Naturals” as the brand name for our CBD-related products, which are manufactured by our company using CBD purchased from third parties. Once we begin producing commercial quantities of industrial hemp and extracting the CBD therefrom, we will begin to use all of our own CBD and supplement it with CBD from third parties, as necessary.
We have expanded our line of zero-THC Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products and currently manufacture and sell the following items:
– | CBD Oil: Original and Huckleberry Flavors in 250mg, 500mg and 1000mg dosages. |
– | CBD-Infused Body Butter (500mg): Unscented and Huckleberry Scent. |
– | CBD-Infused Lip Balm (30mg): Huckleberry Scent |
– | Bath Bomb with 50mg of CBD: Eucalyptus Scent. |
Currently, our zero-THC Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products are distributed by us directly to retail outlets in Montana and sold to consumers through our website: www.grizzlycreeknaturals.com. In addition, our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products are distributed to retail outlets and directly to customers by our distributors.
In the near future, we intend to introduce CBD products for small and large animals under our Grizzly Creek Naturals brand name.
Distribution. During the second quarter of 2019, we began to seek distributors for our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products. During the third quarter of 2019, we entered into separate distribution agreements with two distributors, CBD INC Limited Liability Partnership (the “Nevada Distributor”), who will be focusing on distribution of our products in Nevada, and Gorilla Mitts, LLC (the “California Distributor”). Each of these distributors has the right to distribute our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products anywhere in the United States.
We continue to seek additional distributors who are able to demonstrate, to our management’s satisfaction, an ability to develop robust sales for our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products.
Grizzly Creek Naturals Retail Stores.
First Store. In October 2109, the Nevada Distributor celebrated the grand opening of its first Grizzly Creek Naturals retail store, which is located at 1331 South Commerce Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102. In addition to retail operations, the Nevada Distributor uses the facility as its initial distribution hub.
Additional Stores. The Nevada Distributor has stated its intention to establish a total of approximately 10 Grizzly Creek Naturals retail stores: up to four additional locations in the City of Las Vegas, as well as locations outside of the City of Las Vegas, including Henderson, Mesquite and Boulder City, Nevada, and Needles, California. There is no assurance that the Nevada Distributor will be successful in establishing any additional stores.
Perceived Benefits of CBD. The current growth in sales of CBD products is primarily due to perceived benefits expressed by those who have used CBD products. While our company does not make any claims as to the effectiveness or potential benefits of CBD, the following perceived benefits expressed by those which have used CBD products include, among others:
Competitive Strengths and Weaknesses. With respect to our Grizzly Creek Naturals products, we believe our company possesses the competitive strengths and weaknesses:
Competitive Strengths: | • our products are produced using high-quality ingredients | |
• we enjoy low overhead costs | ||
Competitive Weaknesses: | • none of our products enjoys brand name recognition | |
• we possess limited capital | ||
• we have limited personnel |
Competition. The market for CBD products is growing rapidly and the competition for customers is highly competitive and highly fragmented, with no significant barriers to entry. We expect competitive conditions to increase over time.
Regulation. Under the 2018 Farm Bill, CBD products may be sold legally, if and only if the hemp from which the CBD is derived is produced in a manner consistent with the 2018 Farm Bill, associated federal regulations, associated state regulations and by a licensed grower. Our CBD products are in compliance with the provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill.
— MiteXstream —
Approval as Pesticide. We intend to have MiteXstream approved as a biopesticide by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and, thereafter, approved, initially, for use in the various states. We expect the cost of such process to total approximately $45,000. To assist our company in this approval process, we have retained Spring Regulatory Sciences, Spring, Texas, an EPA pesticide consulting firm. As of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, we have completed all required testing prior to making our application to the EPA. We expect that we will file our application with the EPA prior to the end of January 2020. From the date of filing, it is expected that EPA approval would be obtained in approximately ten months. Assuming EPA approval, we would then immediately apply to the various states for approval; the state approval process takes between one and eight months, variously.
Until we obtain the required pesticide certifications, we will not sell any MiteXstream. As soon as we have obtained the required pesticide approvals, we intend to launch immediately our planned MiteXstream sales and distribution efforts.
Background—The Spider Mite Problem. Our President, Fabian G. Deneault, was, from 2017 through 2019, a licensed dispenser of medical marijuana (MMJ) in the State of Montana and, as such, was permitted to grow marijuana plants for use in his MMJ dispensary business. As a licensed medical marijuana grower, Mr. Deneault encountered infestations of spider mites on his plants. To combat the spider mites, Mr. Deneault developed the MiteXstream formulation (see “Product Effectiveness” below).
Mr. Deneault soon came to understand that the spider mite issue is an industry-wide issue. In fact, in addition to marijuana, spider mites are a significant pest in the production of industrial hemp, coffee and hops, among other agricultural products.
Product Effectiveness. In testing done by our company, we have determined that, when mixed with water at the prescribed dilution rate, MiteXstream is effective in eliminating spider mites and their eggs, with no risk of plant damage.
Further, based on independent lab testing (see results under “Independent Lab Testing” below), users of MiteXstream are able to treat their cannabis (marijuana) plants through the day of harvest and still satisfy state-level pesticide testing standards.
Independent Lab Testing. In January 2019, Stillwater Labs, an Olney, Montana-based medical marijuana testing facility, concluded its testing of a cannabis sample treated only with MiteXstream. In addition to testing for pesticides prohibited by the State of Montana, Stillwater Labs also tested for pesticides prohibited by the State of Oregon, the most stringent state-level marijuana testing standard. The results of this testing, presented as being measured in parts per billion (PPB), are set forth below.
montana pesticide testing standard
Montana | MiteXstream | Montana | MiteXstream | |||||||||||||||
Allowable | Treated | Allowable | Treated | |||||||||||||||
Analyte | Limit (PPB) | Sample (PPB) | Analyte | Limit (PPB) | Sample (PPB) | |||||||||||||
Abamectin | 500 | 0 | Imidacloprid | 400 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Acequinocy | 2000 | 0 | Myclobutanil | 200 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Bifenazate | 200 | 0 | Paclobutrazol | 400 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Bifenthrin | 200 | 0 | Pyrethrin I | 1000 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Chlormequat Chloride | 1000 | 0 | Spinosyn A | 200 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Cyfluthrin | 1000 | 0 | Spinosyn D | 200 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Daminozide | 1000 | 0 | Spiromefesin | 200 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Etoxazole | 200 | 0 | Spirotetramat | 200 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Fenoxycarb | 200 | 0 | Trifloxystrobin | 200 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Imazalil | 200 | 0 |
oregon pesticide testing standard
Oregon | MiteXstream | Oregon | MiteXstream | ||||||||
Allowable | Treated | Allowable | Treated | ||||||||
Analyte | Limit (PPB) | Sample (PPB) | Analyte | Limit (PPB) | Sample (PPB) | ||||||
Abamectin | 500 | 0 | Clofentezine | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Acequinocy | 2000 | 0 | Cypermethrin | 1000 | 0 | ||||||
Bifenazate | 200 | 0 | Diazinon | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Bifenthrin | 200 | 0 | Dichlorvos | 100 | 0 | ||||||
Chlormequat Chloride | N/A | 0 | Dimethoate | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Cyfluthrin | 1000 | 0 | Etofenprox | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Daminozide | 1000 | 0 | Fenpyroximate | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Etoxazole | 200 | 0 | Fipronil | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Fenoxycarb | 200 | 0 | Flonicamid | 1000 | 0 | ||||||
Imazalil | 200 | 0 | Fludioxonil | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Imidacloprid | 400 | 0 | Hexythiazox | 1000 | 0 | ||||||
Myclobutanil | 200 | 0 | Kresoxym-methyl | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Paclobutrazol | 400 | 0 | Malathion | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Pyrethrin I | 1000 | 0 | Metalaxyl | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Spinosyn A | 200 | 0 | Methiocarb | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Spinosyn D | 200 | 0 | Methomyl | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Spiromefesin | 200 | 0 | Oxamyl | 1000 | 0 | ||||||
Spirotetramat | 200 | 0 | Permethrins | 200 | 1* | ||||||
Trifloxystrobin | 200 | 0 | Phosmet | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Acephate | 400 | 0 | Piperonyl Butoxide | 2000 | 0 | ||||||
Acetamiprid | 200 | 0 | Prallethrin | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Aldicarb | 400 | 0 | Propiconazole | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Azoxystrobin | 200 | 0 | Pyridaben | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Boscalid | 400 | 0 | Spiroxamine | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Carbaryl | 200 | 0 | Tebuconazole | 400 | 0 | ||||||
Carbofuran | 200 | 0 | Thiacloprid | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Chloantraniliprole | 200 | 0 | Thiamethoxam | 200 | 0 | ||||||
Chlorpyrifos | 200 | 0 |
* Noted in the report of Stillwater Labs as possible ambient environmental contamination.
— Insurance —
We have not yet purchased product liability or other insurance. However, our management intends to secure a commercially reasonable product liability insurance policy in the very near future.
— Intellectual Property —
In General. We regard our rights to intellectual property pertaining to “Grizzly Creek Naturals” and “MiteXstream” and our business know-how as having significant value and as being an important factor in the marketing of our products. Our policy is to establish, enforce and protect our intellectual property rights using the intellectual property laws.
Patents. Currently, we own no interest in any patent or patent application. None of the products that we sell in our business is the subject of any patent or patent application. Due to such lack of patent protection, neither our company nor our licensor may be able to defend our or its rights to such intellectual property. (See “Risk Factors” below).
Trademarks. We are the owner of the following trademarks: “Grizzly Creek Naturals” and “MiteXstream”. In the near future, we intend to file for registration of these trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
— Employees —
We currently have no employees other than our current executive officers. Upon our obtaining adequate funding, we expect that we would hire a small number of employees. We have used, and, in the future, expect to use, the services of certain outside consultants and advisors as needed on a consulting basis.
— Risk Factors —
risk factors associated with our company
There is doubt about our ability to develop as a viable business, and it is expected that we will need additional funding. Our business operations are less than one year old. Our current efforts are focused on developing sales of our zero-THC Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products, while our parallel long-term efforts are focused on obtaining pesticide certification for our MiteXstream product. To date, we have derived a modest level of revenues. We must obtain capital, in order to pursue our complete plan of business. Further, there can be no assurance that any one of our business activities will prove to be successful.
We may be unable to obtain sufficient capital to pursue our growth strategy. We do not possess sufficient financial resources to implement our complete business plan. We are currently seeking available sources of capital. There is no assurance that we will obtain needed capital, nor is there any assurance that our business will be able to generate revenues that are sufficient to sustain our operations. We are not able to offer assurance that we will be able to obtain sources of financing, in order to satisfy our working capital needs.
We do not have a successful operating history. We are without a history of successful business operations, which makes a purchase of our common stock speculative in nature. Because of this lack of operating history, it is difficult to forecast our future operating results. Additionally, our operations are subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business, including, among other factors, efficiently deploying our capital, developing and implementing our marketing campaigns and strategies and developing awareness and acceptance of our products.
There are risks and uncertainties encountered by early-stage companies. As an early-stage company, we are unable to offer assurance that we will be able to overcome the lack of recognition for the Grizzly Creek Naturals and, later, the MiteXstream brand names and our lack of capital.
We may not be successful in establishing our business model. We are unable to offer assurance that we will be successful in bringing our products to market and earning a profit from such efforts. Should we fail to implement successfully our business plan, you can expect to lose your entire investment in our common stock.
We may never earn a profit. Because we lack a successful operating history, we are unable to offer assurance that we will ever earn a profit from our operations.
If we are unable to manage future expansion effectively, our business may be adversely impacted. In the future, we may experience rapid growth in our business, which could place a significant strain on our operations, in general, and our internal controls and other managerial, operating and financial resources, in particular. If we are unable to manage future expansion effectively, our business would be harmed. There is, of course, no assurance that we will enjoy rapid development in our business.
We currently depend on the efforts of our executive officers’ serving without current compensation; the loss of these officers could disrupt our operations and adversely affect the development of our business. Our success in establishing our business operations will depend, primarily, on the continued service of our President, Fabian G. Deneault, and our Vice President, Eric Newlan. We have not yet entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Deneault and Newlan, although we expect to do so in the near future. (See “Executive Compensation” below). However, the loss of service of either of such persons, for any reason, could seriously impair our ability to execute our business plan, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business and future results of operations. We have not purchased any key-man life insurance.
If we are unable to recruit and retain key personnel, our business may be harmed. If we are unable to attract and retain key personnel, our business may be harmed. Our failure to enable the effective transfer of knowledge and facilitate smooth transitions with regard to our key employees could adversely affect our long-term strategic planning and execution.
Our business plan is not based on independent market studies. We have not commissioned any independent market studies concerning the market for any of our zero-THC Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products, for MiteXstream or for our planned other industrial hemp products. Rather, our plans for implementing our business strategy and achieving profitability are based on the experience, judgment and assumptions of our executive officers. If these assumptions prove to be incorrect, we may not be successful in establishing our business.
Our Board of Directors may change our policies without shareholder approval. Our policies, including any policies with respect to investments, leverage, financing, growth, debt and capitalization, will be determined by our Board of Directors or officers to whom our Board of Directors delegate such authority. Our Board of Directors will also establish the amount of any dividends or other distributions that we may pay to our shareholders. Our Board of Directors or officers to which such decisions are delegated will have the ability to amend or revise these and our other policies at any time without shareholder vote. Accordingly, our shareholders will not be entitled to approve changes in our policies, which policy changes may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
risks related to our business
We may not be able to compete effectively in our intended markets. None of our products enjoys name recognition and many of our competitors possess substantially greater resources, financial and otherwise, than does our company. There is no assurance that we will be able to establish our business and compete successfully in this environment.
Introduction of new products by competitors could harm our competitive position and results of operations. The respective markets for our products, that is, our zero-THC Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products and MiteXstream, are characterized by intense competition, evolving industry standards, evolving business and distribution models, price cutting, with resulting downward pressure on gross margins, and price sensitivity on the part of customers. Our future success will depend on our ability to gain product name recognition and customer loyalty, as well as our being able to anticipate and respond to emerging standards and other unforeseen changes. If we fail to satisfy such standards of operation, our operating results could suffer. Further, intra-industry consolidations may result in stronger competitors and may, therefore, also harm our future results of operations.
If we fail to maintain a positive reputation with consumers concerning our products, we may not be able to develop loyalty to our products, and our operating results may be adversely affected. We believe a positive reputation with customers to be highly important in developing loyalty to our products. To the extent our products are perceived as low quality or otherwise not compelling to potential customers, our ability to establish and maintain a positive reputation and product loyalty may be adversely impacted.
We will be subject to payment processing risk. A portion of purchases of our products will be made online by customers using credit/debit cards. For the foreseeable future, we will rely on third parties to process payment. Acceptance and processing of these payment methods are subject to certain rules and regulations and require payment of interchange and other fees. To the extent there are disruptions in our payment processing systems, our revenue, operating expenses and results of operation could be adversely impacted.
Laws and regulations affecting the regulated industrial hemp industry are in a constant state of flux, which could negatively affect our business, and we cannot predict the impact that future regulations may have on us. Local, state and federal industrial hemp laws and regulations are broad in scope and subject to evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance or alter our business. In addition, violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our business operations. In addition, it is likely that regulations may be enacted in the future that will be directly applicable to our CBD business. We are unable to predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor are we able to determine the effect any such additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our CBD business.
FDA regulation of industrial hemp and industrial-hemp-derived CBD could negatively affect the industrial hemp industry, which would adversely affect our financial condition. While the 2018 Farm Bill recently legalized industrial hemp, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to regulate it under the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1938. Additionally, the FDA is in the process of issuing rules and regulations, including CGMPs (certified good manufacturing practices) related to the licensing of growth, cultivation, harvesting and processing of industrial hemp. Companies may need to perform clinical trials to verify efficacy and safety, which could prove costly and delay production and profits. It appears likely the FDA will require that facilities where hemp is grown be registered and comply with certain federally prescribed regulations which have not yet been released. In the event that some or all of these regulations are imposed, we are unable to predict what the impact would be on the industrial hemp industry, what costs, requirements and possible prohibitions may be enforced. If we are unable to comply with the regulations and or registration as may be prescribed by the FDA, we may be unable to continue to operate our business in its current form or at all, to the extreme detriment to our financial operating results and condition.
Because we manufacture and sell CBD products, it is possible that, in the future, we may have difficulty accessing the service of banks. While industrial hemp cultivation was legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the FDA is choosing to regulate certain hemp products, including CBD. It is possible that the circumstances surrounding the FDA’s handling of CBD -related issues could cause us to have trouble securing services from banks, in the future.
If our trademarks and other proprietary rights are not adequately protected to prevent use or appropriation by competitors, the value of our brands may be diminished, and our business adversely affected. We rely, and expect to continue to rely, on a combination of confidentiality and license agreements with employees, consultants and third parties with whom we have relationships, as well as trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret protection laws, to protect our proprietary rights. If the protection of our intellectual property rights is inadequate to prevent use or misappropriation by third parties, the value of our brands, including Grizzly Creek Naturals and MiteXstream, may be diminished, and the perception of our products may become confused in the marketplace. In such circumstance, our business could be adversely affected.
Our operating results can be expected to be seasonal. With respect to MiteXstream, sales can be expected to be seasonal in nature, with greater sales volumes occurring during the warmer months of the growing season. However, because our business is only in its nascent stage, we are unable to predict how our operating results will be affected by such seasonality.
Pests, disease, severe weather, natural disasters and other conditions could result in substantial losses to our planned industrial hemp crops and weaken our financial condition. Pests, crop disease, severe weather conditions, such as floods, droughts and windstorms, and natural disasters could adversely affect our ability to produce our planned industrial hemp crops. Should any such adverse event occur, it can be expected that we would lose our investment in the affected industrial hemp crops.
We could be subject to product liability claims. The sale of Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products and MiteXstream involves, and will involve, the risk of injury to customers and others. There can be no assurance that the use or consumption of any of one of our products will not cause a health-related illness or that it will not be subject to claims or lawsuits relating to such matters. Any such claims or liabilities might not be covered by our insurance. Thus, there is no assurance that we would not incur claims or liabilities for which we are not insured or that exceed the amount of our insurance coverage, resulting in cash outlays that could, if significant enough in nature, materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Environmental and other regulation could adversely impact our planned industrial hemp farming business, by increasing production costs. Because our planned industrial hemp farming business can be expected to use fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural products, we will be subject to regulations relating to their use and disposal. A decision by a regulatory agency to restrict significantly the use of such products that have traditionally been used in the production of hemp could have an adverse impact on us. In addition, if a regulatory agency were to determine our company not to be in compliance with a regulation in that agency’s jurisdiction, this could result in substantial penalties.
risks related to our organization and structure
Our holding company structure makes us dependent on our subsidiaries for our cash flow and will serve to subordinate the rights of our shareholders to the rights of creditors of our subsidiaries, in the event of an insolvency or liquidation of any such subsidiary. Our company acts as a holding company and, accordingly, substantially all of our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries. Such subsidiaries will be separate and distinct legal entities. As a result, substantially all of our cash flow will depend upon the earnings of our subsidiaries. In addition, we will depend on the distribution of earnings, loans or other payments by our subsidiaries. No subsidiary will have any obligation to provide our company with funds for our payment obligations. If there is an insolvency, liquidation or other reorganization of any of our subsidiaries, our shareholders will have no right to proceed against their assets. Creditors of those subsidiaries will be entitled to payment in full from the sale or other disposal of the assets of those subsidiaries before our company, as a shareholder, would be entitled to receive any distribution from that sale or disposal.
risks related to a purchase of our common stock
We may seek capital that may result in shareholder dilution or that may have rights senior to those of our common stock. From time to time, we may seek to obtain additional capital, either through equity, equity-linked or debt securities. The decision to obtain additional capital will depend on, among other factors, our business plans, operating performance and condition of the capital markets. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our common stock, which could negatively affect the market price of our common stock or cause our shareholders to experience dilution.
We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock. We intend to retain earnings, if any, to provide funds for the implementation of our business strategy. We do not intend to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, there can be no assurance that holders of our common stock will receive cash, stock or other dividends on their shares of our common stock, until we have funds which our Board of Directors determines can be allocated to dividends.
Our common stock is a “Penny Stock,” which may impair trading liquidity. Disclosure requirements pertaining to penny stocks may reduce the level of trading activity in the market for our common stock and investors may find it difficult to sell their shares. Trades of our common stock will be subject to Rule 15g-9 of the SEC, which rule imposes certain requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities subject to the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. For transactions covered by the rule, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for purchasers of the securities and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction prior to sale. The SEC also has rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in that security is provided by the exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation.
It is possible that our common stock will continue to be thinly traded and its market price highly volatile. For over the past five years, our common stock has traded sporadically and has been extremely limited in nature. A limited market is characterized by a relatively limited number of shares in the public float, relatively low trading volume and a small number of brokerage firms acting as market makers. The market for low-priced securities is generally less liquid and more volatile than securities traded on national stock markets. Wide fluctuations in market prices are not uncommon. Even with our acquisition of Black Bird, no assurance can be given that the market for our common stock will become robust or less volatile.
The price of our common stock may be subject to wide fluctuations in response to facto such as the following, some of which are beyond our control:
• | quarterly variations in our operating results; |
• | operating results that vary from the expectations of investors; |
• | changes in expectations as to our future financial performance, including financial estimates by investors; |
• | reaction to our periodic filings, or presentations by executives at investor and industry conferences; |
• | changes in our capital structure; |
• | changes in market valuations of other CBD-related companies; |
• | announcements of innovations or new products by us or our competitors; |
• | announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments; |
• | lack of success in the expansion of our business operations; |
• | announcements by third parties of significant claims or proceedings against our company or adverse developments in pending proceedings; |
• | additions or departures of key personnel; |
• | asset impairment; |
• | temporary or permanent inability to offer products or services; and |
• | rumors or public speculation about any of the above factors. |
Future sales of our common stock, or the perception in the public markets that these sales may occur, could reduce the market price of our common stock. Our current shareholders, including our officers and directors, hold shares of our restricted common stock, but will be able to sell their shares in the market, if one should develop. Beginning in the first quarter of 2021, in general, our officers and directors and 10% shareholders, as affiliates, under Rule 144 may not sell more than one percent of the total issued and outstanding shares in any 90-day period, and must resell the shares in an unsolicited brokerage transaction at the market price. The availability for sale of substantial amounts of our common stock under Rule 144 or otherwise could reduce prevailing market prices for our common stock.
Future issuances of debt securities and equity securities could negatively affect the market price of shares of our common stock and, in the case of equity securities, may be dilutive to existing shareholders. In the future, we may issue debt or equity securities or incur other financial obligations, including stock dividends. Upon liquidation, it is possible that holders of our debt securities and other loans and preferred stock would receive a distribution of our available assets before common shareholders. We are not required to offer any such additional debt or equity securities to existing shareholders on a preemptive basis. Therefore, additional common stock issuances, directly or through convertible or exchangeable securities, warrants or options, would dilute the holdings of our existing common shareholders and such issuances, or the perception of such issuances, could reduce the market price of shares of our common stock.
As an issuer of penny stock, the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward-looking statements does not apply to us. Although federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, we will not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection, in the event of any legal action based upon a claim that the material provided by us contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material respect because of our failure to include any statements necessary to make the statements not misleading. Such an action could hurt our financial condition.
— Legal Proceedings —
We are not currently involved in any legal proceedings.
— Market Information —
Our common stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market under the symbol “DGDM”. Shown below are the ranges of high and low closing prices for our common stock for the periods indicated, as reported by FINRA. The market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
Quarter Ended | High | Low | ||||||
March 31, 2018 | $ | .14 | $ | .02 | ||||
June 30, 2018 | $ | .04 | $ | .02 | ||||
September 30, 2018 | $ | .04 | $ | .01 | ||||
December 31, 2018 | $ | .02 | $ | .01 | ||||
March 31, 2019 | $ | .02 | $ | .0108 | ||||
June 30, 2019 | $ | .012 | $ | .0028 | ||||
September 30, 2019 | $ | .0333 | $ | .0042 | ||||
December 31, 2019 | $ | .14 | $ | .012 |
Trades of our common stock are subject to Rule 15g-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which rule imposes certain requirements on broker/dealers who sell securities subject to the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. For transactions covered by the rule, brokers/dealers must make a special suitability determination for purchasers of the securities and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction prior to sale. The SEC also has rules that regulate broker/dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in that security is provided by the exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a broker/ dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker/dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker/dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker/dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for our common stock.
As of January 6, 2020, the Company had 150,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock and 53 shareholders of record.
As of January 6, 2020, 6,705,665 shares of the Company’s common stock were freely tradable. The remaining outstanding shares, 143,294,335 shares, are not free-trading shares and will not be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 of the SEC, until the first quarter of 2021.
— Dividends —
Holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors is not restricted from paying any dividends, but is not obligated to declare a dividend. No dividends have ever been declared and it is not anticipated that dividends will be paid for the foreseeable future.
— Directors and Officers —
The following table sets forth the names and ages of our company’s current directors and executive officers.
Name | Age | Position(s) | ||
Fabian G. Deneault | 52 | Director, Chairman of the Board, President | ||
Eric Newlan | 57 | Director, Vice President, Secretary | ||
William E. Sluss | 63 | Director, Vice President–Finance, Chief Financial Officer | ||
Jack Jie Qin | 60 | Director | ||
L. A. Newlan, Jr. | 85 | Director |
Our Directors serve until the earlier occurrence of the election of his successor at the next meeting of shareholders, death, resignation or removal by the Board of Directors. Officers serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
Eric Newlan is the son of L. A. Newlan, Jr. There exist no other family relationships between our officers and directors.
Certain information regarding the backgrounds of each of our officers and directors is set forth below.
Fabian G. Deneault became our company’s President and a Director upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020. Mr. Deneault is a founder of Black Bird and has served as President and as a Director since its inception in October 2018. From January 2017 through December 2019, Mr. Deneault owned and operated Grizzly Creek Medical Cannabis, a proprietorship licensed as a medical marijuana dispensary in the State of Montana. Since June 2016, Mr. Deneault has been President of Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products and an affiliate of our company. From 2014 through April 2016, Mr. Deneault owned and operated PetroXg3 LLC, a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products. For more than 10 years prior to that, Mr. Deneault was engaged in petrochemical sales.
Eric Newlan became our company’s Vice President and a Director upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020. Mr. Newlan is a founder of Black Bird and has served as Vice President, Secretary and as a Director since its inception in October 2018. Since 1987, Mr. Newlan has been a shareholder in the Flower Mound, Texas, law firm of Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a firm engaged principally in the area of securities regulation, as well as general business counsel. Since June 2016, Mr. Newlan has been Vice President of Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products and an affiliate of our company. From October 2012 to October 2015, Mr. Newlan served as a director, and from April to October 2015, Mr. Newlan served as CEO, of Green Life Development, Inc., a Las Vegas, Nevada-based a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products. Mr. Newlan earned a B.A. degree in Business from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and a J.D. degree from the Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Newlan is a member of the Texas Bar.
L. A. Newlan, Jr. became a Director of our company upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020. Mr. Newlan was born in Morristown, New Jersey. After a public school education in Daytona Beach, Florida, he served a three-year tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps, from 1953-1956. Mr. Newlan earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Los Angeles, in 1961, and a J.D. degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, in 1964. He has engaged in the private practice of law in California (1965-1977), Kansas (1977-1984) and Texas (1984-Present). Since 1987, Mr. Newlan has been a shareholder in the Flower Mound, Texas, law firm of Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a firm engaged principally in the area of securities regulation, as well as general business counsel. In addition to the practice of law, during his career, Mr. Newlan has engaged in business in the oil and gas industry, international construction and engineering and alcoholic beverage distribution. Mr. Newlan is a member of the Texas Bar.
Jack Jie Qin has been a Director of our company since February 2010. From February 2010 until our acquisition of Black Bird in January 2020, Mr. Qin served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. Mr. Qin has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of EFT Holdings, Inc., a Los Angeles, California-based product sales company, since November 2007. Since July 2016, Mr. Qin has served as a Director and President/CEO of HeavenStone Corp., a Temecula, California-based real estate development company. Since 2002, Mr. Qin has been the President of EFT Inc., the predecessor of EFT Holdings, Inc. From July 1998 to December 2002, Mr. Qin was the President of eFastTeam International, Inc. located in Los Angeles, California. Between June 1992 and December 1997 Mr. Qin was the President of LA Import & Export Company, also located in Los Angeles, California. In May 1991, Mr. Qin earned an MBA degree from Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. In May 1982, Mr. Qin graduated from Jiangxi Engineering Institute in Nanchang, China, with a major in Mechanical Engineering.
William E. Sluss has been our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer since January 2011. In January 2020, Mr. Sluss became a Director, Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer of our company. Between August 2010 and January 2011, Mr. Sluss coordinated our accounting and financial reporting. Between 2008 and 2010, Mr. Sluss was the Chief Financial Officer for AcccuForce Staffing Services in Kingsport, Tennessee. Between 2002 and 2008 Mr. Sluss was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Studsvik, Inc., a nuclear services company based in Erwin, Tennessee. Mr. Sluss is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Virginia and received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Wise, Virginia.
— Compensation of Directors —
We do not pay any of our directors for their services as directors. It is possible that our management could begin to pay our directors for meetings attended, grant a small number of stock options or issue shares of our common stock for their services. However, no specific determination in this regard has been made.
— Executive Compensation —
Compensation Summary. The following table summarizes information concerning the compensation awarded, paid to or earned by, the Company’s executive officers.
Name and Principal
Position |
Year |
Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock Awards ($) |
Option Awards ($) |
Non-Equity
($) |
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
All
Other
($) |
Total ($) |
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Jack Jie Qin | 2019 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former President | 2018 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William E. Sluss | 2019 | 37,000 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 37,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vice President–Finance and | 2018 | 37,000 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 37,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | 2017 | 37,000 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 37,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fabian G. Deneault * | 2019 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | 2018 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric Newlan * | 2019 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vice President | 2018 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
* This person did not become a director of our company until January 2020.
— Outstanding Option Awards —
The following table provides certain information regarding unexercised options to purchase common stock, stock options that have not vested and equity-incentive plan awards outstanding as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, for each named executive officer.
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) |
Option Exercise Price ($) |
Option Expiration Date |
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) |
Equity Incentive
Plan
Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) |
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Jack Jie Qin (1) | --- | --- | --- | --- | n/a | --- | n/a | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William E. Sluss | --- | --- | --- | --- | n/a | --- | n/a | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fabian G. Deneault | --- | --- | --- | --- | n/a | --- | n/a | --- | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric Newlan | --- | --- | --- | --- | n/a | --- | n/a | --- | --- |
(1) Mr. Qin ceased being an officer of our company effective January 1, 2020, though he remains a Director.
— Employment Agreements —
We have not yet entered into an employment agreement with any of our officers. However, we intend to do so in the near future. We have not yet determined the terms of such employment agreements.
— Principal Owners of Our Common Stock —
As of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, we had 150,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The following table sets forth information known to us relating to the beneficial ownership of shares of our voting securities by: each person who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding voting stock; each director; each named executive officer; and all named executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed is in care of Digital Development Partners, Inc., 17800 Castleton Street, Suite 300, City of Industry, California 91748. The percentages in the table have been calculated on the basis of treating as outstanding for a particular person, all shares of our common stock outstanding on that date and all shares of our common stock issuable to that holder in the event of exercise of outstanding options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges owned by that person at that date which are exercisable within 60 days of that date. Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to the extent that power may be shared with a spouse.
Beneficially Owned | ||||||||
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares | Percent (1) | ||||||
Executive officers and directors | ||||||||
Fabian G. Deneault
47123 Michel Road Ronan, Montana 59864 |
49,746,265 | 33.16 | % | |||||
Eric Newlan
2201 Long Prairie Road, Suite 107-762 Flower Mound, Texas 75022 |
24,658,709 | 16.44 | % | |||||
Jack Jie Qin | 2,831,661 | (2) | 1.89 | % | ||||
William E. Sluss | 1,115,002 | * | ||||||
L. A. Newlan, Jr.
2201 Long Prairie Road, Suite 107-762 Flower Mound, Texas 75022 |
24,658,709 | (3) | 16.44 | % | ||||
Officers and directors, as a group (5 persons) | 103,010,346 | (4) | 68.67 | % | ||||
5% Owners | ||||||||
EF2T, Inc. (5) | 19,215,740 | 12.81 | % |
* | Less than 1%. | |
(1) | Based on 150,000,000 shares issued and outstanding. | |
(2) | These shares are owned of record by Astonia LLC. Jack Jie Qin, a Director of our company, is the sole manager of this entity. | |
(3) | Of these shares, 21,442 shares are owned by Cruciate Irrevocable Trust, of which trust L. A. Newlan, Jr. is the sole trustee. | |
(4) | Included in these shares are (a) 2,831,661 shares owned of record by Astonia LLC (see Note 2) and (b) 21,442 shares owned by Cruciate Irrevocable Trust (see Note 3). | |
(5) | This entity is owned by Wen Qin, the sister of Jack Jie Qin, a Director of our company. |
— Certain Relationships and Related Transactions —
Black Bird Acquisition. Our new Directors, Fabian G. Deneault, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and William E. Sluss, collectively owned, directly and indirectly, 75.33% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Black Bird and 100% of the issued and outstanding voting preferred stock of Black Bird. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement with Black Bird, Mr. Deneault, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Mr. Sluss were issued 49,746,265 shares, 24,658,709 shares, 24,658,709 shares and 1,115,002 shares of our common stock, respectively.
Loans from Related Parties. As of December 31, 2019, we had outstanding loan balances due to related parties, as follows:
Principal |
Accrued
Interest |
Total | ||||||||||
Name of Lender | Amount Due | Amount Due | Amount Due | |||||||||
EFT Holdings, Inc.* | $ | 642,692 | $ | 251,762 | $ | 894,454 | ||||||
EF2T, Inc. | $ | 105,250 | $ | 4,742 | $ | 109,992 | ||||||
Astonia LLC | $ | 137,000 | $ | 1,997 | $ | 138,997 |
* Until our acquisition of Black Bird, EFT Holdings, Inc. was our majority shareholder.
Upon the consummation of the acquisition of Black Bird, all of the principal and accrued interest due to the parties listed above was repaid pursuant to separate debt forgiveness agreements.
Debt Forgiveness Transactions with Related Parties. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement with Black Bird, we entered into debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
• | EFT Holdings, Inc.: we issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $894,454 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
• | EF2T, Inc.: we issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
• | Astonia LLC: we issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $138,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
Cancellation of Stock Transaction with Related Party. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement with Black Bird, we entered into a cancellation of stock agreement with our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby we cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
In January 2020, we issued shares of common stock, as follows:
1. (a) Securities Sold. 120,000,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to the shareholders of Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued pursuant to a plan and agreement of merger in exchange for all of the outstanding voting stock of Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 thereunder, as a transaction not involving a public offering.
2. (a) Securities Sold. 18,221,906 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to EFT Holdings, Inc.. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof.
3. (a) Securities Sold. 2,240,768 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to EF2T, Inc. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof.
4. (a) Securities Sold. 2,831,661 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to Astonia LLC. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof.
Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.
On January 1, 2020, there occurred a change in control of our company, in conjunction with our acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (Black Bird). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement by which we acquired Black Bird, Fabian G. Deneault, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and William E. Sluss were appointed as Directors of our company.
Following the issuance of shares of our common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreemet, Fabian G. Deneault, Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. now own approximately 66% of our issued and outstanding common stock.
Fabian G. Deneault is now our President; Eric Newlan is now our Vice President and Secretary; and William Sluss, formerly our company’s principal financial officer, is now our Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective January 1, 2020, in conjunction with the closing of our acquisition of Black Bird, four new directors, Fabian G. Deneault, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and William E. Sluss, were appointed to our Board of Directors. These new directors are to serve until the next annual meeting of our shareholders. Summaries of the backgrounds of these new directors are set forth above under “Directors and Officers.”
Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status.
Our management has determined that, as of the closing of the Merger Agreement with Black Bird, effective January 1, 2020, our company ceased to be a “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. In this regard, please refer to Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets above.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 2, 2020, holders of 66.78% of our common stock acted by written consent in lieu of a meeting to approve the change of our corporate name from Digital Development Partners, Inc. to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.”
Item 8.01 Other Events.
In connection with our completing the acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc., we issued the press release reproduced below:
* * * START PRESS RELEASE * * *
Digital Development Partners Acquires Black Bird Potentials Inc.
January 2, 2020 -- Digital Development Partners, Inc. (OTC PINK: DGDM) announced today that it completed the acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Montana-licensed industrial hemp grower and a manufacturer and distributor of Zero-THC CBD products under its Grizzly Creek NaturalsTM label. The company has adopted the business plan of Black Bird and the company’s ongoing operations are now those of Black Bird. The acquisition of Black Bird was made solely with shares of DGDM stock.
In conjunction with the acquisition, Black Bird’s management took ownership control of DGDM and now controls DGDM’s Board of Directors. However, Jack Jie Qin remains as a Director of DGDM, with William E. Sluss joining the Board of Directors and continuing to serve as DGDM’s Chief Financial Officer.
DGDM’s new President, Fabian G. Deneault, commented, “the entire Black Bird team, which includes our incredibly supportive shareholders, is excited about the opportunity to bring our business vision to the public realm. And we believe the synergy achieved with the continued involvement of Jack and Bill as integral parts of the Black Bird team will yield dynamic results for all of our shareholders.” Continuing, Mr. Deneault stated, “on the business side, we produce only zero-THC CBD products, which we sell through distributors, to retailers and through our website: GrizzlyCreekNaturals.com. We believe sales of our company-produced Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products will continue its steady expansion during 2020. In addition, 2020 will see us expand our Montana-licensed industrial hemp production and, once EPA-certification is obtained, begin sales of our exciting plant-based biopesticide product, MiteXstreamTM.”
Corporate Action
The Board of Directors of DGDM has approved a corporate name change to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.” During January, application will be made to FINRA for approval and implementation of the name change. The effective date of the name change will be announced, once determined.
About Black Bird Potentials Inc.
Founded in October 2018, Black Bird Potentials manufactures and sells Zero-THC CBD products, including CBD Oils and CBD-infused personal care products. In addition, Black Bird Potentials is a licensed grower of industrial hemp under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program. Black Bird Potentials is the exclusive U.S. distributor for MiteXstream, a pesticide effective in the eradication of spider mites, a pest that destroys crops, especially cannabis, hops, coffee and house plants. EPA approval of MiteXstream is expected in late 2020. Black Bird’s website is: https://www.bbpotentials.com.
The SEC filings of Black Bird Potentials Inc. made pursuant to Regulation A are available at:
https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=black+bird&owner=exclude&action=getcompany
About Digital Development Partners, Inc.
DGDM has adopted the business plan of Black Bird Potentials Inc.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking information including statements that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipate,” or similar expressions. Such forward looking-statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition, description of anyone’s past success, either financial or strategic, is no guarantee of future success. This news release speaks as of the date first set forth above and the company assumes no responsibility to update the information included herein for events occurring after the date hereof. Information concerning these and other factors can be found in the company’s filings with the SEC, including its Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, which can be obtained on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
* * * END OF PRESS RELEASE * * *
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) | Financial statements of businesses acquired. The financial statements of Black Bird Potentials Inc. required to be filed under this Item 9.01(a) appear at the end of this Current Report on Form 8-K, beginning on page F-1. |
(b) | Pro forma financial information. The pro forma financial statements required to be filed under this Item 9.01(b) appear at the end of this Current Report on Form 8-K, following the financial statements of ubroadcast, Inc. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunder duly authorized.
Date: January 6, 2020. | ||
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ FABIAN G. DENEAULT | |
Fabian G. Deneault | ||
President |
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Audited Financial Statements for the 76 Days Ended December 31, 2018
Pro Forma Financial Statements
Page | |
Pro Forma Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 | F-16 |
Pro Forma Statement of Income for the Period Ended December 31, 2018 | F-17 |
BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018
9/30/19 (unaudited) |
12/31/18 (audited) |
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ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 18,611 | $ | 37,662 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 74,782 | --- | ||||||
Subscription receivable | --- | 5,000 | ||||||
Inventory, including pre-paid inventory | 38,153 | --- | ||||||
Total current assets | 131,546 | 42,662 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS | ||||||||
Investment in pesticide product license, net of amortization of $2,470 | 34,535 | --- | ||||||
Deferred offering cost | 6,550 | --- | ||||||
Total other assets | 41,085 | --- | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 172,631 | 42,662 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 455 | $--- | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 455 | --- | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Preferred Stock - 1,000,000 shares authorized, $0.00001 par value; 1,000,000 shares and 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively | $ | 10 | $ | 10 | ||||
Common Stock - 300,000,000 shares authorized, $0.00001 par value; 52,358,000 shares and 47,115,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively | 523 | 471 | ||||||
Common stock subscribed | --- | 5,000 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 164,417 | 37,319 | ||||||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 7,226 | (138 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 172,176 | (138 | ) | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 172,631 | 42,662 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF INCOME
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Nine Months
Ended 9/30/19 (unaudited) |
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REVENUES | $ | 84,167 | ||
COST OF GOODS SOLD | 4,061 | |||
GROSS PROFIT | 80,106 | |||
EXPENSES | ||||
Professional and consulting services | 39,570 | |||
Amortization | 2,470 | |||
Website and related services | 7,815 | |||
General and administrative | 20,382 | |||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 70,237 | |||
INCOME BEFORE TAXES | 9,869 | |||
Income tax expense | (2,505 | ) | ||
NET INCOME | $ | 7,364 | ||
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE | ||||
Basic and diluted | $ | 0.00 | ||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING | ||||
Basic and diluted | 51,711,500 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Nine
Months
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||
Net income | $ | 7,364 | ||
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash | ||||
Amortization | 2,470 | |||
Stock issued for services | 39,000 | |||
(Increase) in accounts receivable | (74,782 | ) | ||
Increase in accounts payable | 455 | |||
NET CASH USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (25,493 | ) | ||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||
Purchase of inventory | (40,153 | ) | ||
Investment in pesticide product license | (37,005 | ) | ||
Deferred offering expense | (6,550 | ) | ||
NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (83,708 | ) | ||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||
Subscription receivable | 5,000 | |||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for cash | 85,150 | |||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 90,150 | |||
NET CHANGE IN CASH | (19,051 | ) | ||
Cash beginning of period | 37,662 | |||
Cash end of period | $ | 18,611 | ||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||
Income taxes paid | $ | --- | ||
Interest paid | $ | --- | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-3
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
1. Black Bird Potentials Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Wyoming on October 16, 2018. The Company has adopted a December 31 calendar year end for reporting requirements.
2. The Company is engaged in the production and sale of products containing Cannabidiol, or CBD, derived from industrial hemp that contains no more than 0.3% THC. These products are sold under the Company’s “Grizzly Creek Naturals” trademark. In March 2019, the Company became a licensed hemp grower in the Montana Hemp Pilot Program, making it a legal hemp grower. The flowers from the Company’s first small crop will be ready for harvest in late Summer 2019, at which time it will extract the CBD, infuse that CBD into Grizzly Creek Naturals products, then process the remaining hemp fiber into one or more environmentally-friendly products.
The Company owns the exclusive rights to distribute an environmentally-friendly pesticide (which it will sell under the MiteXstream brand name) that targets spider mites, which are a significant problem in the cultivation of cannabis (marijuana and industrial hemp), hops and coffee, among other crops. The process for obtaining U.S. EPA certification of MiteXstream as a pesticide commenced in April 2019. Sales of MiteXstream will not commence until EPA certification (and relevant state certification) is achieved, which is expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2020.
3. Revenue Recognition - Revenues recognized upon shipment of goods from the Company’s facilities or upon notification of direct shipment from the Company’s suppliers to the Company’s customers.
4. Cash & Cash Equivalents for the purposes of the statement of cash flows, include cash on hand, cash in checking and savings accounts with banks. All short-term debt securities with a maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents.
5. Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates.
6. Leases that meet the criteria for capitalization are classified as capital leases. Leases that do not meet such criteria are classified as operating leases and related rentals are charged to expense as incurred.
7. Concentration of Cash and Credit Risk - The Company maintains corporate cash balances which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant risk on cash balances. At September 30, 2019, the Company had no uninsured cash balances.
8. Advertising Costs are expensed in the year incurred.
9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, defines fair value as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity.
10. Cash and Cash Equivalents and Receivables - The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for these items are a reasonable estimate of fair value.
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NOTE B - INCOME TAXES:
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred income taxes for the differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes. The differences relate principally to depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, related party interest and allowance for loan losses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax consequence for those differences, which will either be deductible or taxable when the assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10-25, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns. FASB ASC 740-10-25 also provides guidance on de-recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, and accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions.
The Company does not have any accruals for uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2019. It is not anticipated that unrecognized tax benefits would significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company to report information regarding its exposure to various tax position taken by the Company. The Company has determined whether any tax positions have met the recognition threshold and have measured the Company’s exposure to those tax positions. Management believes that the Company has adequately addressed all relevant tax positions and that there are no unrecorded tax liabilities.
Federal and state taxing authorities generally have the right to examine and audit the previous three years of tax returns filed. Any interest or penalties assessed to the Company are recorded in operating expenses. No interest or penalties from federal or state taxing authorities were recorded in the accompanying financial statements.
There was no income tax accrued for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
NOTE C - RETIREMENT PLAN:
The Company currently does not sponsor a retirement plan for its employees.
NOTE D - REGULATION A OFFERING
In April 2019, the Company’s Form 1-A Offering Statement filed with the SEC, relating to an offering pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, was “qualified” by the SEC. The Company is offering up to 50,000,000,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $.05 per share. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had sold 703,000 shares of its common stock for a total of $35,150 pursuant to such offering.
NOTE E - STOCK ISSUANCES:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued shares of its common stock, as follows:
• Pursuant to a private offering, the Company sold a total of 2,500,000 shares of common stock for $50,000 in cash, a per share price of $.02.
• Pursuant to the Company’s Regulation A offering, the Company sold a total of 703,000 shares of common stock for $35,150 in cash, a per share price of $.05.
• The Company issued 1,250,000 shares of common stock to a third-party consultant, which shares were valued at $.01 per share, or $12,500, in the aggregate.
• The Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock to a third-party consultant, which shares were valued at $.02 per share, or $10,000, in the aggregate.
• The Company issued a total of 290,000 shares of common stock to six separate third-party consultant, which shares were valued at $.05 per share, or $14,500, in the aggregate.
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NOTE F - SUBSCRIPTION RECEIVABLE:
At December 31, 2018, cash relating to a subscription for $5,000 of common stock under a private offering had not been received by the Company. Such subscription amount was received by the Company in January 2019.
NOTE G - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company’s President, Fabian G. Deneault, provided required office space and greenhouse space at no charge.
In October 2018, the Company sold securities to related parties, as follows:
• One of the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault, purchased 22,500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for a total of $250 in cash.
• The law firm in which on one of the Company’s officers and directors, Eric Newlan, is a partner purchased 22,500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for a total of $250 in cash.
In December 2018, Fabian G. Deneault purchased 200,000 shares of common stock in a private offering for $4,000 in cash, a per share price of $.02.
The Company has entered into a Distribution and Private Label Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Thoreauvian Product Services, LLC, a company controlled by the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan, relating to MiteXstream (the “Private Label Product”). The Distribution Agreement’s effective date is January 1, 2019, with an initial term of 10 years and a single 10-year renewal term.
Under the Distribution Agreement, the Company has the exclusive right to distribute and sell the Private Label Product in the United States and Canada. In addition, the Company is required to pay a $20,000 exclusivity fee and to purchase $20,000 of the Private Label Product in conjunction with the signing of the Distribution Agreement and to purchase not less than $20,000 of the Private Label Product each year. In addition, the Company is required to pay all costs in excess of $20,000 associated with MiteXstream’s becoming approved by the U.S. EPA (and relevant states) as a pesticide. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company paid (1) the required exclusivity fee ($20,000), (2) or the required Private Label Product amount ($20,000) and (3) a total of $12,962 in EPA-related costs.
NOTE H - DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS:
In July 2019, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with a Montana-based company with respect to the Company’s Grizzly Creek Naturals products. Such distributor purchased $64,320 of Grizzly Creek Naturals products upon the execution of the distribution agreement.
In September 2019, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with a Las Vegas, Nevada-based company with respect to the Company’s Grizzly Creek Naturals products. Such distributor purchased $8,882 of Grizzly Creek Naturals products upon the execution of the distribution agreement.
NOTE I - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
In October 2019, the Company Las Vegas distributor issued a purchase order for $161,442 of our Grizzly Creek Naturals products.
Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the Company has sold a total of 1,861,000 in its Regulation A offering for a total of $93,050 in cash.
F-6
Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the Company has issued a total of 700,000 shares of common stock to three separate third-party consultant, which shares were valued at $.05 per share, or $35,000, in the aggregate.
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consummated a plan and agreement of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Digital Development Partners, Inc., a publicly-traded company (“DGDM”), pursuant to which the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DGDM.
NOTE J - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
FASB ASC Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs). In accordance with FASB ASC 820, the following summarizes the fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 Inputs - Unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access.
Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 Inputs - Inputs based on prices or valuation techniques that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurements.
FASB ASC 820 requires the use of observable market data, when available, in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurements. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
As of September 30, 2019, there were no assets and liabilities measured at fair value.
F-7
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Black Bird Potentials Inc.
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (a Wyoming corporation), which comprise the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, and the related statement of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the 76 days then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Black Bird Potentials Inc. as of December 31, 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for 76 days then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Cashuk, Wiseman, Goldberg, Birnbaum and Salem, LLP | |
CASHUK, WISEMAN, GOLDBERG, BIRNBAUM AND SALEM, LLP | |
San Diego, California | |
February 15, 2019 |
F-8
BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2018
ASSETS | ||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Note A) | $ | 37,662 | ||
Subscription Receivable (Note E) | 5,000 | |||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 42,662 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 42,662 | ||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||
LIABILITIES | $ | --- | ||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||
Preferred Stock - 1,000,000 Shares Authorized, $0.00001 par value
1,000,000 Issued and Outstanding |
10 | |||
Common Stock - 300,000,000 Shares Authorized, $0.00001 par value
47,115,000 Issued and Outstanding |
471 | |||
Common Stock Subscribed | 5,000 | |||
Additional Paid In Capital | 37,319 | |||
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | (138 | ) | ||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 42,662 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 42,662 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF INCOME
For the 76 Days Ended December 31, 2018
REVENUES | $ | --- | ||
EXPENSES | ||||
General & Administrative | $ | 138 | ||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 138 | |||
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES | (138 | ) | ||
Income Tax Expense (Note B) | --- | |||
NET LOSS | $ | (138 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the 76 Days Ended December 31, 2018
Preferred Stock | Common Stock |
Common
Stock |
Additional
Paid In |
Retained
Earnings (Accumulated |
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Amount |
Shares
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Amount |
Subscribed | Capital |
Deficit) |
Total |
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Beginning Balance, October 16, 2018 | --- | $ | --- | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- | ||||||||||||||||||
Contributions | 1,000,000 | 10 | 47,115,000 | 471 | 5,000 | 37,319 | --- | 42,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | (138 | ) | (138 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Balance, December 31, 2018 | 1,000,000 | $ | 10 | 47,115,000 | $ | 471 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 37,319 | $ | (138 | ) | $ | 42,662 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the 76 Days Ended December 31, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||
Net Loss | $ | (138 | ) | |
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash | ||||
Cash Provided (Used) by Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities: | --- | |||
CASH USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (138 | ) | ||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||
Subscription Receivable | (5,000 | ) | ||
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock | 10 | |||
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock | 471 | |||
Common Stock Subscribed | 5,000 | |||
Stockholders’ Contribution of Additional Paid in Capital | 37,319 | |||
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 37,800 | |||
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 37,662 | |||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period | --- | |||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 37,662 | ||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||
Income Taxes Paid | $ | --- | ||
Interest Expense | --- | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
1. Black Bird Potentials Inc. (the Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Wyoming on October 16, 2018. The Company has adopted a December 31 calendar year end for reporting requirements.
2. The Company has become engaged in the production and sale of products containing Cannabidiol, or CBD, derived from industrial hemp that contains no more than .03% THC. These products are marketed under the “Grizzly Creek Naturals” trademark. Also, the Company has applied to become part of the Montana Hemp Pilot Program, under which the Company would become a grower of industrial hemp. The Company expects to be accepted into the Montana Hemp Pilot Program during the first quarter of 2019.
The Company has developed an environmentally-friendly pesticide, MiteXstream, that targets spider mites, which are a significant problem in the cultivation of cannabis (marijuana and industrial hemp) and hops. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company intends to apply to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the certification of MiteXstream as a pesticide. Sales of MiteXstream will not commence until EPA certification is achieved.
3. Revenue Recognition - Revenues recognized upon shipment of goods from the Company’s facilities or upon notification of direct shipment from the Company’s suppliers to the Company’s customers. There was no revenue generated during the 76 days ended December 31, 2018.
4. Cash & Cash Equivalents for the purposes of the statement of cash flows, include cash on hand, cash in checking and savings accounts with banks. All short-term debt securities with a maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents.
5. Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates.
6. Leases that meet the criteria for capitalization are classified as capital leases. Leases that do not meet such criteria are classified as operating leases and related rentals are charged to expense as incurred. As of December 31, 2018, there were no such leases.
7. Concentration of Cash and Credit Risk - The Company maintains corporate cash balances which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. Management believes it is not exposed to any significant risk on its cash balances. At December 31, 2018, the Company had no uninsured cash balances.
8. Advertising Costs are expensed in the year incurred. The Company incurred no advertising expense in the 76 days ended December 31, 2018.
9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, defines fair value as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Receivables - The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for these items are a reasonable estimate of fair value.
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NOTE B - INCOME TAXES:
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred income taxes for the differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes. The differences relate principally to depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, related party interest and allowance for loan losses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax consequence for those differences, which will either be deductible or taxable when the assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10-25, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns. FASB ASC 740-10-25 also provides guidance on de-recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, and accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions.
The Company does not have any accruals for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2018. It is not anticipated that unrecognized tax benefits would significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company to report information regarding its exposure to various tax position taken by the Company. The Company has determined whether any tax positions have met the recognition threshold and have measured the Company’s exposure to those tax positions. Management believes that the Company has adequately addressed all relevant tax positions and that there are no unrecorded tax liabilities.
Federal and state taxing authorities generally have the right to examine and audit the previous three years of tax returns filed. Any interest or penalties assessed to the Company are recorded in operating expenses. No interest or penalties from federal or state taxing authorities were recorded in the accompanying financial statements.
There was no income tax accrued for the 76 days ended December 31, 2018.
NOTE C - RETIREMENT PLAN:
The Company currently does not sponsor a retirement plan for its employees.
NOTE D - STOCK ISSUANCES:
During the 76 days ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued securities for cash, as follows:
• One of the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault, purchased 22,500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for a total of $250 in cash.
• The law firm in which on one of the Company’s officers and directors, Eric Newlan, is a partner purchased 22,500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for a total of $250 in cash.
• Pursuant to a private offering, the Company sold a total of 2,115,000 shares of common stock for $42,300 in cash, a per share price of $.02.
NOTE E - SUBSCRIPTION RECEIVABLE:
At December 31, 2018, cash relating to a subscription for $5,000 of common stock under the Company’s private offering had not been received by the Company. The receivable is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. Such subscription amount was received by the Company in 2019.
NOTE F - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
In October 2018, the Company sold securities to related parties, as follows:
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• One of the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault, purchased 22,500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for a total of $250 in cash.
• The law firm in which on one of the Company’s officers and directors, Eric Newlan, is a partner purchased 22,500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for a total of $250 in cash.
In December 2018, Fabian G. Deneault purchased 200,000 shares of common stock in a private offering for $4,000 in cash, a per share price of $.02.
The Company also has entered into a Distribution and Private Label Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Thoreauvian Product Services, LLC (“TPS”), a company controlled by the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan, relating to certain of the Company’s products: MiteXstream, 4XXstream Clean and Grow Clean 4XXstream (the “Private Label Products”). The agreement’s effective date is January 1, 2019.
NOTE F - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - CON’T:
Under Distribution Agreement, the Company has the exclusive right to distribute and sell the Private Label Products in the United States and Canada. In addition, the Company is required to pay a $20,000 exclusivity fee and to purchase $20,000 of the Private Label Products in conjunction with the signing of the Distribution Agreement and to purchase not less than $20,000 of the Private Label Products each year. The initial term of the Distribution Agreement is 10 years, with a single 10-year renewal term. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had not made any payments to TPS under the Distribution Agreement.
NOTE G - SUBSEQUENT EVENT:
In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through February 15, 2019, the date of the financial statements were available to be issued. Except for the receipt of subscription receivable as noted in Note E above, there were no other subsequent events that require adjustment to and disclosure in the financial statements as of and for the 76 days ended December 31, 2018.
NOTE H - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
FASB ASC Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs). In accordance with FASB ASC 820, the following summarizes the fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 Inputs - Unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access.
Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 Inputs - Inputs based on prices or valuation techniques that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurements.
FASB ASC 820 requires the use of observable market data, when available, in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurements. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
As of December 31, 2018, there were no assets and liabilities measured at fair value.
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Pro Forma Financial Statements
The following pro forma balance sheet has been derived from the balance sheet of Digital Development Partners, Inc. (“DGDM”) at September 30, 2019 (unaudited), and adjusts such information to give effect to the acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (“BBP”), as if the acquisition had occurred at September 30, 2019. The pro forma balance sheet is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the financial condition that would have resulted if the acquisition had been consummated at September 30, 2019. The pro forma balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the notes thereto and BBP’s financial statements and related notes thereto contained elsewhere herein.
A pro forma balance sheet is presented below.
DGDM |
BBP |
Pro Forma Adjustments |
Pro Forma |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,534 | $ | 18,611 | $ | --- | $ | 20,145 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | --- | 74,782 | --- | 74,782 | ||||||||||||
Inventory, net | --- | 38,153 | --- | 38,153 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets | 1,534 | 131,546 | --- | 133,080 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | --- | 41,085 | --- | 41,085 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 1,534 | 172,631 | --- | 174,165 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,109,612 | 455 | --- | 1,110,067 | ||||||||||||
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||
Common stock | 85,971 | 523 | --- | 86,494 | ||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 7,488,946 | 164,417 | --- | 7,653,363 | ||||||||||||
Retained earnings (deficit) | (8,682,995 | ) | 7,226 | --- | (8,690,221 | ) | ||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | (1,108,078 | ) | 172,176 | --- | (935,902 | ) | ||||||||||
$ | 1,534 | $ | 172,631 | $ | --- | $ | 174,165 |
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The following pro forma statement of income has been derived from the statement of income of DGDM at September 30, 2019, and adjusts such information to give effect to the acquisition of BBP, as if the acquisition had occurred at January 1, 2019. The pro forma statement of income is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the financial condition that would have resulted if the acquisition had been consummated at January 1, 2019. The pro forma statement of income should be read in conjunction with BBP’s financial statements and related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this filing.
pro forma statement of income is presented below.
DGDM |
BBP |
Pro Forma Adjustments |
Pro Forma |
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Revenues | $ | --- | $ | 84,167 | $ | --- | $ | 84,167 | ||||||||
Cost of goods sold | --- | 4,061 | --- | 4,061 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | --- | 80,106 | --- | 80,106 | ||||||||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Professional and consulting services | --- | 39,570 | --- | 39,570 | ||||||||||||
Amortization | --- | 2,470 | --- | 2,470 | ||||||||||||
Website and related services | --- | 7,815 | --- | 7,815 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 58,432 | 20,382 | 78,814 | |||||||||||||
Total expenses | 58,432 | 70,237 | --- | 128,669 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (30,818 | ) | --- | --- | (30,818 | ) | ||||||||||
Income (loss) before taxes | (89,250 | ) | 9,869 | --- | (79,381 | ) | ||||||||||
Income tax expense | --- | (2,505 | ) | --- | (2,505 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (89,250 | ) | $ | 7,364 | $ | --- | $ | (81,886 | ) |
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EXHIBIT 2.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
PLAN AND AGREEMENT OF MERGER
This constitutes Amendment No. 1 to that certain Plan and Agreement of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of December 12, 2019, by and among Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Parent”), Bird Acquisition Corp., a Wyoming corporation wholly owned by Parent (“Acquiror”), and Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“Target”).
A. | Section 1.06(b) of the Merger Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
(b) Each share of Target Common Stock and each share of Target Preferred Stock which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than those shares of Target Common Stock and Target Preferred Stock cancelled as set forth in subsection (a) hereof, shall be converted into the right to receive shares of the $.00001 par value per share common stock of Parent (the “Parent Common Stock”), as follows:
at the Effective Time, each share of Target Common Stock and each share of Target Preferred Stock shall be exchanged for 2.1442356 shares of Parent Common Stock, for a total of 120,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock (these shares of Parent Common Stock are referred to as the “Closing Shares”). The Closing Shares are referred to as the “Merger Consideration”.
In all other aspects, the Merger Agreement is ratified and affirmed this 30th day of December, 2019.
PARENT: | TARGET: | |||
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. | BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC. | |||
By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | By: | FABIAN G. DENEAULT | |
Jack Jie Qin | Fabian G. Deneault | |||
President | President |
ACQUIROR: | ||||
BIRD ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||
By: | JACK JIE QIN | |||
Jack Jie Qin | ||||
President |
PLAN AND AGREEMENT OF MERGER
PLAN AND AGREEMENT OF MERGER, dated as of December 12, 2019 (the “Agreement”), among Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Parent”), Bird Acquisition Corp., a Wyoming corporation wholly owned by Parent (“Acquiror”), and Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“Target”) (Aquiror and Target being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Constituent Corporations”).
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Parent, Acquiror and Target have approved the acquisition of Target by Parent;
WHEREAS, in furtherance of such acquisition, the Boards of Directors of Parent, Acquiror and Target have each approved the merger of Target into Acquiror (the “Merger”), pursuant to an Agreement of Merger in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” (the “Merger Agreement”), and the transactions contemplated hereby, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the statutes of the States of Nevada and Wyoming and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, for Federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) and 368(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and
WHEREAS, each of the parties to this Agreement desires to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions thereto; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound thereby, Parent, Acquiror and Target hereby agree as follows:
1. | The Merger. |
1.01 The Merger. At the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.02) and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, Target shall be merged with and into Acquiror, the separate corporate existence of Target shall cease and Acquiror shall continue as the surviving corporation, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wyoming Statutes (the “Wyoming Law”). Acquiror, as the surviving corporation after the Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”.
1.02 Effective Time. As promptly as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 6, and provided that this Agreement has not been terminated or abandoned pursuant to Section 8, the Constituent Corporations shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing an Articles of Merger (the “Articles of Merger”) with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Wyoming, in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the Wyoming Law. Subject to, and in accordance with, the Wyoming Law, the Merger will become effective at the date and time the Articles of Merger are filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Wyoming or such later time or date as may be specified in the Articles of Merger (the “Effective Time”). Each of the parties shall use its best efforts to cause the Merger to be consummated as soon as practicable following the fulfillment or waiver of the conditions specified in Section 6 hereof.
1.03 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the Wyoming Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, except as otherwise provided herein, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Target shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of Target shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
1.04 Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws.
(a) At the Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation of Acquiror, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by law and such Articles of Incorporation; provided, however, that the name of Acquiror shall be changed to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.”, as soon as is practicable following the Effective Time.
(b) The Bylaws of Acquiror, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such Bylaws.
1.05 Directors and Officers. The board of directors of Acquiror immediately upon the Effective Time shall be William E. Sluss, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan, each to hold office in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, and the officers of Target immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
1.06 Conversion of Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Acquiror, the following shall occur:
(a) Each share of common stock of Target (the “Target Common Stock”) and each share of preferred stock of Target (the “Target Preferred Stock”) held in the treasury of Target and each such share of Target Common Stock and each such share of Target Preferred Stock owned by Acquiror, Parent or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent or of Target immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof and no payment shall be made with respect thereto.
(b) Each share of Target Common Stock and each share of Target Preferred Stock which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than those shares of Target Common Stock and Target Preferred Stock cancelled as set forth in subsection (a) hereof, shall be converted into the right to receive shares of the $.00001 par value per share common stock of Parent (the “Parent Common Stock”), as follows:
at the Effective Time, each share of Target Common Stock and each share of Target Preferred Stock shall be exchanged for 2.0547 shares of Parent Common Stock, for a total of 120,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock (these shares of Parent Common Stock are referred to as the “Closing Shares”). The Closing Shares are referred to as the “Merger Consideration”, which Closing Shares shall represent 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Anti-Dilution Adjustments. The number of shares included in the Merger Consideration (the “Merger Shares”) shall be subject to adjustment as follows:
(1) In case the Parent shall (A) pay a dividend or make a distribution on its Parent Common Stock in shares of its capital stock or other securities, (B) subdivide its outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (C) combine its outstanding Parent Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (D) issue, by reclassification of its Parent Common Stock, shares of its capital stock or other securities of the Parent (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which Parent is the continuing corporation), the number of Merger Shares issuable to the shareholders of Target (the “Shareholders”) immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Shareholders shall be entitled to receive the kind and number of Merger Shares, shares of Parent’s capital stock and other securities of Parent which such holder would have owned or would have been entitled to receive immediately after the happening of any of the events described above, had the Merger Shares been issued to the Shareholders immediately prior to the happening of such event or any record date with respect thereto. Any adjustment made pursuant to this subsection shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event.
(2) In case Parent shall issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities to holders of its Parent Common Stock, without any charge to such holders, containing the right to subscribe for or purchase Parent Common Stock, the number of Merger Shares thereafter issuable to the Shareholders shall be determined by multiplying the number of Merger Shares theretofore issuable to the Shareholders by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of such rights, options, warrants or convertible securities plus the number of additional shares of Parent Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of such rights, options, warrants or convertible securities. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights, options, warrants or convertible securities are issued, and shall become effective immediately upon issuance of such rights, options, warrants or convertible securities.
(3) In case Parent shall distribute to holders of its Parent Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness or assets (excluding cash dividends or distributions out of current earnings made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices), then in each case the number of Merger Shares that have not yet been issued to the Shareholders shall be determined by multiplying the number of Merger Shares that have not yet been issued to the Shareholders by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the then Market Price (as defined below) on the date of such distribution, and of which the denominator shall be such Market Price on such date minus the then fair value (determined as provided in subsection (d) below) of the portion of the assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one share of Parent Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective on the date of distribution.
(4) To the extent not covered by subsections (b) or (c) hereof:
(A) In case Parent shall sell or issue Parent Common Stock or rights, options, warrants or convertible securities containing the right to subscribe for, purchase or exchange into shares of Parent Common Stock at a price per share lower than $0.01 per share, then the number of unissued Merger Shares shall thereafter be equal to the sum of the number of unissued Merger Shares immediately prior to such sale or issuance plus the number of shares of Parent Common Stock and rights, options, warrants or convertible securities containing the right to subscribe for, purchase or exchange into shares of Parent Common Stock sold or issued in such issuance.
(B) In case Parent shall sell or issue Parent Common Stock or rights, options, warrants or convertible securities containing the right to subscribe for, purchase or exchange into Parent Common Stock for a consideration consisting, in whole or in part, of property other than cash or its equivalent, then, in determining the “price per share” of Parent Common Stock and the “consideration received by Parent” for purposes of the first sentence of this subsection (c), the Board of Directors shall determine the fair value of said property, and such determination, if based upon the Board of Directors’ good faith business judgment, shall be binding upon the Shareholders. In determining the “price per share” of Parent Common Stock, any underwriting discounts or commissions paid to brokers, dealers or other selling agents shall not be deducted from the price received by Parent for sales of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or issued in a private placement.
(5) For the purpose of this Section 1.06, the term “Parent Common Stock” shall mean (A) the class of stock designated as the Parent Common Stock of parent at the date of this Agreement or (B) any other class of stock resulting from successive changes or reclassifications of such Parent Common Stock consisting solely of changes in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value. In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 1.06, a Shareholder shall become entitled to receive any securities of Parent other than Parent Common Stock, (i) if the Shareholder’s right to acquire is on any other basis than that available to all holders of Parent Common Stock, Parent shall obtain an opinion of a reputable investment banking firm valuing such other securities and (ii) thereafter the number of such other securities so purchasable upon issuance of the Merger Consideration shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Parent Common Stock contained in this Section 1.06.
(6) Upon any adjustment of the number of Merger Shares, then and in each such case, Parent shall give written notice thereof, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Shareholders as shown on the books of Parent, which notice shall state the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the Shareholders as Merger Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.
(d) The common stock, par value $.00001 per share, of Acquiror issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
1.07 Surrender of and Exchange of Target Common Stock and Target Preferred Stock.
(a) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the stock certificates representing Target Common Stock and Target Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at the Effective Time (or affidavits of lost certificates in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent) shall be surrendered for exchange to the Surviving Corporation. Until so surrendered for exchange, each such stock certificate nominally representing Target Common Stock and Target Preferred Stock shall be deemed for all purposes (except for payment of dividends thereon or redemption thereof) to evidence the ownership of the number of shares of Parent Common Stock which the holder would be entitled to receive upon its surrender to the Surviving Corporation.
(b) No redemption with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be made with respect to any unsurrendered certificates representing shares of Target Common Stock and Target Preferred Stock with respect to which the shares of Parent Common Stock shall have been issued in the Merger, until such certificates shall be surrendered as provided herein.
(c) All rights to receive the Merger Consideration into which shares of Target Common Stock and Target Preferred Stock shall have been converted pursuant to this Section 1 shall be deemed to have been paid or issued, as the case may be, in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Target Common Stock and Target Preferred Stock.
1.08 Closing. The closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall take place (a) at the offices of Target at 3:00 p.m., local time, on the earlier of (1) December 28, 2019, or (2) the third business day immediately following the date on which the last of the conditions set forth in Section 6 is fulfilled or waived, or (b) at such other time and place and on such other date as Parent and Target shall agree (the “Closing Date”).
2. Further Agreements.
2.01 Access to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) From the date hereof to the Effective Time, each of Parent, Acquiror and Target shall, and shall cause their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, auditors and agents to afford the officers, employees and agents of one another complete access at all reasonable times to one another’s officers, employees, agents, properties, offices, plants and other facilities and to all books and records, and shall furnish one another with all financial, operating and other data and information as each, through its officers, employees or agents, may reasonably request; provided, however, that no party shall be required to provide access or furnish information which it is prohibited by law or contract to provide or furnish.
(b) Each of Parent, Acquiror and Target shall, and shall cause their respective affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents to hold in strict confidence all data and information obtained by them from one another or their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents (unless such information is or becomes readily ascertainable from public or published information or trade sources or public disclosure or such information is required by law) and shall insure that such officers, directors, employees and agents do not disclose such information to others without the prior written consent of Parent, Acquiror or Target, as the case may be.
(c) In the event of the termination of this Agreement, Parent, Acquiror and Target shall, and shall cause their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents to (1) return promptly every document furnished to them by one another or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and any copies thereof, and (2) shall cause others to whom such documents may have been furnished promptly to return such documents and any copies thereof any of them may have made.
(d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 2 shall affect any representations or warranties of the parties herein or the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto.
2.02 Notification of Certain Matters. Target shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to Target, of (a) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which would be likely to cause any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate, and (b) any failure of Target, Parent or Acquiror, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 2 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.
2.03 Board of Directors of Parent. Upon the Closing, Jack Jie Qin, William E. Sluss, Fabian G. Deneault, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Eric Newlan shall be elected as directors of Parent, to serve until the earlier of their removal or resignation.
2.04 Board of Directors of Acquiror. Upon the Closing, William E. Sluss, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan shall be elected as directors of Acquiror, to serve until the earlier of their removal or resignation.
2.05 Cancellation of Debt and Other Obligations of Parent. At or before the Closing, Parent shall deliver duly executed debt forgiveness agreements (collectively, the “Debt Forgiveness Agreements”), in the form of Exhibit 2.05 attached hereto, to the effect that, when the Debt Forgiveness Agreements are taken together, all of Parent’s indebtedness, including, without limitation, all amounts stated in Parent’s September 30, 2019, balance sheet under the “accounts payable and accrued liabilities” and “related party loan payables” line items.
2.06 Cancellation of Certain Shares. At or before the Closing, Parent shall deliver a duly executed cancellation of stock agreement (the “Cancellation Agreement”), in the form of Exhibit 2.06 attached hereto, between Parent and EFT Holdings, Inc., Parent’s majority shareholder.
2.07 Further Action. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto shall use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.08 Public Announcements. No party shall issue a press release or otherwise make any public statements with respect to the Merger, without the prior consent of the other parties; provided, however, that Parent may, without the prior consent of any party, issue a press release or otherwise make public statements with respect to the Merger, should such press release or public statements be deemed, in good faith, necessary by Parent to assure its compliance with applicable securities laws.
3. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Acquiror. Parent and Acquiror hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Target that, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule of Parent and Acquiror delivered herewith to Target (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”):
3.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. Each of Parent and Acquiror is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority and is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, consents, certificates, approvals and orders to own, operate or lease the properties that it purports to own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned, operated or leased or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures which, when taken together with all other such failures, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Parent nor Acquiror has received any notice of proceedings relating to revocation or modification of any such franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, consents, certificates, approvals or orders. The term “Material Adverse Effect”, as used herein, means any change in or effect on the business of Parent or Acquiror (including intangible properties), prospects, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Parent has no subsidiaries other than Acquiror.
3.02 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Parent shall, as part of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, furnish to Target a complete and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws, each as amended to date, of Parent and Acquiror. Such Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are in full force and effect.
3.03 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 225,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, $.00001 par value per share. As of the date hereof, 85,970,665 shares of Parent Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of Parent Common Stock are held in the treasury of Parent or by subsidiaries of Parent. No shares of Parent Common Stock are reserved for future issuance. Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of Parent’s corporate subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and such shares owned by Parent are owned free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims, pledges, agreements, limitations on Parent’s voting rights, charges or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.
3.04 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Each of Parent and Acquiror has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Acquiror and the consummation by Parent and Acquiror of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Acquiror other than filing and recording of appropriate merger documents as required by the Wyoming Law. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Acquiror and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Target, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such corporation.
3.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Acquiror do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Acquiror shall not, (1) conflict with or violate either the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Parent or the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Acquiror, (2) conflict with or violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to Parent or Acquiror or by which either of them or their respective properties is bound or affected, or (3) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or encumbrance on any of the property or assets of Parent or Acquiror pursuant to any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Parent or Acquiror is a party or by which Parent or Acquiror or any of their respective properties is bound or affected, except for any such breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Acquiror does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Acquiror shall not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign, except for applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and State securities laws (“Blue Sky Laws”).
3.06 Compliance. Neither Parent nor Aquiror is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, (a) its Certificate/Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or equivalent organizational documents, (b) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to Parent or Aquiror or by which its or any of their respective properties is bound or affected, including, without limitation, health and safety, environmental, civil rights laws and regulations and zoning ordinances and building codes, or (c) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise, easement, consent, order or other instrument or obligation to which Parent or Acquiror is a party or by which Parent or Acquiror or any of their respective properties is bound or affected, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.07 Tax Treatment. Neither Parent nor Acquiror, nor to the knowledge of Parent, any of their affiliates has taken or agreed to take action that would prevent the merger contemplated by this Agreement from constituting a tax-free reorganization under Sections 368(a)(1)(A) and 368(a)(2)(D) of the Code.
3.08 No Liabilities. As of the Closing, Acquiror will not have any liability of any kind, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued and unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, due or became due, by virtue of contract, statute, regulation, law, equity or otherwise.
3.09 OTC Markets Trading. Parent’s common stock currently trades as a “Pink” stock on the OTC Markets trading platform (symbol: DGDP) and Parent meets all issuer and equity security requirements to permit a FINRA member to quote Parent’s common stock thereon, and, to Parent’s knowledge, shall be entitled to continue to be so quoted following the merger contemplated by this Agreement.
3.10 Shareholder Claims. There are no existing claims against Parent by any current or former shareholder of Parent, and, to Parent’s knowledge, there exist no facts or circumstances reasonably likely to result in any such claims.
3.11 Operations of Acquiror. Acquiror is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has engaged in no other business activities and has conducted its operations only as contemplated by this Agreement.
3.12 Powers of Attorney and Suretyships. Parent does not have (a) any general powers of attorney outstanding, whether as grantor or grantee thereof, (b) except as reflected in its financial statements, any obligation or liability, whether actual, accrued, accruing, contingent or otherwise, as guarantor, surety, co-signed, endorser, co-maker, indemnitor, or otherwise in respect of the obligation of any person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, organization or other entity.
3.13 SEC Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) Parent has filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed with the SEC and has heretofore delivered to Target, in the form filed with the SEC, (1) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018; (2) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019; (3) all other reports or registration statements filed by Parent with the SEC since September 30, 2019; and (4) all amendments and supplements to all such reports and registration statements filed by Parent with the SEC since September 30, 2019 (collectively, the “Parent SEC Reports”). The Parent SEC Reports (i) were, and will be, prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (ii) did not, and will not, at the time they were, or will be, filed, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Each consolidated financial statement (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Reports has been, and will be, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and each fairly presents, and will present, the financial position of Parent and its subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the results of its operations and changes in financial position for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which were not or are not expected to be material in amount.
(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its subsidiaries as at September 30, 2019, including the notes thereto (the “2019 Balance Sheet”), neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet, or in the notes thereto, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except for liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since September 30, 2019, which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Parent has heretofore furnished to Target a complete and correct copy of any amendments or modifications, which have not yet been filed with the SEC, to agreements, documents or other instruments which previously had been filed by Parent with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
3.14 Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there are no claims, actions, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its subsidiaries, or any properties or rights of Parent or any of its subsidiaries, before any court, arbitrator, or administrative, governmental or regulatory authority or body, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries nor any of their properties is subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award having a Material Adverse Effect.
3.15 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since September 30, 2019, except as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or disclosed in Parent SEC Reports filed since that date and through the date hereof, Parent and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses only in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice and, since such date, there has not been (a) any change in the financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects of Parent or any of its subsidiaries having a Material Adverse Effect, (b) any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) with respect to any assets of Parent or any of its subsidiaries having a Material Adverse Effect, (c) any material change by Parent in its accounting methods, principles or practices, (d) any revaluation by Parent of any of its assets, including, without limitation, writing down the value of inventory or any notes, accounts receivable or other investments which would, individually or in the aggregate, exceed five percent of the total assets of Parent as reflected on the balance sheets in Parent’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019; (e) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividends or distributions in respect of shares of Parent Common Stock or any redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any of its securities; or (f) any change in the status of any litigation, claims, actions, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its subsidiaries, which, as a result of such change, will have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.16 Environmental Matters. To the best of Parent’s knowledge, there are no environmental liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of Parent.
3.17 Labor Matters. Except as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, (a) there are no controversies pending or, to the knowledge of Parent or any of its subsidiaries, threatened, between Parent or any of its subsidiaries and any of their respective employees, which controversies have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union contract applicable to persons employed by Parent or its subsidiaries nor does Parent or any of its subsidiaries know of any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees; (c) neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has breached or otherwise failed to comply with any provision of any such agreement or contract and there are no grievances outstanding against any such parties under any such agreement or contract; (d) there are no unfair labor practice complaints pending against Parent or any of its subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board or any current union representation questions involving employees of Parent or any of its subsidiaries; and (e) neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has any knowledge of any strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages, lockouts, or threats thereof, by or with respect to any employees of Parent or any of its subsidiaries.
3.18 Contracts. The Parent Disclosure Schedule lists or describes all material contracts or arrangements to which Parent or any subsidiary is a party, or by which it is bound, as of the date hereof. All such contracts and arrangements are in full force and effect and there has been no notice of termination or threatened termination with respect to any such contracts and arrangements, whether or not termination is permitted by the terms thereof, and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach or default under any such contract or arrangement, except for such breaches, defaults and events as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained.
3.19 Title to Properties. Parent has, and at the Effective Time will have, good and marketable title to the equipment and other property shown as assets on its records and books of account as of September 30, 2019, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and charges, except as reflected in the such records and books of account and in the 2019 Balance Sheet.
3.20 Patents. To the best knowledge of Parent, Parent or its subsidiaries own or possess adequate licenses or other valid rights to use all patents, patent rights, inventions, designs, processes, formulae and other proprietary information used or held for use in connection with the business of Parent or any of its subsidiaries as currently being, or proposed to be, conducted and is unaware of any assertions or claims challenging the validity of any of the foregoing which would have a Material Adverse Effect. The conduct of the business of Parent and its subsidiaries as now conducted or proposed to be conducted does not and will not conflict with any patents, patent rights, licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights or copyrights of others in any way which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No material infringement of any proprietary right owned by or licensed by or to Parent or any of its subsidiaries is known to Parent which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.21 Taxes. Parent and Acquiror have filed all federal and state tax returns and reports and, to the best of Parent’s knowledge, all state, local and foreign tax returns and reports required to be filed by them and have paid and discharged all taxes, including sales and use tax, shown as due thereon and have paid all applicable state and local ad valorem taxes as are due, except such as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and except for such filings, payments or other occurrences which would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the IRS nor any other taxing authority or agency is now asserting or, to the best of Parent’s knowledge, threatening to assert against Parent or any of its subsidiaries any deficiency or claim for additional taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith. Neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has granted any waiver of any statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of a period for the assessment of, any federal, state, county, municipal or foreign income tax.
3.22 Brokers; Finders. No person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon Parent and/or Acquiror for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of Parent and/or Acquiror.
3.23 Full Disclosure. No statement contained in any document, certificate or other writing furnished or to be furnished by Parent or Acquiror to Target pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement contains or shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or shall omit to state any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it was or may be made, in order to make the statements herein or therein not misleading.
4. Representations and Warranties of Target. Target hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Acquiror that, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule of Target delivered via GoogleDrive link to Parent and Acquiror (the “Target Disclosure Schedule”):
4.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. Target is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Wyoming and has the requisite corporate power and authority and is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, consents, certificates, approvals and orders to own, operate or lease the properties that it purports to own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned, operated or leased or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures which, when taken together with all other such failures, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Target has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, consents, certificates, approvals or orders. The term “Material Adverse Effect” as used in this Section 4, means any change in or effect on the business of Target that is or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, operations, properties (including intangible properties), prospects, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of Target taken as a whole. Target has no subsidiaries.
4.02 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Target shall, as part of the Target Disclosure Schedule, furnish to Parent a complete and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws, each as amended to date, of Target. Such Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are in full force and effect.
4.03 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of Target consists of 300,000,000 shares of Target Common Stock, $.00001 par value per share, and 1,000,000 shares of Target Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, 58,402,000 shares of Target Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; 1,000,000 shares of Target Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding; and no shares of Target Common Stock or Target Preferred Stock are held in the treasury of Target. Except as set forth in the Target Disclosure Schedule, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Target or obligating Target to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Target. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Target to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Target Common Stock or Target Preferred Stock.
4.04 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Target has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Target and the consummation by Target of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Target subject to the approval of the Merger and adoption of this Agreement by the Shareholders in accordance with the Wyoming Law. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Target and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Acquiror, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Target.
4.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Target does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Target shall not, (1) conflict with or violate the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Target, (2) conflict with or violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to Target or by which its properties are bound or affected, or (3) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Target pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Target is a party or by which Target or its properties are bound or affected, except for such breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not, individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Target does not, and the performance of this Agreement shall not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign.
4.06 Compliance. Target is not in conflict with, or in default or violation of, (a) its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or equivalent organizational documents, (b) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to Target or by which its properties are bound or affected, including, without limitation, health and safety, environmental and civil rights laws and regulations and zoning ordinances and building codes, or (c) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise, easement, consent, order or other instrument or obligation to which Target is a party or by which Target or its properties are bound or affected, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.07 Financial Statements. Target shall deliver to Parent, prior to Closing, audited financial statements for the 76 days ended December 31, 2018, and unaudited financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation A promulgated under the Securities Act. All such financial statements shall have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and certified by Target’s principal accounting officer as being true and correct.
4.08 Bank Account Statements. As part of the Target Disclosure Schedule, Target shall deliver to Parent and Acquiror copies of all of its bank account statements, since inception. All of such statements are true and complete and represent all of the banking transactions of Target during its existence.
4.09 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since the date of the latest financial statements provided by Target to Parent, except as contemplated by this Agreement or disclosed in the Target Disclosure Schedule, Target has conducted its business only in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice and, since such date, there has not been any change in the business or prospects of Target having a Material Adverse Effect or any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividends or distributions in respect of shares of Target Common Stock or Target Preferred Stock or any redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any of its securities.
4.10 Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in Target Disclosure Schedule, there are no claims, actions, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of Target, threatened against Target, or any properties or rights of Target, before any court, arbitrator, or administrative, governmental or regulatory authority or body, that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, neither Target nor its properties is subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award having a Material Adverse Effect.
4.11 Labor Matters. Except as set forth in the Target Disclosure Schedule, (a) there are no controversies pending or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened, between Target and any of its employees, which controversies have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) Target is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union contract.
4.12 Contracts. The Target Disclosure Schedule lists or describes all contracts, authorizations, approvals or arrangements to which Target is a party, or by which it is bound, as of the date hereof, and which (a) obligates or may obligate Target to pay more than $5,000; or (b) are financing documents, loan agreements or agreements providing for the guarantee of the obligations of any party in each case involving an obligation in excess of $10,000.
4.13 Title to Property and Leases.
(a) Each asset owned or leased by Target is owned or leased free and clear of any mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, conditional and installment sale agreements, encumbrances, charges or other claims of third parties of any kind.
(b) All leases of real property leased for the use or benefit of Target to which Target is a party, and all amendments and modifications thereof are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended and there exists no material default under the leases by Target, nor any event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material default thereunder by Target.
(c) A statement describing all assets of Target is included in the Target Disclosure Schedule.
4.14 Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in the Target Disclosure Schedule, at the Closing, Target will own any and all intellectual property, including, without limitation, any and all patents and/or patent applications, and other rights pertaining to any and all assets related to Target’s business operations and utilized therein.
The Target Disclosure Schedule lists each patent and patent application of Target and includes copies of all documentation relating to each such patent and/or patent application. Further, the Target Disclosure Schedule lists or describes every other item of intellectual property of Target.
4.15 Insurance. The Target Disclosure Schedule lists and describes all policies of insurance in force and held by Target.
4.16 Taxes. Target has filed all federal and state tax returns and reports and, to the best of Target’s knowledge, all state, local and foreign tax returns and reports required to be filed have been filed and Target has paid and discharged all taxes, including sales and use taxes, shown as due thereon and has paid all applicable state and local ad valorem taxes as are due, except such as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and except for such filings, payments or other occurrences which would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the IRS nor any other taxing authority or agency is now asserting or, to the best of Target’s knowledge, threatening to assert against Target any deficiency or claim for additional taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith. Target has not granted any waiver of any statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of a period for the assessment of, any federal, state, county, municipal or foreign income tax.
4.17 Brokers; Finders. No person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon Target for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of Target.
4.18 Full Disclosure. No statement contained in any document, certificate or other writing furnished or to be furnished by Target or the Shareholders to Parent and Acquiror pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement contains or shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or shall omit to state any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it was or may be made, in order to make the statements herein or therein not misleading.
5. Conduct of Business Pending the Merger.
5.01 Conduct of Business by Target Pending the Merger. Target covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing, the business of Target shall be conducted only in, and Target shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and Target shall use its best efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of Target, to keep available the services of the present officers, employees and consultants of Target and to preserve the present relationships of Target with customers, suppliers and other persons with which Target has significant business relations. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as contemplated by this Agreement, Target shall not, directly or indirectly, do, or propose to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld:
(a) amend or otherwise change its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;
(b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, encumber or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of (1) any shares of capital stock of any class, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock, or any other ownership interest, of Target or (2) any assets of Target or any other material assets of Target other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(c) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock;
(d) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock;
(e) (1) acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or division thereof; (2) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guaranty or endorse or otherwise as an accommodation, become responsible for the obligations of any person, or make any loans or advances, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; (3) authorize any single capital expenditure which is in excess of $5,000 or capital expenditures which are, in the aggregate, in excess of $10,000 for Target; or (4) enter into or amend any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to any of the effects set forth in this subparagraph (e);
(f) increase the compensation payable or to become payable to its officers or employees, except for increases in salary or wages of employees of Target who are not officers of Target in accordance with past practices, or grant any severance or termination pay to, or enter into any employment or severance agreement with, any director or officer of Target, or establish, adopt, enter into or amend any collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing, thrift, compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, termination, severance or other plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any directors, officers or employees;
(g) take any action other than in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice with respect to accounting policies or procedures (including, without limitation, procedures with respect to the payments of accounts payable and collection of accounts receivable);
(h) settle or compromise any material federal, state, local or foreign income tax liability; or
(i) pay, discharge, compromise or consent to any arrangements concerning or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge, compromise, settlement, arrangement or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice of liabilities reflected or reserved against in the financial statements of Target or incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice.
5.02 Conduct of Business by Parent and Acquiror Pending the Merger. Parent and Acquiror covenant and agree that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, Parent shall not sell or otherwise dispose of all or any material portion of its assets.
5.03 Approval of Shareholders. Target shall secure the consent of the shareholders of Target to this Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Law.
5.04 Securities Law Compliance. All of the parties hereto shall take any action required to be taken under applicable Federal and/or state securities laws applicable to (a) the Merger and (b) the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Parent shall promptly deliver to Target copies of any filings made by Parent and/or Acquiror pursuant to this Section 5.04.
5.05 Third Party Consents. Each party to this Agreement shall use its best efforts to obtain, as soon as reasonably practicable, all permits, authorizations, consents, waivers and approvals from third parties or governmental authorities necessary to consummate this Agreement and the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, any permits, authorizations, consents, waivers and approvals required in connection with the Merger.
6. Conditions of Merger.
6.01. Conditions to Obligation of Each Party to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions precedent at or prior to the Effective Time:
(a) Shareholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been approved and adopted in writing by the shareholders of Target, in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Law.
(b) No Order. No United States or state governmental authority or other agency or commission or United States or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and has the effect of making the conversion of Target Common Stock into the Merger Consideration illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) No Challenge. There shall not be pending or threatened any action, proceeding or investigation before any court or administrative agency by any government agency or any other person challenging, or seeking material damages in connection with the conversion of Target Common Stock into the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger or otherwise materially adversely affecting the business, assets, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of Target, Acquiror, Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates.
6.02 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Acquiror. The obligations of Parent and Acquiror to effect the Merger are also subject to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions precedent at or prior to the Effective Time:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Target and the Shareholders contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Time, except for changes contemplated by this Agreement and except for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which shall remain true and correct as of such date), with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Effective Time, and Parent and Acquiror shall have received a Certificate of the Executive Officers of Target which is to that effect, which certificate shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.02(a).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Target and the Shareholders shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Effective Time, and Parent and Acquiror shall have received a Certificate of the Executive Officers of Target to that effect, which certificate shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.02(b).
(c) Consents Obtained. All consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained, and all filings required to be made, by Target for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and made by Target.
(d) Opinion of Counsel. Parent and Acquiror shall have received, from counsel for Target, an opinion substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.02(d), dated as of the Closing Date.
(e) No Material Adverse Change. There shall have been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of Target.
6.03 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Target. The obligations of Target to effect the Merger is also subject to fulfillment of all of the following conditions precedent, at or prior to the Effective Time:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent and Acquiror contained in the Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Time, except for changes contemplated by this Agreement and except for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which shall remain true and correct as of such date), with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Effective Time, and Target shall have received a Certificate of the President of Parent which is to that effect, which certificate shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.03(a).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Parent and Acquiror shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Effective Time, and Target shall have received a Certificate of the President of Parent which is to that effect, which certificate shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.03(b).
(c) Consents Obtained. All consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained, and all filings required to be made, by Parent and Acquiror for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and made by Parent and Acquiror.
(d) Cancellation of Debt. Parent shall have delivered the Debt Forgiveness Agreements, pursuant to Section 2.05.
(e) Share Cancellation. Parent shall have delivered the Cancellation Agreement, pursuant to Section 2.06.
(f) Opinion of Counsel. Target shall have received from counsel for Parent and Acquiror, an opinion in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.03(e), dated as of the Closing Date.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. There shall have been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of Parent.
7. Indemnification.
7.01 Target Indemnities. Target agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Parent, its affiliates, agents, attorneys and their respective successors and assigns from, against and in respect of the full amount of any and all liabilities, damages, claims, deficiencies, fines, assessments, losses, taxes, penalties, interest, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (“Damages”) arising from, in connection with, or incident to any untruth, inaccuracy, breach or omission of, from or in, the representations and warranties made to Buyer herein; or any nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement of Target under this Agreement; or from any untruth, inaccuracy, breach or omission of, from or in, any representation or warranty, or any nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement made by Target in the Schedules, the exhibits or any other written statement, list, certificate or other instrument furnished to Parent by or on behalf of Target pursuant to this Agreement.
7.02 Parent Indemnities. Parent agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Target, its affiliates, agents attorneys and their respective successors and assigns from, against and in respect of the full amount of any and all liabilities, damages, claims, deficiencies, fines, assessments, losses, taxes, penalties, interest, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (“Damages”) arising from, in connection with, or incident to any untruth, inaccuracy, breach or omission of, from or in, the representations and warranties made to Target herein; or any nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement of Parent under this Agreement; or from any untruth, inaccuracy, breach or omission of, from or in, any representation or warranty, or any nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement made by Parent in the Schedules, the exhibits or any other written statement, list, certificate or other instrument furnished to Target by or on behalf of Parent pursuant to this Agreement.
7.03 Indemnification Procedure. Promptly after any person entitled to indemnification under this Section 7 (the “Indemnified Party”) has received notice of or has knowledge of any claim against the Indemnified Party by a person not a party to this Agreement (a “Third Person”) or the commencement of any action or proceeding by a Third Person, it shall give the other party (“Indemnifying Party”) written notice of such claim or the commencement of such action or proceeding; provided that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless, and then solely to the extent that, the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced thereby. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such claim and a reasonable estimate of the Damages.
The Indemnifying Party shall have right to defend, at its own expense and by its own counsel, any such matter so long as the Indemnifying Party pursues the same in good faith and diligently. If the Indemnifying Party undertakes to defend or settle, it shall promptly notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in the defense thereof and in any settlement thereof. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, furnishing the Indemnifying Party with any personnel, books, records or information reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party that are in the Indemnified Party=s possession or control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in any matter through counsel of its own choosing at its own expense (unless there is a conflict of interest that prevents counsel for the Indemnifying Party from representing the Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnifying Party will reimburse the Indemnified Party for the expenses of its counsel). After the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Indemnifying Party diligently pursues such defense, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability. If the Indemnifying Party does not undertake to defend such matter to which the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder, or fails to diligently pursue such defense, the Indemnified Party may undertake such defense through counsel of its choice, at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Party may settle such matter, and the Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for the amount paid in such settlement and any other liabilities or expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection therewith. No party hereto, without the prior written consent of the other, shall settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened Claim unless the settlement, compromise or consent (1) provides for and includes an express, unconditional release of all Indemnified Parties and Indemnifying Parties from all liabilities, claims, demands, actions and obligations in connection therewith and (2) does not provide for any relief other than monetary relief.
7.04 Additional Remedies. The rights of the Indemnified Party under this Section 7 shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies that might otherwise be available to it at law or in equity and the exercise of such rights shall not operate as a waiver of any of such other rights.
8. Termination, Amendment and Waiver.
8.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after approval of the shareholders of Target:
(a) By mutual consent of the Boards of Directors of Parent and Target.
(b) By either Parent or Target, if (i) the Merger shall not have been consummated by the date that is 75 days following the mutual execution of this Agreement (the “Termination Date”); (ii) the requisite consent of the shareholders of Target to approve this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall not be obtained; (iii) any governmental or regulatory body, the consent of which is a condition to the obligations of Parent, Acquiror and Target to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger Agreement, shall have been unsuccessful; or (iv) any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States or any state shall have issued an order, judgment or decree (other than a temporary restraining order) restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such order, judgment or decree shall have become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.01(b) shall not be available to any party whose willful failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective Time to occur on or before such date.
8.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of either Parent, Acquiror or Target or their respective officers or directors, except that nothing in this Section 8.02 shall relieve any party from liability for any breach of this Agreement.
8.03 Expenses. Unless otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
8.04 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto by action taken by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors at any time prior to the Effective Time. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.
8.05 Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, any party hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.
9. General Provisions.
9.01 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement shall survive the Merger indefinitely.
9.02 Public Announcements. Parent and Target shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or making any other public statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and, except (a) as may be required by applicable law, (b) as to any filing with the SEC required to be made by Parent or (c) as may be required by any listing agreement with or rule of any national securities exchange or association, shall not issue any such press release or make any such other public statement before such consultation.
9.03 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made as of the date delivered or mailed if delivered personally or mailed by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective upon receipt):
(a) | If to Parent or Acquiror: | Digital Development Partners, Inc. | ||
Bird Acquisition Corp. | ||||
17800 Castleton Street | ||||
Suite 300 | ||||
City of Industry, California 91748 | ||||
(b) | If to Target: | Black Bird Potentials Inc. | ||
47123 Michel Road | ||||
Ronan, Montana 59864 |
9.04 Non-Waiver. The failure in any one or more instances of a party to insist upon performance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, to exercise any right or privilege conferred in this Agreement, or the waiver by said party of any breach of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as a subsequent waiver of any such terms, covenants, conditions, rights or privileges, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
9.05 Arbitration. Any dispute arising under this Agreement and/or the Merger Agreement, as well as any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, shall be resolved by arbitration in Dallas, Texas, under the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as then in effect. The determination and award of the arbitrator, which award may include punitive damages, shall be final and binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. It is expressly agreed that the arbitrators, as part of their award, can award attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party.
9.06. Multilateral Legal Representation. Parent, including Acquiror, acknowledges that the law firm of Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., an affiliate of Target, serves, and has served, as legal counsel to Parent, including Acquiror, and also serves as legal counsel to Target. Each of Parent and Target acknowledges and agrees that Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. has, at the request of Parent and Target, drafted this Agreement, as well as other agreements and documents related hereto. Each of Parent and Target further acknowledges and agrees that, in the event of dispute between Parent and Target, Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. will not represent either of Parent or Target.
9.07 Binding Effect; Benefit. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, including, without limitation, third party beneficiary rights.
9.08 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
9.09 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both oral and written, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder.
9.10 Assignability. This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party or by operation of law, except with the express written consent of each other party.
9.11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in such State.
9.12 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
9.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Acquiror and Target, by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
PARENT: | TARGET: | |||
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. | BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC. | |||
By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | By: | FABIAN G. DENEAULT | |
Jack Jie Qin | Fabian G. Deneault | |||
President | President |
ACQUIROR: | ||||
BIRD ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||
By: | JACK JIE QIN | |||
Jack Jie Qin | ||||
President |
EXHIBIT 10.1
DEBT FORGIVENESS AGREEMENT
This Debt Forgiveness Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 31st day of December, 2019, by and between Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and EFT Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company is indebted to Holder in the total amount of $894,454, $642,692 in principal and $251,762 in accrued interest (the “Debt”); and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (“Black Bird”), Holder has agreed to accept shares of Company common stock in full payment of the Debt, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. Acknowledgment of Recitals. The Company and Holder each acknowledge that the Recitals herein are true and correct statements of fact.
2. Debt Forgiveness. Holder hereby forgives the Debt ($642,692 of principal and $251,762 of interest).
3. The Company’s Agreement. In consideration of Holder’s agreement to forgive the Debt, the Company agrees that it shall (a) issue and deliver to Holder 18,221,906 shares of the Company’s common stock and (b) devote its efforts to the development of the business plan of Black Bird, once acquired.
4. Representations.
A. Of the Company.
(1) Authorization. The execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(2) No Violation. The performance by the Company of this Agreement will not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provisions of the organizational documents of the Company or any contractual obligation by which the Company may be bound.
B. Of Holder.
(1) Authorization. The execution and performance of this Agreement by Holder has been duly authorized by the governing body of Holder.
(2) No Violation. The performance by Holder of this Agreement will not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provisions of the organizational documents of Holder or any contractual obligation by which Holder may be bound.
5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Company and Holder and supersedes any prior agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter thereof.
6. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement and each of their respective successors and assigns.
7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY: | HOLDER: | |||
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. | EFT HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | |
Jack Jie Qin | Jack Jie Qin | |||
President | President |
EXHIBIT 10.2
DEBT FORGIVENESS AGREEMENT
This Debt Forgiveness Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 31st day of December, 2019, by and between Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and EF2T, Inc. (“Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company is indebted to Holder in the total amount of $109,992, $105,250 in principal and $4,742 in accrued interest (the “Debt”); and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (“Black Bird”), Holder has agreed to accept shares of Company common stock in full payment of the Debt, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. Acknowledgment of Recitals. The Company and Holder each acknowledge that the Recitals herein are true and correct statements of fact.
2. Debt Forgiveness. Holder hereby forgives the Debt ($105,250 of principal and $4,742 of interest).
3. The Company’s Agreement. In consideration of Holder’s agreement to forgive the Debt, the Company agrees that it shall (a) issue and deliver to Holder 2,240,768 shares of the Company’s common stock and (b) devote its efforts to the development of the business plan of Black Bird, once acquired.
4. Representations.
A. Of the Company.
(1) Authorization. The execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(2) No Violation. The performance by the Company of this Agreement will not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provisions of the organizational documents of the Company or any contractual obligation by which the Company may be bound.
B. Of Holder.
(1) Authorization. The execution and performance of this Agreement by Holder has been duly authorized by the governing body of Holder.
(2) No Violation. The performance by Holder of this Agreement will not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provisions of the organizational documents of Holder or any contractual obligation by which Holder may be bound.
5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Company and Holder and supersedes any prior agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter thereof.
6. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement and each of their respective successors and assigns.
7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY: | HOLDER: | |||
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. | EF2T, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | By: | /s/ WEN QIN | |
Jack Jie Qin | Wen Qin | |||
President | President |
EXHIBIT 10.3
DEBT FORGIVENESS AGREEMENT
This Debt Forgiveness Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 31st day of December, 2019, by and between Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Astonia LLC (“Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company is indebted to Holder in the total amount of $138,997, $137,000 in principal and $1,997 in accrued interest (the “Debt”); and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (“Black Bird”), Holder has agreed to accept shares of Company common stock in full payment of the Debt, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. Acknowledgment of Recitals. The Company and Holder each acknowledge that the Recitals herein are true and correct statements of fact.
2. Debt Forgiveness. Holder hereby forgives the Debt ($137,000 of principal and $1,997 of interest).
3. The Company’s Agreement. In consideration of Holder’s agreement to forgive the Debt, the Company agrees that it shall (a) issue and deliver to Holder 2,831,661 shares of the Company’s common stock and (b) devote its efforts to the development of the business plan of Black Bird, once acquired.
4. Representations.
A. Of the Company.
(1) Authorization. The execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(2) No Violation. The performance by the Company of this Agreement will not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provisions of the organizational documents of the Company or any contractual obligation by which the Company may be bound.
B. Of Holder.
(1) Authorization. The execution and performance of this Agreement by Holder has been duly authorized by the governing body of Holder.
(2) No Violation. The performance by Holder of this Agreement will not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provisions of the organizational documents of Holder or any contractual obligation by which Holder may be bound.
5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Company and Holder and supersedes any prior agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter thereof.
6. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement and each of their respective successors and assigns.
7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY: | HOLDER: | |||
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. | ASTONIA LLC | |||
By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | |
Jack Jie Qin | Jack Jie Qin | |||
President | Manager |
EXHIBIT 10.4
CANCELLATION OF STOCK AGREEMENT
This Cancellation of Stock Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered as of December 31, 2019, by and between Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and EFT Digitech, Inc. (“Shareholder”).
WHEREAS, Shareholder is the majority shareholder of the Company; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (“Black Bird”), Shareholder has agreed to cancel certain shares of Company common stock owned by it, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. Tender of Shares for Cancellation. For $10.00 and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, Shareholder hereby tenders for cancellation 79,265,000 shares of the $.00001 par value common stock of the Company.
In further consideration of, and in exchange therefor, the Company agrees that it shall devote its efforts to the development of the business plan of Black Bird, once acquired.
2. Representations.
A. Of the Company.
(1) Authorization. The execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(2) No Violation. The performance by the Company of this Agreement will not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provisions of the organizational documents of the Company or any contractual obligation by which the Company may be bound.
B. Of Shareholder.
(1) Authorization. The execution and performance of this Agreement by Shareholder has been duly authorized by the governing body of Shareholder.
(2) No Violation. The performance by Shareholder of this Agreement will not violate any applicable court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provisions of the organizational documents of Shareholder or any contractual obligation by which Shareholder may be bound.
3. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Company and Shareholder and supersedes any prior agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter thereof.
4. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement and each of their respective successors and assigns.
5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY: | SHAREHOLDER: | |||
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. | EFT DIGITECH, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | By: | /s/ JACK JIE QIN | |
Jack Jie Qin | Jack Jie Qin | |||
President | President |